#otherwise feel free to ignore haha

[parkercore-69]

when the unhealthy homoromantic friendship got yu that bad your therapist had to treat your separation like a bereavement and is teaching you coping mechanisms for grief

[livelaughlovesubs]

Hiya I have a request if they're open?? I don't see the status rn so if they're closed feel free to ignore <3

Chuuya x ability user reader who can copy abilities and uses his own ability against him by using gravity manipulation to fuck him harder pls and tyyy!!

I’ve written one where chuuya used his own ability to make reader fuck him harder haha, that was fun >:)

Dom!AbilityUser!reader x sub!chuuya

Warning: chuuya tries to dom, pegging (I use dick), teasing, brat taming (?), dacryphilia

Sometimes you two would change positions and you’d let him top you, just to fed into his ego. And more often than not you’d also tease him until he succumbs, eyes teary as he lets you take over. Not today, he didn’t want things to go your way again.

That’s why he straddled your lap, binding your wrists together behind his waist, pinning you to the bed while looking all smug. “This time, you have to match my pace.” He snarled, thinking he got the upper hand and was in charge. What could you do in such a situation anyway? Tied up with no way to move, since he’s using his body weight on you. It might not be much, but it’s still pretty difficult if he’s pressing down on your stomach.

“You want to ride me? Go on then, pretty boy.” You appeared nonchalant, as if all this didn’t bother you. Instead, you grabbed his butt and leaned closer. Chuuya gritted his teeth, yelping when he felt you squeeze his ass. “Stop it, don’t do anything. I tell you what to do.” Then he slapped your hand away, face heating up while he slowly lowers himself into your lap. “Oh my, feisty. Alright, I’ll be obedient then.” You joked, laughing a little. He didn’t take that joke well, frowning as he grabbed your collar, groaning, “You better be.”

It took a moment until he managed to press your dick against his rim, and it took even longer until he got the tip in. “Nghh… w-would you look at that, feeling nervous already?” The boy taunted you, grinning and arching his back. His hands clutched your shoulders for support then he slowly sat down. “Should I be?” You said, then tried to move his body around to no avail. “H-hah..! See? I’m in control now.” He commented and took the entire length in. ”mhm..! Damn it.” Chuuya gasped, clenching around you tightly. He has taken you countless times, but his hole still needs time to get used to it. “Do you have difficulties? I can always take over.” You reminded him, smiling innocently. Those advances you make are signs that you have no cards up your sleeves anymore, it’s a good thing. Even so… Is this how you feel whenever he acts out with you or talk back? Was he as annoying as you right now?

“No need, I can get off on my own.” He proudly proclaimed and moved his hips, riding you diligently. No matter what you say, he wasn’t going to let your words sway him. As things progressed, his moans got louder and higher each time he bounces on top of you. He also didn’t hold his voice back, as if to rub more salt into the Injurie, basically telling you that he was doing just fine without your help. What a childish boy, should you entertain him some more or finally get to business?

The way he was so proud, as if he just achieved something amazing was adorable. You were looking forward to the face he’d make once the tables turn. Curiosity got the best of you and you grabbed his butt again while he has mid-air. The male immediately stopped moving and furrowed his brows, scoffing, “are you trying that same trick again?” He had a faint blush on his cheeks, otherwise he wasn’t that ruined yet.

”no, rather, I’m showing you a little trick.” You chuckled and leaned over to his face. For a moment he thought you were going to kiss him, instead you looked over his shoulder and pushed. He didn’t know what happened, but he instantly slumped back in your lap. The tip hit a sweet spot inside him, causing him to whine loudly, “ahHGhHnn..!! W-wait, stop!” Chuuya yelled, crying out from the pleasure. “What did you d-do..?!” This wasn’t good, you were messing up his plans again.

With a swift movement, you easily raised him up and down. Manhandling him with no troubles even though you were still tied up. He couldn’t do anything but groan and whine while you continued to make him ride you. “NghHh.. f-fuck, ah, feels good- no, wait! Y-y/n.?!” Tears were rolling down his cheeks now, and his gaze was filled with desperation. He was begging you quietly. “What is? Oh, perhaps you don’t need my help?” You said, despite knowing what he wanted the most in that moment. “I-I… how did you hmMnhg d-do that anyway..?” Chuuya stayed resilient while drool flowed down his chin, at the same time his body was still getting toyed with by you. “Did you forgot about my ability? My, I expected a bit more from you, sweetheart.” You teased, then rest your chin on the nook of his shoulder. He was arching his back and leaned back, while you kept leaning closer to him. Ability, you said. Was there something importan- yea, there was. You had a copy ability, one that allows you to copy another ability user’s ability for a set time limit. So you must have copied his ability. Is that why it feels so intense whenever you fuck into him, are these the effects of gravity manipulation? “T-that’s cheating… hahH~” He mumbled, looking to the side due to the humiliation. How could he miscalculate so bad to forget about that? Next time he should get some nullifying handcuffs.

“Oh dear, are you sure about that?” You asked him while continuously bucking up into him, or making him go up and down on you. That previously arrogant and confident attitude soon got swayed away and replaced with a helpless one. Your cock repeatedly hit his prostate, enough to make the strength leave his body and causing him to slump against your chest.

Each time you buried yourself deep inside him he’d let out a high pitched yelp, glaring at you before avoiding eye contact again. “What’s this? Surrendering already?” Now you were the one to tease him, reminding him of these embarrassing things. “I’m n-not. You… nGhhh, enjoy while you c-can hmNHgg!!” Even though it was a threat, you laughed through it. For you all of this was only empty promises and games anyway.

Then you looked over his shoulder, staring at his butt and how your hands are guiding his body. Something about watching your dick appear and disappear was so erotic that you couldn’t stop. His cries filled the room, echoing in your head, showing you who much he actually likes it if he wasn’t putting on a show. That pretty face of his was all red and wet with tears, eyes rolling back whenever you fuck him especially hard. His hair also bounced around with every thrust, more and more lewd moans slipping from those rosy lips.

It was fun watching him change up like that, which is why you whispered into his ear, “I’m looking forward to your next antics.”

[impactedfates]

Letters Unsent - Genshin + HSR Boys x GN! Reader

★ Summary: After their death, you find a letter. A letter he wrote. A letter he wrote for you, a letter he wished he could’ve given to you personally. A letter describing his feelings.

