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st-hedge · 2 years ago
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Give the king a moment he just woke up
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hurricanek8art · 1 year ago
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I'm really excited for Ahsoka Ep5 tonight, but my brain keeps drifting back to those ruins from the premiere and I gotta get it out in a post before the new episode probably takes over my every thought.
I love the ancient tech in this show. I mean, yes, the map is like straight out of Treasure Planet so I will always love it for that, but the tech just looks so Zeffo! I wonder if it was intentional. Like I think a lot of the design for Force-related stuff we see now is influenced by Rebels and TCW and stuff like the compass from The Last Jedi (which Filoni designed, so it basically all goes back to him) but the potential in-universe explanation for why this ancient Dathomirian site and technology seems so reminiscent of the Zeffo (to me at least) fascinates me.
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We know there's a Zeffo sage tomb on Dathomir, so the cultures had contact at one point. Did Dathomir intentionally take design influence from Zeffo culture, like how ancient Roman architecture took heavy design inspiration from Greek architecture for their building facades and then it evolved into its own thing? Or was there like a whole cultural exchange there? Were there Dathomirians that studied the Life Wind and Zeffo that dabbled with magick?! I feel like Eno Cordova. I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ZEFFO DANGIT. WERE THEY LIKE RAKATA/KWA CONTEMPORARIES OR DID THEY COME BEFORE? AFTER? DID ONE'S STUDY OF THE FORCE INFLUENCE THE OTHER? I WANNA KNOOOOOOOW.
(I could write an entirely different essay post about how much I love Fallen Order/Survivor, but the hyperfixation gremlin is focusing on Ahsoka right now so I can't articulate at this moment beyond I LOVE JEDI FALLEN ORDER/JEDI SURVIVOR)
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beepboop358 · 3 years ago
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My Byler theories/predictions for S4
Since s4 is already confirmed to not be the last season, I don’t think Byler will officially get together in s4. I do think that we are definitely going to get a large amount of Byler’s development in s4 though, we just aren’t at the finish line yet. Since Byler has been being developed all through each of the seasons, I think the writers are playing the long game with Mike and Will. I really appreciate a queer romance that is so well developped, especially in something so popular! I think the season will end on a note where it’s understood what Mike has been struggling with, It’s made known that Will is gay, and that Mike has feelings for Will, and Will has feelings for Mike.
My predictions/theories for Byler in s4:
Mike might be acting a little off at school and Dustin is going to notice his odd behavior and ask what’s up
I think Mike will be getting in trouble at school and at home (based on whenever he doesn’t have Will/El around he does stupid things - like graffitti the bathroom wall, plagiarize essays, curse at adults, etc.) I don’t know if Mike knows about Eddie dealing drugs, but he might and he might get drugs from Eddie and do them to cope with everything he is struggling with. His parents might ground him for doing drugs, and forbid him from going to visit the Byers, and then we could get our runaway smalltown boy montage! LOL
Lonnie might come to visit the Byers in California for Will’s birthday. He will probably show up because he thinks they have money now, or he wants to sue Starcourt like he wanted to sue the quarry in s1. Mike will also be there visiting for Will’s birthday. Lonnie will mock Will and make fun of him like he always did, but he will also hate Mike. Lonnie will definitely notice Will and Mike’s dynamics and he will definitely comment about it. He might even call them homophobic slurs like we know he used to do with Will when he was younger. Lonnie will probably make Will cry and Mike upset. Lonnie might possibly “out” him and Mike before they are out and confirm it themselves. Some of the movies on the stranger writers twitter for s4 also hint at this, as well as having the baseball references. There are also hints to Will’s birthday throughout the show: The rainbow happy birthday mug seen in the crazy together scene, the “sorry i forgot your birthday card” in Will’s room from Lonnie, and Joyce’s speech in the shed discussing Will’s 8th birthday and his “rainbow ship”. Jonathan also mentions how Lonnie made him kill a rabbit on his 10th birthday and he cried for a week after, just more hints that if Lonnie shows up for Will’s bday, it’s gonna be bad.
Mike might get Will a watch for his birthday. This would reference the clocks being central to the s4 plot, and “not wanting things to change/turning back the clock” in Hopper’s letter
Will is being homophobically bullied at his new school again, possibly references to Will having HIV/AIDS because the height of the epidemic was in the 80’s and it was very stigmatized
Mike will call Will more than he will call El. Will might be slightly surprised by this, El’s frequent calling will annoy Mike and he might turn off his walkie talkie. (basically the reverse of what Mike said would happen in the s3 ending mileven scene)
Mike and Will will be in the same location for most of the season, like s2. They will not leave each other’s sides for the majority of the time they are together.
S4 Group Predictions:
- El, Will, Mike trio together with Jonathan and Argyle. (we will get some obvious tension between El, Will, and Mike, and Mike will hate Argyle at first)
- Robin, Steve, Erica, Max, Dustin, Lucas, Vickie, Eddie, Nancy
- Joyce, Murray, etc?
- Hopper and the other Russians (Dimitri, etc)
The rift between Mike and El will continue to grow.
When Mike comes to visit, she will notice he seems much more interested in Will.
El will ask why the bullies call Will those things (queer/fairy/gay/homo, probably f slurs too), what it means and if he really is “a queer”.
I don’t know if Will is going to come out to El. They have never interacted before, and I doubt Will trusts her or really likes her much mainly, because of Mike. Unless they get super close during the time not portrayed on screen between s3 and s4, or by being all each other has in California, I don’t know if  he will come out to El. I could see this going either way depending on how their friendship develops. I definitely do not think Will is going to tell El he likes Mike, even if he does confide in her he is gay. I think she will find out eventually but in some other way, probably just from Mike’s behavior towards Will.
El will eventually realize she doesn’t actually love Mike and let go of the ‘romance’ aspect of their bond, but still highly value him as a friend.
Mike might be called homophobic slurs at school as well. Mike will definitely be teased (regardless of his sexuality) because he is in the hellfire club and since satanic panic is sweeping the town, people look at D&D as if it is a satanic game, and he will be teased because of that.
Based on the leaked bts pics, I have a theory a cheerleader, or someone else, might show interest in Mike.  Mike will not reciprocate and she will call him out for it asking why he doesn't like her because “any other guy at this school would” or something like that, maybe even ask “what are you gay or something”. It would certainly be good for Mike’s narrative but idk if it will happen.
Will may confide in Jonathan about his feelings for Mike and the things the bullies say to him at school. Jonathan will be supportive of Will, as will Joyce. I think he will also try to protect Will from Lonnie and they will both defend Will to Lonnie.
I think we need a scene of Mike with his Mom telling him to follow his heart, like who you like, etc. because life is too short to waste it being miserable or something like that. This could be inspired by Mike’s parents seperating, but idk. This could also encourage Mike to initiate more romantic things with Will.
I would love to get a scene of Will confronting Mike for “Joining another party”, after Will said he wouldn’t.
Will and Mike need to discuss what was said in their fight.
I think since Mike's been holding in a lot of turmoil and struggling with his sexuality for so long we might get a small breakdown scene from him, of him telling Will he’s really sorry for how he treated him last summer, and for all the things he said to Will. Mike will profusely apologize and also hint at how he’s confused and been dealing with a lot.
I think Mike will be the first one to break down and confess he has feelings for Will and has been struggling with coming to terms with his sexuality.
Once Will has confirmation Mike is also struggling with his sexuality, Will might come out to him. I would love for him to reference the fight being like “You were right. I don’t like girls.” (from @itsonlystrange ‘s 4x07 byler script it’s so good!) I don't know if Will will confess he likes Mike to his face or not. I don't think it's likely given how shy Will is and how afraid he is of Mike not reciprocating, but who knows.
Mike may initiate a kiss between him and Will - towards the end of the season probably (eyewitness parallel - explained in my byler proof google slides)
I think Mike and Will might write letters to each other, with some love-y connotations. There is a lot of evidence for this in the canon comics of them writing notes to each other, and that cryptic tweet from stranger writers twitter with a blocked out message and the date Will went missing saying it wasn’t about a couple or hopper. Maybe byler related? This tweet may not be a letter but it might be. The most popular theories are that the message is to Will, “love mike”, which I love. https://twitter.com/strangerwriters/status/1184945905973153792?lang=en
Will has a new haircut (bts pics) and Mike will gush over it. Maybe some gay-panicking too hopefully
I think El will be either physically or at least emotionally distant the entire season from the other kids (again following the pattern of even and odd seasons) El needs some personal development this season, since she didn’t get any in s3.
El might confront Mike and ask if he is gay and if he likes Will, which could be El’s motivation to go off on a journey of her own to learn more about her own life. I don’t think it will be a huge fight, but El might make some references to him always lying to her. I think Mike might just kind of try to talk his way out of it at first, but he will eventually break. This might be a two part discussion and Mike doesn’t admit she is right until later. I don’t think it makes sense for El to be heartbroken (explained in my byler proof slides), just slightly annoyed. This is based off of the movie Tootsie which they borrowed the “gift” idea from in s3 already. In the movie, the girlfriend then after receiving the gift asks “Michael” if he is gay.
I really think eventually El will realize it’s okay because she doesn’t love him romantically either, and once she realizes that her own personal development can really begin.
I think we will see a noticeable change in Mike’s demeanor. I think Mike will mainly just be trying to hide that he is gay now. He joined the hellfire club so we know he’s playing d&d again meaning he is reverting back to his true self, not the weird act he put on in s3 trying to be straight and change himself. He is still struggling, but he knows he likes Will. Regardless that doesn’t mean he is going to be super clear about how he feels. He is going to be extremely afraid of opening up and then getting hurt by Will. He will probably do some of his usual ‘lead Will on and then shut it down’ thing. And I really want Will to call him out on this. This could also lead to Mike breaking down in front of Will and confessing. I think we are going to get a lot of 'Mike gay panicking' moments, he's going to be extremely afraid of being found out/suspected.
Byler things I really want to happen that we may get because they would have narrative significance:
I really want flashbacks to those 3 months of summer between the starcourt explosion and the Byers moving, of moments between Mike and Will when they hang out alone together, with some obvious romantic tension. Like where they are super playful and almost kiss, or they are kind of touchy, or something in the realm of that. I think we need a flashback of something that explains Will’s flirty nature at the very end of s3 with Mike, because he doesn't normally act like that. I want noticeable “is something going on with them?” vibes. This could also happen during the thanksgiving/christmas flashbacks.
I hope we get flashbacks of Mike going to the Byers for Thanksgiving, and the Byers coming back to Hawkins for Christmas. Preferably of some Mike and Will moments that hint at Mike’s confusion or how he feels “so alone” without Will, maybe with some “crazy together” references too! I’d also love some tension between the 3 of them, maybe this is when El starts to get suspicious of Mike liking Will.
Hopefully we get some shots of Mike biking past the byers old house and going to look at castle byers and reminiscing.
I’d love to get a flashback of Mike the day the Byers moved away, of him crying or being upset, alone in his room/basement while looking at Will’s drawings or pictures of Will and him together. Mainly to confirm for people that Mike was upset about Will moving, not as much El.
This one does not seem super probable, but it is a very popular theory. Idk if it’s possible because of location logistics, but if they spend enough time together, I’d love for Mike to get to know Robin better, and Will too. Maybe once everyone comes together at the end of the season, she will notice their dynamics and could help guide and inspire them to be themselves. Hey maybe thats for s5 :) But I do think it’s a possibility that Mike may work at the video store with Steve and Robin, and she will pick up on Mike’s behavior and understand, whether she communicates that to him or not.
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rightsockjin · 4 years ago
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Timbs part 2
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Hello beautiful people! Merry Christmas and Happy holidays! Since this blog has grown so much even during the time of our temporary hiatus, and this story (Timbs from the dynamite series) continues to get attention, I thought that I'd listen and write a part two! Happy Christmas Y'all! Also, I do want to address some stuff that is in this pic. First off, as a group, the writers at right sock decided to give each member of BTS a permanent girlfriend. So basically, nicknames which will make it easier to refer to other girls. This is the first real place you will see that. Y/N is nicknamed Bunny in this. But Y/N is used as well. Just incase it confused you.
Anyway! On to what we all came here for!
Summary: After your last encounter with your best friend and the words exchanged, you aren't sure where you stand... but maybe you should focus on where you lay...
Rating: M! Big M!
Genre: Smut, angst, fluff. All the good stories are hehe.
word count: Drum roll please....7,378!
Warnings: Stalking, being eaten out, mentions of blowjobs, kink talk. someone walks in during the deed....kinda. Jealousy. General meanness. Naked people y'all. nipple stuff. I think that’s all??
Part one
Master list
He closed the door behind him. It thudded thickly in the small apartment of his that you frequented. It was in the same state as you had seen it the last time you had been over. Boxes were still packed, dust covered the old furniture, save for the couch that had been a combined gift from all of his friends as he was the last to move out, that had come with the appartnemnt appartment, and heaps of bubble wrap and packing peanuts littered the floor. You crossed your arms and rolled your eyes.
Your nose itched and you could feel a sneeze coming on. With a slight shake of your head, you looked over your shoulder and gave your best friend the look. Eyebrows slightly raised at the center, a light smile teased your nude, mint chapstick coated lips. A hint of incredulity mixed with “really?” and some other emotion that you tried to snuff out completely. Something akin to fondness perhaps?
