#i can just make small bits of animatics without doing the whole song

[curlytsunamiart]

big climb, big fall

[rozugold]

ROZU (gmorning) RANDOM PASSERINE ASK for whenever you wanna answer aksjsjs:

Favorite Passerine character? Favorite moment/quote/scene? When did you first read it? Do you have any songs you associate with any of the characters/the story as a whole? :D

Also yknow how you mentioned yesterday that my PPT got you thinking about au characters’ enneagrams? Passerine is such a cool example bc some characters keep their enneagrams but just portray them a bit differently/lean into different things (i.e. p!Techno still being an 8 [though without a strong wing, I’d say]), whereas it’s a really cool look into how aus can take the canon characters and change them/make them their own while still keeping them recognizably That Character. Namely I’m convinced p!Wilbur is a 1 rather than a 3 (and p!Tommy’s a 7 rather than a 4), and it’s just so interesting. :D Wilbur changes to operating out of the gut triad rather than the shame triad, bUt 1s disintegrate to 4 in stress, so he still takes on elements of the shame triad as he deteriorates over the story, which is one way he resembles c!Wilbur in ways while still definitely being his own separate character.

AAAAA MORNINGG

Ok, favorite passerine character has got to be Technoblade I think! No strong reason why other than it’s Technoblade and his character was the most fun to watch change throughout the story

My favorite moment was when Wilbur and his mom had that conversation in the tower.

“Will you forgive me,” Wilbur asked, his voice rough and small, “if I still want to live without you?”

Andd

“I’m always with you, Wil,” she said, smiling a wavering smile. “I am in every note you play and every song you sing. I fight your every battle and feel your every pain. And I feel your joy, and your compassion, and your regret, and your bravery. Whatever you do, Wil, I am with you.”

^These bits never fail to make me cry :’]

As for songs I associate with the characters/ story I could only think of Little Soldier Boy (cough the one I made into an animatic coughh)

AND YEAHHH I remember you talking about how neat it was to see passerine!techno integrate into a 2 (or atleast have those 2 qualities? Idk the right language to use with enneagram stuff)

I have no thoughts to add on Wilbur but I am eating up everything you just said about him being a 1. Hhggdghdjdjd

[babacontainsmultitudes]

Taylor Playlist :]

Cause if you haven't noticed I've been a bit fixated on my little guy recently and I meant to share this one forever ago anyways. I'll be real, I really didn't bother to figure out the song order for this one.

Track list below the cut + annotations and relevant lyrics :)

(slightly long post you've been warned!)

>> Here you go bestie <<

Seeya (by deadmau5 feat. Colleen D'Agostino)

“Don't wake me up, I'm winning wars inside my head

And maybe I'm weak, but not beneath the covers of this bed

Asleep, I'm undefeated in this world of mine

So, let me stay inside this dream and keep me from the light

(…)

I've built this place, behind my eyes, you'll never see

And you can move my body, but please keep my mind asleep

Beyond the galaxies, where there's no space or time

I will transform, I am reborn to rule over the skies

(…)

Escape the world I know, it's all in my control

I, I just wanna stay this way

(…)

Don't try to save me when my mind is finally free

'Cause I'd rather run my own world, than face your reality”

The Main Character (by Will Wood)

I don’t think I have to explain this one.

World Is Mine (by Hatsune Miku)

Lol

Life Is Fun (by Boyinaband feat. TheOdd1sOut)

Well this one for me is basically an interaction between Taylor and Scary haha.

Cloudbusting (by Kate Bush)

Largely about Nicky! But in a way that is like… From Taylor’s perspective? Maybe also the reverse. A bit hard to explain exactly but maybe I’ll just share what sticks out to me and you can come to your own conclusions.

“You're like my yo-yo

That glowed in the dark

What made it special

Made it dangerous

So I bury it

And forget

(…)

On top of the world, looking over the edge

You could see them coming

You looked too small

In their big black car

To be a threat to the men in power

(…)

I hid my yo-yo

In the garden

I can't hide you

From the government

Oh, God, Daddy

I won't forget

(…)

And every time it rains

You're here in my head

Like the sun coming out

Look, your son's coming out

Ooh, I just know that something good is going to happen

I don't know when

But just saying it could even make it happen, oh

Ooh, just saying it could even make it happen”

Chosen (by The Living Tombstone)

Hm how to put this… It’s like, one part “Taylor seeing himself as some kind of chosen one”, one part “Taylor unlocking his inner demon” and one part “Taylor being along for the ride- potentially at his own expense/risk”

“A mind without a home

Leaving behind, the comfort that I've known

Where do I roam? A stranger to myself

Born to be here, but living somewhere else

And I'm searching for the reasons I've been

Chosen by a force beyond control

Beyond remorse and I don't know

If I will make it through this

Losing who I am

(…)

Losing everything I called "human"

Free will is miles away

I heard you play

In the digital cabaret

But I'm okay

I won't disobey

If you take me by the hand and make me

Chosen by a force beyond control

I'll play a part, you'll make me whole

You'll be my voice, I'll be your soul

You'll take my choice and I don't know

How you will make me new but

This is who I am”

Open Up Your Eyes (by Tempest Shadow)

Like this could have gone in a Nicky playlist cause this is literally just Nicky talking to Taylor and warning him of betrayal but it’s a MLP song so ultimately Taylor won out lol. Also someone please make an animatic of this I want it so so bad.

“It's time you learned a lesson

It's time that you understand

Don't ever count on anybody else

In this or any other land

(…)

I once hoped for friendship

To find a place among my kind

But those were the childish wishes

Of someone who was blind

Open up your eyes

(…)

Give up your sweet fantasyland

It's time to grow up and get wise

Come now little one

Open up your eyes

(…)

We all start out the same

With simple naïve trust

Shielded from the many ways

That life's not fair or just

(…)

But then there comes a moment

A simple truth that you must face

If you depend on others

You'll never find your place

(…)

And as you take that first step

Upon a path that's all your own

You see it all so clearly

The best way to survive is all alone”

Pretty Little Head (by Eliza Rickman)

It’s mostly:

“Boy, where's your mother? Fall down dead

Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head

I wish you were here, I wish you'd make my bed

Dirty mind, dirty mouth, pretty little head”

Mama (My Chemical Romance)

Heheh.

“Mama, we all go to Hell

I'm writing this letter and wishing you well

Mama, we all go to Hell

Oh well, now, Mama, we're all gonna die

Mama, we're all gonna die

Stop asking me questions, I'd hate to see you cry

Mama, we're all gonna die”

In light of recent episodes maybe even

“Mama, we all go to Hell

It's really quite pleasant except for the smell

Mama, we all go to Hell”

Takes on a funny little meaning now.

Holding Out For A Hero (by Frou Frou cause I really like this cover)

Partially an antihero goof, but there’s also a bunch of lyrics that are funny/interesting to me if you remove the intended context and think about Nicky instead. Perhaps especially:

“Up where the mountains meet the heavens above

Out where the lightning splits the sea

I could swear there is someone somewhere watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain

And the storm and the flood

I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood”

Heads Will Roll – A-Track Remix (by Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Because it makes me laugh and I couldn’t resist.

Special (by Shinedown)

“Stop waitin' on your fifteen minutes of fame, 'cause you're not special

I'm not tryin' to rain on your parade, but you're not special

I'm not tryin' to bring you down, I'm not tryin' to sound so ineffectual

But you're not special

(…)

We all live to love, we all fall apart

We'd all go to war for the faint of heart

Instead we're condescending

There are no happy endings

I won't hold my breath, I won't cast a doubt

I'd never sell you out

But I'll give you one last chance to own it

'Cause you're not a god or a poet, so...

(…)

Stop waitin' on your fifteen minutes of fame, 'cause you're not special

I'm not tryin' to rain on your parade, but you're not special

I'm not tryin' to bring you down, I'm not tryin' to sound so ineffectual

But you're not special”

^ Anthony probably lol.

:) Okay that's it thank you for entertaining this besties!

