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The way Kagami says itâ as though Kim had hurt her. It digs under his skin in a way most words donât, leaving him unstable in the interaction that should have been straightforward. âHey Kagami, saved you from those creeps that were out causing chaos for the Supreme, youâre welcomeâ âThank you so much, Kim, Iâm so happy that youâre my friend and itâs so cool that you have a Miraculous and can make sure Iâm safe!â
Even his emotions about her words seem unable to get a footing. Upset is the only one that he can understandâ a broad unhappiness with the fact Kagami sounds almost scared of him now. Like he was running directly with those people rather than standing against them. Like he had been anything but a loyal friend.
His mouth is slightly open, searching for the words to say. (He recognizes, in the back of his mind, that maybe he should be back in his civilian form for this, that maybe that would help Kagami feel safer, but the words for detransformation refuse to roll off his tongue as much as anything else.)
â â Whaâdâya mean thought ? â Is what he finally manages to get out, a little harsher than intended, but cut him some slack here. She sounds suspiciously like sheâs about to end their friendship right now, and he doesnât deal with abandonment well.
Maybe. Just maybe, there was a reason he could vaguely recall being told to be careful about being seen transforming.
â â I saved you . â
@missallanea / oof ah ouch owie
#no icon bcs life is hard for a kim enjoyer#i also forgot to edit the ask properly but i do NOT care#anyways context wise brain is thinking...#mayhaps some trouble makers came for them and they hid away somewhere n kim was like 'dw i got this'#bcs he knows they'd listen to king monkey telling them to fuck off#so his dumb ass transforms right in front of kagami so he can deal w them however he needs to [which COULD have included violence]#and. well.#BUT we can alter as need be >:3 its vague enough#ăwho are you talking to?ă â inbox#ăsourceă â miraculous ladybug#ăcharacter tagă â le chien kim#ăyou fool. i have 70 alternative accounts!ă â alternate universes#missallanea#ămissallaneaă â kagami tsurugi
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one whooooole baby
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i-c-o-n-i-c part2
pairing: lewis hamilton x fem!reader | instagram au
summary: what it feels like to be the most iconic yet controversial couple in the paddock.
warning: implied age gap
requested: yes | no - REQUESTS ARE OPEN
a/n: back with lewis hamilton after the break. this wasn't what i planned on doing but i forgot what i was supposed to make for the second part so this is me trying to get back on the pace i had before. Hope you guys like this!!!
lewishamilton
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lewishamilton welcome back to the real world yourusername
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yourusername scary is good
lewishamilton and Good is scary user I don't get it but I love it!!!
user lewis really said fuck ya'll haters
user she's so pretty
user the prettiest couple user they match each other so well
user came from y/n's post and the matching vacation pics are so cute for them to do.
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yourusername It's good to be back. thank you for the warm welcome lewishamilton â¤ď¸
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lewishamilton i'll always welcome you anywhere
yourusername lewis𼺠user they're such a simp for each other georgerussell63 more like lewis is a simp for y/n user OH?!?!
user the queen has returned!! we have been starved for about a year it's time to feed.
mickschumacher welcome back trouble maker!! does this mean you'll post the pictures on main?
yourusername hmm.. I'll think about it lewishamilton please no yourusername might change that to a yes user i missed these threads so muchđ
user Y/N I MISSED YOU!!!!!!!!
Daily WAG updates
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Daily WAG updates Y/n L/n has returned to the real world after going private almost a year ago. She and Lewis have posted sweet couple pictures in their accounts to confirm her return. Now that she's back we can only sit and wait for Lewis and paddock content instead of stories and snaps of her from fans that had spotted her from past races. Again, welcome back yourusername.
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user is it just me but after every lewis post i'm waiting for someone to address something
user same!! this time i'm really hoping he calls out those who sent hate to y/n. it's been too long user i agree, hopefully this happens.
user more boyfriend lewis content AAAA i can't wait!!
user haters been quiet ever since lewis initiated the post.... can't wait to see what happens when he calls them out
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yourusername this is what i'm talking about!! p1, congratulations my heart!! (some post race pic at the end)
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lewishamilton my win for you and the team
mercedesamgf1 certainly a win for each and everyone of us user admin don't block their sweet comments đ yourusername everyone's đ and my â¤ď¸
user still think you're shit, lewis can't help your situation bruh
user i thought you guys were done with this, gosh haven't you have enough user no, not really as long as she's leeching off of him i won't stop user goodluck then
lewishamilton has posted a story
Daily WAG updates
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Daily WAG updates Lewis Hamilton has taken to instagram his response on the hate his long-term girlfriend Y/n L/n has been receiving. And based on his response it was y/n who has chosen to lay low and not respond to the haters but lewis has had enough and took matter into his own hands. Let me know what you think in the comments.
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user this proves how strong of a woman y/n is for withstanding the constant bullying being thrown at her. I stand with Y/n and Lewis, always
user the fact that he didn't call the haters fans of his but rather of the team, tells me that he really has had enough of them.
user haters will be haters but they can never be on par with the goat of a couple!!!!
user ....wait. "soon my family" ????? are they saying they're engaged? a baby? lewis what do you mean??
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yourusername it appears that someone had a slip up. Well better early than never?? is that right? Thank you for being with me through all the ups and downs hoping to be with you through the thick and thin. (the before and after proposal was iconic)
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user HUHHH SO HE PROPOSED AT THEIR BEACH GET UP THAT EXPLAINS THA MATCHING BEACH PHOTOS WHEN SHE RETURNED!!
lewishamilton i've got more pictures of your after if you want?
yourusername noâ¤ď¸ mickschumacher so you won't post the pictures on main? yourusername i will when the time is right micky lewishamilton the time is always right
user what a way to end the hate train. a post from the lewis hamilton and and engagement post from y/n l/n
user haters really been quiet after being called out. serves them right
#f1#f1 fandom#f1 fic#f1 x reader#formula 1#f1 fanfic#f1 x oc#f1 x you#f1 imagine#formula 1 x reader#formula 1 x you#formula 1 x y/n#formula 1 x oc#lewis hamilton social media au#lewis hamilton x reader#sir lewis hamilton#lewis hamilton
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YAY AN AFK WRITER đ iâve been so starved. please gimme any hcs you have for lorsan or lucius (in general or x reader hehe) i love them so much
LorsanÂ
Lorsan is a dork. But at least heâs your dork!
