#ode to Luna

[bestieriker]

ODE TO SPOT are you kidding me please data I love you. Ode to spot 💞💓💝💘💕💗🩷💜💓💞💕💘💝💖💕

[mewguca]

new iterator oc design i scrounged together for a little discord interactive experiment (it was fun!)

this is MIP_44, Ode to The Void. They're very pathetic.

ty for the name ark

[zephyr-paladyn]

dan heng transgender moments compilation

in which dan heng says shit that makes me go like ‼️ TRANSGENDER MOMENT ‼️

character stories

It is his first time seeing his own body clearly. This body belongs to him. It belongs to this current name.

1.2 story quest

I told you and that woman many times... I am Dan Heng.

I am Dan Heng. Whether Dan Feng was hero or villain has nothing to do with me. I bore his punishment, accepted my eternal banishment without complaint... but do not let his shadow cloud your estimation of me, general.

dan heng imbibitor lunae trailer

I stand here... to fight for a new life!

dan heng IL introduction

...After all, I am Dan Heng, one of the Nameless aboard the Astral Express.

to be added onto in the future i think

[cursed-herbalist]

THE AVERY’S 2.0 | MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I have no idea why there are so many kids … I guess the whole gang is just joining them for Christmas 🎄❤️😂 Merry Christmas! Here’s to many more character interactions and stories!

@gaygryffindorgal

[chuwush]

A quick E.J. Sketch for the night.

I dunno if he's sleeping or just seeking comfort in his plush friend but he's hugging her tight.

[ind1c0lite]

my next doctor appointment can only be on may 5th so this might be the longest Ill be off my meds oh go d

[awolfnamedluna]

YET ANOTHER CRUSH REVEAL

yes it's THE Grand Admiral Thrawn

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

New Audio: Lowa OD Shares Summery and Escapist "Luna Y Sol"

New Audio: Lowa OD Shares Summery and Escapist "Luna Y Sol" @Lowaodr @heygroover @romainpalmieri @DorianPerron

Lowadel Olivares Dominguez is a rising, 21 year-old, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-born and-based singer/songwriter, best known as Lowa OD. In a relatively short period of time, the young and rising Dominican artist has quickly established a sound that blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms, pop melodies and unique vocal inflections. Olivares Dominguez took the Latin music industry by storm with the…

[smugrenges]

I woke up with bad brain tooday, and remembered the D4DJ Vanguard collab and like I had to think about what the other characters would use. When the collab happened I was like "Ugh woulda preferred the characters using clans over nations, there's so many more ride lines to use."

But now there's a lotta ride lines in the new format so yay! I get to assign most of the girls cool vanguards!

I'll put 'em under a a read more in case people don't wanna hear someone be very normal about a silly card game!

Miyu: Already has Loronerol from the collab.

Haruna: Clarissa

Aoi: Bastion, since her card is her as uuuuh, Fort?

Shinobu: Nirvana, her outfit was based on one of the Blaze Maidens in Nirvana's ride deck.

Now for the ones who didn't get anything from the collab but were in the collab:

Maho: I gave her Lianorn as a reference to Kagamin playing Urara in WillDress, who uses Lianorn.

Miiko: Alestiel. She'd suit Miyu way more, but I think Miiko would work too.

Kurumi: Feltyrosa. I am a Felty enjoyer, I cannot help it, she's cool, buff her. Anyway, Kurumi looks liked she'd love board manipulation and being silly about it.

And the rest:

Kyoko: Zorga. This is so not big brain of me, but her VA plays Am in Vanguard G (Also Suiko in the original my beloved entity), who used Granblue, and Zorga is like, the closest thing to Granblue in D. Yes I like making characters have boss units based on if their VA was in VG.

lol side note put an Angel Feather boss in Bushi, please, then I can make Kyoko use it.

Yuka: Dragonic Overlord. Since Overlord can attack more than once, I think it'd suit Yuka who totallly has no limit when it comes to working out.

Esora: Welstra. Easiest option. Welstra can use Product cards to get a power boost and other silly effects like making a huge ass ship to blast shit, Esora would so do that for Peaky.

Saki: Seraph Snow. Idk I always imagined Saki using a Vanguard deck like Link Joker to lock down opponents. Seraph Snow scratches that itch.

Ibuki: Bavsargra. BEST GIRL BAV. Bav is basically a shrine maiden possessed by a god. I think she suits Ibuki, since her family do operate a shrine. Plus Bav has a lil guy (Trickmon) and Ibuki has a lil guy (cat).

Towa: Michu. I think Michu's the cutest ride line in Lyrical. She kinda gives off Towa energy tbh.

Noa: Fortia. Fortia has this skill to make friends with units she calls. The cards that Fortia works with are also cute. Lyrical Monastario is just the cute nation. Noa would thrive.

Rika: Bruce. I think a rush down, jump right in and attack is Rika. Plus she's probably played whatever sport the Diabolos boys play is inspired by.