☆ Characters Included (Separate): Diluc, Wriothesley, Cyno, Argenti, Jing Yuan + Gepard

★ Genre/Trope: Angst + Hurt/No Comfort

☆ Warnings: Major Character Death (Not the Readers)

★ Extra: Angst is fun, angst is nice :)) // Might make another part with different characters if this does well // Not fully proof read // Motivation came back cuz of sad tunes/hj

He said he'd be back, that it'll be quick. Despite your worry, you knew he was strong, so he'd be able to protect himself right? So you trusted him. Trusted him so much that when his co-worker showed up to your door with an expression you couldn't exactly read, you were confused. It was about him but...he was fine right? Then why were they telling you he had passed? The injuries he sustained was...to much for his body to handle? The healers couldn't help him? But...he said he'd be back...you were snapped out of your thoughts when they handed you a letter with your name on it. "I think he knew he wouldn't be able to make it...so...he wanted you to have this...even if he couldn't hear your answer"

"To My Dearest,

If I'd ever be lucky to even call you that. Although this isn't ideally how I wanted to do this. I believe I can only get these things on paper, it's much too difficult otherwise. I was never good with words so I hope this alternative is alright for you.

Ever since the day I first laid eyes on you, I knew you were different. Not in a bad way. It took me way too long to figure out the reason for this was due to the fact I loved you.

I loved seeing your smile.

Hearing your laugh.

Loved the small talk we had that would end up with me taking you home. You made me feel something I didn't think I would ever feel, and I'm unsure if I even deserve it.

If I even deserve you.

Whether or not you feel the same way, I hope we can stick together as long as time allows us.

Sincerely

Diluc."

"To Y/N

Hope you're doing well, life in Meropide is still as dull as ever. Well, unless you decide to visit, you really do light up the room when you come by don't you? Or maybe that's just for me.

Anyways, preferably I would be telling you this in person, but more work has piled up. That's also why our little tea sessions have to be put on hold for now. Don't worry, as soon as this all clears up and I investigate this one area, then we can go back to the usual.

I have this one blend I think you'd really like!

Anyways, enough beating around the bush.

I like you.

Like like you.

I love you.

So much.

I can't even begin to describe how much I love you, and even if I did I feel you'd be gagging at how cheesy I was being haha!

But really, I love you so much. I want to be with you, of course I understand if you don't feel the same. But Sigwinnie would have my head if I postponed this confession any longer.

I hope to see you again after my work.

Yours Truly

Wriothesley"

"Hello Y/N

I never thought I'd be writing this kind of letter in my free time. Unfortunately for me, it seems as though fate likes making things harder for me and whenever I want to even try to talk to you about this, it's much more difficult than it was when I practised in the mirror.

Or...

Well...

Practised to Tighnari.

We can ignore that for now though as I'm still trying to put this all together in words.

I would let you borrow my TCG set, you can use it as you please and I'd even let you touch my limited edition cards.

If that's not making any sense then how about a joke?

How does a fruit confess?

They say "Olive You"

.

.

.

Get it, because an olive is a type of fruit, and olive sounds like "I love"

.

.

.

I love you"

"My beloved rose

As much as I'd love to tell you all these words in person, my search for Idrila is still ongoing and I am unsure when I'll be able to see your beautiful face once again.

Ever since my eyes laid on your beauty, I thought I had found Idrila herself, but once I got to know you. Even if you weren't the Goddess, you could almost rival her.

The sparkle in your eyes.

The pretty little smile.

Your wonderful personality.

All those things you think are flaws? I love each and everyone of them. They are not flaws to me and it pains me knowing you think of yourself like that.

Once we meet again, I want to make sure you know how deserving you are of these words, how your 'flaws' aren't flaws and how much I love every bit of you.

Though I am aware I find many things worthy of praise. I want to let you know that you're different.

I don't just want to praise you, compliment you. I wish to love you, hold your hands and protect you with my life, no matter what it takes.

I love you so much, and if I could be so lucky to call you mine. Well, I think I'd be the happiest man alive.

I will return soon,

Signed

Argenti"

"Morning, Afternoon or Night

I'm not too sure when the Cloud Knight will give this to you, or when I'll give this to them. Whatever the case, I won't beat around the bush too much.

I love you.

Nothing could compare the feeling in my heart when I see you.

The smile that will never fade as long as you're there by my side.

You are just amazing. In all my years of living, never would I have thought to have met someone as perfect as you.

Even Fu Xuan herself can see just how enamoured I am for you, although for her. She's been using it as an advantage to do work.

'If you finish now you can see them quicker'

'How would they feel knowing that you're not working?'

'Stop dozing off or they won't come to see you ever again!'

I must admit, they all do work. Even if in hindsight, not only would I still see you even with work uncomplete, I'll see you plenty of times and more to come but I don't think you care all too much about my sleep.

But I digress.

I hope this letter finds you well, take as much time as you need to consider my words and think about your own feelings.

I'll be waiting where I always am.

Jing Yuan"

"Dear Y/N

Aeons this is embarrassing. But it would be even more embarrassing if Serval kept teasing me about this. I've been putting this off for so long, worried about how you'd react.

Your answer.

And if this would change your view on me...but you're not that kind of person. I know you're not. And after a bit of thinking, to save me from stumbling on my words. I decided to write a letter.

Serval should be the one giving this to you, so I hope she didn't say anything to you, I would nearly die of embarrassment if she did. Anyways!

So...I know it's probably not much hoping Serval wouldn't say something actually, knowing her, she gave it away with one sentence but...

I like you, a lot. More than you could ever know.

And I'm more than happy to talk to you about this in full once I'm back from my mission.

I can only pray you feel the same, but even if you don't.

I hope we stay friends.

Until next time,

Gepard"

WOOO FINALLY GOT THIS DONE AFTER FOREVER.

Sorry if any characters are OOC, I tried my best with writing what I think they'd write in a confession letter, but I hope you enjoyed this anyways!

[tales-from-elysivm]

Jinx x f!reader and their first kiss, date, time, fight, all that couple stuff short little pieces of girlies being cute

★。／ get jinxed ＼。★

pairing: jinx x f!reader

fandom: arcane

word count: 1,612

tw: canon typical swearing/slang, some light spoiler warnings, and some suggestive/NSFW content! MDNI!

notes: this is a fic i am really excited for! Thank you again for the request anon! It was really fun to write, and i got through it pretty quickly to be perfectly honest because of that haha. Not proofread because im tired, and i have no shame :D enjoy!

! be sure to like and reblog if you enjoyed !

➼ first date with jinx 

You worked under Silco delivering shimmer across Zaun. Of course, you knew you shouldn’t have been doing this, it could get you arrested without question and you’d find yourself in Stillwater. But it paid well, and working so closely with the Eye of Zaun meant you didn’t have to worry as much about danger in Zaun. People saw you as a god-send, you gave them their weekly hit, if anything, the danger made them respect you. 