Whether thatâs a good thing or not is up to you.Â
Lorsan canonically loves flower crowns, as a child. As an adult, he wonât admit it but should you give him some fresh wildflowers, he melts a bit at the gesture. Maybe heâll make you a crown, though it might be a bit messy from lack of practice.Â
He does his best to woo you with his words. Many of his compliments, however are pure poetry, and heâs an expert in romantic letters to make you swoon, then he ruins it by praising himself too much.Â
Donât be fooled, heâs a romantic at heart. You can see the effort he puts in to sweep you off your feet.Â
He enjoys making you blush, sneaking you kisses on the cheek when you arenât looking.Â
If you take your revenge while heâs talking, he continues talking until he registers the kiss and his voice trails off. Itâs a great way to get him to stop talking for a bit.Â
Dates with the dork are fun! He likes to explore new things with you, or to show you his favorite pretty date spots, heâll take you to the prettiest, iconic date spots in the Dark Forest, like Loversâ Wish. (âThough they donât hold a candle to you, darlingâ)Â
Oh, get ready for the pet names. All of them, sometimes in the same sentence. They get cheesier the more mischievous heâs feeling.Â
Lorsan is your protector, should you need it! Itâs sometimes difficult to remember that Lorsan is a skilled Windwhisperer and warrior in his own right, but heâs very good at making people remember.Â
All of the tension goes out of him when you two are alone, heâll nuzzle against you, boneless and tail twitching in happiness, kissing your cheek with his lips and his nose. Heâs a cuddler, through and through.Â
LuciusÂ
This man be a himbo. A relatively sophisticated and well-bred himbo, but a himbo all the same.Â
Dude was straight up missing for two weeks trying to help people. He be himbo
Canonically, most of his advice involves exercise or horses. I donât think he understands romance. At all.Â
Lucius is a noble, so his ideas of romance are kind of centred around what he heard growing up. So he courts you, basically, in his own way. He gives you gifts that are simple, practical and beautiful. Bouquets of flowers, jewellery, whatever you asked for him. Service is also a big thing. Heâs your literal knight in shining armour, dude will carry you across the globe princess style should you ask him to.Â
he takes you to his favourite restaurants, they are simple, plain fare. Though with how loved he is by his country, the servers and owners always do their best to make it a good experience.Â
Heâs very sappy, make him something, no matter how stupid or silly it looks, and he wears it with pride in public, proclaiming you as the maker. He gets a bit confused should you get embarrassed.Â
He likes taking you on horseback rides, heâs named every single one heâs ever ridden, and remembers their temperaments, so it will always be a pleasant experience for you.Â
He wonât talk to you about his troubles, heâs had to keep it to himself so long that itâs tough for him. Heâll open up to you very slowly, after some needling.Â
Heâs also very hesitant about affection, he wonât initiate it unless you give your permission. Heâs very gentlemanly in that regard, though it can be frustrating.Â
His kisses are very gentle. He cradles your face in his hands, and gazes at you with such tenderness. His hugs are comforting and very warm, like he's protecting you from the entire world.
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my baby daddies - ep. 2
wyatt cushman x male reader
summary: the scoop on how wide i buss it open for mr cushman xx
notes: hi beautiful ppl, back again! once he go black, he'll be back again. tell them hoes that it's crunch time, abdomen. yes i cop mad chanel and mad given. she did it again, imagine them!!! sorry nicki ate that verse tf UPPP. bout to make these bum bitches mad again, okay lemme stop. I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS DOING W THAT BLACK VERSE XOXO. hope you guys are all doing well <3 i will be releasing 2 other series ("the DILFs' and a surprise one which will become coming soon ) so stay tuned! any requests? ENJOYYYYâŚ
you and wyatt met at one of your first shoots. you were the stylistâs assistant and your boss had tasked you with making sure all the models had their hair, outfits, and makeup all ready for the editorials. you were admired by so many in the industry, icons and the public alike, and even though you didnât have your own company, it was clear that you were on your way to becoming one of the biggest names in fashion history. you enjoyed getting to know all the models personally, and it made the whole process of getting ready much easier. but one person that always had you flustered was wyatt cushman, who you had become really good friends over the years. you definitely found him attractive, but he was so distracting; the agency called him âthe menaceâ with all the harmless trouble he got the two of you into. years had passed, the two of you remained really close, but it wasnât until the balenciaga show, that the two of you vocalised the unspoken tension between you two.
you were responsible for all of the outfits for the fashion week at balmain, a huge role that olivier rousteing himself appointed you to do. it was a huge success and the press had a field day documenting your achievements. your biggest supporter, wyatt, was there to give you the biggest hug on the runway, garnering an even greater cheer from the crowd. âY/N, youâre amazingâ he said staring intensely in love as he placed his hands on your lower back. the distance between your lips decreased as the two of you shared your first kissâŚin front of the entire world. you pulled away; being brought back to reality and how 4.5 million people had witnessed the two of you together, you couldnât help but laugh, as everyone applauded and jeered at your love. the rest was history.
one thing about wyatt, he is the goofiest mf ever and you love it. heâs always cracking jokes and the life of the party. You feel so safe around him, donât get it twisted, heâd beat the shit out of anyone who even looked at you the wrong way, but you could handle yourself. flashback to the time where yâall were celebrating your collaboration with vogue: you were dancing the night away with your friends when some guy decided to get a lil too close. the creep groped your ass to which he was served a fat slap across the face. he fell to the ground and the crowd started cheering. wyatt smiled proud that you were able to defend yourself - so proud, that on the way home you took a detour where you guys had the best make out session in the history of rom coms.
the golferâs wife and the holiday maker:
this man is always travelling and he loves to share those memories with you. other than being his personal photographer, the two of you are able to explore so many different ways of living on your journeys and you dream together of living abroad one day.
On one of your holidays, you had decided to take your boyfriend stargazing âcome on wyatt, i donât wanna miss itâ you say gripping his arm as you led him to a quiet space overlooking the ocean. âbabe, Iâm pretty sure the stars arenât going anywhere,â he chuckled âand besides, the sky isnât as pretty as the star right in front of meâ he stops and turns to face you. he strokes your cheek, looking down at you with a smile that rivalled romeoâs love for juliet. yâall sat down watching how nature looked so peaceful. he started kissing on your neck, leaving light hickeys to mark you as his. straddling your bf, you deepened the kiss as you felt him grow uncomfortably large in his jeans. you undid his trousers as 8 thick inches of uncut hairy cock made contact with the chill of the night. âyou donât know how much this turns me on, y/nâ
you continued sucking on his tip, swirling and drooling all over him as a pool of your spit congealed in his pubes. all the while his hands gripped your roots urging you to take more and more of his cock. you gargled and took him like a champ.
