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we were fucking ROBBED
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers#twisted wonderland episode 7 part 8 spoilers#twisted wonderland book 7 part 8 spoilers#the only ssr i'll whale for#oh my god i loved this update. holy shit#got some ~compositions~ in mind so i'll get to the more serious stuff later#in the meantime those first couple of chapters genuinely made me question if i was perhaps trapped in my own absurd dream or not#the whole-ass video just DROPPED in there idia how long were you WORKING on that#don't forget to like and subscribe! :)#i demand that all cutscenes be animated in that style forevermore#i also demand that all clothing changes henceforth be done via magical girl transformation phrase#not just in the dreamworld. all of them.#DREAM~~~~~FORM~~~~~CHAAAA~~~~NGE#also savanarook was so unexpectedly precious! i want to protect him.#augh there's SO MUCH and i am SO PLEASED with all of it#anyway i guess we're going to be going through everyone's dreams after all!#and it's going to be a THING!!!!!!!! CLOSURE AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE FOR EVERYONE#(insert 'it's all coming together' meme)#man i hope 'please watch this video' remains a running gag it's AMAZING#also i cannot believe#i cannot BELIEVE#that the plan is actually literally#defeat malleus by inviting everyone else to the party except him#HIS ULTIMATE WEAKNESS#malleus doesn't get to be in smash bros
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The VAs for Jax and Zooble are at my local con, so I whipped these up real quick and gave em these as offerings, they said they liked em! <3
#hehe they were rly cool and nice#AY YKNOW WHOSE AUTOGRAPH I GOT THO????#GUNDHAM. FUCKING. TANAKA.#will post his autograph later but oh my god i was vibrating w excitement. he did the âOPEN SESAME PANDEMONIUM!!!â for me đ„șđ#gonna get jax and zooble's autographs tomorrow#ALSO SAW A BADDINGTON VHS STYLE SPRINGTRAP I WAS LIKE DAAAAAWG I GOTTA GET A PIC#decked out head to toe in glamrock freddy swag today. watch out ladies#the VAs said their favorite AU is prob the TADC Boxing AU btw! good taste fr fr#tadc#tadc fanart#the amazing digital circus#tadc jax#tadc zooble#jax#zooble#bear king draws#the amazing digital circus jax#the amazing digital circus zooble
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Moop.
#tmnt#teenage mutant ninja turtles#art#tmnt bayverse#bayverse tmnt#bayverse raphael#bayverse leonardo#bayverse donnie#bayverse mikey#lol not in age order; just drew them like that#character reference#character design#this one doesnt push boundaries much- maybe ill post the very turtle one later#or never lol#sketch#concept art#if you wanna use it: go ahead. all i did was change the faces for a different feel uvu#im gonna have to study muscles just to draw these guys stfg#also#bro is donnie wearing circuit boards or circuit styled cloth-
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some other versions under the cut
#eh i don't really like how it turned out but here we go#maybe i'll redraw this later who knows#also you can see how reading doujinshi with these two influences my art style#fruk#ukfr#aph fruk#hws fruk#aph ukfr#hws ukfr#suggestive#aph england#aph france#hws england#hws#hws france#aph#hetalia#hetalia fanart#axis powers ăăżăȘăą#hetalia axis powers
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A fierce duel commences!
#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#lan wangji#game dev diary#This was a test to figure out busts (art style & methodology as well as implementation & uploading)!#Game progress is going well! It is not the most showy content at the moment though....but soon!#I have made more spritesheets + wrote a 20 page script for the beginning of the game + lots of mechanical stuff.#OOH and our main town has a map and I've hammered out most of the major character designs!#(I have a comic I will share later this week about how character design talk in a team setting has been going so far.)#This gif is to share a little bit of whimsy and joy with you all. Because we are having so much fun!#Fanart like this is great for practicing a new medium! Also very few people would care to see my custom windowskins.#(This gif is pre-custom windowskins sadly. Next game dev update will have them though!)#Thank you all for being here at the start of my journey B*)#By the way yeah I do think WWX would be a menace when it comes to taking his medication.#WWX's toxic masculinity trait is thinking he's invincible and doesn't need medication.#He would get worms and go 'Nah my immune system will handle it.' Which. No. Please take worms seriously.#LWJ on the other hand would be the model medication taker. He's got a schedule. A weekly organizer. He's a doctor's dream patient.
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havent posted in a while so have some werewolves designs i've been working on!!
#the first two are all done but i have to design the clothing of the other two#also idk if i could get in trouble for posting the mildest nudity (nipples) lol i havent been here in a while#so ill just reblog this post with that image... later#my art#digital art#art#oc art#furry#werewolf#wgd#mm i just noticed that my style looks different and thats cuz these drawings have like 2 months of difference- funny
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FINISHED MY LIST OF PROMPTS, GUYS
If anyone uses these, please feel free to @ me, Iâd love to see how people interpret them. I guess you could also just use a tag. #piddermermay I guess? Idk. Iâve never done anything like this before.
#hopefully these are interesting#also Iâm so proud of this painting#I really like how it turned out#might add a version without the words to this post later#idk#hopefully none of these are repeats from previous years#I feel like siren might be#but whatever#MerMay#mermay 2024#mermay prompts#mer character design#mermaid art#humpback whale#humpback mermaid#digital art#young artist#artists on tumblr#small artist#my art#regular style#also there were only three nos on the poll (four counting me) out of forty so I figured Iâd post the prompts and make art out of it#piddermermay
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Doodle of the little guy ever as this game takes over my waking thought
#in stars and time#isat#isat siffrin#this is a very obvious âme drawing design as canon compliant as possible to comprehend how it works so I can later#draw it in my style more properlyâ Doodle. but thatâs okay#itâs a canon event for every first fanart in any given fandom#anyway I like them. fucking thang#also please no spoilers I am still in act 2!!! trying to figure out how to kick the kingâs ass without dying#getting closer each time !#ok thatâs enough tag rambling#my art
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sanouso nation how are we feeling?!?!
