#i redid the eyes on the original one and it looks SO cute but i ruined it

[merrydollround]

Part 2/? of Mugi and other dolls!

More process pictures! Mugi is my perfect excuse to buy cute dresses 🥰

The original idea was to make the torso split into 3 parts, with a ball in the middle just because I liked the aesthetics of the ball, but it did not improve the posability (unless I changed the overall shape of the body, but I didn't want to), so at the end I decided to make it into 2 pieces, so it matches the other bodies!

Also redid some joints digitally, so they look way more neat. Making joints and pieces that are more technical is always harder to do by hand, like neat edges and perfect spheres. So being able to make them digitally is a time saver. Just so you can make an idea, it took me several days to make the piece on the left and the surface is still not smooth. For the piece on the right, it took me 30 minutes to sculpt it digitally, and 1 hour to get it printed. It's just too fast and easy 🥹

Mugi current status is practically finished! But before sending her to the casting factory, I want to digitalize her. First of all, because I want to make a human version of her head, with no horns. But also because the casting factory waiting times have gone up like crazy, and I don't want to wait for +5 months to play with Mugi, so I will print a copy to play in the meantime 🥲

Head is all smooth and soft 🥰

I sculpted a lot of hands in cute poses and I want them to be easily interchangeable with magnets, but making hands is super tedious 🥲 Sanding between the fingers, make sure all nails have the same overall shape in all hands...It's the only part that I still have to finish 💔

Last but not least! Please let me introduce you to MeiFang or MeiMei!

My most requested doll has always been an MSD Fang. I KNOW. I am fully aware that this is NOT what people have been asking me to do 😅 But since I don't think I will make a MSD mature Fang (let's say, a shrunk version of the current one) I decided to make a child version of her! I adjusted the features accordingly to the age change, so the eyes are larger and rounder, the nose and mouth are smaller, and her cheeks are puffier. Really hope people still appreciates her 🫶

I am sending you a virtual snack If you read until this! 😆

Thank you so much,

Nuria

[sunthyme]

🎆 New year, new headcanons!! 🎆

Hey, so I've been a bit dead for a hot sec, apologies for that. Hope y'all are having a good break! Now, for something that's been in the works since August (drum roll please)...

🎉 REDONE TWST HEADCANONS!! 🎉

First up, yet again...

♥️ Heartslabyul ♥️

WAHOO! Ignore that you can clearly see which I had to redo lol, that's going to be a bit of a theme as I looked back and wasn't super happy with some so I redid them until I got it right.

Since y'all know the characters this time, I'll be just adding new or changed things to my earlier posts. :D

Enjoy!

♥️ Riddle Rosehearts ♥️

So pretty much nothing changed from the original with Riddle, I just made her look better. Yippee!

Added thing for my University Headcanon/AU is major and I see Riddle being an English and Law major.

♣️ Trey Clover ♣️

Once again, nothing really changed except for the fact that I learned to draw him better. I gave him a labret piercing that I think would have been one of Cater's first piercings, which thankfully went well.

He'd obviously be a Culinary major.

♦️ Cater Diamond ♦️

Speaking of Cater, this one was a bitch to draw. I literally redid him three times, send help. (I'll reblog this with the extra between version for y'all to see)

A new headcanon for him is that he's the kind of character that has his eyes closed for the most part and only opens them when he's like super serious. I just felt it fit him. (I'll also attach that in the reblog)

He's very heavily gyaru inspired (shout out to @/Cayfourdiamonds on Pinterest, I loved his edits of Cater and they were my inspo) and I wanted him to curl his hair in the mornings, princess curl style. He has naturally straight hair and the freckles are indeed fake.

He's a Cosmetology and Communications major.

♠️ Oki Chiang ♠️

She's a Sociology major and her birthday is October 4th (Libra). She's apart of the Poetry Club (OC club).

Nothing much changed here either, though I tinkered with her skin tone to amp up the contrast and shifted to blue to a darker hydrangea-y colour.

(Edit: I forgot, I have UM for my ocs now!)

Unique Magic - "Who Are You?": Creates a mist as Oki recites the spell that induces confusion. The confusion will last up to two hours after the mist fades, depending on the strength of the person affected.

♣️ Luna Madden ♣️

Another one I had to redo twice because GOD, the in between was SO UGLY!! Ew. Anyways, way cuter now! I gave him swirly eyes for funsies and trimmed down the colours in his makeup so it's more cohesive.

They're an Art and Psychology major and their birthday is January 22nd (Aquarius). It's in the Science Club.

She uses mobility aids, alternating between a cane and braces depending on the day, due to Multiple Sclerosis (an autoimmune disease that impacts the spine).

Unique Magic - "It's Tea Time!": Conjures a pre-set tea table fitting Luna's desires. The bigger the table and the more items, the harder it is for Luna to make.

♥️ Ace Trappola ♥️

Oh boy, another redone one. I went a bit ham with his design, I really wanted to make him look like a heart. Found the braid idea on Pinterest, as one does, and ran with it. He's so cute, he looks like a heart lollipop. Also, I gave him braces because I love that idea so so much!

He's undecided in his major.

♠️ Deuce Spade ♠️

I adore how this one turned out, he's my son and my boy. Nothing really changes aside from style improvement and I gave him better bangs.

Also an undecided major. (Adeuce twinning frfr)

♥️ Bunnie Chrona ♥️

She's a Psychology major and her birthday is June 30th (Cancer). A part of the Track & Field Club.

Ooh, she's so cute, I love her sm! I gave her vitiligo and stripes in her hair to imitate those splotched black and white bunnies that are so adorable. I did make the interesting choice to give her blue eyes, not for any particular reason, they just contract the red undertones well.

Unique Magic - "Killing Time": Bunnie's speed will increase for an hour, making her go at an inhuman speed.

♦️ Ness Benoit ♦️

She's a Drama major and her birthday is May 25th (Gemini). They're in the Film Research Club.

Finally, Nessie! They also had an in between but they actually looks more like the OG than that one lmao. Gave her some little devil tail earrings and just made the hair confirmedly into a wig. Also gave them a lil fang :3

Unique Magic - "Devilish Charm": Allows Ness to appear differently or say different things to different people. It takes more energy the more people she is using it on.

Stay tuned for Savanaclaw, up next!

[computer-wizard]

Update:

three of them.

look at him.

[clovenhoofedjester]

jellicle lineups; part 4/4

I FINALLY FINISHED THESE

grizabella | 🌃 🥀 🍂

i really wanted to mix revival and older replica for this one. the thigh-high boots, sparkly, tasseled dress, and generally the wig are all revival inspired, but the curly fur stays and the makeup is old because i really do like the very dramatic, gothic grizabella looks. her coat is also heavily 2019 inspired with the length and stripey purple fabric

i also was not sure how i wanted to do her hair other than it covering one eye (SHOUTOUT TO THE FANART I SAW WHICH HAD THAT. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE URL) esp the color so i did a gradient of light grey to dark brown, which i REALLY liked ! it also helped me decide that shed be chocolate smoke instead of a tabby

idk. ijust like her

i very much want to emphasize the "proud" and "indomitable" of her character in my portrayal of her; think betty buckley. i think shed be 61 in human years.

jennyanydots | ⏰ 🧶 👠

HER DESIGN... is very similar to her replica one because.... i really like it. very heavy emphasis in how her makeup is sometimes done with the HUGE lower lashes and squiggles. she also gets a cute little pink nose and blue eyeshadow

very 2019 inspired also. the hat, tasseled jumpsuit and bejeweled tap shoes stay ...... but i did want to give her the vest and collar from 2019. i just like that. shes also fat because yes

she remains sweet and nice yes. but i think warsaw was onto something when they made her Like That. shed be 56 in human years

jellylorum | 🎨 💐 👒

i ORIGINALLY drew her design a month and a half ago with the headcanon that shes gus' caretaker but bro. that jellylorum & asparagus jr. & gus family angst potential was too great. so i redid her as looking closer to gus. :3

idk why but i decided to go with a 1940s inspired formal look for her.... i quite like the hat and think it helps her to stand out, so i'm comfortable in that decision. her fur design is also mostly replica inspired. enjoy her neapolitan ice cream makeup too

she also gets a pink nose and her collar from the 2019 version. idk why the collars went so hard in that movie

i LOVE one of her 3 words being practical... yes, she is THE practical cat. i think shed be 59 in human years

bustopher jones | 🌹 🤍 🍛

VERY replica inspired.... with notes of other productions. opera populaire had full glasses bustopher which i liked. an older makeup look also had stripes which i also thought looked nice (and makes him look more related to mistoffelees) ! there are also multiple bustopher designs that have the moustache and beard 2 for 1 dealio..... and decided to incorporate that as well

he also gets the fishbone hanky crevat thing and a fishbone brooch. i almost made his rose white but i liked the contrast of the red. enough that i decided to give him lipstick too . and youd best believe that he has a giant fucking pipe that he smokes out of

i love the idea of him being the older generations' tugger in his time. i believe it. i think hed be like 55 in human years

