#this right here is one of my fav pics of him ever like my GOSH he is soooo pretty what!!!! and the scene is so fucking hilarious lmao 😭!

[zukoromantic]

My wife @ai-higurashi made me draw And post this sketchy screenshot redraw. I love this man pls look at him 🥺❤️💚

Reference under the cut

[pinksaphira11]

The Chain When It’s Over

Gosh, found a fic recently because of this wonderful art that linked to a fic at the bottom. I was curious, because the pics were pretty but didn’t explain much and it had my fav boy in it, so I decided to check it out. Saw it was long and platonic soulmates Wild & Twi and settled in for a good time. Boy the unexpected trip I just went on. All the emotions. It’s just, so so good.

But got me thinking about when things are over. I’m one of those people in denial that they’ll ever had to leave each other people it’s just SO SAD that they’ll never get to see each other again! So this made me stare it straight in the face and as I was bawling my eyes out (to Can’t Take it In by Imogen Heap from the end of the first Narnia movie I might add; was such a good song for it. also I totally forgot there was a playlist for the fic with the art whoops need to go listen to that now.) I realized I had never thought about how each of them would feel after the end, beyond them being sad they’d never see each other again. So I decided I wanted to think about it and get my thoughts out because it’s just kinda fun that way? So here we are! Lets start.

Twilight: To me, at the end of Twilight Princess, it feels like Twilight is rather lost. He’d made a new home for himself in Midna and the road so to only have the road and no one that needed help anymore, Link feels off balance. Doesn’t feel right to go back and can’t continue with his new normal. So he either goes off in search of a way to Midna or of a new purpose (or both) and ends up eventually with the Chain. It gives him that feeling again, like he had with Midna, except more so because there’s nine of them now. So when the adventure ends, even if it’s in a very satisfying way, and he heads home... he’s done a lot of healing with them, I’m sure of that, but because he’s learned to lean on them it makes it that much harder to let them go again. Much like in the fic he’d become extremely distraught and depressed over the fact that he’d never see them again. He’d treasure their memories and probably tell stories of the, but it wouldn’t be enough to completely get rid of the hole he had again. But I do think it’d be what gets him to finally decide he wants to rest and settle down somewhere. Until now I had always felt like his fate was left up in the air, like anything could have happened but I had no idea what. With Linked Universe I feel like he has a direction now, and it’s part of why I love this au. (that and the fact that all these boys get to meet and help each other heal; it’s simply wonderful and good for them all despite the dark circumstances for their meeting.)

Maybe he’d crave home like in the fic, or maybe he’d make a new place for himself somewhere (part of the reason I love the gerudo king Twi au so much; he’d have a great place to return to that’d make him feel so loved and needed and would give him something else to focus on besides his grief) but regardless of which it was he’d eventually finally find that healing and start a new life. It’d definitely take him some time though, to be okay with moving on without them.

Wild: Breath of the Wild to me has you so stuck in the past it feels like it’s weighing you down, like you can’t move forward and focus on the present because of past mistakes. I feel like that’s part of why everyone writes Wild as such a traumatized kid, poor guy. But I feel like Wolfie helped with that, like it said in the fic, saw him for him not the hero, which is why I love the idea of Wolfie being there for him. But I also think that meeting the other heroes helped too. Sure, at first he’s all depressed that he’s the only one that ‘failed’ but as he goes on he relies on them and finds himself being comforted by them and told he’s enough as he is. By the end he believes it and is much more confident in himself. And he’s ready to move on, to stop looking at the past and wishing for things to have been different and to instead make a new, better future where that won’t happen again with his new friends that were there the whole time he just was too stuck in the past to see it. I see him being very sad to let them go but keeps them as good memories instead of the ones that dragged him down from before.

Time: This one’s probably the least mysterious to everyone because we know he has a child. He’s sad to see the boys go but is confident that they’ll all lead good, full lives and will make the best of things. Then he makes that family with Malon and at some point for some reason has enough regrets to turn into the Shade. Maybe, later in life, he regrets not having taught any of the Chain more. Or maybe it’s something that we could never guess because it’s related to events we never see, like a war or trouble in the family. But I think when he first returns, he’s actually fairly put together. Sad, and has a crying moment with Malon, but good with the knowledge that they’re wonderful boys who will live well.

Warriors: He’s fine. That’s what he tells everyone, including himself. The adventure is over, and sure, he grew to love them, but he knew it was coming and had had it happen before, he’s fine, he was prepared for it. But as they watch him throw himself into work and sometimes act oddly, they all know he’s not fine. It take Artemis getting him alone and confronting him about it for him to break down and tell her that he misses them dearly, that he loved those boys like they were his own blood and the he knows he’ll never see them again. He breaks down and she lets him wail, and once all his tears are dried she tells him that he’s lucky to have met them, lucky to have gotten to know and love them in the first place, and that he should treasure their memory. She then also adds that Lana probably kept records of them. Warriors probably got to then know all about their adventures through Lana and is sad he can’t tease them with this new information. But getting it off his chest and hearing more about them helps him heal and move on. He keeps their memories with him as more people from beyond portals he became friends with and continues on, keeping these memories close to his chest and only sharing them with those he is very close to.

Legend: Legend is a mess. He tried so hard to be brave faced about it, he’s said plenty of goodbyes, but he hates them more and more with each one he has to say. He’s tired of losing people, whether they’re dead or not, and wants to find a good life like Time but is so burdened by his adventures that he cannot. He’d break down and start crying because he really grew to love those boys, he had let himself get attached again ever after all the times he’d been burned, and now he was paying the price. He probably locks himself up in his house for a while, depressed, and doesn’t want to do much. But then Ravio would come knocking on the door and not leave him be. Eventually I think Legend would spill the beans to Ravio(or Zelda), tell him all that’d happened and how much they’d meant to him even though he didn’t like to show it. How he’d had fun. How he was proud of them. How he was glad he’d met them even if he’d had to say goodbye. And Ravio would have one of his serious moment and would give him a hug. And Legend would actually accept it. Then he’d be able to move on. They’d be memories he could share with Ravio, who knew how important they were to him, and he’d laugh and cry and Ravio would still show all his attention for the story; his own kind of silent support. And Legend would move on. I think that while this would give him someone else to lose, they also helped him heal a bit too, and with him knowing they’ve just gone to live their own lives rather than are dead it makes it so he’s able to move on and heal easier. He eventually figures out his life but he holds those memories close to him but instead of telling stories of them a lot he honors their memory with the things he does and trinkets he gets.

