#this took 100000000 years

[unriding]

me n moze say good morning to the world !!! ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗ

art by @rabbbitseason of course <3

[deus-ex-mona]

merry crisis guys!!!!

[lanassgirlll]

I so can u do a smut for Klaus.

Where he is on rut and is very horny but does not want reder to help him .

This goes very time when it's his that time of the month.

But now when he is again in rut and his wolf is more agressive because it's blood moon .

Reder convinces him to use her as his fuck toy to help him in his rut .

So we all know klaus is a rough sex of a guy now multiply it with 100000000 .

Yes he fucks reader in that kind of way and usees her as his toy without caring about her .

If u are not comfortable with this it's ok to say no .

Red sky

Klaus Mikaelson x Female Reader

Summary: Whenever there’s a full moon, Klaus always gets more aroused than he usually does around his girlfriend. No matter how many times she offers to help him, he always refuses, too afraid that he’d hurt her. But one night, when there’s a blood moon, a rare natural occurrence, he finally gives in and uses his girl just like she had said he can do.

Warnings: angst, smut, unprotected p in v, fingering, hair pulling, a little bit of choking?, oral (m receiving), let me know if i have missed anything, because i'm pretty sure that i have

Words: 3k

AN: I really hope you guys like this! Let me know if you have any requests.

Enjoy!

Sitting at the edge of the bed, Klaus was waiting for his girlfriend to come home and let her know that he's leaving for the night. There was going to be a full moon tonight and he usually left his girl alone for a day or two every month. He didn't like being away from her, but now when he was a hybrid, he had to make sure he wouldn't hurt her by being near her when his wolf wanted to come out.

He didn't turn often, but still he had to stay away. The sweet girl who he loved more than anything, always huffed and puffed whever he had to leave, saying that he didn't have to. She always says that she can protect herself if he did in fact try to hurt her, which she knew he's never do, but Klaus didn't trust himself enough to believe that. She was a powerful witch so if needed, she would protect herself, but Klaus never gave in. She always offered him her help and her support, yet she was always left disappointed, feeling like the hybrid didn't want her even though he had explained his reasons to her many times.

Klaus would always have his emotions even more hightened whenever a full moon came. His anger would be slighty worse than it usually is, his temper just as much. He'd get aggresive even, at times. But the worst thing of it all was how aroused he'd get around his girl whenever it was a full moon. He knew if he let go, and took her the way he needed, he'd hurt her.

It's not like they haven't tried before.

They had been together for two years. She's always helped him and been there for her, so it naturally hurt her when he started pushing her away and leaving every month. A few months after Klaus had broken his curse, the witch had finally convinced him to let go. And when he did, it didn't take long before he'd stop his actions with her. He could see that she was struggling with how rough he was being. He hated himself for hurting her and after that had happened, he never did it again.

Klaus looked over at the door, hearing his girl closing the front door of the house they now shared. He quickly stood from the bed and listened to her steps as she was making her way to their room.

Opening the door, she saw him standing in the middle of the room and smiled softly. She put her bag down on the small table next to the door and slowly made her way over to him.

''Hey Nik, I've missed you today.''

He was just stood there, hands behind his back without saying anyhting, already feeling himself get aroused just by looking at her. She wasn't even wearing anything revealing, since it was cold outside. The outfit she had on was a simple pair of black jeans and a puffy jacket. What was under it was a mystety for Klaus.

Before the witch could wrap her arms around him for a hug, he took a step back and took a deeo breath before speaking up.

''Tonight's a full moon. A blood moon actually.''

The girl frowned a little and put her hands in the pockets of her jacket.

''I know that. Does it- mean anything different for you?''

Klaus clenched his jaw, his anger rising for no reason. She had done nothing wrong and yet he was already angry?

''You're a witch. You're supposed to know, aren't you?''

She was a little taken back by his sudden anger and sighed, making her way over to the bed and sitting down at the edge where Klaus had been sat before she came in.

''Yes, I am a witch, and yes, I know about the blood moon. However, I'm afraid I don't know why you are anrgy with me all of a sudden, Nik.''

Klaus tried his best to control himself before he spoke up again.

''Then you know that it makes it worse for me tonight. You know I have to leave.''

Looking down at her feet, she sighed again. She was tired of his excuses about hurting her whenever it was a full moon.

''I do know that too, Nik. But it's not just hard for you. You know how much I hate sleeping alone, not knowing if you're safe and okay, but yet you leave me anyway just because you're too selfish.''

Realising what she had just said, the girl looked up at him and let a small shaky breath escape through her lips.

''I'm sorry, I didn't mean-''

Before she could finish her sentence, Klaus was stood in front of her, looking down at her with anger in his eyes.

''I'm selfish?! I've told you a thousand times, that I only want to keep you safe. I leave you, so I don't hurt you! How does that make me selfish?''

The witch has had enough of him. She stood up and glared up at him.

''You hurt me, by leaving me and pushing me away! All this time, all I have wanted was to help you. But you're too fucking stubborn to let me do it. I am not fragile Niklaus, I can keep protect myself and you know that damn well!''

Klaus was surprised by her outburst. She rarely yelled or got anrgy with him. In all honesty, whenever she got angry, he found it hot. And that just made the situation worse.

''You offer your help by offering your body.''

''Yes, because I know it is what you need, yet you deny and push me away.''

''Do you not remember the last time I accepted your help? Let me remind you, it did not end well.''

Clenching her jaw, she pressed her hand against his chest and pushed him back a little.

The second he felt her hand against his chest, he grabbed her wrist and pushed her down on the bed, making her fall down on her back.

''Niklaus what the hell?! Just let me help you, idiot. Stop being to damn tough all the time, I am your girlfriend for the love of God!''

