#mine looks a bit sad

[madeofcc]

Toxic Don Part 1 : A Summer Muy Caliente

new Caliente makeover cas pic below the cut

Katrina Caliente, Don Lothario, Nina and Dina Caliente . 2023 edition.

[hjea]

Star Trek: Enterprise 4x21 Terra Prime

All the rocking in the world will not make that child vulcan... or human.

[karleksmumskladdkaka]

Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Vol.3 Mukami Ruki Stellaworth Tokuten Bromide & Short Story Paper

Originally, these were tokutens you'd get for buying Ruki's CD through the Stellaworth store. Nowadays you might find them sold at flea markets or second hand stores. The story is written from Ruki's POV, and takes place right after the ending of his CD, with him and Yui still on the rooftop.

Enjoy the angst (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)d

(Don't repost anywhere!)

[vulpixelates]

thank you to @ladyinthebluebox for tagging me to make a poll of my favorite video game ladies! 💖 i think there is one going around where it's just favorite fictional women in general but i had to limit it to video games or i'd be here for a year

tagging the following and anyone else who wants to (but no pressure!): @butchdollyparton @bardofheartdive @serawasnever @sunlians @littlebirdofprey

[waketoearth]

20 POSTERS FOR JUNGWON'S 20TH !!!

[sweetandglovelyart]

Knightfall in Dream Land - Page 6

Meta Knight begins his long fall to Popstar’s surface and passes by some familiar faces on the way down.

[strawberryteabunny]

I saw a post about this and now I’m curious…

It can sometimes take a lot of searching to find a specific dress listing that’s not missing the sleeves or neckties… but it can also be hard to keep track of those parts in your closet!

Detachable parts such as waist ties, sleeves, neck ties, pin-on bows, brooches, ribbon ties, collars, overskirts, etc. If you bought something as a special set (ex: JSK and hair bow that were only sold as a set, not separately) and then lost part of the set, feel free to also mark yourself as ‘yes’. If you bought it with the pieces already missing, that does not count unless you yourself then also lost more pieces.

I’m also curious what people’s thoughts/practices are on storage of detachable pieces- I have a friend who stores all waist ties separately in a special drawer, whereas I keep them attached to the dresses, but often end up storing detachable bows in their own box. What do you guys do?

[acebytaemin]

i feel like you will agree or at least understand me when i say Hold My Hand MV featuring han’s alien self shows he finally found radical acceptance and love for himself and i am so emotional and happy for him 🥹

ouh the way i love this ask❣️ i literally ran to youtube to have a look and you’re so right.. especially the last shot where he nods to himself in comfort/acceptance aaauuuhhhh hold my hand is such an emotional experience to me and i feel like the visuals really support that in a way that’s going to be a little bit earth shattering to me as a person

[hiddenworldofmary]

i didn’t expect to have a whatsapp fight with my dad over which hobonichi for next year is the prettiest but somehow here we are

[karleksmumskladdkaka]

DIABOLIK LOVERS DAYLIGHT Vol. 7 Mukami Ruki Animate Tokuten Drama CD: “Sleeping Together ★ With Vampire"

Audio

No, not that kind of sleeping together.

...And yet somehow not really the other kind either because despite it's title there is LITTLE TO NO SLEEPING TOGETHER GOING ON AT ALL except at the very end TᴖT TᴖT TᴖT My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Ok ok I'm obviously being overdramatic. Misleading name aside the CD is enjoyable and cute just...not at all in the way I was expecting (that being something akin to the Sleeping Vampire Scenario from Vandead Carnival but, alas, no). But oh well, I got to hear Ruki be all deredere towards the end so it's fine I guess lol

Ideally I'd create an actual translation to go along with this (I might do so sometime in the future, unless someone more competent does it first) but for now I've put a summary of the story under the cut. I ask that you please have mercy on me though, I am not used to writing this kind of stuff and it probably shows >﹏<;

Regardless, I hope you enjoy ( ﾉ^ω^)ﾉ ⋆⁺₊☽⁺₊⋆

UPDATE: The CD now has an actual translation courtesy of my fellow Ruki stan @otomehonyaku o(^o^)o please go check it out if you haven't already!

