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hauntingrabbits · 10 months ago

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Batman my little pony AU. Part 2 here, Part 3 here

More info on these under the cut!

1. Sundown Mane/Batpony (Bruce Wayne)

His backstory & general situation is pretty much identical to every other batman out there so I wont get into it.

Other notes:

-His cutie mark is a masquerade mask that I tried to make vaguely bat-shaped. The general public sees his Cutie Mark through the lense of his reputation, and he leans into it heavily to obscure the truth. In interviews, he presents it as being tied to hosting galas (it’s the reason he started hosting those huge masquerade balls in the first place) and/or his fashionable looks, but in truth it’s far more representative of his stealth and disguise capabilities, as well as his masked night time hobbies as a whole.

-He’s not an actual bat-pony in any way, the bat wing appearance is just the costume (intentionally designed that way for intimidation, battle, and obscuring his identity further). Though most citizens assume he’s a true bat-pony, other rumors range from him being a vampire, to an Earth pony with false tech-based wings, to a magically disguised alicorn, to a spirit of the night.

-If Batman were actually to be a pony I think he’d 100% be an earth pony, because his big thing is relying on skill and tech rather than power and he has the whole “normal guy amongst gods” thing going on. HOWEVER. There are actual bat ponies in this show. How am I not supposed to utilize that somehow for the guy whose name is BATMAN? Also with Sundown I think being a Pegasus just fits the playboy personality front he puts up. I don’t know why, its just vibes.

-I think he just doesn’t fly much while patrolling as batpony, instead using his wings for extra jump or for intimidation and cover like with his cape. They’re probably steel-tipped or something too. He doesn’t rely on flight for advantage and trains entirely grounded because he doesn’t want to be dependent on flight and find himself lost if his wings are ever incapacitated.

2. Apollo Honeyscales/Two-Face (Harvey Dent)

Fascinated by the Equestrian legal system and craving a more organized society than what was offered by his generally disorderly and solitary fellow Chimeras, Apollo moved to Gotham to pursue higher education. Unfortunately, ponies are often intimidated by, if not downright terrified of Chimeras, so though Chimera cultures usually give each head equal social weight and three individual names, Apollo quickly adapted to instead try to present himself as pony-like as possible. He used a singular name and pronoun for his whole body, presented the less intimidating, herbivorous-looking goat as his “main” head, and eventually even took to having a faux Cutie Mark applied for media and court appearances. Prior to the attack, the lion and the snake head were never seen talking in public, and even in private the only ponies to have heard them speak were his close friends Sundown Mane and Glider Gold.

After being attacked with acid in court, Scales succumbed to injury and had to be amputated, while Honeybite was left alive but severely scarred. With this event, Apollo’s and Honeybite’s already fragile mental states from years of pony society othering them, the weight of their job, and personal repression finally snapped in their grief and anger, leading Honeybite to fully take the reins and create the criminal persona of Two-Face. Attempts from both Sundown and Glider and to reach out since have been unsuccessful.

Other Notes:

-According to the wiki only one chimera shows up in the whole show so. I made stuff up. -Chimeras typically being solitary is based on the fact we only ever see one in the show. This solitary nature would make it hard for them to have a widespread legal system at all, let alone to enforce it; thus Apollo’s original fascination with the foreign pony legal system. The Chimera in the show also has individual names for each head, each with a slightly different style (the goat following pony name conventions with the name Pumpkin Cake, the tiger following a slightly more violent version of pony name conventions with the name Sweetkill, and the Snake bluntly just being named Snakey). I tried to follow similar conventions for Apollo. I was most happy with the name Scales, because it followed the blunt snake naming convention while also sort of doubling as a scales of justice reference. Apollo is just a reference to Harvey’s nickname in some of the comics, and Honeybite is just for fun.

-His perfectly split coat is unique even among other chimeras, and as Apollo he was generally considered attractive and “exotic” by Equestrian media outlets.

-The temporary Cutie Mark application was done professionally. (Surely ponies have perfected this art, right? Like this has to be something pony society does and has services for, right? Ponies covering up embarrassing Cutie Marks, blank flanks covering up an embarrassing lack of a Curie Mark, Ponies getting Cutie Marks done for costumes, theater, movies, etc… you get it.) Apollo’s choice of a faux Cutie Mark is meant to serve as both a way of further integrating himself into pony society and a proclamation of his legal skills.

-Apollo was a genuinely great lawyer. Ponies on defense were often so preoccupied at the terror of having a lion and a snake silently stare them down that they wouldn’t realize it was actually the goat they should’ve really been afraid of until their entire case had already been ruthlessly torn to shreds.

3. Glider Gold (Gilda Gold)

Even prior to their relationship and subsequent engagement, Glider had long been Apollo’s closest friend and confidant. She saw the way his job and keeping up his image was tearing him apart long before the acid attack, and she deeply regrets not trying harder to get him the help he needed before it was too late. Multiple news outlets have been trying to get an interview with her and their efforts only increase every time Two-Face shows up in the news (despite Sundown’s efforts to dissuade them). She hasn’t been the same since the attack and Apollo’s disappearance, losing interest in her work and finding her friendship with Sundown heavily strained as they both feel the weight of Apollo’s absence.

Other notes:

-I wasn’t even going to draw Gilda originally because she’s such a minor character in Batman stuff but as I was writing out Apollo’s background she nudged her way back in. I like her too much.

-This version is based on her very first iteration where she was a sculptor. Her green coat is a reference to that version’s accompanying Two-Face (also his first iteration), who had green scarring.

- The choice for her to be a pegasus was mainly just to go with her silly name, but I do think being a pegasus would be beneficial to a sculptor. No ladder required to work on high details just fly up there.

-I am not immune to the bruce/harvey/gilda agenda

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13thdoodle · 6 months ago

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[ EctoberHaunt 2024 Banner ]

Hi hiii~ I get to draw the banner again for @ectoberhaunt this year~ It was a lot of fun :DD

I wasn't sure how to incorporate the gold and silver at first but I think it turn out pretty good

Also thank you to Enn for helping me with the flats I would've pewished ksjadnaksj Sketches and some ramblings under cut

Here's the initial sketch for the banner. I tried my best to keep it close to the sketch or at least have the same energy (hopefully qwq)

As you can see, I drew Sam and Tucker riding a scooter bike originally. But the banner, I try to get as close to canon design as possible. I could not for the live of me remember what episode has the scooter bike. And.. turns out I might've just misremembered the scooter as a motor bike? so I just draw the scooter lol

(This is from the Killer Garage Sale episode btw. I couldn't find the scooter's pict on the wiki so I gotta screenshot it from the episode)

Also speaking of couldn't find reference pictures in the fandom wiki,

I couldn't find pictures of the college trio full body screenshots there. Only the Vlad leaning into the portal while Maddie and Jack looked away. Very useful references, yes.

I used to think that Jack was the worst one here about lab safety (considering he was the main reason the portal exploded on Vlad's face), but Maddie is no better after watching the episode again. Girlie wear big round earrings and leg warmers in the lab. Pretty sure that's... not very safety. Vlad is not better since he does lean very close into the radiation portal so... lol

Anyway, I tried to incorporate their dynamics in the banner. Jack the very excited one and leading the ghost hunt, Maddie following along with more ghost gears, and Vlad... well, I was thinking Vlad could be the 'rational' of the trio and like brings stuffs the other two wouldn't have thought to bring out of excitement (i.e. flashlights in case they need to go through pitch black tunnel so they don't fall off etc etc)

But... you know, that's giving Vlad too many points than he deserves lol. So, I draw Vlad still bringing the bag of extra stuffs, but it's not fully closed so some stuffs fell off on their trails. They all should share braincells and Vlad does not get a turn lol

Also changed Maddie's clothes and give her the teal suit to match Jack and also looks better when she's running

There's not much I can say about the main trio process? I mostly just want Sam to be the one driving the scooter while Tucker handles the navigations or sth. They get to ride scooters to catch up with Danny~

Danny and Tucker's colors a bit ashy bc I color picked them from low res screenshots askjdnaksj I fixed em on the final tho so yea

O yeah, I don't know if it's visible on the final art, but I initially try to give the kids warm shadings and cold lighting (Silver), and the college trio cold shadows and warm lighting (Gold) to fit the themes.

Also the light source.. sorta? The adults has the light source from behind them bc they are in past/past the age in the drawings? And the kids has their light source from in front of them, going into the future and the many things ahead of them kajsdnaksd

#13thcat art #13thdoodle #danny phantom #sam manson #tucker foley #jack fenton #maddie fenton #vlad plasmius

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ihavethedreamies · 8 months ago

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Oh, Baby-Girl | Bang Chan [NSFW]

Bang Chan - Stray Kids

Rating: M (18+) MDNI

Word Count: ~5.4k

Pairing: Bang Chan x Tall!AFAB!Reader

Genre: Mafia AU!, Reader-Insert, Smut, Some Plot

!!This is smut…if that much isn't clear you should probably leave now!! MDNI!

