#how to be a steamed bun XD

[hualian]

they're both SO whipped 😭🦋 | Heaven Official’s Blessing S2 Ep2

[azzuredragonstrikemain]

Poseidon x Reader

This is for one of my favorite Poseidon x Reader people, They are truly a wonderful person. And since they love Poseidon so much I thought of doing this for them. XD

Warning, bath scene and semi mature content, bullying, mentions of cyberbullying, slight name calling. 

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Coming back from work, you laid down exhausted. Your (h/l) (h/c) was pulled into a messy bun. I’m so tired of them. you bitterly thought. Why are they even doing this? 

You work in Vahalla’ medical wing, which is a lot of stress. Taking care of patients and filling out paperwork is a lot of work. While you have free time you write and post fan fics and some of your own stories onto your blog. But lately you’ve been stressed from both work and from your hobby. The reason being, nymphs. 

Those nymphs. Those rotten beasts.  Ever since the nymphs knew you worked in the medical wing and found your blog. They’ve been bullying and bothering you non stop. Sighing again you turned your head but then shrieked in surprise. Blue eyes glanced to see you fall off the bed. Pale lips slightly quirked in amusement. Closing his book, he huffed. Getting up from the bed, setting the book on the night stand, he walked around to your side. Oceanic eyes widened in shock. 

You sat there on the floor, hugging your knees to your chest. Your face was hidden from his view but he knew. He knew you were crying. With lightning reflexes, the male swiftly scooped you into is arms. As if seeking comfort you wrapped your arms around his muscular neck. Burying your face into his shoulder, ignoring the biting cold of his chocker, you continued to silently cry. 

 Readjusting his hold on you, he continued to carry you in his arms. The servants of his palace swiftly moved out of his sight all except one. Bowing down, he motioned for what his lord wanted. “Prepare the bath and make sure there are no prying eyes there.” his voice a bitting cold. “Yes my lord.” he said, as he saw his lord turn the corner. 

Standing up, the servant made his way towards the bath house. Entering, he clapped his hands. “Lord Poseidon and Lady (Y/n) wish to take a bath. Put in (fav. scent) and (2nd fav. scent) and make sure you add bubbles. And once your done with that you may all leave.” he ordered. The nymphs did as told and once they were done. They exited but the males eyes narrowed as he heard their conversation. 

“Honestly why would he use those precious scents and oils on someone like her.” one said. “I know and her writing wasn’t even that good.” another said a smirk on her face. “Shush be careful what you say.” another warned giggling to herself. 

As the doors shut on the nymphs, the male gripped his hands. How rude? Lady (Y/n)’ writings are quite fabulous and elegant. he remarked as he gathered the other supplies his lord might need. Setting them within his lords reach, he got up and looked around the bath. The pool was steaming at an adequate temperature, large swamps of bubbles floated around the pool. Looking to the essentials again he nodded. 

Snapping from his thoughts, the male heard wailing. My Lord must have tried to talk to her. I should tell, no, I shall wait until. No. The servant was in a predicament. His Lord needed to hear what had probably caused his Lady her distress but he needed more evidence. Deciding on what he should do, he quickly left the room. 

As the doors closed on the servants hallway, the main doors opened. Now out of sight of others you were crying your eyes out. The god sighed as he unlatched you from his being. 

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Once you were in the bath, you now played with the bubbles that surrounded the two of you. Cupping some in your hands you blew on them. Smiling you leaned up against the males chest. Your hair was out of the messy bun and now surrounded your back. Your (h/c) shined in the dim light, while your now serene figure nuzzled into the Gods chest. “Thank you my love.” you smiled. Turning around, you placed a kiss on his neck. Huffing in mock annoyance, he leaned his head back and closed his eyes. Giggling, you wrapped your arms around his neck while your fingers delved into his soft hair beginning to play with it.

The two of you stayed like that for hours. Nothing but the sound of water splashing and bubbles popping filled the room. Oceanic eyes slightly opened as he heard a soft knock on the servants door. “Lord Poseidon, may I enter.” 

Sitting up from his laxed position, your arms fell from his head and now laid on the cold floor. Taking your arms and putting them in the water so as not to wake you. Poseidon wrapped his arms around, almost automatically the water pushed the remaining bubbles towards you covering your figure from his servants eyes. Glancing towards the door, his attention focused back on you. “What is that you have to bother me with your presence?” his tone harsh but not so harsh that it would wake you. 

Taking that as a sign to go in. The same servant from earlier walked into the room, kneeling down beside him, he whispered to Poseidon. You could he the ocean’s rage as they crashed violently outside. “Huh, such pathetic insolent creatures.” his cold voice making the room turn cold. “What would like me to do my lord?” 

His eyes looked to the wall as a deadly smirk appeared on his face. “Send those wretches to Persephone.” 

The servant nodded as he exited the room. Brother and Persephone will have fun with them and should they ever come back here. Then they have a death wish. 

As if sensing your husbands joy, you hummed. Looking back to your peaceful face. The wicked smirk disappeared and was replaced with a calm small smile. Leaning forward, Poseidon placed his hand in your hair. A chaste kiss was placed on your head. Nuzzling himself into you (h/c) locks, he opened his eyes. If someone was in the bushes out side they would see a possessive menacingly look on the sea gods face.  Who should ever hurt you or cross you in anyway. They will have me to deal with. That I swear. 

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AN: Hopefully tumblr doesn’t censor my account for this. Anyway hope whenever someone says something mean to you this will cheer you up. Have an awesome and great day!

[sunshinetrinket]

hello sunny!! 🌞🌞🌞 how are you doing sunny its been so long. 💛💛

its been a billion years 😭 uni is kicking me when im down but alas i prevail! not quite victorious but close!

i haven’t took many flowers picture, my place got storms & raining season so ive been cooped up mostly. i went to a museum tho!! there was an art contest and i think these artists should have lots of money for their art because theyre so good, like incomprehensibly good like i dont think i could meet the artist without bowing in reverance.

also i saw these cool steam bun chairs 🌝, thought you might get some amusement out of them like i did XD (i must inform you the buns are not as soft as they look i felt so betrayed they were hard as hell)

ohhh i just went to a ship museum when i was in north carolina!! it wasnt too big because it was in a park by the lighthouse but it was pretty cool. also Chen Yung-Lin fire painting 🔥🔥 i've been thinking about going down to the art museum in the big city near me some time i havent been in a long time

also i'm doing. actually pretty bad like generally but its okay i'm feeling alright right now OH I'M GOING TO A CONCERT SOON with my best friends i'm very excited i'm gonna see my favorite band of like 6 years.

and check out these cool sea slugs and this shell thing with a bunch of things living in it from nc v

[fortune-maiden]

Difficulties of writing TKA fic...

What does everyone call each other again!?

[lostinwildflowers]

Azumane Asahi x Reader

Summary: Asahi is the blacksmith for Karasuno's kingdom, and he accidentally shods your horse wrong, leaving you without a mount. What will he do to make it up to you?

Word Count: 1.1K

Warnings: N/A! Some horsey terminology, but you can ignore that XD it's just for me to indulge!

