#frosty fest design

[iizubuzu]

frosty fest four design!! ☃️

my ko-fi!

[abilitayy]

SRL Gossip Department here! Word on the Inkopolis streets is that Off the Hook will be rocking some fresh new fits during the upcoming Frosty Fest. Did Pearl and Marina pick these outfits out for each other?

[washiinmachiine]

mental clarity

i dont play league but she is silly ive diagnosed it

[therekinperson]

Big Man after frostyfest:

(featuring my scuffed frostyfest design for my humanoid big man)

[frye-fan3]

FROSTY FEST GOT ANNOUNCED! OMG!!

THEY ALL LOOK SO AWSOME I'M SO EXCITED :D

I wonder what the new theme will be... any guesses?

[fyux]

• The Frost Queen •

First post of the year!, i loved shiver frosty fest design i couldnt resist to draw her.

What are you voting on this incoming splatfest?

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Here some other Alt of the drawing

[sailorsplatoon]

Hey I'm not sure if this a not that noticeable but the ink color in side order kinda resembles the color chip patterns you see when playing the game

It’s a super cool detail, I absolutely love it!!! I really like it when Splatoon puts fun designs in the ink, like how there were Deep Cut symbols in the enemy ink for Deep Cut’s boss fight, or how the splat 2 hero mode ink was sparkly. There are also certain special splatfests that have things like sparkly or neon ink (Frosty Fest and Splatoween respectively). I think they’ve really perfected the ink visuals with Side Order. I love how they look, it’s such an amazing addition to the game! I hope we get to see more of it in the future!

I may have gone on a little ramble about Splatoon ink here. I know most people know about a lot of it already, but it’s a detail that I love!

[mango-fizz]

What is your favorite shiver outfit?

this is a really difficult question and i genuinely cant choose like.. i wanna say grandfest bc of the cunty little top but im afraid of recency bias... the halloween one was so fucking good,, the frosty fest one was beautiful and elegant,,, suffer no fools outfit was so hot but her default design is good too its just great and flawless theres charm points in every outfit she wears its impossible to choose

i choose all of them. all shiver is good amen

[moxxibarart]

SUMMERFEST IS HERE!!!! HERE ARE SOME OF MY PHOTOS!!!

First we have Eurydice and Wee Man enjoying the Summer Fest from their home turf, Inkopolis Square!

Speaking of the Square....

Off The Hook!!! I personally love the casual vibes of their Summerfest outfits. I think they look great! Pearl looks even more like a rapper now and Marina having a more futuristic look to her outfits always makes me smile.

I have a bit of a bias if you can't tell.

Taking the train to the other part of Inkopolis to see the Squid Sisters!

I usually don't take pics of The Squid Sisters until after halftime because it's a bit easier but I wanna start with Marie. I love the outfit! It is stunning, I love the contrast between the more holographic color on her top and the matte color of her tentacles. I know they are shiny leave me alone.

Callie's outfit is the one I like the most and that's because it is so much different from how we usually see Callie! Also getting a terrifying, in my opinion at least, look at just how long her tentacles are, although I guess with how big her bow is I shouldn't be so surprised.

Both of their hairpieces are really beautiful and tbh I like that they are things that go with the seafood on their headpieces. Lemon and Oyster, and Lemon, I'm honestly not sure what herb that is, and Shrimp.

OFF TO SPLATSVILLE!!!

I know that Deep Cut's outfits were directly inspired by the original theme for the Summer Nights Splatfest, Lemon Lime, Blueberry, and Watermelon, with the question being What's your favorite Summer flavor?

With that in mind, Shiver's design here reminds me of a lemonade and the garnishes you might see on the rim of the glass. I also love that Shiver's poncho has an almost liquid pattern and tbh that's super cool! Although the Hohojiro Clan Symbol on her fan is a little hard to see for me in that yellow on the while bg, but idk if it's like that for anyone else so I'll chock that up to my weird ass eyes.

Frye. looks. amazing. I like the subtle changes here, her having more than one headpiece looks amazing and I love that they are just straight up blueberries, just blueberries!!! I like that her poncho is transparent it almost looks like it's made of plastic. and the liquid pattern being present on her pants as well.

Big Man, I wondered if his team wasn't the reason the original idea was scrapped due to stuff happening irl, and I'm not wording that that way because I'm avoiding it I'm wording it that way because I want this to focus on the fest. I adore his design in all seriousness, the watermelon on his fins makes him look really cool and almost like a frosty treat! I realized while writing this that his tail is striped, is it always like that?? Or is it just for the fest!!!

We're almost done bare with me for a couple more photos!!

THESE LITTLE OCEAN GOOBERS!!!

I love it when they do things like this in the lobby it warms my heart!!

Anyway thanks for reading my silly analysis/ commentary on the Summerfest stuff! I hope you all enjoy/enjoyed it!!!

[yesyourstalker]

Koi: so what are your thoughts on advertising? I'm aware you have social media. Is it verified yet?

Neta: you have one friend who does my advertising on Inkstagram.

Koi: do you have a website?

Neta: uh

Koi: I can make you a website. I can also maybe try to get you a warehouse so you can start doing online orders.

Neta: oh I was thinking of doing that actually I-

Koi: this place is pretty big, very spacious. Do you know what you're going to do with the loft upstairs. You know the layout plan. Do you have any designers in mind

Neta: well I did get some support from the Octav-

Oshi: He already has an interior designer, Sole trevis. He's One of the head designers for zekko and zink.