It was during this time that you met Jinx, while picking up your next delivery of shimmer from Silco’s warehouse. She had been there to speak with him privately about some arson issue that happened in Piltover. You had heard briefly about a lanky, blue-haired girl that would build bombs in the open space beneath the warehouse, but it was rare that anyone had ever seen her. But you managed. Somehow.

She intercepts you on your trade route, setting bombs off in the street just across from one of your clients. Jinx claims to recognise you from skulking around the warehouse. And at some point her chaotic energy and her strange inability to sit still seems to lull you into some sense of security. She’s just the perfect idea of unpredictability that you needed in your otherwise boring Zaunite lifestyle. (Though you were very lucky, all things considered.)

Your first date is a simple diner one. At first, you didn’t even know it was a date, just that she wanted to do something fun with you. She takes you in to meet her favourite bartender Chuck, who seems to almost slink beneath the counter when she drags you in. I feel like Jinx would give you a little monkey bomb as a gift for your first date - though it isn’t set, it’s pretty harmless. Other than that she bombards you with strange bursts of Jinx-aligned humour, and rambles at length about her various inventions, promising to take you down to her workshop to show you everything, while tightly gripping your fingers with chipped blue nails. 

And something in those bright, blue eyes makes you think that maybe this unpredictability could be quite fun. 

‘Don’t ya get bored frownin’ like that?’ jinx drums her nails on her glass, the clinking echoing throughout the empty bar. It was quite odd, you reckon, for it to be this quiet, but maybe its just jinx. 

In her own way of trying to get a smile out of you she starts spouting some random jokes. Tries telling her own funny stories. They all mostly revolve around bombs or explosive presentations she’s organised at piltover events. Mainly the absurdity of it all gets a laugh out of you, or you just smile at the giddy, child-like happiness you see in her eyes. Something that seems so pure (ignoring the fact that she’s probably an arsonist and on several watchlists)

‘There ya go!’ she cheers, grabbing onto your hands and interlacing your fingers. You think maybe you should paint your nails too to match her, see if it makes her happy. ‘You look so much prettier with a smile, trinket’

➼ first kiss with jinx 

It was after your third or fourth date that you ended up spending your free time in the warehouse. Jinx begins showing you all the new inventions she’s making, and all her designs for cartoony monkey bombs, you even help her draw out a few, including a cutesy little cat one that she isn’t as fond of, but she still makes one for you. 

Most of your relationship consists of Jinx making you little trinkets, like keychains, safe bombs, little bracelets and rings, and strange, misshapen sculptures made of leftover metal pieces. 

She loves you, in a very Jinx-way. She’s touchy but never very pushy. Long hugs, cuddles on a couch that she has balancing on a metal propellor in her warehouse, letting you braid her hair when she’s tired (please brush her hair, she will melt, and she needs some softness), holding hands in Zaun or dragging you to her private meetings with Silco. Whether you like it or not, you have the Eye of Zaun as an adopted father figure now. He isn’t quite sure what to think about it either. 

It is one of those cuddle sessions, after she is plagued by the voices that taunt her, that you end up just holding her face into your neck and sitting with her. These are the most important to her, like she can feel safe for once. 

‘Thank ya toots,’ she curls around you, straddling your lap and looking down on you with an innocent pout on her face. You don’t have to ask what she’s thanking you for, this has become a pretty regular occurrence. 

In her moment of calmed silence, you untie one of her braids and begin to brush through her long, blue locks with your fingers. She immediately melts into your hands, leaning forward to lean into your chest, gazing up at you. 

‘I feel like ya deserve somethin,’ she says absently, tapping her chin with one nail. Then a mischievous smile crosses her lips. ‘C’mere!’

She eagerly grabs your cheeks, barely giving you a second to register what’s happening before she smushes your faces together. Her lips are chapped, but her kiss is so enthusiastic that you have to take a moment before returning it. Your hand grips her hair in between tight fingers. 

The rest of your cuddle sesh is spent with soft, hurried kisses.

➼ first fight with jinx 

You don’t often fight with Jinx, you don’t like to yell at her or be upset, and watch her usually gleeful expression drop into that of a kicked puppy. But you were worried about her this time. 

She had gone up to piltover against Silco’s wishes again, most likely to stir up trouble, so he decided to send you after her to drag her back to Zaun. When you had gotten there however, you found only the debris of her explosions, the spraypaint she loved, clouds of coloured smoke, and guards everywhere. 

And no Jinx.

No sign of her or where she could be, you had no choice but to return to Zaun before you got dragged into the oncoming investigation, empty-handed. You spend the rest of the day worrying over where she might be in her workshop, sitting with your head in your hands on the couch. Is she hurt? Captured? She could be dead for all you know.

So when she shows up again, seemingly ignorant to how long she has been gone or the stress she has caused, you can’t help but raise your voice, crying about how you had expected the worst. You scream back and forth for a bit before she leaves you to burn off her energy.

‘Hey trinket,’ the door to her warehouse screeches open, and she stands in the entrance, looking at you as you sit on the couch, barely even looking at her. ‘Ya still mad at me?’

She sighs when she doesn’t get a response, coming close to wipe at the dried tear-stains on your cheeks, setting down her tools and her guns to favour your face between her hands. Jinx makes sure you can see only her.

‘I’m sorry i vanished, i didnt mean to scare ya, honest.’ she pulls you down to lean into her shoulder, still stroking your cheeks with her fingers. ‘Can ya forgive me, trinket? I’ll make it up to ya, i promise.’

Jinx cuddles with you on the couch for the rest of the day, showering you in kisses at your request. Safe to say, you can’t stay mad at her for very long at all.

|| ! mdni content below ! ||

➼ first time with jinx 

Jinx has always loved touching you, whether it’s a hand on your knee, an arm around your shoulder, or a hug from behind. She just loves to be close to you. But when you begin talking about the idea of sex with her she immediately jumps on the idea (and probably jumps on you as soon as you bring it up, you only barely manage to drag her somewhere private)

She’s an enthusiastic lover in all things, of course. Fucking you isn’t going to be any different. But she’s gentle the first time, despite it all, she doesn’t really know what she’s doing, i don’t think Silco really prepared her for intimate relationships. 

But still, having sex with Jinx is amusing, its not serious, always cracking little jokes or tickling each other and finding little ways to be comfortable with the process. You can’t really find it in you to be nervous. 