Jungkook had his black shirt covered back to you. His hair was grazing his lower ears and lightly ruffled as he turned to look at you after checking that the door had indeed locked as he forgot to lock his door constantly which made no sense because it was an automatic lock, but somehow, he had already gotten people accidentally walking in on him in less than opportune moments. Namely, this girl who lived near by was always accidentally walking into his apartment thinking it was hers, but you surmised that she couldn’t possibly be that stupid and was coming in purly because she thought Jungkook was cute and single.
You knew this because one time, you had been over and she “accidentally” walked in while Jungkook was in the restroom with a cute little confused face on which fell as soon as she saw you lounging on the couch eating a particularly stringy mango. She stumbled through an awkward apology before quickly closing the door and going to her actual apartment.
But Jungkook was convinced that she was just very lost and very new to the building. You couldn’t bear to break it to him. Or maybe you didn’t want him to realize that she most likely had a crush on him. A creepy, stalkery crush… maybe you should tell him...
Jungkook’s mask sat slightly under his nose. His eyes widened when he noticed you staring, completely zoned out from your light flashback. He blinked in confusion, frozen for a second before he slowly crossed his arms and raised his own eyebrows at you.
You shook your head and scrunched your eyebrows at him then. Your hands held up in question. A stance that clearly said “what are you looking at me like that for? I’m the one judging you here.”
Again, with mirth in his eyes and his nose scrunched slightly, signaling that he was smiling under his face cover, he mimicked your stance. He leaned down slightly to get on your level. His mistake. You would think he’d learn by now.
You smacked the side of his head lightly enough that you were sure it didn’t hurt but also hard enough to get him out of this weird theater mirror exercise thing he was doing.
“Ow? What the fuck, Bunny,” he questioned, closing one eye tightly and rubbing the spot on his head you had tapped as if you had bruised him.
You rolled your eyes but reached up and patted his head lightly before giving his hair a small scratch that you knew he loved as an apology. Without fail, he smiled down at you with squinty eyes and a scrunched nose. The fondness in his eyes reached your own body. A sense of calmness. Your body relaxed.
You made to remove your hand from his hair, but he put his own hand over yours, begging you to keep it on his head for a second longer. You complied, only because you liked to mess with his hair almost as much as he liked for you to mess with it.
Jungkook ripped his mask off as you mused his hair gently. His breathing slowed and he let himself take yet another step closer to you. The scent of sweet pea flowers danced around him like a lullaby.
He was tired. He hadn’t realized he was tired until that very moment, since your outing hadn’t really been something to tire him out. He was usually fairly energetic around you and lunch was hardly an activity that would make him feel tired, but now, a nap was sounding really nice. He wondered if you would nap with him if he asked.
But then your hand was off his head and you were stepping away and the peace was lifted. He snapped his eyes open, a pretty pout decorated his pink lips which went ignored by you.
“You should really unpack all this stuff Kookie. The dust is really obnoxious.”
And then you rubbed the underside of your nose and sniffed aggressively. Jesus, how were you this...breathtaking? He felt the emotion building in his chest. It compressed into his ribs and pressed on all his organs. It grew bigger and bigger until it felt like he would explode. Almost like the weeks before when you had your head between his legs with your saliva dribbled down his cock and onto his-
AACHOOoo!
Jungkook was nearly knocked off his feet with the force of his sneeze. Instantly, the pressure in his chest loosened a bit but not entirely. Not enough. He blinked down at his body, feeling betrayed.
He could already feel his nice slacks starting to squeeze around his middle. He could only stand there in shock as he watched blood flow to his third leg. He had really thought that he had gotten past the phase of his crush on you where every little thing you did turned him on.
But then again, sucking him off while he fingered you in a barely lit room wasn’t exactly a little thing. It was huge. And he wasn’t just talking about his dick.
If he was a braver man, he would have made something of that first encounter. Maybe asked you where you stood. Maybe confessed that as much as he thought you were beautiful in every physical way, he was highly attracted to you. Just you. The you that barged into his room whenever she felt like it. The you that texted him every morning with a synopsis of your crazy dream and used the word dick as a verb, a noun and an adjective at any given point.  The you that liked to bitch at him for every little thing he did because it was out of affection.
But no. You had left that day and neither you nor him had mentioned it once while you hadn’t rejected any of his date invitations, he couldn’t muster the courage to actually ask what your relationship was. Not even in passing. He was starting to wonder if it had actually even happened or if he had imagined it, but every time he goes for his laptop and sees the dent on the edge where it hit the floor, he is forced to recall the sweet scent of flowers and your dripping center.
He had to stop that. If he kept letting his head wonder this way…
Well, he wouldn’t do anything to make you uncomfortable, which is why he hadn’t brought it up. Or that’s what he told himself.
“Well bless you,” you said with a slight giggle, “That sounded like it hurt.”
Jungkook forced his awareness away from his crotch, realizing that if he wanted you to not see it, it would be best to not draw more awareness to it himself and the limb that was awkwardly sticking to his left leg.
“A-a little. Maybe you’re right. I really should sweep this place. I just haven’t had time since i’ve been spending so much time out with you.”
You scrunch your nose at him. His cheeks were a little red, though you assumed it was from the cold outside since the tip of his nose was also a bit red. Then, he pushed his hair out of his face, you noticed that so were his ears.
Weird. He only ever got rosy ears when he was embarrassed? Well he should be. His apartment was a mess. He probably shouldn’t have even moved out. You doubted that he knew how to clean his own ass let alone do his laundry. You were going to tell him exactly that, sass locked and loaded but something- maybe it was the way his pants fit or the way that his chest protruded through his shirt or the muscles in his arms- told you to look down.
His thighs were always your favorite part of him. So strong. Rideable. How could you not when he spent so much time making sure that they were solid as a rock. You could salivate, in fact you were salivating thinking of the last time you had your mouth anywhere near those legs and his dick deep in your throat.
If you really focused, you could fool yourself into thinking that he was hard in that instant. But no. Wait. Was it? Was he?
You snapped your eyes back to your friend. Your friend that you wanted to be more than that but you refused to say so, to see that he was looking around the apartment thoughtfully.
“Why don’t you go home for today, Y/N? I should get started on-,” he cleared his throat and visibly swallowed, hoping that if he got rid of you quickly enough, then you wouldn’t have a chance to notice the log that was in his pants.
You on the other hand weren’t sure what to do. His suggestion made you do a double take. Your boundary issues had not been resolved from last time. And this was evident in what you said next.
“Gonna beat it to the last time you got a real blow job instead of asking for one or what? Small dick energy.”
And who else could that have been than you? Your brain caught up to your mouth a second too late to take anything back. The words floated out in the open like an invitation. Well, wasn’t it? Isn’t that what you had meant? Probably. Your brain tended to go that direction when it came to Jeon Jungkook but had you really just offered him a blow job?
There was a second in which Jungkook’s face steadily turned the color of a cherry tomato and he began to sweat slightly. His eyes were wide and he was looking at you like he must have misunderstood. Were you speaking the same language?
His body tensed and blood pumped predominantly to his cheeks or his nether region. He felt a little faint even. Was the room spinning? It felt like it could be.
You watched him reel and try to compose himself. This was similar to the last time you guys had partaken in activities that weren’t usually shared by platonic friends. And like that instance, you felt the urge to run. To get out before he had a chance to don his other persona. The one that makes you weak in the knees and something of a brat.
“Is that like an offer or are you being an ass?” he asked, sass dripping from his tone. He pushed both hands into his pockets, the tips of his fingers grazed his hardened rod, already sensitive despite it not being entirely hard.
You crossed your arms, not sure if you wanted him to take you up on your invitation or if you wanted to retract it.
Jungkook took a step closer to you, waiting patiently for you to find your voice. He wasn’t going to pressure you. As much as he had enjoyed it last time, he couldn’t live with himself if you did something just for his sake.
You leaned against the back of his couch, the head rest was pushed slightly against your lower back, grounding you.
“No pressure, Y/N,” he assured, suddenly feeling like the playful tone that this activity had taken on the last time may seem a little pushy if you really didn’t want to partake once again.
But this solidified in your mind that as much as he seemed turned on, he clearly had enough respect for you to make sure you really were into the situation as much as he was. This was enough to push any feelings of unease aside and focus just on what was being given.
“I mean… honestly, don’t you kind of owe me for last time? I basically did all the work and you just sat there like a rock.”
Jungkook gaped at you, he put a hand over his heart and scooted slightly closer so that there was only a foot of distance between the both of you now.
“You were the one calling the shots babe. If you wanted me to do something more than just shake that,” Perfectly sculpted and hard work evident, “ass then you should have said something.”
His vibrato dropped for a second, his eyes met yours, “I’d do anything you ask of me, Bun.”
Your heart palpitated wildily in your chest. The words he had spoken to you that night came back to you then. You dreamed of those words. Hoped he would say them again in a different setting but never had even acknowledged that it had even happened, so you were left only with dreams and foggy memories of the way your name sounded on his sweet lips and the three words that you craved to hear.
He’d probably said it in the heat of the moment. The emotions were high and your climaxes had just...well climaxed so maybe it wasn’t that he L-worded you. It was that he L-worded what had just happened.
The issue then was that you did mean them. You meant when you said that you L-worded him so the blow of your relationship staying exactly the same as it had been before, nearly made you want to cut ties with him completely out of pure embarrassment. But you couldn’t. Because he didn’t let you. Any time you didn’t answer your phone, he was at your door. Any time you avoided set dates, he’d find you. The jerk wouldn’t let you leave, and you were too weak to let him go anyway.
But then there was that sparkle of...something, in his big eyes that made him seem so genuine and willing. Subconsciously, he licked his lips and you could only imagine those same lips on you. His head between your legs.
Could you take his offer? Did you have the courage to ask for what you wanted?
“A-anything?”
Junkook’s teeth made an appearance before he chuckled lowly, “Do I make you nervous? Is- is that’s what’s going on here?” He asked, gesturing between you two with one finger. Confidence poured out of every pore.
Instantly, you scoffed. Because no. Jungkook, baby boy, bunny teeth Jeon didn’t make you nervous in the slightest. But then why did your voice get stuck in your throat? Why did your mind go blank? Why were you fidgeting incessantly?
Jungkook hissed, a laugh chimed deep in his throat, “Who would have thought that the only thing I needed to do to get you to shut up was to offer to do you? Wish I would have known this years ago! I would have offered more often.”
He crossed his arms over his chest, the muscles flexed against his shirt. Your body thirsted at the sight. What would he look like on top of you? Pinning you down?
Your eyelid felt heavy. Lust coursed through your body. If you could just speak-
“So what will it be? Want me to eat you out? Fuck you? Spank you? Or are you more of an orgasm denial type of girl? You know, if this is going to work out, we should really talk about those kinks. Maybe think of a safe word? Or are you not that kinky? Cuz I’m pretty kinky so we should definitely talk hard limits as well-”
You watched him monologue in complete shock. Did he think that this was going to be a common occurrence? No. You didn’t usually sleep with guys just for the hell of it unless you were never going to see them again, and Jungkook clearly did not fit that criteria so no. You couldn’t just casually sleep with your best friend.
You opened your mouth to tell him this when you suddenly tuned back into the conversation.
“-and I mean… I know it might have been a bit fuzzy but I’ve had fun on our dates so far so I guess it’s natural that we take this to the next level? If- If that’s okay with you! Mama always told me that a gentleman never rushes his woman. Not that you’re mine! Or like that I own you or anything like that! No, no, I just mean that I like you and well you like me and like… the dates? So we’re like together? A couple? Should we have that conversation as well? I don’t know… what do you think, Y/N?”
You blinked at him in complete shock. Had you been dating Jungkook for the last couple of weeks and hadn’t noticed?
In hindsight, he had been paying for some of your meals and while he had done this on occasion, it had become more of a regular thing. He’d also been a lot more clingy than he had been. He’d even tried holding your hand  a couple of times only for you to panic and pull away.
All of this information seemed to hit you like a ton of bricks. Oh my God… You had been dating Jungkook! How the hell did you miss that??
When you didn’t answer, combined with the horrified expression on your face that he had no way of knowing wasn’t complete disgust at the idea of him touching you, Jungkook feel like a total idiot.
To him, it seemed clear that the last thing you wanted was for his nasty hands anywhere near you. Couldn’t he take a hint? Clearly not, because you hadn’t so much as tried to kiss him on the cheek and now here he was offering to eat you. Talk about jumping some steps.
He took a step back, trying to give you some room so as not to force himself on you but he could feel his heart constrict. He was not gonna cry. He was not gonna cry. He was not gonna- oh…
Tears pooled in his pretty eyes. They burned with emotion and he really wanted nothing more than for you to leave and never speak to him again while at the same time wanting to jump into your arms and be comforted.
Regardless of his feelings, he stayed rooted to the spot he was standing in, his hands folded neatly before him as he bowed his head in a small apology.
“Oh...I uh… I overstepped. I’m so sorry, Y/N… I didn’t mean to- to make you uncomfortable.”
He balled his hands into fists trying to distract himself from the emotional pain of the blow you had dealt.