Koi: ohhhh oshi ..... It's good to see you? You look Good.... How are your kids

Oshi: They're doing great. How about yours?

Koi: just fine

Oshi: hmm

Koi:hm...

Neta:...................... Anyway uhhh .... I sense a weird tension between you two ....you guys have any thoughts about making a catalog?.... And maybe hiring some fashion designers to help me with it.

Koi: Oh that's not my field Sweetie.

Oshi: It is mine though let's go to a table and talk about this Koi join us. I insist...... Shimi be nice koi's husband while we do business.

Merv:.............

Shimi: ..................

Merv:............ [drink]

Shimi: [eating]............

Merv: so I-

Shimi: [leaves]

Merv: ok....... Nice conversation

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Ikkan: how are you guys doing?

Ichiya: It's been solid.... My splatcast is actually ending because I just got offered a job at with research lab.

Murasaki: I bought a house

Nami: I'm actually working on a soundtrack for a TV show. How are your classes going

Ikkan: It's going great. I graduated a year I already got offered the job as a music teacher at several schools you need to pick which one I want to go to. My stepdaughter.....cod she's going to be my daughter.. is going to one of them so I might pick-

Noji: ikkan!!! Why have you been ignoring your big brother all night! That's a very rude!

Ikkan: *sigh* You're not my big brother. We're the same age we've twins

Nami: hehehe See you later ikkan Happy Frosty fest!

Ikkan: okay, I'll see you guys.... Tell claim I said hi and I'm still looking for that pedal they wanted.............. Noji what do you want?

Noji: I can't say hi to my brother on on the eve of Frosty fest, is that suddenly a crime?

Ikkan: what do you want?

Noji: I want a meet and greet and sighing for chirpy chicks at rock shock and I want to to sell store exclusive merch with every ticket purchase.

Ikkan: I can make that happen. Just give me your manager's number.

Noji: thank you little brother.... Also, our parents rented an Airbnb and they want you to stay over after the party.

Ikkan: seems a little last minute already all our presents and everything at home and nibbles is going to be alone I have to let her out of the guest room and if I do that then she's going to chew on the presents and

Noji: you can just bring your little snow bunny with us! Come on we have matching pajamas for everyone!!

Ikkan: is that supposed to convince me?

Noji: yes! We have a lot of expensive gifts at home and mom really wants you to be there. We haven't had a the Frosty fest together in years.

Ikkan:...... Ok

Noji: yay! Can I get a hug?

Ikkan: no

Noji: hug your brother..... Come on you. Hug your brother!. ....hug me..... we're family!........ It's Frosty fest!

Ikkan: get off me! You're annoying...... Now I have to buy more gifts for you and our parents...... The party ends in 2 more hours.....*sigh*...I guess I can go out and get some stuff real quick. Want to come with?

Noji: *gasp* I would be honored to go last minute shopping with you as family. Let's go!

Ikkan: All right, let's head out. I got a text Neta about a change of plans, get the gifts and head to your place after the party

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Warabi: look at my boy friend playing his saxyphone....

Mahi: just when I think he's super lame. He just gets even lamer

Warabi::awwww yeah...... About that ummm.... I was wondering maybe we should.......... Move

Mahi: what?

Warabi: move. I think we should move to a bigger apartment with two bedrooms and separate beds

Mahi: why what's wrong with our appointment?

Warabi: nothing. It's a nice apartment If you're living by yourself and you have no one and you're single but I'm not single and you're not single and I feel like we should maybe have our own spaces and............... ....

Mahi:............….......

Warabi:.......*sigh* I want Baja to move in with us... I think it would be a good idea since he's new to this place It seems like a good idea if he lives with someone that he knows and is comfortable with and can help him get used to his environment. He's also my boyfriend and I like him and I feel like you two would also get along uhhhhhhh

Mahi:............ Sure...... He can move in. I guess I mean help with rent....*sip*

Warabi: are you like positive that you want him to be here?

Mahi: Yeah sure he can move in and I guess we can look for a better apartment. I'm being honest. Our apartment fucking sucks heheh........................

Warabi: *sigh* That's great. I don't know why I kind of expected the worst

Mahi: are you kidding me? I like Baja He would be a great roommate!

Warabi: I know right he's such sweetie-

Mahi: I can be mean to him and tell him what to do and he just does it with no hesitation. He'll be a great maid

Warabi:........... Mahi that's-

Mahi: Baja!! Grab some drinks You're a new roommate. Let's celebrate!

Baja: ok!

Warabi: mahi..

Mahi: Yeah

Warabi: ............You're still my best friend and I love you

Mahi: I know... Love you too

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[end of the party Everyone is leaving]

Neta: sigh.... That went well surprisingly!

Pearl: night Neta!!! Great party man.

Neta: see ya pearl! Night Marina!

Warabi: yeah you went great!

Candi: I had fun... Do you have fun Bowie?

Candie's son: *sleeping*

Candi: He had fun. night guys also thanks for the gift Neta! [Peck]

Neta: awww It's no big deal. You deserve it....... *sigh*... A lot of phone calls to make... I have at least 30 business cards. At least two pages of phone numbers I have to contact.

Warabi: sounds like a successful business venture

Beika: amazing night man. You got my manager's number right? Hope to see my t-shirts in your store

Neta: so you'll see them. night.

Umishi: It was a nice party. I had fun Mr. Verns

Neta: I'm glad you had fun....... Aren't you that kid mahi gives discounts without my permission?

Umishi: you must be mistaking me for the wrong person.