Marika: Kyouka. Idk how to explain why, but Kyouka just feels right for her?

Saori: Eva. She plays seriously, she knows what's meta. Probably owns most meta decks, but Eva would be my choice based on style.

Dalia: This is literally the only reason I think about this collab a lot. LUQUIER, MY BELOVED. Luquier is from back when Vanguard had clans in the "standard" format, and her clan, Pale Moon, is a troupe of circus performers who can totally assinate people. Luquier can control dragons with her gaze, and Dalia scares people with hers! Both could kill someone but also slay on stage.

Tsubaki: Phantom Blaster Overlord/ Phantom Blaster Dragon. Aesthetically, Tsubaki with PBO just feels right like yes that is the main vocalist of Rondo Tsubaki Aoyagi and her massive abyss dragon, pay no mind.

Nagisa: Vermillion. "In my day, we had to get 4 damage to use Limit Break skills" ~ idk Nagisa probably. She just feels like a person who'd have a Narukami boss.

Hiiro: Another one that just feels so right; Hexaorb Magus. Hiiro's interest in fortune telling just works so well with how Hexaorb plays. I could imagine her just smiling so casually as she slays with knowing exactly what card is gonna be drawn.

Michiru: Avantgarda (I think that's how you spell it). Michiru just kinda feels like she'd want a mecha. I want that for her.

Lumina: Solrairon. It's kinda like Hexaorb, but you guess what card is on top? I just feel like that would suit Lumina, being able to call out the exact card without second guessing.

Hayate: Flagburg Dragon, this is a joke pick like I so think Hayate would see the burger boat dragon and go "lol I want that."

Kokoa: Minerva. It got harder the more I did and by the time I got to Unichord, my brain broke. Kokoa gets a goddess as she deserves tho.

Neo: Orfist. It gives massive villain vibes.

Sophia: Youthberk. She'd also play to win like Saori, but Sophia put way more cash in by having Youthberk. I think he works well considering her relies on new forms of himself, and Sophia obviously has her cool mode on stage.

Elsie: Almajestar. Elsie gives off lowkey Sophie Belle (the character in WillDress who uses this deck) energy, where she gets a lil unhinged and just fucks shit up with the Almajestars. Would she call someone a dog? Yes.

Weronika: Gravidia. Weronika would sooooo be the type to be like "In this card game I want to throw meteors at someone".

Rei: Tamayura. Considering Rei's traditional background, I think she'd pick the cute Yokai gal.

Rinku: Nirvana Jheva. It's different to what Shinobu would have, Shinobu has OverDress Nirvana, but Jheva is X-overdress. Literally a protag card.

Muni: Haseritt is a bunny girl I think? Muni would.

Anyway thank you for coming to my ted talk about a card game I hyperfixate on. IF NUMBAH ONE VANGUARD SEASON WOOOOOOOO

[uselesspoetbox]

Bathing in your light is a primal pleasure, one that years of civilization cannot train out of me. Hear my call, keep your bright eye on mine. My love, my mistress, in your darkly jeweled palace, with pockmark scars decorating the span of your face.

[mewguca]

the fail mobile iterator with legally distinct Ice Fairy Plush

[simphic]

POP mag introduces Luna Hestia as the face of Heaven in latest spread! Luna -N- friends 4 Heaven's 'Ode 2 Nostalgia' campaign.

[cursed-herbalist]

𝓛𝓾𝓷𝓪𝓼 𝓖𝓻𝓲𝓯𝓯𝓲𝓷 𝓐𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂

Gryffindor • Pureblood • British/German • Taurus • ENTP • Auror (Infiltration Specialist) • Trained Airforce Pilot

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A/N: If your Ocs want to be friends or rivals with Lunas or if you have a love interest for him hmu!

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Name: Lunas Griffin Avery

Meaning: Lunas is Latin, meaning 'moon'; Griffin is Welsh, meaning 'lord' or 'prince'

Nicknames: -

Birthdate: 2nd May 1887 (10:34 AM)

Zodiac Sign: Taurus Sun, Virgo Moon, Leo Rising

Personality Type (MBTI): ENTP

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Gender Identity: Wizard (he/him)

Blood-Status: Pureblood

Nationality: British/German

Residence: London, England

Hometown: Upper Flagley (Wizarding Town) / Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Languages: English, German, French, Latin, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Finnish

Physical Appearance

Faceclaim: Volker Bruch

Hair: dark brown

Eyes: green

Height: 180cm

Weight: 68kg

Body Type: fit, slim

Skin Tone: fair

Distinguishing Marks (scars, birthmarks, etc.): mole on his right cheek, eye bags for days

Accent: Yorkshire/RP British mix

What do they carry on them?: notebook, wand, a bitch face, cigarettes and a lighter

Family

Father: Osiris Dorian Avery - Former British Ambassador to Germany, now a British Delegate in the International Confederation of Wizards. Very traditional and strict. Can get very angry and intimidating. Expects excellence and exquisite behaviour from his children at all times. His relationship with his children is rather complicated.

