#with my art tag i guess?? since its art related lol

[puppianqueen]

been a bit since the last Swapdoodle style drawing. Luca time

[sigmabateman]

thank you so much @velvetcrowbar444 for tagging me to talk about 5 things im obsessed with at the moment!!

this got longer than i anticipated so im putting it under the cut, but for simplicity's sake i'll tag people up here: @nights-decay, @boycentriccplot, @flaming-tsunami, @sourgelatin no pressure though of course!

persona 5... ok i have to be honest ive been really reluctant to talk about this on here and its why ive been quiet the past at least week or so. no idea why. i guess cause its so different from the stuff i usually post about that i feel like, embarrassed? but i started playing persona 5 royal around may and really liked it but i didnt have the time to properly get into it until now and it has completely taken over my life entirely without me even realising. to be honest i could obsess over like a rock on the ground if i saw it at the right time in my life but hands down persona 5 is one the best if not the best game ive ever played in my life. the story is engaging, the characters are distinctive and realistic and i really really care about all of them, the gameplay is so much fun and combat is buttery fucking smooth like nothing ive ever played before, the music is top tier and what got me interested in the game in the first place, and the ART DIRECTION. it speaks for itself to be honest ESPECIALLY compared to the older games. i was shocked starting persona 4 because of how different it is to persona 5 like, persona 5 has SUCH a distinct visual identity as well as tone, themes, imagery etc it is all just so stunning and perfect and i want to live in it. but i think about it so often like literally 24/7 that i may as well be. i <3 persona 5 and i <3 YUSUKE KITAGAWA. he's definitely my favourite character and he came out of NOWHERE but hes actually everything in the world to me. one of the characters ever.

persona 4 is it a copout to say that? i did try and condense both games into one bullet point but 1. they're such a mainstay in my life right now i was struggling to think of more points and 2. it kind of lost its precision and didn't effectively convey just how personapilled i am right now. i originally wasn't gonna play 4, all i knew is that it was more difficult and less good so i thought i should stay away. but if you go anywhere persona-related on the internet (which i would warn against, the fandom is a fucking cesspit the likes of which i havent seen in a long time as an obscure-shit-enjoyer) you'll quickly run into adachi. and as a lover of men with high-pitched voices and sexypedia entries... i couldn't stay away. before even starting the game i had made a d6 and d20 with different adachis on each face so really it was just a matter of time. and you know what... it's not that bad. the graphics were a SHOCKING step down but i find the low(er) poly style really charming. the adachi model is too cute T_T whenever i see it in the game world i just wanna sit with it for ages. i wonder if i could get it like 3d printed so i could keep him on my desk with me at all times... its bad for me ! the combat is fucking clunky espeically compared to 5 and i kind of hate it but that just makes it more rewarding when i can finally stop LOL. some of the characters (especially the main few (yosuke, chie, yukiko)) took a bit to grow on me but its kind of sweet.. its like authentic.. our relationship is growing as i get to know them better... but dojima and nanako ive loved since i first set eyes on them. too cute. it makes me feel so fatherless. its like.. a lot more magnetic than i expected it to be. i love it even with all its flaws. i saw a meme about it being like twin peaks and thats kind of so real. and you know i love a murder mystery... so yeah tldr i like persona now. but its hard to talk about it on here because it is such a big fandom but not like an active one like spiderman or like good omens or whatever slightly more normal people are watching so its kind of intimidating. maybe ill get over myself, maybe ill go silent for 3 months until i get into something new. we'll see i guess LOL

my gender identity TUMBLR MOMENT I KNOW but i dont know.. ive had a lot of time to myself recently and its kind of brought things to the surface that i just didnt have time or space to think about before. turns out there was a LOT OF STUFF i was repressing without even knowing. like that tweet 'im probably nonbinary but i have a job so idrc about that rn'. i posted on instagram "gender around cis people: boy, gender around trans people: girlboy, gender by myself: computer program" and that kind of sums it up i think. can i coin like.. complicatedgender. where your answer to the question "whats your gender?" is "it's complicated..." cause thats me. its just COMPLICATED okay!!!! but my pronouns havent changed or anything so its chilllllll

going to bed at a reasonable time. i phrased that like a joke answer but its true. i downloaded pokemon sleep and now i go to bed at 11:30pm cause at 11 i get a notification saying my pokemon are sleepy and shit i gotta take care of my pokemon!! i dont even know if its doing me any good to be honest like i dont feel much better when i wake up but making myself get into bed and shut my eyes means more thinking time and to be honest my favourite activity is thinking. even if as silly as it sounds i never give myself time to do it. its playing a weirdly big role in my life rn so yeah id say im obsessed with it!!!

this asmr video. im secretly always posting about asmr so really i could just say that, but like, ASMR | The Mortician (No Talking – You're Dead) specifically is such a mainstay i can feel its influence seeping into my life like an infection. this video would actually show up in my recommended for YEARS but i never watched it. gave me a major ick for some reason. but then i got into this guys stuff and saw it again and thought id give it a go and now its like an extra limb. fuck my 3rd bullet point, this is my gender identity. i could not articulate in words what it is about the mortician that i love so much, but i really really do. i am certifiably obsessed. cant believe i made it through this whole thing without mentioning alex. but there you are. yay this was fun :D

[seanettlles]

get to know me better game!!!

thanks for the tag @threefill !!!!!💜

no i'm not procrastinating work wdym

were you named after anyone?

NOPE tho my parents did say they named me what they did specifically bc they wanted to call me lex 😂 and i'm just like ??????? tf is the fancyass first name for then??? all it does is confuse me, like. when am i supposed to use it?? i usually just assume government or other Super Official Forms, but i tend to overthink it a lot lol. i usually let random phone people call me it tho bc i'm likely not gonna ever talk to them again 😂 and it's not worth the extra hassle of correcting them throughout the call (imo anyway, you do you)

do you have kids?

absolutely not lmao, no hate to anyone who wants or has them but i am like. a barely-functional adult shdjfkgks i do Not feel like i'm ever gonna want or be prepared for that kinda responsibility 😅 more power to parents, you're out here doing an amazing thing tbh

do you use sarcasm a lot?

i am secretly the physical manifestation of both sarcasm and hyperbole on each other's shoulders in a trench coat 👀

(yes. a lot. mostly when speaking tho bc tone is trickier to read through text)

what's the first thing you notice about people?

prolly how they speak - not just how their voice physically sounds but like. how they present themselves through words ig??? like, i Cannot Stand people who have some anecdote for eeeverything 🙃 example, i had to partially train someone at my job and eeeverything i said, he had some remark about, generally relating to himself and how good he was at x thing i was going over bc something something i did this in my arts program, i've used this program since i was 12, i'm destined to join you guys (spoiler: he was not)

what's your eye color?

green!!! sometimes more to the brown or grey side of greens depending on the day

scary movie or happy ending?

happy ending 😭 pls life is scary enough, give me a cute slice of life media

any special talents?

i build pcs!!!!! i love pc tech tho i'm a bit behind the times on all the new releases 😂 didn't have much of a reason to pay attention to the trends during covid bc everything was jacked up in price, but my poor old 1080ti is starting to show its age a bit with some new game releases 🥺🥺🥺 maybe whenever i have income that's not going to garbage school loans or my roof i'll rebuild it

i guess i'm also a p quick study of. mooost things??? i feel like if i wasn't hardcore nerfed by adhd i could do and learn p much anything 😂 clearly god feared me ✌️

what are your hobbies?

drawing (stares at my ipad collecting dust), gaming, reading, hiking/camping, swimming, spending time (irl or otherwise) with frands ;w; i can also play a few instruments but it's been a hot minute for any of them sjdjfkfs i've really been thinking of trying to pick the oboe or bassoon back up tho TwT weird woodwinds my beloveds. i also love a good drink (or many) so going out with friends to breweries is fun :D they made a slight beer snob of me lmao, but i tend to stick to lighter/hoppier ones

have any pets?

i have 2.5 cats!!! winston, cleo, and the .5 is raven, my brother's gf's cat who i'm currently fostering for her until the spring/summer ;w; they're all sweet troublemakers and i adore themmm💜💜💜 they're also all black by absolute coincidence 😂 i keep saying i'm gonna get a different color for my next cat but well. so far that hasn't exactly gone to plan shdkfkfs

what sport do you play/have you played?

uhhhhh i played soccer Very Briefly when i was a kid but that was about it 😂 i was always a marching band girlie 😌✌️

how tall are you?

