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[katsona-the-katsequel]

The Misfortunes of the Silent

Third P3 Club Book, story time! This time, we're focusing on Minato/Makoto. Enjoy!

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"Cool and taciturn."

"Brazen and emotionless."

"I don't know what you're thinking."

Ever since I became aware of things, I felt like I have been evaluated that way by others. It has been half a year since I transferred to Gekkoukan High School, but that assessment of me has not changed, and I think it is accurate. On the outside, at least.

Although this is merely my own assessment, I am by no means emotionless or cold-hearted. I enjoy talking nonsense with Junpei in the classroom - mainly about the types of women he likes. If a friend is hurt during a fight with a shadow, I naturally feel angry.

If Mitsuru finds out about the disastrous results of the short test and looks at me with a look of "it can't be helped," I feel a little sad, but when I go with Tomochika for some delicious Nabeshima ramen, I feel the utmost happiness.

I feel joy, anger, sadness and happiness just like everyone else. However, it seems like I just can't show it. Is it because of my hairstyle, which completely covers half of my face when I looks down? Or is it that the death of my parents 10 years ago is causing a communication disorder that I don't even realize I have?

If I were to criticize myself, it might be that I have a somewhat passive attitude toward things. When someone else is entrusted with making a decision for me, there are three options that come to my mind.

Yes.

No.

Whatever.

Of these three options, I tend to choose the lowest option, the one that gives up my decision. This may be a way of life I unconsciously acquired as I grew up, having lost my parents at an early age. Of course, in situations where such escape is not allowed, I have the ability to firmly judge whether something is right or wrong. However, in less important situations, such as when Yukari asked me what I was going to do after school, when Sanada asked me if he looked good in his summer swimsuit, or when Fuuka asked me how I was spending my days off, I gave answers that could be interpreted as either positive or negative. Just the day before yesterday, when I was asked for my opinion of Aragaki's homemade authentic Indian curry, I nodded my head so loudly that it almost made a buzzing noise, praising it, but this was purely because the curry was undeniably delicious. It had nothing to do with the fact that Aragaki's eyes were like, "I'll kill you if you say it's bad." No, not at all.

Anyway, in most situations, I'm able to get through with this iridescent reaction without any problems. I don't feel any particular inconvenience. Those close to me are already aware of my reaction.

Once they get used to it, they will ask you questions like, "So, do you want to hang out together?", giving you an easy answer with two choices, or they will automatically accept it and say, "Oh, that's fine."

So I thought that was fine.

("Is that so?")

That night when Aigis had made the effort to visit my room, I'd missed the crucial part of her question, probably because of my carelessness. Thinking back on it now, I probably should have just asked her to say it again. However, it was already past 1 AM when we'd returned from Tartarus, and my mind was filled with the usual thoughts of what to do about the English test I was due to study the next day. On top of that, I was feeling sleepy from fatigue, so the usual words slipped out of my mouth. "......XXXXX"

No, to be precise, I think I said it. To be honest, I don't remember what I said. What I remember, though, is the indescribable look on Aigis' face when she heard those words. "......!?"

Is this confusion? Disappointment? Sadness? Did I say something wrong?

However, just as I was about to ask again, Aigis suddenly lowered her gaze and said, "... Understood."

No matter how you listen to it, Aigis left behind a word that could hardly be described as a reassurance, “Understood,” and then she slammed the door shut.

My voice, which was usually low-key, seemed to have become even lower in tone. But I still didn't feel anxious. If there was a problem, I could just check it out tomorrow. Up until now, doing things that way had been fine. That was fine. So I changed my mood and went to bed as usual.

But that was not going to be good.

During the break right after the third period, while Junpei and I were having our usual silly chat, it was Yukari who spoke to me. No, she didn't seem calm enough to start a conversation. She leaned over me, one hand on the desk as if to put all her weight on it, and her posture and expression conveyed an extraordinary sense of tension. In short, Yukari appeared to be extremely angry.

"What's wrong, Yukari-chan? You seem pretty grumpy."

Junpei was about to say something when Yukari suddenly turned to him and fell silent at the look she gave him. A cold sweat broke out on Junpei's face. She had a look that said, "If you butt in, I'll kill you." In the background, I thought I saw the word "glaring" written in handwriting.

Then, her gaze slowly returned to me. I've said it many times before, but no matter how cool or calm I appear on the surface, I have emotions and get upset just like everyone else. I'm sure no one around me would understand, but right now, I felt the greatest fear of my life. Strangely, I felt a familiarity with this sensation. Was this from ten years ago? Moonlight Bridge? Such words came to my mind, and just as I was about to remember something I shouldn't remember, the threat that was unreasonably approaching me, Yukari's beautiful lips spoke the next words.

"Hey you, what happened with Aigis?"

"???"

What on earth was this all about?

Of course, I had a hunch. My conversation with Aigis last night was threatening to cause some kind of problem. But why was Yukari angry about it? And what about Aigis herself? It was then that I realized I hadn't seen Aigis since this morning. It was truly heartless, and I could only assume that she hadn't been there since the first period. However, my thoughts were cut short by Yukari's next words.

"Depending on the answer..."

Perhaps because I didn't answer immediately, Yukari's anger gauge seemed to be about three bars full. And it erupted in words.

"Your annoying bangs! I'm going to shave them all off and write the word 'meat' on your forehead!"

To repeat, no matter how calm or collected I appear on the surface, I have feelings just like everyone else, and there are situations I would rather avoid than risk my life for. That was the situation right now. I had no choice but to confess everything that happened last night to Yukari. Did anyone around me notice the greasy sweat on my forehead...?

"...I see."

Yukari said this while standing with her arms crossed, and then let out a big sigh. It was her reaction immediately after I recounted the events of the night before. I'd been daydreaming and missed Aigis' question, and yet had replied with something along the lines of "It doesn't matter," and that I'd meant no ill will in that response, it was just a conditioned reflex, and I'd even talked about part of the process that led to the formation of my own personality from the memory of 10 years ago to the present. Honestly, it felt like it'd been a long time since I'd talked this much. It was more than the amount of words I'd uttered in a month (including the summoning call for Personas during battle).

"I didn't know you... you were able to talk so much..."

Junpei, who had been listening to the whole thing from the side, said something rude and honest. It may seem annoying, but even if I appear quiet on the surface, it is possible for me to talk like a normal person.

I looked at Yukari's face with trepidation, and fortunately the anger had disappeared. Instead, I saw an expression of astonishment, or perhaps pity? And with that expression, Yukari began to denounce.

"...Insensitive."

Lol.

"...no common sense."

Lolol.

"...You have no understanding of women's hearts and are easily swept away by the situation. You are indecisive, shallow, and inconsiderate, and you can't tell the difference between what is right and wrong to say. You're just like Kitaro!"

Lolololololol!

I'm sure you're tired of hearing this, but on the surface- (omitted) -she hits hard- (omitted) -it hurts.

"Stop it, Yukari! This guy likes to have his hair like this!"

No, I like my hairstyle. Yukari ignored Junpei's stupid comment that didn't even help his point. Yukari began speaking seriously. "Okay. Now, I'm going to tell you all the horrible things you said to Aigis..."

The gist of it was this: in the second semester, Aigis, who had become a classmate, was worried about the eating habits of the person she had sworn to be by his side, and finally came to Yukari yesterday to ask for advice.

"...It appears that this person only eats bread purchased from the school store. In addition, he repeatedly eats fast food and ramen on his way home from school. From a nutritional standpoint, this is likely to pose a high risk of harm to his health."

"Hmm? Well, he likes it, so isn't that okay?"

"No! A healthy mind resides in a healthy body! Japanese people have the right to live a healthy and happy life!"

It seemed like she was extremely angry.

