#one day I’ll post something that isn’t a sketch.

[fossilfan39]

Haven’t posted jetko in a week I’m having withdrawals

[crazylittlejester]

i don’t know if this is something Jojo is doing on purpose, or if it was an intentional detail but i grabbed and ran away with it, or if I’ve just completely read far to into things and entered the realm of just making shit up, but Warriors and his little crooked smile are so GODDAMN important to me and I am shaking him like a squeak toy (gently)

(big yap/analysis under the cut)

disclaimer, i just have a lot of thoughts, probably way too many thoughts, and 97% of them are about Wars so I might be insane, and what you’re about to read provided you’ve stuck around so far might be the equivalent of your high school english teacher yelling with tears in their eyes about how the curtains were blue to “symbolize her sadness”. also my apologies for weird spelling mistakes or oddly misspelled words, i am dyslexic 💔 but with that being said:

Warriors to me comes off as someone who’s constantly acting larger than life. He masks a LOT in front of the chain, he acts overdramatic and a bit ridiculous on purpose, and to an extent he just is a bit ridiculous, but his reactions to things are sometimes blow way out of proportion or are just larger than life in a comedic way where it just seems like he’s doing it intentionally. He comes across as a very extroverted, talkative person, and he seems like he’d honestly be a bit loud too (whether that’s who is REALLY is or what he’s REALLY like is a yap for another post). His (physical) image and the way his character/personality is perceived by others both seem like things that are not his CORE values or the things that mean the most to him, but they do seem to be at least a LITTLE bit important to him just based on how he presents himself and the way he acts. And to an extent, the whole thing with him caring so much about his looks is canon in LU, with that one sketch of him and Legend where he’s looking at his eye in a reflection of a shield and Legend says “alright break it up you two” being the first thing that comes to mind (which is in the post “Mirror Shield”, click the name for the link)

To me, from what I’ve seen and from my perspective, there are very few times we see an actual genuine smile from Warriors, and when we do it tends to be in moments where he’s not in the spotlight, he’s not trying to command the center of attention, and/or the focus is NOT on him. It tends to be moments where he just seems genuinely happy or at peace, and those seem pretty rare. He smiles a LOT, but the majority of his smiles seem big and flashy and performative, and not that that means he’s not happy AT ALL in any of those moments, but those smiles seem a lot more controlled and closely managed because he’s aware of the attention on him and therefore thinking about how he’s perceived. (I’ve made some posts in the past and I’ll probably make others in the future about how I think Warriors puts on this “Captain” or “Hero of Hyrule” persona because of how an entire war was started because a sorceress found him beautiful, and how he feels like him being just him isn’t really good enough for that and how he feels like he needs to fit in and look/act/seem like the legendary heroes he’s being compared to. He’s created this idea of what he COULD be and that’s what he presents to others, fake it till you make it and all that, but thats another yap for another day)

However there are these little moments where we see him smile, and the same one side of his mouth is pretty consistently always just a little bit higher no matter which way his head is facing (here’s a few examples):

@/linkeduniverse, from the 2023 monthly art, “January- Cold Sunrise”

@/linkeduniverse, both from “Dawn pt. 2”

And the thing that really started this whole headcanon of mine that his REAL smile is crooked was this specific part of Dawn pt. 2 where Warriors sees that Twilight is gonna be find for the first time after most likely worrying about him and being up all night:

That middle panel, to me at least, is probably the most genuine expression of a positive emotion we’ve seen from him this entire time. No one’s focus is on him, no one’s really looking at him, he doesn’t have the pressure of being the center of attention on him, and honestly even if that WERE the case, the genuine relief that hit him once he was Twilight was gonna be okay probably would’ve been enough to get a genuine smile out of him anyways. But the second he walks into the room officially, he kinda, for lack of a better way to put it, announces his presence and starts “acting” again (also from Dawn pt 2):

And while that same one side of his mouth does seem a bit higher and not very straight, it’s definitely more even than it was just five seconds previously

Now, acknowledging there is an art style, and that I also just might be insane, but Warriors’s smiles for the most part (when they seem controlled) appear to be a Lot straighter and more even to me than when it’s a more genuine moment and he doesn’t seem like he’s “acting” so much (and just a note: it certainly isn’t EVERY time, but in general, in moments like these his smile seems consistently straighter unless he’s just flat out smirking. and im not saying it’s PERFECTLY straight either, just noticeably more even). When he’s being more dramatic or intentionally obnoxious or the attention is on him, it really does feel like his smile is more controlled: here are just a few examples, obviously this isn’t every single time he’s smiled in all of LU

@/linkeduniverse, from “Swords”

@/linkeduniverse, from “Shady Escape pt 2”

@/linkeduniverse, from “Divine Dark Reflections pt. 8”

@/linkeduniverse, both from “Magic Sword”

am i looking too far into a little thing? probably. am i insane? yeah. but i just really love the idea that when Warriors is truly, genuinely happy, the part of himself that he tries to hide, the sweet and caring person he hides underneath all the dramatics, that true self he’s probably kept hidden away since the start of the war who’s been buried under insecurity and hidden because of the fear that who he is just isnt ENOUGH peaks through, and that person comes out through his happiness in the form of his smile. and yeah it does probably mean nothing and Jojo might not have done any of this on purpose, but i’m crazy, and Warriors’s crooked little smile is so so important to me *insert image of a guy crying face down on the floor because unfortunately i’ve hit the image limit*

[honeytonedhottie]

cultivating creativity and a deeper understanding of self⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🍰

PROMPTED JOURNALING ; 

shadow work and prompted journaling is a rly helpful way to get to know urself better. it cultivates not only creativity and a sense of identity, but also healing.

journal therapy is literally everything and i cannot recommend it enough. some shadow work prompts that you can use to start off are listed below.  

what part of myself do i feel disconnected to and why 

how do i let others invade my boundaries 

what beliefs and behaviors did u adopt from ur family that you now question 

what easily triggers sadness or anger from you. and what might be the deeper reason for this sensitivity

are there desires and ambitions that you feel embarrassed or scared to admit? and why?

journaling mainly involves self expression without fear of judgement. it’s like expressing urself without feeling ashamed so i highly recommend it for anyone who feels like they struggle with self expression. 

SELF EXPRESSION ; 

working on ur self expression also helps to kind of cultivate a sense of identity and knowledge of who you are and what u value. like i mentioned earlier you can express yourself in so many different ways. i’ll get deeper into the self expression aspect in the post. 

PASSION ; 

what are you passionate about? what drives u everyday? is it money? academic validation or academic research? maybe it’s romance or a strong desire for something. 

it’s okay. everyone’s answer might be different but there’s no wrong answer. identify what motivates you and what ur working towards. 

BEING BORED ; 

give yourself the privilege to do nothing. give yourself the luxury of being bored. when ur not doing anything, this frees up ur mind to think and cultivate ideas and concepts, most of the epiphanies that i have are a result of my alone time. 

when there’s nothing to do, you’re forced to think. and most ppl look for distractions and excuses to not spend time by themselves bcuz they don’t wanna spend time in their thoughts. they don’t wanna just be in their mind and i understand cuz at one point i was also in that position. 

to break this habit and be comfortable in ur own mind you must first be uncomfortable. start small, dedicate a small amount time to just lay and think, let ur mind wander as far as you want. and the next day let ur mind wander for a longer amount of time and so on until you can do this comfortably. 

CREATIVE OUTLETS ; 

something that i’ve learned on my journey is that having a creative outlet was rly important for me to be able to cultivate who i wanted to be and to be authentic and original. 

a creative outlet is a way that u can express yourself and your ideas some examples of a creative outlet could be 

pinterest accounts - i have so many pinterest accounts and on those accounts i turn my boards to art. lately i’ve been interested in photography and photos in general so this was rly good for me. 

a blog - starting ur own blog about something that ur passionate about/know a lot about or something that ur learning about is a great way to track progress and document ur journey

a journal - like i’ve mentioned earlier on in the post a journal is the simplest one to do in my opinion and i love it so so much

creating art - whether it’s pinterest boards, paintings, sketches, music, poetry, stories WHATEVER YOU WANT. 

DEEPER UNDERSTANDING ; 

process ur emotions in a thoughtful and efficient way and try looking deeper into ur behavioral patterns and habits. why are you the way you are? 

what are you passionate about? etc etc. cultivate a relationship with yourself through self care and healing work. remember that healing isn’t a linear process and in no case will it be, but i think that u owe it to yourself to know and cultivate urself. 

[halfusek]

Something inky this way comes! The Ink Demonth emerges once again!

The Ink Demonth is a 31-day event dedicated to the game Bendy and the Ink Machine (and other games associated with the Bendy universe). It’s based on daily themes. As long as your creation involves elements from the game along with any interpretation of the respective day’s theme – it counts!

You don’t have to create something for each day, make as many creations as you’d like. However, if you manage to do all 31 of them, you can submit a form to receive a little gift (drawing request)! In the form, you will have to provide a link to each of your posted event submissions (it doesn’t have to be Tumblr, just a site that’s publically accessible!).

Here is the link to the form (it will be opened from September 1st to September 30th 2024):

Tag your creations with #The Ink Demonth and #Bendy and the Ink Machine. It’s important if you want to have your entry reblogged by me, which I’m going to do to everything I’ll see in this tag. (So don’t @ me, just tag it with the event’s tag and the game’s name. It’s possible that your post may not show up in the tags, if you notice that I’m not reblogging your entries for a longer while, feel free to DM them directly to me on Tumblr. My focus will be mainly on Tumblr, I may interact with posts on other sites but it is going to be with whatever I run into, as this event is Tumblr-focused. Feel free to post on other sites too, though!)