5'2" on a good day lmao, height is not my family's strong suit

favorite subject at school?

arts and orchestra 💜 i didn't mind sciences too much either, biology and psychology were fun

dream job?

i do not dream of labor in any capacity 😌💜 if i could live comfortably without having to work i would take it in a heartbeat. that said i don't mind my job - i'm able to wfh most of the time and my coworkers are cool folks ;w;

if you read this far, consider yourself tagged by me if you wanna do this!!!!!!!💜

[reanimationstation]

Which batim/batdr ships you dislike or are uncomfortable with?

anon do you want my body to be found in a ditch /j. nah i think the bendy fandom is chiller than that. but i do have a list for you! i'll try not to be too critical of any of them, so in no particular order (also my definition of "dislike" is very broad):

Ink Demon x Sammy: i dunno, its just an angle i never enjoyed! i just dont think its interesting. But if you ship it, you do you. i know i follow at least one person who ships it. though if you do ship it please refrain from using those tags on my art of them, since thats nearly exclusively a father-son dynamic in my AUs

ok tbh Ink Demon x Anyone: honestly i just dont see him having romantic relations with anyone lol. just not my cup of tea

Constance x Brant: ok disclaimer i dont DISLIKE this ship i just dont like it in a casual sense. i am a TLO trio polycule truther (or rather, QPR truther), though this alone just kinda makes me wonder. they barely knew each other. honestly she had more chemistry with Bill, if any! good on you tho if you ship it, i guess

Dot x Buddy: shrug. theyre more compelling as friends to me.

i'm not putting the obvious ones on this list because that would make my list long and boring. also this is not an invitation to come into my inbox defending any of these, im not interested in further discussion.

FADE TO BLACK SPOILERS UNDER CUT

Rose x Evan: unpopular opinion, maybe? Look, her crush is cute, and I support her being adorable about it. But the age gap........makes me really uncomfortable. I know its the 50s, "things were different" and all that jazz, but its still fully within my right to be uncomfortable with it. shes 17, hes 20, its.....well its certainly something. Also, I really don't feel like Evan reciprocated the feelings at all? Hell, if he even noticed them. He treated her very little sister like, or just plain good friend, to me. regardless, i just plain don't like it. none of yall better come into my inbox defending it ill block you for being annoying

Dot x Evan: if i stumbled upon a REALLY compelling argument for it, exploring both their characters, then sure, good for you. but sometimes it feels like yall are just shoving any male and female together and calling it a ship. also Evan's a bit young ngl

Dot x Archie: same as before, though strangely i feel like it'd be easier to convince me of this one? They at least interact with each other.

[wind-kin]

First divider: @enchanthings /// Second divider: unknown

Welcome to my blog!

🎐Name: Anemos / Aria

🎐Prns: they/he/she

🎐Kins: Windkin, dragonkin, humankin

🎐Orientation: Aplatonic, aroace, agender

🎐From: Brazil

Hello hello! My name is Anemos, I'm a dragon and also the personification of the wind :3 I awakened myself as otherkin this year, so there is a lot I'm figuring out yet haha. Feel free to interact and ask questions! Beweare that any hatemail will be insta reported and blocked.

This is radical inclusive blog. I strongly believe that as long it's not bringing harm to anybody, people are free to identify with or as anything they want. And no, you discomfort is not "harm".

I dont like to participate in discourse, but i just wanted to let that clear.

Less known kin are extra welcome to this blog!

FAQ

Q. What is windkin? Are a concept or an elemental?

A. There is no official coining of that label, but i think being windkin is identifying as the wind in one or another. Yes to both lol i dont care much abt microlabels.

The best and only i can describe my identity is being the personification of the wind, especially carrying on the ideas surrounding the "wind", like freedom, open-mindedness, fun or sociability that makes up my personality. Because of that, i kinda relate to birds, but I guess not enough to it be a hearttype.

Q. What is your dragon type? Are you a Western or Eastern dragon?

A. I don't know.....i'm more inclined to say a western dragon, but! If we are talking about humanoid forms as well, then i would be something like the Vidyadhara from HSR which is obviously eastern-based.

And since i imagine myself more in a humanoid form, thats why i use the humanoidkin label.

Q. What is your age?

A. I'm thousands of years old, older than the earth and sun, older than the black hole from the center of our galaxy, i'm eons far from your comprehension and i will die only when this universe implodes.

I'm a-silly-guy-years-old this year :3 thanks for asking!!! (* >ω<)

Q. Do you have any hearttypes?

A. Hmmm i never felt one strong enough to call it a hearttype....but i relate somewhat with robots, birds and cats

Q. How did you awaken?

A. Ok both for dragonkin and windkin its kinda funny. So. I read a LOT of fantasy, like, a lot lot. Especially webnovels. And i discovered my kintypes by reading.

One day i was reading Tensei Slime bc i was bored and i was feeling HUGE amounts of species envy, not of the slime part but rather of the whole "almighty monster with humanoid form" thing. Then i caught myself daydreaming of being a dragon for hours and thought "hm. That doesn't seem really human or normal to think" and as an aro, i knew about voidpunk and when i searched for that i found the otherkin community here on tumblr.

For windkin, i was reading "Elqueeness," and i was feeling not only envious of the protagonist but also the Wind Spirit King side character. I put 1+1 and realized "oh im windkin"

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Tagging system:

🐉.txt = posts made by me

Aes = my aesthetic

🎐creations = my art

🎐fragments = things that reminds me of my kintypes

🎐appreciation = other people's art

🎐wisdom = advice/tips

🎐resources = what it says

🎐Kin appreciation = things like accessories and clothing that are based/resemble my kintypes.

[electricpurrs]

Sorry for asking, but what do the various emoji tags mean?

OH SORRY LMAO ive always wondered if i should give some sort of explanation to the honestly obscene tagging system i got but i figured nobody really cared since theyre mostly for my own personal organization purposes, but the emoji tags on my pinned post are:

#🧃 -> just my personal original post tag lol the way people have "[name] rambles" and shit but i was too lazy to come up with a tag so im just using the juicebox emoji as a shorthand for my name (juice)

#💭 -> the reason this tag is an emoji is just because i couldnt figure out a way to describe it LOL its mostly stuff like poetry and art in a kinda "this makes me feel some sort of feelings" way. you can get the gist by just browsing the tag really

#🛰️ -> this is just my tag for general space stuff! from pictures and art of space, to irl space science/astronomy, to space exploration/spacecraft/space probes, to space related sci-fi and spaceships and aliens and all that stuff. i could just call it [#space] or something i just think the little satellite emoji is cute <3

#🖥️ -> i think this one is also pretty self explanatory its just a tag for general tech related stuff! computers, video game consoles, synthesizers, old tech, cables and wires and circuit boards, you name it

and thats it basically LOL. its not really that complicated i just like making overly convoluted tagging systems because thats what my autism sorting tendencies led me to i guess o7

[wutlaikalikes]

Threads

This post is mainly my early thoughts, you can keep scrolling.

Honestly, for someone who doesn’t like making new unnecessary accounts, I don’t know why I made one. lol I guess there’s still a side of me that likes to make sure I can get my usual username.

I have been thinking of deleting my instagram account for a while. I made an IG account to have a place for my nail art and special effects make-up photos. But I have moved most of it on another Tumblr blog together with my drawings and DIY props.

So today, I made a Threads account. I got really annoyed as soon as I made one since one of the first posts I saw was that you can’t delete Threads without deleting Instagram. Well, since I am thinking of deleting my Instagram at some point, I wouldn’t feel bad about deleting both.

But I am going to give it a try or rather I’m gonna keep it active just in case any of the Holostars members make an account. I kinda don’t see that happening actually cause HoloPlus might come out soon. Right now, it's like talking to a void since I plan on just following mainly Holosutamin or Holostars related accounts. I don’t know if following people would guarantee that the only posts I’ll see are just from those I’m following. I don’t think hashtags don’t work yet. Also as someone that is mainly in front of the PC rather than my phone, Instagram and Threads kinda sucks.

As much as I’m tired of Twitter, it's the best way to keep up with the content I like to support.

I really like using Tumblr recently. It's really not a good social media site but then again this site is initially marketed as a blog site (if I remember correctly). I honestly just don’t like how conversations / post replies look like on this site. But as a blog, I quite like it. There is an ask box which I never opened and there’s also an option to open private messages which I have opened but might not respond to. (I’m very introverted even online lol)

Algorithm, kinda sucks too cause even though I set up my preferred tags and only interact with my preferred content, I still don’t see fellow Holosutamin and I would still see posts I’m not interested with.

But as they say there is no perfect “something”, its either you work with it, work around it, or quit.

However, It's still really early to say that Threads is going to be the “Twitter Killer”. It needs to have some unique features. The only thing going on for Threads that would help it go against Twitter is the fact that its associated with Meta.

[cj-writes-things]

~Introduction Post~

Hi, I'm cj

My pseudonym/pen name is Chris Shades (cringe I know but it made sense at the time)

I identify as genderfluid and use any pronouns (including it/its and neos, I'm chill with pretty much whatever, not a huge fan of she/her but don't mind it all that much either)

🩷🤍💜🖤💙

At the time of this post, I'm 18 and in my freshman year of college as an english major

I hope to be a writer, whether it be books, poetry, songs, shows- you name it, I just love to tell a good story

I'm queer (somewhere under the bi umbrella, maybe on the a-spec, and as mentioned above, genderfluid) and neurodivergent (AuDHD and possibly some other things I haven't quite figured out yet), so homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc. will not be tolerated here

Things I'll probably post about here:

*My writing (obviously)*

**Music**

Art of various forms

Personal stories/experiences/musings

Photography- if I ever get a good camera :')

Dreams/goals

Whatever my current hyperfixation/special interest is (usually fandom-related)

Mental health, psychology, neurodiversity, etc.

✨️Aesthetics✨️

And I'd totally love to discuss/answer questions about any of those topics!