The girl was back on her feet in the matter of seconds, looking up at him again. She knew he was angry, yet he was scared for her. She could see it in his eyes. She had also noticed the way his face reddened just the slightest bit when she touched his chest, she could see the way he looked at her. Hunger. That was what she saw in his eyes. He wanted her, she knew that, they both knew it. But he was scared, trying so hard to hold himself back from just giving in and taking what he wants.

''Nik... baby, please. I can see how hard you are trying to hold back. I've told you a million times that it's okay if you need me. You can do what you want.''

Klaus swore he heard a crack by clenching his jaw so hard. He craved her. He wanted to ruin her, to leave his marks all over her body, to take her over and over again until she begged him to stop.

''You don't know anything, love. You think you do, but you don't.''

The witch smiled softly at him and moved her hands up, gently putting them over his shoulders. She wasn't going to let him leave this time.

''Then show me. Tell me. Or simply just do it. I know how much you want to fuck me, Klaus, you're not hard to read when you're horny. Like now. You're giving it all away.''

Feeling her hands on his shoulders, he took a deep breath and stared at her. He knew what he wanted but the only thing going through his mind was the thought of hurting her. No matter how much he needed her, he had to stay away.

''I don't want to hurt you. This blood moon it- just makes it so much worse. If i give in now, I won't be able to stop until I've gotten what I need. You're human, love, you can't take all that. I'm scared I might actually break you.''

Sighing a little, she moved her hands away and slowly took off her jacket, showing that she was wearing yet another simple blouse under it. Putting it to the side, she looked up at him once again and drew in a breath.

''I can take anything you give me. I am not fragile, I'm not made out of glass. The one time we did this, I was only too worried for you that I couldn't focus enough, I was lost in my thoughts and that is why I started crying, but not because you hurt me. You could never do that.''

The witch slowly pushed her hand under his shirt, gently trading the pads of her fingers over his torso while looking him straight in the eyes. He had to give in, this time she knew he would.

Taking a deep breath, Klaus looked down at where her hand had disappeared under his shirt. He loved the feeling of her warm skin pressed against his. And at that moment, he snapped. He couldn't hold back anymore, he had to have all of her.

Putting one of his hands on her hip, he vamp sped to the wall, pushing her against it whilst wrapping his other hand around her little neck. Hearing her loud gasp at the sudden movement, he held her tightly and leaned his face closer to hers, their lips just a few centimeters away.

''Fine. You win. But remember that I warned you and now I will only stop once I have taken what I want.''

The girl nodded her head quickly, trying to move forward and kiss Klaus, but his grip around her neck kept her still. Whining quietly, she moved her hands and pulled on his shirt, wanting it off.

''Nik...''

He could hear the desperation in her voice. She craved him just as much as he did.

Finally he pressed his lips to hers, kissing her slowly and gently at first before quickly getting more eager. Klaus pushed his tongue inside her mouth, and used the opportunity to slip his hand under her blouse, putting it over her soft tummy, letting out a small groan into her mouth. He slowly pulled away and looked at his girl.

She was out of breath, a dark shade of red creeping up her face as she stared up at him. His hand was still wrapped around her neck and his hand was still under her blouse.

''You are the most beatiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on.''

Klaus took his hand out of under her blouse and dragged her to the bed by her neck. He let go of her before turning her around and pushing her down so she was bent over the bed.

The witch loved being manhandled. Having Klaus be so rough with her turned her on so much, she thought she could come just by that. And they were just getting started.

As he was looking down at her, a smirk dancing on his lips, he gently put his hand through her hair before wrapping it around his fist and pulling it back harshly, a small whine leaving her.

''Do you like it when I'm rough with you, love? Hm? I bet you do. I bet that when I strip you of your clothes, you'd be dripping for me already, wouldn't you?''

Turning her head slightly to the side, she tried to look up at him. A small teasing smile took over her face before she spoke up.

''Is this all that you've got?''

He let go of her hair, instead pushing her head back down onto the matress. Slowly taking a step back, he took off his belt and threw it on the ground before unbuttoning his trousers and pulling them off. He didn't want to play games anymore, he wanted to have her.

Klaus then grabbed onto the hem of her jeans and ripped them apart, quickly pulling them off of her. She gasped and tried to look up at him, an anoyed expression on her face.

''Really, Nik?''

He only gave her a smirk in return. He got closer to her again, the bulge in his boxers pressing against her ass. He put his hands on her hips and held them tightly. The girl was sure, that the grip was tight enough to leave bruises on her skin.

''This is your last chance, love. If i start, I will not stop.''

Without saying anything, she pushed herself back, slowly grinding against him and letting out a small teasing moan. That was all that Klaus needed.

The hybrid pulled down his boxers before getting rid of the girl's panties as well. The need to come was the only thing he had in his mind at that moment. He brought his hand up, spitting in it before moving it back down and wrapping it around his cock, pumping himself a few times, a small groan leaving him.

The girl was curious about what he was doing. She tried to turn her head to look at him, but Klaus noticed that and instantly pushed her head back down once again. Before she could protest, she felt him pushing his cock between her dripping folds. She moaned softly and closed her eyes.

Klaus grabbed onto her hips again before slowly pushing inside of her. A moan escaped his lips as he threw his head back.

''Fuck.''

Whining a little, the girl tried to push herself back, needing more of him. She thought that she was just as desperate for this as he was.

''Klaus just do it already!''

He looked at her, his jaw clenching as he gripped her hips tighter. With one quick movement, he bottomed out inside of her, the tip of his cock hitting her cervix. The hybrid heard her cry out but he was too lost at the feeling to care. There was no going back.