“Ah, yeah, yeah, I get it. Calm down a bit, Aigis. …Okay, then, how about this?”

And then Yukari suggested:

"What about lunch boxes? I make them sometimes too. It's easy to manage your nutrition, and if you do it well, it's economical too. Well, when I have morning practice I skip them though."

"Packed lunch...I see, this is what they call C-rations, isn't it?"

"No, I don't think it's a common term."

"Is that so? More importantly... how about some bento?... I can certainly say that this is the perfect strategy for the situation!"

"Oh, you're interested, Aigis. All right, I'll help you then!"

…And so, after that conversation, Yukari taught her as much cooking technique as she could, and finally, Aigis went to check on the menu I wanted.

Last night. I mean.

"Aigis was worried about your health and wanted to cook you a meal with love, but you said you didn't care!"

"H-how terrible..."

Even Junpei, who was usually a carefree person, agreed with Yukari's denunciation. It's true... I couldn't help it if she said that. Even I now realized that I said some terrible things. Even if it was due to an oversight or misunderstanding.

At that moment, I suddenly noticed people staring at me. They were cold, piercing gazes from all around me. I raised my head and saw my classmates, who had been standing at a distance with their ears turned up to the level of a microphone or a wiretap, staring at me and muttering to each other.

"...So that's the kind of person he is..."

"Aigis, I feel so sorry for you."

"Damn it, my Aigis!"

"He's really cold..."

They were all saying what they wanted, but right now, there was no room for them to argue. It was really annoying, but (omitted) they were just (omitted) crying (omitted). Unconsciously, I bit my lower lip hard. What I felt in my heart was not anger at the accusation, but a feeling of apology towards Aigis. So I accepted the attacks from those around me in silence.

"What? What's wrong?"

"Well, it was him who did this to Aigis-chan..."

Eventually, even students who were unaware of the situation began to join in the irresponsible and unashamed accusations.

"What?! Seriously?"

"Wh-what? What's going on?"

"So that's why it's so awful."

"That is a pity."

Blah, blah, blah.

A familiar, cool voice, followed by a commotion, caused the surrounding noise to stop abruptly. I looked up to see what was going on, and was so shocked that my heart almost jumped out of my chest. Then, a feeling of relief I had never experienced before spread through my heart. Of course, neither emotion showed on my face.

"You are someone important to me, but I cannot condone words or actions that hurt someone. Therefore, I demand that you apologize as soon as possible."

Of course, without any hesitation, I turned to the girl in front of me, Aigis, bowed deeply and apologized. Aigis, who was the one receiving the apology, tilted her head in confusion.

"Am I the one who was hurt?"

Later, during the lunch break after the fourth period class, we left our curious classmates behind and came to a place where we could have a leisurely chat - the rooftop. In front of me was, of course, Aigis, the main person involved. Next to me was Yukari, who knew the situation, and Junpei, who was not really involved but was still a friend, all listening to the conversation with serious looks on their faces. We explained to Aigis what had happened so far, and timidly asked if I had hurt her with my careless words and actions last night, and received a reply.

"These are completely unfounded worries. To be frank, I think they are completely pointless concerns. Thank you for your efforts."

(Boom!)

To be honest, Aigis' words had probably hit me 100 times harder than the condemnation I'd heard from my classmates earlier.

"B-but!"

Yukari asked Aigis in a panic, perhaps because of the harsh words she had spoken earlier.

"Then why were you so late today? I hadn't seen you since this morning."

"Of course, I was making lunch."

"You're kidding! Have you used the dorm kitchen?"

"Yes. However, there were limitations to what the dormitory facilities and materials could provide... You said anything was fine, right? You requested that naan should be used. However, the real thing should be baked in a special oven called a tandoor oven."

"Huh? Ah... well... I feel like we're not talking properly right now."

"And so..."

As she said this, Aigis pulled out a large basket from behind her and opened the lid.

"I have brought you the naan and authentic Indian curry you requested!"

A satisfied smile appeared on her face, as if she had gotten her revenge.

Normally, if you want to eat naan, you say "naan is good," not "naan is fine," and there were many other things I wanted to say, but for now, the freshly baked naan was delicious, as it was my first time eating it. The clear autumn sky and the open rooftop lunch setting added a nice spice to the meal. She had made extra, so Junpei and Yukari were all smiles as they alternated between munching on the naan and curry. By the way, it seemed that the authentic curry was given to her by Aragaki-senpai, who had given her some of the curry that had been prepared the day before yesterday.

I suddenly looked to my side and saw Aigis peering at me with a worried look on her face. When our eyes met, she asked me timidly.

"How does it taste?"

I would tell her without hesitation, blending my honest feelings with just a little bit of remorse.

"It's so delicious."

Junpei and Yukari looked surprised when they saw me like that. How rude. I have emotions like everyone else. Of course, when something makes me happy, I laugh like everyone else.

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Tag List: @kerto-p

[stygiansun-totaleclipse]

I just found this IF and I'm loving it a lot! The vibes are so good and the story and characters are very interesting already 🥹 I'm very sad about Farah and Luca though!! 😭

also I saw the drawing you made about Farah and MC (i love your art style btw<3) and I got curious about Theian clothing and hairstyling! could you tell us more about it? or do you happen to have any references for them? I hope this wasn't asked before, I couldn't find it in the archive :')

Have a nice dayyy!

Thank you so much for reading and I’m glad you liked it and the art!! 💖💕

I mostly ended up scouring pinterest for references for hair/clothes. Theian clothing is kind of an amalgamation of stuff from Indian, wuxia, Chinese, and desert fantasy clothing. I just pulled a bunch of images I liked and started playing around with pieces I liked. Among nobility, they mostly wear extravagant, flowing clothes, lots of jewelry, and flat or heeled sandals. Red/gold are the colors of the royal family, symbolizing the sun and Theia's ichor (gold) and how that ties into their own bloodline (red). Technically, it is considered rude to wear more than an accent of red if you are not royalty or in a close position to them (like a retainer--Aurynn wears too much red bc he says he looks good in red but MC just doesn't really care at this point).

As for the hair, that came mostly from imagination. I did this quick sketch of an oc a while back and I liked the idea of making their hair overly extravagant and braided around gold bangles. Later when I started developing ideas for Theian attire/hair for the story, I did this quick silhouette exercise where I just explored some simple shapes and outlines. While a lot of Theians, noble or not, will wear their hair in elaborate styles, this specific type of hairstyle with the hair braided around loops is reserved as a symbol of royalty, with the gold hoops serving as a symbol of the sun and Theia's ichor in their blood. Most Theian nobles/royals thus have long hair so as to be able to style it, but not always. Parim cut his hair short after growing tired of dealing with long hair during the war. Also, not every royal always wears their hair that elaborately every day as it is rather time-consuming and inconvenient. Farah prefers not to wear her hair like that unless she is forced to for formal occasions.

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jonmartin spring fashion uwu<3

[ID: A digital drawing of Jon and Martin from TMA. Martin is a fat Black man with dark brown skin and long curly black hair in a ponytail with a few grey strands. He also has a bit of stubble and is wearing a bright yellow short-sleeved button up with flower embroidery on the sleeves and collar and blue denim shorts. Jon is a thin British-Indian Person with medium brown skin and long wavy salt and pepper hair in a half up half down hairstyle held up by a golden hairclip and a short beard. He is wearing a long t-shirt dress made from ribbed light blue fabric and a blue and gold drop shaped earring. Jon and Martin are standing close to each other, Martin's hand laying in Jon's as if they were dancing and Jon is leaning his forehead against Martin's cheek. Both are smiling softly with their eyes closed. The background is light blue. End ID]

[chicinsilk]

Chanel Haute Couture Collection Fall/Winter 1968-69 Editha Düssler wears an Indian tunic over purple lamè shorts, an Indian necklace and earrings. Slingbacks by Raymond Massaro, hairstyle by Guillaume. Photo Helmut Newton.