I'm also very interested in history, mythology, space, animals, theatre, and travel

*For the most part, I intend to use this blog to post fanfics, poetry, songs, and pieces of the multiple book series I have in the works

I look forward to sharing my stories with you all, but I do ask that you engage with my work in a respectful and considerate manner. If you don't like something, obviously you don't have to read it; constructive criticism is welcome and even encouraged but don't just hate-comment bc I do tend to take things very personally, and please don't ever repost without credit or use my work without permission as I do hope to eventually publish some of this stuff

(Also, I absolutely love talking about my OCs and the worlds they inhabit, so please please please don't hesitate to ask me about them)*

**I cannot for the life of me recognize or comprehend the genres and I may not be familiar with every single song or artist but I live and breathe music, I love to sing, I'm listening to music in my earbuds almost 24/7, I really want to learn an instrument (planning to start working on guitar this summer) and maybe even be in a band someday, and I'm always happy to give or receive song/artist recommendations or share specially curated playlists (including OC/series based playlists) if anyone's interested**

Fun facts:

I have a little sister and three dogs

I love the rain

I want to learn sign language

I was in a horrendous production of Alice in my senior year of high school (I played the caterpillar)

I absolutely cannot settle on an aesthetic; I love so many of them so much, so my style is kind of all over the place

I have an awful, stupid sense of humor (think dad jokes, corny puns, etc.)

Contact options:

"Ask" button under the blog title

Messages here on tumblr

Email: chrisshadesofficial@gmail.com

Phone number: [REDACTED]

You can also find me on...

My main tumblr blog: @duck-in-a-thrift-store

Instagram: mx.harris05

Among Us: MxHarris (username), tiemint#1852 (friend code)

YouTube Music: you can check out some of my playlists here

That's it for now I guess, I might eventually be on ao3 and/or webtoon and if that happens I'll update this with the relevant info

~Tagging~

(subject to frequent changes/updates, still in the works)

Music:

#cj's music recs

#song of the day

#cj's playlists

Warrior cats fanfic:

#love over law

#LoL Secrets (arc 1)

#LoL Truth (arc 2)

#LoL character

#LoL song

Side note: since I can only have one pinned post at a time, the love over law master post can be found here

Other writing:

#miscellaneous short stories

#common tale with a twist

#the prince × the pauper

[enchiladax]

I was tagged by @meiyanaalexia thanks for the tag ❤

Rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people:

1. Nickname: my family usually calls me lety, my friends don't really call me anything. It started as a joke but my sister calls me chimpy now lol

2. Zodiac: pisces

3. Height: 5'2 ft (157 cm)

4. Jock, nerd, goth, prep: definitely a nerd and a hint of goth

5. Last thing I googled: the weather because I'm hoping it'll get cold soon

6. Favorite musicians: ateez, ling tosite sigure, queens of the stone age, oingo boingo, xikers, nct, lorna shore, lady gaga, whatsaheart

7. Song stuck in the head: baggy jeans- nct u. omggg literally love the song but I can't look at jeans normally now. I keep hearing this song on tiktok too because of gojo😭

8. House or block flat: house for sure. It feels more comfortable to live in

9. Followers: 94

10. Do you get asks: not that much

11. Amount of sleep: around 8 hours i guess, idk my sleeping schedule keeps changing and some days I sleep longer or shorter, its random

12. What are you wearing: navy adidas track pants and a navy t-shirt crop top

13. Dream job: Marine biologist. I was marine bio major but I've switched to environmental science & policy a while ago. I can still do things related to marine biology with that degree, but I'm still unsure on what I want to do exactly. There's just a bunch of things I'm interested in and it's hard to decide what I should do or work towards at the moment

14. Dream trip: Korea, Japan, Germany, and Italy

15. Instruments: I can't play any. I'd like to learn one someday tho

16. Languages: English and Spanish. I did try to learn Korean and Mandarin in the past but stopped.

17. 10 favorite songs as of now:

first death- TK from ling tosite sigure

2) neighbormind- ling tosite sigure

3) muñekita- kali uchis

4) chulo pt.2 -bad gyal

5) good for your soul- oingo boingo

6) fashion- britney manson

7) candy- plan b

8) alley oop- nct u

9) wake up- ateez

10) inception- ateez

18. If you were an animal: probably a raccoon, I feel like I'm low key raccoon coded

19. Favorite food: Vietnamese spring rolls since I've been eating that a lot recently

20. Random fact: My art style was inspired by horror manga

21.my aesthetic: teenage skater boy but a little edgier. Just a lot of black, baggy clothes and silver jewelry.

i tag @torgawl @pasta-warlord @yuuuji @yokelish @prideofyunmeng @strawlessandbraless

[sunflowertea23]

Thank u for the tag @paulinaaam 💛

1. Are you named after anyone?

Nope but my dad insists they "knew instantly i was Julia when they saw me on the screen" lol

2. When was the last time you cried?

Probs yesterday

3. Do you have kids?

Nnnnnope

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Oh yes lol and my mom hates it, and not everyone gets it at first but i havent had many problems w it

5. What sports do you play/have played?

I was not an athletic child lol but i started going to the gym a couple months ago and i plan on picking up kickboxing this summer B)

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Hmm idk if ✨️vibes✨️ is a valid answer lol but if its not then i guess their style? I think the way ppl dress can already tell u a lot about them haha

7. What's your eye color?

Greenish-gray, PLUS i have this cool speck of light brown in the iris of my left eye B) its bc my dads eyes are gray/green and my moms are light brown and theyre codominant genes and ig its a uselful thing if i go missing??

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings!! I am a pussy scaredy cat so i never watch scary stuff

9. Any special talents?

Hmm singing? Drawing? Im p good at dancing too, i guess anything art/music related

Oh also i can whistle melodies which apparently not everyone can do? Yea

10. Where were you born?

🦅🇵🇱POLSKAAAA 🇵🇱🦅

And i cant wait to leave lol

11. What are your hobbies?

Drawing, reading, fashion history, music... gym? Does gym count? Lol

12. Do you have pets?

At my parents house we have 2 kitties :)) i want to get my own pet tho since i moved out and im feeling kinda lonely most days

13. How tall are you?

159cm..... couldnt even hit an even 160.......

14. Favorite subject in school?

Englishhhhh that sh was easy lol

15. Dream job?

EVERYTHING Id like to do mainly music, but i also want to dabble in other stuff, comics/cartoons/books/voice acting/acting... i dont want to limit myself to just one thing haha

[werewolf-pack-system]

(part 2)

56. Is there any show or movie that you believe is a good plural representation, despite that not being its intention? Uh, I like Tale of the Nine-Tailed but it's not really good plural representation? We just really like it

57. Is there any song that you believe decribes your plural experience? Sort of? We like Protector (City Wolf), Up All Night and Fireflies (Owl City), and I am YOU (Stray Kids)

58. What about an artwork that describes your plural experience? We don't have any that we find particularly representative of our experiences, but we're not as into art as we are into music :)

59. Which Member of your System do you believe to be the prettiest of them all? Not really comfortable naming anyone to be the prettiest or anything cause we don't want anyone to feel bad

60. Do you collectively have a lucky number? Yes, sort of. I (different member who answered the first part) am really affected by our schizotypal symptoms, and I find the numbers 5 and 7 to be really especially good, and 5's probably the best of all numbers

61. When did you first discover your System? I was scrolling the neurodivergent tags here on Tumblr and enncountered a post about plurality. I'd known about the presence of others for over a decade at that point, but had convinced myself they weren't alters because I didn't fit the criteria for DID or OSDD. I smiled at the post because it reminded me of my own situation (which I had given up trying to name at that point) and out of curiosity I went into the plural tags and kept reading. As I did so, it slowly dawned on me that I was relating too much for it to be a coincidence, and then I saw a post talking about endogenic and non-disordered plurality and it all just clicked.

62. How many Members did you know about during your Syscovery? Four: me [Skye], Void, Kaitlyn, and Justin

63. Was accepting your Plurality a challenge for you? No lol. I ran and embraced it so hard I knocked it down

64. How did you learn about Plurality? I don't know. It may have been that Hardy Boys show episode (spoiler alert, if anyone even cares about a show from the 70s) where the episode's mystery involved a women who claimed she was being attacked, but then turned out to have DID with only one alter who was an aggressive persecutor who wanted to kill her (it was horrible representation, but I was fascinated by the show anyways and wanting to look into it more)

65. Where there any signs of your Plurality, if you look back at your past? Possible. Thor (a cat) claims to have influenced our laying in warm patches of sunlight, and another member claims to have fronted around someone else (sensitive situation related to trauma, so we're not gonna elaborate, and of course the voices I'd heard since I was 10 The voices were the only sign I can definitively say were plural (the others are unconfirmed)

66. Do you think your Syscovery changed a lot in your life? Not really? I mean, some things have changed, but overall not really

67. If you're out to others as plural, have they ever told you later on that they already thought about it before you realised? No

68. What was the biggest struggle during your Syscovery? The denial lol

69. Was there any big event that led to your Syscovery? Nope. Literally just scrolling on Tumblr

70. What is something you want questioning plurals to know? I'm not sure. I guess, don't discount your plurality because you don't experience distress and/or other disordered symptoms. (Which is what I did for years)

71. Are you Neurodivergent (and if yes, how?) Yes. Sensory processing disorder, synesthesia, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and avoidant, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders (the synesthesia is self-recognized, and the schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders are self-dxed)

72. Do you have any physical disability? No

73. Do you have a dissociative disorder? No

74. Do you have any other disorder? See answer 71

75. Do symptom vary in intensity depending on the fronter? Yes. I (Skye) have strong symptoms for all of our disorders. Justin is essentially neurotypical. Maverick considers himself a schizoid symptom holder. Others vary and fluctuate, but yeah. Symptoms and intensity do vary

76. Do you think your disability / disorder has an influence on your plurality? In some ways yes, but I couldn't name it

77. Do you have amnesia of any kind? No as far as I'm aware, but hey. They whole point of amnesia is to not remember, right? Based on recent experiences, it's possible

78. Are there Members who deal better with symptoms than others? Yes. I struggle with executive dysfuction and one of the most difficult things to do is laundry. Felix is able to handle it no problem.

