#been a great time coming back to the fandom despite it all 💕

[quirkedupkicks]

my 2024 art vs artist! aka: oops, all tododeku

[maedhrus]

for the ask meme, your thoughts on the following for the terror?

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💛 (a popular ship you can't get behind): hickeytozer. very much regrettably, because i know there's some great meta and fanworks out there, but romantically they just don't compel me. i think it's because, with hickey, i like to see him in ships that have him on more of a back foot (hickeygoodsir rattles my brain!). i like hickeytozer interactions where it's more tozer realising that the self-help group he signed up to is now out for his blood

❤ (which character is the most egregiously mischaracterised by fandom): i think a lot of people use franklin as the Designated Evil White Man which is frustrating both because historically and in the show he's pretty empathetic with the men, if misguided, and they like him back! also, it really misses the broader point of the show that all the men are evil because they are tools of imperialism. individually, they are kind, decent men, but the system makes them monsterous and the native population suffers for it. by pinning all the expedition problems on franklin, it removes so much of this. to be fair, i don't think this is, like, an endemic issue, but i've seen it enough to irk me

💚 (what does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character): *blasted at 100% volume* edward little is a COMPETENT and GOOD lieutenant!! he's been shafted with crozier at his most miserable and destructive, he's dealing with a spirit bear, and he's still empathetic to the men, advocates for them, and endeavors to get as many home as he can! way too many people seem to think he's this trembling dog that will die if spoken to and is unable to lead in any capacity and i just don't believe it! to be fair, i think with characterisations surrounding little or jopson or characters like them, it's more difficult because they don't really have a lot of screen time, and with little especially, we see him reacting to things, not really introspection

💕 (what is an unpopular ship that you like): there are three that i feel very compelled by that have relatively few work imo. 1) hickeygoodsir, because goodsir's ability to just cut right though hickey's farces is incredibly and hickey enjoys that so much! perception of the other (derogatory), 2) hickeyirving, because wow irving, you seem to have a lot of unexplored issues about sexuality and all of this seems to come to the forefront when you talk with hickey, what's up with that?, and 3) irving and his bestest friend in the whole wide world, william elphinstone malcolm. the Historic Basis drives me crazy (their letters to each other are so so intimate and sweet); boyhood friends to situationship to "i will wait the rest of my life waiting for you to come home despite my knowledge that it's futile"; this man is, like, the origin of irivng's sexual crisis and i love it and i wish more people wrote about them. signed, your very affectionate friend by blazeofglory is an absolutely incredible duology speculating on this relationship and how irving views it and i would highly, highly recommend!

[justsomeoneunordinary]

if you're still accepting asks for the character ask game, then numbers 12 and 20 for Mito? and/or 2 and 7 for Kakashi?

Thank you for the asks!! 🥺💕💕

Mito:

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

I mean... considering Mito doesn't really have a canon characterization, everything about her is made-up anyway, so that's kinda difficult to answer when her entire personality is a headcanon. Especially because I write her however I need her to be and that can differ widely from fic to fic.

Buuut in my heart I know this woman is extremely shameless. I headcanon the Uzumaki to be quite laid-back and open-minded in all manners, especially the sexual, and Mito brings that with her when she moves over to Konoha. She may look all poised and well-behaved but she will walk up to Madara and look him in the eye, telling him in not-so-subtle words what she and Hashirama had been up to the night before just to watch him squirm.

I know this to be true and I am more than willing to fight Kishi about it.

Along with that, I think she's a gremlin of a woman. Mito causes mischief wherever she goes just because she can and because she's bored, and no one suspects her except for those few people who know her well enough.

Also!!! Zero self-preservation instinct when it comes to seals! That woman shoved a whole-ass Bijuu inside her with an experimental seal and I refuse to believe she actually calculated the risk. Unless Kishi actually mans up and writes the scene of her sealing Kurama, I will simply continue believing that she looked at the big, mean, grumpy fox and went "I will show that fucker who's boss". In my heart, she's more of a crazy scientist than Tobirama.

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

Tobirama!!! Am I biased? Yes. Do I care? No. They should be sealing besties!!! I need them to do all-nighters in Tobirama's lab and come up with seals beyond human comprehension, beyond any ethics and morals. These two would fuck around and find out and it would be terrible horrible no good for literally everyone else but they sure would have the time of their lives. I know Tobirama didn't come up with the Edo Tensei all of his own, I know Mito helped him! No one can convince me otherwise, come and fight me Kishimoto and be prepared to lose!

