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alaraxia · 10 months ago
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just got back my limited color palette chargestep comm from @brettmeow and I can’t stop giggling and kicking my feet in the air
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rainewintersnow · 1 month ago
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MY BOIIIIIII! AAAAAAAA
Oh no I'm late but happy birthday! Thank you for sharing your characters and story with us, they're an absolute joy! Blasting you with the Laserbeam of Have a Good Rest of The Year!
(For the doodle thing, maybe this fella, if you wanna?)
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Aaaaa I love their colors…They’re so ethereal in a way…
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facewithoutheart · 18 days ago
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Five plus One, fic recs
A post is going around about fics you consider classics in the Snowbaz fandom. I’d like to take it a step further by asking …
What are five fics you consider your inspiration/influences for writing, plus one of your fics which you think best represents what you want to bring to the fandom?
5. Hang the Moon by @captain-aralias
@captain-aralias is, to me, the snowbaz fandom fic writer of our time. Her commitment to detail, to nailing Rainbow’s voice, while infusing every fic with a heart and purpose that will leave you changed. Every fic of hers is chef’s-kiss-perfection but I’m highlighting Hang the Moon specifically as a fic I often think about (Baz, wet tennis clothes, helping Simon fight the merwolves), and a fic that was my introduction to what fanfics could be/do. I think I finished this fic and just stared at the wall for an hour because I was just like, oh. Oh.
4. The Pitch by basic-bathsheba
Local Hero is one of my favorite fanfics but I wanted to highlight this fic because it’s just such a powerful and understated story. It’s love in the details. This Simon is the model for all of my Simon’s, just a complete simp for Baz haha but also a man who is comfortable and confident being the man who loves Baz even if he doesn’t get to claim it publicly.
3. Stay Up With Me by @sharkmartini
Not sure what to say about this that hasn’t been said a million times. It’ll break your heart; it’ll put you back together. The concept is brilliant and the exploration of two Simon’s will definitely put your emotions through a wringer. Time travel/what-if fics will always grab my attention but this one in particular makes the same case Rainbow posed in Carry On: what if the villain isn’t the villain? And takes it a step further, because Simon realizes he could be the villain, too. Absolutely beautiful.
2. Can’t Find My Way Home by @carryonsimoncarryonbaz
This is one of those fics that just has so much heart and sweetness. I love a good second chance AU, and this one has such Hallmark vibes in the best way. I just love the slow burn of it, and the amazing ending. A perfect holiday fic to snuggle up with. Reading this feels like being cozy up by the fire with someone you love. Actually writing this makes me wanna reread this so much; now that I live with actual Fall I wanna feel cozy like this again.
1. Basil Pitch’s Diary by @bookish-bogwitch
I know it’s a bit weird to rec a WIP as an influence, especially one that’s being written as we speak, but working with/beta-ing Em’s works have made me a sharper, smarter writer. I know this fic is a classic in the works and it’s something I think about on a weekly basis. The Baz Em gives us, to me, feels like canon Baz taken to the next level. What if Baz was the villain … but only to himself? Em’s writing really is just economical in the best way; every line hits, every paragraph teaches me something. And then the heart. It’s genuinely so hard to do what she does and I’m so lucky to get to see her work in realtime.
+1 This Will All Go Down In Flames
I think, at the end of my fandom career, I want this to be the snowbaz fic people associate with me (Spadey being a close second hahaha). But I do feel like it’s got a lot of fandom in-jokes, humor, and sweetness, plus the fun high-stakes of them being in the spotlight. I got to celebrate the Austin I love and miss, as well as poke fun at my own hipster upbringing. I put a lot of Me™ in this fic and it always feels so lovely when people like it. Besides, I got to work with the amazing @tea-brigade and their art just takes this fic to the next level. A dream collab.
(Throwing in the caveat that I started reading long before I got an ao3 account so it’s very likely I’ve missed some amazing fics from before 2021; I’m so sorry!)
Tagging everyone listed above and six more peeps to start: @cutestkilla, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @larkral, @ileadacharmedlife, @thewholelemon & @aristocratic-otter
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onmyyan · 4 months ago
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Pls... for Enrique... especially about those tentacles
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A/N: slight NSFW, horror themes
Enrique is a dream demon 😈
He feeds off fear and sometimes if he's feeling quirky, actual people
Rips his victims apart piece by piece each tentacle is strong enough to tear limbs straight off
Kinda sounds like Murdoc from Gorillaz raspy and menacing
7 feet tall
Can bend his body like a contortionist, all sorts of fun poses, likes to crawl on ceilings on all fours in ways body's shouldn't be able to bend
Absolutely Daddy dom 😜
Can taste with those tiddy tentacles
His favorite snack is between your legs
Can unhinge his jaw like a snake
Has this laugh that sends chills up your spine
Long spindly fingers 😉
Enjoys the sound of the ocean
But also enjoys the hustle and bustle of the city
Hunts anyone especially those he deems unworthy of your presence
Obsessive/controlling yandere
Flamboyant and flirtatious
Slut him out
He will out-freak you
Kevin gates kinda freaky
His whole vibe is basically the song JOYRIDE by Kesha
Will absolutely use them tentacles on you
Can restrain you and fuck you all at once
Kinky bastard
Whips chains and melting wax
Doesn't tolerate escape attempts, and you've been too afraid to find out what he'd do if you tried
Hangs out with Monica and all they do is just gush about their individual darlings
Has a prince Albert piercing
Paints his nails with the blood of his victims
Likes to stare at you until you're uncomfortable
Then he'll shower you with kisses cooing over your scared expression
Licks you randomly
Likes how your sweat tastes when he gets you nice and scared
But only he's allowed to scare you
If anyone else tried they're in for a hell of a surprise
He'd wait until they were comfortable and alone
Hidden amongst the darkness of their room.. watching and waiting patiently for them to feel completely safe
He'll purposely knock into a vase then crawls under their bed, making noise on purpose, dragging his nails across their floorboard,
He'll let them get nice and scared before making his way to the ceiling,
Whispers their name in a gutteral voice forcing their eyes to meet, he doesn't move from his spot, tentacles stretching down in a horrifying display engulfing them completely and slowly bringing their wriggling body upwards towards the mouth on his chest.