You on the other hand, were struggling to come to terms with what was happening. How did you stop this from spiraling further? And.. was he crying? No! He couldn’t be crying! You had to stop this. He may be obnoxious and a baby but he was apparently… your�� obnoxious baby!
Without thinking much, you closed the distance with one big step and wormed your arms around his torso. You shimmied your head under his chin. Jungkook seized for a second. Unsure what he should do.
But as the shock wore down, he let his body relax and wrapped his strong arms around your body as he was shocked with emotion. At the end of the day, you were his best friend and if he was going to be consoled after a girl broke his heart, it would be you who would do it, even if that girl who broke his heart… was you.
But then, why were you kissing his neck softly? Was he imagining it? No. Because in the next second, you were grabbing his chin with your thumb and forefinger- they were ice cold- and you were pulling his face to look up at you.
When your eyes connected, your heart shattered. The pools of tears turned to streams in the mountains of his cheeks then conjelled at the valley between his collarbones.
Of course, on top of his good looks, he was a pretty crier. That was so unfair. Almost as unfair as the beautiful fan of eyelashes that caught his sparkling tears. And the voice that could only belong to an angel that he possessed.
You couldn’t help the slight smile that crossed your chapstick lips and the fond scrunch of your nose before you closed the three inches or so of air that divided you. When your lips settled onto his, you felt rather than saw him freeze for the third time that day.
His lips were a little salty and a little minty. Vaguely, you remember him applying and reapplying his chapstick all day. Now you wondered if he had been doing it out of nervousness.
Then his hands were in your hair, pulling you closer, balled at the nape pleasantly. He was breathing hard. Like he’d run a marathon or danced a full concert.
His lips were pressed so firmly onto yours that you were sure they would swell and bruise after this. You let all semblance of control be taken from you. One of his hands slid down to the arch of your back tentatively. Like he was scared to break you or that you would tell him to get off.
You arched your back with his hand, pressing your high necked cotton shirt into his chest. You could feel his heartbeat through the fabric of his own shirt and the muscles that covered it.
With a sigh, you opened your mouth as he opened his lips and sandwiched your top one within his own.
You could feel that he was still crying, but you weren’t exactly sure why. You could ask later. Right now, all you wanted, all you knew he needed, was for you to kiss him and make it all better. To fix whatever it is you had done. You could piece him back together if you tried hard enough.
So when he began walking you backwards towards the couch, you didn’t fight. The hand on your back moved over to your hip. His lips were connected to yours, open wide, his tongue explored the wet cavern of your mouth. Teeth clashed awkwardly, the kiss was out of sync. You let him maneuver your head whichever way he wanted with the hand that was still firmly in your hair. He leaned over you. His body seemed to completely incompace yours. Your back was arched almost forty five degrees. It wasn’t painful at all. Instead, it pushed your hips flush against his.
His member, which had shrunk significantly only seconds before, was now growing again, filling with the erotic arousal that pulsed in his veins. A hulk in disguise was being pulled from the Bruce Banner you were so used to. And you were all too eager to let him show you this side of him.
Like a man on the brink of drowning, he pulled his mouth from yours. You couldn’t bring yourself to open your eyes. In a split second, he leaned down and picked you up from the knees. You wondered if he would carry you to his room or throw you over his shoulder, but he sat you down on the back of the couch before he placed a quick peck to your lips.
Then, like the sadist he was, he pulled away again, smiling up at you through red eyes. He wasn’t sure what this meant. If this was a sign that you too were too scared to bring up the relationship and the conversation that could change everything, but that could wait for another time. Right then, all he wanted was to show you, with his tongue, with his mouth, with whatever limb you let him, that he was falling for you. Hard.
Reluctantly, you opened your eyes. A sigh escaped your lips. If you opened your eyes, would it be over? Would he ask you to leave? Would it once again go back to how it was for the last couple of weeks?
Eventually, you did open your eyes. Jungkook could see the fear and unsteadiness in them. The red around the brown made you hurt deeply in your soul. A tender hand reached out to cup his cheek. The light scratch of your freshly done nails was pleasurable to his senses. Goosebumps. Then a strong shiver. And he felt himself melt for the girl he had known for so long. And you for the man whom you had watched grow from a frightened boy.
“Are you going to touch me or are you going to punish me for all the times I left you high and dry,” you laughed. Even in this tender moment, you couldn’t hold your tongue, but Jungkook didn’t mind. The engine of his brain was whirring and he could hear, all he could see and feel, was you...you...you. Nothing but you and the way your hair hung under your chest and covered your left eye. Nothing but your chest rising and falling and the smile on your kissible, bruised lips.
How could he help himself? The answer? Would always be you.
He kissed your nose, then your cheek. An eskimo kiss. You giggled. It was the most beautiful music to his ears.
“You want me to Bunbun?” Internally, he cringed at his overly affectionate name but you smiled brighter and the insecurity left as soon as it came.
“Is that my name now?”
“If you want it to be, or you could choose another one?”
You wrapped your arms around his neck, now that you were almost level with his eyes- though now you were a bit taller than him. You shrugged.
“I like it. Bunny, Bun, BunBun, any variation.”
“Really?”
“Yeah,” you confirmed.
“Who knew you were this cheesy, Y/N?”
You rolled your eyes at him playfully as you opened your legs so he could slot himself between them. You pulled him closer and wrapped your legs around his waist. A mischievous smirk crossed your lips.
“What’s with the face,” he asked, sniffling a little.
“What face,” you asked, feigning innocence.
“This face,” he countered, gesturing vaguely at your eyes.
“Oh this? Ah well you see,” and then without ending your thought, you let yourself fall backwards with your legs and arms wrapped tightly around his frame. He was much heavier than you and clearly more muscular but with the weight distribution you were able to pull him over the back of the couch and twist both yourself and him so you landed on the cushions. His body atop yours.
By the look on his face, he clearly had not expected you to pull him, nor did he expect for his center to land directly on yours, but the shock gave way to the joy and fun that tended to encompass your everyday encounters.
His high pitched giggle of a laugh made an appearance which caused a multitude of butterflies to flutter through your intestines and chest. He relaxed into you, laying his head cautiously onto your breasts, pushing his middle away from your heated core. (yes, he noticed)
He could hear your heart beating against the- hehe squishy- lump of fat on your chest. Instantly, he knew that he could spend eons on your bosom uninhibited and satisfied.
But the pulse of his confined member made his head swirl with thoughts less than innocent.
When your nails lightly scratched at his back and the smallest, lightest moan left your lips, he knew you must be on the same page. Or at least, he hoped. Spurred on by the heavenly shapes and your inquiry from a couple seconds before, Jungkook picked his head off your chest and hovered over your left breast.
There was a question in his eyes as he looked between your boob and your face. One which you couldn’t answer verbally as your heart rate picked up and the lust poisoned your veins.
With the slightest nod, he had everything he needed to lean down and lightly nip at the mound through the thin material of your beige shirt. The warmth of his breath traversed the stitches easily. It sent pleasant shivers through your body, settling in your core.
He nibbled softly around what he hoped was your nipple, before he kissed the center of the mound with tender lips. His eyes stayed looking up at yours, searching for any signs that he should stop. You bit your lips and took a deep breath, dropping his questioning gaze and letting him take the reigns once again.
Jungkook felt you relax into him. Relief flooded his chest. With a little more confidence, Jungkook looked with his mouth for the hardened bud of your breast and pulled it softly between his teeth. He was rewarded with a moan, only slightly louder than the one before and he realized, he wanted you screaming. He wanted you to moan his name. Hear your voice penetrate through the walls of his apartment and disturb the neighbors. This was his new goal.
“Y/N,” he said softly trying to get your attention. Instantly, you looked down from your position, your pupils were blown wide. A beautiful sight.
“Is it okay if I-” and then his confidence waned and so he gestured to your shirt with his eyes a couple of times. You smiled at him.
“Mhm, go for it Kookie.”
Was this what it felt like to be called a good boy? Because Jungkook loved it. He needed more. More. More.
Eagerly, Jungkook untucked your shirt from your pants and bunched  it up right under your boobs. The expanse of skin that he had exposed seemed like an oasis in a desert. He couldn’t help the pull of gravity that connected his lips to your stomach. They were not soft, nor gentle. They were fast and more pecks than anything. They tickled your skin as he tried to cover every single open spot with his love.
He worked his way up and nudged your shirt higher with his nose.
“Y/N?”
“Yes, Jungkook?” You asked exasperated.
“Can I take this off?”
You groaned, “Yes. Take it off. All of it, my shirt, my pants, my underwear. Whatever you want. You have my permission.”
Sheepishly, Jungkook obeyed. You raised your arms over your head and arched your back to make it easier for him to undress you.
He pulled it off swiftly, ruffling your hair in the process. He tossed the shirt aside, excited to see what he was unwrapping. He wasn’t disappointed. Had you known you would be undressing for someone today? Or did your undergarments always consist of lavish fabrics and sexy shapes?
Jungkook didn’t care. He just felt honored to be able to see it. The see through fabric held together by underwire did little to hide the prize behind the clothing. Your nipples stood pert and puckered under it all. Begging to be released. He wondered if your underwear matched.
It was weird. The things one noticed when something monumental was happening. Like the golden stiching that held the bra together, or the way that the underwire dug into your skin to hold your perfect breasts in place.
Then in a second, he was moving again, frantically unbuttoning your pants and ripping them off your body without hesitation. He must know. It was life or death for him   to know if your underwear matched.
He tossed the pants in the opposite direction of the discarded shirt. He watched it fly over a lamp and land on a box that he thought had his art supplies. With bated breath, he turned to look at you. It felt as if his whole life had been leading to this moment.
And yes. The answer was that you were wearing a set. His mouth salivated as the scent of your arousal hit his nose. He wanted nothing more than to bury his face in your folds and die.
But he slowed down and took in every inch of your body. He wanted to remember it. Every freckle, every curve. He wanted a picture to hang in his bathroom or to draw you on his ipad so he could use it to jerk off when you weren’t around because after this, he knew that no other image would do it for him. Not anymore
He watched your chest heave. He looked up at your face again, asking for permission even though you had already given it to him.
“Jungkook, if you don’t touch me in the next five seconds I’m gonna bite your dick off,” you growled.
Oof… that was not one of his kinks, thank you very much, but it was the last push he needed, because he slithered down your body and pulled your legs around his shoulders staring at the promise land between your legs.
He could already see a bit of your natural lubricant running down your lightly covered slits.
You watched him, entranced by how hypnotized he seemed by your entrance. A laugh gurgled at your throat.
“Wow, if I knew that all it would take to shut you up was for me to wrap my legs around your head, I would have done it sooner,” you teased.
But the laughter died on your lips as jungkook opened his mouth wide and licked a thick stripe from your entrance to your clit. Even with the fabric in between his tongue and your skin, it felt like heaven.
“Fuck, Jungkook…” your hand flew to his hair, tangling in the locks of deep noir that you loved to braid when you two sat together watching a movie.
He kissed up and down your lower lips lovingly, lickig his lips as if it was the most delicious thing he had ever tasted in his life.
He hummed, sending a long vibration to your core which clamped around thin air as if trying to stop it from leaving.
“I can’t wait to really taste you, Bunny… fuck you’re delicious…” Every word was like a strike to your center. Arousal gushed from your entrance that made jungkook’s eyes sparkle in earnest enthusiasm.
Without asking, he pulled your underwear to the side, and buried his face in your juices. A bit of self consciousness wormed its way into your brain. He could be lying about how it tastes. Did it smell okay?
But the devilish sounds of him slurping and sucking at your folds pushed the thoughts away. He held your ass up, pulling you closer and closer to his face. He never felt like he was quite close enough. His nose brushed continuously against your clit and when he noticed the way you screamed under your breath every time it happened, he made it his mission to continue to do just that as he laved at your pulsing hole.
You had been hiding all of this from him. The paradise between your legs. The treat at your center. He wouldn’t let you hide from him any longer. He’d rather perish than to go one more day without your center at his lips.
Short, consecutive moans fell from the petals of your lips. Your orgasm built slowly at first, not coming to a head- both literally and figuratively and he could tell. He pushed his tongue into your entrance. Your walls closed on it, trying to keep it inside. His name came from your lips like a prayer. But it wasn’t enough. He wanted you to scream his name. To never be able to think of another doing what he was doing to you in that moment, so when your eventual crash came, he was less than satisfied.
You were breathing heavily. Your legs twitched. Jungkook ripped his face from your core only because you pulled harshly at his hair. From his nose to his chin, he shone with your cum. If there was anything hotter than that you couldn't picture it.
But then he was standing, and he ripped his belt from the loops and began to undress.
Looking over his shoulder as he pulled his pants down he said, “Take off your bra and underwear. Are you on the pill?”
Shocked, you followed his demands, though they were given loosely. You shook your head no and he gave you one nod of confirmation.
“I have condoms. You’re not allergic or anything right?”
Again you negated his question with a shake of your head and he half smiled.
“We could stop if you want-”
“Don’t be a fucking tease, JK,” you rolled your eyes and spead your legs, hooking one on the head rest of the couch so he could see your abused lips which were dripping for him.
His eyes widened only for a second, but then he tore his shirt off and scrounged for his wallet where he kept a condom. He ripped it open with his bunny teeth and pulled his underwear off unceremoniously.
