#howdoidemi

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

SOMEBODY HAS TO PICK UP FEAR'S SLACK, APPARENTLY. So.... odds, please?? Love you~~

Shame on you two.

1. My first anime 

Cardcaptor Sakura…in Spanish!

3. The first anime character I was obsessed with 

Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach. Man, I would still marry him.

5. An anime I can’t stand 

SAO. GET THAT AWAY FROM ME.

7. An anime I never finished 

Eyeshield 21. I don’t know why though…

9. An anime I never thought of watching but fell in love with 

Kuroko no Basket and Gintama. Never I thought I would be so into a sports anime and here I am writing for this anime AND have a SHIT ton of merchandise.

11. Shonen or Shojo 

I go more for Shounen, but I do enjoy Shoujo, too.

13. An anime that I introduced to a friend 

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)  @cassielfbapyz remember? Remember? Remember all that fun in the beginning of HxH? I hope your heart shattered like ours.

15. An anime that never gets old no matter how many times I watch it 

Gintama and HxH. I LOVE THESE.

17. Yaoi or Yuri 

Hmm, I am more into yaoi.

19. Who is my favorite anime voice actor 

I have two, Tatsuhisa Suzuki and Junichi Suwabe.

21. If I could have any anime character’s hair style, who would it be 

Mafuyu Kurosaki from Oresama Teacher!

23….there is no 23. This meme can’t count. So…a slap for you two.

25. If any of my friends or family watches anime 

My sister really loves Cardcaptor Sakura, BNHA, and Free. And one of my best friends (which you will see in my Japan trip) LOVES One Piece, Haikyuu, Free, BNHA, and so many more and we are going crazy in Japan. Stay tuned.

27. If I’m following any ongoing anime series 

Gintama, HxH, BNHA, thinking of dropping Shokugeki, One Piece, Golden Kamuy, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Haikyuu and that is it for now in terms of “following”.

29. If I’ve ever cried over an anime 

I JUST CRIED YESTERDAY WATCHING DEKU VS. KACCHAN!

[yoiroyaltyzine]

hello! are there any news on shipping?

@birdsandivory / @dream-about-dancing / @supernovastare / @howdoidemi

Hello everyone! We’ll be posting an official update on shipping within the next few minutes!

update: you can find the post here!

[gudaworks]

“only use pictures you already have” luckily for me i have 100000 reaction pics ! @lovehotelreservation​​

anyway describe yourself using 10 pics @kagekitsuneoflight​ @lovekagome​ @cassielfbapyz​ @masquerabe​ @moonmochii @howdoidemi @fenrae-l @bunny-wk-fanfic aaand anyone else i guess idk

[swimboy-scenarios]

So...hi!

It’s been almost 3 years since this blog was active, and I’m still trying to figure out what to say right now. I guess what this post will be is a general update with a question at the end. First, the biggest reason I stayed away wasn’t a decrease in love for Free! but more that after I took a hiatus a few years ago, I noticed a decrease in activity/popularity with scenario blogs. I thought it might be time to let this one quietly fade, but then kinda forgot to come back and make it official. Or maybe I just wasn’t ever ready to completely let go. I’m not sure. Either way, I’m sorry about that. But earlier this evening, I got a message over on my personal blog from someone who said they’d recently come across this blog, and they were so sweet that I wanted to come check in here. And I was honestly surprised to find some very sweet messages that’d be left while I was away! I do plan to answer those, but it’s already 1am so that might be a tomorrow thing. As far as a more personal update goes, I’m doing better than when I left. I felt very overwhelmed and stressed back then and it was putting me in a bad place, but mentally and emotionally, I’ve been making some strides these last few years and am just generally doing much better. It’s been a bit of a trade-off though lol for most of the past year, I’ve had some physical health problems that still haven’t been able to be treated effectively. But I’m okay! One day at a time and all that~~ In my time away, I’ve found so many new fandoms and gotten into so many new things! I still write, I still love to read, I’ve gotten more into video games, and I’m still neck deep in sports anime hell and anime in general. I taught myself how to knit and I’ll be moving at some point in the coming year (between now and mid-summer). But now, my big question for you guys is this: 

Do you want this blog to come back and be active again? Or should I wrap things up and leave it as an archive?