Kakashi:

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

Everything? He's my favorite character, literally just remembering how great of a character he is dragged me back into this hellhole of a fandom after I told myself I would never return here lol

I love his personality, his history and what made him who he is now, his quirks, his design... I think if I have to pick a favorite it's how caring he is. Kakashi acts so aloof all the time, but he cares deeply.

He claims he has no one left anymore but Gai is there, Tenzou is there, Asuma is there, the other Jounin are there - and he cares a whole damn lot for all these people for someone who claims he has no one anymore. He disobeys Tsunade's - his Hokage's!! - orders to help with the Sasuke retrieval because he cares about his team, damnit. And he shows how much he cares for his Genin over and over throughout the series. Because those who abandon their friends are worse than scum and he lives by that til the end even after the whole Obito-shitshow during the 4th war.

He's just. Such a big softie on the inside at the end of the day, despite everything, and I love that about him.

(Also, his design fucks. He's the only Naruto character who actually looks like a ninja. He's the shinobi of all shinobis Imo.)

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

... You should've asked the opposite, that would've been easier to answer.

Okay, I love how much Kakashi whump there is. He canonically went through so much shit in his past - and it continues getting worse!! - and the fandom looks at this man who's already on the ground and goes "Is anyone going to kick him while he's already down?" and doesn't even wait for an answer. Yes, he deserves a relaxed and happy ending!! But I greatly enjoy whump and angst and the Kakashi fandom certainly delivers.

Also, I love it when the fandom gives him Lichtenberg scars! Not only because they look cool af, but more importantly because I love it when fandom ads consequences to jutsu experimentation! Yes, show me what could go wrong when experimenting with raw lightning, no matter that it's his natural element! These shinobi should have more scars anyway, and in that regard the fandom doesn't disappoint :D

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[megidoreyn]

Heyyy it's about the art questions

I would like to know your answer in 18 (the purpose) and 22 (artspiration).

I would also ask 3 but I'd completely understand if you prefer not to answer

The rest are already answered

Hope you have a great month. ;D

Hey there! Thanks for the questions!

⭐️3. Show us your oldest piece of art you have on hand

→ It was a real trip down memory lane to look back on some of these, but here's a sample of some old things from 2021-early 2022! (Prior to posting on social media in Aug 2022) Back then, I didn't have any real incentive to improve my art outside of drawing quick sketches like the pictures above. I had issues being cleanly (due to lack of motivation), committing to learning character details, and more LOL. →Fun fact, I drew on a very tiny 11 inch screen 4GB RAM laptop with horrible color calibration for about 3 years until finally getting something better in early 2022 too LOL. It might be noticeable in some of the above pictures with the color choices being a little too light or too saturated, LOL.

→As also seen at the bottom of this post, It might come as a surprise that I also draw fanart for my favorite assorted fandoms outside of megaten too, LOL. I just never post it in public since they're meant as warm-up doodles!

To be honest, 2020 thru late 2022 was a very low point in my life. I had given up on all creative endeavors at the time due to: My career, being diagnosed with a bodily issue of which the effects I still deal with even today, and other personal issues.

It truly wasn't until late 2022 (when I started posting online) that I truly felt confident picking up my tablet pen again and view art in a more positive light…!

NGL I had written out my entire life story here but ended up deleting it--it would have made this post terribly long regardless LOL💦 Perhaps it'll be a story for another time, though!!🙏 And it absolutely has to do with why the Samurai husbands mean lot to me!

⭐️18. What is your purpose for drawing?

→ That's a good question! For me, (especially due to my visual agnosia) it'd have to be the ability to draw whatever comes to mind with skill and precision. To not hold back and draw whatever comes into your mind's eye without fear or hesitation from others (or your own critical inner voice)… And to be able to properly convey the meaningful themes of your work as clearly as they come into your mind... That, to me, is true freedom.

➡️As for BL content: Despite not posting much of it in public (yet), my purpose in drawing BL (or OTP content in general) is to transmit feelings of love + warmth in my art! To depict tenderness, warmth, and love with affectionate, natural-looking body language to make it as believable + realistic as possible...That's always been my goal! →The world is a scary place out there. Though, if my OTP content can make someone feel a slight glimmer of peace, tranquility, or even hope to keep moving forward...then I'll be incredibly happy!🙏💕 It's always my intention to convey nothing but sweet wholesome vibes and warmth with my pictures, and I truly hope that feeling comes across too. ➡️I'll be super candid and say I actually really enjoy angst and raunchy content as much as everyone else! But drawing wholesome + sweet characters in love just comes much sooo much easier and naturally as breathing to me, LOL. Just because I don't post angst or raunchy things, doesn't mean I dislike it! ☝️

⭐️22. List at least one of your “artspirations.”

