#i literally need to practice more pixel art christ

[rugretti]

[ramblingsfromthecrypt]

Color of a Similar Shade

Pairing: m!V/Johnny Silverhand

Just a short fluff piece I had an idea for and wanted to write down. It’s been a long while since I’ve written proper fanfic but I had a lot of fun putting this idea on paper. Enjoy!

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V sat at his desk, head leaning lazily on his hand, and staring blankly at his monitor. The only sound in his apartment was the buzz of his computer and the rumble of traffic outside. Opening his email, V saw another notification from the megabuilding management. ‘LATE RENT. EVICTION NOTICE IMMINENT’ the subject line read. V deleted the email without even opening it. There wasn’t much reason to worry about late rent when he was already on his way out. 

It had been a few weeks since V woke up in Viktor’s clinic. A few weeks since he woke up in the middle of the night face to face with Johnny Silverhand. The man’s fingers wrapping around his throat still felt like it was only yesterday. V traced his finger tips over his neck and let out a small shiver at the memory.

Despite the initial attempt on his life, Johnny claimed to have a change of heart. Wanting to help get them out of this morose situation they both fell into. Though the rocker boys idea of help was strange, and sometimes frustrating, to say the least.

“The fuck you doin’, V?” Johnny’s voice rang out and V jumped out of surprise in his chair. The smell of cigarettes filled his nose as he turned to the flickering form of Johnny Silverhand sitting on the end of his desk.

“Christ, you scared the shit out of me Johnny.” V breathed and placed a hand on his chest as he felt his pounding heart calm. Johnny let out a hearty laugh at V’s startled reaction and he swung his legs to jump off of the desk. 

The engram took a few steps around the apartment before stopping at a painting on the wall. It was one of the few things V managed to snag from his old apartment after Arasaka cut him off to every luxury his position provided him. He and Jackie busted into the place and took what they could carry before the corporation had the chance to pawn it all off. 

Johnny took off his aviator glasses and squinted closely at the piece of art. “This looks like shit. The place would look better if you threw this proto-modernist corpo garbage in the trash.” He commented and took another puff of his cigarette. 

“Well then it’s a good thing this isn’t your apartment.” V responded in an agitated tone before turning his attention back to the desk and doing his best to block out Johnny’s voice. He reached for a small container and popped it open. Inside sat various jars of polish, templates, files, and just about any other tool you need for proper nail care. 

V thought to himself for a moment before pulling out a few bottles from the box. He moved mess of papers and bottles on his desk out of the way to make more room and reached for the bottle of bottom coat. 

“Why do you even bother painting your nails? They just end up chipping anyway.” Johnny suddenly said practically in V’s ear. He turned to Johnny who had returned to the perch on the end of his desk. 

“Your creative outlet was music, mine is painting my nails.” V responded truthfully as he gave the bottle a few shakes. Johnny responded with a pouting ‘hmph’ but, as he took another drag of his cigarette, his eyes didn't leave what V was doing. His curiosity was almost palpable even if he didn’t want to admit it. 

V twisted the top off of the bottle and wiped the end of the brush around the rim to get the excess liquid off. He placed his left hand on the table and, as he placed the brush to his thumb nail, Johnny once again interrupted V’s concentration. 

“This shit always takes too long. I say just put the color on and call it a day.” Johnny said as he took a final drag of his cigarette and flicked it onto the floor. As it was about to hit the carpet, the cigarette digitized and disappeared. 

V let out a small sigh as he continued to paint his thumb nail. “If I did that it’d chip even faster.” He explained and dipped the brush in the bottle once more. “You at least have to put a bottom coat, then color, then a top coat. It makes like...a little shield for the color.” V added and trailed off for a moment as he thought of how to explain it. 

As V continued Johnny actually stayed silent for once. The man watched intently as V worked, his face scrunching in thought every few moments. “Last time I painted my nails it was ‘cause Kerry wouldn’t shut the fuck up about wanting to see what i’d look like with polish on.” Johnny finally said and broke the silence before lighting another cigarette. 

“I can paint yours if you’d like.” V offered without thinking as he waved his hand in the air to dry the first layer. “Though I’m not sure if I actually can…” He added with a small frown as he looked at Johnny’s flickering hand. 

Johnny lifted his hand to his face and inspected it closer. “Hmmm. Good question. ‘Suppose we could always try.” He finally said and shifted his body to put one leg on the desk and get into a more comfortable position. Johnny then placed his hand closer to V’s workstation with a prodding smirk. 