skimbleshanks | 🚂 🎆 ⏳

I COULDNT RESIST BASING HIM OF THE MOVVIEEEEEE im not sorry that was peak skimble. the whistle and chains, the MATCHING conductor hat and pants, the moustache, the tap shoes..... truly, it was too good. my only regret was that i couldnt show the suspenders in this design because i wanted to keep the vest

i did keep the makeup/fur pattern very similar to his replica design though. idk. its just good. emphasis on the brown in his tail, the brown of his clothes, and the bell

anyone else get handsome gay silver fox vibes from him? anyway [being rushed out the door] i think hed be 56 in human years

asparagus jr. | 🧷 🎲 ⛲

lets go babey asparagus jr. inclusion ! i Really struggled with the clothes because i wanted to include the weird yarn poncho but didnt want to make him look hippyish (hippies are cool it just wasnt the vibe i was going for).... so it is reincarnated as this strange tassel-y scarf shawl thing. idk

he also gets a collar similar to jellylorum's because i like the idea of them living in the same house :^3. his makeup is also pretty different from how it appeared in the 98 version because i wasnt really feeling it. i like stripes. so stripes he shall get

hes also wearing a corset thing. idk what my propensity for designing men with a slightly feminine touch says about me (IM A FEMININE QUEER MAN)

not much notes on his personality other than i think he really looks up to his father (enough that he took on his more dignified name). hed be 57 in human years

gus | 📖 🌌 🔭

MUH OLD MAN... i love him. very much based on a bunch of different replica designs for him. he gets a beard and sideburns because i think i really do love the costumes w facial hair, and i think it just fits. he also gets glasses

he gets the coat and handkerchief (now a scarf) that typically hides the growltiger costume... which has a crisp formal outfit underneath. maybe he takes the coat off during his number to signify having moments of clarity and humor during his song

i do think in my interpretation hes well enough to joke around during his number and play the rumpus cat but like. damn you can tell this cat is old. hed be like 93 in human years

old deuteronomy | 🌕 🍮 ⭐

i have fully abandoned replica deut. say hello to haute couture resplendent transgender old deuteronomy. fit with a gigantic white coat, velvet dress, and gigantic fluffy hat. and yes, she did have 99 wives

she also gets the pendant that she was drawn with in the concept art for the 2d animated movie.... what was up w/ that....

ANYWAY YEAH UH. shes very different from the replica deut and other nonrep deuts mostly thanks to judi dench, with her saying that her version of deut was a transgender woman, and her complaining about not looking regal enough in the movie. here you go girly. the nose freckles/dots from some replica makeup get to stay though

she gets a lot of design notes from her children. the grey from munkustrap, macavitys white eyelashes, eye and mouth makeup, and tuggers cheek heart. shes also a light grey to kind of reflect her appearance in 2019

not much to add here other than i love her. i think she would be 88 in human years

AND THERE YOU GO. AHHHHHHH ITS DONE

[3motionally3xhausted]

More Ouran redesigns!

Below the cut, listen to me ramble about the art choices I made in the redesigns, please. (Honey, Yasuchika, Kasanoda, Renge)

+A little sketch of Haruhi & Tamaki 😊

I redid Honey's because I was so unhappy with the first version, but I like this one a LOT more. He kinds of looks like an idol, but I'm not mad at it lol

The main thing I don't like about the canon design of Honey is that he looks like a literal child (wow new idea alert) and somehow in my first redesign I didn't get rid of that problem?? And I just didn't like the way that one turned out art-wise.

So! This time, I made his face a lot less round and decided to give him shorter hair in a more natural/ash blonde color. Instead of going full l*lita, I was aiming more for "soft boy" & I spent a good minute just coloring his eyes so they look pretty magical (or a bit creepy, I can't tell lol) but I wanted him to have long pretty lashes. Also, I added a little scar on the bridge of his nose to hint at his hidden violent side

(That shirt is entirely improvised lmao)

Anyway, Yasuchika!

I always felt kind of bad for him (for that one episode that he appeared lol), so I wanted to lean into the fact that he's kinda bitter Honey left the Judo club but still admires him a lot.

I had to remember what he looked like first, but I actually really like his design in the manga so its practically the same lol. The hair is slightly different though. And, it's subtle, but his hair is bleached here as a tiny nod that he wants to be more like his brother, though he didn't go full blonde. And since their hair and eyes are different, I now headcanon that they have different moms, because I can and it tugs at my heartstrings for some reason.

Now, Kasadona's and Renge's were done kind of a while ago, so the art is marginally worse imo, but anyway

Onto Kasanoda!

Another character that I always loved and felt sad about! This time he has two episodes, I think.

Since it's important to his character, I had to keep him looking scary, but that doesn't mean I couldn't make him look sad too! I love aiming for subtle expressions lol, I remember this one was really fun.

I can't tell you why I made his hair wavy/curly, I just wanted that, but those little shaved bits at the corners of his hairline were very intentional; it's meant to kind of mimic devil horns just to solidify that he's seen as kind of evil and whatever. And his eyes! I think that blizzard nickname/reputation (i can't remember) is really unique, so it exaggerates his cold glare.

(Trying to avoid saying 'kind of' so much, jeez)

Last up, Renge!

She also kind of looks like an idol, mostly 'cause of the pose and little sparkle, though. And oddly enough, I really didn't like her when I was originally watching the show (thought she was annoying lol) but I kind of adore her now because..

This girl is a nerd, she's silly, she's a cosplayer, a complete madwoman, and girl boss! (Character-wise, I only really take issue with the 'fuj*shi' 'y*oi stan' part, so that's cut for my version) But I really wanted to show that more fun, adventurous part of her, so she has pink dye on the underside, with her hair pulled into this big red bow.

I don't have many thoughts on her past what I already said, she just deserves to be cute and have fun. But I do think she should be in on the secret that Haruhi's a girl, and they should be good friends, the show is just lacking in girl friendships. (Excluding the Zuka club, they're full on lesbians and the show portrayed them so weirdly imo.)

(***I only censored some words cuz I don't want anything to end up in my feed lol)

[animatedglittergraphics-n-more]

https://www.tumblr.com/animatedglittergraphics-n-more/737376376660934656/hi-angel-how-are-you-i-hope-you-are-well-i //

aaah I'm fine too, how kind :(( Ty very much for the dividers, they were beautiful !! ( the second one you ended up confusing with one of the blinkies that was towards the end of the image, but that's ok c; ) and about the other posts, i think some would look cool as dividers too !! in this case... ( the first link you put with pink text ) the blink "i love emo boys" ;

( the one with link 3green ) text "ti amo" ( i'm Brazilian so when I saw it I was really silly, I'd love to see it as a divider >///< )

And the last link, the one with the 🔫 pink next to the stars ; I think that "i ♥︎Candy" would also be cute

I hope you have a great Christmas ! Take care of yourself and eat very well, okay ? xoxo ily

hi love 😊 ok, so i redid the i love you one 👍 and i can't find my original pink gun with stars blinkie. i've looked everywhere for it, but i must have accidently deleted it. i apologize. i'll keep my eye out for it, hopefully it'll pop up somewhere and then i'll make it for you 😊👍

have a wonderful new year 💜

[lightdeficient]

Atmospheric Default Eyes - Mermaids

This version is only for mermaids! Once again my main goal was to have all the eyes in the same style, unlike how EA had them with different pupil shapes and whimsical patterns. The eyes are inspired by those of whales in the real world. I never felt fully satisfied which is why it took me so long to make these, so I actually redid them completely multiple times because I felt they looked too cute and then just too weird. Maybe I can post those versions too?

♥  All Life Stages that have a mermaid form. That is teens and older, as EA did not add mermaid forms for younger sims.

♥  All 9 EA Colors. The colors are changed up so you’ll have more variety. Originally there was no green, and instead 3 orange ones. It didn’t make sense to me so I fixed it.

♥  No Specular Map, as many people find that annoying.

Download (CurseForge)

PS, I will be working on other occults and non-defaults for regular sims.

You can find the collection of what has been made so far, HERE.

[lorilane33]

FanExpo Dallas Write Up

So I went to FanExpo in Dallas yesterday 6-10-23, and it was one of the best days of my life! 🥺 I really went because I wanted to meet Jon Bernthal, and he happened to be within a car drive of me. But Gabriel Luna reminded me why I fell in love with him in the first place when he played Robbie Reyes in Agents of SHIELD, and I’m so glad I followed my gut and met him too. Oof. My heart 😩💜

Random cute guy in line with me named Jacob and I bonded over the Punisher while we were waiting in line to meet Jon. I feel like we were getting along fabulously. As we got to the table to pay for our stuff, I pulled out my photo op with Charlie and Jon to put my sticky note with my name on it. Jacob saw it and leaned into to me, telling me “I think that’s a really good photo. Not to pry or anything, but it’s really cool.” I then explained to him why I did it and he immediately turned back around to me and said, “well your parents are idiots if they can’t be proud of every part of you. And that was a brave thing to do.” 😩 you guys he was so sweet.