Chanel Collection Haute Couture Automne/Hiver 1968-69 Editha Düssler porte une tunique indienne sur une culotte courte en lamè mauve, un collier et des boucles d'oreilles indiens. Slingbacks de Raymond Massaro, coiffure de Guillaume. Photo Helmut Newton.

[jake-g-lockley]

di im having frankie x desi!reader thoughts :""""""D

like imagine him and you being invited to a wedding and you're part of the wedding party so you don't get ready with him and even though the both of you are engaged he's never seen you in a fancy ass lehenga before so he absolutely freezes when you walk past him, in your element, tying jasmine onto the brides hair and you see him and bonus if before you both leave you adjust his sherwani pin and THE MAKING OUT THAT ENSUES MY GOD IM YEARNING SO BADLY RN

Asian Ting in a Lehenga (Frankie Morales x desi!reader)

Masterlist

Warning: kissing + hot Frankie, swearing Word count: 1k

A/N: tell me that this robe wasn’t just a sherwani and that the ovary or blood vessel I just burst was worth it. Short drabble based on this ask by @brekkers-desigirl and damn my brain literally can't handle this omggggg

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

Frankie frowned at his reflection as he ruffled his hair, attempting to tame it down a notch before leaning against the wall furthest from the crowd as he waited for you. The deep mustard sherwani that was detailed with suns you had bought for him made him look like a prince but Frankie had always been one to not like the spotlight on him. He sighed as he looked at his watch for the umpteenth time, waiting for you to make your appearance. 

To call you his fiance was a great gift and he loved your family, your culture and whatever made you the beautiful woman that you were. You were quite literally the apple of his eye and no one on this big blue Earth even comes close to you. 

As the sister of the bride, you had taken your position as the maid of honor very seriously, making sure that everything was planned down to military precision, which Frankie also was very proud of (and slightly turned on by). Frankie absolutely enjoyed the whole of yesterday, watching you order people around while he trailed around you eating and feeding you tasty Indian sweets, his mouth set in a dreamy grin that earned him buckets of laughter from your relatives. 

Frankie’s thought bubble burst as he caught your distinct sweet perfume. Before he could call your name, you quickly brushed past him to rush up to your sister. Frankie’s mouth dropped to the floor as he freezes, his eyes scanning your form as you held up jasmine flowers while yelling at your sister. Frankie had never seen you in Indian clothes before and he swore that you had exceeded his expectations tremendously. 

Your lehenga was the same shade as his, decorated with similar sun patterns and its long skirt cascaded down your body as though you were a goddess draped in sunshine. Your hair was worn in a half up and half down hairstyle with long beautiful tendrils framing your face. You were pinning the extra flowers onto your sister's hair while Frankie’s eyes were pinned onto your gorgeous skin that peaked between your blouse and skirt. Frankie made the mistake of moving his eyes slightly upwards, gazing at the low neckline that adorned your blouse and he felt a warm swirl of dizziness settle in the pits of his stomach.

He reached out for you and you moved, causing your dupatta to latch onto a bead at the cuff of his sherwani. He mindlessly followed you as your dupatta clinged onto him like the last ounce of his sanity. He watched your hips move almost fluidly and he couldn’t take it any longer, his arm reaching out to grab you and pull you close. You gasped and let yourself be pulled into his chest as he turned you to face him. 

“Frankie…” you breathed, scanning his face as your face lit up in a smile, only for it to fade once you caught the look that graced your man’s face. 

Once your brain had regained its functioning abilities, you wordlessly stood a little straighter and tipped your chin upwards, freeing your arms from his grasp. Frankie dropped his arms to his side and dipped his head.

Fortunately for Frankie, you had other ideas. 

You curled a finger under his chin and tipped his face up so that his eyes met yours. You stare for a while, admiring the way he had shaped-up his beard and the way the sherwani settled beautifully on his broad shoulders. You dropped your hand to the collar and adjusted his sherwani pin before pulling him close, until your mouth grazed his ear. 

“Bride's changing room in five, pretty boy.” you said, before leaving Frankie to stand there open mouthed as you quickly rushed off to settle your sister. 

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

The second you had opened that door, you knew you made a small error in choosing a lehenga with such a low neckline. You clamped your eyes shut as you were pulled into a hasty rush of yellow, big hands grabbing onto your hips and dragging you further into the room. 

“Look at me, amor.”

You opened your eyes to only have them flutter close as Frankie traces a line along your exposed abdomen with one of his fingers, before pinching you softly, making you gasp.

“Francisco!”

“I did tell you to look at me.” he shrugged as he smiled down at you.

“Fine, I am now, what are you-”

Frankie cut you off by pulling you close and kissing you fiercely, the fury blinding you to the point that you felt like blacking out. He pinched you again and licked into your mouth when you groaned and pushed his straying hand away. You slid your hands into his curls as you deepened the kiss, his arms wrapping around you and pulling you flush against his chest. His lips were warm against you before he suddenly pulled away and nipped at yours, causing you to moan a little too loudly for your liking. He pulled you in for one more kiss before leaning his forehead against yours and exhaling heavily.

“Fuck, you look delectable, mi diosa.” He says, laughing at how delirious he felt, tugging at your skirt. 

“Nuh, uh, that's enough, big boy. We’re going to be late.” you said, shaking your head at the way Frankie’s fingers grip your skirt and the way he dipped his head to your neck for some soft kisses. 

“A goddess, that's what you are, and you are mine.” he said into your neck.

You love the effect you had on him, but you had a wedding to run. Frankie groaned softly as you pulled his hands away from your skirt. 

“I’ll let you have your way if you behave.” you said, wondering if the compromise might put his thoughts on hold. 

“Fine, but I don’t think I ruined your make up enough.” He said playfully, swiping his finger on his lips to show you the lipstick you left on it. 

“Now you understand why I didn’t get ready with you right?” you said, patting his face. 

“We would have never left the room and I would have been fine with that.” he huffed as you laughed and kissed him on his cheek, happy with your oversized troublemaker. 

Tagging: @romanarose @mintpurplemnm @swiggy-needs-mental-help

[0iam0]

Team Chandora, redesigned a lil cuz it's kinda insulting how boring their designs are lol. I maintained their colour scheme in clothes but changed it to be different from one another. Ig it was intentional for them to wear similar clothes so I let that be. Idk if ppl even remember them so, there're the characters that battle wild fang once. They also fell victim to Masked Bull's "speech" that embarrassed everyone in Japan, maybe something that people would remeber. They are minor one off characters only to be seen once again as a single frame. This post is basically Indian bladers across generations, cuz, I Indian.

I love this guy and his adorable snake friend.

what are they

Below is just me overanalyzing and comparing the generations.

So, mfb. Team Chandora. It's the best in terms of giving them a personality and also screentime. The character names are most probably just slightly altered versions of some really popular Indian actors/celebs. Salhan - Salman (Khan); Vridick - Hrithik (Roshan); Aniel - Anil (Kapoor). Neither of their names are familiar to me, nowhere near a common name in India and, mean nothing actually. So this is how I think they named them. Salhan is the hot headed guy I'm assuming. His design is just as basic as you can get. Even tho he's the leader, I can't say much about him. But he's probably a good starting point in building a character. Which will never happen he's a one-off character. They all pretty much have the same height too, so I gave that a variation in my drawing. Vridick is the tallest. Ok, the first time I saw Vridick I thought "wtf is wrong with him". Like, his eyes. I realised it's just a "animators drawing characters weird in low budget episodes" problem, his design is probably the best of the three. Simple yet cute cuz idk if anyone else has noticed it but he has a little catness about him. The eyes and :3 mouth. It's subtle, but it's there. Just because of that he's my favourite of the trio. (I didn't realise this before but I'm a fan of his corresponding celeb lol) Aniel, is the one I was "wtf" about till the very end. His design is just horrible 😭 like, it SHOWS they really tried making a design look even somewhat distinguishable, but failed. Like with them "eyes that are different from the first two" and "hairstyle that isn't short like the first two" naw. So I just redesigned him to have, pretty much the same hairstyle but doesn't reveal the weird hairline. They are all the snake beyblades, cuz India snake charmers yadayada. Tho their designs don't really reflect the snakey thing; so I just added a dupatta/scarf to reflect that. (I originally just added it cuz it looked cool actually).