79. Do your disorders / disabilities influence communication or switching within your System in any way? Unsure

80. Does being plural help with your disorders in any way? (example: another Member switching in to take care of the body during difficult times, ...) Yes. Justin is basically unaffected by anxiety and he's helped us in situations where we have to be in an anxious situation. Felix is able to take care of laundry really well. Dust is basically just a non-stop force of doing stuff (he jokes he's like a shark and if he stops moving he'll die). Stuff like that

81. Which is your favourite plural flag? We really like the Plural Journey flag (https://treblesand.dreamwidth.org/1177.html)

82. If you have one, which is your favourite plurality related tumblr blog? We have various blogs we like, but we don't really have a favorite exactly?

83. What is a fun fact about your System? Only one of us is not a human or a humanoid nonhuman. This member is our feline, Thor

84. What is a flavour of ice cream that describes you collectively? Probably vanilla. Vanilla has several different flavors in of itself (vanilla, French vanilla, vanilla bean, etc.) and it's all technically the same flavor, but they all have their own unique properties. For example, French vanilla tends to be a slightly more yellow color, slightly warmer temperature, softer, and melts faster. Vanilla bean is more white, colder, harder, and melts slower.

85. Which pride flag is the prettiest, in your collective opinion? I don't know. We don't really use the various plural flags as pride flags, and more just as organizational tools and such. While we do have some that we prefer over another, it's mostly "we like this version of X flag over this other"

86. If you collectively had to choose between being a sweet or a sour candy, which do you pick? I'd say we're Sweetarts. I don't know if that counts as sweet or what

87. Your body always morphs into what the current fronter(s) look like, would you want this power or not? Yes [Justin answered this from the back lol]

88. Is there a Hatsune Miku in your System? No

89. Who has been in your System the longest (if you can remember)? Skye. She's technically like the "original" or "first" ...I don't know if I just answered this in the 3rd person or if Justin just kinda took over typing for a bit 😅

90. If you collectively had to choose, would you rather only eat sweet foods or only eat savoury foods for the rest of your life? Savory

91. If you collectively had to choose, would you pick to become a vampire or a werewolf? Probably werewolf

92. Your body is transfered into one of your Members sources, which do you pick and why? Probably Felix because his source is the least deadly lol

93. If all of you turned into animals right this second, which animals would we find in your System? Wolves, cats (varying from house cats to cougars to cheetahs to leopards), foxes, German shepherd, hawks, crows, ravens, and various other animals

94. What would a Minecraft server with all of your Members look like? (example: chaotic, peaceful, laggy, ...) Chaotic. Very chaotic.

95. If you could choose between only living in Headspace or only living in the outerworld, which would you choose? Outerworld, because that's how it is for us already. (we modified the wording of the question due to comfort)

96. What topic would you collectively make a youtube channel about? (it can't be plurality!) Probably a random animal facts channel. Like, each episode does a deep dive into a different species. Something like that

97. Which superpower would your body obtain, if you had to collectively decide on one? Shapeshifting. This one's been collectively decided upon for ages lol

98. Who would pick the coolest tattoo for the System and who would pick the worst? Justin would probably pick the coolest, and many of the rest of us would pick the worst. We don't ever want to get a tattoo, but like a temp tattoo or a drawn-on design or whatever could be cool maybe

99. If you only were allowed to eat one food for the rest of your life, but you would have to decide on the food collectively, what would it be and what would the decision making look like? Probably everyone going: "Pizza?" "Pizza."

100. What is the most fun about doing polls and answering questions, in your opinion? Clicking buttons is fun, and sharing information about ourselves

#One-Hundred

[pt: #one-hundred]

In order to celebrate 100 days of posting, here are 100 questions for you to answer! You can either answer them all at once, or let others send in the numbers they are most curious about!

Some of them are general questions, others are just really silly and should not be taken too serious. I put a lot of effort into coming up with all of these, so I truely hope you have fun with this!

For simplicity sake, all questions will use the words "System" and "Members".

1. What is your System name and / or the name you collectively go by?

2. Which word do you prefer to use for your System? (example: System, Collective, Constellation, ...)

3. What are your Systems origins, if you choose to label them?

4. Do you have any Subsystems?

5. Do you have any Sidesystems?

6. What is your opinion on you& / your& language and similar types?

7. What methodes do you use to keep track of your System and it's Members?

8. What is your Systems ways of communication?

9. Is communication hard or easy for you (and why is it the way it is)?

10. Do you view yourselves as parts of one person or as multiple people in one body?

11. Who are you out to as plural?

12. What languages do you collectively / one of you speak?

13. What is something you can't seem to collectively agree on?

14. If you have a collective Identity (such as Gender or Orientation), what is it?

15. Do you collectively identify as queer / LGBTQIA+?

16. Do you collectively identify as Otherkin, Alterhuman or Nonhuman?

17. Do you have a collective rentry / carrd / something along those lines? (feel free to share!)

18. What does switching feel like for you?

19. Are you Monoconscious, Polyconscious or something else?

20. What does fronting feel like for you?

21. How many System members do you have?

22. Which word / words do you prefer to use for members of your System?

23. Which age group seems to be the most common in your System?

24. Which gender seems to be the most common in your System?

25. Are there any talents / hobbies you picked up because of a Member?

26. Do you have any in-system relationships?

27. Do you label roles within your System (and if yes, which ones?)

28. Are most of your Members introjected, brainmade or something else?

29. Do you use names, emojis or something similar to sign off messages (and if yes, which ones and why?)

30. Do any of your System members use Xenogenders?

31. How do Members pick face claims?

32. Do you have any Introjects of popular sources?

33. Do you have any Introjects of unpopular sources?

34. Do you have nonhuman Members?

35. Do any of you use Typing Quirks?

36. Do all of you front, or only a selected amount?

37. Are there any Members who can't or prefer to not speak?

38. Are most of you short or tall in height?

39. Is there a Member that is collectively loved by all in the System?

40. Do any of you struggle with being front-stuck a lot of the time?

41. Do you have a Headspace (if not, is there a reason)?

42. What does your Headspace look like?

43. How do Members look like in Headspace? (example: Cartoony, Foggy, Realistic, ...)

44. Is there a reason why the Headspace looks the way it looks?

45. Is it easy for you to enter Headspace?

46. Do you remember what happened in Headspace when you switch into front?

47. Does time in Headspace pass (and if yes, is it at the same speed as in real life)?

48. What is your favourite place in Headspace?

49. Are there "NPCs" within your Headspace?

50. Are there any interesting fun facts about your Headspace?

51. Are there any "System Stereotypes" you fit into?

52. Who of you would be considered the "evil alter"? (in a lighthearted, joking manner)

53. What is your favourite inside-joke with a Member?

54. What is your favourite Plural meme?

55. Is there any character that you headcanon as plural?

56. Is there any show or movie that you believe is a good plural representation, despite that not being its intention?

57. Is there any song that you believe decribes your plural experience?

58. What about an artwork that describes your plural experience?

59. Which Member of your System do you believe to be the prettiest of them all?

60. Do you collectively have a lucky number?

61. When did you first discover your System?

62. How many Members did you know about during your Syscovery?

63. Was accepting your Plurality a challenge for you?

64. How did you learn about Plurality?

65. Where there any signs of your Plurality, if you look back at your past?

66. Do you think your Syscovery changed a lot in your life?

67. If you're out to others as plural, have they ever told you later on that they already thought about it before you realised?

68. What was the biggest struggle during your Syscovery?

69. Was there any big event that led to your Syscovery?

70. What is something you want questioning plurals to know?

71. Are you Neurodivergent (and if yes, how?)

72. Do you have any physical disability?

73. Do you have a dissociative disorder?

74. Do you have any other disorder?

75. Do symptom vary in intensity depending on the fronter?

76. Do you think your disability / disorder has an influence on your plurality?

77. Do you have amnesia of any kind?

78. Are there Members who deal better with symptoms than others?

79. Do your disorders / disabilities influence communication or switching within your System in any way?

80. Does being plural help with your disorders in any way? (example: another Member switching in to take care of the body during difficult times, ...)

81. Which is your favourite plural flag?

82. If you have one, which is your favourite plurality related tumblr blog?

83. What is a fun fact about your System?

84. What is a flavour of ice cream that describes you collectively?

85. Which pride flag is the prettiest, in your collective opinion?

86. If you collectively had to choose between being a sweet or a sour candy, which do you pick?

87. Your body always morphs into what the current fronter(s) look like, would you want this power or not?

88. Is there a Hatsune Miku in your System?

89. Who has been in your System the longest (if you can remember)?

90. If you collectively had to choose, would you rather only eat sweet foods or only eat savoury foods for the rest of your life?

