#like the dark blue spots become orange and vice versa. it looked really cool in my head

[puppyeared]

Odd couple <3

[ot3]

your last post made me think about how I loooove how you use color in your art, it's so vibrant and full of life and movement and expression! I was wondering if you had any advice on how to do color studies? perhaps doing drawings with limited palettes? or anything similar?

First things first, thank you, I really do appreciate comments like these! this post now also has a follow up for finish limited palette pieces

I'm obviously very fond of limited palette art and color studies/color thumbnailing are great ways to get that done. When people think limited palette there's often the association of unrealistic and fantastical color palettes, but learning to limit your color use absolutely applies to semirealism and just builds stronger color theory in general. I was planning to talk about limited palettes in more realistic color use in this post, but this already ended up way too long. If that's something people want to hear about I can talk about it later.

Color theory basics crash-course! I'm sure almost anyone who has colored anything is familiar with this, so I'll be SUPER brief, but I want everyone to be on the same page for this. Color has three qualities you need to take into account: Hue, saturation, and brightness. Hue is what we think of as the 'color'. Saturation is the vibrancy of this color; how bold or dull it is. Brightness is how light or dark the color is. Here's this all labeled on a color picker I stole from google.

As a rule of thumb, things that look good in color should look good in grayscale. Having a strong range of values (brightness) makes for a strong image. Keep this in mind when you're picking colors – knowing what areas need to be light and what areas need to be dark before you start coloring will make your life easier. I'm going to teach you when and how to break this rule later, but for now let's just talk about picking a palette. I've found five to seven different colors to be a really nice sweet spot for working with limited palettes.

There are three main types of color palettes ill work with and ill provide examples each of them. I expect you to all politely refrain commenting on the amount of homestuck fanart that's here.

Monochromatic, where the piece is all within one color family with slight variations in hue, and larger variations in brightness and saturation

Accent, which is essentially the same as a monochromatic type with the addition of a strong, contrasting secondary color in one or two variants. Normally the accent color is lighter and serves as a highlight. This is not any kind of a hard rule, but is instead just what I like.

Split. There are two (or more) main colors at play, each with a couple of different shades.

Cool. Now lets see how we'd go about making one of these palettes.

 I'm grabbing an inconsequential sketch i've already got and we're gonna slap some color on it. Let's start monochromatic – I've gone and just tossed six pretty random shades of green on it, picking what goes where based on what I want to be light and what I want to be darker. 

Keep in mind, by monochromatic, I don't mean just picking one color and making it lighter or darker! Adjust your hue within the same color family – some of these are very blue, definitely more blue than green, and some are much warmer and yellower. Play around. In this stage I like to have every color on a distinct layer, so I can just recolor the entire layer at once as I tweak the palette.

 On the right, I have each color lined up in order of lightest to darkest just so I can get a sense of what I'm working with. Lets go ahead and call this one thumbnail. Now I'm gonna group the layers, duplicate them, and flatten the copy. I'll shrink it down and shove it off to the side so I can compare it to the other ones I make later.

Okay, I did a few more almost completely arbitrary monochromatic palettes. Here they are compared with their grayscale counterparts. 

All of them have the same number of colors, and lights stay lights, darks stay dark, midtones stay mid consistent between all of them, but the range of values is different between them all. The difference in light or dark between each tone is different and it gives a different mood that you can see even in black and white. None of them is more 'correct' than any other, and it's all about establishing the tone and atmosphere you want. Experimentation is key.

Now lets try making this a complimentary palette. With a strong accent color, your accent should be placed at areas of importance. People are naturally drawn to contrast and when using an accent color in a piece it'll make that area stick out, so make sure you're placing your colors with intent. For this I went back to that first set of greens I had because it was my favorite. Since this palette is over all very dark, I am going to make my accent the lightest color, because that'll stand out more. In a lighter palette, try making your accent the darkest color. Once again I must stress these are not hard rules – there are very few hard rules in art at all – but these are very useful tips for getting emphasis in the right place. This is just an example piece so I'm not being huuugely thoughtful with how I'm placing the color. 

Here's the same image but with the lightest green just swapped out for a far more vibrant accent of yellow. Looks pretty terrible. I don't want all of the papers and blinds to seem so prominent. So let's scrap this and try a different approach. We're gonna instead add our accent as a sixth color to our palette.

By adding another color, I've added another level of detail. Figuring out how to manage detail isn't just dependent on how many colors you have, but this is already going to be ridiculously long so I'll spare you that spiel. This is another one of those things I'll talk about more later if people want to hear my #thots. Using the new yellow accent, I emphasized the eyes, the mug, and added some interior detailing to the objects on the table. I also decided to place yellow in some of the windows of the outside buildings, to add a bit more interest in that area, and to justify giving yellow back lighting to our little goblin lad here, which makes him stand out nicely.

A split palette makes things a whole lot more complicated. Now that you're gonna be working with two different base colors you don't just only have to worry about which one is lighter or darker, you have to worry about how the hues look next to each other. Lets work with an orange on top of our original green here. I picked two of the greens and replaced the darker one with a darker orange, and the lighter one with a lighter orange. Now our palette is six colors split 50/50 between orange+yellow, and green. 

But now something interesting is happening. Let's take a look. If you're particularly keen eyed, you might have noticed that there's a third set of colors here, using a greyish brown in place of the oranges. What's up with that?

Well, what's up with that is, they are orange. The palette on the far right is what happens if, instead of choosing my own oranges, I simply hue-shifted the bluegreens until they were technically orange in hue. 

The oranges I chose just based on how they looked without actually checking the value and saturation of actually changed the value hierarchy of the whole piece. The table, instead of being in between the objects stacked upon it in terms of brightness, is lighter than either. This isnt bad at all – there's absolutely nothing wrong here. It's just important to be aware of things like this! This is why I said a split palette is the most complicated of the three I'm talking about here – in many occasions, the hue hierarchy can top the value hierarchy. Keep that in mind for slightly later.

I think split palettes work really well for comics, and I like to make my comics with split palettes. Whereas with a single illustration, you can just putz around with your color thumbnails until you get something good, for a comic you're locked into your palette once you've done the first page. Unless you're some sort of insanely meticulous person, in which case I envy you, you probably don't have every single page of your comic blocked out with respective values and can't apply your palette to the whole thing at once to test it. This means you'll need a palette that's pretty versatile. Having a split palette where one of the hue sets is lighter than the other overall allows you to decide whether you're going to create an overall light panel with dark accents, or vice versa. I'm gonna compare two palettes I'm using for comics to make this point. 

Here's a sampling of the comic pages in full color, at 0% saturation, and adjusted for grayscale respectively. You'll notice a slight difference between the desaturated colors and the grayscale colors – grayscale seems to hold truer to the full color version, doesn't it?