Hyrule: After seeing all those other lush Hyrules he is determined to make their own Hyrule look like that too. He’s sad they parted and maybe cries about them sometimes, but more than anything he loves sharing the stories and what he’s learned and keeping them alive through those tales. They’re a source of hope for him, people to look up to and show that he can make his world better too, that this is not the end for Hyrule but a new beginning and the princesses are more than happy to help him. He remembers his brothers fondly and maybe he eventually makes a family of his own where he finds a new community of feeling of belonging.

Sky: Sky is so happy to be back with Sun. He’s missed her so much and the first thing he does is kiss her, then hug Groose and his Loftwing. And then he breaks down crying, making them all worry and fuss of him. He splutters through the tears to explain and they hug him and Sun asks him to tell them everything. So he does. He tells it in as much detail as he can too and they stay there for a long time, until Sky has tired himself out and is falling asleep where he sits. They bring him to bed but the next morning return, bringing him goodies and asking him to continue. And so he does. Until there is nothing more to tell and he feels far more at ease. He still misses them greatly, but now the most important people to him can remember them with him and they’ll be able to make more good memories with them. He still gets sad sometimes, when certain things remind him of them, but then he’ll smile because he knows they’re off living good lives like he is and that they’ll be just fine.

Wind: Big boys don’t cry! So he tries to wipe away the tears and tough it out. But he is still crying when he reaches his Grandma and Aryll. They’re concerned while he gives them big hugs and when Grandma asks he can’t hold it back anymore and cries while she hugs him. It comforts him and he’s eventually able to tell them about his adventure. It starts off with him being sad but evolves into a grand story of epic proportions that make Aryll and Grandma gasp at the appropriate places. But as he reaches it’s conclusion he gets sad again and Grandma tells him it’s okay to miss them, that it just means he loved them that much, and that even though they’re gone now they still live on in him, that he carries pieces of them with him. This soothes him, but what helps even more is when a few days later Aryll brings him some things she made; things that look a lot like the items the others had. She made them from his stories for her big brother and he’s moved to tears. He proudly shows off his new gear to Tetra when he sees her again and he happily shares the stories of his adventures with his brothers with all who will listen. He’ll get a little teary eyed sometimes if something hits just right but for the most part his stories, the things he learned from them, and the little pieces of them Aryll made for him are enough and he learns to move on.

Four: Four just stands there dazed. The part of him that’s red is sobbing, the part that is blue is throwing a tantrum and cursing the gods, the part that is violet is saying it’s only logical that they’d eventually have to all go home, and the part that is green is trying so hard to keep it together. As soon as he hears Dot shouting for him the green can’t keep it back anymore and the red bursts forward. She’s concerned as he becomes a whimpering mess in her arms and she brings him home, where Grandpa helps make him comfortable and they ask what happened. His green is able to hold back some of the red again while his violet tells them what happened. Tells them of his brothers. Red surges forward sometimes, and even occasionally blue will break through, but for the most part they’re quiet in the face of the memories of their brothers. Once it’s done Four is drained and they allow him to get some rest.

The next morning Grandpa pulls on his violet part with talk of a new technique. The red part rejoices at being with him again but often turns to sadness as some things remind him of the Chain. He knows Grandpa notices the tears that sometimes come out but doesn’t comment. He’s grateful. Dot comes in when they’re done and drags him around town to do some shopping with her. It’s much the same as it was with Grandpa but this time she points out things that remind her of the stories he told the night before. At first it makes the red part of him weep but eventually it get more excited than sad; there’s parts of them everywhere they look and something about that is comforting. His green part is able to finally take more control again and from then on Dot and Four love looking for things that remind them of his brothers. It’s a treasure for them to share and Grandpa seems to suddenly gain an interest in history, occasionally tossing the odd book his way suspiciously turned to a page that mentions something about heroes.

[i-am-beckyu]

AHHHH IM SO HAPPY YOU ENJOYED THE CONCERT IM SO JEALOUS BUT REALLY HAPPY FOR YOUUU!!! LIKE SERIOUSLY! totally deserved, i hope you had a good birthday season :D <3 <3

also happy halloween! trick or treat? :3

THANK YOUUUUUUUUU IT WAS FLIPPEN AMAZING AND JUST MY GOSH I SO WANNA GO AGAIN! WAS AN AMAZING NIGHT!!!!! HALF ALIVE IN CONCERT IS A MUST SEE!!!!

and now I'm gonna ramble about it in full under the cut :3

Okay okay okay so like the whole thing was just wonderful and considering the last music concert I saw live was when I was like 9, this was a HUGE experience!

So like I went with my dad (cause obviously he is my best choice lol) and I kinda know how he'll be late and all the rest if you say it starts at a certain time. So obviously I told him the concert started at 7:30pm, when in reality the doors opened at 7:30pm.

If there is one thing you should 100% do when going to a concert it is get there early cause we arrived at like 6:45pm and by the time the doors opened we were in the front 1/4 of the line that stretched ALLLLLL the way down the street. And I don't know if this happens at other places, but like I got this cool smiley face stamp to go in but other people got like the wrist band so I don't know what that really meant but it was cool regardless lol.