She’d start slowly with you though, if you wanted, just to make you comfortable <3 

‘God trinket, ya look s’ pretty like this for me,’ she’s already slightly breathless, skirting her hands and dragging her chipped nails over your ribs. She lays you down on the couch in her warehouse, sitting between your thighs, looking up at you with half-lidded eyes.

‘Ya feel alright?’ she checks in occasionally, just to be sure. 

But she lets her hands wander at the same time, she can tell you aren’t going to say no just by the look in your eyes, urging her to continue. She lets her hands travel over your stomach and down in between your thighs, but she doesn’t hurry where you need her. No, she prefers to tease you. Just a little bit to get you squirming. 

When she does finally reach your core, dipping her fingers in between your folds, does she finally let up and give you what you want.

[miloformula123fan]

Ollie x reader with dialouge 2, 37 and 57 where theyre childhood friends?

and then after the reveal arthur sees the childhood photos of them and dialogue 32 comes into play and its just all really fluffy and cute

omg i loved this! also i promise i'm working on all requests, not just Lizzy's haha

Please keep requesting - y'all have awesome ideas we agree on a lot of stuff :) - my guidelines are here, and if you want some prompts, they are here.

also feel free to come in and start chatting to me in my asks, would love to get to know y'all better

I’m right here. I’m always right in front of you but you never see me!

I always have and always will be here for you

I want the whole world to know about us

It’s always been her, hasn’t it?

ollie bearman x reader

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2014

You watched as the young boy stormed away from the kart now embedded in the wall. Ignoring the sheer relief that you felt, you left the stands to meet him in the paddock where you knew he would be. You spotted him and tried to jog to catch up to him.

“Ollie! Ollie! OLLIE!”

“Yes? What do you- oh. Y/N. Hey” he looked sheepish as he started at the ground as you caught up to him.

“You doing okay? That was a big impact.”

“Yeah I’m fine, just annoyed about the crash. Probably wasn’t my opportunity for the overtake and now my dad has to repair the kart and-”

“Shh, it’s okay Ollie. One race isn’t going to ruin all your chances to make it to F1. and even if it does, I always have and always will be here for you.”

“Thank you, y/n.”

2019

“I cannot understand why it always ends like this. Why cannot girls like me for who I am, instead of who I could be. They always want to be with me preparing for my money and wanting to be an f1 wag, but then when they realise that it’s not all glamour, and there’s hard work and I try to be there.”

“Ollie, in the nicest way possible, I’m gonna need you to shut up.”

“What-why? Y/N you’ve always been my bestie ”

“I’m right here. I’m always right in front of you but you never see me! And yet somehow I am ‘your bestie’ and I have to put up with all your ‘oh i don’t understand why these girls do not like me.’ Ollie, fuck it I am in love with you and I am sick of pretending otherwise.”

Before you could say anything else, Ollie quickly pressed his lips to yours.

2021

“Y/N I want the whole world to know about us. I know you think I shouldn’t due to hate and people calling you a gold digger, but I’m sick of just pretending we’re childhood friends. I want to kiss you when I win races and show you off!”

“Fine. Don’t make me regret this. And if I do, we’re going back to being private again, okay?”

“Of course, love!”

2024

“Aww, you and Y/n were so cute!”

“WERE???”

“You are a little painful but otherwise I supposed you two are still cute. But come on, how can this…”

“Become this?” 

"Oi!"

Arthur looked at Ollie’s smile as he gazed at the photos. He smiled back.

“It’s always been her, hasn’t it?”

“Yeah”

[carefreecoffee]

✧༝┉˚*❋Fluffmas Day 1: Ice skating w/ Aizawa Shouta ❋*˚┉༝✧

Word count: 1.8k, Gender Neutral reader

Shouta sat on the bench next to the rink, waiting for you to finish putting on your ice skates. He seemed uninterested by the whole activity, but he tried his best to hide his boredom by staring down at his phone, scrolling through his social media feed. However, deep down, he was actually eager to go ice skating with you, even though he wouldn't admit it aloud.

You finally finished tying your skates, looking at him. “Ready Shou?”

He glances up from his phone at the mention of his name, looking at you as he gives a slight nod. "Ready. Let's go before the rink gets crowded."

He stands up from the bench, holding his hand out to help you up, if needed. You take his hand, your gloved hands warming one another as you begin gliding slowly toward the entrance of the rink.

He followed you, his grip on your hand firm but not too tight as he glided next to you, matching your pace so that he wouldn't leave you behind. The cold air bit at his face, making his already prominent dark circles under his eyes more noticeable. He tried his best to ignore it and focus on enjoying the moment with you instead.

You glance down at your feet, making sure to keep your balance as you hold onto his hand tightly. He noticed your gaze down at your feet and could sense your uncertainty. A soft smirk tugged at the corners of his lips as he spoke up, gently tugging on your hand to gain your attention.

"You're doing fine." He reassured you, glancing down at your joined hands before looking back up at your face. Although he tried to appear composed, a faint hint of amusement flashed in his otherwise stoic gaze.

You look up at him with a small yet uncertain grin, “I know..” You push yourself a bit more, going at a much steadier pace, picking your head up and focusing ahead of yourself.

He chuckled softly as you picked up the pace, his own pace slightly increasing to keep up with you. He could see the confidence in your expression and couldn't help but feel a small wave of pride at witnessing your improvement.

"Yeah, you're a natural at this. I'm almost impressed." He teased you lightly, a playful glint in his eyes as he spoke, enjoying the playful banter between you two. You glanced up at him, feeling a bit more confident as you squeezed his hand.

He felt the slight squeeze of your hand, a small, genuine smile tugging at the corners of his lips in response. He gently squeezed your hand back, enjoying the feeling of your hands connected as you both continued to glide across the ice rink.

"You know, this is actually more enjoyable than I thought it would be." He admitted, his deep voice carrying a hint of rare praise as he spoke.

You nod, your eyes still lingering on his accentuated face. “I know right! It's cold as hell but the stars look so pretty! The skating part is actually pretty easy-” Turns out it wasn't. Your skates glided into his slightly, throwing your whole momentum off and having you scramble for balance.

He nodded at your comment about the stars, agreeing with you until he saw your footing stumble. His reflexes kicked in as he quickly tightened his grip on your hand and pulled you against his body to prevent you from falling.

His free arm wrapped around your waist, holding you firmly against him as he steadied you on the ice.

"Careful." He spoke gently, his voice laced with a hint of amusement. His arm remained around your waist, acting as a sturdy support to keep you upright so that you wouldn't fall. His gaze was fixed on your face, a faint hint of concern in his eyes as he assessed whether you were alright.