You watched in fixed fascination as his cock sprang free of its confines, so hard that it looked painful. It was bound to feel good.
He rolled the condom on carefully before he situated himself between your legs and wiped your juices from his face. He was partially on his knees and partially standing. It was easy to find your entrance with your legs spread so wide.
When his head pushed in, you let your head fall back. Maybe it was because you already had one orgasm under your belt or maybe Jungkook’s dick was just a good fit but pure pleasure filled your body. He watched your reaction, gritting his teeth as your walls clamped down  around him, resisting his entrance.
“Does it hurt?”
You gurgled something that you couldn’t make out but Jungkook seemed to understand because he nodded and pushed in farther, slowly. He bottomed out, his balls gently hit your ass and your vagina clenched, feeling every ridge of his member within you.
“Fuck… Y/N… I… I don’t know how long I can last…”
It was so sensitive. Every little twitch of his dick felt monumental. In all honesty, you weren’t sure if you could last either.
“Move,” you managed.
You didn’t have to tell him twice. He pulled out slowly then slammed back into you. Your skin clapped loudly in the mostly empty apartment. You whimpered. Your back arched. He pulled out again, then slammed back in. His pace was marked. Timed. It made your boobs jiggle as he grabbed your hips to help you meet his movements.
Cute little ‘ah’s filled his ears. They got higher pitched as you neared your end. Jungkook couldn’t believe his luck. You were so tight. So wet and the way your walls closed around him made him grow close to his end much quicker than he ever had by hand.
“Y/N… I’m gonna… I’mma…”
But you beat him to it. Your pussy clamped down and fluttered around him as your second orgasm crashed upon you.
You moaned his name as he continued to pound into you. Whines and pleas went unheard as he sped up. He needed you to know who you belonged to… in like a totally consensual way.
You were so sensitive, but the pain of over stimulation gave way to pleasure far too soon and a third orgasm consumed you.
In pure shock, Jungkook grunted and moaned, your vagina got even tighter around him. And he came violently, with his dick mid thrust and his name bouncing off the walls in the tone of your exhausted voice.
Spurt after spurt of white, hot cum spilled from his member and into the condom. He was so caught up in his pleasure that he didn’t notice nor hear the front door open.
Both of you heard a gasp and footsteps. Jungkook, mid orgasm, snapped his heavy head to the sound. To his complete surprise and embarrassment, there stood the aloof neighbor that was always walking into the wrong apartment.
At first, you were embarrassed, being naked was not something you did frequently in the presence of others, but then you were upset. Angry. How stupid could one girl be? Shouldn’t she learn that this was not her place after a billion and one mistakes?
For a second, all three of you were frozen. Jungkook’s orgasm finished and his cock quickly deflated. He jumped to action quickly, throwing his body over yours to cover you before he looked back at the neighbor and said, “this isn’t your apartment!”
Over Jungkook’s toned shoulder, you watched her eyes dart to his exposed ass before they filled with tears.
“Oppa…” she said under her breath, before the tears streamed and she turned on her heels and hurried out.
Your blood boiled. It seemed you were right. She wasn’t stupid at all. She had a crush on your… person? Whatever he was. He was yours- in a ‘I want to be yours and like it’s totally okay for you to say that’ kind of way, and you were not going to put up with some random girl who clearly didn’t have boundaries.
Jungkook looked down at you, his cheeks were red and you could tell he was extremely uncomfortable.
Carefully, he pulled his softened member from your core and made a show of removing the condom then disposing of it. You began to put your underwear and bra back on, watching him walk around his apartment butt naked. Would he say something? Or would you have to bring it up?
After minutes of silence, you decided you would have to be the one to break the awkwardness.
“So uh… do you know what her actual apartment is? Maybe we can put a note on your front door for her to remind her,” you half joked, standing to find your shirt and pants, but settling instead for the button up he was wearing before.
Jungkook pulled his shorts on, his back was to you. There was a tenseness in his muscles that wasn’t going away and something in the air struck fear in the pit of your stomach.
“She lives next door.”
Something about the way he said it made you feel like it was a confession of sorts. It made you want to run.  But instead, you sat in his shirt as he rifled in his boxes for a pair of more comfortable pants before you decided to drop it for now, knowing that whatever it was that was hanging in the air around you wasn’t something you were ready for.
“Jungkook, where's your broom?”
“Uh…,” there was a hint of a laugh in his voice and some of the pressure lifted from the atmosphere, “was I supposed to buy one?”
You rolled your eyes for the millionth time that day and berated him for not having bought the basic necessities for his home. Everything felt lighter, but still like you were trending on eggshells. It felt like instead of taking a step forward, you had taken six steps back. You were no more clear on what you were or what to do than you had been the last couple of weeks.
You helped him unpack that day, because you knew he wouldn’t do it on his own. He joked with you as if nothing had happened, and you sassed him all the same but something was off… and you didn’t know if it could be fixed without it first breaking you both.
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riisinaakka-draws · 4 years ago
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Progress gif of this:  “Would you still recognize me?”
The quality isn’t the best possible, but hopefully you get the idea how things evolved... It’s made from “the preview pics” that I saved in this painting’s draft/wip folder whenever I took a break or wanted to compare/remember something special - and also so that I’d know where I left things and wouldn’t have to open the actual psd file every time, lol. To make the gif size smaller and to have it flow better (and be less eye-hurting), I left some of the frames out.
I admit it, it’s quite fascinating to watch now after everything :D *pats myself on the back*
So that the post doesn’t become too long on the dash, I put some additional notes under the cut, mainly about the refs and wips if you want to take a look! Please, do not repost elsewhere :)
(Btw, you can just read the bolded parts if you want a quick version or get tired of the rambling.)
I want to point out that the main work always happens underneath all kinds of adjustment layers because I like to test things a lot during the process before sticking on something if I don’t quite know yet what I want. Like the colour scheme or where the light comes (or if there are multiple light sources) or if something needs more contrast etc. So I paint with simpler colours first, but already have some ideas/adjustment layers over them, but hidden and waiting until the basics are done. Then I merge things and continue to paint with the “new” colour palette.
I also often test filters to have more texture or bring out some things better - or just to find something interesting to incorporate! Accented edges, crosshatch and watercolor are things that I often test in some way over my sketches and wips at some point when the basics are done or when I need/want some kind of further effect/texture or just something to knit them together better and for balance. And also just for fun!
Then I flatten the things I like (or I am “certain about” at that point) and continue painting over that ...aaaand end up testing something else, keep different versions or parts of things on separate layer groups (to compare or to bring back some earlier things that I liked or alternative lighting solution or object/body part placement, or...) and so on...seriously it’s always a mess controlled chaos! aahahahaha *face palm*
But mainly the things keep building on top of each other instead of having neat groups for sketch, lineart, colours, lighting etc. I mean, I always try to start with that but never have been able to actually keep it very long... And on the other hand I’m too nervous and indecisive to paint with only single layer/canvas from the beginning with (like a traditional painting would be painted). Or with just a few layers for background, character(s), effects on their own and so on... So I have this chaos that swirls towards that something that I had preplanned or wanted to achieve/practise until I’m happy with it.
ANYWAY, BACK TO THE ACTUAL ART :
The original “spark” for this work was Flint at the end of the episode 1 with his bloody face and white shirt, and that nice splash of light, which made me think about the aftermath and him cleaning himself in the privacy of his cabin with some nice morning light painting his beard fiery and him lost in thoughts :) At some point that made me think of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s beautiful painting “The Laundress” which I have liked since I was a kid, so I started to steer towards it.
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See the resemblance? (˵ ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°˵)ノ ✧*:・゚✧
Some of the refs for the bowl and Flint. The angle/posture ended up being a bit different and I had more refs for Flint’s face and shirt and hand etc.
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Some wips:
1) basically the idea and items that I wanted to include.
2) after a break (weeks? months?) and after I had searched some more references to help. The eyes were at this point (accidentally) absolutely awful so I censored them for the sake of my own peace of mind here, lol (not sorry!)
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More wips along the way, although not much difference can be seen as the pics are quite small.. :
3) I mirrored/flipped the painting constantly, to see the mistakes and also because I couldn’t decide which way I wanted him to be! This stage was aaalmost ready but I got stuck and forgot let it be for several months doing other stuff again.
4) I continued it, fixed lots of things with fresh eyes and experimented more with lighting and texture but nothing too drastic stuck in the end. I have two monitors and either (or both...) are calibrated a bit off atm, so it was quite frustrating to navigate and to know which one had the right colours that I was after... and I still don’t know but it looks nice on both screens so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯   At this stage things were basically nitpicking and a bit too much honing.
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The finished piece:
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In the end I lost some of the things I actually liked more in the earlier versions (for example some had more of a dreamy feeling or better texture or more emotions/wearyness/anger showing that didn’t quite reach the end result again) and I overworked some other things, but nevertheless! I’m very pleased how this turned out! I reached the vision I wanted and learned a lot again :D
Thanks for reading <3
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bbyhaikyuu · 4 years ago
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idk how to do these things so 👀
I haven't written anything in like 4 years, so.. Hi? Im taking it easy a bit by doing these hc's(is that what you call it? Or is it called a scenario???? Idk help im a babieee) first before doing oneshots/short fics hehe
: Daichi and Sugawara: Finding out that someone is drawing them.
I did not proofread oops i just wanted to get it over with and finish
Daichi
TYPICAL hallway bump shenanigans eheheheeeee
You were carrying quite a lot of stuff, well of course, being the class rep means that you have to pass the class's workbooks to the faculty room.
Your dumbass forgot that you put your sketchbook right on top of the pile??
Chaos suddenly came and the next thing you knew is that the books were on the floor.
Looked up and saw it was Daichi??
Bumping to this mf feels like walking right into a stone wall
lmAO felt like your shoulder dislocated a bit there eh?
Daichi is a gentleman ofcourse he would help you gather the books. Suga and Asahi was with him too, which made the cleanup much more faster.
Y'all exchanged apologies(and thanks) before you sprinted away like your life depended on it.
The trio was about to head to their respective classrooms, but suga noticed something on the corner of his eyes and picked up a black sketchbook.
They knew it wasn't a typical notebook because the cover was sort of like soft leather??? Damn it felt expensive.
Sugawara quickly found your name written at the bottom center and read it out loud.
"Isn't she from class 3-A?" Asahi asked them, they nodded in reply.
All of the 3rd years knew each other's names, despite never talking or interacting.
The bell rang, lunch break was over.
"Guess she's going to be late because of us. " Daichi chuckled, though guilt was evident.
"Aaand that is why you are the one who is gunna return that to her, personally." Suga smiled before shoving the notebook to Daichi's chest and darting towards his classroom.
Asahi is gone too???
Daichi sighed and went back to his own classroom.
The period turned out to be a study hall since the teacher didn't bother to show himself. There isn't really anything to study anymore tho?? They had exams just last week???
Bored Daichi decided to flip through your sketchbook and found himself at awe and intrigued each time he flipped a page.
He quickly learned that you were into action mangas. Each page was littered with dynamic poses. Though there were some full illustrations here and there.
When he got to the last page with a drawing he CLOSED IT BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS SURPRISED.
Homeboy got stared at lmao
Anyways he opened it up again and got an even closer look.
On the upper left, there was a messy headshot sketch of someone. Messy yet you can actually tell who it was yk what i mean????
Daichi smirked because he KNEW it was him 100%
the nowhere finished full body sketch of someone recieving a ball with the #1 below the headahot gave it away.
The facy that it has "?????" beside it is very amusing to him. He knew you had a hard time figuring out the pose.
So when y'all got dismissed, he quickly went to your room and searched for you, holding up the black sketchbook in his hand. You almost died that day because you thought you lost it.
"You look like you could use some help there, wanna come watch me and the boys practice? "
You almost blew a fuse but hey, atleast you finished that drawing of yours.
Sugawara
You're at a cafe, hoping that the change of environment will help you think and draw more.
Wrong. You needed a live reference. Pinterest pics just wont cut it.
How do u draw men???? When its women you can go like swoosh and its already decent and *chef's kiss. But men???? Boink.
So when you looked up and saw a pretty boi (cue sugawara) sat across you, you were like "hell yeah, jackpot".
You started doing sketches on your ipad(and apple pencil), your hands felt like they were moving naturally.
You know how weird it is to draw someone you completely didn't know, based from experience.
Soooo you tried to keep your stares to a minimum and only looked up when you really needed to.
Too bad, Sugawara already had his eyes on you and your ipad. he sounds like a thief wtaf
So he decided to stay still and scroll on his phone for a little bit more casually sipping his coffee.
He observed you for a while, whenever you weren't staring at him.
He would smile a lil bit every once in a while.
You thought he saw a meme. Nah hoe, he's entertained that you thought he didn't know 👀
You did 3 sketches of him???? You're so happy????
You finally stretched your arms and let out a smol sigh
Pretty boi started gathering his things already :(
You were sad that you didn't get to know him, but hey atleast you got these bomb ass sketches of him.
You decided to clean it up a bit and colour it in.
Damn his beauty mark beside is eye is perfection.
Your ass was so engrossed in finishing the drawing you didn't notice him coming to your table.
Him putting the coffee on your table startled tf outta you.