But anyways, cause we were so early, we got in before it got super packed so I had a choice of where I wanted to be cause the whole place was a mosh pit basically. BUT! There was this little upstairs loft bit that you could watch from the balcony and it had seating!!!

Now tbh I love my dad but I didn't want to go stand in the mosh pit the whole night by myself and knew he was just gonna sit at the back cause he had no idea who Half Alive was but I wanted to be with him.

So I absolutely SCORED when we got two chairs in the balcony bit, right in the middle!! This lady was sitting in a seat with one next to her free and it turned out she was the manager of the band opening the show which was so cool to meet and chat with her and she said she wasn't staying and gave us her seat and the spare one. Bless her TwT.

I got to sit the whole night without my legs getting sore, had THE best viewing spot with no one in front of me AND could get pics and vids without having to worry about the video cause it just balanced on the balcony bit so I could enjoy the show too!

Like yes I know I could have been in the mosh pit, but for me it was so much better to be where I was cause I got to share the moment with my Dad! (who had ear plugs in the whole time from all the screaming fans lol but he thoroughly enjoyed the night even tho he had no idea what to expect)

And now of course the actual performance

OH MY GOSH IT WAS CRAZY! HALF ALIVE IN PERSON IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I SO WISH I HAD GOTTEN THE VIP TREATMENT LIKE MAN I LOVED IT!!!!

Like you know how sometimes seeing bands live vs their music sounds different cause of like auto tune and stuff like that? WELL THERE WAS NONE OF THAT HERE! IT WAS ALL RAW VOCALS AND JUST MIND BLOWING!!! I AM SOOOOOOO HAPPY I HAVE THE CLIPS AND BITS THAT I DO CAUSE LIKE AHHHHHH I AM IN LOVE WITH IT!!!

They didn't perform every song obviously but like there were bits and pieces of sings in some bits and like the way they performed each number and getting ready in between was flawless. Like it all flowed seamlessly into the next song and just AHH THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS I ADORE I ADORE I ADORE!!! And I loved that while this was their conditions of a Punk tour, we still got to hear older songs like Still Feel and Creature live too. (I would have died if they didn't perform creature I swear and it was the last song of the night and I just felt so happy hearing my fav song ever live. It was such a special moment)

And then my gosh if you've seen like the clips they've shared of the performances like nah man. They don't hold up to actually being there. The dancers were flippen INSANE!!!! Like just yessssssss! They absolutely slayed and it looked like they were having so much fun! It was awesome!!!!!

Oh and at one stage of the night (cause in perfect aussie fashion) we did our usual chant of Aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi and it was so funny seeing their faces cause they had no idea what was going on lol. I loved it.

Now if you follow half alive you'll also notice in their posts that none of them were wearing any shoes that night and you're probably wondering why. Answer: The theatre just said no with the dancers having any shoes cause the stage was carpeted. Do I understand this? Nope. But it happened lol. So we got socked feet all night.

Now of course I also got merch :3 And this is where that stamp thingy comes into play cause like at the start, being up stairs a guy came and called us and said: Who wants merch and then ushered us all down to get merch lol. I skipped such a long line I felt a lil bad but like: I got here early and I was lucky lol. So now I have a very expensive tshirt, but I love it lol. Did I take a pic of it? NOPE! I forgot lol but I can always share it later <3

I'm pretty sure a whole lot of other stuff also happened but this post is already pretty long lol. Overall you can tell I had an amazing time and I highly recommend to anyone to go see your fav bands live if you can cause it is such a special experience and you won't regret it. Being able to see Half Alive is easily one of my top fav experiences of all time so yes. I had a great time <3

[waumpel]

ADHD STUDY TIPS

I have adhd. I'm taking all online classes this semester for college. Somehow, I'm not failing. Here's what I do that works for me!

1. I have an alarm that makes me do math every morning to turn it off, it's called Alarmy! 📚

2. It also plays a different loud sound every day from random-- I have several hundred(?) ringtones downloaded from Zedge, things like songs from shows I like or Pokemon cries or MBMBAM lines, and this helps me wake up to a different sound I'm bound to like which my brain can't get used to (and then ignore). I highly suggest godzilla roars if you need to be startled awake. 📚

3. This is SUPER HARD but I always try to force myself to sit up in bed when I'm turning off my alarm or checking my phone or whatever, so I'm not tempted to pass out again. I also like to get up and loudly tell my cats "good morning" so I wake us both up 📚

4. PLEASE STOP EATING CEREAL AND BAGELS AND STUFF. You would not BELIEVE the difference it makes when you eat things like fruits and eggs in the morning. NO MORE 10AM NAPS, I'M WATCHING YOU 📚

5. I literally schedule in Duolingo time. If you aren't learning a language you can do some other enriching activity like this, idk. I force myself to do it on my computer, not phone, so I can't lay down in bed when I'm doin it. I have a 101-day streak!! 📚

6. ik this isn't available to everyone but SPACE MATTERS SO MUCH!! I got a gaming desk that we put in our living room and I do ALL of my homework there. I also got a second monitor for my laptop with is SOOOO important if you're multitasking (and we all are, bc we're adhders ibdusvcjkn) 📚

7. HAND WRITE YOUR NOTES!!! I know this is super hard for many people-- I have carpal tunnel so I get it lmao. If you can't, at least type them. YOU THINK YOU CAN MEMORIZE INFO BUT YOU'RE WRONG!! Please write as much as you can i swear it will change ur life 📚

8. COLOURED! PENS!!! These changed the game for me y'all. I take all my notes in at least 2 colours, and I cycle through them a lot. My favs are Pilot Frixions because u can erase them :) (the highlighters are epic too) 📚

9. Make your space fun, but NOT DISTRACTING. I have a plant (his name is Yoshi) and a desk Godzilla (his name is Godzilla) on my desk, but they're out of the way so I can't zone out starin at em. But also, when I'm bored outta my gourd, I can smile at Yoshi and tell him how my day is goin :] 📚

