#the outfit is cute though for a depression fit

[babymorte]

when you try to take outfit photos but you forgot to fix the exposure 🪦

[youuuimeanmee]

SxF Chapter 95 Thoughts

The drought is over.

And HOLY MOLY

AAAAAA I know we're nearing the end-semester gala but I never thought we'd get it on THIS chapter AAAADHJDJSKDN

When I saw the chapter is 21-pages long, I made sure to savor it well sskskjs

"Guardians will not be attending the gala." DAMMIT. Oh wait, Twillight can just disguise himself as a volunteer. I forgot.

Lol this is really not good for Damian's poor little heart.

WOHOO Becky cute!!

Huh, looks like Henry and Martha had a history together. Maybe they used to be classmates in Eden? Or something else, maybe.

The party is different than I expected. I thought ALL students will mingle in one place. I thought we'd meet Demetrius here. Oh well.

Damn this is depressing. Reassignation class based on academic performances. It's really happening. Anya will be separated from Becky. Hopefully their classroom will not be that far off 🥲

Damn Damian. Looking fine there, like a true young chaebol.

ANYA IS CUTE!! She's a princess!! 😭💕 I was surprised with her hair, I thought she'd keep the haircones. It's almost like as long as the little bundle of her hair is protected, any hairstyle is fine. Her dress though... It's darker than I expected; I thought she'd go with light color. But this is fine too. She's cute either way. (lowkey reminds me of a little witch, lol). It's also cute how she and Damian looks matching with black-and-white outfits, hehe. (Then again, this is b&w manga. Will their outfits have different color in the colored illlustration?)

Nicee Ewen, you do know when to give credits when it's due.

Nah Damian you're just making up shit now. You have excellent eyes, you know her dress is not cheap.

Of course Damian would fo anything for any imperial-scholar related. Cute.

Now this is interesting.

Some people say it's a reference to Harry Potter, so I wonder if some of it will turn out to be true. Especially the last two: "the cursed underground maze in section 4" and "the sealed chamber in the tower of wisdom." Sounds like hella suspicious places for a school filled with top political figures in the country. What if those are the places Donovan entered often? Hmmm. *sus glance* Wonder if DamiAnya gang will tackle the 7 mysteries like in Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun and see something they shouldn't see like in Promised Neverland, lol.

Anya, you got this! It's the name you learned in the school's interview! She already forgot, lol. But at least she got the "Ben" right!

Wonder if any of these kids will become Anya's new classmate, lol. Endo really used his break time brainstorming new characters here.

OMG IM DED. Narcis Hubrisse. Brayzen. These fucking fitting names I swear 🤣🤣🤣

Yesss you go Becky. Set your standard high. Don't mingle yourself with these lowly boys.

YAAASS. A GENTLEMAN ASKING ANYA OUT. YOU GO BOY. Even if it's a facade at least it's better than these Hubrisse and Brayzen boys.

OH.MY.GOD. FFFUUUUCKKK AJDNSKDBKDJDJSKHDUDJXNJDKDHDJJSJKSJSJSYEEEESSSSSS

HE'S HEREE HE'S FUCKING HERE. His hairstyle is ugly but HE'S HERE. I was wondering if we're gonna meet him soon. I was righttt, he iss gonna be a recurring character. I mean look at the name reveal from chapter 93. Look at that damn edgy hair. Hopefully he will be Anya's new classmate. But I never thought he'd put an interest in her as a runner-up in the classical language test. What is his background? How is he so good with the classical languange to even reach 90-ish points even though it's rarely taught? Does he have a connection with Anya with his gift in classical language and weird hairstyle? Why does he have such unsettling bow tie? I need to knooww

And he even pull off such a strong reaction from Damian too, skskjsksk. 2nd ML candidate? Lmao

Good to know Arnold's family is B tier. Not bad.

Twillightt you got soft. Letting Anya and Damian do whatever they want? What happen to the mission?

Lowkey sad to see Anya trying hard because Twillight didn't trust she would do a good job in plan B.

Oh mah gahh these preciouss kiddss 😭True homiess 😭😭💕💕

At least this will ensure Anya to get her place fair and square.

I wonder if Twillight realize Anya is approaching Damian for the sake of world peace she mentioned. Or he's simply motivated with Anya's motivation.

But at this rate, the dance will be over the moment Damian got his partner, lmaoo

Great comeback chapter! 🔥🔥🔥

*Edit: Screw what I said that Arnold might be the 2nd ML. I don't trust his hairstyle, his droopy eyes, his bow tie, and his polite manners. So far we've seen only adorable children but he could be evil for all we know. Better be cautious than sorry.*

[peemanne]

ok. i'm sorry. i'm on that tomodachi grind right now. it just went down. i NEED to report this. truly historic moment in pee-land island just unfolded on my monitor

beautiful pee-land island right. nishiki's become a bit of a favorite for me. he was actually the first islander to reach level 20. he's kind of just been living the life so far on here. i sent the gallery awhile back. he's been doing real well for himself, between his massive closet, dyed hair, and living underwater because i got bored. he's one of the most popular islanders too, scoring an impressive top 2 on the popularity ranking, as well as getting along really well with a majority of the island

it's not all sunshine and rainbows for the island's #2 fish, though. he's been down on his luck in one specific aspect:

Romance.

in tomodachi life, your islanders can try to get two of their friends together. three (3) separate islanders have attempted to get nishiki together with cynthia (of pokemon gen 4 fame), but every time they walk away from it, still just friends.

(PICTURED ABOVE: Kazuma Kiryu attempts to get Nishiki and Cynthia together)

this would come to a head when nishiki eventually got the love icon. (pictured below is nishiki kicking his feet and giggling while love icons circle his head)

unfortunately he decided to confess his love with a really bad pickup line (sorry i don't remember the specifics but like. it was dire. i winced), and he ended up getting rejected.

(i had him change outfits)

however, in an utterly unprecedented event, nishiki turned his head right back up, and decided to have another go at it. i didn't even know this event could happen prior to this.

unfortunately, cynthia did not even show up to the second invitation. nishiki fell into a depression so i let him go to cambodia. as a treat. for morale.

but there were glimmers of hope. i noticed cynthia's opinion of nishiki only went up after all that happened. kiryu would again try to get them together to no avail, but after that, a prompt showed up for nishiki, going along the lines of "why would kiryu want us together? oh now i'm curious". she even returned to him his lost mug. and like, i don't know. i was feeling pretty optimistic after that. i was very much rooting for nishiki at this point. what can i say, it was really cute. it became my crackship. i wanted to see it happen. even took this picture in the photo studio cause i thought it'd be cute

how romantic. alright. now cut to last night. i boot up the game, get my fountain donations, yadda yadda it's cool. i check out the clothing shop for the daily rotation of outfits, and i spot this.

it looks exactly like the suit he wears in yakuza 1. and i'm like hell yeah. i've had him wear a bunch of outfits so it's nice to see one so accurate (I've been waiting for a suit for Kiryu since I've added him). i get excited and get him fitted.