A/N: Okay here it is! My final submission for my Royal collab from forever ago! I'm sorry this took so long to get out, but I finally sat down and said "I'm GETTING this thing DONE!" It's not my best work, but I hope y'all enjoy it nonetheless -Birch<3

A man banging in a smithery was one of the only sounds ringing out early that morning. Sweat glistened on his skin even though it was cool outside, and his hair messily fell around his eyes as he banged on the red-hot metal.

It was Azumane Asahi, the blacksmith for the royal family. He was up early so that he could make new horseshoes for the royal family, and he had a lot of horses to get through. Getting through all of the horses took a while, but it was always the king, queen, and princess who got their horses’ feet done at any call.

Asahi was the best smith in Karasuno, people always tried to buy him out from under the king, but Asahi was loyal to the man who gave him his life. Which is why he knew your horses’ feet needed to be perfect.

Shiny and perfectly round horseshoes for your horse. Sounds easy in theory, but actually took quite a lot of talent. Thus, Asahi was up early and working to make sure he had plenty of time to get your horse done.

You had brought your horse down to the smith early, too early. But Asahi was ready for you, smiling kindly at you while you held the kind mare, stroking her nose while he picked up each foot and tacked the shoes on. You made pleasant conversation with him, chatting about the weather and how the smith must get hot in the middle of the day.

But with a bead of sweat in his eyes, Asahi didn’t realize he made a mistake, and on the following day, your horse came up lame. It wasn’t hobbling on three legs, but the kind mare was unsteady enough that everyone decided you would be riding another horse in the time being.

Asahi felt terrible about the mistake, it was his job to make sure that your horses were sound at any given time and day, and he failed. So, he decided that he was going to find you and apologize before you had the king fire him.

“Excuse me? Princess Y/n?” The deep but soft voice comes, and you turn your head, eyes locking onto brown locks tied in a low messy bun. You smile at the blacksmith, dropping into a curtsey as you reply, “Sir Azumane, what can I do for you on this fine morning?”

Asahi blushes and stutters out, “P-please Princess, I’m n-no sir. I’m just the smith. But I- I uh, brought you something to say sorry for shoeing your horse wrong.”

At the end of his words, he offers you a small wooden nameplate, a bar of gold etched across the front with the name “Daisy” on it. You take the plate in your hands, glancing up from it to the shy smith who once again mumbles out an apology.

“Thank you,” you whisper back, once again glancing down at the beautifully hand-crafted gift. You call to a maid wandering out of a room, quietly asking her to have the plate tacked onto your horse’s stall door before you turn back to Asahi.

“Care to meet my horse, officially?” you inquire with a giggle, turning on your heel without waiting for a response.

When you got to the barn, Asahi had probably apologized another ten times before you had stopped him and told him that it was alright. As you brushed her face you stated, “I promise it’s alright, Daisy has always been super sensitive to stuff, she’ll be better in a week or two.”

Daisy gently nudged at Asahi, nibbling at his fingers in the hopes of a treat. He chuckled quietly before slipping a small sugar cube out of his pocket, offering it to the kind mare with a toothy smile.

After that, the two of you part ways, and you decide to bake some muffins to thank Asahi for the sweet gift. You wandered down to the smithery late one afternoon, muffins in a handmade basket you had weaved.

There is a loud and constant banging that rings from the smith, and you feel nerves sweep over you as you glance in from the doorway.

Asahi was laser-focused, his grip firm on a red-hot sword, his hammer repeatedly cracking down on the metal, bending and carving it into a deadly weapon. His brown locks were getting messier with every swing, some strands were dangling in front of his eyes while some were sticking to his slightly sweaty skin.

He looked so intense and almost scary that your heart jumped in your chest and you take a step back, realizing how dumb it must have been for you to come to the smithery. In your haste, you smack into the wind chimes hanging from the door, alerting the tall, brown-haired man of your presence.

Asahi gives you a kind smile, waving at you to come in as he dunks the shiny silver sword into a bucket of cool water, steam billowing around him as the sword sizzles and cools off.

“What brings you to my smith, Princess Y/n?” he asks politely, setting the sword down before dropping into a low bow. You wave him off as you blush and mumble, “I wanted to thank you for the nameplate, so I baked you some muffins this morning. I hope you like them.”

You hand him the basket with a slightly shaky hand, but Asahi takes the basket from your hand, but moves it to his other hand. He grips your palm lightly with his own, very rough and calloused one.

In a simple movement, he places a tender kiss on your knuckles, his stubbled cheek grazing over your fingers as he pulls away. His grip, his closeness, all of it made the heat of the smith get to you, and you could feel your blush crawling up your neck and ears.

Without thinking, you reach up onto your tippy toes, placing a chaste kiss against his cheek before returning to your usual height. For a moment the two of you stand there, both flustered and blushing, before you take a step back and curtsey to him.

Asahi once again bows, but as you turn to leave he blurts out, “Stay with me!” You stop in your tracks, turning to him with a surprised look on your face. Asahi shuffles as he glances down and mumbles, “I meant, if you want, you can stay here and talk with me if you like. I can show you how I made the nameplate.”

And so you did stay, chatting in Asahi’s smith until late in the evening, where the only light that shone was the one from the fires of his ovens.

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[haikyuu-sins]

Hello!!! I have another fun request for you!

Can I request scenario Law x S/O? Okay a while ago my mother called Law's six pack Kadetjes. XD (Kadetjes is a Dutch word for bolletje brood. Bolletje brood in Eng is bun bread.) And I was like they look the same!

Also Law hate bread so, *evil laughing😈* It's gonna be fun. Anyway S/O sees his six pack and bun bread on the table. And suddenly realizes they look the same. And they were like heeeey do you know what your six pack looks like? And he's like heh what's it like? And then they say it looks like Kadetjes. Law is like what???? (Kadetjes is old word. So it's use almost never.) They grabs the six bun bread like in the pic and put on the stomach and tell that the six bun bread looks like his six pack and laugh at it. Law looks disgust and the rest you can decide how it goes.

Okay but your mom isn’t wrong! 😂 I’m gonna need that full picture of Law for uh.. Research purposes 😬 lol

*****Law x Reader

You and Ikaku sat in the kitchen waiting for the bread to be done in the oven. “This is when I’m glad that Law doesn’t like bread, it means more for us!” you grin as the timer goes off.

“I know! Now we just have to eat it before the rest of the crew gets here.” Ikaku laughs and she grabs some oven mitts and takes the pan of steaming buns out. The two of you are nearly drooling at the sight and smell of them. “Oh I can’t wait to have one with some butter and jam~”

“I’ll give them five minutes to cool before I start eating!” you exclaimed as you took a deep inhale of the hot bread.

“Come and get me when they’re ready okay? I’m going to go shower really quick and I’ll be in the cabin.” While Ikaku was off showering, you simply cleaned up the kitchen, humming a little tune as you did.

It was then that your captain decided to grace you with his presence with an almost disgusted look on his face. He rarely came out of his office except to eat and get coffee or tea and he just so happened to come out when, “You made...bread.”

“Perfect timing! We made your favorite!” you tease him with a smile.