I can't help but notice how badly they were disregarded in their episode. Like not even in a way that would teach them to not be so full of themselves, but in a way like they are not even considered to be a proper opponent but an obstacle on the way to defeat the protagonist of the series (I'm talking about kyoya). They get overshadowed by kyoya and ginkas battle. It's actually kinda sad (

I ALSO can't help but notice the Blader DJ of India is based on Gandhi. Lmao. It's actually funny asf. Where did the battle between wild and fang and chandora take place, the Taj Mahal? Idk how many people don't know this but Taj Mahal on contrary to it's name is not actually a palace, it's a mausoleum. You would wonder where the tombs went. Even worse they might be battling ON the tombs. lul (edit: I don't really know lmao. The thing they built seemed like it was based on taj mahal. It's actually pretty neat if they designed it themselves. It's beauty :>)

Now on the bsb, first season bsb Indians we meet are the Charming Princes. They have the weirdest designs of all like wha. The unnamed blader is probably the most normal of them all. But the rest, idk what to say. I kinda like Ronnie's glasses ig, even tho they are impractical. Tho they are the weirdest in terms of design, they are the best in terms of beyblades, as in, a team quirk. That their beyblades are as big and heavy as one can be allowed to have. Makes sense cuz they are all princes of some place. They don't get much screentime either, just some guys the bladebreakers defeat. Robin gets overshadowed (annihilated) by Driger coming back to Ray and his rivalry with Lee.

Next in beyburst, it's Dhaula Giri. So, he's the best in like, overall. He's the best in design, he's not bland or weird, just a normal guy from India. He has a normal generic beyblade (same Suoh's original bey). Nothing crazy and I think that's a good thing. Oh oh, and a cute lil Snaker, I just love him for having a snaker just hang out with him, it's goofy but I actually like this idea, it's way better than giving them snake beys. I think he and Hae Jin would be homies. He's not much personality wise, prolly just a nice guy. Not much plot or screentime either but Hae Jin getting over his fear of his snake friend was neat enough. His name is good too, not entirely random names like Robin or Ronnie, or just jumbled celeb names. Out of all, I like him the best. Tho I'll have to say, if I build upon Team Chandora, I'll probably like them more.

[gardenofnineveh]

Oh, oh, I am laughing so hard at plumber Aemond! I just can't stop laughing, it's just too good. Please say you'll write a short drabble of Luke, Aemond and Tom's life together. I really like the AU you created.

Dear Anon-chan,

Thank you ☺️ I have gathered a collection of my thoughts that are hopefully entertaining 🥸

Lucerys gives birth to a baby girl. Both Tom and Aemond are totally girl dads 👧 (girl = my precious baby, let me braid your hair; boy = aight boy, you’re getting outta my house as soon as you turn 18)

Tom and Aemond have a fight about naming. Aemond wants to name his daughter Vhagar, but Tom thinks that’s old-fashioned and might get his child bullied in school.

Luke steps in and names the child Lois in honor of Tom’s sister with the middle name Helaena in honor of Aemond’s sister. (Ofc, her last name is Velaryon after Luke)

They rotate on baby tasks. Tom loves to keep the baby on his chest before bed time while he reads a book (*ahem* Kama Sutra to learn ancient Indian knowledge on how to make his sperm more potent than that of Aemond). Little lucu-fruit sometimes chomps down on Tom’s nipples when he holds her like that (just Tom’s, not Luke’s or Aemond’s).

Aemond likes to hold the baby while he stands upright with their cheeks pressed together.

Luke straddles the baby his hip as he goes around the house. (Luke has an excess of 🥛 production, so he pumps to store in the fridge.)

Luke is super protective of his child, but Aemond and Tom takes it to an excessive level.

They are all great parents but have very different parenting styles. Luke is the nurturing, understanding kind. Tom is the let’s play and explore the world, hands-on kind. Aemond is the teaching, knowledgeable kind.

Tom and Aemond are try-hard dads, but also dumb daddies. (See refusal to get a paternity test — they’d just argue that the baby is more like them because of the baby likes something… Arguments start as jokes and quickly escalate to getting physical. Luke has to put them in timeout corner and force them to wear a get-along shirt.)

Whenever one of them is taking care of the baby, the other takes advantage of the free time and gets spicy 🌶️ time with Luke.

Once little lucu-fruit bites Tom’s nipple while Tom is child duty. Tom’s bursts into the bathroom to check on his nipple but instead he finds Aemond and Luke banging. (Luke swears they were just trying to unclog the drain because Aemond is a plumber 🔧)

The three of them have broken the bed frame 🛌 on more than one occasion 😅

Whenever Tom is deployed or Aemond has to travel for work, Aemond and Tom work in a seamless alliance to update each other on Luke’s status.

After his pregnancy, Luke joins a gym because he thinks he should lose some weight (Tom & Aemond are like no, you don’t, you’re perfect ❤️)

Luke’s gym trainer is someone by the name of Osferth. Tom and Aemond quickly intervene after seeing Osferth’s face and convince Luke that they can train him.

Tom is daddy, and Luke is papa. That has been the arrangement since before Aemond was a thing. So Aemond gets called father. (Secretly, Aemond wishes for a cuter name.)

So when little Lois Helaena is in elementary school and learns about this, she begins calling Tom “dad” and Aemond “daddy almond”. Luke is always “papa” 😚 (Aemond’s heart melts.)

Aemond and Tom compete on who can do the best hairdos for their girl. Low key start a YouTube channel for girls’ hairstyles.

After Tom is honorably discharged from the Navy, Aemond and Tom start a Plumbing + HVAC business. (Tom fixed HVAC systems on navy ships.)

Luke, Aemond, and Tom have more children! Luke names their second child, a boy, Vizzy D after Aemond’s father Viserys and Tom’s father Douglas.

Any boy who tries to hit on their girl will be given shit (and fire and blood) from Tom and Aemond. It’s gotten to the point where little Lois has cried to Luke about it multiple times.

The three of them live a simple but fulfilling life full of love 💗

[viktor-danilov]

Beard Styles

Beard hair is most commonly removed by shaving or by trimming with the use of a beard trimmer.

If only the area above the upper lip is left unshaven, the resulting facial hairstyle is known as a mustache;

if hair is left only on the chin, the style is a goatee.

Goatee: A tuft of hair grown on the chin, sometimes resembling a billy goat's.

Junco: A goatee that extends upward and connects to the corners of the mouth but does not include a mustache, like the circle beard.

Meg: A goatee that extends upward and connects to the mustache, this word is commonly used in the south east of Ireland.

Van Dyke: a goatee accompanied by a mustache.

Monkey tail: a Van Dyke as viewed from one side, and a Lincoln plus mustache as viewed from the other, giving the impression that a monkey's tail stretches from an ear down to the chin and around one's mouth.

Hollywoodian: a beard with an integrated mustache that is worn on the lower part of the chin and jaw area, without connecting sideburns.

Reed: a beard with an integrated mustache that is worn on the lower part of the chin and jaw area that tapers towards the ears without connecting sideburns.

Royale: a narrow pointed beard extending from the chin. The style was popular in France during the period of the Second Empire, from which it gets its alternative name, the imperial or impériale.

