#jinai

[bulgariansumo]

Happy belated birthday, @circlejourney!! This is Anqien and Jinai, from their story Offshore! I love them so much, their contrast in personalities and generally how much comfort they’re able to get from each other despite what they’re dealing with in their own lives makes for a sweet read. 

[skelenova]

@mushtoons why are you so good at making au mikeys, huh? /lh

[circlejourney]

I finished reading the entirety of Offshore (in its current form) to my partner. the reviews are very positive. I have successfully gotten them invested.

[chungomungo]

don't forget implied vore

the dragon prince s5 gave us the holy trinity: old man yaoi, mpreg, and gay divorce

[leowifefang]

the 3 shufrakens . were. something

[mehrsdigitaldiary]

Satranga Ishq

Lando Norris x Fem!Desi!Reader

Meet the Malhotra family ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚

Anya Malhotra- The bride. Born and brought up in Bombay, India, she is the daughter of Indian billionaire Manav Malhotra and model turned businesswoman Naina Malhotra. She is a wedding planner and now a multi-millionaire who moved to Monaco for her postgraduate degree, but fell in love with the principality and met a special someone, that she made Monaco her permanent home.

Face claim: A lot of my favourite Bollywood actresses :)

Manav Malhotra- Father of the bride and an Indian billionaire

Face claim: Hrithik Roshan

Naina Malhotra- Mother of the bride and a model turned businesswoman.

Face claim: Aishwarya Rai

Jinay Malhotra- Anya's older brother, also a multi-millionaire.

Face claim- Ibrahim Ali Khan and Aryan Khan

Naira Malhotra- Anya's cousin

Face claim: A lot of my favourite Bollywood actresses :)

Gia Mehra- Anya's Maid of Honour.

Face claim: A lot of my favourite Bollywood actresses :)

Anaya Sood, Janvi Kamdar, Luv Singhania, Ishaan Sahani, Jai Oberoi- Anya's childhood friends

Face claim: A lot of my favourite Bollywood celebrities :)

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TAGLIST (OPEN)

@theseerbetweenus @sm3156 @midnight-and-books @auggieblogs @fckngiegacy @theblueblub

[kormokodranas]

a, nu va ir prisistatė šnabždėtojos. aš nsprnt. kodėl žmonės ateina į biblioteką pasišnabždėti? ta prasme, jinai ką tik atėjo ir iškart pradėjo kažkokias ten paskalas varinėti. nu tai pasiimk tą savo draugę ir eikit apkalbinėti žmonių prie sausainio valgykloj, o ne jobanoj bibliotekoj. padlos.

[regallibellbright]

[ID: A black and white drawing of Enta and Toi from Sarazanmai. Both are sitting on a flat surface, with Toi sitting facing forward and Enta sitting facing backward, his knees raised and one arm around them. His other hand is pressed to his face as he cries, tucked below Toi’s chin, as Toi has one hand arounf Enta’s back and looks awkward. There are dialogue bubbles between the two, reading, in order,

Toi: … you can pretend I’m him -

Enta: wha - fuck you NO (no capitalized)

Toi: …

Enta: that’s stupid

Toi: …

Enta: (in a smaller bubble) you’re stupid

End ID]

enta & tooi

[four-eyed-nerd]

Attack Ten for 2024, for @circlejourneyart . I adore Circlejourney's art, and they have drawn me stuff a few times in the past so I really wanted to do something in exchange.

AF Character Links - Jinai & Anqien

[circlejourneyart]

Excited to finally share a preview of my Rose Magazine (@ocrosemagazine) artwork! For this space-themed issue, I drew the one and only Offshore ship, Jinai and Anqien, in outfits inspired by Jupiter and Neptune 🪐

Get a copy of this glorious OC fashion collection at the itch.io page - proceeds go to the Rainforest Trust🌠

[mudvi]

Stovėjo jinai nuleistomis rankomis, vėjas plakė jos plaukus – baltus, kaip linai mirkę permirkę, kaitę perkaitę, kaip šimtamečiai linai. Vidurnaktyje krūpteli miškai, kažką baisaus ir tikro atsiminę. Žmogus — ne paukštis; jis girdi šūvius, ir jam vis tiek. Atsikelia, nes šūviai kaip laikrodžio dūžiai. Laikas eiti. Namo. Skusti barzdą. Praustis. Virtis valgyti. Žmogus — ne paukštis. Aukštas, malonus, gražiais juodais rūbais apsirėdęs, lyg kunigas. Žmogus — ne paukštis. Žmogus — ne paukštis,

[rubykgrant]

I just thought of El Hazard for the first time in like... 19 years???