(PICTURE ABOVE: Nishiki wearing a fish hat underwater as well as a dashing white suit)

i'm feeling pretty good after this. i go about doing the island rounds. eventually, cynthia's problem icon pops up and i go to see what's up. it wasn't just any problem icon though. it was the big heart

as i said before her opinion of nishiki was only getting better. and i'm like, oh my god. it's all coming together. it might be happening. i'm jumping up and down. then i open the door

KAZUMA KIRYU. SHE FELL FOR KAZUMA KIRYU

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. TOMODACHI LIFE CRASHED MY CRACKSHIP. HOW COULD I LET THIS HAPPEN TO MYSELF

AND IT WENT REALLY WELL. THEY'RE OFFICIALLY DATING NOW. STILL HAPPY FOR THEM BUT THEY CRASHED MY CRACKSHIP. STOLE IT FROM ME. RIPPED IT FROM MY HANDS. THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT HAPPENS IN YAKUZA 1 TOO WITH YUMI. WHAT THE HELL

that suit is cursed. i'm sure of it now. i gotta dye his hair back and put kiryu in the jail room now. fate never rests for the brothers. what the hell.

pictured below is nishiki immediately after this Incident (he is joined by Hatsune Miku and Sin Kiske)

i then saved the game and NISHIKI JUMPSCARE HE'S HERE TOO

i was still reeling over it, then i got curious. i headed for the beach and started up judgment bay.

19:2 ratio. i'm crying. only kiryu himself (As well as competitive Pokemon staple and famed #girlboss Landorus-Therian, who is standing behind Kiryu's massive head) still see the good in him. i'm in shambles

whatever this island has in store for nishiki i just pray it goes well for him. he was living the life here, and the last thing i want to see is that being taken away from him. i hope this does not cascade to another shirtless fistfight on an observation deck.

[lucy4242564]

.cowboy like me.

Chapter 13.

Lipstick on your face.

~You know I’m not a bad girl But I do bad things with you, so it goes…~

Lilah laid back so she’d have a better angle to potentially give herself some relief. Her head fell to the side and what she saw when her eyes opened made her entire body shiver.

In the mirror she watched as Daryl placed small kisses on the inside of her thighs while working the rest of her with his fingers. Lilah whispered a curse at the view. Focusing on herself momentarily, she pulled her top down to expose her breasts and began selfishly playing with her nipples.

Pure filth. Zero plot.

New Years Eve was a big deal to Lilah.

 

Before her grandmother on her mothers side died, Lilah used to go stay the night with her to watch the ball drop in New York on television. It was her favorite tradition. Ever since it became just Lilah, New Years was just depressing.

 

This year was going to change that.

 

“Hello?”

 

“Hey,” Daryl said on the other end of the line. “Go look in yer bottom drawer and put on that outfit I leftcha. I’ll be there in about 10 minutes.”

 

The line went dead.

 

He hung up on her.

 

Her mouth was dropped in dramatic offense the entire time she stormed into her bedroom and opened up her drawer. It quickly shut and a knowing smile replaced it.

 

Daryl had never bought her lingerie before.

 

Then again, she wasn’t really sure if this would be considered lingerie. It was definitely a bedroom outfit though. One that she’d actually mentioned she wanted to him at one point.

 

A school girl outfit.

 

Lilah quickly undressed and slipped on the revealing clothes. She turned to face the mirror and gawked at herself.

 

She had secretly always wanted a naughty school girl costume. There had never been a real reason for her to get one though, but looking at her reflection, she regretted having to wait this long. She would’ve worn this just to admire herself. The skirt fell nearly all the way up to the top of her thigh, but still oddly covered her front and rear perfectly. Her top fit snug and it actually wasn’t all that revealing. Had her boobs not been on the larger side, the top wouldn’t be too inappropriate.

 

The thigh highs were her favorite.

 

It was no secret that Lilah had a small butt. There was a slight curve to it, but little to no volume. How the thigh length socks fit right under the curve of her ass though— they made it look like she had a little something back there.

 

Her ego? Boosted.

 

Around the time she’d finished admiring herself she heard a key turn in the door. A grin grew on her face while color rose on her cheeks.

 

When the door closed, Lilah peeked from her bedroom, nearly getting trampled by her boyfriend. “Jesus fuck!” She shrieked. “I didn’t fucking know you were coming straight down the hall.”

 

Daryl didn’t say anything, just moved her back as he entered the room. He got to work immediately as his shirt came off. Lilah stood there admiring the show. Daryl had grown more muscle in his arms since they’d gotten together almost three years ago. He still kept his happy trail that she loved so much, but had less hair below the belt.

 

After he unbuttoned his jeans and prepared to shimmy them off Lilah scoffed. “You haven’t even seen me in my cute outfit yet and you’re already taking your pants off?” She fake pouted due to the lack of attention.

 

When he stopped his motions and looked up at her, she could’ve swore she saw hunger in his eyes. Like he wanted to devour her, but still, his orbs didn’t scan her body.

 

At least not until she gave a little twirl to reveal the absence of underwear. “I thought about you wearin’ it since I bought it two weeks ago. I’ll have lots’a time to admire you in it after my dick’s in yer mouth.” His words were sharp and direct.

 

Lilah licked her lips at his tone. They hadn’t been all that rough lately. They really weren’t have that much sex since before Thanksgiving. She knew exactly what he wanted and was more than happy to drop to her knees for him.

 

Which she did as the thought left her head.

 

Daryl covered the distance between them moments after she hit the floor, causing her to squeeze her thighs together in anticipation for what was to come. He reached down and placed a finger under her chin, tilting her face up to him. She slowly opened her mouth as their eyes met, giving him permission.

 

He pushed the head of his cock past her lips, sinking further into her mouth when she began moving her head closer. Lilah slowly licked around his thickness, flattening her tongue the further down she went. His hands grabbed gently onto her long blonde hair.

 

“Good girl.” He praised. Daryl’s head tilted back in ecstasy when she began bobbing her head, getting into a quicker rhythm. Without warning he thrusted forward, hitting the back of her throat. She gagged unexpectedly but looked back up to let him know she was okay. He always wanted to make sure things weren’t too rough for her.

 

An intoxicating whine left his mouth when Lilah made eye contact with him. The rare noises he would make, had the ammunition to be her undoing alone. She treasured the ability to cause such sounds. His cock left her mouth with a loud pop and she was being pulled up from the floor. She briefly glanced at herself in the mirror, still giddy over how cute the outfit was. It didn’t go unnoticed.

 

Daryl turned to face the mirror as well, his eyes narrowing as he looked at her once more. “I figured you’d like it.” He was now taking in every section of her body. The top was having trouble holding her in, not the Daryl minded. After all, she did have nice boobs. She must have caught him lingering in that area because her hands soon trailed up her torso and began dancing along the fabric that covered them.

 

Teasing him, when she could, was an activity Lilah reveled in. He had a lot more patience for things than she did. By the time she’d start teasing him, she was ready to give in.

 

“C’mere.” Daryl grabbed her hand and led her to the foot of the bed. He guided her into a sitting position before kneeling in front of her.

 

Her legs parted willingly for him. The way he looked between her thighs had her blushing like a virgin. A needy moan filled the room as his fingers began dipping between her folds, carefully avoiding the spot she desperately wanted him to touch. Lilah laid back so she’d have a better angle to potentially give herself some relief. Her head fell to the side and what she saw when her eyes opened made her entire body shiver.

 

In the mirror she watched as Daryl placed small kisses on the inside of her thighs while working the rest of her with his fingers. Lilah whispered a curse at the view. Focusing on herself momentarily, she pulled her top down to expose her breasts and began selfishly playing with her nipples.

 

When her back began to arch, Daryl glanced up only to find Lilah staring at her own reflection. “Such a self absorbed slut.” He met her eyes in the glass.

 

She watched as his tongue flicked out after he broke eye contact and melted when it licked a stripe over her heat. His fingers sunk into her while he mouth began paying close attention to her clit.

 

Lilah’s hand shot to cover her mouth at the sight. It was so lewd. She’d only ever seen the top of his head and sometimes his eyes if he chanced to glance up. Her head shot up when Daryl’s mouth became absent. “If ya can’t keep playin’ with yer tits, I’ll stop.”

 

She dropped her hand and pouted, exhaling a sharp sigh. “Fine.” Lilah said before her fingers back to thumb the pink nubs.