[mcmoth]

Dream SMP fandom etiquette

So. This post is probably too little, too late, considering the fandom and the issues I'm about to talk about have existed for so long now, and a lot of the people who need to hear this probably aren't on tumblr anyways, but I just wanted to dedicate a quick post to talk about fandom etiquette. Mostly pertaining to discourse, and interactions with people outside of our circle. These are just going to be my own personal thoughts, of course, but I felt it could be good to bring some of this to attention. So without further introduction:

Where to (not) talk about discourse:

Don't go into other streamer's vods to only focus about a different character. If you want to analyse, for example, c!Techno, do it in Techno's stream. Don't go into unrelated streams, like Tommy's, Tubbo's etc. to do it, even if they were a part of the event in question. This is, of course, with the exception if the character in question didn't stream their own pov. But otherwise, stay in your own space. This is to prevent cluttering a streamer's comments about unrelated discussion. To give further example: Tubbo's vod comments should primarily focus on Tubbo's character. Not Tommy's, Ranboo's, Techno's or whoever else's.

Don't start discourse in the comments of animatics. Seriously, stop that. Animatics aren't discussion boards. The comments are there to analyse and appreciate the video presented, not argue. It's especially rude if you pick a small detail, that wasn't even the focus of the animatic, or even a completely unrelated issue to rant out your frustrations about. To give examples: starting disc discourse in an animatic of Tommy talking to Wilbur, or rambling about how tragic Techno's character is in an animatic focused on clingy duo, etc.

This applies to fan songs as well.

Video essays are the exception to these rules. I think it's safe to say they're the place to bring your hot takes, if you really feel so inclined to argue in youtube comment sections (Though I'd personally advise to still keep the topic relevant).

Keep negativity out of fanfic comments. This isn't nearly as big of an issue as the last points, but I've seen it happen a couple times, so I'm deciding to mention it. Fanfics are written for fun. Even if you disagree with the characterisation or something else, unless the author is clear in accepting critique, keep criticism to yourself. And definitely don't rant about how you dislike a character unrelated to the fanfic. Sharing your thoughts on the fanfic itself is of course fine and welcomed, but when it turns from discussing the author's story to talking about how you dislike a character in canon, that's when it crosses a line. Example: comment talking about what you don't like about c!Tommy on a Bench Trio fanfiction.

When commenting on art, keep the feedback positive. Even if you dislike any presented character, keep that to yourself. Example: Don't say things like "I hate x character, but this art is good". You might think the author would feel honoured, but it's actually just hurtful.

How to deal with discourse:

This is gonna be a shorter section, because I think we all chose to do it in different ways, and that's valid. Also, it's just that I, myself, am still learning how to do this well, but I thought it could be good to try to lay it out anyways.

Try to scroll past takes you disagree with instead of arguing if you don't think you'd be able to keep your cool. Noone likes a random person yelling at them through a screen, and if you rant, you'll get an equally frustrated reply back, and noone will be happy. Either explain your point in a calm manner, or scroll past/ unfollow/block.

On the keeping cool thing, remember to just step away. Take a deep breath and calm yourself down before proceeding. To minimize the frustration you feel on a daily basis, filter tags, block people, avoid videos and youtube comment sections that you know will upset you, and leave certain internet spaces if you find yourself unable to escape negativity even with all those steps. Remember: in the end, it's all a game played by friends, a story, and your enjoyment of it lies in what you take from it. Abandon what makes you unhappy. Marie Kondo your fandom experience.

Also, here's your reminder, to whom this is relevant, to take care of yourself. Hydrate, eat, sleep, clean up, get fresh air, remember the things outside of all this. There's plenty to do outside of this fandom, and what you can do here can wait. There is no pressure, or obligation. Not for the content you create, not for the discussions you bring, not for responding to discourse, not for anything. Fandom is meant purely for fun, so take care <3

Interacting with people outside of the fandom:

This is something that I've seen a bit of talk about, and I thought I'd drop in my own thoughts on this as well. No matter the differences, we're all just trying to vibe, and I think these are important things to keep in mind to leave both sides better off:

Don't interact with hate posts. Just don't. You don't want to see them, they don't want to see you. Even if your response is lighthearted, their animosity is not. They will feel frustrated regardless, and the grudge will only grow. And if they're being agressive, calm discussion most likely won't happen even if you're being polite. Just leave it, please.

Correct misinformation calmly. I completely get how it can be frustrating to see blatant lies and all, but with our reputation, people will not listen if you're being antagonistic. Provide sources, explain, and leave it at that.

Don't be hateful, send death threats, or assume privilege or whatever else. That's stepping into the same shoes of the people you hate. Misunderstandings go both ways, and the fact of the matter is, I think most people who dislike DSMP, even the ones who are agressive about it, don't have their stance rooted in maliciousness. To expand on why the situation became what it is today, taken from a discussion on discord:

I think it's just a combination of Dream growing so insanely quickly + how internet spaces have changed over the years. When ccs like jackstepticeye or pewdiepie etc. grew popular, activism wasn't as prevalent and held to such importance. Now it's thankfully more talked about, but that also leads to Dream being more scrutinized in comparision. Add twitter trends and the general prevalence of the fandom, and you've got everyone feeling tired and frustrated and paranoid. People also tend not to fact check stuff, especially when it comes to celebrities and stuff they're not really interested in, so rumors spread fast.

And actually, I think there's absolutely valid reasons to be made uncomfortable by Dream SMP, either in it's creators, content or fandom, and there is, of course, stuff to criticise in general. The problem is the hate and misinformation and overexposure, but we are not going to solve any of that by being aggressive in return.

(This is, by the way, not talking about more serious cases. Like doxxing, or leaving gore images in hashtags, or similar instances. That's a whole different complicated issue that I don't feel qualified to tackle.)

And finally, don't overwhelm outsiders who merely mention the Dream SMP. Don't send asks asking them to watch it, don't write paragraphs explaining the lore, don't confuse them with inside jokes, just... Don't jump on people like that. Unless they're explicitly clear in wanting interaction and getting into the fandom, that kind of thing will just drive them away. This is in no way exclusive to the Dream SMP fandom, pretty much every fandom has people enthiastic to have more people involved, but since there are so unbelievably many of us, it's especially easy to go overboard with this stuff. Just... be polite, and don't pressure anyone. Be nice, please.

So.... ya! This would be it for this one, I think. Sorry that it's kinda long, thank you if you read it at all. Hope y'all have pleasant days ^^

[princeanxious]

I always have this like. One song that i listen to on one of my playlists, that without fail i imagine this animation/animatic idea with the sides in a winged au, doing some kind of tag-team olympic-like race of some sort, where it involves a ton of dofferent kinds of obstacles that need to be maneuvered around with expert skill, speed, and grace(each being separately counted with their own points catagory to add together for each team's final score) and like

(Ive also had this animatic idea since before janus and remus were revealed so they werent originally imagined as part of this idea but I can make it work just fine)

It starts off pretty simple with Patton leading the take off of the race, as his area of specialty is flying with grace(hes pretty clumsy otherwise, outside of flying, for contrast) and so it starts off with pretty visual manuveres that involve a seriously practiced skill to pull off, both while flying at a quick speed, and while flying around other contestants, but its the shortest part of the race because his not high on stamina to begin with

Then he taps Romans shoulder as he lands and then Roman takes off to the second portion of the race, quick reaction time, agility, and strong manuverability. There are lots more obstacles to avoid or pass through in this catagory, and Roman has large wings so many expect him to struggle with manuverability, but of course he nails it, able to dip low to pass through a small hoop without brushing against it and then lauch high to crest over a bar and then dip low, all at a high speed. Logan is already running for take off as Roman is slowing to land when they high five the trade off

Logan's wings are small and agile, and his area of skill involves quick thinking, agility, and problem solving skills. Some obstacles have false leads that could lose one time as they have to turn back from dead ends or go through even more complicated parts of the course, some are angled weirdly and require an altered version of a vommon manuver to pass through, so on and so forth, and at this point their team is gaining a bit of a lead when he passes the touch to Janus.

Janus's wings are partially damaged, and thought he can still fly just fine, hes more skilled with graceful moves like patton, but the twist is that these moves and maneuveres have to make it through certain obstacles, like hoops and weaving back and forth between a line of metal poles to count for points. He manages it alright but some other winged player, a bad sport, just barely whips past and against the tip his bad wing and disbalances him a bit, loosing their team precious seconds as he has to struggle to right himself to tag Remus in on time

Remus has to focus not to go after the bad sport and instead puts all his effort into the next course, which infact is the one course of the race where flying isnt the main goal, its allowed, but flying 100% of it makes the whole course more difficult. Its infact more of a parcore course, with passing targets to hit and checkpoint flags to grab as you pass, wall climbing up tight walls that are too narrow to fly up and dropping down slopes and weaving between pillars and corners that are too tight to safely pull ones wings out. This, Remus dominates at. Once hes finally out of the course, he tags Virgil, and now their team is on the final stretch of the race.