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disguisedchaos · 2 months ago
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@j3lly-fish 's new "Cosmic Maiden Set" is absolutely gorgeous! I had to create a sim with it🧡
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🌙Lilith - A 1300 year old Moon Demon who protects her loved ones fiercely .. Don't be fooled by her glowing appearance!🌙
Here are hopefully all the cc creators! Thanks for being so awesome and talented! ♡ Let me know if I forgot someone (especially the poses .. I never really know what traits and therefore packs I used 🫣)
@j3lly-fish Cosmic Maiden Set @regina-raven Top & Arm Accessories @christopher067 Rings @joliebean Nails for Hands & Toe Nails @jius-sims Shoes @auralixx Gradient Overlay @magichandcc Lip Preset @evoxyr Eye Preset @pyxiidis Face Overlay (very subtle one) & Face Kit @trillyke Skirt @cinnasims Body Preset @divadoom Ears @ms-marysims Tattoo @northernsiberiawinds Blueberry Face Mask @c-cerberus-sims-s Teeth @okruee Misc Face Details @saruin Horns @sims3melancholic Hypno Eye Mask, Contacts & Graphic Liner @msqsimsofficial Lipstick @miikocc Face Details @obscurus-sims Nosetip Skin Detail & Eyebrows @joshseoh Universal Hair Overlay @sunivaa Skin Detail @aharris00britney Hair @kijiko-sims Eyelashes @bluecravingcc Earrings @thepeachyfaerie Eyeshadow @soju-vibe Blush
My PC decided to be weird and did not let me tag every creator. Hopefully the links I put on their names work ♡
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sauxyan · 6 months ago
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Went to a meet-and-greet with Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket at Doylestown Bookshop last friday! This is the second time I have met him, the first time I didn't expect to see him.* I don't like my photo taken but I love the funny photos he takes with everyone, so as a kind of last minute idea I asked if he would pose "with" my Snicket Pup (which I had shown him last time we met, lol) and I was prepared for him to say absolutely not, but...not only did he do it, he nailed it. I just told him to do whatever he wanted and I love how it came out! He said he always wanted to know what it would be like to be Bob Hoskins in Who Framed Roger Rabbit so I hope I got the right vibe. *It was at a play he was workshopping and everyone told me he'd probably be there but I was a fool and thought of course he wouldn't be, he'd be watching it remotely at MOST, why would be be in New Jersey?? Yeah so of course I was wrong about that. I'm an idiot.
He also signed some books for me and I gave him a gift (a hand typed/bound/illustrated book, my translations of a small collection of 100 year old works by Kenji Miyazawa). It was such an amazing experience, once again! If you ever get a chance to meet this wonderful man, do!
Also read his new memoir, And Then? And Then? What Else? It's really, really good! (I ended up with four copies by accident but I don't regret it because they each had something special attached, i.e. the first one came two weeks early for no reason, which allowed me to read it at my own pace before meeting with him, which made me very happy! Forgot to ask my questions specific to that book, though, damn it!)
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malacandrax · 9 months ago
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Hi! I absolutely adore your art and I wanted to ask if you had any tips/advice on how to get lineart in facial expressions right? You always nail it and I struggle everytime even if the sketch looks good :')
Thank you so much! HM! This is tricky- and kind of two questions, so I’ll answer it in parts. I think getting the essence of a sketch across perfectly into lineart is impossible and I rarely manage it, even if the result looks good, it’s still USUALLY different. Often I don’t do a real sketch and it means my lineart is more lively, because it’s got the energy of a first try instead of a stiff copy over a sketch? (though, I’m not certain I’d consider that ‘lineart’ as opposed to sketches in a solid pen?)
I feel like kind of a bastard showing this first one haha, you can be assured there were a number of undo's.
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You can see that my lines are never really the same as the sketch, and I know a lot of artists myself included leave some of the thinking for the ink stage. However, some are really really tight in the sketch stage, and I think if you aren't confident with putting down solid lines then that way might work better. It depends though, and digital art has an undo, so.
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I definitely gained line confidence through drawing straight in pen into my sketchbook, I like drawing expressions from ref over and over until they feel right lmao. (idk if this is good advice for all the time sketchbooking though, it definitely makes me less likely to try new poses or expressions from imagination because I can't erase)
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-------- Some general things to consider- is your sketch fuzzy, is your eye reading a lot of loose lines as having potential- and dimension, and then narrowing it down to One Line flattens the finished version? Is your brush the same size, are you drawing in something thicker and losing the vibes because the lineart is thinner? Same vice-versa, are you losing detail because the lineart is thicker than the sketch?
Facial expression wise…I feel like choosing where to draw the lines is tricky and you have to really learn which ones work well with the opacity of a sketch, and Dont work well in a solid line.
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Here’s a terrifying example LOL. Outlining everything on a face vs choosing which lines I think sell the expression. (The teeth are extreme but…) Often I put full cheek creases on just one side even if I know they would be on both, and just hint at the other side. It’s often a darker crease on the side furthest away anyway, so it works pretty good.
I honestly only learned to ink in the last few years and it's been a struggle to go against my painting roots haha, I’m sure other more experienced artists have better tips than me!
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716chr · 4 months ago
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“WE ARE M・T・T・B” - Chapter 6
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📍 HAMA House - Practice Room
Chihiro: And a turn here!
Muneuji - Toi - Kiroku: Got it!
Ten: (Oh boy.)
Chihiro: ‘Kay, Munecchi, show us the full routine next~.
Muneuji: Understood.
Chihiro: ……。
Muneuji: Do a backstep…… Then take 3 steps up.
Chihiro: ……。
Muneuji: And then move into an attitude-like position…..
Chihiro: ……Hmm~. Your flow is perfect, and you’re hitting the right rhythm, but your movements still seem a bit stiff.
Chihiro: How about…… That’s right! Maybe you should try moving like a cat? Be all graceful and smooth!
Muneuji: Hm, understood. I’ll try that.
Chihiro: Alright, Tonya, you’re up next~!
Toi: Here goes….
Toi: Get in position…… and strike a cat pose…..!
Chihiro: Yass, that was totes cute, you’re killin’ it ♪ Your endurance’s definitely improved too. But Chii can feel that you’re still trying to be like Chii.
Toi: That’s right….! I had Chihiro-kun’s dances burned into the back of my eyelids….!
Chihiro: Much thankies ♪ But honestly, I wanna see more of your own unique flair, Tonya!
Chihiro: Your cat pose is, like, super adorbs, so how ‘bout throwin’ in some more cat-like moves that you can come up with, even during a dance routine?
Toi: G-Got it! I’ll give that a try….!
Chihiro: And lastly, Kirokkuma~!
Kiroku: Y-Yes.
Kiroku: ……。
Kiroku: Kick, turn….. Move into…..Charleston.
Chihiro: Kirokkuma, your moves are straight up vibes! You totally nailed the sharpness and the style ♪
Chihiro: But you still have the habit of hunching over, so try dancing with your chest out more!
Kiroku: Y-Yes…. sir.
Chihiro: Mmkay everyone, let’s go through with it one more time~.
Ten: ……。
Chihiro: Munecchi, you gotta be a cat! Be-a-cat! Let’s get you loosen up with 100 hula hoop spins.
Muneuji: Huff, huff…. This strain in my waist is very intense….! But I can feel myself getting more flexible.
Chihiro: Tonya, focus on yourself in the mirror! Let yourself become one with your movements and just be your true self ♪
Toi: O-Okay….!
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Chihiro: Kirokkuma, this is for you ♪ It’s the Posture Purrfecter (*)….. aka a stick! Now strap it to your back like this~!
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Kiroku: My spine…. is being…. rearran….ged.
Ten: (Oh wow~ This is turning out like some old sports anime training arc. Oh well, guess I'll just go with the flow…..)
Chihiro: (Hmm~…. They’re getting better overall, but something still feels off and I can’t put my finger on it.)
Chihiro: (It’s hard to explain…. It's like my gut feeling. Maybe if I take a step back and look at things more objectively, I might be able to figure out what’s wrong…..)
Chihiro: …..I wish we had some sort of footage of our dancing for times like this.
Chihiro: We had everything recorded for Ev3ns, but I totally forgor this time~…..