10. SNACKING BAD *BUT*... sometimes i do it anyway... i try to associate certain foods with subjects, like I eat cocoa M&Ms (which are awesome) when I'm reading my Kaqchikel textbook. On the upside, I think it helps me recall Kaqchikel better? but also the language makes me crave mnms adkldigurvn 📚

11. LISTEN TO... CERTAIN MUSIC. I have learned that music with words, even in LANGS I DO NOT KNOW, is HELL for my adhd. Right now I'm listening to stuff like "Pokemon and Chill" (lofi album on YT), Studio Ghibli violin covers, and Night on Bald Mountain 5x on repeat ibjnvc.... I highly suggest songs/videos that are, like, 20+ minutes or else you'll get distracted with the constant change. Also, that No One's Around To Help 1hr vid is REALLY REPETITIVE and therefore PERFECT for when I'm reading textbooks. 📚

12.  EVERY NIGHT... i make a super detailed timetable schedule for the next day, down to the half hour. I don't always follow it but it's a really good reminder of what I gotta do. I write it on a whiteboard but sometimes I also write it on a sticky note and on social media so I don't forget. To do lists are so epic you guys 📚

13. THIS HAS SAVED MY L I F E: at the beginning of the semester I looked at ALL of my syllabi and wrote down EVERY daily task, test, homework, etc BY DATE. this is essentially a premade to do list EVERY DAY for MONTHS and oh my gosh it is the best thing I have ever done. 📚

14. I use the Forest app to track my productivity AND lock me out of apps ndsjv... podomoro timers work well too!!! 📚

15. Ok so for me this is like... a religious thing bc my Patron (my God) is a deity of fire AND working, but I like to light a candle (scented like FALL!!) and do a little prayer on it and I have it next to me when I'm workin on terrible, terrible homework. It helps me feel like my Patron is here with me, but also it’s GREAT for grounding and I can just kinda. Stare blankly at the flame and then get back to tryin to focus. 📚

16. Please drink water lmao, to make sure I drink enough I set little goals like "take a sip after every paragraph you read" 📚

17. Each of my classes has a different coloured notebook which I'm consistent with! Like, all my German notebooks through the years have been green! Also I take notes w green pens a lot in Deutsch 📚

18. HELLA STICKY NOTES... I put em on the bottom of my monitor, on a shelf by my desk, in my books as bookmarks (bad idea lol), on Yoshi. When I wanna go look up something random but I need to focus, I like to write it down on sticky notes to look at later. 📚

19. I'm the most annoying student ever. I like to do a bunch of assignments at once so I don't have to budget my time later, so I'll turn in like 5 things in an hour and then NOTHING for a week. ALSO i email my teachers constantly if I have any questions at all. I work at a pace that works for me!!! 📚

20. I turn off my sound on my phone until I'm done with work bc otherwise I WILL open that notification 📚

22. I make a loooot of chai (and also some overpriced herbal teas). It makes me feel fancy, it's better for me than coffee, and it helps me ground and focus! Plus it's a samefood! 📚

23. Hyperfixating on classic literature would be awesome, except I'm hyperfixating on Gothic and I'm taking a lit class for More Than Just Gothic. But I'm figuring out ways to connect them, which is really helpful, cause I get to enjoy my hyperfixation while learning for school! PLZ TRY TO DO THIS (harder when you're hyperfixating on godzilla :pensivecowboy:) 📚

21. When I have extra time I write my notes like I'm plannin to put em on Tumblr and taggin em as #darkacademia... I never post my notes, but when they look nice it's easier for me to look over em later. Plus it takes me longer to write so I remember it a lil better!! 📚

24. I'm in an awesome academia + studyspo server!! We sometimes study together on call and it's SUCH a good motivator! Here's an invite link if u wanna join, we are nice https://discord.gg/fjuX7TN (this wasn’t meant to be a promo post I just really like this group lol) 📚

OK I hope that helps!!! Feel free to add more if you have any tips that work for you :) Neurotypicals, feel free to RB respectfully!

(pics are: syllabus list, daily schedule, Yoshi the plant, and some fancy notes)

[clairvoyantsam]

When dreams come true ft Jared Padalecki - 4th year anniversary

Rome, May 19th 2016 ... The day the ultimate dream came true! Some of you may remember I bumpted into Jared (or in fact, JARED bumpted into ME) while out and about in Rome that day, a few of my friends know all the details too, but I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned here exactly how and under what impossible circumstances this happened. So ... story time! (& stuff about jib5,6,7)

                                               BACKGROUND

This wasn’t the first time I met Jared, I had met him before at JIBCon5 in 2014, so this was my second time (I was supposed to see him at JIBCon6 in 2015 too which I attended as well but you guys know what happened that year). 

He was lovely that first time, I told him it was my first Supernatural convention and he gave me a warm welcome, made the entire experience so wonderful for me, during the photo ops, the autograph session (where I gave him a scrapbook with messages from fans I had been in contact with) and the panel question I asked him (I completed one of his sentences which was actually a Sam Winchester quote from SPN and it made both of us and the entire audience laugh xD - I have a photo of me somewhere from that moment and I haven’t seen myself smile so widely ever!). Anyway, like I said, the first convention was fantastic, a beautiful and most memorable experience (despite the fact that Jared had a misfortune that time too since he broke his arm and missed one of his panels as a consequence).