V returned Johnny’s teasing expression and reached for the bottle of black nail polish. “Just color, right? I guess you don’t have to worry about it chipping.” He teased and Johnny rolled his eyes. 

“Oh, shut up.” Johnny replied in an irritated tone but the sweet smile on his face suggested otherwise. V couldn’t help but chuckle as he shook the bottle of polish a few times before unscrewing the top. 

V gently placed his hand on Johnny’s to steady it and get a better angle. Every time they touched skin to skin, V still couldn’t believe just how real it felt. He knew Johnny was an engram. Simply a hologram projected from his mind. But at times it was easy to forget that fact and believe that Johnny was a flesh and blood human being. 

“You gonna start paintin’ or what?” Johnny said impatiently and the sound of his smooth deep voice brought V out of his thoughts.

“Y-Yeah sorry. Got distracted.” V said and gave Johnny an apologetic smile before placing the brush to his index fingernail. As he made a stroke, the black polish began to pixelate and fluctuated before disappearing entirely. 

“Well, shit. That’s disappointing.” Johnny said with a frown and took a long drag from his cigarette. V briefly rubbed at Johnny’s nail then rubbed his index finger against his thumb. “Hmmm….” He muttered in thought before looking back up at the engram. 

“I guess when Arasaka put you into the relic, they programmed you to look like how you did back in 2023. I don’t think we can make any aesthetic changes.” V bluntly said before realizing what came out of his mouth. Johnny responded to the statement with a scowl. The pain of his current situation was clear and plain on his face. 

“Fuck, V. The least you could do is talk about me like I’m a goddamn person.” Johnny responded with a growl and pulled his hand away from V’s and off of the desk. 

“Sorry Johnny. I didn’t mean it like that…” V muttered and looked away from Johnny. His own chest tightening at the sorrowful frustration in the rocker boy’s voice. 

V would have thought that he’d resent Johnny after the man literally told him to put a gun to his mouth and pull the trigger. But, despite everything, being together 24/7 had given V an understanding of where Johnny’s anger stemmed from and why he acted like such a dick. Pushing people away was easier than dealing with the pain and disappointment those you care about can inflict upon you. 

That vulnerability was perceived as a weakness. The more vulnerable you were around another only gave them more opportunities to use that fragility against you. It was something V practiced religiously back in his Arasaka days. The more time Johnny spent inside of his head, the more alike V really realized they were. 

“Hey! I have an idea.” V said as he perked up from his own anxious thoughts. Johnny took a drag of his cigarette and looked back to V not bothering with a response to the other man’s sudden revelation. 

“I mean, my hands are pretty much your hands too right?” V added before reaching back into the box of nail supplies. Johnny arched an inquisitive eyebrow at V’s statement and wondered just exactly where he was going with this. After a few moments, V procured a bottle of dark red nail polish and gave Johnny an excited grin. 

“And? What’s your point?” Johnny responded the previous agitation in his voice replaced with a sense of curiosity. 

“My point is if I paint my nails it’s kind of like me painting your nails too.” V said with a small smile as he began to shake the bottle of nail polish. “Samurai colors?” He added with a teasing smirk and Johnny couldn’t help but return it with a smirk of his own. 

“Samurai colors?” Johnny repeated the statement and his smirk melted into a genuine smile. “Shit, V. You sound like a groupie stereotype.” He added before letting out a laugh. A genuine laugh. A happy laugh. The sound sent a swarm of butterflies through V’s stomach. It was like music to his ears. 

“Then I’ll take that as a yes.” V responded and his own smile grew as he unscrewed the top of the bottle. “But, I already put the bottom coat on so we’re doing this right.” He added in a faux chiding tone. 

“Fine, fine. But I still bet you this time tomorrow you’ll already have chips in it.” Johnny said as he shifted his position on the desk to watch V paint. That genuine smile never once leaving his face. 

[moonraccoon-exe]

I was reading through people's tags this morning and i wanted to personally come thank you for all that you wrote on your ardyn piece... *inhale* IM DYING THAT MADE ME SO HAPPY YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW IM UGLY CRYING RN YOU ARE TOO KIND!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH

oH MY gOD it’S YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PEOPLE

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*EXPLODES INTO A HUNDRED SNOWFLAKES*

THIS IS ONE OF THE CUTEST MOST HEARTFELT ASKS I’VE RECEIVED IN A WHILE IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO PRETTY I DON’T KNOW HOW TO REACT TO IT BECAUSE BESIDES BEING PRECIOUS AND SO TOUCHING IT’S FROM AN ARTIST THAT LEFT ME WOWEE OMG GASPS BECAUSE OF THEIR STUNNING MESMERIZING INSANELY BEAUTIFUL ART OMG HOW DID THIS HAPPEN I’M FREAKING OUT ASDKJFDKLGJDLAKGJADLKGJDA

OMG PLS DON’T BE CREEPED OUT I JUST HAVE TROUBLES MANAGING MY EMOTIONS AND *DEEP BREATH* I’M SO EXCITED TO BE TALKING WITH YOU BECAUSE WOWEE WHAT AN ARTIST YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!