fc: Thomas Kretschmann

Mother: Cynthia Avery née Silberstein - Housewife. German. Besties with Helena Enfield. Likes to gossip and is a bit judgy. Throwing lavish parties makes her happy. Loves her children dearly and really enjoys being a mother but doesn’t want to cross her husband.

fc: Michelle Williams

Younger sister: Odessa Lilian Avery (1889) - Odessa had always been the most rebellious of the bunch. Even if Lunas adored her for it, he sometimes wished she'd listen to their father more. Using his 'favourite son' privilege he tried his best to soften the blows Odessa would face as a consequence of her behaviour. He, constantly, was walking a tightrope between wishing to protect her and pleasing his father which is why their relationship remained complicated but nonetheless loving. Even if his father despised her for eloping with that 'useless squib boy' he still kept in touch with her after it.

Youngest sister: Ione Lumina Avery (1893) - Precious Ione had always been scared of their father. She preferred to keep her nose buried in a book, as it helped block out her surroundings. Even if she admired her sister Odessa for her uprightness, she much rather preferred to stay quiet about most matters. Gifted with a big imagination she liked to escape the world with art.

fc: Saskia Rosendahl (or Freya Tingley?)

Backstory

As the firstborn son of a pure-blood family, Lunas has always felt pressured to meet society's and his family's expectations. Raised in the iron fist of his father, he became a well-accomplished young man with a slight attitude yet a secretly soft heart.

Growing up in Doncaster, and with a Muggle RFC base nearby, he found joy in watching the first test flights and admiring the soldiers from afar. His fascination with aeroplanes ultimately prompted him to join the military and become one of the first (fighter) pilots once he graduated from Hogwarts—much to his father’s dismay. Although fairly talented at it, he eventually gave in to the pressure his father was inflicting on him and pursued a different career at the Ministry. What his father didn't know is that Lunas somehow found a way to keep up his duty in the army while receiving training in aviation. His talent to charm people into giving him information would come in handy there, quickly making him a valuable asset to the Auror Office.

During his years of working his way up in the Ministry, he has been in many precarious situations. Yet one incident, in particular, shook him to the core. On one mission, he was hunting down a particularly dangerous Dark wizard. Unfortunately, when he tried to hit him with a spell, he hit his fellow colleague instead. The poor sod fell off the roof and to his death. To this day, it is beyond him why his working buddy didn't try to disapparate or stop the fall but that's beside the point. Scared of the consequences, he blamed it on the Dark wizard who was able to escape. Admittedly, not his finest hour.

A few years later, at the brink of WWI, Lunas was tasked to keep an eye on the German Ministry of Magic as it seemed to take the ‘no-wizard-involvement’ pact rather loosely. Making sure the German wizards didn’t manipulate the war in their favour, he posed as a German Airforce Captain and infiltrated the German muggle military to keep an eye on wizard activities. This, however, should only be a very short endeavour as much more pressing matters were coming up back home in England.

Dark wizards, threatening to take down the Ministry, were quickly gaining followers. Luckily, Lunas had already established a secure standing within their ranks as this had been brooding for quite a while. Little did he know that Ren Godfrey, the Dark WIzard whom he had encountered on the said roof before, would join them. Ren knew who Lunas was and about his slip-ups in the past. He had no qualms about using this information as leverage against him, making Lunas his little minion.

Will Lunas find a way out of this mess? Hopefully.

Magic

House: Gryffindor

Best Class: DADA, Transfiguration, Flying

Worst Class: Herbology

Quidditch: Seeker

Clubs: Duelling Club

Wand: Blackthorn Wood, Pheonix Core, 13 1/2” Length, Slightly Yielding Flexibility

➔ Blackthorn, which is a very unusual wand wood, has the reputation, in my view well-merited, of being best suited to a warrior. This does not necessarily mean that its owner practises the Dark Arts (although it is undeniable that those who do so will enjoy the blackthorn wand’s prodigious power); one finds blackthorn wands among the Aurors as well as among the denizens of Azkaban. It is a curious feature of the blackthorn bush, which sports wicked thorns, that it produces its sweetest berries after the hardest frosts, and the wands made from this wood appear to need to pass through danger or hardship with their owners to become truly bonded. Given this condition, the blackthorn wand will become as loyal and faithful a servant as one could wish.

Animagus: Crow (unregistered?)

Boggart: not being good enough (however that would manifest)

Riddikulus: tbd

Patronus: Crow

Patronus Memory: his first training flight

Mirror of Erised: tbd

Amortentia (what he smells like): tobacco, petrol, cedar, iron and a hint of vanilla

Amortentia (what he smells): tbd

Magical Abilities: -

Career

11–17: Student at Hogwarts 18–26(?): Soldier, Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Fighter Pilot (technically didn't exist yet but you get the idea) 22-?: Auror for the British Ministry (Specialist for Infiltration)

Important Events

1913-onward: Establishes a standing with the brooding Dark wizards' movement 1914-1916: Infiltrates the German Muggle Army to keep an eye on wizard activities (poses as an Airforce Captain); also keeps an eye on the other involved war parties

Personality & Attitude

Personality: Lunas is aware of his talents and wants to share them with the world. Although somewhat cautious, he's an adventurous soul and is brave about the choices he makes in life.