Back in ye olden days, the way you watched new anime shows was, you randomly find it at video stores, and your friends also randomly find OTHERS at different video stores, and you let each other borrow the tapes. Sometimes the anime you discovered this was would be something beautiful that changes your imagination for the rest of your life. Other times, it is just the weirdest, most stupid thing, but something about it will be fascinating, so it still gets stuck in your brain somewhere... and many levels of this in-between.

Let's see how much I can remember...

I only remember a few characters' names; Mokoto, Namami and her brother Jinai (that was their shared last name, but nobody called him his first name except his sister, and she barely talked to him, so I don't recall what it was), their teacher... I wanna say Fujisawa. I remember... Shayla-Shayla (could be spelled different), Ifurita, and Diva.

As for the plot; it starts with the 3 teenagers and their teacher at a normal school in Japansc, Jinai is ticked off at Mokoto for... reasons? Suddenlt a very strangely attired lady just APPEARS, seems to know Makoto somehow, and sends him with the others off to a wacky magic land. They get split up there, and Jinai winds up with big beetle monsters known as Bugrom (I remember that name because it honestly sounds kinda cool), and their queen Diva (she's technically also a bug monster, but just looks like a Hot Lady). Jinai is able to understand the Bugrom, and the others all discover their own strange new powers. Fujisawa gets enhanced strength but ONLY if he avoids smoking and drinking alcohol (he got isekai'd into being sober). Makoto discovers he can vibe with ancient technology (Nanami eventually finds out she can see through illusions cast by... I forget, Phantom Elves, or whatever they're called).

The plot picks up when the main group is found by some people from a kingdom; they mistook Makoto for a missing princess. Her sister is very worried about her, and Makoto looks EXACTLY like her int erms of facial features. To keep the kingdom from panicking, Makoto is asked to dress up as her, which goes OK... until the princesses girlfriend sneaks into the bedroom at night and tries to get frisky. Fun fact; this girl, and later on the missing princess when she's found, are blatant no-shame lesbians. The girlfriend (I'm sorry, I do not remember her name), has a very high sex-drive, and her philosophy is- "If you can't be with the one you love, then love the one you're with". She is pretty flirty, and pretty handsy. On the on hand, get it girl! On the other... maybe calm down a little. You're scaring the hetero hoes. Oh, and Makoto gets a talking cat friend that can shape-shift into organic armor for him. Sure

Stuff happens, the group eventually finds out about a machine called The Eye of God (a big round ball of technology in the sky), that could be a weapon, but could also be a way for the humans to get home. There are 3 priestesses who guard towers or something, and the only one I cared about was Shayla-Shayla (cool fire lady, heck yeah!). This is basically a harm anime, with most of the girls getting a crush on Makoto... but it really has sort of a different vibe than some of the others? For one, Makoto has a whole personality. For another, not EVERY girl digs him (in fact, Nanami and Shayla-Shayla sort of just have the beginning of crushes on him... the other girl only likes him in drag. most of the female characters are just chill around him). Some of the stuff that happens; the princess who has been looking for her missing sister finds out her fiance is a Blue Elf Guy (thanks to Nanami), and helped kidnap her sister. They get the missing princess back, and she is just. A huge bitch. Which is kinda funny- oh, we miss the princess terribly! When shall she be returned to us? Then she comes back, and she just sucks.

There is some other "unstoppable weapon" that can be activated with a key-staff. Jinai gets the key, and the weapon turns out to be the girl who sent them here! Her name is Ifurita, but when she awakens, she seems emotionless, and doesn't recognize Makoto. He tries to set her free from serving whoever holds the key as her master, by using his techno-powers to re-wire whatever it is that compels her to be obedient. She's so surprised to have the chance to make her own choices, and begins to warm up to Makoto. Some other stuff happens, and Ifurita gets, like... sent to a pocket dimension? Or something? Where she sleeps again for many years. When she awakens, she is at the school, in modern-day Japan, where she meets the Makoto who doesn't know her. She sends him and the others to El Hazard, so they can begin the events that lead to this point. Just as she accepts she may never see him again, another portal opens up, and an older Makoto appears. Now that this "time-loop" is complete, they can be reunited.