#sanuso#usopp#sanji#sorry its so messy but i just had to get out of my system and did it in work xdd#can you tell i struggled with usopps nose?? ugh he was supposed to look so pretty in sanjis pov.... i give up. maybe ill clean it later#and the quality. my stupid homophobic phone cant focus on both of them at the same time#one piece#art#one piece 1126#one piece spoilers#kinda. not really#one piece manga#black leg sanji#sanji is not a vinsmoke#god usopp#maofa#also its like my first time drawing an actual comic??#style consistency? i dont know her#HELLO? FOR SOME REASON ITS NOT VISIBLE??#chapter 1126
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I got. thoughts. about valens and voices in imperial roman history. but I also got a lot of thoughts about uhhhhhh choosing your brother for co ruling the Fratricide Foundation Story Empire. many thoughts about themistius' oration too
Brotherly Love, Themistius (trans. Peter Heather & David Moncur)
â places Iâm at! bsky / pixiv / pillowfort /cohost / cara.app / insta
#it's also the Incest-Cannibalism Empire but that's a discussion for a different blog#all of the heavy hitters were Incest Empires btw. that's a feature of Empire across all of time. not always Cannibalism tho. TRAGIC.#but rome specifically being the Fratricide&Stuprum Empire is funny AND makes parts of this speech feel. uh. UHHHHH.#feels like you're trying to overwrite history and while you succeeded ONCE the uncle-nephew antagonism with a body count#somehow feels worse????? feels worse. i dont like anything that happened to valentinian 2#anyway. as a result: i personally will be including the bigamy accusations against valentinian into my belief system#stuprum babyyyyy! a requirement for every emperor! valens is lacking here so valentinian has to pick up the slack#valens will be giving me an opening to fire shots at figures in christianity i dislike which is honestly better than scandalous sex#later roman empire tag#komiks tag#brother emperors tag#IF. you missed my brother emperors posting. the head in hands thing here is meant to be a little bit offputting on account of#valentinian being valens' imperial maker. that's a life in your hands. overtures of fratricide. etc. you get the point#whatever other subtext you want to apply to it from the subtext spice cabinet. im not picky. this was a quick comic i did#to shake off the depression cobwebs lmao. eventually i'll style guide this era and do comics with more intentional thought later
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OC lineup! All the characters that currently exist in this "story"
#oeyĂ€ ayskxawngtsyĂŹp#some small details may be subject to change#others might also be added to the âstoryâ later#for example a while ago I was thinking maybe Rolukx and Se'txelu also have a sister because why not#tentatively named her Mingal and she'd be a teenager in the default timeline#(for reference at that time Se'txelu and Neynari are in their early 20s and Rolukx in his late 20s)#but she doesn't have a particular design yet and I haven't decided on many details#me being me i will also prooooobably give Neynari and Se'txelu some kids of their own at some point but again so specific ideas just yet#maybe even give rolukx a love interest#for personal reasons i can't decide whether it would be more cathartic to give him one or to not give him one#idk we'll see#also btw since this is chibi style don't take it as a 100% accurate height comparison lol#fwiw on that front I think Seylana and Neynari are a bit shorter than average#Rolukx is slightly taller than average#and everyone else is pretty solidly Averageâą ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ#also for those who didn't catch it in my previous post about these guys: Awlun is Lunaya's aunt (Awlun's brother is Lunaya's father)#hence the shared surname#also Seylana is not naturally blond; she started coloring her hair after Neynari was born to match her daughter#(there are canon Aranahe characters with hair like this such as Sa'nop and Nilngan)#(and yes I suspect it's artifical color because the tail tufts are still black. hence Seylana's tail tuft still being her natural color too#ANYWAYS#yeah#my art#neynari#se'txelu#rolukx#seylana#vontxu#awlun#lunaya
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happy new years to everyone, but especially these two and their meddling dragons!
and a lil new years message is under the cut!
i wanna say thank you for the all the kindness i've received in the passing year from all of my beloved mutuals and followers. the fact that ya'll have stuck with me through all my fandom hopping and droughts in art uploads means a lot to me. it's been very encouraging to see how much people enjoy my work, along with all the sweet comments people leave in tags, and it really helps motivate me figure out how to do my art full-time. i have a lot i wanna do this year, ( like build my portfolio so i can finally pursue professional work, ) so i hope everyone will continue to support me going forward! đ„łâš
#i was actually planning on adding a bonus comic but i'm about to pass out so i'll have to finish and share it later đ#it was fun to figure about what kind of winter clothes they'd both wear#kieran's coat was inspired by the jacket that solis / @rivalkieran draws them in that style of jacket fits kieran so well#the text is supposed to say hinoki ( mjverse!kieran's surname ) and mossui btw#also i just... really like drawing kieran in green clothes... i blame it on how much i like green and purple together#yes florian is wearing the laventon beanie you can get in the game there's no way he wouldn't buy that in a heartbeat#drawing and thinking about kieflo is a balm to my soul they're so neat#edit : added some detail crops bc i did not realize how much tumblr was gonna downscale the full drawing#pokemon#pokemon scarlet and violet#pkmn scarvio#pokemon florian#trainer florian#pokemon kieran#rival kieran#tealmaskshipping#koraidon#hydrapple#hc : (pkmn) mjverse#chara : florian russel cavallari#chara : kieran hinoki#đš : mj draws#sv dlc spoilers#indigo disk spoilers
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I tried but not very hard to see what the anniversary date was, and i decided to just prepare myself for the 16th or the 18th... it was the former. so, as always, but this time truly by accident... happy belated 17th birthday Black Butler!! I truly hope this year is amazing for us.