His inner stability, confidence, and practicality combine to make his progress in life very smooth. People often turn to him for advice, as his advice is always reasonable and well thought out.

He has a sharp, analytical, and penetrating mind. His attention to detail, exactness, and overall fussiness help to put his plans into action.

Unlike his sister, it’s not easy to ruffle his feathers. Even if there are obstacles he will easily transcend them through sheer determination and willpower. As his life usually runs quite smoothly he has adopted some sort of a smug outlook.

Lunas prefers his surroundings to be highly active and stimulating, for in a passive or tranquil environment he can become lethargic. He functions best where the competition is intense and the responsibility is great. Eloquent and highly persuasive, his words are always measured to produce an effect and he just loves to tease his friends and loved ones.

Strengths: charming/silver tongue, observant, fast learner, adaptable, stealthy, witty, responsible

Weaknesses: always looking for a new challenge (wants to prove himself), represses his emotions a lot (it might not be healthy)

Stressors: dark wizards, getting blackmailed, his father, having to do questionable things to keep up his cover (it gets easier over time)

Comfort: having a smoke, having a drink, indulging/having a good time, stimulating conversation

Priorities: proving himself and his capability, not getting caught

Favourites

Colours: anything as long as it's dark but probably dark brown

Food: he's pretty undemanding when it comes to food, as long as it tastes good it's fine

Drink: a well-aged bourbon

Flowers: anything that makes the woman he desires happy, maybe daisies (but shhhh)

Books: newspapers, secret documents that he definitely wasn't supposed to see

Weather: clear skies, not too windy

Hobbies: learning languages, flying (aeroplanes and brooms), aeroplanes in general, snooping around, chatting with people, travelling, going out/having a drink

Style: normal upper/middle-class attire

His most valued possessions: his military insignias, the wristwatch his father gave him for graduating from Hogwarts with excellent grades

Relationships

Significant Other/Love Interest: Leda Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal - tbd

Best friend: Alexej Kavinsky @potionboy3 - tbd

Friends: Open for friendships if you're interested :)

Melvyn 'Melv' Enfield @potionboy3 - Childhood friend and colleague. Never understood why Melv never made a move on his sister Ode, as he very clearly seemed to have feelings for her.

Rivals:

Ares Gaunt @gaygryffindorgal - Ex-rivals at school, now colleagues? The relationship is yet to be determined.

Kit Enfield @potionboy3 - Lunas never really liked Kit as he thought him to have a bad influence on Odessa. Maybe his parent's views influenced this just a little bit.

Enemies:

Ren Godfrey / T.O.W.E.R @potionboy3 - Lunas and Ren have had a few run-ins with each other – all of which haven't ended well. When Ren joins the Dark wizard group that Lunas has been tasked to observe, he's quick to blackmail Lunas into working for him.

The AM (Anti-Muggle) movement

Headcanons & MISC:

collects fake passports like stamps

Lunas Avery aka Jonas Bergheim (German) aka Lewis Dalton (American) aka Lucien Arnaud (French) aka Ilya Semizdralov (Russian)

perpetual frowner

night owl and early bird (RIP)

no one ever knows where he's at / has a habit of just disappearing (usually because of his job)

[mjauqeen]

Lucy's problem

Hi!!! So since we have been in a bit of a drought with Luna fics, I thought that I could try and write one. This is my first fic ever and english isn't my first language so pls be kind. But if any od you have any corrections and tips on how to improve feel free to send them to me. Anyway this started as a one shot but turned into a series so if you guys like it I will make a part 2. Hope you enjoy!!!

----------------------------------------------------Lucy didn’t know how she got herself in this situation. This was never supposed to happen. When she first met Ona she thought she was kind and sweet and so so beautiful but she never imagined that she would fall in love with her. Ona was 8 years younger than her for gods sake and she herself got out of a 7 year old relationship not to long ago. When Lucy and Kiera broke up Lucy never thought she would love again. Her and Kiera ended on good terms but god damn it if it didn’t hurt, she felt like her heart has been ripped apart. But the more she hung out with the younger right back the more she thought about her. When she saw Ona smile, she got butterflies, she would stay up at night just thinking about her, wondering what it would be like if she had her sleeping by her side in her bed instead of just being alone. It was getting unhealthy at this point, it’s a wonder no one noticed her massive (yes she can admit to her self that her crush isn’t small) crush on Ona with the amount of staring she was doing. Mapi and Mariona were trying to set her up with someone every time they went out and it was starting go get annoying, but she didn’t know how they would react if she told them about her crush on the right back. Nobody noticed her crush until today, and to her surprise the person that noticed it was Alexia. Maybe she shouldn’t be surprised that her capitan noticed but she didn’t think that Alexia would be the first one to discover her well… small secret.