(And, though I think it goes without saying, if I notice a post containing something I consider harmful content, I will not reblog it and will warn the creator of such content that, depending on the case, they cannot continue to take part in the event with content like this or perhaps even not at all.)

Remember to tag only the finished entries, so the tag isn’t clogged with WIPs!

You can create whatever you’d like! Draw a picture! Write a fic! Do a video edit! Take a cosplay photo! Anything you can come up with that is a creative interpretation of that day’s theme!

(Don’t try to „cheat the system”, though – don’t submit a, let’s say, straight line for each day, I will notice this kind of spam and remember: spamming is a terrible sin. You can make an entry that covers a few themes but as long as you don’t create 31 things, the gift will not be granted to you.)

The event starts on the 1st of August and ends on the 31st. Although, don’t worry if you’re too busy in August, late entries are always welcome! (…for reblogging, as for drawing gifts I’m going to give all of you an extra month, so if you’re aiming for that, the end of September is your deadline.)

Why in August? I figured that since August is the month on Joey’s calendar in his apartment and August is the month during which BatIM takes place, it should be the one! 

Please, make sure to tag appropriate trigger/content warnings!

Thank you for taking your time to read this. Reblogs are appreciated in order to get the word out.

Have fun everyone! 💛🖤

The themes this year have been thought out with the contribution of @sillyarchliker @insane-control-room @nayialovecat @skxllbxnny @doodle17 @ashciz @twinscovercorner @yellowmellow182 @lil-artist-blog-fandoms-ocs @a-vast-horizon @archer-kacey and from Twitter whom I can't tag here @AnaXisca @Josie57943943 @SirKeophimanh @BeyzaTheArtis @MadHatterison1 @GammaRoomba20

Thank you all for the theme suggestions! <3

You can view this year's themes in text under the cut~

Nostalgia

Tea

Hoax

Umbrella

Secret

Drop

Projection

Line

Record

Exhibit

Melody

Copy

Bow

Steam

Draft

Erase

Sailor

Rival

Hide

Gossip

Sillyvision

Heartbeat

Stairs

Obsession

Offering

Mask

Revenge

Regret

Queer

Cage

The End

[jenosbliss]

🌷 ⌇ nct dream ! and small acts of love

pairing. gn!reader x nctdream | genre. fluff | wc. 1.4k | warning. none

MARK. leaving small notes

Everyday you find post-it’s all around the place with small notes like ‘I love you’ ‘You are amazing!’ ‘My pretty y/n’ ‘Smile :)’ ‘<3’ ‘Eat your meals on time’ ‘You did great today’ ‘I miss you’ ‘dude, you’re the best’

It’s not a mystery as to who left them inside your book, on the mirror, inside your closet, on the back of your phone, in your bag and all around the house because only one person can do this and that’s Mark Lee.

There are times when he leaves before you wake up and comes back after you have already fallen asleep. There are days when both of you could only talk through texts and days when you can’t talk at all due to busy schedules. At such times it pains him to see you still waiting for him, wanting to talk to him, understanding him, caring for him.

Hence, he decided to leave these small notes around the house and on your things which will give you a feeling of him always being with you. With these small one-liner sentences he tries to express all his love for you but these small notes can’t do justice to his love for you that’s why there is always a note reading “I’ll be back soon!” when you return back home.

RENJUN. giving unexpected gifts

Whenever he goes out there’s always something that reminds him of you, maybe a small rock which looked different from others lying covered in sand at the sea or a wildflower growing on the side of pavement, he brings it for you.

Renjun’s gifts range from expensive perfume to roadside flowers but one thing they have in common is that they’re always unexpected. You have always asked him not to give you so many gifts but he just can’t help himself from doing that. How can he stop himself from not buying the bouquet of your favourite flowers or your favourite ice cream when he happens to cross by those shops?

Some days he surprises you with the paintings or sketches he made for you and his chest fills with happiness and pride as he watches you cherish them. He just loves you so much that for him giving these unexpected gifts has become a portrayal of his love towards you.

With this he feels that he can make you feel special, cherished and loved. He thinks words can never express how much he loves you. That's why giving you gifts is his small act of love for you.

JENO. giving a massage

Jeno is someone who believes that ‘I love you’ isn’t the only expression for confessing his undying love for you and there are a number of ways he can show you how much he loves which includes writing songs about you to making breakfast for you on some days.

But the thing he always does is massaging your back and feet after a long, stressful, exhausting week or day at work. He skilfully massages your soft skin while you ramble about all the extra work your boss is putting you through this week or how stressed you are about the new project.

He listens to everything you say carefully while working his hands on your back magically which makes you relaxed and forget about the tiring days as you fall asleep peacefully.

Jeno never misses to put his thoughts on your struggles at work and comforting you by telling that you always have him, that he’s your constant of love and happiness. These little massage sessions end with you falling asleep and him peppering kisses on your face and pulling you close before falling asleep himself.

HAECHAN. initiating skinship

Everyone knows that Haechan loves skinship and gets clingy to the person he adores dearly. And you’re no exception to that. Not only is his love language physical touch but it is also one of his ways of showing love to you.

At this point in your relationship you are immune to him suddenly popping out of nowhere, holding your face in between his palms, peppering your face with sweet kisses and then getting busy with his own work.

If you’re out on a day, he won’t let go of your hand. If you are sleeping he has to have his leg thrown over you and face buried in your neck. If you’re cooking he’ll be having his arms wrapped around your waist, leaving butterfly kisses on your neck and just listening to you talk about your day or talking about his day.

This is his small act of love for you which might be very random or common to anyone else but for him it’s a way of telling that he’s always there for you, keeping you close to him makes him feel warm and he tries to make you feel safe with him. His kisses and touches are always soft and a subtle way of him saying that he’ll always protect you.

JAEMIN. cooking your favourite meals

Jaemin loves you and is never shy away in telling you that either verbally or physically, if he can, he will confess how much he loves you every minute of the day but that seems quite impossible right?

Therefore he sought another way to tell you that and that is by cooking for you, your favourite dishes every once in a while. There are numerous days when you wake up to the sweet smell of pancakes being prepared by him.

Or coming back home to the dinner table full of delicacies prepared by him. On holidays he doesn’t even let you wander around the kitchen forget about helping him, saying it’s your rest day. He prepares all your favourite dishes and the look of content on your face is his biggest compliment ever.

If Jaemin can he’ll cook for you everyday just to be able to see you smile and be relaxed, it’s his way of saying that no matter what happens you will always be greeted by his love and affection when you come back to him, he’ll always be here waiting for you and that he loves you.

CHENLE. braiding your hair

If he’s captivated with anything apart from watching Stephen Curry play it’ll be your hair. Boy just can’t get enough of them, if you’re near him he has to have his fingers run through your dark locks every moment.

One of his favourite activities with you, when you both are together and doing absolutely nothing is braiding your hair. He seats himself on the couch or corner of the bed with you down on the floor trapped between his legs while he softly braids your hair in various hairstyles he has saved all over the week.

Chenle spends hours sitting there leisurely braiding your hair while chatting with you about everything and nothing. Sometimes you sit there reading a book to him or maybe playing games or petting daegal.

Often in between you whine about him taking so much time and he pulls at a few strands lightly to tease you, his giggles filling the room. After putting on a cute hair clip or a bow —mind you he buys you a lot of hair accessories— he finishes and clicks a ton of pictures of his creation, not forgetting to compliment you on how beautiful you look every time.

JISUNG. creating playlists

The first time Jisung sent you a playlist he was shaking due to nervousness. What if you don’t like the playlist ? What if these songs aren’t of your liking? What if you think he’s a creep? And many more questions like these clouded his mind until you texted back about how much liked his taste in music.

From then on it’s almost like a routine for him to make playlists especially for you, share songs which remind him of you, or songs which he loves. His members call him cheesy for doing this but paying no attention to them he sometimes spends hours on creating playlists for you.

If you feel overwhelmed by work or studies he sends a playlist for you to calm down, if he’s away from you he’ll send a playlist full of love songs which makes you feel as if he is next to you. Boy is so helplessly in love with you that he often confesses his feelings through playlists sometimes with songs and sometimes with the titles of them.

He has never been good with words and whenever he says ‘I love you’ he gets so shy that his face burns like a tomato and then he often finds himself regretting that. But sending you playlists like this seems much more comfortable and meaningful to him.

masterlist.

a/n. hii, thank you for interacting with my work <3! this is my first fanfic on Tumblr and I hope you liked it. I’ll really appreciate comments, messages or even requests! Tysm for reading 🩵 looking forward to making friends here

[magic-shop-stories]

Arranged Marriage Headcanons (AU) (Angst/Fluff/Smut Mix)

Original Request: "Would you be able to write something ot7 based on how they would be in an arranged marriage (both consenting to the marriage but just maybe not super happy about it at first or maybe they are but are awkward or however you want to do it.) Maybe like a head cannon? I really love the ones that you’ve written. Maybe some angst, some fluff, cuteness, smut. It’s okay if you can’t. I look forward to reading your work in the future either way!"

NOTE:

IMPORTANT! Due to Tumblr’s persistent "processing error" (RIP my sanity), I couldn’t post the full OT7 arranged marriage headcanons in one go without the draft self-destructing, so I split it up not wanting to not post...