The second convention while it had its moments, it sat (and still sits to be honest) heavy in my heart because I was constantly worried about Jared’s wellbeing and everyone including me was heartbroken. The rest of the cast did everything they could to keep us all entertained, they truly did but there was a dark cloud over our heads that couldn’t be ignored. The first thing we talked about with Jensen at his meet and greet (because of  Jared’s absence, I was given the opportunity to be in that M&G, sitting right across from him and Robert Singer who was present at the con as well). Jensen was genuinely worried, he surely put on a brave face but whenever Jared was mentioned, he’d get emotional. While I asked show-related questions at the M&G, I wasn’t sure what to ask Jensen or tell him when I got his autograph and then I thought of the simplest thing: “So, I may be really sad about the empty spot next to you (Jared’s spot on the poster Jensen was signing for me) but I wanted to tell you that I truly appreciate the fact that you’re such a supportive and caring friend towards Jared. Everyone deserves a friend like you to have their back.” Then he took my hand, shook it, looked me right in the eye, put a hand on his heart and told me a sincere “Thank You”. Frankly, I loved Jensen even more at JIB6, he showed both a brave and vulnerable side and he tried so hard to give everyone a great time. My best photos with him are from that con for sure!

So, you see, I HAD to try and give my luck a third chance to live the perfect experience. I wanted to live it all, photo ops, autographs, M&G, panels but I also had a secret wish: to be one of those fans who accidentally meet their fav randomly in the city (NO stalking because that’s just fucked up, only by chance). I always saw posts of lucky people who got to meet him outside of conventions. He’s not one of those snob celebs, you see. He’ll always smile at you and talk to you and get pictures with you. So, I dreamt about it the entire year before JIB7. @darlingjared and I would talk and joke about it all the time, praying that our stars will listen and make a surprise meeting possible. Of course, deep down we know the chances were extremely low. Rome is a HUGE city with hundreds of places of interest. He could be anywhere, on the opposite site of where we’d be. 

The day finally arrived, and we got to Rome (Thursday, May 19th 2016). Soon after I arrived at the Hilton hotel, I got to my room to get some rest after the flight. Not much later, I got a text saying Jared was at the hotel!!!! (no idea why??? the convention was starting the next day and he wasn’t to appear until the day after that). Before I could get dressed to go check, he was gone but I heard he was really sweet and greeted everyone who said hi to him. 

In the afternoon, after I met with my roommate and @darlingjared ,we took the Hilton bus that took us downtown; it left us near the Victor Emmanuel II monument.  Naturally, we went for walks around the city. We had a bite to eat and then got lost in a street trying to find our way to the Trevi fountain, so we asked around and managed to get to our destination. We spent a few minutes there, taking photos and then continued our way, meaning to get to the Spanish steps. While we were heading there, rain started pouring, so we took shelter for a few minutes until it stopped. We thought, damn, we will never meet him during this weather. When it stopped, we did some shopping at a supermarket and since the time had passed and we had to grab our ride back to the hotel since the Hilton bus had a specific route schedule, we said let’s just pass the Spanish steps quickly, go down via Condotti and head back. (I have to mention here that my BEST DECISION EVER was to wear the Always Keep Fighting T-shirt for this walk). At this point, we were certain we wouldn’t meet him, so we basically forgot about it and just started chatting with each other and laughing. I mean, we walked around many places, we got lost, we got stuck in the rain. What were the odds??? So, we’re laughing at our own jokes and for some reason we had our attention focused at the right side of the street. I turn my head straight at the PERFECT time, seeing that beautiful, smiling giant, coming my way through the crowd and adressing me before I had the time to react:

Jared: “Hey, I love your shirt!” 

I fucking froze. Can you imagine?????? Not only did we eventually meet him but HE came to us FIRST to talk!!!!! We didn’t have to notice him and shyly go talk to him, wondering if we’re disturbing him, asking for pictures. He casually just approached us because he wanted to, because he’s kind and simple like that. I was so shocked, mouth agape, that he just went in for a hug to bring me back to reality!!! Now, name me another actor, another celebrity who will stop on his own to talk to you and hug you, I DARE YOU TO FIND ONE!!! He’s pure and special like that. He hugged each of us (gosh, he smelled like Heaven and looked so good in that sexy coat he wore, his hair kinda wet from the rain), asked us how we’re doing and then we asked if it would be ok to take some pictures with us. He said “sure!” and we took our phones out. Mine was brand new and I hadn’t even taken a picture with it, so, basically Jared blessed it first xD My hand was shaking so bad that I couldn’t take the picture, so, he put his hand on mine to steady it and took the selfie. He took pics with all of us, we thanked him and then he told us to have a good time and that he’d see us again at the convention. Needless to say when he left, we started losing it because we couldn’t believe what had just happened!!! It was out of this world. To this day, as I’m writing this, I still can’t believe it. We wanted something so SO much, that the universe made it happen. It’s one of those times that you know the stars aligned so that something you desired with all your heart could come true!

The entire convention was absolutely phenomenal. Jared remembered my face throughout the weekend, I asked him interesting questions during his panels and the one he shared with Jensen for which he later thanked me when I saw him at the photo ops (he particularly liked my question adressed to him and Jensen about the proudest they’ve felt about themselves in real life and about their characters on Supernatural and the other one concerning what Sam and Jared would tell each other if they met in real life which he found great because he said he had never been asked that before.) The M&G with him was a blast, he sat with us longer than what was expected, got to ask him two questions there (I have another detailed post with everything that was said in the M&G), he was super chill and eager to answer everything we wanted to know. When I got his autograph, I told him everything he means to me, thanked him for inspiring me to be a better version of myself, straight out told him I love him and he was so kind and gentle and shook my hand and told me he loved me back (also gave him a custom made chocolate I ordered particularly for him with #AKF as a theme). “I love you, always keeping fighting Jared, never forget.” I was on the verge of tears for multiple reasons but I had to say that to him. I was not in a good place back then and Jared was a beacon of light, of hope that kept me going. At our last photo op together, I asked him to hug me “like there’s no tomorrow” and he held me so tight in his arms, I couldn’t breathe but I didn’t care. I didn’t know what he looked like when he hugged me but getting out of the photo op room, the girl who was behind me stopped me in the hallway and said: “Omg, he was so sweet with you! Loved what he did with his eyes. Your photo will look beautiful”. I was confused because I was looking at the camera when the picture was taken, so I had to wait for my photo op to get printed to see what she was talking about. My heart melted when I saw this:

I mean, look at that SOFT face. He’s so sweet, you can FEEL his kindness radiating by reading his expression. Some people may think nothing of this but it meant the world to me back then. It was as if he was telling me “things will get better, you can do this” without using words.

