#surprisingly good practice for drawing fabric

[cosmicseapop]

mysterious stranger sketches

[bokettochild]

random LU hcs before I go to church

Legend likes to draw, and while he uses it for practical purposes (he's compiling a bestiary of his own) he also likes to sketch random crap he finds while traveling

Hyrule weaves. Not fabric, since that's a bit legthly and requires materials he can't get or keep for long, but he's very good at making baskets and the like! When the rest go to his cave, it's just full of woven items, including his attempts at weaving a freaking chair. Hyrule is going to become Pier 1

Sky writes poetry but never shares it with anyone. Groose used to laugh at it when they were kids, and so he's very self-conscious about it (and not very good anyways). He does come up with some really, really good pieces though from time to time!

Warriors couldn't read before he enlisted. He had to learn, and did learn rather quickly once he had to, but he still did very much not grow up with books. He is, however, very fond of oral tradition and somehow keeps a library's worth of knowledge in his head, since he never knew how to write it down before.

Warriors loves folk tails and will use any excuse given in order to share them with the younger ones

Wind is a very proficient mapmaker. he's terrible at drawing figures or anything, but he's very good at charting things out and putting them down on paper

Wind has a great eye for photography though! He and Wild sometimes play a game where they have to find a particular item and take a pictograph of it and then they'll have one of the others judge which one is better. Wild's candids are usually better, but Wind has a talent from framing and using the light to his advantage that outshines Wild's.

Wind likes composing little tunes with the Windwaker when he's bored. he has accidentally discovered several magical songs and their effects in this manner. Sometimes Time debates if just teaching his the Song of Storms from the get go would have been better in the long run, since it would have saved them getting soaked so much

Four has a fascination with artistic metalwork. He can't do it himself, and often times can't understand how someone thought up the idea in the first place, but it gives him great delight to see various metal pieces/tools/items forged together into the oddest art pieces

Twilight claims he's no good art of any kind, usually blaming "these darn big paws o' mine", but the secret is that he's a talented embroiderer, he just doesn't consider it "art" in the same way the rest do. Most Ordon folks add stitch-work to things so he considers it standard practice, not exceptional.

Sky is also very good at stitch-work of all kinds

When Sky and Twilight discover their shared skill-set, they absolutely use it for evil (start adding little patterns and things on their brother's stuff). Is this competitive? They're Links, you tell me!

Time claims not to be very creative, but he's actually quite good at art himself! Just drawing, as his paintings have a very childish sort of color combinations and the like, but he's surprisingly very good with shading and proportions!

All the boys play music, but Twilight's a good hand on the fiddle/violin (but only for short periods) and Legend has a surprising preference for the piano/organ. They'd make an excellent duet if they actually managed to know any of the same songs

Wild cannot and should not play instruments, Hylia help your ears if he does. He's also not that great of an artist (look for JoJo's comic of him drawing a new tapestry, it's hilarious). He likes the art the others make, but in general, the best he can do it just making designs and patterns that always seem to resemble Korok puzzles.

[bitsbug]

good evening rainworld community. look at my ocs NOW

YOU CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS BTW. please do I’ve been marinating them for months. finely cured.

multiple paragraphs introducing each under the cut !

Curtains Drawn Over Bone - he/him

The first of my iterators, and frankly the most developed. Curtains is incredibly young for an iterator, made at the tail end of the last generation, and was subject to some.. negligent planning during his construction. He was placed in an area of dubious rain quality and worse ground stability; the conditions were considered acceptable back then, but millions of cycles later that's no longer the case.

 Despite this glaring issue, he's been handling it better than you'd expect. Having recognized the long-term affects of his placement early on, Curtains took an interest in maintenance and optimization in order to survive, completely disregarding the Great Problem. He's broken some taboos in the process, and surprisingly didn't contract rot while doing it. His efforts have paid off with a suite of purposed organisms and a significantly more advanced, upgraded facility.

 Some things would be impossible to address, though. Despite his best efforts, erosion and earthquakes now threaten to topple his can; something he's scrambling to fix.

 Curtains is generally regarded as a finicky, flighty person by his group. He's a recluse and a workaholic, driven by some desperate ferver to avoid the worst. When he does appear in chatrooms, he seems constantly wound up, often vanishing as quickly as he arrives. He was like this long before his current situation. But do not mistake his nervousness for ineptitude, because Curtains is very meticulous and dedicated in his endeavors, backed by his thorough understanding of iterator anatomy and a genuine passion for his work.

Twenty Taken in Vain - they/them

The only iterator in this damn group who isn't a social recluse. Built in the golden age of the Ancients, a time of prosperity and uneventfulness, TTiv found their place in the bustling global communities of their kin. They're of the belief that research is best done collaboratively, and constructed their workflow around this frame.

But, really, they never much cared for that work or their purpose. Devoting themself to tireless research for something likely impossible just wasn't a good use of time, nor did they find the process very interesting, so they sought to fulfill their life in less desolate ways. As much as a sentient, static building is able to, at least.

In particular, Twenty Taken in Vain pursues a variety of art forms! There's a critical lack of artwork made with iterators in mind (While interesting to discuss, most Ancient books can be read in less than a second for example), so they seek to fill that gap. Their main passion is literature, but they do dabble in many other subjects, such as digital painting, textile weaving, 'false memory' qualia fabrication, and DMing a tabletop roleplaying game for their local group.

Their social proclivities haven't served them well in recent years, because the global communications decay has left them more isolated than ever before. Losing contact with multiple close friends has drained them of motivation, and made them fearful of losing those they do have left. Imagine like, depression but on a supercomputer scale.

In personality, TTiv is as chatty as you'd expect of them, but without the energy associated with extroversion. Their charisma is carried in their nonchalance and humor, with an undertone of snarkiness - only occasionally with any bite to it. They're adaptable as well, without a fixation on one subject and a willingness to introspect. Since the comm failure, they've become a lot quieter and more irritable, stress they've barely kept under wraps.

Anxiety Practice - it/xe

Polite and inoffensive, AP is an easily overlooked iterator. It appears frequently in chatrooms, but always in the shadow of its kin, and rarely draws attention to itself. Despite this demeanor, xe certainly aren't shy or nervous - that's already taken by Curtains - xe just prefer xer distance and privacy.

 As it currently stands, Anxiety is the only member of its group actively working on the Great Problem. It prefers exploring more unorthodox theories for ascension, with a fixation on Karma flowers and their properties. As part of its experiments, its created a few.. curious organisms hybridized with the flower. It also collaborates closely with Distant Humming for information on the grander Cycle and general advice. Thus far, it's made a few fascinating discoveries, but predictibly no breakthroughs on the Triple Affirmative. Oh also, sometimes xe put karma-affecting drug cocktails into xer water intake. normal iterator behavior i promise.

 Even at xer most comfortable and nonchalant, AP keeps an aloof, almost stoic nature. Chronically icy cool, xe seem incapable of expressing anything besides calm indifference. This isn't true, of course, xer composure is just nothing to scoff at. It even uses its reputation for comedy at times, usually through deadpan delivery or 'breaking character'.

Distant Humming - she/Her

An anomaly in existence, the first iterator to almost reach ascension. Distant Humming became an echo by her own hand, using heavy adjustments to her retaining wall and filter pumps to essentially bathe her facility in void fluid, solving the issue of her kinds' distributed conscience by just addressing all of it. at once.

 Her subsequent failed ascension left her systems broken and mutated in impossible ways, but she functions nonetheless in her ethereal, undying state. The warping irreparably affected her memory and personality though; she considers herself a different person from the Humming before.

 Despite her uncanny nature and haunting appearance, Distant Humming is a surprisingly amiable person, if vague or foreboding at times. Her detached state of existence allows her the breathing room to appreciate the world for what it is, and insight into the Cycle that'd be impossible to gain from within it. She's happy to share her observations with anyone who'd listen.

 About once a year, Humming's karmic cycle aligns with that of her local group, affording her a limited time to speak with them. She appears totally non-existent outside this period.

THAT’S ALL BYEEE

[domxmarvel]

Fangs

Masterlist

Rook x Gender neutral!Savanaclaw!Reader 

"You're staring again,Rook" It wasn't a secret Rook had a fascination with beastmen and any non-human students. Since you met him he always wanted to be close to you,constantly finding any excuse to talk to you or ask questions. He was fascinated by your ears and tail,although the thing that seemed to have his full undivided attention was your fangs. His eyes were practically glued to your mouth and if you yawned around him except him to try and get a picture. 

The last straw was when one morning you woke up with him in your face,his finger tracing one of your fangs. And he still had the audacity to smile at you and say.

"Good morning" in the most cheerful tone possible. 

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to say good morning before anyone else" 

"I think you want more than that,so why don't you just tell me because I'm about to make you regret being in my room"

"I want you to bite me" You had long suspected that,but you weren't just gonna bite him for no reason. 

"Fine" You pulled him closer to you,knocking off his hat before wrapping your fingers around his neck. You bit down on his neck,sinking your teeth into his surprisingly delicate skin tasting the metal of his blood. Pushing him against the wall,you felt him pull you in closer. He was full on moaning directly into your ear. 

"Harder" You bit down harder,drawing more blood. His hands gripped the fabric of your shirt,threatening to tear it off. Holding your still when you attempt to pull away. 

"R-Rook" You tried to say his name but your teeth were still in his skin,trying to pull away but he wasn't letting go. Despite all of this he was moaning like there was no tomorrow. You needed to get off of him but he wasn't letting go and you were starting to panic because of how much blood you could see. Surely a shock would throw him off long enough for you to pull away. Using your leg you hooked it behind his and pulled,making both of you fall and you could finally pull away. 

"Do that again" You were about to ask 'are you insane?' But you quickly remembered you were talking to the guy who broke into your room to trace your fangs while you were sleeping,clearing he didn't know fear. 

"No,you realize I could've killed you,right?" Rook didn't seem to hear anything,he had this look of euphoria on his face like he just had the best orgasm of his life. "Rook?" 

"I don't care,do that again" 

[wheredafandomat]

The Royal Ruse 👑

Prince! Loki x Asgardian reader

18+ | not sure of the warnings for this chap? I don’t think there are any new ones other than I wrote this half asleep at 3am so if it doesn’t make sense sorry, let me know

Chapter 6

You grew merrier and merrier the further the night drew on. As well as accepting congratulations, you accepted plenty of mead as well as over half a dozen dances, none feeling like the one with Loki felt. Your gazes lingered on one another as you conversed with others, occasionally sharing a dance. You wondered if he was only looking at you in order to draw information about you out of your mind considering that you felt him rummaging through it, however there were times you caught one another’s eye without the feeling. Nonetheless, conversations began with Loki’s told me so much about you meaning you sold the fabrication.