Law just rolls his eyes and tries to pay no mind to the bread that’s sitting on the counter. It looks like he wants to gag and you can’t help but stifle a laugh. That’s when you noticed something. Law’s button up shirt wasn’t buttoned all the way so you were able to see his abs peeking through.

“Hey Captain.” you said as you eyed him.

He made a sound of acknowledgement while he grabbed a clean mug from the cupboard and some tea to steep.

“You wanna know what your abs look like?”

He’ll admit that this somewhat peaked his interest and he turned around and leaned against the counter with a smug look on his face. “And what’s that?”  

“Kadetjes.” you try not to smirk walking over to the pan of buns and that were cooling off and because it was usually so cold in the sub, it didn’t take long for it to become warm.

“Kadetjes?” His smug look began to fade and his eyes began to narrow as he noticed where this was going. “Don’t you dare.”

You grab the warm pan and put it next to his abs. “Look! They look exactly like bu-”

“Don’t!” Law stared you down, ready to grab them from your hand and throw them across the kitchen. “Don’t do it.”

“Buns.” you finish your sentence and you’re doing your best to keep the smile off your face and you have to put your hand over your mouth to stop the laugh that’s about to escape. But it’s too late. The look on Law’s face caused you to burst out. “I’m sorry I couldn’t help it! Captain you can’t even deny it!”

It was true and he hated it. But as much as he wanted to get rid of the bread, he knew you had taken the time to make it and would probably feel about it later. “You better count your blessings that your bread is still in your hands.”

“Okay okay~” you put it back on the counter. “How about I make it up to you? I’ll make you something for a snack.Your tea, too.” taking the mug from his hand, you place it on next to the stove and begin to boil some water for him and make it for him. He watched you cut up some fruit for him and boil some noodles and an egg, as well as some other things to go in as well. “You really should take a break.”

“This is my break.”

“You know what I mean. A longer one. I know you’re just going to eat for ten minutes and then go straight back to work. You deserve some rest for how hard you work.” you brows furrowed and you sighed, stirring the noodles, then putting them in a bowl. You cut the egg in half and placed it on top as well as some other garnishes. The bowl of noodles and the plate of fruit was set on the table for him.

Law let out his own sigh and sat down to eat while you finished making his tea and brought that to him as well. “I can’t exactly afford to take too long of breaks…But thank you.”

You sat down with him. ”Don’t you wanna hang out with us? We miss seeing our captain.” you put your hands under your chin and pout up at him with puppy dog eyes to try and guilt trip him into spending more time with the crew.

It was working. “Stop acting cute…”

“Oh so you think I’m cute~?”

His ears turned a bright shade of pink and his voice gets stuck in his throat for a moment before he rolls his eyes and pushes the plate of fruit over to you so that you can both share. “Shut up…”

[tigerseye46]

Ahahaha Pigsy would totally think THE Handsome Monkey King, Great Sage Equal to Heaven wouldn't have feelings for him solely because he's a "lowly chef"!! Little does Pigsy know, Wukongs mostly been eating his hair for CENTURIES, so a "lowly chef" is the perfect partner for him.

Not to mention that there's so much more to Pigsy then being just a chef. He's also a father (to Xiaotian) and, if we're going the Zhu Bajie reincarnation route, he's a hell of a powerful pig demon. There's just so much for Wukong to love about Pigsy!!

But I totally see how Pigsy would think Wukong wants more 🤣🤣 just give him a peach steamed bun, Piggy! That'll win him over!

DHSHDHD YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

Just give him some food and it will work XD

Pigsy is so much more than a “lowly demon,” he just doesn’t recognize it especially when he thinks that the Great Sage would want a partner more on his level even though the pig is on his level. It’s like you said, he’s a pretty good father to Xiaotian and if we’re going the reincarnation route, he’s powerful!

And Wukong needs someone who is going to make sure he’s taking care of himself since his diet in the last few centuries is just hair and peach flavored stuff.

Just give him some food, Pigsy!

Pigsy, gives him a peach steamed bun

Wukong: I think I’m in love with you.

Pigsy: What?

Wukong: What?

[illyaana]

Hihi! Can I join your event with Kuroo from Haikyuu with me as the mythical creature? I got Trickster!

I use they/them pronouns, my MBTI is ENTP-T, and my sun is Capricorn, Moon is Leo, and Ascendant is Scorpio.

Uhh random fact about myself.... I kin Kuroo? (Chaotic neutral child here)

I see I've caught a Capricorn :)))) and I love a good Kuroo kin, ngl - you all have such amazing humor (and smart as hell) :) We have the same moon sign!!!!

I had a really fun time writing this (since yk the Trickster is pretty fun to write XD) so I hope you like it!!!!

Want a drabble like this? Take part in my Halloween Event; the Unknown! I'll be taking requests until the 28th of October, so send in your asks before it's too late!!!!

(also this hit 700 words because I couldn't stop typing so enjoy :)))

It is a curse; immortality.

You never wanted to be the one to see all your loved ones leave you - but it was your birthright to feel this agony - to feel this painstakingly slow dagger etch such a deep scar and just wait for the numbness to fill your senses.

Walking on the streets forlorn, the only thing you could ever do was reminisce the moments you had.

Letting the soft tinge of the rain hit the ends of your jacket as you walk along the tiled corridors, you stop in front of the library you've considered your oasis ever since you were young - when you lived life like a normal kid.

The railings that accompanied your step reminded you of the years Kuroo stood beside you - how his little quarrels with a certain blonde made you laugh endlessly.

The soft symphony that played in your ear as the droplets from the sky hit the ground beneath you reminded you of the days you spent running along these very roads with the black-haired male.

As soon as he heard the rain hit his window, he'd call you to sneak out of your house. The minute you step out, he'd be sitting in front of your porch with an extremely small umbrella you both could barely share.

Eventually he'd give up sharing that small umbrella and run to the convenience store at the corner of the block just to give you those warm buns you loved - he'd grip your wrist tight, but loose enough for you to feel comfortable.

The grandmother at the counter would give kuroo a chicken sandwich and you a small bun for half the price off thanks to the two of you being frequent customers. She'd even throw in a cup of hot chocolate, if you both begged enough.

After many tries in trying your luck, you both would rush to the entrance of the store and sit on the wet pathway. Kuroo would always bring a little towel for the two of you to sit on as you both stared at the busy city - how the streetlights would illuminate the if not very dark road, showing you both a private viewing of little scenes that would unfold.

Every once in a while, the captain would turn to look at your expressions - how they'd change as you paid attention to every single detail that unveiled itself. The stream that came from that hot bun in your hands would piss you off so much, you'd try to blow it away, which only resulted in a larger amount of steam covering your vision.

Not to mention how amazing you looked under this soft yet harsh lighting.

He'd wonder what you loved so much about that little sweet bun while he wolfed down a chicken sandwich while you slowly nibbled on the bun's sides, savouring the flavour.

"I swear to God you're going to take too long with that bun," Kuroo said.

"I like it a lot, okay? - I don't get it very often," you huffed.

"Tell you what; I'll keep on buying those godforsaken buns if you buy me this heavenly sandwich."