It definitely isn't the best things ever, but it had some beautiful animation and really interesting concepts. As far as harem anime stories go, it isn't as horrifically annoying as some are (a lot of the girls deserved better character designs, but that is a pretty common issue, unfortunately)

[thuganomxcs]

Both his arms crosses over his chest as he began to ponder, thinking of what other detail he’s accidentally left out for Trunks on his trip to deliver the goods, but nope he couldn’t think of anything substantial to the little mission in itself. “Not that I can think of, one crate to Jinai, hugs store with the logo cart flashin’. OOH maybe I should mention you go t’ the back where you’ll find the warehouse. You’ll notice a lot of large containers there, it’s always open so you can swoop in and look for a guy named Kintoko. He’s the boss, the fee’s 8400Yen, watch out with that guy he might cheap out on ya and give you a sob story. He runs a good place and is regularly a nice guy but he CAN be a weasel if he takes ya for a sucker.” Yusuke spoke up with a smile on his face.

“As for the other place, old folks home. I don’t charge ‘em anything. The goods they get from me are free. Look for a kinda tall dark woman named Sakura. Good luck with her though, I give the veggies and fruits fr’ free but she still insists on findin’ some way t’ thank me. So I hope you’ve got an empty stomach because it usually turns out to be a meal. That’s on the other side of the store, so you’re gonna wanna head west, you’ll see a big bowling alley before you spot that little place. You’ll know when ya see it when you see gigantic bowling pins on the road. The white place with the nice fence on the other side of the street would be Ryugai Homes. "I appreciate you doin' this for me Haircut. Be more than willin' t' pay you for the airmail."

continue from here / @hopefromadoomedtimeline

[circlejourney]

Phew, this only took 20 ref images and another 5 pages of research. But the Cloudlander finally has a proper reference sheet.

offshore race yacht owned by Cloud Connectors Corporation, currently crewed by Anqien and Jinai

9 years old

10m long, 10.5m tall mast (as per regulations)

in-boom furling mainsail

especially excels in downwind conditions

[fuelli-art]

🌿 Anqien and Jinai, for @circlejourney! Thank you again for trading with me <3

[happymeishappylife]

TV Shows I Watched in 2023

1. Atelier

To prove how long and old my watchlist is, this was one of the first jdramas I ever found on Netflix and I finally got around to watching it. But I loved this show. Yes it had its slightly annoying characters and scenes but ultimately the message of the show is that you need to learn to grow and to do that you need to be passionate about what you do. But you also need to take yourself seriously in that journey. So when fresh out of college Mayuko Tokito joins a small company of luxury lingerie, she has a lot of growing to do. But I loved the whole cast and they all go through their own journeys. Plus one of the underlying messages about the lingerie shop was that this wasn't just to sell underwear, it was to make women feel great and special in their own life.

2. Heartstopper (Season 2)

Another great season of this show and I find this such a good adaptation from Alice's comics. Plus the things she has changed from comics to the screen still fit in perfectly to the overall theme and I love the extra side stories we get to explore outside of Nick and Charlie this season. I think Tao and Elle's relationship continues to evolve and grow closer, plus their date at the museum was super cute. Tara's hearbreaking scene with her mom and how that plays out with Darcy is so important to show and handled so well. Plus thank you Alice for creating more awesome and heartwarming Ace representation! I loved Isaac's exploration and discovery of asexuality and love that more and more young people are able to see themselves and identify so much earlier than I did.

3. Old Enough! (Season 2)

I wasn't expecting to get more seasons of this, but I absolutely adore this show. Sure its still the same premise of watching Japanese toddlers run their first errand, but a cool thing they did with these new episodes is they showed videos from 20 years ago (because the show has been running that long in Japan) and then they would flash forward to today to see where that kid was now and see how they react to sending their own kids out to run their errand. It's so cute and heartwarming.

4. Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Seasons 1-6)

Hasan Minhaj is smart, charismatic, and hilarious. And I've always appreciated him as a comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show, but he really shined in his own series. What was cool to me too, was while I wasn't watching these at the time they came out, most of the stories and subjects he talked about are still highly relevant and still as impactful as I'm sure they were when they released. And a lot of that has to do with how well presented they were, including the jokes that he had with his audience. Would love to seem him do another show like this, but until then, I'm excited to see his new standup show live.

5. The Dragon Prince (Seasons 1-5)

I knew I was going to love this show when I finally got around to it since it was co-created but Aaron Ehasz, but I didn't know how much until I really dived into this show. I love the story and am actually impressed how much they have been able to tell in just 45 episodes with such a rich premise and cast of characters. The diversity is also fantastic. I absolutely love General Amaya and love that while she is deaf, she is a badass but someone who also adores Queen Jinai. I think the growth with the 3-year story gap was also great because we really got to see the kid trio grow into their roles, especially Ezren who I adore. And honestly after season 1, I thought I would hate Soren forever, but I love this man because is a good hearted weirdo and he's had a lot growth from his family's trauma which is great to see.

6. Jane the Virgin (Seasons 1-3)

I added this show to my watchlist a long time ago and by the time I got to it, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it, but its just fun telenovella goodness. I think the over drama of every situation is hilarious, but it also has its tender moments. I think the cast is great and I love how each character goes through these periods of likability to hateable to redeemable and its what is keeping the show pretty fresh now that Mateo has born. My only gripe, I never was a fan of Michael and was sad to see them get married, but definitely didn't expect him to go out like that (if he really is dead, because who knows with a Telenovella). But I've been on team Rafael since the beginning because I honestly think, even when he's made mistakes, it's because the man is trying his best in the shittiest of situations he finds himself in. But honestly, Jane doesn't deserve him now.

7. Doctor Who Christmas Special (2023)

This was a fun return to Christmas specials and I really enjoyed seeing Ncuti in command finally. He's a joy to watch especially because he is already showing the perfect switches of being happily enthusiastic with the love of learning a new alien language, the in command way he handles the police officer and the goblins, but also the same woeful timelord who is still carrying on despite learning his past. I also love Ruby and I'm curious how RTD is going to do a mysterious girl story, though I am a little wary still since I haven't been his biggest fans. But overall its a very solid story.

8. Good Omens (Season 2)

I was curious to see where this show was going to go since their isn't a second book (or a third for that matter!), but I trust Neil at the helm. And the premise was enjoyable and entertaining with great appearances by our favorite characters as they tried to deal with this new issue of Gabriel appearing in Aziriphale's bookshop with no memories. The only thing I didn't like, was even in six short episodes, I felt like it took a while to really get down to the heart of the story and while it was fun to see how hell was responding to the issue, the rest of it dragged a little to me. Still I love the past scenes with Crowley and Aziriphale and understand why the ending happened. Now that its been renewed for a third and final season, it will be interesting to see where it goes.

9. Call the Midwife (Season 12 + 2023 Christmas Special)

Another great season of this beautiful show. I'm still impressed that they can continue to tell heartbreaking and heartwarming stories all these seasons later, but its also great to see the growth of all our favorite characters. Though I am a bit peeved at how they wrote out Lucille and I feel so bad for Cyril because he cares so much for her and I wonder what will happen to him now. Still, I'm so glad to see Trixie so happy and now married to Matthew who is honestly such a great guy. Can't wait to continue seeing what takes place in Nonnatus House as this show always makes me feel things.

10. Miraculous World: Shanghai

Finally getting back into this show now that I have Disney+. So far out of the two specials, this one was more enjoyable because it had way more story and didn't suffer from Marinette's constant cringe. And though it was a shit reason for her to visit her uncle, I know she got a lot more out of Shanghai than she was expecting and not just because Adrien happened to be there. Plus it really highlighted how much heart and how much of a hero she could be and introduced a great character in Fei. And who can go wrong with a superhero trained in kungfu?

Other shows I watched: 11. The David Tennant Specials Part 2 (AKA the Doctor Who "60th Anniversary" Specials) 12. The Flash (Season 10) 13. Hibana Spark 14. Miraculous World: New York 15. Stargirl (Season 3) 16. Explained (Seasons 1-3)

Shows I rewatched in 2023: 1. Doctor Who (Season 19-The Power of the Doctor)