Verdi: a short beard with a rounded bottom and slightly shaven cheeks with a prominent mustache

Muslim beard: Full beard with the mustache trimmed

Soul patch: a small beard just below the lower lip and above the chin

Glitter beard: Beard dipped in glitter.[20][21]

Hulihee: clean-shaven chin with fat chops connected at the mustache.

Friendly mutton chops: long mutton chop-type sideburns connected to a mustache, but with a shaved chin and neck.

Stashburns or the Lemmy: sideburns that drop down the jaw but jut upwards across the mustache, leaving the chin exposed. Similar to friendly mutton chops. Often found in southern and southwestern American culture (see, for example, the Yosemite Sam caricature).

Closed or Tied beard: Mostly seen among modern Sikh youth, this is a kind of full beard tied by using a sticky liquid or Gel and stiffens below the chin.

Oakley beard: Described by Indian makeup artist Banu as "neither a French beard nor a full beard". She used the look for Rajinikanth in Enthiran (2010).

Full: downward flowing beard with either a styled or integrated mustache

Garibaldi: wide, full beard with rounded bottom and integrated mustache

Old Dutch: A large, long beard, connected by sideburns, that flares outward in width at the bottom, without a mustache.

Sideburns: hair grown from the temples down the cheeks toward the jawline. Worn by Ambrose Burnside (the namesake of the style), Isaac Asimov and Carlos Menem.

Jawline beard: A beard that is grown from the chin along the jawline. Chinstrap, chin curtain and brett are all variations of a jawline beard with distinctions being chin coverage and sideburn length.

Chinstrap: a beard with long sideburns that comes forward and ends under the chin.

Chin curtain: similar to the chinstrap beard but covers the entire chin. Also called a Lincoln, Shenandoah, or spade.

Brett: similar to the chin curtain beard, but does not connect to the sideburns.[17]

Neckbeard: similar to the chinstrap, but with the chin and jawline shaven, leaving hair to grow only on the neck. While never as popular as other beard styles, a few noted historical figures have worn this type of beard, such as Nero, Horace Greeley, Henry David Thoreau, William Empson, Peter Cooper, Moses Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, and Michael Costa.

Circle beard: Commonly mistaken for the goatee, the circle beard is a small chin beard that connects around the mouth to a mustache. Also called a doorknocker.[18]

Designer stubble: A short growth of the male beard that was popular in the West in the 1980s, and experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 2010s.[19]

Sea captain: A rounded, bottom-heavy beard of medium length with short sides that is often paired with a longer mustache.

[the-whispers-of-death]

i desire overly detailed descrptions of your ocs. every scar, every mark, every shape, their clothes, their hair style EVERYTHING PLEASE I JUST WANT TO TRY TO DRAW STONE (and maybe the others too) I DESIRE HIM IN THE MOST UN-CHRISTIAN WAYS

Hehe, feel free to draw Stone and the others, it makes me feel so happy that others love them too.

So, I've already described Stone physically in this ask, but have some more info on him. His eye shape would be classified as almond, and he has thick eyelashes. He gets compliments on them whenever he's at the optometrist. His nose shape is like a bulbous nose shape.

His hair isn't buzzed, not like the others, it's a little longer like this haircut:

https://images.app.goo.gl/JsqfUJLUf5DFQAFA7

But obviously, he's not the guy in the picture. I just found a random Google image, not claiming it.

As for his clothing style, he wears all-black clothing. Not really leather, it's just black clothes. Could be long-sleeves or short sleeves, does not matter to this man. Man just throws whatever's in his closet, knowing it's all one color palette (he would never be described as someone with a good sense of fashion). Like it's either black clothing, or a cameo uniform for when he's working. No in between. So he's often wearing boots, combat boots.

Kali has a slightly lighter skin tone than Stone, so Stone's is russet brown while Kali's more of a golden brown. It's still dark, but not nearly as dark as Stone's, if that makes sense. It's a cooler skin tone.

His eye shape is down-turned and he too also has thick eyelashes. Kali has a button nose, spread the word. His nose is short and cute. I said what I said. His hairstyle is still Marine style, despite no longer being in the Marines, so his black hair is buzzed. But it is curly when it's longer which it is growing longer because he technically doesn't have to keep it buzzed.

He has very few scars, and there's mostly knife scars. So two on his chest, going horizontal. And there's a very old bullet wound on his stomach, closer to his left side.

As for his tattoo, it's a complex tattoo of an eagle and a globe with the words "Semper Fi" below it. Granted, all of The Lions (Kali, Sarabi, Simba, & Nala) all have that tattoo but it's on different places. So his is on his right arm, by arm I mean it's the forearm.

His clothing type is flora, he loves floral clothing and he doesn't care about people saying it doesn't fit him. Give him floral shirts and pants and he'd be happy. Catch him wearing those shirts that are classified as Hawaiian shirts. In that respect, he also wears a cowboy hat (because he's a southerner and a cowboy) and yeah, he knows it doesn't go well with the floral clothing. He doesn't care.

He wears sneakers or cowboy boots when he's not working, combat boots when he is working.

Sarabi's skin tone would be described as a light brown, think Priyanka Chopra-Jones' skin tone. It has warm undertones but it's not dark brown. He's lightest of all of the OCs, simply because he's mixed. He has some Indian features and some Russian features.

His eye shape is round and his eyelashes aren't super thick like the others. His nose shape is long but it's crooked, his nose has been broken several times by enemies before he switched to wearing his black balaclava and the hard-plated yellow-gold lioness mask.

His hairstyle is similar to Stone's, so look at the link for that one.

Sarabi only has the second most scars (Stone has the most) with third-degree burns from that fated "Minvera" mission where all of The Lions except Kali were thought to have died in. And it's all on his right side, from head to toe. He was very fortunate that his hair grew back despite being burned off on the right side from that mission. He had skin grafts done on him, but it's still a gnarly sight to see.

His tattoo is still visible, due to it being on his left arm. So it's like Kali's, on the forearm, but it's just his left forearm as opposed to the right.

His clothing type is also all-black clothing like Stone's, but he covers every single inch of his body up. You will not see this man wear short sleeves. So he wears turtlenecks and long pants, most times in layers so he'd have a turtleneck on and a black leather jacket. It's because of his burn scars and he was advised not to let them be exposed to sunlight, which is also why he usually never takes off his balaclava and mask. He's not ashamed of his scars, he's just covering it up because of the healing process. He wears Doc Martens when he's not working and you cannot convince me otherwise.

Simba and Nala both have the same hairstyle, buzzed and very close to the scalp. Nala's skin tone is umber whereas Simba's russet brown like Stone's. They both have noses that are classified as Nubian noses. Simba has hooded eyelids and Nala has an up-turned eye shape.

So Simba's scars are mostly knife scars on his torso and he has a few knife scars on his calves. The most prominent scar is the one on his back (also from the "Minerva" mission) and it's a bullet scar on where his spine is, hence why he had to undergo a lot of physical rehabilitation due to being semi-paralyzed for six months. His tattoo is on his right bicep.

Nala's scars are an old knife scar that goes from his left eyebrow all the way through his left eye and stops on his cheekbone and a bullet wound scar on his abdomen, like right in the middle. He's not blind in the left eye, so it's still brown as the right eye is too. His tattoo is on his left bicep as opposed to right.

Simba's clothing style is pink clothes. He started wearing pink because his son started wearing pink when he was five (his son is now roughly ten years old) and so to combat the judgy soccer moms, he started wearing pink too. And now his closet is just full of pink clothes so that's all he has. He wears Crocs or sneakers when he's not working.

Nala has like peak dad clothes, khakis, polo shirts. He's a dad and you know it from looking at him, even from a mile away. He also has those sunglasses that have the strap attached to the ends. But instead of wearing sneakers when not working, he only ever wears combat boots. I cannot tell you why he gives me the vibe of "I only have combat boots as shoes".