(This is also where the music of the song starts the crescendo before the pause before beat drops)

Virgil, who is the newest and smallest of the team, is nervous, and hasn't had long to prove to their team that he's good. This is his first year truly participating in an event like this too so his teammates are all gathering at the finish line, waiting in anticipation. Virgil has never boasted about his talents, and struggles to practice with them because his expertise is speed, agility and stamina, and the practice required for that is much more solo. So the team doesnt really know what to expect from him because this last part of the course is the most difficult for anyone with wings in general, even those who train for years because this final course makes it easy to lose speed and stamina fast, and its very common for contestants wings to give out or cramp up mid flight from the strain of keeping a steady altitude, making it a very dangerous drop into the stretch of ocean below.(not to worry, as theres stand-by medical teams to immediately rescue those who drop, and the worst that comes of these is usually strained/sprained wing muscles and shoulder muscles and some bruising.)

its a very long stretch of 'track' from the starting point being at the drop off of an extremely large cliff(the entire race has been using each course to climb up a mountain section by section) right into the ocean, and the entire stretch of flight is completely over deep water, and the finish line is on a large cruiz ship to kick off celebrations once the race is over.

And well, Virgil is small, shorter than his rival contestants, and kind of stout but not by much. But this entire time up till this point you never see his wings, theyre a pitch black lump on his back, naturally pulled tight from anxiety, while the other contestants are stretching their large and small wings out for the long dangerous flight ahead of them.

And just as Remus comes into view, Virgil takes a deep breath and relaxes, though his wings stay pulled tight. The trade off from Remus to Virgil is smooth, though a few other contestants are already taking off ahead of him, but he pays it no mind.

The strip of land he starts at is long enough to get up to a running speed, but instead of leaping up to unfurl his wings and take off or glide off, he takes the entire strip of land to sprint to the cliff,

And then he dives.

And by this point there are snippets of judges and contestants and his team gasping or staring in shock as this is not a normal strat and is infact extremely dangerous for even the most skilled of strong flyers. And Virgil has never particularly come off as a strong or skilled flyer, cautious and fast yes, but skilled?

(This is where the songs tempo starts to pick up to the fullest part of the first beat drops crescendo before lulling-)

And to top it all off, this clif is at least a mile or two high. For the first mile down, first still doesnt open his wings, but instead of looking panicked, he looks calm, his eyes closed and his arms at his side as the wind whips through his face, but its a perfect dive, and the wind fails to throw him off course like people expect it to.

And finally, just as it looks like hes about to dive headfirst into the ocean at full speed, his body doing a few twirls,

His long raven black wings unfurl-

And he soars.

(And the second beat drop hits and erupts into a dramatically energized beat)

Whatever the distance was that he fell behind the other contestants from the time it took to drop is easily lost as the momentum of his drop and the pushing currents of the ocean air send him rocketing towards the finishline, barely losing momentum the way his opponents do with their flapping while his sleek wings cut and glide through the air currents; every once in a while tipping his wings one way the other to catch on the ocean surface to maintain balance

Before you know it, he's close to the finish line of the race, and it takes one solid angles flap to pull him up enough to fly through the finish line with first place at a speed unheard of for this kind of race course, still meters ahead of the contestant to get second place.

Everyones in awe, people are cheering, and Virgil is smiling bashfully, and his team croud around him and are complimenting him

And, of course, because of Virgil's near world record-breaking preformance, their team wins.

[ghostpajamas]

ghost help i just found the perfect song for an animatic and i dont think anyone has made one with it yet so i got very!! excited!!! about making it but ive never animated before so im kinda all over the place, do you have any advice for beguiner animators? youre one of my favorite artists and you seem nice so i thought about asking, no pressure tho :]

OH HELL YEAH, THATS EPIC ! HMM... with animatics, u can do a lot with very little, bc the whole point of them is to show a scene, not be a pristine animation.

as long as something is moving (or implied to be moving) people wont mind very much. thats why i make a lot of use of panning and zooming ajsjsjsjjs... yk, try to make shots last an appropriate amount of time (big detailed shots should last longer than very simple ones i think). study animatics u like to get a sense for it.

(for planning, i really just. listen to the song a ton and go 'this happens during this line :] ' and try to make stuff work in between those lines where i have something planned haha...)

general animation advice though:

- fps is important ! for smooth movement, you need more frames per second. but generally, working with a low fps and only making certain parts have a high fps bc they're important and ought to be smooth works fine :]

- get video editing software (there r good free ones). oh my god this changed my life. u can make stuff move so much more easily rather than say, having to make your background pan by hand.

- more frames = slower movement, less frames = faster. like how when u run, u cover ground faster

- you dont need to redraw the whole frame if something small is happening, just transform the thing and move on

- simplify designs or else u will explode

- KEY FRAME MOVEMENTS. OR YOU WILL GET LOST SO FAST. draw the initial state and then when it finishes changing, draw that (like, eyes closed -> eyes open). doing all the in-betweens without knowing your end will mess with u so bad. (also if your keyframes r good u can just wiggle them a bit and get away with it >:] )

- have settle frames. where like... if something is going from point A to B, have a frame before or after each of those where where you move it very slightly. like this ••---•• it makes simple movements look a lot smoother.

- keep in mind that you r showing a 3d space with a 2d medium. u can move the camera! u can get crazy with angles and framing and perspective for emphasis! crop stuff, zoom out and show the scene in a fresh shot, go ape!

- looking up the 12 principles of animation will honestly put a lot of this way better than i could. that is a good idea

but truly, honest to god-ly, don't go too hard on an animatic, their purpose is to be like key frames for a full animation. show ur scenes, show some emotion, and have a good time :]

i hope this helped bc i really wish i'd had someone explain this to me when i was started out haha

[benmcm18]

Group 7 Independent Project!

Pre Production -

This is the second time I’m working with Group 7. It is truly an honour to be surrounded by such talented people. We have learnt from last time and we thought it would be interesting to switch up the roles. Here was what we ended up with:

Director - Jack

Cinematographer - Bonnie

Producer - Heather

Production Design - Ben

Editor - Heather

Writer - Tom

Here were also the tasks we sorted ourselves:

Write a 1-page proposal (synopsis and directors statement) - JACK (13th May)

Make the movie - Jack

Make a plan and a schedule for your work - Heather

Create a mood board (Each character) - Ben

Create a sonic world for the film (no dialogue / no voice-over) - Heather and Ben

Cut together a series of still images or sequences of footage to create a 2min film - Heather

Record some sound effects using objects you have in your room/ house - you can record on your phone. - Heather and Ben

Source and use sound effects and Atmos sound on Freesound. - Tom

Make a storyboard + animatic - Bonnie

Source footage - eg shoot, take stills, source stills, or work with stock footage from Film Supply to envision your idea - Bonnie

Shot list - Bonnie

Scriptwriting and development - Tom

Present it at the crit - receive feedback - Everyone

Write a short critical reflection on your blog. - Everyone

Songs - Everyone

As Production designer I had to create a mood board. We had discussed in meetings what aesthetic we wanted to go for and I believe we ended up with a mixture between films like “Moonrise Kingdom” and “Fight Club”. Either way, these were two of the films I took inspiration from when working on the mood board of the film.

Additionally, I had to think of the costume for both actors. For the man I chose to instead of having major differences in the two separate costumes to instead change them subtly to give a feeling he is still grounded in reality. So that means I added the glasses, changed the tie and gave him a watch to switch up how he looked. The Imagination costume is inspired from Ewan MacGregor’s character in “Big Fish'' we wanted to give him a full blue costume originally but I realised fairly soon that that wasn’t going to happen. So I adapted and decided to use his ties as a means of stating which reality he was in. When he is in the “dream world” he has a very colourful yellow tie but when he returns to his office I believe we went with a black/red tie.

For the woman, I chose to give her a very colourful look. This was purely so she could match the imagination around her. I discussed with Bonnie about possibly putting flowers in her hair but for some reason we couldn’t find anything. In regards to the rest of her costume I gave her shades so that there would be a physical separation between the two. If he can’t make eye contact with her how is he supposed to connect.

Overall, I’m very happy with the costumes and for a first attempt I’m actually quite proud.