By the time the ball had come to an end, you and Loki found one another’s sides again before you both headed back to his room. The journey was silent, comfortable, the two of your hands occasionally brushing against one another’s as you walked. When you finally reached, you were practically bursting at the seams to speak, knowing you no longer had to keep up a pretence.

“That was so fun.” You beamed, Loki closing the door behind you both.

“Indeed it was.” He agreed with a hint of a smile.

“And we looked so good, everyone said so.” You continued, turning to face him, only to see that his expression was vacant. “Loki?”

“Perhaps we should continue this night.” He answered, emotion returning to his face as if he was previously just lost in thought. Wordlessly, you nodded in agreement with a simper. “Care to join me for a spot of stargazing, I know the perfect place and it’s—” he began before you interrupted.

“Yes.” You gleamed.

“Right.” He grinned before opening the door again and prompting you to walk next to him.

The two of you walked through the royal gardens until you reached a clearing that had the perfect view of the stars. There was already a blanket laid out which made you think Loki had probably been here recently or that he was already planning to come here tonight with you which surprisingly made you even giddier. You both laid on it, a small space between you both as you looked up at the stars. The air was cool and still, only the distant sound of an owl hooting filling your ears. The sky was a never ending darkness only illuminated by the twinkling of stars. You both stayed like that for a while before you broke the silence.

“So, what will you do once you’re king?” You asked.

“Build a statue of myself I suppose.” Loki answered, an amused expression on his face.

“Naturally.” You laughed in agreement.

“And I want more theatre here” he continued “the midgardians have an optimistic appreciation of the arts that we here don’t share.”

“Really? I’ve never been.” You shrugged.

“Oh y/n, it’s truly wonderful there.” He spoke, glancing at you as you hummed contently. “What will you do with your riches?” He ventured.

“Perhaps visit midgard or save everything for my future children as you said.” You answered.

“Did I?”

“I believe your exact words were you’ve grown up impoverished, don’t let your children grow up the same.” You replied, mimicking his voice.

“No, they were think about your future children, they wouldn’t have to suffer like you have.” He corrected.

“So what I said then?” You laughed making Loki laugh too.

“Oh look, a shooting star.” He pointed out before you quickly turned your attention to it.

“Hurry, make a wish.” You rushed out, closing your eyes to make a wish before opening them again.

“What did you wish for?” Loki asked.

“I can’t tell you that” you insisted “or it won’t come true.”

“You don’t actually believe in all of that do you?” Loki teased.

“Why wouldn’t I?” You challenged, narrowing your gaze at him as you sat up, Loki doing the same.

“Because magic doesn’t exist in shooting stars, it exists down here, all around us” he began, picking up a leaf from the floor and covering it with his hand for a moment before unveiling a rose and handing it to you “magic exists in the palm of my hand” he continued, looking down at his palm and prompting you to do the same before fireworks began dancing in your irises.

“Wow.” You uttered.

“So tell me, y/n,” he requested, closing his palm and turning all of his attention to you “what did you wish for?”

“I wished for you to find happiness Loki, true happiness.” You answered honestly, Loki’s lips curling up into a small almost mirthless smile.

“My happiness resides on the throne, you needn't worry yourself wishing for it.” He assured dismissively.

“Well then, here’s to marrying for it.” You declared.

The two of you turned your attentions back to the diamonds glistening in the sky, your eyes eventually growing tired and closing.

“You’re snoring” Loki spoke before your eyes flew open “come on, let’s get you to bed.”

“You’ll stay?” You questioned tiredly as you stood.

“Will you wish on a shooting star if I say no?” He jested, gesturing for you to walk next to him.

The following morning, when you awoke, forgetting how you actually made it into bed, you glanced across the room at Loki who’s behind also looked good in the morning sun. Instead of turning your attentions away from his nudity, you ran your eyes across his body. His porcelain skin looked as though it was glowing, as if all the magic in Asgard resided on him, shrouding him and coating him in an ethereal shawl. You found yourself slowly running your hand against the material of his duvet, eyes focusing on his back as you imagined touching his skin. You wondered if it’d feel as soft as the duvet felt. Remembrance of the previous night flooded you as you recalled the feeling of his leg between yours. You turned your head to the side, your nose running across the pillow as you tried to inhale the scent of him, wanting the memories of last night to feel realer, more solid. Just as they began to solidify, the door knocked causing Loki to wake up as he sat up quickly. You averted your gaze just as quick, opting to just close your eyes and pretend you were asleep.

“Will you be coming to the hall to break fast or would you like food brought to you your majesty?” A chambermaid called from the other side of the door.

You gasped as you felt Loki’s hand on your shoulder as he violently shook you awake. You tried to slowly open your eyes to keep up the lie that you were asleep and waking for the first time but Loki’s naked body in front of you was making you reluctant to open them fully, suddenly shy.

“Will you be wanting breakfast here or in the dining room?” Loki asked you.

“Dining room.” You yawned, eyes half open, not wanting to shamelessly gaze at him.

“We’ll be down soon.” Loki answered the chambermaid before heading to the washroom allowing you to fully open your eyes.

Nothing to do with the fic just why is this gif so vicious 😂😂 I love it

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[tearsinthemist]

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Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Excellent basic crochet video series

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Another drawing character faces video

Literally my favorite art pose hack

Tutorial of how to make a whole ass Stardew Valley esque farming game in Gamemaker Studios 2??

Introduction to flying small aircrafts

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[lillianrennifer]

Misunderstanding

One Piece Law x Reader

Please click HERE to understand what the emojis mean.

Warnings:🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏻🥰🎓📱

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Taking a sip of his lukewarm water, Law leans against the weathered brick wall of the convenience store he had just left. “It's too damn hot." he mutters frustrated as he sheds his jacket, wrapping it around his slender waist. Above him, the faded store sign creaks in the breeze, grating his already thin nerves.

With a sigh, he pulls up the damp fabric of his black shirt, revealing a glimpse of his toned lower stomach. Pressing it to his brow he uses the shirt to wipe the sweat from his forehead, his eyes squinting in discomfort.

Feeling his phone buzz in his pocket, he retrieves it and begins to reply to Luffy's text, his thumbs moving with a practiced ease. When suddenly, he's startled into reality by a shout of, "Hey Law!"

Looking up, he sees a girl jogging toward him, her hair bouncing with each step, a bright smile spreading across her face as she waves enthusiastically. 

Skidding to a halt by his side, she grabs his hand and drags him along, her grip surprisingly strong. "Sorry for being late! You weren't waiting long, were you?" Her fingers intertwine with his as she holds his hand in a vice-like grip, pulling him down the sidewalk.

Thoroughly perplexed, Law is about to ask her, "What the hell is she doing?" when she tugs him down to whisper in his ear. Her warm breath tickling his skin, causes a shiver to run down his spine. "Please act like you know me!" The tight grip of her hand and her pleading eyes clearly implore him to play along.

A light flush rises to Law's cheeks, and his heart races as his flustered mind struggles to comprehend the situation, his thoughts whirling with questions.

What is she doing?

Why is she holding his hand?

And why does she seem familiar? 

Deciding to play along, Law responds as casually as he can, his voice laced with a hint of amusement: "No, I didn't wait long." He keeps pace beside her, his strides matching hers as they stroll down Water Seven Street.

The warm sunlight casts a golden glow on their conversation, and the sounds of the city—chatter, cars, and birds—create a lively backdrop for their exchange. The smell of freshly baked bread wafts from a nearby bakery.

As they walk, Law can't help but notice the girl's infectious energy. Her bright smile and sparkling eyes draw him in, and he finds himself smiling back at her. 

"That's a relief!" she chirps, her bright smile faltering for a moment as she checks her watch. "Work ran a little late, so I was afraid you had." Her voice is sweet and confident, with a hint of playfulness beneath the surface. 

Law raises an eyebrow, intrigued by her enigmatic behavior. "How was work?" he asks, trying to keep the conversation going, his eyes crinkling at the corners as he shows genuine interest. 

“It was good!” Peeking over her shoulder, her face pales as her eyes fall upon something that makes her heart drop. Abruptly lowering her voice, she whispers, “Oh my god, thank you so much for doing this! A creepy guy has been following me since I left work.” Her voice trembles slightly, and Law notices a faint quiver in her lip.

Glancing over her shoulder again, her eyes scan the crowded street with a hint of desperation.

Law follows her gaze and catches a glimpse of the man he thinks she is referring to - a tall figure lurking on the edge of the crowd. His cold silver eyes narrow as he takes in the man's large and intimidating physique, noting that he's close enough to keep them in his sights but far enough away that he can't quite hear their hushed conversation - a strategic distance that only adds to Law's growing unease.

The man's black mask, cap, and jacket make him almost invisible in the shadows, but Law's trained eyes pick up on the subtle details that set his instincts on high alert.

“Taller than I am, more muscular, wearing a black mask, cap, and jacket?” Law murmurs, his voice low and cautious, his eyes never leaving the man as he waits for her response.

She nods almost imperceptibly, her voice barely above a whisper. “That's him. I tried to lose him in the crowd, but he’s still there.” Her eyes lock onto Law’s, pleading for help. “Please, just keep pretending to know me until we can lose him.”

Law's instincts kick in, and he nods reassuringly, his grip on her hand tightening. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you.” He says, his voice firm and protective. 

"Seriously, thank you,” Glancing up at Law, she smiles gratefully, her eyes shining with relief. “I didn’t know what I was going to do. Luckily, I spotted you. I know we don’t really know each other,” she admits, her voice barely above a whisper. “I’ve seen you in class, and you seem nice enough. I figured it didn’t hurt to try." She grips her bag tightly, her knuckles white with tension. 

Typically, Law finds talkative individuals bothersome- Luffy- but there's something curiously appealing about her rambling.

As she continues to express her gratitude, Law can't help but be drawn in by her endearing mannerisms and the way her eyes light up when she smiles. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and he finds himself smiling back at her, his initial wariness melting away.

With each passing moment, he becomes more invested in their conversation, his initial reluctance giving way to a growing sense of interest in and concern for this stranger.