If I come back, this blog will need (and get) a makeover and some general cleaning up, but I’ll only come back if there’s interest. And I’m not saying that to put pressure on anyone. As much fun as I had here, I did it for my readers. For you guys! So if you want it, I’ll dust it off and come back. But fair warning: things might be a little different. Updates would probably be at a more relaxed pace, at the very least. If you’re content to leave things as they are and just come visit from time to time for nostalgia, that’s totally fine too! Either way, the blog won’t be in hiatus limbo anymore. Let me know what you think in the replies or an ask or a DM. Also, if you ever need or want to, I’m easier to reach on my main blog (which is what I stay logged in as on mobile) @howdoidemi

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi

[laurent-ofvere]

@howdoidemi: “this is my first time writing the CP characters, so I’m not confident enough to actually make a story, but I love this au you guys keep talking about and you asked so…”

It was hot, Laurent thought. The day, of course, definitely not the spectacle his brother’s best friend made in the pool. Laurent had come outside earlier in the day when it was still cool enough to be tolerable, intent on doing a little landscape sketching. So much of the garden was in bloom that the air was constantly laced with a warm sweetness. It was just becoming noticeably, almost uncomfortably warm when the back door to the house opened and Laurent heard footsteps. He was more focused on his shading than on who was approaching, so his attention was really only caught when his feet caught some of the splash of what had surely been an impressive cannonball. Snapping his head up towards the pool to immediately yell at whoever had nearly gotten his sketchbook wet, Laurent’s words quickly died in his throat. Damen broke the surface of the water with a gasp that was quickly followed by a boisterous laugh. “It’s colder than I expected!” He called towards Auguste who was just dropping their towels in a nearby chair. “Hey Laurent!” He waved cheerfully. Laurent frowned slightly in response. The big, beautiful oaf had nearly gotten him wet. He’d been coming to their house for years. Everyone knew how protective he was of his sketchbooks. “Are you going to stay outside?” Auguste asked as he leaned over, trying to get a peek at what his brother was working on before the page was tipped away from his view. “If so, we’ll be careful not to splash in your direction.” “Thank you,” Laurent said sincerely as his eyes fixed once more onto the paper in hand. He tried to continue with what he’d come outside for, really he did. But it was just unfair how eye-catching Damianos was. Even on a normal day just sitting around their house and hanging out with Auguste, Damen had Laurent’s attention. He had several filled sketchbooks from throughout the years to prove it. But during summer, in the sun, dripping with the crystal clear water of their pool, Damen was truly in his element. He glowed, and Laurent hated the things it did to his stomach. Without meaning to and before he was even fully aware that he was doing it, Laurent’s pencil was tracing the lines of Damen’s hair, more wave than the usual curl as it was weighed down with water. His smile was blinding in the sun, that cursedly perfect dimple standing out on his cheek despite how much darker his skin had gotten from constantly being in the sun these past weeks. He and Auguste were roughhousing, originally playing some version of water basketball that had turned into more of a wrestling match than anything else.