Holding her, he started thrusting into her, fast and rough. He has never felt so good while having sex before. Klaus could already feel himself getting closer to the edge, even though he had just started.

Another moan left him. He brought his hand to his girl's ass and slapped it hard, loving the noise she let out at the feeling.

He kept thrusting his cock deep into her, almost pulling all the way out before slamming right back in, his balls rubbing against her clit.

He didn't notice when the witch came all over him the first time, he just kept up his pace, trying to reach his high.

''You're taking me to well. You're my little fuck toy, aren't you?''

He just couldn't help himself. He loved to praise her, knowing how much pleasure it brought to the both of them.

Klaus thrusted a few more times into her, a loud moan leaving him as he threw his head back again, his seed spilling deep into her.

He took a few seconds to calm his breathing before he slowly pulled out and flipped his girl over. She was now looking up at him with a pleading face as she tried to reach her hand down and grad a hold of his cock. He just stared at her, letting her touch him.

''Get off the bed and on your knees. Now.''

She quickly got up from the bed, giving him a small smile before slowly kneeling down into his feet, sliding her hands down his chest as she did so. When she looked at his cock, she was surprised it was still hard but she quickly got to work. She knew what Klaus wanted of her.

She gently wrapped her hand around his thick cock, giving it a few strokes, sliding her thumb over his tip every now and then. Hearing him moan her name under his breath, gave her all the confidence she needed.

The witch stood up a little bit so her face was right in front of his cock. She kept stroking him as she moved her other hand up to cup his balls in it, squeezing them gently.

Klaus looked down at her and groanded.

''You're teasing. I can't be having this right now.''

Moving his hands down, he held her hair back, pushing his cock to her lips. She instantly opened her mouth and mentally prepared herself for what was about to come.

Klaus smirked at her before roughly pushing himself into her mouth, starting to fuck her throat like it was her pussy. He ignored the sound of her chocking and gagging around him, just focusing on his own pleasure. He had never been more selfish in his life, and right now, he loved it.

He kept fuking her throat like his life depended on it. The girl was sure it's hurt days after that but she didn't care. All she cared about was him.

''You're such a good girl, love.''

He groaned and let go of her hair, patting her cheek with his hand whilst looking her straight in the eyes.

''When I come. you're gonna swallow it all like the good little come slut you are, okay?''

She couldn't do anything except just let him keep fucking her throat. When she felt him throb, she knew he was close. The witch felt him moving his hand to the back of her head, pushing it down, making her take his cock balls deep into her mouth as he came once again, spilling his hot seed down her throat.

He held her down for a few seconds after his orgasm had washed over him, making sure she swallowed everything he gave her. Klaus then slowly pulled out of her mouth and wiped the tears that had escaped her eyes with his thumb.

''You did so good, my love, but I am not quite done with you yet. Now get back on the bed.''

AN: This is bad, but it's only like my first try to bear with me, lol.

[abnormallyo-a-k]

Hello and merry christmas/happy holidays everyone!! I participated in the dndads secret santa this year, and i got....... @masterrainb0w !! (if I have the wrong user please please let me know but I THINK this is the right user handle!!)

I had an absolute BLAST drawing this one and I'm so so glad I got to do this! You said you were an "oak girlie" and I took that and ran with it and got more than a little self indulgent with it all! (Slightly pushing my dad lark agenda here)

To talk about the details!! (Under the cut!)

As I said, im slightly pushing my dad Lark agenda here with baby Norm reaching out for Lark. Because I think it's cute.

Lark also, in my head, absolutely dressed Normal in the dino-onesie. Normal was 100000000% an animal kid and on top of that a reptile and dinosaur kid in my mind.

The nursery is very beige, not just because I'm lazy, but because I genuinely feel like Sparrow and "middle of the road centrist" Rebecca would want to have that "We don't want to gender colours so we'll wait to see what baby likes and then change it up!" type of mentality.

Plus they would absolutely let their kids draw on the walls and colour whatever they want to add Vibrancy to it.

Which brings me to that, Hero definitely "helped" decorate the nursery - and when Normal was old enough to sit/stand/walk and hold a crayon he helped too. They scribble and draw on the walls and then demand for the walls to be cleaned so they can do it again.

The same goes for the drawings, Hero gives Normal certain drawings, and Normal (once he could) scribbles down his own and they get taped to his walls.

(Most of Normal's are either colourful squiggles or... something Interesting it seems.)

I didn't do the detailing of the photos (for now, may update them later) but I imagine there to be family photos and baby photos of them all and normal on the wall there, plus the big one being something Sparrow painted and hung up in there.

The big wood block carving of Normal's name was absolutely done by Lark

Hero gets her space pjs and her space doodles well

This nursery used to be Hero's, hence the little markings of her height on the doorframe!

I'm sure there's more but for now that's it! My brain is no longer Working

I genuinely had so much fun doing this and getting to draw the oak family being wholesome for once, and I really really hope you and everyone else enjoys this as well!! I was super self indulgent but also gODDD this was fun and I'm SOOOO happy with how it came out!!!

[punkrock-bottom]

The same bus driver that took me home from work just picked me up to go out tonight and she remembered me and told me I look nice £100000000 a year salary for her

[freebooter4ever]

Rating random hockey statues that i found on image search.

Big fucking disclaimer: i only know who two of these guys are so if i say nice things about your most hated player i apologize.

10/10 - fucking worse news ever you just found out your favorite team's biggest meanest rival has the coolest fucking hockey statue. Life is not fair.

9/10 - look i still hate boston but they really know how to do a good statue. Not only does it seem like they at least attempted likeness (i dont know this person), but he's got gorgeous details that were apparently advised on by the player himself including the tape on the stick and down to the lack of laces in the jersey. But the thing that really pushes this statue to the second from the top is the fact that he's...flying...

