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#ALSO YOU MADE THAT GODDAMN NECKLACE FOR ME
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Secret || Mister Miller
Fandom: The Last of Us (HBO)
Pairing: Joel Miller x Reader
Rating: 18+ (Warnings: No outbreak, huge age gap, infidelity in later chapters, voyeurism, creepy Joel, masturbation (male and female), bfd!Joel)
Word count: 1.3k words
Summary: Your shameful secret you keep from your boyfriend is not such a secret after all. Your boyfriend’s dad Joel Miller knows what you do…very intimately.
A/N: I don’t know what’s with me writing all this hefty age gap Joel fics with dark themes… I need to be lobotomised. Or I should go back to writing more sweet husband!Javi fics… I’m planning on making this a three parter or maybe even five… Let me know where you’d like to see this go.
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Checking once again if he was asleep, you slipped out of his bed. Laptop, phone and headphones in hand, you made your way out of his room, making sure to be very quiet when shutting the door. It had become something of a routine since you started dating. He was good, better than some boyfriends you had in the past who wouldn’t even last five minutes. He treated you well, asked you what you liked in bed and took your advice. Which was why you felt guilty each time you escaped his room in the night to take care of yourself in the living room.
Your parents were on a summer vacation of their own, a long road trip to visit distant cousin you knew fuck all about. You would’ve gone even though you didn’t want to. But Matt begged you to come with him to stay in Texas for the summer. It was an attractive idea— you’d never been to his part of Texas before and you knew you’d miss him a lot. But you didn’t want to inconvenience him or his dad. Thankfully, Mr. Miller was kind and opened his doors to you and his son for the summer.
In return, you helped around the house. He never asked. But he was a busy man. A single dad to Matt and his sister Sarah since their mother left, being busy was his normal state of being. He was the owner of a small construction company he ran with the help of his brother.
Before getting up to your secret nightly activity, you headed to the kitchen and began doing the dishes. Matt cooked well, but he was atrocious with cleaning up. So you did that. It was also to somewhat reduce the guilt that built up in you for hiding things from him. When finished with the dishes, you settled on the floor with your laptop on the coffee table.
Your hand played with your necklace out of habit. Tracing the M of the pendant attached to the necklace Matt gave you for your anniversary. You dropped it, guilt searing your thumb in the M shape of the pendant for doing this without his knowledge.
Shame hit you right as the website loaded, images appeared of naked women posed amidst naked men for video thumbnails. Each provided you a glimpse into the kind of degrading activity each actress engaged in for you to get off in shame. Your eyes caught a thumbnail of a man— older, broad, muscular with a girl your age. You hovered the cursor over the image and it provided you a short peek into what was inside- the man, his hand gripping her hair and pounding into her hard and fast as her face contorted in pleasure. You didn’t care that it was all fake, that the actress probably didn’t even feel good.
You clicked on the video and skipped the poorly acted introduction to get to the good part. Headphones in and volume on high, hand inside your shorts as you touched yourself, you didn’t know you weren’t the only voyeur in the room.
Having come downstairs to fetch himself some water, Joel had noticed you crouching in between his couch and coffee table with your laptop playing something downright filthy. He should’ve walked away, given you your privacy. But goddamn it, you let out a sweet little whine, barely audible and his feet glued themselves to the ground.
It was also because of how uncharacteristic it was of you to do something like this. He’d known you for a while now and you’d always been sweet. Too sweet for his son, if you asked him to be honest. You were slightly older than Matt, having begun your Masters with a little bit of a break after your Bachelors. You were a good influence on him, he’d say. But clearly his son hadn’t been good to you, if he had to go by how you were touching yourself to porn in his living room.
Now, he knew it was wrong. No decent man would be aroused at the sight of his son’s girl getting herself off. But you were on his living room floor, using his wifi and you sounded gorgeous making those little whines and whimpers. If he had to guess the sort of thing you liked—and he never thought of such a thing before—it would be one of those erotic novels with shirtless men on the cover. Not this. Not videos of a man who fucked a girl like she was nothin’, picked her up and threw her around and brought his hand down on her to make her stay put and take whatever he gave her.