You nodded slowly, regaining your footing as your heart raced within your layered chest. Your hands now grasped his arms in search of safety, “Y-yeah, whoops haha….”

He could feel the rapid beating of your heart against his chest as he held you firmly against him, a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

He waited until you were completely stable on your feet once more before slowly loosening his grip, but he didn't release you completely, keeping his arm around your waist just in case you needed extra support.

"You alright? You didn't hurt yourself, did you?" He inquired, a hint of genuine concern in his voice, despite his cool demeanor.

You shook your head, smiling sheepishly. “All good!” You kept one hand on him as you started fixing your shuffled attire, jacket and scarf a bit strewn about.

He released a soft sigh of relief, his arm slowly dropping back down to his side as you pulled away. A playful smirk tugged at the corners of his lips as he watched you fix your jacket, his eyes lingering on your scarf, now unraveled.

"Here, let me help you with that." He reached out and carefully took the loose ends of your scarf in his hands, delicately folding them back into the proper position.

His movements are surprisingly gentle and skillful as he wraps the scarf snugly around your neck again, making sure it was properly secured. Once done, he took a small step back, admiring his handiwork with a slight nod of satisfaction. "There, much better."

You feel your face warm a bit at the action. “Thanks Shou” You grin, putting out your hand for him to continue.

He nodded, noticing the subtle warmth in your cheeks and the slight tremble in your balance. He reached out and placed his hand in yours, his fingers gently wrapping around your own. A small, genuine smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he looked at you, his tone filled with tenderness. "No problem. Let's keep going before you fall again." As you descend around the rink, more people start joining in, speeding past or holding to the walls for dear life. You look around, a warm feeling growing within your senses, “This was such a good idea!”

He glanced around at the growing crowd, a rare feeling of contentment filling him as he skated alongside you. He leaned in a bit closer to you, speaking in a low tone. "Maybe I can have good ideas sometimes…"

He gave your hand a playful squeeze as he skated a bit closer to you, his arm brushing against yours. The sound of the other skaters around you echoed through the cold air, creating a noisy but almost relaxing background noise.

Despite the growing crowd, he was content to skate alongside you, enjoying this rare moment of leisure. He let out a small exhale, his breath visible in the crisp cold air as he spoke up, a hint of light-heartedness in his tone. "You know, I have to admit, I'm actually enjoying myself more than I thought I would."

You nod happily, “I'm glad, babe! I'm actually having a lot of fun! Even if I did slip up a bit..”

He chuckled at your comment, pleased that you were having a good time. He nodded before replying, his tone slightly more playful than usual. "Yeah, your little stumble was quite endearing. You looked like a baby deer on ice for a moment there."

You nudge his arm, a bit embarrassed by your previous rapture. He let out a soft, amused chuckle, playfully retaliating with a slight nudge of his own.

He glanced over at you, his expression a mix of fondness and faux irritation, though the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his lighthearted mood. "Hey, watch it. I wouldn't want you to fall again and make a bigger fool of yourself."

You look away, mumbling about how teasing he was being. He couldn't help but admire the way the soft light of the rink lights played across your features, highlighting your beauty and enhancing the joyous smile on your face. The music from the speakers filled the air, a mix of festive and upbeat tunes, adding to the cheerful atmosphere.

He felt a strange sense of tranquility and contentment, uncharacteristic of him, as he continued skating next to you. He spoke, his voice low, "And for the record, I thought you looked cute stumbling."

You finally glance at him, your pout still evident yet faltering.”Like a fool?”

He could see the slight frown on your face, and he couldn't help but find it endearing, as it only served to highlight your pouting expression even more. In spite of your feigned offense, he couldn't hold back a smirk as he replied, his tone lighthearted and teasing.

"Yes, like a fool. But a cute fool."

Your face warms from the sentiment, not even trying to hide the smirk that finds your face as you meet his gaze fully, “I can take that” You finally decide to speed up a bit from your snails pace while holding his hand “C'mon Shou!”

He hummed contently knowing he was able to coax a smile out of you once more with his teasing remark. His smirk widened slightly as you challenged him to speed up. "Alright, let's go. But don't blame me if you can't keep up."

He increased his pace, matching your speed as you continued skating, his grip on your hand remaining secure yet gentle. He skated beside you, a mix of contentment and mild exhilaration coursing through him.

As small bits of snowflakes began to flutter through the air, gently settling on the ice rink, he glanced up at the snowfall, not being able to not find the sight breathtakingly beautiful. "Snow. How cliché."

You glance up at the crystalized flakes, your eyes widening at the sight. You grin happily, your heart full from the sight.

He hummed at your remark, his gaze still fixed on the falling snowflakes. "I suppose it is."

He couldn't deny the beauty of the falling snow. It added a touch of magic to the atmosphere, even if it was a bit cliché. He glanced back at you, admiring the way the soft light from the nearby streetlights cascaded down upon your face.

“Haha cliché or not, it's quite perfect” You finally begin to slow down a bit more, facing to meet his gaze.

He couldn't help but agree with you, despite his earlier sarcastic comment. The combination of you beside him, holding your hand as snowflakes descended slowly from the night sky, was undeniably perfect. He kept his gaze fixated on you, admiring the way the light and snowflakes danced in your eyes, creating a captivating sight. He squeezed your hand lightly, a subtle gesture of affection, before speaking, his voice soft and sincere.

"Yeah, it is perfect."

{Taglist: @staygoldsquatchling02}

[veliseraptor]

Ohh hey! "this show has manipulated me into having feelings and i resent that" is something my dad has said before that we've had many (light-hearted) arguments about. My position being that i don't really get what he means when he says that. Is it not the point of art (or most media, whether or not we'd traditionally call it "art") to invoke emotion in the viewer? What's the difference between "this made me feel so many things, it's my new favorite" and "this manipulated me into feeling something, i don't like it"? Is it that in the latter case, the emotion feels "unearned"? What about it makes it feel unearned?