Finally, set design. I had recently worked on a project called “Pied” where I had to create a whole set for my actors. That was pretty much my crash course for this independent project. Using the knowledge I can gain from creating that set I tried implementing it into the office workspace and the picnic arrangement. I’m happy with it but it will honestly be down to you to decide if I did a good job. If I could mention any little “fun facts” about what I did here would be a few:

I used a ping-pong table as the walls splitting the workspace

I tried spreading the food along the picnic like a wall that separated the two of them.

There is a jar of pickles in one of the shots. I don’t know who would bring a jar of pickles to a picnic but I thought it would be funny

On the back wall of the office there is a bunch of hidden Easter eggs *HOWEVER* David’s massive head covers them up!

In regards to how the other team members did. We developed the script ideas until we landed on this one. Jack had a great idea about filming some really nice shots of food. We were actually quite a big fan of this idea. I just thought Heather’s idea would allow us to experiment more.

Tom then wrote a (very) detailed script in collaboration with Heather, Bonnie drew a genuinely fantastic storyboard (she is too hard on herself haha) and Jack prepared for the shoot. One issue that presented itself fairly soon was the fact we had two actors on set. However, our Producer (Heather) handled it like a pro and we managed to get the all clear. Overall, a very hardworking start with the promise of Bonnie doing a short animation for the storyboard. (I’m looking forward to hopefully seeing it)

Production -

The shoot day was very fun. We all arrived at 11:30am and we made our way over to the location. Originally, we had planned to film on top of a hill however, things quickly changed and Jack said there was a fantastic path to film on. I was fairly set on the hill idea (As I had imagined the scene being somewhat similar to the UP opening montage) but he said it was a better location and I trust him.

So this is where it got a bit funky. It turns out the location had been converted into a dirt road since the last time Jack had been there. This was a bit demoralising as we had carried a lot of props out but luckily we had seen a location closer to the beach that could possibly work and the rest was history. That very location near the beach ended up where we would film.

With Jack directing and myself on camera we began to make our way through the storyboard Bonnie had devised. I have to be honest there were parts where we deviated from what was on the storyboard: For example, there is a section where he falls over however it didn’t look natural so we thought of another way to film it. This was where I got a bit carried away with VFX. In the long run I’m pretty sure everyone is happy with it but I wasn’t too sure at the time.

Jack did well as a director, he worked well with David and Kady especially when it came to movements of the actors. There isn’t any dialogue in the scenes so it's mainly physical language instead of verbal. My only advice for Jack would be to do a bit more research on the project before going onto the shoot because there were parts of the shoot where actors would ask questions about their character and I wasn’t confident he knew the answer.

In regards to me, I find it very hard to create something someone else envisions because I’m used to directing and filming projects on my own. I definitely think I improved on this project and having the storyboard and detailed script was a big help. I also felt I should have been more prepared as it didn’t look very good in front of the actors with me fiddling around with the camera because I had set it up in the wrong position.

Overall, I think it was a very fun shoot and it went pretty smoothly. You're going to hit speed bumps on the way but I believe Jack and I handled them well.

Oh also, forgot to mention that I had to also record sound and label all the audio and footage for Heather (why do I almost call you Clair XD) It didn’t take as long as I expected and was actually somewhat therapeutic if you can believe haha.

Post-Production -

The post production process has been going well. We have plenty of time until the deadline and we have already got a very solid draft edit so I’m not worried. I just kind of want to get it finished.

First and foremost, Heather has been doing a fantastic job editing the video. She works efficiently, takes feedback on board and seems to me to have a very solid feel on the fundamentals of editing. Looking at the edit now, there are definite issues but nothing that can’t be solved in 10 minutes. It’s clean, fluid and most of all enjoyable to watch. I’m worried without a synopsis people might not get it but I guess you could see it as “up for interpretation” haha!

Before I talk about my role in the Post-Production process, I just want to mention who else is working on the edit as well. Bonnie is planning on adding some very small animations to the edit to give it that feeling of “not-reality” I think this is crucial because without the animation in the shots. When the man defies the laws of physics it will seem really strange. I believe Tom is doing sound, I’ve supplied them with plenty of audio from on set and am free at anytime to get more for them so it will just be down to when it is completed, I have faith that Tom will create something really special with the Sound design as he will probably blend the sound of the surrounding nature with cold office sounds. I’m excited.

Now onto the part I play. I offered to do the VFX for the film and I’m very happy with them. It’s nothing incredibly tedious to create. It’s very basic motion tracking and keyframing but I think using it in small doses works well and with it accompanied by the animation and sound it will take the film to new levels of quality.

I’m just going to talk about the final VFX shot as it was the most challenging (but fun) part to work on. First, I had to figure out how I was going to get the image of Kady onto the wall without printing her because I realised I would be able to match up the shots if I had just zoomed out from an actual image. So I went for a bit of green paper. I motioned tracked it through After Effects and then played with the colour so it matched the scene. I then added an artificial zoom in Premiere and I got the final result. Now, it is not perfect in any means. I wasn’t able to track back any further than I did so the image in the paper actually moves but with the help of Heather and the use of changing aspect ratios I think it really works. I guess we will have to see how people respond.

So that is about everything on the project. I will be back to reflect next month on the finished project. Hopefully it turns out okay. Hopefully, it doesn’t turn into a train wreck. I’m sure it won’t :)

[zuffer-weird-girl]

Can I get a scenario with Dabi, Overhaul, and possibly Bakugou, walking in on their s/o getting wasted by themselves completely enjoying some music?? ♥️

this little shit

He just got himself home after a mission with Twice; that guy can't keep his mouth shut he swears; carefully he took his boots off at the entrance in fear that maybe you went to bed but soon seing that the lights were still on he couldn't care less anymore...

"I'm home." He tired mumbled "Hey, doll? Do you know where are the instant noodles? I cam feel a hole forming on my stomach at any point now..." he asked while checking the cabinets and almost turning the kitchen upside down in search for some food.

However you didn't answer neither his greeting nor his ask.

He called once again and to his surprise no response... The raiven haired villain made his way into the tiny apartment abandoning his search for food to you instead.

When he passed the bedroom door he could hear a faint music and your cute voice following in perfect sync as your figure moved along with the rhythm with nothing but pure joy in your face.

He stood there dumbfounded in the doorframe before he approached his right palm over his face to contain his laughter while the other carefully picked his phone in his pocket.

"This is gold, holy shit!" He snickered quietly as he oppened the camera and zoomed in your direction shaking a bit from his laughter.

Happily you sang until you frooze dead on your dancing when you spined around to, surprisingly, lock gazes with turquoise ones and a cellphone right in front at his smirking face.

"Pretty sexy moves you did there doll." He said between chuckles and still recording your red face and wide eyes.

"Dabi." You threatened "Delete that. Now."

He stopped recording, looked at his scream for a solid 3 minutes before returning his attention at you, smirking devilish.

"No way in hell! This treasure."

He ran out of the room with your screaming figurine running right after him. It was ridiculous two young adults chasing and running from each other on a small appartment at the 01:00 am? Definitely. But you could care less! Your dignity was in your boyfriends hands! And that's not good at all!

You surprisingly reached Dabi when you tackled him on the ground holding one of his wrists tight and trying to get his phone with your other hand. While Dabi himself was laughing his ass off; almost crying; while he holded your face away from him with his only free hand and with his captured one he hold in a death grip his cellphone.

"Dabi I swear I'm going to kick you out of this house if you doN'T DELETE THAT RIGHT NOW OR GIVE IT TO ME!" you said, trying to be intimidating but it was rather difficult with half of your face squished by Dabi's hand.

"H-hate to break your hopes doll, but I saved it on the cloud already when you were chasing me around." He said between laughs as some tears escaped his eyes, it was starting to hurt his face that much of laughter but he wouldn't regret it one bit, especiallyseing your embarrassedand frustaded cute face.

"NO!" You yelled in despair while unintentionally releasing his arms when you put your hands in your face in shame "NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THE CLOUD! ITS GONNA STAY IN THERE FOREVER!"

He lift a little from the ground muttering a "yay!" while holding you tight against him and bringing his phone once again and oppening the atrocity he just recorded.

"I'm breaking up with you." You mumbled pouting while burrowing your face in the crook of his neck emiting another laugh from your shitty boyfriend.

"C'mon, you look cute as hell." You slapped slightly on his chest making another one of many chuckles scape his mouth and finally smiling yourself.

Knock knock

"Shit." both of you mumbled.

"Must be the neighborhoods." You whisper while preparing yourself to get up to answer the door.