"I swear to God you love that sandwich," you mocked him.

He flicked your forehead, earning a yelp from you.

You smirked as you warped his sandwich into the rubbish bin, leaving a very distressed Kuroo in front of you.

"I literally was just holding it!"

You laughed, looking at the almost teary-eyed male before you.

"It's just a sandwich, Kuroo."

In a fit of annoyance, he grabbed the bun from your hands and threw it right into the rubbish bin.

"It's just a bun, kitten."

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It is a curse; immortality.

If you weren't immortal, you would've stuck beside Kuroo - watched him age as you spend your days by his side, savouring each moment you made with him.

If you weren't immortal, you would've let these emotions you've kept for decades out, and maybe, just maybe, given all your love to your captain.

But you never can - and you never will.

For he has met his end, while your gold string of fate is nowhere near being cut.

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Hope you enjoyed it!!!!

[adventuresinwonderlust]

Do you have ....top 10 your most favorite pics of Yoongi of all time?

I know, Mission Impossible XD

I'm in awe at his talent of going from Daddy

to Pouty Baby

in a span of like, 0.01 of a second.

But also, how do you even call THIS:

Doll face? Baby boy? Rosy cheeks? Freshly steamed bun?

#I'mgonnasueMinYoongi

Omggggg I have sooooo many favorites but ill just share a few from my Yoongi folder lolol. These are just some of my top favs. Enjoy 😉!!

[violetsoju]

Your friend is a genius ;-; aaaaaahhhh!! I tend to avoid drinking it gives me a stomach ache?? Like I don't know why! I used to be able to finish off a bottle of Jack but now... Automatic stomach pains. >.> candy cane fudge! Cheese fudge! Cream cheese fudge! Omg omg omg... Lava cakessssss am drooling. I'm a super bad cook, can you cook???? Like don't get me wrong I can cook ~some~ things but there are certain things i can't cook at all. xD

oh noooo your stomach really said no getting drunk and wasted huh /j. but on the bright side your health is protected by these poisons hhhh

omg candy cane fudge sounds super super sweet 👀 but cheese and cream cheese fudge, i have my arms wide open hahaha. lava cakes remind me of sunny side ups or xiao long baos (a type of chinese steamed bun) where all the juicy essence flow out w a bite /drools

i can cook,,, to a certain extent haha i only learnt how to cook proper meals after studying abroad, and i surprisingly find cooking actually quite interesting and fun now hhhh. maybe it's the need to sustain myself but making and feeding yourself good and nutritious food is v satisfying too ♡

[putschki1969]

「KEIKO First Live K001 ～I'm home～ 」First Impression

1.Be Yourself: Live instruments sound so much better here than in the studio version but Keiko is quite shouty and out-of-tune during some parts (mostly the chorus). Maybe not the best start but hey, I still enjoyed it. 2. 始まりは | Hajimari wa (Beginning): Better than the studio version imo but overall pretty similar. 3. Ray: Definitely better than the studio version. A lot more ooomph if you ask me. By now KEIKO is really into it and not as shouty as she was for “Be Yourself”. Unfortuantely they kept those weird electronic sounds from the studio version in the live back-up track. I had hoped they would get rid of those.

MC:She greets everyone at the venue and watching at home. She hopes we will all have a great time. Next up is a song that hasn’t been revealed yet.

4. 溜め息の消える街 |Tameiki no Kieru Machi (A Town Where Sighs Disappear): New song for the album. I like it but it’s not my favourite. From what I can make out, the lyrics are lovely though. Love the rainy vibe

MC:Keiko loves how the following song opens up wide sceneries. She has always liked that about songs so after consulting with all kinds of people, she decided to pick this song for herself even though it’s quite different from all her other songs. It’s actually the oldest song among all her pieces.

5. 茜 | Akane (Madder Red): A very traditional sound with some Chinese elements I think. Kinda like Wakana’s Kinmokusei but not quite as good imo. But still, I am blown away, such a beautiful ballad. Fits Keiko’s voice perfectly. LOVE IT (just a few tiny little off-key moments but nothing too bad)

MC: Self Introduction. 10 years of Kalafina and vocalist at YK’s lives. Some promotion for YK’s upcoming live. For the next section she wants to cover some songs that she has sung during YK lives in the past.

6. 宝石 | Houseki (Jewel): The musicians don’t do a good job here, the drums in particular sound quite out of place and borderline grating to my ears. Or is it just me? Keiko is providing lovely and solid vocals but imo they aren’t quite on par with the FJ performances I have seen in the past. 7. 風の街へ | Kaze no Machi he (Towards the Town of Wind): This one on the other hand is absolutely FLAWLESS imo, KEIKO hits every note and I just love how she chooses to sing her lines. It’s different from her old style so I don’t think you can compare it to those FJ performances from the past. But it does remind me of the more recent performance I saw during the YK live in Taiwan. The musicians also sound much more balanced here.

MC: Keiko talks about the venue being in Shibuya which is a very important place for her. She would come here weekly during her time in school since she took voice training lessons here. At one point she heard a song by Yutaka Ozaki at Shibuya Scramble Square and immediately fell in love. During her time in Kalafina she would always name him as the artist that has influenced her most. So of course she has to cover one of his songs for this live.

8. I LOVE YOU (Yutaka Ozaki Cover): This made me cr even though I have never heard this song before. You can tell KEIKO feels strongly about his music.

MC: Introduction of musicians & reading some comments Bass.目黒郁也 Ikuya Meguro (she loves his solo in Kaze no Machi he) Key.ミトカツユキ Katsuyuki Mito (he sings a bit in Hajimari wa) Gt.和田建一郎 Kenichiro Wada (Hajimari wa, Tameiki no Kieru Machi) Dr.北村望 Nozomu Kitamura (she met him at the PrincessPrincipal live)

Everyone is going crazy about Kacchan (the pianist) in the comments. She shows off her haribo gummies and M&Ms in the clear bottle. Lots of fans are having dinner while watching the live which Keiko finds super cool. She had steamed buns for breakfast. I love that she is wearing her super old boots that she used to wear back in her Kalafina-days (during live-house encores in particular). She chose an outfit in which she feels relaxed. Keiko wanted some up-beat songs for her live so the following two were chosen quite quickly.

9. エンドロール (End roll) : So the bracketed lyrics are backing vocals provided by herself. No guest vocal unfortunately. Either way, a really good song that gets everyone hyped just as promised in the tweets. Reminds me of a song but I don’t know which one. I guess this is Keiko’s “Ongaku”, maybe it even reminds me of that? 10. Change the World’s Colour: Her deep voice is back!!! Combined with a super high vibrato voice during the bridge (just wow - that singing style is gorgeous, reminds me of her singing in Sans Toi M’amie). Btw, for a second there I thought she was gonna sing “Mata Kaze ga Tsuyoku Natta”

MC: She talks about her countdown tweets where she wrote down some lyrics of the previous two songs and was teasing everyone with some hints. Keiko probably wouldn’t have chosen those two songs if it hand’t been for this live stream concert. She thanks everyone for waiting so long for her return. She is super grateful to be able to hold this live.

