#when i awake you best believe there will be a surplus of art of that binary fuck getting violently and graphically murdered

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HORRIBLE NIGHT EVERYONE!! MY ASS WILL NOT SLEEP SOUNDLY

i got out of my comfy bed for this am so mad. FUMING

Phil and Forever fucking around while the server is down gave me much needed joy after the FUCKERY that happened. FUCK THE BINARY BITCH BINARY BITCH ENTHUSIASTS DNI!!! >:( /j

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Shall We Date: Worship Me AU - Gabriel (Avatar of Diligence)

What if the MC gets transported to the Celestial Realm instead? What if the angels were the love interests?

GENERAL HCs

Known as the “Voice of God” and as such, is Big G’s primary messenger to the human world and the devildom

Because of this, he’s pretty well-known in the 3 worlds and knows a heck lot of different people

Also has a beautiful voice, the kind you’d want to listen to in an ASMR, podcast, audiobook, etc.

Then again do you really expect God’s voice to have anything other than a beautiful voice?

Like seriously his voice sounds like warm melted dark chocolate

He’s also Uriel’s younger twin brother

While Uriel is more akin to the cool and comforting countenance of the moon, Gabriel has the blazing warmth of the sun

Perpetually smiling, but each smile holds different meanings depending on how big it is, if there was any crookedness to it, if he showed his teeth, etc.

His close friends and family can usually tell which smile is which, but it’s his twin that can ALWAYS tell whatever mood he was in even just from analyzing his smile

Most of the time however, that smile hides a rambunctious imp that particularly likes playing tricks on anyone and everyone

He enjoys freaking people out and relishes the reactions they make. The more exaggerated the reaction, the better

That time Big G talked to Moses by going into that burning bush? It was Gabriel’s bright idea

Seriously though, that memory of him freaking out is one of Gabriel’s most treasured moments

Although truth be told, his all-time favorite reactions are the ones he least expected

One of his favorite pastimes is trying to coax a surprised reaction out of Uriel, seeing as his brother was normally so stone-faced

He feels that it’s his divine mission to get as many reactions out of Uriel as he can

He enjoys tormenting Raphael as much as he enjoys mentoring their youngest brother on how to speak effectively

A master of the art of speaking, so he knows every manner of using one's voice no matter what their intended outcomes were

Whether it's to soothe, anger, or seduce someone, Gabriel knows them all

But he asks a price for his services. You have to call him "Big Brother" sweetly if you want to even remotely get his attention for whatever favor you plan on asking him

Gabriel enjoys teasing others aside from pranking them

The flustered reactions he gets is always a nice treat

Don’t get him wrong though, he enjoys messing with others but it’s all light-hearted fun on his end and is never done with any intended malice

Rather, he actually makes sure that he never touches upon sore spots for anyone

He’s just a prankster, not an asshole

Out of the seven virtues, he also the one who still gets in touch the most with Lucifer and his brothers

He is a messenger after all so it’s a given he sends and receives messages the most

With how many prophecies, signs, and dreams he has to deliver Gabriel is almost always out and about. So he’s actually the one who’s least present in the celestial realm

You’d usually catch him on the rare times where he’s on break or in-between deliveries

Sometimes when he’s in need of a little entertainment during assignments, he’d spice up his deliveries by changing the method of delivering the messages

Like perhaps he was supposed to give a human a sign from Big G through a dream, but that’s so old-school so instead he delivers it when they’re wide awake and by themselves

He can’t possibly pinpoint the fact why some humans went to loony bins after he delivered their messages

P.S. They thought they went mad because of those “divine hallucinations”

A chaotic force of nature in all his white-haired, molten chocolate goodness

Emphasis on CHAOTIC

Like the rest of his brothers, he enjoys spoiling Azrael in the way normal big brothers spoil their younger siblings

Obligatory noogies, random wrestling moves, cheek pinching, etc.

An advocate of "No one can bully my siblings except me"

Frequently gets souvenirs from wherever he'd last gone to. He doesn't just get souvenirs for him though, he also gets some for his brothers

Limited edition keychains for Michael for example, sweets for Azrael, local ingredients for Cainabel, tea leaves for Raphael, a new book for Uriel, and etc.

