#mercedes benz cartoon

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Lucky luke died in a Mercedes Benz

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Wanted to have a go at Something Unusual today so I drew some Ye Olde Cars

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Mercedes SL R107

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/80-s-Retro-126-SEC-SL-R107-by-Kuba9888/141561971.NL9AC.XYZ

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Thursday Night (m) | jjk

title: Thursday Night (Boba & Ride) pairing: jungkook x f. reader rating/genre: m ; smut ; SEVEN alt. AU, college / university au, friends to lovers summary: Just another day of Jeon Jungkook waking you up in the middle of the night to get boba tea with him across town at your favorite late-night spot, Pekoe. Turns out, this is not just another nightly outing to get boba, but also a chance for the two of you to finally get out of this sexually-charged friend-zone and fuck in his Mercedes Benz G-Wagon. warnings:  car sex, vaginal fingering, edging, multiple orgasms, breast play, nipple licking, unprotected sex (well, reader is on the pill), RIDING, slight choking, creampie, body worship, Jungkook is wearing SWEATS, implied that jk vapes, awkward positions in the car bc they are HORNY and don’t care note: okay, so i originally wrote the first part of the wholesome boba date a year ago after Left & Right came out (and made it kinda based on my late night boba runs with friends in college pre-pandemic). But I never finished it, until Seven came out a few days ago and SUDDENLY I WENT BACK TO THIS AND DID A 180 AND SLAMMED SOME SMUT ON IT. VERY SPICY. Thank you for the whore thoughts, Jungkook. Thank you @daegudrama for editing and fixing the messy smut. Stream Seven!! and FEEDBACK & Comments are much appreciated !!

total word count: 4.5k drop date: july 17th, 2023, 10:30am PST CROSS POSTED ON AO3 (honeyjamjoon is my user on there) - -

Dozing off slowly as your mind wanders through the stages of sleep to reach REM, you’re suddenly interrupted by a distant ringing sound in the distance.

It sounds like… your phone? You recognize the familiar “Shooky Shooky” theme song of your favorite cartoon cookie and his 7 pals you set as a ringtone weeks ago.

Waking up with eyes still heavy from sleep, you reach your hand out to grab your phone from your bedside dresser. You squint at the bright screen seeing who the random caller is that is getting in the way of your slumber before you wake up later for another dreaded day of uni classes..

Jeon Jungkook. 

Of course it was him, you think. He’s the friend you made at the beginning of the semester in your Japanese class, where he found out that both of you took the class to be able to watch anime without subtitles. Just a pair of total weebs.

Then you kept running into him at university club events, specifically the Korean Student Association Curry & Karaoke night where both of you fangirled (fanboyed?) over IU and spent an entire night singing her discography while taking soju shots together. At this point, you knew he was just destined to be your bestie for life.

However, Jungkook has a terrible sleep schedule where he sometimes stays up until crackhead hours to do random things like late night drives (yes, he is paying the ridiculous parking permit fee to have his car on campus). He had previously invited you to get some In-N-Out with him and his upperclassmen friend Namjoon which resulted in a late night drive where you ended up on top of a mountain about 40 minutes away from campus at 1am.

While the view of the city down below was nice, you couldn’t stop freaking out about how to get back to your uni with the terrible data reception showing no map directions. Namjoon did his best to help you remain calm from a pending panic attack while Jungkook giggled, but reassured you that everything would be fine and he would figure it out. And he did. Never had you been so glad to be back on campus with some leftover animal style fries in hand.

Not many drives with Jungkook were that adventurous, but they were all late at night. Which you didn’t like due to the fact that you liked to sleep early and wake up early for your morning classes. Very contrasting dynamics being best friends with a night owl.

You answer the phone in a raspy, sleepy voice, “Hey Jungkook, what’s up.”

 “Hey— were you asleep? Sorry, I was going to ask if you wanted to hang out and get some boba, but—”

“NO!” You answer immediately. “I was taking a power nap, I AM UP! I WILL GO GET BOBA WITH YOU!”

Your voice is suddenly loud with excitement through Jungkook’s phone speaker. You’re glad you live in a single room in your 4 bedroom dorm apartment where loud sounds aren’t as easily heard by your roommates.

 “REALLY? OKAY! Let’s meet in front of my dorm building. I’ll see you in a bit.”

Boba will really get you to do anything, especially when it might be the spot Jungkook loves to take you to that is across town. It closes at 1:30am and also has a club-like aesthetic where a lot of people go to hang out at night. There are gaming consoles and a pool table, but the drinks are sadly non-alcoholic. Still good though.

 Wearing a black hoodie and your old black volleyball shorts, you head out to the front of the building next door where you find Jungkook sitting on a bench under a streetlight’s glow. He is wearing a black t-shirt and jacket, contrasting his white pants. 

 He looks good, you think as you walk up to him. He’s texting someone before he looks up at you.

 “So are we getting boba or should I head back to sleep?” You giggle pointing to the parking lot to signal him to get up from the bench.

 “Oh, we’re getting boba for sure and you won’t be sleeping anytime soon.” He speaks starting to head towards his black Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon in the parking lot while you follow behind him. Suspicious phrasing, but you brush it off. You have a dirty mind after all.

 “So, we’re going where exactly?” "Pekoe! My favorite boba spot in town," Jungkook replies with a mischievous grin. "I've been craving their Taro Taro. It's like drinking a purple cloud!" He exclaims excitedly. 

 You laugh at his description, knowing he has a knack for making even the simplest things sound exciting. As you hop into the passenger seat of his car, you fasten your seatbelt.  "And what about you? What's your drink choice tonight?"

 He glances at you, his eyes sparkling with amusement. 

 "Well tonight, I'm getting my fav from there! Pretty in Pink! Jasmine milk tea with strawberry sounds like the perfect combination of sweet and floral."

He nods in approval. It was just another testament to how well you knew each other's preferences. The car roars to life as Jungkook starts the engine, the soft purr resonating through the vehicle. I love being the passenger princess when Jungkook is driving.

As the two of you drive through the city streets, the night envelopes you in a sense of tranquility. The familiar sights pass by, but tonight they seem different. There is an undercurrent of excitement, a subtle shift in the air that mirrors the budding emotions in your heart.

Jungkook, always one to fill the silence, begins cracking jokes and making silly comments, aiming to make you laugh. And laugh you do, your genuine giggles filling the car with warmth and joy. You can’t help but be drawn to his infectious laughter and the way he effortlessly brings a smile to your face.

As you approach Pekoe, the neon sign glows in the night, welcoming you to its cozy embrace. The two of you step out of the car, the scent of freshly brewed tea swirling around you. Inside, the ambiance is lively, with people chatting, sipping their drinks, and enjoying each other's company.

You join the line, eagerly waiting for your turn to order. As you reach the counter, the friendly barista takes your requests, preparing the Taro Taro and Pretty in Pink with skillful hands. The drinks are handed to you in their signature, vibrantly lit cups, and you can't help but admire the aesthetic.

With your boba in hand, you find a cozy corner in the café, settling into plush seats. The first sip of your Pretty in Pink sends a burst of flavors dancing on your tongue, the sweet strawberry complementing the fragrant jasmine tea perfectly. Jungkook's eyes widen in delight as he takes his first sip of the Taro Taro, a satisfied smile gracing his lips.

As you sit there, enjoying your drinks and engaging in light-hearted banter, you can't ignore the subtle change in your feelings as of late. The laughter, the shared moments, and the genuine connection you have formed with Jungkook begin tugging at your heartstrings. The thought of him being more than just a best friend dances at the edges of your mind, like a gentle melody waiting to be fully embraced.

But for now, you cherish the present moment, savoring the boba and the company of the person who has become such an important part of your life. The night is young, and as you exchange playful glances with Jungkook, you can't help but wonder what other adventures await the two of you in the days and nights to come.