[pricklypear1997]

Drunk FMAB ramblings

Edward: omg he’s short and full of anger and depression. So relatable. Favorite color is red, same. “You mean this shrimp fried some rice?!?!?” Adorable. Will literally fight god if he has too lmao. Isn’t atheist as most would believe…. Doesn’t give up. Loves his little bro.

Al: loves cats uwu same, my brother, but my bff is definitely him and she’s like a sister to me lol, plus taller than me :((((. Al is a cinnamon roll. So adorably sweet. Who could hate him??? Seriously??? Will brighten anyone’s day! Such a book nerd 📚. Idk. I think he really likes reading. :) ngl my little bro is like him too. Tall as hell wtf… I feel so protective of my little bro but honestly he doesn’t need me 😹😹😹

Winry, the perfect girl, she’s wonderful and great at making things. So patient with Ed :3 I love her piercings. She’s probably really good at math xD so smart and self reliant too! Loves Edward so much. So sweet :))))

Riza; so strong and cool. Damn sharpshooter. Wish I could be as good with a gun as her. I’ve never held a gun before lmaooo. She’s so cool. She’s definitely a bit sad tho. I get that.

Roy; omg he’s funny but dumb 😂 idk why he’s dumb but he is. ._. He’s so different from me but I completely understand his end goal. That patriotism and love for his country 🤩, I 100% get that and I feel like I kinda have the same end goal as he does, even tho… personality wise, I don’t relate to him at all. He’s such a fucking manwhore lmao.

Ling Yao; funny funny guy, so similar to the mustang tbh (I wonder if Roy is part Xingese too), so funny and chipper. Loves food. Loves his country too, again so fucking based. Imagine being emperor of your country, hell yeah! I love his smile lmao 🤣

Mei Chang; really cute, her braids remind me of central Asian hairstyles :) Central Asia is so cool man… I’m 1/4th central Asian (and North Indian) ok?!? I like her little panda/cat too. She’s so sweet :3 a little red bean dumpling 🥟.

Lan Fan, mysterious cool girl. She literally cut off her arm to throw Wrath off DAMN girl. Her loyalty to Ling is WOW. I’d like to learn more about her. We didn’t get enough of Lan Fan.

Olivier Mira Armstrong; oh my god she’s so cool (and hot!). Sword fighting badass chick. Fur coats and all… damn. So cool and scary. She’s so honest, I love that about her. Very Balkan of her to NOT beat around the bush!!!

Alex Louis Armstrong; mustached muscly freak who’s actually really nice, but kinda scary. I actually appreciate him much more now than I used too. A heroic good guy 👍🏻. A gentle Giant. Probably really good at cooking too?

Izumi Curtis; I love her. Strong independent woman who’s also a house wife and loves her husband. Is a house wife who subverts every sexist stereotype of house wives. So damn cool. She lost a child through miscarriage. :( loves kids but is a “tough love” kinda gal. Doesn’t mess around. She’s really great. I love her relationship with Sig.

Sig Curtis; a gentle giant. Loving and understanding husband. Loves Izumi so much 😭 so patient with his crazy wife! That’s dedication right there! Probably really good at cooking 😀

Ok now the humonculi;

Wrath; a cautionary tale. I actually really like King Bradley. I get him. Really angry lol. Bad ass. So good at sword fighting 🤩🤩🤩. Actually loves his wife… his story is actually sad. Who were his parents??? Orphan…

Envy: ; wtf a palm tree??? I hate this character but idk why. He/she/they irritates me. I like the cute tiny lizard form though. I really adore lizards :3. Kinda angry and angsty. I don’t get this character lol.

Lust; sexy lady roflmao. She’s really pretty, it’s true. Her nails on fleek 10/10. She’s an interesting character and I would’ve loved to see more of her. She died too soon.

Sloth; “what a pain ______ is”. I feel ya bro. He’s scary and muscly, but sleepy af. He does not give a single fuck 😹😹😹

Pride; snot nosed brat! I can’t stand this kid. 🤠 I think pride is my third biggest sin after Wrath and Sloth tho… but this kid was so annoying loooool. Spoiled little rich bitch 🤣

Gluttony; fatass. He’s kinda gross. Resembles a big fat drooling hungry baby lmaoooo.

Greed; we ALL have greed to some extent. He’s such a player. Goofy ass. Funny. Gets all the ladddiiiieeeessss. He wants to rule the world? Or he really just wants good friends who appreciate him???? A chill guy. Slightly annoying but tolerable xD

Father; what the fuck is that thing??? Dwarf in the flask LMAO. Shadowy figure. A weirdo.

Ok back to humans;

Maes Hughes; the best dad ever! Spoils his daughter rotten! A great guy. Everyone is sad he died. I can see why Mustang really appreciated Hughes. He was such a great and kind hearted friend 😄. Made everyone feel better.

Miles; ok actually really cool. I get that 1/4th “other” feeling. Idk why but he’s really interesting. Looks cool :) he’s gonna help save Amestris AND the Ishvalans.

Scar; I I understand his anger. He’s very human and I appreciate that Hiromu Arakawa highlights his humanity despite his wrathfulness. He made a lot of horrible mistakes but we all know he’s on a path of redemption. He really likes cute things :3

Buccaneer; loyal as hell tough guy 🤣 acts so mean on the surface; but is actually nice and just wants SOMEONE to notice how much he cares lmao.

Kimblee; what the fuck? Kinda reminds me of the Boltons from ASOIAF. Long black straight hair pale faced and creepy as hell. Complete psycho and bloodthirsty as hell lmaoooo.

[fragile-in-pink]

The History of Male Long Hair

Traditionally, long hair was always a symbol of masculinity. All of history's great warriors had long hair, from the Greeks (who wrote odes to their heroes' hair) to the Nordic, from the American Indians (famous for their long shiny hair) to the Japanese. And the longer and beautiful the hair was, the more manly the warrior was considered. Vikings flaunted their braids and samurai wore their long hair as a symbol of their honor (they cut their braid when they lose honor).

When a warrior was captured, his mane was cut to humiliate him, to take away his beauty. That custom resumed in what is today military service. There when new soldiers begin their training the first thing they do is cut their hair to undermine their self-esteem, make them submissive and make them see who's boss.

In ancient Greece, long male hair was a symbol of wealth and power, while a shaven head was appropriate for a slave. The ancient Greeks had several gods and heroes who wore their hair long, including Zeus, Achilles, Apollo, and Poseidon. Greek soldiers are said to have worn their hair long in battle. Such warriors considered it a sign of aristocracy and are said to have combed it openly to show off. Also, in order to keep enemies from getting hold of it in battle, they were known to cut the front short, but leave it long in the back, where it was more out of reach. Around the 6th century, however, the Greek men shifted to shorter hairstyles, with the exception of the Spartans.

The Romans were the ones who "invented" short hair so to speak, between the 1st and 5th centuries AD.. In battles they believed this gave them defensive advantages, since their opponents couldn't grab them by the hair. This also helped them to recognize each other in the battlefield.

In the European middle ages, shorter hair often signified servitude and the peasantry, while long hair was often attributed to freemen.

The Gaelic Irish took great pride in their long hair—for example, a person could be heavily fined for cutting a man's hair short against his will. Muslims in Christian areas were ordered to keep their hair short and parted, as their longer style was considered rebellious and barbaric.

The long hair tradition was widespread among English and French men in the 11th and 12th centuries, although it was considered acceptable for men to have shorter hair, mainly because of the endorsement of the Roman Catholic Church. The tradition was largely brought about by monarchs who rejected the shorter hairstyle, causing the people to follow.