THIS POST = Maknae Line (Jimin, Taehyung, Jungkook)

Hyung Line (Namjoon, Jin, Yoongi, Hobi) in extra post

Apologies for the hassle! Blame Tumblr’s coding demons, not your sleep depreeved girl that tried to get help from tumblr support for almsot three days (RIP)

LINK TO HYUNG LINE POST

Warnings: themes of arranged/forced unions, dark political intrigue, family manipulation, heavy emotional distress/internal conflict, explicit content (light smut), subtle violence/domestic tension, corporate and academic power plays

JIMIN = PERFECTIONIST’S IMPERFECT LOVE

“You want my heart? It’s a mess. But it’s yours.”

WHY THE MARRIAGE HAPPENED

Political Context

your family (owners of a global fashion empire) needed Jimin’s family

= South Korea’s “First Family of Performing Arts”

to revive your brand’s fading relevance

their theaters were crumbling

your designs deemed “out of touch”

amerger of spectacle and style

Your Reason

to save your mother’s life’s work from bankruptcy

Jimin’s Reason

to protect his parents’ legacy

“They sacrificed everything for my training,” 

“I’ll be their masterpiece. Even if it kills me.”

WEDDING

= A MASQUERADE OF PERFECTION

Your Attire

black-and-gold gown with a corset so tight you can’t breathe

designed to look like “liquid shadow"

Jimin’s Attire

white silk suit with a blood-red cravat

a choker hiding a thin blade (a dancer’s superstition)

“You look… acceptable.” 

his eyes are raking over you

“For a stranger.”

Location

Venetian-inspired masquerade ball in a crumbling opera house

BTS members play their roles:

Jin toasts with poisoned honey

“To the prettiest prison cell!”

Yoongi DJs a playlist titled “Songs for Doomed Lovers.”

Hobi forces Jimin into a waltz

“Stop glaring. She’s not the enemy.”

Taehyung gifts you a dagger

“For when he’s too perfect.”

Jungkook guards the exits, smirking

“In case you bolt.”

Namjoon accidentally knocks over a statue

“Art is… transient.” 

Jimin sighs

Vows

You: “I vow not to strangle you with your own cravat. Yet.” Jimin: “I vow to make you… want to stay.” 

his gaze burns

“Somehow."

Reception

drags you to the rooftop

tearing off his mask

“This is hell." 

he's hissing

“But at least we’ll look good burning.” 

you yank his cravat

lips inches apart

“Then let’s burn together.”

EARLY DAYS

= TANGO OF TEARS AND TEETH

Penthouse

glass-walled loft with a mirrored dance studio

your sketches litter the floor

his piano scores stab the walls like knives

First Fight

over his obsessive rehearsals

You: “You’ve practiced that move 100 times. It’s perfect.” Jimin: “Perfect isn’t enough!” 

he slams the piano lid

Jimin: “You wouldn’t understand; you’ve never bled for anything!” You (shoving him against the mirror): “I bled for this. For you.” 

the glass cracks

so does he

Members’ Meddling

Jimin gifts you ballet shoes: 

“Learn to keep up.” 

you set them on fire

Taehyung paints your portrait as Medusa

Jimin hangs it in the foyer

“Accurate” 

he smirks at it

Hobi forces you into couples’ therapy

therapist quits after Jimin declares:

“Love is a performance. And I always win.”

Breaking Point

you catch him crying in the shower

bloodied feet staining the tiles

you rasp: “Why?” he chokes: “Because if I’m not flawless, I’m nothing.”

you bandage his feet, hands trembling

“Then let’s be nothing together.”

TURNING POINTS

= PAS DE DEUX OF PAIN

Accident

he fractures his ankle mid-performance

you carry him offstage

he snarls: “Let me go.”  you snap: “Never.” 

Sketchbook

finds your drawings of him

= raw, angry, alive

“You… see me.”

Duet

teaches you a tango

“Stop thinking.” 

he growls, hand searing your spine

“Just feel.” 

you stumble

he catches you

“Again.” 

he breathes: “Always.”

INTIMACY

= VIOLENT GRACE

First Kiss

after he wins a dance competition

you throw champagne in his face

“Congratulations, star.” 

he pins you to the wall

licking the alcohol off your neck

“You taste like victory.”

Smutty Moments

his touch is possessive

bites your shoulder

marks you like a claim

“Mine.”

growls, always growls

you dare: “Prove it.” 

when you take control, he unravels

Jimin: “I… I don’t know how to… ”  You (whispering): “Let go.”

he does, trembling

dawn finds him sketching you

= your scars his muse

“Beautiful. Because they’re real.”

HOW IT ENDS

Five Years Later

you launch a label for “flawed” artists

dancers with scars, designers who burn their own rules.

members thrive in the chaos:

Jin models “broken” couture

“Scratches add texture!”

Yoongi produces your runway tracks

Hobi choreographs limping models into poetry

Taehyung exhibits his “Ugly Truth” collection

Jimin dances center stage

ankle brace glinting

Jimin’s Vows (Renewal Ceremony)

“I spent my life chasing perfect. You taught me to… fall. Best stumble I ever took.”

You: “Still a drama queen.” Jimin (grinning through tears): “But I’m your drama queen.”

Final

he dances with your son in the studio

the boy’s laughter echoing off cracked mirrors

Jungkook films it: 

“Appa Jimin teaching the next gen to slay.” 

Jimin posts it

caption: “Perfection is boring. We’re legendary.”

TAEHYUNG = ECLECTIC DREAMER & HIS CONSTELLATION OF CHAOS

“You called me weird? Sweetheart, I’m the whole damn galaxy.”

WHY THE MARRIAGE HAPPENED

Political Context

your family (pioneers of AI-driven climate tech) needed Taehyung’s family

= custodians of Korea’s lost folk arts

to humanize your corporation’s icy reputation

their ancestral art vaults were crumbling

your tech needed soul

merger of algorithms and analog

Your Reason

to save your mother’s AI rainforest project from being axed by heartless investors

Taehyung’s Reason

to protect his grandmother’s centuries-old pansori scrolls

“They’re her heartbeat.” 

signing the contract with a fountain pen dipped in blue ink

“I’ll be the madman they need. But I won’t be tamed.”

WEDDING

= A BOHEMIAN RUCKUS

Your Attire

gown stitched from recycled satellite fabrics

shimmering like a nebula

“Fitting.” 

Taehyung smirks when he sees it 

“You’re as cold as space.”

Taehyung’s Attire

patchwork blazer (his grandmother’s silk, his father’s military patches)

mismatched socks

a beret tilted just so

“Chaos in couture.” 

he winks, snapping polaroids of guests uninvited

Location

abandoned planetarium turned art squat in Daegu

BTS members wreak havoc:

Jin wears a “Worldwide Best Man” sash

heckles Taehyung’s vows

Yoongi DJs vinyl records of thunderstorms and whale songs

Jimin choreographs a “first dance” 

= devolves into Taehyung twirling you like a dandelion

Hobi hangs paper cranes from the ceiling

Jungkook swings from them

Namjoon gives a speech about “love as quantum entanglement” 

Taehyung cuts in:

“Hyung, you’re ruining the vibes.”

Vows

You: “I vow to never delete your weird playlists. Even the one titled ‘Screaming into the Void’.” Taehyung: “I vow to… color outside your lines.” 

he grins

he's pulling a paintbrush from his pocket

swiping a streak of cerulean down your cheek

“Now we match.”

Reception

he vanishes

you find him in the planetarium’s projection room

lying on the floor as star maps flicker overhead

You: “Regretting your chaos in couture already?” Taehyung: “Nah. Just thinking… stars die screaming. But we’re here. Isn’t that weird?” 

he pats the floor

“Sit. Let’s be weird together.”

EARLY DAYS

= COLLISIONS OF COSMOS AND CODE

Mansion

retro-futuristic loft with a rooftop greenhouse (yours)

a basement darkroom (his)

his walls are plastered with film negatives

yours glow with holographic data trees

First Fight

over his midnight escapades

You: “You brought a literal stray cow upstairs?! ”Taehyung: “She’s a muse! Look at her eyes!” 

the cow moos

Jin texts: “I’m charging you for my designer couch.”

Members’ Meddling

Jimin gifts a “Couples’ Bucket List”:

#1: “Get matching tattoos (preferably of the cow).”

Hobi paints your AI drones to look like fireflies

you retaliate by coding them to buzz “BORING” 

Namjoon hosts a “Philosophy & Wine” night

Taehyung argues that “the moon is just space’s teardrop.”

Breaking Point

you find his hidden sketchbook

pages of you

you scowling at code, you laughing mid-sneeze, you asleep with holographs flickering on your face

You: “Why?” Taehyung (blushing): “You’re… my favorite paradox. Warm circuits, cold heart.” You (softly): “My heart isn’t cold. Just… buried.” Taehyung: “Let’s dig.”

TURNING POINTS

= LOVE AS A MIXED MEDIA MASTERPIECE

Observatory Date

drags you to a hilltop, telescope in tow

“See that star? It died 1,000 years ago. But we’re still watching its scream.” 

you kiss him under the ghost light

Cow’s Legacy

the stray (named Galaxy) gives birth in your greenhouse

Taehyung sobs: 

“Life! In the stupid lettuce!”

Panic Attack

freezes mid-gallery show

whispers trembling: 

“What if I’m not enough?” 

you step onstage

grip his hand

“This artist? He’s everything.”

INTIMACY

= UNTAMED AND UNSPOOLED

First Kiss

after he wins an art prize

you scoff: “Congrats, Van Gogh.” 

he pins you against his mural

smearing paint across your lips

“Taste the rainbow, princess.”