[Disclaimer: I always allow my stuff to be used for translation purposes, as long as I am credited. But please do not reupload the audio anywhere]

Summary ~*×*☆*+*~

[Please note that there may be mistakes or I might've misinterpreted parts of the CD. I apologize in advance (╥﹏╥)]

The CD starts with Ruki encountering Yui, who is carrying an unusually large package. Curious, Ruki asks her what she's doing, and learns that Kou has tasked her with delivering the package to him (Ruki). Ruki is somewhat perplexed as he doesn't recall requesting anything of the kind. Yui suggests that it might be a surprise gift, but Ruki is skeptical. He wants to ask Kou directly but is reminded that he is currently away on a location shoot. With a resigned sigh, Ruki decides that he has no choice but to open the package in Kou's absence. He asks Yui to hand the package to him, and then invites her to come along to his room to find out what's inside. She eagerly accepts, and they head off together.

In Ruki's room they take a seat (on what I assume to be the sofa) and open the package. Inside, there are various wooden pieces resembling parts of something, along with a letter from Kou. Ruki reads the letter aloud and it's revealed that the package contains a (*drumroll*)... puzzle! And not just any puzzle but a ✨️3D puzzle✨️. In the letter Kou encourages Ruki and Yui to assemble the parts together to discover what they will form. Since he's got spare time on his hands Ruki decides to have a go at it, with Yui joining in.

After a while of working on the puzzle, Ruki asks Yui how her part is coming along. She shows him, and he comments that she's doing better than he anticipated. He helps her out with some difficult pieces before instructing her to continue on her own. Yui asks Ruki if this is his first time putting together a 3D puzzle, and he replies that he's tried some before, but that this particular type is new to him. Yui is eager to learn what it is they are building, and Ruki, not wanting to dampen her anticipation, pretends he still can't quite figure out what the finished thing will be either (awww ♡). Ruki suggests that rather than moving their mouths they should focus on moving their hands as with their current pace the puzzle won't be finished. He reasons that the faster they move the sooner they'll have their curiosity satisfied. Yui agrees to work faster and Ruki promises to do the same.

They pick up the pace and eventually the puzzle is done. The assembled pieces have formed a small foreign castle, and Ruki reveals that he suspected as much from the start. He surmises that Kou must have remembered their expressed desire to visit such a castle after seeing one by chance on one of his TV shows. Ruki acknowledges Kou's attempt to make the two of them happy in his own way. He praises Yui for doing a great job despite not knowing what they were actually assembling, noting that the part she made fits perfectly into the castle.

However, there is no response from Yui, causing a puzzled (ahaha) Ruki to remark on her lack of reaction to something she had been so excited about. Turning his head to the side to look at her, Ruki discovers that she's fallen asleep with her head resting on his shoulder. He comments on the privilege of such a sleeping position but acknowledges that it's understandable she'd fall asleep since it's past their usual bedtime. She had seemed so engrossed in their work that he didn't notice her drifting off.

Ruki carries Yui to his bed and gently places her there, saying that she should have just told him that she was tired. He realizes that she likely made an effort to stay awake until the end, though she ultimately fell asleep. Deciding that it would be a good time for him to go to sleep as well, he tidies up and hides the little castle under the table, so that he'll be able to see Yui's reaction to it in the morning.

Returning to the bed, Ruki asks Yui to scoot over to make room for him, but she's sleeping too soundly to hear. He lies down next to her and (in true Mukami Ruki fashion) begins observing Yui's sleeping face. He notes how relaxed her expression is and wonders if it's because she's tired out from using her brain (lmao rude). Ruki then ponders what kind of face Yui will make when she wakes up—will she feel guilty for falling asleep before the puzzle was finished, or will she be surprised and embarrassed to find him laying next to her? Regardless of what her reaction will be, Ruki knows that it'll be enjoyable to witness. But he's certain she'll be happy once she sees the completed puzzle and admits to himself that he really wants to see that expression on her face. He's aware that it's out of character for him, and thinks that he might even have trouble falling asleep from the excitement (asdfsdjfj this is too fucking cute I can't)

Ruki decides that he should thank Kou for the useful gift by making him his favorite food for dinner tomorrow. The mention of dinner causes Yui to stir (what a relatable Queen), and Ruki teases her for being greedy. He assures the still-sleeping girl that she doesn't need to worry; he'll make her favorite dish as well as a reward for her hard work on the puzzle.

The CD ends with Ruki saying how he looks forward to seeing Yui's reaction the following day.