Pretty boi??? Smiled??? Im simping????
He hurried out tho, looks like he's busy.
B U T
pretty boi left a sticky note!!!
"Wanna hang out? I'll be your French girl ;)))"
xoxo Sugawara Koushi
Attached: His number with a heart
H E A R T A T T A C K
Took you a while to compose yourself.
You smiled and thought :
J a c k p o t
So that's all for now!! I accidentally made daichi's a bit longer
I kinda like this writing style???
Im thinking something mafia au related for the next one
Feel free to send me some suggestions! I could def use them hehe 👉👈
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a3yumeblog · 4 years ago
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KAZUNARI'S BIRTHDAY
AUGUST 1, XX
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"I just hope he likes this.." you said under your breath, finishing up your portrait of him. You stretched your arms upward as you straighten your back.
"Oh wow, it's already past noon, and my back is killing me! I have to sleep as I have a date to look forward to." and humming to yourself. You just washed your hands and plopped yourself to bed as you were painting for two (2) days. Getting the details is difficult and requires lots of layers to emphasize a portrait.
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8:00 am
*ding* (1) text message
"Good morning, my sunshine! ~♪☆"
8:02 am
*ring* incoming call
You're still half asleep as you took your phone wondering who's calling so early in the morning
"hmm.. hello? who.. is this..?" you said in a raspy tone
"It's me.. don't tell me you forgot to set your alarm again? Usually, you're not like this... are you okay?" he asked in a concerned tone over the phone.
As soon as you heard Kazunari's voice, you became fully awake and rose immediately, answering:
"Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Kazunari! I-I'll prepare now! I'll see you in a bit!"
"Sure! No rush dear, take your time to prep! See you in a bit!" he excitingly said.
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*ARTIST CAFE*
"Here we are! This is my first time going here since I asked my followers what cafe I should go to on a date." he smiled and opened the door for you.
"You first, my pretty lady~" he gestures like a butler but with a wink and you giggled at him as you enter.
"Wow, I am now in love with this cafe!" you exclaimed as you turn around slowly to see countless artworks posted on the walls, surrounding the primary entrance of the cafe.
"It has more of a vintage kinda vibe to it! ~ I can see historical ones up to modern style. I like it here too!" Kazunari added.
A cafe attendant approached the both of you and said, "Welcome to Artist cafe where you can stay here and paint all day until closing time! Do you perhaps have a reservation, dear guests?"
Kazunari hands over the reservation card to the Cafe attendant.
"As expected of our Communication Guy here~ plans ahead!" you whispered and nudge him at his side, and he winked as his response to you, "It is what I have been looking forward to, going out on a date with you!~"
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You two spend the entire day at the cafe facing and making a portrait of each other like artists do in a class, except with snacks and beverages beside both of you this time.
"Oh~! nice painting (y/n)! ~ This is my first time seeing your artwork." he said as he studies it, "I love this! Can I keep it?"
"I'm not too confident on this one, I want to improve it though before I can give this to you.." you said and sighed.
"No no no, look at how the details you got here, here and here, and the shading, you got it all right! I love it!"
You nervously laugh inside your head as you have been making a portrait of him in secret at your studio during your free time.
"But let's trade," you said
"Anything coming from you~ yay memento from my (y/n)! Let's take a pic with our artworks, I'll post this on my Instablam! Say cheese!"
"Cheese!!" you smiled as you two held your artworks below your faces.
"I'll walk you home since it's getting dark." He said with a gentle tone as he looked at you.
"Thank you, Kazunari." you said and smiled at him.
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You asked Kazunari to come over at your place in the meantime, as you have something to show to him. Unbeknownst to him, his birthday gift is waiting inside...
*At your mini studio*
Kazunari was astounded after you opened the door to your studio as countless artworks and work in progress are all over your studio, revealing to him another side of you. But there is one eye-catching artwork that stands with an easel in the center of the studio. He has been eyeing at your painting and stares at it for seconds now. You stood beside him, trying to break the silence by speaking first.
"Happy Birthday Kazunari! This is my birthday gift to you! I hope you like it." you gestured your hands at your artwork and smiled at him.
"I'm.. impressed! Wait, how did you get this? Where's your reference?"
"Aha.. that, I asked Omi some pictures he took of you. There were a ton, but I picked this out of all. I can feel that you are enjoying what you are doing there." as you said those words, you looked at your piece empathetically. He steps closer right in front of it and held it, brushing his fingers along with the same look, and you can't help but stare at him in awe.
"Your paintings feel so real! Like each of your paintings here has life in it. Somehow it pulls me in and I can't get my eyes off of them. I love all of your artworks, I love this portrait of mine..and.." he said in a serious tone and stops brushing his fingers at the portrait, "I love... you." as he said the last line, he looks at you solemnly and faces you. You thought to yourself, /Kazunari is not usually like this, he is like another person in front of me/. You back off instinctively, unable to respond because of how flustered and how bewildered you were to what Kazunari just said. He gently grabs you by the hand to stop you from backing off.
"I mean it.. I'm glad I met you and.. I love you. I want to know more about you." He reaches to brush your hair away from your face and cups your face in his hand as he leans closer. You were showing signs that you are nervous, but he assured you it will be fine as his lips are getting closer until both of you kissed. This is your first time being kissed and the euphoric feeling hits you all over your body, and as he parted his lips, he rested his palms on your waist, being wrapped up in the arms of Kazunari, you felt that his arms are warm, calming your throbbing heart instantly.
"These are the best birthday gifts ever" he said. You both smiled and giggled, standing together, holding each other closely with your foreheads touching.
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// there's really a café called "Artist Café" in Qatar, the official page followed me on IG and for a cafe hopper like me, I can't resist, so I checked their timeline.
I have been wanting to go there for years, even though I usually go to Qatar whenever there's a family vacation. So I'll let you guys know soon..? 👀
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coolkat122 · 6 years ago
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Genderbending Girl (Genderbent Ranma 1/2 Reader Insert)
Chapter 1:An Arrange Marriage To A Gender Changing Girl
I have search high and low for a genderbent pic of Akane to no such luck like seriously?  No one pictured Akane as a boy? Cause when I was younger and first saw Ranma 1/2 I did but I guess it was just me then since I couldn't find a single pic 😧 but oh well I'll make do.
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Grunts and the sound of wood breaking could be heard from the Tendo house as the youngest member practice his martial arts that his mother taught him from a young age, now even though it was something he practice daily it wasn’t like he planned to do much with it he only does it to keep in shape and for self-defense nothing more than that.
He got ready to line up the next stack of wood that he was planning on breaking but stopped when he saw his second oldest brother come towards him with a smirk that Akeno knew all too well his brother knew something that Akeno didn't and was planning on teasing him with it.
"Hello Akeno" Nabi greeted his younger brother who just finished placing the wood the way he needed it.
"Morning Nabi" Akeno greeted back but in a much quicker way as he position himself getting ready to strike.
"Mother just got finished telling Kaname and I some interesting news" He leaned on a nearby wall with the same smirk he had when he first approached his brother.
Akeno raised a brow curious to what his mother could have told his elder siblings. "And just what is this interesting news?"
"Mother just got back in touch with an old friend that she hasn't seen in years" Akeno frowned for a bit before re-focusing back on his target.
"That's nice but where are you going with this exactly" Akeno push for Nabi to just get on with it since he knew his brother was beating around the bush as to delay the important part of the news for something such as their mother getting in touch with an old friend wouldn’t peak Nabi's interest in the slightest unless it either had something to do with money or would get on someone's nerves and since Nabi is here telling him it would have to be something that Nabi knew would get on his nerves. 
Nabi smirk turned more into that of a Cheshire cat grin knowing that the next words to come out of his mouth will surely break Akeno's calm demeanor. "Well according to mother her friend has a dojo of her own and would like to join our's and her's together.......through marriage" Those words caused Akeno to stiffen as his eyes immediately locked onto his brother Nabi.
"WHAT!!! MARRIAGE!!" Akeno stepped around the wood to stand directly  in front of his brother with a mixture of emotions but the dominant two were shock and dental with anger coming very close to no surprise. 
Grabbing his brother by the shoulders Akeno stared Nabi in the eyes. "Tell me you're kidding? That mother isn't actually planning an-an arrange MARRIAGE!" Nabi pried off his brother's hands.
"Sure sounds like she was" Nabi shrugged. "But I don't get why you are so worked up about it? She 'might' be cute so there's nothing to worry about" Nabi said nonchalantly only causing his brother to grow even more angry.
"I don't care if she's 'cute' unlike you my world doesn't revolve around 'cute' girls and 'money Nabi!'" Akeno shouted as he turned his back to his brother crossing his arms.
"Right I forgot you like 'women' not 'girls'" Nabi snickered as he referred to his brother's crush on the older female.
"Nabi!" Akeno turned back around with anger clearly shown on his face as he took a threaten step towards the older boy but before he could do anything they heard Kaname shout.
"They're here!" Nabi was the first to rush there Akeno arriving second only to see a unusually tall Panda with a teen constantly repeating "let me go" with a you fat stupid panda here and there, the boys stared up at the Panda quite confused and not knowing how to treat the situation until finally their mother arrived with her eyes shut and a big smile. "Gen-Ge-" Their mother mouth was hung wide open as she stopped before finishing what she was about to say as she stared at the Panda in shock.
"Wha-Why is there a abnormally tall P-panda bear in my house?" She looked to her sons who either shrugged, gave an apologetic look or was examining the Panda for any suspicious movement.
"We don't know Mother we were.....kind of hoping you might shed some light on the matter" Kaname said sounding a bit uneasy.
"Look it's reaching for something" Nabi pointed as everyone turned to look (besides Akeno who already had his eyes on the Panda).
"Stand back" Akeno was ready to protect his family since other than himself his mother was the only other family member with any self-defense skills whatsoever but he lowered his arms when he saw it was a letter.
Su took the letter from the Panda and read through it. "I see it says here that Gennie and her daughter are here but It's a little wet and unreadable at some parts so I think it's safe to assume she sent her daughter and Panda ahead while she took care of some business right?" Su looked up to the Panda for confirmation to which it reluctantly nodded.
Su's face lit up happy that she 'solved' the little misunderstanding as she then turned to the girl on the Panda's shoulder's. "Then you must be (Y/n) come on down darling" Su roughly pulled the girl off of the Panda's shoulder and placed her down on the ground.
The boys quickly moved in to get a good look at the young lady, she was very small and slim frame that was in some loose clothing, she had a childlike innocent to her with bright blue eyes and shiny red hair that was braided over her shoulder.
The two eldest gave compliments on her looks (tho Nabi did bring up her raggy clothes) while Akeno clearly didn't look pleased. "So  (Y/n) which of my son's do you like" Su gestured her hand to her boys as (Y/n) looked at their faces shyly.
The eldest had a very welcoming vibe to him and looked like a prince with long brown hair, fair skin and the kindest brown eyes (Y/n) has ever seen and even though his clothes looked average he still managed to look like elegant in them.
The second one was slightly tanner with short darker brown hair nicely combed over to his left side that stopped right by his ears, brown eyes much like the older one but less kind and more mischief looking. He was looking her up and down and each time his brow frowned a bit deeper to which she quickly looked to the last one who was currently glaring daggers at her.
Unlike the other two he looked closer to his mother in appearance with black hair and dark brown eyes, his hair was pretty long as well just not as long as the first. It was tied off at the end with a white ribbon, he was also pretty feminine looking.
"Well?" Su pushed for an answer excitedly.
"Uh-" (Y/n) was interrupted as Nabi stepped forth with his hand raised still frowning but not from anger but more like he was confused as he was trying to figure out something.
"Wait!" Nabi had shouted as he bent down a tiny bit since he was about 4 inches taller and wanted to examine even closer which made  (Y/n) even more uncomfortable.
"What is it Nabi?" Kaname asked stepping forth a tiny bit as his brother sighed looking back to them with a dull expression.
"It's a boy" Nabi said with an even duller voice having lost all interested while the mother step forward confused.
"What!" Su shouted as Akeno finally lost his glare but instead also got a look of confusion and shock. "Are you sure?" Nabi nodded as he pointed with his thumb.
"Check for yourself" Su quickly examine  (Y/n) only to come to the same conclusion.
"But,but- sh-Gennie said that she had a daughter" Su clearly confused with the whole thing started to pace back and forth while Kaname tried to calm her down knowing how she gets when she's too worked up. As all that was going on Akeno now with a more friendly smile and demeanor step over to the boy and offered his hand.
"Hi I'm Akeno" (Y/n) was confused since just 3 minutes ago Akeno was glaring daggers at him and now he's suddenly Mr friendly? That just seems weird to the confused boy but since he was in a new place and would like a friend he decided to accept Akeno's now friendlier side and saw earlier as him being shy or something.
"Hi" The two shook hands and both did so with a firm grip. 
"Wow you've got a firm grip there (Y/n) do you do any martial arts?" Akeno asked as the smaller boy nodded."Awesome would you like a friendly match?" (Y/n) smiled and nodded once more.
"Great follow me" Akeno lead (Y/n) to the dojo were the two took their stances, Akeno waited for a bit before before attacking since it didn't look like the other boy was going to do so soon. He threw punch after punch but none would land, the smaller frame boy was more agile and was able to dodge with ease but he didn't throw any hits back which was kind of making Akeno think that the other male was toying with him which was definitely pissing him off.