→ I tend to gravitate towards professional artists with thick painting (厚塗り) coloring styles, dynamic illustrations, and artists that have a strong grasp of anatomy, character design and storytelling! It's hard to pick just one, so here's a brief selection of ones that come up at the top of my head right now!

Thanks again for the questions! Have a wonderful January and rest of your 2024 as well!✨🌟

[h-a-unted]

Send 💕 and the mun will say something nice about you, the mun — for me, maybe? 🥺

POSITIVITY MEME!!

NO MAYBES, JUST OF COURSE!! I could gush about you all day, Ladybug!!

I have so many positive thoughts about you, like I can't even think of a negative if I wanted to. Thing is, you're a very good and chill person to be around here with! Not only that, but your muses are always top notch and your writing backs it up perfectly! I always feel like I'm interacting with the actual canon characters! Even your headcanons complete them amazingly! I love your perspectives and thoughts on each character and I wish I could throw you into any fandom 'cause you'd do justice to any character you grew interested in! I can't stress this enough, but being obsessed with the Boys lately and having you around to write about it has helped me so much! Talking about it with you too is so much fun and I'm glad you saw the same potential I did! I'm just as obsessed!

But not only that, your value lies in just who you are as a person. You're considerate, kind, inviting, patient, overall just a delight to be around with. I know I'm not the best rp partner or however you'd call it, but you truly make me feel like I'm special and that I belong here. If it weren't for you, I bet I wouldn't have lasted as long here if at all. I had been so caught up in wanting so many followers and interactions with different people before, that I'd get depressed when I found out my inconsistency pulled people away. You made me realize that I don't need many interactions, even just one good one is enough to be happy and feel fulfilled writing. I always say it, but joining The Quarry rp scene caused me to meet you and I am so fucking happy I joined, because of that. You inspire me not just in rp but out of it. You help me have fun, you spark my creativity with each headcanon, comment, meme, moodboard, song, everything you share, cause I can see you pour your heart and soul into this and you don't need big engagement to love your muses and give your all in every writing.

You do that with anyone, too! You're always willing to give it your all towards other rp partners or rather every rp partner you have! It's amazing and I've seen some awesome interactions around, I wish more people would notice how amazing you are! I know I said lots of engagement is not necessary, but damn, with your talent, I would expect millions of people flocking over you, haha! I won't stop screaming about you, Ladybug! Honestly, you mean a lot to me. You've put me in a positive headspace when it comes to writing here and interacting, you've helped me a whole lot. It's been a year of having you and I am just so delighted. Thank you for not giving up on me despite my shortcomings, I'll keep thanking you immensely for that. I hope this can last for way longer, because I wouldn't want to lose such an amazing friend. And OF COURSE I CONSIDER YOU A HUGE FRIEND OF MINE! Even if we only interact here, you mean a lot to me and I'd love to know you more as time goes by! Love you so very much, Ladybug, hope you never forget that! I'd love to say much more but I'll keep it here, for now! You are great, always and I love you, my beloved, my sacrosanct main!

[dwaekkicidal]

💕Positivity prime time! Share five things you love about yourself, four things you're excited about, OR three people you care deeply about and why. Pass this along to someone else who makes you smile💕

hehehehehehehe ily

ill do 4 things im excited about :3

this stupid fucking class im in to be over 😭ive genuinely never hated a class more than i do this one, and i LIKE school. im a fucking geek 😐 i love learning all the time and im actually super excited to get my masters once im done with this degree

Overwatch x World of Warcraft collab coming out today!!! I'm so excited :'))) WoW is a really important part of my childhood despite the fact that i dont play it anymore, but considering Blizzard is doing a like self-collab to put a little bit more of WoW into Overwatch makes me so happy

getting back into writing! (also specifically Kinktober)! this ones kinda self explanatory lol, but im (hoping) to write enough to be able to participate in kinktober this year (which is why i havent posted my "masterlist" for it yet; im not sure if i will be able to write enough for it) but theres always so much content getting put out around this time for every fandom im in, so im gonna be getting fed real good lol

a possible part two of the collab with bboki :33 we havent even discussed doing the other 4 yet, but im kinda hyped to write more hybrid stuff.. i had fun with the ones we did lol

small yap about 1 & 3

this class im in has been absolutely kicking my ass (and i honestly might flunk it because its almost over and im not doing great :/) but i cant fucking wait for it to be over so i can go back to being horny all the time and pumping out posts (AND reopening requests at some point :((()

[angieowlie]

Happy 2024!~!! ☺️

Hope your new year has gone off to a kind, gentle start <3

This year my main goal is to pace myself. In all aspects of life, including writing, working, exercising, and resting. I've been thinking a lot about what I want my day-to-day life to look like, and I've drafted a rough schedule of what I would like to follow.