Now, here are the palettes themselves, and some grids showing the relationship between every pair of colors. When you don't know exactly what you're going to be using any given palette for, the relationship between any two colors becomes more important than ever. The bottom palette is split three ways, red yellow and blue each with a light and a dark, and then a completely neutral dark gray color. I'm using it for a long ongoing ace attorney comic I'm drawing. The top one has 4 shades of blue that go from darker and cooler to lighter and warmer, then 3 shades of orange that get yellower as they get lighter. Underneath is just the values – you'll notice that the top palette has a larger value range, with its lightest color being lighter than that of the bottom palette, and it's mid tones spaced further apart. 

What you'll also notice about the bottom palette is that instead of the reds being lighter than the blues and darker than the yellows, the value alternates dark red dark yellow light red light yellow. Take a look at the color grids. You'll notice that for the most part, every color in the palette on the right looks good with every other color. That's not nearly as true for the palette on the left. The light blue has a weird vibration where it meets either of the reds, and a few of the pairings just aren't particularly pleasant. Honestly, from any objective ideas of color theory, this palette kind of sucks shit. Lets make some adjustments to it.

I've changed the dark yellow and light red hues so now the light red is slightly darker than the dark yellow. That's the palette that's on top now. Looks better, doesn't it? But so now the question becomes why am I using a palette that looks awkward, disharmonious, and visually strained when I know exactly how to fix it? The simple answer is because I wanted a color palette that's awkward. I wanted that visual strain. I have trouble working on comics and general, especially anything as long as this one, and I wanted a color palette that already meant things would come out looking a little bit wonky, so I wouldn't be as concerned with nitpicking all the details and making everything pretty. I think the sort of visual upset also fits the tone I'm keeping with a lot of the comic.

Remember earlier when I said I'd talk about breaking the rule of stuff looking good in gray scale and in color? That's now. Take a look at this image. 

Which of the three colors is darker: the red, blue, or yellow? The stupid truth of it is that there's not really a proper way to tell. All three are technically the same 'brightness' but our brain tells us that the blue is the darkest, and the yellow is the lightest. Why do our brains do this? Let’s make em gray now.

On the bottom you can see what the colors look like when they are set to 0% saturation; as you'd expect it's a homogeneous gray blob. So then what the fuck is going on with the grayscale one? The grayscale one is closer to the way our brains interpret the colors, but we know this to be an improper rendering of their respective values. Which is the correct version, then – the grayscale or the desaturation? Luckily, we're using a computer, so we can have photoshop tell us the exact balance of hue, saturation, and brightness of any given pixel. Let's take a look now.

Wait, huh? We can plainly see that all three of the colors are at 49% brightness. But neither the desaturated value or any of the 3 grayscale values have a brightness of 49%. So what does a brightness of 49% look like?

Okay. Sure. Why not.

All of what I've just shown you regarding grayscale is to emphasize the point that your best judgment for which colors look good is a far better measuring stick for a good color palette than any technicalities. Even if the value is the same, the hue can differ enough that you can still get a beautiful finished drawing. Color and our perception of it is so, so vastly technically complex. You can not allow yourself to be bogged down by this. Simply practice, and color will become intuitive to you over time. I have a lot more I could say on the subject of picking and using your colors, but this is already insanely long. Feel free to ask any follow up questions, I hope this was of literally any use!

[slytherin-puffskein]

A Happily Ever After Tale

@hphm-rarepair-week | Bill Weasley x Rowan Khanna

My only entry for this lovely event! Please enjoy~

Summary: Who would have thought a single letter was able to give Rowan Khanna such emotional turmoil? As he is offered a choice to make, memories surge through him, ones that he isn’t that willing to revisit.

Warnings: Mild angst

Notes: / / / symbols followed by italicized text represent flashbacks. Features my MC, Laurent King.

*

The clock moving on, it drags me along with feet buried in the ground

Road going home is dark and alone, but I’ll make it out alive somehow

Flicks in the night, a lamp giving light, my long shadow left behind

I’m on my own, aren’t I?

*

One scene is based on @theevildoc‘s wonderful art

*

Rowan Khanna is the sort of person who likes to plan everything until the last detail. Nothing is skipped, nor forgotten. As usual, he had planned his day, and it was supposed to go down like this: waking up, eating breakfast, hanging with Lau and have lunch with him at some Muggle restaurant, and then relax once he is back at home. Not a super busy day, right? Nothing that’ll exhaust him too much. Maybe he’ll even have time to start reading a new book… but for that, he would need to finish the one he is currently reading. Only a hundred pages left, so it might take him… an hour or so to finish. Yes, he will definitely have time to read another book.

He had planned everything, even his outfit, because just like everyone else he liked looking somewhat good. His style was one that could be classified as “nerdy”. To Rowan, despite people’s narrow-mindedness, it was simply amazing, and if he liked it then it was all that mattered.

Having been nervously sitting on the edge of his seat for an hour, pondering over how uncomfortable that chair was, the silence was suddenly broken by three distinct knocks on the door. One. Two. Bang. One, then two again. That can only be Laurent King, who had the weird habit to make up little tunes whenever he had the opportunity to hit a hard surface. Quickly enough, the door swung open, and the two friends were soon in each other’s arms. After all, it has been months since they last saw each other, due to them being both extremely busy with work.

“Laurent! I missed you so much! Talking about new stories I’ve read isn’t as fun when it’s not with you!”

Laurent chuckled softly, and softly patted Rowan’s hair. During his first year at Hogwarts, he wasn’t exactly… a fan of the guy. Not at all, in fact. He had considered Rowan as too nerdy, too clingy, too… too much. But in the end, he had realized one thing: they were both extremely, terribly curious as well as intuitive, and Rowan quickly saw himself becoming Laurent’s friend and accompanying him through his multiple shenanigans.

“I missed you too, Ro. What’s up?”

Two glasses of wine were filled, and instead of following the planned routine they had agreed upon, Rowan’s impulsiveness surged forward. Before he could notice it, his eagerness to talk to his friend controlled his actions and pushed him to stray from their original plans. My new neighbour’s got a cat that keeps yelling. Farm work is doing extremely great! I started reading a new book, and it is wondrous… topics flowed out of his mouth, one after the other, and he came to realize one thing: how much he loved talking to Laurent King. Usually, a lot of people would order him to shut up at once… but not Lau. Never Lau. He would always listen, a smile on his face and a glint in his eyes. It was truly wonderful, to know that someone was interested in what he talked of… but still, sometimes he had to force himself to shut up in order to let Lau speak at once. He couldn’t be the center of attention at all times, after all ! 

When it finally was Laurent’s turn to speak, Rowan found himself entirely raptured by his words. Granted, he was a great talker, but he was also a great listener. He didn’t miss a single detail, fact, random trivia or opinion said by his dear friend. He could have sat there for hours, just listening to Lau’s musical voice.  Soon enough, he was fully updated about all the things that Laurent have been up to, and vice versa.

As Rowan was about to talk about how he was considering to get a Crup, a letter suddenly appeared between Laurent’s fingers. Blue, sort of frilly, with a heart shaped wax seal that was broken. What could it possibly be?

“Sooo… have you got the invitation, Khanna?”

Rowan’s eyebrows knitted together. “What invitation?”

“Don’t you know? Our man is getting married! And I heard the girl is pretty cool. She’s french, like me!”

