#there seems to be amazing artists there but hhh

[rawliverandgoronspice]

people who attempt any kind of interaction with zelda twitter are literally so brave

[shigarakislittlepet]

im so happy to find a blog with good nsfw content for literally all my faves lol we share the same braincell it seems! how about fluffy nsfw headcanons for Dabi, Shigi, Aizawa and Shinsou and well, Baku but I don't want to overwhelm you even if you don't have a character limit hhh, with a s/o that was completely inexperienced in sex before they got together? They grew more comfortable with the idea of sex over time as they used to be really shy about it but they're scared they'll mess up and disappoint their loves? If possible could you mention what kind of approach each boy would have for the first time with their virgin s/o? I'm just feeling some fluffy dick tonite ya know lol stay safe out there <3

Ohhhh my gosh, this whole thing gave me brain rot lmao, thank you for giving me this power <3<3<3

This also took me literal months to finish because life got crazy, so I’m sorry about that. Hope you enjoy it anyway!

TW: loss of virginity, gentelness, fluffy smut, unprotected sex bc I’m a whore (Y/N is on birth control), and as always all characters are adults especially Y/N

-Dabi-

> You are surprised by how patient he is with you. You were sure he’d have gotten tired of waiting, but he didn’t push. He didn’t make you feel badly about it, and the last thing he would ever want to do to sweet little innocent angel is coerce them into something they weren’t ready for. So, he waits.

> It happened so gradually. Over time, light kissing became making out. After a few months, you got more comfortable and it didn’t feel at all odd to fall into bed with him, cuddling and “swapping spit” as he called it, which always made you giggle like a schoolgirl at his crudeness. His hands would test the waters, but he was always feeling for nervous tremors and flinching, never wanting to go further than you were comfortable. At first, he only rested a hand on you lower back, drawing lazy circles into your waist, his other cradling your face gently, reassuringly. Eventually he could get his hand beneath your shirt, still just at your lower back, but he was content with his progress. Your skin was soft and you said he felt warm, and that was the first time he ever thought of his quirk as “sweet, comforting”, as you described the warmth from his hands.

> After a few months went by, he had progressed to the point of being able to freely roam your body with his hands, the warmth helping you stay calm and anchored to him.

> What continued to surprise you is how easy it felt, once you were ready. You didn’t even see it coming. He asked you, so gently, if he could take your shirt off. You told him he could as long as he promised to keep you warm. He went along slowly, constantly reassuring you, “God Angel, you’re so beautiful. I gotta see more of you, can I? Please?”, “You’re so soft, I need to feel more of your skin, angel, please?” You didn’t even hesitate, you didn’t need to. You felt safer with him than you ever had in your life.

> You realized, once you were both naked together, just how comfortable you were with him. And suddenly you felt like you needed to give him everything he ever wanted, and you knew he would do the same for you.

> It happens so slowly, or at least, it feels like it does. His hand slowly grazes down between your bodies until he reaches your core. You gasp, no one but you had ever touched you there, and it feels so foreign and wonderful. And warm. Once you begin bucking onto his fingers, an insatiable grin stretches across his face. He retracts his fingers, bringing them to his lips, and you watch as he sucks them clean. He calls you delicious and rolls on top of you, asks you if you’re ready for him. For the first time, you look down between your bodies and see just how huge and hard he is for you. When he sees your concern he kisses your forehead, then your lips. “I won’t hurt you Angel, I promise.” You nod and smile, and he starts easing into you, stopping every so often when he can tell the stretch is too much. He kisses your cheeks, your shoulders, your lips, whatever he can get his mouth on as he pants and mumbles little praises. “I love you”, “You’re doin’ so well”, “You’re takin’ me sooo well”, “God, you’re so beautiful, you know how beautiful you are Angel?”, “Ahh, you’re so fuckin’ tight and wet for me Angel, you want me that badly?”. The praises and teases help you considerably to keep you relaxed, and fuck, you DO want him. So fucking badly, you need him. When he’s finally seated inside you fully, he waits, clearly using every last bit of his restraint and self control to give you time to adjust. When you finally whine and buck your hips up on him, he loses it. “I hope you’re fuckin’ ready, Angel.”

>You find rather quickly that Dabi’s style is a beautiful mix of “fucking” and “making love”. He fucks you, hard and deep, so much so that it makes you see stars, but while he does it he’s caging you in-between his arms, holding you close while he pistons in and out of you. He looks you in the eyes, watching your reactions, quickly finding what angle makes you convulse and let out those beautiful moans and coos that he’s now desperate to hear.

>When he nears his end, he reaches down between you again to rub sweet circles against your clit, because no way is Dabi cumming first. It’s just not his style.

-Shigaraki-

>BRAIN ROT

> Shigaraki is definitely happy that you’re inexperienced, he’d kill anyone who had ever laid a hand on you before him. You belonged to him.

> It also means that you’re a virgin, which really gets him going because hes a pervert. ((He’s also secretly glad that he’s not the only virgin))

> He is touch starvvveeeeddddddd. We all know this. But at first, he’s so hesitant to touch you, for fear of destroying you.

> You are patient with each other, and together you find out what works and what doesn’t. He got some artist gloves so he could hold your fucking hand without hyperventilating about dusting you. He’s still afraid of you disappearing beneath his fingertips.

> You were never, not even for a second, worried that he would hurt you. You knew that he could, that he had the ability, but you knew that he wouldn’t.

> He wasn’t so sure, he was afraid of rolling over in the night and finding a pile of dust where you used to be. He wakes up from nightmares about it and has to wake you up to hold you while he shakes uncontrollably. He just has to know you’re alive.

> You both get more and more comfortable with physical proximity and contact together, because you both wanted it, you were both just so worried about fucking everything up.

> When the time came where both of you decided you were ready to have sex, you admitted to him that you were afraid of not measuring up to his expectations. All these “what if’s” kept popping up in your mind: “what if he doesn’t find my body attractive enough”, “what if I don’t know how to move right”, “what if I cant please him”, etc. etc. etc.

> He just looks at you kind of taken aback and confused. He was worried about you not being able to see him as sexually attractive because of how he looked, he was just as self-conscious as you. “Darling, you’re the most perfect person in existence, how can you not see that? Look at me! I’m... I... Look like this! How could I ever hope that someone as beautiful as you could ever see me that way?”

>You didn’t immediately know how to respond. You were... heartbroken that he saw himself that way. You couldn’t image him being self-conscious about anything because in your eyes, he was a god. He was perfect and angelic and you told him as much. You looked at him with such adorably big eyes and your voice was full of so much honesty and adoration, he had to have you immediately. He’d never felt desired, he had never felt lovable. He always thought it would be a miracle if anyone would ever be able to even stomach looking at him without cringing away in disgust. But you were so perfect and you loved him so immediately and so much that it knocked him out. He launches himself at you and just kisses you for a while.

> You both fumbled around a bit at first, trying to find what felt best. You both quickly came to the conclusion that you were going to have to practice together. A lot. As much as possible actually, because even in your inexperience, you both felt more amazing than you ever had in your lives. When you were connected like this, panting, kissing, licking, trying your damndest to become one being, it felt like bliss. You never wanted it to stop.

-Aizawa-

> MORE FUCKING BRAIN ROT

> Aizawa has an innocence kink. There I fucking said it.

> When it comes to the person he’s with, he’s a shameless flirt, and while he would NEVER cross a line or pressure you, he definitely does his best to get you in the mood whenever he can, much to your naïve frustration.

> At first you genuinely don’t even realize he’s doing it on purpose. The heated looks he gave you that made your knees weak? You didn’t think he was doing that on purpose, it’s just because he’s... tired? And he always looks so gorgeous, so that’s why. He ALWAYS makes your knees weak. Yeah that’s all it is, obviously.

> And when he comes up behind you, hands on your hips gently, and lowly rumbling in your ear. Sometimes it’s just comments about whatever you’re doing, which was bad enough. But sometimes it was mumbled compliments. About your outfit, how good it made your ass look. About how soft your hair was, how good you smelled, the softness of your skin while he gently rubbed his stubble against your neck.

>YOU COULDN’T FUCKING HANDLE IT.

> He was so soft most of the time, cuddling you while watching movies, cooking together, dancing in the kitchen with you at 3 in the morning after he finished grading papers. The shift that happened when he would get flirtatious was dizzying.

> You were nervous though, Aizawa was a bit older than you, and obviously way more experienced that you. One night while you were curled up in bed together, you told him you were nervous about disappointing him when the time finally came. He sat up and turned a light on immediately and pulled you into his lap. He held you and stroked your hair and told you how much you meant to him, how you could never disappoint him, how much he wanted you, and how he was willing to wait however long you needed. He held you until he was sure you felt better about it, and then he held you until he was sure you were asleep. You were the most important person in the world to him, and he wasn’t gonna let you think anything was ever gonna change that.

> When you finally got tired of his teasing and felt like you were ready, you decided to get him back. Before he got home, you put on one of his long shirts as a dress and started getting dinner ready.

> When he walked through the door and saw that you were wearing nothing but one of his black button ups, he had to maintain every ounce of his self control to contain the rush of feral need that suddenly consumed him. Now it was HIS turn to assume you were being innocent. And man did you play it up. “What’s wrong Shota? Are you feeling okay?” And you bat your big beautiful eyes at him. He was going to have a stroke.

> It wasn’t until you bent over and he noticed you weren’t wearing anything under his shirt that he realized it was an invitation. He came up behind you, caging you in against the counter, and growled lowly in your ear, “Do you have any idea what you’re doing to me?” He gently pushed his growing erection against your ass, making you gasp. Score.

> “W-what do you mean?” you looked up at him as innocently as you could. He took your hand and pressed it to the front of his pants. He groaned low in his chest, thankful for any friction. “Don’t play dumb with me, kitten. You know exactly what you’re doing. I think you should take responsibility.” You grinned.

> “Yes Sir,” he jolts at that, and you sink your knees and get to work undoing the fastenings on his hero costume. When his cock springs free, you eagerly give it kitten licks until he’s had enough. He grips you by your hair and gently guides your mouth down onto his cock. He’s big, bigger than you can take, but that doesn’t stop Aizawa from purposefully making you gag on him every so often. He really does get off on how innocent you are, the tears that hang in your eyes from gagging on his cock. He’s gonna cum soon if he’s not careful.

> After he’s had his fun making you suck him off, he pulls you up and carries you off to bed. No way he’s taking your virginity on the floor, he’s too much of a gentleman. And dinner, what dinner? Thank god nothing happened to be on the stove or in the oven.

> He sets you down in bed and kisses you, takes his shirt off of you and finishes ridding himself of his hero costume. He takes pride in getting you ready for him, relishing in your sweet noises and how wet you are for him. A fact that he teases you about. “S-Shotaaa~” you moan and clench down on his fingers. He smirks, “What happened to ‘Sir’, hmm? I liked that, you know...” All you can do is whine up at him in response.

> When you feel like you’re close to cumming, you whine louder and clench down harder and before you can reach your peak, he stops. You whine in frustration before he leans down and rumbles, “Oh no, kitten, the only way you’re cumming is if you cum on my cock.” You gasp and nearly convulse at his filthy words, but you’ve never felt like you needed him more.

> He fucks you gently, at first anyway. For as long as he can. He rolls his hips into you and angles his thrusts expertly, aiming for that spot inside you that’ll make your head spin. And he hits it. Every time. And your head DOES spin. And soon you can feel the pressure build again and you start whining again, “Sh-Shouta, please! I’m s-oh! So close!” He smiles, and decides to take pity on you. He pistons harder, faster, brings a hand to your core to rub circles against your clit and when you cum, you scream his name and he can’t take it anymore. He slams into you, chasing his own high and simultaneously extends yours. You’re seeing stars by the time he cums deep into you. He rolls over, bringing you with him. You lie on top of him and he strokes your hair, and you just hold each other for a while.

-Shinso-

> I wanna say this now, Shinso is Aizawa Jr. I’m so sorry, but its true. They’re both tired, overworked, cat lovers that just wanna come home and cuddle and pass out.

> He knows he’s your first boyfriend. You met at UA and pretty much bonded immediately. Now that you’re both pro-heros working for the same agency? It was only a matter of time before he made a move. And thank whatever higher power exists that you have the same schedule. More time for cuddles.

> HOWEVER! Don’t let the fact that he’s a cuddle-bug fool you. He frequently has to remember that you’re a virgin and you’ve never been in a relationship before, so you have no idea how much he’s affected by you answering your door on a Saturday morning you both had off wearing one of his hoodies that absolutely swallows you. Looking up at him smiling and yawning sleepily, rubbing one of your eyes and groggily asking, “What are you doing here so early? I thought we weren’t going out till tonight?”. He has to breathe deeply to stop himself from jumping you.

> Because much like Aizawa, seeing you so sleepy and soft and small and knowing how innocent and naive you are to all of the things you do that make him need you... is going to make him lose his mind. Quickly.

> Instead of an innocence kink though, this motherfucker has a corruption and a mind break kink. He wants to make it impossible for you to feel pleasure without him, he wants to make you need him desperately, forever. And he wants to do it without the help of his quirk. But that would all come in time, at the moment he has to stop himself from cumming in his pants because you’re bending over on your way to your room so you can change, stooping to pet your cat and his hoodie rode up your ass and he can see your lacy black panties and you were GOING to drive him insane long before he ever got the chance to make you his, he was sure.

> He had brought you coffee and suggested you just stay in all day since you both had such a late night. Watching movies and stuff. You know, normal stuff. He told himself he wasn’t going to try and make a move. Right? Right.

> But when you emerged from your room 45 minutes later, showered and changed, your hair still damp and a droplet of water drifting down your neck and landing in the dip of your collar bones, all he could think of was licking it up. How good your hair must smell, how your skin was still probably warm form the water... He was staring, and you pretended not to notice.

> You were nervous about not measuring up to his expectations. You’d seen the women he usually went out with, and how comfortable they were with their bodies and their sexuality. How beautiful they were. As far as you were concerned, you were nothing like them.

> He could see the gears turning in your head and the downturn of your mouth, and he asked you what was wrong. He motioned for you to come sit with him, and it wasn’t five seconds before he pulled you into his lap. After some coaxing, you let him know what you were worried about. He assured you that the reason he was so happy with you is because you weren’t anything like the women he had dated before. Because, not only were you far more beautiful than they were, they had also been conceited and cold, only dating him because he was an up and coming pro-hero that could get them into events so they could dump him for the first bigger hero they’d meet. He liked that you were soft and warm and he could trust you, that you had always trusted him, even despite his quirk.

> You talked for awhile, and as the morning sun drifted higher into the sky, you decided it was time to door dash some food. While he ordered it, you excused yourself the restroom. You needed to think. The heaviness of the conversation still weighed on you, and you’d never felt closer to him than you did now. It was time, you were sure. You wanted to give him everything he’d been waiting so patiently for, he deserved it. And so did you damnit, no more of this scaredy-cat bullshit! You gave yourself your best war face in the mirror before you exited the bathroom and going back to the living room where Shinsou was reclined on your couch. Head tilted back, resting on the pillow behind him.

