#the love interests

[findingdrake]

[empireofash]

𓄿 LOVE INTERESTS 𓄿

Miran/Mira 𓄿 The Captain

Name(s) Meaning: Ruler

Age: 29

Height: 6’5” || 1.956 m

Build: Athletic

Eye Color: Light Gray

Hair Color: Raven Black

Skin Color: Olive

Character Traits: Stoic, Loyal, Protective, Strategic, and Compassionate.

Excerpt: The Captain, or Mēre, of the Āeksion. An individual that’s known far and wide for their strategic mind and aptitude with the blade.

PINTEREST BOARD

Galen/Galena 𓄿 The Healer

Name(s) Meaning: Calm Healer

Age: 27

Height: 5’8 || 1.74 m

Build: Slender

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Color: Golden Brown

Skin Color: Warm Brown

Character Traits: Sarcastic, Introspective, Clever, Blunt, and Loyal.

Excerpt: Despite being a Healer of great renown, most know them because of how much they hate being one. If it wasn’t for their bond with their teammates they would have left long ago.

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Astryn/Astrya 𓄿 The Rogue

Name(s) Meaning: Starlike

Age: 28

Height: 6’1” || 1.854 m

Build: Lean

Eye Color: Ice Blue

Hair Color: Silvery White

Skin Color: Fair

Character Traits: Passionate, Seductive, Loyal, Caring, and Charismatic.

Excerpt: Some say that they were born within the shadows themselves; never knowing what the sun felt like until they were well into their teens. They’re known far and wide to never be seen unless they wish to be.

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Vestan/Vesta 𓄿 The Mage

Name(s) Meaning: Pure

Age: 26

Height: 5’11” || 1.80 m

Build: Lithe

Eye Color: Emerald Green

Hair Color: Midnight Black

Skin Color: Rich Black

Character Traits: Flirtatious, Bold, Loyal, Cunning, and Caring.

Excerpt: One of the strongest mages within all of Iyrus, their power isn’t one to be trifled with, but if it fails? They could always use their silver tongue.

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Skin Tone References 𓄿

[thebeloathed]

I love flirty Stan that becomes a flustered mess the second it's reciprocated

[holdoncallfailed]

marina abramović for GQ germany

[lackadaisycal-art]

I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

Macaque spent the whole season Big-Damn-Hero-ing and was NOT happy about it xD

[housegoblin]

Baldur’s Gate 3: But Make it Cats🐱

[avi-mation]

Try not to think about Roomies’ unique quirks in showing affection.

How Etho is bit awkward in showing it but craves physical touch, discovers that forehead touches work for him. And both Cleo and Grian recognise it and put an effort to reciprocate it.

How Grian wants to do things to show his appreciation for his team, it coming out with him bringing trinkets or spending quality time with his loved ones. How both Cleo and Etho accept his need to feel wanted and make sure to always have some physical reminder from their beloved avian.

How Cleo likes to see her boys happy. How sometimes to make it happen, they would manhandle them in the most playful way, with some extra forehead kisses to sweeten the deal.

Now try not to think about it

[yurimother]

Viral Yuri Manga 'The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All' Released in English

On Tuesday, Yen Press released the first volume of Sumiko Arai's popular Yuri manga The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta) digitally and in paperback.

The manga, which started its weekly run on X (formerly Twitter) in 2022, follows gyaru Aya Oosawa, who develops a crush on the alt clerk at the CD shop she frequents, unaware that it is her female classmate, Mitsuki Koga. Yen Press further describes the series:

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He’s got an air of mystery about him, always dressed well, and has impeccable taste in music. Little does she know―this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya’s, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other’s crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question―but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn’t be so bad...

The series became incredibly popular after its release online, with fans internationally drawn in by the series' distinctive artwork, character designs, and green-color pallet. According to the English publisher, the manga was one of the most demanded series in the recent past and is set to become one of Yen Press's biggest releases of the year.

In April 2023, Kadokawa published the first volume of The Guy She Was Interested In in Japanese. The manga began serialization on Pixiv Comic the same month. The series also won Kadokawa's 2023 Next Manga Award in the web manga category. The second collected volume was released in Japanese in April and is scheduled for English release on February 18, 2025.

The series is translated into English by Ajani Oloye.

You can check out Volume One of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All in English digitally and in paperback: https://amzn.to/3YxI0kW

Edit: 10/24/24 - Corrected a character's name in the description.

[findingdrake]

[birdy-babe]

Blitzøs entire life spent being unwanted. So he adapted, and learned how to be something needed, something to be used.

Which is why I think he firmly believes he is being used by Stolas. He simply cannot fathom a different reality, one in which he is wanted for once in his life.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The squad of all time has arrived on scene.

[notherpuppet]

Budding romance

[scurviesdisneyblog]

Early visual development for Wish (2023) by Griselda Sastrawinata-Lemay and Brittney Lee.

An earlier version of the film saw Star take on a human form as a magical, glowing character inspired by Peter Pan. Ultimately, the creative team reconceptualized Star as an ethereal, playful entity resembling Mickey Mouse. "Now Star and Asha have an emotional journey. They are soulmates." -Allison Moore.

[hanore]

hear me out, tgswiiwagaa anime.