I feel as though the stress of the holidays has fallen away and, with it, the emergence of the bright new start of January have slowly eased away my winter blues. I feel safe and rested and ready to write regularly again, to come back to where I left off and return to the story like returning to a warm group of friends. I've been allowing myself space to write little drabbles of whatever comes to mind, not thinking too much of grammar and wording, only of creating a small piece of happiness before I start the day.

Despite the (freezing) weather that is Canada, I've been bundling myself up and driving to my favourite park and making sure I get out of the house for a breath of fresh air, even just 15 mins. Slowly, it's begun to do wonders for my mental health and I feel myself, well, feeling like myself again.

Working from home is amazing, but sometimes you feel trapped by the walls of your room and the walls of your mind. That's why I've been coaxing myself to go outside, even just for a bit, because it does help. I often worry about wasting gas or catching a cold or what-have-you, but all of that pale in comparison to looking after my mental health.

I realized last year that, because I've gotten to know my bbs more now, I actually feel like redoing parts of vol 3's plot XD So that's what I'll do after finishing up my current task of editing vol 2 draft 2. I also want to start brainstorming vol 4, mostly because I've been editing and rewriting since September of 2022, and, creatively, I am yearning to write something new X'D It's fulfilling to go back and polish up a draft, of course, but I do miss the magical feeling of coming up with something new. The excitement and wondrous joy of discovering where a new plotline will lead to, you know?

Towards the end of 2023, I began reading The Creative Act by Rick Rubin and, oh my goodness, it's now my creative bible (after Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way Every Day). It's filled with such gentle words of wisdom and, like, permission to just create and have fun.

I also reread the first 2 volumes of The Dangerous Convenience Store, and my most joyous discovery is that the fandom has nicknamed Gunwoo as "Ah-juicy" 🤣 I have the Mandarin version from Taiwan, so I had no idea what the English fandom was up to. That being said, still no word of the other volumes being translated in Taiwan 😭 pLEASE put me out of my misery, I need to know what happens next!!

I also started watching (of all things) All Creatures Great and Small, and it is just the wholesomest show ever! (The 2020 version.) Peaceful village life and cuddly animals~ Sigh~ Yes please~

Anyway, I hope this year you read and write and create things that make you happy! And look after your mental and physical health. And drink lots of water! And look at stars. And laugh big deep belly laughs. And accomplish one goal on your list (you can do it! 💕)

Until next time, here's to more magic 🧚🏻‍♂️✨✨

[cupcakeslushie]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for tagging me just so I have another excuse to gush about you as well! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

You guys. If you have not read Doth yet WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING?!!!!

Fai does such an amazing job writing Draxum, and it’s funny that they said they took a little bit of inspiration from my EWau because their fic was definitely the final deciding factor for me wanting some sort of redemption for Draxum. I’d been wobbling on the idea for a while, but wasn’t sure it would work with all the plot lines I already had going on in my head. Cue DoTH and it was no longer a question of if, but when and how to tie it into everything. When I first started EW way back, as a simple collection of sketches, I 100% admit I gave no thought to Baron Draxum, besides a driving force for angst and I just really needed a bad guy. Despite loving Dad #2 Draxum in the show, in my AU he was just gonna be a means to an end.

But then, I saw what Fai has done with their version of Draxum in the DoTH universe and it made me feel like I was doing the character a disservice. Seeing how much depth they were able to give to him, while still placing him in the antagonist role. Fai’s depiction of Draxum as a complex ‘villain’ character is one of the most amazing, thoughtfully done portrayals I’ve seen in any sort of media in a long time. The way I practically forget every single chapter, about Donnie’s kidnapping/memory wiping, because Draxum treats Galois (and Cass!!) with so much love and care no matter what. But at the same time he is a villain. He’s keeping Donnie from his family and altered his mind to meet his own ends. Its gonna be heartbreaking no matter what happens and I just LOVE that.

I have zero idea what’s actually going to happen in the end. Or even if I know what I want to happen. And there’s not many stories that have given me this much tracas over not knowing what is coming next.