Smutty Moments

his hands are artist’s hands

calloused, ink-stained

mapping your body like a canvas

“Here.”

murmurs, biting your hip

“This is where I’ll paint you gold.”

when you undress him, he’s shy

“I’m… not a sculpture.” 

you trace his scars

“No. You’re better.”

dawn finds him sketching your naked form bathed in hologram light

“Stay still.” 

he pouts, when you move

“Or don’t. Chaos is prettier.”

HOW IT ENDS

Five Years Later

your mansion is a “Sanctuary for Lost Things”

stray animals, failed tech, orphaned art

members thrive:

Jin hosts “Ramen with Cows” nights

Galaxy becomes Instagram famous

Yoongi scores documentaries about your chaos

Jimin dances with feral kittens

Jungkooks’s “Scars & Stars” exhibit goes viral

his centerpiece?

a hologram of you and TAehyung mid-fight

titled “How Love Collides.”

Taehyung’s Vows (Renewal Ceremony)

“They said we’d crash. But baby, we’re a supernova.”

slips a ring made from Galaxy’s first bell

“My forever muse.”

You: “Still a weirdo.” Taehyung (grinning): “But you’re my weirdo.”

Final

teaches your daughter to paint

her tiny hands smearing cerulean on his nose

Jungkook films it

Taehyung captions it: “Masterpiece in progress.”

JUNGKOOK = WILD HEART & HIS UNLIKELY TAMER

“You think you can handle me? Good luck. I bite.”

WHY THE MARRIAGE HAPPENED

Political Context

your family (owners of a global security empire specializing in AI defense systems) needed Jungkook’s family

= legendary mercenaries turned private military contractors

to add brute force to your tech’s precision

their trigger fingers were losing contracts

your code needed muscle

merger of bullet and byte

Your Reason

to protect your sister from being sold into a rival alliance

Jungkook’s Reason

to free his brother from prison

“He took a fall for me.” 

Jungkook mutters, signing the contract with a switchblade jammed into the table

“This is my penance. Don’t get in my way.”

WEDDING

= WAR ZONE IN WHITE

Your Attire

bulletproof ivory corset dress (your design)

hidden holsters strapped to your thighs

Jungkook’s Attire

black tactical suit

sleeves rolled to showcase his tattoos

crown on his hand, ARMY on his knuckles, and the tiger lily are what you recognise first

 “Like what you see?” 

he smirks, catching you staring

“Don’t get attached.”

Location

cliffside fortress in Jeju

waves crashing below

BTS members toe the line between guests and guards:

Jin wears a “Worldwide Best Man” kevlar vest

“Romance is dead, but I’m immortal!”

Yoongi snipes drones from a tower

he's grumbling

“I’m not your damn wedding planner.”

Jimin chokeslides into the ceremony

tossing confetti grenades

“Congrats, lovebirds!”

Taehyung paints a mural of you both as mythical warrior

= Jungkook as a wolf, you as a storm

Hobi DJs a mix of trap and Debussy

“Balance, people!”

Namjoon officiates, quoting Sun Tzu: 

“Love is the ultimate warfare...” 

Jungkook cuts him off:

“Skip the lecture. Let’s fight already.”

Vows

You: “I vow not to shoot you. Unless you deserve it.” Jungkook: “I vow to… stay. For now.”

flashes his ARMY knuckle tattoo

 “But cross me, and I’ll vanish.”

Reception

he disappears

you find him on the cliff’s edge

shirtless, tattoos glowing in the moonlight

You: “Regretting this?” Jungkook: “Nah. Just wondering how fast you’d fall.” 

nods to the drop

You (stepping closer): “Try me.”

he grins = feral, thrilling

then pulls you back

“Later, princess.”

EARLY DAYS

= CLASH OF CLAWS AND CODE

Compound

steel-and-glass bunker

with a shooting range (his)

a hacker’s den (yours)

his gym reeks of sweat and gun oil

yours hums with servers and paranoia

First Fight

over his reckless missions

You: “You nearly blew up my servers!” Jungkook: “Your servers were in the way.” 

slams a knife into your desk

Jungkook: “Next time, move ’em.” You (yanking the knife out): “Next time, I’ll move you.”

Members’ Meddling

Jimin gifts matching daggers

“Stab each other gently!”

Taehyung paints your faces on grenades

Jungkook hangs them as “art.”

Hobi forces you into couples’ MMA classes

Jungkook pins you in 10 seconds

“Weak.”

you knee his ribs

“Better.”

Breaking Point

you hack his mission files

discovering his brother’s arrest was a setup

You: “You’re being played.”Jungkook (slamming you against the wall): “Stay out of my head!”You (cold): “Or what? You’ll kill me? Do it.” 

his grip loosens

“…Fuck. You’re crazy.”

TURNING POINTS

= BLOODIED TRUST

Ambush

takes a bullet shielding you

you scream

“Why?!”

later stitching his wound

“You… owe me a rematch.”

he gasps, tracing your panic

Tattoo

lets you touch his tattoos for the first time

“It’s for my brother”

he admits it when you keep tracing the same spot

“He called me his beast.”

Code

you decrypt his brother’s files

“He’s innocent.”

Jungkook stares

tears mixing with blood

“…Thank you.”

INTIMACY

= FERAL AND FERVENT

First Kiss

after he wins a fight club match

you toss a towel at him

“You’re bleeding.”

grabs your wrist

licking the blood off his lip

“Your turn.”

Smutty Moments

his touch is raw

bites your neck

grips your hips hard enough to bruise

“Mine.”

ARMY knuckles whitening

you dare him to prove it

when you straddle him, he freezes

vulnerable under his ink

Jungkook: “I… don’t know how to be soft.” You (whispering): “Then don’t.”

dawn finds him sketching you asleep

crown tattoo brushing your cheek

“Pretty. When you’re quiet.”

HOW IT ENDS

Five Years Later

you dismantle the corrupt alliance

freeing his brother

the compound becomes a sanctuary for rogue agents and hackers

members thrive:

Jin hosts “Kevlar & Karaoke” nights

Yoongi trains recruits

Jimin teaches “Dance-Fu.”

Taehyung paints murals of your battles

Hobi turns them into NFT art

Jungkook and his brother open a gym

“No guns. Just fists.”

Jungkook’s Vows (Renewal Ceremony)

“I used to think love was a cage. You… you’re the key.”

slips a ring forged from his first bullet

“My forever fight.”

You: “Still a brute.” Jungkook (grinning): “But I’m your brute.”

Final

chases your son through the gym

the boy wearing mini tactical gear

Namjoon films and comments it:

“Baby Beast in training”

Jungkook posts it

caption: “Legacy secured.”

HYUNG LINE POST

[jadetheblueartist]

So like superhero teenagers :DDDD imma ramble a lot under the cut and also put individual shots of them

Um so like I needed to character design as a palette cleanse from the background art (don’t worry Im determined to get to the asks at one time or another) so I revived a story I made a few years ago and like :D there’s something about teen superheroes in a team that just gets me every time, like Sky High? Fantastic. This one random marvel kids movie that I can’t remember the name of but watched soooo much back in the day? Spectacular. My comfort book, “The Class Villain” by Coral Elizabeth and Katherine Lee, that plays with the concept of what makes heroes heroes and villains villains and that I think is recommended bc the only other person I’ve seen talk about it is my sister who I told about it. My bread and butter.

But yeah I had the idea of a several season episodic type show where the superheroes go to school for superheroing a few years back and it never really got anything more than a few sketches, so now is the time to revive it apparently

Past me accidentally set up future me for a really interesting thing thematically tho which I appreciate. It’s semi inspired by the whole “autism is a superpower” thing in a way bc all of them are neurodivergent and/or disabled in some way, some of it resulting directly from their power, some less so. In their world, the superhero industry isn’t the most inclusive but their school is starting a new program to actually include people who need whatever accommodations. They’re kinda the test run so it’s they are they’re whole class but if possibility for additional classmates could be a thing in the future 🤷‍♀️

But yeah that’s the very broad overview so like if you wanna inquire about specific characters (or all of them bc I haven’t really given any specifics on them at all teehee) feel free :D I’ll also probably get around to making some little intro posts for them at some point to so we’ll just see I guess

No actually here’s teeny intros for each of them: Ryker is the aloof rich boy who learns how to have friends (Fish is his service dog), Bellamy is a book loving daydreamer who learns self love, Angelo is the resident tough guy (who has to actively fight the cute allegations) who learns that it’s okay to need help, Opal is the reliable and ambitious one of the group who learns that she doesn’t have to prove anything to the people around her, and Benjamin is the chill guy with mysterious inner conflict that learns that hiding things from his friends never works out in the end.

And uh… @plumsodapop 👉👈 can my superhero bebes be fwiends with your superhero bebes :3

[biowaredisasterbisexual]

Challenge Accepted

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So, below the cut and definitely unbeta’d, find something I wrote that genuinely makes me smile from the Modern AU (tm).

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Turning to face her, a sheepish grin on his face, was Rook. “Didn’t realize I’d be accompanying the Neve Gallus.”

Neve doubted her expression hid her shock.

Rook was the Shadow who’d pulled off the Nessus Job? Rook?

He shifted his weight, almost bouncing on the balls of his feet. “Surprise?”

“You seem to be full of them,” she managed as she assimilated this new information.

His combat gear was well-worn, whether from wherever he’d gotten it or through his work for the Shadow Dragons she couldn’t guess. The bruises she’d seen on him earlier were no longer there, and she was surprised at the relief she felt. “You drank that healing potion?”

He chuckled. “Ah, well…someone smarter than I am mentioned that a healer might be a good idea, so I tried that instead.” She noted genuine apology in his eyes when they met hers.