this year, I decided to use an idea I had wanted to try for a while but I never thought I would be able to pull off. and I still probably couldn't in the best way.... but regardless, here is a made up last chapter scenario.
you can also see this comic on webtoon here. whatever your fancy, if you please :>
#I don't know if this thing makes any sense or if it means anything at all. or if it looks like anything actually carefully put together#but hey it was nice! so I hope it brings a little bit of pleasant feelings... or terrible ones idk#i was going a page a day fully intending to finish by the 13th the latest but yeaaa things came up. but whatever this is the last day that#I'm in america until some months later so it's still a special day for me! so it still counts. and also do specifics really matter so much#at this point#sadly while I wasn't rushed this time I did intend to use the remaining days i had to revise the visuals framing and diologue. so I'm not#100% confident. but c'est la vie#kuroshitsuji#black butler#kuroshitsuji fanart#fanart#sebastian michaelis#ciel phantomhive#digital art#and... I would be absolutely lying if I didn't try to put just a little bit of dadbastian undertones in there. it's what I do#but I think it's up for interpration. after I decided that I was gonna draw in my own style instead of trying to replicate yana's(as fun as#that would be) i decided to go crazy
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Mikey Goes To Oz
<Time spent: 49 hours 17 minutes>
When Mikey takes some time away from a loud family squabble he accidentally ends up getting âflushedâ down the sewers. This winds up sending him to the colorful land of Oz where he meets a good witch, a wicked witch, a brainless scarecrow, a heartless Tinman, a cowardess lion, and a powerful wizard, all disguised behind very familiar faces.
A canon adjacent spin off set before the season one finale but after they discover Splinter is Lou Jitsu
I wanted to fit each of the boys into their âyouâve had this all alongâ category. Leo isnât brainless, in fact heâs pretty clever with a street smart, people reading ability on par with Donnieâs intelligence. Donnie isnât heartless, he just has a tough time expressing his feelings. They are complex and unalgorithic but he can get just as excited or sad or angry as anyone, as much as he may deny it. Raph isnât a coward, but being brave sometimes means admitting youâre scared and that you maybe donât have all the answers. You dont have to be strong all the time and you donât have to do it by yourself.
In the movie Dorothyâs journey home is also a representation of her running away. The important thing was to remember there were people who cared about her. Mikey is experiencing a similar phenomenon, wanting the escape the bad vibes in the lair. His âyouâve had it all alongâ is interesting because it is an object, since the Ruby kneepads couldâve taken him home the whole time. And sometimes getting home means going on a journey only to realize you never left.
I put April as Glinda because Glinda appears as a defender of the weak, and I see April in a similar light. Always willing to help and beat someone up if it is so required. Splinter as The Wizard of Oz represents Splinters own willingness to hide behind different personas, his running from the past and the pulling back of the curtain for Mikey in timeline. The Wizard grows through the movie, albeit quickly, and ends up leaving Oz to go home leaving his legacy with the scarecrow, the Tinman, and the lion. In this case the passing of the baton to his sons.
Meanwhile Draxum as the wicked witch felt much more how Mikey sees Draxum at this time in the show, mostly just an antagonistic force who wants something from them. Fun fact: I imagine throughout this dream, Draxum is uninterested in being the wicked witch but is pressed into it via plot. Hence his disinterest in being âmelted.â
Additional characters not pictured: Big Mama as the Wicked Witch of the East (those were her Ruby kneepads!!) and Todd as the Mayor of Munchkin Land. If you can think of more, feel free to leave them in the comments or tags.
#rottmnt#wabbystuffpost#Mikey goes to Oz#Iâve had this in my WIP file for far too long#I got a little lazy with the rendering#especially for the first piece#I may update it later but for now itâs going out like this#letâs just say itâs rise style#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#leonardo#donatello#raphael#michelangelo#april oneil#baron draxum#Hugnin and Munnin#splinter#Lou Jitsu#wizard of Oz#my art#wabbyart#questions are always welcome#close ups of specific things are under the Mikey goes to Oz tag#tmnt#please donât flop#additionally Leo doesnât have as many bones so heâs tripping or supported on almost every page#Dorothy tells off the Lion in the movie as the Scarecrow and Tinman cower and I imagine thatâs a very funny scene in this AU#I also think Mikey keeps mixing everybody up with their irl people#if you havenât seen the movie in a while I recommend watching it again cause some scenes may be funnier with this context
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Immensely lacking in sleep and accidentally called Tim Tintin instead. So immediately the brainworms set in
Also bonus Miku WIP I'm working on!