Kiroku: Ah…. Well, in that…. case…. here…
Ten: Hm? This is…?
Muneuji: Now that you mentioned it, Kinugawa have been recording our routines up until now, just in case they might be of use.
Kiroku: I…. borrowed the tripod… from Isotake….
Chihiro: Forreal!? Thanks a bunch, Kirokkuma ♪ Let’s watch it together right now.
Chihiro: ……。
Ten: ……。
Chihiro: (……Interesting. Each one of them dance with a different style, but they’re pretty solid on their own. Not exactly skilled by any means, but they have a certain rough charm to them….)
Chihiro: …..Maybe that weird feeling Chii had earlier was because of this~
Ten: Weird feeling?
Chihiro: Yeah. Since we decided to all wear masks, Chii thought it’d be best if we made our dance more in sync…… but guess that was a flop idea from the beginning.
Chihiro: Making it all uniformed just doesn’t seem right anymore.
Ten: .... Then why not just do the tournament as is?
Chihiro: Huh?
Ten: I mean, there's only a week left till the real deal, right? Why stress trying to get it perfect when we can just—
Chihiro: Ten-cham….., that’s a genius idea!!
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Ten: ……Oho?
Chihiro: Our team is still fresh, so of course we can’t really beat the pros out there. But our individualities are absolutely unmatched.
Chihiro: So, instead of aiming for “Coordinated group dancing is beautiful and awesome”, wouldn’t it be better to put the spotlight onto our individual styles!?
Muneuji - Toi - Kiroku: ……。
Muneuji: I’m sorry, but I’m not sure I’m following…..
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Chihiro: Oh, sowwy! In short, how ‘bout we cat-apult our theme into somethin’ mew? (*)
Kiroku: Huh….. R-Right…. now….?
Chihiro: No worries, we’ll only make changes that stay within our limits. So everyone, eyes on the whiteboard~.
Chihiro: Our new theme… will be this!
Toi: “Any-and-all formulas ditched”?
Muneuji: “Individuality embraced, carefree and easygoing…”?
Kiroku: “Cat….. Dance”…..?
Chihiro: …….So, what’d you think, meow?
Muneuji - Toi - Kiroku: We love it!
Chihiro: Ten-cham, what ‘bout you!?
Ten: Oh yeah, that's totally fine with me~. Cats are the kind of critters that like to do whatever they want, after all~.
Chihiro: You don’t sound too hyped but okie dokes, good enough~~~ ♪ Mmkay, let’s rework our structure and get right to practicing!
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Muneuji - Toi - Kiroku: Yessir~!
Chihiro: (……I’m sure our performance will be amazing. And each member’s unique personality and charm will be able to shine beautifully on stage.)
Chihiro: (I’m sure of it….!)
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TL Notes:
猫背矯正ギブス when translated literally would be “Cat Posture Correction Cast”. So to make it cat-themed, I decided to translate it as “Posture Purrfecter”
Chihiro started adding “nya” to the end of this sentence and the “what’d you think” sentence so, again, to make this flow in english, I just incorporated cat puns into this sentence. In case you’re wondering what the sentence is without the puns, it’s “how ‘bout we catapult our theme into something new?”
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humblemooncat · 6 months ago
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Aether / Dynamis
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I've decided I'm going to do these posts by Data Center as I finish running through them. So, I present to you, our first (two) data centers!
Seeing as both had a smaller amount of addresses, I've combined them!
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@tristanneffxiv - Aether, Adamantoise | Goblet W19, P34
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My first visit of the day was to the Allied Tribes Embassy, curated by @tristanneffxiv!
May I just say, this was a STUNNING homage to our beast tribe pals? The little displays in the basement were perfectly-made to reflect each one's vibe and location, and the BGM of the estate really tied it all together!
I highly recommend giving this place a visit! Especially if you've sunk time and energy into the beast tribes! It pays tribute to each down to even the paintings on the walls!
Just mind the back office. There's something... fishy going on in there.
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@alkonosts - Dynamis, Halicarnassus | Lavender Beds W19, P19
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My next visit was to @alkonosts' lovely home!
It was such a nice, vibrant cottage! Well-decorated and very cozy! The bed in the lower floor was beautifully framed by the windows, so I had to take a pose on it. <3
Also, amazing music choice! I had to stick around to see what it was that was playing when I first walked in! Needless to say I'll be getting my hands on that orchestrion roll real soon!
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@crowdsourcedloner - Dynamis, Marilith | Mist W21, P59
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I was absolutely FLOORED by the layout of this home. Not only is the yard very well-manicured and beautifully decorated, but the interior is like walking into a fairytale witch's cottage!
It was a very enchanting interior, and I adored how you decorated the space! It was small, but very cozy. And the BGM lends itself very well to round out the ambience!
Very much worth stopping in if you're in the area!
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@kannedia - Dynamis, Seraph | Mist W2, Topmast Wing 1, Apt 58
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I was told this apartment was decorated to emulate a staff room turned living space in the Great Gubal Library, and I feel they nailed it!
It has that feel of a transformed space, taking from the aesthetic of the Library, and adding a cozy, homely feeling to each room. The little study was one of my favorites, with the maps and other pages along the walls.
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@rydiathesummoner - Dynamis, Seraph | Mist W19 P19
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I swear, the number 19 is haunting me today...
This was a VERY cute beach home! Very bright, and very BLUE!
And hidden beneath the cute decor is a fun little game! Can you find all the hidden plushies?
I believe I found them all! Do mind the bedroom closet though, there's something lurking in the shadows...
The BGM was also very fun to listen to as I ran to and fro looking around! I also may have found the hidden Raha. We love to see it.
Cute, fun, and overall a lovely place to visit! <3
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And with those posted, I'm off to Crystal! See you soon! o/
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panthera-tigris-venenata · 6 months ago
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Ivy & Mal
Chapter nine of Dead Beauty AU, aka Ivy being a diva for 2,7k words straight. Without formating this time, for which I apologise. Please, head over to AO3 for, y’know. Reasonable format.
Ivy wakes up in her bed; she isn’t really sure how she got there, and she isn’t really sure if she cares. (She thinks she remembers the rope, itchy under her hands, and Diego talking at her. She thinks she remembers being carried.)
But now, now she’s in her bed, which is good, and something nearby is throwing the vibes <i>off</i>, which is horrible.
Something: A certain wannabe good fairy standing in the door and leaning at the frame.
Ivy groans and hides her face into the pillow again.
She’ll need to have a talk about this with the Baduns – later.
„Don’t act on me,“ the purple nuisance scolds, all poisoned apples and cursed roses, and Ivy fumbles her hand under the pillow, there should be– Right. That knife is still in the garden. Fucking demon dogs and fucking annoying fae.
So she sits up and opens the bedside drawer. Next moment, a different knife imbeds itself into the frame of the doors – well, mostly – and Ivy lazily smirks at that. She has a <i>good</i> aim.
„Now that we know you’re awake and we have the pleasantries off the way, how about you and I talk like civilised beings?“
Oh, absolutely not, please and thank you.
„Fuck off,“ answers Ivy. She doesn’t feel like talking, at all. And besides, it’s too early to be up and about anyway. Leave it to Auradon to fuck up perfectly good circadian schedule.