“Good.” Neve drew closer to the desk, and looked down at the blueprints Rook had pulled. Tarquin stepped out of her way, and ushered Ashur into a corner for a private conversation. “This is the warehouse?”

He followed her lead. “In theory,” Rook said.

“These are the blueprints they submitted for their permits. But obviously they wouldn’t include anything that they might want to hide; anyone can get these. Even the maintenance guy.” He smirked at her. “Still, the external doors should be accurate - inconsistencies there would be tough to explain - so unless we go in through a window these are going to be the entry and exit points.”

“There are security cameras here, here, here, and here,” Neve said, indicating their placement on the plans.

Rook looked impressed. “Any sense of their line of vision?”

She took her phone out and opened her recording from earlier that day. “Let’s see,” she murmured as it began to play, focusing in on the view of each camera this time rather than the subjects of her inquiry.

“May I?” Rook asked. She glanced over at him, where he was, even in the midst of all this, smiling.

She smirked. “If you mess with my phone, I’ll hunt you down,” she warned as she handed the device to him.

“Don’t threaten me with a good time,” he muttered as he watched the video with the sound muted, and Neve felt butterflies in her stomach.

She’d chalk those up to nerves.

About the job. Not Rook.

He handed her phone back and reached into one of his many pockets. With the pencil he’d pulled out, Rook carefully started sketching lines that went from the camera locations Neve had indicated to the walls on the blueprint.

“At the end there, which door did the Flirt Master leave through?” Rook asked. Neve pointed to the front employee entrance and exit.

“There.” She cocked an eyebrow. “Flirt Master?”

He smirked as he checked over his handiwork with the plans. “You saw him last night. That was a master class. I’m planning to study it.”

Neve snorted. “Trust me, you’re better off without.”

Rook turned and caught her gaze. “Promise?”

Tarquin cleared his throat, and Rook pinked.

Interesting.

“Do you have some kind of plan, or will I have to listen to this all night?” The Templar grumbled.

Rook traced a path through the front door in a light pencil line. “If we enter here, we’ll be in the office area and not in the stacks, plus we can stay in this blind spot up until this point. Their camera set up actually isn’t that good. Especially if they’re storing more than overpriced perfume for the highblood crowd.”

He stood up and rubbed his chin in apparent thought. “Do we think Daddy Bataris maybe doesn’t know about Junior’s moonlighting in the culty artifact business? Because if so, security might not be as bad as I feared.”

“Never say ‘Daddy Bataris’ again.” Tarquin sounded physically pained, and Neve stifled a snicker as Rook smirked.

Rook bent back over the blueprints. “From here,” he marked the spot with an ‘X,’ “we should have a good view of the office space without being in the camera line. Hopefully it’ll give us insight into where the security hub is. Once we find it, we can knock it out easily enough. We’ll just need to disable to remote alarm system first.”

He stood up, looking down at the plans with his hands on his hips. “Step one, remote alarm; step two, security hub; step three, Neve pilfers the place for fun and profit; step four, piss off Tevinter supremacists.” Rook looked at them all and grinned.

Neve looked at him skeptically. “Is this how you do all your planning?”

“Pretty much!”

“Explains Nessus,” Tarquin muttered, and Rook pouted.

[cheri-2047]

Hello! I hope im doing this right hehe,,,

Can i request for a Lyney x fempainter!reader who's also a tsundere? Reader also has a soft spot for flowers :3 tysm in advanced!!!!

i have such a big Lyney brainrot sm to the point that my parents call him my boyfriend 😭

ANYWAYS. IVE been wanting to feed The lyney x reader tag cause I love my husband. thank u for the req btw !!

sorry if I made the reader a bit like,,, too much (??) my bad if I did

“Roses for you!”

TAGS: fluff ! CHARACTERS: Lyney, Rosseland, Mentions of Charlotte,

Poof

you were painting peacefully, while Lyney was out on a mission. Lately you had been running out of inspiration, so sometimes you would get his cat Rosseland to pose for you.

“guess who~”

Someone covered your eyes, appearing out of nowhere.

“you’re back early” you smiled, before the man who appeared behind you covered your eyes tighter

“You didn’t guess”

“ugh you- I mean my wonderful and amazing boyfriend, the one and only, the greatest man in Teyvat, Lyney!” You said sarcastically, Lyney chuckled as he felt you rolling your eyes.

“oh come on now! Don’t you want to see something cool?” “look Lyney- I’m- ah rosseland no go back!” you felt the cat rub against your leg, you got tickled a bit.

lyney chuckled at the sight, pressing a kiss to the back of your neck, causing you to get tickled more

“ah-lyney” you laughed “stop!!”

He chuckled before letting go of your eyes

“tada!”

and just like that, your canvas was gone. “hey where did you-“

when you looked back, you saw him holding a bouquet of rainbow roses. You blushed

“why did you…”

“you said you were running out of inspo right?”

you nod

“and you know how I’ve been in a lot of missions lately right?”

you nod

“well I.. charlotte told me in a mission that rainbow roses signify romance and passion. And well… I got reminded of you”

you blushed, averting your gaze

“they’re fresh too! I Just picked them”

he smiled, sitting on a chair behind you and hugging you from behind.

“wait..picked them?”

“mmhm, I grew them myself.”

you were shocked, you didn’t even know that he had been growing flowers for you.

“just like my love has grown for you”

AND THAT WAS IT. That was the last straw, at this point you were a flustered mess and you didn’t know how to thank him. Let alone even look at him.

“Tsk…you shouldn’t have-“

“No- no buts! I wanted to, I love you”

he smiled, holding your chin to make you face him. He laughed, “my you’re so cute like this!” “shh!!” You crossed your arms, as your lover planted a kiss on your lips.

He moved the chair next to you and with a snap, the canvas re appeared and the roses in a vase in front of it

“can I Watch?”

you nod, and he lays his head on your shoulder as you start to sketch.

“your art is so pretty… I’ll never understand how you do it so well…” he mumbled as Rosseland hops into his lap. and just nuzzles against him a lot.

“I think rosseland agrees as well” he smiles. Looking up to see you for a bit

“still speechless Mon ange?” He chuckled, wrapping an arm around your waist.

“I love you”

A/B: aaaaand that’s a wrap. I might draw this honestly HAHAHAHAH sorry it’s kinda short, I just kinda did whatever here. Also sorry if the French terms of endearments are wrong, I just searched it up. Anyways mon Ange is my Angel :>>> I had fun writing this WAAH I love Lyney so much (this is my second lyney post of the day…) btw, good luck on your art journey !!

btw… my Masterlist issue isn’t fixed yet, if anyone can comment how to fix it that would be a great help, thank you !! (And also comments to improve are also appreciated, anything about capitalization and grammar and stuff I know, I’m writing for fun so I don’t pay much attention to that HAHHAHA)

[lana-writes]

you cannot take this pain from me

A Solas x F!Lavellan fanfic

Word Count: 2.2k

Rating: general audiences

Tags/Warnings: post Crestwood angst, hurt/comfort

Summary: The Inquisitor hasn't been seen in days and Varric is enlisted to help search for her. With a little help, he finds her tearful and alone and struggling to make sense of her last conversation with Solas.

A/N: I just played through the Crestwood scene the other night and I needed to process somehow, hence Varric comforting my poor Inquisitor.

Read on AO3 | Masterlist | Character Letters (Etsy)

Cassandra strode through Skyhold on a mission, eyes and ears open and searching. 

“Varric,” she said, approaching the dwarf where he lingered in the main hall. 

“What can I do for you, Seeker?” He smiled at first, but his face dropped as he saw that hard look in her eyes. 

“Have you seen the Inquisitor?” she demanded. 

“No, not recently,” he said. “Is something wrong?” She glanced around, wary of the crowds that filled the hall. 

“No one has seen her since we returned from the Temple of Mythal,” she admitted in a hushed voice.

“No one?” he asked. 

“She made her rounds the day after, but it’s been two days since anyone spoke to her.”

“Surely, she’s around somewhere. She’s probably just resting after that Well of Sorrows business. I mean she did seem a little different after all that and we still don’t really know what it did to her,” Varric suggested.

“It isn’t that.” Cassandra continued, “She did not appear for the council meeting this morning and the staff said she was not in her room this morning either.”

“Then what do you think is going on?” 

“I don’t know, but whatever this is, it’s not like her to behave like this,” she said, “Something is wrong.” He’d seen enough of Cassandra to know when she was rattled, and this had her concerned. 

“I’ll ask around,” he said. “With all the eyes in this place, there’s no way someone hasn’t seen her.” 

“Just be discreet,” she added. “We don’t want people knowing the herald is missing.” 

“You think I don’t know that,” he said, “And we don’t know that she’s missing yet. She’s probably still here somewhere, just trying to find a little privacy. You’ve got to know all this hasn’t been easy on her.” 

“I know, but I can’t believe she would just slip away without telling one of us.” 

“I’ll admit that it’s odd but we won’t know until we find her,” he said. 

“You must let me know as soon as you do.” 

“Alright, alright. We’ll find her,” he agreed and Cassandra continued off and out the front doors. 

Varric thought for a moment. If he was the Inquisitor and he wanted to get away, where would he go? Her chambers, probably, but if she wasn’t there, then he wasn’t sure where else to look. There were others who might know better though. He turned and walked through to the bottom floor of the rotunda, searching for his other elven friend. Just as he always was, Solas sat at his desk, sketchbook and charcoal in hand. His face was all stone, hard and fixed on the page as he scratched away at the paper. 

“Have you seen the Inquisitor today?” Varric asked him, breaking the near silence of the room. His hand stilled and he glanced up at Varric. 

“I have not,” Solas said, continuing his sketching. 