When Jared hugs, he does it with everything he has, like he’s said before, hugging is showing you care about someone and damn, he does. He’s an actor but he doesn’t pretend during these moments, I can assure you. He’s a person who feels things deeply, he’s someone who understands what it’s like to struggle with your personal demons and that’s why I’ve always related to him the most. He has a heart of gold and personally, I’ll have his back always. He didn’t have to be so kind to me but he was and I will never forget that.

So this is my story. This post was probably too long but I had to share these thoughts. 

Jared, I know you don’t remember me but if you ever see this, thank you for being you, don’t ever change. I love you, man. #AKF

~Elena

[hanafabuki]

Top 10 Husbands

tagged by @utsusemi thnk u c!!! and @ieyasu-tacogawa omg thnx for tagging me aaaaa shjdhwjsh now i have an excuse to throw all my bois to display in tha same post

tagging: @af-fection @kata-ru and abdjwhjdh anyone who wanna do this lmao (it’s ok if you don’t wanna do it too!!)

10. Leon from SCM

I swear, I love Leon so much. He’s the first guy I’ve ever played in fantasy-type of story, so emotional, beautiful and satisfying. this picture is so beautiful omg i was meant to edit only this pic but look who gave me the idea :’)

9. Sirius from Ikemen Revolution

I’m in love with him from the first day. that look those piercing, and he’s older. I’m sold. The more I see him, the harder it is to deny the feels.

8. Yukimura from SLBP

He’s the only shy boi I’ve ever loved lmao. Yukimura kind of.. come as a surprise at first? When I realized how much I ended up liking him, it’s like ????? even some of my friend irl was low-key shocked “did your type pref did a back-flip???” FYI dear irl friend, Yukimura is special to me okaY -eh, but it’s not actually that dramatic. He’s passionate, stubborn bean, idk a spark of sunshine shdjahdjahks reminds me of someone I REALLY LOVE so!

7. Toma from Irresistible Mistakes

Toddmanit (wut) his interactions in his relationship with mc is my fav ok. I love how they’re like a lover who act like a best friend to each other too ahdjhsjdhs even in others route, they give this friendly vibes to each other. Thank you, Toddman.

6. Taki from Kings of Paradise

Taki???? Are we talking about Taki now??? boi taki appears right when I was so into the ‘childhood friend’ shenanigans tropes. But he ain’t JUST a childhood friend, this guy is the ex-boyfriend and I was like????? okay???? i’m interested??? go on then rigjt after they sorted out the misunderstanding from the past i was ‘gosh can i fast forward for them just to start dating again??’ ahdjjsjdkwh ok let’s skip to the part i scream the most. His pov the freak frack fact that he indeed hold a hard feelings on her for what he think she did, but at the same time it molds into an acceptance since staying with him will no longer be safe for her??? i’m soft from that??? this man still love her after all ten years fam for ten years he still think of her everyday. Now, can someone paint a picture of my satisfaction of them coming back together again???

5. Kyosuke from Rose in the Embers

yES. yummy backstory explanation which shapes his character so well. fucking tease. i want to slap his humor and kiss it again. dramatic af plotline. bgm is like gold ok this shit is good gets you in the feel. he’s fucking sweet. Idk what i am talking about here anymore basically everything is perf ok let’s stop here

but okay i keep switching his place with taki back and forth last night. kyosuke sucks the the tears out of my soul more than taki so i’d conclude it that way. i love shedding tears for good story

4. Kojuro from SLBP

💝💖💖💖💗❤️💘💗💖💓💌✨💕 ????? want me to say smth?? just look at that face okay. Sold. He makes me realized my inner thirst for older men, that’s the power move ok thnx to kojuro

3. Shunichiro from Irresistible Mistakes

this grownass mcnuggets lover makes my heart glows. eating mcnuggets is forgivable with him since i’m more of a starbucks hoe anyway the fact that he’s mc inspirations, no they both had inspired each other ok. bOi too much feels. Next.

2. Eisuke from KBTBB

??????? my first ore-sama ever. awaken my realization for his type. no matter how long it gets he still rules number one in my otome list. his confidence is like my to-die, i aspire to be giving as less shit as him. one of the few guy who actually makes my heart goes boom and die. MY HEART IS PROCESSING ON WHAT TO ADD AND IDK SO HERE’S A HEARTS💖💞💕💘💗✨💝💘💕💖💖💖💖💖

1. Rin Matsuoka from Free!

did i say number on in the otome list for eisuke? yes, BECAUSE OF ALL FICTIONAL HUSBAND I LOVE MY NUMBER ISN’T EVEN FROM AN OTOME GAME LMAO. This guy???? Matsuoka Rin??? is forever love for me okAy. basically, a passionate, ambitious, competitive, confident guy and a crybaby. love his friends and just want to achieve his goals with all might omg??? he👏🏻wins👏🏻my👏🏻heart👏🏻 this guy i swear will be supportive of ur goal since u know?? he gets it?? he speaks to my heart in a whole wide ways???. will date in highschool and marry him in the future i already plan everything abdjahdjhajsjs

anyway that’s my my list of all the hubby i guess?? i try to filtered some of the other guys out bcus abdnahdjah i love so many of them

[franeridart]

i miss your haikyuu art so much it was the best - dont get me wrong i fucking adore your bnha art but like,,,,, haikyuu,,,,,,,

Well pal, aren’t you lucky, you might have been missing from my blog in the past two weeks but if you scroll down just three posts you might notice I’ve been drawing haikyuu again (x x x)

Anon said:People don’t remember baccano anymore? :o

I assumed so since it’s been ten years since it aired and the fandom has always been small and quiet anyway, but it looks like I assumed wrong!!!! That made me so happy, honestly? Baccano’s my fav anime ever, it’s always super nice to see it appreciated!