Warnings: She/Her Pronouns used, Mentions of Guns (Mob/Mafia type stuff), Bodyguard! Chan, Mob Boss Daughter! Reader, Swearing, Kissing, Oral (F! & M! Receiving), Deepthroating, Face-Fucking, Spanking, Daddy Kink (it is Bang Chan after all), Unprotected Sex (Not Recommended), Big Dick! Chan

Author's Note: Oh no, what is this? I couldn't have possibly wrote this since I am working so diligently on packing. Well, as long as it's here…

There is just something about the choreography for Chk Chk Boom that did something to me, I'm sure many of you agree.

P.S. If you haven't read my stuff before, or much of it, you might not notice, but the rest of you have probably figured out I got a bit of a face-fucking fascination. Thanks for getting to know me.

Revised (1/31/25) - I forgot to change the name to (Y/N), so I fixed it!

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Being a mob boss’s wife isn’t nearly as fun and glamorous as the movies and shows (and TikTok) make it out to be. However, being the mob boss’s daughter? A bit of a different story. You’re protects from the violence and crime, but still get to reap the rewards. Fancy clothes, expensive jewelry, a nice car, and a bodyguard as well. Despite never being able to see him, you know you’re well protected as you walk down the streets of New York, spending all of your papa’s corrupt money. A few designer shopping bags hang in the crook of your elbow over your cropped jacket, fur lining the ends of the sleeves and lapels. Faux of course, you might be the daughter of a criminal, you’re not a monster. The thin heels of your over-the-knee (faux) leather boots click on the sidewalk as you tap away on your phone with your thumb. People move out of your way as you walk, you just have the aura of ‘fuck around and find out’. The gum in your mouth smacks as you chew, sneering at a child who doesn’t move out of the way fast enough. Your eye roll is hidden behind your Versace sunglasses, but your down-turned lip covered in dark red lipstick is still obvious. Your stiletto acrylic nails are the same dark red and click against your phone as you scroll through your search results. Despite how you look and dress, you still prefer to shop sales. That gives you more bang for your buck, since your father does limit your money some. As you pass an overly full trash can, you pluck the gum from your mouth and onto the pile. It’s lost all its flavor… Approaching the next store, you’re about to enter when you suddenly feel something instinctual rise up in you. You halt, people scurrying around you still, and with your natural height paired with six-inch pumps, you still stand a head above a lot of the passerby. You feel vulnerable for some reason and huff in frustration, shoving the door open to the boutique you had stopped in front of. It’s not your original destination, but you instantly feel safer being inside. It’s not anywhere close to the first time your ingrained sense of danger has kicked in, and it won’t be the last. You there’s at least one bodyguard tailing you even if you never see him, but that doesn’t mean the shelter of a store isn’t welcome.

“Welcome.” One of the employees calling out snaps you out of your trance, having been looking out the window at the street. You turn and give her a forced smile and remove your sunglasses. Deciding to look around while you’re in the shop, you admire some of the items, but none of them are up to your standards, but that lingering feeling…lingers. Picking up a pair of shoes to look over, you look out the window once more, trying to see if you can pick out anyone lurking outside. Nope. Pressing your lips together, you sigh and move to leave. Stepping back onto the street, you look around again, trying to be subtle, almost like you’re looking for a cab. Still not seeing anything that sticks out, you move on and toward your actual destination. You’re hit with an even greater sense of doom as you hear the screech of car tires in the distance and you spin around to see a black SUV hurdling down the street, unusually empty for New York. Like it’s in slow motion, as the vehicle approaches, the window rolls down and a gloved hand sticks out, a Glock in his hand.

“Shit!” You move to duck behind a parked sedan, and you yelp when your heel snaps as you dive for cover. Your ankle twists and your tights rip, but you get behind the vehicle as you hear the gunshots. People around you scream, and you scramble to hit the emergency button on your phone, but…it’s shattered. It must’ve hit the sidewalk harder than you did.

“Fuck~” You shove the device into your purse, and you watch as people run and scream. Getting up just enough to peer through the blown-out window of the car you’re hiding behind, your ankle protests, and you fall back down, catching yourself with your hand.

“Did you get her?” You hear a gruff voice shout followed by, “No!” Then, through the running pedestrians, a huge man appears, a gun in his hand. He’s right down the sidewalk, and you’re right in view. Before you even have the change to pray, a figure steps between you and the assailant. You can’t see since he’s in your way, but you hear his gun go off and watch the goon fall from between the legs of your savior. He has to be the bodyguard that your father told you is constantly at your tail. The man groans and curses, the same SUV coming to help haul him away, clutching at his knee. Sirens grow closer and you try to get up, pushing on your scraped hand. You wince again, at least three of your nails on that hand are broken, a fourth cracked, and your heel is ruined. It would’ve been way too awkward to try and stand with just one pump, so you take off your other one.

“Here.” The man who saved you has an accent, you can’t quite place it in the moment. His leather-gloved hands grab your forearms and he more or less yanks you up. When you stand before him, he’s…short. About an inch or two shorter than you…with your heels off. He’s also really fucking hot. It’s clear he’s a bit shocked at the height difference as well since he’d never been so close to you. Was he the guy always guarding you? You guess it doesn’t matter if he’s shorter if he’s protecting you from afar. He shoves his pistol in the back of his pants, and you watch his white t-shirt struggle across his muscular chest as he does so.

“You okay, love?” Australian, it’s definitely an Australian accent. And it’s also really fucking hot.

“Y-yes.” You finally answer and you jerk to grab your bags, but he’s grabbing them alone with your purse before you can get close.

“Can you walk?” He nods at your bare feet, and you stand on one of them, rolling your twisted ankle to test it. Putting weight back on it, “I can manage.” He then starts to lead you into the nearest alley as the police cruises grow closer. At least you have tights on as you meander through the not exactly clean back alleys, and he finally brings you to another big black SUV parked behind some bakery.

“Here.” He opens the passenger door, and you climb in as he throws your bags in the back. You sit, shaking still as he climbs into the driver’s seat.

“Sh-should I be up front?” Your voice is also shaking still, and he starts the vehicle.

“The windows are tinted, but we’ll be quick.”

“Quick? Where are we going?” Your father’s building is a good twenty minutes away, let alone the house on the outskirts of the city.

“Closest place is mine.”

“Y-you’re my bodyguard, right?” You just realize that even though he saved you, that doesn’t mean it’s his job. The man huffs and wrangles his leather jacket off, tossing it in the back as well. The clean lines of your father’s crest are tattooed into his bicep, and you slump in the seat.

“What’s your name?”

“Chan.”

“Just Chan?”

Yep.” It seems he’s been waiting for you to buckle up, because he reaches around you to grab the still unfastened belt, doing it for you. He smells really fucking good to and your head swims. The spike of adrenaline seemingly got all parts of your body worked up, but you force the wave of arousal down. It is not the time nor place for any of that. The ride to his place is quiet, thankfully, because if he talked more, you’d be a goner. Trying not to be obvious, you would look to the side to stare at him. His side profile is immaculate, strong nose and jaw line, full lips…

“So…are you…?” You didn’t know how to word your question without sounding rude.

“Korean.” He knew where you were going, and you let out a small ‘ah’ of understanding. Your father didn’t get along with the Yakuza, nor the Chinese mafia, so Korean made sense. Korean-Australian at that…right?

“Australia?” You want to make sure, not great at picking out the different British-origin accents.

“Yep.”

“Am I annoying you?” He sags at your question and shakes his head.

“No, love, just trying to keep an eye out.” He pointedly looks in the rear-view mirror and you let out a quiet apology. The silence makes sense then.

“Put your sunglasses on.” Chan nods at the item in your hand, and you do so, pointedly looking out the window as he pulls up to the security gate of his building’s parking garage. Getting in without any comments from the guard, he parks in what you assume is his designated spot. The bodyguard gets out and open your door for you, giving you his hand for assistance. You grunt when you land wrong on your still upset ankle and he catches you, making your chest press to his.

“S-sorry.” You flinch back, tucking a strand of hair behind your ear and he smiles gently.

“It’s okay, Miss (Y/N).” Fuck, if you’re already attracted to a guy with an accent, don’t EVER let him say your name. As he’s out of view to get your bags you mouth an exaggerated ‘oh my god’ and quickly shut your mouth when he shuts the back door. He leads you toward the entrance door for the building, staying slow to accommodate your slight limp. Getting in the elevator you still keep your sunglasses on just in case, though the building seems pretty secure. That doesn’t mean the security watching the cameras are always completely trustworthy though. Enough money can convince most people of anything. You exhale tiredly as you stop by his door and Chan presses the code into the number pad and it pings. He holds the front door open for you and you enter, hobbling down the entry hall. It’s a nice place and you wonder how much your father pays him to watch you nearly 24/7. Or…

“So, are you my guard a lot?”