Dabi's grip didn't allow it though.

"Maybe if we don't speak at all they will go away." He whispered bringing you to his chest as he layed down on the ground.

"That's the shittiest excuse I ever he-"

"Shush." He interrupted you with a pat your head as he silently ledt his phone on the sof "it's nap time."

"On the floor?"

"Yeah now shut it."

The knocks on the door disappeared as you fell in a deep sleep in the warmth of your Dabi's chest.

Sore, his whole body was so sore and demanding a good night rest as the young boss of Shie Hassaikai almost dragged his feet to his room.

Stressful was only a cute nickname to call his entire day; Eri wouldn't collaborate with the experiments, more recruits did stupidities and he had to take care of them, a meeting that lasted at least for solid 3 hours much for his liking, he got a headache from how mucj he was reading the results of his experiments... All he wanted to do was to relief some of his stress and fall asleep...

He oppened slowly the door and soon his ears catched an animatic but also sweet and gently music enveloping the actual atmosphere... at first he was allarmed due to how late it was for you to be awake, he appreciated your efforts of staying awake and wait for his arrival but he feared that this abbit might harm your health.

Soon his shoulders sagged and his golden eyes once sharp now softened at the sign of his lover dancing with a sweet and angelic smile on their face as they singed along with the song.

Their moves, their voice... by Gods their smile... so majestic and pure.

Ah shit there it goes his heart again doing weird flips.

He stayed there for just a little more, arms crossed as he supported his frame on the wall, admiring your figurine not even once noticing his presence.

You were really enjoying yourself huh? Maybe if he...

You yelped when you feel careful yet soft arms envelop your waist as the figure behind you moved you both now from side to side, slowly resting his chin at your shoulder.

"Welcome back Kai." You giggled turning your head to the side to meet his eyes that held so much adoration.

It was always a surprise whenever you catched him in this way, specially with everthing he had gone through and what's currently going on. But still it never failed to bring peace and happines to your soul seing the love of your life this way. Truly happy and relieved...

He gently lift his shin and turned you around, each of his gloved hands finding their way to one of yours and your waist while he rested his forehead in yours with a relaxed sign.

"Did you know that this is actually my first dance my dearest?" He oppened his eyes as he moved both of you along with the music around the room softly. Too much soft.

"You liar!" You giggled quietly for only hik to hear while he spins you around and catching you shortly after bringing you close "How are you so good at this them, Overhaul?" You teased lovingly.

"Kai." He teasingly corrected with a smooth voice while he dropped you a little, the proximity making you bump slightly your nose with his covered one. "Must be a talent of mine then, right angel?"

"Totally..." you rolled your eyes imitating him when he rolled his in false irritation.

In a quick move, Chisaki lift you up; making you yelp and migrate your hands to his neck promoting a chuckle from him; spinning now both of you as he firmly holded your figurine in his fore arms, all the action without breaking eye contact with you.

Pure, gentle, lovingly thing...

He put you down carefully, lifting one of his hands to caress your cheek.

"Never danced?" You arked a brow still smiling and holding his neck; not too tight to not disturb and interrupt this beautiful moment.

"Never once in my life..." he admitted, looking at you lovingly "Never had a reason to... until now at least."

You moved your hands close to his mask, but still not touching it.

"Can I...?"

"Be my guest (Y/N)..."

You slowly and carefully pushed his black surgion mask down, admiring closely his entire face in display.

"My angel..." he carresed both of your cheeks now touching once again his forehead with yours.

You sweetly giggle at the nickname, and that was the last straw for him. He meet your lips in such a passionate and fervent kiss that almost knocked out all of the air of both of you two lungs.

The two of you; even after separating from the kiss; stood there... Him with his protective yet lovingly hold on you as you emerged on his warm and sweet collogne. All the tension from the day dissolving as the music still played softly on the background...

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Sorry! I don't write for bakugou because I don't think I could exactly write for his character but knowing him he would probably start laughing

[chikinnuggie]

ahh ty!!

Favorite piece of clothing that you own: Probably my little Mokke keychain that I wear on my belt loop, or my platform boots! (The platforms are broken rn so i can’t wear them though :(((( )

Comfort food: Chicken and dumplings... also hot chocolate used to be a big one when I was a kid like if I was crying my mom would make me hot chocolate to help me calm down every time sdkfjhskdfjh

Favorite time of year: Early spring / Late winter! It’s still a bit chilly, but it’s when all the wildflowers begin to bloom, and if you’re lucky, the entirety of the hills will be yellow, and purple and white! And, if it’s rained, the nearby pond has a small stream that you can sit by and listen to, dipping your hand in it to feel the icy water nipping at your skin, and small mushrooms will make themselves known with dewdrops on the grass and spiders making their webs. Its calming.

Favorite song: Aaaaa don’t make me choose- I guess I really like Yellow by Yoh Kamiyama, Meltberry’s cover of Jigsaw Puzzle by Mafumafu, Will Stetson’s cover of Usseewa by Ado, Jubyphonic’s cover of Dramaturgy by Eve, and No.7 which is TBHK’s opening theme song! (Leeandlie has a really good english cover of it too)

I can’t choose just one.

Do you collect something?: Sort of? I like to collect a buncha sort of not super well known musical instruments, especially ocarinas (I have like 7 different ones lol). Right now off the top of my head I have a steel tongue drum, a few ocarinas, a pan flute, a kalimba, and a lap harp (though I have some more well know instruments like a flute or two, a trombone, piano, and violin)

Favorite drink: Cream soda :]

Favorite fanfiction: Funnily enough, the paring isn’t actually one of my OTPs, but what attracted it to me was someone made a whole ass animatic about it, so I obviously had to read the fic for context. IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT AT ALL... It’s so good, I actually cried at it and I don’t usually cry at fics much less a pairing I’m not supper attached too, it’s just that good.

It’s called Kill the Sun, it’s a Mitsukou fic on Ao3! (I’d link it but my school laptop has ao3 blocked :( )

Here’s the link to the animatic! It’s hard to understand without context from the fic, but even if you don’t understand it it’s really really good the art is lovely!

I’ll taaaaaaagggggg @magician-tactician​ @woahhiperson​ @the-autism-mascot​ and whoever else wants to do it!

Thanks for the tag @fentasticallyconfuddled! 💙

Favourite piece of clothing you own: my green corduroy jacket.

Your comfort food: anything chocolatey or just cereal.

Favourite time of year: Summer.

Favourite song: this literally changes everyday, but right now it's Exile by Taylor Swift, and most of the songs in Hamilton.

Film/tv score addendum: the Star Wars soundtrack in general.

Do you collect something: little succulents and plants, and stamps.

Favourite drink: hot chocolate or any kind of smoothie with berries.

Favourite fanfiction: I have so many, especially in the AoS fandom, but my absolute favourite fanfiction of all times is Reclaim, by TryingToBe, and I also love all of her other works.

No pressure tagging: @thezegendofzelda, @brekker-by-brekkerr, @firefoxtessa, @melina-melinda, @stilltryingtowrite, @captain-of-the-historicfuture, @samanthaswishes, @bi-byes-blog and anyone else who wants to join in!

[luxuriant-starlight]

I Won’t Say I’m In Love Ch. 3

Wow! This is a long time coming!

First of all, I’d like to apologize for the big wait! I’ve had a very emotional past 4 months. I won’t get into the details, but the point is I’ve just graduated from high school and had some problems in my personal life and things have just been...a lot more hectic than I’ve imagined they’d be at this point.

Thank you all so much for being so patient with me! This fic is literally my blood, sweat, and tears and I’ve been working on this chapter on and off for a while now! I have lots of ideas for this story and I know it’s definitely going to go places. 

Without further ado, here’s chapter three! I really hope you enjoy it! Don’t forget to like or reblog (and definitely comment if you want I do love comments)! And you can also subscribe to this fic on ao3! Enjoy!!

Btw: This whole fic is based on a lovely animatic by the wonderful and talented @pepper-bottom​, who y’all should most definitely check out!!

Words in this chapter: 2.4k. feels like it should be more but whatever

[AO3] // [FFN]

Chapter 3 - Sunshine and His Princess Have a Little Chat

 After Ladybug turned him down, Adrien was basically a fucking mess. He hadn’t been this sad in so long. Not since…

 Well. You know.