> He was so beautiful. Lavender hair a wild mess, eyes closed and lashes fluttering softly. You wanted to kiss his neck suddenly, and unlike when urges like this usually happened, you didn’t shove the thought away. You quickly straddled him and, before he had the chance to question you, you began kissing up and down his neck softly. “K-kitty...” he groaned beneath you, gripping your waist, his hips jerking up against yours.

> After a while of your explorative kissing, he growled impatiently and flipped you over easily, pressing you into the couch. He kissed you like he might die if he didn’t, deep and slow and desperate. When he finally broke for air and looked at you, he felt his heart and his dick jump. Your flushed face and your eyes that were looking up at him through your eyelashes heavily, your mouth hanging open gasping and your kiss bitten lips, your brows softly cinched at the effort it took for you to remember you needed to breathe.

> He asks you if you’re sure you were ready, and when you nod dazedly up at him he doesn’t need any more convincing.

> He takes his time, he’s slow and methodical. He wants your first time to be an enjoyable experience. Something you can look back on fondly and remember how much he loved you, how good it felt, how comfortable you were. He wanted it to be better than his first time, drunk after a hero convention, with some woman who didn’t remember his name in the morning and never called him back. He pushed the thought away. He focused on you, on how perfect you were.

> When he finally thrusts into you, you think you want to feel like this forever. You tell him so, and beams with pride, pushing your pleasure further. Kissing your neck and praising you. Telling you how perfect you are, telling you all the things you do that drive him crazy, telling you that he’s never going to let you go, that you’re his forever and he’s yours.

> You cum together, and you think that everything in the world must have always been this beautiful. You spend the rest of the day cuddling, eating, and making love.

-Bakugo-

> No thoughts in this mans head. None. At least when it comes to romance. When you first start dating, you had to make the first move cause his oblivious ass just thought you were challenging him. You had to explain to him that what you were actually doing was called “flirting”.

> So when it comes to your first time, you know you’re gonna have to make the first move there too. He fears rejection, so he avoids the things he really wants the most. Which in this case is you whining on his dick.

> But he also knows you’re a virgin and he doesn’t wanna scare you, so he leaves it be. Trusting his fist to get the job done when he really needs to let off some steam. Either by punching shit or jerking off.

> One day, you do catch him jerking off, and you immediately start to (stupidly) think that you’re not enough for him, that he might leave you for someone who can give him what he needs. You don’t think he notices you having a mini panic attack in the hallway so you sneak back to the kitchen to catch your breath and think. Why HAD you waited this long? What were you waiting FOR? You guessed you had just been worried about not knowing what to do, about him getting impatient and annoyed with you for your lack of experience.

> Making your final decision, you square your shoulders and march yourself back to your shared room. You confidently open the door to find him ... waiting for you?

> “Tch, took you long enough. You done freakin’ out now?” He grumbles from his spot on the bed. You nod meekly and he opens his arms for you, an invitation you gratefully accept. He pets your head and continues grumbling, “ just as bad as shitty-hair, nobody ever knocks anymore. You shouldn’t be surprised when you just try to walk in like that...”

> He keeps petting your head until eventually you hit him with it. “‘Tsuki, I wanna... uhm...” you look up at him with pleading eyes hoping his quirk somehow suddenly allows him to read your mind.

> It doesn’t. “ You wanna what? C’mon, spit it out.” No thoughts, remember?

> You huff and blush and finally squeak out, “Wanna make you feel good, ‘Tsuki...”

> His brain stops working momentarily. When he catches back up, he smirks. “Seriously? It just took you gettin’ jealous over my left hand for you to be ready?”, he teased. You stick out your tongue and he grabs your jaw, looks you dead in the eyes when he says, “I have something much more important for that cute little mouth to do.”

> Your eyes go wide at his suggestion, even though it really doesn’t surprise you. When Katsuki wants something he wants to go all out, no half-assing it. You nod nervously and he laughs at your apprehension, allowing you to shift down his body until you were face to face with his fly. You undid the button and zipper with shaky hands, and gently guide his dick out of his jeans.

> Beautiful is the first word to come to your mind. Beautiful and massive, just like the rest of him. He was easily over six feet tall, and built too so it really shouldn’t have surprised you, but it did. For a moment all you can do is look up at him from your place below him, your big strong hero. You melt a little and you notice him smirking down at you again, “What ‘ya lookin’ at, princess?”. He gently strokes your cheek while you admire him, “You.” you reply dazedly. His smirk widens to a bear malicious grin, “Me? How come?”. A feeling you’re not totally familiar with, but you’re pretty sure is called submission, fills you suddenly and you feel warm and content. “You’re perfect,” you bat your eyelashes and bite your lip as you gently start to stroke your hand up and down his length.

>He controls his breathing, because he really can’t handle you looking so cute with his cock that close to your pretty little face. “‘Tch, and? What’s got you so worked up about it?” You giggle and nuzzle your face into the base of his cock and look up at him innocently. “I’m just glad I’m yours,” you smile and lick him from base to tip before gently taking him into your mouth. You’d read enough smut online to at least have some idea how to do this.

> He almost cums when you say that you’re glad to be his. His, he grins. He doesn’t get to think about that for too long though because your warm, wet tongue is sliding up his shaft and then your pretty little mouth engulfs him and he thinks he might hyperventilate if you keep looking up at him like that. He’d almost say it wasn’t fair, but then you start moving and he thinks that he could actually die happily from the warm bliss that fills him while he watches you try to take more and more of him down your throat.

> This is much more fun than you thought it would be, especially because Katsuki keeps letting out those little sighs and groans, you’re pretty sure he doesn’t even realize he’s doing it. You hollow out your cheeks and suck a bit harder before taking a deep breath and relaxing your throat as much as possible. You lower yourself down as far as you can, pushing past the ring of muscle in the back of your throat before moving down further. You feel him lay his hand gently, encouragingly, on the back of your head. You’re surprised when you find your nose nestled in the light blonde fuzz at the base of him and you stick your tongue out to lap at the underside.

> He jolts when you begin your descent. You’re not really gonna try to deep-throat him, are you? He watches you, mesmerized. No ones ever even tried, always saying he was way too big. It felt way too good. He laid a hand on the back of your head to ground himself, quickly realizing he had to control himself so that he didn’t clench his fist in your hair or shove you down all the way and hold you there. When you reached your goal, he sighed. Your throat felt perfect wrapped around him, just like he knew it would. When he felt your tongue sneak out of your mouth and lick, he thanked whatever creator there was that your tongue was long enough to reach his anchor. when you start to move your head up and down, he can only take it for so long before he’s thrusting up into your mouth. When you gag on him, that’s it, he has to pull you off him before he grips your head and suffocates you on his cock.

> He’s nearly at the point of begging, but thankfully, mercifully, you seem to get the idea. You wipe your mouth and lie back on the bed, giggling at his abruptness and he growls in response. He kisses you, and praises you, telling you how good you are, how much he needs to be inside you as he undresses you. You’re surprised at how automatically your legs open for him, and you tell him how much you need him inside of you as well. You feel so empty all of a sudden. Until one of his thick fingers finds your molten core and gathers some of your slick before sinking into you and you gasp.

> He continues to kiss and praise you as he works you with his fingers. You whine and moan and beg, it’s like music to his ears. When he thinks you’re ready, he lines himself up with your entrance, sliding up and down, grinding against your clit briefly before continuing. “I wanna hear you beg for it, princess.” and fuck, did you beg. A beautiful litany of filthy fucking words fell from your mouth, and he couldn’t take it anymore. He sinks into you fully in one thrust, gripping your open legs for stability.

> At first you can’t speak, you can’t make any noise at all. You feel so unbelievably full, and you look up at him and his eyes are clenched shut and his jaw is set. He’s holding himself back. He’s trying to be gentle with you because it’s your first time. He really is very sweet when he wants to be. You raise a shaky hand to his face and he leans into it. He met your eyes and you watch as his control falters when he sees you bent in half like this. You smile, “Katsuki, please”, is all you can say. It seems to open the flood gates. For all his self control, he pounds into you mercilessly and it fills you with the most intense feeling of ecstasy. “F-fuck ‘Tsuki, you feel s-so fucking good,” you moan and gasp brokenly.

> He cums hard. Grunting, growling, and near snarling the whole way through. You’re seeing stars, even though you haven’t cum. It had felt so fucking amazing, and you’re more than content with that. Katsuki is definitely not however, and is intent on eating you out until you beg for mercy. He always takes such good care of you.

[bunny-rambles]

the childe piece was amazing, don't worry about it.

(i once read somewhere that writers tend to be on average very self conscious about their own work because 1. they created it and read it multiple times, so of course it sounds more boring to them and 2. ya know you can never help but feel self conscious, but hey! i think that piece was lovely, i think it was nice and sweet and childe was so cute and hhh yeah i loved it)

oh my God albedo nibbling on a paintbrush, yes. those pretty lips on him wrapped around it and somehow the paint smudges on them so it seems like he's been kissed by someone wearing thick lipstick... you'd blush so furiously and he wouldn't really get why but he'd find it the cutest thing ever.

i'm glad we can talk about fluffy things because today is such a gray day weather wise and bad weather makes my heart soar in a bad way ng. hope it's kinda better where you are

hm at least i got to buy some flowers and pet a really cute dog. that counts for something ig

- 🍓

Hm,

I’m pretty grateful for the fluffy talk too. I’m just not feeling that great in general, not just about my writing. It’ll pass, but it’s still not a good feeling.

Getting away from insecurities,

Painter Bedo

Brainrot underneath

I did mean the bottom end of the brush but Albedo absentmindedly putting the brush on his lips and smudging it out like lipstick is extremely plausible- I love my boy but he’s definitely done that at some point (and 100% drank paint water instead of coffee and not even noticed)

All I can think of is ‘draw me like one of your French girls’ but instead of draw its paint- My mind is ruined for the day, all that resides there is being Albedo’s muse. Being his model for every single one of his new pieces, even the private ones. (Especially the private ones-)

I can imagine him trying to paint your features vaguely so no one catches on to what he’s doing and you were really were ‘just a model’, but it quickly just devolves into every single one of your details being worked on for hours, days even, because the only thing that gives him inspiration anymore is your face. And then he’ll think to himself one day how he’d like to be the paintbrush, caressing your every curve, tracing the line of your lips and over the apple of your cheek (that he can never find a perfect shade of rosy colour for-)

And then you, having to keep your eyes on a living work of art. You didn’t even need a paintbrush to embed his image in your mind - he was always there. Eyes roving over your face and body, face blank other than his brows being pinched in concentration, the way he occasionally twirls the brush in his hand gracefully. And his voice- That gentle, deep hum of satisfaction, the quiet way he tells you to hold that pose for him, the rare praise that slips out of his mouth about how beautiful the piece is, but really he just wants to tell you how beautiful you are.

Two idiots in love, the artist and the model; their only communication being suggestive stares, but nothing is ever said - even when the both of you know there was something more.

Hehe

[pfreadsandwrites]

九つの命/9 Lives Translation

Hi!! So, @foxy-and-tales asked me to tell her what was going on in the comic mentioned in this post. After skimming through it, I thought it'd be good practice - and it'd be easier to answer her question - if I just went through it and told her what it all meant. I realised by that point I was doing a translation, and since I was going to the trouble anyway, I thought I'd post it publicly.

So, the full comic is here. It's basically a comic that has 7 little stories about Kakashi's ninja hounds and their lives with Kakashi. It's an adorable, heartfelt story and I absolutely love the personalities that the artist gave all the ninja hounds and the depictions of their relationships with Kakashi.

My translation will be this post, follow it as a script. I don't have the skill or knowledge to edit and typeset and change the images myself - and I wouldn't do that anyway, as it would involve reposting the art and changing it without the artist's consent. But I do think that not referring to the pictures as you're reading through the script really harms how sweet this story is, so if you can go through the comic slowly whilst referring to my (amateur) translation of it, I hope you can get a glimpse of that!

WARNINGS: There is a depiction of an already dead dog in part 4 😢, and some (human!) male partial nudity in part 6 (😉)

Tagging: @scaredlittlefoxy @lemony-snickers @backalleykat @whatshernameis @gwedosuns @topsyturvy-dream @ice-icebaby @cosmiclattes

This is also the artist’s note that follows after the comic, that I’m putting here:

(Artist’s note translation)

"This is a story about the daily life of Kakashi and the eight ninken.

The ninja dogs’ personalities etc mightn’t be faithful to the source material.

The dogs live free range in Kakashi’s house.

There is an illustration of a dog dying, though it isn’t any of the ninken. Please take note.

You don’t have to read it, but below this are the dogs’ personalities:

Shiba: Friendly and sensitive

Biscuit: Childish and Selfish

Akino: Calm and cool demeanour

Bull: Timid and Quiet

Urushi: Ladykiller. A little bit dim. (Note: Himbo!)

Guruko: Annoyingly helpful and naggy

Uhei: Pure-hearted and cheerful

Pakkun: Same as in the series"

Some notes and then onwards into the translation under the cut:

Please take heed before continuing:

I’m not a professional translator, in fact I’ve done very little of this, so there’s some guesswork and liberties taken, and I don't claim that that there’ll be no mistakes.

I’ve separated it out by sections and pages, so you should be able to follow the story from following the speech bubbles (right to left) and referencing the lines here by speaker

Each space between a line denotes that it’s the next speech bubble

A new line but no change in speaker will denote that it’s the same character talking, but in the next panel or speech bubble

Italics means the character is thinking or flashbacks. I'll try and make this obvious as I go but the artwork should make that clear too.

Brackets are my additions, or me translating things like signs etc, or brackets will have smaller background dialogue not in speech bubbles. I'll try to make this clear as I go.

Stuff surrounded by * denotes actions or onomatopoeic actions/words in panels

Ask me if there’s any parts that confuse you about the story!! The way I’ve done this isn’t easy to follow but it's the best my dumb brain could come up with

TRANSLATION:

Title page

(p.1)

ここのつのいのち

9 Lives

(p.2)

1. ‘I won’t tell anyone’

(SFX: dogs playing and wagging tails)

Kakashi: Hm? You’re not gonna play, Shiba?

Shiba: …No. …Hey, Kakashi’

Kakashi: Hm? What?’

Shiba: There’s a girl I like’

Kakashi: Ohhh… I won’t tell anybody.

I won’t tell ~ I won’t tell ~

(p. 3)

Shiba: She’s really cute…

Kakashi: That’s great ~

Shiba: But I haven’t even spoken to her once

Kakashi: You should go for it ~

(SFX: *happy dog panting*)

Shiba: I’ll come back as soon as I’ve talked to her!’

Kakashi: Yep!

Shiba: I’ll be right back, definitely!

Kakashi: Ok, ok (lit. Yes yes)

(p.4)

Shiba: She’s already got someone (lit. she’s already in a couple/has a mate)

Kakashi: I see…

Shiba: She said her mate hurt his leg and can’t walk so he's staying at home…

(p.5)

Kakashi: Shiba, you know.. have feet that can walk anywhere…

So maybe you’ll meet an amazing girl again, won’t you?

(*dog cries*)

Kakashi: ...I won’t tell anyone. (*Comforting doggy*)

I won’t say anything. I won’t say anything.

(Kakashi: Aw, Shiba is pretty sweet to me, huh?)

