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xuchiya · 26 days ago

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"taste it from my lips" || kang yeosang || ice on my teeth (+18 mafia) ||

| genre: mafia! yeosang x partner! reader | mentions: cursing. creampie. wine drinking. angry yeosang[not to reader]. 5 years age gap. reader is 5 years older to Yeosang. unprotected (tap it up!)

You were not the type of person to drink cocktails, beer, or wine. It simply wasn��t in your system or personality to indulge in such beverages, even during occasions like weddings or birthdays. You preferred keeping yourself clean from those habits, maintaining a healthy life of drinking citrus juice or water instead.

But the moment you met Yeosang, a man of poise and challenge yet such a soft person towards you the moment he laid his eyes on your exquisite form, your steadfast aversion to drinking faced its first real challenge. It started innocently enough during a lively occasion. Amidst the chatter of friends by the bar of the hotel of a birthday of a friend you were attending, Yeosang handed you a cup filled with beer, a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. You politely declined, offering him a gentle smile.

“I don’t drink,” you said simply.

His surprise was evident, his brows lifting for a moment before his lips curled into a soft, understanding smile. He took the cup back without hesitation, handing it off to Wooyoung, who eagerly accepted. Yeosang’s reaction made you feel safe, like your choices were valid and respected.

Despite you being older than him, yet he made you feel that everything you feel is alright and valid.

"Very well, my dear." His voice was slur yet cool as he took a seat next to you.

The second time, however, was a little different. It was just you and Yeosang, sharing a quiet evening on the night of your anniversary. The warm glow of candles lit the room, casting a soft, intimate light over the table. Yeosang walked in carrying a bottle of fine red wine, its deep ruby color glinting invitingly.

"Dear, I bought wine!" He paused in his tracks as soon as he realized—perhaps he had forgotten—that you didn’t drink. His eyebrows furrowed and the way his eyes close tight shut is enough to know he had totally forgotten as he set the bottle down on the table, scratching the back of his neck sheepishly.

Before he could say anything, you stepped forward and pressed a sweet kiss to his cheek. “It’s okay, Yeo~ You can have it while we watch,” you said warmly, your words brushing away his discomfort.

Yeosang’s expression softened, his shoulders relaxing as he gave you a grateful smile. “Are you sure? I can put it away if you’re not comfortable.”

You shook your head. “It’s fine. Besides, I think I’m curious.”

That caught him off guard. His eyes widened slightly, curiosity of his own surfacing as he watched you glance at the bottle. You rarely, if ever, showed interest in alcohol, and yet here you were, eyeing the wine with an almost childlike wonder.

As the evening unfolded, the two of you settled on the couch, a movie playing softly in the background. Yeosang poured himself a glass of wine, sipping it occasionally as he relaxed beside you. You, on the other hand, found your eyes drifting toward the glass every so often.

It was until your movie night was cut off by a call from his slacks that he changes into his usual sweatpants. With a heavy sigh and sympathy look you gave him as he walks towards his clothes, ruffling through the pockets and answered with a stone-cold tone.

"Better be valid or I'll have you drink your own blood." Despite it being a whisper, it sent chills down your spine upon remembering who you are dating.

Yeosang, is what they all call the 'Bishop chess piece', his long-range attacks. His skills in technology made him go beyond the firewall and can check and capture major delicate so easily.

Of course, with the help of his longtime partner in crime, Wooyoung.

As he speaks on the phone, your eyes drift from the wine glass he is holding on the other hand. He swirls it easily as he took a sip and speaks once again.

It intrigues you on how he is easily balancing his life as being the hacker-tech of ateez and being a lovely soft boyfriend towards you. You sigh softly as curiosity was a powerful thing, and tonight, it seemed to have you firmly in its grasp.

You have heard various rumors whenever you mention Yeosang's name and many of them are from women that he "used" to be with when in reality, they were just woman in their delusion era.

How his cock had hit each spots that sent every woman squirting, his rough hands smacking leaving prints to your skin. And that peak your curiosity as Yeosang has always been the gentle type towards you.

When Yeosang had ended the call and sat down beside you, not before taking a huge sip on his wine and set his glass down on the table. Suprising Yeosang, you leaned forward, your brow furrowing slightly as you picked it up. The scent of the wine wafted toward you, rich and complex. You hesitated for a moment before sniffing it, trying to decipher its layers.

Yeosang noticed your curiosity and chuckled softly. “You can always try it, sweetheart,” he said, his tone reassuring. “Only if you want to, though.”

You glanced at him, your expression thoughtful. “What does it taste like?”

Yeosang’s lips pursed slightly, a familiar look of concentration taking over his face. It was the same look he had when he was trying to solve a puzzle or decide on a dessert. “This one’s a few hundred years old,” he said at last. “They say the older the wine, the sweeter it is.”

You raised an eyebrow, a playful smirk forming on your lips. “Like how we have a five-year gap?”