“Cassandra seems to think she’s missing.” He stopped again. 

“Oh?” His brows furrowed a little in surprise but Varric expected more from the elf than that considering how close he thought they were. 

“Yeah,” he said, “It’s been a little while since I’ve seen Cassandra so upset. She seems to think something is really wrong.”

“Is she not in her chambers?” 

“From what I’ve heard, no, and no one has seen her today or yesterday either.” Finally, Varric saw concern wash over Solas’s face. “When did you last see her?” 

“The night before last.”  

“Where? Here in Skyhold?”

“Yes,” Solas paused, unsure if he should speak the rest, “then we took a walk.” A moment passed while Varric stared at his friend.

“And?”

“We came back separately. I do not know anything else,” he said. 

“Well, what happened? Where did she go?” 

“I had no reason until now to believe that she did not return just as I did.” He was being too brief and curt to convince Varric of anything he was saying.

“What happened, Solas?” Varric asked, “I can tell something did. I can’t believe you would be so nonchalant about her otherwise.” 

“I am not nonchalant about her,” he said firmly, “but the rest is none of your business, Varric.”

“It is, if you did something to hurt her.” 

“We spoke and I left. That is all you need to know,” Solas spoke softly again and Varric watched him. He could see the pain in his eyes, the sorrow in his face. Something did happen, but Solas wasn’t about to tell him what it was. “I do not know where she is.”

“Well, thanks a lot then,” Varric said. 

He left the rotunda in search of Cole. If anyone could find her, it would be their spirit friend and if she was hurting, like Varric now suspected she might be, Cole would be able to find her all the easier. Sure enough, once he explained their concern, Cole was off on the search. 

She was bright, so bright when he looked for her. He almost didn’t even have to search. She shone through all the sorrows and pain and joys in this place like a beacon in the night. The mark called out so loudly announcing her to whoever had eyes to look. It took moments to find her and only a moment more to reach her side. 

Althima jumped when he appeared before her. High in the loft of the stables, she laid across a blanket spread over the hay, a book spread open beside her and a pencil lying in the centerfold. Tear stained writing marred its pages. A sentence was left unfinished. Her face was swollen and red from crying, and yet her face was more bare than it had been in many years. Bare, empty, bereft and unblemished by her people’s markings of devotion, stripped of any signs of her faith, any connection to her ancestors save the point in her ears or her proud, bright eyes that sat high on her face. She sat up and watched him warily.

“You hurt for him,” Cole whispered, kneeling before her. “You laid out your love to him. You gave it freely and he walked away. He won’t tell you why.” 

“Don’t.” She shook her head and glared at him. “Don’t do this, Cole.” 

“I want to help.”

“You cannot take this pain from me,” she said. Tears threatened her voice. 

“But I can and you know I can.”

“No, I don’t want you to,” she said, “Please, Cole, just let me be.” 

“Varric is looking for you, Cassandra too. She worries for you. They all do.”

“I don’t want to be found,” she said, “I want to be left alone. Please. Just two days. That’s all I wanted. Just two days for myself. Let me lick my wounds and I– I’ll come back. I’ll be the herald they want. Please, Cole.” Her eyes burned with tears again as she begged him. He stood and walked out as silent as he came. 

Varric had not gone far when Cole returned to him.  

“She is in the stables and she is hurting, confused, angry. She says she does not wish to talk, but she does,” Cole said. 

“Why is she hurting?” Varric asked. 

“She doesn’t want me to say. He doesn’t either.” 

“I think I understand,” he said. “Thanks, kid.” 

Varric made his way across the courtyard to the stables and started calling out for her. 

“Inquisitor?” No response. “Althima?” He searched around the bottom floor for a few minutes until he heard a creak from the loft above. “Althima?” he called again and again, no response came. He climbed up into the loft anyway and sure enough, there she was.

“You’ve given us a scare down there, you know?” he said, approaching her. She was sitting with her back against the wall, a book in her lap. Her face, once proud, clear and decorated with intricate markings dedicated to her gods, was now somehow void of any ornament and any indication that she was the same confident, powerful woman he knew. Her face was red from crying and dark circles beneath her eyes told him she’d been like this a while. Varric couldn’t stop his own face from contorting in concern, but he didn’t let it enter his voice. 

“Cassandra is running in circles wondering where you went,” he said, sitting down beside her against the wall. “If I don’t report back to her soon, she might start sounding alarms.” 

“I told Cole I didn’t want company.” She stared at him with a harder look than he’d ever seen from her, at least harder than any she’d directed at him before. 

“And he told me you were hurting and you wanted to talk about it.”

“Funny, because I thought I explicitly told him the opposite.”

“Well, he said you’d say you didn’t want to but you really did.”

“Of course, he did,” she sighed. 

“What’s going on with you, kid? You don’t look so good,” he said. 

“I’m fine, Varric,” she said, “I just needed a day or two to myself.”

“You could have told someone,” he said, “at least then Cassandra wouldn’t be running around in a panic.” 

“Is she that upset?” 

“Honestly, yeah. She’s worried about you. I’m worried about you,” he said. “I mean if this is fine, I don’t want to see what your actual bad days look like. What actually happened to you?” She chuckled to herself and bit her lip. 

“I’d like to know that too.”

“I mean no one hears from you in two days then you turn up with your face looking like that and you’ve clearly been crying,” he said, “Not to mention Cole being weird and vague about you being hurt by someone.” He glanced over at her. “Does this have to do with Solas?” 

“It’s none of your business, Varric.” 

“Funny,” he smiled, “that’s exactly what he said.” He let a moment or two pass between them as he watched her face. She was barely holding herself together and it pained him to see her this way. “You know, when I realized you two were getting a little cozy, I thought ‘good, she’s gonna need someone to lean on, someone to look out for her.’ I suppose I should have also considered other ways it could end too.”

“You don’t know– We weren’t–” she sniffled and took a deep breath. “We weren’t together.” 

“Don’t lie to me, kid,” he said, “We all saw the looks you two gave each other. I know how much time you spent down there in his little room talking with him while he painted or whatever. It wasn’t exactly a well kept secret. I mean, Dorian even told me about how he overheard you two talking about some kiss or something a week after we got here.” Althima wasn’t sure if she wanted to cry or laugh thinking of how they were overheard, that someone, Dorian, heard her use the phrase “Fade tongue” in a conversation. “We all knew, and now I can see that it was pretty serious, whether you were ‘together’ or not, and I can tell that whatever happened between you two the other night wasn’t pretty,” he continued. “But I want you to know that I won’t say a word if you want to talk to someone about it.” She stared at him for a few seconds, hot tears welling up in her eyes again. 

“Thank you, Varric, but I–” she sniffled and wiped the back of her hand over her eyes, “I wouldn’t even know where to start or what to say. I just– I just feel so stupid and I don’t know what happened. Was it because of the Well? Or am I just not enough? Does he not trust me? There’s something– Something in him, about him.” She sniffled some more and wiped her eyes again. “His past, maybe? I mean, I don’t know anything about him, not really. He never spoke about where he came from but there’s something that he can’t let go of, that he won’t let me see.” She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself. “He’d rather let me go than let me in and I hate it.”

“I’m real sorry, kid.” 

“And now, he says he’ll be here to help against Corypheus, but he won’t tell me why about any of it. He says it wouldn’t be appropriate, that once Corypheus is defeated, all will be made clear. Whatever that means.” She threw up her hands in frustration as she stifled the urge to cry again. “I don’t know what I could have done.” The two were quiet for a moment or two.

“Maybe, it’s not you,” he said, turning his head to look her in the eyes. “In all my travels, I’ve met a lot of really extraordinary people for better or worse and what you’re doing? It might be the craziest thing I’ve seen yet and maybe the most important. You’re an inspiration to a lot of people and you’ve taken on so much with a grace that few others would have. I don’t doubt for a second that he knows that too.” He offered her a weak but kind smile. “It’s not your fault if he doesn’t know how to let you in.”

“Thank you, Varric,” she smiled. 

“There she is,” he grinned, “our Inquisitor.” She chuckled and nodded. 

“Would you sit with me a while? At least until Cassandra finds us. If you found me, I can’t imagine it will take her much longer,” she said. “Maybe you can tell me another story about you and Hawke.” 

“Yeah, I can do that, kid,” he replied. “Did I ever tell you about the time Hawke defeated the Arishok and a dragon on the same day?” 

[baflegacy]

Welcome to Smosh Girlies Week! (March 24-31)

Since March is International Women’s Month and I’ve been wanting a way to gush about the female cast & crew of Smosh and the F/F ships in the fandom! So why not dedicate a week, right?

The event will run from March 24-31 and anyone and any kind of post (fan art, edit, fanfic, etc.) are welcome! I’ll be splitting the week into two ‘parts’: a general appreciation half and a half for the RPF stuff so anyone who wants to join in can either choose one ‘half’ or do both!

Rules + prompts will be posted under the cut! Good luck to all who will participate, and feel free to send an ask if you have any questions!

(Would like to also thank @zillaphoneswag & @lilac-hecox for doing Amangela Week and the Valentines Gift Exchange as they inspired me to do this!)

Rules:

Open to anyone in Smoshblr.

Any kind of post (art, edits, moodboards, writing, AUs, etc.) is welcome!

Smosh Girlies Week is for anyone who is/was at Smosh! So yes—that includes former and current cast/crew.

Multiple entries/posts in a single prompt are definitely welcome!

Since this week is also about boosting/highlighting the wlw side of smoshblr, lets focus on F/F ships for the RPF side of the week!