They were at the gym and after a day full of training Lucy was glad that she could finally let her mind wonder for a bit. Just as she was setting up her squat rack, she heard a melodious laugh across the room. Ona was siting and talking to Salma while lifting a set of dumbbells, but the most important thing to Lucy was that she was laughing. Of course, it didn’t hurt that she could see Onas muscles rippling because of her short-sleeved t-shirt but her laugh and smile… well those were truly magical. She knew she was staring, but she wasn’t aware of how long she was standing there looking at Ona. That was until Alexia nudged her, Lucy almost dropped the plate on the floor. She flushed and looked at her capitan while Alexia just smirked at her, pated her shoulder and told her they were going to talk later.

…

Now Alexia was fully aware that Ona liked Lucy. The Spanish girls were subjected to Onas rants about Lucy often enough after they got her to admit that she was harboring a crush on Lucy and it wasn’t only admiration she felt towards the older player. The thing Alexia wasn’t aware of was the fact that Lucy liked Ona back, or at least it seemed like it with the way the older right back was looking at Ona. She knew they were getting closer and that they were spending more time together but she kind of assumed that Lucy would look at Ona more in a “younger player she could take under her wing” kind of way and not “I want to kiss you” kind. But hey she isn’t here to judge Lucy but her and other Spanish girls kind of already started to plan on way to make getting over Lucy for Ona well easier. It looks like she would need to send a text to the group chat to stop the plan after her talk to Lucy. It wasn’t that she wanted to intimidate her, she knew that Lucy wasn’t the type of girl that would intentionally hurt Ona. But she wanted to talk to her about it because Lucy looked genuinely panicked when she noticed that Alexia had caught her staring, and hey they haven’t had a good chat in a while and she wanted to know how Lucy was doing.

…

Lucy and Alexia were meeting at a cafe nearby the training center, and Lucy was slightly panicking. Alexia will show up any minute now and she was nervous, what if Alexia was angry at her for liking Ona or something like that. She knew she wasn’t thinking rationally but she didn’t know what to think any more. Alexia saw her staring and she is the first person that found out about her crush, and Lucy truly didn’t plan on talking about her crush on Ona to Alexia. But she was going to have to bite the bullet because Alexia just came in and saw her.

“Hi Lucy”

“… Hi Alexia”

They kind of stared at each other for a second until a waiter came and took their orders.

“Lucy listen I’m not mad at you or anything like that, if that’s what you’re thinking” started Alexia “ I just wanted to check in with you, see if you wanted to talk about it. After all you looked incredibly panicked when you noticed that I caught you.”

“So you aren’t upset with me in any way?” asked Lucy, still quite unsure of this conversation.

“Dios mio, of course I’m not upset. I don’t have anything to be upset over, what you have a crush on Ona big deal. It’s just that I wanted to talk to you” At this point Alexia was honestly a bit confused (and a little bit concerned), this wasn’t the Lucy that she knew but she truly wanted to help after, all they were teammates and more important than that they were friends.

“I don’t know Ale” sighed Lucy “It’s just… I’m not sure that this is a good situation to be in.”

“Lucy what are you talking about”

“You know what I’m talking about, I mean I have a hopeless crush on a girl 8 years younger than me not to mention that me and Kiera broke up not that long ago”

“Right… lets solve this problem by problem” said Alexia, it looked like this situation was a bit complicated, well it was complicated according to Lucy not her but oh well.

“Doesn’t Kiera have a new girlfriend, what is her name again ah yea Laura” she asked.

“I mean yes but still; they aren’t at the same club. Wouldn’t it be at least a bit mean and rude towards her if all of a sudden I showed up with a new girlfriend that plays with her in the same club. That is if Ona liked me, which I’m sure she doesn’t.”

“We are going to unpack that last comment in a bit aright” Alexia said “Kiera is a grown woman that cares about you. I’m 99 percent sure that she would be happy if she saw that you are happy again even if she had to see your new “love” every day”

“Yea… you’re probably right. She is that type of person after all” Lucy nodded her head.

“But Lucia what was that about Ona for sure not liking you, did she say something to you to indicate that” Alexia was honestly confused Ona has been looking at Lucy since she came to Barca, she was practically drooling the second Lucy lifted up her shirt. Did Lucy seriously not notice that?

“Alexia come on, Ona is 24 and I’m 32. I’m 8 years older then her and out of my prime while she didn’t even start hers. Honestly who would want a footballer with a half working knee” Lucy looked close to tears at this point.