2. Biscuit’s Sausage (note: I know his name is technically Bisuke in Japanese, but Biscuit is his dub name and it’s too adorable so that’s what I’m going with here! Also suits the personality he has in this story. What a biscuithead this boy is)

(p.6)

Biscuit: -You’re so sneaky, Kakashi! I wanted to eat sausages!

*crying dog noises*

(Uhei: Sorry, Kakashi…

Guruko: I told you!!)

Kakashi: You know if you eat sausages, Biscuit, your tummy will get sick, right? I’m boiling cod for you right now

(*tantrum noises, pounding feet and barking*)

Biscuit: *angry puppy noises* I hate fish, you idiot! I said I want to eat sausages! Sausages! Sausages!

Kakashi: *sternly* Biscuit

Biscuit: *whimper*

(p.7)

Biscuit: Kakashi, you IDIOT!

(2. Biscuit’s Sausage)

Biscuit: *sniff*

(Sign says Konoha Pet Food)

Biscuit: This is the store that sells the dog food Kakashi buys! Wow, maybe they have sausages here too!

(p.8)

Biscuit: I wonder if I'll be able to eat as much as I want… *gulp*

But if I did that, Kakashi would get in trouble

No, maybe…

*heart pounding*

Kakashi kept it (this) a secret just from me, because I'll get sick...

(Apron says Konoha Pet Food)

Shop Lady: *shuffles*

Biscuit: I didn't do anything yet!!! * heart pounding*

Shop Lady: Oh my… you really just talked!

Shop lady: You’re Kakashi’s pup, aren’t you?

(p.9)

Shop lady: Kakashi got you to come here, huh?

(Shop lady: you’re a good boy!)

Bisuke: Oh, no-

Shop lady: Though, he shouldn't have made you come pick it up without contacting us, huh? Here, sausages!

Biscuit: Sausages?!

Shop lady: There’s a pup among you guys that can’t have normal sausages, right?

It was a request from Kakashi.

He said he wanted me to make some especially for the puppy who can’t handle meat.

(p.10)

Shop lady: Well, here you go!! You’ll tell Kakashi we’re sorry for making him wait, won’t you?

Biscuit: Oh, um… But I don’t have any money…

Shop lady: It’s fine, because it’s Kakashi!

Whenever he has free time, he comes to pay.

I have a deal with him, you see. And he can't get the food if he's not here...

Next time, come together with Kakashi, okay?

(p. 11)

Kakashi: *casually picks up Bisuke* Thank you! This is for you ~

Shop lady: Thank you, come again!

Biscuit: Kakashi…

Kakashi: Hm?

Biscuit: Sorry…

Kakashi: Yeah…

I’m sorry too. I gave everyone else sausages while keeping it a secret from you.

I thought you’d definitely want some if you saw…

(Kakashi: But I got caught.)

(p. 12)

Kakashi: But…. Everyone’ll want some if they see this, too.

How about stopping by the park and eating it there?

We’ll keep it a secret from everyone 😊

Bisuke: *happy face licking and barking* When we get home, I’ll eat the cod too!!

Kakashi: Uhh… Well, Uhei and Guruko already ate it…

Bisuke: WHAT?!!!

(Flashback, Uhei and Guruko saying ‘Cod! Me too!! Me too! I want to eat some too!’)

3. Kakashi’s smile

(p. 13)

*paws thudding on ground/running away*

Kakashi: …Got you.

Akino: Ack!

It’s always only me that you brush so roughly, Kakashi!

Kakashi: It can’t be helped, can it? You have the thickest fur, Akino

*brushing softly* It’ll be over soon, it’ll be over soon…

Other doggies: That seems nice to me, Akino…

Kakashi: Hey, it’s falling out, it’s falling out ~

Akino: !!!

Kakashi: Look, it’s a mini Akino!! So much fur…

Akino: That’s too much hair off the bottom, Kakashi! Wha…

(p. 14)

*Kakashi continuing to laugh at his mini Akino*

Akino: There are times now where Kakashi summons us, even if he doesn’t have any business for us to take care of…

(Back then) he never ever summoned us outside of missions…

(p. 15)

Akino: He was doing all kinds of things, but he was the kind of person who never had a smile on his face…

Kakashi: If I had more time, I could make an even hairier one, you know

(Other dogs: *laughing* Akino: That’s a lie!)

Akino: Kakashi…. You're having fun?

Kakashi: *genuine smile* Yep, I am!

Akino: *smile* If you feel like it, you can keep going…

Kakashi: Oh?

(Later, Akino notices Kakashi has put sunglasses on the mini Akino)

4. Timid Bull (CW Animal Death)

(p. 16)

Bull: I’m the last ninja hound that came to Kakashi’s home.

Before that, I was living in a training centre for ninja hounds.

(4. Timid Bull)

The dogs I lived together with there… were all adopted when they were puppies.

But I still lived at the training centre, even as I became fully grown.

Ninja Hey, that dog looks tough, doesn’t he?

Centre manager: Yes, but… he’s not all that suited for battling…

Despite how he looks, he’s actually a timid dog.

Bull: I… I’m scared of insects. I’m scared of noises.

I’m scared of blood.

Centre manager: Because he can understand the stories of troubled humans, you see…

Bull: I’m scared of anything other than myself.

(p. 17)

Bull: Nobody would want a dog like me, right?

Kakashi: I found a good boy ~

Bull: *panicking* There’s no manager here!

Kakashi: Hello ~

Bull: …Hello… *heart pounding*

Kakashi: Ah, one that talks, huh…

Would you like to become one of my pups?

(p. 18)

Bull: Me…? Me, really? Quit it… That’s enough joking around.

Kakashi: What do you mean?

Bull: No-one wants me (😢)

Kakashi: No-one?

I want you, though.

Bull: What kind of a strange person would want me, I thought

(p. 19)

Bull: There were lots of dogs at Kakashi’s house

(Happy barking doggy noises)

Uhei: Woah, you’re huge! But among these guys, I have the fastest legs, you know!!!

Guruko: And I have the best nose!!

Biscuit: And I’m whiny!! (Note: lit. ‘I’m selfish!’)

Shiba: I have the sharpest bite!

Pakkun: I am the wisest. (Note: Pakkun I think uses Kansai-dialect Japanese lol so he sounds kinda... distinct. This is hard to convey for me lol)

Urushi: I’m popular with the ladies ;)

(Akino: I’m the fluffiest!)

Bull: I was so confused

You… you’re not scared of me?

I’m huge, and I have a scary face… So no one comes near me.

They all said they weren’t scared.

The reason, they said together, was…

(p. 20)

‘Because Kakashi brought you, Bull!’

Everyone was totally relaxed, as if they had no worries at all.

They all clung to me as if it was completely natural to do so.

I realised that there’d always be someone beside me.

(p. 21)

*sounds of paws scuffling against ground in first two panels*

*jumping to the ground noise in third panel*

Kakashi: …Bull, this way is a dead end.

Bull: …Sorry.

I couldn’t go back to where you were, and I thought so, but -

(p.22)

Bull: *looking at dog* He asked me to stay by his side.

…He was an enemy, but he was already dying.

That’s why, Kakashi….

Kakashi: …Yep.

Let’s give him a send-off together.

(Note: this was a tricky one because Kakashi says 送る, which means send, and is used with mail etc, but can mean to say farewells to the deceased, which is why Bull comments on it on the next page)

(p. 23)

Bull: He wanted to say ‘I want to bury him’

But Kakashi said ‘send-off’.

Lightly, as if his life force was still there

There… there are a lot of things that scare me.

When I was waiting for this dog, I was scared.

But I couldn’t refuse his request.

(p. 24)

Bull: …I’m spineless.

Kakashi: Everyone else has lots of things they’re scared of, you know.

That’s why they all stay by your side, Bull.

If you’re there, everything will be alright. That’s how everyone feels.

If you’re close by, everyone’s able to feel safe.

(p. 25)

Kakashi: ….This puppy, too.

Dying dog: …Please…

Bull: That dog…

Dying dog: Stay with me, until the end…

Kakashi: Because you stayed with him, Bull, he felt at peace, didn’t he?

Bull: I don’t think that dog was happy…

…Kakashi.

He was very thin, and he also smelt like he was sick

To protect themselves, his owner didn’t treasure this [this dog’s] life.

Kakashi, I…

Somehow, I..

I’m very…

(p. 26)

Bull: I wanted to cry out as loud as I could..

Kakashi: Yeah… (I’m not sure who’s saying this line)

Bull: For feeling guilty towards that dog, and for knowing Kakashi…

For my life being here now.

For my life, I wanted to cry it out until the blood came out of my throat.

(p. 27)

Bull: That dog…

I wonder, was that dog ever able to feel like this, even once?

(Flashback) Doggies: Because Kakashi brought you, Bull!

Uhei: Hey!!! Bull!!

Shiba: You’re late!!

I was worried, you know!

Guruko: (to others) Hey, Bull came back!!

Bull: I’m Bull. The dog that Kakashi found.

5. Urushi’s scales

(p.28)

Urushi: I think I’m good looking

(5. Urushi’s scales)

Girl pups: Ahh~ Urushi…~

Urushi: I’m popular with the ladies

(note: he uses メス, which means bitch in the literal sense - a female dog - and all the puppers use it to refer to human women too. So I just left it as ladies, as I don't think the pups mean it to be crass, they just use dog language and apply it to humans as well as themselves)

Sometimes I’m told ‘it’s probably because you’re one of Kakashi’s ninken’, but…

(Background lettering over the other dogs says ‘Unstylish/Uncool/Lame’)

But my other friends aren’t all that popular, really.

Still, I think it’s because I really am good-looking after all.

(Choruses of ‘Urushi~’, ‘Ahh…; and ‘Let’s play together, Urushi)

Urushi: Hehehe…

Being good-looking is a great thing.

Guruko: Hey, Kakashi!

(p. 29)

Guruko: You got hit by a girl again, didn’t you?!

Kakashi: *laughing* No…

Akino: Why were you hit by a girl? Do girls not like you?

Uhei: It looks like it hurts…

Kakashi: Nooo ~

Shiba: You’re so strong, Kakashi, why were you hit?

Biscuit: You couldn’t avoid it?

Guruko: *Steam from nostrils* I’ll fight her for you!

Kakashi: It’s fine, it’s fine ~

What are you saying?

(p. 30.)

Urushi: Kakashi said ‘I took responsibility’.

Sometimes humans say things I don’t understand…

Girl dog: Urushi… pair up with me.

Urushi: If Kakashi’s saying it, it must be important…

Be… Because I’m one of Kakashi’s ninken?

Girl dog: It has nothing to do with that. I like you, Urushi

Urushi: Wow… *heart pounding*

Girl dog: Pair up with me, and…

I want you to leave the ninken. (Lit. Stop being a ninken)

(p. 31)

Girl dog: I love you, Urushi, but what if, on a mission, you…

I can’t stand the thought of that!

Leave the ninken, and… always stay in the village with me?

Urushi: This girl’s a beauty, and has a kind personality…

I think that I might want to be with her…

Should I leave the ninken?

(p. 32)

Urushi: *perplexed*

Kakashi, Bull and Biscuit: *zzz, sleeping sounds*

Urushi: If I said I wanted to leave the ninken…

Kakashi: (in Urushi’s imagination) If that’s what you want, Urushi

It’s fine with me! (Background: It would be a shame, though…)

Urushi: I feel like Kakashi would say something like that…

Do I want to do that…? Not really, but… *sigh*

Hey, Pakkun.

(p. 33)

Pakkun: Something bothering you?

Urushi: Yeah, there is

I have to decide between two things, but it’s difficult…

I want both of them, but I can’t have them.

Pakkun: … Is it a girl problem?

Urushi: Yep ~

Pakkun: That’s just like you, Urushi. (Pakkun’s imagination shows two girl pups arguing:

Urushi!! Which one will you choose, me or her?! *indignant barking*)

When making a decision about something, one needs to think about what’s most.

...important to oneself.

Let’s say you balance both sides on your scales…

Urushi: My scales?

Pakkun: For example….

(p. 34)

It’s not the physical weight, but the weight of what you think is precious and important. It’s the weight of those feelings.

If you think about which is heavier, you’ll find the answer.

Kakashi: You guys are having a kinda complicated conversation, huh…?

Pakkun: Oh, Kakashi, you woke up, did you?

Urushi: *heart pounding*

Kakashi: My scales lean towards sleep, you know..

Let’s eat soon, okay? Please…

Urushi: Kakashi…. Are you happy that I’m here?

(p. 35)

Kakashi: Hm? Yeah, I’m happy!

Urushi, of course I’m happy ~

(Note: the word Kakashi uses is 嬉しい, which is ‘ureshii’ so Kakashi is making a pun with Urushi’s name here.)

Urushi: *blush* Okay!

Pakkun: What we were just talking about… Don’t talk about it in front of Shiba.

Urushi: Huh? Why?

Pakkun: Seems like he recently had his heart broken…

(p. 36)

Urushi: The thing that’s most important and precious to me… isn’t you.

That’s why I can’t be with you.

I can’t be with you, but… you’re a beautiful and amazing lady.

So, let’s meet again one day ~

Biscuit: Kakashi! Kakashiiiii! It’s awful!!

(p. 37)

(*throbbing pain*)

Biscuit: Urushi’s hurt!!

(*dogs barking*)

Guruko: Let’s go fight them!! *steam from nostrils*

Shiba: No way, is it a girl? Kakashi, you better tell him off!!!

Kakashi: Did you get into a fight with a dog from the village?

Urushi: No, it’s not that…

I took responsibility.

I’ve got a manly mark on my face, heh~

Shiba: You better tell him off!! *bark*

Pakkun: That’s it…

6. Kakashi’s Helper Team!

(p. 38)

Kakashi: I’m home~!!!

Guruko: ?!!! Kakashi, you stink!!

Kakashi: *sweetly smiling* Oh, stop it…

I saw Asuma after a long time, and we talked and ended up getting some drinks… It was nice to see him… *flops down on floor*

Guruko: Take a bath!!!

Don’t go to sleep!!

(*soundly sleeping*)

(p. 39.)

Guruko: Uhei! Uheiii!

Uhei: What is it?

Guruko: Let’s clean up Kakashi!

(6. Kakashi’s Helper Team!)

Uhei: Ehh… But if he wakes up, he’ll take a bath himself, won’t he?

(SFX: Heave-ho! Heave-ho!)

Guruko: We can’t leave Kakashi as he is when he’s this stinky! It’s fine, take it off!

Uhei: Uh, this is stuck half way, I can’t take it off

Guruko: Because you haven’t taken off his leg bandages!

(p. 40)

Guruko: Damn, this is stuck half way *pulling*

Uhei: Isn’t that because you haven’t taken off his headband?!

Guruko: This is enough, let’s carry him to the bath like this!

(*dragging noises*)

Uhei: Won’t his clothes get wet?

Guruko: It’s fine, because we’re going to wash them anyway!

Uhei: It’s amazing… Kakashi still hasn’t woken up!

Guruko: Okay, let’s wash him!

Uhei: Isn’t that… the shampoo that we use?

Guruko: It’s totally safe!!

If it’s fine for us to use, it’ll be fine for Kakashi too, right?

Uhei: I guess…

(p. 41)

Uhei: We can wash his body, but what about his clothes?