âbabe, ughh, Iâm bout to, uuhhh shit shitâ he came deep down your throat, cleaning your chin with his finger and then poking it in your mouth as he made sure to feed you with every last drop.
you laid down, proud of your efforts to calm him down and your head tucked into cushmanâs shoulder, as you began to feel sleepy. your bf noticed this and chuckled to himself, using the blanket he brought to make sure you wouldnât get cold. âmkay, y/n kinda had a point, this is pretty cool,â he whispered, still riding the high you gave him âbut itâs got nothing on him tho, my cute ass bfâ wyatt embraced you tighter. the wedding bells were already ringing in his head.
MORE SLUTTY THOUGHTS:
⢠he deffo has a spit kink. not saying that heâd treat you as worthless scum but, heâd would make sure to slut you out. and you fucking loved it. âyouâre a dirty little whore, arenât youâ heâd grunt raw dogging your ass as he spat in your face.
⢠as dominant as he is, he likes to give you your time to shine, always enjoying it when you spell coconut with your hips as you ride his pole. as Iâve mentioned already his smile drives you crazy, and this position has him cheesing the MOST. wyatt just loves to see how much youâre enjoying the experience, and nothing turns him on more than when he can see the pleasure on your face. âfuck babe, you look so sexy riding my dick.â
⢠this leads on to missionary, nobody fucks harder in this position than this man. he definitely compensates for his soft strokes in doggy and prone bone because of how hard he hits your hole in missionary. He turns primal as well, feeling your chest bounce up every time heâs balls deep, but all in all heâs crazy for how your bodies are so in sync.
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Seeing blind (youâre too good to be all mine)
Chapter 1, read under the cut or on ao3
Big big huge iconic thank you to @divine-misfortune bc he literally has written half of it in my DMs so thank him for this being an actual thing now
1.8k, Teen and up, no warnings apply. Itâs just set up for right now.
âWell it turns out I work hereâ Swiss laughed. Rain glared at him for his dumb answer. He was cute in a handsome way. Locs pulled back into a bun with a bright smile. âThought you knew that rain, especially since you knew my nameâ
Rain shouldnât be looking this hard at him.
Or this is the farm au from that post the other day. Except itâs now going to be a fully chaptered fic
Rains never been much for dirt. It sticks to his skin and his clothes and just makes him feel grimy whenever he has to come in contact with it. Most jobs he had to do heâs able to avoid it, his dad always resigns him to simple things like picking some of the produce to set aside or checking on the animals or grabbing a tractor when he needs it. Easy, enough to claim heâs helping out but not too much to where he would have to talk to anyone or get his favorite sweaters stained.
The small orchard was always the prettiest during this time of year. Late September with the trees starting to turn and apples clinging to their branches. It was his favorite small task, just to gather some of the ripe ones to take inside. His mother always saves some of the produce for her own kitchen.
Rain studied a couple, his mom was very particular about which ones she wanted. A couple she could use now and a couple that would ripen in a few days so she could eat them fresh. She liked to stake her claim before they had to harvest the rest to sell.
âDonât force it, if it doesnât come off easily itâs not ready yetâ said a voice from behind him. Rain whipped around to see one of the farm hands standing behind him, his hands in his jean pockets and dust smeared on his cheek with a wide grin.
âWhat are you doing over here swissâ he asked. His voice was a little cold without it meaning to be. He wasnât exactly supposed to talk to the workers. His dad always told him to leave them alone. He wanted them to work, not chat, besides heâs heard the banter from inside the barn and the conversations were something he didnât want rain around. Rain always thought it was a bit dumb, but he would listen in respect for the rules anyways.
âWell it turns out I work hereâ Swiss laughed. Rain glared at him for his dumb answer. He was cute in a handsome way. Locs pulled back into a bun with a bright smile. âThought you knew that rain, especially since you knew my nameâ
Rain shouldnât be looking this hard at him. Quickly he turned to reach for a different apple, feeling pleased when it came off easily into the palm of his hand.
âOf course I knew your name, but I meant why are you in my spaceâ
âBoss asked me to make sure you were picking the right ones. Said the Mrs gets real particular about her fruitâ Swiss walked to stand next to the tree, studying the apples before grabbing one and throwing it into the basket.
âI appreciate it but I donât need the help. You can go back to whatever you were doingâ rain moved the basket to the arm furthest away from Swiss. He had gathered a couple, enough to tide his mother over for a day or two. Swiss gave a low whistle before moving off of the tree and walking back towards the barn.
âWell if you ever do need my help, you know where to find meâ
Rain didnât respond. He just continued his walk back to the house with his basket. He didnât talk to anyone that often, only speaking to mountain when he needed something off a high shelf. He was sweet, one of the favorites along with cirrus, always helpful and hardworking. His dad didnât speak much of Swiss, must be because he stays out of trouble. If his dad was talking about any of his employees it was only if they were stellar workers or trouble makers like Dew. But Swiss? Never came up often.
He was thinking about him a little too much. The stubble on his chin and the way he had his flannel sleeves rolled up and-
Rain had to stop. This was madness. A two second interaction and now he has to act like heâs losing his mind. Maybe he was just stir crazy, being home from college was lonely and now he had to behave like heâs never had a friend in his life.
He threw the basket on the table with a call to his mom before heading back outside. He was sure there was more to do, and it was always safer to ask instead of getting a lecture.
The barn door was heavy, probably easy for everyone who was conditioned for it but for rain it always made him struggle. He tried not to be in there often, it smelled weird and there was always someone in it which rain tried to avoid, but he didnât see his father in the field, so he had to assume he was in there.
âNeed some help?â Swiss grabbed right above rains hand on the handle, giving it a good yank to help the process.
âI donât need your help. Didnât we already discuss this?â rain crossed his arms in front of him, giving Swiss a look.
âThen I apologize, assumed you just came over here because you missed meâ
There was a pull in rains stomach. Again, stupid. He tried to ignore it and place blame on just being lonely as he did earlier. Sure Swiss was handsome but he felt annoyed by his presence more than anything, as he did with most people.
âNope, just a coincidence. Looking for my father if you would excuse meâ rain gave a peek inside before turning on his heel.
âLeft for a bit, took mountain into town I believe. Should be back soon. Youâre more than welcome to sit with me and wait on himâ Swiss gave him a wide polite smile.
âIâll pass.â Rain shoved the door closed while Swiss watched him struggle, and walked back to the house.
The small behaviors start to become a bad habit that rain swears up and down is not on purpose. Heâs always just coincidentally in the barn when Swiss walks in to get more feed, or is grabbing a piece of equipment that Swiss somehow needs the one right next to it. Every interaction ends with a dumb comment about how often heâs around and rain feeling like heâs going crazy once again.