Neta: No, No I'm not not you can't keep coming to the store- Wait a minute. How did you even get into this party?!

Umishi: I had fun!! Happy Frosty Fest. Byyyyyye!!!!

Neta:..........*sigh* bye

Ryu Chang: awesome night bro

Neta: Yeah it's nice seeing you again Ryu

Ryu: you got our manager's number.... We about to drop some exclusive shit we'd love to put in your store

Neta: we got you man. Don't sweat it.

Lionel: amazing party! I'll email you some more information about our ticket vendor here's my card

Neta: thanks have a good night

Tanguru: AmAziNg paRTy MAN! You'RE the BEST!!?

Neta: Go home tangle, you're drunk.

Mizole: where the hell is mahi?! The golden salmon is going to to go bad if they don't come now.

Warabi: how the hell did you afford a golden salmonoid?

Mizole: unlike you, I actually earned my money and don't mooch off my parents

Warabi: you piece of shit!-

Neta: It's not worth it not on Frosty Fest.

Mahi: I'm here! Sorry Baja was putting one of the wine barrels in the back of the car. Let's go night boss.

Neta: wait!! Hold up you two. I got something for you.... Here

Warabi: what's this?

Neta: Your bonuses. Don't spend it all at once... Happy Frosty fest kids

Neta: holy shit. That's a lot of money..... Thanks Neta happy Frosty fast!!!! We might be able to get a better apartment than we thought

Warabi: night Neta Happy Frosty Fest!!

Neta: good night.....*sigh* ..... Cici? .... Crab cakes??

Cirrina: *sleeping*

Neta: hehehe [picks up]...... Let's go home. Pick up the presents and head over to b&b

Cirrina: Happy Frosty Fest dad

Neta: Happy Frosty Fast sweetie....

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Mahi of course belongs to @fish-at-fish-fish-resort and a very special guest umishi belonging to @catastropic

[obsessive-ego]

Frosty fest splatoon outfits designs dropped

Beetlejuice?!

[cryptorobertos]

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[fawnandshadows]

Fawn Fest — Love In Every Stitch

Prompt: Hehehe I used knitting for this prompt! But this is a very special addition for fawn fest because it a gift to my friend @thefangirlofhp !! Happy Belated Birthday!! I'm also pretty sure the one year anniversary of our friendship is coming up which is insane to me because I feel like we just started talking the other day. I am so grateful to have you in my life!! Thank you for all the times you've made me laugh, all the help that you have given me on my writing, and all the times you've listened to me ramble about anything and everything. Thank you for gracing the world with beautiful writing. And thank you for just being you <3

Rating: T-ish

Warnings: Language, mentions of a character death

Word Count: 2.9k

AO3

Azriel stretched his scarred hands after setting down the two metallic needles that he had been holding for hours — for the past 40 minutes the tension had been building in his hands from the tedious movements, but he didn’t want to sleep without finishing his work. 

His knuckles sang with relief as he stretched his phalanges and his tightened scar tissue slowly melted into relaxation as he massaged his hands. 

“How does this look?” Azriel asked, nodding to the creation that laid flat on the coffee table.

He could hear the fridge shutting behind him and then the heavy footfalls of Cassian moving across the hardwood floor, and Azriel tensed as his brother approached. Azriel had spent his entire weekend working on the project in front of him, and despite his reputation as being clueless, Azriel knew that his brother understood why he dedicated 48 hours of his life to knitting a cardigan that would be useless in a few months. But that didn’t stop Azriel from dedicating all of his free time to making sure that every single stitch was perfect. 

With a groan Cassian sat down next to him, Azriel could feel the leather of the couch sinking from his brother's weight, and Cassian leaned forward to drop his can of beer on the coffee table next to the small cardigan. 

Azriel looked at him sharply, silently warning his brother not to spill, and Cassian rolled his eyes and scooted the frosty can across the table. 

Cassian picked up the small article of clothing and inspected it, and Azriel had to admit that the sweater looked ridiculous in Cassian’s large hands. The entire garment had alternating pink and purple rows — Azriel did his best to knit small flowers into the design, and he thought that he did a good job, but now that someone else was looking at it he was hit with a sudden wave of anxiety. 

“You actually made this?” Cassian asked, turning the cardigan around to look at the back and running his fingers along the rows of stitches. “Just this weekend?” Azriel nodded his head in response, his eyes trained on the cardigan because he didn’t want to see whatever expression was on Cassian’s face, but he was aware of the way Cassian shook his head and let loose a low whistle. “She’s going to love it, Az. They both are.” 

Cassian set Azriel’s work back on the table and clapped his brother on the shoulder. 

“Are you going tomorrow?” Azriel asked. 

“Yeah, I can give it to her if you want.” Cassian offered, reaching over to grab his beer and opening it. 

Azriel waited until the pop and fizz had subsided before saying, “No, I’ll give it to her myself.” 

A choking sound came from Cassian’s throat, and Azriel finally looked at his brother to see his eyebrows raised to the top of his head and beer dripping down his chin. 

Once Cassian managed to breathe again he said, “I should have known, really, especially since…” His voice drifted off, and his eyes landed on the cardigan that Azriel had knit. 

Azriel simply nodded his head in acknowledgment of what Cassian had left unsaid. 

With a stretch, Azriel stood and said good night to Cassian before turning in for the night. 

___

Azriel didn’t know what to expect at a child’s birthday party, and in reality he should have expected screaming children to be a part of it, but that didn’t stop him from internally cringing as the loud shrieks of laughter filled the air and grated on his nerves. 