“Lucy… surely you don’t believe that” now Alexia was really starting to get worried” Lucy everyone still adores you, and even if you’re out of your prime which I’m not even sure you really are, you are still a good footballer. Dios mio don’t you see any tik toks I mean everyone is obsessed whit you and your looks, and it’s not like I blame them you look hot for fucks sake. Also, so what if Ona is younger then you, she’s a grown woman that can make her own decisions”

“I guess when you put it like that… it doesn’t seem that bad I guess” said Lucy. She was kind of feeling better about this whole situation now, Alexia is a good person and she wouldn’t lie to her about stuff like this.

Now don’t get her wrong Alexia knew that Lucy had some problems with self-confidence. Even if you would never guess that Lucy had a problem with that she was aware of that problem existing. She just want aware that it ran this deep, she thought that the problem was small, which in hindsight was a pretty stupid thing to think considering everything Lucy went thru with her knee and career. So that part made a bit of sense but the looks part, well in that part she was honestly a bit stumped, but she can try and fix all thar later. For know she will give Lucy a few tips tips look out for some things in the next few days and try to bring her mood up.

“ Ok Luce listen, try to pay more attention to Ona and how she reacts around you for a few days alright. And if after those few days pass and you still think that you have no chance, we will talk again then alright?”

“Ok I guess, but I really don’t think anything will come out of that Alexia” said Lucy with a small smile.

“Hush you. Now let’s talk about something else. We haven’t had a good conversation in a few weeks”

[etherrreal]

"an ode to tendou's hands"

Pairing: tendou x fem!reader Genre: fluff, slight nsfw Summary: you want to be normal about your boyfriend, but how can you when he's flaunting his hands everywhere WC: 2,138 Warnings: references to you gushing, reader’s got enough hair to stick a hand in lol, reader wears a sundress A/N: dipping my toes further and further into nsfw so that maybe someday my ass will write some full-blown nsfw for y'all -Luna

When you hear people gush about their partners, they often talk about how kind they are when they bring them their favorite candy bar or buy their favorite smoothie "just because." Maybe how caring they are as they tuck them in when they're sick or detangle their hair for them in the shower. It’s always the little things that they do for them that matter the most. 

The few times they bring up their appearance, it's always the common stuff. Their hair is so fluffy and smooth, maybe their eyes are piercing, yet soft only for them. You hear them describe how their arms are so built that it makes them drool. Or they—and you’re specifically talking about your friend Eri—describe their significant other’s thigh muscles with such strange detail and precision that you’re left floating in a space between understanding and deep worry. 

But even their odd infatuations with their partner's features never compare to yours, because even when Eri gets going on her weird tangents about her boyfriend’s thighs and how she’d like for them to crush her skull like a watermelon, your other friends nod and laugh along. You’ve tested your answer on a crowd before and all you got was the loudest silence you’ve ever heard followed by someone too many moments later saying, “what?” They just didn’t get it.

You've always been embarrassed to share your real answer with your closest friends, not because they’d make you feel like a freak (derogatory), but because they’ll make you feel like a weirdo (affectionate). And while Eri can take the casual ribbing, you’re not so sure you have a thick enough skin to be able to last a quarter as long as she has. So you've settled with picking something a little more normal, like gushing about how, although your boyfriend Tendou is lean, he’s much stronger than he looks. 

They don't have to know that the real answer has you gushing elsewhere, though.

Tendou’s hands.

Two palms. Ten fingers—two of which are thumbs. Fourteen knuckles. 

They’re long. They’re slender. They reach places you can never reach with your own, like the bottom of the Pringles can.

Unlike a boyfriend’s thighs or abs, hands aren’t hidden in everyday life behind some piece of fabric. They’re constantly touching you or things around you which makes it nearly impossible to keep your focus. In previous relationships, or even in everyday life, a person’s hands didn’t catch your attention as they do now. But when you started dating Tendou, it was like a sleeper agent activated. 

The first time you took notice of his hands was at the end of your second date, after he walked you home. You both lingered in front of your apartment door, not quite ready to say goodbye to one another. He decided to take a risk, using his hand to brush some hair behind your ear—although, you’re pretty sure it wasn’t out of place to begin with—then letting his fingers trail down your jaw, sending shivers down your spine. His hand then came back up to cup your cheek, and it dawned on you that, with the way his hand stretched, he could palm your whole head like a volleyball based on length alone.

Then he sealed the deal by leaning down, his lips hovering just a hair over yours, and whispering, “Do you mind if I kiss you?” 

What always amazes you when you replay that moment in your mind is you hardly remember the kiss itself, but what you do remember is what it felt like to have his hand slip into your hair and grasp it at the roots in his excitement. How his other hand slid around your waist to pull you against his chest, fingers playing with the edge of your crop top and barely brushing against your bare skin. You had goosebumps from head to toe, leaving you with no choice but to lean on him to keep yourself upright. You were smitten from that day forward and would do anything to get him to touch you again like he did that day.

You're about 98% sure that Tendou has never noticed your infatuation—not once—because you're just that smooth. Like a fucking ninja. There's no other word to describe your actions besides subtle.

Except, if you asked Tendou, you're not even close. In fact, in his eyes, you're about as subtle as a gun.