âDonât have to be embarrassed, I think itâs cute how you always want to be around meâ Swiss teased, hoisting a bag of feed over his shoulder.
âItâs just a coincidence.â Rain rolled his eyes âdonât get an egoâ
The wind gets colder as they head deeper into October. A shift in the light warm summer sun into the orange chill of fall. Swiss never changes, not that rain had been paying attention, but he wore mostly the same things every day. Jeans and some random worn t shirt. Surely great to work in but with the weather he always wondered how he was holding up. Hell, rain wore sweaters even when it was 70 outside, let alone when itâs now dropping into the 50s.
Swiss always takes his breaks in the loft of the barn. Old hay and a couple lanterns, the small amount of rising heat made it more comfortable.
Before rain left the house for the day he grabbed an old sweatshirt from the laundry, something his dad wonât miss. Even if Swiss gets on his nerves he at least has the decency to not want to watch him freeze.
Swiss gave him a wave when he walked into the barn, tilting his head as rain climbed up the ladder to stand next to him.
âHere, you looked coldâ rain threw the sweatshirt at him before turning to get back down.
âNo wait, you came all this way, sit with me for a whileâ
Rain shouldnât. If he was caught theyâd both be in trouble. But Swiss has two apples and a nice smile and even after the past month of trying to avoid him, itâs hard to say no to such an offer. Just a couple minutes, it canât hurt.
âYour mothers right. The apples always taste better ripe right off the tree. You could wait and have them inside but I swear itâs not the sameâ Swiss said, taking another bite.
âAre you allowed to be stealing produce sir? We use that to afford your paycheckâ
Swiss gives him a laugh, looking at him. He never took too much time to study him before, always being shoved away and told to leave the premises. He was cute, messy hair and a sweater a size too big. Boyish charm to the farmers son.
Swiss slices another piece of the apple with his pocket knife and pops it into his mouth. Rain watches his hands, a little too fixated on the veins and tendons that move with the blade.
âWell, you can keep a secret canât you?â
âOnly if you let me taste whatever youâre talking aboutâ
There was a pause. Both just taking in each other. Sure they had seen each plenty before but it was different this time, something more casual to the interaction that put rain at ease.
Swiss leans forward, waiting for a hint of hesitation before placing his lips on rains. They slot together with little effort as rain gives a small gasp at the surprise. Swiss was right, it does taste sweeter, the juice still lingering as he kisses rain.
Rain canât help but to melt, he leans forward much more desperately than he should while his brain works on autopilot from the touch. He letâs Swiss place a hand on his cheek and play with the bit of hair on the nape of his neck before his brain can catch up to him and realize this is wrong. Heâs not supposed to be doing this, he shouldnât even be up there with him and god he shouldâve known it was a mistake to even play this stupid game to begin with.
Abruptly Swiss is pushed away. Rains cheeks are flushed, his lips a pretty shade of pink and heâs breathing heavily. He stared at him for a second before shoving the sweatshirt into Swissâ hands and scrambling to get up and move towards the ladder. Itâs his first kiss. Rain had his first kiss and barely even knows this guy and he doesnât know what to make of any of it. Embarrassment floods his face as he makes his way back to the house. He canât tell Swiss that, he canât blame his fumbling on the fact that heâs a sheltered loser after playing cat and mouse for a month.
Swissâ head spins. Rain kissed him back, that has to mean something right? He stayed, he let him move towards him and he kissed him back. Even worse the fact that he has to assume itâs the first time rains ever done anything like that. Heâs sheltered and clumsy and Swiss feels a little bad doing that to him, but the feeling is shoved aside by the need to do it over and over again.
Thereâs a selfish feeling that bubbles up inside of him. He wants to be all of his first, claim them as his. Heâs greedy and he knows that and itâs scary because Swiss has never felt something like this.
#Iâm so excited to post this finally no one understands#thereâs so much more thatâs been written I hope everyoneâs excited#the band ghost#ghost#nameless ghouls#ghost bc#fanfic#swiss ghoul#wrath writes#rain ghoul
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trouble maker | wong yukhei
sfw (suggestive at the end, a curse word)
ship: lucas x male reader
desc: lucas and (name) hate each other for the stupidest of reasons. but as their debut showcase approaches, they realize they might have to work together.
warnings: angst
The tension between lucas and (name) was palpable as they sneakily eyed each other in the practice room, waiting their days for their turn to debut in the kpop industry. The two were set to take the world of music by a storm in their respective duos.
Their agency was committed to try out a new style of teams. With the globalization of kpop and gradually spreading acceptance for queer idols(thanks to icons like Holland), the officials deemed it fit to launch two different duos, all males, centering their primary concept on 'chemistry' or 'love'.
(name) and his teammate Mark, panted in their ending pose, backs touching each other's as the music finished playing. lucas and hendery were observing them with keen eyes, catching their breaths after finishing their round of rehearsals earlier.
hendery whistled, "that was amazing guys!", complimenting his labelmates as Mark and (name) offered tired smiles. the latter turned to smirk at lucas who looked annoyed at hendery's praise for their competitors.
"yeah, (name) can dance" lucas started, "..for a beanpole., he finished with a light snort, making the taller male sport an angered look.
"fuck off, shortie. at least i don't need a ladder to reach the top shelf" he retorted.
"that's an exaggeration. and at least i don't have a face that looks like a deer caught in headlights!"
"you-" the fiery exchange was interrupted as the door to the room opened, the common manager-to-be of both duos making an appearance, instantly making the 4 males stand up as the man never barges in during practice unless it is important.
"Guys." he began with a serious tone and a hint of restlessness in his tone. "we need to talk. there's been some..changes".
"Is this what I think it is?" Mark was the first one to inquire, indirectly voicing out each trainee's worst fear but the manager was quick to intercept.
"No, no. God, no. you boys are still debuting. you deserve it. but there are some..line-up changes. apparently, the company now feels it's a waste of potential variety to debut two duos in the same concept. "
the boys exchanged looks with each other. they'd been together for a while now, going through thick and thin as good friends. it'd be a shame to part ways so close to their debut, after promising to fulfill their dreams together.