#This is so messy and rushed#Like literally I just cleaned up the sketch#The speed at which I drew this also probably explains why it lowkey looks nothing like him avebabbsnabsb#But we won't think too hard#I want to do a more detailed version later because guys I love Tintin so much#Tintin and Scooby Doo were two of my absolute favourite pieces of media when I was younger#And I still adore them with my whole heart#Spend a little longer on the Tintin style version#I was worried it'd look too much like damn fallout#But crisis avoided I think#I will be doing more if the people want#(I'm people. I do want)#Tim Drake#Red Robin#Tintin#My art#But more like my doodles#It's 2:20am I should sleep agsbabbsaan
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against all odds (to wait for you is all i can do) â part ten
alexia putellas x photojournalist!reader
warnings: none (im pretty sure)
(a/n in the tags) [parts: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve]
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The melodic chirping of birds in time with the gentle beat of Alexiaâs heart roused you, your back delightfully warm, and for what seemed to be a long time you felt well-restedâfelt as if the leaded weight that made its home in your bones finally melted away because, truly, youâd forgotten the lightness of being one felt upon waking from a nightâs sleep or, even more so, the lightness one felt when waking in the sheltering arms of a lover. So you sighed, content and at peace, as you breathed Alexia in when you nestled further into the safety of her neck where faint wintergreen and her delicate, earthly scent lived, familiar and evermore comforting.Â
When you finally drew your eyes open, the world came to focus and revealed, in its center, Alexia already awake, her head propped on her arm with her honey eyes, just like molten gold in the resplendent glow of the morning sun, lidded as she gazed at you with a lazy smile, soft and relaxed but it ignited you with a gentle flame all the same, whose radiance only intensified upon meeting your eyes.Â
âGood morning.â Alexia greeted you and it struck you just how much you missed the sound of her voice in the morning, low and soft with just the right amount of rasp that never failed to incite the desire to kiss her right then.
âGood morning.â You replied in the same tone, cheeks warming to a gentle simmer in the face of your loverâs tender demeanour. She brushed the back of her fingers on your cheek while a silence filled the space between your eyes, intimate, as you soaked each other in. But when you could no longer sustain the weight from her gazeâwhen you chest had filled twice over that it felt in danger of bursting from the sheer joy of being looked upon by such earnest affectionâyou whispered, âyouâre staring.â
Alexia tucked your hair behind your ear before she countered in a voice so tender your heart ached.
âAnd youâre beautiful.â
No words could translate the gravity of what you felt in that moment, so you spoke the only language that could ever come close to conveying it: you cupped her jaw and caught her lips between yours, seared the missed âgood morningâsâ and the lost âhello, how are youâsâ into the kiss, the pace languid but sweet, savouring the way her lips parted in this silent conversationârelishing the way Alexia tasted like summer on your tongue.
Alexia tugged you closer, and closer still but still not close enough, with a gentle pressure from her hand against the small of your back, the other now over the nape of your neck.
But the conversation was cut short, too short, when a small gasp reached your ear, electrifying you in an unpleasant way your eyes flung wide open, darting immediately to the direction of the sound to find Elisa standing at the last step of the stairs, her hair ruffled from sleep, her loose shirt creased and draped slightly to the side, mouth wide open in disbelief as she gawked at the sight of the two of you.
And what a sight the two of you must have been.Â
In your haste to extricate yourself from Alexia, you ended up flopping down against the tiled floor, the carpet doing little to cushion your fall, but you recovered quickly and now you stood there not quite knowing what to do with your arms or what to even say. Alexia, on the other hand, remained half on her back and half sitting up, her weight against an elbow, the other arm frozen outstretched towards you, a clear attempt to save you from when you fell down. If the situation had been different, you probably wouldâve laughed especially at Alexiaâs expression: her face contorted in part mortification and part worry, brows upturned, eyes agape, and lips partially openedâif only you werenât too flustered yourself to do so.Â
Alexia got her bearing faster than you, thoughâdamn her and her athletic conditionâbecause she, too, now stood from the couch (and did so with a lot more grace than you did). She cleared her throat, fumbled with her hands as it looked like she tried to stick her hands in her jacket pockets before it dawned on her that it remained still on the coffee table, so she resorted in putting them in her jean pockets instead.Â
âGood morning, Elisa. How are you?â Alexia said in English and her voice wavered at the end, the question infused with a guilty inflection.Â
With bated breath, you waited for your daughterâs reaction as trepidation filled you, which only worsened when Elisaâs eyes darted at you, then to Alexia, then back to you again. Numerous scenarios fleeted through your mind and out of all the images your mind conjured, what happened next was not one them: you didnât expect the way with which Elisaâs surprise morphed into smug delight, her once opened mouth now curved into a coy smile, not dissimilar to a catâs, that only served to accentuate the mischievous gleam in her eyes.
âAre you guys dating?â Each word deliberately drawled out as Elisa posed them, punctuated by a teasing cadence that set your ears and cheeks aflame. The question, thankfully, brought you back to yourself because only you could save you and Alexia from this situation.Â
âOkay, I think I need to have a conversation with you so up you go, young lady, back to your room for now.â You said as you approached Elisa who you guided towards the stairs with a gentle hand on her back but not before you placed a good morning kiss on the crown of her head. Elisa whined, but she heeded your words nonetheless, although she did sneak a wave and a cheeky thumbs up to Alexia on the way up, leaving you with an amused smile on your lips at her antics as you thought fondly, shaking your head, âOh my god, this child.âÂ
When Elisa was finally out of sight and you heard her bedroom door shut, you let out the breath you were holding. That really could have been a disaster, and when you looked over your shoulder, you found the same thought written in Alexiaâs face. You dragged your feet back to where Alexia stood who, as soon as you got close enough, was quick to pull you back into her gentle arms. With your cheek pressed against her collarbone, her arms loose around your waist, and her chin resting on your head, you were grounded back to the moment, your muscles relaxing as apprehension began to leave you.Â
âThat was mortifying.â
Alexia let out an airy laugh, the remnant of her nervousness still apparent. âI know. At least we didnât do it last night.â
âAlexia,â you groaned as your cheeks burnt anew, âplease, donâtâI donât even want to imagine that right now.â
Melodic laughter filled your ears again before it tapered off which, once again, left you two blanketed in the subtle refrain of the waking world and the warmth of the sunlight that streamed through the window. You didnât know which of you moved first but in the next moment, you found the both of you swaying to a gentle rhythm as you held each other.Â
âSo, what now?â Alexia asked, breaking the silence.