11. 命の花 | Inochi no Hana (Flower of Life): Stunning! As gorgeous as the studio version but much more impactful.

ENCORE: Album Release =>  December 2; It was planned for autumn but it ended up being winter. She apologises for letting us wait. Her excitement when she mentions that YK has written a song for her album and Kore-chan has provided the guitar playing is so freaking cute. She is the most precious human-being on this planet.

12. 七色のフィナーレ | Nanairo no Finale (Finale of Seven Colours): my first thought was that it sounded kinda futuristic XD Also, you can definitely tell it’s a YK song but it really fits Keiko’s solo style. Love it, a super catchy tune, the chorus in particular. And those lalalas!!! *is dead* 13.& 14 Double Encore Synchronicity & Nohara  (Venue ONLY): Wish I had been there T_T

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Can’t wait to rewatch the archived version. My faves (in no particular order) were probably Ray, Akane, Kaze no Machi he, I LOVE YOU, End Roll, Change the World's Color, Inochi no Hana and Nanairo no Finale.

You CAN STILL BUY tickets so be sure to SUPPORT KEIKO! It’s totally worth the money. The live lasted about 1 1/2 hours, pretty short but an okay length for a first solo live I would say. The audio and video quality are great and now that the live is archived till September 13 you won’t have to deal with any streaming issues. Find my TUTORIAL here. Keiko sounded fine for the most part but occassionally she was a bit out-of-tune. She is really straining her voice with this new singing style. It’s a bit of a hit and miss I feel. But I think she will eventually figure out how to sing her songs in the best way possible. Wakana did the same thing.

Now I am gonna try to order the live goods. Will let you know whether it works or not. EDIT: Okay, I couldn’t do it since the payment needs to take place on delivery...Stupid methods from the dark ages...Need to find another way to get my hands on the goods.

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Based on her past experiences, an original album which expresses a "new KEIKO" with various sounds will be released on December 2nd!! A special song written for KEIKO by Yuki Kajiura - a legend within the world of anisong - will be included in this album. It’s titled "七色のフィナーレ | Finale of Seven Colours" and the lyrics are written by KEIKO!! Release date： 2020/12/2  Title：to be decided 【CD Contents】 ・命の花 ・Be Yourself ・Ray ・始まりは ・七色のフィナーレ and others (a total of 10 songs)

https://avex.jp/keiko-singer/news/detail.php?id=1085854

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Hikaru’s reaction tweet after watching KEIKO’s live stream concert.

I had a great time filled with lots of fun and happiness. Looking forward to the album!

[livayl]

misery illuminated by a beautiful sunrise

Story is about:  Two new OCs called Jon & Hunter. A beautiful spring morning in the mountains getting interrupted by illness that results in a fit of desperate, rapid fire male sneezes. And a mess warning for the sneezes and some descriptions. Excuse any typos, this is written as an one-shot because my creativity is an elusive *** these days. xD Also not sorry because I can´t stop converting my normal OCs into the sneeze-universe. lol

Jons cerulean eyes were closed. Blonde, feathery lashes rested on his bronzed skin above sharply curved, gaunt looking cheeks. Exhaustion-bruised lids twitched and fluttered whenever the breeze brushed it´s chilling kiss over them. It´s cool touch tasted as clear as it was perfumed with all nuances an early spring morning up in the mountains could offer. A bouquet of versatile fragrances just awakened by the first rays of warming sunlight. The scenery in front of the two men was bathed in all the newly found, flourishing glory only spring could create. A light hued golden, illuminating the pleasing dark that had manage to veil Jons sluggish mind and blurred his sight. The soft shadows that had helped to cushion all the growing signs of illness that had kept him awake for the last hours. A night spent restless, breathing through cracked lips as his nose was too stuffed to be cleared by the fresh air. Clothes clinging onto him tightly. Damp, and uncomfortably veiling a body coated with sweat. Too hot and yet shivering violently buried under a too thin blanket. 

Jon pulled his hat a bit deeper. Squeezed his eyes shut with a painful groan in an useless search for shelter. He furrowed his slanted brows until the tired frown in between them deepened even further. Thick curls in the color of ripe grain spilled out with the change of posture. The negligent bun now gradually loosened more and more by the insistent tuck of frosty morning wind. Newly freed curls now tumbled around the angular, yet finely chiseled face. Danced in the air with much more levity than Jons heavy body could have mustered.   It all created an appearance that would have been pretty looking in it´s deeply tanned glow if not tarnished by a rough night without sleep. - And that deeply irritated look that kept plucking at Jons facial features.Twisted them into something more unpleasant that revealed the discomfort he was in.  His full lips shook, crinkled and then finally parted for a big yawn that was hastily smothered into his gloved fist. "Hey man, don´t fall asleep on me." Hunter called out and nudged his shoulder. "I´m not sleeping. Just resting my eyes. Too bright." Jon answered with a tired grumble and it wasn´t even a complete lie. The rising sun stung and blurred his gaze. Radiant and too dangerously close to tempting him to a very much not welcomed reaction. Crisp air bit into Jons already sore and flushed face and yet did not manage to cool his overheated skin. Just was enough to make his eves water, nose run and throat and chest hurt simultaneously. Well, maybe those things weren´t completely the weathers fault. At least Hunter did not seem to be affected that badly. That guy had the audacity to appear almost cheerful when he handed him over a big mug of steaming coffee. That look really did not go well with his grizzly bearded face. Or maybe it would have complimented it nicely if not for each of Jons sore muscles screaming loud enough to drown out anything else. It was becoming truly trying to not get lost in his misery, let alone hide said unwelcome state of being successfully.  "Thank you. Sorry, I did not mean to be grumpy." At least he had not meant to let it show that obviously. Jon sniffed for the myriads time on this still young morning. A wet, thick and increasingly wretched sound. Then pulled off his gloves to lace his bare hands around the pleasantly warm mug. The steam did not help to stem the flow that threatened to trickle out of his increasingly tingling nose but the warmth was more than welcome. "You look like shit." Hunter remarked while sipping on his coffee with a way too jovial grin. How did that guy manage to look that alert already when Jon himself could barely blink without inducing a migraine? "Yeah. And I´m still so much prettier than you." Jon replied but the joke got lost in another sniff. Sharp yet gurgling and very urgent sounding this time. And definitely enough to ignite the spark of irritation that had been buried deep in his sinuses for a while. Long enough to have been dulled to a constant, present irritation that now, very suddenly, demanded Jons full attention. "Fuck- H-hheh-hold on." Jon gasped out and bit down on his full lower lip to give the rising need a stalling counterpart. He hastily handed over his mug. The motion fluent enough to avoid spilling the hot liquid even when his face was already contorted with an obvious outcome. Jons lashes fluttered under tightly drawn, crinkled brows for an entirely different reason now. His slender, tear shaped nostrils elongated even further with a wide, irritated looking flare. Pulsated back far enough to reveal the shiny, fluid wetted septum twitching above a curled upper lip. The whole exchange did probably not last longer than a few quickening heartbeats. Still Jon felt like fighting that merciless sensation for much longer. It was almost too late. The need was too pressing to be held off even a second longer when Hunters fingers brushed over Jons. And that damned mug was finally handed over. His face had contorted to an expressive, snarling grimace that spoke of more urgency than any verbal warning could have. It was only a shivering, gasping inhale later that the desperate expression was hidden behind steepled hands. Then Jons whole upper body bent down with a series of frantic, rapid fire sneezes. Each fittish release made him crumple over his lap even further and yet none seemed to bring the much needed relief. Each sneeze was wet and productive, yet almost tumbling over one another with barely enough time to take a breath to fuel the next. Gradually getting even smaller, winded and breathless until the last were repressed to squishy, nasally sounding stifles:  "hhAH-YIZSSHue! -IZSCHuh! -KSHih! -kzsch! -izschuh! -hdxt! -ndgt! -hah-kdxt! -ndch!..." The exertion had left Jon dizzy. His sky blue eyes were clouded over, gaze hazy with tears. His hands were covered with thick spray that appeared even hotter against his chilled skin and the fresh air. The wind was not the only reason for Jons fiercely flushed cheeks. Or the furiously blushed nose that was still hidden behind fingers that were both strong yet delicately built. And also more than capable of hiding his embarrassed expression which was definitely the biggest plus at the moment. "Unnh...Don´t say anything..." Jon more pleaded than said. His voice was now obviously slurred with congestion and hoarse with whatever nasty illness he had been tried to fight off all night. "Didn´t mean to say much. Except: Bless you. Here." Hunters big, calloused hands appeared in front of Jons burning face and stuffed a plaided handkerchief in between his fingers that were now shaking visibly. Jon could hear the smile in the other mans deep voice clear enough to imagine his thin lips part behind the coarse, reddish-brown beard. A gentle smile that would crinkle the corners of verdant eyes crowned by those ridiculously long, coppery lashes. One that always manged to warm him up far more than the brightest morning sun. Dammit. "Thank you..." Jon said and this time his voice was muffled by the comfortingly soft fabric and chased away by a long, crackling blow. 