Most damn unique hockey statue i have seen, i love it.

8/10 - the cleverness of using a building's wall as the 'boards' and having the statue jumping over it is too cool. Also some really nicely sculpted curly hair there

7/10 - look at that angle!!! The flow of movement! Thats fucking amazing. Of course judging from his gear this dude was also from the era where we could actually see the beautiful lines of action in the players bodies so its a little different than modern statues, but still.

6/10 - i actually recgonize him!!!!! A rarity in hockey statues. I do think they could have faked it a little and given him a bit more bulk but i appreciate their sticking to real life. Meanwhile la really fucking failed their version...

They took a handsome man and made him...this.

5/10 - another one with a beautiful line of action and i love the ice detail that actually looks like a jagged spray of ice (unlike the weird watery spray in boston which is my one complaint about that statue).

4/10 - if i didnt know that was mario would i know that was mario? Its beautiful but it doesnt even have a number OR a penguin on the jersey which makes me sad

3/10 - this is the best modern era sculpture i have seen, im loving the helmet detail and the gloves detail

2/10 - flawless. Perfection. No notes. His skates are shaped to his duck feet.

1/10 - from certain angles this looks like the most adorable hockey statue ever....but please someone who knows where this is tell me that there is some kind of irony in having the children's faces sculpted as if they are 50 years old. Are those the faces of actual hockey players? That is the only reason i can think of to make the kids so terrifying looking.

Bonus round:

100000000/10 this is like if han solo were taking a shit in the moment he became frozen in carbonite. Free this goalie's ass. Defrost him, let him escape from the net before he has an existential crisis.

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

So the devs for the Arcana actually posted the recipe for Selasi the Baker's pumpkin bread on their YouTube channel four years ago?!?

@helshollowhalls sent me the link because they know I like to make my own bread on my days off. Read below the cut for pictures of my attempt and my in depth review!

First off, this is an involved recipe. You can expect it to take 4 hours start to finish (for context, my normal weekly baking for 2 loaves of whole wheat bread takes about 2 hours). There's the dough itself, the pumpkin filling, and a glaze to go on top.

Here's what it looked like right out of the oven, before the cinnamon glaze:

Here's what it looked like with the glaze on (please ignore the mess):

And here's the loaf cut open:

The original recipe says that the result should be a mildly sweet, mildly spiced bread. I'm sure that it normally is. However, it seems Asra and I share certain experimental tendencies when it comes to making food, because I ended up more than doubling the spices in the pumpkin filling.

The result I got was honestly one of the best sweet breads I've ever eaten. There's cinnamon in the dough, the glaze, and the filling, so the whole thing tastes really warm and comforting and homey. Don't let it fool you though, because (at least the way I ended up making it) the spices liven it up. It has cloves, all spice, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg besides the expected sugar, salt, and vanilla. It didn't call for cardamon but I added a respectable chunk of that anyways because it was sitting in my spice rack with all the others and I didn't want it to feel ignored. (And also because it was referenced as being in the rice pudding in Asra's route.) I also like making pumpkin soup through the winter, so my filling came out a little more watery than it normally would because I like to steam and freeze my own pumpkin puree.

The result I got was rich, sweet, soft, and flavorful enough that I was still tasting it after I brushed my teeth. The smell also lingered in my kitchen for days. The dough is enriched, meaning that it has eggs and milk and butter in it, which makes it somewhat like a cinnamon brioche. It would be like if a cinnamon roll and a pumpkin pie had a kickass loaf baby. The cinnamon glaze on top definitely added sweetness, but what I appreciated about it was how sticky and gooey the texture became because of it. Be prepared for delightfully messy eating.

If you're thinking, brainrot, the only reason you like this so much is because it makes you feel like you're sitting across from your beloved in the marketplace on a sunny Vesuvian afternoon, I'd say you're not wrong. It's a whole experience. However, after I had my first slice, I took it over to my family's place to share and fell asleep right after. By the time I woke up the whole thing was gone. My mom and younger sibling on their own admitted to eating at least two thirds of it before my dad could get to it. The other younger sibling got all of one (1) slice, poor dude.

100000000/10 will absolutely be scheduling four hours into my next day off to make it again.

(Side note - if you're looking for a trans malewife who cooks/bakes for fun and cleans up after himself and will spend four hours making something just because it's referenced in a romance game, I am right here. I desire cuddles.)

[lost-walmartbag]

Can I please request a Kyle x reader fic based around Romeo and Juliet?

Warning: N/A

Background: Y/N and Kyle have been best friends ever since they were babies. An unknown reason separated your once close-knit families apart. And the once best friends no longer spoke but not because they didn't want to.

Status: Ongoing

Next part

The peace by your side: Prologue

You weren't allowed around anyone from the Broflovski family. This has been a fact for years now. It wasn't always like this. When your mom was pregnant with you she used to hang around Sheila all the time. They were best friends. They were pregnant at the same time and had bonded over it.

They would sit at Sheila's kitchen table and talk. Talk about anything they could think of. Talk about what names they had picked out for their babies that had yet to come, all while their stomachs were next to each other, not yet touching, but close enough to feel each other's warmth.

You were born first, but only early by a day. The next day Kyle came and ever since that day you and Kyle were together all the time. Your moms didn't work, so it was easy for them to spend all day together.

You two were best friends and while Kyle had other friends he would spend most of his time with you. He would do his homework with you. Pick you to be on his kickball team before anyone else.

You would speak to other kids and were friendly but you never considered anyone your friend. Except for Kyle. Kyle was your friend. Kyle was your best friend. And you were his.

You and Kyle took your first steps together, spoke your first words around the same time, slept in the same bed on the weekends, and ate every meal together. It was that way until you both were six.