„It’s eleven in the morning, de Vil,“ Mal informs her, as if anyone asked her. Ivy ostentatiously turns away from here and look, Claudine isn’t there anymore. (She <i>thinks</i> she remembers falling asleep next to her.)
„Now get your ass up and about.“
Ivy supposes  she could get up, if only to see where Claudine went, make sure she– make sure she didn’t leave.
„Fine,“ she sighs dramatically as she slips out of the covers, „Since you are asking so nicely.“
„How lovely of you. And for fucks sake, cover up. You look like a slut.“
Ivy looks down at her clothes, and yes, they look good, thank you for asking.
„And you look like a dumb bitch, so?“
She takes a tiny bit of pleasure at the look of <i>hurt</i> at the fairy’s face, though it doesn’t take long time for her to shake the insult off and defend herself: 
„You’re wearing <i>lingerie</i>–“
Ivy bends down to find her shoes, and, right. Those probably stayed in the garden too. It’s okay, it’s not like anyone sane would want (to steal) (her) high heels. She opens the closet to choose a different pair and barely spares Mal a dismissive glance: „And you’re wearing, well, <i>all of that</i>.“
There is something wrong with this girl, honestly.
She fishes out high heels that she thinks used to have rhinestones on them once upon the time; they’re white, Claudine might like them better than the red ones.
She also grabs one of the coats her Auntie let her have, to start her own collection or because she didn’t feel like cleaning it herself, without Carlos around, Ivy is honestly not sure, and she throws it over her shoulders. Anyway.
She turns back at the fairy only to find she’s walked away already, let herself into the living room. 
Oh well.
Ivy is fairly certain the fairy would just wake her again if she went back to sleep, but she isn’t really feeling like joining her just yet.
Thus, she sits in front of her vanity and calmly selects what products to use – does her eyeliner – mascara and highlighter on her cheekbones – paints her lips bloody red. She stares at herself, for now satisfied. This shade suits her, and matches her nails; she poses with her fingers at her cheek, <s>she looks like those old photos in Auntie’s rooms, drawn over carefully with harsh red marker</s>, and–
She shrieks. Her nail is <i>broken</i>. From the whole treehouse escapade, no doubt,
„Who’s murdering you, de Vil?“ yells Mal from the depths of the house with adequate level of disinterest but loudly enough Claudine is sure to hear it, if she is in the house. And she might not come near due to this bitch, she doesn’t like loud noises.
„This is all your fault!“ shouts Ivy back as she stumbles into the living room. The sooner this annoying uppity bitch is out of the house, the better.
„What did you want anyway?“ She stops by the cupboard where she stores alcohol and pulls out the bottle of whiskey from– yesterday? Eh, who cares. She holds it against the light, it looks decently full still, and also–
„Dim these fucking lights for Evil’s sake.“
„’s not my fucking fault you’re hungover, is it now?“ The accursed fairy doesn’t do slightest move to shut the lights.
„It is your fault I have to look at you.“ And so early, too, and those colours, the hair– Why the hair!
„Also, who did that to you?“ She gestures to, well, her whole self, and screws open the bottle.
„Well, why–“
Ivy puts down the bottle momentarily and claps her hands sharply:
„Lights!“ she reminds her. Her head hurts and it <i>is</i> painful to look at.
She makes a shooing motion at the other girl when she hisses something she doesn’t bother to try to understand, and yeah. Fucking finally.
She sighs as the lights dim and sits down at sofa, the flask in her hand again, leaving Mal to deal with it or sit elsewhere. Mal sits elsewhere. Her loss, really.
Ivy drinks from it as she leans back and asks: „Well? Who did that to you?“
„Why little Dizzy Tre–“
Ivy cackles <s>and almost chokes on the alcohol</s>. When she recovers from the coughing fit, she cries out: „Little Dizzy Tremaine! What did you do to the Tremaines already! You’ve been back here, what, two days? Three?“
„Almost four, you bitch, not like you or Hook would notice.“
Ivy just shrugs. You see, she just doesn’t care all that much.
„And I think it looks cool.“
Ivy chokes again. God, she isn’t drunk enough for this.
„She gave you <i>bangs</i>!“ she protests.
„I like it,“ shrugs the insolent fairy, the bloody crime against fashion and a walking insult to anyone who has eyes, „Now–“
Ivy holds up her hand– What does she mean, now?! 
Still holding up her hand to stop the fae from talking, she drinks again, and then sets the flask down on the ground and says: „I need a cigarette.“
She cares nothing for Mal’s eyes flickering in displeasure as she reaches out into the table:
„Goddamit,“ she curses quietly before raising her voice again, „Would you make yourself useful and got me a light?“
Mal, Mal the Auradonian princess, Mal, one of the arsonists of the Isle of the Lost, promptly throws a lighter at her head.
Ivy catches it and lights up the cigarette in between her lips.
„Thanks,“ she mutters then, letting the words go along with the first breath of smoke.
„You’re so fucking pathetic, de Vil,“ the fairy sights as Ivy plays with the lighter absentmindedly.
„You can keep that, by the way.“
She looks at the lighter now: It’s the cheap but reusable kind, with a picture of more naked than clothed woman at the side. Ivy figures Claudine won’t like to borrow this one; she keeps it anyway. Free stuff, you see.
„Didn’t think you were into that,“ she says, just to say something, „And also, don’t you have a boyfriend?“
She doesn’t really care what Mal likes to look at, but, relationships drama, you see.
„He’s not my boyfriend anymore,“ Mal frowns. 
You see, relationships drama.
„So he dumped you? Don’t you magic folk have some potion or curse against that?“
„No– Yes! I mean we do and I did use that, but it washed off! <i>And</i> he didn’t mind that. I- <i>I</i> broke up with <i>him</i>!“
Why, yes, Ivy does greatly enjoy watching the colour rising up as the fairy struggles with her words and it takes her a moment to register what she said. Then, she just stares blankly: I mean, who dumps a prince?
This girl, apparently.
„Wow, you really are dumb,“ Ivy says finally and drinks straight from the flask again.
Mal just makes some mostly incoherent noise of outrage in response, and well. Not Ivy’s problem.
„Shut up,“ she says instead. If she keeps shrieking like that, Claudine will be impossible the whole day.
Notably, Mal doesn’t shut up, at all. Instead, she waves away Ivy‘s words and says:
„Anyway.“
Ivy yawns, utterly uninterested in anything the stupid fairy-spawn could say in her defence.
„<i>Anyway,</i>“ the fairy-spawn presses on, „Why the fuck didn’t you tell me the Hooks have my boyfriend?!“
„Your ex-boyfriend,“ corrects Ivy, blowing out the words along with the smoke from her cigarette.
„<i>So</i> not the point!“
Ivy lifts her eyebrow. She’s still not drunk enough for this.
„It is <i>not</i> the point, de Vil!“ insists Mal again, as if Ivy cared, „You should have told me anyway! He’s there because of me, he is my responsibility!“
Wow, young love. 
Ivy yawns again.