He put his hand down his sweatpants, just as you had yours down those little shorts you wore around his house. He couldn’t see anything of you. Just the back of your head. For Joel, that was enough. Just knowing that this innocent little thing was getting off on watching a man use a girl like that was enough.
Eyes fixed on you, he stroked his cock, imagining he had a nice wet cunt around it instead of his hand. The man on your screen had the girl pushed against a wall as he pounded into her, her eyes rolled back into her skull and she had her lips parted, presumably moaning in false enthusiasm for the man.
He’d been starved for too long. There was no other explanation for why he felt good watching that fake shit, especially so far away from the screen and with no audio.
He screwed his eyes shut as he got close, imagining himself as the man in the screen, getting to fuck a pretty thing like that. A girl on his bed, against his wall, on her knees with his cock drilling into her holes. He imagined that his hand, large and callused from decades of hard labor, around a pretty throat. Holding it along with a necklace with a gold M pendant dangling off of it. Her eyes rolled back and her lips— your lips — parted as you struggled to breathe. He leaned against the wall as his knees weakened, the image of you in his head strong as he stroked himself. You on his bed, you against his wall, you on your knees for him— and with a whimper he hid by biting down on his lip, he came. White hot cum coated his hand and fuck, what a waste when it’d look so pretty on you.
Fuck!
Fuck, fuck, fuck—
He took one last look at you before rushing back upstairs to his room. On the way, he checked if Matt’s door was still closed. It was.
He’d been starved too long. That was all. Nothing else. He’d done too long without a girl and you were the nearest one, cleaning up after his son and wishing him a “Good Morning, Mister Miller” every morning and asking “How was your day, Mister Miller?” when they sat together to eat whatever Matt cooked. It was just proximity.
There was no other explanation.
He’d been…active in his youth. That’s how he had two kids at an age where he was supposed to be a kid himself. But things died down later. Perils of parenting and a contracting business. There were women. Fleeting relationships and even more fleeting fuck buddies who’d all gone off to be with someone else. Now, there was just work. Hell, the last time he picked up a pretty thing at a bar was Tess.
Tess. That was it.
He decided he would give her a call, see if she still had the habit of cheatin’ on that useless husband of hers. Get rid of the images of you in his head with images of Tess.
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stevenose · 9 months
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day 7/31 of the august writing challenge [link]
today’s word: necklace
contains: jealous!/possessive!steve; steve x reader; reader with breasts and a vagina; no gendered language used; unprotected piv
a/n: this is more so like a headcanon based on a dream i had and also an ask i received hehe
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Steve Harrington could not hide his jealousy to save his life. Nor do you want him to.
Nostrils flaring and eyes narrowed in on you, arms crossed tight over his chest. He’ll make some snarky comment - “oh, you wanna fuck him too?” - and you have to pull him aside and tell him to cut the shit. That you were only joking when you told your friends you twirl your hair over the flower guy at the farmer’s market. Can he just give it a rest?
But no, he can’t. He can be somewhat good for you, definitely. He can act like things are okay and like he isn’t equally devastated and pissed at the thought of you with someone else. And this forms in a sort of casual dominance kind of way - picking out an outfit for you later that night, reservations at a nice restaurant. He wants you totally covered up, no skin showing even in the heat of the summer. And he’ll gift you with a gold necklace with an s initial strung on it. “You’re wearing this tonight. Got it?”
And what he really means is, you’re wearing this every goddamn day for the rest of time. Nearly like a collar marking your owner. He makes you dress in front of him, sat down on the edge of the bed, thighs spread. He’s allowed to wear whatever he wants and show as much skin as he wants because he knows how to behave. Which is fair. He is so clearly yours, impossibly enamored with you, that the thought of him even looking at someone else seems ridiculous. He would never.