Yeosang’s cheeks flushed a deep red, and he immediately began waving his hands in protest. “I-I meant the wine!” he stammered, his voice tinged with panic. “Not us—well, I mean, not that it’s a bad thing, but—”

You couldn’t help but burst into laughter, your teasing remark having achieved its intended effect. His flustered state was endearing, and you leaned back against the couch, your laughter gradually fading into a soft chuckle.

“I’m just messing with you, Yeo~ Calm down,” you said, patting his knee affectionately.

Yeosang pouted, crossing his arms but unable to hide the small smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “You’re impossible,” he muttered, though the warmth in his voice betrayed his amusement.

"Well... it's sweet with a hint of bitterness, but since it’s aged, the sweetness outweighs the bitter notes," he explained thoughtfully. "You’ll notice the sweetness more in the aftertaste. It’s not too bitter, and it doesn’t linger for long."

You nodded, intrigued, and swirled the drink gently before handing the glass back to him. "So it is sweet?" He nodded. Yeosang took it from your hands and drank the remaining wine whilst your next move was he was not expecting.

Seizing the moment, you cupped the back of Yeosang's neck, pulling him closer until your lips collided with his. His eyes widened in surprise as you parted his lips slightly, and the wine he hadn’t yet swallowed trickled onto your lips, some of it dripping down both your chins in a messy, intoxicating mix of sweetness and heat.

As the wine touched your tongue, you were taken aback by its flavor—just as Yeosang had described, sweet with only the faintest trace of bitterness. You pulled back with a soft hum, licking your lips as you murmured, “It does taste sweet.”

Yeosang blinked rapidly, still stunned, his mind trying to process what had just happened. A flush crept up his neck, spreading across his face as he watched you chuckle and look away. His body, now uncomfortably warm, felt an unfamiliar tension building within him—an urge for more of the intimacy you’d just shared.

Wordlessly, he reached out, his thumb brushing along your chin to wipe away the stray drops of wine before his hand lingered near your lips. His gaze darkened slightly as he watched you, utterly captivated, as your tongue darted out to swipe against his thumb.

A low, almost involuntary hum escaped him before he finally pulled back, his eyes meeting yours with a mix of shyness and a smoldering desire he couldn’t quite suppress.

"In my room and strip. Don't make me wait."

“O-Oh fuck … Yeosang .. baby slow down.” Your eyes had rolled back from pure ecstasy as he locked his fingers around your jawline as he slammed his hips back to yours aggressively, hitting from the back, on that same spot time and time. The sound of skin to skin echoes the chamber of your room, the change of temperature from your ragged breath and warm bodies had moist most of the windows inside— such spacious apartment yet every room and floor has marked by you and Yeosang fucking everywhere and every chances he gets.

Yeosang let out a dark chuckle as he leaned in close to your ear, “Don’t think about a single drop.” It wasn’t long Yeosang let a gasp-cry left his lips as he is nearing his climax; pulling out as quickly as before he slams back in after switching positions with you as Yeosang places both of your legs on one side of his shoulders.

Gripping your thighs tightly in his warm palm as his head throws back as his hips stills, the tip of his cock hitting the spongy spot as he spurts his cum all over your walls. Biting your lips as you grip your tits in your hand and the other on his thigh as you also come down from your high.

When Yeosang pulls out, he grabs each of your legs and lets them wrap around his waist before plunging back in. The overstimulation made you cry, tightly gripping on his muscle thighs, “Oh fuck!” He chuckles, leaning forward as he places his lips on your lips for a brief second before pulling away, “That’s my good mommy. Can Yeosangie have another round?”

#ateez #ateez imagines #ateez x reader #ateez fanfic #ateez smut #ateez hard thoughts #ateez hard hours #ateez yeosang #kang yeosang x reader #kang yeosang smut #yeosang x reader #yeosang smut #yeosang ateez

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paper-mario-wiki · 10 months ago

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hi, i'm not the person who asked you about the life update, but could you elaborate on how being a creator means to live in a world of ideas instead of the real world? i'm just really curious about your reasons for quitting, specially because i want to create things in the future (not necessarily streaming, but anyways), hope you have a good day!

i'll be talking mostly about streaming for the sake of this answer, but this is similarly applicable across a wide range of platforms:

the job of the streamer is, effectively, to be the life of the party every single day. your goal is to be the person that has something interesting to talk about, and is quick with a joke, and has nuanced understandings of certain things, without actually obtaining any sort of "expertise" in anything lest you alienate viewers. short of having a stated goal for a stream, the only goal of the streamer is to let people relax with a voice they enjoy, saying things they like hearing. you can become very strong in different aspects of streaming, like in the production, or as someone who focuses more on a skill they've honed like art or speedrunning, but the demographic of streamers which pulls, by far, the most significant viewership, is personality based streamers.