Please tag any work that is NSFW/18+

Make sure to tag your work as #smoshgirliesweek as well!

Don’t feel pressured to do all of the prompts, we’re here to have fun!

* Also, I know most of us here are very respectful people, so just a general warning: I ask that we only have this on Tumblr & AO3 (for the RPF side). Let’s not tag the cast in our fics and possibly make them uncomfortable.

Prompts:

General:

March 24: Cast and Crew! (Highlighting your fave or wanna gush about an underrated smosh girlie? Can do one or both! It’s all up to you!)

March 25: Smosh Dynamics! (Nows your chance to talk about your fav dynamic or a dynamic you think isn’t talked about enough!)

March 26: Favorite Character by a Smosh Girlie! (Sarah Christ? Katchem Poppy? Andromeda?)

March 27: Favorite Project they ‘Starred In’! (Courtney’s Funeral Roast Trailer? Angela in Starkid? You decide!)

RPF:

March 28: Inside the Smoffice Cinematic Universe (Office shenanigans, a workplace romance? The possibilities are endless!)

March 29: Alternate Universe (Medieval AU with Queen!Amanda? Superhero Team/Vigilante AU? Maybe even a universe based on a sketch/bit? Who knows!)

March 30: Found Family & Friendship (Let’s highlight the friendship & different dynamics within the female cast!)

March 31: Free Day! (Write about anything and everything!)

*Bonus Challenge: Try to write/make something about a different smosh ship every prompt during the RPF half of the week!

[the-100-days-of-junkan]

Day 82

Another one that I love!~ Gonna be a lot of those from here on if you couldn’t tell!

Junko’s the Ultimate Fashionista (in the english release at least but hey Ultimate Gyaru has to have a little crossover right??), so of course she handles Mikan’s wardrobe the moment she’s allowed to. So . . . Extremely cute scene of her having Mikan try out clothes to see what she does and doesn’t like. 

An opportunity for Junko to pamper Mikan, AND i get to draw Mikan in a sweater???? Heaven. Also like are we all in agreement that sweaters just look fuckin amazing on Mikan?? Like I admit, I think I just like drawing Sweaters on Mikan but they just make her look so much cuter because of how god damn cozy she looks in em. 

Unfortunately that’s all I have to talk about for that topic? I think? So instead let’s shift over to a recent development involving Junkan!

I’m in the midst of working on the Junkan Christmas Eve comic, which hopefully will be getting posted on time a few days after this, and during the process of making there’s been something new with my current abilities.

I have officially hit the point of proper freehanding on these two.

Y’see this probably won’t make too much sense but i’ll do my best to explain. 

So normally when it comes to sketches I’ve done things a bit less proper compared to more professional artists. I usually get a little start on the anatomy, and then just start sketching all the character details and moving out from there. It isn’t often that I do a full sketch for the basic anatomy of a character, I only do it when I really wanna not fuck up a pose. And as you also know up till now only one piece in this event was drawn normally. Everything else is a sketch that i cleaned up and colored, or just a sketch. 

This is because generally speaking I can’t do art using my normal pen tool without a sketch to work off of, it requires a lot more finesse to use the G-Pen both because of the larger shifts that can occur in line width, and the slightly looser feel it has compared to my Pencil Tool. 

That’s all to say that I have drawn Junko and Mikan so many fucking times that I can just, draw them without proper sketches now. I’m at a point where I just need to draw the head, torso, and legs for an anatomy sketch, and then with the G-Pen I can just, draw from there. That’s big for me personally, and also fucked up because god how even??? There hasn’t been a drop in quality either so far, i’m still able to refine the expressions and i haven’t fucked up with the arms too much yet, I’d even say it’s resulted in some of my favorite Junkos and Mikans period.

Now, the catch is that again, this is only Junko and Mikan. I could prooooobably get to this point with Mukuro eventually just because her design is much simpler compared to other DR Characters? I struggle with getting her colors right rather than linework, but that’s about it and still not really useful in my main line of work unless I memorize every character that’s ever existed, and it took like 150 fucking times for Junkan I can’t do that for an obscure RPG character that I might get commissioned once and then never again. 

It’s also not something that I think i’ll apply to my normal Junkan works, because I am a perfectionist to a fault when it comes to pieces I care about and I want to make sure every detail these is exact. I need to be meticulous for ship art like this, every detail is important. And I can maximize that with sketching.

This new skill is basically useful for one thing. Speed. 

I pride myself on my efficiency, even if I have waned over the years due to burnout and overwork, when I get into it I can fuckin move with my art. And so if I need to say, make a 28 page comic in under a month? Being able to mostly skip an entire phase of the art process is very, VERY useful, ESPECIALLY because it’s a comic. Something which generally takes more time than my normal art by nature of it’s format and what it involves. When making the Comic for Day 60 it was all sketches, which was equally fast but could leave small imperfections at the time that either went under my radar or I just let slide because i was trying to be efficient. 

This is basically perfect for having to speedrun a Junkan comic, it’s all the speed with the usual amount of visual quality.

So in short . . . I’m turning into a nightmarish hell machine but specifically for drawing Junkan. I am genuinely curious how much farther I can go up from here, like, what the hell else could I be capable of with this???? Am I just gonna learn how to fuckin beam the art onto the canvas with my brain???

Moral of the story is just get mind numbingly obsessed with a ship and I guess you’ll get better at stuff??? I have no idea, i’m still kind of processing the comedic value of what this year has been because I was desperate for these two to make out. 

As always, Reblogs, Comments, and Little Notes in the Tags are appreciated!~ They always make my day!~

[hearteyespierce]

tl;dr — unemployment woes, job hunting and existing as a disabled person sucks. i am open for art commissions and a post is coming soon, but feel free to dm me if you are interested! + status of my latest queer pulp novel cover redraw wip at the end as tax

being unemployed in 2024/2025 sucks, the job market is the worst for workers it’s ever been. i’ve applied to hundreds of jobs the last several months and i even do what all the recruiters on linked in say you need to do of “make a custom tailored resume and cover letter for every job you apply for 😇”/threat.

i make sure i use as many keywords from the job descriptions as possible and even run my resumes/cover letters through ATS scanners and always get around a ~90%+ match to the job description (what is considered a “great” score is apparently 80-85%), and still nothing! My applications are better than they’ve ever been but never has even getting an interview been so difficult.

i applied to a job that i have ten years of experience for in that exact role and they didn’t even want to talk to me — I got a form rejection email. That one was devastating.

and yeah, literally the worst part of all of this is that i’ve been forced to actually use linkedin as an actual social media app instead of just slapping my resume up there and ignoring it as god intended. every day i go online and see the worst takes of all time. i have found some genuinely good people and good opportunities (really hoping the one i’m pursuing right now, it would be so amazing and feel like a gift tbh to be offered this job) but the whole unemployment grind is so soul crushing.

i’ve barely had time to talk to any one who isn’t my partner who lives with me bc i’m using all my battery to try to find a job and try to build a website + portfolio for my art bc unemployment runs out next month so if something doesn’t work out i’m going to need to figure out something. i already lost my health insurance and can’t afford marketplace so i’m just rawdogging it rn as a disabled/chronically ill person, so that’s fun 🙃

but yeah, if you read this far, i am open for commissions — i have a post ready to go, I just need to wait a few days to post it publicly bc one of the examples on it is a surprise gift I did for someone and it’s in the mail to them right now. but if you’re interested, dm me or email killerxqueer@gmail.com and I’ll send you the graphics/info!

and, as promised: remember this pulp cover that was making the rounds LAST january?? yeah i sketched this back then and then. never finished it 😅 but i started painting it a day or two ago and i’m so thrilled with how it’s coming out!

[halfusek]

Something inky this way comes! The Ink Demonth emerges once again!

The Ink Demonth is a 31-day event dedicated to the game Bendy and the Ink Machine (and other games associated with the Bendy universe). It’s based on daily themes. As long as your creation involves elements from the game along with any interpretation of the respective day’s theme – it counts!

You don’t have to create something for each day, make as many creations as you’d like. However, if you manage to do all 31 of them, you can submit a form to receive a little gift (drawing request)! In the form, you will have to provide a link to each of your posted event submissions (it doesn’t have to be Tumblr, just a site that’s publically accessible!).

Here is the link to the form (it will be opened from September 1st to September 30th):

Tag your creations with #The Ink Demonth and #Bendy and the Ink Machine. It’s important if you want to have your entry reblogged by me, which I’m going to do to everything I’ll see in this tag. (So don’t @ me, just tag it with the event’s tag and the game’s name. It’s possible that your post may not show up in the tags, if you notice that I’m not reblogging your entries for a longer while, feel free to DM them directly to me on Tumblr. My focus will be mainly on Tumblr, I may interact with posts on other sites but it is going to be with whatever I run into, as this event is Tumblr-focused. Feel free to post on other sites too, though!)

(Due to special circumstances in my life I might be especially slow this August with reblogging stuff, so if you notice that I'm not reblogging anything at all, I might just be having a busy day and will get on it when I'm free! <3)

(And, though I think it goes without saying, if I notice a post containing something I consider harmful content, I will not reblog it and will warn the creator of such content that, depending on the case, they cannot continue to take part in the event with content like this or perhaps even not at all.)

Remember to tag only the finished entries, so the tag isn’t clogged with WIPs!

You can create whatever you’d like! Draw a picture! Write a fic! Do a video edit! Take a cosplay photo! Anything you can come up with that is a creative interpretation of that day’s theme!

(Don’t try to „cheat the system”, though – don’t submit a, let’s say, straight line for each day, I will notice this kind of spam and remember: spamming is a terrible sin. You can make an entry that covers a few themes but as long as you don’t create 31 things, the gift will not be granted to you.)