Despite the tense situation, Law is charmed by the girls warmth and vulnerability, and he can't help but want to help her. Suppressing a smile, Law's deep voice rumbles, "It's all good. I have a little sister, and I hope if she were ever in a situation like this, someone would be kind enough to help her."

Her gaze lingers on his face, her expression softening as she senses the sincerity behind his words. His kindness is palpable, enveloping her in a warm embrace filling her with a sense of safety and calm making her feel like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders.

She notices as he speaks, his eyes crease at the corners, causing his normally stoic face to soften which only puts her more at ease.

"I didn't know that you have a sister!" she exclaims, her eyes widening in surprise. "Though….” Rubbing the back of her head, she lets out an embarrassed laugh as her cheeks flush a deep shade of pink when she admits. "To be fair, I don't really know much about you in the first place."

He can't suppress it anymore; she's too cute, with her embarrassed expression and flushed cheeks.

Letting out an airy chuckle, a gentle smile appears on his face, crinkling the corners of his eyes. "Well, to be fair, you're doing better than I am," he says, his voice tinged with amusement and a hint of warmth. "You at least know my name. I'm afraid I don't know yours.” he admits. 

"Oh, I'm Y/N!" she exclaims, her eyes sparkling. "Nice to officially meet you!" she adds, her voice bright and cheerful, with a hint of playful enthusiasm.

“Y/N,” he thinks to himself, “That's a cute name.”

Law can't help but smile at the sweet sound of it and the way it suits her personality.

Once again she peeks over her shoulder and Law’s eyes follow her gaze, noting that the man is still lurking behind them. Law’s grip on her hand tightens instinctively, in a protective gesture.

"So, Y/N, what are we going to do about him?" he asks, his voice low and urgent, his eyes scanning their surroundings for a possible escape route. He tilts his head towards the man, his chin jutting out in a subtle nod. "We can't lead him to your place."

Letting out a dejected whine, her shoulders slump in defeat, her voice laced with exasperation. "I know!” She groans, her words tumbling out in a rush. “I don't know what to do! I don't want to have a confrontation."

Law's eyes soften as he witnesses her frustration boil over. He can feel her tension, her anxiety palpable as she recounts the trials of her day.

"Ugh, this has been the worst day! First, Professor Beckmann gives us homework that's hard as hell! Then I had a shit day at work, and now some creep is stalking me home!"

"The homework isn’t hard for me.” Law murmurs, earning a roll of her eyes and an exasperated laugh.

Chuckling he holds up his hands in defense as she playfully hits his arm, her tone teasing but laced with a hint of sarcasm.

"Well, of course, it's not hard for you! I may not know a lot about you, but I do know you're the smartest in our class. No need to brag though." Her words are a gentle jab, but Law knows she's right.

"I wasn't bragging.” he protests, his eyes locking onto hers as she raises an eyebrow, her expression skeptical.

The look she gives him is a clear "You're not fooling me.” and Law can't help but grin, his face warm with a mix of amusement and embarrassment. He knows he's caught, and her playful jab has hit its mark.

"Okay, maybe I was a little," he admits, a sly grin spreading across his face as he raises an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling with a hint of mischief. "That wasn't my original intention though." He pauses, his gaze drifting to her school bag. "I noticed you still have your school bag. Figured I'd ask if you'd like to come to my place so I can help you with the homework?"

"Really?!" She asks, her surprise evident in her tone, her voice rising in a delighted squeak.

She can't believe her luck - not only is he offering to help her with her homework, but he's also providing a safe haven from the creepy guy following them. The warm sunlight and sweet scent of blooming flowers in the nearby park add to the sense of serenity, making her feel even more at grateful.

"Yeah, might as well kill two birds with one stone," he says, his voice low and gentle. "You won't have to suffer through your assignments by yourself, and the creepy guy can't follow you home." He offers a reassuring smile, his eyes crinkling at the corners.

"You're the best!" She exclaims, her voice full of gratitude, as she wraps herself around his arm, feeling a sense of warmth and belonging.

This is when Law becomes very aware of the fact that they've been holding hands this entire time. His heart skips a beat as he realizes how much he's enjoying her company. The gentle pressure of her hand in his, the softness of her skin, and the sweet scent of her perfume all combine to create a sense of intimacy and connection.

Unbidden Law's face blooms into varying shades of red. Quickly he turns his face in an attempt to hide his blush by covering his face with his hand. "It's no problem.” he says, clearing his throat in an effort to urgently restore his composure.

His voice comes out a little gruffer than intended, but he hopes it will suffice. "As long as you're okay with my noisy ass roommates.” he adds, trying to sound casual despite his inner turmoil.

"I don't mind!" She chirps, her voice cheerful and enthusiastic.

"It's a date then." Law says, his heart racing with excitement.

He can't believe it - she's agreed to come to his place, to spend time with him in a setting that's far more intimate than a crowded classroom or sidewalk.

"A date!" She repeats, her voice rising in surprise. Quickly lowering her head, she tries to cover her face with her hand, her movements endearingly awkward.

Unfortunately for her, before she can, Law manages to catch a glimpse of her reddening cheeks, her embarrassment and delight plain on her face. He feels a surge of pleasure at the sight, his heart skipping a beat as he realizes she's just as excited about this as he is.

Taking pity on her, he rewords his statement, trying to put her at ease. "A study date," he clarifies, his voice gentle and reassuring.

"Right, a study date!" She exclaims, shooting her head up, her cheeks still covered in a blush. "I knew that's what you meant.” she adds, her voice laced with a bashful chuckle, the sound sending a warmth through Law's chest.

He smiles, feeling a sense of connection with her, and nods in agreement, his heart still racing from the excitement of their plans.

After a few moments of walking in slight awkward silence, Y/N suddenly asks, "Oh, do you mind if we stop real quick so I can pick up dinner?" Her voice is laced with a hint of hesitation, as if she's unsure if she's imposing.

"No need," Law replies, trying to sound casual despite his growing excitement about their plans.

"You cook?" she questions, raising a brow in surprise, her eyes sparkling with amusement.

Law chuckles sheepishly, feeling a warmth rise to his cheeks. "Absolutely not!" he admits, his voice laced with laughter.

Y/N giggles, the sound sending a thrill through Law's chest. "Well, then what am I supposed to do about food?" she asks, her voice playful.

Law shrugs, trying to appear nonchalant. "I may not cook, but my roommate does. He's actually in Culinary School," he explains, feeling a sense of pride in his roommate's skills.

"That's awesome! Must be nice having a roommate that cooks so well!" She exclaims, her eyes shining with enthusiasm.

Law nods in agreement, feeling grateful for his roommate's culinary talents.

"While I'd love to try his cooking, I don't want to make him cook so late at night," She says, wanting to be considerate.

Shrugging nonchalantly, he absentmindedly remarks, "He won't mind. You're a pretty girl. He'll gladly do it."

The words slip out before he can catch them, and he feels a flush rise to his cheeks as Y/N's face turns a delicate shade of pink.

Raising an eyebrow, a sly smirk spreading across her face. "Oh, you think I'm pretty?" she asks, her voice laced with playful teasing, her eyes sparkling with amusement.

Law's face grows hot as he stammers, "Well, I mean... in a conventional sort of way."

He can't believe what's happening to him tonight. He's usually so calm and collected, but this girl has him flustered, his words tumbling out in a awkward jumble. No other girl has ever made him act this way, it's both alarming and exhilarating.

Y/N's smugness is etched across her face as she replies, "Right…." Her voice dripping with satisfaction. As she raises an eyebrow, her sly smirk grows wider, and Law can't help but be captivated by her playful teasing.

Her eyes sparkle with amusement, as her voice dips low and slight seductive. 'So, Law…. what do you think makes me "pretty" in a "conventional sort of way"?” she asks, her words dripping with glee.

Poor Law's face grows even hotter as he tries to stammer out an answer, but Y/N just laughs, a throaty sound that sends shivers down his spine.

“Oh, Law,” she giggles, shaking her head. “You're so adorable when you're flustered.” As they stroll down the street, Law can't help but notice how Y/N's eyes sparkle in the light of the evening.

She's enjoying this, he realizes, and he can't blame her. He's never been so thoroughly flustered in his life.

Law clears his throat, trying to compose himself, but she just laughs and playfully nudges him with her elbow.

“Oh, come on, Law. I'm dying to know.” As they turn a corner, Law's apartment building comes into view.

“Well….” he starts, trying to sound suave, “it's your smile, your eyes... your whole demeanor, really.”

Y/N raises an eyebrow, her expression skeptical, but Law can see the hint of a smile playing on her lips. “Go on,” she says, her voice dripping with amusement.

As they approach the entrance to Law's apartment building, reality comes crashing back down on him like a cold shower. "As much as I'd love to continue this, Y/N, we still have to deal with him," Law says, his eyes flicking back over his shoulder to the man who's been following them.

Y/N's smile falters, and her face falls, the fear and anxiety she's been trying to shake off this whole time comes flooding back into her eyes. "What are we gonna do?" she asks, her voice trembling.

Law sighs and pulls his phone out of his pocket, the screen flickering to life as he thumbs through his contacts.

"Four of my roommates are quite intimidating," he says, his eyes locked on Y/N's worried face. "I'll ask them to meet us outside."

Finding Zoro’s number he clicks on it, the phone ringing as he puts it to his ear. After the third ring, a gruff voice answers, "What's up, Doc?"

Law's eyes never leave Y/N's face as he speaks, his voice calm and reassuring. "Hey, Zoro. I’ve got a situation here. Can you grab Kidd and the others and meet me outside the building? A friend and I’ve got a tail."

"Sure thing," Zoro agrees, already heading towards the door. "Just one problem though. Kidd isn't here. I'll grab the other two though."

Law's expression turns serious, his eyes narrowing as he processes the information. He presses his lips into a thin line before responding, "Thank you, Roronoa-ya. I'll call Eustass-ya to see if he's nearby."

Zoro's voice comes through the phone once more, "No problem, Doc.” before hanging up.

Law can't help but feel a twinge of disappointment. Kidd's absence is a significant blow to their plan. Out of his intimidating roommates, Kidd is the most formidable.

In fact, from what Law has seen of the man stalking Y/N, Kidd and he appear to be about the same height and build. Having the red-headed powerhouse by their side would be a significant advantage if things go south.

Law's thumb hovers over the screen as he searches for Kidd's number, his mind racing with possibilities.

He turns his attention back to Y/N, his voice reassuring, "Don't worry, help's on the way." He murmurs, forcing a calm smile onto his face. "Zoro and the others will be here soon. We'll get you out of this, okay?"