These questions are meant in a curious tone, not a hostile one. Of course you can also feel free to ignore them if this is too weird or nosy or you simply don't feel like it! I'm just wondering if your answers would differ from my dad's because you're only the second person I've heard who phrases it just the way he does haha

ha! no offense taken, certainly, and when do I not take an opportunity to navel gaze a bit? because you certainly do have a point when you say that art is generally intended to evoke some kind of responses in the viewer/reader, and if it achieves that doesn't it mean it's doing something right, or at least effectively? to which the answer is "yes, sure, and that's why I have my personal system of giving a book five stars if it makes me cry, because evoking that kind of emotional response in me is worth something regardless of how I feel about it otherwise."

but the thing that frustrates me is when I feel like a work has...yeah, not earned it from me. specifically, if it in other ways feels weak, or shallow, or like it's just not very well-crafted overall, and just managed to reach down and hit some specific weak point in me that triggers my emotional reactions.

like...if there's a patently awful book but at one point in it there's a moment where two estranged siblings find some kind of emotional closure that is incomplete but the beginnings of mending a relationship, that's going to hit me. it doesn't make the rest of the thing good, or maybe even worth the time I spent reading, but it's going to make me feel something and I'm going to feel kind of annoyed about it.

it's probably also worth noting that I say this a bit tongue in cheek. the frustration is real, but obviously the book (/movie/show/whatever) isn't actually "manipulating" me; I just mean that I feel sort of like it doesn't deserve the response I gave it based on the overall quality of the work.

[otomegrandma]

Just so you know this isn't hate, i'm GENUINELY askin' because i want to understand

Why do you ship togafuka ? Because i can don't really understand the appeal ?

You're free to ignore this text, you don't own me anything, i just want to know (It's kinda my goal to understand everyship i don't ship)

Hello! I don't mind you asking.

from an older curiouscat answer:

I’ve always understood why many people don’t like togafuka or dismiss it outright, and I don’t really take issue with this point of view. I obviously like them, but these are two characters with a lot of issues, and so the way they interact with eachother (or with anyone) is going to be bound up in all that until they change. Actually, in a way I think this is part of why I like the ship - it’s hard to see Byakuya interacting with, for example, Chihiro without feeling bad for Chihiro, and when Makoto is trying to befriend Byakuya I can tell it takes a lot out of him just to be around him, and I want to think Makoto deserves to spend time with someone who respects him more. But because Touko and Byakuya are both nasty people, having them spend time together is kind of like a quarantine, haha. We see in DR1 that both Touko and Byakuya often exclude themselves from the rest of the class, and so they end up “excluded together”

While I like Touko and Byakuya’s interactions during the killing game, the way they are during this period is clearly not conducive to an actual relationship. Even though they seem very different on the surface, however, I think they actually have a lot in common - having difficult childhoods, preferring a blunt way of speaking rather than delicacy, you know. As they change as people independently, I imagine that their relationship to eachother could change as they may begin to see eachother in a different light. I think Touko already sees and thinks of Byakuya a bit differently by DRAE, and as Byakuya becomes better at forming sincere connections with people (which he is incapable of in DR1) he may begin to admire things in her he previously dismissed. (<-this does not necessarily mean he has to return her feelings - they could just be friends, or two people who are otherwise mature enough to exist in eachother's lives without it being a problem. but i think its cooler if he wants to kiss her grossly) To be honest, I also just find them really funny. I like that Touko gets to be a funny female character, and I like that in their dynamic it reveals a bit of Byakuya's gap moe ignorance and he can get flustered. Its fun (and endearing in a mean way) to imagine them bonding over insulting and gossiping about the rest of the cast together.

I also find them to be aesthetically pleasing to draw together; I like the contrast in their designs and mannerisms, and independently they're both the kind of character I find fun to draw (Togami, being a cool, mean, princely guy and Fukawa being a loud, pathetic woman.) "They're my type" wouldn't be enough to explain why I've been obsessed with them for 7 years straight but they're also appealing to me in a way that is kind of obvious in my mind. It didn't take 'digging deep' to make me like them!

[asoublog]

Shuichi Asou's Opinion on Fanworks?

Hello there! Thank you so much for all the work you do to make information about Shuichi Asou and his works accessible to English speakers. I was wondering if you could help answer a question I had, though feel completely free to ignore me if its too much trouble. Do you know if Shuichi Asou has ever outlined any guidelines for fanart for his works, or otherwise expressed any opinion on fanarts/fanworks?

Hello, thank you for the ask!

Thanks for the kind words! I should post on this blog a bit more while I still have time haha Though I'm happy I still have active readers on here despite my recent inactivity. I appreciate it. I'm always here to answer any questions best to my ability.

But back to the question!

I did a quick search on sensei's twitter to answer this question and I'll try to respond as best as I can! And..

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he's fine with fanworks.

I have found a funny tweet he's made in early 2016 which lead to an interaction that might be what we're looking for. I linked it at the end of this post. (translated it to the best of my ability + used Inspect Element to make it easier to read)

(he mentioned the girl being most likely a SaiKai fan btw) Then, someone lightheartedly replied asking if that letter actually made him angry, to which he responded:

I don't think he has ever said anything else on the matter of any guidelines when it comes to fanfics... So he probably just doesn't care lol

For some more, but anecdotal evidence: I've also heard from some veteran japanese Saiki fans that he doesn't mind fanfics. I myself have a big "Makokuu fan" written on my twitter bio which didn't seem to bother sensei when he complimented my artworks lolol

It's not much, but this is all I could find at this time. :D

Hope this helped!

source: https://x.com/shu1aso/status/690320095663394816

[rosey-mango]

HAHA! 4/4 turtles done!

Extra info below cut 👇

- Knows very little Japanese. Can pick put a few words in a sentence, but he is lost otherwise. Bro is struggling enough with some English words /hj

- Bro LOVES visual arts. He's super creative and designs a lot of different things for fun! He's the one who also sews the others' clothing and whatnot if they've been damaged after a battle AND sometimes helps Donnie design things for inventions or do a paint job

- When it comes to the whole bug thing, he's not too interested in them, but doesn't mind them. There's a few he likes, like the fuzzy moths. He's more of an animal guy, though.

- He's SUPER sweet and energetic. He doesn't like when things are sad or tense. He likes to try and lighten the mood. He does occasionally have his moments where he can't stay the sunshine character, but they don't happen too often.

- Only reason he's considered the therapist is because he's the most in touch with his feelings and tries to help the others do the same. He does, however, try to ignore his sadder feelings to where his brothers might be the ones helping him, but again, that's because he doesn't like those feelings. He likes being the happy guy who helps others.

- He's a very affectionate guy. Sometimes, he forgets about boundaries when super excited but will apologize and back up if need be. He just loves spreading the love!

- He tries to befriend people. He knows when he can't at times but tries at least a little bit. Only moments he doesn't make an attempt is if he gets SUPER bad feelings about someone. If Mikey doesn't trust someone, you shouldn't either until further investigation.

- Likes to pull a few pranks every now and that but never goes too far and makes sure not to be a HUGE brat about it (rarely can be, though). He just likes to have a little fun and keep things interesting.