“During the day.” So, yes.

“How long?”

“Hm…about three years.”

“Ah…” That’s a pretty long time. So, he probably knows a lot about you, and you’ve never him before in your life.

“Oh! I need to call papa…” You rummage through your purse that he sets on the coffee table. As you sit on the couch, you then remember that your phone is broken.

“I’ll handle it, love.” Chan sets your shopping bags and your shoes down as well and you’d totally forgotten about your heels. When did he grab them too?

“I need to call a few others as well, if you want something to eat you can rummage through the kitchen.” He nods toward the other room behind where you sit and you nod as he goes down the other hallway, deeper into the apartment. You take the chance to look around and you wonder if he’s ever here. Well, if he’s watched you every day for three years, he probably isn’t. The decoration is simple, almost like it’s a hotel room rather than a living space, but it’s nice. Maybe his bedroom is more personal? Hearing his muffled voice from further in, you stand and meander to the kitchen like he suggested. Opening the fridge, there’s more than you expected since the rest of the apartment is barren. Nothing sticks out though, but you notice an object is in the over despite it being off. You knew exactly what it is. Opening the oven, you grab the pizza box and open it as your mouth waters. You aren’t sure if pizza is your favorite because you have it all the time (it’s a front for your father’s shenanigans) or if you genuinely like it. Holding the day-old slice, you chew absentmindedly, snooping through the rest of Chan’s kitchen. He has a little wine display on the counter, and you pull one of the bottles out to look at the label. You snort, of course he has your family’s vintage. Maybe he gets a discount? At least you know you like it. Holding the slice in your mouth as you reach for a wine glass in the cupboard, you have to get on your tip toes to reach one. Can he even normally reach them? There’s dust on the glass, and you ponder if he ever uses them.

“Sorry I don’t use those glasses often.” His voice startles you, but you keep a firm grip on the glass then set it down.

“That’s fine… Do you just… drink from the bottle?” You easily and expertly pull the cork out with your bare hands since it’s sticking out enough and he blinks at the ease with which you do so. Just because you’re the daughter of a mob boss and don’t fight yourself, doesn’t mean you aren’t strong. Your father made sure that if it comes to it, you can punch a guy’s teeth out just as well as any bodyguard. That doesn’t help with guns, mind you.

“Uh, no,” he huffs an airy laugh, it’s actually kind of cute, “I just use a normal glass.” He goes to the cupboard next to the one you’d been in and grab a square-shaped cup that looks like it’s more for whiskey than wine.

“Are you doing okay, love?” He leans against the counter as you pour yourself a glass after giving him some.

“I guess. My ankle kind of hurts still.” You easily balance on one leg, lifting the other foot to roll the joint around, testing its pain level.

“Just because I’ve never met you face to face doesn’t mean I don’t know you. Are you okay?” He presses and you flinch to look at him. It’s not…creepy per se, just…odd. You sigh, taking a sip, your hand still shaking a bit.

“Y-yeah. I mean, I’ve been around guns and stuff, but… I myself have never been shot at; you know?”

“I do, actually.” He smiles cheekily and you sigh in mock annoyance.

“Well, it’s a little unfair that you seem to know me so well, and I have no knowledge of you.” You walk around the island and back toward the living room, sitting in relief on the couch. You cross your leg over the other, injured ankle dangling in the air. Chan sits down next to you, leg up on the cushion so he can face you, toned arm resting on the back of the sofa. You feel his eyes linger on your tight-clad legs, your leather short-shorts showing most of your thighs. His gaze stops at the tear in the supposedly tear-proof pantyhose, then snaps his head up like he’s just been startled awake. The man knows you know he’s ogling your legs, and the tips of his ears turn red as he clears his throat. How is such a handsome man so cute?

“What do you want to know?”

“How did you get to be my bodyguard?”

“I had no mafia ties before. I guess that was a good thing. I was more or less scouted to be a bodyguard when I was a bouncer at some penthouse night club. It seems some of your dad’s guys saw I was good, and I got offered way more money than any other job. They doubled it when I took the spot as your personal bodyguard.

“I see. Where did you learn to shoot so well?”

“I started at the shooting range when I was in college with my friends. I got better through work and your father made sure I was an expert before he put his baby girl’s life in my hands.”

“Hm, you obviously don’t know me that well.” You pick up on a very small detail, wondering if he knows what it is.

“Hm… Not his ‘baby girl’, his ‘little kitten’.”

“Oh, maybe you do know me well then~?”

“Quiz me, baby-girl.” The way he says it is so different than two seconds prior. His tone deepens with it and a smug look settles casually on his face. You can’t help but watch his throat move as he swallows a sip of wine and you take a sip yourself, then set the glass down.

“What’s my favorite color?”

“Red. Something else.”

“Brand?”

“Prada. Something real, (Y/N).” Chan leans further into the cushion. You’re right about at eye level, and you wonder…

“Does it bother you I’m taller?” You change the subject so fast he nearly gets whiplash. You are genuinely curious. You’re tall for a woman anyway, let alone when you do wear heels, and some guys don’t care for it.

“Height doesn’t play into what matters, baby-girl.” His slightly cryptic answer intrigues you, but you move back to the previous topic.

“What’s my favorite book and why?” He sighs, hugging a laugh at your shift back.

“You tell people it’s 1984 because of the psychological implications behind it, but your favorite is actually Dragon Ride because it go you into fantasy. You read it eight times in elementary school, and you have a signed copy.” Chan grins at your bewildered expression. Once again, in any other situation that would be creepy as hell that he knows, but three years of observation would key him in.

“Okay, smart guy,” you pick your glass back up, slinging your legs up under you on the couch, facing him.

“Why do I currently not have a boyfriend?” That’s something you can’t just say, it has to be observed.

“You hate romance. Flowers, chocolates, a fancy meal. You hate it, but because you like fancy clothes and jewelry, men think you lean that way. You’d prefer a movie date at home or going horseback riding.” Shit, that’s a little creepy. More so that he knows you so well, it’s like he can see into your head, that kind of creepy; not that he’s a creep. Chan nearly cackles as he giggles at your bewildered expression, and you whine. Why is he so cute?

“Why are you so cute?” You accidentally speak your thoughts aloud and you immediately freeze, since he does too.

“I’m cute?” He manages to get out after you both sputter for a few seconds.

“W-well, I mean-“

“I’m cute?” The simple inflection change completely shifts the meaning of his question.

“You think I’m cute?” You whisper and he sets his own glass down, then he takes yours so he can do the same. He shifts down the cushion, so his knee touches yours. Chan leans in and you clench your jaw to remain strong. Don’t kiss him, don’t kiss him, don’t kiss him-

“Baby-girl, if I didn’t do you really think I would still be watching you ten hours a day, every day?” Oh. That’s a good point. Chan crooks a brow, waiting for an answer or something, don’t kiss him-

“You want to kiss me that bad?” he finally asks, and you jolt back, eyes leaving his mouth and shooting up to his eyes.

“What?! No?” Your voice cracks and he presses his pretty lips together, so he doesn’t laugh at you.

“So, you don’t want to?”

“I never said that-“ He catches you. Literally. You try to reel back so you can get off the couch, but his hand grabs your wrist. It’s gentle, but tight enough that he can yank you back to him, and he swallows the squeak he pulls out of you. Your body melts, all the tension from the earlier attack as well as the sexual kind that’s been taking your body over, leaves. The kiss grows from a low heat to a full inferno rapidly. Your jacket is shed, then your necklaces and bracelets, and as his tongue creeps into your mouth, you claw at his shirt. Your fingers unevenly scratch at his skin through the fabric since about half of them are broken. You both pant when he pulls back, and he slightly shoves you down so your back hits the cushion and he sits up more on his knees. You watch with glee as his shirt comes off; fucking hell, he’s perfect…

“Oh, my god.” You gasp and his smug grin twitches briefly in bashfulness, but he composes himself.

“Let me see you, baby-girl.” He easily holds himself up over you as his body nestles above yours, his strong jean-clad thigh jamming between your mostly bare legs. He kisses you again as his fingers easily pluck the buttons of your shirt open and he pulls you up by the sides. As you sit up, you yank the shirt out of where it’s tucked into your shorts and then toss it away before falling back. The micro-fiber was a much nicer feeling than what could have been cold leather. You shiver when his calloused hands run over the smooth and soft skin of your sides and tummy. His nose runs over your collar bone, and he nuzzles the swell of your breasts where they sit in your plain nude bra. If you knew you were going to get fucked tonight, you would’ve worn something much sexier.