"Come on, hit back already!" He shouted as he this time threw a blind punch which lead to him being flipped over on his back, he blink repeatedly as he tried to process it since it had happened so fast.
Small feet made their way to his view. "Uh are you okay? I didn't mean to be that rough..." Akeno slowly looked up to the boy with a blink look before a smile slowly broke onto his face.
"Wow you're really good" Akeno stood back up and started dusting himself off. "You've got to teach me some of those moves" He and (Y/n) both grabbed a towel to wipe off the sweat.
"Sure whenever you want to learn I'll be more than happy to teach you" The two smiled and talked for a bit before deciding that it might be best for a bath.
"Ah would you like to go first?" Akeno shook his head at the offer.
"Nah I've got something that I need to take care of real quick you go first" (Y/n) nodded as Akeno ran off somewhere out of sight.
*Akeno's P.O.V*
'Wow he was really fast and strong too, I wonder where he learned some of those moves?...did his mom teach him all of that?' I thought as I put away the last stack of wood I left out earlier before wiping my hands. 
'There all done' I smiled to myself before catching a whiff from the strong odor coming off me. "Wow I think it's about time for that bath" I said out loud to myself as I went to the bathroom but before I stepped in I remembered that  (Y/n) was in there it might be kind of awkward but I then thought to myself that despite not being rich we did have a ridiculously large bathroom so it shouldn't be that big of a deal and it's not like he isn't probably already done anyway so with a shrug I twist the knob and pushed open the bathroom door.
"Hey hope you don't mind bu-....." I stared for about 5 seconds at the naked girl in front of me who was starting back quite confused at my sudden entrance,I could feel my face quickly turning red as slowly backed away before shutting the door. After quickly composing myself and processing what I saw, I quickly rushed towards my room as I passed by my brother Kaname and in a rushed shouted to him about an intruder how much of that he heard I don't know but I didn't really care because I was about to quickly deal with the problem.
With the speed I was running I reached my room in no time as I quickly grabbed my wooden practice  sword (Mother said she was getting me a real one soon for my birthday for display of course ) and rushed right back just as the girl exited the bathroom. She looked to me quite shock as she quickly waved her hands back and forth.
"No,no,no,no wait!" She shouted frantically before running off while I followed, during our chase we ran pass Nabi's room and down the stairs which Kaname was currently walking on as well. I was the only one running down them she sled on the rail thing and since it was kind of narrow I accidentally knocked into my brother and we both fell.
"Akeno what are you doing?" Kaname questioned me as I ignored him trying to find my sword which I quickly located and processed back to chasing that intruder as I threw in a quick apology to Kaname. 
I unfortunately lost sight of her so I checked every room until I reached the dinning room where I immediately zoomed in on the back of her head and swung knocking her right out. "TAKE THAT YOU FILTHY INTRUDER!" I shouted feeling victorious for finally catching her only to have it dampen when my mother shouted angrily at me.
"AKENO EXPLAIN YOURSELF AT ONCE!" My eyes quickly went to my mother then the other woman in the room that I just now noticed sitting next to the intruder, she looked at the girl next to her with concern.
".....Who is that woman?" I was suddenly starting to feel real confused.
My mother sighed before telling me to sit down and then calling my brothers in, once they arrived they both first took noticed at the girl and the swollen spot where my sword hit then the woman next to before finally their attention went to mother as she explained everything.
"Really?"
"That's crazy!"
"?..."  We all had mix reactions, I couldn’t believe it while Kaname definitely handled it more calmly and Nabi was just silent but don't think you could call it a calm silence more like he was trying to figure out if it was all a joke like me.
"Mother you can't honestly believe that?" I shouted as Nabi just quietly stood up and went off somewhere, I wasn't exactly paying attention where though too busy focusing on other things.
"It does seem quite hard to believe Mother" Kaname agreed.
Our mother sighed as she pulled out her fan as she normally does when confused, stressed or having a hard time with something etc. "Boys believe me I know that it’s hard to believe, 'I!' Couldn’t believe it even when I saw Gen-gen transform right in front of me" Mother gestured over to the short haired woman silently sitting in the corner. 
"I know you three are finding it hard to believe but I can prove it to you" My mother's friend said.
"If it's not any trouble, we would like to see proof" She nodded and stood but before she went anywhere we heard a splash sound followed by a scream, we quickly turned our heads in the direction and saw the red hair boy from before soaking wet with the exact same bruise as the girl glaring at my brother who was holding a bucket.
"Yeah I'd say it's true" Nabi sling the bucket over his shoulder.
"You could have asked you son of a-" 
"(Y/n)! Calm yourself the young man was just curious it's really not something to get so worked up about honestly...it's so unlady lucky" Gennie sighed closing her eyes as she shook her head in disapproval.
"I really don’t know just what would a Panda know about being a damn LADY!" (Y/n) shouted right before dumping some left over water nearby onto her mother instantly turning her into a Panda.
(Y/n) had a smirk on her or rather his face as he looked up at his Panda-mom who did some kind of roar thing before chasing her around causing a ruckus in our house and it went on for some time before they calmed down and heating some water to return normal.
And once they were they returned back into the room slightly calmer, Nabi was staring at her again before my mom looked like she realized something. "Wait a second since you are actually a girl that means the marriage is back on!" I looked at my mother dumbfounded that she would honestly still be thinking about that.
She quickly relined us up and turned back to  (Y/n)"So which would you like to marry?" And again before  (Y/n) could respond Nabi interrupted.
"Actually Mom I think Akeno would suit her best, right Kaname?" Kaname nodded in agreement.
"Yes I think so, they are the same age after all" Nabi smirked.
"Plus she's not fully a girl which is perfect for Akeno" I glare as did (Y/n) from what I could see out of the conner of my eye.
"What's that supposed to mean?/Just what is that supposed to mean?" We spoke in unison causing Nabi to smirk more.
"Well it just means you don't like girls so a boy-girl bride is just what you need" He really doesn't think about what he says does he? Was what I thought as I angrily stepped forward but was stopped as my mother grabbed my and (Y/n)'s hands. 
"Well then it's settled Akeno and (Y/n) are to be wed after graduation" Our eyes widen.
"What!/What!" Again in perfect unison we spoke as I couldn’t believe my mother would want us wed that soon and that young especially since I'm clearly against it.
"Mother are you crazy what makes you think I would want to marry such a-a weird girl?" I pointed at (Y/n) who was most likely glaring at me.
"Just whoooooooooo are you calling weird? Mr walks into a occupied bathroom without knocking" I turned to face her.
"I'm calling you weird you genderbending weirdo" 
"Hey I didn't choose to be like that unlike you with your stupid girly hair" That was clearly a stupid insult.
"Well at least I can cut it at anytime where in your case you are stuck being a freak" I retorted.
"Not for long once Kaname's done with my clothes I am out of here and looking for a cure" I scoffed.
"If there is one" Her glare harden as she balled up her fist and took a step forward.
"There is! And I'll prove it to you" She turned her back to me as she looked to be heading towards the door but before she step even a foot from where she was standing, she glanced back at me smirking. "Ya know it would be a shame for you if I never find that cure"
"And why is that?" I crossed my arms as I raised a brow.
"Well doesn't it just seem embarrassing for a fake boy to have a bigger penis than a real one? Or at least look more manly than you?" She snickered. "I mean I'll admit even in boy form I look girly but somehow I still manage to look more like a guy than yo-" 
I quickly lift the table and swung it down hard on to that stupid girl while I felt a vein twitch. "I'm sorry what was that?" A menacing smirk formed on my lips as my bangs covered my eyes. "I couldn’t quite hear you" 
I heard her mother sigh from behind me. "I told her she should be more careful with what she says but she never listens"...........
I dropped the table off somewhere before heading to my room and going to bed completely skipping dinner as I slept hoping to figure out a way from this mess.
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*Your P.O.V*
I quickly ran and jumped as I tried to escape my ma who was now a fucking Panda as she chases me throughout the street only catching me when I didn't see that brick and stubbed my bare toe on it now you might think with the intense training I've had since the moment I could walk that this wouldn’t hurt a bit.....you would be wrong. I stopped running to clutch my poor toe which gave my ma a perfect chance to catch me.
"Hey put me down, it's not fair I stubbed my toe, THIS DOESN'T COUNT!" She carried me all the way there which was honestly 20 minutes  apparently I was somewhat running in this direction anyway.
She knocked on the door and a very polite sounding man opened sadly I couldn’t see him. "Um who are you?" I could feel my Ma reach for something but yet again couldn’t see, but whatever it was it got him to let us in and since he stayed by the door until my ma was in front I could see him and just as he sounded he looked pretty princely like with his long brown hair that was neatly placed over his shoulder and tied at the end and fair skin with warm chocolate brown eyes which looked at mines for a bit as he flashed me a quick smile before stepping in front of my ma.
"This way please" he lead us to a living room before calling the rest of his family not long I heard them burst in before a somewhat silence then what sounds like a woman she clearly freaks out before my ma shows her the stupid note she wrote in advance in case this happened only for it to have been ruined ha!.
But the woman comes to some weird conclusion which my ma nods to then suddenly I'm yanked off of my ma's shoulders and am now staring at three boys who are looking at me. The first one which I somewhat met was just smiling at me while the only one with short hair was looking at me funny, what a creepy. Now the black hair one with slightly shorter hair than the first guy was glaring at me for some reason and I couldn’t figure out why? I tried not to focus on it too much especially when their mother told me to pick and before I could say "No thank you I'd rather NOT marry your son's" The middle one spoke up.
He had figured out that I was a boy....sort of which lead to their mom freaking out, I wasn't sure on what to do and before I could decide on booking it the one glaring at me 5 minutes ago was suddenly all buddy-buddy with me now I wasn’t sure if I should trust him but since he was being friendly now I figured why not give him a chance maybe he was shy or something.
We shook hands which later lead to him wanting to spar and I was totally down for it since I mostly have been sparring with my ma and wanted to fight someone new when he lead me to his dojo I quickly looked around before getting into a fighting stance, I didn't make any moves since I mostly like to wait for the other guy to go first which exactly what he was doing.
I dodge every move effortlessly and I could tell he didn't really like that and shouted for me to hit back so I finally made a move when he threw a blind punch. I ended up tossing him pretty far and hard which worried me.
I slowly approached him feeling really bad about being too rough. "Uh are you okay? I didn't mean to be that rough..." He slowly looked up at me while blinking and it was making worry even more since some people don't handle losing very well especially to a girl but he didn't know my true gender, but that doesn't mean that he's not mad for losing for a number of reasons but that thought was pushed aside when a smile slowly broke onto his face.
"Wow you're really good" He stood up and started dusting himself off while I felt relief that he wasn’t a sore loser. "You've got to teach me some of those moves" I nodded at his request with a smile.
"Sure whenever you want to learn I'll be more than happy to teach you" He smiled back at me and talked for a bit before deciding that it was time for a bath.
Since this is his place I asked if he would like to go first but he shook his head at the offer.
"Nah I've got something that I need to take care of real quick so you go first" I nodded as I watched him run off somewhere before disappearing from my sight. I sighed as I entered and stripped down.
While I ran the bath water I couldn’t help but think about telling them (mostly him) I wasn’t sure if I could stand lying about it but it was embarrassing for me especially since I wasn't sure how to go about it...... how do you go about telling someone that you switch genders everytime hot or cold water touches you? I sank deeper in the water as I looked to the ceiling.
Giving it some deep thought I said fuck it I'm going to tell him, I took a confident step out of the tube just as he entered the bathroom smiling before realizing that I looked different. We stared at one another for a while before he left slamming the door a few seconds later I hear him running and shouting about an intruder.
I sighed again. "I guess he means me" I step out with a towel and see new clothes where my old ones were with a note.
I noticed that your clothes were dirty and very worn out with tears so I took it upon myself to clean and fix them...well in case you want them back but you are free to have my old ones if you do not mind :)
"Uh....that’s unnecessarily nice of him...." I said to no one as I quickly put them on and stepped out and the moment I did I saw Akeno rushing towards looking very angry.
My eyes widen realizing just what he was going to do. "No,no,no,no wait!" I shouted frantically before figuring that he was not the type to be reasoning with so I ran as fast as I could and sled down the rail past Kaname and quickly turned into the hallway without missing a beat I did hear a crash but couldn't stop had to get the f-.
I was yanked harshly into a dining room by my ma who was from the looks of it showing me off. "See a pretty-ish girl just like I said she was" Her friend examine me before nodding.
"Yes she does look like one now but how do I know she isn't you know.....uh-" Before I could even hear what she was going to say that last thing I heard was a harshly opened door then a quick pain to my nogging.
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I wasn’t sure how long I was out but when ice cold water was tossed on to me I screamed as I looked to the culprit and I know it was him thanks to the fact that he was the closest and he had a bucket lazily thrown over his shoulder.
"Yeah I'd say it's true" I quickly jumped to my feet as I glared at him.
"You could have asked you son of a-" As usual before I could curse Ma interrupted.