âI⊠I donât know.â You answered truthfully. Sure, the both of you agreed to take everything slow, but where to even start? When intimacy and familiarity were already there, strong and incessant in their pull, how could torn lovers begin to mend the fragmentsâto keep everything tentative and slow? Where should the lines be drawn, the boundaries set, when a profound desire that transcended physical affection already made its home in your heart, a yearning that constantly craved for not only Alexiaâs company but also her thoughts? Because with Alexia, you wantedâand would alwaysâwant more.
âI think, for now, I need to talk to Elisa about thisâabout us.â Sighing, you continued, âwhat do I even tell her?â
âWell, she seems to approve.â At that, the both of you chuckled, then Alexia spoke again, serious but her tone remained light when she did. âTell her whatever youâre comfortable with. Slow, remember? No labels for now, itâs just you and me.â
She placed a kiss against your ear and you hummed, nuzzling her neck in gratitude.
Another pause.Â
âI think I should go.âÂ
Hard as you tried, you couldnât hide your disappointment at what Alexia just said even though it was probably the best thing to do right now. There were much you needed to talk to Elisa about alone: her nightmares and her therapy, and now this. The only thing that eased your heart was the fact that Alexia seemed as reluctant to go, too, with the way her hold on you tightened and you responded to her touch by falling further into her, clutching the fabric of her shirt in an attempt to let her know youâd rather she stayed.
âI know. Me, too,â Alexia sighed seeming to understand what you were feeling as she kissed your temple. âHow about this? If you and Elisa are feeling up for it, I could take you some place tomorrow? I did tell you before that Iâd show you around.â
At the reminder, the memory fleeted through your mind and a sense of melancholy filled you but you swallowed it down before it could take root. Then you hummed in agreement, âIâll ask Elisa about it. Whatâs on for you today?â
âApart from waiting until tomorrow comes?â Alexia joked which made you giggle. âIâll probably visit La Masia, check with Josep for next weekâs schedule, then head home or visit MamĂĄ and the family.â Â
âThat sounds fun.â You said as you began to kiss her, knowing that your time together for the day would end any second now. As you punctuated each word with a kiss, you continued, âalright, I should let you go now, then.â
The rumble from Alexiaâs chuckle radiated beneath your palm on her chest as she whined, âyouâre making it really difficult to leave.â
âOkay, okay, Iâll stop now,â you giggled and just as you began to pull away, Alexia cradled the nape of your neck and sealed your lips together again for a deeper kiss. Then she pulled away but not before dragging down your lower lip with her thumb as she untwined herself from you and gave you a look that made you burn all over.
âCall me later?â
You nodded.
Alexia grabbed her leather jacket, gave you a smile and one last peck on your cheek, before she strode out of the door.Â
The feeling of loss that arrived upon her departure did not go unnoticed by you but before it could settle in your heart, you made your way to Elisaâs bedroom. As soon as you entered though, Elisa shot you a question without any preamble, practically buzzing in her excitement.Â
âMom, why didnât you tell me youâre dating Alexia?âÂ
Your cheeks burnt at Elisaâs bluntness.
âBefore we get to that, ladybug, I need to talk with you about something first.â You said as you set yourself down next to her on the bed. Elisa regarded you with a look that said she already knew what you were going to talk with her about. You wrapped an arm around her and squeezed her shoulder. âIâm worried about your nightmares and your therapy. Do you think we need to switch to a different therapist?â
Elisa gnawed on her lower lip before she spoke in a soft voice. âI like my current one. Sheâs cool and she makes it easy for me to talk about what happened. But I can take more sessions if you want me to.â
âDo you think you need more sessions?â You looked at Elisa pointedly, emphasising the fact that the choice was hers to make. âAll I want is whatâs best for you and your wellbeing, Elisa. Iâm not trying to make you do anything, especially if you know yourself you donât need them, but I also canât just stand by and watch so Iâm just here to tell you that there are options. If you need more sessions, we can do it. If you want to change therapists, weâll both find you a new one. As long as itâs going to help you get through this, we can do it.âÂ
âIâm not sure⊠Can Iââ You caught her eye again and you raised your brows at her chosen word, and you watched as Elisa nodded, understanding what you meant, before she began again, âI will talk to my therapist about it and see if I do.âÂ
You beamed at her, proud as you squeezed her shoulder again. She smiled back.