For some reason people like giving him random stuff. Like he could just be passing by and one of his acquaintances or even someone who he'd never really hung out with but knew of him had just harvested their mango tree and now and a surplus of them, or ordered a bit too much of this or that and would give him their extras instead

That's why his pockets are perpetually full with little snacks, candies, and all a manner of random stuff

When his pockets get too full he pops up in the other virtues' offices to lighten his load so to speak

More often than not, it's Azrael who benefits from his brother's popularity since Gabriel himself doesn't eat too many sweets

He doesn't actually notice just how good-looking he is and couple that with his beautiful voice, you can see how and why he's so popular

His generally sunny and rambunctious personality has also earned him many fans

A fan of collecting stamps and has hundreds upon hundreds of books which contain every stamp that has ever come into existence

Stationery otaku

Michael once gave him a pen, one of those cheap ones you get at dollar stores with a cute character at the top. He still uses it until today and never leaves home without it

Regardless of how tacky something is, if it's from his brothers then Gabriel is sure to use it with happiness and pride

ENG VA: Vic Mignogna

JP VA: Mamoru Miyano

ROMANTIC HCs

He’s already a normally friendly and handsy type of guy so it’s kinda hard to notice if he’s actually romantically interested in you

Heck, even Gabe doesn’t realize that he’s into you for a good while because he believes the way he thinks about and reacts to you was still included in the realm of being platonic friends

So what if his heart does those little flips whenever you laugh good-naturedly at his antics? When you gave him that little smile of yours that he liked to think was reserved solely for him?

It’s probably nothing when his skin heats up a little bit whenever his skin touches yours even for a little bit

What do you mean he’s always hanging around you? You were his best friend so of course he’d almost always be with you!

He’s kind of like a bird in the sense that his attention span is always moving from one thing or another, but the fact that you manage to hold his attention for so long even when you’re not there was something that surprised and baffled his brothers

Most notably Uriel who was used to Gabriel flitting about, kind of like a hummingbird if he was being honest

Also like a bird, Gabriel gets a lot of random trinkets. Both of his own accord and because people just like randomly giving him stuff and if he deems any of them worthy enough for you, he’s sure as heck gonna present it and gift it to you as soon as possible

He practically preens whenever you accept his gifts (it doesn’t help that his wings sometimes pop out in all his happiness and excitement). Even just a little compliment gets him so happy and excited for the rest of the day

Offers you his wing to touch if you show even the slightest interest in their angel wings

“ You wanna touch them? They’re 100% guaranteed SUPER SOFT. I always keep my wings nice and tidy since I gotta keep up appearances as a messenger, ‘ya know? ”

Gabe doesn’t realize/forgets that to offer someone to touch the symbols of his power, his wings of all things, showed that he held you in high regard

It confirmed your purity of soul, because to be judged by an archangel, a Virtue even meant that you were a special type of soul, a diamond in the rough so to speak

Although Gabe himself doesn’t notice it, his brothers definitely notice his sudden fixation on you. It’s almost worrying seeing him sitting still for once

While most people would think Gabe would be as chill as he normally he is when facing the truth of his feelings...he isn’t

Many forget that he and Uriel are twins, born of the same core split into two by the Heavenly Father. They shared much more characteristics than just their looks

Once he’s enamored by something, this angel shows his almost infallible dedication to it and only God sits above it

Like Uriel, he does his best to observe and learn everything about you, but what’s scarier is that he does it so covertly that you don’t even know he’s fishing for information all the while relishing his time with you

It doesn’t help that as the Voice of God, his charms are nigh impossible to resist or even detect so you sometimes don’t even realize that he’s playing you right into the palm of his hands

Oh but you don’t have to worry though, Gabriel loves you with all his heart and only wishes to court you properly and perfectly. That’s another of the traits that he shares with his twin

You’ll never have to worry about him coaxing you into something you won’t like or is bad for you. He merely aims to show you the true extent of his pure love

Dates with him are always at different locations or generally something new, because there’s so much that he wants to show and experience together with you

Karaoke dates are a fan favorite between you two, because who DOESN’T wanna hear the Voice of God himself sing?