 

Daryl wasted no time in returning to his previous position. He sucked her clit into his mouth, teasing it with the tip of his tongue. Fingers never stopping their movements inside of her, he began curling them and driving a sputtered moan out of Lilah.

 

“Please,” Lilah cried out. “Daryl please.”

 

A smirk played on his lips as he continued to flick his tongue across her sensitive flesh, pushing her to her orgasm. He only relented when she began scooting up the bed and reaching out to pull him with her.“Always so needy.” He teasingly laughed, but shook his head. “Turn onto her stomach. Yer gonna watch yourself while I fuck ya.” The coil inside her that had just released began building again at his words. Daryl didn’t give her any time to respond before climbing onto the bed and violently flipping her over, knocking the breath out of her.

 

He positioned her in front of his body, forcing her back to arch while grabbing her hair and pulling it back. Lilah’s mouth dropped open, partly at the sight and partly at his cock stretching through her entrance.

 

“Fuck,” she whimpered as he tightened his grip on her hair, jerking her body back to nearly he flush against him. “Please don’t stop.”

 

“Keep them eyes open darlin’.” Daryl was slamming into her relentlessly. “Be a good girl, n’ watch yourself get fucked.”

 

“Daryl, I-“ Lilah struggled to talk. The image of his cock disappearing inside of her and the way her own face was contorting in pleasure had her tipping over the edge.

 

This was everything she didn’t know she wanted.

 

Daryl’s pupils were blown and Lilah’s cries were coming hard and fast. He let go of her hair causing her to fall face first into the mattress. His hands landed on her hips, pulling her ass against him impatiently.

 

“So.” Thrust. “Fuckin.” Thrust. “Good.” Thrust.

 

Lilah tilted her head up as best she could when she felt his thrusts becoming sloppy. Between him reaching so deep inside of her and his face near completion, the overwhelming sensation fogged her mind. She had hit her limit and came undone.

 

“Daryl!” She choked out while watching his beautiful face twist in ecstasy as he came inside of her.

 

He held her still for a while as they came down from their respective highs.

 

 

After cleaning up, Lilah got dressed into a comfortable set of pajamas before collapsing on Daryl, who had immediately gotten under the blanket.

 

“I love you Daryl Dixon.” She mumbled into his chest.

Chapter 14.

[yanderestevenuniversewriting]

This a question What if Yandere Sadie Miller and Yandere Lars Barriga had a Depressed Goth S/O?

Lol it's been over a year so you probably have long forgotten about this request and are going to be shocked by this notification Guess who's back- Back again! Yes, IT'S ME

Sadie Miller

She thinks you're really cool- Way out of her league

So, when you approach her, she's surprised

You like her? Oh- you like her hair? Wow, she blushes a bright red, before quickly complimenting your outfit

You chuckle, sensing her uneasyness

"You know, I don't bite. You don't have to be so on edge."

"On edge? I'm not on edge!"

She's totally on edge

You invite her to hang out and she quickly takes up the offer

She's ecstatic when she leaves work to see you, which is strange, because usually she's ready to go home and be alone

You both click really well

You have a lot in common, even though you both look so different

She adores you and you think she's cute

You ask her out and she lets out a squeaky "YeAh!"

The rest is history

Lars Barriga

He originally thought you were weird and didn't like you all that much

That was until the cool kids complimented you on your outfits/style [Especially Jenny]

If they thought you were cool, then he thought you were cool, too

He tries to get on your good side, because if you like him, maybe they'll like him

But soon he realizes he does REALLY like you

Sure, you're different than other people, but you were like the coolest person ever

He slowly developed feelings for you and really wanted you to like him back

Neither of you 'fits' in with people, so you bond over that

You've always felt out of place and he can't believe someone feels the way he feels

He tries everything, but sometimes he feels like you don't see him

He'd be the kind of guy to dress in your style, to try and get you to compliment him

You're honored that he's inspired enough to dress like you

You don't think much about it or even realizes he likes you- like a lot

He's so frustrated, because why won't you react to his advances

Everytime he tries asking you out, something goes wrong, making him angry

God, he just has to try harder

[jennycalendar]

i have so many feelings about giles's costuming and what it says about him every season -- i thought it only fitting to explore what giles and jenny's outfits would look like in a timeline where she's alive! so i drew one set of calendiles outfits for every season, plus an extra bonus post-series situation with some, uh, accessories.

some much more meta thoughts under the cut!

s3: i was thinking a lot here about giles's canonical stiffness & his retreat into the identity of Watcher to cope with jenny's death, and, well, if jenny's alive, i think his journey would be very much the inverse of that! so we have an outfit for him that, as in canon, is still clearly connected to what he was wearing in the prior seasons -- but rather than going harder on the tweed and the three-piece suits, he's let go of ties and jackets to step more towards a gently business casual kind of look. funny how that look is also much more huggable. makes you think.

jenny, meanwhile, has an outfit that very clearly showcases how giles has similarly influenced her! she's got a bespoke tweed jacket -- NOT a borrowed one, that is HERS -- and she's wearing slacks. still very stylishly jenny, just with a touch of giles's style integrated. she's the one wearing the tweed, though; she's feeling more confident in the relationship and much more willing to put down roots and take things seriously.

s4: not a lot to say here. giles and jenny are unemployed and being adorable about it. this is a timeline where giles's whole Depressed Purposeless Patriarch thing does a hard swerve into slightly manic empty-nester bliss with jenny, who is also a little bit off-balance without a job. this is also a timeline where the scoobies do not ever have to be reminded to knock.

s5: this is a season where giles and jenny are feeling very mutually comfy in their relationship and their clothing reflects that! very business power couple. they've each got signature colors that are reflected in their partner's accessory and the shared design on the skirt/tie. they are in harmony. also, giles has his earring in for this and all other subsequent drawings because after jenny finds out about it in s4 she never lets him take it off.

s6: anyone who's been following me for a little while has seen me talk about the calendiles almost-divorce in season six. this is that. jenny's got rainbow hair that's much shorter than usual because she is going a little manic after her husband jetted off to england. her outfit is very simple and black and miserable. 'nuff said.

s7: the obvious follow-up to the calendiles almost-divorce! giles and jenny are tentative, but they're also wearing each other's colors (that probably is giles's sweater, tbh) and jenny is wearing her little rose quartz necklace (all about healing!!!) so that's a good sign.

post-series is entirely just because i think it would be cute. it is worth mentioning though that 1) giles and jenny would have the world's most terrifying daughters & 2) giles is obviously the one who is wearing the baby.

[being-of-rain]

My thoughts on The Church on Ruby Road! I literally can't write one of these without it being much longer than I expect. You think I'd simply expect it by now. But apparently I just had a lot of thoughts to put down about this one!

I really liked it! Going by friends' reactions, I think I liked it more than most of them. Maybe that's because I was expecting the more straightforward fantasy than usual from Doctor Who after hearing about it from RTD. I hope they dive into that more in the upcoming series, and make it explicit that it's because of the edge-of-the-universe-superstition stuff. That's such a fun direction for the show to go in.

I mostly have good things to say. Ncuti Gatwa was an instant fit for the Doctor, I can't wait to watch a whole series of him. His outfits were fantastic, especially that very first shot of him with his hat. And his deduction and reassurance scene with the policeman reminds us that the character has a powerful magic even without the goblins and skyships. Oh and the Doctor loving the name Lulubelle, what an adorable moment.