this becomes more complicated when, for example, you are very interactive with chat, or you stream with multiple people at once. now, to maintain this charismatic sway you have (the one that got you the job in the first place), you must be able to adapt to and bounce off of other people, as you are now no longer performing alone. naturally, there's a need to not only manage your own flow of consciousness, but also to be at least partially in sync with someone else's.

beyond these complications, you must also consider drawing in new viewership. when i was a streamer, i was quite successful, relatively speaking. pulling 300 viewers consistently is something a very slim amount of streamers can actually do, and even then i was still making under 50k a year, which is not bad, but also not good. in paying for my apartment, my insurance, my travel fare, and all the other stuff that living independently draws money out of you with, i was more often in the red than i was in the green. hence, the need to draw in new viewers, which cannot be done without something eye-catching.

think about this: there are, at any given time, TENS OF THOUSANDS of streamers live in your native language on twitch, and they are all FREE TO WATCH. the attention market is sparse because the streamer market is oversaturated. and considering all of THEM want new viewers too, everyone is constantly refining and improving their craft, which requires everyone to move creatively in tandem with each other lest they get left behind.

if you are a streamer making ass-dollars and ass-cents, it becomes easy to begin resenting people like jerma, solely because everything he touches seems to turn to gold. i personally found it easy to feel very disappointed in myself when peoples projects that seemed so simple would take off. it was a constant "why didn't i think of that!" situation, at least for me. and when you don't have the energy to keep that up, or the social stamina necessary to figure that all out while also being upbeat and happy in front of people near daily, it can become very draining.

what i mean specifically when i say the "world of ideas", is like. there would be times where i could schedule out my failures weeks in advance. i'd be so in my own head about the process, i could see the exact path i could see myself taking that would lead me directly to ruin. how playing games i actually enjoyed would steadily drop viewership, or how focusing on my studies would make people forget about me. and of course this is augmented by my anxiety, i know this is absolutely not the case for every streamer, but that overwhelming feeling of needing to find a new game to play, or a new gimmick to use, or a new ploy to get money that doesn't make you feel guilty even though your source of income is mostly queer and mostly poor young adults and your rent is coming up and you're $200 short but you also just had a fundraiser last month about a DIFFERENT emergency but you cant make it a bummer or else people wont want to tune in so you have to make it something fun like "you laugh you lose!" or "$1 art request streams!" while feeling nothing but anxiety while youre trying to sound like youre enjoying yourself even when youre asking 250 people to donate every 30 minutes or so and nobody seems to want to and chat is moving slowly and. and and.

well, it starts to eat away at you.

#anon

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falciesystemessays · 5 months ago

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the sense i get from fire emblem fates conquest is that it wants very much to be an engaging tactical experience where you are at every point making interesting choices with consistent consequences. it wants the core appeal to be outsmarting the opponent. and it succeeds! but,

for me the appeal of a tactics game is more about a power fantasy, it's about freedom and control and the dopamine rush when i do something cool. a liberating teleport, a well-placed area-of-effect, pushing enemies into other enemies, this is the stuff of tactics games to me. and it feels like fates is almost afraid to give you that kind of power, out of fear of making the game "brainless."

there aren't that many weapons in fates that i'd say "feel good to use." they basically all come with some kind of weakness that stops them from feeling solid. bronze weapons can't crit or activate skills, throwing weapons are also like that and can't double and makes enemies more likely to double against you because fates hates fun, and silver weapons reduce your strength every time you use them (and this stacks!) character-specific skills are a cool idea, but most are too minor to really factor into your gameplan. the nerfs to the pair-up system (which are cool and warranted) means there's real reason for units to not be paired-up, but that makes both entering and leaving pair-up way more of a commitment.

the game never wants you to feel like the big dog, and while to some this is exactly what they want from a strategy game, to me it feels stifling. it's like if the next mario game made your jump height worse solely to force you to use advanced techniques like the long jump and triple jump. yes, you've made more involved gameplay, but you've also made the basic interactions of the game feel worse.

there are things i like about fates. despite my gripes with the weapons, they do have a kind of creativity that i really respect. the enemy ai is actually really stellar, they don't all just make a beeline for you or come at you the moment you step into their range, so you end up playing a more complicated game against them. i really like how each level has an optional objective, whether that's "get these items," "protect this unit," or "clear the level quickly," and leaves it up to you whether you want to just clear the level or go above and beyond. fe fates is a game that Goes For It at every turn, and i gotta respect any developer that does that.

but i find myself frustrated trying to actually play it, because despite being an immaculately-designed srpg that i as a designer will definitely learn from, it's also one whose values chafe against mine. but in a sense, i appreciate it for that. because now i know more of what my values are. i value power fantasies and clever plays, i value a contained system that doesn't break its own rules, and i value the innate joy of moving a piece across a board. maybe you don't, and that's okay. there is no one answer to game design. but i think it's worth interrogating this stuff, so we can grow as appreciators of games.