„I told Carlos,“ she says, „He told you. Basically the same thing.“
Ivy listens to the other girl throwing an annoyingly loud and awfully repetitive hissy fit for a moment, before she cuts her off: „And yet, here you are,“ she breathes out the smoke and gives Mal a glare, „Yapping at me like the useless bitch you are and disrupting my morning.“ (Disrupting Claudine, too. She still hadn’t shown up.) „Instead of, you know. Getting your ex-boyfriend, the very rich and powerful king, from the port?“
„I– de Vil!“
Fucking finally, she had shocked the fairy into silence. Took her long enough. Ivy breathes in from her cigarette, leans her head back, and closes her eyes.
„Amazing. Now, kindly shut the fuck up and leave. You know where the doors are.“
Given she let herself in, she must know: and, well, if she doesn’t and has an unfortunate run-in with one of the traps around the house? Ivy couldn’t care less.
„You should have told me– Told me directly– fucking Hooks– Why, you didn’t have nothing better to do, nothing better than trying to kill yourself–“ Mal starts muttering again like the broken gramophone in the downstairs living room, and geez, still?
„I told Diego. I told Carlos. You know. I don’t know what’s the fuss about,“ she, too, repeats. Though, speaking of which:
„Diego!“ she calls out, to try and see if he’s home or if he’s vanished again, to the salon or perhaps to the port or to other depths of hell she does not wish to be thinking about.
„Diego!“ she’s sure he’d just love to hear this new relationships drama, too.
And really, he peeks his head into the room few moments later: To Ivy’s delight, he has new, very distinct, bruises on his neck and jaw. Looks like someone had an <i>interesting</i> night–
But about that later.
„The fuck did you want?“ he grunts at her with an attitude suitable for the early hour and also <i>maybe</i> being distracted from other far more <i>pleasurable</i> activities.
She points her hand at Mal: „She dumped the king.“
„What.“
„That’s what I said!“ Ivy gestures around wildly.
Neither of them pays attention to Mal, who is trying to defend herself. Something about too much media attention?
Ivy can’t relate.
Diego stalks closer and helps himself to the flask that Ivy left by her feet; he drinks straight from it.
„She’s still gonna do the hostage-money stuff, right?“ he says, „Or at least give the demands further? To someone who will?“
„Fucking hell!“ swears Mal loudly and both cousins stare at her. No need to be so rude, really.
„<i>Yes</i> I am going to get Ben from the port. He’s my responsibility! And the money– and the rest. We’ll see. But I am getting Ben from the port.“
„Then fucking <i>get to it</i>,“ growls Diego.
Ivy takes the flask from Diego, drinks, and then gestures around with the bottle: „<i>Thank you</i>! That’s what I’ve been saying!“
Mal sputters. In answer, Ivy dramatically drops her forehead against her cousin’s shoulder.
„Do you need to be escorted or what?“ Diego asks rather irritably. Fucking mood of him.
„I– no,“ Mal finally – fucking finally! – gives up and gets from her seat, „I know the way. Thanks for nothing, by the way.“
„You’re <i>so</i> welcome,“ Ivy says, and it means „If you don’t dip right this bloody second, I’ll rip your throat out with my teeth.“
Diego makes a growling noise that she can only assume means the same.
Though–!
„I’ll go with you,“ she decides, sighing heavily and standing up. She doesn’t sway, not really.
„Gotta make sure the unwanted guest is really out of the way, don‘t I?“ 
And maybe see where Claudine did disappear to, while she is at it.
Diego holds his hand against her back for just a heartbeat before he  joins her: „I’ve been thinking about visiting Harriet,“ he says, and they dive into familiar arguments, which, Ivy notes with pleasure, make Mal blush furiously.
On the ground floor, still few halls down from the front door, something catches Ivy’s attention: A shadow moving under the door, clinging of the dishes, a well-known voice humming an anxious melody.
„Bye,“ she says to Mal, „I hope you have an awful day. Bye, have fun.“ She presses a quick kiss to Diego’s cheek, careful not to leave any mark with her lipstick.
„Try not to die,“ he tells her in turn.
„Can’t promise anything.“ With that, she opens the door to the kitchen.
Claudine is there: Of course she is. She didn’t turn on the lights and she is busying herself with the dishes. Ivy almost frowns at that, but: She’s still there.
Ivy closes the door behind her softly; Claudine hears anyway.
She turns around, fast and tense, and relaxes again when she sees Ivy.
„It’s you,“ she says, and if anyone else said that, Ivy would be insulted by the words alone, „Hi.“
Ivy nods in greeting and walks to her, sits on the counter by the sink.
„You know you don’t have to do that, right?“ She points her chin towards the dishes Claudine is cleaning and re-cleaning, organising and re-organising.
„I–“ Claudine wrings her hands together in the cloth in a manner that looks vaguely painful and Ivy resists taking it from her.
„You don’t have to do that here,“ she repeats instead, „Cook, clean, wash dishes – You don’t have to. Or– Did auntie make you? Again?“
Ivy takes the cloth away now, as Claudine is decidedly pulling at it just to hurt herself. She makes a displeased noise at that, but doesn’t argue.
Ivy frowns.
„Your aunt hasn’t been there,“ says Claudine finally, „I wanted some tea.“
The „And I didn’t want to deal with people,“ goes unsaid. She points at the counter, to the half-empty mug on it.
„I made you some, too.“
Ivy coos at that and Claudine turns to fetch it for her; Ivy decides to ignore the line of cooling mugs on the table. Claudine explains anyway:
„Wanted to have the tea good for you. Not cold.“ She gives her the cup – very warm – and she is blushing slightly, „Didn’t know– didn’t know when you’d come?“
Ivy could just fucking melt. Not that– Not that she’d admit it, or anything.
„Aww,“ she coos again as she takes it and she leans back slightly and hooks one of her legs behind Claudine’s back, bringing her close,„Thank you.“
Claudine is now blushing furiously as she attempts to arrange Ivy’s dress into place.
Ivy laughs at that, which, of course, makes Claudine blush even more. This is just delightful.
But she still has the cup in her hand, so she brings it to her lips: She’s not surprised to find the tea is exactly as she likes it.
She hums appreciatively at Claudine and says:
„Maleficent’s daughter was there, being annoying. But that’s all dealt with: I’m all yours, sweetheart.“
With the understanding that there <i>will</i> be complaining about the fairy, of course.
Still blushing Claudine carefully moves aside the cup and leans in for a kiss and really, for how horribly the day started, it might shape up yet.
Ivy smiles into her lips.
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sadboyclown · 6 months ago
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AAAA YOUR ART HAS ME IN TEARS IT'S SO GOOD. I especially love how organic the posing is!?
I had to preface by saying that before asking: of all the M*A*S*H characters, who is the mashiest mash that ever mashed ( your favorite character and/or the ones who slays the most, that is )?
Why thank you, it took a lot of mental illness to get my art looking like it does lol.
I do a lot of studies from screenshots, exaggerating everything a bit to fit the more cartoony style. I used to trace over the key elements of certain shots as a practice doodle, which has helped me nail down the expression/body language/overall energy of whatever piece I'm working on in the long run. So yeah, if it feels organic it’s because I literally steal the essence from the funky little guys themselves.
My fav character UNSURPRISINGLY is Hawkeye. He is just vibes, he's fun to draw, and I love an absolute wet cat of a man. I'm aware it's basic as hell but I'm a neurodivergent queer person, it was written in the stars for me to relate so heavily to the tortured silly man in a hawaiian shirt. Gotta love going "he's like he is me frfr" while I ooo and aaa at him as his life falls apart.