âSo, what do you think is causing this spike in nightmares?âÂ
âI⊠I donât know. I think Iâm just nervous? Also, maybe too excited?â Then Elisa added with a small laugh, âor both? I donât really know.â
âAbout what, ladybug?â
âGoing back to the Academy.â
At this information, you couldnât help but frown, confused. âIs something happening in the Academy?â
Concern must have been too apparent in your tone because Elisa quickly looked at you and said as she waved her hands in reassurance, âitâs nothing bad, Mom, donât worry! Itâs just, Coach told us there are scouts coming some time around the end of the year and Iâm⊠I really want to play for Barça, Mom.â
You understood her apprehension but her answer didnât tell you why her shoulders looked like theyâd taken on an invisible weight again with the way her spine curved inwards, almost dejected.Â
âThatâs a really big opportunity, ladybug, so I understand that pressure is there for you to perform your best. Is it the pressure thatâs making you think about what happened?â
Elisa shrugged, quirking her lips to the side in an unsure manner. A moment later though, she nodded and admitted in a small voice. âI just donât want to let them down. I donât want to let you down.â
âElisa,â you took her hand in yours. âNever, never. If your parents were here, they would tell you how proud they are of how far youâve come already. Youâre so strong, ladybug, and you donât even know how much. And if you happen to fall down, weâll be here to support you until youâre ready to stand back up again. Just know that whatever happens, you will always be enough. Always, Elisa. â
Elisa leant her head against your shoulder then she turned her head and gazed at you with wide eyes. âYou really think I can make it?âÂ
âI believe in you, ladybug. Do you?â You pinched her arm playfully which earned you a giggle from her. When she looked back up at you and you saw the determined gleam in her eye, the worry in you was put to rest.Â
âYes.âÂ
At that, you couldnât help the warmth that surged through you and you hugged her. âThere you go. Iâm so proud of you, ladybug.âÂ
After a moment of silence, Elisa asked in a teasing tone, âso⊠Alexia, huh, Mom?âÂ
Your cheeks warmed. âWhat about her?âÂ
âAre you together?â
âItâs⊠complicated right now, ladybug. Weâre working on it.â
âWas that why you always looked sad whenever we talked about her? Before now?â You raised your brows in surprise. Youâd always tried your hardest to school your features whenever Alexia was brought up because you didnât want Elisa to worry but you didnât think that you were that transparent.Â
âDid I really?â
âYeah. I donât know how to explain it but whenever you tried to smile, it didnât quite reach your eyes.â
âOh.â Pause. âI⊠I didnât know. Iâm sorry.â
Elisa shook her head. âThereâs nothing to be sorry for, Mom. And itâs different now. Now you look happy.â
âI am.â You admitted with a small smile. âHow⊠how do you feel about us, though?â
âIâm happy that youâre happy, Mom. Itâs going to take awhile to get used to the Alexia Putellas being around but Iâll be fine. And as long as she treats you well, Iâm alright.â
Your chest expanded at her words. âThank you, ladybug, that⊠that means a lot.â
Elisa hugged you then and you hugged her back.Â
âSpeaking of, Alexia offered to take us around the city tomorrow. What do you say?â
At that, Elisa practically jumped up, unable to control her excitement and you laughed.Â
True to her words, Alexia pulled up in her car the next day a couple of hours before noon. Alexia looked comfy in her white sneakers, ankle length socks, shorts, an oversized t-shirt, and a baseball cap, and upon opening the door for her, she took you in her arms and kissed you. Her eagerness amused you and you laughed against her lips but you tangled your fingers in her hair to deepen the kiss anyway.Â
âI missed you.â Alexia spoke between kisses.
âItâs only been a day,â you smiled into the kiss, charmed. âAnd I missed you, too.â
Time slipped you as you lost yourself in Alexiaâs arms and lips, and you didnât know how long the both of you were there by the open door, but it was apparently long enough that Elisa needed to interrupt you two. A terse cough made you pull away and, turning to look at Elisa who was standing just beneath the archway that lead to the living room, offered your daughter an apologetic smile. Elisa only stood there with her arms crossed, clearly unimpressed with the way her brows were creased.Â
âHola, Elisa.â Alexia said with a shy wave which drew your attention back to her and you bit your lip at the state of her face. You reached out to wipe away the faint smudge of your lipstick on the corner of her lips and, upon realising what youâd done, Alexia quirked her brows up as she smiled at you, sheepish.Â
âHi, Alexia.â A pause. âWait, should I be calling you Aunt Alexia now?âÂ
Alexia opened her mouth then closed it, seeming to be completely disarmed by the question. And when she looked at you with plea in her wide eyes asking you silently how she should answer it, you knew just how much the question definitely caught her off guard.
âUh, if you want to.â Her words lilted with so much uncertainty it sounded more like a question than a statement.Â
Then Elisa grinned at the both of you, practically beaming. âIâm just messing with you, Alexia.âÂ
She then continued to skip between you two, bounding through the door and down the porch stairs, and you held your laughter in as Alexia looked after her with a bewildered gaze, mouth agape. Once Elisa got to where Alexiaâs car was parked, she started to wave the two of you over.Â
âSheâs⊠sheâs very funny.â Alexia laughed nervously, eyes still fixed at Elisa. Then she whispered conspiratorially, pointing to Elisa for good measure. âAre you sure sheâs the same kid I met at the Olympics?â
âYes.â You chuckled as you locked the door and began descending down the stairs. âSheâs only like this when she feels comfortable around people. So, do you know what that means?â
Alexia shook her head.
You smiled at her, cupping her cheek before you pressed a light kiss on the other. âIt means she likes you.âÂ
At that, Alexia smiled back at you with lightness in her eyes before she grabbed your hand, intertwined her fingers with yours, and kissed the back of it. And the gesture warmed you more than Barcelonaâs summer sun ever could.
Then, once the three of you were in Alexiaâs car, you asked, âso, what do you have planned for us today?â
Alexia adjusted her rearview mirror to look at Elisa at the back seat, smiling. âFirst of, whoâs hungry?â
After a deliciousâand a quite scenicâbrunch at a restaurant located by one of Barcelonaâs waterfronts, the three of you took a short walk down a nearby landing connected to the port. By this time, the sun had already reached its peak, and with the vacant sky and the high tide, the view was one someone would expect to have come out of a film; the blue tinge of both the heavens and the sea was so vivid that you knew your camera would have trouble capturing the essence of it. Image after image, you captured your surroundings and as the three of you walked on, rolls of film were exposed to the light of Elisa and Alexia, and these images, you knew, you would cherish forever.Â
At one point during the walk, Alexia asked you to teach her how to work your camera, and so you did. With Elisa between you looking over at the sea, you guided Alexiaâs fingers over the camera and taught her how to hold it properly, before you told her about the rest. As soon as she got it, she slung your camera around her neck and immediately started taking photos of you and Elisa. You laughed when she held the camera at armâs length in an attempt to take a selfie of the three of you, adjusting it as best as she could to get the right angle before she set the timer. You told her as all of you returned to her car that youâd send her the fruit of her labour the moment you developed the negatives.Â
About half an hour later after hitting the road again, the three of you ended up at the second stop for the day: Camp Nouâs Barça storeâmuch to Elisaâs delight. When Alexia parked the car at a less crowded spot and began to take her seatbelt off, you fixed Alexia with a reluctant gaze, speaking in Spanish so Elisa wouldnât understand.