91. If you collectively had to choose, would you pick to become a vampire or a werewolf?

92. Your body is transfered into one of your Members sources, which do you pick and why?

93. If all of you turned into animals right this second, which animals would we find in your System?

94. What would a Minecraft server with all of your Members look like? (example: chaotic, peaceful, laggy, ...)

95. If you could choose between only living in Headspace or only living in Meatspace (real life), which would you choose?

96. What topic would you collectively make a youtube channel about? (it can't be plurality!)

97. Which superpower would your body obtain, if you had to collectively decide on one?

98. Who would pick the coolest tattoo for the System and who would pick the worst?

99. If you only were allowed to eat one food for the rest of your life, but you would have to decide on the food collectively, what would it be and what would the decision making look like?

100. What is the most fun about doing polls and answering questions, in your opinion?

[sharkurai]

answer questions 1 to 25 >:D

LMAO OMG THATS ALL OF THE QUESTIONS OK HERE WE GOOO

1. Favorite drawing from this year

lol so i actually somehow forgot i never posted it on here and only posted it on twitter but there's this BeatNeku fanfic that I really like and i drew something from it, in one chapter Neku had a nightmare and Beat comforts him ;u; The colouring could have been done better but i'm happy with the pose and their expressions here

when i'm done with this ask post i'll make a new separate post for this art and also link the fic for any beatneku enjoyers out there who have not read it yet

2. least favorite drawing from this year

some of the things i drew for the "draw every Neo character from memory" challenge were absolutely awful lmao, but i'm not going to count that, i'll also not count sketches that i never fully finished

so out of all the coloured arts i did this year, i think this Yew one is my least favourite, he was part of a series of 10 drawings i did and out of all of them, his pose is just the most boring and he also got stuck in a job outfit i just don't like as much as the others

3. first drawing from this year

there's absolutely no way this one is actually the first, i'm SURE i must have doodled Byleth at least once in the Jan-Feb time period before Bravely Default 2 released, but i must not have saved any of them to my laptop, so here's a sketch of Seth in the Beastmaster job lol

(in game he says "ya-haar!!" like a pirate a lot so i thought it'd be funny if he said "nya-haar" when wearing the cat hood lmao)

4. favorite character you've drawn

i love my boy Neku so much

5. favorite little detail in a drawing you did

the way i drew Seth's scarf here, for once i actually drew clothes folding in a believable way lol

6. longest a drawing has taken to finish

dang i never actually keep track lol.. many hours

7. most popular drawing

the Byleth birthday art was a big hit on twitter

8. underrated drawing you did

i really liked this Astrologian Tiz that i did, but it only ever got 7 notes, while the uncoloured sketch version has 26 lol

this has happened with some of my other stuff too, i guess my sketches just look better than my coloured arts lmao

9.any new art mediums youve tried (or overall styles if you havent tried new mediums)

not sure if this really counts as trying a new style, but i've noticed that when i started drawing more twewy fanart i sometimes end up doing thicker lineart on my drawings lol

aside from that though i don't think i experimented much this year

10. favorite art medium

pencil and markers

11. artist(s) that influenced/inspired your art style

not sure about this one, i guess the general style of whatever fandom i'm in ends up influencing my style a bit when i start drawing the characters from it a lot

12. fandom youve drawn the most for

last year this answer would have been Fire Emblem, but for 2021 only the fandom i drew most is probably Bravely Default, though TWEWY is defo catching up lol

13. favorite fandom to make fanart of

Bravely and TWEWY, an answer that probably surprises absolutely no one lol

i do still like to draw Byleth Fremblem sometimes tho, even if not as often as i used to

14. how many drawings did you complete this year

28, if i counted correctly and didn't forget anything

15. any upcoming planned drawings

i really want to draw another mega soft cuddling BeatNeku kinda like the one i did in the first answer, after being stuck in Inverted Shinjuku alone for 3 years Neku is probably sO TOUCH STARVED HE NEEDS SO MANY HUGS AND I WILL MAKE SURE HE GETS THEM

16. favorite piece of art from someone else (if you have one)

THERE'S TOO MANY

17. favorite oc/sona drawing

i barely ever draw OC content but there was this ikea shark meme that i redrew with my oc Reiko

18. any art events youve participated in

i only ended up drawing for 1 day but there was a BeatNeku Week event on twitter

19. any collabs youve done/would want to do

i'm too shy for collabs :'D

20. what do you think youve improved on the most over the past year

this year i've drawn better poses i think

21. what do you want to work on the most next

i want to work on expressions more, i think the way i draw faces is cute, but sometimes my drawings lack a certain amount of energy maybe?

22. what are you best at drawing/doing (ex: youre good at lineart, or drawings hands, etc.)

despite having just said i need to improve more on it, the head/face is what i draw best, everything below the neck can be a real struggle for me, which is why sometimes i'm only in the mood to draw busts lol

though i have also been told i'm good at drawing armour by some discord friends whenever i show them my Dragoon Seth stuff

23. favorite pose youve drawn

i might have twisted his spine a bit too much but i'm still really happy with how the pose looks on this one

i really like this one too, probably the most dynamic pose i've drawn ever lol

24. what do you like most about your art style

it's cute, there's a lot of things i want to improve with my art, but it being cute is one thing that does make me genuinely happy about the style i have

25. best advice youve recieved this year or something new you learned about art

sometimes i'll see a post that gives off a vibe of just not giving a fuck and i actually find those pretty inspirational lol

the ones like this or that are like "post sketches!! who tf cares if you don't finish everything!! post it anyway!!!" or i remember seeing one that was like "i may not be a great artist but i've got hands and a pencil and i WILL make that everyone else's problem" thats the kind of energy i want to have lmao

it can be really disappointing to not get the numbers you wanted on a piece you worked hard on but i try to remind myself in the end that as long as i had fun drawing something it was worth the effort even if it doesn't get much attention

[liquidstar]

The princess and her entourage! (You might have to click to see the pics better!! So I added face shots too)

I’ve posted my design for Andromeda (Andy) before, but this is a more casual version! Still pretty fancy though since she IS a princess, but this is what i consider to be her more authentic look outside of stiff regal attire. That’s why this one has the symbol of the Andromeda constellation while her regal attire lacks it. And the half-skirt and top is meant to be like her dress was cut into two pieces!

Meanwhile the two beside her are characters I havent posted before at all! On the left is Andy’s attendant, Koeia (Koe), and on the right is her knight, Perseus (Percy). Both of them put their princess in a pedestal, but in opposite ways. i’ll put more info about those two and their respective dysfunctionalities under the cut lol

Koe to start! her name comes from a star that literally just means “star” sort of straight to the point. She’s been the princess’ attendant for about 4 years now, ever since they were both around 18. In this time their relationship has grown to what even Koe may dare to call a friendship, if she would be so bold. But they’re not very close- because of Koe’s instance on being overly formal and proper at all times they’re simply unable to connect. The thing is, Koe knows she harbors romantic feelings for the princess, but she also knows that isn’t her role to play, so instead she remains dedicated to her as her attendant, her maid, her lady in waiting, but never anything more than that. It would not be appropriate for a princess to even entertain such ideas with her, so she ignores her own feelings and spares herself the trouble. Of course her flaw is this over-devotion to make up for her own lack of self-worth, so her power is an extension of this; She has the ability to boost other people’s powers. Despite it being non-combative, she’s still a skilled fighter with her sickles, a gardening tool perfect for a maid, of course.

And then is Percy who is... Well he’s the princess’ personal knight, the most highly ranked with the ego to show it. He’s named after the Perseus constellation, which comes from the myth of the hero Perseus, who rescued Andromeda- that’s the role he gets to play in this story. Being the number 1 best knight just made him to whatever he wants, and when he can’t get it he feels like it’s his own fault for not being enough, so in order to protect his own ego he has to double down and convince himself that he truly does deserve it all. And this trait becomes especially terrible in relationships- he has a sort of preoccupation with Andy, she’s the princess and he’s the knight, he’s going to woo her eventually and they’re going to be together, because that’s how these things have to go. Except they don’t, she has no interest in him at all and his interest in her is only surface-level, it’s more like she’s somekind of trophy and not a real life person to him. His affection is ingenuine, to her and to himself, and unhealthy at that. Before they can even begin to form a friendship he has to be willing to see her as a person outside of her role as princess, and his role as hero. Even his weapon comes from the myth of Perseus, it’s the type of sword that was used to cut off the head of Medusa. And his power is an ultimate sword slice, capable of cutting through anything, powerful enough to defeat any enemy, perfect for the role of a hero.

[sukirichi]

— there’s always a price to pay when you get your hands on a work of art.

PAIRING: tattoo! artist megumi x reader

REQUEST. tattoo artist au + mutual pining + size kink, praise kink, thigh riding + reader is shorter than megumi and isn’t shy 

WARNINGS: feral megumi, scratching, vaginal sex, size kink, praise kink, mature content, slight overstimulation, sexual tension lol, unedited story

NOTES: ah thank you so much for this request, I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Here is my third contribution for FERAL MEGUMI FRIDAYS! and oh wow tattoo artist megumi uh no thoughts head empty

WC: 5.4k+

The tattoo saloon loomed over you, the neon signs almost blinding in the darkness. You could feel your heart pick up its pace in your chest as you hitched your bag up higher, the excitement settling in your toes. Mustering up the brightest smile you could have, you cleared your throat and pushed the door open, the tiny bell on top jingling to signal your arrival.