Our man. How in the world was Rowan supposed to figure out who Lau was talking about ? Sometimes, that guy was impossible. He sighed, giving Lau his most disappointed stare.

“Which man, Lau? Andre? Ben? Jae?”

Jae isn’t the type of guy to marry, though. At least, to Rowan’s eyes. The closest thing he had to a love story was whatever he had going on with Chiara, and it had been… fairly awkward for all involved. Laurent shook his head at last, loose hair strands that had managed to free themselves from his ponytail flicking left and right.

“Nope. Bill. Bill Weasley is getting married, can you believe!?”

And all kinds of different feelings surged through Rowan Khanna: joy, jealousy, excitement, sadness, enthusiasm, anger. He forced a smile.

“I… haven’t got my invitation, yet”

“You’ll surely get it. You’re a friend of his, after all”

At this point, it was as if barbed wire had suddenly popped inside of Rowan’s throat, and gathering the strength to talk was almost too much.

“Yeah… I’ll get it… surely”

/ / /

Hogwarts’ Library was definitely Rowan’s go-to place to relax. Not even study, just relax and contemplate life. And there was a lot to contemplate. His classes, his friends, his family, his future, his past… and yet, nothing came to his mind as he was sitting at his favourite spot, fact that left a bitter taste in Rowan’s mouth. Never before he had found himself like this, with nothing to ponder over. However, the gears inside of his brain kept on grinding in an attempt to provide him things to have deep reflexions over. This time, maybe he could try and figure out why– suddenly, he froze. A knot formed itself in his stomach, and his palms were quick to sweat abundantly. A few steps away, checking the bookshelves, was William, or Bill was he was known, Weasley.

He was looking absolutely beautiful with his shoulder length almost orange hair and sharp, yet friendly eyes. Immediately, Rowan’s imagination started running, seeing himself confidently standing up and talking to him, maybe even flirting with him… but imaginary Rowan was much more different than the real Rowan, who was still frozen on his seat and staring helplessly at the young man.

Come on, Khanna, it’s not that hard! He is a friend. Just stand up, walk to him, and talk! But about what? What is a good conversation topic? Trees? Yeah, trees sound good! But what about trees? Cats. Cats often climb trees. Should I talk about that? Try to figure out why cats love trees so much? No, that’s ridiculous! Get a grip, Rowan! Talk about… books! No, not books!

In the end, he gave up, and pulled out of his bag a book to read.

/ / /

“What? What do you mean, you’re not coming!?”

Rowan’s invitation, received just a few hours ago, was now ripped into tiny little pieces and buried deep into the wizard’s trashcan. Said wizard was now looking at Lau, face expressionless and arms folded over his chest, looking as decided as ever: he was not going to this wedding, no matter how hard Lau was going to try and convince him. It was his decision, and it was 100% final.

“Because I’m just not! Do you remember the Celestial Ball, Lau? I didn’t want to go, and you forced me to tag along. This time, I’m not coming! Will make me save a lot of money too, no need to buy fancy outfits or whatever…”

He mumbled something else, something unintelligible, before flicking his gaze right back to his friend who looked absolutely scandalized. Why would he not come to Bill’s wedding? This was about their friend! Their friend that they loved very much! Rowan… Rowan considers Bill as a friend, right? Lau mentally slapped himself after thinking that. Of course he considers him as a friend, or else he wouldn’t have let me approach him, the protective little shit he is. Setting himself the objective to convince his friend, he took a step forward, scanning his face as if he could possibly find the reason why he didn’t want to come. Rowan sighed, immediately turning away.

“I-I just don’t wanna go, Lau! That’s all!”

To Lau, however, it looked as if his friend was lying. Completely lying. Why? Simple: he looked stressed, anxious, even desperate. As if he was hiding something from his friend. Something he never wanted to be revealed.

Instead of mentioning that, however, his impulsiveness took over, and it started speaking through him:

“That’s all? Yeah, that’s all a load of stinking bullshit. You’re Bill’s friend, and you know it. He sent you that invitation, he wants you there!” the redhead paused briefly, rubbing his temples. “Do you really want him to be sad during his wedding? During what might be the best day of his life? Because you simply don’t want to come?”

Without meaning it, his tone had sounded as if he was blaming him for trying to ruin Bill’s happiness… and unfortunately Rowan took Lau’s words that way, twirling around and facing him with a thundering gaze.

“Get. Out!”

Please stay. I’m so, so lost, Lau.

“What? No! I’m not getting out until I convince you t-”

“OUT!”

But once again, Rowan’s thoughts pleaded his friend to stay, to understand that he wasn’t himself at that moment. However, no matter how much Lau claimed he knew Rowan, he didn’t know him enough to see that he was truly upset and in need of help.

So instead of sitting down and trying to reason him, he took his things and left.

/ / /

“Bill…?”

The Gryffindor, who has been focused on his Transfiguration homework, quickly raised his head and smiled as he recognized Rowan Khanna. Despite the fact he had an exam coming in the next few days, he closed his book and slipped it into his bag.

“Rowan! What can I do for you?”

Because he immediately noticed one thing: he looked worried. Nervous. Desperate, even. But for what…? Gently, Rowan leaned down, his cheeks reddening.

“Can we… uh, can we talk? Both of us? Together? You and me?”

Ugh, shut up, I think he gets that you want to talk to him alone! He was quick to mentally give himself a punch, and focused back on Bill who was, thank Merlin, nodding. “Sure. Let’s move somewhere else, though, I don’t think that the Library is the best place for conversations…”

He quickly shot a glance in Pince’s direction, and Rowan had to hold back a giggle. Together, they made their way outside of the library, and as soon as Bill closed the door behind him words started flowing out of Rowan’s lips, without him being able to control it:

“Is there anywhere you wanna go? We can go the Clocktower Courtyard, the East Tower, the Common Room- well, wait, we’re not in the same House, true, er…”

This is getting worse and worse. Bill, however, chuckled softly and even placed his hand on Rowan’s shoulder as a comforting gesture. Shivers ran through his entire body, electrifying him, and as Bill started smiling he knew one thing: he was a complete mess for that boy. With hope, Weasley appreciated messes.

“We can just do this here in this hallway. Unless it’s important…? You look kind of pale, Rowan. Did Lau pull a prank on you again?”

That was sufficient to make him laugh.

“No, no pranks… just…”

His heart was hammering against his chest, threatening to burst out at any moment. Quite a gory thing to picture, honestly.

“Just what, Rowan ? You really look weird…”

Just go for it. Take a deep breath, and go for it.

“Would you… like to go out with me?”

/ / /

This is a bad idea.

No, this is a terrible idea.

This is a horrendous idea.

Rowan’s mind was spinning to the point that he was starting to feel sort of dizzy, and he had to stop mid-step in order to press himself against a tree, taking a couple deep breaths. Why did I even accept? Oh yeah, because Lau gave me his cute Puffskein eyed-look. Curse you, Laurent! He felt a hand land on his shoulder, and jumped in surprise until he realized that it was Lau’s.