Leaving Pekoe behind, your boba-induced bliss carries you as Jungkook suggests going to one of your favorite lookout points—a hidden spot where you can see the entire city spread out below. The mere thought of it ignites a sense of anticipation within you, and you nod eagerly in agreement.

Driving through the winding roads, the city lights twinkling like a sea of stars, the atmosphere inside the car begins to shift. A subtle, sensually charged energy envelopes the space, like an unspoken understanding between two souls on the precipice of something new.

As you arrive at the lookout point, Jungkook parks the car, and you both stay inside, cocooning yourselves in the comfortable silence that only close friends can share. The dimly lit interior creates an intimate ambiance, casting soft shadows across Jungkook's face, and highlighting his features in a way that makes your heart skip a beat.

 Leaning back against the seat, you gaze out at the breathtaking view before you. The cityscape stretched out like a living breathing entity, its pulsating energy matching the intensity of the emotions brewing inside you.

 The silence between you feels charged with unspoken desires, the air thick with anticipation. You steal glances at Jungkook, his eyes fixed on the mesmerizing city lights. The soft glow plays on his features, highlighting the curve of his lips and the gentle slope of his jawline. In moments like these, you can't help but admire the kindness that resides within him.

 Lost in your thoughts, you feel a gentle brush of Jungkook's hand against yours, sending a jolt of electricity through your veins. The touch was innocent, yet it carries an unspoken invitation, daring you to explore the uncharted territories of your friendship.

You turn to him, your eyes meeting in a silent conversation that spoke volumes. The unspoken question hangs heavy in the air, begging to be acknowledged. With a hesitant yet determined smile, you reach out, intertwining your fingers with his, intertwining your destinies in that single act.

The connection between you deepens as time seems to stand still. His touch sends a rush of warmth coursing through your body, awakening a dormant desire that had been slowly bubbling beneath the surface. The intensity of the moment was undeniable, drawing you closer, your hearts beating in sync.

Neither of you speaks a word, for words seem inadequate to capture the raw emotions coursing through your veins. Instead, you find solace in the silence, in the electric current that flows between you, igniting a flame that burns brighter with every passing second.

As time passes, your relationship with Jungkook was left to simmer and reduce to being only friends. Holding his flirty gazes or even his hands has become part of the fun. A challenge of sorts.

Despite that, there will still come a point where you will finally lose your footing and can no longer stand your ground. You just can’t just be friends with Jungkook, and neither can he.

“I really want to kiss you right now,” He says, refastening his gaze on you.

“You should,” you say, without blinking. This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Crossing the line you’ve been afraid to cross with him.

The lump in your throat twitches, but he reaches over from the driver seat and caresses your jaw with his hand anyways. Determining again to hold his stare, you stroke his cheek with your thumb. But his eyes close on their own as his lips move unhurriedly towards yours, they’re as soft as his approach.

At this moment, it may have seemed like you were hesitating, uncertain in this newfound situation, but in fact, it was quite the opposite. Since you two can’t stay here forever – returning to campus is rather inevitable – the lightness in his tread is completely deliberate. You both want, no, need to savor every millisecond.

You feel the heave of his exhale when he kisses you with a little more intensity. Cupping his face in both of your hands, you feel your pulse drop aggressively into your pelvis and fall further in towards him. Your hands snake back behind his head and grasp his hair to pull his face closer to yours. Your lips only part briefly to make room for your tongues to slip back and forth.

Jungkook grasps a handful of your hair and cranes your neck back while simultaneously pulling your body in closer. Jungkook's lips trailed a path of featherlight kisses along your neck, his touch sending shivers cascading down your spine, igniting a symphony of tingling sensations that left them craving for more. He pulls away quickly, greedily drinking in the stale cold air like he has forgotten to breathe that whole time. His eyes follow the trail of his fingers as he thumbs the bare skin of your outer thigh.

“I always like seeing you dress casually, in your cute shorts and oversized hoodies.”

You follow his gaze and smile. “It’s what I feel most comfortable with. But I don’t let many people see me like this because I look so bummy.”

Jungkook looks up once again to meet your eyes and mirrors your smile back to you. “But you still look so beautiful.”

In unison, both your lips draw back together. Without breaking your chain of kisses, you climb over to the driver’s seat to straddle him. Your restricted position prevents you from feeling his likely erection hiding underneath his sweatpants to press against you. But you are actually too preoccupied with devouring him through the kisses to worry about that yet.

His hands move down the length of your torso past your waist, over your shorts, onto your thighs. He slips one hand under your oversized hoodie, cupping your ass and giving it a gentle squeeze. Your hips swivel and thrust towards him, causing the top of your head to rub against the ceiling of his G-Wagon.

“At this rate, I am definitely going to look like a hot mess when we go back,” You say, feeling around for stray hairs that may have been charged with static electricity.

“Here.” Jungkook invites you to lie across the passenger’s side of the vehicle. “This might be better for you then.”

You recline slowly lifting your hips to rest your butt on the center console before lying your head on the passenger door’s armrest. Your knees fall apart to reveal your short skin-tight shorts to him. He leans over you moving between your legs and running the back of his hand up your inner thigh. Still lost in the darkness of your eyes, he rests his head on your knee and squeezes the fleshiness of your thigh. As Jungkook's fingers gently squeezed, another heat surges through your body, accompanied by a swarm of delicate butterflies fluttering in your stomach. The innocent yet electrifying touch sparked a wave of anticipation and desire, leaving you yearning for more. You also realize that even the simplest gestures from Jungkook have the power to awaken a new deep and undeniable lust within you. 

 You sit up to meet his face and kiss him again. You can taste the taro black tea boba and a slight smoky strawberry-watermelon nicotine on his tongue. Lips locked, you pull him down with you and wrap your arms around his neck. The position is awkward but stubbornly tolerated, all the same, both of you unwilling to pull apart. Both of you are like a couple of desperate teenagers fighting through the objective discomfort to exhaust every last second before curfew.

 Finally, Jungkook leans back in his seat again. You stay where you were, hoodie hiked up past your belly button and legs spread out. He uses his hands to gently pull down your shorts, like pulling away the curtain to reveal the main stage.

 Then he stops, planting that poignant gaze of his on you. A street lamp painting a streak across your torso to expose his mental photograph.

 “You really are absolutely gorgeous tonight, Bunny,” he says, which has you awestruck at this moment. 

 Bunny is the nickname he gave you a while back because you are a massive Sailor Moon fan. You both make fun of the cringey 90s dub of the show where Usagi is nicknamed Bunny. He likes to call you that when you have space buns.

 “Thank you,” You say with genuine gratitude, your knees swaying with an imaginary breeze caused by giddiness. You love how he speaks endearingly to you.

 With the back of his fingers, Jungkook gently caresses your inner thigh from knee to groin. The tingling trail he leaves in his wake triggers a shiver from the backs of your knees. He flips his hand over to fuse the warmth from his palm with the heat radiating from your vulva. Your clit is begging for attention and your your pussy clenches around the air desperate for something to fill it. Jungkook grins. You like to imagine that it’s because he too realizes all that potential he holds in the palm of his hand.

 He runs one finger along the hem of your underwear. When his hand turns around to go back the way he came, he gently slides his fingertip to the underside of the hemline rubbing the back of his finger against the skin. You lean your head back and shut your eyes, letting out a long sigh of relief.

 "I have waited so long for you to touch me like this," You whisper.

 Though yours are closed, you imagine that he never takes his intense eyes off you. He moves your panties to one side. He spreads his fingers down again over your vulva. You hear his lips smack gently as he licks his thumb. He brings his hand back down to you, gently pressing the pad of his thumb against your swollen clit. Remaining there for a moment, he faintly increases the pressure and finally begins to rub gentle circles around it.