[ertrunkenerwassergeist]

Born Into the Wilds - Snippet

This chapter is already 8 pages long and still not finished XD

Hhhmmm, what to choose...

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“I would have loved to see their faces though,” Libertus suddenly said, jarring Nyx out of his thoughts.

“What?”

“With the fire-ash. I would have loved to see the Insomnian's faces when it suddenly grew up from under the streets.”

Crowe gave an amused snort. “Probably as dumb as yours was.”

“Hey! You weren't a paragon of serenity either, so you have no room to comment.”

The two glared at each other until Crowe huffed and rolled her eyes good naturedly. “Yeah, whatever.”

By now they had all seen the newsreels about it. Interviews with upset pedestrians and citizens that their beautiful city had been blighted by a blessing of Ifrit. But on moogle net there were quite a few people voicing their interest in learning more about this. Especially young people. It was strangely heartening in a way.

Nyx looked out his window at the large form of the fire-ash peeking out from behind the buildings. It's crown had grown around the main street of Insomnia and the Founder's Plaza along with a few other places. It looked like round islands of bronze and green in all the grey. Currently there were concerns flying around about how much light the lower districts were getting now with the tree blocking out much more of the sun than the buildings already had, but Nyx could already tell that somehow they now had even more light and that the air had become cleaner.

“You think the sinehär gisdrauhti will declare it a sacred sight?” Pelna asked no one in particular.

“Don't think so,” Crowe answered. “They would never declare something of Astral making sacred. Also, it's at a too inconvenient a place to set up a sacred sight. I give it until noon today at most until the children are climbing all over it.”

“No bet,” Libertus snorted, amused.

The sudden ringing from a phone made them all twitch. Libertus gave a quiet slew of curses and fished his phone out of his pocket, it's screen lit up and emitting a series of semi-melodic high pitched jingles. He answered in Lucian.

“Yeah? Ostium speaking. - Wait, how did you get your hands on this number? - Yeah, okay stop. What did you call me for? - Know what, get yourself over here and we'll talk about our training sessions. - Of course that's alright. Why wouldn't you be able to come down here? We didn't shut us off from the rest of the city, you know.” Libertus sighed and rolled his eyes before giving out the address for Nyx' apartment. “You know how to find it? - Good. See you in an hour then. And don't be late.”

“Did you just invite the Amicitia kid for food?” Nyx asked with a raised eyebrow.

Libertus stared down at his phone like he couldn't believe he had just done that. Suddenly, Nyx grinned.

“Admit it. The kid grew on you.”

His hunting-brother scowled and shoved Nyx in the shoulder. “Shut it, you.”

“But you don't deny it,” Nyx singsonged and ducked out of the way of the kitchen towel sailing his way.

Someone clapped their hands together to gain their attention. It was Crowe.

“Okay, playtime is over. If we want to eat at a reasonable time today, we need to start to clean up. No getting out of it Luche! Don't think I didn't see you try to sneak away. You can help Libertus in the kitchen.”

The bond's expression did not change eve a little bit as he walked over to the kitchenette, where Libertus had finally started to sort through the bags. As always, he had bought at least thrice as much as should be needed.

Nyx turned back towards his bed and started to resort the loose papers into their proper binders, all carefully labelled for easy manoeuvring. It was done relatively quickly, so after he was done, he went to help Crowe, who just shooed him away. So he just shrugged, turned the TV louder and retreated into a corner to mix some limeschti after his Clan's recipe.

“... live from the Founder's Plaza.”

“Thank you, Lucius. I'm here at the Founder's Plaza where you can see the very top of the fire-ash. It appeared yesterday precisely at high noon, causing a minor accident on the Insomnia Main Street and surprising the pedestrians here,” a female reporter in a muted green military styled blazer spoke into a microphone.

“They still harping on about that?” Libertus wondered out loud. “That's old news already!”

“Not for Insomnians,” Luche said. “You know they love to regurgitate things like that again and again, until no one wants to hear it anymore.”

“Thank you. And that was Julia Videte, life on-site. And now please welcome in our studio renown biologist Doctor Sania Yeagre. Thank you for coming, Doctor.”

The screen showed a woman in her early to mid thirties with dark skin and black, curly hair done into a bun on top of her head. Large glasses framed eyes that glinted with a childish enthusiasm rarely seen in adults.

“The pleasure is all mine,” she said, a bright smile on her face.

“What can you tell us about the general attributes of a fire-ash?”

“The Fraxinus Ifriti, commonly known as fire-ash, belongs to the olive family. Since the fall of Solheim this tree has become exceedingly rare, for a few centuries it was even considered extinct until they found a living specimen during the construction of the Tomb of the Fierce on Mt. Ravatogh. It also is the slowest growing tree on Eos, with barely half a centimetre per year. Studies also showed that its sap could be used as a strong curative.”

“Can I infer from the scientific name, that there is a connection to the Infernian?”

“No shit,” Libertus muttered, causing Nyx to snort.

Sania Yeagre, not at all perturbed by the leading question, nodded enthusiastically. “Yes! In some of the earliest botanical works we have today, it is listed as a symbol of Ifrit's blessing. Which is why the tree must have been very common during the existence of the Empire of Solheim. It is depicted in near every work of art we have left of that time.”