 The point is, Adrien was miserable. He could barely eat- no matter how much Plagg tried to coax him with that smelly Camembert he likes so much. He wasn’t able to do much else but fake smile at the two photoshoots he had scheduled that weekend He couldn’t sleep much either. The night after it happened, Adrien just stared at the ceiling (once he stopped sobbing), replaying the night over and over again in his head.

 ‘Chat...I...I’m sorry.’

 No.

 ‘But my heart-’

 No.

 ‘Belongs to someone else.’

 Someone else.

 He’d wondered who that ‘someone else’ was. Who had stolen his Lady’s heart? Who was more dedicated to her than Chat Noir? Who else has thrown themselves into danger once or twice a week to protect her? Who thinks about her, talks about her, dreams about her as much as Adrien?

 He was sure not even Alya was as dedicated of a fan as he was.

 But more importantly...why hadn’t she’d mention this boyfriend before? He understood that she didn’t wanna reveal too much about each other, but shouldn’t something like a boyfriend be something you tell your best friend about? Especially when that best friend has done nothing but outwardly flirt with you for the past three years straight?

 “Well, maybe she doesn’t have a boyfriend.” Plagg suggested that Saturday night, while he lay in his usual comfy spot on Adrien’s sofa.

 “What?” Adrien asked, incredulously.

 “Maybe she doesn’t have a boyfriend.” He repeated, nibbling on his cheese and crackers lazily.

 “Are you saying she was lying about it? I don’t think she’d give an excuse like that.”

 “Not lying, kid.”

 “Then what do you mean?”

 “Well, maybe it’s not a boyfriend. Maybe there’s just some guy that she likes.”

 “A crush?”

 “Whatever you humans call it. The point is that she never actually straight up said that she has a boyfriend. Just that-” Plagg flew up, batting his eyelashes and dramatically swooning. “Her heart belongs to another!”

 Adrien narrowed his eyes.

 “Whatever. You get it.” Plagg insisted.

 Adrien thought for a second.

 I guess...she never really did say she had a boyfriend.

 It made him feel a little better to entertain that idea.

 A little, at least.

 Enough for him to get at least a couple of hours of sleep that night.

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 Adrien hadn’t really expected to have an eventful week. He just really wanted to go to school and see Nino and Marinette and Alya and all of his friends and just...try to get his mind off of his heartbreak. He’d figured school would be uneventful- just like he’d needed it to be.

 And, for the record, that Monday morning was rather uneventful.

 For a moment anyways.

 He’d obviously had very little sleep. His friends knew it. His teachers knew it. Nathalie knew it. The Gorilla knew it.

 They’d all pestered him to find out what was wrong. Why he looked so dead.

 Especially at school. Nino had been trying to get Adrien to explain himself all morning. And he’d felt bad, obviously. But what was Adrien supposed to do? Tell him everything?

 ‘Yeah, Nino, I’m fine. I’m just dealing with unimaginable heartbreak because I finally, after three years of trying, confessed to the love of my life- I’m sure you know her. Ladybug? Heroine of Paris. Yeah, her- And she rejected me, even though- by the way- I’m secretly Chat Noir and I know that we’re meant to be together.’

 Yeah. He couldn’t do that. No matter how much he wanted to.

 So he just assured Nino that he was fine, just like he had done for everyone that morning. And things were normal.

 That was, until Marinette walked in.

 Adrien wouldn’t admit it out loud- because he doesn’t want to embarrass himself in front of her, obviously- but he’s had the biggest platonic crush on Marinette since the day they met.

 He didn’t like her like her like Nino insists on insisting, but he definitely did admire her.

 And why wouldn’t he, you know?

 She was just so amazing! Friendly and caring and smart. Determined. Passionate. She always stands up for what’s right. Never lets anyone get away with acts of injustice. Not to mention funny and beautiful and pretty much the most popular girl in school.

 And she wasn’t popular because she was vain or rich or attractive or anything like TV would have you believe popular girls need to be.

 She was popular because she was genuinely loveable. Everyone loved her. She was everyone’s friend. She had an amazing family who made amazing baked goods and had a great talent for designing and leading and working well under pressure and was just so...optimistic. Adrien envied it, but couldn’t find it in himself to ever be bitter around her. She was just a walking ray of sunshine.

 So you can imagine why he was so, so awkward around her.

 Or at least, he was, until recently- when he had finally, finally become her friend. Finally gotten her to open up. Finally got to make her smile and laugh… that beautiful laugh.

 But then-

 ‘I love you, Adrien.’

 But then he fucked it all up.

 This wonderful girl spilled her heart out to him, confessed to loving him in a way that he was too much of an idiot to notice and he made her basically run away crying.

 He rejected her.

 He rejected her. He broke her heart. He destroyed his relationship with one of his absolute best friends. All because he had been too caught up in Ladybug to see what was right in front of- err, behind- him all along.

 Adrien desperately wanted to know how Marinette was feeling- how he could possibly help make it better.

 But she wouldn’t even speak to him anymore, so how was he supposed to-

 Wait.

 Now she won’t speak to Adrien.

 Not to Adrien.

 But maybe to Chat Noir.

 He’d have to pay a certain princess a visit.

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 That night, as soon as he’d eaten dinner and finished his homework (like a GOOD boy), Adrien transformed almost immediately and jumped out his bedroom window.

 Chat Noir leapt and ran from rooftop to rooftop, on the prowl for one in particular-

 Ah.

 The Dupain-Chengs’ Bakery.

 He landed on the balcony of the attic bedroom silently, behind where Marinette was standing by the railing, facing away from him, drinking what smelled like tea, with a soft thump. She was staring down at the street below her. Soft, early 2000s breakup pop music was playing from her speakers.

 Is that Kelly Clarkson? He tilted his head, humming. It’s been a long time since I’ve jammed to Since U Been Gone. Why have I forgotten how good that song is? Maybe it’s be-

 Focus, idiot.

 Right. Right.

 Chat sucked in a sharp breath and swallowed down the butterflies in his stomach before tapping lightly on the glass of her French door with his knuckles, as he walked towards her.

 "Hey."

 Marinette whipped her head around, moving her loose black hair out from in front of her eyes.

 Chat let out a small gasp. She looked awful.

 Well, not awful. She was of course still very beautiful, he didn’t mean it like that, but-

 Well. You get the idea. She looked beautiful….but like a beautiful mess. Her hair was messy and all over the place. She had bags under her eyes, as if she couldn’t sleep. Her mascara had run down her cheeks a bit, as if she’d been crying quite a bit.

 She looked miserable.

 Chat Noir’s heart felt cold in his chest.

 The girl before him rubbed her eyes and looked at him.

 “What do you want, Chat?” Marinette deadpanned. “I’m sort of really not in the mood for your flirting tonight.”

 “Mm, so you’re in the mood for my flirting other nights, then, Princess?” He winked, flashing her his trademark Chat Noir grin.

 She narrowed her eyes. Why am I being such an idiot???? Focus!!

 Chat cleared his throat. “Actually… I sort of saw you from across the street looking pretty sad. And you’re my friend and I care about you- obviously. So, I came to check up on you.”

 “Oh.” She sighed, sniffing.

 Chat watched as she walked into her room and plopped down onto her chaise, before looking back up at him and speaking, her voice breaking painfully. “Figures you’d see. That’s just my luck lately.”

  Marinette laughed bitterly as Chat grabbed a tissue from her desk and plopped down right next to her, offering it up.

 In all the years he’d known Marinette- both in and out of the suit, he’d never seen her quite like this. He’d stop by as Chat Noir all the time and check up on her- but she was never this sad. Like, sure, sometimes he’d find her upset or frustrated. Marinette wasn’t necessarily famous for her immense patience.

 But he’d never seen her look so…. broken.

 “Mari, what happened?” He asked, as she took the tissue and used it to wipe away her dried tears and runny mascara.

 “It’s nothing, Chat.” She replied, her voice softer now. “I just wanna be alone right now.”

You did this to her. A voice inside reminded him. You’re the reason she’s crying like this.

 Shut up and let me handle it. He urged the voice, silencing it.

 “It’s not nothing.” He insisted, wrapping an arm around her.

 “Go away, Chat Noir.” Marinette looked down and away, as if to hide her tears.

 He lifted her chin up. He didn’t want her to hide. He wanted her to open up. Why couldn’t she just trust Chat and talk about it?

 “Please, Mari.” He begged. “Just tell me who hurt you. I just wanna help you feel better. I care about you.”