 You feel yourself squirm in the seat, simultaneously moving closer to him and trying to pull away. Jungkook’s arm stretches out to the back to grab his Squishmallow pillow in the back seat to use as a cushion underneath you for comfort. He claims he has these pillows here since he takes naps in between classes in his car.

 Your lower back arches and your hips pressed into the cushion beneath you. But as quickly as you had been overcome with nervous tension, your body relaxed into this space, back into the seat.

 The circles turn to an up-and-down motion as you grow squirmy under the delicate burden of his touch. With two fingers on his other hand, Jungkook teases at your opening. When he finally enters, you inhale sharply in approval. His fingers are just barely inside, but it is all you need. He massages you gently from within. He slots his thumb partially inside to coat his thumb in your wetness and leads it to make persistent strokes over your clit. 

You feel yourself contract and squeeze around his fingers. He moves them in a little further, intensifying his come-hither curl deeper inside.

 A chill rises behind your ears and at the nape of your neck, heating up as it trickles down your spine toward your tailbone. One knee presses into the back of the seat as the other reaches for the dash. Tension swells in the fronts of your thighs as your heels try to dig into the seat cushion beneath him. Your hips rise, begging Jungkook to continue.

 Your breaths are craving, yet distended, and all your focus shifts inward, concentrating on the movement of his fingers, inside and out. Forgetting everything else. Really feeling it at the point of contact. Your eyes are still closed when you drink in a long inhalation, and release it with equal intention, feeling the intensity of your pleasure growing with every subsequent breath.

 “We…” Exhilaration forces the words back down your throat. Try again. “We should drive back…”

Strong thumb still resting on your clit, his other hand rises to hush you with your own wetness. “Not yet, love.” Love?! You couldn’t question the new nickname bubbling out from his lips because your mind was consumed in total stimulation. You’d talk about this sometime after, you thought.

 His burgeoning arousal was becoming more apparent in that confined space. You can hear his breath grow huskier as he resumes his rhythmic stimulation of your clit. You can smell the rising excitement dripping all over the cadence of his fingers.

 Your mouth falls open to usher forth a silent scream. Your pussy clenches around his fingers and your pulse throbs into the pad of his thumb. Your head presses back into the armrest and you worry momentarily that you might push right through the door, but your worries are wiped clean before you can finish that thought. Vision turning all white and shaky.

 Jungkook slowly slides his fingers out as your body goes limp. He leans back to watch you bask in the fallout of your body quake. Your head falls limply to one side while your body struggles to recalibrate – slowed breathing, relaxed pulse, fallen temperature, faded bliss.

 “Just truly stunning…” he repeats.

 You are caught somewhere between pleasure-induced paralysis and a voracious desire to continue and make hungry love to this man. You reach up, grab him by the collar of his shirt and pull him down towards you, forcing him to meet you at eye level.

 “Thank you,” You whisper softly into his ear. You kiss his neck, feeling the echoes of his hammering heart press into your lips.

 He breaks the kiss and rests his head on your shoulder. He shyly hides his face, hesitant to bring up his next request, “I want you to ride me. Think you could last through another orgasm?”

 You giggle at how needy he is being. “Honestly, yes.” 

 Jungkook tries to refrain himself from squealing and gets up from his position. He sits to adjust his seat back and partially slides off his sweats and boxer briefs.

 His dick is a blush shade, long and hard. “Wow…” You mindlessly speak your amusement leading him to giggle in response.

  You get up from laying on the passenger seat and climb over the center console to sit on his lap. Your lips meet in a passionate kiss yet again, while you pull his shirt off. You slide your hands slowly down his chest and abs, your small cold fingers send a shiver through his body. You lightly touch his tattooed arm, tracing each intricate design. 

 Jungkook lifts your hoodie in response to your actions and giggles upon seeing the sight underneath it. “Hehe, you’re not wearing anything under. So scandalous, Bunny,” Before you can refute his teasing, Jungkook buries his face in your breasts. 

 His soft lips slowly kiss up your cleavage to your neck. Jungkook gently sucks the sensitive spot on your neck, causing you to moan. You thread your fingers through his long black hair and tug. Jungkook winces submissively at your actions.

 “I thought you said you wanted me to ride you?” You taunt, teasing him by rubbing your wet folds along his hard dick.

Jungkook groans and grabs your hips, lifting you above him. He tugs the thin fabric of your panties to the side again before lining up his cock to your entrance and lowering you slowly onto his cock. You moan, tilting your head back in pleasure and enjoying the sensation of him filling you up.

 “Shit. You’re so tight.” Jungkook stills inside you, letting you adjust to his dick inside you.

 You experimentally lift yourself up, using his shoulders as leverage, then sink back down. Jungkook inhales sharply, biting his bottom lip as he watches you fuck yourself on his cock.  He keeps his left hand on your waist, strong fingers keeping you steady. He pushes the hoodie above your chest and massages your left breast. His tongue circles your right nipple, the sensation causing you to clench around his dick.

 “Fuck, feels so good.” he moans softly. He’s so cute, your fucked out brain thinks.

 You grab Jungkook’s hand from your left breast and slide it up to your neck, giving it a light squeeze to indicate what you want from him. He shakes his head and you halt your movement.

“No, Bunny, not today. Today, I’m going to make you scream so loud that you’re going to come back every day for more.” He feels your pussy involuntarily tighten around his cock, sucking him further into your tight walls. “You’d like it if someone caught us like this, wouldn’t you? Let them see how I ruin you,” Jungkook snickers as he teases you.

“You’re so-” You can’t even finish your sentence as Jungkook thrust deep inside of you. This causes you to lose your balance and rest your head on Jungkook’s shoulder, giving him full control over your body. He bounces you on his thick cock until you can feel your high approaching.

“I’m gonna cum, Jungkook.” You announce after a series of muffled moans, your voice barely coming out as a whisper. He tightens his grip on your ass and slides one hand down to rub your clit for added stimulation to the impending time bomb of pleasure.

 “Let go, love.” As his movements quicken, soon, he feels your pussy clenching tightly around his dick. 

“Jungkook!” You scream as you come. You kiss his neck while coming down from your high. Feeling spent, you collapse on Jungkook’s body, relishing the feeling of his muscular body moving against yours.

 Jungkook knows he can’t hold out much longer when he feels your pussy pulsate around his dick. “You can cum inside me, I’m on the pill.” You whisper in his ear shyly, feeling his erratic movements inside you. 

 He digs his fingers into your hips thrusting deeper and more erratically before he comes inside you. He thrusts a few more times to ride out his orgasm before he leans back in his seat in exhaustion.

 You both lay there in his car while you catch your breaths and pepper tiny kisses on each other’s bodies. Afterward, Jungkook lifts you up and removes his cock from inside you. You shiver from the emptiness and feel his come slowly drip out from inside you. You quickly slide up your panties into place, pull up your shorts and then readjust your hoodie before collapsing onto the passenger seat.

You watch Jungkook quickly pull up his boxer briefs and sweats. You both look at each other in your fucked out states, all messy and laugh. 

“I THINK we should go home now. It’s like almost 3am,” You laugh nervously looking at the time on your phone. 

“We should!” He chuckles. “So Bunny…tomorrow…boba, same time?”

“Just come over to my dorm tomorrow. The roomies are out, so we can watch Chainsaw Man and do this again. My wallet can’t deal with more boba runs, and then bonking and losing sleep when I have a 9am class.”

 “I’ll be the one treating you to boba from now on,” He smirks at you curiously. God, you really found someone amazing in your life.

As the night sky embraces the city with its velvet darkness, Jungkook drives back to campus. The cool breeze whispers through the open windows, sending shivers down their spines as you two reveled in the afterglow.