Anon said:I’M HAPPY YOU LIKE BACCANO! NOBODY KNOWS IT

Anon said:Omg thanks for the baccano au I love it.

Anon said: BACCANO!! I love you so much right now!!!

Anon said: YOU DID A BACCANO CROSSOVER!! IVE NEVER SEEN ONE DUDE MAJOR PROPS TO YOU!!!! I literally love that series, it was one of my first ones so seeing it mixed with one of my current favourites is surreal!!

Anon said: DID YOU JUT DO A BACCANO AU OMG ITA BEEN SO LONG SINCE IVE WATCHED THAT IT WAS MY FAVE 😭😭😭😭😭 i cried so much during it all the time it was so badass

This is exactly what I was talking about!!! So HAPPY all of you love that anime as much as I do! And thank you SO MUCH for liking the crossover!!!!!!! ;O;

Anon said:Fran, just out of curiosity, what colors do you associate with Bakugou/Kirishima/the rest of the squad?

The ones I use to write their dialogues! Orange for Bakugou, red for Kirishima, gold for Sero, yellow for Kaminari and pink for Ashido! :D

Anon said: tumblr has been a butt and not notified me of your post but i saw your nishinoya and i died i love the way you draw him and boiiiiii bokuto and kuroo be looking smokin and your kiribaku (is that right??? im a failure i cant remember!!!:( ) is amazing SO MUCH FLUFF i die of happiness. keep up the lovely work 💕👌👌👌

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!!

Anon said:I love your art its so amazing.

Thank youuu ;u;

Anon said:I was just wondering if I could use one of your drawings of Kuroo as a phone background (just for personal use! It’s fine if you don’t want me too! I’m a huge fan and I hope you’re having a nice day~)

Sure! As long as it’s just for personal use I don’t mind at all!!

Anon said:Oh wow, thanks for the tutorial! I think it will be really helpful!

I’m glad to hear that!!!! :D

Anon said: what is the jock / nerd thing?

At this point it’s mostly a meme, I’d say haha

Anon said:ASDFGHJKL *-* Your art is to beautiful for the world

That’s!!!! Too kind of you oh man (〃´ﾉω`〃)

Anon said:Your kiri is so pretty.

THANK YOU!! Every Kiri is super pretty tho, it’s the intrinsic Kirishima-ness of the Kiris that makes them beautiful whatever style they’re drawn in! :O

Anon said:YOUR ZORA ITS SO GOOD I LOVE HIM AS MUCH AS YOU DO AND WHEN I SAW YOU DRAW HIM I WAS LIKE: a m a z i n g 💕💕💕

OH MAN THANK YOU I love that disaster of a trickster so much I’m glad I could make him come out okay ;O;

Anon said:so i left tumblr a while ago?? but i check back every so often bc ur pretty much my favorite tumblr artist ever

Aw man thank you so so so much this means the world to me! ;u; sometimes it’s hard for me to see any improvement in my own art so knowing that you can see it helps a lot!

Anon said:your art is literally my favourite thing in the entire world i love it all! i hope you’re having a good day and taking care of yourself! x

GOSH THANK U I hope you’re having the best day too, anon!!!!

Anon said:Asahi is so pretty when you draw him, I love it; my gentle son, in your amazing art style.

I’M!!!!!! Glad you liked him!!!!!!! That boy is 100% out of my comfort zone so knowing he came out okay is super nice!!!!! :D 

Anon said:The way I drew the bakusquad in that one set of images … They’re like … On the cover of Vogue or something. It’s aesthetically good to my eyes man. Also you kinda got me into tetsukami?? I don’t understand it at all but now im into it BC of ur fanart and bc of other fanart but Imma blame u and im grateful to have another ship to hyperfixate over. Anyway I love youu and your art man, i wish u many good days

Oh man I love you too anon this ask made me so happy???? And I’m especially happy I could get you into tetsukami! It doesn’t make much sense as a ship, does it? But they’d be fun interacting and their quirks work well together, so I have fun thinking about them! I hope they’ll interact in the classes 1a and 1b will have to share in the future! :D

Anon said:Oh I love your Noya’s, so glad you drew my boy again!:)

Thank you for liking him!!!!!! He’s hard to draw but I love him and he makes me happy!!! What a boy!!!

Anon said:Have you seen little noya in the newest chapter

I HAVE little boyo already had his blond hair how cute is that! The newest chapter made me really warm inside I really loved the whole speech Noya made ;u; my inspiring little lightning bolt !!

Anon said:I really really love your bnha art! But put some highlights on the kirabakus one, you probably have the quirk to melt my heart with them ;w;

That’s the sweetest thing I’ve ever read!!!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!!! ;O;

Anon said:Who do you think would propose? Bakugo or Kirishima???

I actually answered a similar question a while ago! But I can’t find it so I guess to sum it up I mostly think at some point it’d just become something both of them have talked about throught the years enough times that by then it’ll just be something they are gonna do, sooner or later, and when it’ll happen it’ll be more like “we have a stable income and a house and a dog and a cat and are p much already married we should really do this already” - in a scenario like that either of the two works, for me haha

Anon said:the best thing was that I just a moment before u posted I felt bad and pissed ad sad, but then all that disappeared ;V;

I’m!!!!! So happy to know I could help you like that!!!! ;O;

Anon said:Can I just say, I’ve been following your art a long time (I’ve always loved it!) and I’ve really noticed a lot of growth and improvement in your style? The thing that always impresses me most is how you are able to take simplified facial features and make them SO expressive. You convey emotions so well and I love it so much. Thanks for always giving us art to smile about! Hope you are having a lovely day!