Yet another example of this fandom having some of the most top quality creators I’ve ever had the great fortune of interacting with. 💕💕💕

I also like cupcakeslushie's au but other than donnie living with draxum I don't see the similarities. your draxum is WAY too nice

When I first started writing the fic, @cupcakeslushie's au (I felt like I was talking behind your back if I didn't tag you lol) was also in its very early stages. Donnie hadn't been introduced in the proper comic itself and it was mostly just asks and little blurbs she had posted. So I literally had less Draxum to work with. (also she has made some changes to her Draxum portrayal, his insanity via empyrean was not revealed yet, which...doesn't really explain anything on my end, no)

The biggest inspiration was probably the restraint scars on Three's arms and legs, that's probably what gave me the brain worms for The Table in the first place. Also I was not...planning to make Draxum this good of a father. Like, I knew I wanted him to see Galois as his son and have some complicated feelings about that, but he was originally much worse. Much colder, very high expectations, still good at praising his kid but would also not hesitate to do a 180 if Gale ever fell short. I also planned for him to be much more manipulative and physically abusive, and I briefly considered adding a SA element. (I am very glad I didn't go with that idea) But I was never totally satisfied with that, it just made things too...straightforward, I guess? Just good vs. evil, very little nuance to the story. AUs where Draxum is just evil generally work because he's a driving force behind the story, so it doesn't really matter if he's basic. But I knew I wanted Draxum to have more complexity to his actions, so he had to be much more likable for the audience to consider his validity. Cue Marxist, environmentalist goat-dad who read like a hundred parenting books for this.

Plus I just really enjoyed writing their more soft moments. Draxum is such a hard character, but through Book 1 of doth we see that armor slowly chip away, and now Gale is one of the few people he allows to see in his 'true' form. The removal of Draxum's helmet in chapter 20 of doth is both a metaphor and literal-he's discarded the hard shell that keeps him separated from everyone else, but also he literally did not take that thing off until Gale came into his life.

Also, my original plan was for the 'cracks' in Gale's memories was a little different, and that's where the Three influence would have come in. I don't want to elaborate on that too much because I think I am still going to do something with that idea starting in a few chapters, but it's going to be a much smaller thing. What I originally had planned would have taken over his arcs completely and made them something else entirely, and that's no longer what I want.

So in short...yeah, this is like when fanon takes a character and twists them until they're unrecognizable.

[asterjennifer]

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Collaboration

Fandom: Mystic Messenger

Pairing: V x Reader

Category: Fluff

Warnings: X

Word count: 1594

Author's Note: Happy Birthday V 💕✨

Summary: The birthday party with the RFA was all V could've asked for.

But coming home to paint together to end the day made it so much better.

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Blue for the sky.

After celebrating the whole day mostly, V couldn't tell if he's positively exhausted or just tired until it felt like satisfaction. It's never missing on action whenever all members found each other, especially once someone gets their birth day to recall and party thrown at their feet accordingly. V wasn't big on his own birthday, never had been since there’s no big meaning in aging for him, yet the RFA decided that's changing this year and prepared such a happy afternoon.

Being in Jumin's place reminded him of older times, although they didn't spend much in these particular walls. It's more the atmosphere Jumin carried with him even as a child, but whenever V did his best bringing the differences across, it didn't seem to be understood well by his old friend.  

It's not his fault, that's just a character trait they didn't share these days. Doing things like golf in his garden and karaoke afterwards surely had been fun for everyone, though. Jumin, Jaehee, Saeran and him liked to play the sport more. However, Yoosung, Zen and Saeyoung loved singing their soul out. Something for everyone. Not that he didn't like the karaoke part totally planned by either Saeyoung or Zen. It's just that he's shy when trying to get out notes.

You've been busy with charity preparations, the big reason why you couldn't join the fest and instead promised to do something together later on once he's back home.  

So, when sitting in the car to reach back after the day's over left him quite excited. You didn't tell him specifically what exactly you'd like to do, but V knew by heart it would be great as you never failed brightening up his life.

V's turquoise eyes found that a smile's one of the prettiest looks on you because something about it caused his heart to feel safe. "How was the party? Did you guys have fun?" You asked as he hung up the coat, exhaling amused by thinking back how Saeyoung and Yoosung messed up their round of karaoke to fail miserably. Zen had done everything in his power to hold back laughter as Jaehee couldn't disguise her delight reaction either.

"I'm home, (N)." He said with a slight hoarse voice when opening the front door, perhaps he sang too much despite his best affords to save his voice from that kind of damage. "Welcome!" Your tone sounded lighthearted and it immediately lifted the air inside the house. Your shape appeared in the corridor, both hands behind your back with a wide smile plastered on your face.