Of course it was Lau’s, they were going to this… thing together. A smile was etched on his friend’s features, and for a second Rowan envied how relaxed he looked. If only I could be as calm…

But there is no way this will happen.

* * *

He looked beautiful.

Exactly as Rowan feared. He thought his scars might have made him look uglier, and that as a result Rowan might turn out to be less attracted to him… but the opposite happened. He looked strong. He looked badass. He looked ethereal.

Just like his wife, who was dancing with him, a smile on her soft features. Pretty people marry pretty people, I suppose. Wasn’t I pretty enough for him…? He scanned the crowd around him. Everyone was happy, clapping their hands and cheering for the newlywed couple. Rowan tried to imitate them, to plaster a smile on his face, but he found himself unable to do so. He could only stare at the two lovers, and notice the way they looked at each other. With pure, unfiltered love. Will I ever know this kind of love…?

He could still remember their conversation, right outside of the library. Don’t think of it, don’t think of it, you won’t handle it if you think of it while looking at them. Don’t ruin this wedding. It’s as Lau said: I can’t make him upset during his happiest d–

Their gazes met.

And Rowan’s heart crushed.

/ / /

He had said no.

Rowan, I like you a lot, you’re a great friend… let’s stay this way.

He said no, and he has been so kind. So caring. So careful to not offend him.

Why was he so perfect? Why was he so unattainable? Why was this so unfair? Gritting his teeth and holding back tears, Rowan stormed inside of his dorm and threw himself on his bed, sinking into the pillows as if he was trying to choke himself on them.

Invisible barbed wire grated at his throat, making it impossible for him to cry without pain. But he did it anyway. Because what is love, without a bit of pain?

For a moment, he considered giving up, but he quickly remembered something his mom would always tell him:

“Never give up, my boy”

He won’t give up on Bill. Not entirely.

Hope will stay. And linger. And tug at him occasionally.

And he will keep it as his dear companion. Upon thinking that, a smile curled Rowan’s lips.

Maybe we will get in a relationship after all.

And marry

And live happy ever after, without any threat falling on us.

/ / /

“The ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming.”

[jorlith]

I’ve made some updates to my fanmade Overwatch Hero.

Hero Number: ?? 

Hero Name: Phoenix

Hero Role: Damage

Hero Health: 250 

Real Name: Kekoa Havika

Nationality: Hawaiian

Occupation: Scientist(Formerly), Researcher(Formerly), Vigilante

Gender: Male

Age: 36 

Base: Kahoolawe, Hawaii (Formerly). Watchpoint: Gibraltar (Formerly). 

Affiliation: Hawaiian Preservation Research Station (Formerly). Nature Restoration Program (Formerly). Overwatch (Formerly).

Relations: Unnamed Family (Deceased). 

Weapon: Flamethrower, named Phoenix Breath, that has two special tanks on Phoenix’s back. Primary muzzle is held in right hand, top of tanks resembles canons. Two exhausts that are shaped like feathered wings stick out of the middle of the tanks. When used too much, overheats and needs to cool down before it can be used again. (The overheat and cooldown is the reload.) 

Abilities: 

Primary Fire:

Name: Phoenix Breath

Type: Beam, fires a beam of flames.

Damage: 40 damage per second. Enemies caught in it receive an additional burn damage of 50 over a period of five seconds. Burn damage does not stack, if an enemy exits and re-enters the beam they do not get “reburned” unless the burn effect already wore off.

Projectile Speed: 20 meters per second.

Max range: 10 Meters

Ammo: 150

Ammo usage: 15 rounds per second.

Reload Speed: 1.5 Seconds

 Secondary Fire:  

Name: Phoenix Breath

Type: Beam. Fires a focused beam of flames, hit scan is smaller and more focused. Phoenix’s movements are heavily slowed while using this attack.

Damage: Instantly deals 120 damage, as well as burning the enemy hit by it. Phoenix’s burn damage deals 50 damage over 5 seconds.

Projectile Speed: 60 meters per second.

Max range: 10 Meters

Rate of fire: 1 shot per 1 second.

Ammo: 150

Ammo usage: 150 per shot.

Reload time: 1.5 seconds.

Casting time: 0.5 seconds.

 First Ability:

Name: Flare

Casting time: 2 seconds.

Damage: 30-60, deals burn damage of 50 damage over five seconds.

Area of Affect: 5 meter radius.

Duration: 5 Seconds.

Cooldown: 10 Seconds.

Details: Phoenix exclaims “Here, hold this” when using. Phoenix throws cone like object, that doesn’t activate until it lands on the ground or an object. Once activated, the cone launches two meters in the air and produces a cone of flames that covers a 5 meter radius. Enemies hit by it receive 30-60 damage depending on how long they remain in the flame. Enemies damaged by Flare receive an additional burn damage of 50 damage over 5 seconds.  

 Second Ability:

Name: Burst

Casting time: 2 Seconds.

Damage: Knockback.

Area of affect: 7 meter radius.  

Max Range: 2 Meters Vertically.

Cooldown: 8 Seconds.

Details: Phoenix exclaims “Back off!” when using. Steam builds up within the large tanks on Phoenix’s back, releasing a burst of pressure from the exhausts. Enemies within a 7 meter radius of Phoenix are knocked back, and Phoenix is launched, at the most, 2 meters vertically into the air.

 Passive Ability:

Name: Phoenix Wing

Details: By releasing small amounts of fire from the exhausts, Phoenix is able to maneuver in the air. While in the air, pressing jump will cause Phoenix to launch himself vertically, working as a second jump. The second jump does not reset until Phoenix has touched the ground again. Holding the jump button while airborne will cause Phoenix’s decent to be slowed, letting go of the jump button cancels this ability.

 Ultimate Ability:

Name: Purge

Type: Linear, Area of Affect, Beam??

Damage: 300 damage per second, burn damage of 50 damage over 5 seconds.

Max Range: 15 Meters.

Area of effect: 7 meter radius.

Casting time: 1.5 Seconds

Duration: 3.5 Seconds

Charge Required: 1500

Details: Teammates hear Phoenix say “Rise from the ashes!” Enemies hear Phoenix say “Ka nalu o ke ahi!” Phoenix anchors his flamethrower, bracing him in place. The tanks on his back move over his shoulders, releasing a wave of fire straight in front of him. The fire travels up to 15 meters in the direction he is facing and covers a 7 meter radius. While using, Phoenix is immobilized, making him vulnerable against aerial attacks and attacks from behind. Useful for area control, or to protect your team if caught in a Zarya’s Graviton Surge. Phoenix’s Purge instantly cancels out, and is cancelled out, by Mei’s blizzard. The Ultimates will instantly end upon meeting, so if there is a second left in Mei’s blizzard and your Purge touches it, both Ultimates end, wasting yours and vice versa. Phoenix passively generates 1% Ult Charge every 3 seconds.  

 A character can get rid of burn by picking up a health pack, healing by support heroes does not remove the burn.