In February of that year, your family stopped eating dinner at Kyle's place. In March, Kyle no longer came over on weekends. In April you and Kyle stopped talking as much even at school. And in May you two didn't have your birthday together like you did every year.

You saw it coming but that didn't stop you from crying into your pillow after you blew out your candles.

Kyle felt it too. His birthday felt so lonely without you. Every year you two would blow out half the candles, leaving the other half for the other. This year Kyle blew out all his candles.

A/N: BTW I'm taking some inspiration from not only Romeo and Juliet (but set in modern times) as well as 'If He Had Been With Me' by Laura Nowlin. If you haven't read it you 100000000% should. I was sobbing but I'm a crybaby so take that with a grain of salt. This is gonna be a series so stay tuned. This is just a little taste before chapter 1 comes out! And honestly already got the ending written out and I really hope it brings ya'll to tears. Thanks for reading, love yall 🩷🩷

[imagine-dragonlords]

Heya, I just wanted to ask you, one of the greatest edit makers I've ever seen, if you would be willing to share some tips and tricks for other potential edit makers (myself, and your many other admirers).

I've been trying for so long but I get so lost in content and editing and I don't know what I'm doing, haha. Like, what inspires you? :)

<3<3<3

Oh wow thank you so much.

Honestly, one of the biggest pieces of advice is just don't be afraid to make something bad, just use that passion for the content to help you learn and feel comfortable with the tools you are using. The thing is, your best friends are time and practice.

I started editing videos in 2008, on Windows Movie Maker. They are NOT GOOD. My first ever uploaded edit was June 2008; one of my first edits trying out Sony Vegas (a whole new programme) was March 2009 but looking back from now, they are still *not good*, but a year later this video I think still looks pretty good. Even comparing on my current channel videos from a year ago to now, I think my editing style has grown in ambitiousness and I feel more confident doing certain things. (I am not saying it took me 15 years to get good at these skills, I took a 8-year break from editing videos between 2014-2022, and now I use a new editing software called Wondershare Filmora. But obviously, lessons and skills learned from previous years I still remembered). I also make A LOT of content, and edit often, so I practice my skills and style regularly.

I also share works-in-progress with people I trust, and their opinions help make edits even better than if I'd worked alone.

But aside from the mechanics of editing, and more around getting *inspired*, honestly I just pick songs that I enjoy (if it's a song-edit, you will end up listening to that song around 100000000 times, so you better make sure you like it to begin with 🙃😅). Edits can take anything from like 8-hours of editing to 50 hours of editing, depending on how long it is and how complex the layering I've chosen to do (also how frantic/short the clips are, as more clips=more time=more listening to the song).

After you're editing for a while, you get to know the source material very well. I am very comfortable with Merlin, so it takes me less time to make those videos, and I get "lost" less often. I often will listen to a bit of a song, and have a very specific scene in mind that I think *wow that would fit that exactly*.

I like to build up tension in edits up to a big crescendo during the climax of a song, as such, I often edit that bit first, so I am not limited to the EPIC scenes I can choose. Because it's meant to be a climax, I usually put the fan favourite scenes or emotionally intense ones there, and the rest of the edit will have to deal with it. A great example of this, is my edit to Us by Gracie Abrams (ft. Taylor Swift) (1:12 - 1:46), so many of my favourite scenes are cramped into flashes there, but means they can't really be used elsewhere. Which means I see less of my favourite bits, but it contributes more effectively to the emotional impact of the edit, and frantic feeling of the song.

Tips:

Make a playlist of songs that inspire you, for later use.

Make a document of the lyrics and annotate it with possible scenes from the show you are editing that speak to those lyrics, before you start (but don't be afraid to throw it out if while you're making it, something else works better instead). It's good as a starting point, rather than a bible.

Start simple, and learn from there. Some of my most popular videos are really simple in terms of editing. Like, literally just basic colouring, no effects, just one clip in front of another.

Pay attention to movements within the footage. Editors can often use effects and overlays to match clips to the beat and rhythm of songs. But, one of my favourite things to do, is use movements within clips themselves. For example, in my Guilty as Sin video, around the 3:19 mark, if you watch Merlin's eye movement, it matches the rhythm of Taylor's voice. And in the clips that follow it, you can just see that little shifts in movement or turns match up with the beat or words of the song - that is very much on purpose. It takes a while, but is so satisfying to the subconscious viewer - and it's something you can do without many fancy effects or overlays etc.

Isolating vocals. I like to edit a video with all the voiceovers, then mute the song, save as mp3, so all the voiceovers are together. Then use a programme online (there are many different ones available) to remove background music from the voiceover. I save that as another MP3, put it in the editing file in the right place, mute all the previous voiceover clips, put the song back on. And voila - now your voiceovers sound really crisp and the music from the show won't muddy the music you've chosen for the edit.

Work smarter, not harder. I often reuse editing files, so that I don't have to worry too much about re-doing the colouring, effects etc. It also means I have already got a bank of clips that I probably want to use. It means that my edits have a consistent style a lot of the time, and less work for me :-)

Don't worry about editing to a song that someone else has already done. We're all different and as long as you're not copying the edit, it will probably end up very different. And hey, if it's a perfect song for that fandom? Other people will probably agree and want to watch multiples of that edit to that song anyway.

That is all I can think for now, but I am happy to do a kind of "edit-with-me" workshop in the future if people would want that :-)

thanks @windforkthewriter for the ask, sorry if I went on for too long!!!