Y/N's eyes lock onto his, her gaze searching for any sign of uncertainty. Law keeps his expression steady, hiding his concerns behind a mask of confidence.

She softly nods her head, attempting to appear confident, but secretly, she's still gripped by fear. Law's phone call with Zoro had seemed reassuring, but she can't shake off the lingering feeling of unease.

Just then, the door to the apartment building opens, and Zoro, followed by two of Law's other roommates, Killer and Sanji, exit to stand on the stoop.

Law's eyes slightly widen in surprise as his gaze fixes on a fourth man standing beside Sanji - their fifth roommate, Luffy’s, elder brother Ace.

Zoro's eyes scan the sidewalk, and upon spotting Law and Y/N mere feet away, he points at Ace and calls out, "Ace is here too, so I asked him to tag along." Law's expression morphs into a mix of surprise and gratitude.

While Ace may not be Kidd, the added support of the fiery young man is a welcome surprise. Law's roommates are an formidable bunch, adding Ace's skills and experience, their chances of getting out of this situation unscathed have significantly improved.

Y/N recognizes the rowdy boys from school and feels a glimmer of hope flutter through her. Her heart still races with anticipation, but with Law and his roommates by her side, she feels a sense of security she hadn't felt moments before.

The group's combined strength and determination are palpable, and for the first time since this ordeal began, Y/N dares to think they might actually make it through this alive.

Still wishing Kidd was there, Law clicks on his contact and raises his cell to his ear.

"Come on, Eustass-ya," he mutters under his breath, his frustration growing with each passing moment. "Answer the damn phone."

Just as he's about to give up, Law freezes, his eyes widening in shock. From behind him, he hears the unmistakable ringtone of Kidd's phone, followed by the echo of his gruff voice when he finally answers the call. "What do you want, Doc?"

Law's eyes widen even further as he slowly turns his head to stare back at the man who had been following them this whole time - the man who happens to be his roommate, Eustass Kidd.

"Eustass-ya!" Law exclaims, his voice laced with anger and disbelief. "You're the one stalking Y/N?!"

Dropping his hand from his ear, Kidd lets his arm hang loosely beside him, his phone still clutched in his hand. His expression contorts in a mix of shock, confusion, and anger, his eyes widening in disbelief as he explodes, "What the fuck are you talking about, Doc? I'm stalking who?!" his voice rising in indignation, the words laced with a raw, emotional intensity.

Blinking owlishly, Law stammers, his eyes darting between Kidd and Y/N. "You mean you're not stalking Y/N?" he asks caustically, his voice laced with skepticism, as he points at the confused and afraid girl beside him.

Y/N's eyes are wide with fear, her face pale, and her gaze fixed on Kidd as she awaits an answer.

Lowering his mask to sit below his chin, Kidd's mouth turns down into a deep frown, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"Again, who?" he questions, his voice firm, but with a hint of defensiveness. "I ain't never seen this chick before in my life!" He cries, gesturing at Y/N with a dismissive hand, as if she's a stranger he's never laid eyes on.

Y/N takes a step forward, her voice trembling. "B-But...you've been following me since I left work.” she accuses, her eyes welling up with tears. Her words hang in the air like a challenge, her gaze fixed on Kidd, daring him to deny it.

On the stoop, the other guys silently watch the exchange, their faces a mix of shock, confusion, and disbelief.

Sanji, however, is flaming mad, his eyes blazing with fury, his fists clenched at his sides. Angrily he takes a step forward, his body tense, ready to pounce, but Ace quickly intervenes, grasping his arm and holding him back.

"Easy, Sanji," Ace warns, his voice low and calm, but firm. "Let's not jump to conclusions."

Sanji struggles against Ace's grip, his face red with rage. "That bastard's been stalking a girl? I'll kill him!" he growls, his voice low and menacing.

Killer and Zoro watch the scene unfolds, their faces a mask of calm, as their eyes fix on Kidd with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity. Arms crossed over their muscular chests they wait for an explanation. The tension is palpable, the air thick with unspoken questions.

"I wasn't following anyone!" Kidd reiterates, his voice rising in indignation, his eyes wide with protest. "I was walking home from work!”

Another question keeps rattling around in Law's head, his eyes narrowing in skepticism. "Well, why didn't you say something when she ran up to me shouting my name?" he asks, his voice laced with suspicion. "She was clearly loud enough for you to have heard."

Kidd's expression turns defensive, his hand reaching up, to pull out his AirPod. "I was listening to music this whole time," he explains, his voice firm. "It only paused when you called. I didn't hear a thing until then."

The AirPod dangles from his fingers, the tiny speaker visible, a testament to his claim.

Law's gaze lingers on it, his mind processing the information. The air between them is thick, with unspoken questions and doubts.

Sanji's anger seems to simmer down slightly, his face still red, but his fists no longer clenched. Ace's grip on his arm relaxes, his eyes fixed on Kidd with a mixture of curiosity and wariness. While Killer and Zoro continue to watch the exchange, their faces somber.

Y/N's eyes, however, remain fixed on Kidd, her gaze accusatory, her expression unyielding. "Were do you work?" she asks suspiciously.

"I work at the Victoria Punk auto shop," Kidd replies, his voice firm, his eyes meeting hers with a hint of frustration.

At the revelation of where Kidd works, Law notices Y/N's eyes begin to widen, her face pale, as if she's realizing something. Her eyebrows furrow, and her lips part slightly, in shock.

Hesitantly, Law asks, "Y/N, where do you work?"

Face scrunching up in embarrassment, she whimpers, "Grand Line Bakery and Coffee Shop."

A collective cry of "Oh!" rings out amongst the group, their voices filled with understanding.

"That's right across the street from the shop!" Kidd exclaims, his eyes wide with comprehension, but still flashing with irritation. His face is red as his hair, his large fists clenched by his side, as he processes the situation. "I go there every day after work to grab a bite to eat."

Pulling an empty paper bag out of his coat pocket, Kidd shows the group the bag, clearly showcasing the name of the bakery in bold letters.

"I've never seen you before, though," he huffs, his tone still slightly gruff. To be fair, even if he had, he wouldn't have noticed her. Kidd isn't the most observant person.

Y/N curls in on herself, her face red with shame and mortification. "I just started there.” She murmurs as she looks down at her feet, her shoulders slumping in defeat. “I'm so sorry for the confusion!" She cries, her voice trembling.

Law's expression softens, and he takes a step forward, his hand reaching out in a comforting gesture. His eyes are filled with kindness, his voice is gentle as he comforts her. "Hey, it's okay, Y/N. We've all been there. Misunderstanding’s happen."

The tension in the air slowly begins to dissipate, replaced by a sense of understanding as the group lets out a collective sigh of relief, which seems to signal a newfound camaraderie.

Kidd's still slightly tense posture and narrowed eyes hint that he's still a little annoyed, but willing to let it go. Sighing reluctantly, he murmurs, "It's all good," his voice is still a little gruff, but his eyes show a hint of compassion. "Sorry I accidentally scared you."

“Oh no, please don’t apologize!” Y/N begs, her hands fluttering in panic as she takes a step closer to Kidd. “This is absolutely my fault!” She exclaims, her voice laced with desperation. “Is there any way I can make it up to you?” She asks, her eyes wide with sincerity.

Pursing his lips, Kidd hums as he contemplates his reply, his eyes narrowing slightly as he thinks. Finally, a sly smirk spreads across his face. “You could buy me my after-work snack for a month,” He suggests, his voice tinged with amusement.

All too eager to smooth things over, Y/N begins to shake her head in agreement before she is cut off by a sharp growl of “Eustass-ya.”

Frowning at the redheaded man, Law warns him with a gaze that making her pay for a month is way too much.

Tisking, Kidd mumbles, “Ok fine.” Sighing, he changes his mind. “One week,” He says, his voice a little softer. Glancing at Law, he makes sure that is an okay amount of time.

Nodding his head lightly, Law agrees to the arrangement.

Smiling widely, Y/N shakes her head enthusiastically. “You’ve got a deal!” She exclaims, her face flushed with relief.

“Well…” Zoro hums, his voice dripping with boredom, “Now that that's over, I'm going back inside.” Turning on his heel he heads back into the building, his broad shoulders and back flexing slightly as he moves.“Oi, curly brow,” He calls over his shoulder in a languid tone. “What's for dinner?”

Before Sanji can grumble at him, the girl's eyes light up like a lantern. “That's right!” She exclaims, clapping her hands together excitedly.

Spinning around she faces the blonde man, smiling brightly. “Law said one of his roommates is a cook, is that you?” she asks, her voice full of excitement.

“Yes, that's right!” Sanji cries. His eyes transforming into heart, pulsing with excitement. Giddily he scurries up to the girl so fast his legs become a blur.

Dropping down on one knee, his eyes fixed adoringly on hers, his face beams with a charming smile as he takes her hand in his. “That I am!” he declares. “I am your humble servant, Sanji,” his voice dripping with gallantry. “Would you give me the honor of knowing your name, my lovely?” he asks.

The girl giggles, a light blush flushing her cheeks, and replies softly, “Y/N.”

Sanji's eyes widen in delight, and he exclaims, “Oh my! Such a beautiful name for a beautiful young lady!” Bringing her hand to his lips, he presses a gentle kiss to her knuckles.

From beside them, Sanji hears a low growl, “Cook-ya,” and glances up to see Law’s piercing gray eyes fixed on him, a hint of annoyance in their depths, his sharp jawline flexing slightly as he grits his teeth.

Sanji's eyes flash with annoyance at Law's interruption. "Can't you see I'm in the middle of a beautiful moment here?" he asks, his tone slightly irritated.

Law's jaw clenches in a subtle display of jealousy. "Just making sure you don't get too carried away with your flirtations, Cook. You're not exactly known for your subtlety."

Not wanting the roommates to fight over her, Y/N intervenes, her voice gentle but firm. "Hey, let's not ruin the evening with bickering, okay?" She smiles, her eyes sparkling with amusement.

Sanji huffs, rolling his eyes dramatically. "Fine," he says, his tone slightly sulky. "But I'm still going to win her heart with my culinary skills." His confidence unwavering. "And my charm, of course." He declares, sending her a wink.

Y/N laughs, her face lighting up with delight. "I think I can handle both of your egos." She teases, her voice light and playful. "But for now, let's focus on dinner. Sanji, what's on the menu tonight?"