And they were all running. 

All of them. Not one single child stood still. And two of them almost knocked Azriel over as they rushed past while playing an intense game of tag — they had almost knocked the gift out of his hand, but Azriel had managed to clutch it to his chest just in time. 

“You made it!” Elain’s voice called out through the noise, and Azriel swiveled in her direction. His body answered before his brain could think. He instantly relaxed as his eyes landed on her smiling form, and the small child that was resting on her hip. 

“Ash! Cash!” The birthday girl beamed as she saw her two uncles, and she slapped her pudgy hands togethers as they approached. 

As they walked closer Azriel could see her golden brown eyes — eyes that were just a hair lighter than her mothers, but just as warm and friendly — gleaming with happiness. She leaned forward, almost toppling out of Elain’s hold, and reached her arms up so that Azriel could grab her. 

Her legs clung to his chest like a spider and her arms wrapped around his neck. 

There was something that absolutely floored Azriel every time he held Sofia in his arms. Maybe it was the fact that she was so small and warm that it set off his protective instinct. Maybe it was because the young girl had immediately taken to Azriel, not once had she ever been frightened of his size or the markings on the backs of his hands, and she always just seemed happy to see him. Maybe it was because Sofia was so damn fragile and innocent that it stunned Azriel every time he saw her. Or maybe it was because there was so much of Elain in her that it caused such a reaction in him, but as he felt the racing of her heart beating in her tiny chest his resolve to protect her from the worst part of life strengthened. 

“Happy Birthday Sofia.” Azriel said and planted a kiss on her forehead, and little brown curls that had escaped from her pigtails tickled his nose. 

“Momma says I’m five!” Sofia said, grinning broadly in a way that caused her cheeks to puff out like a chipmunk. “She also says to thank you for coming,” The little girl placed her hands against Azriel’s chest and toyed with the buttons on his jacket. She looked a little sheepish as she leaned closer to him. “She got mad ‘cause I forgot to thank Fey.” Her voice dropped to a whisper and her brown eyes turned wide and glassy. “But I didn’t mean it.”

“You should probably thank Cassian.” Azriel whispered as he leaned forward, making sure that his face was as serious as hers, and stifled the laughter that bubbled in his chest as she eagerly nodded along — little brown curls flying. 

So, Azriel handed her to her other uncle and looked at Elain and ignored the way his heart strained in his chest. 

“Hi, Lain.” Azriel said as he leaned forward and kissed her cheek, placing one hand on her shoulder while the other gripped the present he had wrapped in newspaper. He had spent so much time on the actual gift that he had forgotten to get the wrappings for it, so he hoped Sofia didn’t mind unwrapping cartoons off an old shoe box. 

“I didn’t think you would be able to make it,” Elain said smiling, and if Azriel was to believe his own eyes, then she was blushing and the pink tint to her cheeks was because of him. “I know how hard it is for doctors to take a day off of work. It really means a lot,” Elain leaned forward and pressed a chaste kiss to his cheek and Azriel felt his breath turn heavy in his lungs. Her lips brushed against his ear as she spoke. “Her father couldn’t make it.” 

His body stilled at the words, and he turned to look at the little girl who was climbing over her uncle and laughing brightly. 

“Graysen’s an asshole.” Azriel said through clenched teeth, his fingers digging into her shoulder. The thick green sweater she was wearing bunched up under his hand.

“At least she has you,” Elain said softly, placing her hand over his. “Her favorite uncle.” 

Azriel nearly fell apart at the seams from the warmth and happiness shimmering in Elain’s eyes. 

“He doesn’t deserve you as a wife, Elain.” 

Azriel could hear her breath hitching in her throat. 

“Pretty soon he won’t have me as a wife.” Elain said in a hesitant voice, and it wasn’t until then that Azriel noticed the absence of a ring on her finger. 

“Elain—”

“We can talk about it later,” Elain cut him off and pressed another kiss to his cheek and Azriel swore that he could feel the Earth spinning on its axis. The leaves on the trees suddenly turned vivid — fiery red and burning oranges. And yet the beauty of the fall day around them was dim in comparison to Elain. She took a step away from him until she was just out of reach and motioned to the gift. “For Sofia?” 

Azriel nodded stiffly and handed it over to her. 

His heart went from freezing to doing somersaults to flatlining to spinning, and Azriel barely remembered to follow Elain and Cassian as they walked towards the gift table. Sofia was smiling over Cassian’s broad shoulder at him, and Azriel forced a smile in return. 

Elain. Elain single. Elain without a husband. 

He tried to calm himself — He was a fucking doctor, he knew how to keep his head cool and his hands steady under pressure, but the thought of Elain finally free from her fucking rat of a husband sent every cell of his being spiraling.

There were so many nights where Azriel held Elain’s crying and shaking form as she wondered where her husband was, and so many times where Azriel had dropped everything when Graysen didn’t show up — like when Elain’s father had died and Graysen couldn’t come home from his damned business trip, so Azriel had traveled with Elain to the funeral and held Sofia’s sad and confused body to his chest, small tears running down her plump cheeks as they lowered her grandfather into the ground. 

Azriel remember every fucking second of that trip, especially as Elain looked at him with watery eyes and said he was more of a father to Sofia than Graysen ever was. He loathed himself because he let himself feel a small tug of hope in his chest during some of the worst days in Elain’s life. And ever since then he was waiting for the day where Elain would finally leave her shitty husband — she deserved so much better. Someone that actually showed up. Someone that actually cared about her and Sofia.