Jon Bernthal

I’m 100% positive Jon Bernthal is the first actor I’ve met to make my brain stop working almost completely. I was absolutely on the verge of crying to the point of me grimacing in the photo, but I walked up to him with my bi pride flag and explained to him that my parents will never be proud of this part of my life. I want to make a statement with people who are proud of me. He made sure to double check with me that it was right side up because he wanted to do it right, however we all see how well that went over because my own pride flag was upside down 🤣🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ We then turn to the camera and take it, and as he’s handing me my flag back he looks me very earnestly in the eyes and said, “well I am proud of you, sweetheart.” I swear I was fine until that very moment. He’s an intimidating man, and it was hard for me to look him in the eyes for very long. He absolutely murdered me.

I had a duo photo op with him and Charlie as well, and because I looked so not happy in the first one, and my flag was upside down, I decided to redo it with them. I walked up to Charlie and even though this was the first time I was seeing him I said, “I almost cried in my last photo so I want to fix it.” He gladly took the the corner of the flag from me, and I stood between them with Jon on my other side holding it again. Jon looked at me and smiled and said “thank you,” and Charlie gave me a very genuine smile and said, “thanks for being here,” as he handed me my flag back. It turned out so well and I’m so glad I redid it. 🥺 Charlie looks like such a goober and I love it 😂

I’m also so happy the handlers and Jon decided to let us get in line for his autos after his afternoon of photo ops at 6. They had ticketed people who were cut off when he had to leave for his panel that they had to honor first, and they originally were only going to do those and no more because everything shut down at 7. But there weren’t really that many people waiting to be in line behind them so they decided to let us in. We had a short convo and I thanked him for everything, and then he signed my photo op with him and Charlie. I walked away and that was that. I couldn’t have asked for a better interaction with him. Frank has come to mean so much to me, and I’m so happy the man portraying him is just as great. 💜

Gabriel Luna

He was so chill at his table, he was out in the line talking to the people waiting, and he took someone's FaceTime call. I had a chance to talk to him about how Nic Cage may have introduced the character of Ghost Rider to me as a kid, but his portrayal of Robbie Reyes cemented my love of Ghost Rider, and we ended up having a really good conversation about him. 🥺 then I mentioned that him in the Last of Us brought him back to me started him on a whole new discussion about that show and how hard we both think it is to like the second part of the video game 😆 we took some selfies, and during it he told me I had really great hair, but then corrected himself and said, “Oh wait. We both have really great hair.” I hugged him and said I had to go get in line for his photo op but I’d see him over there. He said "okay, and seriously your hair is great!" as I walked away.

His face lit up when he saw I was next in the line for a photo op, and when I got up to him he grabbed my left hand like we were dancing to pull my arm out so he could look at the tattoo that was there (it says ‘you are not alone, and is signed my another actor I met in 2018) 🥰 he said that’s really good advice to yourself, and then we faced the camera. I accidentally blinked when we did our first photo, so I got pulled out of the exiting line to go back and redo it. I’m honestly okay with that because as great as it was holding his hand i think it would have looked odd lol I walked back into the booth he was in and his back was to me, talking to the other people in the room. Once he realized I’d walked in he turned to me and smugly said “Oh! So you’re my blinker 😏” he was happy it was me! I immediately replied, “yeah. I swear I didn’t do it on purpose though,” and the whole room laughed 😆 so he pulled me in for another pic, and after he was done he gave me a really big hug, took my hands and looked very earnestly into my eyes when he told me “but for real, your hair is fantastic and you need to know that.” I said “you too, thank you again for everything.” We said goodbyes and I left. 🥰

I can’t say enough good things about Gabriel. Holy shit. He’s so kind and generous with his time, and cares about all of us so much!

[lovelyllamasblog]

Okay so I found this picrew that let's you make your MC/Yuu, so I made ever one of the EAH transfers at NRC!!!

Here's the original post! Everyone say thanks to @haruyeager for posting it!!!

This is for you @sayuricorner!!!

Please note: Not all of them are completely accurate to the characters. I couldn't do streaks or Hunter's partly shaved head and I could't get Ashlynn's strawberry blonde hair.

OKAY let's go!! They're all below the cut!!!

Part 2 Part 3

Lizzie Hearts

(I thought the red heart-shaped ahoge was soo cute 🥰)

(Edit: I took off the crown and changed her hairstyle so that I could get her two-toned hair.)

Maddie Hatter

(Again, not completely accurate since I couldn't get her signature fizzy hair or her hat 😔)

(Edit: I made it into a ponytail instead. Inspiration: fan art by @icant-choosename-help)

Cerise Badwolf-Hood

(One of the one's I had to redo because I wasn't satisfied with it. It definitely came out better the second time around 😌 Unfortunately, the picrew doesn't offer sweaters like Jamil's.)

(Edit: I did a second one with a braid like in @icant-choosename-help's fan art.)

Ramona Badwolf-Hood

(I redid hers because I couldn't get the coloring for her hair just right.) (Edit: After a third pass, I am finally satisfied with the final result.)

Coral Witch

(Since she was never shown in the webisodes, everyone portrays her differently. In some fan art, she has glasses so I gave her some. Also, the red in her hair is for her tail in the books. I also gave her freckles because why not? 🥰)

(Edit: I wasn't satisfied with either of the looks, so I reread her description on the wiki and changed her skin tone to a lighter shade, but kept the red highlights, glasses and freckles. She now feels complete.)

Holly O'Hair

(The picrew didn't have the right shade of auburn and none of the braids satisfied me so I gave her a ponytail instead.)

Hunter Huntsman

(Definitely more satisfied with the second pass 😌)

Ashlynn Ella

(I love her eyes, but I wish could have gotten her hair the right shade of strawberry 🥲)

(Edit: A second pass that came out a bit better than the first.)

Blondie Lockes

(I know that she changes her hair bow to red, but I really like her in blue)

(Edit: I changed her design to include a mix of dark blue-light blue eyes and a sweater because that's what I imagine her in and to add variety to the designs.)

[mammons-tax-returns]

"for one muse to kiss the other's scar" w satan pls? 👉🏻👈🏻

masterlist / 600+ followers event

Thank you for your request, anon! No pronouns were specified so I hope you don’t mind masc mc :’)

I kept getting scared that this was getting too lengthy (i have a short ass attention span so ik i cant read long stuff LMAO) so I redid a bunch of parts, i hope it’s not too apparent!

✖️MALE MC✖️

Anything with history is an eye-catcher to Satan.

Just like a good novel, things with meaning and origins deeper than surface level are so much more enjoyable and genuine than things that simply are there. Who says an Avatar of Wrath can’t be poetic?

But it’s often that things with such overwhelming sentiment that Satan feels become an eye sore much quicker than anything else. Some things of personal importance are meant to be remembered, but not belabored to the point of ruin.

He is forced to face this fact today when Lucifer pushes a boundary that may not have even existed before. At any rate, it does now. Skipping past the point of negotiation entirely, Satan now finds himself pacing his room, cursing his brothers name under his hissing breath.

MC patiently watches as Satan goes through his breathing exercises on his own, knowing that if Satan has learned to calm down on his own before, he can do it again. Just being in his room with him is enough.

On the other hand, Satan isn’t too keen on that idea.

Things have become enstranged between him and Lucifer— Even more so. At this point, it’s hard to tell that MC’s help had brought them any closer at all.

The recent fights and arguments continuously end in Satan peering at the long, winding scar wrapping around his wrist and forearm like a ravenous snake. Just its faded presence is enough to make him conflicted.

He received this scar long ago, at least thousands of years ago. From a day that Lucifer got a bit too close to Satan when he was angry.

Maybe that was the day that set the precedent. The precedent that stated that no matter how smart or calm he presents, there will always be some turmoil within him brewing like a storm.

The disappointment and weariness that shows in his own family’s faces when he gets worked up is so evident he wishes he could be anyone else than who he is. Even if just for a day. But isn’t it unfair to only expect chaos from him? Certainly he’s been doing better to keep his anger in check... Right?

Besides... It’s just his nature to be angry. So, maybe... No, he still is held accountable for his actions. He definitely should just—

“Satan? Are you... Are you okay?” MC quietly calls his name from his bed. Perhaps he should have called Satan’s name a little earlier? The demon stood staring at his clothed arm in absolute silence for a number of minutes until now.

Satan’s eyes open a little wider. “Huh..? Oh, I’m sorry. I must have spaced out... How uncharacteristic of me.” He can’t find it in himself to smile, and instead uses his left hand to hold onto his scarred forearm, pushing it aside in hopes to shake off his intrusive thoughts.

“Moreover... I feel like I have calmed down significantly. Thank you for being here MC, but perhaps you’ve been bored out of your mind here.” He gives a firm smile and quickly looks away. “You may leave if you’d like.”

MC doesn’t quite listen to his offer. Satan seemed more tensed than normal when he would have “calmed down”. If he were a danger to be around at that moment, he would have said so, anyways. And if there was any chance of being able to help him before he does something risky, MC would take it.

“Well... It wouldn’t hurt to stay just a bit more, would it?” MC gave him a small smile, in which Satan seemed to become a bit flustered upon seeing.

Satan wonders how to respond. MC was right. And it may just hurt more if Satan is alone with his thoughts. “Oh, MC.” He sighs with unsaid appreciation, then makes his way into bed beside the human, who is still sitting on the edge. “Sometimes I wonder who truly are the angels of the exchange program.”