 Skins: 

Classic: Phoenix wears a gas mask over his nose and mouth, the mask is shaped like a beak. Wears armor over a long sleeved shirt, the armor to support the weight of his flamethrower, the sleeved shirt to protect him against heat. A large, armored glove is worn on his right hand, so he can hold his weapon when it overheats. Armored leggings and boots to also help him support the weight of his weapon. His armor and clothes are a faded red and orange, representing fire as well as a Phoenix. 

Rare Skins: 

Ash: Armor and clothes are white. 

Smoke: Armor and clothes are a mixture of silvers and greys. 

Smolder: Black with a red glow. 

Sulfur: Different shades of blue. 

Legendary Skins: 

Cadet Havika: Phoenix is wearing a classic Overwatch uniform/armor, his face is fully visible. 

Secret Agent: Recolor of Cadet Havika, with darker colors. 

Epic Skins: 

Phoenix: Phoenix is wearing a headdress that represents the mythological bird, his mouth and nosed are uncovered with this skin. Multiple feathers run down from the headdress, covering his body in feathers. Has gauntlets and armored boots that represent bird talons. Skin is colored mostly with reds and some oranges and yellows. 

Sun God: Recolor of Phoenix skin that is colored with mostly yellow and has some oranges and reds. Orange suns are drawn on random locations of the armor. 

Fire Dancer: Phoenix is wearing a grass skirt over a tunic, as well as grass like boots and bracelets. A bandanna that appears to be made of grass rests on his head, as well as a necklace of grass around his neck. Grass is dark green in color, tunic is gold. The exhausts on Phoenix Breath look like ceremonial fire dancing staffs instead of wings. 

Uluao: Recolor of Fire dancer, grass is brownish is color, tunic is white with black spots. 

Emotes:

Heroic: Phoenix pulls left arm toward his body, and raises up his flamethrower. 

Exhausted: Phoenix lays down on his back, sprawling out. 

Really?: Phoenix extends left hand forward, looks to his left, confused. Phoenix then looks forward again, extending his hand further. ‘

Research: Phoenix takes out notepad and begins writing in it, before putting it back. 

Technique: Phoenix spins in a circle, making a circle of flames, he then jumps and spins in the air, making a vertical wheel of fire. 

Unbelievable: Phoenix puts his right hand to his forehead and wraps his left arm around his chest. Phoenix then shakes his head and snickers. 

Voice Lines:

Really?

Everything Burns

From the Ash (Mai ka     lehu)

I will get it     done. 

It’s just research

Light it up!

Move (Ne’e)

Play with fire… you’ll     get burned

Relax (Ho’omaha) 

Sounds Good (Maika’i     loa)

 Victory Poses: 

Heroic: Stands with his flamethrower ready. 

Research: Sits crossed legged, reading over notes. 

Purge: Stands with his flamethrower’s canons aimed forward, anchored in the ground. 

Family: Standing to his side, holding a holo-photo of him, his parents and his brother. 

Highlight Intros: 

Heroic: Pulls left arm toward his body, raises his flamethrower up. 

Reason: Looks at picture of family, before putting it away, pulling flamethrower to the ready. 

Burn: Lands on ground from air, anchors into place and activates Purge. 

Phoenix: Uses his exhaust wings to slowly fly toward the ground, aiming his flamethrower at the camera. 

Sprays:

1.       Pixel: Unlocked by earning the “Into the Frying Pan” Achievement/Trophy.

2.       Cute: Unlocked by earning the “Warm Things Up” Achievement/Trophy.

3.       Lei: Circle of flowers or an Hawaiian Lei.

4.       Research: Single page of research notes.

5.       Amazed: Young Kekoa, sitting in front of a television screen, wonder on his face.

6.       Flame: A single flame.

7.       Birds: A group of colorful birds.

8.       Phoenix Breath: Spray is Phoenix’s weapon.

9.       Intense: Focus of Phoenix’s head/torso, with him staring forward.

10.   Hero: Outline spray of Phoenix is overwatch gear.

11.   Family: Picture of Phoenix’s family.

12.   Flare: Cartoonish drawing of Phoenix’s flare.

13.   Exhaust: Phoenix’s “wings” releasing pressure.

14.   Clearing: Detailed Spray of Phoenix spraying fire.

15.   Phoenix: Bird made of flame.

16.   Experimenting: Phoenix wearing goggles, using a blow torch.

17.   Purge: Phoenix’s Phoenix Breath in its Purge state.

18.   Volcano: A volcano with magma spilling out of it.

19.   Ash: A pile of ash with a soft glow in the middle.

20.   Really?: Phoenix with his hand extended, a confused expression on his face.

21.   Not a Morning Person: Phoenix is laying in a bed, sprawled out and asleep.

22.   Declaration: A Poster of Doomfist, that is half burnt, and still burning.

23.   Inspiration: A signed picture of Mei, Mercy and Winston.

24.   Reason: Three gravestones.

25.   Fire Staff: A burning staff used by fire dancers

Character Interactions:

1.       Mei: “I Heard about what Talon did, I’m sorry about what happened to your family.” Phoenix: “I heard about Antarctica, I’m sorry about what happened to yours.”

2.       Mei: “Revenge won’t bring your family back.” Phoenix: “It’ll stop Doomfist from doing it to anyone else!”

3.       Phoenix: “It is an honor to work beside someone I looked up to my whole life.” Mei: “You can honor me by ending this path of death and revenge, and return to Overwatch.”

4.       Winston: “You used to be so happy and carefree, I can’t accept what you’ve become.” Phoenix: “I’ve become a martyr to my beliefs.”

5.       Phoenix: “It may be too late for me, but you are not beyond redemption.” Hanzo: “You know nothing!”

6.       Genji: “You should meet with my master, he helped me find peace.” Phoenix: “There is no peace, only fire.”

7.       Reaper: “You do realize that I killed your family.” Phoenix: “Doomfist killed my family, you are nothing more than a puppet on strings.”

8.       Doomfist: “We both believe in being reborn through destruction, we should be working together, not against each other.” Phoenix: “What I believe is natural, what you believe is evil.”

9.       Phoenix: “You better watch your back!” Doomfist: “I accept the challenge.”

When Phoenix gets discorded he says: “Kuamuamu!”  

When Zenyatta discords Phoenix he says: “You are consumed by your own fire.”

When resurrected by Mercy Phoenix says: “From the ash!”

When respawning Phoenix says: “Phoenix rebirth.”

When selected during a game or when some changes to Phoenix, he says: “Let’s burn them down!” or “Phoenix, flying in.”

When Phoenix eliminates Mei, he says: “It should’ve never come to this.”

When Mei eliminates Phoenix, she says: “Maybe you’ll be reborn happier.”

When Phoenix cancels a Blizzard with Purge he says: “Let’s heat things up!”

When Mei cancels a Purge with Blizzard she says: “You need to chill out!”

When Phoenix eliminates Doomfist he says: “That, was for my family.”

When Doomfist eliminates Phoenix he says: “You were never a real threat.”

When Reaper eliminates Phoenix he says: “Join your family.”

When Phoenix is Nano Boosted he exclaims: “I can feel the fire burn!”

When Phoenix gets hacked he says: “Don’t play with fire!”