[kingsillysmilez]

Is there any particular artist, show, game, or movie that inspired ur art style? It’s so pretty ^^

I have so many!!! I definitely can't name every single one but heres a few that have been extremely influential to me!! This took me 2 hours to write i am SO sorry lmao

Puyo Puyo (Specifially Fever, Quest, and Tetris)

CUTESY BRIGHT BRIGHT COLORS!!!!!! Thats everything I love!!!!!! I'm pretty sure I talked about this when I first got into puyo puyo but I for SURE instantly decided that yep Im steering my style in this direction sorryyyyyy!!! I just think its so fun and silly and cute and rahhh it makes me so happy.

Especially for the work I do most often, which is character portraits without backgrounds, I will often look at puyo puyo posing just to get ideas!! (I've drawn Arle's dumbfounded pose 100000000 times becus I love it so much). The puyo puyo anatomy has very noodly arms and legs but with big ass shoes and accessories which is probably my favorite design thing in the world....

I seriously recommend just looking through the Puyo Puyo Nexus wiki for pose ideas (if you want something cute/silly of course) because every single one is just perfect. I am trying to get out of some dumb art habits of my own right now, but hopefully in the future you'll be able to see more goofy poses with sillier effects :3

Muse Dash Again I want you to look at the COLORS. Its so bright and this time you can really tell where I took my shading style from. I dont want my shadows to be dark I want them to be PINK or PURPLE. thank you. For my own art, I really try to make it so the darkest "black" is actually a deep purple or blue, and as I keep making art that dark color keeps getting just a bit lighter haha...

This is also the reason I color my lineart the way I do. I just really want to add as many colors as possible into the image. And if the image looks a bit more pink after that then thats just an extra perk!!

I also need to bring up the animation because they're just so bouncy and alive!!! This is like an instant stunlock for me, I have to look at them, theyre so BOUNCYYY!!!!!! I don't do much animation but every other week I get the sudden urge to try tweening again just to eventually get to the point I can make something similar to these for my own ocs lol

Great Pretender This show has some of the most gorgeous art ive ever seen. All the backgrounds are so bright and colorful. I dont usually draw art with backgrounds anymore sadly, but when I used to I really tried to study these for them. And I hope in the future I can make more art and show how far I've come.

Though I;ve changed to a more chibi style in recent times (thanks puyo puyo), this was still one of the first times I had ever watched a show and said "Oh my god I love this artstyle I need to get better at art" and Its always in my mind for that reason.

Ive definitely stolen lots of elements from the style. Though they've gotten more subtle over the years. I dont really know how to describe it any further but I hope you understand what I mean by looking at these screenshots,,,

[a-fantasy-lover-surfing-the-net]

Till the end of the moon review

I recently rewatched the drama and felt like reviewing the first Cdrama I ever watched. After watching some cdramas in the past 7 months since I first watched the drama, I now trust myself to write a decent enough review after somewhat familiarizing myself with the genre and overall cdrama space.

Rating: 9.5/10 (1000 bonus points for searing itself in my mind and staying there even after 7 months)

Acting: 10/10

Story: 9/10

Chemistry: 100000000/10

OST: 10/10

Costumes: 10/10

Hair & Makeup: 9.5/10

Production/Set Design: 10/10

Visual Effects/CGI: 10/10

Rewatch Value: 10/10

Li Susu, an immortal time travels 500 years into the past to prevent the ascension of the Devil god, who goes on to destroy the world in the future. It's a story of love and hate, good and evil, redemption and damnation. The characters are very well conceptualized and depicted beautifully by talented actors, stunning costumes, really good hair and makeup, and great cinematography. The amazing production and set design along with impressive visual effects and CGI really immerse the audience in the world of TTEOTM. This was a high budget drama and it shows... each and every frame of the drama, it feels lavish. If you are even a little bit interested go watch the first episode and l promise you'll be hooked and end up finishing the drama.

Now unto my spoiler filled thoughts:

I find it interesting that the typical backstory themes and some character arcs of the male lead and the female lead have been swapped here. The FL usually has a dead parent or abusive household or terrible luck and so on. The ML usually comes to the FL's rescue or stands up for her and so on. We all know that Tantai Jin is Disney Princess coded given his dead mother, abusive and neglectful upbringing and his animal telepathy powers. LSS both as Ye Xiwu and LSS repeatedly saves TTJ and stands for him. While TTJ also saves her many times, he does not get a chance to stand up for her because she usually takes care of herself and she is not suspected or wrongfully accused where she would need someone to support her. Also, TTJ basically became a part of LSS's family as her uncle took him under his wing and he promised to stay in Hengyang Sect with her in ep 35 before all hell breaks loose. And who can forget that LSS marks TTJ with her Phoenix mark, typical ML behavior.

Their romance is my ultimate enemies to lovers pairing. It has just the right amount of fighting, messiness, animosity and angst for me. I feel that other pairings don't have enough of it for me to consider them as an enemies-to-lovers couple. Their visuals, their chemistry, their acting and the story everything was so great. Who else has three epic weddings in one drama? I am still not able to move on from this couple and drama.

While the misunderstandings were obviously supposed to lead to a turning point in the story, I feel like it was in character for them to jump to conclusions and assume the worst without fully thinking things through and which then led to them acting rashly. I mean both TTJ and LSS had bad history between them so in the early stages of their relationship where their trust in each other was shaky, it's understandable that they were prone to misunderstandings. Also, they're both not good at communicating with each other. In the mortal arc, LSS was never fully honest with TTJ and they never addressed their past misdeeds properly (like OG Ye Xiwu was very cruel to TTJ and he never talked to her about it and just brushed it off). In the immortal arc, TTJ deceived LSS when he became the Devil God.