Gray for the ground.

"It was fun," He took your hand without much thought as you held it out to him. "I suppose the karaoke was a bit chaotic, but I'm not surprised about it." The giggle that earned his words chased slight red over his cheeks. Somehow your happiness became the calmest pleasure in his life, V would never find the words to thank you for changing his path to the right way.

You started to pull him towards the living room then, rolling your eyes at the thought. "I'm not surprised either, really... Was it Saeyoung?" The question hit bull's eye and V couldn't stop giggling himself.

Being confirmed by his reaction, you stood in front of him after reaching the door frame. As you looked up, big eyes staring right through his soul, almost making him feel exposed, you cupped his cheeks gently. The color increased drastically due to the thoughtful touch and he leaned into it unintentionally. "I have planned something so I hope you like it." You chimed, taking a step aside to reveal what you've been preparing all these hours where he was gone.

V's eyes widened in shock, the sight in front of him's one of the last things he expected to find. You placed two color mixing pallets on the table where he used to have all painting utensils. Two cups filled with water and one of his towels explicitly for his brushes. The big canvas on the easel got him best, not yet touched and therefore plaint white.

"I thought, well..." Your attention went to the floor when searching the words, V watched you fumble with your fingers for a second before breathing through. "Maybe we can paint something together? I'm really no pro but, you know? The meaning is what counts." You huff at your own words. "At least that's what you always say." You added frantically. V opened his mouth, no sound left though.  

For a second it felt as if all vision's surreal, it made his heart beat faster when thinking how much passion you must've put into the idea to end up actually going all the way to prepare it. Only for the two of you. He took your hands and lifted them to his lips, getting a slight confused expression in return. "Thank you, (N).." He mumbled soft. "This is beautiful, I would love to paint with you today."

The tension corrupting your muscles left while you nodded happily. "I'm glad! I was hoping you like the idea." How could he not? The question circled around his head. However, he decided to drop the curiosity to come next to you since you pulled once again by grabbing onto of his sleeve. "Let's try it!" You laughed.

Both of you grabbed a brush, you then scanned the canvas closely like you're searching for something. V could tell you're unsure how to start, therefore he took the lead by dipping into the white color with a big blob splashed onto the canvas. The jerk backwards looked hilarious to the photographer and as you're seeking answers in his face, he let the brush run over the surface rather quick.

"We need to use white as a base, that way the color can stay better." Your mouth formed an 'o' until it shifted back to the smile from earlier. With the setting sun coming through the windows, it's more of a movie scene focusing on the couple, he figured absent-minded when you both stroked the canvas wet.

Once that's finished, he took one of the mixing pallets. One held bright and one dark colors, you should've known he'd take the bright one. "So.. what do we paint? Did you have anything in mind?"

You placed your hand to your chin, this close to leave paint to your cheek which made you squeak silently. You stroked a strand of hair behind your ear to cover the noise, looking up as you hadn't yet made the choice. "What about you?" V closed his eyes as you shot the question back. "Well..." Now that he's having the time to see all of you, he noticed your hair blowing lightly with the wind coming through the windows.

Your cheeks owned a similar shade of red, that colorful display of your eyes and the hair only added a harmonious effect to your appearance. And suddenly V knew what exactly to paint. "How about the mountains?" You titled your head in response. V didn't know if explaining it would come across the way he wished, so he only dipped into the blue color when holding out the pallet to you.

Although you seemed to question it, you kept your mouth shut to take some of the gray color in contrast. "Alright," You nodded. "The mountains it will be. Hopefully this will look like something with my clumsy hands participating."

Obviously it’s more of a joke, V found it not funny regardless judging by the frown crossing his forehead. "Don't say that." And there it was, you nudged his shoulder playful. "I was joking. Half joking, maybe. I'm not an artist like you." A friendly reminder to the man you spend every day with, at times it felt as if he forgot that your strength laid in different regards.

The kiss to your cheek came unexpected. It chased the blush to the tips of your ears and a satisfied look over his eyes, as if the shimmer glittering inside spoke the words for him.

"Everything you do is art to me. And if we do it together... It will turn out great one way or another." The assurance first had your chest tighten and you let go the breath you'd been unaware about holding in.

You lifted the brush to give his skin a bit of gray color. The cool against the warmth made his shoulders flinch, hand reaching up by reflex to find the color on his fingers next. "Haha." You couldn't stop the sound filling the air. "Now you're old, dear Jihyun."  