Also BJ, bc I live for that devious bastard. He is just a sweet stand up guy, he is ALSO a fucker full of schemes. I love the duality of Hawkeye being pretty much an open book throughout the narrative, and then Beej just keeps his crazy more subtle and I what I wouldn’t give to crack open his weird little brain and see his insane internal monologues that I KNOW he has.
All the mash characters have interesting things I like about them, each have a lot of depth that the art school drop out in me is fascinated by. It makes me feral lol
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neonscandal · 8 months ago
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Hello, can I ask from this ask game :
https://www.tumblr.com/threecheersforinking/677824836625694720/anime-ask-game?source=share
For anime/manga : Banana Fish, SK8 The Infinity, Attack on Titans and Wotakoi...
P.s
I want to ask JJK and BNHA, but I'm afraid if the ask will be too long....
Hello, hello, anon! 💜 thank you for reaching out. Just know that we do not fear length here. Those who will read, will read. Besides, this is a question posed by and meant for you.
I appreciate that you knew I'd struggle to be succinct tho haha I think I nailed it okay (literally, what do I know?).
BANANA FISH
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Favorite Character: Ash Lynx
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: The moment of recognition that focused Ash’s eyes when, with his vision compromised, he realized Eiji had come to rescue him from Dino. 🥹 Eiji hugging Ash after they rescue him from Fox. MAX BURNING ASH’S PICTURES.
Character I Think is Underrated: Max Lobo. I don’t know where he rates but it‘ll never be high enough in my book (see above).
Character I Think is Overrated:
Favorite Ship/Pairing: AshEiji
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: I honestly don’t know if I loved it. I mean. I’ve recommended it on multiple lists but it was triggering, I bawled my eyes out, I had to stop watching part way for over a month because it devastated me and, after everything, it ended so unfairly. Watching Banana Fish is an experience that festers within me that I am occasionally compelled to relive. So maybe there’s something to be said for a story that can inspire that in a way that lasts (I’ve literally only watched it once and won’t again). Maybe I just love the idea of a broken person who can still be loved and regarded gently without condition.
SK8 THE INFINITY
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Favorite Character: Kaoru “Cherry” Sakurayashiki, he’s so gender.
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: this is one series that justifiably has a beach episode if only to set up Miya cockblocking Joe. Joe will never beat the Down-Bad-For-Kaoru allegations, either.
Character I Think is Underrated: Miya. I feel like there’s more unexplored lore RE: Adam, his relationship with food and, of course, his relationship with his parents and peers. Oka is another sleeper but I think I was just intrigued by the fanon idea of Oka from fan art
Character I Think is Overrated:
Favorite Ship/Pairing: MatchaBlossom, also, knowing Kaoru and Adam had some fling or something pre-MB is precisely what I mean when I say your favorite characters wouldn’t just settle down. Let them be messy like people, it’s better for the lore.
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: I love a show I can share with my niece and nephew but, more than that, the music was a VIBE.
ATTACK ON TITAN
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Favorite Character: Levi Ackerman
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: Erwin’s galvanizing speech in Shinganshina. 🔪💔 Or the big reveal at the castle tower when the main cast were just recruits under scrutiny. Their outlandish victory there.
Character I Think is Underrated: Poor Moblit had to put up with so much hahaha respected Hange's pronouns, supported their eccentricity (with caution) and was an absolute ride or die.
Character I Think is Overrated: Eren Jaeger.
Favorite Ship/Pairing: Eruri
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: the exposition. Not by the spoonful but, instead, by the shock of a snapping jaw. With the subject matter being as heavy as it is, the world building unfurled in such a way that you, as the viewer, are an ignorant person behind the wall. You learned things as the characters, namely the main trio, came to understand them. They grew up with your expanding world view, their innocence falling away as the harsh reality of the world they lived in shifted into focus and it was done so elegantly that you never see the next big twist coming. Even with all the easter eggs you come to realize after the fact!
WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU
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Favorite Character: Hanako Koyanagi and Hirotaka Nifuji are like neck and neck
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: Not only finding out that Hanako cosplays but that she is like renowned for her handsome characters.
Character I Think is Underrated: Naoya Nifuji - I kinda feel like there's not a thought behind those eyes but so, so nice. Also, well meaning chaos when he almost blows Hirotaka's cover. But, see what I mean?
Character I Think is Overrated:
Favorite Ship/Pairing: Both of the main two couples have some issues but.. isn't that real life? So.. Hanako and Taro even though they argue, the love runs deep
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: It's so relatable ✨ (see above)
JUJUTSU KAISEN
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Favorite Character: So many, honestly. Gojo, Nanami and Nobara are just top tier, in my opinion for many reasons.
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: Toss up between Nobara and Yuji becoming accomplices because the trio were really stepping up while trying to undo that curse or the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc in setting the stage for everything.
Character I Think is Underrated: Nanami Kento. I talk a lot about Geto Suguru being doomed by the narrative but maybe it's just any earnest man in jujutsu society. It's why Gojo tests to make sure his students are crazy before accepting them.
Character I Think is Overrated: Toji Zenin. Don't get me wrong, character wise, he's zesty and he's so grossly mischaracterized that it makes me question people's reading comprehension. He's an interesting wildcard whose omitted background, I think, will boomerang back into the story. But some of the fan obsession is a bit out of my realm of understanding.
Favorite Ship/Pairing: *gestures vaguely to the rest of my blog* SatoSugu, but it's pretty casual.
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: Surprisingly, the prevalence of alternative representation and bad ass female cast that subverts typical shonen fodder. But also, the fact that the chaos that is seemingly bringing on the end of the world in the current timeline is literally thanks to two teenagers who would willingly fight a god but couldn't be honest about how they felt 10 years ago. There are so many "if only's" in this series, it's maddening, actually.
MY HERO ACADEMIA
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Favorite Character: Katsuki Bakugo
Favorite Arc/Episode/Scene: All Might vs. AFO as Bakugo and Deku watch from a distance.
Character I Think is Underrated: Tokoyami. Having placed third in the sports festival, Tokoyami appreciation is still not loud enough for me. Locks down an internship with the Number 2 hero. Bears the burden of a heteromorph quirk while locked in an eternal effort to subjugate Dark Shadow. Has presumably stellar taste in music and poetry. Kid is legitimately fearsome and, yet, people don’t put enough respect on him even though he’s lowkey also OP.
Character I Think is Overrated: I’m going to get some hate for this but.. All Might. His arrested development may not be his fault but misguiding Midoriya out of some misplaced sense of ego or obligation was so frustrating when he's the adult in the situation. I just think he deserves more slander.
Favorite Ship/Pairing: BakuDeku and/or EraserMic (fanon EraserMic content is always just 😘👌🏾) but there are a lot of great ones to choose from, I have plenty of faves.