“You good?” 

Cassian’s voice lurched Azriel out of his own head, and Azriel looked up to see Cassian looking at him with concerned eyes. 

“All good.” Azriel said with a tight nod of his head. 

“Ash needs cake!” Sofia said, her back practically breaking from the way she leaned backward to look at Azriel. Her messy pigtails floating next to her face. 

“I’d love some, sweetheart.” Azriel said, catching Sofia as she leaned further back. 

Her sharp giggle rang through the air as she enjoyed her two seconds of freefalling. 

“Shoulders!” Sofia screeched and she climbed over her uncle, and Azriel laid two steadying hands on the child. “Momma!” Sofia shouted as her tiny, pudgy fingers gripped Azriel’s inky hair. “Ash needs cake!” 

Elain looked over her shoulder at them, and Azriel would have given anything to know what she was thinking. 

He watched as she sliced a piece of cake — the corner piece with extra frosting —  and handed it to him. He tried not to read into the way her fingers lingered against his.

“Bite?” Sofia whispered as soon as her mother walked away, her heavy breath next to his cheek. Azriel turned to look at her and immediately noticed how her eyes were trained on the massive slice of cake, and Azriel wondered how long it would be until she started drooling. He quickly sunk the plastic fork into the vanilla cake and stuffed it into her mouth before he found out. 

“Tank you.” Sofia said, crumbs flying out of her mouth. A bit of frosting was smeared on her face and Azriel lifted a thumb to wipe it away. 

The two silently shared the cake and by the time they were done it was time to open presents. 

Azriel easily lifted Sofia off of his shoulders and sat her at the head of a picnic table, on a large wooden chair decorated with pink and purple flowers. 

He dutifully took all of the discarded wrapping paper that Sofia threw around as she unwrapped her presents and placed it into the trash bag that he had taken from Elain’s hands. 

Eventually, Sofia was handed a present decorated with peanuts comics. She ripped the paper away to expose the box beneath, and Elain raised an eyebrow at Azriel and said, “Size 13 converse? They might be a bit big.” 

Azriel rolled his eyes with a smile and urged Sofia to open the box. 

A soft gasp fell from Elain’s lips as she took its contents.

Two chubby hands gripped the cardigan that Azriel had made, and Sofia looked at it in wonder. Her pink mouth fell open and her innocent eyes widened, and Azriel couldn’t remember ever seeing an expression that was so pure and wholesome. 

“Pink,” Sofia whispered almost reverently, “Purple,” Azriel had never seen eyes that wide before. “I want to wear it please,” Sofia turned towards her mother and extended her arms out, showing off her present. “Please Momma.” She shook the small cardigan. 

Elain moved quickly, taking the sweater from her childs hand and tucking it into the crook of her elbow. She undid the zipper on Sofia’s sweatshirt, revealing a matching pink shirt underneath, and maneuvered Sofia’s soft arms into the sleeves of the cardigan and then buttoned the silver plastic buttons on the front of the cardigan. 

Azriel was more than a little relieved to see that the cardigan was a hair too big, so that it had a little more life in it than he had previously expected. 

 “No eating while you’re wearing this, darling, we don’t want it getting dirty,” Elain said as she kissed Sofia on the cheek, the small girl twisted to show off her new sweater. Her little arms stretched out as she looked at the sleeves with a dazed smile. Elain took a step back, leaning into Azriel as she whispered, “She loves it.”

“I thought she might,” Azriel, smiling down at Elain. “I figured pink and purple would be a safe choice.” 

It was well known that Sofia loved anything and everything in those colors, and more often than not her fingernails were painted in differing shades from the palest pink to bright magenta to the deepest purple.

“It’s unique,” Elain commented as she looked at her daughter. “Where did you get it?” 

There was a beat of silence, which caused Elain to turn her face towards Azriel. But Azriel kept his eyes trained on the preening child.

“I made it.” Azriel said in a tone he hoped was casual, but he could feel Elain stiffen at his side. 

“Az,” Elain whispered and placed her palm against the back of his hand, over the scars that mangled his skin. “Thank you — That’s amazing. How did you even find the time? How —” Her fingers pressed closer to his skin, and Azriel finally turned to look at her and the way that she was looking at her, as if he had somehow pulled the stars out of the night sky and handed them to her as if they were diamonds, made his knees quake. “Thank you.” 

Elain leaned on to her tippy toes and pressed a kiss to the corner of his mouth. The soft skin of her lips barely connecting with his, but it was enough to make Azriel dizzy. 

“Pretty?” 

They pulled away at the sound of Sofia’s little voice.

Azriel looked at the little girl who had her hands fisted in the hem of her sweater, and he noticed the nervous way she looked around and the pink blush on her plump cheeks. His heart nearly melted at her bashful expression. 

Sofia looked at them with large doe eyes as she waited for their answer. 

Azriel dropped the trash bag from his hand and let it fall to the grass at his feet, and he placed his hands on his knees as he knelt towards Sofia.

Delicate blonde lashes lined her eyes as she looked at him, as if she was nervous about what he would say. 

“Beautiful,” Azriel said and kissed her forehead, “Just like your mom.” 

Sofia bent a little at the knees and smiled at the words.

“Thank you for my present.” Sofia said, wrapping her arms around herself. 

“I’m glad you like it.”

“He worked all weekend on it, bunny.” Cassian’s booming voice came from across the table, and Azriel turned towards it to see his brother with his arm wrapped around Nesta’s shoulder. 

A loud gasp came from the little girl. 