Like his voice is already like pouring warm melted dark chocolate to your ears but his voice is enough to send you floating happily into the Celestial Realm

“ So where should we go to next? ...Karaoke again? Do you really love hearing me sing that much, cutie? You know I can sing for you as much as you want. I’m all yours~ ”

[delaneypeter]

On Safari with Fujinon XF200 F2

On Safari with Fujinon XF200 F2

One Camera One Lens

When one of the world's best photographers emails, and asks if you would co-host exclusive photographic safari with three of the world's top wildlife photographers. I didn't have to think about it too long; I waited for the obligatorily 5 seconds before accepting, after all, I didn't want to seem to keen.

On arrival, at the safari lodge, I have to admit I was somewhat overawed, it's not every day you get to meet your photography heroes. I did my best to remain calm. Then my fellow co-hosts unloaded their camera gear. I lost count of the long lenses, 800mm, 600mm, 500mm, 80-400mms, various pro DSLR bodies plus smaller focal length lenses...

I was the only FujiFilm and mirrorless wildlife photographer.

I couldn't help but enquire from my fellow wildlife photographers about their gear. They told me that they were sponsored by Nikon, Canon, Leica respectively As brand ambassadors, they didn't purchase their camera gear. I have to admit I was somewhat envious of them.

FujiFilm South Africa had received the new Fujinon XF 200 F2 lens. I rang and asked if I could borrow the new Fujinon XF 200. A few days later they agreed. They sent a FujiFilm XT-3 , That was music to my ears. I was excited to test the new flagship camera. I left behind my Fujifilm XT-2 as I deemed it surplus to my requirements. A costly mistake or serendipitous?

The photography workshop clients would arrive in two days. We photographers used that time to familiarise ourselves with the game reserve, our rangers and of course each other. A more friendly an inspiring group of wildlife photographers I could not have asked for, there was the usual banter about camera gear, and my FujiFilm XH-1 was given the nickname “the sewing machine” due to its quiet shutter.

To be honest I think my photography peers might have been slightly envious, as time and time again when out on safari, the DSLR cameras sounded like "machine gun fire " in burst mode, it was so loud that on more than one occasion it caused our wildlife subjects to scamper away, resulting in what I call " Butt Pics".

With the quiet shutter speed of my Fujifilm XH-1, I had the opposite results and was able to photograph the natural behaviour of my subjects.

There is nothing more rewarding to a wildlife photographer than to be accepted by your subject, allowing you to concentrate on capturing beautiful behaviour photographs.

I was excited to test out the Fujifilm XT-3. On my first day of photography, I realised that I had given me a beta test prototype camera. The camera behaved erratically with the screen greying out or freezing. I tried removing batteries, but, eventually, I had to admit to defeat and retire the XT-3.

I was disappointed, as I wanted to test the new autofocus system. Instead of being upset I looked at the camera failure as a challenge, with the right mindset you can turn a negative situation into a positive one.

Now I had the dilemma of having only one camera body. I wanted to save face with my fellow photographers and clients. I told them that I was challenging myself on this safari. Keeping my photography simple by using "One Camera One Lens" This decision of using one camera and one lens turned out to be fortuitous.

The Fujinon XF 200 is a beast but in the best possible way. Yes, it is big and heavy in comparison to Fujifilm's other lenses. Compared to equivalent DSLR lenses it is lighter and shorter. Once I attached my FujiFilm XH-1 to this lens, it all made sense... this was why Fujifilm had made the XH-1, it was a perfect fit, the balance in hand was terrific. It was love at first sight, and I hadn't even taken a photograph.

I marvelled at the design, the build quality, the placement of buttons, aperture dial and the manual focus ring. I loved the off-white colour of the lens. Take a bow, engineers and designers at Fujifilm.

This lens will become the go-to lens for wildlife and action photographers. It will become a classic. It will send a message to all camera companies, Fujifilm is here to stay and are setting the standard bar high, very high.