"so we had a meeting and decided on one hip-hop duo, and the other to continue in the same theme. naturally, hendery and mark have been paired up together as they fit the rap concept more." he finished explaining the news.
soon after, the manager had left, leaving the boys reeling from the news. at least it was no new members and the 4 were only shuffled amongst themselves, they told each other.
days passed, and mark and hendery started spending more time in the studio instead of dance practices, working on their verses. having love for hip-hop since forever, the two seemed happy which reassured their friends.
lucas and (name), on the other hand, were having a hard time toleration one another. even though they were extremely professional, personal feelings kept aside as long as the song played but despite their undeniable talent and charisma, their constant bickering threatened to overshadow their potential success.
the dynamic between the two was anything but harmonious. they clashed over everything, from song choices to choreography to who should get more screen time in their debut music video. each disagreement only served to fuel their rivalry, pushing them further apart even as they were forced to work together for the sake of their debut.
One particularly heated argument erupted during a late-night rehearsal, when Lucas criticized (name)'s dance moves as sloppy and uncoordinated. "You move like a clumsy giraffe," he taunted, earning a scowl from the taller.
"Maybe I'd dance better if I didn't have to carry your dead weight on stage," he snapped back, his patience wearing thin. he stormed out of the room, both of them fuming.
they couldn't go on like this. no matter how good they perform on stage, if the dynamic behind the scenes was going to be this flaming, their stardom was destined to be short-lived.
But just as it seemed like their partnership was doomed to failure, a moment of unexpected vulnerability changed everything. after a late-night practice session, (name) accidentally let slip a personal insecurity that had been weighing heavily on his mind, causing lucas to pause in surprise from drinking water.
"I never asked to be taller than everyone else, you know?" he admitted, his usually confident facade crumbling in the face of his insecurity. "It's not easy standing out in a crowd for all the wrong reasons."
Lucas, who had always viewed (name) as an annoying trainee to be defeated, suddenly saw him in a different light. He realized that beneath the bravado and insults, there was a person with their own struggles and insecurities, just like himself.
In that moment of shared vulnerability, the walls between them crumbled, and a newfound understanding and respect blossomed. They put aside their petty disagreements and focused on their shared goal of creating something truly special together.
they had seen each other work their asses off for this and they decided to let the world know just that.
as the day of their debut finally arrived, Lucas and (name) took to the stage with a newfound sense of unity and purpose. the practice sessions leading up to the fateful day had a new emotion lingering in the dance room: admiration. which slowly seemed to blossom into newfound feelings. those of fondness and liking.
Their performance was nothing short of spectacular. their voices blended harmoniously, their dance moves synchronized effortlessly, and their stage presence was nothing short of electrifying. there was no denying the undeniable chemistry between them when they performed together. after their debut song, the suggestive moves in the duo's dance cover of the song 'troublemaker' had the audience gasping for air. they had prepared this one as a surprise to make a bold statement on their first day at work. they weren't to be taken lightly.
Cheers and applause resounded at the music bank set as Lucas and (name) took their final bow. And as they stood with foreheads resting against each other's, breathless and full of adrenaline, there was no trace of animosity between them, only a shared sense of accomplishment and by the tension, a budding romance.
Lucas turned to (name), a smirk on his face. "hey doe eyes, you ready for our next performance?" he asked, gesturing to the empty hall while taking off their microphones.
"bring in on, shortie" (name) winked in response, as he walked towards an empty room without looking back, gesturing for lucas to follow him using his index finger.
"let's see how much of a 'trouble maker' you can actually be, shall we?"
#kpop male idol#kpop x male reader#male idol x male reader#lucas x male reader#nct 127#nct dream#wayv#nct x male reader#kpop male reader
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An opinion on sexuality no one asked for, and Iâve been putting off for a long time because itâs a little bit touchy for me;
I kind of refuse to put any label on Kuzco, and hereâs why.
In the movie they portray Kuzco as flamboyant, feminine, sassy, arrogant, narcissistic and lazy before the big llama fiascoâ which to some, automatically makes him gay, or as some people put it âa bi/pansexual iconâ or whatever.
The scene with the brides is and has always gone down as a âLOOK! Hereâs the proof!â that heâs gay because heâs so dismissive and condescending to them, and insists the match maker could do better. When in reality, itâs because heâs 17 IN THAT SCENE, and is more concerned with his upcoming birthday and the meeting with the peasant whoâs hill heâs going to destroy to build a WATERPARK ON. Because he is a selfish little PUNK, and does not care about the bride stuff. At all. Not because he isnât interested in women.
The brides thing is a traditionâ a boring one at thatâ and while yes he has to marry to hold the throne, Iâm of the mindset that it has been DRILLED INTO HIM from the moment he could walk that as Emperor, he is FLAWLESS AND PERFECT in every way, the ideal of the Incan people and a literal descendant of the Sun Godâ any potential bride he chooses should be AS perfect or flawless as he is, to carry on the Royal genes and continue the perfect bloodline. Which? If he thinks HE is the ideal and the most perfect Incan and a gift to all mankind, WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO MARRY, since there is NO ONE as perfect as HE IS.
It literally says it in the song;
âThe quintessence of perfection, that is he.â
âYears of such selective breeding, generations have been leading to this MIRACLE of life that we all know!â
I dislike the idea that BECAUSE he is a sassy man who at that point in time (before character development) had incredibly high, near impossible standards and no interest in following along with a boring tradition, is automatically assumed to be gay or at the very least, not the âwesternâ interpretation of straight or whatever else.
The scene was meant to portray him as an arrogant, selfish prick who finds enjoyment in belittling others and has little care for anything that isnât himself or something that can immediately benefit him. It was supposed to give us an idea of what his personality is like, how cold and dismissive he is, not that heâs not interested in women or that heâs gay.
In Incan times the Emperor often had a harem of women at his disposal, marrying several who held his fancy, but his âmainâ or primary wife would often be his sister and any children they had would be of the official royal bloodline since they kept it in the family, continuing on the perfect genes.
I donât think itâs fair to classify Kuzco as anything based on the movie, because the only thing we saw of that nature was the bride scene and all of the sass he carries like a security blanket (bc it is but thatâs a different Headcanon) and the fact that he doesnât have a love interest, but WOULD have if the original adaptation (kingdom of the sun) had more influence on the very troubled finished movie.