Azriel looked and saw two brown eyes staring at him in amazement. 

“Ash made it?” Sofia asked as she fingered the fabric. Azriel slowly nodded his head. “How?”

Azriel raised his hands and pantomimed knitting and said, “Well, I use two needles and I wrap the yarn around the needles, and I move the needles like this and it creates a stitch.” The little girl's eyes followed the movements of his hands.

She let go of her sweater and brought two hands out to clasp one of Azriel’s, her small, pale hands gently moving over the gnarly scars on his skin. 

“Beautiful,” Sofia said and pressed a wet kiss on the back of his hand before dropping his hand completely and reaching up to wrap her arms around his neck. “Thank you.”

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Event Reward: Frosty Delight

It's still November but I am in a winter mood so I'm taking part in the Genshin Winter Fest event for OCs on Instagram! I really wanna take part in more of these types of events and collabs, because they are fun I just wish I had more time and motivation 😭

I of course went with my main OC Yuna. She already has this alternate design along her official, so I decided to use it for this collab. Also because I don't know what to do for Saori 😅

Her event skin is called Frosty Delight. She isn’t much of a fighter and dreams more of pursuing her passion in figure skating.

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Editing the model wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Then again, I have edited my own MCs for Hogwarts Mystery!

Credit:

Yuna Mochizuki ©️ Me

Model ©️ ari.genshin_skins

Cryo Game Screen ©️ @wyyvernn

Outfit Wish Template ©️ yumisarat on Twitter

Made with IbisPaint

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My MANIA (era) experience

Now that all my FOB related shows are over and none are coming up in the near future, I thought why not look back on what has probably been one of the best years I was lucky enough to experience, all thanks to my favorite band and the people I got to meet through them.

It all began with the three small shows they announced in Europe. I had already booked a vacation to Japan, just two weeks prior to them releasing the dates. I already knew that I had to make it to at least one of them and while Berlin was out of the question since I wasn’t going to go to Tokyo just for a couple of days, I decided I would cut my vacation short and book another 16 hour flight from Tokyo to London, so I would be able to see them at least in Brixton. Prior to that, me and three of my friends had come up with the idea to design a flag, specifically for this show. 

Basically, what we did was to put the wave that had come around by the beginning of the MANIA era inside of the crown FOB logo.  Needless to say the show  (01/11/2018) was an absolute blast and by the end of it, we had our flag handed to Ranel in hopes he would give it to the boys. It was such a good time, seeing them after what had been more than a year and in a setting that was way more intimate than the venues they usually play in. After the show we thought that this would be the last we would ever see of our little project, but months later we would come to realize it would turn into one of the greatest memories ever.

Anyway, the day atfer the Brixton show (01/12/2018), the boys were playing a short acoustic set in Kingston, in a venue even smaller than Electric Brixton. They only played 5 songs (HMTOD, Sugar, Uma, Mmrs and Centuries) but I enjoyed every second and they seemed to be in such a great mood. Not to mention that it’s not every day we get to hear the acoustic version of those songs.

After these two special gigs, I already knew the MANIA era was off to a fantastic start for me and the adventures along the way would become some of my favorite memories. Shortly after, MANIA was released and the boys announced their Wrigley Field show, so me and a group of friends immediately decided to visit the US for the first time, as we couldn’t miss out on such a special show (it had been my dream to see them play in Chicago, their hometown for a long time). Additionally, we planned to attend 6 shows of their EU/UK tour and I spent months being excited for all that was to come. They went on to play in New Zeeland and Australia and what came next truly blew my mind. I saw footage from the first show that would kick off their tour over there and came across a very blury video of Stay Frosty. During that time they didn’t have the backdrop for it ready so the background image they used was a logo. But not just any logo, it seemed awfully familiar and I immediately thought of the flag we had made months prior. I couldn’t tell 100% if it was what we had designed, but I decided to take a chance and tweeted Pete about it to ask him whether it was inspired by the flag we had given to them in Brixton. What happened next was probably one of the best things that ever happpened to me.

Hours later, the FOB twitter account responded me, followed me and sent me a DM. Me and my friends were ecstatic and they promised to send a package to me that would include stuff for all of us. Little did I know how generous they would be. They even included a picture of the logo and one with Pete in it in their reply to me.  And I wouldn’t be disappointed. A short while before I was going to leave for my upcoming FOB shows, a gigantic package was delivered, including a signed copy of MANIA, the vinyl and Llamania for all of us and additionally stickers, bath bombs, a guitar strap, a Folie poster and the bobble heads. I couldn’t thank them enough for making this an absolutely incredibly memory for me to share with my friends, especially because they would use the logo as a backdrop during Church, meaning so many people got to see what we inspired and I had a chance of witnessing it with my own eyes during the EU/UK tour. The feeling of seeing it in person was incredible. Next, the EU/UK tour came up and I saw them in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Düsseldorf. It was the best time I got to spend with friends, traveling to all these awesome cities and seeing our favorite band together.