MC giggles, rolling over so that the two males lay side by side. “I’m no angel, but humans aren’t so bad... Occasionally.”

Satan smiles to let him know that the response was well received. Lord knows how grim his expression was while he was subconsciously considering his past just moments ago.

“But, that aside...” MC turns his head to look at the blonde. “What’s wrong, Satan? I’m not forcing anything out, but I’m thinking I should start to worry.”

Satan could almost laugh at those words. Worry? For him? A demon who embodies fury and unrelenting rage? It’s... A little odd to picture.

“Hmph. Well... Now that I have to put it in words, it seems a bit silly when it really shouldn’t be...”

MC raised a brow. “Based off of how you were glaring at your hands earlier, I doubt that this is about it being silly, and more about you trying to downplay it. But I’d say that’s a rather common coping mechanism.”

Satan felt as if he were see through. A mere glass pane. How could someone see into his mind so well? He had barely gotten into his explanation at all. “Er. I guess you could say that...

“It would appear that the tension... Between Lucifer and I has caused some rather distasteful memories to surface.” Satan mumbles the words as if they would reflect his character poorly. As if they were something to be ashamed of.

MC picks up on this, and a frown deepens his features. “Satan...” He pauses to think about what to say next, “You see, this is the part where I have no idea what to add because you guys have thousands of years of age on me.”

Satan ruffles the male’s hair when he sees the small pout on his lips. “You’ll come to learn that most demons are petty, shallow creatures with personalities about as deep as a puddle,”

Coming to a stop, the Avater of Wrath subconsciously began to pull up his sleeve to reveal the very edge of his scar. However, he hesitates, and his throat tightens just barely.

What in the hell was he doing?

“...” MC can’t look away from Satan’s hands, and it seems that time has stopped for a moment. Even the air that previously entered and exited MC’s nose seized.

Satan suddenly relaxes. It’s just MC. A human that knows all too well that this household could be dangerous and frightening. So he continues to pull up the bit of cloth covering peach skin.

“And sometimes, we tend to give into vainglorious temptations that only end up hurting someone, or everyone.” Satan finishes, voice barely breaking the border between a whisper and mutter. “I suppose I could have gone about pushing Lucifer’s buttons in a smarter way... But I didn’t, unfortunately. So I’m left with this loving scar from my brother.”

MC supresses a gasp, and gently takes hold of Satan’s arm. “It looks like it was super deep... I’m sorry this happened to you Satan.”

Satan watches MC trail his fingers calmingly along the edge of his river-like line along his arm. He rotates his forearm so that he can follow its path all around his arm.

“I appreciate that, MC... But I’m ‘over it’, for lack of better words. You see here, the scars actually make the silhouette of a cat on the untouched skin. It’s rather cute.”

MC laughs at the revelation. It was cute. But as much as he could admire Satan’s turning of an unfortunate event into a moment of entertainment for the two of them, he couldn’t ignore the weary look on Satan’s face.

“Awh... That’s adorable.” MC lightly mocks a babyish tone, and rubs his finger on the head of this imaginary feline. “It’s like a mini Satan cat.” He feels Satan’s shoulder move as he chuckles breathily.

“I value your adoration for my unsightly skin, MC. But if you’re so affectionate to this mere imagery of ‘mini Satan’ , perhaps you could spare a moment or two paying more attention to me.” He’s not sure if Satan means to sound dismayed rather than playful, even through the smile on his lips.

So he decides to gently grab onto Satan’s arm and press his lips against the indented skin on his forearm.

“M-MC-..!” Satan jumps, free hand freezing mid-air. His body heat is rising, and he’s sure MC can feel it.

“You’d better not be talking about Mini Satan like that, Satan.” MC mumbles against his skin. “He’s not unsightly. He’s wonderful and handsome, just like you.”

Satan can’t find a way to respond. Was he supposed to feel his heart squeeze? This seemed too menial of a response from MC for his heart to be racing like this. He simply smiles and shakes his head helplessly.

“Thank you, MC...” He lets out the breath he had been holding in.

Perhaps he could afford to be transparent every once in a while.

[luminouslumity]

Liveblogging here!

Am I going to play Pokémon Unite? Probably not.

Did I pre-register for the mobile game just to get the special Pikachu? Yes. Yes I did.

Pokémon Go is five years old now? Oh god, I feel old.

The starters are so cute! I got Piplup in the original, so I'll probably start with one again for the remake. I also got Diamond last time, so I'll probably get it again, too.

Looks like they redid the models. The hands don't look as big now, thank god.

I'm glad we're getting customization for this remake, even if it is just outfits and hairstyles. It was the one thing I didn't like about ORAS. And secret bases are back and Pokémon get to follow us again!

Next up, Legends: Arceus!

Oh, the starters are looking fierce, now!

This music! I want a downloadable version of it! The part where you get to ride different Pokémon looks beautiful!

Wait, what? Red eyes? And Pokémon are attacking you? I'm both scared and intrigued.

I hope this game gets animated cutscenes.

Cylene? Yeah, definitely Cyrus' ancestor. It'd be interesting if she turns out to be completely different from her descendant. I'm fully expecting a twist villain, I'm just hoping it's not her.

Oh, so it is like BotW! Interesting!

I already love the new Pokémon! Variants and branches from already established ones? Give them to me!

Overall, really looking forward to these!

[gamebunny-advance]

Grab-Bag Doodle Dump

Just some stuff~

Notes under the cut as per usual.

1) The Heart Melter Boys (Dear Daniel + Cinnamoroll): I just saw an image that melted my heart, so I wanted to draw some of the Sanrio Boys. Maybe I’ll get around to drawing all of em from that pic.

2) Ice Cream, Original Sketch. I didn’t originally imagine that pic with them as chibis, but that’s how it turned out. I really wanted Tatiana at the end of the row so the joke would have landed better, but when I redid this with the chibis, it looked really weird if Zuke was behind anyone else, so I had to rearrange them in a way where Zuke would be on the right end, so Tatiana ended up sandwiched inbetween Kliff and Mayday. If you’re wondering why I didn’t just add her to the opposite end, it’s because by the time I’d realized the Zuke thing, I had already completely drawn/colored everyone. Since this was just a stress-relief doodle, I didn’t want to waste time redrawing Kliff’s eyes to look the other way. It’s still cute, but not having to move across the line for the joke does kill the impact just a smidge.

3) Childhood Friends relationship chart. Dunno. Just felt compelled to make this one day. It’s not comprehensive. And I don’t know why i made them into mochi. Since I couldn’t make NJ mochi, I gave him lil’legs.

Anyway some stuff I wanted to explain: I like Ne/onNo/va aesthetically, but I personally have a hard time writing for it because frankly, I think DJSS would have a hard time having healthy relationships with anyone. I think it could work out if he works on himself a bit more, but that’s not a story I’m interested in writing. Everything else I think speaks for itself, but do feel free to ask about it if you feel so inclined.

4) “Disco Balloon” - I really wanna finish this, so I’m not going to say much else about it. I just really need to get off my ass and learn how to draw hands so this can be what I want it to be.

5-6) Just something I was thinking about a few days ago. I don’t think it’s ever been said on record that Kliff’s design is inspired by Dio, but I’m pretty sure that’s true. There are a bunch of other Jojo references in the game, so I don’t think another one is that far-fetched. Not that I know anything about Jojo anyway.

7) Beginning of a redraw of that “soft” R.O.B. & Watch doodle I did forever ago. It’s somehow less cute than the original (GW isn’t small enough), but I’ll probs redo it again.

8) Human!Flats. From left to right: Juggler, Mr. Game & Watch, Tabuu.

9) A Tabuu doodle. I’ve been experimenting with giving Tabuu locs, but in doing so he kinda loses that butterfly motif I had. But I don’t think it read that clear in the first place, so it’s not a huge loss if I ditch it. Hm... he might look good with a fade now that I think about it more...

10) A humanized!Smash gender chart that I never finished. I ummed and ahhed a lot about posting this. I’m not very explicit about my gender/sexuality headcanons, because I feel a little weird being a (probably) cis/hetero woman talking about those kinds of things in depth, but I think it’d be more honest if I’m a little more up front about it. From left to right, top to bottom:

Pac-Man: Transmale

Mr. G&W: Genderfluid

R.O.B.: Nonbinary

Ms. Pac-Man: Transfemale

Tabuu: Genderfluid

Pinky: Transfemale

Inky: Nonbinary

[izzy-b-hands]

Paralysis

A note that the very beginning of this, the sleep paralysis episode is based on one I had myself this week, that I’m hoping writing out here via Snafu will help me work past. But it is a TW for something like sexual violence, I guess? It was a weird thing and it’s hard to explain. If anything like that isn’t your jam, I’d say skip this one. If you do read it and have ideas for any other tw I should mark on this fic as a result, please let me know. I’m too close to the experience to figure it out myself, I guess lmao. I tried to make clear how it feels during and after, at least for me. We’ll see how well I did at that. The only big difference is I don’t have a cute boy to help me deal with an episode of it lol. 

This is also combined with the idea I mentioned briefly in that other post today. I still didn’t like how the original idea didn’t vibe with the boys exactly, so I sort of redid it so it works for them, and I think I’ll have to do a reader insert fic for the full original idea later. 