In the late 17th century long hair in England came to be associated with adventurers who traveled to America and were familiar with the native culture there, short hair was associated with less adventurous types.

During the 19th century male hair lengths in Western cultures had varied widely; according to nationality, occupation, age, social status and passing fashion. However, prior to World War I beards had largely been replaced by moustaches and hair was most commonly cut to a medium/short length. However, short hair on men was introduced in World War I for soldiers. The trench warfare engaged in from 1914 to 1918 exposed men to flea and lice infestations, which prompted orders by the higher command to cut hair short, establishing a new military tradition.

Beat poets during the 1950s wore longer hairstyles. Aside from that, men and boys at this point had neatly groomed short hair, and having longer hair was frowned upon. The 1960s also introduced The Beatles, who started a more widespread longer hair trend. The social revolution of the 1960s led to a renaissance of unchecked hair growth, and long hair, especially on men, was worn as a political or countercultural symbol of protest and as a symbol of masculinity. The long hair trend grew with the spread of the hippie movement in the 1960s and, in the 1970s, longer hair styles would become the norm among men and women.

In the 1980s, the view of long hair as a solitary signifier of political or counter-cultural identity was countered and parodied in films such as Rambo and many other militaristic heroes of media which challenged then-contemporary views of tradition.

In the 2000s, longer hairstyles among men became popular among neopagans and rock enthusiasts; for example, musicians in metal bands and their fans often wear long hair. Eventhough today long hair has gained even more popularity and it is socially acceptable to have hair reaching around the upper back, we often see men being humiliated, sometimes called "gay" for wearing long hair, not knowing that short hair is actually the "anti-masculine" and is a repressive social imposition, while long hair symbolizes freedom. Short hair on men is a relatively new "invention" that has nothing to do with aesthetics.

[thelivingmemegod]

What are your thoughts on Rainbow High series 4?

Series 4! Let’s goooo!

Lila Yamamoto!

She’s super cute! I like the traditional mixed with the edge she’s got going on. I like the hint of Decora Kei with the stickers on her face, the band aid on her nose, and the gibbits on her shoes.

What I do not like. Is the implication that her shoes are Heeled. Platform. Crocks. (I have a joking hate for them as a shoe widhdkssks)

I love her kimono shirt, the super high belt and the leather looking zip skirt with all the studs. I also love the flower chain and the fingerless gloves she’s wearing. I love her complicated her hairstyle looks and I love the ribbons.

Her more traditional outfit is super cute too. I love the massive bow on her Obi, I love her shirt and her skirt (see RH can sometimes do see through well) and I love her wooden Sandals sooo much-

Love her she’s great.

Coco Vanderbalt

Girl…girl what. Girl why.

Her undershirt might be alright and her skirt is pretty good, I like it. But what is that top. What is it. I don’t love her shoes either.

Had second outfit is definitely better. That jacket slays and covers the top part of her dress. I hate the top part of this dress. Why the fuck are her socks netting. Her shoes…are there.

Earrings, sunglasses and hair all slay but. It can’t save those fits, I’m so sorry.

JEWEL RICHIE: QUEEN OF SERVING CUNT!

A BITCH. A QUEEN. A BOSS. That sequin drsss with the side cutouts, the jade accessories, the BABY HAIRS AND THE STRAPPY SHOES AND BABY HAIRRRZSSSS AND THE FUCKIN STOLE OH MY-

Outfit two is just as slay but much more casual. Simple heels, snake skin skirt and a leather top. The star of the show is that FUR LINED GOLD STUDDED JACKET I JUST-

All this has been neglecting to mention the VITILIGO OUT LOUD AND PROUD SHES SO PRETTYYYY

Delilah Fields!

Very cute. I love her hair and the clips, love her glasses (as a fellow blind bitch), love her white lashes and freckles and the gray eyes.

Love her dress-the top almost looks like boiler suit but the bottom is all lace lined and pretty. I love the pretty chunky, short heel boots and the socks peaking out.

I really like her second outfit too, her shoes especially. I love how simple the top is and then down her jeans the flowers trail down until her shoes look covered in them.

I also only noticed her bracelet with this outfit, it’s cute I like it!

Meena Fluer!

I adore her jewelry and her Henna hands.

The top and shoes are good. The top is great actually-I love the faux sauri thing at the back, I love the thread wraps on her pants, but the color of her pants is. A thing I don’t love. They’re too close to a green-yellow rather than just yellow imo.

I love her second outfit, it looks like traditional Indian women’s wear which I know was the intent, but far as I can tell they really nailed it. Her sandals look a lil weird from the front but I like em too much to mind.

Mila Barrymore

She’s. Doing things. A lot of them at once.

There’s the leather dress with the flounce at the bottom, which I hate at this dress length. Honestly I rarely ever like it at all.

Her different fishnets are competing with each other, her shoes are like a cherry on top of a lopsided cake cuz they’re also weird. I think it’s the color?

Her second outfit…looks super flat but also not??? It looks like a print on a dress rather then being the dress ya know? It also looks super stiff? Like if you tried to touch it, it’d just stay in place. Her boots are alright but the texture might be adding to the dress weirdness.

[kafkaoftherubble]

Alright. I usually refrain from commenting on discourse posts—especially those that don't pertain to my usual domains because I always believe I either don't know enough or my opinions aren't something so enlightening it's worth sounding aloud—but I want to weigh in on what you reply to @/these-detestable-hands there.

Be warned, it is long—but again, if we hope to have some nuances in a conversation, brevity often does more harm than good.

I don't deny the prevalence of American (or even, as you brought up, Christian) soft power in globalization. But I don't think chalking this up as all "Americanization-is-white-washing" is remotely close to the full picture.

Why is these-detestable-hands' alternative inferences somehow an example of a "cultural Christianity" class of arguments instead of legitimate possibilities? Dude. They're themself are European. They are not White, either. When they said Europeans do don this type of aesthetics, they were just speaking from their experience growing up.

I'm from Malaysia, a Southeast Asian country that is Muslim-majority, socially conservative, and politically, visibly infused with anti-American rhetoric. And yet I've seen this same aesthetics, mixed and matched with others, among the people I live with. Mainland China has an even louder blaring of anti-American tone (it's considered a politically correct stance there), and yet some of their young people also show up in this sort of aesthetics.

Tell me: do Americans somehow have a monopoly on bun hairdos? Or that straight-short hair? Or that way of wearing a jacket? Or the man's facial hairstyle and white shirt? Or a bland t-shirt, that sort of dress, etc.?

Because I've seen similar fashion techniques in diverse cultures, past or present. The reason why they look so "whitewashed" here, methinks, is because these characters are fair-skinned. That's really it, innit? I could easily imagine a Malaysian Indian in the male's outfit, or a Chinese in that bun-haired Anna getup (bun-haired [发髻, article in Chinese] is a very ancient hairdo in Chinese history, going back about 6000 years ago or so, with many types being trendy throughout different dynasties). There's a plethora of people who could or do dress up like this. I've seen it.

Now, you might argue that this is because American soft power has become so embedded in globalization that people take up their cultural import without being aware of it. "Even if people from other countries like Malaysia adopt aesthetics like this, can we really say that it is completely devoid of American influence, considering how dominant it has become especially after World War II?"

No. I'll concede we cannot unequivocably say the American influence, however its shape or form, is absent. But I will also tell you that this argument is weak, because all cultural osmosis is multidirectional. Yes, there will be hints of American elements in certain fashion trends or aesthetics, but when it came to different parts of the globe, they always blend with local cultures (including fashion sense), and that includes Europe. By saying this "boring" aesthetics "can also be found in Europe", these-detestable-hands was (I hope I'm getting you right, mate) saying that Europeans can also just come up with this from their own local fashion sense regardless of how much American input there might be.