It was bitter sweet when tour ended, but I knew I was going to see them again in Chicago and meanwhile decided to also see them at Leeds fest. I can’t thank my friends enough that always spent ridiculous amounts of time queueing with me, freezing with me, sitting through rain and cold wind, sharing stories and laughs together, only so we could rock out on barricade after. The whole experience was one I will always treasure. So up next was Leeds fest:

As always, the boys didn’t disappoint and Pete’s flame thrower bass made one of its first appearances. It was tough to last until FOB’s set, mostly due to how incredibly terrible some fans of certain artists behaved (I even cracked my rib from being crushed against the barricade as I found out once back home), but all the exhaustion was blown away the second they came on stage, opening with Disloyal Order, which had all of us emotional to say the least. Leeds happened around two weeks before our biggest FOB related adventure to date would begin and meanwhile I had started a small project months prior. I created a book filled with letters from fans all over the world, specifically about their very own MANIA experiences. I knew a lot of people wanted to be present for this big milestone the band was looking forward to, but couldn’t be, hence why I wanted to take a part of everyone with me to give to the boys. I had managed to snatch a Sunshine Riptide package for their Wrigley show, meaning I knew I was going to meet Pete and Andy at a m&g, so I thought I could hand the book to them in person.

This is us a couple of hours before getting on our flight to Chicago ♥

The Chicago trip turned into a little bit of a FOB tourist tour, meaning we went to the infamous Pick Me Up cafe and sat on the table they shot the cover of EOWYG on. The food was terribly delicious as well, so I can 100% recommend going there if you take a trip to Chicago.

All the days spent with so many amazing people in Chicago made the whole trip truly unforgettable. I’m so grateful for all of the friendships I’ve been able to make this past year.

I also got a tattoo done while there (not my first FOB tattoo but definitely one of the most meaningful):

What it means? Basically it’s inspired by Chicago Is So Two Years Ago, especially by the line “There’s a light on in Chicago and I know I should be home”. It just personally made a lot of sense to me to get a tattoo related to this song in this particular city. Inside the light bulb is part of the Chicago skyline and the coordinates are for Wrigley Field. Soon the big day came and I couldn’t contain my excitement, neither could my friends. I was stoked for the show, I was stoked to give them the book I had spent months on making. But mostly I was thrilled to finally, after 11 years of waiting, meet Pete and Andy. Especially Pete has been someone I’ve been looking up to for a long time, therefore I couldn’t believe it was going to happen on such a special day.

The m&g itself was rather short (sadly), though the boys were lovely and Andy said my KISS shirt was cool. 

I can’t even express how much I enjoyed the show itself. It was emotional from beginning to end and I did shed some tears. I felt blessed hearing Chicago Is So Two Years Ago and Lake Effect Kid in this particular place. Despite having been to quite a few FOB shows, this one will always remain one of my favorites, without a doubt.

Amazingly enough, Wrigley Field wasn’t the end of our FOB adventures. Remember the book I was talking about? During the m&g I wasn’t allowed to bring it with me and therefore couldn’t hand it to the boys in person. Luckily a lovely staff lady took a hold of it for me. Once again, I thought I had seen the last of it. But I was curious whether they had eventually gotten it or not (also felt a certain responsibility towards everyone that had contributed), so I tweeted Pete. After the show when we got on our Lyft back home, my friend suddenly told me he had replied! Though he commented on my tweet and said the book was rad, rather than answering my question as to whether or not he had gotten it. Still, I was happy.  A couple of days later I woke up to Pete having posted my book on his IG story! I couldn’t be more thankful, he’s truly a real one and made my heart super happy. So many people trusted me with their words and I decorated the book with my personal art, so it meant the world to me he cared enough to truly let me know he had gotten a hold of it.

The next day my friends and I had tickets for the MANIA experience. Yet another thing I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to say I saw in person. It felt like talking a walk through Pete’s head. We spent hours just hanging out, listening to the demos and songs they had available for people to listen to over headphones.

After the experience we decided to visit their old apartment, where everything pretty much began (the one where they also took the photo for their TTTYG album cover). This would be the last stop of our little FOB Chicago tour and probably the right place to visit last. I feel I kind of came full circle and couldn’t be grateful enough for everyone who made this trip truly special.

I pretty much thought that Chicago/Wrigley Field would be the last FOB related event I’d attend for this era/year, but then we figured out Andy was going on EU tour with his band SECT and immediately bought tickets. What can I say, no better way to let this era come to an end than meeting Andy at this show a week ago. We were the only FOB fans there so we got to talk to him for quite a while, which was refreshing since it’s pretty much impossible to spend more than 10 minutes talking to one of them unless you bump into them on the street. He was lovely, took a lot of time to talk to us, took pictures with us, signed my Wrigley ticket and even kept saying hi every time he walked past us. Once the gig was over he immediately came looking for us to hand all four of us one of his drumsticks. Andy is truly the sweetest and I’m so happy I was able to meet him in this very intimate setting (I don’t think there were more than 60 people). This year was certainly unreal and I can’t wait for next era.

Maybe it was all just a dream ♥

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Meet Cute (Steve Harrington x Reader)

A Steve Harrington Fluff fest, that is all.

Inspired by that hilarious 'Ahoy' Season 3 teaser. I had this idea of how the reader would meet Steve while he was working the ice-cream cones! But mostly because my little soccer mum of five needs a break and some happiness (and I totally didn’t get inspiration from eating an entire roll of love hearts sweets).

Words: 2880

Warnings: none

 (GIF NOT MINE)

      Starcourt Mall had recently opened to the public in Hawkins, Indiana, and it was all the rage. Everyone from kids to teens, to adults constantly crammed every space of the lot. To many this was the place to spend an afternoon with friends or simply unwind from their daily stress by doing a little retail therapy, to you it was your own personal hell.

You had decided to get a part-time job to earn some summer pocket money and gain a little experience, even though your senior year studies were time-consuming enough. You had assumed working part-time at a candy store wouldn't be so demanding. Boy, were you wrong.