Our photography clients arrived, and after introductions and briefing, we were assigned clients for the day. My role was to explain not just the technical side of photography, but my style of photography, how and why I would choose a particular subject to photograph.

Our first encounter was a herd of elephants. Typically I would be reaching for my XF 50-140mm as the Elephants were close. Photographing with the XF 200, I challenged myself to find interesting compositions with this focal length. At first, I found it daunting and began to doubt myself.

After a while, my mind's eye began to find interesting elements and compositions. I have a "Celtic Zen" way of photographing, within, my brain and heart are battling to balance creativity with the technical side, on the outside I am calm and relax, I enter almost a meditative state, and when I awake from my reverie I realise that I have witnessed and photographed something beautiful.

When I photograph with any long lens be it my 100-400mm zoom or this XF200, I will never handhold unless I have no choice. I always use some form of stabilisation. In my case a big bean bag.

No matter how good you may believe you are hand holding a big lens, why take a chance and miss the opportunity of having a sharp image. It is always better to use a stable platform, tripod or bean bag.

The only issue I had with bean bag was from time to time I would accidentally move my aperture F Stop.

I was surprised by my results of using just one camera and one lens. I believe I have captured some of my best wildlife photographs.

"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful"

When I photograph with a telephoto lens, I will never handhold the lens unless I have no choice. Having in body stabilisation and OIS on this lens does give me confidence if these situations arise, however, I always use a tripod mounted to a car bracket or a bean bag. Why risk getting a soft image by handholding when using a stable platform almost guarantees you a sharp image. Instead, give your self the best opportunity of getting the picture. The only issue I had with using the bean bag was from time to time I would accidentally move my aperture F-Stop.

The sharpness and contrast of the XF 200 have to be seen to be believed, Every night while downloading the day's images I would stop and marvel at the crisp sharpness and the excellent contrast of my photographs... the bokeh, oh the bokeh, creaminess and the wonderful out of focus background. Once viewed, I was so smitten, that nearly all my photographs were shot wide open. This allowed me to create beautiful out of focus images which in the past I was unable to do with my XF 100-400mm lens.

I am not a teleconverter fan, and in my DSLR days, I rarely used them. Results were decidedly mixed, often more soft focus images than sharp. I was pleasantly surprised to find that FujiFilm had included a 1.4 teleconverter with the XF 200, in 35mm terms a focal increase from 305mm to 428mm. I loved the combination of the XF 200 with the 1.4 Tele Converter, which only meant losing a stop in light from F2 to F2,8.

The extra reach proved invaluable, and the results were astounding. I have no qualms about photographing with this teleconverter. Once again Fujifilm has shown that they have the technological expertise that their equipment works seamlessly.

The Fujifilm XF 200mm image quality is simply stunning from F2-F11, edge to edge sharpness, achieving some of the best bokeh I have ever witnessed. Vignetting and chromatic aberrations are non-existent from f2-F11. This lens is for professional action and wildlife photographers, it is pricey, but you get what you pay for, a premium lens that will become the daily workhorse of any professional.

What are the benefits of photographing with one lens and one camera?

I believe the more constraints we put on ourselves, the more artistic and creative we will become. Your mind's eye adapts to the constraints actually I should say freedom as it was liberating not having to worry about lens choice. I truly believe as photographers sometimes we have too much gear, too much choice.

Less gear equals less stress which in returns equals better creativity.

I was overjoyed by my results and truly believe by photographing with just "One camera and One lens" It help me improve my photography and my creativity.

I urge you, no I challenge you, whatever genre you photograph, to try using "One camera and One lens" it is liberating and you too will be equally surprised as I was by the results. I truly believe, having this photographic constraint trust upon me allowed me to create some of my best fine art prints.

The six-day photography safari workshop was an overwhelming success, clients and photographers shared their passion and love of wildlife and photography. New friendships formed, and some fantastic photographs were created. Much to the surprise, of my fellow wildlife photographers quite a few photography clients, expressed an interest in moving from DSLR to Fujifilm. I call it the "sewing machine effect"!