For the most part the story was gripping, progressed at a good pace and conveyed many themes that become apparent on rewatches. Though it was obvious that the last 5 episodes and the ending were rushed because the censorship rules changed as they went into production. This was one of those dramas that needed at least 5-10 more episodes to properly flesh out the story. It was a missed opportunity that we didn't get to see LSS ruling the Demon realm and Ami's antics.

Another victim of the decreased episode count is the arc of the second leads. Tbh, I wish that Pian Ran and Ye Qingyu were the SLs but I think I would have enjoyed seeing the complete character arc of Xiao Lin/Gongye Jiwu and Ye Bingchang/Mo Nv and the resolution between them. That said it was appalling that they didn't bring back Pian Ran and Ye Qingyu in the immortal arc. I really missed their dynamic with each other and with the main leads. It is disappointing that they didn't even get an open/ambiguous ending to give us some closure and satisfaction.

The actress did a phenomenal job in making us hate her as Ye Bingchang and Tian Huan. Those characters as villians really worked as they were in a way the ones who had the markings of the female lead (these characters at the start of their stories could easily be heroines in any other story) but they turn into villians. Tantai Minglang was a good, serviceable villian and the actor did a lot with how little he was given. Di Mian was selfish and manipulative traitor who was almost scarily competent. I mean he did achieve what he wanted by becoming the Devil God and opening the Tongbei formation. The point of Devil God as a villian is not his character and his motivations but rather he represents our inner demons and how each of us has the power to overcome them.

Out of all the dramas I've watched, only TTEOTM's entire OST is on my regular playlist to listen to. Every time I listen to "Let's be like this for 10,000 years", I feel the love and tragedy of Sang Jui and Ming Ye's story all over again. It's impressive that a song can make you relive those feelings and the story every time you listen to it. All the songs fit wonderfully in the scenes they're played over and also make us feel those emotions again when listening to them separately.

On my first watch, the dream arc felt a little out of place and jarring, which, in hindsight, was probably due to the fact that it was my first cdrama. Upon rewatch I've come to appreciate that it gives a look into the age of Gods and it shows that the Devil God was so powerful that to stop him the Gods had to sacrifice themselves and only Ming Ye was able to survive. The action sequences here are just magnificent to watch and they definitely seem movie level. It also serves as a warning to the audience, LSS and TTJ that they could also have a tragic end if they don't learn the lessons from it. Unfortunately, in the mortal arc they did have a tragic end. However, in the immortal arc, TTJ is able to learn from his experience as Ming Ye and succeeds in defeating the OG Devil God and becoming the Devil God himself with control over his own destiny.

One of the most prominent themes of the drama is redemption and that love and compassion are powerful enough to change a person's fate. The themes of Taoism and Buddhism are evoked throughout the drama. There are also many other minor themes like the food is used as a guesture kindness (when LSS first gives TTJ a proper meal), affection/care (when TTJ gave LSS the goose themed meal), love (when LSS gives badly cooked meals to TTJ), betrayal and trickery (the poisoned porridge) and comraderie, friendship, brotherhood and familial love (when TTJ shares meals with his sect brothers and master). Both TTJ and LSS have dead moms, terrible fathers and great adoptive dads (Zhao You and Qu Xuan Zi), these are just some observations I made.

I may not love the ending but I don't hate it either as it was obvious to me that they reunite once again and live happily as a family (the audio ending really makes it clear). Even though I'm irritated we don't get to see it, I'm still satisfied that we get a hopeful ending rather than a tragic one.

Until now I've mostly been lurking in fandom spaces by liking and very rarely commenting and reblogging but never posting my own original post. The fact that my first ever post is on TTEOTM shows how much I love it. I'll probably be posting more TTEOTM analysis stuff so be on the look out for that if you're interested. Also, I welcome your recommendations as I'm still a newbie to cdramas and kdramas.

You can also check out my costumed cdrama rankings here.

[peysk]

Let's knock some posts out in advance:

The pooping shitter + variants (the shitting pooper, etc)

They're coming up with a pill that gives you 100000000 diseases

My grandfather made his fortune as an estrogen smuggler during the war of girls and boys

New archeological evidence suggests that the earliest cases men, women and children "Hitting the woah" for recreational purposes took place amongst Oscan tribes during the Iron age .

If I spent 100 million years evolving just in order to get good at quickly catching small insects with my tongue and then found out about the existence of The Grilled Cheese, large, delicious and completely inert, I'd be pissed off as hell.

[mintytealfox]

If Alice's parents were still alive, how do you think they'd view Norton as her love interest?

HEH

I wish I knew more about them but from the vibes it seems to me like they basically took in Orpheus and took good care of him while Orpheus's parents were working. Then them being referred as kind and gentle

but that is with children lol

So to set the scene, the manor games are happening and Alice, Melly, and Norton escaped. Alice reunites with her parents that are living in a hidden safe place, both parties believing that the other didn't survive the initial attack and are shocked that they are standing face to face, and this grubby guy right behind Alice lol

Imagining Alice all gown up now and is with this grubby guy -WHEEZE- but even then I imagine they would be quite gracious with him cause Alice and him kept each other safe, and I can see Norton being a little weirded out that they aren't staring at his scars like everyone else does, especially rich people. That they aren't forming negative opinions of him and treating him lesser than because of his appearance.

Sidenote: I sometimes think that Norton kind of likes his scars cause they finally gave him a reason to look grumpy at the world like he is on the inside. Giving him an excuse to hate people cause they are staring at his scars. Like he is putting them on display and not hiding them so he can give himself excuses to be mad and offish and alone. I think he was masking so hard before cause he is this tall good looking guy that the ladies would fawn over, especially the old nurses and old ladies in hospice, he would probably play the part of the local heartthrob for them cause one he wasn't on the doom train just yet and then two, to keep his image glowing for job opportunities. But was still likely taken advantage of and looked down upon by the snobbish rich people that would visit to look over their mines and hospitals and such.