The goblins and skyships themselves felt very Peter Pan to me, and I love the urban fantasy feel it gave the episode. I also simply adore the fairytale logic, narrative magic that the Doctor was talking about. "The language of luck" and "coincidence is what makes the baby tasty" and "vocabulary of rope" and "if you have lots of accidents, it stitches you in. It weaves you into the day." I eat that stuff up, urban fantasy at its best in my opinion. Creeping into our world around the edges. And of course Doctor Who had to have a line suggesting that all coincidences might be because of goblins, I love it. The unexpected goblin music number felt very appropriately pantomime, and led to yet another moment that made me fell in love with this Doctor; him continuing the song rather than stopping it. Again, adorable.

As for Ruby Sunday, she's fun to watch and well acted, and I don't have anything bad to say about her, but she does feel a little generic-companion to me at the moment. Sometimes companions take a while before they go from 'like' to 'love' for me, but they usually make it eventually, it just takes one really great episode or plot. I do love her family though, they're so much fun, please can we have the Doctor spending more time with them. It's so cute to see a foster family depicted so positively and wholesomely.

Which leads us to the hardest-hitting part of the episode, when Ruby's taken and the timeline is rewritten, and GOD it's bleak. It's another look at that classic RTD cynicism that's just under the surface, but it works soooo well here, god damn. The way a lot of minimal changes made the setting go from "queens of the sky" to "stuck with my old mum up here in the attic" was so Powerful. The performances of Michelle Greenidge as a depressed Carla and Ncuti Gatwa as a raw and heartbroken Doctor was just. Chef's kiss. This time it's sci-fi at it's best; something impossible happening and then the story really digging its claws into the emotional impact it has on people.

The Doctor really showing his emotions is something I love and want to see a lot more of. I assume that's the main change to the character after Tennant Doctor's mental health retirement, which is a relief after Thirteen's years of brooding and hiding negative emotions from friends. So I don't mind Gatwa's Doctor having issues and brooding moments, because obviously you can't permanently fix all your problems forever anyway, especially not in his life. But all that said, specifically his line "I've got no one" really stood out to me as being strange considering the previous episode seemingly solving that in the short term. I know Gatwa's Doctor might potentially be a long way past that now, but surely it robs the retirement ending of its entire point if we immediately skip past not only the healing, but the getting-worse-again-about-the-exact-same-issue as well.

Speaking of Thirteen, it was nice to see RTD once again bring back the Timeless Child from Chibnall's era and give it a bit more depth. Chibnall definitely acknowledged the Timeless Child's emotional impact on the Doctor, and she had an arc surrounding that. But if I had to describe that arc I'd call it rather one-note and uninteresting; going from 'desperate to know more about adoption' to 'accepting it without question' without really any character beats in-between. Seeing how Gatwa's Doctor was dealing with it, how he related to other adoption stories and thought about himself, adds more dimensions to that, and I hope we get more glimpses of it.

When it comes to Ruby Sunday's adoption, I like that there's something of a plot bait-and-switch with the Doctor staring at (presumably) Ruby's mother in the cold open, then the Doctor being more concerned with saving Ruby later in the episode, and deciding not to follow the mother. If the series spends more focus on that plot, I hope it's mostly Ruby making a similar choice to the Doctor, because I'm an absolute sucker for 'it's not biology that makes a family.' I mean, basically my favourite Doctor Who story is Izzy Sinclair's from the DWM comic, and it was basically this. Izzy's story might've even been a direct influence on Ruby's, since we know that RTD was a DWM reader at the time and loved it too, enough to send a letter in praising the final Izzy comic! Anyway, I should probably try not to compare the two arcs too much, because I have my favourite and I'm biased 😂

How does this Thoughts Post feel even longer than usual!? I guess new Doctor, new companion, and new story arcs might do that. So time for random points!

-After checking, the clock on the eponymous church is absolutely the same one on the Christmas Town tower from The Time of the Doctor. I hope I'm not the only one who immediately noticed that aha. -I've seen people diss the narration at the very start, and I get disliking purposeless narration, but I think this one serves a purpose well. It adds even more of a fairytale vibe to a very fairytale scenario in a very fairytale episode. -Random nitpick: one thing I'd change about the episode is how much stress the camera and music give to some comedy minor characters, specifically the lady with the pram, Mrs Flood in her first scene, and the other neighbour. Focusing on them so much felt like it dampened their little jokes a bit. -Random highlight: I love when the Doctor says random throwaway stuff like they always do, but side characters actually pick it up and start trying to pick meaning out of it. So it made me happy when Ruby came back to the Houdini namedrop at the end of the episode. -The international version of the episode had a random Disney Plus ad before the final few lines (rather than that being a mid-credits scene like in the UK) and god I hated it. Praying that doesn't happen again. -I know RTD has said there'll be more about the "mysterious" Mrs Flood in future, but to me she genuinely just felt like a minor character with a christmas fourth-wall break. I really don't care about getting more of her, so if there is then I hope it's more interesting. -The murder of the Goblin King sure was more violent than usual for Doctor Who, and it can bother me a little bit when TV shows start letting things like that go by without comment, but I don't really mind it this time. The goblins vanished like the mythical creatures they were, the Doctor was cool as hell jumping off the church tower to bring them down, and this time the classic RTD Emotional Manipulation was working on me perfectly. -It's hilarious that they're keeping up the 'mavity' thing, I wonder when they'll actually do something with that.

Final thoughts! The Church on Ruby Road was a fantastic start to The Gatwa Era. It had a simple plot and villains, which worked wonderfully with the delightful characters, magical aesthetic, and powerful emotional beats it landed. It definitely felt more like a first episode than a christmas special, which is to it's credit, but with the singular downside that it has me impatient for more episodes!

If you made it all the way to the end, then Happy New Year! I hope you (and Dr Who) have a wonderful 2024 😘

[fandomshatefatpeople]

I've been fat my whole life. Ever since I was a kid. And ever since I was a kid I've been mocked, bullied, ridiculed, insulted and even physically assaulted for being fat. To the point I ended up with an eating disorder and lost a lost of weight. Way too fast. In a way that wasn't healthy at all. But I still wasn't happy. Because I couldn't recognize myself anymore. And I felt like i was just doing this for other people. But it's just so hard for me to accept my body. It just feels like I'll never be happy with it no matter what

I'm so sorry we haven't answered this. I know that this is a triggering ask so I'm gonna add all the tags i possibly can followers.

I'm actually a lot like you Nonny. I was a chubby kid, then got my period at 10 because I was so fat. I had an eating disorder by 14 and while it didn't last long (the bulimia at least) I kinda got comfortable in my skin even though I slowly crawled back up to my previous weight I got diagnosed with depression and anxiety. So the meds they put me on made me gain weight (50 pounds in 6 months). There after I did yoyo dieting and exercising flirted with bulimia again but it didn't work this time.

I'm not telling you this to trauma dump. I want you to consider my age and experience. I'm in my early forties. And its like... part of the reason I wasn't happy with my body was because I grew up with magazines and tv and movies constantly showing me thin ppl.

i don't think I stopped yoyo dieting until the cycle of yoyp dieting made me hit 250 lbs (I'm only 5'2) by then i was like 28/30ish. And like I think what changed was that I was watching media with like Donna from Parks and Rec, Shirley Bennet from Community. And they were never made to feel ugly for being fat. It was eye opening. (spoiler alert even though I'm not black Ugly betty was like more of the same thin ppl are the only that matter).

I don't think I really got comfortable in my skin until I joined pinterest about 7 or 8 years ago and got fed a steady stream of fat people in cute outfits.

Its still hard to find fat representation though. And I started looking into romance novels with chubby and fat protagonists about 5 years ago. Most notably the Brown sisters trilogy. They're all overweight and they all have these handsome men falling head over heels with them.

But like its one thing to admire people on pinterest with cute outfits. its a complete other thing to actually shop for yourself and give yourself permission to buy cute clothes.