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SMG3 COLOR TEXT
okay okay i remember a lot of people talking about how they would get confused on what color SMG3 text is cause it would change color well this new episode made me remember that post @mushrooming3 did about the color change
SPOILERS FOR NEW EPISODE
here we have the usual color that people know SMG3 for but at this moment he is lying acting playing a character he is pretending to hate SMG4 when we all know he cares about him but here he lies and puts that rival character "yeah i hate him, he deserves to be dead!" all because he wants to impress his old friends yet again a moment of him trying to find his place to belong.
but look at the start of the episode he isnt playing a character he is being himself having fun and being stress at running his cafe. Here he is natural he isnt putting a front to impress anyone so when do we see a color change in this episode?
boom when he is trying to prove he is still evil trying to belong he put up his walls putting on the evil persona he created over the years (which he is rusty at since its been years since he was a villain). Its interesting to know that the closer he gets to the crew the more we see this new color a light blue makes you wonder if his color was always meant to be light blue but got all mixed up when zero zapped his usb turning him purple well whatever the reason the text color for sure lets us know when Three is acting and when he is being his true self.
here he accepts himself and is happy with who he is and realizes he found where be belongs somewhere he can be himself, showing that maybe this new light blue color is going to be his new color (of course he needs to stop being a tsundere for that to happen xD)
heck when coffee n bombs first open you can see the color change to! here he is acting and showing four he so has running a cafe in the bag its easy he can do anything and do it better then him after all he needs no help. But Four (and i already talked about him) he over did it and push SMG3 to far
he breaks character he panics the real him shines through and funny enough thats when Four notices he went to far
he has known Three long enough to know when he slips and shows his true self which from what i can find Three seems to show more to four then anyone else which might explain why he giggles at SMG3 tsundere act since he knows the real SMG3 now after its gotta be perfect. (still my man you need to be a better friend to three please)
In short the color change in the text is on purpose its to show us the viewers the two sides of SMG3 the one he created over the years of being alone, and who he really is a man that just enjoys being a trouble maker with a big heart. He feels cozy with SMG4 so he shows this side more with him but he has used those walls for yeeears so while the light blue will at some point in time be the color we see more that doesn't mean his iconic color will go away we might just end up seeing it less over time.
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Nlt entirely sure if you've talked about this before since I only found this account recently but what exactly was William's family like? Ya know before the whole time incident stuff.
I havenât talked at all about Williamâs family, mostly because William has no recollection of them nor are they alive anymore, but just for you I decided to draw out his siblingâs designs as they are the only relatives in his life that had any influence on him. Williamâs mother died shortly after giving birth to him and Williamâs father died when he was 8, his father died due to a harsh work environment and his body could no longer handle the stress and labor he put himself through. William grew up in an extremely poor household too to add salt to the wound.
This is Stefani, she is Williamâs older sister and was much like a mother figure to him. She was kind, gentle and soft spoken, the two told each other secrets that they promised to keep with themselves to the grave. She was a quiet and shy girl who showed little to no interest in finding a husband much to the disappointment and frustration of her parents and soon her older brother. She shared her woes with William and he comforted her as much as a 13 yr old boy who was taught to treat women like property could. They had a strong bond and often times William would take blame for mistakes she would make in order to prevent her from being publicly shamed and humiliated or even beaten. Stefani was able to be herself around her little brother and she was even able to act like a kid like she was never allowed to do when she was his age as she was constantly being taught how to do her âwomanlyâ duties. She taught William to not judge others, be open minded, and not to question but accept others for their flaws or eccentric behavior. All of these qualities were looked down upon where they lived as public image meant everything and inevitably William would forget all these lessons his dear sister taught him when he ended up in the demon realm and set under a sleeping spell. Stefani took Williamâs disappearance the hardest as she felt she had just lost her best friend and her mental health only continued to decline as her older brother simply handed her off to marry some man he owed in order to abandon the last bit of his family. Stefani was a crafty and creative woman, she often stitched together or made adjustments to her siblings clothing. She was responsible for creating Williamâs iconic âwitch-hunting uniformâ that was more like an old fashioned costume for William to play in and it would be the last outfit he was ever seen in again.
THIS is Hedley he is the eldest of the three. He would be the only money maker in the house after the passing of their father at only age 15, but even then at that age he was already considered an adult. He was responsible for keeping William and Stefani out of trouble, thankfully Stefani was already well behaved but William was seen as a problem child. Hedleyâs punishments were never as harsh as otherâs as he got no enjoyment from whipping his brother and sister with sticks in order to get them to behave. As a young boy he held a lot of hatred for William, constantly telling him he was a murderer and that he had killed their mother and he would soon kill their father, but as he got older and once their father really did die he tried to mend his relationship with his younger brother. Unfortunately, he made little progress as William seemed to only tolerate his brother out of fear of being beaten. He envied the closeness that Stefani and William had with each other and often complained this to Stefani and she never had the right words to please his frustrations so the conversations would often end in yelling. Once William had disappeared he swore to find him but he did not want to leave his sister homeless and defenseless as truthfully if he left her she would have nothing. So, Hedley had done what he believed to be the responsible thing and married his sister off to a man he owed a favor to. The man was wealthy and kind so he knew she was in good hands, but it was not what Stefani wanted. She argued, fought and pleaded with Hedley not to leave and that this would not make her happy and she did not want to lose her older brother as well, but Hedley was positive this was the right thing to do. Hedley never did find William, but, he did find a woman who soon became his wife. He had only two children and those children would go on to have children of their own. The story of Williamâs disappearance would reach each generation as a cautionary tale to not disobey your parents and run off without telling anyone. Hedley would become Caleb and Philipâs great great grandfather.
Of course, all of these stories are work in progresses! Things may change and things may stay the same. I hope you enjoyed my rambles, too bad William remembers nothing of his family BAHAHA
EDIT: GOT SO EXCITED TO POST THIS I FORGOT TAGS LMAOO
#the owl house#toh#toh fanart#the owl house fanart#the owl house au#toh au#toh william#toh william wittebane#william wittebane#the owl house william#william toh#hedley wittebane#stefani wittebane#toh hedley wittebane#toh stefani wittebane#the owl house stefani#the owl house hedley#wittebane#the au brain rot is real
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the 27 club part 1
Jimi Hendrix 1942-1970
Jimi had visions and he wanted to create music to express what he saw. He would try to explain this to people, but it didn't make sense because it was not linked to reality in any way.
Janis Joplin 1943-1970
She was so inspiring by singing blues music when it wasn't culturally acceptable for white women, and she wore her heart on her sleeve. She was so witty and charming and intelligent.
Amy Winehouse 1983-2011
she is very different to what people portray her as being. Yes, she does get out of her mind on drugs sometimes, but she is also a very clever, intelligent, witty, funny person who can hold it together.
Jim Morrison 1943-1971 (The Doors)
an American rock singer and songwriter. He studied film, where he met the members of what would become The Doors, an iconic band and he would be known for his drinking, drug use and outrageous stage behavior.