“Don’t worry, it’s coming off anyway.” It’s like he can read your mind and you yipe in shock as he unfastens the front latch so quickly it’s like he does it telepathically.

“You wear them with a front latch because you can’t reach around your back from when you hurt your shoulder in middle school.” He really does know you well. You just blink but then Chan forces a mewl from you as his strong thigh presses hard into your covered mound.

“Focus, baby-girl.” His voice lowers even further, and it makes you shiver. Strong hands grip your ass over your shorts, pulling your hips to grind on his leg as his mouth meets yours again. You whimper through the kiss, goosebumps raising on your skin as the button of your shorts easily slip open, the zipper pulled down, and then your pants soar through the air somewhere you care not.

“There are already torn…” He justified as he grabs the hem of your pantyhose and easily rips them to literal shreds. Chan lets the remnants fall to the floor and you feel your slick through your panties against your bare thighs. At least your panties are a cute lacy purple and not just plain nude.

“You’re absolutely stunning.” He praises, hand running up your thigh so he can hitch it against his hip. Chan rolls his hips, and you squeal at the large bulge in his pants pressing to your barely covered cunt. If he feels that big through his jeans, what the hell is he hiding? He chuckles when your hips jump to get another brush of friction, reaching into his back pocket. As he pulls the foil package from his pants you snatch it from him.

“Planning this?” You try to tease him, but his gaze darkens.

“Oh, baby-girl, I’ve want to fuck you for two years now.” The man declares. You turn the pack over to look at the label, making a mental note at the size, then you look at him coyly.

“You clean?”

“Yes?”

“Good.” You toss it behind your shoulder, then grab his belt loop, pulling him to you as you sit up. You smirk at him, head tipped back so you can look him in the eye.

“Can you really feel me like you want through a rubber?” He swallows hard, all that confidence from before seeming to leave, then rushes back.

“Not even fucking close.” He admits, pushing you back down and starting to lay open mouth kisses against your neck. He sucks hard, his teeth nibbling the flesh and you shudder with a delighted whine.

“We can put my pill to the test~” You tease, and he groans, kissing down your chest. His mouth seals over your nipple as he wrestles his jeans off and you exhale in bliss as his fingers rub at your folds through the fabric still covering them.

“You care about these?” He snaps the hem of your panties. You do, but you really want to watch him tear them up more.

“Nope.” You pop the ‘p’ and the lace rips and joins your other items of clothing somewhere behind him. You yelp when his hands grab your waist and shove you up the sectional, so he has room to lay on his stomach. Before you get the chance to prop yourself up on your elbows, his tongue runs up the fold of your pussy and his nose brushes your clit.

“Fuck~!” You toss your head back, body twitching as he decides to bury his tongue inside of you. He groans at your taste, hands roughly grabbing the backs of your thighs. He rolls you back, holding your legs apart and up as he mouths at you like a man starved. Your little mewls and squeaks fly out between heaving breaths, and you feel his grip tighten, knowing he’d leave bruises. When he lets go of your left leg, he makes sure you rest it on the back of the couch, and then his finger presses into your twitching cunt.

“You’re drippin’~” He chuckles, then adds another finger and your whole body seizes. Expertly, he crooks his fingers up, the ends pressing against your cervix and with a final lick to your clit, you cum. He eagerly helps you ride out your high, then cleans his fingers off with his tongue as you pant for air. Your forearm is slung over your eyes as you come back to earth, and you only move your arm to watch as he removes his final garment. You hadn’t even got a chance to look at him in just his boxers, but there he stands in absolute glory. His cock stands proud, arching up toward his toned stomach and you heave yourself up so you can see him better.

“Oh~” You giggle, wrapping your fingers around his cock and he groans at the feeling. You bite your lip, eyes meeting his giddily, then you swallow the top, whining at the salt of his precum.

“(Y/N), baby-girl~” He tosses his head back as you take more of him into your mouth. He’s thick, your jaw protesting a bit, and you still have a good few inches to go when the head hits the back of your throat. Your eyes flick to his again, and you make sure to watch his face as you keep going, only gagging slightly as your nose presses to his groin.

“Oh, fuck…” He nearly whimpers, gripping your hair, then loosens his fingers. He groans as you bob your head, breath harshly moving through your nose as his cock fills and leaves your throat. His hips jump and the sudden movement makes you gag a bit harder, but it makes your cunt clench as well.

“Shit, sorry!” He panics, but you pull off slowly, giving him your best boba eyes.

“Wanna keep doing that~?” You hope your intention is clear and he doesn’t even hesitate. The hands still in your hair pull you back onto his cock and you sit like a good girl as the fat head of Chan’s dick batters your throat. Your eyes roll back, loving not just his rough movements, but the pretty noises leaving his mouth.

“Hm, you want me to cum down your throat, baby-girl~?” Chan’s hips jerk unevenly, and you can feel his cock pulse on your tongue. You hum and nearly wiggle with glee as he presses your nose hard against his lower stomach and paints your throat white. You eagerly swallow each pump and drop, and he mumbles something about wondering why he waited so long to have you. Only half-softened, he pulls out of your mouth, and you lick the rest of his release off your lips. You don’t even get the chance to give him a smug grin before you’re flipped over onto your stomach, and he heaves your hips up.

“Tell me if I do something wrong.” His comment seems odd, but it seems he really does know you well… You gasp a moan as his hand smacks your ass, the skin stinging, and he can see your empty cunt clench around nothing.

“You want daddy’s cock?” His thumb runs through the slick of your folds, and you tremble. There’s a very specific reason you only call your father ‘papa’. You only wish you’d found Chan sooner to actually put it into practice.

“Fuck, yes, daddy~!” You squeal in joy, hiccupping when his other hand slaps your other ass cheek.

“Get ready then, baby-girl.” You’re ready mentally, but your pussy isn’t. Your cunt burns as he buries his fat cock into you with one thrust. You revel in the sting, crave it, and your already tight walls clench around him hard. Even if he wasn’t fucking you from behind, you’re sure he’s long enough to fill you completely, the tip nestled tight against your cervix.

“Fucking hell…” You sigh, nails digging into he thick fabric of the couch. He lets you get used to the stretch, but you just want him to move, you’re even getting antsy.

“Move, please.” Your wiggles are stopped with a hard spank. You yelp.

“Daddy, please.” You correct and he runs his thumb over your reddening skin.

“Sure thing, love.” Your cunt tries desperately to keep his cock inside, and a few drops of your wet land on the couch. Your breath leaves you when his hips snap, fucking back into you hard and fast, his pace not letting you catch it back. He loves the little mewls and grunts he’s literally fucking out of you. Your cheek is pressed to the cushion, drool already pooling from the corner of your mouth. He’s waited too long to take you, he decides, and he’s going to make up for the lost time.

“C-Chan, fuck-!” Your orgasm is cresting fast, a familiar burn rising with your orgasm.

Spank!

“Fuck, daddy, I’m gonna-“ Your breath shudders as your orgasm hits and he slows his pace some, grinding his cock into you as your pussy spasms.

“Oh, baby-girl~!” He groans as your cunt squirts even more slick onto his groin and balls, even both of your thighs. You slump after what seems like minutes and heave for air, but he isn’t anywhere close to done. Your near scream as he starts to pummel his hips against your ass again goes straight to his head. He leans over you, hands near your shoulders. Normally, he’s used to leaning over a girl quite a bit, but his hands fall to the sides of your shoulders rather than your head, your body just as long as his, legs even longer. Despite the small height difference (in your favor), you feel small under him; he has broad shoulders and thick muscles, and an even thicker cock. The hard and deep thrusts turn shallow, his dick barely leaving your cunt but battering your womb at the same time, bringing you up to another orgasm fast.

“So deep, daddy~” You nearly cheer, and he’s found your weakness. He presses his hips into yours, barely moving them and you gasp, a fourth orgasm already approaching. He feels your walls clench harder and you feel your pussy start to sting, but you need to fall apart again. It’s too much for him then, your raw heat and gummy walls begging him to pump you full.

“Gotta test that pill…” He mumbles, then groans as he finally falls over as well. The sticky heat of his cum fills you, so much it spurts out from around where your bodies meet, pushing you over the edge as well. Your head swims from the force of your final orgasm, stars dotting your vision. As he pants for air over you, he watches your eyes flutter; you’re wiped out.

“I’ll let you sleep over, baby-girl. Gotta rest for when I fuck you stupid tomorrow morning.”

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gayaest · 1 month ago

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Hey, so I mean this entirely in good faith and just want to see where you're coming from.

When you draw pictures of people (OC), why do you only list their name, age, disabilities, and race (and some other stuff sometimes)? not likes or interests or hobbies or a look into their life? Is there somewhere else for me to find out more?