One strange thing that happened about 3 years ago was that I gained like 40 pounds and all of my boring clothes didn't fit me anymore.

So this time shopped on lane bryant for cute dresses and jeans. and torrid, and hot topic. I started playing with makeup. (before I had like a uniform of jeans).

I'm not gonna lie people will *always* praise you for losing weight even if its because you're literally sick with an eating disorder or having health problems. (a friend of mine who did belly dancing lost like 30 pounds like really fast because all of the sudden she couldn't process meat anymore everyone fawned over her weight loss). she was literally starving and people wouldn't stop cooing over her skinniness.

I don't know what to think about society at large and their obsession with thinness. I've tried telling my family that I no longer want to keep clothes from when I was 250ish and they're all like "oh don't worry you'll lose the weight!!!"

I'm like bitch please. But its exhausting having people encourage you to lose weight. If you want you can message us off anon!!!

*hugs*

mod laina

[lakesbian]

ok. the alecs. by first to most recent

and the pancake

ahem okay

this is the alec that everyone draws the first time they draw alec. hair not fully curly. vaguely fitting the description of A Little Guy but otherwise nondistinct. 4/10 this is what alec looks like from a distance of 15 feet if you squint

proof of the rule wrt alec that the masks people make up for him when they forget his canon design (literally just a blank white smirking mask) are always accidentally thematically relevant or interesting. wake up puppet boy. curly hair win but the outfit has not been fully faggified yet. 7/10 this sufficiently captures the essence of alec. i shouldve done a five-star rating system i like it better. oh well vibes-based 10 star system it is

these are all already scoring higher than many alecs because they come with the default understanding that he 1. is smalled 2. has curly hair and 3. is gnc so we can get into more specific critique. not actually a skirt wearer but that's my fault for trying to cram him in them anyway. it just will not take he just doesnt like skirts or dresses except for dead princess ghost nightgowns. he doesn't wear the super fancy clothing in public unmasked for a few reasons but, like, that's functionally a nitpick--it's alec looking like alec in clothing alec would, at one point or another, wear. 9/10

haunted doll AND more specific facial features and moles AND gayass clothing. and the mandatory curly hair. 10/10, this is what alec looks like

he's got sleek black riding boots instead of lace-up ones but like. yeah these are all far above the usual bar for attempts at drawing alec. little guy poofy gay outfit etc etc. on a tangential note people Should give him fun fancy mask designs of their choosing but also so many people do that that i kind of wish i could see a few drawings of him with the mask he actually has LMAO. anyway 6/10 i think the inaccurate boots and smiley cute-looking mask shift his energy a little to be slightly peppier than it should be but, like, that is alec.

automatic aishy bonus points and we have a spot-on alec costume w the boots n little tights n poofy shirt + a sassy little pose that emphasizes the alecness. 10/10 thats alec. wait 11/10 you get an aishy bonus point

thats alec. curly hair gay outfit haunted doll who hates being alive stare soft/conventionally pretty facial features etc etc. 10/10

the leftmost one feels a bit more alec overall bc he has thinner lips/a less defined and more littleguy face shape but both of these are alec. 10/10 i wish i had your ability to capture the depression stare he's never aware he has

yeagh thats the little guy. same general 8/10 range as the other ones 👍

this is a jean paul and not alec and its also a Fursona which is, like jean paul, on a different scale than alec. 10/10 jean-paul and fursona though. White boy named pancake would you come to his birthday party. jean-paul is even more frou-frou and baby princey than alec and this is appropriately so. and jean-paul bnuuy is cutesy and fancy like a childrens story beenyrabbit doll whereas alec bnuuy is creepy. so 10/10there also. holding him lovingly

[pjunicornart]

You'll Get Better.

So... this is Playjam reassuring his previous self/design that he'll be better. Playjam used to be called [my real name]! Paperjam because he was essentially based off of me, and acted like how I did at the time. His outfit always reflected what I wore at the time (that outfit is pretty fitting for an edgy 14 year old, yeah?).

He was verbally abused just like me. He was suicidal like me. He listened to the same music as me. He would shut down when his father was talking to him like me. His privacy was violated like me. Under the cut, is my story. Warning, it is long, and will have content warnings. However, I feel like sharing this stuff will be beneficial to me.

Inspo -> To My Younger Self by Britton

I felt like the best way to do this was to list off in bullet lists notable things that happened when I was a certain age. Make it more concise. (cw: self harm, suicide, verbal abuse, body image issues)

Twelve (7th grade) - My depression reared its ugly head. My days became noticeably colder and foggier. - I started to struggle hard in school. Suddenly, a simple sheet of homework became a task akin to hiking a mountain. I also struggled to turn stuff in. - I would self harm (biting and scratching) more often, and I seemed to be an angrier person overall. - I started drawing more often, and this is when it developed into my passion. This is also where I experimented with drawing porn.

Thirteen (8th grade) - School became even more of a struggle for me. I couldn't even focus in class or do simple note taking. But I was trying. So hard. - I started to develop the early stages of female puberty. I had crushes, but they felt wrong to me (at the time). - I started covering my body with long sleeved clothes. I was always told I was too thin by my family, and my friends would make comments about how they "wish they had my waistline". It felt wrong. - My dad brought a new woman into his life, my eventual step-mother. They moved in together in a new house in Sandy. - I made the choice to live with dad full time, and visit my mom on the weekends. My little sisters lived with mom.

Fourteen (9th grade - Freshman year) - I found a friend group. We all shared the same interests most edgy fourteen year olds had during that time - Undertale + AUs, Gravity Falls, FNaF, and Bendy and the Ink Machine. - My first period started. My step-mother was of no help... she just got me stuff and didn't comfort me at all. I got that from my bio mom. - Long lectures and talks with my dad would become more frequent. He would yell and lose his temper with me because all I could do was sit there, cry, and not talk. I didn't know why I did it at the time. - I somehow got even worse with school... I got more Ds and Fs. But I would excel in classes I was passionate about (Veterinary Science and Speech). - The weekends I spent with my mother were my safe space and escape.

Fifteen (10th grade - Sophomore year) - We moved in with my step-mother's parents as a temporary arrangement until they had the financial stability again. - I left my previous school and never saw that group of friends again. I found another group of friends, but it wasn't the same. - My anger got more explosive. I would never abuse anyone, but I'd randomly storm off for no reason at the littlest things. - One of my friends was pan, and I distinctly remember her saying that I was really cute and attractive. This made me question my sexuality harder. - I was called PJ for the first time. It stuck after this, and became my preferred name. - My passion for art grew. I would do comics for the school newspaper, and I would draw porn for my buddies for extra cash. I discovered kink this way.

Sixteen (11th grade - Junior year) - We moved again. This time, into a cramped apartment where I had to share a small room with my sisters, and my step-brother got one all to himself (even though he didn't need it - he was very spoiled). I didn't have much privacy. - I figured out I was a lesbian. This was the first label I cycled through. - I met my ex. She was a freshman, but that didn't bother me. She made me feel loved. She also introduced me to polyamory. - At this point in time, dad and my step-mother were going through wedding plans. While trying on my bridesmaid dress, I told my older step-sister I was gay. I thought I could trust her. She told her mom, which prompted her to tell dad. i was forced to come out to them when I wasn't ready. - I became suicidal. I finally had enough. I had a plan and everything. I was gonna fly off the roof of those apartments. - The day when I planned to execute my leaving, I rediscovered Meet the Robinsons. I cried. Hard. I related so hard to Lewis, and I was reminded of all the reasons to stay alive and keep going. That day, Lewis saved my life. - Lewis - and by extension Meet the Robinsons - became my new obsession. I had already created many AUs for it from my twisted, depressed teenage mind. Like Pastel Gore! Lewis. - My dad and step-mother got married. I had hoped things would get better between me and my new step-mom, but sadly... they didn't. - My ex and I broke up when I found out I was moving again. I missed her so much... I still do.