Sanji's face radiates excitement. "Ah, my latest masterpiece!" He exclaims, launching into a passionate description of his latest culinary creations.

Y/N listens intently, her gaze fixed on Sanji, while Law tunes him out, his eyes fixed on her with a hint of affection.

Kidd silently follows the trio inside, observing the scene with disinterest, his eyes fixed onto his phone.

A warm smile spreads across Y/N face as, the group heads towards the kitchen , ready to indulge in Sanji's culinary delights.

As they begin cooking, Law feels grateful for the lighthearted moment and the savory aromas wafting through the air. Surrounded by the comfort and camaraderie of his roommates and the sweet scent of Y/N perfume, he can’t help but feel that the earlier misunderstanding was actually a blessing in disguise.

If you liked please leave a comment (they keep me motivated), like and re-post. Thank you all I hope you enjoyed it! Love ya! 😘

[lil-fairy-of-twst]

Faye's Preparation Team

If there's one thing Showcase and Contest can share, it's preparation.

Nana (Leavanny)

“Wow~! So pretty!"

Moves: String Shot, False Swipe, Safeguard, Light Screen

Ability: Swarm

Nana was actually Faye's dad's Pokémon until she was given to Faye around the age of 6. She was one of three Pokémon given to Faye by her dad.

Having been the one who sew the clothing
Faye's dad wore to modeling shoots, she does the same for Faye's costumes for both Contest and Showcase

She often frets over Faye a lot when she's out of her pokeball, whether that be for performances or daily life

Since she's one of the few older Pokémon Faye has, she is fairly protective of the young girl though not as much as Basile

Coffee (Minccino)

“Ah! Coffee, you’re dirty again!”

Moves: Echoed Voice, Sing, Charm, Iron Tail

Ability: Technician

This one was a gift egg by Faye’s mama when Faye and her papa came back from Sinnoh when she was 8

Needless to say she was excited at the prospect of taking care of another egg and just manages to not let out a scream when it hatched. She did squeal loudly though

Coffee is avid on cleaning around much like any Minccino, which is good for when there fabric scraps and other such things around the place!

Though he seems to be so adamant on cleaning the area that he tends to gets dirty himself and doesn’t realize it until it shows on his tail

Tango (Spritzee)

“Hmm? You doing a different hairstyle today, Tango?”

Moves: Sweet Scent, Disarming Voice, Aromatherapy, Flail

Ability: Aroma Veil

During the time 6 year old Faye was with her papa in Galar due to him having a modeling gig, he thought it would be a good time to introduce her to one of her mom’s sides of the family

There Faye met her cousins and the ranch they run, filled with Pokémon running about

While her papa was talking to her auntie, she went and wander around the ranch to play with some of the Pokémon

There she would meet one of the younger Spritzees there with him taking a real liking of messing and playing around with her hair and refusing to let anyone but the young child to take him out of her hair. Needless to say that the lil guy was very insistent on staying with the young girl no matter what (and the start of the many Pokémon Faye would get from her cousins’ ranch in Galar)

Pascal (Smergle)

“Those designs look amazing! Oh, you have more?”

Moves: Sketch

Ability: Moody

Another one of her papa’s Pokémon that was given to her!

Pascal is practically the definition of an eccentric artist, easily taken away with his own work and making a mess of paint and paper

Fashion Design is what Pascal is really passionate about from his original owner to now Faye, drawing up many outfit concepts

Faye is practically a muse for him ever since she was born, and this sentiment has only grew since he became her Pokémon

Slash (Scyther)

“Helping Nana out again I see.”

Moves: Quick Attack, Slash, Endure, Swords Dance

Ability: Steadfast

Slash is the third of the trio of Pokémon that was given to Faye by her papa!

She helps out with Nana with making clothes, cutting any fabrics needed while Nana is sewing pieces together

Slash actually is often with Nana whether that be helping out with task or just having a relaxing time to enjoy the quiet, they’re rarely seen apart

Despite her preferring to help making outfits, Slash is actually fairly strong and protective of Faye, she’s a close second to Basile in terms of protectiveness

Rascal (Zorua)

“Here’s you’re treat, Rascal!”

Moves: Scatch, Scary Face, Thief, Foul Play

Ability: Illusion

A little prankster of a Pokémon who’s arrival was surprisingly a lot more quiet than expected, but a welcome one during a trip to Unova

Faye’s papa wanted to show her around Castelia City before his modeling gig takes up a majority of his time, and wanted to try the Casteliacones! This was more of a thing Faye’s papa wanted to try with 9 year old Faye not really minding it

What they didn’t know was that a hungry little Zorua was eyeing the two when they got their cones and followed them, though more specifically following Faye due to the girl not really eating her cone compared to her Papa. Faye did eventually notice the fox and handed over her Casteliacone to him

This lead to him following her and eventually going to Kalos, with him now helping out with showing off potential outfits for future performances. He still has cheeky moments though and will mess around but pull out a treat and he’ll be on his best behavior (for now)!

[k00282802]

Painting: Tool Making (17/1/23)

On Tuesday, I attended @eoinmclsad tool making workshop, where we were tasked to go around the campus and find items that would help us create interesting tools for painting.

Around the campus I found multiple sticks and rocks that I thought could be turned into interesting tools. The first one I made was a stick with a piece of charcoal added to the top of it (image 1), similar to a tool that was presented to us at the beginning of the class. I recreated this tool cause I wanted to make something that would create an image with a similar technique of movement used during sword fighting, something I think that turned out well in practice (image 2).

I then changed my idea slightly to fit my theme of combat a bit more; I wanted to use this class to create small, primitive weapons, then look at what kind of marks those tools created. The first one I did was a small knife/sharpened stick, which I made using a pocket knife and sand paper (image 3). I then dipped this makeshift "knife" into paint, and used it to create sharp, quick slashes of paint across the drawing I had previously made, which created great sharp line marks on the paper. (image 4)

After the knifes success, I counited with my next tool, an axe/hammer. originally, I had tried to create a bigger version with a much thicker tree branch I found (image 5), but the rock I had used was too round, so I created a smaller version of the axe instead. this tool I made using a smaller branch ,and a flatter and smaller stone tied together with rope 9image 6). the axe made pointed, dotted marks onto the paper, with its only downside being that the stone spun with each hit. not as successful as the knife but still pretty good. (image 7)

The final thing I created for this workshop was made out of the previous axe handle I had created, not wanting it to go to waste. I had found a piece of crumpled paper wrapped and tied with fabric(image 8), so I had the idea of making a mace with spikes, but that idea also didn't work do to the said spikes not sticking to the fabric. In the end I created a plush mallet type tool, to resemble the markings of a punching glove. This created bigger, more rough circler marks, with I was happy with in the end, despite the top of the mallet falling apart in use. (image 9 and 10)

I enjoyed exploring this workshop because I gave me a few ideas on how I could make painting with non traditional tools, and also create images more literally connected to my projects theme of movement through combat. I also surprisingly really enjoyed the process of making the tools, especially the ones out of wood and stone materials. I would like to look further into art created by using martials such as weapons and tools usually used for combat and fighting, all the tools

I have a few videos of myself and other using this tools to create marks, all of which I will post under the tool making tag.

[edenityy]

( chapter nine ! )

"Aren't you quite popular these days, Earl.."

The sitting room of Ciel Phantomhive's townhouse is once again occupied by himself, Leah, and Lau, a faint sense of deja vu overcoming the trio. For as often as they find themselves in there, the encounters start to feel the same at some point. The only thing missing is the nonexistent silhouette of Madame Red in her seat.

Seated in a chair in front of a long bookcase, Lau holds the newspaper up for him to read, "To be honest those two have been ultra suspicious from the get-go."

"That is true though.." Ciel looks annoyed as he opens an invitation, "I just can't see why those two would cause trouble."

"They seem nice. As strange as they are," Leah comments, fiddling with the fabric of her navy blue dress.

Ciel huffs as he looks towards Lau, "If they are criminals why would they come and stay with me of all people?" he questions. "They are not really all that suspicious at all, right?"

"Well then.." Lau smiles. "It would be pretty neat if it were nighttime soon, don't ya think?"

— ౨ৎ —

Later that night, Ciel and Leah both watch as Soma and Agni prepare to leave the building.

"We're off then!" Soma announces, Agni bowing at the door behind him. "Go get some sleep you two."

Releasing a noise of irritation, the Phantomhive watches them leave while his fiancé beside him yawns. "Are we following them?" she asks.

Parading through the streets, Soma and Agni visit buildings and shops and show their drawing of Mina, looking for the missing woman. Not far behind them, Ciel, Leah, Lau, and Sebastian watch from a wall, observing their whereabouts.

"It really does seem like they are just looking for that person.." Lau speaks with knitted brows.

Ciel shivers in his spot despite wearing his winter clothes, cold air releasing from his mouth. "In this country, the best place to look for news of that person would be in a club or a pub. It really seems like they aren't up to something."

"I told you. They are just a bit.. eccentric," Leah points out, shuffling closer to Ciel in the hopes of warming herself up. The fur of her winter coat slightly obscures her eyes, two little pom poms hanging from a string.

The group watches as Soma storms out of the pub, angrily stomping with Agni following him.

"It is now one am," Sebastian points out, checking his watch. "I predict they will return home soon. We should go home also."

— ౨ৎ —

Back at the townhouse, it is now two forty-five in the morning when Agni finally makes his move to leave. Lau seems surprisingly alert despite the time, however Leah and Ciel are practically falling asleep on each other, struggling to keep her eyes open.

Dropping lower on the roof, Sebastian hangs upside down and looks at the three through the window. "Young Master, he's making a move."

Ciel slowly blinks, trying to shake away the sleepiness. "Good, so—"

"Wait!"

Standing in the doorway is none other than Prince Soma, "You! Let me come also." he asks. "I have been aware for some time that Agni goes out while I'm asleep. I want to know what he is up to."

A silence falls upon everyone before they seemingly agree, preparing to put on their winter clothes to venture out in the snow at the late hour.

"No one let Anna know I'm doing this. She will be displeased.." Leah complains, yawning as she wraps her coat around her thin body.

— ౨ৎ —

Venturing through the snowy streets, it takes some time before they stop by a large manor, two men stationed at the front of the large gate. Agni is seen walking through, briskly entering the building, and doesn't notice the group following after him.

"So.. he went inside this building?" Lau questions, looking up at a tree peeking over the gate.

"This looks like.." Sebastian trails off.