THANK YOU SO MUCH OH MY G OD!!!! I’m!!!!! crying!!!! probably!!!!!!! FrICK!!!! ;A;

Anon said:KINONOYA!!!!!!

INDEED!!!!! What a good relationship they have!!!!!

Anon said:You draw Sero so good oml he’s too pretty

Anon said:THAT SERO YOU DREW!!! *clutches heart* n i c e !!!!

;O; I’m glad you like him?????? gods!!!!

Anon said:I love the way you draw Kaminari, he looks beautiful in your art style! ^^

SOB you guys are all so nice to me I’m gonna cry for real here ;U; thank you!!!

Anon said:Whenever I’m sad I look at your art and everything feels better.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! happy I can help you with your mood!!!!!!!

Anon said:When you Kiri with his hair down, I’m always like “that’s it, that’s the cutest Kiri ever” and then you draw him with it spiked and I’m like “no wait, there it is, the cutest Kiri.” And now you go and give me both Kiri’s in that adorable pair of sketches and how is that even fair because how am I supposed to handle that? I can’t even decide anymore. All your kiris are the cutest Kiri.

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! All Kiris are the cutest Kiris tho, aren’t they? What an inherently cute boy he is!!!

Anon said:i showed my friend your art and since we both find it super good, we both decided to try to draw more regularly because we want get better and get a smooth(? idk how to say it in english lmao) style like yours so thank you for the motivation/inspiration!!

:O !!!!!! I hope you and your friend will have fun while at it, anon!!!!! :D

Anon said:I love your bakushima

AND I LOVE YOU

Anon said:drawing ppl from above is so cool though!! i really like these kinda pics ✨ (esp bo and tetsu, so /cool/!!) dont give up, fran❤

Please don’t enable me anon, if you give me the green light I’m gonna keep on drawing that sorta angle forever hahahaha (thank u so much for the compliment, tho!!!!)

Anon said: ahhh i love your recent kiribaku drawings! they are so cool!!

That was about the red and teal ones, right? Thank you so much!!!! Working with colors like that isn’t something I do often, so I’m really really happy that you guys ended up liking them!!!

Anon said: Row! Row! Fight the power!!

I don’t know what brought this on but HECK YES

Anon said:Man I love all your art, fanart and OCs alike! And your BNHA is such an inspiration and one of the reasons I started writing fic. Have a great day!

OH BOY that’s such a nice thing to know!! I hope you’re having lotsa fun writing fics, anon!! And I also hope you’re having a great day, too!!!

Anon said:OK, i’m sorry for sounding this emotional, but OMG your art makes me cry. it’s just… so beautiful… *there i go again* *crying*

*hands u tissue* thank you so much but please don’t cry!!!!

Anon said:I’M CRYING LUCA’S BIRTHDAY IS THE DAY BEFORE MINE, I’M A PHYSICS MAJOR, A MAJOR DOG (and cat) PERSON, AS WELL AS A MORNING PERSON LIKE WH A T

You’re the second person that tells me they’re really similar to one of my ocs!!!! I wonder what that means? :O but it’s a fun thing to know, anyway!!! :D I hope you don’t mind Luca being so similar to you, anon haha

Anon said: What do you think would happen if eraserhead erased fatgum’s quirk?

He’d probably just lose his ability to absorb hits and then re-use their power? :? but if he’s fat he’s gonna stay fat and if he’s slim he’s gonna stay slim, I think :O

Anon said:Oh my god you know kekkai sensen I’m actually crying I love kekkai sensen but no one I know likes it/knows about it and aaaaaaa I love your art and you drew something from kekkai sensen and thats amazing!!!!

I’M GLAD YOU LIKED IT and I know right? Kkss has such a small fandom! Which to me is super weird considering how much following Trigun used to have? :O it’s definitely one of the best anime I’ve seen in recent times, tho!!!

Anon said:FRAAAANNNNNNNN!!!! I’m soo excited!! I might be getting a tote from your shop for Christmas! My friend asked what I wanted, so I looked at your store, and chose a tote with Mina, and Hagakure (?) And he told me to send him the link!

HOLY SMOKES THANK YOU FOR BUYING MY STUFF ANON THIS SERIOUSLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME!!!!!!!

Anon said: Your art is so good! I especially love your black and white stuff! Its really punchy! Also all your Kiribaku content makes my heart melt!!!!!!

*gross sobbing* thank you so much!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:would it be okay…if i drew luca (giving credit to you tho obv) i just love him so much GOD

YES!!!!!! Please do link me to it if you do draw him, I wanna see!!!!! :D

Anon said:Hey! I really liked your OCs and i was especially intrigued by Max and Leo!! Do you mind telling us more about their relationship? They look so sweet!!! Love ya and keep being awesome!

Thank you so much for liking my kids!!!! ;O; and sadly I can’t tell you too much about them cause their story is a bit still up in the air as far as details go, but in general they used to be best friends back when they were kids, then the accident that gave Leo his scars happened and for reason they lost track of each other for a long while - they met again recently, tho! Leo’s been in love with Max since they were babies and being able to talk to him and interact with him again makes him incredibly happy/mushy/soft but also absurdly and unreasonably overprotective since he’s really, really scared of losing him again - Max… because of plot-related reasons hasn’t realized that Leo is the kid he used to know back when he was super young, so his falling in love with him happens as the story progresses. He finds the overprotectiveness silly and unecessary, but he doesn’t exactly mind it? He has a feeling it helps Leo more than it helps him, so he lets him do his thing. All in all, maybe Max takes more care of Leo than Leo of Max. Welp, their story is kind of a mess haha

Anon said:Have you ever thought about doing nsfw? Or at least something kinda hot?

This is actually answered in my faq! But yeah, no, I don’t do nsfw, sorry! Something kinda hot… maybe in the future? But I gotta be in a very specific mood that doesn’t come around too often, so I dunno if and when that’s gonna be!