(SFX: *scrub scrub*)

Guruko: If we wash them together, it’ll be fine! Hey, pour some hot water over here ~

Uhei: Okay!

(SFX: *splash*)

Kakashi: *suddenly yelling* I’m gonna die!!

Guruko: *screaming*

Kakashi: Even with my face covered, if you pour hot water on me, I can’t breathe, you know!! You really can’t do that.

Guruko: You woke up…

(SFX: *heart pounding*)

Uhei: You really scared me…

(p. 42)

Kakashi: You’d started something, and I wondered how far you’d carry on… Ah, I’m drenched.

Guruko: Ah, I’m sorry, Kakashi!!

Kakashi: Well, anyway.. you guys ended up cleaning yourselves pretty good too. You’re all drenched, too.

Guruko: Then I’ll go get some towels!!

Uhei: Kakashi, Kakashi

Guruko acts the way he does, but he really loves looking after you!

Kakashi: I know.

Biscuit: I want to have a bath with Kakashi too ~

Guruko: That’s not it! It’s just all slippery (note: not accurate, but the gist is that Biscuit misunderstands and Guruko puts him straight)

7. I’ll always love you

(p. 43)

(Flashback)

Sakumo: Pakkun…

Pakkun…

I have a favour to ask.

(Present)

Pakkun…

(SFX: Snoring)

Kakashi: Pakkun..

(SFX: Gasp)

Pakkun: Huh?

Kakashi: It’s time to eat.

(p. 44)

Pakkun: Alright.

(Other dogs: Food~ Food ~

Kakashi: Yes ~ Yes ~)

(Flashback)

Sakumo: Pakkun…

Pakkun….

Pakkun..

(p. 45)

Pakkun: Kakashi?

Kakashi: Hm?

Pakkun: For the mission report before… You didn't need me, did you?

Why did you bring me?

Other dogs: We want to come too!!

Kakashi: It’s just Pakkun for today

Kakashi: Hmm…

Hey, let’s relax here for a little while.

Pakkun: What’s this…

Kakashi: Come on…

Well…

(p. 46)

Kakashi: I want to talk about Dad.

…No. Maybe it’s a confession?

Talking about Dad…. Felt like something we couldn’t even broach. Ever.

I think you felt this way too, right, Pakkun?

I couldn’t tell you earlier that ‘it’s all right now’. Even though it was.

It was just a matter of timing, I guess…

Pakkun: But I wasn’t waiting for you to say that… Even if you’d have said it earlier, that’d have been good, but..

Why, out of the blue like this?

A change like that… Just like…

Just like…

(p. 47)

(Flashback)

Sakumo: I have a favour.

(Present)

Kakashi: The day Dad died…

Ever since then, for a long time, now… I became strange.

I’ve been nothing but trouble for you.

Pakkun: Kakashi-

Kakashi: Even though… you were hurting over Dad not being here too.

(p. 48)

Kakashi: Dad was your first master, right?

You really were precious to him.

….The other day, when you were having a nap, I woke you up, didn’t I?

It might have been because of the food, but your nose was twitching.

At first, I thought you were growling.

When I woke you up, you had a really startled expression when you looked at me.

I understood right away.

You were thinking about Dad, right?

(p. 49)

Kakashi: You were having a dream about Dad that time, right?

Thank you for always being considerate towards me…

But it’s alright now.

From now on, I want you to tell me…

The things about Dad that only you know.

(p. 50)

Pakkun: Sakumo…

(Sakumo: Pakkun…)

Pakkun: …really was a loving, kind man.

Kind, and…

(Sakumo: Pakkun…)

Pakkun: Kind, and…

…Kakashi.

I’ll tell you about Sakumo.

The things I’ve always wanted to tell you

I’ll tell you now.

Kakashi: Okay.

(p. 51)

Kakashi: Thank you for telling me about Dad, Pakkun.

Pakkun: …Don’t you dare die.

(Pakkun…)

I’ve had enough now.

Yeah. Enough.

(p. 52)

(Sakumo: I’m asking.…)

Pakkun: Sakumo…

The two of you are exactly alike.

Kakashi: Oh, really?

Pakkun: Everything’s alright now.

(p. 53)

“Kakashi!”

(p. 54)

(No text)

(p. 55)

Kakashi!

(p. 56)

Kakashi

(Note: I think the favour Sakumo asked of Pakkun was to take care of and be mindful of Kakashi always. This isn't outright stated)

[jensungf]

10 questions tag pt.2

hoo boi okay so ive been tagged in this a lot so im going to split it up into parts but this is alr a lot to read so if u read all of this u deserve a cookie so reply back with cookie and ima send u kithes and hugs

thank u to every who tagged me!! @byunbaekby @neocitybynight @bumblebeenct

aurora’s questions (these r from awhile back hehe

what’s your favorite dish from your culture?

i like phở gà (chicken noodle soup) or bún bò huế (hhh idk it in english)

vegetables or fruit?

fruits? i don’t like either

what’s the last book you’ve read and did you like it?

i think i had to read frankenstein for decathalon before corona hit and no i did not ugh

what inscription would you like on your tombstone?

heart nutted too hard or leyna [redacted] ; jk i actually dont know, i guess in loving memory leyna her love shall forever be remembered thru photographs bc even when the people change, the memories still stay or something (my brain is chaotic rn)

what should they teach in high school but do’t?

definitely financial literacy and how to do taxes and whatnot

who would you most like to sit next to on a 10 hours flight and why?

probs jisung or renjun bc lbr jisung and i would be the type to play smash the entire time and snack (and also if i fell asleep on his shoulder that shit would be so cute omfg) but renjun and i could continue talking for hours hahahah

what skill would you like to master?

cooking/baking!

what movie title best describes your life?

to all the boys i’ve loved before (ok not rly but i couldn’t think of much)

what’s the best way to start your day?

waking up well rested with my outfit planned and no rush getting ready to go eat brunch w my friends

what pets did you have while you were growing up?

i never had any pets hehe i’m allergic and mis padres say no

milly’s questions

where is the favourite place you’ve ever been?

i think i really like the city in toronto!! it’s super aesthetic and the vibes are amazing but i didn’t get to explore :( @longassride kidnap me pls

what is your best school subject, and if it changed drastically why?

it’s always been english haha but i’m not even that good

animated or live action films?

i prefer animated tbh the live action films i’ve seen don’t do any justice

do you play any instruments, how long for?

i play the bassoon and it’s been like 6 years (don’t need fooled i hate it)

have you told anyone irl that you have a blog?

yeah lmao a lot of my irls know and i let some follow me but we dont talk about it too much

favourite social media? 

instagram or tumblr

can you quote me something from your favourite book?

“There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.” — Just Listen, Sarah Dessen

what was the last tv show you finished in its entirety?

fuck i have no idea i don’t even think ive ever finished a tv show...  oops?

do you have an all time favourite nct fic on this site?

i have many so it’s so hard to choose but one of my all time favs might be @/starlightkun’s ayakashi series for jeno called featherbrain and @lovingyong’s tatbilb series for jaemin. i stayed up until 7am reading featherbrain and i didn’t stop rereading it for a wk bc it was everything i’ve ever liked in one story since i was super into otome games at one point and if i’m being honest, kelsie’s series helped move past a lot of hardships bahahah i could probably quote a few lines honestly bc they mean so much to me 

if you could time travel, when would you go?

the 90s!!

sunny’s questions

If you could pick one artist to soundtrack your life, who would it be?

niki bc she is queen and relatable !!!

If you could have a Magic Eight Ball that really would answer your questions, what would you ask it?

am i going to be happy and successful?If you could bring one cryptid (supernatural creature) to life, what would you choose?

If you could bring one cryptid (supernatural creature) to life, what would you choose?

honestly that’s so hard ugh i might say angels/demons (i know that’s two but the concept has always intrigued me)

Coke or Pepsi?

coke but i don’t like either

What is your guilty pleasure?

otome games hehe but i guess just reading ff/webtoons all the time

If you had a title after your name (e.g. Alexander the Great) what would you want?

leyna the lover or some shit like that haha i rly dont know

Would you rather have a band who narrated all your movements through song or the paparazzi follow you around?

haksjsk i think band bc it doesn’t always have to be a literal narration and paparazzi would expose my every move

If you could be a K-Pop idol, would you be? Whether or not you answer yes, would you date an idol?

no i wouldn’t because it’s too much of a sacrifice to give up everything and dedicate my life to the toxic industry. and personally no i wouldn’t unless i rly loved them and it happened naturally bc it’s again a huge sacrifice and it’s difficult on both ends

When it rains, are you inside watching from the window or outside twirling in the puddles?

inside haha i could never go outside during rain

If you could time travel to any time period, which would you choose?

maybe the late 80s or 90s.. it seemed like a lot of fun to interact with people without technology. drive in movies, cheap candy, rollerskating down the boardwalk, the fashion and music, the vibes

my questions:

what is your usual resting facial expression?

what was your favorite childhood cartoon?

would you ever have kids? if so, do you have any baby names ready?

whats your favorite way to talk to people? (irl, text, call, ft, etc)

what color fits your vibe and why?

what is your preferred way to be comforted? emotional support or finding a solution?

how long have you been on tumblr?

do you wash your clothes right after you buy them or right after you wear them?

do you have an ideal type or any celeb that matches your ideal type?

do you believe in soulmates?

you’re under no obligation to do this but tagging: @lovelyjsuh @nanasarea​ @neolights @jaemallow @jaetyhm @glossyjaems @cherrysung @yongiefilms​  @juyeonzz​ @lovingyong​ @gohyuck​ @longassride​

[flechxtte]

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS THEN TAG THOSE YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW BETTER !

TAGGED  BY :  i stole it hhh

NICKNAME / ALIAS / HANDLE: masha MUN  FC: atm, it’s china bc i’ve been recently reminded of how much i love him lies down normally it’s whis, tho  ZODIAC: taurus/snake  HEIGHT: 5′4-5′3 bc i may in fact be shorter than i thought i was 6.6  SEXUAL / ROMANTIC  ORIENTATIONS: ace/aro  FAVORITE  BAND / ARTIST: honestly right now it’s probably a tie between first aid kit, the sweeplings, and the secret sisters lies down SONG  STUCK  IN  MY  HEAD: i keep getting quick instrumental bits of russia’s 20 minute image song stuck in my head for some reason rip  LAST  MOVIE  I  WATCHED: i caught bits and pieces of miss congeniality on tv yesterday and i’ve been watching through both kfp2 and the cat returns for icons, but the last movie i watched in its entirety was uhhh. i think either on the beach or annihilation. and that was weeks ago lmao wAIT i also caught most of the skeleton key the other day, too now that it’s days later tho i can now say i last watched kfp2 on tv lmao and paprika last night LAST  THING  I  GOOGLED:  i was job hunting hhh DO  I  GET  ASKS?: occasionally :v i’d probably get them more regularly if i was. you know. active more regularly laughs FOLLOWING: 87 FOLLOWERS: 182 AVERAGE  AMOUNT OF SLEEP: seven to nine hours or so. i’ve cut down on my sleeping time a lot in the last few months lmao CURRENTLY  WEARING: uhhh, brown knee-length skirt, white floral... empire waisted blouse, and black leggings lmao DREAM  JOB:  i’ve always dreamed of being a comic creator tbh. i’d also love to work on animated movies as some sorta concept artist, but. yeah jfkfd;a that’s not going to happen probably. on a more mundane note, a job like my first transcription job would be Amazing-- evening or night hours, a job i’m good at, and working when no one else is in the building so i’m free to do Whatever I Want lmao DREAM  TRIP:  i want to go to russia someday :v i also still want to revisit both killarney and sorrento aaa also i dream of one day taking my mom to venice but i fear i’m running out of time there orz FAVORITE  FOOD: there’s a Bunch but atm i can’t seem to get enough of french fries and chicken nuggets lmao the preschooler in me has Taken Control also fried eggs have been Awesome lately FAVORITE  ANIMAL: i love giant anteaters laughs but i also can’t go without mentioning my love for canids in general, either. particularly dogs lies down  PLAY  ANY  INSTRUMENTS: probably not anymore. i used to know how to play a handful of songs on piano/keyboard, but it’s been more than ten years since i last even touched a piano key lmao EYE  COLOR:  if i say black will anyone correct me bc u literally have to be about two inches from my face to tell they’re just dark brown HAIR  COLOR: also might as well be black. also used to be more reddish, but i feel it’s been slowly turning more ashen as the years go by LANGUAGES  YOU  SPEAK: english (i’m very lazily learning russian....) RANDOM  FACT(S): i had four different teachers throughout my fourth grade year as a result of, well, for starters, moving states in the middle of the school year. then the first teacher in my new state left on maternity leave, the second one after her was a temporary substitute, and then finally the third stayed for the remainder of the year :v

[chnsfairy]

[1:53am]💌

a/n ; this was written by the amazing @kissandmxkeup because i was obsessed with this post so tysm again hhh

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“Police, stop!” You locked eyes with Chan for only a moment before dropping the bag of spray paint cans and running, the two officers following behind shortly. Your mask restricted your breathing, and you were tempted to take it off, if not for the cameras that were undoubtedly facing onto every corner and crevice; the same cameras that you were sure had revealed you to the police. Suddenly, Chan grabbed your hand and pulled you into a dark alleyway, leading you down a narrowing path before reaching for you, pulling you against his chest and into an extremely tight side crevice, partially concealed by a dumpster on one side and a pile of black plastic bags on the other. It was almost conveniently out of the way, and perfectly blocked to hide two graffiti artists from a digitized world that was hunting for them. The crack in the wall was a little larger behind the trashbin, and he loosened his grip on you, staying directly in front of you. He pulled his mask down, gently pressing his right index finger against his lips, the other hand reaching out to gently remove your own mask. “They can’t see us here, there’s no cameras. We’re safe.” His tone was whispered, nearly silent against the loud world around you. You could hear the policemen’s footsteps as they passed right by you, hear the screeching of automated car brakes and the murmur of millions of people talking on their cellphones, so close, yet so far away. The seconds flew by, and the police passed by a few more times before you heard the old-fashioned static screeches of another call on the radio. The footsteps passed by one more time…and you heard the sirens of the self-driving car fly away at an almost scary pace. You looked back up at Chan; he had recently dyed his hair black again, a change from the white that made him stand out against the crowd. You knew it was temporary, just a chance to let his hair grow back before he inevitably changed the color to something crazy for the world around you. Now, though, it looked strong and fluffy, sticking up in all directions. His facial features were well-defined and handsome; you were certain that he would be extremely popular and well-admired if he wasn’t so old-fashioned, so independent, so bright against the dull tech-filled world. You only noticed now how he seemed to radiate beauty. His eyes were sparkling against the dark wall behind him, his cheekbones were sharp and beautiful, his lips were so full and kissable… “You know, we can go at any time.” His voice cut you off, and suddenly you was back in a bleak alleyway, hidden behind a stinking dumpster and barely able to see the cold, almost slimy wall behind your head. “I know, but I enjoy being with you.” He smiled, leaning a little closer, eyes on your lips as if he was reading the words you’d just put into the air. “I can’t say I disagree, baby.”

[fallinnflower]

love yourself challenge!