His cock aches while you’re pulling your pants on, his initial hanging loosely between your tits.
You satiate him because his jealousy is undeniably a turn on for you and you know that pretty much the moment he cums later, his post nut clarity will have him apologizing and explaining to you how he’s scared of losing you. And you’ll tell him he’s got nothing to be sorry for because he’s the best fuck of your life (as well as the love of it).
And dinner is fine. Steve makes casual conversation, smiles sweetly at you, orders you champagne and dessert. He can usually keep himself in check in public because his jealousy can truly be a little embarrassing for him. Except he occasionally keeps mumbling shit under his breath, knocking your legs with his loafers. “What about our waiter, huh? Think he’s bigger than me?” “Should just take you on this table.”
He’s trying to rile you up. There’s a glint in his eye. He wants you to praise him, which you’d be so happy to do if he hadn’t made you wear a fucking cardigan to a restaurant in 90 degree Indiana heat. So to shut him up, you press your foot into his crotch, which he swiftly grabs and squeezes tight. He glares at you, but you shrug. “Thought you wanted me to want you, Steve?”
When he fucks you later, growling how he’s the only one who will ever see you like this, or touch you like this, he makes you keep the necklace on. Shoves the lil charm and chain in your mouth and tells you to bite down on it when you’re too loud while he’s railing you within an inch of your life. His lips marking you up, his hands squeezing and slapping your skin.
“What are you?”
“A slut,” you moan, expecting that to be what he wants. He laughs through gritted teeth.
“Nice try. What are you?”
It’s so hard to think with his cock nearly flush against your cervix. “Your slut.”
“Say. My fucking. Name. Honey.”
“I - I’m S-Steve Harrington’s slut.”
“Uh-huh,” he nods, beads of sweat forming along his hairline. “What else.”
You have to close your eyes because his are so overwhelming, but he grabs your cheeks. “Look at me.”
It makes your stomach flip. You want to hide from him so badly. “M-my cunt bel-belongs to Steve Harrington.”
“Of course it does,” he seethes, a hand coming up to pinch your nipple. “Fuck, I’ll show you.”
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animentality · 4 months
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i'll never get over the fact that we were originally going to get to visit the upper city because i KNOW gortash has a giant fancy mansion up there, there's no way he doesn't, and it kills me that we don't get to see it
so i turn to you as the source of so many wonderful gortash thoughts: what do you think his house would be like? over the top ostentatious? filled with alarms and traps or weird gadgets? a very normal dungeon in the basement maybe? what's your vision?
all i feel sure about is that he definitely bought it with jannath money (lol) and also that he gave a room to durge, so durge could have a space that is truly theirs for once (even though ironically they barely use it because they always sleep in gortash's bed anyway.. though they might keep a few things in there they don't want orin getting to? hmm)
you know, since we are hallucinating together, let me propose...
it's a ridiculous Jannath style manor, with the most hideously gaudy decorations ever. He would rival Cazador in being DEATHLY gauche.
but I agree that he's home alone trapped his house. He'd have bombs under every goddamn window.
He'd have silent detection trip alarms to alert him if someone had crossed the premises (let's call it magic). I suspect he'd have his weird little sentient magic guard dogs running around too, maybe prototypes.
They'd fuck your shit up. Which could've made his house a really fun zone, if you were trying to sneak in, and avoid his roaming guards.
I imagine he'd have maybe 2, 3 floors? Including an attic, full of memorabilia?
And sure, a basement.
You should be able to find like, I don't know, paintings of the Dark Urge in the attic. Maybe more in detail letters. Maybe his more private thoughts and feelings and plans. Something in reference to his contract with Raphael. Maybe he has things he stole from Orin that used to belong to you, things his poor Banite underlings had to suffer death and dismemberment for. This could be weapons, magical items you nicked from Mephistopheles' vault... maybe something nice Gortash sent them. Locket, necklace, rings?