#game design #fire emblem #fire emblem fates #fe14 #this is the most good faith criticism you could possibly imagine so don't you dare tell me “don't tag your hate”

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sublimenol · 2 years ago

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Sonic OC Questionnaire time!

Since the @sonic-oc-showdown is starting up soon I thought I should do something to write up a bit more about my OC Deirdre. Shoutout to @bunnymajo and @nintendoni-art for bringing this easy to chew set of questions to my attention. Art here is done by the always wonderful @bunniibones.

✨- How did you come up with the OC’s name?

Short answer, it's a pun. Long answer is that I was playing around with the way naming conventions seem to exist in Sonic where you have Word-the-Animal but also some characters have "proper" names, but tend to be playfully named. Sally Acorn, Bunny Rabbot and such. Deirdre was made with a bit more of Archie in mind at the time and as such she was dubbed Deirdre Whitetail. Since she's a deer.

🌼 - How old are they? (Or approximate age range)

I'm always leery of specific age when it comes to these characters given the overall aesthetic is fairly neotenic. She is intended to be a young adult though. Experienced enough to have gone through a few troubles and to set out on her own, but she's yet to be worn down much. So probably an early 20s.

🌺- Do they have any love interest(s)?

She currently does not have any love interests in any official capacity. At one time a friend was considering a roboticized one but that never got beyond the idea phase and isn't really "canon" for any value of the term.

🍕 - What is their favorite food?

Cocoa. Deirdre takes her hot chocolate very seriously. She sticks to the finest ingredients. Particularly in her own dried and crushed chili that she uses to add heat to the sweet.

💼 - What do they do for a living?

She considers herself a modern knight errant. Her family is old nobility that hold no real application in the modern world but she still holds herself to noblesse oblige. As she doesn't have any skills she considers worthwhile besides physical conflict, she works for the Restoration in trying to put a stop to the seemingly endless problems in Sonic's world. Especially if she can whack a badnik with an axe.

🎹 - Do they have any hobbies?

She's yet to really find any hobby. She's trying to break out of keeping herself busy through self appointed responsibilities.

🎯 -What do they do best?

She's a fighter and that's what she does best. She was raised with the fantasy of knights in heroes and that's been what she's put her all into becoming.

🥊 -What do they love to do? What do they hate to do?

She absolutely loves the moment of conflict. The world is simpler and more direct then. She can lead and she can put everything into fight. Directing allies, protecting allies, swinging an axe through a robot, all of that is where she feels most alive.

She really hates social situations. She loves other people and she enjoys being around them, she is just woefully outclassed when it comes to things like parties and gatherings. She tends to default to being silent, aloof and posing gracefully to carry through the fact she's screaming internally about looking like an idiot.

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories?

During the Resistance Era against the Eggman Empire, where she was surrounded by others trying to get by. The hope and comradery she felt during the conflict was the closest she's felt to comfort, despite the physical dangers.

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories?

Metal Virus. She discovered early that a weapon was of no use. She was not infected, but forced to flee to her mountainside home. There she lived with the ghosts of her failure and perceived cowardice as she hunkered alone in a big empty house knowing there was nothing she could do to help anyone.

🧊 - Is their current design the first one?

Yes, she hasn't changed much except her hair has gone from lilac to a more pinkish color. And before she was a deer she was almost a fisher cat.

Story wise she has gone from a more Archie era character to one that's more set in a slightly AU take on the IDW series.

🍀 - What originally inspired the OC?

A friend wanted to do some RP and at the time I had no Sonic OCs to do anything with. So I sort of cobbled some stuff together from things I remembered from the mid 90s comics and cartoons.

🌂 - What genre do they belong in?

She is firmly in the Action genre. Fairly Shonen too with the bouts of melodrama and emotions.

💚 - What is your OC’s gender identity and sexuality?

She is female. Sexuality is not fully defined. Biromantic Asexual is probably the most likely.

🙌 - How many sibling does your OC have?

She is but an only babby. A lonely only babby.

🍎 - What is the OC’s relationship w/their parents like?

They are fine, but very independent and professional. It appears cold on the surface but they do love and respect each other deeply.

🧠 - What do you like most about the OC?

Honestly because she's kind of a brainworm. She really should have just been one a million discarded one off RP characters and not have clawed her way back again and again when I've wavered on the Sonic fandom in general.

✏️ - How often do you draw/write about the OC?

Nerve issues have kept drawing off the table for me on a regular basis. I should write more, and love creating things for her, but I usually don't write because I figure no one wants to know much about OCs

💎 - Do you ever see yourself killing off the OC?

Probably not. There's just always more story to tell.

💀 - Does your OC have any phobias?

Nothing so overt or direct. Mostly existential fears related to her utility to the world and her past failures.

🍩 -Who is your OC’s arch-nemesis or rival?