BEING HONEST, TUMBLR ONLY LETS ME WRITE 30 TAGS, SO I DID STAY SHORT ON EVERYTHING I HAD TO SAY, BUT I MEAN, EVEN IF I HAD INFINITE TAG SPACE, I STILL WOULDN’T HAVE MADE JUSTICE TO YOUR ARTWORK NO MATTER WHAT OR HOW MUCH I SAID BECAUSE HOLY SHIT HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOUR ART????

HOW DO YOU DETAIL LIKE TAHT!?!?!? ALL THOSE TEXTURES, THE ATTENTIVE COLORING, THE EXQUISITE LINEART, THE HAIR!!! THE HAIR IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE, IDK HOW YOU DO IT, YOU COULD SHOW ME THE PROCESS AND IT WOULD STILL BE BEYOND ME BECAUSE HOLY SHIT, HOW DO YOU DO ALL THAT?!?!?!

LITERALLY EVERY INCH OF YOUR WORK, EVERY LINE AND DOT AND EVERY PIXEL IS INCREDIBLE, IT’S ABSOLUTELY INSANE, WHAT YOU DO MUST HAVE TAKEN YOU YEARS OF PASSION AND HARD WORK AND PRACTICE AND WHAT STUNNING, BREATHTAKING RESULTS, HONESTLY, LIKE WOW MAN FUCK HOW YOU DO THAT.

LIKE, THE DETAILING IS SO MAGNIFICENT AND EXQUISITE, THE LIGHT/SHADE JOB IS UUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH EYEGASM AND HONESTLY I COULD GO ON BUT I LACK ARTIST LANGUAGE AND I WOULD GO ON ABOUT EVERYTHING BECAUSE LITERALLY EVERYTHING IS SO INCREDIBLE AND I’M SORRY FOR RANTING I JUST NEEDED MORE SPACE IN THE TAGS AND YOU GAVE ME A PLACE, SORRY THANKS I’M DONE.

*hyperventilates*

Okay, let me add a keep reading line omg ahahah, I’m sorry this got so long, I’ll be short this time, promise ;w;

So first of all, BESIDES ALL THE THINGS I STILL HAD TO SAY ABOUT YOUR INCREDIBLE ART, you’re welcome!

Second and more important, thank YOU so MUCH!!!! ( ´ ▽ ` ) ZOMG IT MADE ME SO HAPPY TO READ THIS ASK!!!! 

Thank you for taking the time to read the tags. I know it’ll probably sound senseless but sometimes writing in the tags gets exhausting (because I try to do that in everything I reblog), especially when it’s something as incredible as your artwork, everything just hoping that it will make the artist happy. So thank you for taking the time to read them; all my time & energy put there could have easily gone to the void, but you gave them sense. Thank you

Thank you as well for taking the time to drop by to say thanks!! That speaks so nicely about you, you’re so kind. Not all artists drop by to say thanks, and it’s my honor to receive those that do, you among them. Thank you immensely for the time put into writing this, you could have just shrugged it off, but decided to let me know you saw it and that you’re grateful for it. Thank you so much :’3

I’m so, so, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO very absolutely hyped to know that my comments made you happy!!! YOUR WROTE THAT WITH SUCH SINCERE HYPE OMG I’M A MESS OF EXCITEMENT MYSELF ALSDJLKAGDJAKLJ

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I’M SO HAPPY THAT MY TAGS MADE YOU HAPPY, YOU HAVE NO IDEA!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACTING IN SUCH A WAY, IT FEELS SO NICE ASKLDJSKALGJADLKGDAJ 

Thanks a LOT to you as well for sharing your work with us!! I know it takes a lot of everything to get art done, and you deciding to show us is a gift. So thank you for sharing your creativity and INSANE art skills with the world! :D

DEAR ARTIST, THANK YOU AGAIN

KEEP UP THE INCREDIBLE, AMAZING WORK AT CREATING!!!!!!!! (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