Pressing his mitten-covered hand to his chin, Ciel's brows knit together, "Maybe finally we can see what is going on."

Cocking her head back, Leah stands closely next to Ciel and keeps an arm intertwined with his, bouncing in her spot to try and combat the cold. "What are you talking about?" she questions. 'Good Lord, it feels like my hands are going to fall off..'

"What's that supposed to mean?" Soma's tone is harsh as he begins to question things. "Who lives here?"

Lau presses a hand to the prince's shoulder, "Settle down, Prince. No need ta' panic." An uncovered hand goes to his chest. "If you go in, you shall see the horrible truth.. you and I.. eh?"

"In saying that you mean you have no idea what's going on either?" Ciel deadpans, trying to ignore his fiancé occasionally poking a cold finger to his cheek.

Lau flashes one of his ridiculous smiles, "Yes. So who lives here?"

"This is the home of Harold West Jebb. He is involved in the import of various goods," Ciel explains. "I've only met him once while off duty. He is rather creepy, not to mention his criminal record."

Slipping a hand out of her mittens, the brunette giggles to herself before pressing a freezing finger to Ciel's cheek. Her fiancé isn't as amused as her, feeling the cold radiating off of her and swatting her uncovered hand with his covered ones, giving a quiet 'your hands are freezing..'.

"Imported goods, eh? Then me and him are in the same business," The Chinese man smirks, folding his arms together.

Pressing a hand to his chin in thought, Soma side-eyes Lau who's a little in front of him. "Why would Agni want to visit such a person?"

"He mostly imports Indian spices and teas," Ciel says. "He runs a general store named 'Harold Trading'. He also runs 'Harold's Hindustani Coffeehouse'." The young Earl's sentence finishes a little abruptly, once again swatting Leah's hands away with more purpose.

"Mina's name appeared on some of Lord West's papers," Sebastian moves himself around to stand in front of the group, wall to his back. "According to what I read, business mostly took place in the Bengal area. The hanging incident may have hurt the business, however.. It seems such damage was avoided due to Lord West being absent while the incidents took place."

Ciel cranes his neck to look at the top of the gate, "I guess we'd better go in then.."

"If it's your wish," Plucking Ciel and Leah from their spots, Sebastian places his master under his arm and holds Leah up above his head, jumping over the gate with ease.

"Hey, you!"

"Oh!"

"I do believe it is much faster this way," Sebastian quips, placing the aristocrats down gently. "Do forgive me for handling you like that, My Lady." The butler bows as he kneels to fix their coats, Lau watching above while perched on the gate next to a struggling Soma.

Leah purses her lips in annoyance, not noticing the group of aggressive dogs approaching them. "It's alright."

Unlike the two on the ground, Soma does notice and tries to alert them, "Ciel! Leah!"

Finally glancing at the dogs that rapidly approach, baring their teeth, both Leah and Ciel stare in worry as the demon beside them radiates an odd energy. Discretely trying to place herself in front of her fiancé, Leah tries to use herself as a small shield to which Ciel holds a firm grip on her arm through his mittens, pushing her back to his side. But before their attempts to place each other in front of the other can be effective, the dogs seemingly walk away.

"Huh? The dogs are backing off?" Soma questions in surprise.

Sebastian smirks while Ciel beside him looks far from impressed, "Such cowardly dogs Lord West has raised."

"Yo, Earl!" Lau calls out, swinging a group of keys on a stick while an unconscious man lays behind him along with a door. "Look over here! Over here!"

Staring at the Chinese man in shock, everyone examines his calm demeanor.

"Aw come on now, I just put them to sleep it's not like they are dead!" A smile leaves Lau while he wags his finger.

"So what," Ciel releases a breath into his mitten, grabbing Leah with his free hand to make her follow. "Let's get a move on."

Escaping the cold, the group files into the building, Sebastian leading the way. As they enter, they notice a lack of guards but still try to be discreet, despite Leah's shoes making small click sounds against the floor.

"No guards inside?"

"I can hear two people," The demon butler hardly has to glance around before his eyes fall upon the stairs. "Let's go."

Venturing up the stairs and through the halls, they slowly get closer to the source of the voices.

"You did a good job."

Leah holds her breath to take her lightest steps, trying not to make noise with her heels or whine at the deer head mounted on the wall.

"Why give me that expressionless face?"

The group slowly peers into the open door, nearly stacked on top of each other to get a look. Leah and Ciel stay the lowest to the ground, their winter coats brushing against each other. Sebastian is slightly higher than them with Soma using him to lean against, Lau at the top but with the worst view inside the room, instead opting to listen the best he can.

"Take a cigar and loosen up a bit, alright?"

Inside the room are two plush lounge chairs, the longer one seating a disgruntled Agni as Harold waltzes around the room, a newspaper in hand.

"These are grade A Havana cigars. I got these babies from James Fox, he has a royal warrant," Harold seemingly flexes the lit cigar in his left hand, ignoring how Agni chooses to be unresponsive to his words.

"Oh well, it's your problem." Harold swivels on his feet, "Everything is going as planned. In one week it will all be decided." he leans down to take ahold of Agni's bandaged hand, "Only with this 'right hand of God' will I realize my dream."

The group stares at the display, Leah attempting to stay interested in the boring conversation.

Harold inhales another puff from his cigar, "I've been planning this for three years. So I'll definitely complete it."

"And if I accomplish this," Agni starts with a hesitant look. "Mina will—"

Everyone's looks heighten at the mention of Mina, only for it to be destroyed by Soma who bursts through the door. The Indian prince finds it hard to contain his anger as he sharply glares at Harold and Agni, who are more than surprised at his sudden intrusion.

"You said Mina?!" Soma shouts.

"You fool!" Yells Ciel, both shocked and frustrated that Soma would interrupt when they were just about to be able to hear potentially viral information.

Approaching from behind the teenage aristocrats, Sebastian places a hand over Ciel's mouth and an arm around Leah, slowly pulling them away from the door. "Shh.. He would recognize our faces. Let's just wait for now." he whispers.

"He wouldn't recognize my face, I don't believe my father speaks to this man.." Leah tilts her head, finding no recollection of ever seeing Harold before.

Ciel glances at Leah from the corner of his eye. "Your father is well known and you look a decent portion like him. Even if he doesn't immediately recognize you, it's still a risk." The young earl harshly whispers, earning an annoyed hum from his fiancé.

Shifting his attention back to the room, Soma currently holds a tight grip on Agni's shirt. "Agni! What's going on? You know where Mina is?!" Soma shouts.

"Ah, so this is your master? Agni?" Harold smirks.

"You.." Soma slowly turns his head to glare at Harold, "You were the one who kidnapped Mina?! Agni!" he lifts an arm to point at him. "Beat this guy!"

Behind his prince, Agni wears a conflicted expression with clenched teeth, balling his fists but making no move to obey Soma's orders.

"Agni! What are you waiting for?!" Soma yells, bringing his pointing hand down.

Lifting his arm, Harold nonchalantly points at Soma, cigar in hand. "Agni. Throw out this fussy prince."

"Huh?" Soma stares in shock. "Can't you hear me?" He tries to speak to Agni.

"It seems they are starting to argue.." Sebastian says monotonously, still peering into the room while Ciel, Leah, and Lau appear more disinterested.

"Well, back to what we were talking about before.. it seems Lord West is involved," Ciel shifts his eyes to watch Leah playing with one of the pom poms attached to her coat. "It also seems that this has something to do with the black market."

Lau smirks and rests his head on his hand, squatting on the floor, "So then this is in the Earl's jurisdiction. Since the black market is involved."

"Indeed," The Phantomhive glares in annoyance. "Reporting this to the yard could be problematic. Perhaps we should just go home now.. That would be nice but I have another idea. I want to watch West for a while longer. This time I will save that foolish prince."

"But won't he recognize you?" Sebastian tilts his head.

"Yes."

"Leave it to me. I have a good idea."

Discreetly moving from his spot beside the door, Sebastian takes the mounted deer's head from the wall and places it over his head. This behavior doesn't impress the aristocrats but they decide not to question it, placing trust in the butler as he stands on the sidelines and waits for a chance to intervene.

"Is this really what I'm losing sleep for? How boring.." Leah whines, pouting her lips.

A quirked brow appears on Ciel's face as he side-eyes his betrothed, "No one told you to come along. You invited yourself." he mumbles.

Turning her head to look at his deep blue eyes with her dull ones, the young Barrett glares. "Oh. So that's how it's going to be, Phantomhive?"

"Phantomhive? Going back to informal formalities? Is Daniel possessing you?" Ciel stares at Leah incredulously, noticing the shift in her tone.

"If that's how you want to be, then yes!" With a huff, Leah turns her kneeling body away from Ciel's.

Lau chuckles watching the exchange, marveling at the earl's unimpressed look. "Now, now.. Don't argue little ones. You'll give us away." The Chinese man lightly scolds the pair.

"Little ones?!" Leah turns herself back around to stare at Lau in exasperation at his word choice, mouth nearly gaping at his audacity.

Before Leah has a chance to throw a fit at Lau, Ciel promptly shushes his fiancé by placing a hand over her mouth. Small muffled words leave the girl as Ciel shifts her closer so they can watch what's going down in the room, realizing Sebastian had a chance to intervene amidst their arguing.

"Who the heck is that?!" Harold shouts in disbelief like anyone would to seeing a deer head on top of a body wearing a suit.

Sebastian turns his uncanny accessory to Harold before bowing entirely, "I am a deer sent to collect the prince."

"Using a stuffed deer.. Good one, Mr. Butler," Lau stares up at the empty spot on the wall that was previously occupied by the deer head.

"How is it good?" Comes from Ciel, who doesn't agree with Lau's praise.

"I can't believe he's being serious about this.. It reminds me of Thomas. And I hate when Thomas pulls shenanigans like this," Leah is also one to complain about Sebastian's methods.

Harold stands taken aback, "This is probably one of the Prince's spies! Agni!—"

"No, I am just a deer to the core," Sebastian cuts in.

"Destroy him!" Harold shouts, pointing a sharp finger in the butler's direction.

Agni hesitates, "Destroy him? I can't.."

"Shut up! Do you want me to take back my promise? I order you to do this! Do it now!" Demands Harold.

For the most part, Agni is silent as he falls to his knees, clenched hands, and a lowered head, "My God.. I only wanted to serve him. This right hand I use only for his sake.." The Indian man continues, begging for forgiveness while removing the bandages from his hand.