The teasing tone forced him to avoid your eyes reflecting. Instead, he leaned in to leave some blue at the same space on your cheek. V found himself enjoying the blue on your face and the pout that followed. He stroked his thumb over it, trying to get rid of the paint while mumbling against your lips. None of you have seen the other urge closer until there's only and inch in between.

"I might be older, but you're brighter in return. That's fine to me." For a moment silence dominated the air, only you both reading what the other got to say in an intimate way. You pressed your forehead to his before anything could've happened. Letting your feelings overtake the situation as he copied your doing to get closer.

"Happy birthday, Jihyun. Let's paint more together... I have a feeling we'll have a lot of fun with that in the future."

[meggtheegg]

🎥💕💎!

!!! 🎥 do you have any favorite scenes from your hyperfixation? I love any scene that lets the characters really emote, if that makes sense? Marvel is generally better than most guy-dominated genre movies when it comes to letting their characters be emotional, but it's still rare that you see moments like the opening of TFATWS Episode 4, where they actually let Bucky cry, which lord knows he deserves after all he's been through. So those moments are definitely great. Also, the entirety of the boat-fixing montage and the cookout scene? Chefs kiss. And, this is more of a throwback, but the whole scene in the First Avenger where Steve breaks Bucky out of the Hydra facility is just really good and doesn't get enough recognition. That is honestly my biggest comfort movie and it needs more love, in general. I'm now realizing every single one of my answers involves Bucky, but if I'm really honest with myself, he's the only reason the MCU has crossed from 'thing i enjoy' to full-on hyperfixation, so that makes sense

💕 tell us about one of your favorite characters and why you like them! Whoops, I just fully foreshadowed this in the last answer, but I have so much love for Bucky Barnes. And it's weird, because it feels like I'm attached to him for a different reason than a lot of the fandom? Like yes he's attractive and edgy and brooding, but like...he's also kind. He's been to hell and back, has gone through at least three villain origin stories and said no to them every single time. He chooses to be gentle and good and to keep on fighting for what's right, even when he has every reason to give up the fight (even when Steve chose to, despite supposedly being the "better" of the two whoops) because he is a deeply good person. He proved Zemo wrong about supersoldiers just by being himself. He's grumpy and awkward and an absolute drama queen, and that's the full extent of how 70 years of torture and brainwashing affected his personality. And maybe it's the fact that he was made to fill a traditionally feminine role in the story and is written as such, but I've just always found him so much more relatable than most Marvel superheroes. Bc most of the guys fall into this dumb male gaze power fantasy, at least at certain points in their stories, and most of the girls are written by men who think that "strong woman" means "guy with boobs"...and then there's Bucky, off to the side playing the damsel in distress and caring so deeply about everything and everyone, dealing with immeasurable trauma and using it not as an excuse to become cold or violent or selfish, but as a reason to keep going, to try to grow and heal and persevere against all odds. That's something you don't see a lot of, and it's exactly what I want to see in the media I consume.

💎 are there any fun facts or trivia that you would like to share? Oh man, there are many, but I'll just give a couple of them. -Chris Evans' hair in almost all of the movies was a wig -Similarly, Seb used his real hair in Civil War, but supposedly it hadn't grown out quite enough by the beginning so they used extensions that they then removed later on in the filming process, so the scenes where his hair maybe looks a little shorter than it does in others? were probably shot later in the filming process. -Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan realized they were about to be pitched a project together when they ran into each other in a hotel lobby -The entire reason that Bucky's alive and we have the Winter Soldier arc at all is that he was Ed Brubaker's favorite character as a kid and he came up with an idea to bring him back (i believe while playing at recess?) and then worked his way into writing Marvel comics as an adult and that is dedication -Also the reason we have Avengers Campus in most of the Disney parks but not in Florida, where it would arguably make the most sense to have it, is that Universal has the theme park rights to most Marvel characters on the east coast. That's why we can have a Guardians of the Galaxy ride in EPCOT, but Spider-Man, Cap, Hulk, and so on are in Universal Studios. And Bob Chapek sucks worse than Michael Eisner ever did, so I don't see any deal to change that fact coming any time soon :/

[segernatural]

Char, firstly please accept all of these hearts for that ask that made me smile so much: 💕💞💓💗💖. Secondly, I love your long tags on spn posts so much. You’re always so articulate and smart! I’m rewatching the show at the moment (got up to around 10/11 when I was watching it as it aired) and it’s been a trip and a half. I’m nearing the end of season 3 so I’m very excited to see a certain angel soon. I was wondering if you’ve watched the whole thing or you’re still getting through it and if so how far you are at the moment? I’m enjoying getting back into it a lot more than I thought, like there are moments that fall a little flat but also good moments! Dean is definitely still more interesting and likable next to Sam for me, I’ve found. Have a good day, my friend! ☺️💕

Aww nina! I'm so glad that it made you smile😊 we always have such wonderful interactions that i was like 'nina wants to know why i follow her? Time to send some love!' 💛💛

I really do appreciate that you take the time to read my little essays in the tags! They're a lot of fun for me to write--i tend to have a lot of thoughts on things, and you saying that they come across as articulate and smart really warms my heart :D i try my best!