Personally, I don't find those to be the most interesting things about a character or a person or an object or anything like that, and I don't typically base characters around it (not saying you do, just not sure why else they take precidence over other aspects of their character)

I love your art and hope youu have a nice day!

I’ll try to answer this in the best way possible, but my wording might be off because I am more ill than usual, so bare with me.

1. Experiences with creating Original Characters is not a monolith — what you like to do with characters may not be what another creator likes to do with them. Some people never make backstories for their characters and keep them mainly for designs. Some people like to create backstories, and both of these things can exist and are okay. What you personally find interesting isn’t the same for everyone.

Even if I do have backstories for many of my characters, not all of them are even close to finished yet or even fully fleshed out, I often start with basics and go from there. If you are interested in the backstories of my characters, I have a toyhouse in which I post them.

2. Race, Culture, Age and Disability is a huge part of a lot of people’s lives, I can attest to that for myself. A lot of what I put down as “descriptors” for my characters are for people to get the absolute “bare bones” of who this character is, kind of like a bio on social media. It may not personally interest you, but Culture is a huge aspect on how people develop and think, the way people grow up and who they are around influence their thoughts, likes, dislikes, career, life choices and more. I find that many people from different cultures are often very happy at the representation of their culture being present if done respectfully, and causes a lot of happiness to feel seen.

I have a particular interest in researching humans, cultures, disabilities and diversity. You don’t have to have those interests, the same way I don’t particularly have to have an interest in “likes vs dislikes” of a character.

It would concern me if someone doesn’t care about peoples race or ethnicity, the same way it concerns me when a white person says “well, I don’t see color”, it erases the diverse experience of being human. It erases culture, experience, struggle and more. A lot of POC, myself included, find solace in knowing someone may understand a specific experience of what it’s like growing up a certain way. That we are not alone in our struggles.

And this all relates to Disability as well. Able-bodied people are not going to understand the life of a disabled person they haven’t lived in. Growing up disabled, becoming disabled later in life, in general /being/ disabled is a different way of life than the average person. We have struggles and experiences not everyone can relate to — which means by sharing this in a description of a character — it can actually tell a lot about what they’ve been through and understand.

Other disabled people may not understand what life is like for another disabled person — I have had numerous asks and messages by other disabled people and able-bodied people alike telling me they are happy to see representation of a specific disability, or that they discovered a disability through my artwork and they were able to research it or even apply it to their medical training. This is a huge reason for why I do what I do.

I’m glad this is a question in good faith — Thank you for liking my art, and i hope you have a good day as well.

If you have anymore questions, I have an FAQ:

#asks #anon #about ocs

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justheblueberry · 1 year ago

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handbinding of A Study in Scarlette by kittebasu

There are people who want to live forever, and then there is Shinichi, who just wants to live a little longer than this.

this bind has been in my head since i first read the fic like, three years ago. i dreamed up so many ideas for it, for so long, and now it's finally done! the typeset was actually done in early 2022, back when i was still using google docs, but it went through a few iterations because i was just. so. fiddly. with every aspect of this book. it needed to be perfect (as close to perfect as i, an amateur bookbinder out of my depth, can get) and it had to be absolutely over the top, to reflect the insane amount of love and care that the author put into the fic itself.

the first time i read this fic, i barely knew what detective conan was, much less all of the intricate plot details; i was just along for the ride, but by the end i was completely invested. i went back and watched through the anime as well as a few movies (it took me six months) and then read the fic again. and then a few more times. kaishin and the world of dcmk has utterly gripped me. it's 100% this fic's fault and i love it so, so, much.

i went through a few iterations of visual designs and i'm really happy with the little details i managed to squeeze in.

the entire color scheme is based around red, because 1) it's a murder mystery, 2) for scarlette shinamoto (and the title of the fic as well as the original holmes novel it references), and 3) the irony of "lady red" actually being red. the secret fourth reason is that i think red/gold is a super sexy color combo.

i sewed the textblock with red thread to reference holmes' "scarlet thread of murder".

another detail i love is the five yen coin bookmark, it was one of my first ideas and it turned out even better than i thought.

i wanted the endpapers to evoke a sense of the white marbled floor of the ballroom, with the glow-in-the-dark kaitou kid caricature being the luminol on the floor, and the little pops of red looks like blood that's been mixed in. i lucked out in that the other side of the endpaper was like a lavender-purpley color, i like to think of it as a little wink wink nudge to the color of the actual Lady Red.

the chapter pages got a few reworkings, but i'm happy with the illustrations i ended up doing for each of them. the chapter titles are one of my favorite things about the fic, each one has so much meaning packed into it and flows so beautifully, and i wanted to put as much care into making them pop as possible.

the cover was a linocut carving i designed and carved, which i then printed onto the bookcloth, and ironed on htv on top.

i also threw in a couple of my drawings of my favorite scenes.

this is getting way too long, so i'll end it here. i'll have a separate post detailing the process every step of the way, if anyone wants to take a closer look. this fic is kind of directly responsible for getting me into fanbinding, so it's safe to say it altered the course of my life. i now spend way too much time (and money) looking at book stuff.

kittebasu, if, somehow, you see this and would like an author copy, i would be honored to make one and ship it to you; i would be overjoyed to gift you with any art i have the ability to make, because the fics you wrote have irreversibly altered my brain chemistry, and being able to give back in any capacity would be a dream. (thank you.)

a few postscripts:

i am not selling any copies of this fic. partially because i believe in the gift economy of fandom as well as firmly keeping fanbinding a hobby that will stay unmonetized, but also because it took me months (years, if we are counting when i first finished the typeset) to finish this and i do not have the strength.

however, if you are also a fan of this fic and would like a copy, i honestly, fervently, encourage you to give fanbinding a try! renegade publishing and its discord server are an absolutely wonderful and free resource. i knew nothing about bookbinding and had zero materials when i first started, but i've learned so much thanks to the lovely people there. if you're still apprehensive about getting started, i'd be willing to share my typeset of this fic as well as answer any questions about the making of this book if you DM me.

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venomous-qwille · 2 years ago

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Ghost in the Machine

This is the master post for Ghost in the Machine links, character refs and FAQs.

I will try my best to keep this post as up to date as possible.

What is Ghost in The Machine?

GITM is a DCA AU and a fic set in the retrofuture (2055ish) long after Fazco has shut down. An eccentric collector has been acquiring versions of the Daycare Attendant animatronic from closed locations around the world. The story involves a reader character who has been brought into repair the original post-Ruin DCA from the games, and hijinks ensue. There are also ghosts.

Where can I read the fic?

GITM is currently being posted on Ao3, and is updated every three weeks on Saturdays. The fic is being beta'd by the tremendously talented @bubbiethesaur. You can read GITM here!

There is also a podfic, which you can find here:

Updates to the podfic will be sporadic, so please be patient <3

Where can I see the art?

On this blog I use the #gitm au and #ghost in the machine au tags for GITM related content. If you are looking for art of a specific character, they also have their own tags: #misuta moon #nova #soleil #clip.exe #sunspot mk1 #fool eclipse #ruin eclipse #sombra #sunflower #mr sandman

FAQ~

Why haven't you answered my GITM ask?

One of three reasons: 1) your ask was too spoilery* 2) I'm waiting to answer it with art 3) ADHD

*spoilery includes but is not limited to: any questions about dual-AI or XYZ character's sun/moon variant; questions about character backstories and lore; questions about characters that have not featured in the fic yet (e.g Nova, Sanii, Harvest, Sunflower, Sandman etc); asks speculating about potential future scenarios (don't get me wrong, I love these asks, but I can't answer them!)

Where are all the Moons?

Read and find out. Seriously. There are at least 5 Moons who are core to the plot but I'm not going to talk about them, no matter how nicely you ask!

Does XYZ character have a Sun/Moon counterpart?

Some of them do, some of them don't. The dual-AI stuff is majorly plot related. If I'm not talking about someone's Sun/Moon counterpart, rest assured you will find out eventually. I won't be spoiling any of it on tumblr though :)

Can I create fanart of GITM?

Yes yes yes please do and please tag me when you post it so I can see it/reblog! If you are unsure if something is ok, please ask.

Can I create fanfic of GITM?

Super flattered about this. I have a longform answer to this question which you can read here. But tl;dr yes you can, please tag/credit me, do not spoil/try to write the lore, and please do not write GITM au (e.g mafia, mer, medieval). I have my own plans for this stuff and I would prefer to release the designs/stories in my own time. If you are unsure if something is ok, please ask.

Can I create NSFW GITM content?