Laurent could hear them laughing as they played their games, but he was more focused on the cut and curve of Damen’s well-muscled frame and the shadows the afternoon sun was casing on him. Damen and Auguste were both tall and athletic, but their builds were markedly different. Where Auguste was lean muscle, strong but narrow, Damen was all broad shoulders and thick curves. Before he knew it, Laurent’s page, originally meant for the garden’s landscape, was full of Damen. Damen’s arms, Damen’s back, Damen’s smile, and - Laurent’s cheeks flushed ever so slightly - Damen’s abs, accented by a happy trail. That damned happy trail had haunted Laurent’s dreams on more than one occasion. Again: it was unfair how eye-catching Damianos was. “Laurent!” Thoughts interrupted, Laurent looked up to see his brother waving at him to catch his attention before pointing down at his arm. Laurent looked down at his own arm and almost groaned. The sun had shifted and he’d apparently been sitting in direct sunlight for a good while judging by how pink his skin had gotten. Flipping his sketchbook shut and setting it down on the table next to him, he turned to give Auguste a stern look. It was only when Auguste nodded in understanding and waved him on that Laurent headed inside to find some aloe and sunscreen. “He really does burn easily, doesn’t he?” Damen asked as he pushed his hair out of his face and watched Laurent leave. Swinging his attention back to Auguste, he asked, “Why don’t you?” “Genetics,” Auguste shrugged as he reached for the small basketball they’d been playing with. “He got our mother’s skin. You’ll rarely catch either of them in direct sun for very long.” Damen nodded with a small hum. As he thought back on it, he realized that Auguste was right. In all the years he’d known the family, he couldn’t recall Laurent or their mother being outside much. “I need something to drink,” he announced suddenly, slowly wading towards the steps to exit the pool. He wasn’t even anywhere near the chair with their towels when Auguste called out, “Be careful of Laurent’s sketchbook.” “I know,” Damen laughed. Laurent was more protective of his sketchbooks then most people were of their children. He would never intentionally do anything that could damage one. That being said… Damen looked over his shoulder, back towards the house, as he dried himself off. Laurent was extremely talented. It never failed to amaze him on the rare occasion he managed to talk Laurent into showing him some of his recent works. He had a eye for depth and detail that Damen usually didn’t even notice existed until he saw it put on paper in pencil or charcoal. But one thing Laurent never let him look at, never let anyone look at as far as he knew, was what he kept in those personal sketchbooks of his. Stepping closer to the table and making sure that his hands were thoroughly dried, Damen reached for the edge of the sketchbook that had been left behind. “Damen," Auguste warned, now leaning along the edge of the pool closest to where Damen stood. “If Laurent catches you, he may very well kill you. You are aware of that, yes?” “I’m just going to take a quick look,” Damen insisted. “The curiosity has been killing me for years.” Even as he heard Auguste saying something about refusing to take responsibility for whatever befell him, Damen flipped through a few blank pages until he got to the most recent page Laurent had been working on. There were the garden’s flowers and bushes and trees, of course, but scattered among them was something that surprised Damen. It was him. His heart stuttered a little not having expected to see himself in such finely drawn detail. Damen wasn’t exactly what he would call vain, but he knew that he was attractive. Still, there was something about the way that Laurent had drawn him that seemed to accent all of his best features. It was flattering if he was completely honest. Extremely so. He was smiling so wide his cheeks were starting to hurt. Clearing his throat, Damen quickly let the sketchbook fall shut once more and turned his attention back to Auguste. “Do you want anything to drink while I’m inside?” “No,” Auguste sighed. The smile on Damen’s face said everything. Auguste had never looked through one of Laurent’s private sketchbooks, but he knew exactly what his friend had found inside. It couldn’t have been more obvious from his reaction. With a skip in his step, Damen made his way inside, towel slung around his shoulders to catch any stray drips from his hair. He ran into Laurent about halfway to the kitchen. “Laurent,” he greeted, “I’m getting drinks. Want anything?” Laurent looked at Damen carefully. Something was different. Cheerful seemed to be Damen’s default disposition, but the way his sparkling smile stretched across his face with extra enthusiasm bordered on suspicious. “No,” Laurent answered at length. “Thank you.” Damen smiled at him even brighter - if that was possible - and continued on his merry way to the kitchen. He’d known Damen for years and even with all of their various interactions in that time, Laurent felt that moment in particular had been odd. Different, somehow. It was in the way Damen smiled at him. Not in the normal way he did, as someone smiling indulgently at their best friend’s younger sibling, but in a way that was more specifically aimed directly at him. If Laurent had to describe it, he’d probably call it dopey. An idiotic kind of smile, too bright and too honest. And it was beautiful. It really was unfair.

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi replied to your post: What does one do when looking for a job, but...               