Most of her antagonists aren't "arch-nemesis or rival" levels. So I'm going to say no to this. There just hasn't been quite that emotional tie to any of them to make them something other than enemies at cross-purposes.

🎓 - How long have you had the OC?

Probably since around 2015 or 16 in concept and off hand use in RP. She has only been formally designed and really made solid in the last 5 or 6 years though.

#sonic oc #long post #deirdre #Sonic AU

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thefloatingstone · 2 years ago

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How do I give my anime designs more character? I don’t want them to look bland, especially not the girls!

I had a whole different argument here and suddenly realised I was answering a question you didn't ask. I'm sick at the moment so my brain isn't working the best so forgive me if my answers seems a bit all over the place.

Most importantly, and something i think a LOT of modern anime does badly these days, is to not be afraid to PUSH the expressions of your anime girls.

if you'll forgive the mini-rant; modern anime has a really bad habit of not allowing female characters to have "ugly" expressions. Or when they do, they make them simplified emojis or make the one second of extreme emotion SO extreme it becomes completely off putting. Especially as there will be a tendency to only push an extreme expression in one single episode during a "dramatic scene".

This results in most girls in modern anime looking more like the limited expression range of a Vtuber than actual characters. There ARE exceptions, but this is a MASSIVE issue which was not the case in the 80s or 90s and only really started becoming more common around the mid 2000s.

Comparison examples! (you know I love those). I am using still images instead of gifs so the animation doesn't mask the drawing. But I'll show some animated gifs later in this ask

This extends beyond just facial expressions tho. Or rather... it doesn't.

Most modern anime shows will have the characters pull expressions in their face, but have their bodies relatively static, even in extreme emotions. If you compare the two screenshots above, the more modern example has a more extreme push to her eyes, but in the Dirty pair screenshot, not only is Kei's mouth open very wide, but her head is tilted backwards and to the side, her shoulders are drawn up, and she gives the impression even in a still image that she is in the middle of a physical reaction to something which annoyed her. Similarly, Yuri down there is also annoyed, and even though we only really see her eyes, you can tell she's hunched over and seething. In the modern anime screenshot she's just.... got the default "these are my angry eyes!" face with nothing really happening elsewhere.

Her shoulders I guess are kind of drawn up but so barely you wouldn't be blamed to think they always look like that.

And this comes to the second point.

DRAW FROM LIFE AND/OR PHOTOS.

There is NOTHING wrong using a pose doll to figure out a challenging pose. I have used pose dolls when I am unsure how a certain pose looks from a specific angle. But looking at real life, whether photos or if you can, life drawing, will be your biggest tool in figuring out how to breathe more life into your poses and art.

Now, to answer the ACTUAL question you asked about design;

I have to admit that character design is not a strength of mine. I have little to no practice with it myself and when I design OCs I end up not liking them or not enjoying their designs. I feel someone far more skilled at the design part of design might have better input, but I can tell you what I know just from observation;

The first BIG advice is; do not confuse interesting design with clutter.

This doesn't mean strip down your character design to look like a Y/N drawing, but more have every element you introduce into your design be there with some kind of thought in mind as to how it applies to the character and who they are as a person. This is a mistake I often see made with characters both OCs as well as professionally. Where character designers seem to think adding MORE to a design will make a character more interesting to look at. (PreCure has this problem a LOT)

Giving your character too many details without some kind of larger unification or idea, makes them harder to envision for people, because there's too much visual noise.

If I tell you to think of Link from Legend of Zelda, it doesn't matter WHICH Link you picture 9although at the moment it's most likely TotK or BotW Link), Link has unified design elements which means regardless of how detailed or cluttered his outfit becomes, we all know what Link looks like;

1: Blonde hair on the longer side usually, with fringe and side bangs 2: blue diamond shaped eyes, pointed ears, light skin 3: wears some variation of green. Can dress in other colours but Green is an identifying colour. Even in ToTK and BotW where he is most often shown in blue, Green is still the vast majority of the outfits and gear he will wear 4: boots and light coloured tights/pants 5: Twink

You don't need to look at a picture of Link to know this is what Link looks like. Other details like his earring, belts, gloves, bracers, undershirt etc are all there and enhance these elements and distinguish one Link from another exist, but they are not the unifying elements to Link's character design.

On top of this, all of Link's character design make SENSE for his character, what he does, where he comes from etc.

He is a Hylian so he has pointed ears and is generally elf-like in appearance. He spends most of his time in European forests so he dresses in green. When he wears other colours it usually corresponds to where he is currently traveling. He carries a sword and shield so he has a belt with scabbard. He carries an entire pantry worth of food with him, so he has various satchels and bags on his person (but not too many or the design becomes cluttered). He wears light protective gear to show he gets into fights but they are usually not heavy in nature because Link is nimble and relies heavily on movement.