Until recently I had blanket perms that allowed NSFW GITM content. I'm updating this to let you guys know I'm no longer comfortable with people making this content. Back when the community was small, I felt differently, but as time has passed a lot has changed and I've found myself becoming increasingly anxious about it. If this boundary changes again in the future, I will update this FAQ.

Do you have character refs I can use?

There is a collection of art 'refs' for each character on the Misutamojis discord. Latest link here.

There are no proper call-out sheets/refs currently, but I have a huge body of art for the characters on this blog which should give you more than enough info for most of them. I will get around to creating proper refs eventually, in which case I will link them here.

Where can I find the playlist?

I have a huge number of playlists for the fic and the individual characters! Up to date links are kept on the discord, but you can see my tumbler masterlist of playlists here: Part I // Part II

I've heard there are secret GITM drabbles, where can I find them?

I used to post frequent drabbles from future chapters in the DCA Palooza discord, I have recently deleted the majority of them as people were going back and binging them which hadn't been the intended reading experience. Anywho, this question probably refers more to the spicy drabbles (which people have very kindly made a lot of delicious art for). These are still around! You just need to access the spicy channel and do some digging.

Is there a GITM discord?

Nope! There is a server for GITM emotes and a busy thread in the DCA Palooza, but currently I don't have any plans to make a GITM-centric discord community. If that does happen in the future it's likely I will simply convert the emotes server (Misutamojis).

It finally happened, I converted Misutamojis. You can join the GITM discord here.

Can I smooch the robots?

Yes.

All of them?

All of them.

#master post #ghost in the machine #ghost in the machine au #gitm au #soleil #clip.exe #sanii drop #misuta moon #sunspot mk1 #harvest moon #sunflower and the sandman #fool eclipse #ruin eclipse #nova #gitm yn #sombra #SoundCloud

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skellinore · 4 months ago

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"You're An Awful Man, Aren't You?

Here's the reason why my biggest drawing got delayed, had to make another redesign and AU for this slimy and disgusting creature! I tired to make it as close to the original design as possible, but still decided to add my own touches to it. [As you can probably tell with the orange-ish accent colour, big scar on his chest, and his twisted, rigid and thorny tendrils.]

Anyways, here's the only head-canons you're ever going to get!

Offender has killed off the rest of his brothers. As he thinks of himself as the only "God" worthy of the humans. Splendor was willing to bow down to the humans and serve them, disgusting. Trender was pretending to be human and trying to live among them, unworthy. Slender hated the humans and wanted to see them all dead, short-sided.

Offender wants the humans to worship him to the point of death and madness. He uses his magic to create a: "This is normal!" effect around him. He can walk around in broad daylight and walk among the humans without question because the humans think that a towering demon with barely any facial features and tentacles is normal. Which makes it easier to convert them to loving him.

For his favourite humans, Offender's scar opens up with toungues and teeth to eat them whole, to make sure he's never apart from them. Ever.

Anyone who accepts Offender's roses will spend a "lovely night with him." with their memories intact of that night and see who they truly let into their home. They're the only ones who live. Anyone who doesn't accept, Offender ruins their lives and then finally comes for them. After he's finished with them, he cuts open their body and hollows them out and fills them with their favourite flowers.

Offender keeps the corpses of his brothers in different parts of his room. Slender is nailed above Offender's bed. Splendor is sitting in the corner of the kitchen, and Trender is in the basement covered in scars and has been restitched multiple times by the looks of it.

Moving on! If you want me to make more art of this foul beast, just send me an ask and I'll try to make something, I won't be doing any more head-canons for this singular AU for Offender. But I enjoy making art of people in hats and trench coats! Gotta be one of my favourite designs.

#art #digital art #creepypasta #offenderman #Only “Him” AU

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gatheredfates · 11 months ago

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SEA'S COMMUNITY COMPENDIUM UPDATE

We have a massive one today! Huge thanks to a close friend of mine who sent me every single bookmark of xiv resources she had. 💖

Additionally, a good handful of these resources were sourced from a list originally created by @rinhkitty, which you can find here. I have tried to include the more recent/active of the lot, so it's not a one-for-one. Thank them for a lot of the large scale resources you'll find below! ✨

As of 04/12, I have added the following resources (in no particular order) to Sea's Community Compendium for FFXIV Creatives:

LARGE SCALE

GARLAND TOOLS — Contains XIV resources such as Garland Data, everything database, crafting lists and equipment calculators; Garland Bell, gathering timers, collectable resources and hunt windows; and FFXIV Fisher, daily fishing windows, bait paths and catch checklist. Maintained by Clorifex Ezalor of Zalera.

TEAMCRAFT — Create crafting lists and collaborate with others, set gathering alarms, simulate crafting rotations, and more!

CAT BECAME HUNGRY - FFXIV ANGLER — Contains everything and anything to know about fishing including specific fish guides, location, baits, aquarium fish and more!

FFXIV - CRAFTING AS A SERVICE — Crafting information and planning for FFXIV!

FFXIV GARDENING — The FFXIV Gardening Database is a collection of everything related to gardening in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. It was created to organize and visualize the results obtained from crossbreeding.

SIGHTSEEING LOG HELPER — This tool will help those trying to complete their pesky Sightseeing Log by letting them know upcoming weather patterns for each zone!

EUREKA TRACKER — For everything and anything to do with Eureka mobs, tracking and weather patterns.

FFLOGOS — for tracking of items/actions related to Eureka.

FFXIVSQUADRON — A comprehensive tool that helps you assess the success rate of various squadron missions.

FFXIV CHOCOBO COLOUR CALCULATOR — Will calculate what chocobo feed you will need to get from your current colour to your desired colour. *rng not included.

FFXIV HOUSING — A site specialising in the documentation of all housing items available in game.

HOUSING SNAP — A compilation of player-made housing designs. Can be used for inspiration or places to visit!

MISC

NPC CHAT BUBBLES — Would you like more NPC chat bubbles for edits? Say no more! Created by @alexoisxiv.

OLD TUMBLR LAYOUT BY PIXIEL — While not XIV specific I know a lot of people aren't fans of the new Tumblr layout, so this is a fix that will revert it to an as close as possible approximation of the new one. I won't tag the creator as I don't think they're in the xiv community, but it's run by @/pixiel!

HOW TO CURSE LIKE AN ISHGARDIAN — Do you want to make the church blush? Do you want to incur the wrath of Halone? @stars-and-clouds has compiled a list of appropriate curses/swear words for you!

FINAL FANTASY XIV SIDEQUEST GUIDE - HEAVENSWARD EDITION — maintained by @chatty-moogle, this guide explores interesting sidequests in Heavensward that will give you more information about the lore, titbits about locals and other interesting information!

TRUST BANNERS FOR XIV — If you have ever wondered how people mimic the Trust banners used in XIV, look no further! @locke-rinannis has a template for you.

MAKING USE OF RECOMMENDATIONS — created by @autumnslance, this guide will help you make your recommendations tab useful rather than annoying.

BOTANICA EORZEA — A guide to the flora of Eitherys and her reflections, including fungi and seedkin. For reference in writing and roleplaying. Maintained by @tinolqa.

GPOSE TIPS — A tutorial on how to achieve clarity and detail in your XIV screenshots! Created by @aryalaenkha.

UI MACRO MENUS — A guide on how to use macros to create small UI menus for XIV. Written by @diskwrite-ffxiv.

TYPHON GATE RESEARCH — Created by @mcstronghuge, these are the statistically best places for your character to stand for the Typhon Gate!

CHANGELOG

HYDAELYN HEALTH HAVEN has been removed at the request of the owner.

Moved THE BALANCE higher on the list to reflect alphabetical sorting, excluding names that start with The.

Misc formatting as needed.

Added some additional clarification around large-scale discords/spaces; in particular: Large-scale community discords such as the XIV Reddit Discord, Hunts, GPOSE promotions and broad-space roleplay servers that harbour a large number of people and are publicly available to all. These may not have an RP focus but will assist in other aspects of the game. Also includes well-known tools/resources that are utilised by large groups of people and assist in gameplay elements.

Added a quick-jump menu to the bottom of each of the table of contents menus to assist in navigation.

Want to submit? You can either fill out the google form here, send me an ask with the relevant information contained on the Compendium, or join my Discord at SEAFLOOR (21+ only)!

I am sure there's probably a couple of things I have missed or links/formatting that might be broken. Please don't hesitate to let me know if anything is out of place. I'm going to take a break now. I'm pretty sure that's the biggest edit that's ever going to occur on this document!

#final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #crystal rp #crystal roleplay #｡･ﾟﾟ･ — sea's community compendium #｡･ﾟﾟ･ — sea speaks

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xulips · 1 year ago

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do you have any specific head canon's for characters like appearance wise ? or do you try to keep their appearance as close as you can to the original design ?