1) Wherever you’re applying, do a little bit of research into the place beforehand, especially if you get an interview. Know what they do and what they’re known for (in case you get the question “so why do you want to work for [wherever]?”) 2) if you don’t have the experience, stress a desire/eagerness to learn and contribute 3) some variation of “I’m a fast learner and could be an asset if given the opportunity” 4) knowing a language other than English can really boost yout chances 5) interviews are hard and stressful. Everyone knows it, including the person interviewing you. Smile through it. “Fake it til you make it” applies heavily to interviews. After you get through one, treat yourself to a snack and a nap ♡ 

Thank you for replying, hon. It helps a lot. I have been looking into assistant and secretary jobs because I know I can’t ask for anything hire. I do want to work in schools, or something of that nature. 2) On cover letters, I do stress the desire to work and how I can use my skills (which I am a fast-learner) to contribute to the company/school and give back to my community. 4) Luckily, I am fluent in Spanish, so I do have that on my resume.  5) Haven’t gotten called from the last ten jobs I applied :/ taking a break as I got a good work load in my graduate classes. Not giving up, but I am desperate to help my parents with money. It’s bad enough my friends tell me I am a ‘baby’ for still living with them and not having a job.  

[ijaeli-art]

i did it for science.

OH and then me and some friends wrote an entire summary of an AU about this. You can read it in a google doc HERE. This was a collab between @ernestbrooo @howdoidemi @blackprose and I, so give them some love too!!

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi​

8.5 hours left y’all

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi replied to your post: quanzhi gaoshou's pretty good if you're into the...               

I watched this a while back and was really impressed with it! The players aren’t in the game like SAO, but it focuses more on professional/professional-level players (adults). In the real world, there’s organized leagues and the politics that come along with it. In the game, there’s the logistics of gameplay and dealing with certain types of players. The actual game mechanics/rules are also explained a lot better than in SAO, which is a blessing for fic writers imo   

I saw the trailer, and I am impressed by the animation! The characters did look older, so I was wondering if they were teens ha-ha. I’ll give it a shot! The action caught my attention, and if you say they explain more about the mechanics, I will be glad because I don’t know anything about gaming! And to be honest, SAO is an anime I never liked due to the way the characters were done. Music was good for sure, but...never understood the hype.

[kakashixangela]

Five Things Tag🌸

Tagged by @howdoidemi  😁 

5 Things You’ll Find In My Bag

tangled up earphones

a couple of pens

a more often than not empty wallet 😭😂

my seldomly used handkerchief 

iphone/ipad charger

5 Things You’ll Find In My Bedroom

bed! :D (I love my bed)

two shelves full of books

one gigantic mini schnauzer stuffed toy (ironic noh?)

a study table piled high with old notebooks and books from high school until college

a vanity with a ton of stuff (perfume, make up, headbands, etc.) that I don’t really use

5 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do

go scuba diving

own a lot of dogs :D (rottweilers, mastiffs, leonbergers, corgis and basset hounds!!!)

get wasted (i’ve only ever been tipsy haha need to drink more)

travel around the world with friends

lose weight (...i’m a fluffy potato)

5 Things That Make Me Happy

my friends and family ❤

reading fanfics haha

watching movies and youtube videos

listening to music (esp. kpop >:D)

pretty color combinations

5 Things I’m Currently Into

KPOP!!!!!

playing video games (re-played some FF games)

the Harry Potter fandom...re-familiarizing myself with it

nail art

watching tutorial videos on youtube

5 Things On My To-Do List

get an oppa in med school

get a scholarship in med school (pls....)

exercise....ugh

save money for kpop concerts/other stuff

get serious when it comes to skin care

5 Things People May Not Know About Me

I was a test tube baby :)

Was supposed to be part of a group (trio?) of triplets but the other two never really formed

I skipped a grade so I’m one year younger than most of my batch mates

I’m a dual citizen :D My parents are both Filipino but I was born in the US~

I never really knew how to speak in Tagalog as a kid haha so I guess English was my first language? I only learned how to speak proper Tagalog when I was in elementary school