Seventeen (12th grade - Senior year) - We moved yet again and I had to go to another school with a clean slate. Now we were in a small house in a "good" neighborhood. - I quickly learned that my new school was very... white. What do I mean by that? Not very friendly towards people like me... who labeled themselves as bi at the time. - Kink became a new sub-interest of mine. I was fascinated by what humans considered attractive. - I started therapy for the first time, because my parents had finally figured out that I was depressed and needed serious help. I had medicine, too. - Then they canceled therapy for me and stopped refilling my prescription three months later with no warning. To this day I still don't know why they did that. I was improving. - At a school dance I went to with a buddy of mine, I met who would become my best friend and current fiancee - Arin. (Using her online alias here because I don't know if she's okay with me using her real name.) At this point in time, she was pre-transition, so went by her dead name and used masculine pronouns. - Arin and I really connected. She became someone I could confide in. I drew her characters, and she was awe-struck by my skills in art. I had never experienced someone being so interested in my art before. - After I changed the main ship between my OCs, we started dating. This is how nerds flirt, ha ha. - On one of our dates, on a bus ride home, we confided in our daddy issues. But this is also where we learned... We had great artistic chemistry. - The pandemic hit. During a time where school was closed, I had my final straw with my parents. I moved out, and started living with my mom full time.

Eighteen - Twenty-Two (present day) - I started to suspect I might have autism. - I got my first job! But it made me sick every. Damn. Day. To the point where I'd throw up. - My sensitivities got way worse. Food became more repulsive to me, noise was overwhelming, light was unbearable, I would get sick from being too hot or cold, and germs became more of a threat for me. - My anxiety got worse, and so did my depression. I started self harming again. - Mom and I moved into our current apartment. - I quit my first job and started looking for another. I was no longer feeling sick. - I eventually got a job at Kaiser, but it didn't last long. They fired me once I showed my autistic traits. - I started going to therapy not too long ago after my mom discovered me self harming by biting. I've been slowly getting better, but I'm still unsure of my new medicine. - I discovered that I was one kinky motherfucker. - I came out as who I really was - A demi-romantic asexual (and very kinky) lesbian. Also, a demi-girl. My pronouns were now she/they. - Arin and I decided to marry each other platonically. We are both committed to each other in the best way, and I couldn't be happier that I'm marrying someone so important to me. - I started to consider trying to get a relationship with my dad back... even after four years of no contact. Not with my step-mother though. She can rot in hell I hate her so much. - Meet the Robinsons continues to be a huge part of my life, because it literally saved it!

Things got better for me. Today I still suffer with some issues, but I'm doing much better than when I was a teenager. I'm okay now. I'm confident in saying that, and I never thought I would be. Using the MtR tag because I talk about it and it's important to my life.

[eolewyn1010]

Downton Abbey Fashion 39 - indoors fashion in 1922

I wanted to give this to Mary alone since I cannot fit her and Edith’s images into one post anymore, but no, I had to put Miss Bunting somewhere. So let’s have a quick look at middle class day wear.

Miss Bunting generally seems to prefer pastel greens and blues this season; there will be a bit of a shift when she comes back in season 5 and her character goes down the drain. Here, she wears a nice green checker with a collar that’s not dramatic enough to call it a sailor collar although it’s playing at the shape. The lower sleeves seem to have a lot more volume than the upper sleeves do, which seems a little impractical for a teacher, but perhaps she rolls them up in the classroom when she’s handling chalk and so on. Honestly, I think I haven't seen sleeves that were poofy at the bottom but not at the top since the 1830s.

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Mary, don’t look so pissy; I just quickly wanna gush about one of my favorites. This deep plum velvet is a dream, and the lower sleeves being buttoned up allows them to sit quite snugly whereas the upper sleeves look a little wavy, indicating they have more volume. Drop waist, knotted overlong necklace – that much is par for the course. But there’s this darling draping on the front of her wrap skirt, more enhanced by the lining showing some contrast. It looks so nice.

Even after she’s officially out of mourning, Mary’s wardrobe is dominated by dark, muted colors for quite a while. A pairing she seems to like is black with a beige shade, as she does in this dress. It’s not the worst in terms of 1920s sack styles, the fabric being lightweight enough that it drapes a little around her, and I like the trim applications.

Another beige-and-black one, but this is, uh. A rectangle. Why does this shirt have zero fluidity? The print is cute, and the ribbon trim framing the sleeves and the wide neckline makes me think this a descendant of the art deco blouses of the 19-teens that the younger ladies of the family wore a lot, but somehow, I don’t know if the style fits Mary. I guess it makes her look a little softer, a little more on the maternal side, but Mary is far from the maternal type, and yes, I’m saying this under a photo of her with her baby on her lap. She all but ignored the kid for the first several months of his life because one, she was depressed as all fuck, and two, she can afford it. The hat she wears to it in season 5 makes the overall impression of the outfit better imo.

Ugh. This also picks up a design worn before in a beige chiffon blouse with pretty much the exact same yoke with squiggly lines and a little extra in the middle (although this specimen here repeats the design on the drop-waistband), but this must be the ugliest version of this. I just don’t warm up to the dusty Crawley purple, appropriate half-mourning color though it may be, or stiff rectangles for that matter. The latter notion is made even stronger by the completely straight-running pin tucks down the front. The sleeves are drapey chiffon and I like them a great deal more.

Way nicer purple, going more in the direction of plum, and this shirt doesn’t have quite the same stiff look to it. The shorter sleeves make this look a little less stern, and the yoke design is lovely, crocheted I would think.

And yet more purple! This is a bit more on the dusty side of the spectrum because Mary is a Proper Lady wearing her half-mourning, but the dress has a lot more movement to it, the silk satin waving in every direction, so I’m lenient. The tie collar is back and gets a little silver brooch with a gem tacked to it.

[leffee]

8, 13, and 97 for the poly pets (yep. Still thinking about them)

8. Who is the big spoon? Little spoon?

I think they all just swap, after all it's great to be held in one of their partner's arms as well as hold them, I see no reason why any of them would settle for just one of those positions. Some of them have preferences though - Penny prefers being the big spoon, Vinnie prefers to be the small one and Minka likes being the big spoon except that in her case she's more like a backpack but still. She just likes clinging like that. Bonus, is that I like thinking they all sleep in one big-ass bed sometimes (or more realistically they make sleeping place on the floor so they can all fit together) and then they all spoon, so there's one person who is just the small spoon, one who is the big one, and five who are both. Pshshsh that's so cute to imagine.

13. What is something they find attractive about their S/O?

Oh boy let's go. Since there's so many of them I will give each of them one things the rest of them (as a whole) find attractive

Zoe - the fact that she is so confident about romantic stuff because of her experience (contrary to them)

Sunil - t-tall, some of them find this sheer thing more attractive than others (cough cough) but they all think it's attractive anyway

Russell - how he takes charge of all of them and somehow manages to make it work because crap that's some real talent. Russell might think compared to his friends he has no specific talent but he's very wrong (especially when we consider that some of them are not so good at their "talents")

Pepper - her assertiveness, it's kinda connected to her getting serious sometimes but it's also just a geeral thing. She doesn't take shit from most people, if she genuinely believes she's right it's really hard to sway her the other way

Minka - I just have to go with that headcanon you sent me, when she paints over whatever things others are insecure about like scars or scretch marks. It makes them go >////>

Vinnie - uhhhhhh I don't know, you tell me. Is there anything attractive about the man? I don't think so. They took him out of pity, I think.