Your fingers intertwine on the center console, a tangible connection that symbolizes the bond you share. The radio softly plays Keshi, providing a soothing soundtrack to the journey. You two glance at each other, smiles dancing on your lips, eyes filled with a mixture of contentment and desire to keep doing this again. Maybe boba and riding every day from now on.

[th21w]

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Track Thursday #19 | 60000 ISK - glaive

The best song on the newest album from glaive, May It Never Falter, is obviously 60000 ISK—at least it's the most fun tune on the album.

Throughout the song, glaive talks about his suicidal thoughts, a outcome of something shocking.

I was lying when I said, when I said that I don't feel it (Ég geri það) Now I see it, but it's, but it's I'm so cold (Huh)

I could fucking die today I could waste a whole life just— Just thinking about it, I know

60000 ISK on one side is a personal story of a guy facing life's realities: deaths, evils, and other horribles stuffs. But in some parts he doesn't take it seriously: he mentions his $60000 dollar Mercedes Benz, and 60000 ISK was literally "how much we [glaive's team going Iceland] spent at the grocery store the first day we [they] were there". Yet, he has a sense of hope, at least acceptance. For the last line of the chorus, he wrote:

All my fingers crossed, we live to see another day

It's like the fourth and fifth stages of grief.

Oh and we shouldn't forget the production. If this song was a food, it's bomb. The booming, crispy and sudden bass waves would take my statement literally. The foreign Icelandic samples along with the heavenly work that was 60000 ISK, especially the intro where most of the samples are. feels like watching Bible VHS cartoons (like that one Mandela Catalogue Overthrone episode but without the creepy concept and just … hope).

Oh my god I love this song even though it's just a tad bit longer than 1 minute.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

This political cartoon by Louis Dalrymple appeared in Judge magazine in 1903. It depicts European immigrants as rats. Nativism and anti-immigration have a long and sordid history in the United States.

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

March 28, 2024

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

MAR 29, 2024

Yesterday the National Economic Council called a meeting of the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force, which the Biden-Harris administration launched in 2021, to discuss the impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the partial closure of the Port of Baltimore on regional and national supply chains. The task force draws members from the White House and the departments of Transportation, Commerce, Agriculture, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Energy, and Homeland Security. It is focused on coordinating efforts to divert ships to other ports and to minimize impacts to employers and workers, making sure, for example, that dock workers stay on payrolls. 

Today, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg convened a meeting of port, labor, and industry partners—ocean carriers, truckers, local business owners, unions, railroads, and so on—to mitigate disruption from the bridge collapse. Representatives came from 40 organizations including American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier; the Georgia Ports Authority; the International Longshoremen’s Association, the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; John Deere; Maersk; Mercedes-Benz North America Operations; Seabulk Tankers; Under Armour; and the World Shipping Council.  

Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced it would make $60 million available immediately to be used as a down payment toward initial costs. Already, though, some Republicans are balking at the idea of using new federal money to rebuild the bridge, saying that lawmakers should simply take the money that has been appropriated for things like electric vehicles, or wait until insurance money comes in from the shipping companies. 

In 2007, when a bridge across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis suddenly collapsed, Congress passed funding to rebuild it in days and then-president George W. Bush signed the measure into law within a week of the accident. 

In the past days, we have learned that the six maintenance workers killed when the bridge collapsed were all immigrants, natives of Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. Around 39% of the workforce in the construction industry around Baltimore and Washington, D.C., about 130,000 people, are immigrants, Scott Dance and María Luisa Paúl reported in the Washington Post yesterday. 

Some of the men were undocumented, and all of them were family men who sent money back to their home countries, as well. From Honduras, the nephew of one of the men killed told the Associated Press, “The kind of work he did is what people born in the U.S. won’t do. People like him travel there with a dream. They don’t want to break anything or take anything.”  

In the Philadelphia Inquirer today, journalist Will Bunch castigated the right-wing lawmakers and pundits who have whipped up native-born Americans over immigration, calling immigrants sex traffickers and fentanyl dealers, and even “animals.” Bunch illustrated that the reality of what was happening on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed creates an opportunity to reframe the immigration debate in the United States.

Last month, Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post noted that immigration is a key reason that the United States experienced greater economic growth than any other nation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The surge of immigration that began in 2022 brought to the U.S. working-age people who, Director Phill Swagel of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office wrote, are expected to make the U.S. gross domestic product about $7 trillion larger over the ten years from 2023 to 2034 than it would have been otherwise. Those workers will account for about $1 trillion dollars in revenues. 

Curiously, while Republican leaders today are working to outdo each other in their harsh opposition to immigration, it was actually the leaders of the original Republican Party who recognized the power of immigrants to build the country and articulated an economic justification for increased immigration during the nation’s first major anti-immigrant period. 

The United States had always been a nation of immigrants, but in the 1840s the failure of the potato crop in Ireland sent at least half a million Irish immigrants to the United States. As they moved into urban ports on the East Coast, especially in Massachusetts and New York, native-born Americans turned against them as competitors for jobs.

The 1850s saw a similar anti-immigrant fury in the new state of California. After the discovery of gold there in 1848, native-born Americans—the so-called Forty Niners—moved to the West Coast. They had no intention of sharing the riches they expected to find. The Indigenous people who lived there had no right to the land under which gold lay, native-born men thought; nor did the Mexicans whose government had sold the land to the U.S. in 1848; nor did the Chileans, who came with mining skills that made them powerful competitors. Above all, native-born Americans resented the Chinese miners who came to work in order to send money home to a land devastated by the first Opium War.

Democrats and the new anti-immigrant American Party (more popularly known as the “Know Nothings” because members claimed to know nothing about the party) turned against the new immigrants, seeing them as competition that would drive down wages. In the 1850s, Know Nothing officials in Massachusetts persecuted Catholics and deported Irish immigrants they believed were paupers. In California the state legislature placed a monthly tax on Mexican and Chinese miners, made unemployment a crime, took from Chinese men the right to testify in court, and finally tried to stop Chinese immigration altogether by taxing shipmasters $50 for each Chinese immigrant they brought.   

When the Republicans organized in the 1850s, they saw society differently than the Democrats and the Know Nothings. They argued that society was not made up of a struggle over a limited economic pie, but rather that hardworking individuals would create more than they could consume, thus producing capital that would make the economy grow. The more people a nation had, the stronger it would be.

In 1860 the new party took a stand against the new laws that discriminated against immigrants. Immigrants’ rights should not be “abridged or impaired,” the delegates to its convention declared, adding that they were “in favor of giving a full and efficient protection to the rights of all classes of citizens, whether native or naturalized, both at home and abroad.”

Republicans’ support for immigration only increased during the Civil War. In contrast to the southern enslavers, they wanted to fill the land with people who supported freedom. As one poorly educated man wrote to his senator, “Protect Emegration and that will protect the Territories to Freedom.”

Republicans also wanted to bring as many workers to the country as possible to increase economic development. The war created a huge demand for agricultural products to feed the troops. At the same time, a terrible drought in Europe meant there was money to be made exporting grain. But the war was draining men to the battlefields of Stones River and Gettysburg and to the growing U.S. Navy, leaving farmers with fewer and fewer hands to work the land. 

By 1864, Republicans were so strongly in favor of immigration that Congress passed “an Act to Encourage Immigration.” The law permitted immigrants to borrow against future homesteads to fund their voyage to the U.S., appropriated money to provide for impoverished immigrants upon their arrival, and, to undercut Democrats’ accusations that they were simply trying to find men to throw into the grinding war, guaranteed that no immigrant could be drafted until he announced his intention of becoming a citizen. 

Support for immigration has waxed and waned repeatedly since then, but as recently as 1989, Republican president Ronald Reagan said: “We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people—our strength—from every country and every corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation…. Thanks to each wave of new arrivals to this land of opportunity, we're a nation forever young, forever bursting with energy and new ideas, and always on the cutting edge, always leading the world to the next frontier. This quality is vital to our future as a nation. If we ever closed the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost.”