 Marinette looked up at him, sniffling. She pointed her chin to a picture of her and Adrien on the wall. He recognized it as one they took at Alix’s 17th birthday party. Alix had gotten a “photo booth” where everyone was encouraged to take silly pictures. They had taken at least a dozen together.

 “Adrien?” He asked, his heart sinking. He knew he was the reason why she was upset, but the confirmation definitely hurt. “What happened?”

 Marinette sighed and leaned into him. “I’ve never told you...or really, anyone besides Alya this but....I’m in love with him.”

 Chat breathed shakily, looking down at her.

 “I’ve been in love with him for years,” she continued. “And I finally worked up the nerve to tell him. I’ve wanted him to know for so, so long. And- and I’m glad I finally did, don’t get me wrong, but-”

 “But he doesn’t feel the same?” Chat asked, rubbing her back in encouragement.

 Marinette buried her face in his chest and nodded.

 Chat Noir sighed. “I’m sorry, Marinette. It happens. I…” He swallowed, thickly, remembering Ladybug. “I can tell you that I definitely know how you feel.”

 She seemed to tense up, he’d noticed. As if she was uncomfortable.

 “Ladybug?” She’d asked, before he could wonder about why she reacted like that.

 “Yeah. I told her, recently. I told her I loved her. But she… she’s in love with someone else.” He recounted, bitterly.

 “I’m sorry, Chat.” Marinette looked up at him, putting a hand on his cheek comfortingly. “You deserve better.”

 He smiled. “I appreciate it. But I don’t think there’s any girl out there that could make me feel quite like My Lady does.”

 Marinette hummed, biting her lip and looking down, thoughtfully. Cute.

 His heart fluttered, for some reason. What is that about? Of course she’s cute but…

 “You deserve better, too.” He added, quickly. “Better than Adrien, I mean.”

 She smiled at him, sniffling again, and wiping at her teary eyes. “Thanks, Kitty. But like you said- there’s no boy out there who could make me feel quite like Adrien does.”

 Chat sighed, nodding thoughtfully.

 “Well, at least you have me to keep you company.” He grinned that trademark toothy grin of his. “I’ve been told I’m quite good company, after all.”

 He winked. What the fuck is wrong with you, oh my God.

 Marinette turned pink. She’s blushing? That’s new… and kinda cute.

 “I can’t say I disagree.” She smiled, blinking those long, beautiful eyelashes up at him.

 He felt his face heat up, realizing that she was quite close to him. Her face… her lips only inches away. If he’d just- Ok, no- Abort, abort, aboRT.

 “You- I-” Before Chat could say anything, he was cut off by the beeping of his miraculous.

 Marinette blinked, and pulled away, smiling a bit. “I guess you gotta go now.”

 “Yeah, I guess I do.”

 There was a pregnant pause for a second. Chat’s face would just NOT cool down. Was it hot in here?

 “Well, then.” Marinette broke the silence, sighing contently and standing up. “I guess I’ll see you around?”

 “Yeah.” He stood up, grinning down at her. “I guess I’ll...CAT-ch you later, princess.”

 Marinette smiled and melted his heart again. “I sure hope so, Kitty-Cat.”

 His face was on fire, now. “Yeah. Yeah- you- you will. You sure will. I’ll- I’ll be back, for sure. For sure….cool cool cool.”

 Marinette giggled, somewhat nervously, face pink. “B-bye.”

 He laughed nervously, swallowing down those butterflies again. “B-bye, Princess.”

 Chat Noir turned to leave but before he could leap off the balcony, Marinette grabbed his wrist. “Chat, wait.”

 “Princess?” He asked, confused.

 She leaned up and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.

 “Thanks again, for going out of your way to cheer me up.”

 Chat_Noir.exe has stopped working.

 “Oh- uh, yeah- yeah. Anyt-anytime, princess. I-” His face heated up, furiously. “I gotta go-go now. This was great. It was uh...bingo bongo. Uh- I mean. I gotta leave. Bye.”

 Marinette laughed hard as he leapt off her balcony, calling out a goodbye behind him.

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 When Chat Noir finally got home, he detransformed almost immediately.

 What is wrong with me? Bingo Bongo? Where did I even GET that from?

 The now mask-free Adrien Agreste plopped down on his bed, screaming into his pillow.

 “What was that?” Plagg asked, amused.

 “A scream.” He replied, muffled by his pillow.

 “No, I mean- the thing with your Princess. I thought you were gaga in love with your Lady?” Plagg teased, laughing as he bit into a slice of Camembert that was waiting for him on Adrien’s nightstand.

 “I....I’m in so much trouble, Plagg.”

[todokori-kun]

Ok:

Luna, you’re the best. You’re smart, you’re talented, you’re dedicated, you’re creative and caring, a wonderful listener, so much fun to debate with, and the best friend anyone could ever ask for. I’m so grateful for everything you’ve helped me with ever since we started talking; I respect your resolve. You’re unique and amazing, and I’m so, so sorry this is happening to you.

I won’t go into detail because it’s a complicated story that’s also way too long, but I’ve sort of felt that way before too (thinking it might be better if I just disappeared/wishing I didn’t exist/feeling worthless). It sucks.

I don’t know if this’ll help, but just know that I’m always here to listen if you need it. You can Email me (though I guess that’s probably not an option lol) or just, like, I don’t know, maybe post something on the blog like ‘Evans can we talk’ and I’ll definitely see it and respond because I stalk this place 24/7 (Evans is a creep please don’t encourage her). I’ve also been considering finally getting a tumblr so maybe we’ll be able to PM each other sometime.

There’s absolutely nothing to apologize for. It’s really brave to talk about stuff like this (I never can). And if there’s any way I can help, please, let me know.

  (Also, funny story (it’s actually gross and is basically just Evans whining about stuff):

I know from experience that stomach-related sicknesses suck. When I first started taking swimming lessons I was an idiot with zero stamina who could barely swim halfway across the pool without coming up for air, so needless to say, I ended up gulping a ton of water (especially since my teacher didn’t go easy on me; mom told her not to because I’m a sloth and I usually won’t do any exercise on my own besides simple stretches and some walking/running). I mean, the water in swimming pools is usually a bit disgusting, and it’s even worse where I take lessons because it’s a pretty old place and I don’t think it gets cleaned that often… so not only did accidentally swallowing it trigger my clean-freak senses, I also ended up with a terrible stomachache. I thought it was fine, that it would pass. But then I got a fever and every other thing I ate made me feel like someone was twisting my intestines from the inside, I couldn’t even lie down and rest for a sec because whenever I moved or tried to change positions it got even worse ;p; (also my mom never let it go, she kept jokingly 'reminding’ me that water from a swimming pool is not something you should drink after I started swimming again. I guess I kinda deserved it, though. I was an idiot))

That sounds so lovely <3 I’d really love to go visit Norway myself sometime, though I’ll probably have to wait a few years (my mom has back problems that make it painful for her to stay in one position for too long, so long plane/car rides are a huge no). And oooh if you have any good pictures I’d love to see them :D

Thanks, I’m glad I managed to explain my shipping reasons (like it’s so hard to properly talk about why I ship stuff sometimes XD)! I would give anything to have you join me in Stoki hell so let me just recommend basically the entire Remember This Cold series (it’s angsty as heck so proceed with caution…there are bits of humor and fluff in there, though, and then some extremely rare (almost) pure fluff fics. Like the one where Steve wants to propose but is a nervous bean because Loki’s a PRINCE and he wants to make it perfect). I’ll also try to find some more good fics later becase I can’t remember any titles right now ^^;;

YES ANOTHER T'CHALLA FAN I adore this guy (also I feel like he has a really cool voice. Not really sure why, it just sounds so nice). I really respect him for his attitude towards Steve and Bucky after he figures out Bucky’s not the real murderer, and how he later stops letting his anger towards his father’s killer consume him.