Hmmm.
A ring with his initials carved into it...
Anyway, his basement would be a workshop.
Full of prototypes and gadgets and doohickies.
He should have a mad scientist lair in there.
ALSO I love your idea of the dark urge having a room in there, that's clearly never used, since they're always in his bed, but it should definitely have private items they don't want any Bhaalist seeing.
Maybe things Gortash has given them. Little inventions, like clocks and toy soldiers and replicas of animals that move. Maybe a gnoll he hand carved, lol.
Just...just little pieces...of who they used to be, before they lost their memories ;-;
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The Problem With The Southern Raiders
Brynn_Sasha191 asked: And what do you have to say about TSR episode as a whole? And how ZK shippers constantly refer and think of it as 'the Zutara episode'.
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The episode itself is alright. Katara and Zuko looked cool as hell in their ninja outfits, sneaking around and being menaces. The scene of Katara choosing to bloodbend (and her horror after) were shocking. The moral of the episode ("Unnecessary violence is never the answer, BUT that doesn't mean people who wronged you are entitled to your forgiveness") is pretty good. Zuko looked like he gained some genuine understanding for Katara's situation, as well as respect for her mom, when he was told about how Kya's death happened. Plus the Sukka bit, and Zuko's reaction to it, was one of the funniest moments in the show.
The only thing that REALLY bothers me about it how it is the ONE time the show tried to sweep Zuko's mistakes under the rug. Katara was not mad at him because she was wrongfully "projecting" her grief over her mom, and her anger at the killer, on poor, innocent Zuzu.
She was mad because this entitled prince that had threatened the people of her village, tried to use her mom's necklace to blackmail her and then threatened to burn it, had been chasing her group all around the world, endangering them several times, to kidnap her best friend managed to convince her for five minutes that maybe there was some humanity to him - and then immediately helped his sister essentially win the war for the Fire Nation, and killing Aang. Then after Katara saved him, the same goddamn prince sent an assassin after them.
It doesn't matter that he was never fully evil, that he had understandable reasons to do what he did, that truly changed sides, and that he doesn't intend to ever do something like that again. Katara does NOT have to forgive him, and she sure as hell does not owe him her friendship, and it's not cool how the episode keeps allowing Zuko to act all entitled, without ever calling him out for it - and worse, activelly saying KATARA is the one in the wrong.
Plus, it's kinda fucked up that it's never acknowledged how Zuko, the guy who was disfigured and banished for wanting the soldiers of the Fire Nation to be treated fairly and with any humanity, and saw harming them for daring to OBEY ORDERS as an absolute betrayal, was willing to kill one of these guys for the crime of... following the Fire Lord's orders - which Zuko had also been doing mere WEEKS before.
Don't get me wrong, I can understand Katara being out for blood and not giving a shit about "well, if he didn't obey, he'd be traitor" when what he did traumatized her for life and made her grow up without her mom, but Zuko just seemed a bit hypocritical, and like he was betraying his beliefs there. It just doesn't make sense in my head that he wouldn't be thinking "What that guy did was fucked up, but I nearly got all of my current allies killed just a month ago because they were still enemies and it'd make sure my dad would not disfigure/banish me again or even kill me, it'd not be right of me to act like I can judge this guy"
But this one doesn't bother me as much since the whole point of that episode was for Zuko to unlearn all the awful "lessons" his father taught him by fully normalizing violence to him - and considering the finale showed us he was feeling sorry for Azula (hell, he was already giving off Concerned Big Brother vibes on the opening scene of TSR)  and was willing to spare even Ozai, I think it's safe to say he will never make that kind of mistake again (the comics are not canon, I don't care what anyone says).
So yeah, it's a deeply flawed, but entertaining episode that MOSTLY works - but it's NOT the "zutara" episode, not just because there's no romance there, but also because, if anything, 99% of it just shows how these two have the potential to bring out the absolute worst in each other, and that, at least until he genuinely started bonding with her during their mission) Zuko had no problem with playing the victim whenever Katara dared to be mad at him for doing horrible things that hurt her, the people she cared about, and innocents in general.