When there’s a turret Phoenix will say: “An enemy turret blocks our progress.”

When Phoenix destroys a turret he’ll say: “The turret has burned to ash.”

When an enemy Mercy resurrects an enemy player Phoenix will say: “They’ve been reborn from their ashes.”

When on the Payload Phoenix says: “Payload, ready for transport.”

When capturing a point Phoenix says: “Heating up the point.”

When the payload is being contested Phoenix says: “We need to get that Payload moved!”

When enemies are capturing the point Phoenix exclaims: “They’re on our point, let’s burn them down!”

When time is running out on offense on an escort map Phoenix says: “Our time seems to be coming to a close, we must act now!”

When time is running out on defense Phoenix says: “This Victory will make excellent data.”

When time is running out of offense Phoenix says: “We’re not here to lose, move!”

When Phoenix gets burned by an enemy Phoenix or Ashe he says: “So that’s what that feels like.”

When Phoenix is getting damage boosted by Mercy he says: “Let’s get this fire started!”

Ways Phoenix says hello: either “aloha” or “hey there” 

Ways Phoenix says Thank you: “Appreciated” or “Mahalo!”

Ways Phoenix says understood: either “I get you” or “Ua lohe wai ia’oe” 

When on fire Phoenix says: “I’m on fire… well, they are!”

When asks for healing says: “Medic!” or “Some healing would be appreciated!”

Ultimate Status: When under 90% Phoenix says “My Ultimate is charging” or “Purge charging”. When at 90%-99% Phoenix says “My Ultimate is almost ready” or “Purge almost ready”. When fully charge Phoenix says “My Ultimate is ready” or “Ready to burn them all!”

When saying to group up Phoenix says: “Everyone gather here” or “We need to form together!”

Map Interactions: 

Volskaya Industries: “Good thing I brought some heat.”

Eichenwalde: “This place is a great example of withstanding what should destroy you.” 

Oasis: “I’ve always wanted to come here.” 

Watchpoint Gibraltar: “I wonder if Overwatch would ever accept what I’ve become.” 

Achievements/Trophies:

Into the Frying Pan: Use Burst to knock an enemy into your Flare.

Warm Things Up: Use Purge to cancel out two Blizzard’s in a single game.

Character Lore:

Kekoa Havika grew up in a family of researches, growing up he was fascinated by the way some natural disasters, like forest fires, created new life. Kekoa spent a good amount of time studying rebirth through destruction, but only believed it should be allowed if natural. Kekoa had a great mind, and was good with technology. He had an energetic and carefree personality and joined Overwatch when he was in his twenties. He trained underneath Lena and Genji, while he looked up to researches like Mei, Angela, Winston, Moira and others. Kekoa had a great admiration for Mei and the Ecopoint crew, hoping to one day do research at Ecopoint. When Overwatch was disbanded, Kekoa went back to live with his family. The government was having his family research something that could benefit the unity between the omnics and humans. Talon had managed to gain Kekoa’s home address, and sent their agent Reaper to kill the researchers and steal the research. Reaper had happily taken the job as Overwatch Hero code name Phoenix was on his personal hit list. Kekoa was away from his lab doing personal research when Reaper arrived. Kekoa returned home to find his parents and younger brother murdered, all their research either stolen or destroyed. Upon watching the security footage Kekoa learned who was responsible for the death of his family. Kekoa vowed to destroy Talon and stop anyone from doing what Talon had done. 

Character Introduction: 

Phoenix: “Crime has risen, which shouldn’t be a surprise, given what they did to Overwatch. They disbanded our family, and yet they wonder how organizations like Talon grew to be so powerful. Of course evil people will take advantage of a world that lost its heroes! Which leaves a question, the people in charge of the world, how many of them can truly be trusted? I will kill Doomfist myself, and go after anyone who wants to do wrong to the world. I will make sure that what happened to my family will never happen to anyone else ever again! Talon thought they snuffed the Havika flame, well, didn’t they know, a Phoenix rises from the ashes!

Animated Short/Introduction:

Name: Reason

The story opens on the streets of a city, there are few lights as night had fallen. A group of Talon agents where running in fear, panting loudly as the ran as fast as they could. As the Talon agents came around a corner they say a large burst of flames erupt from down the street, engulfing the street. One of the Talon agents skidded to a stop before turning around, running down an alley. The sound someone flying overhead could be heard. A small cone landed at the end of the alley, shooting upwards and creating a cone of flames. The Talon agent stops and starts to turn around, Phoenix lands behind him no.

Talon Agent: “No, please,” Phoenix walks up to the agents and hits him with his flamethrower, knocking the agent to the ground. Phoenix uses his foot to press the agent against the wall, aiming his flamethrower at the Talon agent. The Talon agents mask had fallen off, the fear on his face fully visibly. Phoenix hesitates as he sees the Talon agent and his mind wanders to the past.

“Kekoa!” A woman called, walking around a research station.  It was a bright and sunny day, the sounds of the tropical island echoed in through the open windows. “Kekoa, wake up!”  

“Good luck with that mom,” a younger man who looked to be in his mid-twenties said, “Kekoa was up all night reading the research papers of Mei-Ling Zhou, and watching videos about Overwatch.”

“Go wake your brother up,” an older man said, he was typing while looking over some research notes.

“Yeah, yeah,” Phoenix’s brother sighed before he walked up some stares. Phoenix was younger and wearing a t-shirt and shorts. He was sprawled out in his bed, various research notes scatted on the desk beside his bed. Phoenix’s brother smiled as he jumped, slamming his elbow into Phoenix.

“Ow! What the?” Phoenix exclaimed as he shot up.

“Come on Kekoa, wake up,” Phoenix’s brother said as he started playfully pushing Phoenix.

“I am awake,” Phoenix laughed as he batted at his brother.

“I don’t believe you,” Phoenix’s brother laughed as he hit him again, “come on, mom’s been calling you.”

“All right, I’ll be down,” Phoenix yawned as he sat up.

“Don’t go back to sleep either,” Phoenix’s brother said as he left. Phoenix slowly got up and walked down to meet his family.

“Look who’s finally up,” Phoenix’s mom laughed, “good morning Kekoa.”

“Yeah, whatever,” Kekoa yawned.

“You got some mail today,” Phoenix’s mom laughed, “from some place called Watchpoint: Gibraltar.”

“What!?” Phoenix exclaimed as he sprinted toward his mom, who was holding a letter. “From Overwatch?”

“Yep,” Phoenix’s mom smiled, Phoenix opened it and pulled out a letter. Phoenix looked over it as everyone watched him.

“I don’t believe it,” Phoenix said, disbelief on his face.

“Aw, what’s wrong Kekoa, they turn you down? They charging you for harassment?” Phoenix’s brother laughed.

“No,” Phoenix smiled as he pulled a round object from the envelope, “they accepted me. I’m going to be part of Overwatch!”

“Congrats!” Phoenix’s mom said as joy filled the faces of all of his family members. Phoenix’s brother walked up to him, and nudged him with his elbow.