Brian Jones 1942-1969 (The Rolling Stones)
increasingly regal clothes and increasingly long hair, they were called âa bunch of perishing cissies.â Brian, who himself fancied coats with velvet collars, again spoke out. âIntolerant bunch. Weâre getting it all the time, but weâll never change. Itâs that lot across there whoâre the trouble makers. Theyâre the ones who lack politeness and theyâve got no excuse. Theyâre old enough to know better.â
Kurt Cobain 1967-1994 (Nirvana)
Cobain was the kind of person who believed in kindness and treating people justly and with respect. He flitted between narcissism, empathy, love and pain, trying to enjoy his life and simply be himself, but not feeling it, over-feeling everything else instead. the rock legend, was known for turning introverted in social situations. Kurt would sometimes sit alone in a corner for hours without saying a word.
#27 club#90s grunge#kurt cobain#jimi hendrix#janis joplin#jim morrison#amy winehouse#brian jones#the rolling stones#the doors#nirvana#woodstock
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Swap au
Charlie <â> Vaggie
Charlie
â˘Former Exorcist
â˘Not the princess of hell
â˘Her wings were gold with red stripes
â˘Is also missing a eye
Vaggie
â˘Princess of hell
â˘Has both eyes
â˘Believes all sinners deserve a second chance
â˘Loves Loves LOVES singing and dancing
Angel dust <â> Husk
Angel dust:
â˘Former pornstar
â˘Introverted
â˘Loves drugs
â˘Really good at flirting but rarely does it
Husk:
â˘Former Overlord
â˘His soul is owned by Vox
â˘His wings were cut off
â˘Insecure about his weight
Alastor <â> Lucifer
Alastor:
â˘Very silly
â˘loves deers
â˘king of hell
â˘Tries to be a good role model
Lucifer:
â˘thinks the hotel is stupid
â˘manipulating his daughter
â˘Hates Alastor
â˘Overlord
Cherri Bomb <â> Sir pentious
Cherri bomb:
â˘nerd
â˘has these little Cherry things called âcherriesâ
â˘Loves inventing
â˘First rehabilitated sinner
Sir pentious:
â˘loves blowing shit up
â˘Huskâs bestie
â˘Hates Vox
â˘In love with Cherri bomb (he will never admit it)
Niffty <â> Mimzy
Niffty:
â˘Luciferâs friend
â˘trouble maker
â˘still hates messes
â˘Fanfic writer
Mimzy:
â˘Clean freak
â˘she likes bad girls
â˘she likes bad boys
â˘sheâs a bisexual icon
Rosie <â> Velvette
Rosie:
â˘Still cannibal overlord
â˘Fashionable
â˘if she sees someone wearing something she thinks is ugly she eats them
â˘Idk what else
Velvette:
â˘Therapist
â˘also fashionable
â˘British
â˘that sassy aunt who everyone loves
Valentino <â> Vox
Valentino:
â˘Obsessed with Lucifer
â˘still porn overlord
â˘again idk
Vox:
â˘Owns huskâs soul
â˘makes husk watch his weight
â˘has a fit almost every day
â˘still tv overlord
Carmilla Carmine <â> Zestial
We know like nothing of these two so just swap them entirely
Sera <â> Adam
Sera:
â˘Lead of exterminations
â˘Hates the idea of redemption
â˘bitchy
â˘idk what else this is embarrassing
Adam:
â˘first man
â˘calm
â˘doesnât hate the idea of redemption but doesnât believe in it
â˘started the exterminations
Emily <â> Lute
Emily:
â˘Seraâs sister
â˘also hates the idea of redemption
â˘Ripped out Charlieâs eye and wings
â˘also bitchy
Lute:
â˘Loves the idea of redemtion
â˘Adamâs girlfriend
â˘Hyper
Everyone else is the same
#hazbin hotel#alastor#angel dust#husk#hazbin lucifer#rosie#charlie morningstar#vaggie#im too lazy to tag#you already know#so why do I have to tag
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OMFGGG IS THAT A SECRET SATURDAYS ICON?!!!!?? based as helll
YEAH!!! MY FAVE TROUBLE MAKER!!!
Omg im so excited u also know he show!! Its my fave of all time and I have many a thought and such about it :3
But ye thank you sm!!! Also based as hell you know the show :3
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Onyx with a clingy reader
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hey, credits to @jadeazora for the sidian/onyx icon. need more people like them to survive underrated characters. also i'm using his japanese name (onyx) as it's what i prefer. not much is known, so i followed what the wiki said about him !! yes it's short, but the sentences are longâish (i hope they are)
đŞâNOTE : LOWERCASE INTENDED
onyx is someone who probably wouldn't mind affection, he would prefer it somewhere private where sango can't bully him for falling like a loser.
onyx was hesitant at first to give you affection back, thinking that you might find him weird and avoid him (who would do that?)
even if he is known as a trouble maker, he isn't that hardâheaded and would give you affection back sometimes. onyx tries his best to seem cool and gentle with you, not used but give him credit for trying his best (whattaloser)
due to the fact that you do this alot, he will be expecting a random act of affection everyday.
when you approach him he just sighs in defeat (positive)
he really doesn't care what you do, hug him? all good, give him a small kiss? woah, okay. he really just appreciates the fact that you spend your time pampering him with attention and love. even if you're doing none of those, just being there really makes him giddy (but he wouldn't tell you that)
he's aggressive, but never in his right mind, has onyx decided to push you away or hurt you because of how affectionate you are. it can irritate him when he's like in a bad mood and doesn't wanna talk, but it comforts him too.
when he's really mad or busy, he just asks you nicely. like i said, he would never hit you! nor use garganacl to harm you.
he would compare you to random cat pokemon, because, well, you do act like one. "you act like that girls (liko) sprigatito..." hey! don't feel discouraged he means everything he says positively.
inshortâhe loves you! probably like a 7.6/10 in responding to your silly moves, because he feels awkward sometimes.
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The trouble with collecting merch is itâs difficult to stop once you start. This Jingsu enamel pin is by the prolific éżéŁä¸é, who is responsible for some of the most iconic NiF pins (check out the weidian store for a partial selection). Like many fan-made pins, itâs a re-rendering of a scene from canon, in this case episode 52 [x], where Jingsu look on as thunder and wind portend the storm brewing on the horizon after Princess Liyang has agreed to present Xie Yuâs confessed crimes at the Emperorâs banquet.