Watching from outside the door, Leah and Ciel both seem surprised at the turn of events happening before them. They are also unable to take it seriously with Sebastian standing behind Soma, deer head still intact.

Turning her head towards her fiancé, Leah lets the hood of her winter coat slightly obscure her eyes. "Would now be a bad time to ask if you'll be attending my birthday celebration?"

"Your birthday isn't for another few months, why are you asking now?" Ciel's brows knit together.

"My father was talking about it and I said I want to be like a princess and he took my words seriously so now he's planning in advance.. If you are going I would suggest preparing your best attire," Leah purses her lips, recalling Lucius ferociously making plans in his study.

The young earl fights back a groan, "Your father spoils you a bit much." Ciel treads lightly with his word choice, careful not to set the girl off.

"Are you saying you won't spoil me when we marry?" Leah pouts teasingly, knowing fully well that she is naturally spoiled due to her position in society.

A heavy flush makes its way over Ciel's cheeks, "That's not what I'm saying! It's just—"

Hardly having any time to finish his sentence, Ciel is cut off by Lau abruptly grabbing Leah and lifting her up to carry her, earning a small noise of surprise but no further complaints from the girl. It isn't until now that Ciel realizes the loud crashes in the room are becoming too frequent, along with yelling, but most come from Harold screaming over his items being destroyed.

"It seems things are getting a bit wild, we should leave Earl," Lau says, walking away as he holds Leah with ease while dragging Ciel with another arm.

"Wait! A commotion this big is going to attract attention! You need to bring him out also!" Shouts Ciel, making sure Sebastian can hear him as he's dragged off by Lau.

Hoisting Soma over his shoulder, Sebastian nods under the deer's head, "As you wish." With that, he goes out the window with a loud crash.

— ౨ৎ —

"It was incredible.." Lau marvels, thinking back to Agni's sheer power.

After the abrupt exit the group made, they are now safely back at the house and out of the cold, adorning more comfortable clothes. Leah in particular sits with her back to the fireplace, choosing not to acknowledge the deer head that now sits atop it.

"He was beyond human."

"It's called samadhi," Soma sits with crossed legs, an irritated look painting his face. "Anyone with it has that power."

Ciel looks up at Sebastian with confusion, an expectant expression. "Samadhi?"

"It's to do with their religion. It's like entering a type of trance, isn't it?" Sebastian starts. "Humans are strange creatures. Their blind belief that they call strong faith can call out enormous strength from within. The Vikings of the past called upon Odin. The holy knights and the crusaders fought in the name of Yahweh."

Sebastian hardly stops to take a breath, "For Agni, his belief in his one true god Soma allows him to use such a power. Something we could never obtain, bred from love and belief. The power of faith."

The young earl's expression is unimpressed while Sebastian smirks, choosing to look at his fiancé who also doesn't seem to care much for the current topic.

"Then tell me why did he betray me," Soma looks down before swiping his arms to clear the china off of the table in a fit of rage. "How did he leave me behind so easily?!"

Ciel stands from his seat to dodge the flying items thrown in his general direction, "You.."

"Why?! Why is it that everyone around me vanishes?! Why?!" Soma shouts.

"Well if you act like that—" Leah starts before being interrupted.

"Leah Barrett!" Anna appears in the doorway, ready to scold the young girl. "What are you doing up at such an hour?! I have been waiting for you to get you ready to retire."

In her seat, Leah's body tenses as she forces on a tight-lipped smile, staring at Ciel for help. "We just went for a little outing.." she tries to justify, "It's not like I have a bedtime, I'm not hurting anyone."

"Hurting anyone or not doesn't matter. Walk yourself to bed right now before I make sure Lord Barrett hears about this," Anna scolds, walking off to Leah's room to make sure everything is in order.

The young girl lets out a sigh, reluctant to listen to the maid but does so to not risk hearing any more of it from her father. Lifting herself from her chair, Leah moves around Lau's chair to lean down and hug Ciel tightly.

"I had fun!" She smiles, ignoring the heat radiating from her fiancé's face. "Goodnight everyone.."

A faint chorus of goodnight's streams as Leah retreats from the room, leaving an empty seat.

— ౨ৎ —

In the days that follow, Sebastian works hard to try and cultivate a curry that can rival Agni's. It's hard and tedious with Soma's judgment but the demon tries what he can, set on winning to obtain the royal warrant.

"How's it going?" Ciel leans on a cane as he enters the room, Leah attached to his arm with Lau walking behind them.

"Young Master, you shouldn't come down here right now.." Sebastian advises, watching Ciel, Leah, and a kneeling Finnian use their fingers to taste the curry.

Leah squints her eyes at the flavor, "I don't know how much more curry I can handle tasting.. Do find a good recipe soon."

"Three days until the contest," Ciel retracts his tongue. "It looks like you're researching very hard."

Both aristocrats seem finished, walking off towards the door, but not before Leah can give Finnian a kind smile goodbye.

"Oh by the way, for today's dessert I'd like to have gateau chocolat," Ciel says, letting Leah leave the room first. "Bring it to me later."

Walking out of the room with a smirk, Ciel and Leah both set down the hallway with Lau following their footsteps.

"You act as if you want your butler to lose," Lau lifts a hand to his chin.

"Impossible. But instead of getting the royal warrant, don't you think it would be more interesting to see that butler lose?" Turning his head around, Ciel continues to walk while flashing the Chinese man an amused smile.

Shrugging, Lau releases a breath. "The Earl is sparkling~ What a bully."

"Silence," Ciel tries to shush him.

"You love making Sebastian's life harder in the way I love making Thomas' life harder!" A bright smile comes from Leah, shining eyes as she sticks close to her fiancé.

Raising an eyebrow, Lau watches the pair in front of him as they walk.

"What a perfect pair you are."

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[comicaurora]

Hi Red, you mentioned a few days ago that you’ve honed your style to your own liking so I was wondering how you think your style has changed over time?

Re reading the comic the only thing I can concretely nail down as different from the very start with my limited knowledge of art is the lines seem a lot thinner in the early pages?

So anyway I thought I’d just ask you yourself how your art is different, did you change it consciously or did it just evolve as you got your eye in or something? Why did you change if it was deliberate etc

Thanks!

As a side note btw holy crap the newest pages are beautiful, it’s just struck me again how amazing every single one seems to be with magical effects and backgrounds and the rain over everything dude they’re so good

Good question! Tbh it's a good sign if the change isn't horrendously visible to anyone but me.

The lines are definitely thinner early on, and that's both a stylistic change and a result of the fact that I was less confident. Drawing several hundred pages will really get the muscle memory going, so now I'm less hesitant about the lineart stage, but early on I was thinking a lot harder about relatively simple parts of the visuals. Foreground poses, hair, fabric. It took me a lot more thought to get those looking good. The lines are thinner, less confident and a little more sketchy.

Could've easily thrown some building silhouettes in the background, drawn actual figures instead of the black mass of vaguely head-shaped things, etc - but nope. I was too busy figuring out how to make Vash's hair look. The backgrounds were pretty darn unpolished. They do their job, but at the time I wasn't really sure how to shade natural environments in ways that implied texturing. Even the way I was shading the foreground figures was pretty basic and unpolished, and I occasionally screwed it up - I hadn't quite refined my order of operations, so sometimes I'd miss regions with the paint bucket and just. not notice because of all the everything else I was focusing on.

Relatively simple visual concepts were taking me a lot longer because I hadn't yet worked out how to do them, so I had to figure them out on the fly. Erin's lightning bubble took a whole workday just trying to figure out how to strike the right glow balance that communicated "dome shield" without fully obscuring him behind the light. It's always a lot harder to draw something for the first time, and this comic has so much stuff in it that I was dealing with a lot of firsts in those first few chapters.

That also meant I had less time or focus to spend on cleanup, so sometimes shading would be a bit intermittent - like the barrel in this shot that hurts my soul.

I did figure out some foliage-shading shortcuts during the sentinel fight - layering rough-edged cel-shading produced the illusion of sunlight on leaves without having to hand-draw the darn things - but the science of making forest backgrounds look like Not Ass was still difficult for me. I really didn't like hand-drawing fully-lined trees for the background of shots, but I wasn't yet sure what the alternatives were.

When I did Falst's intro arc, however, I had a ton of forested backgrounds, and that gave me a lot of practice very fast at refining the forest background stuff and experimenting with the use of filtered sunlight and particle effects, and I finally found a shortcut I liked for drawing tree trunks.

By this chapter I was starting to feel good about how it looked. The colors balanced better, light and shadow felt integrated into the scene, I was getting a feel for the use of soft-edged glow and particle effects, and I wasn't struggling to make the shots feel coherent. Even the sentinel fight, which I'm overall surprisingly happy with, feels a little overly bright to me in hindsight - I would've shaded under the trees a little more aggressively if I were coloring it now.

When we hit Zuurith I had to start drawing very complex urban environments, but I used some of the tricks I'd learned for drawing forests to make things easier - simple color-block silhouettes for background shapes coupled with more detailed foreground elements for things I couldn't justify making featureless color blobs. If they were in the same plane as the detailed foreground characters, they had to be just as detailed. It was a pain in the butt, but the rest of my style had gotten intuitive enough for me that I could afford to spend more time playing with that. If I were still struggling to draw every foreground character pose, I wouldn't have had the brain bandwidth to get creative with the backgrounds.

It wasn't really an intentional thing. I started the comic doing as good a job as I could, because I really wanted this to work. I was familiar with the medium of digital illustration, I'd been doing large numbers of chibi illustrations for the channel for years, and I had some of the process down to a science. But parts of it were new and unfamiliar, and that meant I needed practice and a chance to refine what I was doing into a more efficient form. In the process, things got smoother and looked more consistent, because I was developing techniques to do certain effects that I could then rely on going forward.

When I had to draw the Paladin Archive as a background, I used a mix of techniques I'd had a chance to test and refine on previous pages. The glowing dust mote and sunbeam effects from Gleicann's forest made the archive feel dusty and helped add depth. The occasional painstakingly hand-drawn background shelf was an acceptable price to pay, because for most of the bookshelves I'd figured out a pretty quick and efficient brush trick to draw a large row of color-scattered rectangles, skew them, duplicate and blur them sideways, and use that to create a serviceable illusion of three-dimensional rows of books of various sizes.

Anyway, yeah. If the change isn't super jarring that's good news for me, because the process of improving my style has been complicated but very rewarding, and my only frustration with the process has been retroactively seeing everything I'd be able to do better now.