Your eyes roamed around the walls covered with intricate drawings, the leather seats dark and kept in pristine. Now that was rare – your leather couches always wore out in just a few weeks.

Making your way inside, grip on your sling bag still tight, you bit your lip as you peaked behind the counter. Empty. No one was there, and the nearby opened rooms were empty as well. Scratching your head, you scrunched your nose in confusion. You were sure you got the right place.

With a heavy sigh, you turned to leave, then stopped in your tracks when a dark-haired man exited a door you hadn’t even noticed at first.

He was tall – taller than you; his arms stretched until the sleeves of his black hoodie were pulled down, revealing a sliver of black tattoos that marked his skin. Upon hearing your awed gasp, his cold blue eyes fluttered to yours, the man – who was absolutely handsome despite his frown – froze in his spot.

You waved a hand to him, your smile bigger than ever. “Hi!” So you would be working with this cute guy? Maybe job-hunting wasn’t such a bad experience, after all.

“Hey,” he drawled out hesitantly, approaching you with his ink stained fingers pointed at you. He was still frowning, which was a damn shame, since you were sure he’d look even hotter if he smiled. “So...you’re Y/N.”

“Yeah!”

“And you...” he tilted his head to the side, inquisitive eyes studying your form. You would’ve felt conscious with the way his brows furrowed, eyes unreadable and lips pressed into a thin line, but you were sure you dressed to impress on your first interview. You admitted, however, that maybe wearing a white collared shirt with a pink tennis skirt made you stand out like a sore thumb in the heaviness of the studio. “...want to be a front desk man here?”

“Yeah!”

“What makes you think you’re qualified for this?” he crossed his arms on his chest, and you didn’t miss the slight bite of his voice. So he was handsome – but cranky. Great. “You don’t look like you fit in here.”

“Judging someone’s appearance and inferring that it has any relation to their credentials isn’t such a professional thing to do, you know,” you raised your chin proudly, jutting a pointer finger to his chest. He clearly didn’t expect this because he scowled and took a step back, while you fought the grin that threatened to paint your face. “Would you like it if people told you that you’re not qualified to be a lawyer because of your tattoos and piercings?”

He scoffed, “I don’t want to be a lawyer. As you can see, I’m a tattoo artist. And to answer your question, no, I don’t give a fuck what people think about me.”

“I can tell,” you muttered to yourself before smiling back up at him. He was too easy to read; his brow quivering and lips firm at your faux enthusiasm. “But yes, I do believe I’m qualified! I’m a fast learner and I’m even quick on my feet! I’m really good at talking to people too so I believe I can help schedule client appointments really well and guide them with this whole process.”

“Being front desk man doesn’t mean serving the clients tea and biscuits.”

“I know.”

“You know?” he snorted with a roll of his eyes. He then gestured you to follow him all the way back to the front desk. You expected he’d teach you about how to handle the appointment books or pick up phone calls, but instead he plopped down on the leather couch of the waiting area, his legs crossed on top of the other.

Your eyes followed the patch of pale skin exposed from his ripped jeans before you looked away, not wanting him to see that you found him attractive despite his less than welcoming personality.

“What exactly do you know about this industry?”

“Nothing, to be honest, but I’m not here to be a tattoo artist or anything. I just really need a job and I assure you I’ve got plenty of experience and knowledge when it comes to manning front desks or counters,” you stated confidently, “I know I look out of place, but I really need this job.”

The man only narrowed his eyes at you. Contemplation was written all over his face, probably wondering why you couldn’t just work somewhere else. “Why come here, of all places?”

“Because it’s the only one that has a flexible schedule,” you sighed, “I can’t work shifts anymore because I’m too busy at university. From when I talked to your boss – Geto, was it? – he said that the salon was open 24/7 and I could work until before my classes start. He’s not really strict about that kind of thing.”

“So you mean to tell me,” he leaned forwards, looping his fingers with one another while his ice cold gaze slithered over your desperate ones. “You’ll be at university for half the day, sleep until midnight, and then come here to work and attend class a few hours later? Isn’t your schedule a little irregular?”

“Oh no, it’s not like that! I also have mock classes after uni and it lasts until late at night, then I help clean at the local shelter. They’re running out of volunteers and the dogs are really adorable and take my stress away so...I make sure to come by when I have time.”

“You are one odd creature,” he noted loudly, almost as if he wasn’t completely aware he vocalized his thoughts. Well, at least now you knew he wasn’t the type to think his words over, which either made him more entertaining – or insufferable the longer you worked with him – if you began working anyway. “You could’ve used your spare time to rest. Do you even eat?”

“Yeah, I have a granola bar right now with me! I actually brought two,” you pulled out the snack from your bag, “You want some? I only got the oats, though.”

“Keep it to yourself,” he rolled his eyes, slapping his hands over his knees before rummaging over something behind the counter. “Fine. If Geto said he’s okay with you, then you’re hired.”

“Really, that easy?” your eyes widened, but then you chuckled when this strange man glared at you in response. He sighed as he pulled out a piece of paper, a pen on top of it. The papers read something about application forms and credentials, and you beamed, happily writing your information away with a slight bounce in your toes.

Unable to keep your happiness to yourself, you looked back at the bored man, wiggling your eyebrows playfully. “Huh. I was kind of expecting you would grill me – you’ve got that scary look in your eye. Let me guess, you often scare clients off?”

It seemed he could never get tired of glaring at you, because his eyes fuelled with heat as he leaned against the wall.

You hated to admit that he looked ridiculously handsome like that – the guy wasn’t even doing anything remotely attractive in the first place!

“I’m the most booked artist here, and I ask that you don’t get too comfortable with me. You haven’t even started working here and you’re already riling up on my train,” he groaned when you merely laughed in response. He made quick work of signing something in your form before handing you a key. “Here’s for your locker. Come to work tomorrow. Geto won’t be around for a week so I’ll be the one judging your performance. If you fuck up in the slightest – I won’t hesitate to fire you, you understand? We always have Yuuji coming around anyway, you’re really not that needed for the front desk.”

“Oh,” you nodded at his harshness, unsure whether to feel threatened or amused. “O-okay. I’ll do my best then. I look forward to you – ah, wait, what’s your name?”

“Fushiguro Megumi.”

“Oh, that’s a pretty name,” you muttered to yourself, uttering his name over and over again until it rolled smoothly on your tongue. “Shame you have a shitty attitude along with that handsome face, though.”

“You trying to say something?”

You faced him, about to laugh when he scowled at your not-so-subtle comments. Waving your hands to him, you made your way out the door, your smile only irritating him further. “No, I wasn’t. I’ll be taking my leave then – see you tomorrow!”

Seems like working in a tattoo studio wouldn’t be so bad.

You came to work the next day early and pumped with adrenaline. The idea of meeting the moody tattoo artist caused you to be giggly and happy the whole day, not even feeling the exhaustion of a long day of hard work as you made your way inside the shop.

Clocking in at exactly two in the morning, you proudly tugged your name badge on top of your left breast, patting it for good luck.

The bells jingled, making you look away from your tag. “Good morning – oh, where’s Megumi?” The man standing in front of you was taller than Megumi, his head nearly knocking over the doorframe if it wasn’t for his poor, slouched lanky frame.

He had white hair that brushed atop his cerulean blue eyes, and your eyes widened because wow, he was beautiful.

“Hey, you must be Y/N! Megumi told me you came around yesterday but he didn’t tell me the counter girl was this pretty,” He was in front of you the next second, his nose nearly grazing over yours that had you leaning back into the wall for space. “Hmm...he didn’t tell me that at all.”

“Oh, thank you. You are...?”

“I’m Gojo Satoru, one of the senior artists here. Since Megumi isn’t here yet, let me give you a tour!” Before you could react, Satoru already had an arm wrapped around your shoulder, his other arm waving and pointing to all the hung paintings and labels on each door. You found it odd that he treated you like you were an old friend, but you weren’t going to complain. Nice co-workers were always welcomed.

“Here is the holding area where clients wait to get their session done. This is Geto’s studio and right next to that is his office where he does all the finances and all that jazz, while this is my studio. Cool, isn’t it?”

Your mouth fell ajar as Satoru led you inside his studio, the walls painted the same aquatic shade of his eyes, but what caught your attention was the galaxy themed tattoo designs he made. They came in different shapes – a volcano head, a dragon, a worm, a four-armed monster – but inside them were all galaxies with sparkling and burning stars. You could see everything and nothing all at the same time.

“Whoa, you made all this?!”

Satoru’s chest puffed out proudly, “Yeah, I did. I’m flattered by your reaction, I really am, but you haven’t seen Megumi’s yet. There’s a reason our salon boomed even though he’s only been working here for two years.”

At the mention of his name, your interest was piqued, all ears and curious smiles directed to Satoru. “Oh, can I see Megumi’s studio?”

“You can – if you book an appointment.”