"(Y/n)! Calm yourself the young man was just curious it's really not something to get so worked up about honestly...it's so unlady like" Ma sighed closing her eyes as she shook her head in disapproval.
So while her guard was down I grabbed a cup of water on the table. "I really don’t know just what would a Panda know about being a damn LADY!" I  shouted right before dumping it onto my ma instantly turning her into a Panda.
It's kind of hard to tell but she was definitely glaring at me before roaring? Then chasing after me some time passed before she got tired and just wanted to go back normal so a truce was made, I punch her and she body-slams me even-steven.
And once we were returned back into the room looking normal, Nabi was staring at me again which again was freaked me out what stopped him was when his mom shouted. "Wait a second since you are actually a girl that means the marriage is back on!" I looked at her then to my ma shaking my head and it was clear she wasn’t paying any mind to my refusal.
Their mom quickly relined them up and turned facing me with a creepy smile (how can such a nice woman look so creepy?)"So which would you like to marry?" Just as I was about to respond Creepy-Nabi interrupted.
"Actually Mom I think Akeno would suit her best, right Kaname?" Kaname nodded in agreement.
"Yes I think so, they are the same age after all" Kaname said.
"Plus she's not fully a girl which is perfect for Akeno" I glare at Nabi wondering just what the heck he meant?
"What's that supposed to mean?/Just what is that supposed to mean?" Nabi to smirked even more when Akeno and I spoke at the same time.
"Well it just means you don't like girls so a boy-girl bride is just what you need" He mostly respond to Akeno but it didn’t matter cause I was definitely going to punch him regardless but as I stepped forward I was stopped by their mother as she grabbed my and Akeno's hands. 
"Well then it's settled Akeno and (Y/n) are to be wed after graduation" Our eyes widen.
"What!/What!" Again in we spoke at the same time as I couldn’t believe either them thought that I would go through with this.
"Mother are you crazy what makes you think I would want to marry such a-a weird girl?" He pointed at me as I  glared at him for calling me weird.
I took a threaten step towards him and we entered a back and forth word battle if you will until finally I decided to just walk away but I thought of something that I thought was really cool to say so I did and again I felt a pain in the back of my head and was out like a light only coming to when Kaname gently awoke me for dinner I was reluctant since I didn't want to run into jackass but it looked like he skipped dinner which was good for me since I didn't have to see his stupid face again (so I'm just going to claim that as a win for me).
Come time for bed Kaname offered me a shirt that no longer fit him to sleep in, I thanked him as I returned to the room I will be staying in with my ma until I think of a way out of this stupid engagement.
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Genderbent names:
Akane Tendo: Akeno Nabiki Tendo: Nabi
Kasumi Tendo: Kaname  Soun Tendo: Su 
Genma Saotome: Gennie Nodoka Saotome: Nodo
Tatewaki Kuno: "Taki" Tataki  Kuno
Now it was the best I could do when thinking off genderbent names for the cast but if you can think of some better ones then please help a girl out 😢 cause I suck at this like big time as you can see from the names I gave them. 
The pic is to just give an idea of what you are wearing and what male you looks like: a smaller than average teen male which I am debating on since I'm not sure how I want you to look completely I just figured that since I am making Male Akane look feminine he would feel more insulted if it came from a girly looking boy that was actually a girl.... if that makes sense.
Also I am making Male Akane look a little feminine since female Akane looked tomboy-ish and from what I remember was insecure about it.
If anyone wants I can make multiple love routes if you are interested like reader x Akeno, Reader x Nabi, Reader x Kaname, Reader x Shampoo, M:reader x Female Tatewaki Kuno, etc 
But I need to know now or at least before the third chapter and I also want to know who else that I left out do you want involved? 
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fyexo · 8 years ago
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(TRANS) 170417 Mogujie Interview with Lay
Mogujie interviews Zhang Yixing | The Hardworking Zhang Yixing never earns his living through his looks! There’s definitely a good reason behind the astounding rise in the number of his fans in recent years. Zhang Yixing, whose nicknames range from “little lamb” to “master of silliness”, has been known for his earnest efforts in public welfare, his humility and sincerity, how he treats everyone around him with care, and how down-to-earth he is in his job. While it may seem that our society now is greatly centered on one’s appearance, he still believes that working hard is far more important than a person’s looks! Today, Gugujiang (a Mogujie journalist) had the opportunity to interview the very busy Zhang Yixing! Want to know more about what we discussed? Let’s have a look! Zhang Yixing is here to say hi to all of you! (I’ve listened to it over 20 times, how about you?) [Yixing’s recording] Hi everyone on Mogujie, I’m Zhang Yixing~ You have to admit, the year 2017 belongs to Zhang Yixing! Our Yixing won this year’s All-rounded Artist of the Year Award at the 2nd China TV Quality Drama Awards this year, where he looked astonishingly handsome decked out in an all-black suit at the ceremony, thereby humbly accepting and reaping the first of his “fruits” of 2017. Zhang Yixing, who has had his hands busy collecting awards, also recently bagged home two big awards himself at the 5th YinYueTai V Charts Awards; with his solo original album Lose Control, he brought home the two big awards Album of the Year and Best Male Artist! For someone who has just released his first solo album, this is unbelievable results! We are so proud of his amazing achievements. From the composition of his own music and lyrics, to the producing of his own music, he could only sleep a few hours a day in that period of time, working so hard just to produce a work of his sincerity for his fans. Not only does our Yixing sing immensely well, his dancing skills also renders everyone speechless. Zhang Yixing, who has put in a lot of hard work in his dancing skills since a young age, seems to take on a different persona once he starts dancing; he really melted my heart! Do you remember Yixing’s “Wet Dance” at the annual Countdown Party concert on Dragon TV? You could become pregnant just at a glance, he was so sexy that he killed all of us! His choreography, which was the combination of power and beauty, coupled with that sweet voice unique to Zhang Yixing himself, has made every performance of his a grand ceremony of sights and sounds. Yixing once said that he hoped to mark the dawn of China’s music industry, and with all the effort he has put in through the years, step by step, he has indeed done so. Now, other than being a singer, Zhang Yixing has also joined the ranks of actors! In the 2016 drama To Be A Better Man, which earned great ratings, he played the role of the sweet and cute “Xiao Cai”. He could melt your heart with how adorable he was in every scene he appeared in. Let’s now move on to the famous topic of the role he played in The Mystic Nine. His role as Er Yuehong allowed the audience to see Yixing as the multi-faceted actor he is; instead of just being a sweet muddle-headed teenager new to love and relationships, his stellar performance in this role showed that he is a true actor who can also marvellously execute scenes of wrath, power, deep feelings, sorrow and pain. Yixing’s newest drama production, Operation Love, will be released on April 24th this year! Zhang Yixing will be showing us two different images of the same role in this drama - Yan Xiaolai both as a student and as a mature suit-donning adult. Anyone could be blinded just by seeing a few immensely handsome pictures of him from the shoot~ Our little lamb can melt your heart with just a scene from the drama! Let go of that girl (the actress in Operation Love, referring to the gif below) and come to me right now! On the topic of how there are some who still doubt the maturity of Yixing’s performance as an actor, our Yixing gave a most humble and sincere response. “I don’t recognise myself as an actor. I have worked hard and have been lucky to receive good roles to play. Ultimately, what’s most important is the audience’s opinion [of my acting]. When they say you can act well, you can recognise yourself as an actor then. I hope that everyone will give me more chances in the future, I will continue to work hard.” He said. In the media industry today, many artists have proven to be impatient in becoming famous as quickly as possible. It is thus refreshing to see that Zhang Yixing is an artist both humble and earnest, earning him the moniker of an idol filled with positive energy! Last year, he donated RMB 1 million to his alma mater, contributing to the school’s arts scholarship fund, to encourage his juniors to work hard and realise their dreams. Despite his waist injury, Yixing even went to visit children living in the poorer areas of his country, bringing them warmth and joy. As an artist who loves his fans, he told his Xingmis, “If you see me on the streets and you want to say hi, don’t be afraid to, just go ahead, whenever and wherever. But really, you don’t have to come to the airport to see me, I don’t want anyone to fall or get hurt or hurt others just to see me. Your parents will be worried.” As an artist who also takes care of his backstage crew, he even uses his own chopsticks to give food to his backstage crew when they are eating together. As an artist who also respects his seniors in the industry, he has been praised by famous senior actor Liu Xiao Ling Tong as someone who is very polite and courteous, always bowing and greeting his seniors. His senior, Huang Lei, who starred in Go, Fighting with him, also once praised Yixing for all the hard work he has put in as an artiste. When I received the task of interviewing Zhang Yixing, I was so excited that I couldn’t stop myself from asking him to do the 30 Quick Question and Answer exercise with me. But I was also concerned that he could be too busy (and therefore may have to cut short the interview) so I told him to just pick some questions from the list. However, our open and sincere Yixing answered them all! It was so touching I almost cried! Come on, let’s take a look at it! There’re so many interesting and exciting facts too! Mogujie interviews Zhang Yixing Mogujie: Do you usually edit your photos before you post them? Zhang Yixing: I’ll use a filter. Mogujie: What did you recently post in your group chat with friends? Zhang Yixing: I don’t have group chats with friends. Mogujie: How often do you change your profile pic on Weibo? Zhang Yixing: I don’t change it. Mogujie: How would you rate your singing skills? Zhang Yixing: It depends. Mogujie: Who did you last call? Zhang Yixing: I forgot. Mogujie: A song you must sing at KTV? Zhang Yixing: Forever Love (by Wang Lee Hom) Mogujie: A word to describe your looks? Zhang Yixing: Okay. Mogujie: How heavy is your idol baggage? (ie. pride as an idol; how highly you think of yourself because you’re an idol/how much pride do you have as an idol/how willing are you to do silly things or say silly things as an idol) Zhang Yixing: What is idol baggage? (He’s joking.) Mogujie: How do you express your love for your family? Zhang Yixing: Through my actions. Mogujie: What do you do when you’re not working? Zhang Yixing: When am I ever not working? (He’s joking.) Mogujie: Favourite food/dish? Zhang Yixing: Any Hunan Cuisine. Mogujie: Food you’ll never eat? Zhang Yixing: I don’t have one yet. Mogujie: A word to describe your dressing style? Zhang Yixing: Comfortable. Mogujie: Sportswear or suit? Zhang Yixing: Comfortable. Mogujie: T-shirt or dress shirt? Zhang Yixing: Comfortable. Mogujie: Briefs or boxers? Zhang Yixing: I think guys mostly wear boxers…? Mogujie: What do you have most in your closet? Zhang Yixing: Slip-on shoes. Mogujie: Where do you want to live most? Zhang Yixing: Changsha (his hometown) Mogujie: Have you gone for overseas trips where you went for it once it had been said? Zhang Yixing: I’ve only gone for work activities where I went for it once it had been said. Mogujie: Video games or Basketball? Zhang Yixing: It depends. Mogujie: Coffee or tea? Zhang Yixing: Tea, recently. Mogujie: Do you shower in the morning or at night? Zhang Yixing: Both. Mogujie: What’s the style of your home design? Zhang Yixing: That depends on the style of that hotel design, because hotels are my home. Mogujie: What have your dreams been about lately? Zhang Yixing: I’ve been sleeping pretty well lately. Mogujie: When did you realise you had a talent in acting? Zhang Yixing: I will, in the future. Mogujie: What’s the hardest line you’ve had to say? (in his drama programmes) Zhang Yixing: It’s too long. Mogujie: If you weren’t an artist, what would you do? Zhang Yixing: Backstage music production. Mogujie: Are you more active or more passive when it comes to love and relationships? Zhang Yixing: It depends, I can be both. Mogujie: What do you think is the most romantic proposal? Zhang Yixing: If I tell you I won’t be able to use it in the future and I’ll have to think up a new one (laughs) After reading Mogujie’s interview of Zhang Yixing, don’t you love this warm-hearted little lamb in the media industry even more? What? You haven’t had enough? Well, it’s okay, we still have another round! Please comment questions you’d like to ask Yixing, and I’ll pass them along to him on everyone’s behalf! Lastly, don’t forget to support our Yixing in his new drama production Operation Love, which will be released on April 24th! We’ll see you in the next issue!
trans: fy-exo | source: mogujie please take out with credits.
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foodtrails25-blog · 5 years ago
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Rava Pongal is a staple South Indian dish originating from the state of Tamil Nadu.
A special dish that is cooked during the auspicious occasion of Pongal  and also consumed for breakfast with dollop of ghee served with sambhar or coconut chutney.
  Being from the Northern part of India, I didn’t know much about pongal dishes apart from the festival Pongal which coincides with Makar Sankranti in North. The sweet version of Pongal (Sakkarai Pongal) is made with rice, milk and jaggery. The savoury version made with lentils and rice (Vel Pongal) and other variations with rava or whole cracked wheat.
What is Pongal
Rava Pongal, is such an easy to make dish and is commonly had for breakfast. It is a no-onion no-garlic dish that is very light on stomach. A spoonful of ghee on hot Pongal makes it so divine.
It is a protein packed dish that is ideal for light meals also. Ghee adds on to the flavour of it, but for a vegan version use any plant based oil or butter.
This tastes best when hot and fresh and thickens once it starts to cool. You can always add some water to adjust the consistency  and some ghee to it when having the leftovers.