This doesn't tell us anything about his personality because Link doesn't really have one, but it's a very strong character design all the same and informs us what kind of character he is and what sort of life he leads as well as what sort of background he might have (He is a skilled adventurer. Not a rich sheltered boy who has never been outside of a city before or something of the like).

Now I'm gonna compare him to the character design of a Mass Effect character which I don't THINK you'd have played since your profile says you're a teen and the game is rated M 👀 (or you might have, idk I'm not your mom) but ANYWAY! Looking at a character design which tells us about their PERSONALITY as well as way of living.

I'm not going to use any of the aliens as examples because then you have to bring in the subject of alien species into the equation and how they stand apart from the various other members of their species and etc etc. So we'll talk about a human character.

So... this is Jack

Although you may think her tattoos make her design cluttered, they don't because you don't really need to know what every individual tattoo looks like. You just know "Jack is covered in Tattoos".

So just looking at her, you can pretty much instantly pin down her personality. That being; she will most likely fucking stab you if you say one thing to annoy her.

She's like a punk on steroids. Shaved head, heavy make up, COVERED in tattoos, both ears capped in some futuristic piercings, some or other heavy duty uniform except she decided she'd rather walk around fucking topless and boots that could crush a man's skull.

Everything about her design screams "don't fuck with me I am VERY unhinged and will kill a man for less than the $4 in his pocket".

Jacks' entire personality is on display in her design. And the design as a whole present a single concept of who she is as a person, while ALSO tying into her backstory and lifestyle. (escaped prisoner from high security facility, still wearing the prison uniform, has been in an unknown number of gangs, has an extremely casual approach to sex and sexuality, uses her intimidation as a first line of defense to prevent people from getting close to her indicating a painful past)

And then you compare her to her design in the following game

This is a great design because it not only informs you on Jack's personality, but also her GROWTH AS A CHARACTER.

Her design is, at least compared to her first appearance, softer. She's grown her hair long enough to tie it into a ponytail, making her appear more feminine. But she still shaves the sides so you know she can still shank you if she wants.

Her outfit is still VERY revealing but she's also dressed borderline decently. She is not as defensive any more and could probably even walk around in normal society without getting a ticket (and then shooting the cop in response).

However even covered up, she's wearing a leather studded jacket, and she is still displaying her tattoos on her chest and hands proudly. She's still the same person... just less likely to murder you (although the option is still there if needed).

Now compare these character designs to some others which I would count as being "too busy" and tell me if these designs tell you ANYTHING about what kind of personalities these characters might have, what kind of lifestyle to they live, what do their environments and world looks like, or what it says about them

Fun fact; that last one is NOT a magical girl, but is in fact an alchemist who is living in a slowly dying world whose resources are being depleted and the future looks grim and hopeless as humanity tries to navigate this slow apocalypse.

I have no idea if any of that made sense or is useful in any way, but hopefully you get what I mean?

Look at real life. Don't rely on just referencing other anime and pose dolls. Don't clutter a character design with details that don't mean anything. make the parts of your character design you use have meaning or purpose. Even if that purpose is just "to give them a silhouette different to the other characters so she's easy to identify by sight"