âIs it really wise for you to just march in the store? Youâre the Alexia Putellas, after all, thereâs no way no one would notice.âÂ
In response, Alexia held a finger up to indicate you should wait and shifted so she could grab the hoodie that was hanging over the back of her seat. She put it on, zipped it up and pulled the hood down over her cap, then she put on a face mask and her sunglasses, her light brown hair spilling out to frame her face.
âVoila!â Alexia waved her open hands. âWhat do you think?âÂ
You looked her up and down. All of her tattoos were covered but even with her attire and her face concealed, you could still recognise herâmaybe you could chalk that up to you intimate familiarity with Alexiaâs being but still. So you said as you schooled your features, your voice monotonous. âWow. You really look like a whole new person.â Â
Alexia threw her head back, laughing. Then, âweâll treat it as an experiment and see if they will.â
âThatâs very modest of you,â you countered, tone still dry.Â
âThank you,â she retorted in a saccharine tone while she flipped her hair over her shoulder, and that, in turn, made you laugh.Â
So then it was decided that you and Elisa would also wear face masks as all of you went on ahead in your quest to infiltrateâas per Alexiaâs wordsâthe store. Much to your surprise, Alexiaâs disguise worked although she did draw some unwarranted glances, ranging from suspicion to pure amusement, due to the nature of her getup. And to your chagrin, once the three of you got back to the car with your bags of merch, Alexia smirked at you, smugness all too evident in the curve of her lips.Â
After that, Alexia took all of you for a drive up a mountainside with the windows rolled down that let the fresh, summer breeze rush inside. With the wind in her hair, she began to sing along with you and Elisa to the music playing on the radio, nodding her head to the beat of the music. At the end of the ascent, Alexia parked the car at your third stop, which turned out to be the Tibidabo Amusement Park.
You knew this place was pretty high up, but the moment you stepped out of the car, even from the parking lot, the view hit you: it was incredible. The city of Barcelona stretched out far into the distance, expansive and seemingly never-ending, and you could just see the strip of blue that bordered the ports, and the colours of the cityâs structures were made ever-vibrant by the radiance of the sun. The view pulled you towards the edge of the parking lot, where you put the viewfinder to your eye to capture it.
âThe view is stunning, isnât it?â Came Alexiaâs voice from beside you.
âYeahâŠâ you said, breathless, dragging you eyes from the cityscape to Alexia and as you did the remainder of your breath was completely taken away, cheeks warming when you found Alexia gazing at you, her smile as tender as her eyes, while her loose brown hair fluttered to the breeze which added to the softness of her demeanour. The urge to kiss her then became too much so before you fall into temptation, you closed the distance and simply rested your head against her strong shoulder, an arm around Elisaâs shoulder when she stepped into the space beside you.
Soon, you began a short trek upwards to get to the entrance, and if the view from the parking lot took your breath away, it was nothing compared to what you found at the top: from the regal immensity of the structure of the Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus that greeted you, to the Torre de las Aguas de Dos RĂos that stood proud just behind the Temple, to the perspective that overlooked the other side of Barcelona. After another round of picture-taking, the three of you finally entered the park.
The day went by as the three of you amused yourselves with the park's attractions. And since you'd all forgone wearing masks, Alexia was, as expected, recognised by people and was stopped more than a handful of times for photos and signatures during different points of your excursion. And you watched with Elisa on the sidelines, appreciating the way Alexia interacted with her supporters, and smiled at her with encouragement and reassurance whenever she looked at you two with an apologetic gleam in her eyes.
By the time the three of you left the park, the sun had begun to set.
It was another drive around the mountain side that lead you to the last stop for the day: Mirador dâHorta. Alexia parked the car in such a way that the trunk faced the cliffside before she urged the two of you to step out and you gasped.Â
Youâd seen some magnificent scenes today, but this one was definitely your favorite.
There you stood, taking in the way the lights of the city burned like embers embedded in the earth. There was something about witnessing the city at night that never failed to make you feel connected, elevated, when you see the million tangible proofs of existence: under each light was a person, a familyâloversâall in their own worlds at their corner of this world you shared with them. And in your corner, in the opened trunk of Alexiaâs car, was your world right beside you, and there was nowhere else youâd rather be. The three of you sat there in silence, Elisa in the middle of you and Alexia gazing over the city lights.
It wasnât long until the day finally took its toll on Elisa, and she ended up settling her head on your lap and dozing off into slumber. You smiled down at her, brushing back her hair behind her ear as you watched her breathe deeply, feeling relieved when you noticed the peaceful smile on her lips.
âSo her battery does run out. Sometimes, I forget just how much energy kids have.â The pure awe in Alexiaâs voice made you let out a quiet laugh.
âIt has its way of catching you off guard.â You shook your head fondly before you met Alexiaâs eyes and teased, âI canât believe she tired you out; arenât you supposed to be the athletic one?â
âHey! Iâm only human; thank you very much. And whatâs a thirty-year-old compared to a twelve-year-old?" Alexia raised an eyebrow in challenge.
âTouchĂ©. Ah, to feel young and full of energy again.â
Alexia cringed before she laughed out. âPlease, stop. Youâre making me feel old.â
âIâm making us feel old.â
The both of you chuckled, then took a momentary pause. You turned to Alexia and asked, "Did you run your parents ragged as a kid?â
The inner corners of her brows liftedâit was subtle, but you were familiar enough with the intricacies of her demeanour that you caught itâexposing more of her eyes, which looked pensive in the dim light, her lips pressed in a melancholic line before she smiled, wistful.