Penny - she's not Zoe, but damn can she dress so good whenever she tries. Like, if she wants to she never misses and they love whe she gets like that, with the right outfit she also gets more confident so that's attractive as well

97. How do they wake their S/O up? Is it difficult to rouse them?

Ok, first of all Vinnie and Pepper are both hard to rouse, they just want to sleep and sleep and sleep (probably because of that depression at least partly) especially given that they stay up more often than not. If others want to wake them up what do they do? I go with your heacanon, they tickle them :>. Or with Vinnie they can wake him up with specific food too

Now Minka, can be hard or she can be easy, you can never be too sure. Others wake her up by just kinda shaking her gently by the shoulders cause she's a pretty deep sleeper

Russell is not hard to rouse at all especially given that he usually is the one who gets up first. And if he's not he's good at getting up at the hour he planned anyway. But if others do need to wake him up in some case they just cuddle up to him and gently kiss all around his face

Zoe and Penny are the same as in they're pretty good at getting up at decent hours too, but if needed others just do a sleeping beauty thing and kiss them on the lips until they wake up. Though in Penny's case it's very possible she will wrap her arms around them and force them to cuddle with her and then there's two people who are not getting up for a while. Actually, I think Zoe would do that too sometimes

And Sunil, oh man he can be hard to wake up sometimes. He needs his 8 hours damn it, no less, can be more though. If he got them then it's fairly easy to rouse him but if he didn't then uh oh. He will grumble and just go back to sleep if possible and so if someone else is waking him up they do it carefully, quietly talking in his ear, maybe adding some gentle touches. General rule is just to be really careful when waking him up, or better yet just let him wake up on his own if possible

[warvariations]

how do you balance dressing for the heat with actually looking okay? and same with shoes? i have chronic pain and finding shoes that are comfy that don't fuck up my feet and actually look okay is so hard!

shoes are impossible... i find a pair of shoes i like once every 3-4 years, now that i can't afford anything it's even harder. there's no specific place where i go and look, i'm always looking for shoes, everywhere. i wear a lot of americas cup type vibe shoes, stuff that's halfway between dress and sneaker, or just plastic slippers but those are not good for yr feet. i have a collection of them though, i love how they can be rinsed easily, my feet don't really fit into sandals cause they're so weirdly long and skinny that everything just slips off them, i look like when you try to put sandals on a dog.

when it comes to the rest of the outfit i actually prefer hot temperatures cause i hate bringing layers with me, i hate how it gets cold at night in berlin, it makes me not feel like going out altogether. my ideal temperature is 31-33 with a minimum of like 22 at least, this is when i thrive. i wear dresses and linen, and scarves to shield myself from the sun. most of the time i look like a man in a thobe except i'm wearing a nightgown from 1910 with pants underneath and a foulard, people are really puzzled when they see me on the street cause if you can't see my hair my face looks masculine enough for me to cause some people confusion. the temperatures have been 28-38 the entire time i've been here and it's gonna go up to 44-46 with ash raining from the sky and toxic smoke so this is what i'm used to dealing with. most of the time the only way i can deal with dysphoria and extreme bloating is to wear sth long over loose pants, there's no other way around it, and that happens to work pretty well with high temperatures too. in berlin i mostly end up in sweatpants and sweater tbh, i rarely put on an actual outfit, the cold just makes me want to stop existing and the long commute makes me fear putting on sth cute to the end up with sensory overload from having to wear it for too many hours cause once i'm out i can't get back easily so i play it safe and as a result i'm depressed :D

summer dresses can be really fun too if you live in a place where they're easy to come across and cheap. i literally don't know what i would do if i was limited to shopping in berlin cause everything is shit and expensive, here in athens everything is made out of plastic but there are plenty of dirt cheap secondhand stores, literally at every corner, and there's often a weird dress to be found. now if you do not want to wear plastic which is valid it's a whole other story and i guess you need to look on vinted and ebay or buy new from brands. so yeah this is how i personally cope with the heat!

[mamamittens]

Well, we have a game plan but the coming weeks will be quite illuminating about if we'll need to take out loans to consolidate pre existing debt.

The "Oh Shit Sale" is still ongoing btw, which basically means half off commissions and the chance to sponsor a chapter of a fic I haven't updated for $20 bucks (ABSOLUTELY A LAST RESORT FOR ME AND NOT IN ANY WAY GOING TO CONTINUE ONCE I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN MY CURRENT FINANCIAL STRIFE).

I will be very glad to announce the sale has ended but for the moment, it is still very much active.

Anyway, time for something less depressing! Like rambling about my new pokemon OC until I feel able to go to sleep!

So, I have a very definied look for Edna during work hours. Very... Althetic chic? Idk, she's wearing leggings and sleeveless mock turtleneck, it's very much A Look. So I was trying to figure out what her 'comfy' wear would be.

Personality wise it would make sense for her to prefer comfy, soft fabrics. She doesn't like conflict despite being very fit, as her workout routine is stress relief, which is why her normal outfit is so athletically inclined. My roomie suggested sweater dresses? But I'm not committed yet.

Whatever style it is, I want it to be cute and very... Soft? Like, cuddling would be so fucking amazing. Perhaps sweats and thick sweaters. Like a lazy librarian?

And her hair... It's already down for her main look, save random braids from her Pokemon friends. And that much hair would be heavy as shit so idk if she'd pull it up. Doubt she'd bother wearing her Togapi beanie though. Maybe one big braid with little braids throughout since she has time to let them actually do her whole hair. Just a thick, chunky braid lol

I also put some thought into how her job works. I doubt they'd be so slave driving she'd drop off a package and immediately return. She'd likely have a bulk delivery to a region she needs to complete in a certain time frame and as long as she's not late, it's fine. So in her off hours she'd likely be cleaning out whatever housing she owns in the area of her aunt's personal affects, saving them for her folks when it's sentimental or donating. I like to imagine her ordering local, sometimes with her most recent troublesome client as an apology for making her jump through hoops to deliver a package THEY ORDERED.

I imagine all of her aunt's properties are decked out for housing pokemon and eggs. So she's well prepared for the shenanigans her aunt's charm brings.

As for why she doesn't do pokemon breeding, well aside from ruining the egg gag if it's on purpose, she just doesn't have the eye for it. Edna really loves pokemon so she wouldn't have the heart to critically evaluate a Pokemon's worth the way her aunt did. She could absolutely do it if given time, but she'd just end up adopting all the 'failed' attempts, which isn't viable. She also wouldn't be able to stand people that would pay for such services as they'd likely be very dismissive of any perceived lack in a pokemon.

For sleeping arrangements, Yolky has preferential treatment as a rule. And also because they wind up as the smallest in her party, even by Togepi/Togetic/Togekiss standards, being slightly smaller than the smallest known measurement. (I may fudge numbers a bit cause it's infamously unclear how tf these professors are measuring these pokemon, so maybe Yolky's final form is measured by wingspan?) And Baby and Danny sleep nearby depending on where they are. For storms, Danny likes to keep watch with Helper (who never really sleeps to begin with, literally keeping ghostly vigil and watching over any eggs) and Baby likes to sleep on Edna's legs if Danny is present. Particularly once they evolve into an alpha Sylveon (as yet another joke on Yolky's expense, he's so mad about that).

Parcel has insomnia so they often stay up with Helper but do enjoy napping as they travel on trains and such. If they can manage, they like sleeping against Edna's back/hair.