Thank God they grew as people AND have other friends that can pull them out of destructive spirals.
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saltwaterburns · 3 months
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VERY EXPLICIT DETAILS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF MY FEELINGS AFTER FINISHING "THE EMPTY GRAVE"
I tabbed 5 pages: blue for 347, red for 354, green for 385, orange for 415 and yellow for the very last one
i. Lockwood tells Lucy about the blue sapphire necklace his dad got for his mum as a "symbol of his undying devotion".
I was listening to Radiohead for most of the book, and this scene in particular was very dear to me because "Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi" is almost most definitely Lockwood's song. Like. Everybody leaves when they get the chance to, but Lucy won't. Lucy is back here and he's with him and they're standing side by side and he nearly can't get the words out of his mouth that's gone incredibly dry but somehow he's telling her about the necklace in his palm and his mind is racing while thinking about how pretty it'd look against her supple skin. He's almost about to give it to her, his mouth is open but the words die in his throat because Kipps is leaning over the doorway and telling them that Winkman is here and now he might die and she might never really know about his feelings for her but it's okay, because she'll live. He'll make sure she'll live.
ii. "But, if anything, I had my eye on someone else."
"Good God, you don't mean George?"
"You must know there are other possibilities in this world."
Sweet, darling girl Holly and her unrecruited wlw crush. Sweet, darling Holly who was squealing on the inside whenever she caught a glance of Lucy, her glowing skin and twinkling eyes and bright hair. Sweet, darling girl Holly who couldn't help the mean words that sometimes spilled from her lips because God forbid anyone realised what actually might hide under those longing glances.
iii. Lucy and her pet Skully but Skully is being TAKEN AWAY and they're having an angsty goodbye.
I'm pretty sure I actually cried during this scene. As much as she hates to admit it, she's so fond of Skull and his company and she's so used to his vile, unannounced jokes and comments that when he's being taken away from her, her heart literally stops, even though she isn't in the living world anymore. We only realise what we have until we've lost it, and this quote fits here perfectly. Sure, she hates him and his comments are unneeded and he never helps her, but they can't just take him away, can they?
iv. "Marissa came by?" Lockwood asked. "Was she alone?"
"Hey, Lucy asks the questions around here," the youth said. "You can't just barge in and take over like you're the leader or something? Where's your respect?"
Bonus - Skull telling the Clapham Butcher Boy to "find his own human"
I GIGGLED SO LOUD. He's so emotionally dependent on her. Find your own goddamn human, fish face!! That's right!! He's my favourite character. Nothing intellectual to talk about here, it just made me smile really big.
v. She hung the symbol of Lockwood's father's undying devotion to his mother around. Her. Neck. Cause. Locky. Gave. It. To. Her.
CAN YOU HEAR MY SCREAMS AND SOBS? Oh my God, where do I even start? During the entirety of those 5 books, they've always ran and someone's been hunting them down and Penelope was always breathing over their shoulder but not anymore. They'll still take on dangerous jobs and get into little quarrels with Barnes but now Kipps and Flo are also part of their little 35 Portland Row agency. They'll still be in danger every day because that's just what their job requires but it's different because Lucy's got that little gemstone around her neck and it might not mean anything to simple onlookers but all the love and light that's ever been gathered in it is now shining upon her. It's casting a little golden halo around her head and it's all okay because even when death is looking them in the eye, they'll look at each other and nod and everything will be okay.
This is it! Thank you for reading my little rambles. I don't know how I'll ever recover, because 35 Portland Row will eternally be etched to my heart. As my favourite singer once sung, there'll always be a chamber in my heart dedicated to those three and all their little hooligan friends and the shenanigans they got into.