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc. ) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

tagged by @softseunies uwu !!!the past year… ok idk if these are gonna be in ORDER but like my blog isn’t that old so. let’s see.

in absentia. i love modern greek mythology au fics, and also i’ve been following got7 writers for a long time. so finally deciding to write a got7 fic was really, really fun for me. i like how it turned out, even though it’s angsty and i do feel a little guilty, i love it.

lilili yabbay. my whole unit song fic series was so self-indulgent but minghao’s installment in particular i just love. i think it turned out really well, especially given my lack of experience with paranormal/vampire fics. honestly i could put the whole series here just because i did it!!! i didn’t think i could but i did!!! but i just love the premise of this one and i think it’s really atmospheric… however shoutout to omg for being way out of my comfort zone…

feel special. jeonghan is my bias and i have such a hard time writing him! and yet once i started writing this fic, i knew he had to be the love interest. i think it also has a nice atmosphere and it’s got a fluffy ending (unusual for me it seems?) to top it all off.

for(n)ever. johnny is one of my favorite kpop boys. i kinda wish this fic had more notes because it’s my baby, my angsty baby, but i really love it. someday i will write more for johnny…

you sound so sweet (when you lie to me). i didn’t think much of this one when i wrote it, but now that it’s out there i love this fic. i fell back into a more poetic, pretty style with this one, and although that may be overkill for some people i really liked it!! so much so it even has a sequel. the power of brian tbh.

i’m realizing now how many of these u actually helped me plot lay hhh. i’ll tag @tuanyiems @noona-clock @wennjunwho and uh anyone else who wants to do this i don’t talk to enough people?

[zoofles]

I'm in absolute love with your original art 😍 I wish I could do things like that in digital art (I'm practicing tho, I hope one day I'll make drawings as beautiful as yours!) Your art inspires me to keep drawing and try to become a better artist 💜 Also, I've been following u for a short time, but your story and OCs are amazing! They're unique and beautiful and REAL, it's amazing how u can create such intricate characters. Keep it up, all your followers love your stuff and are super proud of u

ooohHHH HHH????????? Ohh my goddd this actually made me cry?? a little bit? Wow you’ve pushed me to tears I’ve been so emotional lately,,,And i just looked at your art again!! and!! you’ve got such a recognisable style it would look so good in a webcomic or picture book!!!! I can just SEE IT AAAA!! and you might have a few oc’s but from what i’ve seen they’re so?? PRETTY??? You could totally do amazing things with what you’ve got already!! Like?? To me you seem like someone who increases in ability SUPER quickly and makes amazing pieces without even trying after a month or so! Every time someone tells me my art inspired/s them i fill up with this overwhelming sense of joy and just..sunshine! It’s one of the best feelings!! AND WHEN PEOPLE SAY MY OC’S ARE UNIQUE AND REAL?? Honey i’m on my KNEES thanking you!! That’s all i want to hear!! I’m so thankful rn!! thank u so much!! now lemme go reblog all your stuff! >:D

[acidwaste]

hey so it seems i’ve forgot to do a l o t of tag memes, and i’m lucky i drafted a big bunch of them! lots of questions overlapped so i did my best to answer in different ways, sorry for the lateness! also @ the people that tagged me here, i wouldn't hesitate to kill for you

@natcaptor / @gayspaced

name: leon or lionel!

nicknames: literally the only nickname I’ve been referred to is “big gay” and like. word!

gender: im pretty sure im a guy, i have been kinda 🤔🤔🤔 abt my gender identity since around november-ish though

star sign: sagittarius!

height: 6’1! i’m told that I’m tall but my uncle is 6’7 so...

time: 3:36pm rn! ive been watching video essays and binging music all afternoon

birthday: december 9th!

favourite bands: animal collective, beach house, camp cope, car seat headrest, death grips, fleet foxes, florence + the machine, gang of youths, glass animals, gorillaz, hop along, iceage, idles, kero kero bonito, mgmt, miike snow, modest mouse, run the jewels, superorganism, the avalanches, the cat empire, the go! team, the mountain goats, the wombats, xiu xiu

favourite solo artists: alex lahey, anderson .paak, ariana grande, billie eilish, bjork, cashmere cat, charli xcx, courtney barnett, cupcakke, d.r.a.m, eric taxxon, frank ocean, gfoty, hatchie, janelle monae, jeff rosenstock, joanna newsom, jorja smith, jpegmafia, kacey musgraves, kali uchis, kendrick lamar, khalid, kimbra, lorde, mac demarco, madeon, mick jenkins, mitski, oneohtrix point never, perfume genius, ravyn lenae, rina sawayama, serpentwithfeet, sophie, st. vincent, sza, vince staples

song stuck in my head: caramelo duro | miguel // kali uchis! its a bop, miguel is one of the few singers that can convincingly make sex jams

last movie i watched: deadpool 2! it was even better than the first, which is a feat in itself ngl

when did i create my blog: december 2016??? i only started using it properly in february last year tho

last thing i googled: “im in my mums car broom broom.” dont @ me

do i have any other blogs: yeah, plenty actually!! i have blogs for aesthetic (@moltenstar), general inspo (@wverns), flight rising (@szarising, kinda inactive?), and overwatch (@blackhardts) tbh the vast majority of my ‘sideblogs’ are just saved urls H

do i get asks: when i say stupid shit like “rung has the ass of a dilf but the dick of a cockroach”

why i chose my url: that one panel where kobd have a vacation at the acid wastes because fuck its finally canon babey!

following: 1,767, which is kinda horrifying!!

followers: 890?? somehow??? thats almost One Whole Thousand and i don't even make content

average hours of sleep: around 6 or 7!! n e v e r more though

lucky number: 43 and 64!!

instruments: i'm too poor to afford music lessons or instruments jsbddsjknfs

what am i wearing: a grey shirt and nothing on my bottom half so my [redacted] is hanging tf out, i should put on some damn clothes

dream job:  oooo uhhh, i’m studying to get an education degree rn because i’d love to teach children (around grade 3-4s preferably because i'm too jittery to handle anyone younger and older kids probs won't listen to me as much as i lack plenty of assertiveness), but!! i’d honestly love to be a musician, one of those underground ones that get lots of critical acclaim

dream trip: one day i wanna gather up some friends and just go on a road trip! idm where we go to, as long as we just have fun and just! adventure!

favourite foods: rare steak, mashed potatoes, eggs, and energy shakes made with like. fruit / cheese / yoghurt / oats / chia seeds ! protein is a large part of my diet

nationality: new zealand, but living in australia

favourite song right now: best part | daniel caesar // h.e.r - gosh i need to re-listen to daniel’s album again, i don’t remember this beautiful song being there and that’s a crime

@damndesi / @novarebel / @luciform-philogynist

APPEARANCE - I am 5'7 or taller - I wear glasses - I have at least one tattoo (but I am getting a tā moko in December, I believe) - I have at least one piercing (planning to get a nose ring, like a bull!) - I have blonde hair - I have brown eyes - I have short hair - My abs are at least somewhat defined (b a r e l y) - I have or had braces

PERSONALITY - I love meeting new people - People tell me I am funny - Helping others with their problems is a big priority of mine - I enjoy physical challenges - I enjoy mental challenges - I am playfully rude to people I know - I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it - There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY - I can sing well - I can play an instrument - I can do over 30 pushups without stopping (barely) - I am a fast runner - I can draw well - I have a good memory - I am good at doing math in my head - I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute - I have beaten at least 2 people arm wrestling - I can make at least 3 recipes from scratch - I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES - I enjoy sports - I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else - I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else - I have learned a new song in the past week - I exercise at least once a week - I have gone for runs at least once a week in warmer months - I have drawn something in the past month - I enjoy writing - Fandoms are my #1 priority - I do some form of Martial arts

EXPERIENCES - I have had my first kiss - I have had alcohol (tastes like shit) - I have scored a winning point in a sport - I have watched an entire TV series in one sitting - I have been at an overnight event - I have been in a taxi - I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year - I have beaten a video game in one day - I have visited another country - I have been to one of my favorite bands concerts

MY LIFE - I have one person that I consider to be my Best Friend - I live relatively close to my school/work - My parents are still together - I have at least one sibling - I live in the United States - There is snow where I live right now - I have hung out with a friend in the past month - I have a smart phone - I own at least 15 CDs - I share my room with someone

RELATIONSHIPS - I am in a Relationship - I have a crush on a celebrity - I have a crush on someone I know - I’ve been in at least 3 relationships - I have never been in a Relationship - I have admitted my feelings to a crush - I get crushes easily - I have had a crush for over a year - I have been in a relationship for over a year - I have had feelings for a friend

RANDOM - I have break-danced - I know a person named Jamie - I have had a teacher that has a name that is hard to pronounce - I have dyed my hair - I’m listening to a song on repeat right now - I have punched someone in the past week - I know someone who has gone to jail - I have broken a bone (do fractures count?) - I have eaten a waffle today - I know what I want to do in life - I speak at least two languages (not fluently) - I have made a new friend in the past year

@smstransformers

age: 16

birthplace: auckland, nz

current time: 4:19 pm rn!!!

drink you last had: i just skulled half a liter of water whoops

favourite song: jesus etc. | wilco if we're talking abt an all-time favourite

grossest memory: accidentally swallowing a bee when i was seven years old (somehow nothing bad happened?)

horror, yes or no: not unless it’s an incredibly tame horror t b h, my threshold for scariness is very low

in love: i believe so!

jealous of people: lots of times, over really dumb things

love by first sight or should I walk by again: i believe that infatuation can exist at first sight but true love not so much. wish that could happen tho :C

middle name: shane!

siblings: my sister is eight years old, and my brother is seven!

one wish: EZ, make my anxiety disappear, i’d have a much more productive life

song i last sang: jupiter | haiku hands

time i woke up: 7:13, woke up immediately because i usually like to wake at 6:30

underwear colour: blue + purble

vacation destination: auckland / kingston / sydney!

worst habit: not remembering to make my goddamn bed, it looks like garbage

favourite food: mashed potatoes….

zodiac sign: sagittarius !!!

@alyonian

relationship status:

at the moment i’m single! and while being in a relationship sounds brilliant, the last two relationships i was involved in? didn’t work out to say the least, lucky i’m still young

favourite colour:

it’s been emerald green for the longest time but orange seems to be dethroning it at a steady pace

lipstick or chapstick:

i haven’t used chapstick since i was six but i probably should use it again, water is my substitute rn fdghdgh - and i haven’t ever used lipstick in any capacity? so i’d have to go with the former

last song i listened to:

the space traveller’s lullaby | kamasi washington - i’m trying to get through his second album rn (i left off on the second disk yesterday) and while everything he makes is undeniably amazing, it’s? a three hour album? i don’t have the attention span for his spiritual jazz, as great as it is

last movie:

monsters inc is playing on the television right now, i’ll go with that! the animation aged kinda badly but it’s still such a fun movie! sidenote: james p. sullivan? a childhood crush, so this gives me memories

top 3 tv shows/podcasts/comics:

i rarely, if ever, venture into these forms of media but! if i had to answer, i’d say;

unbreakable kimmy schmidt / parks & recreation / luke cage

taz / mbmbam (i havent like. watched a full episode of either but they seem cool,)

tf idw / …………. yeah that’s it, i’ve never read anything else. probably should!

additional favs:

my friends, writing (in theory), listening to video essays, learning music theory + instruments and understanding audio production software

top 3 bands / artists:

HHH okay if i had to limit my choices to just three artists, uh. lorde, the mountain goats, and sophie. i couldnt even fit janelle in i hate th is

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@alyonian

color(s): light colors are always nice and pleasant, though anything peachy and sandy are the best! orange (specially pastel orange) is like. the best thing

last band t-shirt i bought: usually merchandising is very expensive and i dont have the money to accommodate that, but like. i do recall having a wiggles shirt when i was five. i wore it all the time, shjdjgsksd im sure that counts

last band i saw live: i almost went to splendor in the grass last year with family, which wasn't only cool since i’ve never been out of the state since i immigrated - the festival was in queensland, which is around a two hour flight from victoria - but the lineup was pretty fuckin lit too! the xx, haim, peking duk, tash sultana, future islands, vallis alps, a.b original,, i was p excited! unfortunately my uncle fell ill and so they had to give the tickets to extended family :( otherwise, i haven't been to a single concert in my life

last song i listened to: street fighter mas | kamasi washington - up to this song on the album and i really fuckin dig this! also the video is hypnotizing

last movie i watched: monsters inc is about to finish and up next is monsters university! which like…. honestly, this is an extremely unpopular opinion but, i like it just as much as the original? my opinion might be skewed because i’m a monster [hugger], but i like everything abt the movie! except for the finale of the scare games and the last five minutes of the movie, both were just. dreadful.

last three tv shows i watched: if aggretsuko counts that’s the last series i watched of my own volition, which is a miracle in itself considering that’s legit only the second anime i’ve watched to completion (the first being shirokuma cafe, which i probably need to re-watch). otherwise, the last two shows i had beared witness to were thirteen reasons why and queer eye bc my cousin put them on! that first show i could completely do without but queer eye is iconique

last 3 characters i identified with: grimlock (legit. all of them), urdnot grunt (mass effect) and vector the crocodile (sth), i’m not sure what this says about me other than Big

book(s) i’m currently reading: i’m reading ‘maus’ by art spiegelman at the moment, for the third time i believe? i believe my classmates are supposed to be writing an essay on this next term and shit, this novel is heartbreaking, i haven't been this emotional when reading a book than… ever, really. it’s a recommendation of the highest caliber

@victorion

name: leon / lionel, i picked up the second name because i was in a server with an admin that was also a Leon™

nickname: besides ‘Big Gay’ i also have the nickname ‘lemon lion’ which is! nice!!

zodiac sign: archer man

height: Tall™

language(s) spoken: english / some maori + italian

fav fruit: watermelons (only when in season)

fav scent: the smell of a freezer tbh? it just smells Nice i don’t know how to properly explain it

fav season: spring! the breezes are welcoming without being overbearingly freezing

fav color: ornge,,,,

fav animal: SHARKS + CROCS + FERRETS

coffee, tea or hot chocolate: tea! with some milk tho

average hrs of sleep: too little

fav fictional character: One character?????? uhhhhhhh……. like. biggest cc right now is either idw skids or oz from monster prom

no. of blankets you sleep with: depending on my mood but i’d say the average is like, 3??

fav songs: i quickly whipped up some songs i listen to

fav artists: i came to the realization that i like acts that are considered ‘bad’ like maroon 5/drake/lil yachty etc in specific doses… i wouldn't call them good yet, but! i have no beef and thats good

fav books: remember ‘where the wild things are’??? that shit was like. literal childhood, man.. :happytears: i really need to look for a copy again

@thonany-klieme

name: leon / lionel, interchangeable really

gender: male, im probs an nb guy

star sign: sagittarius!

height: 6’1

sexuality: gay??? im not sure, im mostly attracted to other guys but i have had very brief crushes on girls + nb people? sexuality’s confusing so im gonna just latch to the gaybel (gay label) for now

lock screen image: its the album cover of 1992 deluxe by princess nokia, tho it was “T Hanos” a few days ago since i change it often - my home screen is venom but his torso says ‘fuck machine’

ever had a crush on a teacher: no??

where do you see yourself in ten years: ideally i’m teaching kids math n english, realistically i’m probably going down with the political climate

if you could go anywhere, where would you go: new zealand!! or the netherlands

what was your favorite halloween costume: halloween is not big at all where i live, the only time i tried trick or treating was when i was like 7?? i threw a bedsheet on myself and pretended to be a ghost, though since there were no eyeholes + the sheet was blue, it looked more like i was just a moving lump

last kiss: never had one

have you ever been to las vegas: nah and i dont plan to?? how do you handle regular days of 40C wtf

favorite pair of shoes: i have this pair of jandals that ive worn for a fair bit longer than my other pair of shoes, tho i only wear them in summer + very warm nights

favorite book: ngl its. ‘the very hungry caterpillar’ by eric carle. i just, love it alot and i cant explain w h y

[jejublr]

✨🌸Spring is coming🌸✨ Go out on cute lil dates with your mutuals. Tag one for each and tell them why you chose them. (coffee date, concert date, hiking date, amusement park date, picnic date, blind date with a mutual you don't know well but want to get closer with)

aahh!!! this is such a cute idea!!! thank you for sending me!! I’m sorry this took a long time! ^^

coffee date ☕

@honeywonu I feel like there’s just so many things Lani and I could talk about!! Ranging from laughing our ass from the latest mishap that happened to us (but mostly her. pls be careful, bub. one does not simply accidentally walk into the highway dsajhdjsahf) to talking about our future co-owned coffee shop (which I can’t wait for!). I honestly think she always has something interesting (and funny!) to say and it’s easy for me to smile and laugh whenever she talks.