- Can sometimes be a little too lighthearted in dark moments... doesn't mean to, but he doesn't always have the appropriate energy during certain times. He'll try and fix it, though.

- Can be a bit snippy at times. When he's mad, he's MAD. Doesn't always last long, but the aggression is natural for his species (same goes for Raph)

- Usually the cook/baker of the family. His brothers can cook too, but they're not as good as he is, and he doesn't always trust them in the kitchen. There's been a few... 'incidents'

- Second strongest and most skilled in the family. He's super playful with how he fights, and it leaves him unpredictable.

- ADHD child fr

- Goofs off a bit more than Leo, but he's better at turning it off when he needs to. If the situation is serious, he's better at taking it as such.

- He's not necessarily dumb. He's just a bit oblivious sometimes and not as educated as the others. Occasionally, things go in one ear and out the other if he's already focused on something else.

- His gap tooth is natural (like Donnies), and he thinks it adds to his cuteness factor. He tries to convince Donnie not to be so insecure about his, but it isn't always successful

- He is baby, he is sweet puppy and we love him very much

If you wanna know more, feel free to ask!

[cringecannon]

Hiyas, just wanted to let you know this is my first time sending something over anon in a VERY long time, your writing is just too good to keep up my 5 year lurking streak XD I love your darker Gale stuff sm, he’s so creepy and pathetic hdhhhrrhhhr. Honestly I think he’d pair well (by that I mean awful but in a sexy way) with a younger adult Tav, maybe 20 or so. As much as it’d make him blush or stammer if anyone ever brought up how his partner was literally half his age he’d get off on it for sure. Especially if they were inexperienced, sexually, romantically or otherwise. We all know this man is manipulative af so he’d for sure be pulling out the “Well, I thought you were mature enough to understand but I guess I was wrong…” card any and everytime Tav would try and set the tiniest of boundaries. He absolutely loves how easy their age difference makes it for him to convince them that he’s right, even against all better judgement. Just trust him to make the decisions, he’s been around long enough to know what’s best for you :))

God forbid this man gets the tiniest whiff of daddy issues, he’s going absolutely off the walls learning everything he can about how to set Tav off and feigning total ignorance afterwords. He’s just like what babe that’s crazy I had no idea I’m so sorry :(( but just so you know it would be totally fine if you wanted to call him daddy… haha jk jk.. unless…

Feel free to respond or add on if you feel like it, or don’t. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea so I 100% understand if this is one to stay hidden in the inbox ^^” but seriously thanks for all the awesome stuff and I hope you have a wonderful morning/afternoon/evening!

age gap manipulation is so <3<3<3

I'm just. Imagining a Gale who constantly hovers over your shoulder, he genuinely thinks he's protecting you from everyone else in the group. You're easily the youngest person in camp, so he thinks of himself as your mentor, someone for you to look up to. He takes you under his wing, protecting you from everyone that he thinks has ill intentions.

The problem is he thinks that of everyone. Time spent with your other companions without his supervision is nearly impossible. When you do manage to steal yourself away for a significant amount of time, he's livid. What in the nine hells were you thinking? Do you have any idea what might have happened if he didn't find you when he did? They all just want to use you, they're all well aware of how trusting you are. Are you truly that daft to believe they're not trying to take advantage of you?

Oh, love. His warm palms cup each side of your jaw, and he tries to meet your eyes. Don't make that face. Come here. He pulls you into his arms, holding you close to his chest. His breath is warm against the side of your face and you close your eyes as he speaks again. He's sorry. He didn't mean to upset you. He's just trying to keep you safe. One of his hands drifts down your side and you tense. His hand pauses, fingertips lightly skimming your hip. When you don't say anything the touch gets a little more insistent, probing. Like he's testing the water. He tells you he didn't mean to be so harsh. He gets a little bolder, the side of his face now pressed against yours so he can speak lowly into your ear. Let him make it up to you, hm? His hand drifts down to your thigh, tracing imaginary shapes against it. Such a good love. He can't wait to put all this nonsense behind him.

[tommyssupercoolblog]

I find it really confusing how common the narrative is that the universe has a divine origin, and that this origin (if sentient enough for this sort of thing)....is against everything it created.

"don't be too involved in the world" "don't have sex until marriage and don't masturbate ever" "don't be LGBT" "don't eat edible foods that I literally made and put around you and built your body to be able to digest" "don't wear and touch things that I made and made you able to wear and touch"

And most damningly (haha. Get it? Damningly? Because. Damnation) of all, "I know you have free will and all but if you don't do as I say I will literally torture you for all eternity. Even though I could have easily made you NOT have free will. Also by the way ily and I'm SO nice"

I can't possibly imagine why this would be the case? I believe in God but I don't believe she made a whole world just to literally condemn everything she made as "sinful" and torture us. That seems so pointless and dumb? Why would she fucking do that???

More about my view on what God is like and universe stuff under the cut but basically my initial point was; why make a bunch of things and then tell the things to ignore the other things and also to not be themselves

In my mind God made things because God is lonely, and loves her creation because it's ALIVE and it's something she made and lives in and lives through. And I think there's also an afterlife where we can chill or choose to be reborn, although I also think if you're Hitler or something she might just send you back down without asking to get you to try again and be less shitty this run around.

But as for earth, mostly, she lets it run on it's own and watches us to see what we get up to. We don't have a "purpose" other than to live and be little animals, and to experience this world that we have. Good shit and bad shit and neutral or mixed shit. The point just...IS living. That's what we're here for.

And good and bad as general concepts have to exist in the first place because we're trying to get a whole palette of experiences and emotions, but for the most part good and bad EVENTS that happen are caused by someone, somewhere, making a choice. People choose violence or peace.

And there being an afterlife doesn't negate the suffering people feel on earth right NOW. In fact, that suffering is part of their experience, and experiences are all life is, so it's important for us to make choices that keep people safe and happy, and to try and stop really awful things and to keep earth nice for all the other people experiencing it.

I still pray because I think she probably likes to hear from us directly, and because even if the chances for actual intervention are low, I think it's always worth a shot. And honestly because I think it's healthy and good to be connected to divinity and the earth and where we came from, and I want to have a good relationship with God. I want to have a good relationship with myself and my body, I want to be spiritually connected to the world around me, I want to be in tune with nature and notice the little things in life, and I think all of those things are connected. God is IN everything and everyone- I mentioned it in one of my answered asks- so loving someone, making a friend, being kind to yourself, going camping, and of course prayer, are like. All ways of interacting with that divine source. So by praying and talking to her I feel like I'll be more in sync the rest of the time, and be able to really appreciate and be grounded in everything else. Plus I love all these things- silly animals, yummy food- and I know these good things are reflected from her. So she's gotta be pretty poggers.