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danielforshort · 4 months
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Genshin Impact Cosplay Xiao's hanfu (2023)
For my hanfu for Xiao I made three pieces: the double tassel (faux) pearl necklace, the changshan (长衫), and the beizi (褙子, bèi zǐ). Here are all the nitty gritty details on how I went about this design, things I loved, and things I'd change up. You can find more photos and a story highlight of my process on my Instagram mushkin_changeling.
(Photo credit: Donald aka hustographyphoto on Instagram from Momocon 2023)
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Reference Photos and Notes
Fashion and history and culture are all of great interest to me, and I knew that I wanted to start moving my cosplays towards hanfu designs and elements. You can read more about my internalized sinophobia and how that affected my cosplays in this Instagram post.
I spent so much time staring at Xiao's in game outfit trying to figure out what elements I was could translate into hanfu. Before this cosplay I had never worn hanfu. I was born in China but raised by white parents who did not dedicate much time or energy in ensuring I had access to knowledge about my culture.
The elements I picked at first for Xiao's hanfu were
His weird shoulder armor -> black yunjian (云肩) with gold enbroidery
Purple neck scarf (back) -> Yunjian ribbons
His necklace -> Chinese tassel necklace
Asymmetrical sleeve -> long flowing outer blue coat with gold embroidery
Pink tabbard/waist cloth -> a blue mamian with an embroidered pink design for the front
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Looking at all of these elements I knew what I was going for was a hanfu ensemble from the Ming dynasty. I spent a lot of time looking at photos, reading pages, and educating myself on hanfu. I was even able to give a very introductory presentation about hanfu at Momocon 2023! You can read my slides at this link: Hanfu History 101 slides
I made a really ambitious plan for his hanfu that I had to cut back on due to energy and time constraints (did I mention that during the construction time I was moving, defending my thesis, and transitioning to my PhD program?!?)
Due to these constraints I ended up purchasing a mamian. I bought my mamian from Etsy (the store is OrientalBigbang and the link is here). I love my mamian. In fact I love it so much I wore it to my master's graduation ceremony!
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It doesn't have the pink embroidery on it that i wanted but I knew going in that the level of customization I wanted would only be possibly from a commissioned mamian or if I made it myself. I was still very happy with how the mamian looked and felt.
Changshan (inner top)
Xiao's in game outfit is a weird tanktop with embroidery on it and a single detached sleeve. I decided to emulate this with a changshan. Most of the reference photos I found on DuckDuckGo showed asymmetrical changshan but a few were symmetrical, which I wanted. This is the photo I referenced most often.
(Photo credit: Newhanfu.com)
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I ended up picking this kind of cream off white fabric (all of my fabrics were thrifted bedsheets). I bought these closures off of Amazon and really loved their color. (link here)
(Photo credit: Amazon)
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Lots of the sides of a changshan are tied together rather than sewn which was fun and interesting. I ended up sewing a lot of small rectangular tubes for ties. I also didn't measure the armpit area quite right before cutting (measure twice, cut once, fuck up and make do) so that area is tied together rather than sewn.
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Overall I really like the look and feel of the changshan. I didn't end of doing any embroidery. The collar didn't come out quite symmetrical which irritates me but I was pleased with the overall look and feel of it. I would go back and alter some of it to make it more polished or upgraded, but I don't hate it. I even felt confident enough in it to spend a lot of my con day wandering around in the changshan and mamian because Atlanta is hot goddamn.
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Beizi (outer coat)
I actually made Xiao's game outfit in 2022, from scratch. My favourite bit was his singular sleeve which has a kind of swirling design on it. I hoped to capture that element with an embroidered beizi. I picked a light sort of cornflower blue for my beizi and a lilac for the collar (to emulate the purple neck scarf his in game outfit has).
(Photo credit: Donald aka hustographyphoto on Instagram from Momocon 2022)
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I had big aspirations for the beizi's embroidery. I really wanted to design and embroider Peng (Chinese mythological fish bird). There are a few reference images from DuckDuckGo (very popular one is below) and I sketched a few ideas. The idea was to embroider the Peng on the left sleeve for Xiao's tattoo. This was another detail that I was excited about that I unfortunately had to ditch.