But hopefully this version of it gets across the main thread of the original idea, and y’all like it. It isn’t particularly long, but I’ve been struggling to finish fic rn, so gotta take what I can make happen lol.

My love to all who read/like/reblog!

He could usually shake out of it, after a bit. Even when it felt this real. 

Eugene at his side in the bed (but hadn’t he fallen asleep in the living room, on the couch? Never mind it now) hands everywhere, lips at his neck. He didn’t remember coming to bed, or when he’d woken Eugene, or when it had turned from sweet sleepy affection to rough sex, but rough it was. And it was good, even so, he was so close, but-

“Gene, little slower.” 

Nothing except lips back at his neck, bruising hard now, enough to make him wince. 

“Eugene, baby. Calm down a little, okay?” 

Still nothing, but the nip of teeth at his neck and shoulders, harder than Eugene had ever done it before, and his orgasm slipped away at the pain of it.

And then it dawned. 

This wasn’t Eugene, and suddenly the little voice that had been fighting to scream, Eugene’s voice, came through: “That isn’t me! That isn’t me, Snaf!” 

And he turned back to look to what had been Eugene, and the face was close but the jaw was too extended, like a wolf, and that jaw opened and he could feel it clamp down, all the while he begged for it all to slow, to stop, to be able to move at least-

He was completely awake then, in the living room, on the couch, not moved an inch since he’d first laid down. Eugene was nowhere in sight, and the house was dark. 

He couldn’t explain why he went outside then, forewent his shoes and keys, across the lawn and out onto the gravel road. He didn’t know where he was going, but the house didn’t feel safe, nowhere felt safe, surely it had been fake, but those teeth had felt so real and his body ached and if he hurt then maybe, just maybe-

“Snaf?” 

He was maybe a hundred feet from the house, and there was Gene, running after him, robe fluttering in the breeze. 

“What are doing out here? I heard the door open...” 

He fought for words, for something, but had nothing. It all felt too real, too fake, all at once. If he moved too fast, he might shimmer right through the road, through the world, to where, he didn’t know. Was he even awake, really? How could he know?

“Another episode? You wanna talk about it?” 

This was Eugene. He was real. He had to be. His face was fine, normal, no distended, extended jaw, with teeth that pierced and ripped and burned as they bit and-

“Let me help you back inside,” and Eugene’s hand was solid, and real, and warm on his arm and had it been this cold outside the whole time? “Come on. Your feet are filthy, why didn’t you grab your shoes?” 

He let Eugene lead him back, slow, over the gravel and then the grass, onto the mat inside just in front of their front door. 

“Stupid question, right? I know you don’t really think about that stuff, right afterwards. You probably don’t even feel awake yet, huh?”

He managed a nod.

“That’s okay. You stay there, I’m gonna go grab something to clean you up. Can’t have you dragging dirt all over the house.” 

And he stood in the darkened house, and he considered shutting the door behind him since he could move now, and he found he couldn’t bring himself to make a single move. Just in case. Just in case the feeling of eyes on him constantly, since he’d apparently woken was real, and it knew where he was, but maybe in the dark it couldn’t find him, and-

“Shit, this one hit you hard, didn’t it? You look...gone. Spaced out. You okay?” 

“No,” and his voice shuddered, but it sounded like him at least, that’s reassuring enough. “Don’t feel real yet.” 

Eugene nodded. “We’ll get you cleaned up. That’ll help.” 

He forgot how light he was to Eugene, until moments like this. Eugene picked up in one fell swoop, moved him over to the couch, laid out a towel on the carpet so he could set down his feet. One small washbasin full of warm water at his knees as Eugene knelt down, another empty to hold the used rags. 

Or usually, it would have been rags. Eugene, for whatever reason, had grabbed the nicer washcloths this time. 

Maybe it was just the oddness of it all, the struggle to feel truly awake and real and like he was really himself, and Eugene was really himself, but each motion was the softest tension. 

The warmth of the water helped, it couldn’t feel that good if it wasn’t real. So did Eugene’s hands, the gentle way he moved the cloth over his feet, washing away dirt and the smaller bits of gravel that had tried to worm their way into his skin. The pain of that came through now, slight though it was, and Eugene stopped when he winced. 

“You’re okay,” he murmured, getting up just enough so he could kiss Snafu gently. 

It made him shiver, but it was another moment of reassurance. No roughness. No sharpened teeth. No whatever that thing in his head had been.

Just Eugene.

With his careful hands, and soft hair that brushed up against Snafu’s torso as he moved closer, settling each of Snafu’s feet into his lap in turns as he scrubbed away the last of the most stubborn bits of gravel. 

He wasn’t a religious man, not really, but when Eugene looked up at him then, drying his feet with another washcloth, he thought he just might understand truly, fully, what ‘holy’ meant. 

It was in Eugene’s eyes, in the way he wrapped an arm around Snafu after putting away the cloths and washbasins, and led him upstairs. 

It was in the fingers that plucked at the buttons of his shirt, that ran across his chest once said shirt was on the floor, that pulled open the button of his trousers. 

It was in his lips that made their way up from Snafu’s chest and neck to his face, in the way his legs intertwined with Snafu’s. In the way he didn’t have to tell Eugene all of it right away, yet Eugene somehow knew not to take it further than the roaming hands, the rutting hips. Even when it grew more urgent, when it was hard to keep the pace, not to move faster, harsher, Eugene was still so careful, so gentle, sweet like summer rain. 

It wasn’t anything ground-shaking, but it was warm and comfortable and a breaking of it, whatever had kept him from feeling properly awake, when he came, and Eugene right after him, both of them marked across their stomachs by it. 

“You tired again?” Eugene asked. 

Snafu tried and failed to fight back a yawn. This was how it always was after, once he finally broke the odd unreal sensation after an episode, finally the exhaustion would descend back on him as if he hadn’t slept that night at all. 

Eugene just giggled. “You stay put. I’ll clean us up. You sleep.” 

“No, I can help,” Snafu started, but another yawn interrupted him.

“Sleep,” Eugene instructed with a smile and a kiss as he climbed over Snafu and out of the bed. “I’ll be right back. No more episodes tonight, okay? No more fear. You’re safe.” 

And he was, and the sensation of it was such a sharp contrast to how he’d felt earlier in the night that it made it all the more easy to fall asleep, like a lullaby that didn’t need to be sung, but just floated on the air whenever Eugene was around. 

Which made him perfectly happy not to move too much, once Eugene had cleaned them up and was back in bed beside him, curled against his side. His man (truly his man, for sure this time) slept contently in his arms, and he could finally sleep again. 

[acosmic]

thots on dolls, i'm curious abt how u got into them/what u like abt them

dolls are neat! sometimes you’re a fourteen-year-old kid with unrestricted internet access living in a town without art and a best friend who you hate as much as you hate yourself -- but this friend has good taste sometimes and oh no

they show you, or you find, this, and it’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. (taste is an acquired thing, i don’t know what i was thinking). and then there’s her (it’s been eight years and i’d still sell my soul for her) and her and these and these and even this hideous fucker has amazing detailed construction and tiny intricate details if you look closely even though he’s ugly as all hell (his owner and i are no longer friends, he was not a factor but i’m so glad i get to trash him because jesus christ what IS that). and you look into it a bit further and holy shit you can customize them, they come in one colour and sometimes in pieces and when you’re doing their makeup you’re actually pretty much adding their skin since they don’t have blood vessels or freckles or anything. and you can make their clothes and wigs and shoes (it’s way cheaper that way) and there are wildly different sizes and styles and levels of poseability and they only really became a thing in the late 90s so the older ones look simplistic and awkward but they still look sweet. some of them have intense expressions, or stylized ones, but most of them only come with one face and photographing them is like making postmortem pictures look lifelike.

they have this weird sense of personality to them, even the serene-looking ones. when i bought ada (third link above), it was kind of terrifying? she was tiny and fragile and the seller didn’t put her head on and she came in a pink child-size shoebox with all these tiny tiny clothes and accessories with her face painted on (here she is) and she was literally seventeen centimetres tall. i hate kids, i’m not a fan at all, but it was like seeing a new baby. and then she was a brat! she doesn’t like holding poses, her limbs snap around, her head lolls around on its socket, and she goes cross-eyed if you bump her slightly. she can’t decide on a hairstyle or eye colour, she hated her original face and she hates how i redid it, and she’s too tiny and delicate to take anywhere. i love her so fucking much. i’ve had her since i turned sixteen, and i’m twenty-two now. the reason i like lola so much isn’t just that hesitant alien is a kickass album, it’s because there’s this weird little creature and it’s you and it’s also not you and it’s your best friend and a strong critic of your every move and it’s cute and it’s fuzzy and it’s not real like a person but it’s kind of more real than that?

other dolls are cool too. i’ve spent more time with this $40 impulse purchase than i have with all $200 USD of ada, and i love her a lot too, but in a different way. some people use dolls to “shell” their characters, but mine tend to just happen, and ada’s character is more important than emi’s, no matter how cooperative emi is. one of my other oldest dolls is a pair of legs (because she’s the type you can buy as separate parts) and i keep putting off assembling her entire body because she feels like art and she’s kind of my favourite weird sculpture now. even the ones that don’t work out are really neat to have around -- most doll hobbyists sell members of their collection that don’t work, some are like revolving doors, others keep everything, so there’s always a secondhand market going that you can add to or pull from, or just look at for inspiration.