Parents constantly bombarded you with their crying, bratty kids asking which sweets were the best and when you gave your humble opinion and their kids decided they had a different kind of sweet-tooth, the parents never failed to storm right back in and demand a refund or exchange of goods. It was utter chaos. To make matters worse, the mall didn't have the most effective ventilation system either, and your ridiculous uniform didn't give much breathing room, which meant when it was hot, it was really hot. 

On one particularly hot afternoon, you decided to get yourself a little cool treat to alleviate the heat on your break. You had decided against a cold beverage and thought you'd settle for an ice-cream cone instead and you knew just the place.

Scoops Ahoy was uncharacteristically empty for that time of day and taking into consideration the sweltering heat of summer hadn't died down yet, you were left a little dumbfounded. It didn't matter though, you preferred the quiet. It was a welcome change from your taxing day job. As you made your way to the counter your eyes locked onto the most stultified and unamused face you had ever seen. His name tag read Steve and he honestly looked like someone had sucked the life out of him. You couldn't help but feel empathetic towards him.

"Welcome to Scoops Ahoy, what can I help you with today?" His eyes were half-lidded and he tried and failed at giving you a company smile. His voice had the same impression of that of a sleep-talker, all dull and groggy. You snickered to yourself.

"Were you replaced by pod-people or something?" You jested.

Steve blinked a couple times, cocking his head sideways. He seemed to liven up with curiosity a little, not getting you reference, "What?"

"Uh, pod-people. You know, Invasion of the Body Snatchers?" You waited for him to show any indication of knowing what the heck you were talking about, to your disbelief and slight embarrassment he didn't. He just shrugged and gave you this look like you were speaking another language. "Come on, man! You haven't seen the piece of cinematic genius by Philip Kaufman?" Your nerdy side was showing in full force as you looked at the poor ice-cream server with wide eyes.

"No, I haven't seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers." He said dryly, "It's not like fighting Demogorgon’s left me with much free time..." he whispered to himself absentmindedly. Before you could ask what the hell a 'Demagordan' (or whatever he called it) another voice joined in.

"Oh, I've seen that film. Gnarly, my brother loves that kinda stuff. I can't stand it," Steve's co-worker butted in, not at all trying to hide the fact she was eavesdropping. She was probably bored too.

"See, I'm pretty sure everyone in the world's seen that film,"

"Whole world huh?"

"Yup, the whole world."

"Well then, I guess I was replaced by a pod-person after all." His smile seemed more genuine this time. He was actually quite attractive, though that terrible sailor’s hat wasn't doing his hair any favours. When he noticed you staring at the hat, he looked a little self-conscious and nervously rubbed his neck, "So, what can I get you? Or did you just come in here to accuse me of being a pod-person?"

"Which you admitted to." His co-worker reminded him as she shamelessly watched your exchange like it was a soap opera.

"Which I admitted to, yes."

"Right!" You shouted a little too excitedly which caused colour to flare in your cheeks. "Do you have any pistachio ice-cream?" Steve seemed surprised by your choice of flavour and his co-worker wrinkled her nose. Clearly, it wasn't a best seller in Scoops Ahoy.

"No, I don't think so," He looked at his co-worker for confirmation, she shook her head, "Nope, sorry." He said more confidently the second time.

"Damn," You snapped your fingers, “What do you recommend then?"

"Everyone seems to like the Chocolate Dipper, It's the ice-cream that featured in the Starcourt commercial." His co-worker offered.

"Chocolate Dipper it is."

Steve busied himself with your order as you scrounged your work apron for spare change. You pulled out a roll of pennies and coins and a few Love Hearts. When Steve was done with your order he handed you your ice-cream cone. In a moment of unusual bravery, you placed the money on the counter as well as a piece of candy that had the word 'Smile' printed on it. You giggled when he noticed the small sweet and practically skipped out of the shop with your cone of frosty goodness.

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You had just finished ringing up a customer, your head was turned down to the register where placed the money in its designated slots when you heard Steve's voice say your name. You had started slightly and looked up at him in confusion. He pointed at your shared name tags.

"Now we're on the same playing field. I figured since you bought something from my place of work, and left an overly generous tip too I might add, I'd return the favour." His voice sounded different. Lighter, almost cocky. The remnants of his 'king of high school' persona were showing. You giggled, more out of shyness than anything else. You cleared your throat.

"Welcome to the Sweet Shack, what can I help you with today?" Steve noticed your cheeky choice of wording. He looked at you in wonder. It wasn't out of surprise, more amusement.

He grabbed a roll of Love Hearts and handed you some coins. You rung him up. What you didn't notice was that he had opened the packet of sweets and spilt all the little circular chewables onto the counter. When you noticed what he was doing you felt your heart race a little as butterflies made their presence known.

Steve boldly pushed two sweets in your direction. One was the exact same one you had given him, the other had the words 'Call Me' etched onto it. With that, he ripped a piece of paper from the sweet wrapper and used the pen fasted on his shirt pocket to jot down his number. He swept up the remaining sweets from the counter and placed them in his pocket.

"In case you wanted to educate me on the poetic genius that is Philip Kaufman," he gave you a wink goodbye.  Steve Harrington, once king of Hawkins High, left you standing behind the counter looking after him with the same wide eyes as a love-struck teenager.

Part Two is here!

if you liked it, let me know. Feedback is always appreciated. Constructive criticism too. I may have a few ideas for a second part, still in the ‘draft-then-delete��� stages though.

Due to the fic getting way more likes than I anticipated, I am currently working on part two.

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