One of the things that really prompted me to write a response, other than your strange example for "cultural Christianity" (I'll get to that later), is the latent Americentric undertone when you refute these-detestable-hands' arguments. You made it sound like everything in this image can only be American inventions. That if I were to propose that maybe this isn't necessarily an example of "Americanization", I am being blissfully unaware of "cultural Americanism," because somehow other cultures are incapable of coming up with an aesthetic like this. Or even if they could, it's because they have seen the American Whites do it first, and so any similarity in other cultures' modern fashion sense is just following this American trend, instead of them coming up with something of their own and mix-matching different elements from different places that are not necessarily American in origin alone.

The Americentrist assumptions, therefore, are these:

People of other cultures or regions have no choice but to be subjected under American influence wholesale just because Americans have had really strong soft power tools for a few decades. This is ignoring how, in this modern era, different cultures and societies of the world often pick and choose what elements of a non-native culture they want to adopt, adapt, and reject.

People of other cultures/regions cannot possibly have come up with modern-day aesthetics that are similar to this^ on their own, even by mix-matching with whatever cultures they have seen. Even if they did, it's gotta' be Americanization at work, nothing else. To this, I wonder what un-Americanization in the modern era supposedly entailed. Are we Malaysians only allowed to be in our "traditional" outfits to be rid of "Americanization," for example? Am I, Malaysian Chinese, only allow to wear qipao or changshanzhuang to avoid the corrosive force that is "whitewashing" or the "American mold?" Do you know that the qipao is also not a purely Han Chinese cultural product, but influenced and adapted from another tribe(s) in China, among other things?

Of course that's not what you meant. I get it. My point here is to show how decrying this^ as "Americanization" without leaving room for other legitimate reasoning is itself Americentric.

"This is whitewashing; you guys just don't know it yet! They're being stripped off of their cultural background to fit into an American mold!" The non-American, who proposed a different viewpoint, are being told. But this isn't an American mold. This is a more of a modern mold—a bland fashion trend one could even say are

(1) fostered by the lack of options we have as consumers when it comes to fashion,

(2) the homogeneity of fashion sense propagated by celebrities (of different origins, I have to stress, but nonetheless they are rather homogenous because these are essentially one small elite group's preferred aesthetics being marketed toward a diverse population of different tastes),

(3) one of the safest ways to "look presentable" in the modern era when you don't want to spend too much time fussing over it, but sweatshirts, sweatpants etc. are not acceptable under your current circumstances,

and more.

It's a whole web of cause-and-effects, not a single line of it—which these-detestable-hands' arguments provide. So why dismiss them?

I suggest reading The Lies That Bind by Kwame Anthony Appiah, a Ghanian British-American philosopher. His chapter on "Culture" is exclusively devoted to topics like these, including the Americentric assumptions I marked out just now, but the entire book is a meditation on identities as a whole.

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Also: no, the idea of "revenge is good" is not believed by Christians or "people brainwashed by Christianity" only. Revenge is simply retributive justice done by an individual, and the idea of retributive justice itself predates Christianity. It is seen in the Code of Hammurabi, an ancient Babylonian legal code, for example. It's just an instinctive way of exacting justice, hence seemingly "good." I don't know what made you think it's a Christian idea, nor what examples had made you come away with that understanding.

Or maybe I misunderstood what you wrote there. In that case, my bad.

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Important addendum (to avoid having people misunderstand my position):

I did not say Americanization is not a real phenomenon. I'm a Chi-Eng translator and my translation guide is explicitly made to follow American localization regardless of the reader-base's preferred English. That's one of the many examples of it.

What I'm saying is that this particular case is not a strong case of example of "Americanization", and that the other person's arguments also legitimate.

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Styling Pelli Poola Jada for Different Hair Lengths

Pelli Poola Jada, a traditional South Indian bridal hairstyle adorned with a beautiful garland of flowers, is a timeless classic. The versatility of this hairstyle allows it to be adapted to suit various hair lengths. Here's a guide on how to style Pelli Poola Jada for different hair lengths:

For Long Hair

Traditional Style: Create a low ponytail or bun and wrap the garland around it. Braid your hair, incorporating the garland into the braid.

Half-Up, Half-Down: Create a half-up, half-down hairstyle and incorporate the garland into the upper section.

Braided Updo: Create a braided bun and wrap the garland around the base of the bun.

For Medium Hair

Low Ponytail: Create a low ponytail and wrap the garland around it.

Half-Up, Half-Down: This style is perfect for medium hair. Create a half-up, half-down hairstyle and incorporate the garland into the upper section.

Braided Bun: Create a braided bun and wrap the garland around the base of the bun.

For Short Hair

Half-Up, Half-Down: Even with short hair, you can create a half-up, half-down style and incorporate the garland into the upper section.

Hair Accessories: Use hair accessories like bobby pins or clips to secure the garland in place.

Experiment with Styles: Try different styles and placements of the garland to find what works best for your hair length.

Remember: The key to a beautiful Pelli Poola Jada is to experiment and find a style that suits your hair length and personal preference. Don't be afraid to try different techniques and incorporate your own unique touches.

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Top Bridal Hairstyles for Sarees to Rock This Wedding Season!

The saree is an article of clothing that embodies classic Indian style and a few customs. If you’re a bride-to-be wearing a saree, your entire look might be improved with the appropriate wedding hairdo and jewelry. Considering all the options, selecting a bridal hairstyle for a saree might be difficult. It is a crucial element that completes your bridal style for the big day while enhancing the attractiveness of the saree and blouse. In this blog, you will delve into different bridal hairstyles for sarees to flaunt in the wedding season.

Different bridal hairstyles for sarees

Traditional braid: One of the most popular wedding bridal hairdo choices is a classic braid. It’s a classic bridal hairstyle that looks great with the saree. This is a timeless hairdo that you can choose for your wedding. The classic braid can be made more elegant and cohesive with the wedding theme by adding a string of flowers or flowers tucked into the braid.

French Braid: One of the timeless and popular hairstyles that brides adore is the French braid. You can show off this intricate braid on your special day. The three-strand braid is an elegant and detailed hairstyle that accentuates the saree’s beauty.

Layered open hairstyle: The layered type of open hair curl is another simple hairstyle that you can even do yourself. Collect hair from the top and sides of your head and style it into a basic knot-down braid. Make gentle curls with the remaining portion of your bottom hair. For a hairdo that’s perfect for a wedding, finish the ensemble by adding pearls with U-pins.

Outward waves hairstyle: Curling all of your hair outwards is another easy open hairstyle for a long face. A bridal is worn in the top part of the hair. When the hair is colored in the Balayage style, the open hairstyle becomes more pronounced.

Quirky ponytail: Wavy ponytails are an option for brides who find it difficult to maintain their open, wavy hair and don’t want to wear their hair in braids or buns. This type of hair also looks elegant and adds a little of edge to the wedding gown.

Fishtail Braid: One common saree wedding reception hairstyle is the fishtail braid. This elaborate version adds a touch of sophistication and beauty to your saree while blending in flawlessly. The braid’s strands are similar to a fishtail’s perfectly arranged scales.

Arabic bridal hairstyle: Give yourself a night out on the town by getting the most delicate waves for a haircut that goes with your bridal trousseau lehenga. To guarantee that the waves in your hair last all night, ask your hairstylist to marinade it in a lot of mousse.

Messy Bun: The adaptability of the messy bun is what makes it so beautiful. Any hair length-from short and playful to long and flowing works beautifully with it. Even though it could take some light pulling and loosening to get the “perfect” amount of messiness, the outcome is anything but shoddy.

Low Ponytail: An alternative hairstyle is a low ponytail. If you’re searching for a stylish yet cozy hairdo, this is ideal. The saree’s elegance and the ponytail’s modernism combine to create a carefree look for bride’s hairstyle for saree.

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