Tagging 5 people as per the theme (hope you don’t mind :D): @bunny-wk-fanfic @hlfblkwlfdmn @zefyre @xbluemoonx @the-angryfaced-heroin

[ijaeli-art]

Honestly I’ve been so #blessed by the MM community, ya’ll are really cool and I love reading every single caption or tag you write about my art. It inspires me to keep creating! So THANK YOU EVERYONE  🌠

Special shout-out to @howdoidemi, @mysticmessengervibes, @elvendara, @xsynchxyz, @mintykoi and @keii. I know I’ve hardly spoke with you guys, but you are so talented and it motivates me so much aaagh !!

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi​

I don't blame y'all on thirsting for Daisuke, but the ones who are sleeping on Haru, smh...

[ernestbrooo]

Five Things Tag🌸

Tagged by @ijaeli-art  💖 💖

5 Things You’ll Find In My Bag

Wacom Tablet/Pen

Smol post it pack

dental floss

headphones

hard drive with all kinds of wonderful art related things

5 Things You’ll Find In My Bedroom

3 monitors, 2 consoles, 1 PC, and a partridge in a pear tree

Shit ton of hats and shoes

Even more models, figurines, and miniatures 

1 fluffy ass blanket

A white rug...also known as my dog

5 Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do

Make my own comic book

Work on a Japanese video game in Japan

Do Tough Mudder

Work on a Star Wars project

Finally get my second tattoo

5 Things That Make Me Happy

Anything comic/manga/anime/ or Star Wars related

Pizza..like seriously..all hours of the day 

Art- digital, drawn, 3d, classical..anything

Sweatpants, in all varieties 

Giving a gift to someone i care about ;;w;;

5 Things I’m Currently Into

Sports Anime

Pastel t shirts with a backwards hat

Synth-pop, Vaporwave and aesthetics involved

H3H3

Watching cooking videos while I do work

5 Things On My To-Do List

Trying to survive Cosplay hell

Finalize my new apt

Work on portfolio art

Buy Ajin figure

SLEEP..jkk..imbibe more caffeine 

5 Things People May Not Know About Me

I have OCD just a smidgen

I used to breakdance

I can bake some pretty damn good cookies

I wear a crucifix out of philosophical reasons, not religious ones

I have a birthmark on my butt

Tagging 5 as per the theme:

@jaegerbbombastic @animaobscvra @howdoidemi @blackprose @absol-used-ice-beam

[ijaeli]

Tagged by @yumedarling  (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

STAR SIGN: Cancer ! HEIGHT: 5′3 or 152 cm TIME: 3:30 pm LAST THING GOOGLED: “Zana Bayne” seriously look it up, it’s so cool FAVORITE MUSIC: I like all genres, but I prefer mostly chill music or even jazz. Vaoprwave is love, vapporwave is life. LAST MOVIE WATCHED: I can’t remember?? I think it was a horror movie. LAST TV SHOW WATCHED: Vampire Knight omg. I was marathonning it while cutting patterns last night IT WAS ON NETFLIX OKAY kaname’s still a b WHAT I’M WEARING RIGHT NOW: Wearing a lavender shirt with an astronaunt 707 on it, plus a gray jacket and leggings. WHEN I CREATED MY BLOG: 2010 I think. I used to be an MCR blog but then it became a personal blog ;b WHAT DO I BLOG: Mostly shitposting and art. I try and stay away from politics and sjw stuff DO I HAVE ANOTHER BLOG: I do! it’s @itshaydere (my art blog) DO I RECEIVE ASKS REGULARLY: Eh not really?? tbh I wish I was closer with a lot of tumblrs cough MM fandom where you at WHY DID I CHOOSE MY URL: it’s an old high school nickname

I tag @ernestbrooo @midnightcrossing @segamastergirl @voxel-fox @elvendara @trashflavouredtrashh @howdoidemi @xsynchxyz

[mizukixtsukiyomi]

@howdoidemi

That is something about Eevee I didn’t need to know, Ultra Moon Dex.

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