The workers who died in the bridge collapse on Tuesday “were not ‘poisoning the blood of our country,’” Will Bunch wrote, quoting Trump; “they were replenishing it…. They may have been born all over the continent, but when these men plunged into our waters on Tuesday, they died as Americans.”

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

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Read the description on this deviation, No Rude Comments allowed on any of my art this may result a red flag warning, as long you don't get any harmful words like being rude, insult, calling mean names and Disrespectful. Thank you for the Inconvenience and Stay Safe. Hello everyone and happy new year. I present a new art cover for Dream Art Livery Style Disventure to support Odd Nation Cartoons for their show, Disventure Camp after I spent a month for making 17 of my content videos on my YouTube Channel is now available by the latest from December 2023. As I put for a mass post for having screenshots with 17 Disventure Camp Characters in 10 images will have to wait later on when i was at discord to let them know that i leave a message while I'm still busy for doing some development changes on few of my YouTube videos requires content video updates as I run the U.D.R.S Committee for urgent maintenance. Watch the image as I'm bringing 17 Disventure Camp Characters from Season 1 will be on the way by primary.

Here are the List of Disventure Camp Characters I made by myself on Gran Turismo 7: Derek - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Derek (Lamborghini Murcielago) Trevor - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Trevor (Ferrari 458 Italia '09) Jensen - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design Jensen (Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat) Alec - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Alec (Maserati MC20 '20) Ellie - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Ellie (Toyota GR Corolla '22) Fiore - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Fiore (Alfa Romeo 4C '14) Miriam - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Miriam (BMW M3 '89) - YouTube Gabby - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Gabby (Porsche Taycan Turbo S) Jake - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Jake (Honda Civic Type R (FK8) ) Tom - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Tom (Nissan GT-R NISMO (R32) '90) Grett - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Grett (Aston Martin DB11 '16) Dan - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Dan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V '98) Ashley - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Ashley (Ford Mustang Boos 429) Lill - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Lill (Mercedes-Benz 190 E Evo.II) Nick - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Nick (Jaguar XJ220 '92) Drew - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp design, Drew (Renault Clio V6 24V '00) Will - Gran Turismo 7: Livery Editor - Creating a Disventure Camp deisgn, Will (Ford F-150 SVT Raptor '11)  Hope You Like it. Follow me on Other Social Media Platforms My Forum on GTPlanet: www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads… Instagram: www.instagram.com/hyperion_blu… Pateron: Hyperion-Blue-GT| Patreon Pixiv: Hyperion-Blue - pixiv Twitter: twitter.com/gt_hyperion Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: Hyperion-Blue-GT - YouTube Gabby and Tom, Disventure Camp © Odd Nation Cartoons GRAN TURISMO (Series), Gran Turismo 7 © Polyphony Digital/Sony Interactive Entertainment

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Random facts about Alex

Content, let's go! As I wanted, I will do a compilation of facts about each character. Firstly I will do Alex, because you love her guys. You can read about her more here, if you are new!

➤At the beginning of development, Alex was far from being one of main characters in au, but only a funny addition to Benrey, like Lee. But unlike Lee, Alex didn't do anything at all and only used to support jokes and throw in her quips.

➤The appearance of the old woman changed many times, mostly it was minor changes that led to the image that exists now. At first, Alex looked like a tired girl in her 30s with a short hairstyle.

➤Alex's anger as part of the character turned out to be accidental. The fact is that from the very beginning she reacted quite sharply to Gordon, and Gordon was in the plot… a lot. Otherwise, she was quite calm, and her mood was close to "good".

➤The main shape of Alex is a triangle, and the color is toxic green.

➤A woman's favorite coffee is cappuccino with almonds, brown sugar, caramel and with a colored sprinkle on top (sprinkling is optional). That's what she always drinks.

➤Alex has a medium intensity shadow on her face. It is unknown what casts this shadow. Or maybe it's a birthmark?..

➤It is difficult to give an exact age, but Alex is approximately 45 billion years old.

➤Alex's birthday, like Lee's, is October 2nd.

➤Alex is the "middle child". Benrey is an older brother, and Lee is a little sister.

➤Alex is really close to Benrey's age.

➤Contrary to the beliefs of others, Alex created her body herself, and did not steal it. Honestly :)

➤The woman is on good terms with Dr. Breen (the Administrator of Black Mesa), but they do not communicate in public and hide it, because rumors have spread that they are lovers and other shit. And no matter how unpleasant Alex with these rumors is, she must keep this relationship for her own insidious purposes, because Breen… He knows too much about her and her family.

➤Dr. Coomer definitely scares the green-eyed one, she tries not to cross paths with him.

➤Alex, like Lee and Benrey, is NOT a NPC, NOT an AI, NOT a player.

➤She has quite a lot of abilities, but there is really only one thing to be afraid of — rooms. If in other cases you will die quickly and without pain, the rooms will be your personal hell.

➤Alex is the main villain of The Benriks AU in the first part. But in the second part, she goes over to the good side, fighting against The Combine.

➤Alex's favorite arcade game is "Pac-man".

➤Maybe Alex felt something more for Nicole than just friendship.

➤The personality type of Alex is presumably ENTJ.

➤Alex has a pet headcrab Luis and a snark named Chip Nibbles.

➤She really doesn't need any glasses. It's just decoration.

➤She has a car. White Mercedes-Benz E-Class Model.

➤Her main weapon is RPG gun.

➤When she gets very angry, parts of her true form appear. More often a tail, claws, fangs.

➤Her style and aesthetic is "Office siren".

First Alex (and Lee haha) design; 2. Getting ready for work; 3. Some cartoon style; 4. Alex's face is up close; 5. Valentine card "I would have studied you much more closely"

Congratulations, you got here! This is just a small part of Alex's facts that I remembered. If you have any questions or topics to discuss, don't be afraid to use our "Ask" button! We will be glad to have your attention! Ok byeeeee noww

-Blue Opal / Alex

[atlantaartisticweddings]

Atlanta Wedding Photographer Shares Map of Atlanta's Best Wedding Venues

In downtown Atlanta there are a plethora of wonderful venues that make it so interesting for an Atlanta wedding photographer. They each have their own personality and are so much fun!  

The first one that comes to mind is Ventanas which screams Atlanta! It has the best view of the skyline of Atlanta. They have a wraparound terrace where you can have your ceremony or cocktail hour for your guests. In the interior there are two stories of floor to ceiling windows that overlook Olympic Park, Mercedes Benz stadium, the Ferris Wheel, and Georgia Aquarium. The crown jewel of the venue is the helicopter landing pad on the roof. It gives you a 360 panoramic view of the city that is unobscured. As well as a dramatic backdrop to memorable wedding photos. 

  One of the grandest of all venues downtown is the Biltmore Ballrooms. It was built in 1924 as part of the Biltmore hotel and was the premier hotel at the time, billed as the “the South’s supreme Hotel.”  The hotel was restored to its original glory in 1999 with the renovation of the Georgian and Imperial Ballrooms and it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The large columns and terrace are just the beginning of the grand historic details.  Inside the ballrooms are tall painted ceilings reminiscent of the great European palaces.  

  My favorite venue by far is the Fox Theatre.  It is an Atlanta landmark known throughout the south. It is famous for concerts and the mosque style architecture of the middle east. The ornate designed interior has gold leaf details and sumptuous handmade fabric. There is even exquisite trompe l’oeil art (an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create optical illusions) inside. There are two reception rooms and an outside terrace.  The biggest room is the Egyptian Ballroom where there are large columns accenting the room and in the back there is a large balcony to overlook the festivities.  The staff at the Fox are some of the better out there. 