The pin emphasizes the storm in both design (bamboo leaves scattering in the wind) and name: éŁé¨ĺĺŽ, loosely enduring the tempest together. As for why the image has been transposed onto a tattered scroll, the pin maker said the inspiration came from rubbings/ćĺ° and elaborated some more:
Personally, I think of this as an excavated artwork (with the surface damaged in its old age) that was created out of Jingyanâs longing. As if Jingsu actually existed in history and will live on for a long, long time. ćčŞĺˇąćčżä¸Şĺ˝ĺćŻä¸äťśĺşĺççťä˝ďźĺš´ĺ˛äš
čżçťé˘ććç ´ćďźďźćŻćŻç°ćĺżľćĺă尹弽ĺĺĺ˛ä¸çćäťäťŹçĺĺ¨ďźéčççćĽćĽćšéżă
Historically, rubbings not only create an impression of existing artwork but are themselves artworks that take skill and patience. The typical process starts with adhering paper to a stone carving, then ink is dabbed to the paper such that the flat surface takes on the color of the ink while carved areas remain white (hereâs a process video). Collecting rubbings was a popular pastime of the literati, and rubbings of good calligraphy were especially in demand for study and appreciation, serving a similar purpose to block printing in allowing many people to see replicas of an original. The originals may have also come from a non-stone medium: some artworks originally on paper or fabric were replicated onto stone so that rubbings could be made and collected [x]. Nowadays, ancient rubbings are valuable artifacts, especially in cases where the carving has been lost.
The rubbing influence is very clear in the second version of the pin, here juxtaposed against one of its inspirations:
Though the text on the right rubbing says itâs from the Tianping Era of Eastern Wei, Year 2/é夊嚳äşĺš´ (535 CE), which is contemporaneous with the Liang dynasty that loosely inspired the fictional NiF Liang, I couldnât find an actual historical artwork corresponding to this rubbing, and the mass antique market is flooded with fabrications (itâs also thoroughly possible I simply failed to find the original). But hereâs a real fragment of a stone Buddhist votive tablet and its rubbing thatâs now at the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong [x]:
The text says that this was made in Tianping Era, Year 3, one year after the one above, and describes the building of a Buddhist pagoda in offering, which was a common practice at the time. This monochromatic rubbing style was also quite typical; though both black ink and red ink (cinnabar-based) rubbings existed separately, they were not really seen in combination in a single rubbing until much later. What is believed to be the only surviving book of bicolor rubbings before the modern era was made in the Qing dynasty around the 1800s and was itself a copy of a lost multicolor work from the same dynasty [x].
In this context of transference of art and meaning between mediums, itâs all too easy to imagine a backstory for this Jingsu scroll: first there was a stone carving, close enough to the actual scene that the artist must have worked from Jingyanâs memory of that day. Instead of the more common approach of carving the outline or the background, the artist decided to carve the foreground so the figures were sunken into the stone. And later, a rubbing was made and mounted onto a scroll, buried and excavated, then finally rendered from fiction to reality in the form of an enamel pin. Each creation is an act of remembering and reinventing, of placing yourself in the observerâs shoes, of stoking the flames of the original storyâthe fire burns on through metaphorical wood replaced over the centuries, its appearance ever-changing, its core not forgotten.
Thatâs enough of reading too much into thingsâI also like the pin on its own. One thing that éżéŁä¸é does well is not just sell pins but also communicate the entire behind-the-scenes process with the QQ group, which is several monthsâ worth of iterations that I find at least as interesting as the final product. For this pin, you can trace through chat logs how the pin evolved all the way from the original concept sketch to the pieces of metal that fit in your hand (thanks to éżéŁä¸é for letting me share the draft versions here):
Once the pin maker comes up with an idea and decides to go for it, the initial sketch is given to the commissioned artist (this pin was drawn by Forwrite, on weibo and lofter) along with reference images. The artist turns these into a line drawing following the design rules of enamel pins (each block of solid color should be fully enclosed by lines, for example). Some artists will color in the line art while other pin creators commission only the line art and fill in the colors themselves. The final colors are limited to the available palette at the factory chosen to make the pins, and once the color vector art is handed to the pin factory along with instructions on detailing and finishes, the physical manufacturing process begins in earnest (this could be the subject of its own long post).
You may have noticed that there are some color changes from the vector design to the physical pins, most notably the sky in the top pin. This came about as a serendipitous accident where the factory colored the sky of the sample pin dark blue instead of the requested sunset yellow, but the pin buyers active in the group chat liked the dark blue enough that it was kept as the final color. The light grayish blue variant ended up being chosen for the backing card/čĺĄ instead:
Though backing cards are nominally named for their purpose in supporting the pin, practically no one sticks their pins through these cards in Chinese fandom; instead, collectors generally buy cases and books to keep each piece in pristine condition. And so unlike utilitarian cards that are meant to serve as a background to the pin, fully designed backing cards that stand on their own are very much a thing. The card also adds back in the iconic Jingsu lines that were in the original concept sketch, I want to choose you, Your Highness Prince Jing/ććłéä˝ éçćŽżä¸ from Mei Changsu and Sir and I are as one person/ĺ
çä¸ćĺŚĺä¸äşş from Jingyan.
And now for the last part of the merch package that comes with the pin: the wooden piece on the left is an inscribed bamboo name slip/ĺĺş meant to resemble what MCS might have presented Jingyan when he visited his manor in episode 9 [x]. This was a preorder bonus to encourage buyers to get on board early, since the upfront costs to commission the artist and get a sample made at the factory are a significant portion of the overall costs (if not enough people preorder, the pin is canceled and the payment refunded, and the pin maker has to take the loss of at least the artistâs fees).
Name slips were the ancient analogs to modern business cards and an important tool of connection building in the ancient bureaucracy. The tradition of presenting a slip before you visit someoneâs residence, especially if youâre lower in status than the person youâre visiting, persisted for many dynasties while the form of the slip evolved over time. Even though the visitation slip in canon appeared to be a bound paper booklet, folded books wouldnât appear until the Tang dynastyâthough paper was invented in the Han dynasty, it took time for the manufacturing process to improve sufficiently for a fundamental shift in writing mediums. Bamboo slips were what they would have used in the real Liang dynasty (plus, the modern-day replica is objectively great merch that can be used as a bookmark/fidget stick/cosplay prop/whatever else you can think of).
Slips from around the NiF time period generally stated some combination of your given name/ĺ, your courtesy name/ĺ, the region youâre from, and some boilerplate deferential language. Here are two real ones from Huang Chao/éťć and Zhu Ran/ćąçś of the Three Kingdoms period next to MCSâs, with the meaning of some phrases listed in parentheses after the literal translation (using two of MCSâs names is a good solution for the lack of courtesy names in canon):
To balance out all the white background product photography, Iâll close with some texture shots:
#cost for everything was ÂĽ90 or about $13#overseas shipping not included#ĺ
çä¸ćďźĺŚĺä¸äşş#chinese fandom#nirvana in fire#ç
çćŚ#merch review#long post
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