#C-Puff answers #long post

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Are you keen to help your child sharpen their maths skills? Look no further than the wonderful world of online maths games! When I was at school, I loved maths. My brain loved the fact that there was always a right answer, even if I couldn’t work out how to get to it, and how if you got a wrong answer you could work back through your calculations to see where you went wrong. It just made sense to me, and to this day I love brain challenges that involve logic and patterns. Having grown up during an age when the most digitally advanced handheld game available was a Nintendo Donkey Kong (and no, I didn’t own one, much to my childhood self’s disdain), I marvel at the vast array of options my nieces and nephews have these days. Although some online games and apps are made for older children, there are heaps that are suitable for primary school-aged youngsters too, and quite a few of them are actually educational as well as being entertaining to play. These digital diversions offer a brilliant way to make learning fun and engaging for primary school-aged children. And one subject they can really bring to life is maths. But how can these online maths games help to transform numeracy from being a dreaded subject into an exciting adventure? The Power of Play in Learning Maths It’s no secret that children learn best when they’re having fun. Online maths games harness this principle, turning abstract concepts into colourful, interactive challenges. These games can help children: Develop problem-solving skills Improve mental arithmetic Boost confidence in their mathematical abilities Learn to apply maths concepts in real-world scenarios Remember when we all went crazy for games like Cafe World and Farming World several years ago? As well as being highly addictive and a lot of fun to play, in moderation games like this are a great way to subtly convey mathematical concepts such as budgeting, area and percentages, amongst others. Even the ultimate mobile phone game Candy Crush is an online maths game in disguise as it provides the opportunity for players to hone their pairs matching, problem-solving and advanced thinking skills. Every day is a school day! Online Maths Games for Primary School Children In my local Facebook group there was a recent discussion between parents – and possibly other non-parents like me who were being curious lurkers – about online resources to help primary school kids with maths. Several different online maths game sites and apps were suggested in the thread, and being a nosy parker and also a maths and games fan I of course couldn’t help checking some of them out for myself. I won’t admit quite how long I spent playing some of these games, all in the interest of research, of course, but let’s just say my investigations were VERY thorough. Some online maths games are much more educational than others, and some I personally wouldn’t want a young child playing due to unsuitability (for example, some money games use US/US-looking currency, which is very confusing for children who are trying to get to grips with British money) so supervision is certainly required as to which games are being played. There are a wide range of maths-related games available on different websites and via apps, with some that have a very obvious numeracy link and others that are far more subtle, building soft skills such as problem-solving rather than teaching a specific mathematical function. And there are games for a wide variety of ages, from early years right up until Year 6 and beyond – if my own experience is anything to go by, they are entirely suitable for adults, too! I wanted to share a few of my favourites here – they’re not in any particular order but these are a handful that particularly stood out whilst I was doing my ‘research’: 1. Harbor Operator Harbor Operator is a port management game where players guide ships into and out of various ports. The game involves drawing lines to direct ships to colour-coded docks, whilst managing traffic and avoiding collisions. It offers multiple port locations and automatically saves the best score for each port, providing an engaging way to practice spatial reasoning and strategic planning. The gameplay has three speed options, so it can get very hazardous as more and more ships appear. I can imagine this fast becoming a family favourite as it’s really very addictive…apparently. 2. Cashier Simulator In Cashier Simulator, players operate a virtual cash register at a grocery store. The game progresses through 160 stages, each increasing in complexity. Players ring up items, calculate totals, collect payments and give change. As players advance, they unlock additional items and face challenges like scanning items in quantities greater than one, helping to develop quick mental arithmetic skills. My only gripe with this game is that when someone pays with a debit card you (as the cashier) have to enter their PIN, which of course is something that should never happen in real life, so it could cause confusion and result in a misunderstanding about card security amongst any children playing this game. 3. Coin Maze Coin Maze is a 25-stage maze game inspired by the classic Pac-Man. Players navigate through each level, collecting coins while avoiding red stove ranges. The game features interactive elements like green switches that alter block positions, directional arrows for movement, pause boxes for changing directions and warp boxes for quick location changes. To progress, players must collect all coins in a stage to unlock the next level. The game challenges players’ strategic thinking, timing and spatial awareness as they manoeuvre through increasingly complex mazes. 4. Treze Coins Perfect for younger children, Treze Coins is a simple yet engaging addition game that helps children familiarise themselves with money concepts. Players insert coins of various denominations into a gum ball machine to purchase gum balls. The game starts off very easy with just a single coin (1p/1c) but gradually increases in complexity, challenging players to count exact change and even exchange coins for a different denomination. To win, players need to collect eight gum balls. As the difficulty ramps up, the game becomes more addictive, testing players’ mental maths skills and quick thinking abilities. Treze Coins is an excellent tool for practising addition and developing monetary awareness in a fun, interactive environment. Making the Most of Online Maths Games While these games are fantastic tools for learning, it’s important to remember that online maths games work best as part of a balanced approach to numeracy education. Here are some tips to maximise the benefits: Set reasonable time limits: Ensure gaming doesn’t overshadow other important activities. Even as an adult I got very carried away playing these games as they’re so enjoyable and addictive, so keep this in mind for children, too! Play together: Engage with your child as they play, discussing strategies and concepts. After a game has ended, discuss what went well and how they could do even better next time. Reinforce learning: Connect game concepts to real-life situations to help children apply their new skills. For example, with Treze Coins you could talk about different ways of making up amounts of money. There is no time limit on this game so it could even be analysed during game play. Track progress: Many online maths games offer progress reports. Use these to identify areas where your child might need extra support. Mix it up: Encourage your child to try different games to keep things fresh and exciting – but do make sure you’ve vetted them first to ensure your child is playing online maths games that are suitable for their age and ability level. The Future of Maths Education As technology continues to advance, we can expect even more innovative and engaging online maths games for children to learn with. Virtual reality experiences, AI-powered personalised learning and games that adapt in real-time to a child’s progress are just a few exciting possibilities on the horizon. Online maths games offer a brilliant way to support your child’s numeracy skills development. By making learning fun and interactive, these games can help transform maths from what might feel like a chore or something seemingly pointless into a cherished, valued activity. Whether your little one is just starting to count or tackling more complex problems, there’s an online maths game out there to suit their needs and interests. Of course, every child learns differently, so don’t be afraid to experiment with various online maths games to find what works best for your young mathematician. With the right approach, you might just find that maths becomes your child’s favourite subject! Do you think you will give these online maths games a go with your child/ren? You might be surprised at how quickly their maths skills – and enthusiasm for numeracy – begin to multiply. And if you’re anything like me you might end up even more surprised at how much you enjoy playing these online maths games yourself! Anyone for a game of Harbor Operator?? As always, thanks for reading! Source link

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Master Your CNA Exam: Take Our Free Online Practice Test Today!