Fin ~*×*☽*+*~

- _(´ω`_)⌒)_

[phagodyke]

tried putting on my radiator for the first time this winter (we've had snow this week.... its focking cold) but it trips the fusebox for the entire flat lmfao. I'm fuuuucked 😐

[riaki]

LOOK AT HIMMM HES SO POOKIE i want to snog his face but in like a sweet and meaningful way

[idkhowtopickausername]

There was something so disappointing to me about how the tailed beasts just became tame so easily without any meaningful response to the dilemma they represented. Like they were linked to the system of competition and warfare between villages within the village system that was started by Madara and Hashirama and the use of children as weapons. Both Naruto and Gaara were neglected and discriminated against during their childhoods. In Gaara’s case his father literally ordered the one person he loved and trusted to tell him that he never loved him because he believed it was necessary because of Gaara’s destructive power, which mirrors the cruelty that Itachi showed towards his own family and him telling Sasuke that he never loved him because he believed it was necessary for the village. In a different way, Minato’s decision to seal the nine tails in Naruto and die so that he could become a jinchuriki arguably also shows the perpetuation of the system at the expense of a family member’s suffering. These instances connect the tailed beasts to the idea that cruelty and violence towards one’s family members is necessary for the sake of the village that started with Hashirama saying he would kill his own child for the village. Naruto and Gaara were dehumanized in order to carry a weapon for the political purposes of the village—a more extreme form of the same kind of exploitation and dehumanization of all child soldiers in the villages.

And the wrath and destructive power of the tailed beasts isn’t solely an outside force that takes them over but also literally and symbolically linked to their anger at what the world has done to them. Gaara lashes out in bitterness and isolation, and once he feels inspired by Naruto the attacks stop. In the case of Naruto the nine tails takes over when Sasuke threatens to leave, which would break the first bond Naruto ever had after a life of loneliness. Kurama being locked in a cage in the dark part of Naruto’s psyche also clearly symbolically connects to Naruto’s suppressed anger. It’s not until Naruto hugs the dark version of himself that resents the village for his treatment that he can tame and work with Kurama.

The destructive power of the nine-tails is central to the story, and the fact that it simply disappears and Kurama just becomes nice in the span of a few episodes while Naruto has not fundamentally changed apart from squashing down his own resistance to the village feels like a frustratingly simplistic solution to the danger, power, and fury that Kurama represents. Gaara’s sudden change from serial killer to polite and obedient village leader who will question the system a little but not fundamentally commit to changing it (similar to Naruto, although with less unwarranted admiration for the kages) also feels like a frustratingly abrupt and unrealistic shift.

I wish it had gone differently in both cases—maybe Gaara’s character arc could have been something like: he meets Naruto -> realizes that he’s not alone in his experiences and can still find connection and belonging -> works hard at changing and becoming a good shinobi but still can’t always control Shukaku and struggles to harness Shukaku’s power for protecting the village since he still sort of resents it and didn’t initially seek its approval as a solution to his problems the way Naruto did -> after being kidnapped by the Akatsuki and saved he chooses to defect because he believes he will never be trusted or accepted by the village -> returns to help Naruto in a fight later on and has the full power of Shukaku at his command, and explains to Naruto that by denouncing loyalty to the village he was able to form a friendship with Shukaku who also resented the village for being the reason for him being caged -> Naruto says that’s not right there must be another way and they fight and part ways -> later, once Naruto has seen more of the terrible things the village has done and that earning the village feels unsatisfying and conditional he is forced to accept that Gaara was right and forge a friendship with Kurama by embracing his anger at the village and vowing to end the shinobi system. Or really any alternative character arc for them both that doesn’t posit repression and loyalty to the state as the solution to suffering caused by the state

[micer2012]

some photos of my room :3 the more maximalist, the more recent (if you want to know the artist for any of my things just let me know!!)

[katyspersonal]

I will stop thinking about it I promise, but yeah I assumed Surgery Altar dude depicted Willem (over all the evidence of Byrgenwerth and Healing Church initially not being so split and communicating even, the idea of that Altar depicting surgery on OoK rather than Blood Ministration and Research Hall being focused on eyes and not blood). But it does have a hat that looks like Choir's blindfold but taller, Church shawl and surgeon gloves..

I am just having second thoughts, but also what frustrates me about that depiction is how much it lacks the details? I want to just copy it for Laurence, but if I don't torture myself with different chains and ribbons and laces and accessories and extra layers I will explode 🤔 The best solution would be to say that Altar robe is his doctor suit; you don't wanna wear something too heavy on accessories when you are doing medical procedures! But appearing in the public, on the other hand, is a good excuse for dressing up pretty!

(Kat discovers the concept of having more than one outfit in your wardrobe lol 💀💀💀)

[ihaveneverbeenasleep]

I can’t even express how heartbroken I am. These people that were supposed to be my best friends, have really proven otherwise. I know I shouldn’t be surprised. I knew it all along. But the way they’ve treated me and continue to treat me while im actively dying is it for me. I will never speak to them again.

if I make it, im still standing on this boundary.

if I don’t make it, they’re not invited to my funeral. <3