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I was able to embroider some things though! I picked osmanthus flowers ("Osmanthus wine tastes the same as I remember, but where are those who share the memory?") and peonies, because they're symbolic in Chinese culture and also my favourite.
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I loved the embroidery part of this cosplay the most. It was such a wonderful tactile craft that combined my love of sketching and sewing.
I also lined the beizi with a plain cotton sheet. I thought this was a good idea (I love how a lined costume looks and feels) but it actually made the beizi a little heavy. That was not fun in the Atlanta summer heat.
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Twin Tassel Necklace
I found a strand of cream colored faux pearls at my local queer clothing swap and thought they were perfect for my twin tassel necklace. I mostly based it off of the below reference photo (photo credit: Nuwa Hanfu) and the general look of Xiao's in game necklace.
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This is what I ended up with. I don't hate it but I also don't love it. This was the last thing I made in the cosplay so my energy and time were running short and I think that's apparent in the overall look of this piece.
(Photo credit: Donald aka hustographyphoto on Instagram from Momocon 2023)
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Things I'd Change Up
I would change the beizi's colors to be pure white with decoration, instead of the sky blue I chose. I shied away from crisp whites for two reasons: they're hard to keep clean and I didn't want it to be a funeral outfit. After Momocon 2023 I realised that Xiao is literally Edge Boy Supreme and his story and character are steeped in mourning, death, and grief, so white would have been a perfect color.
I would have thrifted less bedsheets. The hanfu overall had very little texture because the fabrics I chose were plain cotton. In the future I'll aim for more texture (more common in curtain fabric) or I'll buy at a fabric store.
I would make a yunjian (云肩) like I had originally planned. I had wanted to hand embroider a cloud collar (black with gold thread) but ran out of energy and time before I got around to it. I would add that element to my next iteration of this costume because it reflects Xiao's in game outfit really well (he has this weird black shoulder/neck armor).
I would reconstruct the necklace entirely. Because I was working with one long strand that i looped to make two layers around my neck it never lay flat and looked a bit less put together. I would cut the strand and remake the necklace entirely next time. The necklace might even be unnecesarry with the yunjian, so I would probably more likely incorporate the beads into the yunjian.
I would dedicate more time to actually fulfill all of my embroidery dreams! I would embroider the Peng, add designs to the collar of the beizi, etc.
Ending Notes
I hope this doesn't sound dreary or like I'm disappointed in my cosplay. I am so incredibly proud of myself and this creation. I have been slowly finding my way back into my love of costumes and sewing and this is the project that helped. It is incredible to blend my love of history and research with my culture and cosplay.
I hope to return to this cosplay and make improvements! I hope to continue to branch out with my love of hanfu and apply it to some cosplays (I'm looking at you Baizhu). Thank you to everyone who told me they loved my cosplay, who attended my panel, and made my con and cosplay a wonderful experience.
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audhd-nightwing · 4 months
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percy jackson ep2 live reaction
annabeth being a little creep i love her
fun fact i learned at the pjo NYCC panel: the most grueling part of the show production was making the camp half-blood shirts. they all had to be a specific shade of orange and there had to be a LOT cuz all the campers wear them consistently
very much angsty tween energy
ITS SOOO PRETTYYYYYYYYYY
i love the big house’s design
grover’s little *clop clop clop* hehe
“your highness” book!percy wouldn’t be caught dead saying that shit but it’s still funny cuz i KNOW as soon as he learns more abt the gods all that respect is out the window. book!percy is just a little asshole from the start
Mr D is fucking perfect casting
godDAMN chiron is tall asf
also i fr did not know brunner was pronounced like that
mr d actually being kinda nice to grover??