the customization aspect is really fun, too. some of them you have to reinvent from the ground up (i finally got a blythe and that’s what i’ll be doing with her as soon as my WIP list is at a better point), others you have weirder tasks on, like dyeing or repainting a body to revitalize it/suit a character (doing that to a unoa kit like the one pictured above) or modifying it to improve poseability or visuals (i’ve been hacking at a barbie body so she can bend her legs to fit in her wheelchair). sculpting your own dolls is a super-involved process, but i’ll do that eventually too (reading books about it is really meditative, especially since they tend to be in other languages so you have to inspect the pictures super closely. it’s like targeted dreaming). making doll clothing was a really strong draw for me for a while -- i wasn’t happy with how i exist in a body and it’s never the way i want, so i used dolls as kind of clothing horses for styles or designs i wouldn’t or couldn’t wear myself. now that i feel better about that, the dolls just kind of get what they want (and i’ve been neglecting them to sew for myself lmao but they don’t mind).

my phases run in weird cycles, so i’m really out of the loop on new developments relating to anything other than mattel inc. (the fashion doll community on tumblr is great), but it seems like the hobby is getting a lot more creative and a lot less stale than it was the first couple of times i was really into it. it’s this fluid, ever-changing thing that makes jumping back in really interesting (and a lot of work), but there’s still this comforting base to it that stays the same (use respiratory protection and high-quality materials when doing faceups, don’t buy recasts, volks/fairyland/alchemic labo are popular and cute). and if you swap doll types, there’s months/years more of entertainment. (i have big gay autism, or, like, adhd-autism crux/combination, and research is so fun)

dolls are great! they’re like muses, photography subjects, OCs, clothes horses, mascots, art projects, and (sometimes) investments all at once. whatever kind of phase i’m in, there’s something i can do with them. and they’re good company, and great for decoration and indulging your goth sensibilities and freaking out your visitors if you feel like it

random bag of onions to finish off: creepy and cute are accidental and if you deliberately aim for them you’ll get boring off-base results, what kayla said about s*x dolls applies to other types of doll too (if you try to put too many conventionally attractive features together you’ll just end up with something uncanny and grotesque instead of something really beautiful), toyetic design is for babies, doll hobbyists esp. forum communities still have a lot of unconscious biases esp. racism and homophobia to unpack, recasting is art theft and is killing the community via its artists but barbie/blythe/integrity knockoffs are basically a moral responsibility, and art dolls with huge hips are the new minifee chloes

[artificialqueens]

5 times Nina was the caretaker and the one time he needed one (Ninex) - ImposterZoe

AN: Trigger Warning for Panic Attack and a short mention of depression. Along with Bets. IZ

1.)

"Ninaaaa," The voice on the other end of the phone croaks.

"Plastique? What's wrong? You sound awful!" Nina exclaims.

"I feel awful. I think I have the flu or something."

Nina frowns, his instincts kicking in.

"I'll be right there." He hangs up before Plastique can say anything else. Finding his way to the nearest store, Nina stocks up on sick care stuff, like medicine and soup.

He then makes way over to Plastique's hotel room, banging on the door.

After a minute or so, the door creaks open, revealing a pale and shivering Plastique.

"Oh you poor thing. You're worse than I thought." Nina leads the smaller man back to bed, laying him down. The sick man's eyes shut as soon as he's down. Pulling out the thermometer he bought earlier, he slips it into Plastique's mouth.

Somehow Nina stays calm when he finds out Plastique has a fever of 101.3, and that's just barely.

Mind going into overdrive, Nina remembers reading something that said cooling someone with a fever is better than bundling up.

He hastily rids Plastique of his shirt. Nina's unbuttoning his pants when he hears a feeble, "At least buy me dinner first," come from above him.

As he yanks the pants off, he gives Plastique a soft smile.

"Speaking of dinner, have you eaten today?"

He shakes his head. "I'm not hungry and even if I was my throat hurts too bad." Plastique give a rough cough. "And why'd you strip me? I'm cold."

Nina frowns, feeling Plastique's forehead. "You have a pretty high fever. Being cold is good. But you have to eat something so you can take medicine."

Oh yeah. Nina was in full Mama Bear Mode.

He quickly heats the soup up in the microwave, instructing Plastique to drink the juice shoved in his hand 30 seconds prior.  

Nina slowly feeds the other man, occasionally asking questions.

How long have you felt this way?

"I woke up like this."

Do you know anyone else who's been sick?

"Ariel."

Any other symptoms?

"My head hurts."

Why'd you call me?

"I knew you'd take care of me."

How'd you know that?

"You take care of everyone."

Nina considers this as he hands Plastique more juice and some pills.

"Your fever broke a couple minutes ago. These should make you feel even better but they're going to knock you out for awhile."

Plastique gives a tiny smile as he takes the pills.

Almost immediately the man gets sluggish.

"Thanks...Nina." He breaths out as he falls asleep, his head falling on Nina's shoulder.

Nina just brushes Plastique's hair back.

"Anytime."

2.)

"Nina can I talk to you?" Brooke calls.

Nina nods, walking over to his friend.

Although he was kind of shocked when Brooke roughly grabbed his arm and dragged him to the bathroom, locking the door behind them.

"Sooo…. What's up?" Nina wonders.

Brooke jumps up on the counter and stares at the ground.

"I broke up with Vanjie last week," he whispered.

Dammit, I owe Yvie 10 bucks, Nina thought.

But all he says is, "Why? You two were so good together."

Brooke starts to cry and Nina rushes over, pulling him in for a hug.

"Hey, it's ok. You wouldn't have done it if you didn't think it was for the best."

Brooke sniffed and pulled away.

"The best for who? I… We were happy together. We were in love. And we broke up because I wanted the freedom to find random trade in a club."  Brooke wipes his eyes, his sadness replaced with self-loathing.

Nina grabs Brooke's shoulders and shakes him slightly.

The last thing Nina needs is for Brooke to go into that dark place in his head Nina spent so long getting him out of.

"So you're mad that you left a relationship you got bored in? If you had stayed, you might've ended up cheating. How would that be fair to Vanjie?"

"Well it wouldn't but-" Nina cut him off.

"No buts. You did the right thing and left before it got to that point. That takes strength. Or stupidity. And let's be honest, you have plenty of the latter."

Brooke burst out laughing, punching Nina's shoulder.

"Made ya smile!" He cries happily.

Brooke laughs some more but gives Nina a hug.

"Thanks Nina. Talking to you always makes me feel better." Brooke beams up at his friend

Nina smiles back at him.

"Anytime. And make sure you don't fuck up your friendship with Vanjie, ok? The tension would kill everyone."

"You got it." Brooke walks out of the bathroom, leaving behind a very self-satisfied Nina.

Then all of a sudden a voice came from the last stall.

"You know you owe me 10 bucks, right?"

"This is why I call you Yvie the Eavesdropper." Nina responds. "And yes. I know I owe you 10 bucks."  

Nina leaves the bathroom to Yvie cackles.

3.)

"Can I talk to you?" Scarlet whispers in Nina's ear. It's just after a gig and Nina's exhausted.

But still, he nods and allows Scarlet to lead him to his room.

Sitting tiredly on the bed, he gestures for Scarlet to start.

Scarlet takes a few deep breaths, a deep blush covering his face, before blurting out, "I slept with Yvie!"

"Dammit!" Nina yells. Scarlet looks at him in shock.

"What?!"

"Nothing. Thinking about something else." I owe A'keria 20 bucks! I could've sworn Yvie had a thing for Brooke! Dammit!

"So… how was it?" Nina ask after a second.

Scarlet blushes harder and falls back on the bed.

"It was amazing! He's so sexy and dominating but caring at the same time. Best sex I ever had, hands down."

Nina laughs at Scarlet's rambling, not even bothered by the immense oversharing.

Eventually curiosity got the best of him and he asked some questions.

"So what's going to come from this?"

Scarlet stopped his rambling and shot Nina a confused look. Nina decided to clarify.

"Was it a one time thing? Are you friends with benefits? Are you dating? What's the outcome here?"

Scarlet just shrugged. "Well I woke up before him and left. We haven't talked about it. Actually we haven't talked much in general."

Nina had noticed the two not hanging out as much but hadn't really thought much about it.

"Well, what do you want from this Scarlet?"

Scarlet didn't hesitate. "I want him to be my boyfriend."

"Then leaving that morning then not talking to him wasn't the smartest move. He probably thinks you regret it. You need to talk to him. "

Scarlet promptly jumps up and heads out the door.

"Woah, where are you going?" Nina called after him.

"I'm gonna go talk to him. Duh," he called back. Then he was gone sprinting around the corner. Nina just sighed and sleepily made his way to his room.

[The next morning]

As Nina walks into the lobby, he is quickly blindsided by a pair of arms gripping him tight.

"Oh Nina," Scarlet whispers in his ear, "Thank you."

Not entirely sure what he did, Nina just give his normal response.