@lycheechann my sweet, sweet bby!!! I know for a fact that a coffee date w/ Ally would be so fun omg!!! She’s just such a vibrant and talkactive person and she always fill my silences and I can definitely see myself just listen to you hyping over Chan and Jungwoo while sipping on some frap.

@binhwansgf ELENAAA!!! Wow, honestly I don’t know how you put up with me but given the chance, I would love to go on a coffee date with you! You’re such a fun person to talk to and I always have a blast whenever we chat! I can totally see us grabbing some coffee while raving about the latest boyband you stan and all the AUs that would ensue djkdhkqdh.

@bfwooz ok one of the reasons why I think a coffee date with Hani would be so much fun because I feel like we could talk about all the possible AUs and plots for our stories! We tend to be chaotic and off-the-rail when we plan the newest project lol. But let’s be real, she’s such a fun, kind and crazy person and I’m down with it as long as she doesn’t try to expose my ass (as if there’s anything to be exposed anyways).

concert date 🎤

@forevershua I don’t know why but I feel like it would be such a blast to bring Ryan to a concert date!! I find her really cool and funny and I find that she always has something interesting to say! I definitely look up to her and I think she’ll make such a great concert buddy! It’d also be amusing to watch her fangirl over Joshua in real-time so there’s that!!!

@whalien-in-luv I feel like Sam would know all the best music and artists and I would love to talk to her more about all the good animes and watching them while we wait for the concert hall to open lol (bc waiting without the proper friend and entertainment is…it’s sad, okay). Sam always has such funny and interesting stories to tell and it’s always fun to just have her talk about the things she loves!

@oatmealupdates I feel like Lynna would be so fun to bring on a concert date!!! I think she’s that person who turns up at the concert looking cool af and I want to learn from her fjhdjsh. But in all honesty tho, Lynna is such a fun person to talk to so it wouldn’t even feel like you’re waiting for long when you’re with her and I feel like we’d jam so hard to all the songs!!

hiking date 🌄

@khanhwrites Not sure if you’re an outdoor person or not, Khanh, but I honestly picked you to go on a hiking date together because I feel like we both need to actually go outside for once instead of cooping around in our houses and for you to take a break for everything (and the fact that I just wanna torture you but that’s another story sdhas).

@princeshushu Clar!!! Hhh it’s been a while since we talked but going on a hiking date with you sounds like so much fun!!! I’d really like to go on a night hike with you to watch the stars at the summit. Imagine all the constellations and the spectacular view of the stars! I imagine you’d be super inspired by it. Also, it’d be nice to set up a camp and huddle up in blankets as we make s’mores while watching the night sky!!!

@jieqs Elli is just too sweet and I really do wanna go on a hiking date with you! Imagine the amazing scenery we’d get to see on the way up so I’d definitely bring a camera to snap pics of you!!! (BC PLEASE I’M NOT PHOTOGENIC AT ALL IT’LL ALL BE YOUR PICS BC BEAUTY+BEAUTY=COMPLETE). Also idk why I had the idea of bringing you some snack so we can eat it by the time we reach the summit and maybe watch the sunset/sunrise together and go “Elli, it’s you!! The sun!!””. Also did you say you’ll bring Orion because I’m very down for that, too.

amusement park date 🎡

@jiminyoongs Fran the Gran!!! Okay, so I can already see ourselves arguing over which rides we’re going on next and maybe get some roasting but I know I will have a grand good ol’ time spending my day with you and goofing off like crazy while waiting in line!!! I definitely want to take you on a ride on the ferris wheel at sunset and scare you by rocking it hard maybe.

@softhaos Idk why, Dara, but I feel like it would be so much fun to spend a day with you at the amusement park!! You’re such a fun person and I could already see us having fun in the house of mirrors and maybe the haunted house if you’re up for it! But I honestly feel like you could wreck me if we try to compete with each other on the bumper car ride shdsahf

@rainniedae IAN MY BABY!!! It’s actually my long-time dream to go to the amusment park without which haven’t been realized yet :( Imagine all the ice cream and rides we’d have fun on together! I want nothing more than getting my wig snatched on a roller coaster and drag you into the haunted house (where I, quite frankly, will probably sh** myself) but the day I can finally go with you will be the day I am finally complete, love!!

@xuhoon CHLOE!! I know for a fact that Disneyland is such a special place that you hold close in your heart and I want nothing more but to go with you sometime! It’d be fun wearing all those silly headbands, taking pics with the characters and eat our way through the park! 

picnic date 🌼

@justsomekpopstuff I see us doing something relaxing, you know! Maybe go on a bike ride around the park??? I feel like you’d need the break from uni and going around enjoying the scenery with the wind in our hair sounds like a nice idea!! And maybe do some dog-watching omg!!

@taetaetrashhh I think Momo would love a picnic date!!! You mentioned once that you do not like snow so I assume you like warm weather a lot more??? I think you’d love to just sit on a blanket and bask in the sun and maybe watch and feed the ducklings like you said!! It’d be really cute!!!

@justkpopjokes Okay but I think Lin is such a great artist and I want to go on a picnic date with her because I wanna see her draw the cherry blossoms?? Adshj it sounds whimsical but imagine having a picnic under all the cherry blossoms and she’d have the sketchbook out and all the petals are falling all around us and it’d be amazing.

@ru-lin Ruth!! I would love to take a walk around the park with you!! Idk why but I would love to walk with you through the park on a cool, spring day! Imagine just hanging out around the pond/lake and feeding all the pretty fish/birds (ok, but birds are scary irl so maybe we can just do the fish). I’d also love to try and go on a rowing boat with you bc it seems so fun!!!

@sunnysidewrites SUNNY!!! I can totally imagine the two of use going on a picnic at a field or something and we’d go cloud-watching. I’d complain about how bright is is because the literal sun is practically lying right next to me!!! I will definitely make and bring all your favorite food and we’d spend the day catching up!!!

blind date 🙈

@lovelycheollie Hannah is such a lovely person to talk to but we haven’t talked much even though we’ve been mutuals for quite sometimes! It’s my fault but I’d love to get to know her more because she’s such an amazing writer and it’s really enjoyable talking to her!!!

@tonicandjins Again, I don’t know how I ended up mutuals with a person as amazing and as talented as Faye but so far from what I know, she’s been nothing short of sweet and friendly!!  I hope we can be better friends!!!

@sebongie-loves I’M SORRY I NEVER REPLIED! IT’S MY BAD!!! But you seem really cool and your writings are amazing and I really hope we can finally be friends kafhafh. Plus, we gotta stick together, y’know (and be salty together about the Tumblr ban fffff).

@sugacrackers Mich! You’re such a great person and we’ve been kinda tagging each other on ask games and such but I never got to properly know you and I’m sorry for that! I know that you’re on hiatus rn but tell me when I can hit you up bc I really do wanna be friends with you!!!

@chillihansol HANNI! We haven’t really talked but you’ve always been so sweet and supportive and I’m such a big fan of you and your works and I would really like it if we become better friends in the future!! Thank you so much for everything!!!

[f0xywriter]

Art Wall Update!

I just came back from comiccon with (too many) beautiful prints from many talented artists! Sorry if the lighting is bad hhh couldn’t do much about it.

Thanks to @william-cote, @foolishcaptainkia, @thejokingwallflower, @arianelaurence, @grittysugar and the mysterious man who did the amazing Aku piece (seriously though, I can’t seem to find this man’s whereabouts so if someone recognizes him, please tell me who he is so I can tag him as well) for letting me buy their amazing artworks!

Now I don’t have any space for Otakuton.....

[cantbrooklyn]

Album of the Year #25: Kali Uchis - Isolation

Artist: Kali Uchis

Album: Isolation

Label: Universal Music

Release Date: April 6th, 2018

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Background

Kali Uchis is a 24-year-old Colombian-American singer. Her parents fled to America a couple of years before she was born in order to avoid conflict in Colombia. Born In Virginia, she bounded around between America and Colombia during her childhood. During her adolescence, she learned how to play several instruments and was always writing poetry and songs. At first, she was more interested in directing and writing and had no interest in singing herself. This changed when she decided to release her first mixtape in 2012, Drunken Babble. The project was met with positive reception as people lauded her ability to switch between genres and create her own lane and sound.

As she continued to release more music, her popularity grew and she began collaborating with more well-known artists and producers, particularly Diplo, Tyler the Creator, BadBadNotGood, Kaytranada, Snoop Dogg and The Gorillaz. The first three singles to Isolation, Tyrant, Nuestro Planeta and After the Storm, helped cement her fanbase even further. She performed several festivals in 2017 and at the beginning of 2018 was brought on as the opening act to Lana Del Ray's "LA to the Moon" tour at the beginning of 2018. Several features, including those with Daniel Caesar and Miguel, helped bring her name more into the mainstream as well. At the time of the release, Kali's fanbase was ready for the new album as her last full-length project was released in 2015.

Review

In a world where there are only two options for fans of rap and RnB music, drip or drown, it is refreshing to listen to a project as meaningful and palatable as Isolation. As our genre of music becomes more mainstream, the lyrics and impact of songs become diluted. This has been the case for quite some time and is by no means a new phenomenon, but for me, in 2018, I was actively searching for fresh perspectives and new voices to listen to in hopes of breaking the uniformity and staleness of modern rap. Enter Kali Uchis, a 24-year-old female singer from Colombia. Prior to listening to this album, my knowledge of her music was limited, but I had seen that the project received praise here on HHH, so the day after the release I decided to listen. I will dissect the album more thoroughly later in the piece, but just from a holistic perspective, this project was amazing. The airy, up-beat instrumentals coupled with Kali’s incredible vocals make for such a great combination. For me, a project is good if I can feel transported to the world that the artist is in and describing. With Isolation, I felt exactly that – sitting on the beach drinking something out of a coconut with the WhoDatMiami American flag bathing suit on.

The album begins with “Body Language”, an invitation to the listener to explore the life of Kali Uchis. Featuring production and writing from Om’mas Keith, frequent Frank Ocean collaborator, the spacious and flute-heavy beat set the table for a deeper dive into the album and the whimsical and capricious lifestyle of our narrator. “Just come closer” she urges the listener, and how can you not with how perfect her vocals sound? The track transitions into “Miami”, which is an ode to the empowerment of women and how today, immigrants like Kali and featured artist Bia do not have to conform to previously-established gender roles and they can pursue success in any medium they choose to. The line, “He said he'd want me in his video like Bound 1. But why would I be Kim? I could be Kanye. In the land of opportunity and palm trees” encapsulates her desire to break free from traditional paths to fame for women. Quoted about this line, Kali said, “I’m not the Kim on your motorcycle, btch. I’m the one riding the sht.” Kali is in control of her own fate and will not be marginalized by the system that has set her up to fail.

With “Just a Stranger”, Kali flips another trope within rap music completely on its head. Ever since Kanye dropped Late Registration, rap fans have held disdain for gold diggers who simply use artists like Kanye for their wealth and notoriety without actually caring for them. But have those same listeners ever asked themselves why gold diggers exist? Kali seeks to provide an answer – the Colombian-American singer bashes the stereotype completely and lauds woman going after what they need. “When bellies are hungry, but there ain't no money you get it and don't care how.” As an immigrant woman, Kali faces obstacles on a daily basis that male rappers do not. She feels no remorse taking advantage of someone for money because the odds are against her and she has to get it how she can.

Kali continues to address the hardships that immigrants face in “Your Teeth in my Neck”. Within the track, over a bouncy instrumental which I think is my favorite on the album, she discusses how no matter how hard she works, her material keeps getting ripped off and people are appropriating her art. This is a common theme within music, particularly with Americans hopping on trends started and popularized by immigrants. After all, who would have ever thought that Beyoncé would be on “Mi Gente” and Drake would be saying “tings”? This also seems to be a dig at the music industry as a whole, saying that artists are taken advantage of by large record labels, only to be worked and churned out when their popularity diminishes. It is an unfortunate reality, but Kali knows that with persistence and hard work, she will be able to overcome these obstacles.

Within the larger context of the album, Kali also addresses her love life and the relationships the she has been in. In “Flight 22” she floats over the beat, singing about her unrequited love and that no matter where she is going on this trip, she wants to be with this lover. This track truly highlights how incredible her voice is. As someone who was in a new relationship when this album dropped (and still is!), this song resonated with me a lot. I knew that wherever I was going, I wanted my girlfriend with me. On the contrary, Kali addresses some of the hardships she has dealt with in relationships. In “Tyrant” featuring Jorja Smith (you should also check her album out as well!), they discuss the idea of staying closed off in a relationship in order to avoid being overly-exposed and in-turn, manipulated. Kali has addressed previous relationships in which she was taken advantage of, so it is no surprise that she is approaching this new love with some restraint. Even though she is madly in love, she is afraid to show it because she does not want to get hurt again. Whoever you are, I think we can all relate to that feeling in some capacity.

On “Dead to Me”, Kali dismisses a past fling, asking the previous lover to simply leave her alone. Even though this person is still obsessed with her, she just wants things to end. I think this track is very relevant, especially with what is going on with Cardi B and Offset right now. Whether their breakup is legitimate or not, the way that the rap community has reacted to it is disgusting in my opinion. Constantly urging Cardi to take back Offset and forgive him for whatever he did wrong is exactly the ways of thinking that propagates the type of behavior discussed in the song. Many men believe they are entitled to whichever women they want and in turn, cannot handle rejection in an appropriate way. Kali is sticking up for herself, and declaring that in her eyes, this person is dead. On a musical note, this beat features one of my favorite instrumentals of the album with airy synths and drums backing her.

Nuestro Planet is a song completely in Spanish featuring Reykon, a Colombian reggaeton rapper. From a production standpoint, this song differs from the album a bit with a more latin-influenced beat. In this it is a great change of pace on the album and even though the listener may not understand what she is saying, it is still sonically pleasing and easy to follow along with. Admittedly, the message of this song of Kali yearning to have things return to how they were with her lover falls a bit flat relative to the depth and importance of some of the other tracks on the album.