As part of the universal weirdness concerning people casually carrying around incredibly heavy pokemon, there are many times where Edna doesn't even notice one of her Pokemon are asleep in her hair, using braids as footholds or securing points. Usually Yolky, especially once Danny starts braiding her hair with his poison spit to prevent frizz. Accidentally boosts all of their poison resistance with this stunt but he's not sorry, just embarrassed.

If it's Yolky in her hair, he's often mistaken for a massive bow, not helped by his unique, shiny-bred appearance.

Ah, for reference, Baby is a shiny Eevee that evolves into Sylveon. Danny (Cadenza) is a shiny Toxitricity. Parcel is a shiny Delibird (from work, she doesn't hatch or find this one). And Helper (Little Helper) is a shiny-bred Chandelure from her aunt that she inherited with many properties and a 'Happy Egg Charm' that unbeknownst to Edna, spawns increasingly rare eggs on top of determining viability of eggs, compatibility of two pokemon, and if an egg is shiny.

It's the main gag, it's a whole thing and I'm having a blast imagining it.

Edna usually gives the Pokemon or eggs to local professors, fueling a massive conspiracy in every region about how tf she gets these rare eggs. Only the professor from her home region knows the truth cause he's familiar with her family and aunt. But he just never seems to get the chance to explain. Whoops.

[tsunflowers]

thought more about some magical girl arena girlies and made some in a dollmaker

lovely peach - typical magical girl - pink goofy tambourine weapon - ambiguous cute thing mascot

a normal girl who behaves normally. nothing much to say

obsessed with magical girls her whole life. so excited to be one. she follows the rules strictly bc this is her big chance. after the showrunners’ ruse is revealed she doesn’t even spend a second being afraid or surprised bc it’s like her life was leading up to this. convinced that all magical girl genre conventions are now real

hellion - nonhuman girl in disguise - red necklace that lets her control fire (actually innate demon powers) - imp mascot

a lesser imp who fled the demon world of the showrunners and tried to live in disguise in the human world. when they made their move they found her out quickly and blackmailed her into joining the magical girl arena so they could keep an eye on her. very nervous all the time due to everything so like candy crusher there’s a gap between her stage image and real self. isn't strong enough to change her ears when disguising herself as a human. I meant for her to have both red eyes but this dollmaker is glitchy

virtual idol ririmi - grown-up idol - blue headset that allows her to project images - ?? mascot

she’s not very strong and her power isn’t very combat oriented so she was talked into being the announcer. she gains confidence through her persona as ririmi. she’s chirpy and bubbly but it took her a lot of work to get there. probably super involved in magical girl arena fan communities. definitely has sent anon hate before. this dollmaker is not great for what I wanted to do, I want her to have a more overdone cyber aesthetic

kaze no miko - spiritual power - green fans that summon winds and barriers - bird mascot

develops magical powers around the same time as the others but actually just has nature magic separate from anything going on with the demon realm of the showrunners. serene and resolute. the type of person who spends so long answering a question that you think she’s forgotten it and then her answer is only one word long

candy crusher - cute witch - yellow magic wand that only summons things made of candy - puffball mascot

aggressive and sometimes downright mean. the showrunners sort of forced the witch motif on her and it doesn’t suit her personality or fighting style. physically fit and a martial artist. mostly here for the fame which is getting to her head. can you believe this dollmaker doesn't seem to have a witch hat

then I'm still thinking about a sun and moon duo who can't transform without each other present, a mecha musume girl, and a purple girl with depression. purple girl could get rolled into being the moon of the duo. for the mecha musume girl it would be interesting if she has mobility issues and her power armor lets her walk but I think if that was your reality you would have so many conflicting feelings about it that I can't begin to imagine them. so i probably would not add that

they all have a magical item that their powers are tied to, except hellion and kaze no miko whose powers are innate. hellion hides that on purpose, kaze no miko genuinely just doesn't know. the outfits are costumes that they designed together with the showrunners. they are magical in nature and can be put on instantly though. the costumes also change their hair and eye color in some cases. they never appear as their everyday selves in the arena and fans are desperate to know who they are in real life. ririmi is the youngest, she's 17 but pretending to be 18. unnamed purple girl is the oldest at 26. then I guess lovely peach is around 19, hellion is 220 (22 in human years), kaze no miko is 24, and candy crusher is 22

[fourseasonsfigs]

A-Xu Drinking Wine

Here we have A-Xu contemplating his life choices, drinking his wine and not looking like he's enjoying it.

When I first saw this fig, I immediately just assumed that the inspiration for it came from Episode 11. This is where A-Xu sits against the watchtower in Yueyang, drinking from his gourd and pondering who, in fact, could be more foolish than him.

I mean, lots of people, judging by this episode. BUT...as I sat down to write this blog post, I realized that this fig can't be from this episode. In the still above, he's wearing the blue silk brocade doll-collar costume, which is very distinctive:

This fig appears to be wearing what I think of as the mountains and rivers costume:

You see what I mean? The fig doesn't have the darker teal band on the outer robes, but everything else is the same. The hair crown matches too.

There's no doll collar there. Wait, one more picture...

I had to add this last one because I love it so much. Stern and resolute A-Xu. Hair flying! Robes swirling! What more could you ask for?

Anyway, so I watched Episode 13 and 14, when this costume is worn, and I watched very carefully, but I did not see a single instance of A-Xu sitting and drinking with this gourd. He definitely does drink (when does he not?), but it's this Truth or Dare scene, and it's out of one of their Jianghu shot glasses miniature jade cups:

So I'm stumped! Let me know if you know where this inspiration is from. In the meantime, let's continue.

Our little tippler arrived with his accessories safely intact.

You can see the little hole in his hand where the gourd goes.

Here's a better close up.

And yes, that's an entire picture of his drinking gourd! There's the little round peg that goes into the round indent in his hand.

Here he is! So cute. I don't care what episode (or mashup of episodes!) he's from, I love him.

There's a lot of personality packed into this little face. What a woeful little mouth! I see the very tips of a cat's ears peeking up in his eyes, too.

That is a glorious ponytail there, A-Xu. His whole hairstyle is amazing here. You can see how well it's been designed to go against the stairs, too - it fits perfectly.

I do like how well the gourd was designed with the detail on it. You'll see it's nice from all angles.

Hmm, I see I could have centered him a bit better on the stairs. He sits just fine - I didn't putty or sticker him down or anything, so he probably got scooted a bit off center when I rotated him for this picture.

I actually was hoping this fig was from Episode 11. His whole depressed monologue sitting against the watchtower is golden. I remember watching it for the first time, listening to him just sitting there castigating himself, and when he got to the acerbic, "There are so many morons in this world. Who could be more foolish than you?" I just burst out laughing. A little gallows humor is always welcome.

You can see from both sides of the staircase how well this fig sits. The fig maker and the factory did a great job with engineering this set.

Ah, those rosy little cheeks. Once again his hair is A+ here. I love his shaggy bangs and how well they frame his perfect little face.

Aww honey, it's all gonna be OK.

Speaking of modeling and fig engineering, the gourd fits beautifully into his hand. It didn't snap in or anything (thank goodness, no force needed or wanted to push something into his delicate little resin hand), but just pushed in snug enough to hold while not being too tight to risk breakage.

I like that they patterned the back of his robes, even though you can't see it when he's sitting on the steps.

A good angle for the guan and also for the top of the gourd. You can see how nice and snug it fits in his hand.

It's a nicely compact fig. Again, kudos to the fig maker and the factory, they did a fantastic job on this.

Ah, the box card reveals that this definitely is the Episode 13 / 14 outfit, we can see the darker band on the collar. I still can't place this scene though.

Material: Resin

Fig Count: 395

Scene Count: 27 (I don't think the steps count)

Rating: Just hang in there, A-Xu! It's going to get better (and worse, but also better!)

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