âOh, yeah, but Iâd like to think I wasnât a menace. Itâs justâyou know, when you get so focused on something that you forget the time?"
You nodded. She continued.
âWhen I was much younger, there were times I was so intent on winning that Iâd forget about dinner. So, one of them would look for me around the streets or the square. But after I got into Sabadell, my energy finally found the right outlet, and most days Iâd gone home tired. PapĂĄââ Alexia bit her lip, her eyes glazing over for a moment as she receded somewhereâa tender memoryâthen she shook her head. You watched the way her throat moved as she swallowed before she continued, voice raspy and quiet, âHe, uh, heâd always exclaim, âSheâs finally tamed!â whenever Iâd slump down on the couch after a practice. It was ridiculous, but it never failed to cheer me up.â
You grabbed her hand and squeezed it, expressing silent gratitude for the memory she imparted, as you smiled at the image of young Alexia with red cheeks in a sweat-soaked shirt, hair matted to her face, being chased and dragged back home to have dinner.
âNo, I canât imagine you being a menace. Mischievous, yes, and probably hot-headed, but never a menace.â
She laughed, winking at you. âYeah, hot-headed is probably what people who knew me then would say about me. And I canât imagine you being a menace, either.â
You raised your brow at her, smiling slyly. âAre you sure about that?â
Alexia opened her mouth as if to reassert her claim, but you saw the way her confidence wavered as she regarded you. Then she closed her mouth, now looking more unsure.
âWait, are you being serious right now?â
You allowed her confusion to linger for another moment before you finally broke your character. âNo, I wasnât a menace, but you really shouldâve seen the look on your face.â
Alexia squinted at you and muttered just loud enough for you to hear, her tone dry. âAre you sure about that?â
âHey!â You yelled quietly, giving her shoulder a playful nudge but being careful not to accidentally jostle Elisa awake before you took her hand again. You intertwined your fingers together and pressed a kiss on the back of her hand, meeting her eyes. Then you took a moment to soak her in.
âThank you, Alexia, for today. You donât know how much this means to Elisa... how it means to me.â
Alexia squeezed your hand, smiling softly.
âIâm glad you both enjoyed it.â Alexia squeezed your hand as she regarded Elisa with a soft eye. Then a sincere smile lingered on her lips as she caught your gaze and said, âI think I needed something like today more than I realised. It feels good to be spending time with you again.â
Warmth bloomed in your chest, clearly understanding what Alexia meant.
âI know the feeling,â you whispered. And I missed you, too.â
With her other hand, Alexia reached out over the space between you and brushed her thumb over your cheek, tucking a strand of loose hair behind your ear as she smiled at you with her eyes and her lips. With the city lights behind her, the soft glow of the car light bathing her features in its golden glow, and the summer breeze playing with the soft strands of her hair, Alexia looked so tenderly human, the embodiment of warmth and all that the word entailed, gentle and, oh, so soft.
The two of you sat in silence, just soaking each other in, until a ping from Alexiaâs phone interrupted the moment. Alexia looked down, read it, and then locked the screen with a sigh. When she met your eyes, hers were apologetic. You smiled in understanding.
âTime to go?â
âYes.â Alexia sighed as she stood up and tucked her phone back into her pocket. âIt was Josep. He reminded me I have a full day tomorrow.â
You nodded. You gently roused Elisa, watched her drag her feet to the back seat, and nearly chuckled when she fell right back to sleep after putting her seatbelt on and closing the door. You turned to Alexia, and as soon as she closed the trunk, you cradled her jaws in your hands and pulled her down for a kiss. Immediately, Alexia wrapped her arms around your waist, pulling you closer to her.
âI wanted to do that all day.â You whispered against her lips.
Alexia gasped when you nipped at her lower lip before she buried her fingers in your hair, deepening the kiss. âYou have no idea.â
On the way back to Derek's house, Alexia kept one hand on your thigh. And with the radio playing softly as the car passed under a tunnel with lights overhead, it felt like you were in a movie.
After Elisa had gone back inside the house after thanking Alexia for the day and bidding her farewell for the night, you kissed Alexiaâs cheek in gratitude. Then her lips.
With her forehead resting against yours, she whispered, âIâll see you Tuesday?â
âYeah.â You brushed your nose against hers before you kissed her again. You began to pull away. âHave fun tomorrow.â
âI will. Iââ Alexiaâs cheeks flushed before she smiled. âBye, for now.â
Later, when you were in bed about to go to sleep, you received a message from Alexia. She sent you a link to a tweet containing a photoset that contained pictures of the three of you but mostly pictures of a hooded Alexia taken from a distance by the photosâ grainy quality, captioned, 'Alexia, what are you doing????â followed by a string of laughing emojis.
At that, you couldnât help but laugh. Her disguise was ridiculous in person, but captured like this, you thought it was a work of pure comedy.Â
You messaged her back, 'I guess you do have reason to be modest after all.â
#ap11#not proofread#mine#my writing#a/n:#this was meant to be longer but i decided to split it into (or else this wouldve been like 10k long or something lol)#sorry for not updating last week id been in pain for the last 2 weeks so it was hard to concentrate#not to mention i got hit by a writer's block so i needed to just take a step back lol#anyway i just need to tie up some loose ends in the next part and then against all odds will be finished in two weeks time đ„Č#also i apologise for any style inconsistency#i may or may not have been rereading frankenstein while going through some parts of this lol#will fix any grammar/spelling/prose mistakes later#woso x reader#alexia putellas x reader
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