The Fox Theatre is one of Atlanta’s premiere venues for live entertainment, and the photographers at Atlanta Artistic Weddings have been honored to shoot at this venue multiple times. This venue has an extraordinarily rich history in Atlanta, starting when it was bought by William Fox, who opened this “movie palace” on Christmas Day in 1925 with the premiere of Disney’s popular cartoon Steamboat Willie. The Fox quickly became a favorite venue of the Atlanta community and expanded over time to include performances by acclaimed opera and theatre companies, concerts from pop music legends, and community dances at the peak of Swing and Big Band music. 

  Rhodes Hall is a high-profile historic house in the heart of downtown known as the “Castle on Peachtree.”   Built in 1904, Rhodes Hall has been an Atlanta landmark for generations. While it was originally the residence of Rhodes Furniture founder Amos Rhodes, today it is a house museum and one of the most unique venues in Atlanta for social and corporate events. The upper floors of the “Castle on Peachtree” are also headquarters for The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Rhodes Hall is a wonderful place to host your wedding. There is a wraparound porch for your guests at cocktail hour.  For the bride there is a large bridal suite for changing.   In the main room there is a grand staircase and wood paneling that makes a statement. 

999 Peachtree Street Center is the home of the Peachtree Club. The Peachtree Club is located on the 28th floor.  The club's high-rise terrace is the primary feature of the venue.  It is a large open terrace 28 floors up and has one of the best views of the city.  You are level with the top of some of Atlanta's landmark buildings.  Maggie is a wedding planner there and she is a consummate professional. 

The next venue worth putting on your radar is Terminus 330 located in the heart of downtown. The upstairs of the venue is the epitome of industrial chic with an impressive wrought iron entrance that welcomes guests into a large open space with original hardwoods, exposed brick, vaulted ceiling, and warm natural light. The downstairs is a 1920’s inspired space that reminds me of the prohibition days, with original stonework and vintage lighting. There is even a rooftop terrace where you get a panoramic view of the Atlanta skyline. 

Ventana’s

Georgian Terrace Hotel

Fox Theatere

The Peachtree Club

Rhodes Hall

[yanstoon]

1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SL Cartoon Car

Repost @yancarstoon ——Get ready for some rad 80s vibes! I’m having a blast creating cartoon renditions of your favorite cars, and this 1984 Mercedes-Benz 380SL is belongs to @rorydawg . This classic beauty is sure to turn heads wherever you go, and it’s the perfect addition to your t-shirt, sticker collection, or car poster. DM me or email fiveautoart@gmail.com to get started.

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@xavier.png ‘s (on Instagram) Mercedes Benz W124 Wagon https://www.instagram.com/artbyshine/

[corigarabatos]

Explaining my Gorillaz birthday illustrations

💙 23rd May, 2-D's Birthday🎂

Every fan knows that the first to have a birthday is 2-D and being the first is the one who defines the theme of the other birthday illustrations of the others, so I decided that my inspiration would be the albums whose story focuses on a member of the band plus the added bonus of using photographs of models whose aesthetic or theme of said portrait you can associate with each member.

🖼 Reference photo:

Boys Undone | Metal Magazine A fashion story by Sophie Mayanne & Lee Trigg for metalmagazine.eu

I saw the photograph and immediately thought of 2-D: perhaps it was the way the young man picks his nose with his finger (something Stu would do or has done at some point), the innocence his face conveys, or how the model looks somewhat misaligned. Whatever it was, this was the photograph that was used as a reference.

💽 Phase and Album: Phase 5, The Now Now (2018)

The Now Now (2018)

The Now Now was the band's fifth album and the story of which focused more on 2-D, taking the position as the leader of the band while Murdoc is in jail, the latter being replaced by Ace, a member of the Gangrene Gang in the mythical cartoon 'The Powerpuff Girls' by Craig McCracken.

It was more than obvious the album and the "style" of art that he would use for it. Something that I really liked about this phase is that the vast majority of the art used a curious color palette: blues and pinks in neon tones that were combined with a monochrome style in the characters (mostly black and white).

I did my best to replicate, completely failing in blue (the background is more aquamarine 😅) but I mostly respected the characteristic color palette of that phase. Doing this job reminded me a bit of the old jobs I used to do during my years as students in Visual Arts. Perhaps the only thing that I don't quite like is the hand whose size is much larger than the face and the effect of the fur on the jacket being what I like the most about my illustration.

🧡 3rd June, Russel's Birthday🎂

The most underrated member not only by fans but also by the creators themselves. I feel somewhat sorry for Russel since from the first 3 phases he had a setback from which he has currently not been able to get out of there 😔.

He's the one who draws the least (mostly for fear that the Social Justice Warriors will come and throw me a bard), but when I do, he's the one who I enjoy doing it the most. Maybe it's 'cause his design is a challenge for me and takes me out of my comfort zone, the final result of my illustrations where he is the protagonist makes me end up with a smile on my face 😊.

🖼 Reference photo:

People - Photos A model is backstage at the Ricardo Seco fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Eyebeam Studio on September 8, 2013 in New York City.

Maybe when I think of Russell I don't picture him smoking since it's more common to see that in 2-D and Murdoc. But the few times Jamie draws him smoking is with a cigar, more elegant compared to his other two companions. The decision of said photo wasn't only 'cause the model is Afro-descendant but 'cause I wanted to challenge me by painting the smoke of the cigarette. Perhaps the model's clothing was another reason for him to wear this photograph: it's too laid back style as is Russell's personality.

💽 Phase and Album: Phase 1, Gorillaz (2001)

Gorillaz (2001)

The first album, Gorillaz and clearly the first phase is (mostly) focused on Russell and his ability to see and be possessed by ghosts, especially the ghost Del Tha Ghost Rapper.

It's the phase whose art style screams 2000's: it has that rebellious street style that is identifiable with people who like skateboarding, punk rock, rap or hip hop or street vibes.

I confess that it was hard for me to transfer to the illustration and more in the fact of the color palette, so I decided to guide myself by the cover of the eponymous album: a green military tone filter. Unfortunately, by combining that ocher color with the burnt sienna of the shirt and giving it an olive green "wash", it gives more of an air to the color palette of the Plastic Beach sketches (it's too warm and that's why it gives me those vibes ). I doubt that adding the earring to his ear would save the concept, maybe I should have looked for another reference photograph... despite that, I really like it and I consider the smoke I painted acceptable.

💚 6th June, Murdoc's Birthday🎂

Oh, Murdoc. This bastard whose birthday is 3 days after Russell and whose proximity drives me crazy 'cause he's usually my least favorite illustration. The relationship I've with this character is easily described in this image:

And I could skip his illustration, BUT that wouldn't be fair so I tried to summon my will to draw him.

🖼 Reference photo:

Peter DeVito on Twitter “My grandma turns 85 on Monday so we shot this fun birthday concept. *I also got some photos of her without the hats but I’m still working on them and we’re tryna shoot a few more birthday concepts so keep an eye out for those:)”

Murdoc is a decrepit old man, isn't he? So under that logic I had to use a reference from an older person. It wasn't easy since there is usually a lot of photography of young models or people in their 30s and/or 40s. It was a somewhat complicated search 'cause I couldn't find a photograph of a model that screamed Murdoc F. Niccals and, to be honest, I was resigning... UNTIL I found the right one.

The moment I found the reference PHOTOGRAPH I knew it was something Murdc could do: wear various colorful birthday hats and use a birthday candle as a cigarette allegorying that as each birthday passes, our existence will slowly consume away (that or I'm just seeing things where I'm not). And yes, my idea was also to add the hand that is holding said birthday candle, as a way of following a pattern (two illustrations showing only the face and two showing one of his hands) and that this will "complement" with that of 2-D 'cause you already know: they have an insane dependent relationship that they have for each other (and by relationship I not only reduce it to a romantic one, as certain fans usually do 🙄, but also having a relationship can be work, friendship or relative).