Tendou lets you think you are because he enjoys seeing your poor attempts at hiding your obsession. The truth is he's noticed every single time your eyes drift from his face to his flailing hands as he tells you a story then snap back to his face once you feel like you've been distracted for too long. Or, when you decide to keep him company while he's testing new chocolate recipes and techniques in the kitchen, and, instead of ooh-ing and aah-ing as he pipes an intricate design on a truffle, you're more occupied with staring at his mouth as he licks the smeared chocolate on his fingertips.

God forbid he offers you a taste of chocolate he swipes from the edge of a bowl with his pointer finger—then he's the one who has to control himself when he notices your eyes gently flutter as you lick it off, the tip of your tongue flicking his fingertip. 

He doesn't really understand it, and initially, he took your distracted gaze as disinterest. He was afraid he was boring you when he was going off on tangents or when he suggested you sit by as a taste tester in the kitchen. But he soon caught on when he noticed that your eyes weren’t glazed over in boredom and staring forward with no focus at all. He could see them following his hands like a hawk, taking in every bend, twitch, or grasp. And while he did notice them glaze over occasionally, he had a feeling it wasn’t because you were bored. 

Tendou's been trying to find the right time to bring it up. He doesn't want you to think he's making fun of you or that you should be ashamed of your little fixation. Since he’s first noticed, he’s been trying to hint to you that he knows; brushing an imaginary eyelash off of your cheek, cupping your face whenever he gets the chance, trailing his fingers up your arm whenever he peers over your shoulder to look at what you're cooking. 

He’s not sure if it’s working or if it's had the opposite effect, but he has been enjoying watching you squirm in the meantime.

Then it all culminates one weekend in August.

He suggests taking a trip to Barcelona after a colleague of his recommended a little chocolate shop there that he’s been dying to try. With about an 8-hour drive from where you live, you suggest you make it a little vacation, taking off that Friday and Monday to properly enjoy it all.

The trip starts off as all of your trips do. Tendou decides to drive so you play DJ, quizzing him on certain songs and annoying him with others. You feed him some snacks so he can keep an eye on the road, purposefully playing "here comes the airplane" until he bites your fingertip like an overzealous toddler.

It dies off about 2 hours into the trip after you get back in the car from a short gas station trip. You play a more relaxed playlist, filled with instrumentals and some ballads. The only chatter from both of you is when either of you comments on the view. Otherwise, it's a comfortable silence, leaning your head on the window and watching the trees and other cars fly by. 

Your peace is disturbed when you feel Tendou’s hand slide onto your knee, giving what’s supposed to be a comforting squeeze, but feels more like a jolt to your system. Unintentionally, you jump in your seat, trying to play it off like you’re shifting to be more comfortable, but he notices. 

“You okay, baby?” Tendou asks, with a smirk you don’t see because you can’t meet his eyes. Let’s see you try to get yourself out of this one.

“Yeah, uh, your hands were just cold.”

“Oops. My bad, honey.” He squeezes your knee again as he says it, and you can only hope he doesn’t notice that you tense up. “They’ll get warm soon enough, I’m sure.”

You shoot him a quick smile, before turning to look out the passenger window, hoping that he doesn’t notice how nervous you actually are. You’re tempted to start bouncing your leg, but you can’t risk him asking any more questions. 

Eventually, you relax enough to rest your hand over his, stroking the back of his hand with your thumb. You’re so lost in thought that you don’t realize that your hand started acting on its own, tracing the veins on the back of his hand and over the pronounced knuckles of his fingers. 

Tendou, of course, notices immediately. “So you like my hands, huh?”

You freeze. This isn’t how you wanted him to find out, you think as you pull your hand towards your chest like it touched an open flame. If there was ever a perfect time for the ground to suddenly open up so it can swallow you whole, this would be it. In fact, you contemplate opening the car door and tucking and rolling onto the highway just to get yourself out of this situation. 

Your diabolical red-headed boyfriend glances over at you a few times during your prolonged silence, before clearing his throat and saying, “I’ve known about your… thing for ages, you know.”

Your panic shoots out of you all at once. “You knew?! When? How!? I’m so lowkey about it!”

“Well, you don’t exactly make it subtle,” he chuckles. “How else would you be able to explain why you either jump out of your skin or completely shut down whenever I touch you? Or when I can't even make eye contact with you during our conversations because you're so focused on my hands?"

"...Trauma and social awkwardness?"

Tendou shoots you an incredulous look before returning his eyes to the road. “First of all, if it was trauma, we probably would’ve talked about it during the years we’ve been together. Second, you? Socially awkward with me? You’re the one who has no problem pooping while I’m showering, so there’s no way.” 

Your mouth opens and shuts repeatedly, failing to produce a good enough excuse. Instead, you turn your head far enough that you can’t see him from the corner of your eye anymore, but you sure can hear him cackle because of his effect on you.