"Anytime."

Then, Scarlet runs to where Yvie's waiting, leaning up to kiss the man.

Oh. That's what he did.

"I knew it! Pay up Nina!" A'keria screams behind him, catching the couple's attention.

Nina just sighs as he pulls a twenty out of his wallet. At least they were cute together.

4.)

"Are you ok, Yvie?" Nina wonders as he walks toward the younger man, who was bent over a garment and glaring at it like it offended him.

"No! This dress ripped during the show and I can't seem sew it right. My latest sketch just won't work right, but I still need it sewed and done by next week or I'll be short an outfit,  I haven't had the chance to sort anything out," he gestures wildly to his cluttered table, "and in trying to do all this I haven't slept in two days! And me and Scarlet are fighting!" He slumps forward, letting his head carefully hit the table.

"But besides that I'm fine. How about you, Nina?"

Nina simply leans forward and carefully rubs Yvie's back, working out the knots.

He did this often and within seconds, Yvie was out like a light.

"Never fails." Nina mumbled as he puts Yvie over his shoulder, carrying him and laying him out on the couch in the corner of the room. Throwing a coat over him, Nina makes his way back to the table.

He'd known Yvie long enough by now to know how he liked things done. Slipping his headphones in, he got to work.

First he undos Yvie's stitching, (he really couldn't sew it correctly), and carefully redid it. After a couple missteps, the rip was successfully sewed back together.

He then ripped a piece of paper out of his own sketchbook and placed it over Yvie's sketch.

After contemplating a second, he pulled out his laptop and turned the brightness all the way up.

Somehow he manages to carefully trace the sketch.

After he gets the rough draft copied, he places himself in Yvie's shoes and  dutifully works on the sketch. It's nearly an hour later when he finishes but at the very least, it'll give Yvie ideas. Placing his copy next to the original on chair, he sets his sights on the table.

This was probably going to be the hardest, most time consuming part. But as he glances at Yvie's exhausted face, he just decides to buckle down and get it over with.

Grabbing a tub of wipes, he sets to the task.

First he grabs all Yvie's makeup containers and starts to wipe them down.

Since Yvie rushed through his makeup sometimes, his containers could usually be found with two or three different other kinds of makeup smeared on top.

Oddly enough, Yvie actually hated it and cleaned his makeup regularly. He never stopped rushing, though.

So Nina wiped down each case, making sure each were in tip-top shape. It took 30 minutes but the makeup was spotless and Nina managed to find Yvie's makeup case.

Sorting the makeup by size like Yvie did, he filled the pouch and carefully set in Yvie's suitcase.

Then he started in on the folding element of the packing. Nina carefully folded all of Yvie's garments, shaking of excess glitter or powder, and slowly filling the suitcase. Just as he packs the last garment, he laughs slightly, realizing he could hear the birds start to sing outside.

But, Yvie's table was shipshape and Yvie himself had gotten the sleep he needed.

Nina thought he had done all he could for Yvie but another idea popped into his head. Pulling up a video, he set to his last task.

[...]

Yvie rubbed his eyes as he woke up. He really needed to stop letting Nina give him back rubs. He went out no matter what each time. Stretching slightly, he groaned as he realized he still needed to get his stuff together. But he freezes in shock as he takes in his clear work table.

He knew for a fact that he hasn't done this. He opened his suitcase and found his clothes packed just how he liked it. His makeup was perfectly arranged and spotless.

He pulled out his outfit from the night before, the rip sewed seamlessly. Putting it back and zipping up his suitcase, he looks at his table.  

He finds his sketch and frowns at it before he notices the copy under it. He pulls out Nina's sketch and stares at it wordlessly. He could see how it had come from what he had in his other hand but Nina had unleashed his inner oddball and Yvie approved.

The sketch was gorgeous and Yvie couldn't wait to make it.

Admittedly, after a few tweaks

Then something else caught his eye. At the very end of the table was a bouquet of different types of paper flowers. They were beautifully crafted and took Nina 10 tries per flower.

Yvie saw a note next to them.

To end your fight with Scarlet ~ Nina

Yvie laughed at that. He knew Scarlet would love the flowers. He had been so focused on the table, he didn't notice Nina coming out of the bathroom.

"Oh you're awake. Sleep well?" Nina asked from behind him.

Yvie turned on his heel, taking in the bags under Nina's eyes.

"You did this Nina?" Yvie asked incredulously. Nina just gives a tired nod.

Yvie launches across the room, throwing his arms around who he was pretty sure was an angel.

"Thank you! I owe you big time!" Yvie blurted in the man's ear. Nina winced at the volume but hugged the man back.

"Anytime, Yvie."

5.)

Nina takes a deep breath as he rings Monet's doorbell.

The two queens had been dancing around each other for awhile before Monet had found the courage to ask Nina out.

And by, "Found the Courage," he meant, "Cracker shoved him in Nina's arms and shouted 'Get Some' before running away, forcing Monet to stutter out a date offer."

But Nina also stuttered out a yes, so maybe Cracker was in the right.

Not that Monet would ever admit that to his face.

Nina stood awkwardly at the door, stupidly hold the flowers Bob claimed Monet liked.

The door flew open, revealing a flour-covered Monet, in a Kiss The Cook apron.

Nina promptly started laughing, the flowers in his hand the only thing preventing him from taking pictures.

"Shut up and get in here." Monet laughs, waving Nina in. Nina strides in, shutting the door behind him. As soon as the door shut, the sexual tension expanded ten fold.

"I brought you flowers," Nina blurted, holding them out.

"Aw. Thank you." Monet cooed. He leaned forward and smelled them, wrapping his hands over Nina's.

He grabbed the flowers, while still holding Nina's hand and pulled him into the kitchen.

"Quaint." Nina mumbles staring around the kitchen as Monet puts the flowers in a vase.

"I hope you like baked chicken and collard greens."

Nina pulled a face.

"What, you don't like southern food?"

"It's not that. If that's what you made, how did you manage to get flour all over yourself?"

Monet blushed slightly. "I was reaching for something and some fell on me."

Nina laughed again. "Aww. You're clumsy." He cooed.

Monet just sticks his tongue out as he heads for the oven. The tension melts as the banter continues. But unfortunately, it also distracts Monet.

Who proceeds to stick his bare hand in the oven and grasp the broiling chicken pan.

As the man screams, Nina hurries to help. He grabs Monet's burnt hand and examines it. The burn wasn't bad enough to warrant a hospital trip, just a whole lot of pain.

"I'll be right back," Nina calls as he runs out the door. Monet was in too much pain to question it.

After a couple minutes, Nina came back with a first aid kit.

"You just happen to carry a first aid kit with you?" Monet grunts out.

Nina just rolls his eyes as he grabs burn ointment.  "My friends are some clumsy mofos."

Smearing the ointment on Monet's palm, Nina flipped the hand and laid a kiss to the back of it.

"I'm sorry I ruined dinner. I'm pretty sure it's burned," Monet mumbled.

"It's ok. I ordered pizza when I got the first aid kit."

Monet grins. "You're too sweet, Nina. Thank you."

Before Nina can talk himself out of it, he leans forward and pecks Monet's cheek.

"Anytime. Now do you own oven mitts because that pan is about burst into flames."

Nina needs a Caretaker

Nina could tell as soon as he woke up that he was going to freak out. His pulse was too fast and his breathing was too shallow.

But there was a Season 11 brunch today. Nina had booked the whole restaurant so everyone could catch up in peace.

He'd also invited Monet so everyone who hadn't been able to meet him yet could get to know him.

He didn't want to be the one to back out, especially considering how many people cleared their day to make it.

So he hopped in the shower, doing his breathing exercises the entire time. He makes it all the way to the restaurant before he realizes he's hyperventilating.

No wonder the uber driver was staring at him.

He walks into the restaurant before everyone else. The deafening silence combined with the large space drives Nina over the edge.

His breathing picks up and he falls to his knees just as the door opens.

"Nina!" Several concerned voices call. There's running sounds and Nina feels hands embrace him. Holding him and rubbing his back.

Monet steps into Nina's direct line of sight, rubbing his shoulders.

"Baby, we wanna help you but you gotta tell us what's wrong," he coos.

Yvie pipes up, "Yeah, you always take care of us, girl. Let us help."

There were several mumbles of agreement.

Nina forces his words out.

"I woke up...and I couldn't breathe ...but I didn't want to back out of brunch… And now I ruined it because I'm freaking out!" Nina starts to cry, his breath getting shorter and panicky.

Brooke brushes Nina's hair from behind. "Hey, Nina it's ok! No one's mad at you. It's a panic attack. There's no shame in it. That's what you always tell me."

Nina's heart rate slows. His breathing becomes more steady.

"You gotta take care of yourself or you won't be yourself," Plastique mumbles, "We'd all be lost without you Nina."

There were more mumbles of agreement and praise.

Nina slowly calms down, wiping his now flushed face.

"I feel kinda silly now. Thanks guys."

They all embrace Nina in a tight group hug and reply in unison.

"Anytime Nina."