Something I Love About the Show/Movie: The idea that anyone can be a hero and, inversely, that anyone can be a villain. The latter stemming from the fact that you don’t know who you are in other people’s story, nor how close you are to ruin with one lapse in judgement. There’s a persisting idea of redemption while a lot of the heavy hitters in this conflict are entrenched in generations' worth of unrest. Think about Compress, Geten's family (not calling out a spoiler here but IYKYK), Redestro, All For One, One for All... the list goes on and on. I have a draft somewhere about this but got too busy to put all my thoughts down for a lot of theories I had for MHA. So maybe I also love that it's a story that has always kept me guessing in a really constructive way. Lastly, with such a huge, nuanced ensemble cast, I think a lot of people are able to see themselves in the context of these characters which is really unique.
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safesthaveninexistence · 7 months ago
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My sex appeal makes them go feral. Im inherently spicy like a Latina. My sex appeal is unbelievable it's staggering. I'm their favorite Latina. Psychic i got that delicious ass witch energy. All stories that puts me at ease and make me feel I'm drinking the happiest sunshine in a cup are true it's naturally rigged that way. My sexy ass aura undeniably screams “HEAVYWEIGHT". They can't even hate on me. I'm the dopest cause I'm wild. My wildness is my light. I'm the shameless siren. They all drawn to me and are attracted to me cause I'm the shameless siren. I already have everything i want anyway. I'm rigged to trust i already have everything i want anyway. The answer is rigged to always come to me. I'm seeing how my story's playing out. Yeah my self concept's superior. Each pic of mine belongs on a Movie Cover no matter what it is I'm all different vibes but they're all mine and they all hit. All of my vibes are monstrously supreme. I'm rigged to choose the story that puts my heart at ease and reality conforms instantly. My inner world is rigged in my favor. Healing feels like strawberries. I'm energetically in control of what comes to their minds damn YO. DAMNNNNN. My 3d has conformed, I already have it. OMG........ nah they deadass don't see my defects or flaws i'm flawless. They fw how i have colored hair. My colored hair oozes I'm real wild. I'm seductive I'm obsessable. My sex appeal is obsessable I'm seductive. My sex appeal is a smooth melody and beat. Sexy bad bitch Goddess energy. Im rigged to believe in positive desirable stories because theyre already my truth anyway. Im a beat that goes so hard. My self expression is a beat that goes so hard. I don't have to do much to be seen as Godtier baby it's this frequency. They tangibly see my frequency. They tangibly see my Zillionaire Superstar frequency. It's me I'm breathtaking. It's me I'm astonishingly. Fuck the surroundings it's me I'm breathtaking(chills). I'm photogenic in absolutely any area and THAT STUNS THEM(chills). Every one of my pic is unbelievably STUNNING. My confidence oozes right out of my poses. My poses are so unbelievably powerful. I already talked to Elon Musk. I ooze the aura of a legend. My energy is tangibly real. The evidence is in my imagination. I'm awe-inspiringly legendary just for being so mindbogglingly photogenic. My nails are unbelievably stunning and holds potent power. I'm rigged to believe my 3D has already conformed. I'm too excruciatingly aware of the timing and how that excruciatingly align with my energetic truth. Irresistibly scorching. I create my own potion. I create my own mixture of myself. I'm compelling and seductive. My energy piercingly sucks them in. When i build up evidence an antonellamania number of evidence grows. I'm rigged to collect each and every one of the evidence of my truth that puts me at ease and replay them on repeat to the point where doubt holds a zero chance against the hardhittingly and life-alteringly indisputable evidence of my Magic. My beauty is everything they haven't seen before. I'm rigged to awaken my own childlike wonder. It's always to the degree that satisfies me. I take risks on trusting the internal guidance within it always blissfully pans out immeasurably better than what i think. I trust it and continue on with my own story. I'm rigged to excel. I'm rigged to choose myself.
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alyss-kelly · 9 months ago
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My opinion about Another Code : Recollection Part 1
First of all, I'm an old fan of the serie, so of course I compared the Switch compilation and the DS and Wii version.
I don't want to discourage people who are curious and want to play the game. If you're even a lil bit interested in them, play them, on DS, Wii or Switch, pick your poison and make your own opinion on it. Don't take my word as the absolute thing or whatever. It's not because I'm mixed about it that people shouldn't play it. Because I still think that a game that was, to me, very niche, from a studio that went bankrupt AND from 2005, is incredible. For a game like that to get a fully voiced remake almost twenty year after the release of its first installment, with most of the old crew working on them is to be celebrated ! Even if I didn't like everything, they still did an amazing job and I'm glad to see the franchise alive again in 2024.
I have strong feelings and I feel the need to share them to see if someone "relates" or not.
I may talk about spoilers but I'll try to limit them, be vague and put a warning before and after if I state it clearly.
Soo, now that this "introduction is over ~
In this essay I will
I have a LOT to say about Another Code Recollection. Good and Bad. Sadly, I have more things to say about the bad than the good. I have mixed feeling about it. I was very VERY excited when Recollection was first announced, I cried even, because I care about "Another Code Two Memories" and "Another Code R" A LOT, it's my childhood, they're in my top fav games list, they were very meaningful to me and I was sad it ended with Cing and with no hope of seeing the conclusion of Matthew's story. Even tho I was happy, I was still a bit scared about how they would adapt some of the puzzle on the switch. And I think I was right to have this fear. They did some cool things and others that I disliked.
I'll say my "+" and "-" and develop them further bellow each point.
+ Positive :
The graphism They're very nice, the characters's models are nicely done, the scenery and everything else is definitely a BIG glow up (mostly compared to the DS graphics)
The Redesign I like some of them a LOT, big glow up for almost everyone. I particularly love Charlotte and Janet. Charlotte finally looks her age! I kinda miss the old Matthew but his new version is also good.
Puzzles use the Switch motions thingy Just a few of them tho. I think that's cool, because they sadly don't use it very much in other games. And it's nice to see them try to replicate the same feeling you had with the DS and Wii games.
Confirmation of theories and new bits of story It's nice to see that after all these years. /!\SPOILER/!\ I'm thinking about Frannie's relative. /!\END OF SPOILER/!\
Musics They nailed the music; it still has that nostalgic and lonely vibe for Two Memories and the carefree with a hint of sadness vibe in R.
Voice Acting A very nice addition and very well done. I know there's English Dub but I played it with the Japanese voices. And being able to choose between them is nice.
Possibility to switch language That's maybe a very "me" + point, but the fact that I could change the game in every language available is cool. Even more for the jp, cause now if I want to I could try and practice my reading skills because there's an option to have katakana and hiragana on top of kanji. I just think that's neat.
Hint mode I just tried it in the tutorial but I think it's a nice touch for when you don't know where to go or how to resolve a puzzle.
Relationship between Ashley and D The way they would mimic each other poses was all I ever wanted. I love them a lot and seeing them being a little bit closer than I remember them to be in the DS version was great !
Art The new sprites are very pretty and it's nice to see the improvement the artist made. The endcredits was very pretty !
Flowchart & Map I like to see flowchart in any type of game, it's helpfull and pretty. I like that it was updated along with the story. And I also enjoy the map and the little commentary Ashley was "writing" on it.
End of Part 1
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Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4
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magicalgirlmascot · 1 year ago
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They're done
Submissions aren't open so let's hope I can put all of these in one ask lmao
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First up is Tahu, featuring his famous flaming bat. He's none too pleased about having to fight a bear while wearing one of his nicer shirts.
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Next, Gali, who is reading the kiddies a story about a powerful dragon called Tahtorak. The kindergartners are particularly fascinated by her necklace of fossilized shark teeth.