💽 Phase and Album: Phase 3, Plastic Beach (2010)

Plastic Beach (2010)

I confess that phase 3, that is, the Plastic Beach album is my favorite of all and I dare say that it is THE BEST.

Personally, it's the one that I enjoy the most, both 'cause of the story behind the virtual band and the real one. What it aimed to be and that due to various obstacles we only obtained 15% of what was planned (maybe less) , in addition to the load of the socio-environmental message that the album pointed to and the ART of the different covers it had (DUDE! They had a scale model of the island for the cover and some visuals). The truth is that I feel that it is a super complete album and different from what they did in the past and what they do now, it was the album that defined the before and after of Gorillaz music.

And I could make a testament to why it's a TOO good album, but I'd better leave you these two videos where the music on the album is deepened and analyzed (they're in Spanish, but I think you can activate the 'Automatic translation' option in the subtitles)

It's quite curious how this phase has an extremely warm color palette both in its official arts, album cover and sketches when almost the vast majority of the musical themes border on the depressive or with shades of desolation , perhaps it is Murdoc openly expressing how he feels about the possibility of being alone or dying alone ('cause according to the lore of the band, all the songs are written by him) seasoned with the guilt he feels about the accident that caused the "death" of Noddle in 'El Mañana'.

Ocher yellows, reddish or purple tones, and green are those colors that are repeated, therefore, that was the color palette that I used for my illustration. My intention was to make it look like the sketches that Jamie did during those years and trying to respect that essence of being a watercolor (in fact, all the illustrations are painted with watercolor).

❤ 31st October, Noodle's Birthday🎂

And last but not least, we have our beloved Noodle 🥰. Since she is the last to have her birthday, my rest time is extensive and I can think much better about what I should do, however it's also usually somewhat problematic 'cause I trust myself and (generally) I usually do her illustration the day before or the day of his birthday 😅, but it ends up being the one I like the most of the four.

🖼 Reference photo:

@lyiee on Instagram Bạn có biết tại sao khi nhìn ảnh này tim bạn bị đập nhanh không? Oi bạn ơi tại vì bạn kochoido đấy bạn ạ 🌚

With Noodle it's always easier to get a reference image or photograph.

I had already selected the photograph for months and I chose her not only 'cause the model is of Asian descent but 'cause from phase 2, Noodle shows an interest in fashion (something that continues to be maintained) and the use of a helmet is super characteristic of her that she could not let it go.

💽 Phase and Album: Phase 2, Demon Days (2005)

Demon Days (2005)

Demon Days it's Noodle's album, it's the album that makes possible the return of the band and initiates this stage of experimentation and it's the favorite of all G-fandom.

It is darker, more raw... so much so that it is reflected a lot in the art.

Color palette with such dark tones, overly saturated shadows and the characters are no longer so geometric, but look uncomfortably more detailed. They look gloomy and dirty and go with the gothic and emo vibe of those years.

But did I respect that essence? The truth is that I think not 'cause I only base myself on the color that Noodle presents on the album cover: green. And although that color is often seen in some official art from that phase, it's not as... colorful as the one in my illustration.

Her watercolor has more of a Phase 1 inspired vibe and even though it has black shadows, they aren't saturated enough as they should be. Still my favorite illustration of the four.

And so I end this post 😬. I hope you liked reading it and I appreciate the gesture 'cause I don't usually share the reason for my illustrations very much. I'll probably do it another time.

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Kakegurui character headcanons that are canon in my eyes (Part 2)

Yumeko: 

Doesn’t take hard drugs but can if so desired

Excels in all her courses, but school work bores her

Cottage core lesbian vibes tbh

But is actually bisexual... So cottage core bisexual? Is that a thing??

Actually drinks coffee because she likes the taste

Wears cherry scented perfume 

Loves surprises 

Is a Gryffindor, but everyone assumes she is a Hufflepuff  

Looks like a cinnamon roll but can actually kill you

Listens to Girl In Red 

Very physically affectionate and loves cuddles

Is fluent in Japanese, English, and French

Her favorite animal is a snake. You cannot convince me otherwise

She owns a pet king snake and named it: エース (Ace) 

Extraverted

Prefers to wear dresses but will not decline wearing a suit

Often mistaken for athletic, but starts panting when climbing up the stairs

Enjoys reading to pass time when she isn’t gambling 

Learned to play and mastered poker at like nine years old

Favorite card game is Indian blackjack 

Favorite color is either maroon or gold

Gets cold easily

Often reads Yuri manga

Does not kill the spider in the relationship, but instead captures it in a cup and sets it free outside 

Is great with kids

Weapon of choice is a katana

ENFP-A personality type 

A horrible driver and cannot drive her friends places without almost crashing the car

Forced to learn how to play the piano as a child

Not a morning person, but doesn’t let it show

Gets her “gambling freak” on even when playing something simple like uno

Mary:

Will take hard drugs if they are offered for free

Excellent in all school courses (she wasn’t offered a scholarship for her good looks after all)

Hated gambling at first, but soon became addicted to it like everyone else at Hyakkaou 

Quite athletically inclined, but chooses not to do sports

Is a tsundere around everyone except for Ririka 

Is a lesbian

Has a whole ass harem (this is actually canon)

Wears Chapstick or occasionally lip gloss 

If you simp for her, say it with me... Daddy issues

One hundred percent would be that girl at a bar to fight a guy sexually harassing herself or someone else 

I’ve heard people say she’s a Gryffindor, but I gotta be honest with you, she’s a Slytherin. Sorry, I make the rules. 

Looks like a cinnamon roll, is actually a cinnamon roll that can kill you

Favorite food is melon bread 

Listens to Megan Thee Stallion 

Half American Half Japanese 

She is actually naturally blonde

Can speak English and Japanese, but prefers Japanese 

Drinks tea or juice instead of coffee 

Practices future arguments with people in the shower

Is okay with children unless they’re being brats

Favorite animal is a lion 

Weapon of choice is a baseball bat

Watches American cartoons and has no interest in anime

Fairly good at video games

Does not like being touched (unless by someone she loves)

Insecure about her height and bust size

Is indifferent about wearing a dress, but likes wearing a suit

Has mild OCD and hates when people touch or move around her stuff

Only asks people if they listen to Girl In Red to see if they’re gay, but doesn’t really listen to them that much

Actively listens to Billie Eilish 

Can play the bass guitar 

ENFJ-A personality type

Wears Doc Martens outside of school 

Probably growled or hissed at kids in preschool

Itsuki:

Has definitely done hard drugs and would do it again

Pays students/housepets to do her school work and homework

For some reason, strikes me as someone who drinks Starbucks refreshers and will refuse to drink anything else in the morning 

Is terrible at gambling hence why she constantly cheats

 Has a new set of nail polish for each week 

Two-faced towards everyone except her close friends

A closeted bisexual. No I will not take criticism on that

Has a thing for milfs 

Indulges in both Yuri and Yaoi manga

Favorite combination is sweet and salty

This bitch absolutely puts pineapple on her pizza. “It’s exotic!” 