This is the first time I am trying a Pongal recipe. I made it two days back to try it and then made it again for Sunday light dinner as we has quite late lunch of our staple Rajma(Masala) Chawal.
We like many South Indian dishes which are regular in my house like Upma, Idlis(Rava and Ragi), Dosa. I recently tried this Moong Dal Kheer(Paitham Paruppu Payasam or Paramannam) that was loved by my family.
Celebration time at Foodie Monday Bloghop
Foodie Monday bloghop my facebook food group completes its 200th week. I joined the group in Nov’18, where my first post for the group was Kale and Spinach Saag With Paneer Koftas . After that I have hardly  missed any week except one.. Do visit the group page to see some of the wonderful work done by other fellow bloggers.
For the 200th theme, it was decided to do a #200 Round Robin theme,  where we were partnered with a fellow blogger whose name comes after our name in alphabetical order. I am paired with multi-talented Veena who has a years of blogging experience and has a wonderful vegetarian blog!!!
Veenas Vegenation, her blog is a treasure of recipes from traditional South Indian vegetarian dishes and meals to the recipes from all over the world. Rice is a staple in many South Indian kitchens but recently she has given up rice in her meals and cooks with with healthy grains like millets, quinoa and many more. If you are looking for recipes on that lines do head to her blog. Chutneys, salads, dips, breads and cake you will find everything on her blog with a healthy take on the recipe.
I decided to make Rava Pongal from here blog, as it is a dish that I wanted to try for quite some time, and it is an authentic South Indian dish made on auspicious occasions, also it is celebration time in group.
To make Rava Pongal, we need coarse Rava or Sooji or Semolina. Moong Dal, you can take Split Moong Lentils (yellow) or Green Gram dal. I used Split Green Moong Lentils here.
Other ingredients are.. ghee, fresh curry leaves, black pepper powder, cumin seeds and fresh ginger(fresh ginger is not visible in pics as I forgot to keep it while taking pics).
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How to cook Rava Pongal..
Pongal means to overflow. Traditionally it is cooked in open pans where the pot full of the milk overflows and people consider it as an auspicious sign, signifying the harvest.
I cooked Dal in pressure cooker, rest cooking I did in another pan.
Let’s see how I made this simple and comforting Rava Pongal…
Recipe adapted from here..Veenas Vegenation
Rava Pongal
Rava Pongal is a staple South Indian dish originating from the state of Tamil Nadu. It is special dish that is cooked during the auspicious occasion of Pongal.
1/2 Cup Rava/Semolina
1/4 Cup Split Moong Beans(Green)
6-8 Fresh Curry Leaves
6-8 Cashew Nuts
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Crushed
2 tbsp Ghee
1" Fresh Ginger
In pressure cooker. take green moong dal and roast till it gives nutty aroma.
Add around 1 cup water and finely chopped/crushed ginger to it and pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles
Once the pressure goes down from the pressure cooker, check for the doneness of dal.
In another pan, take semolina and dry roast it till it starts giving the aroma. Do not roast till it gets brown.
Transfer to another pan and keep aside.
In the same pan, add ghee, cumin seeds, curry leaves, crushed black pepper and cashew nuts.
Roast till the cashew nuts start turning light brown.
Take out cashews from pan. You can roast cashews first and then make the tempering.
Add cooked dal in the pan then add semolina and add water,mix nicely taking care no lumps are formed.
Add water to adjust the consistency. Many people like it thick, but I kept the consistency just like I make Sooji Halwa, as it starts getting thick after sometime.
Cook till the desired consistency.
Transfer to serving bowl, garnish with roasted cashew nuts and serve hot with additional dollop of desi ghee.
I cooked dal with ginger. You can add while making the tempering.
Use any Moong Lentil available with you.
We relished hot pongal  as it is without any chutney or sambar, just with spoonful of ghee and licked our bowls clean. It was such a comforting and filling meal. Kids too loved it.
If you haven’t tried Rava Pongal yet, do try it. Trust me you will love this simple and yet so rich in flavours from curry leaves, cumin, black pepper and ginger.
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      Rava Pongal Rava Pongal is a staple South Indian dish originating from the state of Tamil Nadu. A special dish that is cooked during the auspicious occasion of Pongal  and also consumed for breakfast with dollop of ghee served with sambhar or coconut chutney.
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riisinaakka-draws · 7 years ago
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Under the cut there are some thoughts on the process and ideas behind the drawing JOURNEY INTO THE DARK if you are interested :)
I thought it would be too big of a burden to mention all of this within the art post. This is also for my own archiving purposes (so I won’t forget what was involved! :D) and it’s always nice to see how things start and develop...
Long post ahead! (contains spoilers for the show)
COMMENTARY:
I continued this work bit by bit over a period of several months (I started this just when s4 started airing) and only finished it recently. A few hours then and then (whenever I felt like it or had time for this), but I can’t really say how much time it took all together. Occasionally there were weeks/months that I just forgot about it and was more focused on other things...
Most of the thoughts here are fleeting ideas during the process (how a thing X lead to thing Y) and some personal fun and not something I actually spend too much time on dwelling or planning (or researching lol). I have probably forgotten some already and some happened by accident and some I am just incabable of putting into understandable words.
None of these are any actual instructions (or limits) of “this is how it’s to be seen”. Art doesn’t have to be or even shouldn’t be explained in some cases, but I just wanted to document the process and open up the symbolism since there were a lot of (random) things involved.
It’s also fun to look back on things and how they evolved and what their connection to other things were.
You are free to have your own interpretations of course and I hope this additional post doesn’t ruin any of those :)
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The initial idea and motifs:
Flint decends the steps from light to darkness and Miranda is standing behind him as an accomplice/orderer. Stepping stones get bloodier by every step and gold coins are glimmering on the path (Urca de Lima’s gold). Sword is drawn out for war and slaughter. Black water as in the opening credits + general darkness to represent the abyss. Reflection shows James when he was happy (him returning to Hamiltons) and how much he has changed compared to that (McGraw vs Flint). Sort of stage / antique/ greek tragedy(?) setting with marble columns, red curtains (like a myth, a monology or a story or something).
A white feather shining in the dark to show there’s always hope and another way out. I already explained this in another post, but here it is again:
Short answer: Silver (although some of you may not like it) Long answer: the feather is for “hope and an alternative for war” (the dove of peace..haha). Also remember the trap Flint laid in season 1? The feather and the logbook in his drawer -> leads to Silver’s capture later.
The feather is also a reference to the swan of Tuonela (in Finnish mythology the river of Tuonela separates the world of the living and the dead (compare Styx in Greek mythology I guess). Flint decents to the world of death (also represented here by the pale and dead-looking organic shapes of the opening sequence’s sculpture… thing).
Anyway, the feather is mainly about Silver: both how they end up meeting in the beginning (the trap, and then some new hope along the way and eventually some light in Flint’s miserable life) and what (who) also ends up being “the end of Captain Flint” (a tiny nod to the swan guarding the border between the living and the dead).
Visually I wanted something to shine in the darkness to remind there’s always hope and another way out. At one point it had an additional thin string leading to Thomas’ hand. You know, a connection to the memory (and to the reason of Flint’s revenge and war path and so on) but the idea didn’t work so well and felt too distracting so I left it (the string) out. And then the finale happened (!!!) and the reflection became also the future.. :D
a way out of the darkness… :)
There was also a post going around a long time ago about the empty space (the absence of Thomas) next to James and Miranda in some scenes, so I incorporated that in here, too. Unfortunately I cannot remember who did the post, so I cannot link it right now :| It was something about how some of the New World scenes were framed in a way that it looked like there was something missing (aka the third person of the trio).
Here’s the early drafts again so you don’t have to scroll back:
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I didn’t like the first composition that much and continued it into another direction with similar elements and the main ideas.
The stepping stones changed to wooden planks: angrier zigzag lines (rage) and also the idea of “walk the plank” (except that you don’t know when and where the nightmare ends...)
I ditched the gold coin idea. The overal setting became more spacious and gloomier to emphasize the vastness of abyss and the smallness of people. The stage / arch became the staircase seen in Flint’s dreams.
The whole thing is sailing on a similar sculptural thing seen in the opening sequence which for some reason made me think about the floating theatre in the Moomins (when the Moomin valley is flooded in one dangerous midsummer. LMAO):
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(*coughs* lots of water, a stage and some drama after a disaster...so..)
(At one point I was also thinking about Howl’s moving castle and how that too is a monstrous looking vessel travelling between worlds (well, opening doors) but how the moving castle itself is also composed of various other things... and how in the drawing Flint would be stepping out of the ride for a moment to do some dark deeds in one of these ‘worlds’ etc.)
Black Sails opening sequence - is there a term for that cool monstrosity?
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Some other inspiration and references:
Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s “Lemminkäisen äiti” (Lemminkäinen’s Mother, 1897).
(notice the swan, the black water, blood-covered stones, ‘the mother’ and the red-bearded ‘son’ waiting/asking for a spark for new life after the mother has combed his broken parts out of the river and assembled them back into the shape of a man)
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I must admit that I didn’t bother to think any deeper parallels with Lemminkäinen and Flint (or the Mother and Miranda) beside this (more about it later though) and mainly had my thoughts just on this painting and its visuals because it is so well known (and liked) in Finland.
Moving on.
Screencaps from season 2 (source here):
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I chose the latter stairs for the reflection (although modified) only because they were in London and there is an arch above them (to mirror the window in the drawing)
Some steps futher when the needed elements are more clear:
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At some point I tried things with a lot more light and coldness (below, left pic) to channel some of the the dream sequence in s3 but in the end I chose the darker atmosphere, faces in shadows and I also wanted to preserve the red colour somehow (right pic):
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The reflection sketch (at some point), although most of it cannot be seen in the finished work and thus didn’t need too much details. Young lieutenant James McGraw returning to London from his voyage:
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Also, (and I am so sorry about this, but it was “fitting” and I decided to keep it..) in the reflection (when flipped and put in its position) the plank (their unfortunate blood-covered war-path and future) accidentally hides Miranda’s face and decapitates her so to speak and she won’t be there anymore ;_;
Thomas, on the other hand, is in the reflection to meet James -  both in the past and again in the future - but not in ‘the present’ where Miranda is.
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Miranda in Flint’s visions (s3 ep3):
When I first met you, you were so Unformed.
And then I spoke and bade you cast aside your shame, and Captain Flint was born into the world. The part of you that always existed yet never were you willing to allow into the light of day.
I was mistress to you when you needed love. I was wife to you when you needed understanding. But first and before all I was mother. I have known you like no other. So I love you like no other. I will guide you through it, but at its end is where you must leave me. At its end is where you will find the peace that eludes you, and at its end lies the answer you refuse to see.
And then in s3ep5: You can't see it yet, can you? You are not alone.
The end part of it is seen in the fandom as a reference to Silver (and his partnership) and how Flint’s mind is telling himself to see it too. And I agree on that. I don’t think James had any hopes for Thomas being alive (especially in s3). As I mentioned earlier I originally did the reflection to show him (Thomas) only as a memory. Then the finale happened and the reflection got its double meaning :)
And here again Miranda as the mother (there has been better discussions about this topic and speech in the fandom so I won’t go more into that now). In the inspiration painting that I showed earlier the mother had assembled his son back together (for rebirth / reanimation) <--- Miranda being part of the creation (birth) of ‘Captain Flint’.
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Aaaaand here’s the feather again and Silver’s words (and sort of motto):
“Take it from me, there's always a way.” (season 1)
“Nothing is inevitable here. I'm showing you a way in which we can survive this.″ (season 3)
Some further fixed details and adjustments. In the end the wall almost disappeared and to me it made this feel a bit like “floating alone without a shelter on your back or a place to return once you leave its premise”... I fixed the perspective of the planks (took me surprisingly long to notice what was wrong) and got the bloody red back on the planks (and not leaking too much on the water).
I wanted the water to be quiet, pitch black and endless and the reflection to seem like a dream. I probably should’ve done everything a bit more detailed or sharper, but in the end it didn’t feel so necessary (and it would have been way too much work, haha).
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The final drawing:
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The planning and initial idea was done after seeing s3 and just when s4 was beginning so there weren’t any thoughts linked to s4 while making this (other than the surprise connection with Thomas). Most of this I did paint after s4 though, but only to finish what I had already started.  
One more thing. I also made “the doors of the warship” -drawing after planning the JOURNEY INTO THE DARK (although I posted the doors pic first, since it was finished earlier).
It has a similar lighting and the theme of James and Miranda facing together ‘the civilization’ although this time they are stepping towards the light again (in hopes of closure and the promise of new life... which doesn’t go well as we already know ;_;).
James and Miranda about to leave the warship and meet Lord Peter Ashe in Charles Town:
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So, here we sort of have a beginning and an end for their journey in the dark (together)  - believing that there are just the two of them left from the original trio.
Aaaaaand, that’s about it. Sorry about some repetition and messiness.
As I said in the beginning of this post, you are free to have your own interpretations (and I hope this post didn’t ruin any of them). These were just the things and thoughts that went into this work (or were stumbled upon along the way...), but you don’t have to take them to your heart.
Thank you so much for checking out this post and I hope it was worthy of your time! ( ˘ ³˘)♥  
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