Next, enters my favorite sequence of songs on the album – “In My Dreams” into “Gotta Get Up”. “In My Dreams” is an absolute banger in every sense of the word. The use of guitar and light percussion make for such a minimalist yet profound beat. This is a song that when it comes on, you just can’t help but nod your head along to it. This is the most positive song on the track, discussing this utopian dream world for Kali in which all her problems are erased and everything is perfect, but only in her dreams. Her bills are paid, her mom isn’t on coke, boys treat her properly – its great! “Why isn’t everyone here?” she wonders aloud. Well, her question is quickly answered when her alarm goes off and she is awoken and slammed with the hardships of her everyday life yet again. This song is another great display of her vocals, showcasing her range as she belts out that she has to get out of bed and look for something in real life that can match what she yearned for in her dreams.

The next track, “Tomorrow”, talks about Kali’s desire to break-free from her everyday life and follow her dreams. Even though things seem dim in this small town, she urges her lover to follow with her on a path to freedom. All she wants to do is day-dream and pursue her dreams, pushing reality to be addressed tomorrow. The song is produced by Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. The beat compliments the message of the sing so well as the spacey synths give a bounce to the track. Kali rides the instrumental beautifully.

“Coming Home” talks about how no matter what Kali does, there will always be people who disapprove of her, but she is fine with that. Featuring one of the best beat switches of 2018 (no cap), she talks about she intends to stay true to her roots and remain confident despite all the negativity she is surrounded with. When you are a female artist in a community largely dominated by males, appearance is something that is unfortunately brought-up a lot. Regardless of what people say though, she simply intends to “keep It moving.”

“After the Storm” is truly a masterpiece. Odds are, if you have listened to one song on this project, it was presumably this one because of the Tyler feature. The message of this song is so overwhelmingly positive and encouraging. For 12 songs, Kali has talked about countless issues and obstacles she has faced as a result of her gender and ethnicity and despite all of that, she urges the listener to remain positive and that even though things may be hard now, they will get better. As someone who tends to overreact and snowball from small issues in my life, this song truly helps to put things in perspective for me. The calming and transient ambiance of the song helps reassure the listener that even when it rains, the sun will shine once again.

The final two songs return to relationship issues, the first in which she discusses how no one likes to be taken advantage of in a relationship. Even though she was cheated on, Kali cannot cope and is acting as if everything is the same in her life. This song shows that even though Kali is working towards independence, there are still moments of weakness that we all face. These moments are underscored on “Killer”, the concluding song of the album. This song was recorded when Kali was 17, which is truly a testament to how talented she really is. I think this track shows just how much progress she has made as a woman over the years. Instead of being upset and yearning for her past lover as she did when she was younger, she now has grown and is able to see how she can learn and move forward from this time. Kali wrote this song while she was living out of her car and shows just how low things were for her at the time. It is a reminder to the listener that even though things are looking better now, experiences like these are what guided her to where she is today.

To me, this project just feels so important in the context of the current political landscape. In a world where a GoFundMe to build a wall has $16mm donated to it, we need to throw our support behind strong, immigrant women who show that no matter what race or country you are from, you can be a positive contribution to the community. I strongly urge you to listen to this project, especially if you live in warm weather as this album just screams summer to me. Furthermore, if you are already a fan, see Kali in concert. She was absolutely incredible and was one of my favorite shows of the year. Her bravado on stage compliments her music so well and her vocals sound even better in person.

Thank you for reading and for those celebrating, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Favorite Lyrics

The sun'll come out

Nothing good ever comes easy

I know times are rough

But winners don't quit

So don't you give up

After The Storm (Featuring Tyler The Creator and Bootsy Collins)

I'm feeling happy inside

I've got no reason to hide

I'm a dream girl

I'm never stressing my bills

Nobody ever gets killed

It's the dream world

In My Dreams

Today is the day I'll learn that I believe in miracles

I can feel the world opening up, I think I broke the curse

Tomorrow

Discussion Questions

What were your thoughts on the album?

How important to you is finding music from new perspectives?

Is it important to listen to music that spreads a positive message and helps to eradicate stereotypes and limitations placed on marginalized groups (in this case immigrants and women)? Is this something you consider when consuming music?

Do you think Kali will transition into the "pop lane"?

From a musical perspective, any other albums that you would recommend that have a similar sound?

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[comicteaparty]

November 30th, 2017 CTP Archive

The archive for the Comic Tea Party chat that occurred on November 30th, 2017, from 5PM - 7PM PST.  The chat focused on Heirs of the Veil by Seaquential Arts.

Featured Comment:

Chat:

RebelVampire

Good day everyone~! This week’s Comic Tea Party is now officially beginning. Today we are discussing Heirs of the Veil by Seaquential Arts~! (https://tapas.io/series/Heirs-of-the-Veil) For those new to CTP, discussions about the comic are freeform, so please feel free to bring up whatever you wish. However, every 30 minutes I will be dropping in a discussion question to help those who would like a prompt. These questions are totally OPTIONAL to answer so pay them no mind if you wish~! Remember, constructive criticism is allowed, but the primary focus here is to have fun and appreciate the amazing comics that the community makes~! Each chat a top comment will be picked and featured on an ad for this chat, so let’s have a great discussion~!

With that said, let us begin with this first question~!

QUESTION 1. What is your favorite scene in the comic so far and why?

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi CTP

RebelVampire

hey super~!

Tenor

Hey Super~

Superjustin of Time and Space

Rebel!!

Tenor!!

Phin

Hello! Just gonna listen in here (hi I'm one of the ppl working on this haha).

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

Tenor

HI NICE TO MEETCHA.

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi Phin!

snuffysam

welcome!

Feather, Duke of Hot Leaf Juice

The opening was my favourite scene

I loved how it was explaining the lore and the whooshiness of it

Brillenpinguin

Hi Im the othe rperson working on it we stayed up all day to catch ya guys

Feather, Duke of Hot Leaf Juice

Also I will be in and out of here sorry since I'm busy qwq

Superjustin of Time and Space

lmao

Tenor

Question 1: The entire scene dealing with the Sylph was fabulous. I loved the panels showing how the veil worked with the humans not seeing what the crap swept by. :D And just the effects and chaos.

GAIZ NO LOL

Well it's lovely work, y'all should be proud :D

snuffysam

I liked the most recent couple chapters, because Ernst was in them

Brillenpinguin

TY tenor ^^

Phin

(hhh thank yooou)

Superjustin of Time and Space

YEa, be very proud~

RebelVampire

@phin @Brillenpinguin thank you both for coming~!

@tenor i also enjoyed the chase where the humans couldnt see. i thought visually it really expressed that the humans couldnt see without even needing to say anything

@snuffysam what about ernst do you like? just asking out of curiosity since ernst hasnt had that much screentime

snuffysam

he's just so cute and caring

RebelVampire

i do think that ernst has some really great facial expressions. i especially like the one he has in the very first panel where he appears.

snuffysam

that too. his design is really good in general

Tenor

Fretful baby <3

Brillenpinguin

awh this makes me happy u//u

RebelVampire

for me i think my favorite scene is the opening when victoria arrives in the town. those buildings shots are to die for. in general i really like the detail and care taken with the backgrounds

Tenor

The backgrounds are amazging, also fun. Like spirit-blade baby sneaking through the walls in Ernst's apartment. :D

Superjustin of Time and Space

yeah they're cool~

Brillenpinguin

spirit-blade baby......im dying

Tenor

I'M SORRY HER NAME ESCAPES ME

xD

I'm juggling a lot on this end OTL

Phin

Noo it's all good. It's a cute description haha

Brillenpinguin

XD

her name is Eleven tho

Tenor

Ty~!

RebelVampire

i think we all at least understood who spirit-blade baby was tho at least XD

esktasy

eleven is a cutie

RebelVampire

i do enjoy that detail of her passing into the wall

welcome esktasy!

Brillenpinguin

Hi!

esktasy

hello!

snuffysam

a lot of characters in this comic are cuties i think

esktasy

yes, the character design is great

Tenor

Yess~

esktasy

as one of the guest artists during the chapter break, vicki was my fave to draw

RebelVampire

i think all around the art is top notch in this comic. super polished, nice shading and highlighting.

Phin

I'm thinking of a cool thing to say, except for you're all lovely, thanks

fhrfughh

RebelVampire

np~!

another scene that i enjoyed was the spell cast on icarus cause at that point of reading the comic i wasnt quite expecting it. so it kind of felt more magical

Phin

(it was a scene I really enjoyed working on when it came up)

Superjustin of Time and Space

Hi esktasy~

RebelVampire

and as a cat lover it also assayed my worries cause the moment before that i was like "why is that cat just walking there itll run away omg the poor kitty itll be lost in the city forever. D:"

Brillenpinguin

trust me, sometimes icarus is the more rational party between him and vicky - and that should be telling consdiering hes a cat

RebelVampire

thats good to know although i kind of got that impression. icarus very calm and mature seeming. minus when he decided it was a good idea to disturb spirits. XD

snuffysam

at the end of the day, he is still a cat

RebelVampire

thats why hes still amazing

QUESTION 2. Victoria has come to Port Arbores due to a letter she received from her mother. Now, she is intent on meeting Amaranth Sinclaire, the most powerful person in the town. Why is Victoria so determined to meet this person? Who exactly are they and what do they have to do with Victoria’s mother? Will meeting this person help Victoria find her mother or is something else going on?

snuffysam

It could just be as simple as "go to Port Arbores and find Amaranth Sinclaire" being in the letter

RebelVampire

in what sense do you mean?

snuffysam

she came to Port Arobores due to the letter. my thinking is that she came because of the specific instructions in said letter.

though i don't think vicky is the type to just follow instructions blindly...

RebelVampire

ah yeah the letter does definitely mention sinclaire.

i know some of the blurry text in that letter mentioned someone named owen being killed and that there is some cursed blade and something about vicky's duty because shes the firstborn

snuffysam

the question is, what is that duty?

esktasy

i think it could also be about vicky just getting to know the magical world better, since she seems to be missing some basics

RebelVampire

yeah to be fair there is a question of how much vicky knows/how skilled she is. i mean she didnt know a ghost from a spirit and didnt think to assume it was a spirit when she couldnt banish the sylph

esktasy

ooooh right

RebelVampire

ok i did some more squinty squint reading. i think the top part says that her mom went to retrieve an artifact that was entrusted to the family centuries ago.

Tenor

2: Well, determination being the drastic nature of the letter itself. "Who" Other than the most powerful being but considered mom seems to be missing due to following up on an ancient artifact of (their?) family's that was stolen. If anythng I'm more curious how important Vicky's mother is to not only know Sinclaire - but know them enough to send her kid with a 'letter' and expect any sort of resolvement other than a laugh and hand wave to dismiss. Not sure how it'll help but I am curious where it could go. :D

RebelVampire

watch as vicky is shows up, sinclaire is like "who are you? well heres a welcome to town gift basket."

Phin

Rebel you're a real good squinty reader XD

omg

esktasy

i am very interested about vicky's mother. vicky seems to have spent her childhood with her (she talks a bit about it), but... wondering why vicky has to that thing on her own (with icky of course)

RebelVampire

thank you i think XD i have much determination.

well it could be that the mom went to go deal with artifact stuff, never told vicky anything, messed up, and is like surprise vicky family duty whoops

i am curious how long vicky was with her mom though

and i do wonder why vicky didnt want to talk about her mom that much later with cort and eleven cause she fizzled out telling that story

snuffysam

i do wonder how good their relationship is. vicky's line "what were you thinking, mom", and the fact that despite being the firstborn, she isn't exactly prepared for what she needs to do.

Tenor

She might have left without explaining why other than "business", as she seems to have gotten the letter for not having checked in. A good chance she set it up that way so should nothing happen, her daughter wouldn't have to be at home fretting constantly.

snuffysam

that's true...

RebelVampire

yes that could be. maybe it was sinclaire who sent the letter. was like whoops one witch down i guess well move onto the next.

snuffysam

i think vicky would recognize her mom's handwriting though?

RebelVampire

sent as in just mailed it. the mom def wrote the letter

snuffysam

ah ok

RebelVampire

like the mom was supposed to check in with sinclaire, said here sinclaire if i dont come back. and sinclaire was like

Tenor

Yeah usually when you set letters up like this, unless magic, it's a third party who holds onto it until x date of no contact as per the agreement.

MathTans the Pun Prince

I exist now. o.o

Tenor

:gasp:

...

Phin

Hello Math C:

snuffysam

but if sinclair's supposed to be the one vicky talks to, why doesn't he just go to her?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I also liked the bit with the running past the civilians (bus stop or whatnot?). I didn't necessarily pick up that they couldn't see what was going on, thought it was more a matter of "that old chestnut, why's the girl so freaked out", but the expressions were fun, particularly that last one was like "waitasec".

RebelVampire

welcome math~!

snuffysam

hey math

Tenor

Most powerful person in the city probably has extremely important social roles.

RebelVampire

sinclaire is a powerful potential vampire who has many town vampire things to do(edited)

esktasy

oh, good point on the dead hand's switch (punnnnn)

Tenor

Besides, there's no proof he knew what was in that letter, if it was him.

snuffysam

true true

Tenor

Other than "Deliver to x upon y conditions"

MathTans the Pun Prince

As to why she's come to the city, obviously the mother slipped into a coma but left this cryptic letter saying 'if I ever fall into a coma you need to go and contact these people'. Possibly because Sinclaire is the one who can wake her with a kiss. nods sagely

Tenor

And, well, that's what hired people are for LOL

Or a quick mailbox drop lol

LOL Math omg

Whole story turns into Vicky not liking her maybe new-undead stepdad /shot.

Phin

Math omg

oeihuihithitioht

Brillenpinguin

SHHHH MATH you spoil the plot twiiiist

XD

MathTans the Pun Prince

Possibly mom watched too much "Buffy" as a child.

RebelVampire

it must have been the show vicky and her watched together

all the time

everyday

esktasy

vicky isn't allowed to judge, she already had vampire relations

:J

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, that was an interesting twist. There's layers to this world. I wonder if people who are less savvy hang out with vampires without realizing.

Tenor

Yeah but it's different when it's MOM dating someone new~ eeew /shot

I'm just gunna casually ship Mom + Sinclaire now. No other evidence but this theory.

RebelVampire

i do wonder how much the magical world and humans intermingle. like obviously things like sylphs cant be seen. but are ppl like vicky just talking to humans and going "hello human i am also a normal human and not a witch"

Phin

huruighurihtt

Brillenpinguin

rezfoabv

Im crying

Tenor

:3

Rebel: FFFF-

How to social just got even more complicated.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Gotta get a bus ticket somehow.

Tenor

"Crap am I talking to a Vampire? I can't remember the proper ettiquette- crap how old are they do I bow?? Shake their hand?? Fist bump???"

RebelVampire

omg yes

vicky fist bumping sinclaire

i support this

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Why are you biting me on the neck?" "I thought you were someone else. Nevermind."