Wowie you're going through the rewatch fast! I 100% get that feeling of being excited to see Thee Boi. He's wonderful, and Lazarus Rising is an amazing episode.

I'll let you in on a bit of a secret: i hadn't watched spn at all until the craziness that was November 5th. There's a few layers to that though. I have been a part of online culture since like, 2013, so due to cross-fandom contamination, i've been aware of supernatural for a very long time. In fact, when i heard it was having its final season, i vowed that i would check in on the fandom after every episode--to pay my respects, in a way. This fandom is responsible for trailblazing a lot of what fandom exists like today, so i wanted to check in and see how folks were doing.

Which means, while i had little context, i was around for the big moments of season 15. i felt the highs and lows, just not as deeply. I didnt even know its final eps got delayed, until the night of november 5th when the world was holding its breath.

Thee scene was my first ever spn scene. And it was such a ride to be a part of the experience of that night--i had heard theories and things from the show, but i was like i *have* to know how it got there. Bc i couldnt believe (in a good way!) that fans were right.

Bee and i had a breakdown over it all--and we kind of havent stopped 😂 i ended up watching both 15x19 and 15x20 *live on television* despite not seeing the 325 episodes that preceded them.

I wrote meta before even watching a full episode.

And that christmas, i decided that i was gonna commit to watching the whole show. Bee's doing a rewatch, whereas i'm seeing it all for the first time.

I take copious amounts of notes while watching--screenshots, commentary, quotes, the whole deal. And it has been an absolutely fascinating show. I'm not really a horror person--ive never seen a horror movie. Early seasons spn is not a show that i would normally watch, but because im paying such close attention and taking apart the layers, it has been a lot of fun. Ive been genuinely having a great time. It's so interesting to know bits and pieces of this show--plot points, scenes, characters--by cultural osmosis by being in an online space, that i know some of what happens next, despite never actually seeing it.

As to where i've gotten? We're at the season 4 finale tonight!

There's something about all three of our main guys that fascinates me--although i am a self-admitted dean-coded casgirl. Currently we've got all the actors giving it their all, which just makes the characters so compelling. Jackles throws his heart into dean from the get-go, which instantly made me very intrigued by his character, and s1 doesn't do a lot with sam, other than he's kind of there. S2 and 3 sam is really, really interesting, and he shines in episodes like Roadkill and Heart, along with Memory Spot. There are aspects of sam that i definitely relate to, and i really like him! I also, unfortunately, have eyes, and cannot look past how awful his hair was in 1-3, and the 2005 styling of the wardrobe was not good 😂 we've gotten to better hair but he still can't dress himself.

Dean is a fascinating character. He's a walking contradiction that shouldn't be as compelling as he is, but jackles does a fantastic job at piecing together this man that is intricate and understandable. As sort of implied by the self-diagnosed 'dean-coding', i feel like i have a grasp on how he thinks and operates, which means i am with him on every decision he makes. It all makes so much sense. Even if it hurts. His hurt strikes me to my core. Also, the wardrobe team doesn't usually do dean dirty, and jackles pretty, so,,, 😂

I've only just started to truly get to know cas, but his ideologies in the show conflict so much with the boys' and its just fascinating to watch. Its an opposing side, in a lot of ways, but its a very rational one. And getting to watch him fall for the first time, while knowing the Truth, is incredible. Misha is phenomenal as cas, and i can't wait for more. I love our lil gay angel. He is Thee Boi. Amazing. 11/10.

I could talk about this for ages, clearly 😂

I'm glad you've gotten into the show again! It truly has been a mindblowing experience to go "wait. The show did that. Really?!?" And have the rest of the fandom go "yeah! They did!" And to fully realize how not exaggerated any of their thoughts are. Its literal text in the show, that the network and writers try to avoid. Like. I get it now. I one thousand percent understand why people shipped and continue to ship dean and cas FROM THE FIRST EPISODE with them together. It's electric.

Ok i was gonna stop and then i got going again 😂

Thank you for this lovely ask nina! I wish you the best day as well :D 💛