Lactose intolerant?? Don’t ask why because I don’t have an answer, she just seems like she would and hides it by trying to act bougie for purchasing almond/coconut milk instead of regular milk. Still consumes dairy anyway

Has an Instagram account with 1000+ followers

Smells like a bath and body works and would probably work there too if she wasn’t rich and needed a job

Actually has shitty vision but wears contacts so she doesn’t look “nerdy”

Is a Hufflepuff 

Weapon of choice is either her nails or pepper spray tbh

I’m not saying she’s a bimbo... however-

Probably has attended at least twelve Ariana Grande concerts

First car would be something extra like a pink Lexus or Mercedes Benz 

Develops a very close friendship with Mary, Yumeko, and Ryota 

Canonly short 

Hates the rain and the cold

Can’t play any instruments but claims her voice is her instrument 

Can’t reach the top shelf :(

ESFP-A personality type 

Will most definitely have an affair with Miroslava Honebami at some point

Hates insects 

Idk why, but I can see her still sleeping with a night light

Guilty pleasure is going to the spa 

Has likely traveled all around the world

Favorite color is pink or green 

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San POV

Clicking order, I'm taken to a page with my confirmation and information on how to access my tickets on my phone. I smile, pretty confident that she's going to have fun on the date

I spoke to Mingi after Joanne left the party last week and asked him what I should do to get her to go out with me. His answer? Be persistent. Eventually she'll wear down and agree

I wasn't too happy with that answer but then I promised myself that I'll make up for it on the date. I'll take her somewhere fun and go all out

After talking with Mingi I found out a few things that she likes. Books, coffee, video games, fantasy movies, cartoons, pokemon, Harry Potter, BTS, Rock music, Star Wars

And sleeping. Apparently that's a huge hobby of hers. Napping

All things that I wouldn't mind doing something for if we've been dating for awhile. But not for a first date. I want to impress her. Finally Mingi said she likes roller coasters and I knew

Amusement park. Perfect

Taking out my phone, I text her

"Hi Joanne. It's San. Just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna pick you up at eleven tomorrow. You don't have to dress up or anything. Just wear your normal clothes. And you might want to wear contacts just in case"

I hold my breath waiting for her text back. It's the first time I texted her. She told me not to blow up her phone and I've been holding back texting her

"Ok", is all she says

"Can I have your address?"

She texts me the address, "It's right outside of the campus. An off campus apartment complex"

Oh. I though she lived in a dorm. Guess not

"Ok I'll be there. See you tomorrow", I text back

"Yea"

Disappointing but what did I expect? I know she thinks badly of me. I know she doesn't want to talk to me. I know she wants to be far from me

I just hope I can change her mind about me

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Pulling in front of her apartment building, I call her phone

"Hello?", she answers

"Hey. I'm here"

"Yeah great. I'll be there in a minute", she says flatly

"Ok"

We hang up and I try not to feel down about her reaction. As I wait, I see some of the students stare at my car. I have a nice car and I work my ass off to pay for it

A Mercedes- Benz AMG GT Coupe

Most girls are impressed by it. I know she won't be. I know she doesn't care about name brands or designer things. Mingi told me that and said not to even try in that area. So I won't

After a minute, I see her leave her building and walk to my car. God she's so pretty. So sexy. In just a white tee, jeans, a sweater and blue Converse. Jeez I'm such a sucker for her and we're not even dating yet

"Hi", I greet when she gets in the car

"Hi", she says crankily, looking at me

"You're so beautiful", I blurt, seeing her hair and her pretty makeup. Her entire face turns red and I immediately apologize

"I'm...I'm sorry... I didn't mean to-"

"No San, it's uh ok. Thanks", she says, "You uh.....you looked really...uh handsome"

I can hold back the huge grin on my face. She thinks I look handsome. That's the nicest thing she's ever said to me . I tried to look good but not fully of myself like I usually dress. Hopefully it's working

"Thanks"

"Yeah. Sure", she answers

"Ready?", I ask

She nods and I start driving. It's silent in the car and she's looking out the window

I'm so nervous, I don't know what to do. I've never been nervous around a girl before. Never not known what to say or do. Because I never cared before. I never tried to have a relationship. Just fuck them, then that's it. I never had to try to impress anyone or plan a date. Girls just kinda....well threw themselves at me. No work, just play. But for her I know I have to work

"Wanna listen to some music?"

She shrugs, "Sure"

I turn my Spotify on and play a song. Heavy drums and guitars comes from the speakers

Her head turns to me so fast, "Metallica? You listen to Metallica?"

Uh no, not really. But I asked Mingi her favorite bands. Then I listened to all the bands, all of their songs and put them together in a playlist. I like some of the bands and music. I'm just not sure about the ones who do screaming. Maybe a few songs yeah but after that I kinda get a headache

"I uh just started", I answer her, feeling my cheeks burn

"You just started. Why?"

I just shrug. She takes my phone and scrolls through the playlist

"This is all bands I listen to. Do you even like any of it?"

"Yes I do"

"Have you listened to them before today?"

"Uh yes"

"Uh huh. Sure", she says sarcastically, putting my phone back. I decide to just be honest

"Look, I'm not a rock person ok. I asked Mingi your favorite bands and I listened to them this week. I do like the music. The screaming is iffy for me but if you like it, then we can listen to it"

"You listened to my music. Why?"

"Because I wanted to see what you liked. I don't...I don't really know much about you", I confess

She doesn't say anything and she has a look on her face I can't place. Weirded out? Confused? I don't know

"So Mingi made you a playlist?"

I shake my head, "No...I uh made it after I listened to all the music. So we can listen to it on the drive"

Glancing at her, I see complete shock in her face, "You...you made a playlist for me?"

I nod. "Yeah", I say softly, hoping she doesn't get mad or think I'm creepy

"That's....so...."

I wince, waiting for an insult

"Sweet", she finishes

Sweet? Is that what she really said?

"It is?"

"Yeah San. No one really ever likes my music. They listen to one song and they're done. But you uh listened and made a playlist. No one has ever done that for me."

I give her a small smile

She smiles back, "Yeah ok, you scored some points San"

"Great", I say, my smile getting wider

She rolls her eyes and looks back out the window. But I still see her smiling

"No fucking way!", she exclaims, sitting straight up in the seat as I pulling the parking lot of the amusement park, "No way!"

"Yes way"

"This is where we're going?"

"Yup"

"Oh my god, you are the fucking best!", she yells, looking out the window

I wonder if she realizes what she said. Because it's making me so freaking happy

I park the car, then turn to her, "Ready"

"So fucking ready", she says giddily

We get out of the car and head to the entrance

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"Where do you wanna go first", I ask

"Roller coaster!"

My god she's so cute

"Do you like rollercoasters?", she asks

"Love em", I assure her

"Ok. Let's go"

We pick a coaster that goes upside down and wait on the line. It's a long line

"This is so cool", she gushes, "I've never been to this park before. Have you?"

I shake my head, "No not this one"

"Have you ever been to the U.S? Six flags is so awesome. King da Ka is fucking awesome. Oh the park Islands of Adventure in Florida. The Hulk ride? Amazing. And the velicoaster? So much fun."

I love watching how excited she is

"I haven't left Seoul. I heard of those rides. They sound fun"

"They so are. You have to go there someday"

"You've been to the U.S?"

She nods, "Yeah. I have family there. My parents moved here for their jobs and I was born here. But the rest of my family is back in the U.S.. Sometimes I spend summers there and that's when all the amusement parks are open"

"That sounds like fun", I say

I'd want to go but I don't want to go alone. I don't know if any of my friends would want to go. Maybe one day

"It is", she nods

The line moves quickly and I watch her face as she watches the coaster run. The smile and excitement on her face are everything and I know I picked the right date to take her on

Finally we get to the front of the line and get in the seats. We strap ourselves in and the attendant comes to check that we did it right

"I'm so excited", she squeals, making me smile like an idiot

"Me too", I answer

The ride starts moving, climbing up the track, making us lean back in our seats. Suddenly we're falling down in a free fall. My body moves forward, the restraints stopping me from falling out

I hear her screaming as the ride dips, twists and turns

The coaster goes upside down and her screams get louder. I'm quiet. I don't really scream during rides even though I still have fun. All too soon the ride is over

"That was awesome!", she exclaims as we get out of the seats

"Yeah it was", I agree

It was fun. I haven't been on a coaster in awhile

"C'mon San", she says running to the next one and I follow her

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