“But I don’t plan on getting any tattoos,” you frowned.

“You’ll never get to see his work then,” he chuckled to himself, the sound growing louder when you visibly deflated. What was the point of getting your hopes up like that then? “Megumi doesn’t like letting others in his studio without permission or an appointment.”

“Why not?”

“He’s just iffy about it,” he shrugged, “Don’t bother trying to decode his personality anymore, Megumi’s very hard to understand. Though if I were to make sense of it...” he rubbed his chin, eyes looking out into the distance. “I guess you could say Megumi’s not the type to be showy when it comes to his work of art. Did that clear it up?”

You blinked back blankly. “No, not really. But it’s fine – I don’t plan on getting to know him anyway.”

That was the biggest lie of your life.

The moment Megumi came around a few minutes later, a loud groan upon your animated greeting over his arrival, your chest bloomed with a different kind of fluttery warmth. He rarely came out after that, clients swarming in to both his and Satoru’s studios, but each faint glimpse of his door cracking open that allowed you to see him focused as he worked, you could no longer deny the heat burning down your legs.

You crushed on the grumpy tattoo artist.

And the more you came around work, greeting him zealously and teasing him to no end that he’d look hotter if he smiled, your crush only intensified for him – completely unaware that he too, couldn’t get his thoughts off of you even with his door closed.

In fact, he kept his door closed all the time because your voice distracted him too much.

“Hey, Y/N, you free?”

You looked up from the textbook you were reviewing, slamming it shut when Satoru’s head peeked out from his studio. He was still wearing gloves with a pen between his fingers, most likely still in the middle of a session.

“Yep! We don’t have appointments yet and I’ve already closed it for non-appointees. Did you need me to get you something?”

“Yeah, could you get Megumi for me? He isn’t picking his phone up and one of our special clients are coming soon. I’m packed right now so I can’t fetch him. I’ll send you the address and you get him, yeah? Just open the counter if you need money for a cab.”

You blinked owlishly at him. On one side, you’d be more than glad to see Megumi again. He hadn’t arrived despite it being four in the morning already, and you were worried, but you also didn’t have his number to ask how he was doing. Progress with Megumi was...slow, to say the least.

He still holed himself up in his studio, coming out only for bathroom breaks, although you noticed a drastic improvement when he finally began to mutter an almost shy “good morning” under his breath for the past few weeks.

It wasn’t much, but you’d have to make do.

“Uhm, when is this client of his coming? Should I run...?”

“Yeah, you need to fucking run. They’re coming in an hour and a half!” Satoru exclaimed, flailing his hands around like a madman.

Even after working with him for some time, you still couldn’t believe the older man was practically a man child, even asking for head pats sometimes. He would lean down with a pout, using a squeaky voice to call your attention, which always succeeded in Megumi fake gagging before he locked himself inside his studio.

“Forwarded you his address. Really sorry for the inconvenience, Y/N!”

“It’s okay!” you jumped out of your seat in an instant, not bothering to take your name tag off anymore as you left the salon, hailing the nearest cab.

Megumi lived quite far from the salon, which had you wondering why he chose to work there when there were plenty of salons in his area too. His place looked shady, as well, his apartment in a high-rise building with endless graffiti and several drunk stragglers hooting for you.

You ignored them all, taking two steps at a time from his staircase, your hands on your knees as you panted for air. Why did he have to live on the tenth floor?

“Megumi! Megumi!” you banged your fist on the door, throat parched from your sudden cardio session. You were sure you burned ten calories just from that sprint, and you sighed in relief when Megumi swung the door open, still looking handsome – and sleep-deprived – as ever in his black shirt and black skinny jeans.

“What?” he demanded. After seeing that it was you, he quickly snatched a water bottle and passed it your way, closing his door behind him. “Y/N? What are you doing here? How’d you know where I live?”

“Satoru said you had a really important client. You weren’t picking your phone up so he sent me to come get you.”

“It’s my day off,” he grumbled, answering your silent questions, your worries dissipating into thin air. Once you’d satisfied yourself by basically dunking the entire bottle, Megumi rolled his eyes, his hands flat on the small of your back while he guided you downstairs. The sudden touch flamed your cheeks; a stupid smile on your face. You were shameless, though, leaning back closer to him in the darkness of the early morning. “Why does he send a girl out of all people?”

“Something wrong with that?”

“It’s unsafe. My neighbourhood isn’t the best and who knows what would’ve happened to you if some goons came out?” Megumi hailed for a back, surprising you when he let you get in first and paid for the fee despite your outstretched hand prepared with the bills. “I can’t believe Sukuna chose this day to come of all times. I can never get a damn break.”

“Sukuna?”

“A special client. He’s a really huge tipper and comes on odd schedules – I didn’t think he’d come now.”

“Yeah, I checked the papers and he wasn’t there,” you frowned to yourself.

Megumi pressed his head against the window, eyes closed as his chest heaved up and down rhythmically. With the sun slowly shining from behind you, the golden stretches of it outlined his sharp features you adored, and you rested your chin on your palms, eyelashes fluttering at his beauty. “You know, Megumi, you’re really pissy sometimes – but you’re quite nice, aren’t you? I’d say you were even worried for me.”

He cracked one eye open, those blue eyes still shining with irritation, but make no mistake since his ears were flushed red. “I’m not. I just don’t want to be involved in a police investigation if they find your body near here.”

“How sweet of you.”

“Shut up.”

You and Megumi were beginning to get closer. You couldn’t pinpoint where he started to grow more comfortable with you, but it was definitely there and it was painfully evident that even someone stupid like Satoru noticed the sexual between you two.

He would always sniff the air whenever you and Megumi sat next to each other during lunch breaks, a wide grin on your face while Megumi buried his face in his hands, groaning because he knew the moment Satoru opened his mouth, nothing but dumb comments would come out. And dumb comments they were; the white-haired man merciless as he teased Megumi for acting like a cute little kid around you.

You never took it to heart, though. It was Megumi you were talking about; he was hot and cold; sweet then distant from one moment then an entire person the next.

Not that you minded, it only added to your fuelling crush on him, but you couldn’t control the way your heart fluttered every time Satoru whispered that he did like you, excusing that Megumi just wasn’t the best with words. Apparently, Megumi had spent too much time holed up in his apartment and studio that he had zero to little knowledge on how to talk to pretty girls – especially one that was clearly attracted to him as well.

Satoru encouraged you to go for it – that you should confess or break the ice first otherwise Megumi would never do anything about his raging boner every time you came around.

You only flushed at his statement, but you couldn’t deny that you too felt the same way.

One morning where Satoru and Geto were out restocking supplies, you and Megumi were left alone in the salon. Of course, he still resorted in the comfort of his studio, muttering under his breath that he wanted to try some designs before disappearing. Only this time, he left the door slightly open, the lights peeking through the slight crack.

Walking up to him with muted footsteps, you leaned over his shoulder, glancing over a sketch of...you? “Are you drawing me?”

Megumi yelped at your voice right next to his ear, throwing the paper away on the other side of the room before glaring at you. You laughed at his reaction, because how was it possible he was both so criminally sexy yet adorable? He looked terribly gorgeous today, as well, wearing a short sleeved black hoodie and black sweatpants, looking so comfortable and boyfriend like – and you couldn’t even begin to express your appreciation over his new lip piercing.

“Why do you always sneak up on me?” he snapped, “Didn’t I tell you I wanted privacy?”

“Then why aren’t you pushing me away?”

Megumi sighed exasperatedly, turning back to organize his pencils before glaring at you. “What do you want? Got no one else to bother since Satoru isn’t around?”

“I just wanted to see your art,” you mentioned, but kept your eyes directed on him instead of the plethora of sketches and designs hanging from his wall as to not offend him. “Satoru told me to never come inside. He said you’re really...private when it comes to your works,” you furrowed your brows at the last part, feeling your heart beat pulse at your tongue.

It was now or never.

“Can I see your tattoos too?”

“Why do you want to see them?”

“A work of art on a canvas who’s also a work of art himself?” you finally gained confidence to tease him again, getting riled up further when Megumi stiffened at your curious hands travelling under his shirt. His breath sharpened as his glare only deepened, though he didn’t make a move to stop you. “Why wouldn’t I want to see that?”

“Being flirty doesn’t work on you. It’s not cute.”

“You’re blushing though,” you remarked. Megumi groaned and pushed your face away until your buttocks landed on his recliner. Satisfied with Megumi not completely kicking you out, you swung your legs back and forth, still staring at his hoodie as if it was an offensive material.

“Can I...see?” Megumi rolled his eyes before he lifted his shirt up, revealing to you intricate patches of black ink splattered over ripples of muscles. Your mouth salivated, and somewhere down there, you drooled too. Tentatively, your hands reached out to finger the image of canines, Megumi shuddering over your cold touch on his warm skin. “It’s beautiful. What does it mean?”

Megumi pursed his lips before whispering, “These are the dogs I had as a child. My father got me them so I wouldn’t be too lonely when he’s away from work.”

“They’re very pretty. They look like black and white wolves,” you smiled, elated that he was opening up in more ways than one. Your touch flitted over to a winged creature under his left collarbone, small letters beside the image. “And this bird? Nue? He’s so majestic,” Your hands never stopped in trailing over his skin like a lost wanderer, sweeping over ink ink until Megumi completely discarded his hoodie to the side, his back faced to you.