Tenor

-CHOKE-

klsajdhLSAKDH

snuffysam

vampire goes in for the high-five when you go in for the fist bump

Phin

I am laughing my butt off help

Superjustin of Time and Space

oh this is still going?

snuffysam

it hasn't even been one hour justin

Tenor

Omg, imagine a Vampire from the bow-era, who has learned ALL the greetings over time from multiple nations

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

Tenor

and just that slow attempt at each social greeting until they find the right one

MathTans the Pun Prince

I wonder how long lived people are in general.

Like, can magic prolong life? It looks like someone's essence can at least be captured in an object.

Tenor

No idea but I'm assuming the Vampires of this world are undead ageless anti-glitter blood suckers

Phin

(we have a vampire character appear later who refuses to upgrade from an SNES)

Tenor

(My hero)

esktasy

oh no

RebelVampire

QUESTION 3. The world of the comic is heavily invested into magic, from familiars to sylphs to rune magic. Are there any particular aspects of it that caught your eye, whether visually or written wise? What about it caught your eye? Alternatively, what aspects would you like to learn more about in regards to how the world’s magic works? Lastly, are there any theories you have related to the magic (i.e. how the glamour spell hides the supernatural aspects of the whole town, why Icarus disturbed a sylph, etc.)?

Superjustin of Time and Space

ooh snaop

RebelVampire

guess its a good time for that question

Superjustin of Time and Space

never upgrade, keep your old consoles

MathTans the Pun Prince

"As far as I'm concerned, civilization peaked with the invention of sliced bread."

Tenor

Betty White is older than sliced bread. Things have been going uphill since her birth /shot

esktasy

now i wonder if you can cheat at games with magic

snuffysam

we haven't seen magic used for much yet. so just seeing other utilities in general would be nice

esktasy

"i am a technowitch and the best at mariokart"

RebelVampire

all i can picture is old man vampires. being like "i remember in my time. we didnt have none of these cellular devices. when we wanted to talk we just telegraphed with morse code"

MathTans the Pun Prince

Yeah, there's lots of magic flavours. That makes it interesting. It's nice that someone doesn't know the difference between slyphs and things, since I don't either.

Tenor

3: Visually I do like that the effects do seem to have affects based on what they are doing. With the Wisp acting as the "visual guide" we saw the affect in the eyes in particular which I did enjoy. Then slap on the Sylph's elements just barely being visible because air critter. Then Eleven is floating around (which I'm curious how many can actually see her reviewing some of these panels lol)

Superjustin of Time and Space

lol

snes is pretty good tho

snuffysam

that's a good question. can Ernst see her?

MathTans the Pun Prince

I feel like the results of it can't always be controlled. Hence why there was concern over what Vicky was trying to unleash in helping out, why the cat distrubed the sylph to get Vicky "Where she wanted to go" (ie- to a powerful guy, even though she was just thinking hotel), and how the touching of an object (in the start) can have binding effects.

Phin

(it's not much of a spoiler, Ernst can see her)

MathTans the Pun Prince

What about Icarus? ^.^

Interesting name, by the way. I was thinking of the flying too close to the sun thing.

Tenor

(That shower meme but with a wall instead of a shower curtain with Eleven and Ernst /shot)

RebelVampire

oh thats good. so ernst isnt going to one day be like "cort why is there this floating person in the house? also did you eat today?"

thats a good theory math about icarus

Phin

(Tenor, this is actually a frequently made joke amoung us XD)

Tenor

(EEEEY 8D)

Phin

Also Icarus can see her too, but doesn't care that much.

Brillenpinguin

bc cat

RebelVampire

well yeah. its just a floating person. its not like its floating catnip or something cool

Tenor

Reviewing the panels though I'm curious if the mistake of "bothering the sylph" was less because of the magic and more Icarus accidentally knocked the nest out of the tree.

Have you messed with a bird's nest? Those bastards get murderous.

>.>

esktasy

well, cat

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or a cactus.

Tenor

That cactus will make a comeback, you'll see.

MathTans the Pun Prince

(I almost typed cat cuss.)

Tenor

LOL

Phin

iodhguihu

Superjustin of Time and Space

LUL

Brillenpinguin

vmfgn

Phin

Revenge of the Cactus

esktasy

all the dead cacti from the guest pages...(edited)

Phin

(people really liked Icarus knocking down stuff)

Brillenpinguin

i rememebr the days when the cacti all had names....

Tenor

(Well it is a cat LOL)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tenor - My theory is that Icarus knocked the sylph because the spell made him do something that would get the attention of the person Vicky needed to meet, or send her to him, as it did.

Tenor

Oooh. I just imagined it kinda like taking the path of least resistance, which so happens to be up the wall, crossing this tree- fK NEST GRAVITY FK

RebelVampire

it could be vicky just isnt that skilled for the spell. cause she did exclaim "It actually worked!"

MathTans the Pun Prince

I assume nothing is coincidence!

Tenor

True~

RebelVampire

which means she didnt expect it to work

MathTans the Pun Prince

It didn't get her to a hotel

Tenor

Coulda been a 'strongest in x radius'

RebelVampire

maybe the sylph was an innkeeper for the spirit motel but was on its lunch break and then icarus was a jerk who disturbed them

Phin

sgweuigzeug

Tenor

"I get 1 smoke break every 15 years"

"and you come in MY HOME-"

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I'll just get this sylph outta the nest and then you can sleep here."

Tenor

LOL

Phin

perfect

esktasy

cat thoughts: hotel => food => bird's nest => sylph oh no oh no

Brillenpinguin

okay thats canon now (jk jk im crying this is a great idea)

Tenor

(There are places named the Bird Hotel; and people make bird houses called hotels for birds)

(Sound logic)

(:D)

("Look Vicky, a home and food already here~")

MathTans the Pun Prince

Spirit motel became canon?

Phin

it is canon in my heart

Brillenpinguin

^^^

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hee. So, back to the idea of learning more about magic, I'm curious about how the two different classes differ. And how much power is needed to do stuff, like cloak a cat from cloak a city, because it seems like that'd be an effect that would contantly need to renew itself, versus a one-and-done kind of thing.

Is it timed, and they recast before it runs out? Is there some pool of energy?

Tenor

I'd set bets on charged artifacts. Easier to maintain without needing a consistent living energy source.

RebelVampire

part of me wonders if sinclaire is so powerful because theyre the one who is keeping the glamour up for the town

Tenor

Especially depending how powerful that cloak is, and how large. A small rural city of 100k population isn't going to need as big a radius as, say, NYC or San Fran. >_>

MathTans the Pun Prince

Or maybe because he's the only one not contributing to the glamour.

RebelVampire

sinclaire too good for glamours. wants to revel in first gen vampireness

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Darn magicians. Get off my lawn."

esktasy

i wonder how the vampire thing works in this canon

Tenor

No fairies with a blood fetish version plz

/shot

esktasy

like... how much blood does sinclaire need? can they go out in the light? any fun allergies?

Phin

Fairies w blood fetish XD

esktasy

omg

Phin

there will be actual fairies haha...

Brillenpinguin

yeah we have have fairies too

MathTans the Pun Prince

"Garlic pizza? Dude, seriously?"

esktasy

fairies!!! small and sparkly or bizarre true fae?(edited)

Tenor

Omg that reminds me of a fun historical fact that old mirrors didn't show vampire reflections because they were made of silver - which was a pure metal, thus wouldn't work for an 'undead'. But modern mirrors are aluminum, which means reflections should work for Vampires and just- hhhhhHHHH the fun chaos of that.

Sinclaire clinging to a new aluminum-mirror: DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I WAITED FOR THIS?!

Brillenpinguin

uuuuhhh kinda a mix of both?

esktasy

good. i live for fae bullshit.

Tenor

Ooou Yay :D

Brillenpinguin

but defs more fae than tinkerbell

MathTans the Pun Prince

"That's a two way mirror. They're filming."

Tenor

FFF-

Brillenpinguin

mental iamg eof sinclaire going

Tenor

Also YAY real Fae I'm a fan. :D Curious if any pop up.

Brillenpinguin

"TECHONOLGY."

Tenor

LOL

Yes plz :D

MathTans the Pun Prince

Beware the fae sylphs.

Phin

(Esk, I actually sold a design to Annie. I can show it to you later if you want)

Baby that is Amaranth tho

Brillenpinguin

......

Phin

"TECHNOLOGY"

Brillenpinguin

shhhhh

esktasy

oh, that fae!

Phin

yeah!

esktasy

they were really pretty

i really need to do the thing with the cyclops i got

Phin

(<3)

MathTans the Pun Prince

So, do we want to talk about Eleven magic? Is that a thing?

RebelVampire

im curious by the rune magic cort was using cause that seemed standout from all the other magic presented that far, at least in origin

esktasy

headcanon: fae are the only ones who read the "read before" things of software

oh yes, there seem to be a lot of differences in magic

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, right, runes too. I feel like that's the ancient magic.

I could be totally wrong.

esktasy

like... vicky telling cort that he needs practice? isn't cort the magic cop? what's up with that?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Cacti Cort, Magic Cop.

Phin

(the urge to spoil OTL :x)

feihoghuirghihgutiu

RebelVampire

maybe vicky's mom knows rune magic so she recognized that he was using wunjo wrong?

Brillenpinguin

relatable

MathTans the Pun Prince

Oh, that's a thought. Or Vicky's mom was doing some sort of new age offshoot?

Tenor

TeamCactiRepresent /shot

RebelVampire

or maybe vicky was just trying to seem super cool and was like "haha yeah gotta work on my magic like me im so skilled and not a new witch at all O_O;;;;"

Phin

euighurhthoijio

Brillenpinguin

awwhhhjganerugiaeui

MathTans the Pun Prince

"I was a witch in my past life." "Were you." "A vampire witch." "That's... not a thing." "That you know of."

RebelVampire

ah man debunked my own theory. vicky said "ive never seen a human with this kind of rune magic."

but then that begs the question how do you know wunjo didnt work vicky O_O

esktasy

maybe vampire ex???

or... other ex?

RebelVampire

i wonder if well ever meet vampire ex

Brillenpinguin

totally a spoiler ehre vicky is ramona flowers but a witch it canon you guys

MathTans the Pun Prince

I read "ex" wrong. >.<

Brillenpinguin

as what?

Phin

Who...has to fight the 7 evil exes then??

MathTans the Pun Prince

There is no "s" in ex.

RebelVampire

math no XD

and sinclaire obviously has to fight the exes

Brillenpinguin

icarus obvisouyl

LOL

RebelVampire

icarus and sinclaire team up

QUESTION 4. The story opens with a strange tale that is heavily implied to be related to Cortez and Eleven, the ghost blade. Is there a hidden meaning in this tale that relates to the plot at large? Does the tale have something to do with Sinclaire or why Cortez is the Strayer of Port Arbores? What other questions or theories do you have in regards to Cortez?

MathTans the Pun Prince

Icarus levels up. Becomes floofier.

I wonder if Cortez is a descendant of the original.

Tenor

4. Could be they're really the 'most powerful' but the difference is they must retain a neutral stance due to said power?

(hubs home brb)

RebelVampire

assuming cortez isnt the original

MathTans the Pun Prince

Could be. But with the no aging, is he also a vampire?

Wait, no, he's human.

RebelVampire

he could be cursed tho

cursed to walk the endless ages

but then again the story doesnt really tell us when

maybe it happened yesterday

MathTans the Pun Prince

Hopefully he gets free pizza out of the deal.

esktasy

well, eleven isn't a sword but a glaive (?)

MathTans the Pun Prince

Tenor - With great power comes great need to govern those with lesser power.

RebelVampire

glaives also have blades tho.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Glaives are fun. I like the character design for Eleven, by the way. Not some young, busty djinn or the like.

Also, sense of humour.

RebelVampire

yeah eleven has an enjoyable personality. i like that eleven and vicky just gossip together naturally while cort is like what is my life

my running theory about the opening, going off the assumption it is cort and eleven, is that they found blade, eleven touched it and died/got absorbed into the blade (hence why ghost blade), and cort was like "omg this is my fault i will work for all eternity to free you"

or something like that

MathTans the Pun Prince

I like that theory.

Phin

(it's a good theory)

MathTans the Pun Prince

A good question is where did the blade itself come from. Clumsy vampire?

Phin

"Ooops just dropped this really important powerful weapon. Oh nevermind."

Superjustin of Time and Space

lul

esktasy

soul traps lying around in the forest just happens sometimes

RebelVampire

LOL. maybe no one knows O_O its a mystery lost to time

i bet it was icarus

icarus did it

MathTans the Pun Prince

Kitty knocked it out of space-time into our world.

Related, could there be other artifacts out there? Is she called "Eleven" because there are ten other artifacts?

RebelVampire

ah man i never even considered that

MathTans the Pun Prince

And if so, are they all active now, or did they come in sequence through history?

RebelVampire

that letter from vicky's mom talks about a cursed blade. what if its another ghost blade and vicky's mom has become the new victim and thats why she hasnt returned

Tenor

(Delayed but GLaive has many uses depending on French or other European so as a sword could still be accurate /shot but yes it is clearly a glaive :D)

(Also back just REEE at work drama)

RebelVampire

wb~!

Tenor

Ty~

MathTans the Pun Prince

Comes back to my Vicky's mom is in a coma theory. Can still ship it.

"Kiss the polearm."

Tenor

But yeah guilt servitude, I can't imagine Eleven likes that and probably has to try to grab Cort by the face and shake him sometimes lol

RebelVampire

at least cort isnt so servitudal that he doesnt have a life. since hes got ernst and all that jazz.

MathTans the Pun Prince

Now picturing Ernst as a jazz musician.

Phin

fufhurihgru pfft

MathTans the Pun Prince

With a portable keyboard.

RebelVampire

portable so he can show up wherever cort is and bring lunch. then play a nice lunchtime jam

Superjustin of Time and Space

late but welcome back~

Phin

that would be actually adorable

MathTans the Pun Prince

Peanut butter and jam.

RebelVampire

yes i also support ernst showing up making that pun

Phin

Oh my god

MathTans the Pun Prince

Don't spread it with the glaive.

RebelVampire

i think thatd be a bit too difficult XD spreading it with the glaive

MathTans the Pun Prince

"You've runed it."

Phin

just slices through the bread Ooops

Superjustin of Time and Space

gg

MathTans the Pun Prince

Well, hopefully the vampires don't have their own artifacts. Could make things awkward.

esktasy

(this chat was really nice, but i'll go to bed now! have fun you all!)

Superjustin of Time and Space

Night!

Phin

Good Night, Esk C:

RebelVampire

Unfortunately, the scheduled Comic Tea Party is now complete~! Thank you everyone so much for joining this week’s chat~! That being said, if you would like to continue discussing the comic, we encourage you to do so~! We want to give a big thank you to Seaquential Arts, as well, for volunteering Heirs of the Veil for our reading queue. If you liked the comic, please be sure to support Seaquential Arts’s efforts. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about CTP, please feel free to PM me, or e-mail me at rebelvampire@startfaire.com.

With that said, next week’s Comic Tea Party will focus on Heart Hex by tendermiri. Please use this week to read as much of the comic as you would like. Also, note there are a few mature visuals within the comic. Hope to see you next Thursday (December 7th) from 5PM to 7PM PST~! Until then~! Comic: http://hearthex.tumblr.com/