“So you might finally meet that Mei scientist you got a crush on?” Phoenix’s brother teased.

“I do not,” Phoenix laughed, “but I am excited, to meet her, and Winston, and all the others. Plus this means big things for the Havika family research!”

“It sure does,” Phoenix’s dad said as he stood up, “you’ll always have your family to call back on.”

“Right,” Phoenix nodded. The world seemed to change as Tracer was walking Phoenix through a base. Phoenix was looking around, amazement on his face.

“No I’m only here for a little while,” a voice called from the back of the room, “yes, Genji has been making great progress. I’m happy to see it, how’s it been in Antarctica Mei?”

“Mei!” Phoenix exclaimed happily as he pushed away from Tracer and ran up to the computer, “it is, you’re Mei! I’ve read all of your research papers!”

“Uh, thank you, who are you?” Mei asked.

“I don’t know who this is either,” Mercy said toward Mei.

“Ohmygosh!” Phoenix gasped in one, quick breath, “you’re Dr. Ziegler!”

“Sorry luvs,” Tracer laughed as she joined them, “this is Overwatch’s newest recruit, Kekoa Havika. He’s huge into research.”

“Mei, we need to exchange notes some time!” Phoenix exclaimed happily.

“Sure,” Mei smiled, “just ask Winston for my contact information, we can keep in touch.”

“Best day ever!” Phoenix exclaimed as Tracer pulled him away.

“Morrison just hasn’t been the same since Rialto,” Winston’s voice called from the room they were walking to.

“Well, can’t say I blame him,” McCree’s voice added. Tracer opened the door and she and Phoenix walked into the room.

“Aw, glad you made it, Jesse, this is our newest recruit, Kekoa Havika,” Winston said.

“Howdy,” McCree nodded.

“It’s Winston!” Phoenix exclaimed, stars in his eyes.

“Kekoa is a genius researcher, and he is quite talented with fire,” Winston said.

“That so?” McCree said as he walked past, “try not to burn the place down kid.” McCree said as he put a hand on Phoenix’s shoulder. The world returned to Phoenix aiming his flamethrower at the Talon agent. Phoenix lowered his weapon and picked the Talon agent up by his collar.

Phoenix: “Tell Doomfist, that Phoenix is coming for him.”

Phoenix let the Talon agent go and he sprinted away from the area. Phoenix walked for a while, eventually reaching a graveyard.

Phoenix: “I got your message Winston, and I agree, some one needs to do something. I can’t come back to Overwatch, I can’t do things they way they do.”

Phoenix pulled his badge out and placed it on a grave, he then turned around and walked away.

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BEGINNERS MAKE UP TIPS FOR DARK SKIN TONE

Beginners Make Up Tips for Dark Skin Tone

From bright red to purple and plum, darker complexions can pull off virtually any cosmetic shade. With so many options, it can be overwhelming to choose the best combination for your particular skin tone. To create a flattering appearance and enhance your best features we look at beginners make up tips for dark skin tone.

Tips for a Professional Make Up Look

We all want perfect contouring, sleek lashes, and beautiful brows but if you are not familiar with the necessary makeup types and brands, achieving this look could be incredibly difficult to achieve. From bronzers and eye shadow to lipsticks and eyeliners, a variety of products are available to enhance your features. The basic items that should be a part of every makeup kit include foundation, concealers, eyeliner, lipsticks, bronzers, mascara, and primers. Eye shadow, False lashes, powders, and lip gloss are great additions too providing an extra bit of glam when you need it.

Before Purchasing Make Up Always Check Your Skin’s Undertone

The undertone of your skin includes the blue to yellow shades that determine which cosmetic color will best enhance and brighten your complexion rather than detract from it. If a cool undertone wears warmer shades such as yellow, orange or gold it can leave a washed out complexion making you appear pale or as possessing a dull tone rather than playing up your best features. You can test for undertones by looking at the delicate skin in your neck just below the jawline or the underside of your wrist. Cooler tones are characterized by prominent blue veins and purple areas while warmer tones include yellow shades and vein colors that are greener than it is blue. Neutral is somewhere in the middle.

Knowing your undertones is important when selecting foundations and eye shadows. It ensures that the product best complements your complexion and appears as natural as possible. The purpose of any cosmetic product is to enhance your best features. Investing in quality ranges can deliver beautiful results. A dark complexion with cooler undertones should pick foundations that best complement such requirements. Be sure to test the foundation on your neck. The product should blend easily and naturally enhancing your overall skin color. You do not want to have two separate colors on your face and your body. The purpose of using foundation is to provide an all-over and even appearance that conceals minor sun damage and the signs of aging. If you cannot find a single foundation to suit your complexion, combine at least two products to create that much desired natural appeal. Before using foundation, always apply a primer. The primer is a thin base with a powdery consistency that helps smooth the foundation and extends its wear through the course of the day or night.

Creating a Natural Appeal with Make Up

With beginners make up tips for dark skin tone you can create a fresh appearance for a day out or apply gold and silver eye shadow for a night of fun. Fortunately, for darker complexions, most colors from shimmering metallic to bright red and cherry pink will produce a beautiful and striking result. Just do not pair your blue eye shadow with a plum lipstick! Allow one facial feature to shine, That means if you are applying a bold eye shadow, its best to pair it with a simple lipstick, vice versa.

Concealers

Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder

Contouring is a way of enhancing the features of your face. Its best to get two shades lighter and two shades darker than your normal foundation shade to avoid harsh lines. The lighter shades are for areas your want attention to while the darker shade works best in deviating attention off that area, areas like a double chin. It is also important to know your face shape in order to get a good contouring result. The oval face shape has been named the most flattering and every contouring technique should be aimed at getting an oval face shape. knowing your face shape is the most important beginners make up tips for dark skin tone to get familiar with.

Blusher

Mac Margin Powder Blush

For a very dark skin tone, finding the right type of blusher can be difficult. We suggest deep reds and bright orange blushers to really stand out and provide shimmering effects across your cheeks. Pale pinks and peaches should be avoided. Try  Mac cosmetics and NARs

Eye Shadow

Wet N Wild Color Icon 10-Pan Eyeshadow

Eye shadows from blue and green to silver and charcoal look beautiful on caramel to dark complexions. You can invest in a range of eye shadow colors from blue tones for cooler complexions to yellow and bronze for warmer hues. Eye shadow in browns and beiges can produce a neutral appeal and a slight shimmer to your lids, perfect for a day at the office or outdoors.

Lipstick

For beginners in applying to makeup, lipstick is the one item that remains a necessity. Dark skin tones can take advantage of bold red and bright pink. For the odd occasion and something different, green and blue lipsticks have become trend worthy. You can apply a lip liner to guide the application onto your lips. A gloss provides an attractive finish and extends the wear of the cosmetic. For cool undertones, pink produce and incredible pop while warmer tones benefit from peach, and berry or orange-red shades. Playing around with these colors and looking at what best suits your complexion will help you choose lipsticks that work best for your complexion.