You still refuse to make eye contact when you feel his hand trail up your thigh, barely making it to the hem of your dress before making his way back down to your knees, his fingers leaving trails of heat in its wake.

“What do you like about them, hm?” His fingers trail back up, playing with the hem of your dress and inching it higher. “Is it how long my fingers are? How gentle they are when they caress the skin of your thigh? Probably giving you goosebumps, huh?” 

And they absolutely are, along with a shudder up your spine with how low his voice has dropped. 

“Or maybe how talented they are, like when they curl just right?” His hand finally dips under the fabric, brushing his pinky against the edge of your panties. "Oooh, no safety shorts today? How risque! What are you preparing for, honey?"

"Nothing, I just—”, you take in a shakey breath as you feel his pinky play with the edge of the lace,”—didn't want to sweat with the extra layer."

"That's what the AC is for, honey. Are ya sure there's no other reason?"

"No. I mean, yes, or—wait. Fuck." Your head feels like it’s full of cotton, your mouth too dry to speak. Your eyes are unable to focus on anything at the moment, the leg he’s not touching restlessly bouncing. You glance over at the time displayed on your phone that’s mounted to the dashboard and calculate that you’ve got about 4 hours left before you reach your destination, and that’s when you realize that you can’t wait until you reach your hotel.

You need him. Now.

“Can you— Over there— Just—” You stumble over your words, unable to form a coherent sentence as you point frantically over to the side of the highway.

“You want me to pull over onto the shoulder?” He says smugly, not even sparing you a glance.

“God, yes, please.” 

He steers the car abruptly to the right, and you’re in his lap before he can even properly put the car in park, hands all over each other.

Written by: Luna you've got an @; we've got a taglist~

[dreammeiser]

Is it okay to ask what where the inspiration for the characters of Dream along?

Of course! I'm always dying to talk about their creation and inspiration but worry about getting too wordy/annoying about it, so I hardly talk about it unless asked (please ask me about my brainrot heeheehee). I can only fit so much on an Instagram Story or a Tweet, so I'm glad you asked here. I guess this will be the master reference for them. Sorry in advance that this is wordy!!

I made these characters spanning the past 14-15 years, with their story only being worked on about 10+ years ago, give or take. I will mention that they were made with Earl as a starting point while I was working at the cool puppet place; the show I was interning on wasn't scratching the creative itch I had, so it was recommended to me to make the project that I wish I was working on. :oD

The Muppets, Sesame Street, Osamu Tezuka's works, and Moomin were some animated/puppet media off the top of my head that always stuck with me my whole life and have influenced my retro inspired work the most. They all had such sweetness and charm to them, and all felt like a found family :o) My favorite trope. Puppets were also just deeply meaningful to me because they were physical forms of creativity and childlike wonder you could hold and play with! I thought whenever you made one, you put a little bit of your heart and soul into them.

I wanted the Dreamalong Gang to have the charm of Jim Henson's and Tove Jansson's characters, but I wanted them to have the humor and intrigue of Gravity Falls, Over the Garden Wall, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, and Welcome to Night Vale. DHMIS and Night Vale actually inspired the story the most because they were both a really nice mix of absurdist humor and horror! Sleep Paralysis Demons were a point of intrigue for me that I thought were perfect for a Dreamscape setting, so I started working on including those.

The Dreamalong Gang has little bits and pieces of friends that I had loved, but I leaned into the group dynamics more for them. They're composed of friends I wished I had growing up!

Visually, I'd think of a fun/dream adjacent theme for the characters to tie them all together thematically. I know people tend to bark at me when they see what I'm inspired by but, I don't like to copy directly from my inspiration sources. They're just there to inspire you, ya know?

Archie's theme was Wishing Stars and Bedtime Stories; Hunson Abadeer from Adventure Time used to be on here, but I moved away from anything that might've made Archie spooky. I forgot to include Peter Pan and his Shadow on here, but they inspired him as well!

When it came to palettes, sometimes I'd have something in mind for them already like with Roy G Biv, Archie, and Mae-- Roy has his kidcore rainbow/SMPTE bars, Archie had some of my favorite blues and creams with a pastel minimal rainbow, Mae's were based off the colors of a golden hour rainstorm I had seen on my travels. Other times I had to play around with what color I hadn't used much of yet. I wonder if you can tell which colors are my least favorite and which ones I like a lot hahaha :'o)

I would also think about stories and songs that went with the characters thematically and use those to shape their character a little further, like looking to The Impossible Dream from the 1972 Man of la Mancha and Moon River for Archie, as well as old Ole Lukoje fairytales. He used to draw inspiration from Hijo de la Luna, but I wanted his story to be more upbeat on surface level with hidden tones of sadness instead of dramatic.

I don't want this to get tooooo long, so I'm going to put a pin in it there. If people want to know more in depth inspiration sources for specific characters feel free to ask! I like being open about my inspiration sources and my process since so many other artists gatekeep stuff. I hope this was a nice read!! :o)