The event starts on the 1st of August and ends on the 31st. Although, don’t worry if you’re too busy in August, late entries are always welcome! (…for reblogging, as for drawing gifts I’m going to give all of you an extra month, so if you’re aiming for that, the end of September is your deadline.) (I usually also give an extra month before for preparing during July but this year I’ve been too busy to make it for July so apologies!)

Why in August? I figured that since August is the month on Joey’s calendar in his apartment and August is the month during which BatIM takes place, it should be the one! 

Please, make sure to tag appropriate trigger/content warnings!

Thank you for taking your time to read this. Reblogs are appreciated in order to get the word out.

Have fun everyone! 💛🖤

You can view the text version of the full month under the cut~

1. Pencil

2. Friendship

3. Creator

4. Choice

5. Benevolent

6. Machine

7. Flow

8. Pen

9. Failure

10. Creation

11. Reason

12. Angel

13. Children

14. Puddles

15. Color

16. Legacy

17. Eye

18. Purpose

19. Ghost

20. Factory

21. City

22. Radio

23. Contraband

24. Keep

25. Cycle

26. Demon

27. Pit

28. Devour

29. Meat

30. Duck

31. Revival

[emry-stars-art]

EDIT: PENCIL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING AGAIN!! Thank you to those who donated, you have my ENTIRE heart for now and always

Hiii I’m back to bother you all again with technical difficulties. Long story short, if I have diagnosed the problem properly, I need a new Apple Pencil! And if I’m wrong I’ll need to replace both my pencil and the iPad itself!! But (and I am sure this will surprise no one that’s read this far) - I have no money 🥲

This isn’t quite a 100% necessary expense. I still have a handful of job applications sent out that are still waiting on replies, and hopefully I’ll have some more income sooner rather than later - but since comms and art have been one of my main sources of income this year, this is gonna be a decent problem for a little bit 😅 in the meantime I’m going to reach into the void and boost some stuff and offer additional ways that maybe I can earn some money for the month!

So if you do happen to have extra cash, some ways that would help a ton: my patreon (this month’s star tier sticker is going to be an aftg mermay design of some sort or another), my etsy, my kofi shop, or plain old kofi donations. But I also wanna be able to sweeten the pot a little, so there’s more!

I’m selling a couple original pieces over on kofi as well, including Raven Kevin, the Jean & Jeremy piece, and the og mermay comic from last year 👀

I’m taking low-stakes sketch commissions, also on kofi! For 15usd you can drop an aftg/tsc sketch request, and if you want to be tagged when I post it, leave your url as well! Additional characters for a little extra, and you can drop specific reqs - give me thoughts, ideas, meme redraws, outfits, or ask for a specific scene or specific au of mine (sure is a good month for mermaids 👀). I’d also take requests of my own ocs, but unfortunately for these kinds of sketch requests I won’t be taking others ocs.

All that being said, of course I understand if donating isn’t possible for you rn, so I’m not trying to make you feel guilty about scrolling past lol. If you’d like something free to do you can also just leave a nice comment or tag on something I’ve drawn to get my mind off the issues 😅 thank you so much to all you lovely people who support me in every way, it’s literally my livelihood and makes me so happy every day to make you happy, so! I hope you all have a wonderful time zone, and I hope you’re as excited for more merms as I am 😌💕

[ghoul-tutor]

Uriel Homescreen lines

Thought it would be fun for him to have these :p. Its all under the cut fro those scrolling

[Aikawa is used as a placeholder for MC’s last name. I know there’s no option to input it, but it’s my house and I make the rules!!!]

[Upon completion of Episode 16, Uriel will drop the honorific -San with the player, and lines marked with * have a chance of appearing.]

Specialized:

Login: “Hello Aikawa-san, good to see you today.”

New Mail: “You have new messages. I suggest checking them before it gets too out of hand.”

Idle (<13 Affinity): “Catching up on your studies, I see.

Idle (13+ Affinity): “Alone… At the edge of a universe, humming a tune…”*

Absent: “Welcome back. Lectures are posted online for you to catch up on if need be.”

Player Birthday: “Here. Haizono-San told me I should give this to you. He said it was your birthday. …What did I get you…?”

Uriel Birthday (Nov 25): “Ah. Today’s the day, I see. Oh, Haizono-San set my birthday in the files as the day I started working here. …This is for me? Interesting.”

Christmas: “No, I’m not free this evening. Yes, I have plans. With who? That’s none of your business.”

New Years: “…I see, a new year. I suppose that’s something to celebrate for you all.”

Valentines: “Chocolate? Fine. I’ll add it to the pile.”

White Day: “A friend of mine told me that this is the day I should repay you for your kindness. I have a couple paintings lying around if you have the space. …Why do you look so surprised?”

April fools: “Haizono-San thought it would be funny to put a round ball on my nose… He’s not laughing anymore.”

Additional April Fools Sho: “Saw Hyde with a nasty bruise on his face. (Laughs) Wonder who he pissed off?”

Halloween: “…Oh, it’s just you, Aikawa-San. You should take off that mask. Halloween? Ah… she did say something about that today…”

Halloween - Rare: (Sighs) “No, I’m not going out to help you- Oh, it’s just you. Do you need anything?”

Default

“Do you need anything?”

“Move, you’re in the way of my sketch.”

“I have a tutoring session soon, if you need something, make it quick.”

“You can watch me draw, but don’t be disruptive.”

“Haizono-San is- …What do you mean which one? Isn’t it obvious?”

“What am I? You tread dangerous waters, human.”*

Rare - [Humming a song without lyrics from his playlist.]

Seasonal:

Spring

Anytime - Rare, during Cherry blossom season: “Miror… num hic tibi placeret?” [I wonder… Would you like it here?]

Anytime - Rare, during Cherry blossom season: (Sighs) “Desidero te.” [I miss you.]

Morning: “I wish it wouldn’t rain so much, it ruins my paintings.”

Afternoon: “The new leaves have an interesting color.”

Evening: “The puddles make for an interesting composition.”

Night: “The nights are getting shorter. Hmm…”

Summer

Morning: “It’s been getting brighter lately, hasn’t it?”

Afternoon: “How am I staying cool under these layers? That’s not your business.”

Afternoon - Rare: “I wonder what those birds were…”

Evening: “The sky will be clear tonight, good enough for seeing stars.”

Night: “I’ll have to try drawing fireworks sometime…”

Fall

Morning: “The morning frost… such a beautiful pattern.”

Afternoon: “What am I doing? Sweeping the leaves, of course.”

Evening: “Such warm colors… I should get my pastels.”

Night: “‘The wind howls in the night, heralding the oncoming winter.’ Oh, that’s not mine. Ignore me.”

Winter

Morning: “I seem full of energy? Yes, that might be the case.”

Afternoon: “Perhaps tonight I’ll find a fire to sit at.”

Evening: “I suppose I’ll have to get my compass out to draw these snowflakes.

Night: “I wonder if there will be a snowstorm tonight.”

Affinity:

1 - Morning: “Good morning, Aikawa-San.”

2 - Afternoon: “I have a tutoring session with Fuji-San tonight. I hope he can make some progress.”

3 - Evening: “If you’re having problems, we can schedule a session tomorrow.”

4 - Night: “Dinner? I’m not hungry.”

5 - Morning: “You have homework due today, Aikawa-San. I hope you’re better than Fuji-San when turning it in.”

6 - Evening: “Thank you? I’m just doing my job, Aikawa-San.”

7 - Afternoon: “Darkwick gave me this tablet to keep track of my schedule and other things. It’s quite cumbersome to use.”

8 - Evening: “Haizono-San is late to class so often. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to drag him in. He’s not even doing anything important.”

9 - Night: “Haizono-San has me grading papers all night. I think he’s using me as an excuse to be lazy.”

10 - 10pm-12am: “Why are you up and about at this hour? Curfew was hours ago.”

11 - Morning: “I’ve noticed a group of students following me. Am I worried? No. As long as they don’t disrupt anything, they’ll be fine”

12 - Afternoon: “You got me lunch? (Sighs)…Fine. I’ll eat.”

(Affinities 13+ are gated behind Episode 16 Completion)

13 - Evening: “My Name? It’s probably strange to you, but you’ll find it much more sophisticated than yours.”

14 - Morning: “I have a meeting with Haizono-San to look over his lesson plans today. Hopefully they don’t run into class time.”

15 - Morning: “Don’t you have other things to do besides sit with me?”

16 - Afternoon: “Yes, I don’t need to eat. I find the concept revolting, actually.”

17 - 10pm-12am: “Yes, I don’t sleep. It helps when Haizono-San lumps more work on me.”

18 - Night: “A friend of mine is taking me out for dinner tonight. No. It’s a private meeting. Though I wouldn’t be opposed to an outing with you on another day.”

19 - 10pm-12am: “I may be capable of functioning at this hour, but you are not. Go to bed, Aikawa. Your work will be there in the morning.”

20 - Morning: “…I won’t tell Haizono-San if you take a nap in class. Why? Look at yourself. You’re exhausted.”

21 - Afternoon: “Do I have any friends on campus? Yes. …No, you don’t know her.”

22 - Evening: “Some of the Ghouls are hard to work with, but if I could pick a favorite… Mido-San is the one that’s easiest.”

23 - Night: “You made this? The shading needs improvement, and the contours are shaky… but it looks good enough.”

24 - 10pm-12am: “…You’d look good in blue, Aikawa.”

25 - Anytime: “My wings are showing? I know. Don’t worry, nobody can see them except you.”