We’ll fangirl over the Black Panther movie together when it comes out, won’t we *schwing*

(right after I wrote 'schwing’ I got this mental image of Hisoka having his glowing, expolsive schwing moments after seeing T'Challa. And then Hisoka schwinging in theater while watching MCU movie fight scenes. Why am I like this)

I can draw, but I don’t know how to animate so these memes will never be a thing ;-; it’s so sad, I’ve got everything planned out…everytime eyes are mentioned the screen zooms in on Illumi’s eyes (yes even when Illumi’s not in the song because he’s a Zoldyck assassin, you can’t keep him out) and the word 'eyes’ gets the weird treatment where all these high/low/metallic(?) voices get layered so it sounds like the creepiest thing ever

('History has its eyes on you but it’s actually Illumi’ is both the animatic I want to see the most and the animatic I hope will never be created)

Fun HxH facts I want to let you know about:

Kite (AKA Ging’s student and Gon’s big brother figure) is dead and has been brainwashed into being a weapon/punching bag for his captors. When sunshine angel Gon meets the new Kite he lets Kite beat him up and then hugs him, promising to save him (THE FEEEEEEELSS)

Forgot to mention this about Chrollo, but when Kurapika killed one of his troupe (a guy named Uvogin), Chrollo acted all cool and never really talked about Uvo…

but then he had the rest of the troupe murder 2000 mafiosi guarding a building they were trying to get into, and while watching the chaos from afar, listening to their enemy’s screams, he started waving his hands as if conducting an orchestra…

“Uvogin-san. Can you hear it? This requiem we’re dedicating to you.”

(jeez Chrollo we know you’re extra but you can’t just murder 2000 people and play a funeral march with their cries of horror every time you lose a subordinate)

Lastly: There’s a new character named Knuckle who’s like the HxH version of Metal Bat. He is the sweetest cinnamon roll. I love him. I’ll send you a pic later

So um did you hear the news about Hinami

(Queen Luna cosplaying Maka(? or any of the other three MCs)…omg that sounds so awesome)

*facepalm* ok WHOOPS I actually read about that on the SE wiki a while ago. How did I forget about it

Yep! It was so good <33 (Lizzy looks so graceful and pretty I can’t even) I actually found the whole movie on YT but just watched the parts I was really looking forward to seeing animated, like UT’s fight scene, Seb getting stabbed, the rest of the Midford family…(Francis’ hair shocked me. Idk how to feel about it. At first I thought it made her look like an old lady, but then, the more I look at it, the prettier it gets…like, it’s actually a really nice design, but I guess I got too used to manga!Francis lol)

Light is the trash GOD.

(hope you get to read the light novel! As far as I know it’s got a TON of L and Naomi in it so it might make you feel better :D)

Oh yeah, I get what you mean. Light’s reasoning/views on the justice system probably connects a lot to the culture and social issues of Japan at the time.

DN’s probably still one of the easier-to-adapt mangas out there, though, since the themes of justice and questioning the idea of 'greater good’ is something anyone can relate to (and they still botched it, I’m very salty about this and you can’t stop me ;-; even with how terrible Ryuk and Rem looked in them, the Japanese movies were WAY better, and it’s actually pretty rare that Japan makes a good live-action movie from a manga or anime. Apparently the TG movie that came out this year was pretty good too, though :D).

(I apparently somehow accidentally erased the part where I mentioned I actually read HCs/theories about Japanese-American Light on tumblr somewhere….that’s what got me thinking about it.

I agree though, seeing how different cultures would change Light’s character would be very interesting.)

The lack of potato chips doomed the entire Keikaku from the start.

I can see you being similar to Pearl too! I think I’m maybe a bit like Lapis…or possibly Connie. Or maybe Blue Diamond because I also cry way too much (but then again BD actually has a reason to be miserable so)

Those are both cool gems<3 and yeah, they’re both really pretty :D

I was talking about gem 'roles’ back on Homeworld, though ^^;; like, how Pearls are considered servants or pretty accessories, Diamonds are leaders, fusions like Garnet are outcasts, Rubies are 'dumb muscle’, Sapphires are valuable prophets, Peridots are tech experts, Jaspers are soldiers…sorry, I should’ve been more specific OTL

I’d probably be a Pearl lol. I could see myself being a Peridot and being scared to death without a Quartz soldier to guard me but I’m not good with any kind of technology so nah.

And sorry for asking weird questions, I forgot it’s been a while since you watched the show ^^;;

Hey, don’t feel bad about slow replies! Like I said before, I seriously don’t mind as long as you’re ok :D and I’m so glad I’ve managed to help.

('a friend I appreciate’ *ugly sobbing* thank you)

Did someone say suffering?

*'Remember That We Suffered’ plays in the background*

DID THE QUEEN JUST SAY 'Goals’ ABOUT SOMETHING I MADE OMG I’M FREAKING OUT TYSM

Ayyy I’m so glad you liked them! (The Hide pic was painted with the intent to kill)

(last thing:

I’m sorry, this is probably really creepy, but I ended up telling my mom about you because she asked who I was talking to (she knows I have internet friends and has seen me writing messages before). Since I’m only 13 she worries about the people I talk (she knows all my friends on ao3) so I told her some small things like your age, that you’re from Croatia, that you play the piano too and that you mentioned having a sister.

I’m really, really sorry if this makes you uncomfortable, mom just worries a lot and she likes to hear about my friends (like, she worries for my safety on the internet so she has to ask me some basic things about the people I talk with, and when she knows I have a good friend on the internet she sometimes wants to hear if my relationship with them is ok). I’d never tell her something really private but sometimes she wants to talk and I know she worries for me so I do tell her small, random details from our convos.

if you’re uncomfortable with that, though, I’ll stop. Again, I’m so sorry about this.)

And after two weeks of silence, the species finally shows some signs of life.  ;-;

I’m totally not crying.  I’ve said this so many times and you’re probably getting annoyed, but I have no idea what I did to deserve you in my life.  You’re actually the only person I’d told about my current mental state at that time, and I’m so glad you didn’t freak out or just write it away as me overreacting (like my mom did), and it means so so so much to me. Truly, thank you for being here for me. (And not giving up on me, considering how long my replies take ;-;)

I’m here for you as well, though, so if you’re ever feeling down, you can message me ^^ 

Oh, it’d be cool if you’d get a tumblr! I can guarantee my replies would be faster then, since the messages would show up in my notifications...

Also, to brighten things up a little, this is how I picture you at the beginning of the message:

Oh  god that sounds disgusting XD And perfectly describes why I don’t wanna do swimming as a sport. Are you still swimming? It’d be cool if you were, cause it’s a really beautiful sport imo. 

That’s unfortunate... Hopefully you’ll be able to visit it someday ^^

Tbh considering the shit I unironically ship sometimes, no ship is weird enough to be unexplainable. Name a single reason why you ship it, and it’s valid in my eyes. Heck, it can be ‘they look good together’ and I’ll say ‘makes sense’. Y’know why? Because I’m one of those ppl who will ship it if they so much as look at each other.

ok fun fact: I’ve loved T’Challa since I was like 8, because every summer, there would be a weekly publication of superhero comics, and Black Panther was almost always there, and I was a nerd even then, so I’d always buy them. Other than Spiderman, Black Panther was my favourite superhero. 

Lololol I need the HxH Cast watching MCU movies. Oh yeah, I found this a while ago and immediately thought of you:

Amazing... If you ever learn to animate, please send me a link, because I will pay money to see that. Just. I’m not even into HxH, but I’d give up a lot to see the crossover XD

Ouch, that seems like a lot of feels... Seriously I have no idea where you get the mental strength to read to many angsty moments...

um, yeah... i have actually... but um, she’s alive, right?

Turns out I gave my skirt I’d used to charity, so until i find a replacement, I can’t take any pics... well, at least i can grow my hair out to Maka’s length till that happens XD

I adore the movie, seriously, the animators did such an amazing job with it, especially the most important scenes. BUT HECK; WHEN WILL WE FIND OUT WHAT OUR CIEL’S NAME IS?? It’s been hinted that it’s quite unusual, BUT THAT MAKES IT EVEN HARDER HNNNGH

Oh yeah, I’m gonna find that novel even if it kills me, because I need the L. 

lol I still haven’t forgiven the movie adaptation of Avatar the Last Airbender. It was so bad that most people (including me are denying its existence). I might watch Death Note some time soon, so I can judge it for myself tbh... 

Of course, the chips were a vital part of the Keikaku... No wonder it didn’t succeed...

No worries! It’s not your fault! Tbh, i dont think id even reached that part when I was watching it, so it’s interesting to hear all the roles...  Aw, you’d be an adorable Peridot ^^

Tbh ‘friend that I appreciate’ doesn’t even begin to describe how precious you are to me. You’re the first online friend I made and the first person I told about my mental state, so honestly, you’re one of the people I feel closest to...

Nah, I don’t find it creepy at all!! Seriously, I sometimes tell my parents about people I talk to, so I’ve mentioned well ^^ It’s your choice what/who you’ll talk about ^^