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Why CA Mock Tests Are Crucial for Exam Success?

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Is DRIEMS Right for You?

A Quiz to Help You Decide on Your Engineering Path

Hey there, future engineer! So you've got that spark of innovation, a love for problem-solving, and a head full of ideas just waiting to be built? Awesome! But with a million engineering colleges out there, picking the right one can feel like navigating a complex circuit board. Don't worry, we've got your back. This interactive quiz will help you see if DRIEMS University could be the perfect Launchpad for your engineering journey.

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[ ID: A comment on this post from britishdisasters that says, "I'd love to say that it's a myth, but the real answer is that it depends on the person. For me, it [caps] DID [end caps] ruin my voice. I haven't been able to sing since. People warn you because it's a genuine possibility." End ID. ]

This next comment is also a great addition to the discussion.

[ID: A comment from this post from bel-tamtu that reads "Yeah! I'm not trained but I [did] some singing in high school and have maintained as a hobby and I sang all throughout my voice changing and it was like, if T dropping a voice ruined it then why are there cis male singers who sang through their own voice changes? LoL! I love my new voice! I still have a wide range! So I can'tsing soprano anymore so what? Now I can sing baritone and some bass!" End ID. ]

Because if cis boys who sang as children before puberty are to sing through and after puberty, or even if cis men sing, this proves that TESTOSTERONE is not the thing to "ruin" your voice. If T were to ruin your voice, there would be NO adult cis male singers, and there would be no retention for "male singers." Which is so easily disproven by looking at adult men choirs, any bands with men singers, and musicals.

Maybe you don't like your voice after/on T or maybe you find it hard to retain a nice range, but spreading this kind of minformation is going to stop some from going on T. It's going to scare people who want or need to use T. It's harmful, it's transphobic, it's transandrophobic. We deserve better than everyone, including our own, telling us over and over again that we will be failed men or that we will not like the affects of something that could save our lives or make it better. We can't know that until we do and spreading this disinformation is not informed consent. It is harm.

We already know a voice change when speaking is a possibility, so it's pretty easy to assume that a voice CHANGE for singing is also bound to happen. If you genuinely think that your voice is being ruined on T, I highly suggest you look into why beyond just taking testosterone. It could be something much deeper that was possibly exacerbated by T but not caused by it.

You're welcome to share when you don't like things about your transition, but there are so many dudes and transphobes out there hounding on people who want to take T or get surgeries or that are simply trans that they will ruin themselves through transition. Like, I'm geniunely sorry that you don't like your voice or feel disappointed in your transition, but why do people always take it out on trans people who need correct information or who are being joyous? Why do you feel the need to reiterate what almost every trans person on the internet has been told about T, especially when it doesn't make sense when you take even a second to actually think on it?

TLDR: If testosterone ruins your voice, then what about all the cis men singing, especially those who sang as kids and retained that skill. If you think T ruined your voice, go to a doctor and see if it's some underlying condition. Stop telling trans people that T will ruin their lives.

seriously cannot express to y’all how much testosterone has changed my life. the biggest hesitancy for me in starting t was the fact that i would have to deal with my voice changing. i'm a professional classical singer, have been paid to sing title roles, so my voice was my life. the thought of "losing" it, of putting my entire career and my entire life's work at risk, was very overwhelming.

but now? i sing more than i ever have before. i sing more because i love my voice now. i even love it when it sounds like shit. my pre t voice made me self conscious, it was never good enough, i hated the way it sounded, and it made singing a chore. but because i had good pre t training, that has carried over as my voice changes and i am repeatedly shocked by how fucking good i sound. it's not even done changing! i want to sing at synagogue now. i want to pick up my guitar and sing folk songs or piyyutim for my friends. i want to do concerts with colleagues and learn how to play more instruments and get involved because i finally feel like i am me and i sound like me.

i was told when i started t that my voice would be "ruined", that i would never have the same control i did before, that it would just never be as good as it was before, that i would never be hired or be able to find work. and that could not be more wrong. i am still getting paid to sing professionally, in fact people are more excited about my voice now. there is spirit in my voice now. there is warmth and happiness and soul that there could never have been before. and i would do it again in a heartbeat.

#trans #tgnc #voice #testosterone #hormones #hrt #puberty #transphobia #transandrophobia #long #man² #trans m&ms #experience #im just so fucking tired about the “concern for the confused lil girlies who wanna pretend to be fags.” like i gen do not think that -#-commenter meant that but cmon! every time i see trans joy or tips esp irt T-#--there is always this bs ... like safe binding keeping u from being able to get top surgery ...--#-- STOP FUCKING MISINFORMING TRANS PPL EARLY IN THEIR TRANSITIONS!

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