Eyebrows

raillery Matte Eye Shadow Palette

Avoid black eyebrow pencils and powders and use chocolate or dark brown instead. It simply softens your look as black can have quite a hard effect on feminine facial features. Simply apply these cosmetics to fill in thin eyebrows. If you already have thick and full brows, getting it shaped and trimmed produces an appealing streamlined and neat result.

Moisturizer

CLINIQUE Moisture Surge Intense Skin Hydrator

While moisturizer may not fit into beginners make up tips for dark skin tone, it is an important part of maintaining a healthy complexion. It is also important to moisturize before applying any makeup, wait at least two minutes after moisturizing before applying primer. Always remove makeup and impurities at the end of the day. A gentle cleanser and toner can easily remove foundation to mascara. Invest in a good moisturizer applied before primer and foundation. Your cream or lotion must contain an SPF to protect against damages caused by the sun. This ensures the proper protective measures are in place to keep your skin looking clean, clear and youthful. Regardless of your age or experience in cosmetics, everyone can learn how to apply and choose make up to suit their needs and complexions. The darker skin tone can get away with virtually any color of make up particularly bright shades. If you are a beginner in applying makeup, practice with various shades and brands to find cosmetic combinations that best achieve the desired outcome. Quality products and investing in the necessary time can produce a natural enhancement for any event.

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The Colour in Your Eyes

Soulmate AU with Hoshi

When they dye their hair, your eyes become that colour

Inspired by the Neon Pink hair of this comeback save me

1.3k words

for years you had no idea of what your soulmate mark was

you had no timer

no unusual marks or tattoos

cant hear them in your head

nada

for the first 15~ years of your life, you had nothing

UNTIL ONE fine DAY

you were getting ready in the morning

looked in the mirror

and almost brought the house down with your scream

your parents thought you were dying tbh

nope

just had very light blonde eyes in place of your usual brown ones

it took you some time to get used to the fact that your soulmate mark was your eyes

out of everything it was your beloved eyes

you looked in a few books and online and apparently, the most likely option is your soulmate mark is that their hair colour matches your eyes, and vice versa

just your luck

you only hoped they didn’t dye their hair often

hes an idol honey, its gonna happen

your friends loved the fact that your eyes would change

you noticed that eventually your eyes went a bit darker but they were still a shade of blonde

but after a while, they changed again

this time, it went from blonde to a blue green around your iris which faded to a blonde gotta love mansae

not the most natural colour

again your friends were in love

thought it was stunning 

it was you just didnt want to admit it

so to get back at your soulmate, you decided to dye your hair for the first time

you decided with a nice dark green first 

nothing to drastic, just enough to be noticeable

Hoshi, who knew he had a soulmate but didnt know his mark yet, was always hopeful

so when he looked into the mirror one day, he knew that you were out there

he saw his eyes, now a forest green

and also his hair, still blue and blonde

a quick google search later showed him the same that came up for you

so, when he next dyed his hair, his first thought was to you

how you would react to his now blue hair

safe to say you were used to it changing colours but this time you were awake and watching it

it was kinda late at night when you felt your vision going fuzzy

you got the mirror and sat there watching your eyes change like you’d just put in contacts

you sent a message to your friend about it before going to sleep finally

when you went to school to see her, she took a picture of your eyes to add to the small collection

she also made you listen to her music for the fifth time and this time it was drumroll please kpop

just some light stuff tho

some bts, exo and, you guessed it, seventeen

you felt somehow drawn to the last group and made a mental note to listen to them later

so, after school, you went to the corner shop, got some hair dye and headed home to relax

you sat with the hair dye developing while looking up Seventeen

tbh they were pretty good

you learned their names really quickly surprisingly

you really liked the performance team leader, he just stood out to you as someone you really really liked

he was hilarious to you 

you noticed he had kinda blue hair but didnt think anything of it, they all had dyed hair, one even had rainbow hair

you were watching the One Fine Day series, it had been out for a few weeks already but you still wanted to watch it

you payed attention to him a lot so you noticed his eyes

they were a really pretty colour of 

WAIT

IS THAT A FOREST GREEN I SEE

it was a little brown around the iris 

it was that moment you realised 3 things

his hair was the same shade as your eyes, complete with the lighter streaks and everything

your hair matched his hair almost exactly

the hair dye was ready to be washed out

hoshi on the other hand was yelling about how she couldn’t have chosen a nicer colour, she had to choose Joker purple

he was on a break after wonwoos soulmate had kinda told them to stop so she could focus on her studying (wonwoo au)

suddenly theres a slight purple haze and jun is laughing at him cos he looks simply stunning with bright purple eyes

once the haze cleared, he could finally look

admittedly it did look good

but still, joker purple?

you were so proud of yourself, this way you could tell if it was him or not

so when pictures emerged a few days later of hoshi with purple eyes, you knew that Kwon Soonyoung was your soulmate

you also grew to like the purple so that stayed for a while

and for a while, hoshi’s hair stayed blue, with the roots growing in so it greated a nice effect which looked really cool in you eyes

as the months passed, both your hairs changed, with his ranging in colours and shades, and yours changing from purple to yellow (which inspired woozi) and a soft pink and at one point, orange

you just done whatever colours would be wacky enough for you to make sure he was actually for real

then one day you went to Brooklyn, New York for a trip with your family

you were walking around, taking in the sights and the people

you had to pass the Borough Hall to get to one of the sights however

you had heard that some of seventeen, most likely the performance team was somewhere around in brooklyn but you couldn’t be sure

besides, you would spot them a mile off going by your eye colour which was a violent platinum blonde

you say a large crowd of people around the hall but thought nothing of it until you heard music playing as well

the voices sounded vaguely familiar, and you realised that the language twas not english, it sounded more like korean to you

the crowd was looking odd as well, and there was a camera moving between the people

could this be the magical seventeen in front of you

the odds were slim but it was possible

you got closer and the music shut off

they were all going off for a break it seemed

you saw two blondes, a ginger and a silver blue haired man

one was very VERY blonde, it almost hurt to look at him but the other

the other was a colour you’d seen a few hours earlier in the mirror

as if he felt something pulling him, Hosh looked up and started walking

some of the actors that had met their soul-mates recognised that look on their face, as did Hao who was standing off to the side drinking some water

the manager looked confused before hao waved him off

you felt the pull too and were walking fast towards the crowd

soon you were running and so was soonyoung

as soon as you reached the other, there was an explosion of colour and once it settled

his eyes were a multitude of all the colours you had ever dyed your hair and you could only imagine that yours were the same

the floor was stained with the colours of you both 

some people had splashes of colour on them

it was very bright

god only knows how you two looked

his lovely white clothes were stained 

thankfully they had another pair

after the Great Colour Explosion of 2017 you and soonyoung became very close obvs

you still gained colours when the other dyed their hair

you found out after Soonyoung and the boys left the door for the day and suddenly there was a neon pink haze  

when you checked in the mirror

you knew that he would be dead when he got home

as soon as you heard the dorm door opening you rAN

there was a protective circle but nothing could protect them from the vicious yell that came from the small bundle of fury running at them

“KWON SOONYOUNG, NEON FUCKING PINK”

RIP Hosh