[nastyaphrodite]

The Lion King (2019)

• I'm already emotional and it hasn't even started. • I'm five years old again. • I'm already ugly crying. • Planning a trip to Africa ASAP. • Spot on intro; the attention to the original detail. Amazing. • CIRCLE OF LIIIIIIFEEEE. • MUFASA! • Rafiki!! My heart. • Queen Sarabi. *heart eyes* • Baby Simba!!!! • Still crying. • Simba's displaying. Super emotional. I can't-- • I want ten Simbas. • The sunlight on him .... poetic cinema. • THE TITLE SCENE. CHILLS. LITERAL CHILLS. • Currently speechless. • The effects are so good? Like, wow. • Here comes Scar, ready to ruin the perfect moment. • "Life's not fair ...." woah okay. • Oh, the new speech lines are good. • Zazu ... still prissy. • Hm, I don't know about Scar's voice. (he's still good though!) • Why didn't they get Jeremy Irons back? • James Earl Jones returns, praise be. • Bringing him back was the best choice they made. • "Tremendous respect for the Queen." THE SHADE. He so wants Sarabi. I need that new backstory Disney! • "Don't turn your back on me!" "IS THAT A CHALLENGE!" More chills. (better in the animation though). • "Again?" what do you mean?!?! what do you mean again?!?! Backstory! • "Simba will be your king." Mufasa foreshadowing majestically. • I do love Zazu. • Just magical. The emphasis on the stars. Beautiful. • Little Simba is adorable. • "Dad, dad, dad," cutest baby ever. • Majesty in the Sun. • "Everything the light touches." *tearing up again.* • James. Earl. Jones. • The effects are ... wow. • "At 4 a.m. there's nothing to tweet about!" Zazu making commentary on our social media use. Right on you funky little bird. • Simba and Mufasa are precious. • Sarabi leading the charge! We love a capable Queen. • Ay cositas! (about Simba) • Scar's SASS. • Oh crap. • He's so manipulative. • Scar remains the best villain. • Little Nala! u.u • "ZaZu?!?!" • "I could just molt." • Was Zazu that sassy in the original? • The Lions have ... some expressions. • "We are never getting married." Who's gonna tell them? • IJCWTBK was cute. • Nala's sassy too. Were they all this sassy? I live. • Is it weird that I still want to check out the Elephant Graveyard? • Nala has some sense. • Oh crap. • Uuu, they upgraded Shenzi. Main mama. • Oh she bad. • Who did her voice?! (it's Florence Kasumba. I want her voice cast in everything now.) • Oh mamaaaa. This is bad. • The power! The majesty. James Earl Jones kills it. • I need the hyena v. Lions backstory. How far back does the feud extend. What is the deal between Mufasa and Shenzi. Disney don't introduce new story lines if you can't expand on them! • The little paw in the big paw scene. • Crying again. • Their father and son time. • Sobbing. • "Look at the stars ..." • I am besotted. • "personal space!" • "I guess we'll eat you." Oh man that foreshadowing. • The new Be Prepared is lackluster? Is it his voice or something? • Jeremy Irons just can't be beat man, sorry. • Okay the chanting changed the game. • Dictator vibes coming on STRONG. • Me currently: :O • Oh you preciously naive baby. • His little roar. • Oh. • Oh no. • Not prepared for this. • Nooooooope. • ANXIETY. • Okay they do need more expressions. • Mufasa .... baby .... • no. • No. • Yes. • Oh I'm not going to hold back the tears that much longer. • Emotions are a whirlwind. • I'm not prepared. Nope. • THAT SCENE. • I'm openly weeping. • My shoulders feel so heavy. • I could murder that lion with my bare hands. • No wonder your original name means Garbage you crusty looking lion. • Oh my baby Simba. • "Kill him." *shook* • Are they actually going to lie to Shenzi? Lol • "It is with a heavy heart." *insert Khloe Kardashian's "LIIIIIIIIIAAAAAARRR" scream here* • Get my baby lion out of that desert! • Okay but Billy Eichner was a good choice for Timon. • Timon and Pumbaa are life. • "We're going to name him Fred." • "Hakuna Matata" • I'm back from the grief. • Baby Pumbaa! Oh my heeeart. • "It's an emotional story." (it's about him passing gas) • "I was always there for you and I resent that." TIMON I-- • How much does a trip to Africa actually cost?!?! • The bugs look disgusting, thank God. • SImba growing up! • I'm crying again. • The MOON. • I like Donald Glover's voice, I really do. • My heart feels full again. • "Oh now he's riffing!" • All that snide Timon and Pumbaa commentary, I love. • Oh girl, are the lionesses plotting? • BEYONCÉ?!?!?! • Sarabi conspiring? • Beyoncé's voice is fine for this role. Y'all just hating. • Sarabi's walk is still that girl. • "You chose Mufasa over me." Anyone would sis. • He really did want Sarabi but now he needs her. • Don't do it girl. • "I will never be your Queen." Yesssssss • Scar's absolutely brilliant, too bad I hate him. • Tension, anxiety ... but come through Nala. • Beyoncé's voice is so soothing. • Zazu is so brave in this movie and I love it. • Simba out here living his best life. • "You do you Simba." • Their cuddling is precious. I need hours of this. • Awh they hurt my baby's feelings. • Oh gross, but I guess. It's accurate? • Is Rafiki really going too ... ok. • "Simba is alive" Chills. Tears. Joy. • "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" will be stuck in my head for days. • DAMN GIRL. • Oh baby! • Their meeting! My heart! • "HAHAHAHA. What fun." The delivery on that, yes Billy! • Oh Bey ate that delivery on "king." • CYFTLT. Magical arrangement. Bey's voice is just perfect. • The scenery is so beautiful. • They redid this scene so wonderfully. • Simba check yourself before you wreck yourself. • "Who are you?" • "I held the son of Mufasa!" .... oh, I didn't want to cry again but ... • THE SCENE. • "All I was most proud of was having you as my child." • "Remember ...." am I still crying? • Yes baby, yes! Go back! • "Let's go home." My heart, my heart. • Beyoncé saying, "Danger, ha! I laugh in the face of danger!" gave me LIFE. • Why are they not more excited to have Simba back? • THIS IS MY FRIEND PUMBAA, HE'S AMAZING, AND HE DROVE ME HERE. • "Live bait." • The looking back and forth killed me lol • "Why is everyone looking at me?" • I wish they'd done the hoola but the new distraction song was genius. • Rafiki is ready hunny. • Leave Sarabi alone you piece of Garbage. • I'm so glad they went with the Sarabi/Scar storyline instead of the even creepier Nala/Scar storyline. Thank you writers. • Give him a piece of your mind Sarabi! • Simba returns. • Oh this effing liiiiiaaaar. • This Scar is more manipulative than the animated one. I love it? • "This looks familiar." Freaking DEVIL. • "I. killed. Mufasa." when I say I'm livid. • Hans Zimmer's scores remain unbeatable. The emotion. The intensity. The perfection. • "Chubby?" • "I will not be made ashamed of who I am!" • Kill her Nala. KILL HER. • Rafiki came in swinging hunny. • Oh you know she dead. • LION POWER COUPLE.   • Scar really gon' run like a lil ..... • He asks for mercy. The nerve. • "I'm not like you ... Run, run away Scar and never return." • The battle. • Me: :OOOOO • I thought he burned. • She ain't dead after all. (?) • But you know HE dead. • He's going to take his place .... my heart. • More crying. • KING. • MY HEART. • BEAUTY. • PERFECTION. • KIARA! • (or is is Kopa? the non-canonical Disney makes it weird.) My final thoughts: The movie, when compared to the original, does run a bit lackluster. There is something ... off ... with the voices. Something about the inflections or was it the lack of expressions on the lions. Oh god, they could have been animated better on that. 5/10 (for the expressions) But the scenery, the realism. So beautiful. 8/10 The voices, like I said, are off. But when you close your eyes, they sound good. Beyoncé was good, and no one can say otherwise. She did not bring Texas into her voice y'all, but her lilt and inflections are so distinctive it was distracting in some parts. 6/10 (for the overall voice cast)

Timon and Pumbaa remain the best. 10/10

James Earl Jones as Mufasa still sounds Majestic af. A lil tired, but hey, there could be no other. 10/10

I really wish they’d kept some of Scar’s lines like “it’s to die for,” and the infamous “SARABI!” but I guess his lines were okay. 9/10

Some additions I remember from the top of my head. Sarabi being more involved in the kingdom. 10/10 I do wish they'd given her a bigger role though. Showing how the alliance between the hyenas and Scar came to be. 10/10 I liked the mystery of the animation, but this was good in showing just how volatile the alliance really was. Showing how Nala manages to escape. 10/10 We needed this. Zazu being more brave and not being captured by Scar. 10/10 Shenzi's storyline and her beef with Nala. 10/10. Implying that Simba grew up with more friends than just Timon and Pumbaa. 10/10 In short, the additions did not detract from the story, and were actually good. 

Overall score for the movie as a whole: 8/10

I’m sorry, it just can’t beat the original (which is a 15/10) The original was the pinnacle of Disney’s Renaissance era and this remake, while good and visually stunning, was just not the experience I wanted it to be. Maybe I compared it too much to the original. Will I still rewatch it? Yes. Am I ready to lead a hellish crusade against lion poachers? Hell yes.