THIS IS IT MY CUE TO SHARE MY HEADCANONS AT LONG LAST

first thing first, i do have headcanons for most of the characters in proseka. though it's more visible through my vbs art since i mostly draw them anyways

most of these i come up with like months ago, so if you squint like REALLY hard you'll see them in most of the stuff that i drew

second, i do usually try to stick to the original design as much as possible, with maybe some few tiny headcanons, just cause it looks neat. by little i really do mean it, it is little

for example, i headcanon rui to have a dimple. usually i draw him going all -w- but when i do draw him being wide and happy, a little dimple shows up. cause i just think she looks cute

and also for haruka, since she really just looks really god damn pretty already, i thought she'd also look pretty in shorter hair. it's really not that big of a difference for the appearance but i like changes that r not so big that i can still tell who the character is ^^

i also tend to like, give each characters some of their own unique physical appearance? does that make sense?

take for example, honami and mizuki, sometimes they get confused w eachother a LOT so i tend to alter how they look like a bit to avoid confusion by differentiating how their eyes shaped like

and lastly, i really, really, like REALLY!!! adore and love sibling parallels!! something on their physical appearance that could indicate that they're related but not too obvious

the most obvious one for me is the tenma siblings (toya included) (what do you expect from me?) i know saki canonically doesn't have the same ahoges (?) like the one tsukasa has, but i like to think that she does, yk, to match him, but the other way around because why not?

and also toya included in this one, he's not biologically related to the tenmasibs, but i imagine saki and tsukasa wanted him to feel included becauss they love him so!! they styled him one to somewhat resemble the ones that they had (they tried and that's what matters!)

i'm so sorry if this is long i just really like talking about my interests ;;;;;; this is the most fun i've ever had answering an ask, thank you!

#ask #req #<— just to tag a pic in an ask #project sekai #prsk #long post #mb guys i'm a little annoying

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physalian · 12 days ago

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Word Counts and Why They Matter

I made a poll about whether, as you’re editing, you try to add extra detail to boost your wordcount, or trim and compact things to lower your wordcount. And I saw some reblogs absolutely baffled at the concept of adhering to any sort of wordcount goal so!

Obligatory one size does not fit all, just some general points I’m covering here. This is for original works intent on being published. Fanwork is lawless.

There are industry standards for different genres

Unless your reputation precedes you, looking on the surface like your competition, with a similar book size, thickness, and cover design helps your legitimacy, especially if you’re indie and self-published, you want to look as close to the pretty, traditionally published books as possible.

If you’re trying to get picked up by a publishing house, and your manuscript is too far outside the bell curve of the genre standard in either direction—by being too long or too short—you’re more of a risk. Too short and people might overlook it as being thin or lacking. Too long and people might not want to commit to 600 pages by someone they’ve never heard of.

Printing costs

Again, more for self-publishing, I haven’t been through the trad publishing process. Word count impacts page count, and the bigger the book, the more expensive it is to print (and edit), and the more your end customer has to pay to enjoy your work.

Even if you don’t want to charge them more, some platforms, like IngramSpark, cost so much to print, on top of the vendor fees, that you cannot publish at a negative margin (not that you’d want to). I have the same book on Amazon and IS, and on IS, it’s a whole dollar more because IS’s printing and vendor fees demand it.

So if you’ve got a really big book, you’ve got a really expensive book, and people might not buy it no matter how good it is if they can’t justify the price.

Consistency

This is not one size fits all. There are books that will have two hundred chapters, but those chapters might range from 5 pages to 15. One that comes to mind is the Maximum Ride series by James Patterson… but he got away with it because he had rapport. Those books were also consistently short chapters.

There’s also gimmicks like the 4 months of depression in New Moon when there were just blank pages in the middle of the book with only the months in the center of the page, to great effect. But those, too, weren’t four short chapters.

Consistency helps readers who don’t read entire books in one sitting know what they’re getting into and about how long it might take whenever they start a new chapter. If they just read one that’s 3k words and have time to read one more, and it’s 6k words that never ends, it risks not only being annoying, but damaging to the pacing if you can’t break up 6k words of plot into two chunks.

However, I don’t see a problem with “ramping up” the word count as the plot demands, a more gradual increase/decrease as opposed to one 10k word chapter in between two 2k word chapters.

Prologues and epilogues are an exception.

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I think maybe the reblogs were more concerned with fanfic, in which case, go wild, there are no rules. I would like to mention though why I’m in the “I have to go back and trim my chapters down” camp.

Filler words

I don’t split hairs over trying to lower the total wordcount by 5 or 10 words, but I do go back for things like filler and crutch words that might only be 5 or 10 across the whole manuscript to improve the reading experience and overall maturity of the prose.

Efficiency

I don’t like lazy river style storytelling, and that’s a me thing. I need my scenes doing at least 2 things at once and having a rare few “this scene just exists to be fluffy and for no other reason”. So if I see that a chapter is too long, my first thought upon editing is “how can I compact some of the excess movement or redundant dialogue?” and I might move scenes around to the next or preceding chapter if it messes too much with my consistency.

I do have to worry about printing and editing costs, so being aware of my wordcount and not letting it run wild matters financially.

Within chapters, worrying about the wordcount goes out the window but I do try to ramp up and down slowly and not have a huge one sandwiched between two short ones.

Outside of one occasion, all of my books are multi-POV, and all my chapters are broken up into chunks. Which means shuffling around those chunks between chapters can mean the difference of 2-3k words if that’s what fits.

I’ll sacrifice wordcount consistency for pacing, but I’ve been doing this for long enough that if I do have a chapter that’s really too long, something somewhere is taking up too much narrative, or I’m trying to juggle too many elements at once, and looking at where the extra words are coming from helps me keep my chapters in focus unless it’s just that big of an event.

I tend to write some mammoth chapters, but since they're broken up into explicit chunks, it's easier to find a stopping point within a chapter of one of my books over one that's one long unbroken piece of narrative, but everybody has their preferences.

Individual chunks, however, vary wildly in their wordcounts, as they all serve different purposes coming together to tell the story of the chapter.

With that said, I have little excel tables with the wordcounts for each chapter I write… mostly because I love looking at statistics, and the range sometimes can very wildly.

So here’s a few of them just for fun:

Eternal Night Total — 111,423 Average — 5,982 Max — 9,162 Min —3,743

Eternal Night’s sequel so far Total — 49,195 Average — 7,208 Max — 7,907 Min —5,426

Tell Me How Long Total — 22,453 Average — 3,742 Max — 6,154 Min —1,533

Little Red Dot Total — 155,601 Average — 6,765 Max — 9,116 Min —2,375 (epilogue)

Little Red Dot’s unnamed sequel Total — 202,391 Average — 7,228 Max — 9,617 Min — 4,413

#writeblr #writing #writing a book #writing advice #writing resources #writing tips #writing tools #word counts

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astoundingbeyondbelief · 9 months ago

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"Directors of the Monsterverse" notes

The one featurette exclusive to the 4K Godzilla/Kong Monsterverse 5-Film Collector's Edition set is also just up on Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu) for free. It's possible that the disc version is longer, but what's on streaming has a hefty 49:06 runtime, so I doubt it.

Notes on the discussion:

The venue is Warner Bros. Stage 11, "where Casablanca and ER were shot."

No closed captions, boo.

Skullcrawler egg props from Godzilla vs. Kong were present, as well as the goofy Godzilla suit used to promote King of the Monsters.

Mike Dougherty brought one of his dogs. (Recall that the his dogs inspired the personalities of Ghidorah's three heads.)

Jordan Vogt-Roberts took Adam Wingard out to dinner shortly after he was hired to direct Godzilla vs. Kong, warning him what to expect on his first mega-budget movie (a "Scared Straight thing"). That led to the Monsterverse directors meeting up more regularly.

Vogt-Roberts relays an analogy from producer Eric McLeod: trying to do something spontaneous on a larger film set, like changing a shot angle, is like steering an aircraft carrier.

Gareth Edwards described the feeling of visiting a Godzilla set that wasn't his own movie (King of the Monsters) as like "walking in on your wife cheating on you."

The ever-escalating zaniness of the Monsterverse films wasn't carefully considered, it just happened; Wingard, for one, felt it wasn't possible to return to the tone of Godzilla (2014) after King of the Monsters.

Dougherty describes a Toho Studios visit where he wore part of a Godzilla suit.

Vogt-Roberts never imagined that the Hollow Earth introduced in Kong: Skull Island would become so integral to subsequent films.

The opening credits for Godzilla (2014) were inspired by the JFK credits.

Edwards ordered a ton of G-Fan back issues to prepare for directing Godzilla, and was surprised when the package included a note from J.D. Lees apologizing for bashing Monsters in one of those issues.

Wingard carefully maneuvers Edwards away from saying that following King Kong vs. Godzilla was a much easier task than following the original Godzilla or King Kong, as he should.