“Then the fire-ash that spontaneously sprouted from Little Galahd, can be seen as a sign of the Infernian blessing the Galahdian people?”

“I imagine so. This is a very rare opportunity. I returned to Insomnia as soon as I heard of the fire-ash's existence. Hopefully the Galahdian leader will let me study it.”

Nyx shared a look with Pelna, who had also finished cleaning up his papers. He stood by the door, papers and laptop crammed under one arm.

“I'll be back soon. Just need to put these away and get Tethys, Moireus and the girls. We'll also bring another table and some chairs. There's no way we'll fit all at this tiny thing you call your dining table, Nyx.”

“Hey. I haven't needed a bigger one until now.”

“Time to get a new one, then,” Pelna teased and slipped through the door.

Nyx scowled after him while Crowe and Libertus snickered and Luche's lips ticked up into a grin. A knock came from the open doorway. There stood Athina, her hand raised and a smile on her face. She looked gorgeous in the dark red tunic dress with a wide cream cloth belt.

“Athina!” Nyx exclaimed, surprised and joyous. “Come in. Can I offer you some tea?”

“Good day, Nyx. Thank you, that would be very appreciated,” she smiled.

She stepped into the apartment and towards the table that looked like nothing had changed for the last ten minutes. Still papers were everywhere but woe to the person who wanted to help Crowe clean up her mess.

“Can I help you? Four hands are faster then two,” Athina asked the other woman.

Nyx was about to open his mouth to tell the dark skinned woman that it was hopeless to ask, when Crowe squinted at her and nodded after a few seconds of staring, which Athina bore patiently. Libertus gave him a wide eyed look. Crowe never let people help her with cleaning. Never. Athina, not knowing what had just happened, just asked their storm-sister where which papers went and started to help as per her instructions.

Very deliberately Nyx turned around and reached around Luche to fetch another tea cup. His last one, since he only owned four. He poured the last of the tea he had made earlier, and earned himself a bright smile when he set it down at a spot of now paper free table. The answering smile growing on his face was more of a flirty smirk that made Crowe roll her eyes.

Not too long after that there was a roast in the microwave oven and Libertus had gone to fetch Crowe's to put the second roast in. Because one was apparently not enough with the amount of people who were suddenly coming. Pelna returned with Tethys and the children not too long after that, bearing a foldable table and chairs along with more dishes. Nyx sent them a grateful look.

“Nyx!” Moireus cried and barrelled into his legs to give him a tight hug around the waist.

“Buhgil! How have you been? My, have you grown taller?”

Nyx tousled the boys hair, which earned him a bright, toothy smile. “I grew this much!” He held his thumb and index finger about two centimetres apart. Nyx nodded, impressed.

He looked up and gave Tethys, Ker and Dione welcoming smiles. “Thanks for coming.”

“Thanks for having us,” Tethys returned with a smile of her own.

“Don't mention it. I think Libertus' secret ambition for today is to feed the whole house with how much he bought.”

“I want to see the pretty tree!” Moireus spoke up, tugging at Nyx' trouser leg.

“You need to ask your parents that, buhgil. Maybe they'll take you tomorrow, if you're on your best behaviour this evening and go to bed without complaining.”

“I will!” the boy nodded eagerly and ran over to his mother to tell her, even though she had clearly heard every single word being spoken.

The TV was turned off and someone set up a CD player on his chest of drawers. At once a lively drumbeat filled the apartment along with their chatter and the smell of meat and steaming vegetables. It gave Nyx a sudden pang of homesickness. What would it be like to do something like this again in his Clan house? To fill it with voices and music and laughter? He hoped he would find out sometime soon.

Not long after everything was set up, the tables and chairs cramped into all the available free space, and they were just starting to set down the plates, there was another knock at the door – which, surprisingly enough, had been closed sometime during this endeavour. Nyx, who was closest, opened it.

[rockmiyabideusexmachina]

2020 Megaman Summer Fanart Contest Results Thread ~ Cat. 1 - Mariko-Sensei’s Hot Hot Hotspring Club

Sorry for the delay in these results. Those following me on Twitter know I had a little computer mishap the week after the deadline, when I had planned to get this all done. And once I went back to work, time to focus on this has not been plentiful. So I’m going to try to keep this a little shorter and concise, best I can. As has become the norm, I’m going to break up the results into separate posts for each category. Here are all the steamy submissions from Category 1 (that *ahem* hopefully aren’t too hot for tumblr nowadays...), and your winners, after the break:

Thank you again to all who participated! As always, you make it very hard to judge these pieces with how great they all were! I will be contacting all winners today, after these posts go live. For the full gallery with images at their actual resolution, please check out these two links:

https://imgbox.com/g/tUBHFYfbpd   [Everyone’s entry, except...]

https://imgbox.com/g/N3dEQbKjjc   [...inanehipsterslang’s multi-page entry]

I will also include a direct link after each entrant’s name, if the images won’t load or are crunched for legibility.

Category 1 - Mariko-Sensei’s Hot Hot Hotspring Club (this category focused on Megaman characters in an onsen setting. Mariko-sensei needed to appear somewhere in the entry, but did not need to be the focus of the piece.)

1.) Steph O’Dell: [ENTRY] *For coming in 1st, Steph has won $125 via Paypal*

Um, uh...sorry to intrude, Mariko-sensei... Gosh, this turned out so dang pretty! In terms of the overall background environment, your piece certainly felt the most polished. The details in the shading, from the rocks to the fence, and the opacity of the water and steam feel just spot on. Stunningly beautiful to look at. 

2.) @dragonmarquise​ [PAGES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] *For coming in 2nd, dragonmarquise has won $75 via Paypal*

♫ If you’re ‘fraid of hot springs and you know it, clap your hands ♪

You won points for having the most cohesive story and bringing the category’s titular club to life! There were a lot of panels that had both cute and humorous moments, (glad to know Match at least isn’t weirded out by showers XD) it read well, and felt like a unique and thought-out entry. 

3.) Komito Amae [ENTRY] *For coming in 3rd, Komito has won $50 via Paypal*

As one of two traditional medium entries, I felt you did a really pretty job with your shading and highlights. Especially with everyone’s hair, but also details like the light shining behind Meiru and the pretty contrast in the sky. The rounded rock arrangement fit the composition nicely and stood out in a unique way against the other entries. 

4.) Viruscore [ENTRY] *For being the Honorable Mention, Viruscore has won $25 via Paypal*

Keep your eyes closed or covered, everyone else. There’s not enough steam to keep Mariko’s buns properly covered, and I’m not talking about her hairstyle. _____

And here are the remaining entries that just barely missed the cut, in alphabetical order by alias:

@inanehipsterslang​ [ENTRY FULL GALLERY - 23 PAGES]

Man, I Love Frogs. Man, I had a good laugh at Shadow Man in that shirt! While I have a feeling you were more pressed for time to finish this entry as well as you wanted to, I appreciate that you were the only one who had characters in yukata for this theme, and still snuck in a little Akane bribery. Challenge me to censor your art, will ya? Well, this is what happens... ;p

Mattasaurs [ENTRY]

Layer sure was a popular choice in this theme, and her new XDive swimsuit skin was probably a catalyst. She looks super cute here! I think you nailed her new style perfectly!