Then here are these extremely confusing rich people that are being nice to him and it isn't fake, from what he can tell. Talk about confusing

Anyways back to the parents.

I bet they were nervous at first cause they remember seeing his picture (where it looks like a dang mugshot with his empty eyes in the newspaper pfff) but Alice talks so highly of him they are like 'oh, yea I see what she sees in him, at this core he is gentle and kind'

I bet they would do all they can to behind the scenes to get him to open up to them, cause I BET they are well versed in the fake conversation stuff so once Norton starts actually opening up and speaking his truths they would 100000000% know it ;; It would likely take a WHILE but well worth it once he finally speaks as his true self with them

So all in all I think they would trust Alice and her judgment at first until they really sit down and talk and are like 'yea there is more to him' and get curious. and get extra curious when they notice how soft Alice and Norton glance at each other lol

I can see the DeRoss parents being more cautious than they used to be and such, cause of the initial attack all those years ago. But they still have their core values intact and I think they would end up liking him LOL

[julietapark]

My BTS

Despite todays hard take with Hobi, despite their duty with their nation, they are doing their path , almost succeeding on getting everything they wanted:

After the lasts concerts they where getting more and more things, after all this years of crescent success, thay conquered some wishes:

They got access to social media, managed by themselves(IG)…

They were allowed to share that they have their own homes…

They have started they solo era (postponed once because of success/covid…)

They get to work with each of their favorite artists or so: (that is an amazing thing)(SoYoon albums is fantastic, love it all)

(Last one is a Maybe? , and for Tae we don’t know, but sure he is preparing also an amazing collab, and Suga played with Sakamoto…)

And they have shown us more who they truly are.

I’am a huge fan of them 7, but you know, I’m a JM/JK biased… and know I feel like I know them better… because they show us more and better…being brave and bold… but respecting some boundaries..

Jimin is truly brave with everything about Face.

Jungkook spending time with us in his living room, drinking like the adult he is.

Now I’m 100000000% sure of JM/JK love, however they work it, because they no longer hide their need to be together…

Now I understand why JK was touring alone every barbacue in Korea… taking a rest, waiting and respecting his Jimin to do his thing…

Now I get why Jimin took so much time and effort to make FACE: his “this was me dueling with pandemic loneliness and more struggles”, “my bare truth”…

Now I see how since the beginning of the era of “JK’s late night lives” he has been giving the major hints about his relation… ”emotion on ice” singing every song, doing a live just to finish on time for us to see JM’s work.. doing a 1:45 minutes live about his mochi, with no one on BIGHIT interfering… And after the end of JM’s FACE promotion he didn’t show his support for Jimin’s 100#1 on BB, not publicly??? (Suspicious side eye) but neither do any live (well only that 11 minutes one folding his/theirs Calvin’s)

Now I get why Letter is hidden and some of the meanings it contains…They both won’t ever talk about it… But remember that the track is in an offical Album, there is an allowance for them to do that… such a romantic song either way you think of it!!!

But after all the struggles they 7 are together, more mature with a long future ahead…

But after all their struggles JM and JK, they are too together…

The future is the uncertainty, but what ever happen to they seven they will have their love for each other, and our love for them.

So let’s stay positive, support them, respectfully, let us romantic and non-romantic jikookers to keep this tumblr a place where we can manifest our thoughts as sexy/poetic/bold/romantic/cute/mature/inocent/etc as we wont it to be, like our Jimin… let’s enjoy the ride with all its curves.

Take care and enjoy life…

(Thankyou Anon )

[ultimategirldad]

salvaged some art/doodles from screenshots I took 100000000 years ago so here. have some dess and catty

[messinwitheddie]

mewr lore is the COOLEST THING EFUR and there is SO MUCH and i am VERY IMPURRESSED and i ADMIRE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

100000000 LOVE BEAMS ATTACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

((i sent this bcs i was recently reading thru pepperoncinis tag and i felt like it needed 2 b said!))

Pepperoncini "High praise, indeed! The BEST kind of praise! From the bottom of my swelling heart, I thank you, I thank you, I thank you!

But I must extend the praise; I am only "mighty" because of the labor, loyalty and endless self-sacrifice of my drones. Every accomplishment listed in my stats was made possible because of the achievements of former tallests. My Empire is prosperous and vast because of the invaluable contributions from my allies. Bounty and fortune to them! My role is to utilize these assets to the upmost benefit for everyone involved-- to the best of my abilities.

PRAISE TO, well... all of that! HA...HA...HA!" *catches breath* "And praise to you. To the lounge! Revel with me, my generals and my staff. I would perform, but my coordinator has advised me against ascending the trapeze these days. Indulge and give me input. Input is crucial to my role."

[Tallest Pepperoncini was originally supposed to be a prop/ sidenote in my 18-years-later au, but his origin story just took off. He's such a big, sparkly ham, but kind-hearted. Glad other people found him as fun as I did fleshing out his character.

As for my lore, it's amazing what having no social life and a desperate need for escapism can accomplish. XD

But, seriously, I can't take all the credit. Much of my Irken fan lore is a collaboration of the imaginations, rp sessions, asks, and submissions of @narlowemcfarlowe , @a-wanderin-whirlybird , @krizaland @evrelai @monsoonceroom (and I'm sure I'm neglecting to mention someone; if I did, please forgive me. My memory is shit; long term and short term.)

No where near as social or active as I used to be; forgive me everyone! You're all awesome!

So sorry my content is all over the place. I feel like so many posts of mine get lost in tumblr oblivion and don't show up in tags; especially asks. You're a trooper to scroll through this mess.

Thank you and forgive me for rambling.