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And then there's Lewa, who finally cleaned up those flashcards. He's dressed fairly comfortably, and while it's not visible from this angle, he is also sporting a man bun.
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Pohatu is prepping for the Students vs Teachers volleyball game, though he didn't have time to change into more athletic wear.
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"Children, this is dirt." Onua must be teaching his students about the rock cycle. Admittedly I struggled with the sunglasses, since none of the options looked quite right on him, but I eventually landed on these.
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Not much to say about Kopaka, other than that he's probably in the midst of judging Tahu's teaching methods.
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Vakama, ever the exposition dumper, is probably explaining something to the Toa. He's got a nice, warm sweater on to fend off the winter chill.
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Nokama is here to greet incoming students on the first day as they load off the buses. I leaned into the Lucretia vibes you mentioned, as well as memories of my own elementary school principal.
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Matau is absolutely not struggling through a midlife crisis, and frankly, he's offended that you'd even suggest such a thing.
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Onewa's here spitting hard truths to someone. Either that or he's complaining about having to go scare off wild animals again.
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Whenua's just found a book for a student interested in botany. Just be sure to bring it back in time.
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Nuju seems quite busy at the moment. Probably best not to bother him.
And that's everyone! Admittedly, it's a bit tough to show aging in Hero Forge, so the Turaga aren't quite as youthful looking. Also, I might eventually do some others, although Hero Forge isn't well-suited for making child characters, so probably no students. Perhaps a Harkak? Anyway, I had a lot of fun with these, and I hope you like them!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
First of all you are a Hero Forge wizard???? These are amazing!! The posing and details and everything just looks so good!!!
Anyway I'm gonna lose my mind over these for a bit here hang on
I love so much here, like Pohatu looks so good?? I love that he and Matau have their nails painted along with Gali and Nokama, that's so cute. I like his earring and hair and facial hair too! This is a man I would entrust my theoretical children to.
Nokama is absolutely perfect? This is just what Nokama looks like to me now. She looks a lot like a principal I had for a couple years too, specifically the one whose office design I picture when writing scenes in the office lol. And Onewa is also just outstanding, he's the exact right combination of "local art guy" and "world's most crotchety old man" and I love his beard and his hat!
And Gali!! Not to be a lesbian but oh my fucking god. She's so pretty?? Love the Tahtorak dragon book detail too ghklghfgljfdgh
And Whenua's mustache and Lewa and Matau's jackets and Pohatu's sneakers and Onua's sweater vest and I also love how similar Nuju and Kopaka look on first glance but they're clearly still different and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
These are amazing and wonderful and thank you SO SO SO SO MUCH!!!!!!!
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misoshio · 2 years ago
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Skip to Loafer Anime Episode 1, Part 1 - Thoughts and more thoughts? (Part 1/3)
WOW first of all - what an INCREDIBLE 1st episode! As someone who absolutely loves the manga, to see it in animation was something I was really looking forward to. I wouldn’t say I had high expectations, it was more so that I was simply excited to just see one of my favourite mangas be animated, but wow - honestly, I’d say rather than the anime doing the manga justice, I feel as though the anime does its own justice.
I watched the episode twice, on the surprise early livestream in the skip to loafer discord, as well as the pre-scheduled livestream, and then once more up until the halfway point to make screenshots.
My first impressions were as follows:
what studio ghibli vibes (this is a big, big compliment)
this pacing is awesome, and the anime has really awesome transitions/new perspectives that weren't in the manga
the visuals, especially the colours really stood out to me
the characters - the voice acting
the soundtracks coming in and the sound effects AHH!
but let’s take a deeper dive! with things that stuck out to me with the episode and differences between the anime and the manga that I thought were interesting!
NOTE: this does contain manga spoilers/ spoilers to episode 1 of the anime
1. Cherry blossoms and our very first visual scene
I’m going to mention cherry blossoms A LOT, because they’re also laid out throughout the whole episode. Interestingly enough, cherry blossoms are not in the first chapter itself, but they are the cover of volume 1 as well as chapter 1! I LOVE the inclusion of it. Throughout the episode it’s used often as a means to transition from one scene to another, but I think the use of it is also a standout in a certain scene (which will be mentioned later on in part 3)
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How cool is it that as the anime has just released its first episode, in the SPRING season of anime, and that the sakura are in full bloom right now in Japan. (I was actually recently in Japan just this past week and Tokyo's sakura were in full bloom, which is why seeing this inclusion in the skip to loafer anime when the manga chapter didn’t have any of it, is a change I found really awesome and also personal!)
2. This shot that I am dubbing the Mitsumi dun-dun drone-shot
LOVE this pan-out of Mitsumi turning her head to make her pose on the balcony, SUPER cool shot visually, it gives me epic, it gives me life. Visually, it's just a great transition! And it's one of MANY great transitions
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3. Train window reflection
In the manga, we don’t have any idea where Mitsumi is having these thoughts as she thinks about her friends and her hometown, but in the anime as she says "Growing up with my best friend, how cool is that" and is looking at the panda pin, we see that it’s while she’s on her train to Tokyo, which is different from the manga and is very cool - and...
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... this then transitions gorgeously into this
4. Our first Magical Cherry Blossom Transition
With the petals blowing with the background of Mitsumi’s hometown, then focusing on a single petal (which, hmmm might be a symbol for Mitsumi? ) and then we see our petal-Mitsumi fly into a background of Tokyo
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Sidenote: I saw this white car moving and was like huh? I’m 99% sure it’s the car Mitsumi’s friends used to drive to the station so they could see Mitsumi off! It's something SO small, but i thought it was lovely to see their car drive away, the last bit of Mitsumi's hometown going, and then seeing the gust of cherry blossoms transition into a single one and then we’re in Tokyo
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lol, moving on
5. Getting ready (well, most of them)
Quaking and shaking.  Here we are with some lovely getting ready shots of some of the significant characters at this point early on in the story. I think a lot of us manga-readers were absolutely pleasantly surprised by these shots! Our faves in action!!!
First, Yuzuki
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Second, Mukai
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Third, Mika??? I zoomed ahead later on in the episode since this person had their nails painted and I wanted to see if Mika did in the shot of hers when she first talks to Mitsumi. Alas, no nails done, and honestly though I would think that having one character constantly have painted nails for everything would be a lot of work. Painted nails does seem very Mika to me though!!! I just want confirmation on who this is haha!
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Fourth, Kinomoto? Was honestly surprised to see her included if this is who it is! I'd assume though, given the short hair, and the twirl does say Kinomoto to me!
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Fifth, Makoto
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Sixth, Yamada
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Seventh……..SHIMA
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VERY FUN that our intro to him is so contrary, not only in action of not getting ready as we see the different characters do in the previous shots, but also!! the colour schemes is pretty much in dark whereas everyone else is in bright light
Eighth!!!!!! Last but certainly not least: MITSUMI-CHAN (and the panda-pin I mean how cute is that!)
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ALSO "Kanpeki"
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C’mon, that attitude in the “Perfect." This little self-comment is another anime addition that is just so tasty!
I mentioned this in my general comments about the voice acting, but wowza does the voice actor Kurosawa make a perfect Mitsumi
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