@megagundamman​ [ENTRY]

Onsens don’t always have perfect clear blue color. There is actually a variety of types and reasons why they appear different colors. Being yellow, this one might have a bit too much iron or sulfer in it. Or maybe that sunken booty is where all the iron is coming from. 

@tea-and-finalfantasy​ [ENTRY]

The watercolor look of this piece is just as soothing as the feeling Layer and Mariko must be experiencing in the waters. The flowers and berries mixing in help make it an even prettier scene, and the little ducky floating by is cute. I really liked how your Layer turned out; the extra wave and curl in her hair looks very nice like that. 

[postmodernmulticoloredcloak]

Time for me to sort through my many, messy bookmarks! The following will be either a quirky fun read or the most boring thing you’ll ever subject yourself to, so consider your choices wisely. If you also have ADHD messy bookmarks, I might provide some tips...? Or not. I don’t know.

Okay, so. The first bookmark folder I meet on my bookmark bar contains:

- some kind of writing prompt list (I create a new folder called WRITING REF where I will put all the things that relate to writing.)

- literally the youtube search ‘milk bread recipe’. I can search it again. Bye.

- the GISH 2018 list of items. I didn’t do Gish 2018. I never read this list. Bye.

- a video recipe for steamed buns filled with azuki. (I create a new folder called RECIPES where I will put all things related to cooking and baking)

- How to Start Knitting (and Learn to Love It) (I create a folder CRAFTS REF, while knowing that I will never follow this tutorial or learn to knit at all, but let’s start with baby steps...)

- a Sebastian Stan interview video (I create a folder TO WATCH FFS where I put videos I wanted to watch but ADHD made them fall into the abyss of bookmark hell. Of course I’ll never watch any of these but, you know.)

- instructions on how to export your tumblr blog, from back then when people thought tumblr was about to collapse. This thing is gonna turn into an indestructible zombie. The planet will die before it goes away. (Actually I did export my blog. I was just left with a stupidly big folder with no practical purpose.)

- Supernatural Parody 2 by The Hillywood Show®. Goes into TO WATCH FFS.

- Behind The Scenes: Supernatural Parody 2. Same.

Now let’s pass to the first folder inside the folder (of course there are folders inside folders, what were you expecting).

- Guess what? Yes, another Sebastian Stan video. You know where it goes.

- The same Sebastian Stan video from before.

- an artist’s teepublic page but I’M POOR I CAN’T BUY THE THINGS

- some exercise tips I’ll never follow. Bye.

- the google search “statues of david”. I don’t think it was supposed to be a bookmark, I mass-bookmarked all the tabs I had open at the time XD

- the online store of a reseller of ingredients to make boba tea, but it’s too expensive. Adieu.

- resources on how to write some kinds of characters, into WRITING REF!

- a recipe for a tomato soup. Fuck off I can make tomato soup better than this American woman. Bye.

- we’re going to meet many Sebastian Stan interviews, guys.

Second folder inside the folder...

- a wholeass essay on PTSD and war??? (I create the folder ESSAYS, idek)

- an essay criticizing the plot of CACW who agrees with me that it was massively stupid. Thank you, but I’ll let you go, I need to move on from that movie. (I WILL NEVER DO THAT AND YOU KNOW IT)

- an essay about Amara as a Dean mirror. Thank you, but I’ll also let you go because I will meet a lot of Supernatural things and I didn’t read you then, I won’t read you now. This fandom’s been just a little prolific.

- something against Tony Stark’s actions in CACW, thank you but goodbye.

- “The URL you requested could not be found”. We’ll never know what you were, brave soldier *stares into the horizon*

- okay, let’s decide that I won’t list every single Supernatural essay or anti-CACW thing I have in here or this will turn very boring very quickly. But I have created a SPN folder. I’m weak.

- oh, look, a thing about violation of human rights in Ca--oops.

[ofravensandgenesis]

B, E, and Y for Declan? (Hopefully that isn't too many for him D:)

B: Basics1. what is their hair color? Black as the ace of spades.2. what is their eye color? Dark brown.3. how tall are they? 6′2″4. how old are they? Technically 25...unless we count extenuating circumstances. The lad’s got some existential crisis problems of a supernatural sort involving whether what he experienced was real or not. In which case, he’s more like 42 on the inside, 25 on the outside.5. how much do they weigh?198 lbs./89 kg——————————————————E: External Personality1. does the way they do things portray their internal personality? Oh yes very much so. Declan’s always been more of an “actions speak louder than words” sort, but due to his plot shenanigans that’s become more pronounced. He’s very particular about his actions and how they’re executed, hates being rushed if he’s not practiced for a situation. Is very fond of orderly environments over chaotic ones, and it shows in how he organizes things. He’s not OCD about organizing, he just likes knowing where to find something if he needs it, so there’s a comfortable amount of organic-ness to his spaces, just neatly so.2. do they do things that conform to the norm? Generally yes...until now. It’s a new development! :D3. do they follow trends or do their own thing? Declan was more of a trend follower for the most part, though he tried to do more of his own thing in private. Now, though...he’s struggling with that. Nice little not-externally-middle-aged crisis he’s having there.4. are they up-to-date on the internet fads? Not really no. xD He’s not really a social media sort, but he gets some inklings that trickle down the grapevine of what’s going on from other people, like family and friends.5. do they portray their personality intentionally or let people figure it out on their own?A little bit of column A, a little bit of column B. This would be because he’s a pretty private guy, both by natural inclination and for plot reasons.——————————————————Y: You1. how old were you when you created them? About thirty days younger than I am now. xDD He’s a new lad, fresh from the imagination machine.2. what inspired you to create them? Discussions with @Englass about monsters and eldritch horrors, the apple tree from Far Cry New Dawn, and a “gee what if?” thought, which hopefully I’ll finish soon, since it’s in my docs, mostly written. x’DD We’re getting there!3. were they different when they were first created? Nope, he’s a baby OC here, growing slowly as intended as details get added to him. :34. do you enjoy writing them more than other characters? Not necessarily, I like him but Joshua’s the one I’ve put the most time and thought into, whereas Miller is more rage and wrath and angry snarking, which is fun. Declan is still sorting himself out as to who he is and who he wants to be, which is also fun, but he’s much more quiet (literally) as a character than the other two, who are loud sorts. xD5. what’s your favorite thing about them? His relateability for me. I made him specifically Chinese-American to just enjoy a character enjoying aspects of my culture that I too enjoy, like he fucking loves steamed red bean buns, they’re lovely, soft, warm and sweet and just 👌✨He is an absolute sucker for those along with good, proper potstickers/wontons. Knife cut noodles? Hell yeah. Chinese dramas are his shameless guilty pleasure to watch at home on a rainy day. He’s a simple man at the end of the day and just wants things to work out nicely for all. Too bad life’s not always that simple, especially for him, the poor man. He gets by though. x’D