I also will use both he and she pronouns for God (sometimes they but usually less often) but I usually stick to one set per conversation because otherwise I'll start consciously counting how many I'm doing of each and it gets really tiring. And I don't think God cares what I use anyway? So while that's effort I'm willing to put in for any person who wants it I'm not going to do it for no reason. God isn't asking me to alternate pronouns, God is probably the most well known example of "any/all" pronouns to possibly ever exist

[a-driftamongopenstars]

Heyoo! I saw you've reblogged stuff for Palia and I was wondering if you'd recommend playing it? Ngl I'm interested in a game to play to take my mind off things and Palia looks to be really fun, but when I looked into it to find out more, I found that people will get mad if you don't call out certain resources in the server(?) chat apparently, which kind of scares me as a potential player cause I want to play solo due to being shy/anxious if that makes sense x'D I hope you're having a wonderful day! ^W^

Hey anon :) Thank you for asking!

So, I absolutely 100% recommend Palia, especially as a place to hang out to get your mind off things! I know it can be a little scary with the social part of it, but Palia provides a wonderful environment to play either solo or with others!

It's so cute, you can decorate your home, talk to different villagers and even romance a lot of them (or all of them, no consequences :D), you can garden and mine and build and cook. The story is interesting and the characters are all complex and well developed. It's also a beautiful game :)

As for the social part, I found Palia community incredibly kind and helpful. I ran into a mildly weird situation only once. Otherwise, people in the chat are so helpful if you have questions, they tell you anything you need to know, where to find resources and such. There are indeed callouts for materials, but you don't need to respond to them if you don't want to or do them yourself. It took me a while to figure out what all those call outs mean and I also started doing them, mostly to give back the support I got in my first steps :) You can also just ignore server chat, I know a lot of people do that, there's no penalty to being quiet and doing your own thing :)

I've read some 'horror stories' on reddit about it haha, but honestly, those don't happen as often and you can literally ignore anyone being mean and report/block them. There's very few bad eggs around Palia, I found.

Give it a try, I am very sure you'll enjoy it. Palia also doesn't have any FOMO (except for maybe once a month market but it comes back every month for a week and you can visit it then), you can drop it and come back any time! And it really is completely free!

I'm taking my time playing it, not rushing anywhere, just doing what I feel is comfortable for me to do.

If you have any more questions about it, I'm also happy to answer!

[kiwiana-writes]

i feel a bit weird about this question so feel free to ignore if you want! but: i'm the type that goes through my fave author's bookmarks (which on that note, love your writing so much! you've been one of the authors that has gotten me fully into the rwrb fandom!) and i noticed that you have a simple summary of the works in your bookmark notes! is that something that you do manually or is there a script or extension that you run? and if the latter, are you able to share that? thank you!

Ahhh that’s so lovely thank you! And honestly I think that’s an excellent way to find good fic haha, if you like a writer it stands to reason that you’ll also like their taste in fic 😂

That’s a script! And I only did that SUPER recently and there was NOT a way to catch everything if bookmarked previously lmao so that was an ADVENTURE, but now it’s just something that will auto populate every time I bookmark something going forward (as long as I’m in the browser with the script enabled anyway, lmao - otherwise I have to go in and edit the bookmark once I’m back in that browser). I tweaked the word count tags to be my preferred style/grouping/whatever you want to call it, but the base script is here: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/467885-w4tchdoge-s-ao3-bookmark-maker

[cranity]

hi hi! i love your art so much & specifically how you use shapes, especially when you’re drawing heads and faces. i was wondering if you have any tips about how to incorporate shapes this way! pls feel free to ignore if course!

Thank you! I was mulling over this trying to figure out an answer that makes sense. I usually go for what "feels right" which is not a great answer lol so come deconstruct my choices with me in real time--

When i'm drawing figures i'm never aiming particularly for realism when it comes to movement. I go for flashy, poster perfect-esque compositions, so if having Vash's coat-tails flit around him unnaturally don't make sense but it looks cool, then i'll go for it! I think i'm always looking for a solid silhouette so whatever pose the character is striking, you can tell what's going on. Finding the right balance between making a silhouette with too much vs not enough is not something I know how to explain, but something I believe is important! :']

I also tend to extend a characters "energy" outward:

you can see in all these corners and edges everything points outward and even curves a slight bit away. I think this is one of the reasons people tend to call my art sharp/spikey! I don't tend to shade/render my work a terrible amount, preferring a flat graphic look most of the time or just playing with blacks (which is a whole shape language in itself) but when I do, all the shadows and highlights shapes tend to take on a spikey/lightning bolt shape even tho it wouldn't look like that in real life!

It's just really pleasing to me and I like how it looks! The spikier something is for me, the better! If you couldn't guess at this point, starts/lightning bolts are my favorite shapes haha Another thing I tend to do is avoid is curved lines. They're definitely still there! But my flow is more jerky straight lines so that if I drew a circle in my style it'd look like a messed up pentagon with soft points, that basic rule in my art brings forth funky shapes that otherwise wouldn't be there if I was trying to stick to realistic shapes This probably didn't answer a lot ToT but I hope my rambles brought something to light, whatever that may be!

[allyheart707]

Now that we're entering into 2024, I'm asking some artists and writers that I follow:

1) What is the one piece you're most proud of from this past year?

2) What are some pieces that you would have liked more people to see? If you can include links, I'd love to go check them out!

3) What were your top three favorite pieces (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

(As always, no pressure to respond! Feel free to just ignore, or let me know if you'd rather I not send you these kinds of asks in the future.)

This one! It took SO long to stack 9 turtles on top of each other- BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!! >:D

2. I really wish Cass saw my turtle stack- but I understand they get @'s literally constantly, so I understand them not responding to every single piece of fan art they get. Otherwise I am SHOCKED by the amount of interaction I get already that I don't think I COULD complain haha- you guys are amazing and I am so happy I can make art that makes people happy ^-^

3. THIS THIS THIS THIS OH MY GOSH THIS ANIMATIC by @yeye23 I have watched it WAY to many times. I love it SO MUCH.

Then, probably I May Be Invisible But I Still Look Good by @dandylovesturtles - quite possibly the best fan fic I have ever read. And I have read A LOT of fan fics.

And, finally, no surprises here: Cass apocalyptic series by @/somerandomdudelamao- the amount of feelings I get when I think about this series could fill the ocean. The characterization, the drama, the brotherly love?!? AHHH I could cry just thinking about it-