A white viper tattoo stood large on his broad back, crawling until over his shoulder with the fangs ending just above his pecs. Megumi swallowed at each slivering touch, your fingers dipping and caressing every dent and curve of his body.

You couldn’t get your eyes off of him, your breath hitching in your throat as one of your hands gripped his biceps subconsciously. “You’re so beautiful.”

Megumi stiffened when your thumbs grazed over his nipple right next to the viper’s fang. Almost as if a switch was triggered inside him, Megumi growled, ducking to capture your lips with his in a sloppy, heated kiss. His hands tugged at the ends of your hair to arch your neck to him, his knees slapping your legs open before he settled comfortably between you, his low groans mixing with your breath moans.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re doing. From the moment I met you,” he nibbled your lips, hands trailing down to thumb at your hipbones. “I knew that innocent good girl look was nothing but an act.”

You smiled through the kiss, a tiny gasp falling from your lips when Megumi pulled you closer until your heat grinded against the hardness inside his pants. Laughing at his harsh movements, you let Megumi tilt your head back, his lips sucking and teeth gently nipping at the sensitive flesh of your neck.

“Innocent girl?” you echoed, legs now wrapped around his waist to pull him closer. “What makes you think I am?”

“White lace panties? Short tennis skirts and sunshine smiles?” Megumi clenched his teeth, his hands eager as he tugged the white lace down until it looped to your ankles. You gasped, back arching when he thrusted two fingers inside you, curling and fingering against your bumpy walls. “You’re not fooling anyone, baby, especially not me.”

“Took you long enough to understand I wanted you though,” you chuckled through broken moans, eyes shut tight while your legs opened wider, heels digging into the hard cushion of his seats. “I was wondering when I’d get to break you from that tough guy act of yours and have you fuck me good,” Megumi growled at your words. You leaned forward to scratch at his chest, your tongue licking the shell of your ear as you rasped, “And on a side note, I am a good girl – only to those who can make me feel good, of course.”

Megumi cupped his palm to collect your arousal dripping of his, finally shutting you up when his fingers grazed over your sweet spot that had you clenching around him. And those were just his fingers. “You’re something else, aren’t you?”

“Yeah, I know,” you nodded smugly, hands coming up to tug harshly at his hair. Megumi hissed at the sharp pain, prompting him to fuck his fingers in and out of you faster until you leaked down to his chair, thighs trembling and your high-pitched moans coating the walls of his stupid. “Megumi, ah! Just shut up and fuck me already – been wanting you long enough.”

“Needy little girl,” He pressed you down on the reclining seat, settling between your legs before he spread your lips open with two thumbs. At the sight of your bare cunt clenching around nothing, Megumi groaned, teeth biting his lip because he could cum right then and there. “Fuck, look at you. So wet already,” he ran a hand over your slit to collect your arousal, eyes dark with lust as your juices webbed between his fingers. “All this for me? You’re so good.”

“Fuck – yeah, yeah I am,” you leaned back harder into the seat, groping at your own breasts while you nodded dumbly, too fucked out to even form a coherent response. “Going to be good for you, Megumi, gonna make you feel good.”

“Sorry, babe, maybe next time. I’m too impatient to not feel your pussy around me,” he pushed away at your hands that planned to pump his cock, his hand coming down to push you hard against the seat until his weight loomed over you.

You felt Megumi begin to align his tip at your center, dampening his mushroom head with your arousal first that had you both moaning left and right.

Hands scratching down his back as your teeth dug into your lips, Megumi pushed into you with one thrust, the sudden stretch making your legs shake and your body writhe underneath him. “Shit, why are you so tight? So fucking warm and perfect,” he rasped next to your ear, and you could hear how hard he was breathing as he thrusted into you, his cock hitting all the right places.  “Could fuck this pretty pussy all day, baby, shit.”

“Me-Megumi – t-too big!”

“Shh, you’ll be fine. You’ll take it like a good girl, won’t you?” he cupped your cheek, grinning sinisterly as he watched the way your greedy walls sucked him in. “See how you take me so well? You’re so small and pretty wrapped around my cock. I could break you if I wanted you,” he growled, his hands gripping hard at your hips when you clenched around him, enticing the man above you to quicken his pace.

Megumi watched with a lust filled gaze as your breasts bounced at the relentless pace he started, his balls slapping at your ass. “Oh, you’d want that, wouldn’t you? You want to be stuffed with my fat cock in you? Fuck you until you’re a drooling mess? You’re so gorgeous when I fuck you stupid.”

“Yes, Megumi, agh. Keep going, keep going, I’m so close!”

“Oh, you feel like heaven around me,” he praised at your neck, his cock stretching you wide and pushing into you. Megumi groaned lowly at your ear as his palms flattened over your stomach that bulged every time he thrusted in, his balls tightening at the sight. “Look at how big I am for you, baby, but you’re doing so well. You were made for me – made to take my cock, shit, you’re so perfect around me. Gonna make you feel good, yeah? You’re such a good girl for me. Cum, baby, that’s right – I’m allowing you to cum.”

“Gumi, Gumi, fuckkk,” your legs tightened around him as Megumi panted with each harsh thrust, the black marks over his skin expanding and stretch when his forearm rested beside your head. His muscles clenched as he fucked into you deep, over and over again until he pushed you over the edge.

A silent sob left your lips when you came around him, your juices creaming around his cock. A few thrusts later, Megumi fell on top of you as you felt him spill his seed inside you.

He had too much that you felt both your cum dripping down your ass; Megumi pulling out with a slight wince from the oversensitivity. You struggled to catch your breath as you laid there, legs wide open and the cool air hitting your bare pussy. The door was still open, and Satoru and Geto could walk in on you both looking like this, but you couldn’t care, not when you could barely feel your legs.

You dropped your arm over your face, hearing Megumi pull his pants back up. “That was...”

“Intense?”

“Yeah,” you chuckled, wincing as you sat up. Your hair stuck to your forehead in sweaty clumps, dawning on you now that you were still very much covered in your sticky cum. You recoiled from the seats as you realized Megumi hadn’t even put on a towel underneath.

“Shit. Is this chair even clean?”

“I sanitize it every after session. Don’t worry about it,” he rolled his eyes, his tattoos covered and hidden from your sight once more when he pulled his hoodie over his head. Megumi retrieved a clean towel from his drawers and wiped at your sensitive pussy, your legs immediately closing around his hands when the towel accidentally grazed your clit.

Megumi gripped your knees with a silent glare. “Stay still. I’m cleaning you up.”

“I didn’t peg you as an aftercare guy. Thought you would leave me hanging here,” you teased, but really, you were feeling warm all over again as you watched Megumi wipe you all the way down to your other hole, your legs still tensing up.

Once he left to wash his hands, you could relax, tugging your panties back up with immense struggle. He wasn’t kidding when he said he’d fuck you good – you could barely feel your legs now.

“And have you make a mess by ruining my seat?” he sighed as he returned, helping you seady yourself while he snapped the slightly soaked panty back to your core. “No thanks.”

“You’re so mean, Megumi. I’m hurt.”

He rolled his eyes at your pout, leaning down to kiss you square on the lips. This time around, the kiss wasn’t rushed; it was slow and sensual, firm yet gentle, and his hands carefully massaged your sore hips that would soon bruise from his grip before.

“No, you’re not,” he mumbled through your lips, mimicking that lovesick smile on your face as he pulled away. “But babe, you know the rules. Now that you’ve seen my work of art – what tattoo would you like me to give you? My name on your inner thigh?”

[rumplestiltrin]

alright too many good people have come up to me and apologised for tagging stuff in my art, and i apologise for being so vague to make people feel this way.

i genuinely love when people tag stuff in my art. if it reminds you of someone or something or of your own creative processes, i am so happy to see it. truly.

to clarify this post (and im only doing it once) is about seeing someone tag a big trigger of mine (its dmc related so you can guess what it is). i dont want to be involved in "anti" or "pro" ship discourse. i dont give a shit. just. dont talk about shit like that in tags. for the love of god, you do not know who has trauma in regards to that. you have to at least accept the subjects youre interested in can affect people and to be more careful about posting it

putting a read more as well to explain stuff in more detail about how it affects me personally but otherwise i just wanted to make that clarification.

i dont mention inc//st as a trigger im sensitive to often because just the mere mention makes me feel... awful. it has gotten better over the years where i can function like a normal adult but still seeing it and mentions of it can put me in a bad mood.

sure, i can put warnings all over my page so people are more careful about it around me. but seeing it everywhere as a warning on my page sounds like a nightmare to me personally lol. especially since it chips away at my carefully built wall of tolerance that can sometimes feel like its teetering into a fullblown meltdown

yes, i cant expect everyone to hold my hand. i cant expect that people know my specific trigger. yes, god, my pride wants me to be able to deal with this easily and just never be affected again. i /want/ to never be affected again

i dont know the solution. i can just hope people are more careful and thoughtful about what they say. towards me and others. or even where people can see it. like tags lmao

anyway bye im eating garlic manoushe

thinking to myself on whether to confront someone online about something they said under your art and ultimately deciding its not worth getting embroiled in internet discourse with the worse case scenario being painted as a hysteric for wanting boundaries

[verytendou]

LMAO