Dougherty says he's glad that they as a group gave Kong a happy ending ("for now").

Vogt-Roberts doesn't accept that Kong lost against Godzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong because their battle against Mechagodzilla was part of the same fight; embarks on a lengthy military analogy. Wingard disagrees vociferously. Dougherty tries to say something but Edwards advises him to "let them fight."

Vogt-Roberts wanted Kong to have brown fur to reflect the rabbit fur used on the original stop-motion model.

Edwards jokes that they kept trying variations on Godzilla's design until "someone came with a gun and went, 'If you don't stop now, the movie doesn't get released.'"

I think there's a behind-the-scenes shot of Mothra (showing the layers of VFX that went into her waterfall emergence) that wasn't in the King of the Monsters bonus features.

Ready Player One was released just as Wingard's team was settling on Mechagodzilla's Godzilla vs. Kong design; he was dismayed to hear about it at first, then relieved to see how different it looked.

Vogt-Roberts really wants to see Hedorah turn up in the Monsterverse.

#monsterverse #adam wingard #mike dougherty #jordan vogt roberts #gareth edwards #godzilla #king kong #godzilla 2014 #kong skull island #godzilla vs. kong #godzilla king of the monsters 2019

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dokidokitsuna · 1 year ago

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RWBY: Next Steps

This is just a design collection (remember when I used to do those? 'Winter Mission', 'Summer Tour'?? Fun times~)...and it may be my last. Its only real purpose is to give me something fun to draw for the NeverFell Projects wrap-up series. The recent Adam and Cinder designs are technically part of this collection, too. ^^

These were much harder to do than those two, though...I've spent ~2 months chipping away at this set, trying and retrying to address several different RWBY design criticisms while still making the girls look good. ಥ_ಥ I've finally begun approaching success, though, so I wanted to talk a bit about these ideas.

Ruby The only one I managed to design in one try. ^^; This was my answer to the question I felt was posed by Ruby's Vol. 7 design: i.e. "how do we do a new Ruby design that feels more 'mature'??" Because I never liked how the V7 design attempted to do that. :/

Between the new hairstyle and the new 'generic adventurer' clothes, it felt less like they were trying to evolve Ruby Rose and more like they didn't like her original design and wanted to get as far away from it as possible. V1-Ruby was such an iconic look (and STILL IS), and yet there's no trace of it in V7-Ruby. None of the goth-lolita style or playful edge that even V4-Ruby managed to preserve...instead they just scrubbed everything out to start from scratch, with a new design that's honestly 'meh' at best.

So what I did was stick closely to V1-Ruby, while adding just a few big changes to make the look distinct. You say a 'combat skirt' is too childish for an older Ruby? Well then we'll make it shorts...but shorts that are just as frilly and cute as the original skirt, with a similar overall shape. You say her original hairstyle is too boring and 'safe'? Well, then we'll change it...by simply shaving half of it off. It's a much edgier look that simultaneously preserves the original shape of her hair: from every angle except front and back, her silhouette will remain the same.

You say you want to give her new shoes, but don't want the fandom to make fun of you for covering them in dozens of belts again? Here's a wild idea: cowboy boots. ^^ A totally unexpected, unique item that still fits in with the antique-ish vibe of her goth clothes.

Basically, I just wanted to prove that you can do something dramatically different with Ruby without completely abandoning her fashion sense.

Criticisms: The details are still lacking; I think I should work some red accents into her corset and boots. Also, I originally designed this outfit with a white shirt, and I kinda want it back (she had the team colors! R, W, B, and Y! ;_;)...the problem is that it clashes with the sheer thigh-highs. One must go...I'm sure I'll figure it out

Weiss The toughest of the bunch: I did three different Weiss designs before landing on this one. ^^;;; The big epiphany came when I realized that Weiss looks her best when she mirrors Ruby. The girls' original design concepts share a lot of features; I feel like the characters were designed to look like they belong together, and figured I might as well honor that.

ALSO-- and this was the biggest priority for Weiss' design-- I firmly believe that she should not look like a princess anymore. From a character designers' perspective, it is ludicrous that they gave her the giant Disney ballgown in the same volume where they put classism at the center of the plot and have her send her bourgeoisie father to jail. That right there is the definition of mixed messages...

I thought the whole point of Weiss' character arc was to distance herself from the uber-rich parasites of her family and fellow 'Atlas elites'. I thought we cemented that when she officially lost her "heiress" title in V4. o_O I expected her next look to ditch the crown and visually show that she's past the point of 'rebelling'-- there's no more authority in her life for her to rebel against; she's free now! But alas...

So as usual, I had to do it myself. This Weiss outfit is definitely still fancy, with the coattailed vest and ruffled sleeves, but there's a lot less 'decoration'; fewer jewels, fewer details. The construction is straightforward and simple. And of course, no more tiara. Instead I decided to give her a li'l snow pea flower and ribbon, which ended up inspiring her new periwinkle purple-y color scheme. Like her original design, it's actually fairly colorful, but does its job and puts the emphasis on the white elements.

Criticisms: ...Not many, this came out pretty good. ^^ I might reconsider the black coattails, but if I do I'll probably just switch it out with the indigo inner vest. I like the idea of her outfit construction mirroring Ruby's, but her color scheme mirroring Blake's, since they have a closer bond in NeverFell.

Blake Blake designs are notoriously difficult; if you wanna hear some great reasons why, I suggest you check out this old Twiins iink RWBY design ranking video, which always helps guide me when I do redesigns for the main 4. Anyway, this phenomenon makes it hard to describe what I did...I guess you could say I tried to combine all the best elements of all her outfits, while clinging to the 'fancy action girl' vibe of her original design.

I'm most proud of her new hairstyle-- I dunno why, I just enjoyed working on it and making those decisions. ^^ It's hard to tell, but it IS shorter; now shoulder-length instead of back-length. We make up for this with additional volume, emphasizing the waves in her hair texture by pushing them outward. And most notably: she keeps the ribbon. She just wears it differently, using it to accentuate her ears instead of hiding them. This way, we keep the point of interest on her head while still showing her character growth.

Criticisms: Infinite, countless. This is a good look, but something is definitely still off. ^^;;; I think some additional detail in certain places (not sure where yet...) might help 'finish' it, so to speak. Maybe some extra yellow accents...? Also, the bow obviously gets lost in her hair this way. I've tried several color changes and don't like any of them; I think I may just have to texture it differently in the final product. Fingers crossed...

Yang Another tough one...I only made 2 design drawings, but the colors took several rounds of trial and error. I think my excitement over finally arriving at a good color scheme TODAY was what spurred me to make this post. ^^;

Anyway...there is a specific piece of Yang design criticism I hear fairly often that drives me up the wall: people commonly complain that she doesn't wear enough yellow; that she doesn't represent her character color well because all she wears is a yellow shirt. And the character designer in me wants to rip my teeth out whenever I hear this, because it blindly ignores the giant fairy-tale-inspired mass of yellow that is her hair, and the purposely attention-grabbing pops of yellow that make up Ember Celica. They're not "clothes", technically, but they're still part of the design! It's like saying a character with green skin can't represent the color green if all their clothes are black...without realizing that maybe their clothes are black BECAUSE they have green skin, in order to draw your attention to it...!! (╬▔皿▔)╯I just jifjkdsnfksahujknsjnfufh

...Anyway, anyway...the point is, it's difficult to take a character design with so much natural yellow in it and add yellow clothes and still have it read well. But because I like a challenge, I decided to take it on. I think the difference between the mustard leather and neon yellow hair is large enough to make it work, while still feeling casual enough for everyday wear. The champagne off-white she wears in her 'Hunter' outfit (which heavily inspired this) looks great, but it feels too 'classy' to me; like something specifically meant to dazzle the audience with her beauty for one special adventure, not for her to wear often.

On that note, my secondary mission with this design was just to make Yang look cute again, by following the structure of her V1 look, and even adding a little skirt on top of her battle shorts, which looks surprisingly natural considering she almost never wears one.

I don't know what happened in the canon to make the character designer forget the 'Yellow Beauty' part of her character concept; tbh even if her gender presentation gets more masculine she can still look pretty. Designs like Ozma, V7 Qrow and V4 Ren show that they understand this, but choose to cover Yang up in flavorless sheets of beige anyway. :T Making sure she always has a boob window isn't enough; the clothes themselves need to say something too.

Criticisms: ...Honestly, none? I think this might be solid. :> We'll see what happens when I draw it properly. I hope the white socks work out, because then she'll successfully be wearing the RWBY color scheme, which fits her (former, implied...) role as the glue holding the team together.

#rwby #yang xiao long #ruby rose #weiss schnee #blake belladonna #character design

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