[starr-fall-knight-rise]

Transplant

Hopefully you guys will get some amusement out of this, especially at the end. I sure did. Also depictions of surgery, I wouldn’t say its particularly graphic but don’t say I didn’t warn you

https://www.patreon.com/empyreaniris?fan_landing=true

https://starr-fall-knight-rise.tumblr.com/post/182501791735/master-post

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jzEIdDAB4omdO2JcQVMObfrhLJ5kX4ONmSsLypM1ks0/edit?usp=sharing.\

“Alright everyone knows their jobs, everyone has prepared, and everyone remembers. This is going to take a while, probably longer than some of you have ever been up before, and it is going to take all of us to manage this operation correctly.” All around him, clustered in a group in the operating suite stood no less than half a dozen surgeons, and other medical staff. 

There was krill of course, head surgeon who would be performing the most important parts of the operation. Then they had a dedicated human anesthesiologist. Following him they had both a cardiac and pulmonary surgeon, both of them human. Dr. Katie was there as their dedicated general trauma surgeon. Following her they had a tesraki send by the company they had purchased the organs from, who was, as her credentials stated, an expert in the application of artificial skin grafts. There were a few others thrown into the mix, not to mention the veritable army of surgical staff on hold. It was a crowded room at this point, but everyone knew their place, and they had practiced for multiple days in a row to be able to get around without bumping into each other, and potentially, catastrophically bumping into the surgeon.

Krill looked around the room, bright surgical light brightening up the faces of his gowned and masked companions. There was nothing left to do, but begin.

“Empyrean, it is time to begin.” He said, addressing the ship in a loud voice.

The empyrean had already moved their patient some time last night, and Adam lay on the surgical table, or perhaps the better description would be that he lay inside it. The missing part of his body, where his heart and left lung should be, were fused into the very fabric of the ship, as it was the Empyrean working to keep him alive, pumping hisbloodand infusing it with oxygen. The effect was like some sort of gruesome art installation.

BWhat remained of Adam had been sterilized and placed under drapes and blankets to stimulate the stability of his core body temperature, and his hair was hidden under a surgical cap. They had hooked him up to their own oxygen despite the empyrean doing most of the work. His face was rather pale, lips white in the stark lighting of the surgical suite.

Krill stood poised over the opening eager, and nervous, to assess the damage.

As he watched, the Empyrean began to pull herself out of the wound, drawing back from flesh like water flowing out at low tide. Behind her she left raw, gaping flesh still full to the brim with blood. This was a good sign that meant at least the tissue was alive. She drew back some more revealing shards of broken rib where the bones had been beyond repair and had to be removed, and then all at once she was gone, except for a network of gentle tendrils that kept him alive. 

All of which they would have to replace one by one.

The wound was surprisingly bloodless which was a good thing, but it was strange to see an entire half of a chest cavity without its two most important organs, or its two resident organs as there wasn’t much else in the left side of the chest cavity that was of note at this particular moment 

The task itself was incredibly daunting, and looking at the wound even krill found himself lamenting all the work they had to do. There was so much of it, how could they hope to make this work? But he pushed those thoughts aside and began to give orders. They would need to fix the damage to the major vessels that had been left by the injury. Some of them would be prepared and others would be replaced entirely. They would replace the heart first and then the lungs and then the ribs. Following that they would replace major muscle and tissue groups reconstructing the area surrounding the opening 

It was a lot of work, but they had structured it so they would all work in shifts preforming their specialty.

Of course there was a part of Krill that wanted to order them all out of his OR so he could do it himself, but he knew that even he wouldn’t be able to last for the amount of time this would take. Besides he was here for one of the most important parts of the surgery.

And so he was right.

It dragged on for ages. Hours and hours passed by slowly when he wasn’t doing the work, and fast when he was in, up to his elbows in Adam's chest cavity. Each vessel was repaired one by one until the moment of truth. It was time to place the heart. And so the container was brought over, open on the top and still full of the clear filmy fluid. One of the surgical attendants reached inside and withdrew the heart as a technician disconnected it from the false vessels.

The heart stopped beating.

They had to work quickly.

Krill had performed a couple of transplants before. People still needed organs while on arcadia, so he had even done several heart replacements. He worked together with the cardiac surgeon to attach their reconstructed major blood vessels. A few of the vessels had already been replaced with the artificial ones that came along with the heart, as they had been damaged too severely. Krill even took the opportunity to replace a few of the vessels he thought more prone to damage. As they did, the empyrean relinquished her hold, and all at once blood began flowing into the chambers of the heart, warm and wet.

This was the moment of truth.

Come on, come on.

Hearts often started with blood flow, but sometimes they needed a little push. The question was.

Was it too late?

Was the body too far gone for this to work?

The cardiac surgeon cupped his hand around the heart gently flexing his fingers, shaking the heart back and forth to dissipate any bubbles. He squeezed hard with his hand trying to facilitate a beat.

There was nothing.

“Lets get paddles, quickly.” Krill said trying nt to let the stress enter his voice.

The cardiac surgeon leaned in using the small circular paddles directly on the outside of the heart, “Charging in three two…. one , clear.”

The heart jiggled, and then went still.

“Chargain again, three two.”

Krill held his breath, antenna going still as he waited, watched the heart jolt with electricity. Along the far wall the heart monitor was a still green line, long and thin and uninterrupted by either valleys or peaks. The asystolic tone was deafening to everyone in the room.

“Charging again three two one… clear.”

Time seemed to slow, waiting.

Waiting still and silent.

And then the lights around the room flickered and shook gently. The group of them turned their hands upward in confusio bracing themselves against the ground their eyes wide with concern.

And then it came.

A short sharp beep.

They all turned towards the monitor where a single green peak and following valley appeared on the monitor before dying away.

They waited.

The room shook again, and the lights grew suddenly brighter.

They held onto each other, held on to their tools. 

The monitor beeped again.

Krill ordered the lights be turned off for a moment.

Someone did as ordered, but as the room shook again the bulls still flickered. The beat came again, faster now. And then that sudden bump turned into a prolonged rumble that grew, and grew, and grew until Krill was worried it would ruin everything they had set out to do. People stumbled backwards into tables and walls, trying to hold themselves upright. The lights overhead burst on and grew brighter and brighter and brighter until something tripped, and they went dim again leaving behind only the steady beating pulse of the heart monitor.

Krill felt a sudden wave of relief and allowed himself a moment of triumph before returning his focus to the matter at hand. Several of the surgeons had to step out and scrub back in having fallen into each other and grabbed onto the walls, but soon enough they were back at it again. Overhead the heart beat happily away in its newfound home. Krill didn’t like leaving it exposed to open air likes this, no matter how bacteria resistant it was, but still they had to keep working.

The cardiac surgeon traded places with the pulmonary surgeon, and together they worked on the lung. This moment was not nearly so gratifying as they wouldn’t know it worked until Adam was taken off of bypass, but still they worked to connect all the major vessels. 

There was another issue to consider.

Nerves.

Back in days past when doing a heart transplant there was no way to reconnect severed nerves to the heart. In patients who have not received heart transplants, the brain can communicate directly with the heart, telling it to either slow or speed up its beat depending on the situation, however, historically when a heart was removed it was severed from its connection with the brain. Now luckily the heart has its own electrical system and can operate independently, but when its connection with the brain is severed, it is forced to rely on hormonal cues in the blood to determine when to speed up and when to slow down, which makes its reaction time slower.

However over the past so many years, they had come a long way in the understanding of the nervous system. In this case specifically the vagus nerve. Of course, this wasn’t hositrically, and using new techniques developed in perhaps, the last fifty to a hundred years, and even a few techniques that Krill himself had worked to create, they were able to, using a mixture of surgical and chemical cocktails containing stem cell regenerating agents, and adapted driven chemical compounds, they were able to recover the use of most of the nerves inside the chest cavity including those linking the heart and other organs.

When the lung was in place and nerve damage had been returned to functional, they began reconstruction of the surrounding tissue, including the pericardium and the pleura, Flexible artificial ribs were then attached to bone and socketed into place before they began reconstruction on the pectoral and upper abdominal muscles knitting the waiting sheets of fiber together with the other muscle and connective skeletal tissue sealing both the heart and lung behind a cage and a wall of fake muscle. 

For a moment they sat there staring at an open chest and abdominal cavity that was simply muscle. Muscle of a strange blackish red color, both human and nonhuman. It was of course the Tesraki’s turn to step in, and she did with utmost professionalism. What she brought with her was a strange looking spray bottle, which she used to coat the exposed muscle, and as she sprayed the strange misting liquid hardened and fizzed forming what seemed to krill seemed and unbroken layer of skin. He stared in awe as it closed seamlessly over the wound site, and when he looked closer, he could see the delicate pores found in human skin. He touched it gently with a gloved hand and it gave under his fingers just like skin, warming up as blood began to run through it.

Krill had seen a demonstration of the strange new technology.

It was the end of skin grafting as they understood it, driven primarily by adapted DNA and human stem cells placed into a fast acting mixture that was basically magic at this point, even to krill

They had discussed the next part at some length, though it had been sunny’s final say.

She had been greatly amused when Krill came to her with the question.

Adam had lost the entirety of the left side of his chest.

So…. did she want them to replace his nipple?

When she had stopped laughing, manic from either exhaustion or worry she had sat there for a while, “If you don’t replace it we could make fun of him. We could call him nippless which could be funny, but also…. He’d look kind of weird without one. They had already been informed that the replacement skin couldn’t grow hair, which was also kind of funny, not that Adam had been particularly hairy to begin with, but still. Eventually Sunny’s continual laughter had alerted everyone else, and the council of Morons i.e Sunny, Ramirez Maverick, Conn, and Celex who collectively determined that Adam had lost nipple privileges.

Also kay learned his new favorite word.

Nipple.

In the end the decision was probably a good thing since none of them had expertise in plastic surgery. Krill could do it of course, but he had never actually created fake nipples before so he would have liked to study up on the subject.

Despite that mild moment of amusement.

Now as the moment of truth.

He was closed up, and whole once again, laying there for all the world like he was simply sleeping.

A whopping nearly 47 hours.

They were all exhausted.

But it wasn’t over just yet.

“Take him off bypass.” Krill ordered.

The entire operating room held its collective breath, poised inward with worry, hope, and exhaustion as the empyrean withdrew, and the machines were finally shut off waiting with bated breath for that first gasp of air….