ITS SO COOL I WANNA GO TO CAMP THERE
riptide my bbg
i need a close up of the inside and outside of all the cabins immediately
Hermes cabin 💪💪💪
there’s a fire pit IN the cabin?? that seems like a hazard. but also magic and it’s fucking cool so
the complete non-reaction to percy’s introduction now vs how people will eventually react to hearing his name is kinda wild
they really did not give this poor boy any time to grieve his mom huh
LUKE
poor percy, his first reaction to being approached is to be defensive :(
CHB necklace!!!!
o shit that scared me. hello wood nymph. is this his mom??? idk how satyrs are born
the tiger shirt 💀
LIKE AN OLD BANANA HGHDGDGDGD
grover :( ur a good friend bb
dream time woooooo. OH THE VOICE IS KRONOS i forgor
“glory” ok nerd
luke really has a whole posse following him around lmao
IS THAT THE LESBIAN FLAG ON CLARISSE’S NECKLACE???
nvm they all have them in that order….
i love that percy has just had that leather necklace from the very start of the show. in preparation for the camp beads :,)
aaaaaaaa a character in a wheelchair that’s so cool!!!!!
no one’s even gonna show him how to use the bow???
this boy is gonna destroy the camp i love him
BRO DID NOT GET THE JOKE AND I FEEL SO SEEN. YES THERES A GREEK GOD OF DISAPPOINTMENT
oh my god i’m gonna cry. percy praying to sally is my favorite change they made in the whole show
“like, real friends” crying luke how dare you betray this sweet darling boy
YOU TELL HIM PERCY!! get his ass
“hey guys! 😃 🤚 can’t sleep huh?” ilysm percy
“do you think you’re special?” oh boy clarisse do you have a big surprise coming. also percy didn’t even tell anyone abt the minotaur that was grover
okay i liked this cgi way better than nancy bobofit’s takedown
annabeth stalker behavior i love you. SHE ADMITS IT TOO I LOVE HERRRE
“annabeth sees the world differently” yeah she’s autistic with a genius iq
sobbing. “she’s my little sister”. pain. the betrayal is gonna hurt so much more
th-alia ??? hm
“until zeus broke the pact” hades, hiding his kids from the 1940s in the lotus hotel: yeah zeus was the one to break it first, obviously
i can’t wait to see who they cast as thalia
“let it rip” i see what you did there 👀 my mind went right to beyblade tho lol
their shields lowkey look like the nightwing symbol :3
SUNSHINE ADDSHFJFHDG
god this set is so fucking cool
cringefail loserboy rizz
THE HAT!!!!!!!!!!!
“he’ll be ready, i know it” *cuts to percy flossing* i love this dumbass so much
lizard :D
exceptional depiction of adhd ty rick
bro really just gave away the location of the flag with no hesitation lol
OH SHIT THAT WAS COOL! the roll into picking up the shield? smooth asf!!!
how tf did the spear even break isn’t it made of like magic metal
she really used him as bait lmao. *pushes him into the water* she’s just testing a hypothesis!!
holy shit the cabin is so cool. kinda spooky tho. i hate to say it but i like the movie version better
“what 😃”
damn they really just blame everything on hades huh. poor guy. i’d hate my siblings too if they gave me a shitty job and made me the scapegoat for a bunch of stuff
why tf is chiron wearing a suit. why.
“i’m sally jackson’s son” YES YOU ARE KING
grover you’re the best ily. chiron you’re giving way too much dumbledore energy i hate it
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raccoonfallsharder · 4 months
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˖°.‎‧₊˚✧ juno
✩ let me love your OCs masterlist
i. love. juno.
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i've talked about @lazarel-3000's oc before at length but if you haven't read The All of You, you should do so immediately and leave lots of love & kudos. i am so grateful for them creating juno, sharing her with me & the world at large, and all the absolutely fuckin drool-worthy art they offer up of juno x rocket that has altered my brain chemistry and which i think about almost daily (serious they are one of my favorite creators of all time so check out their blog and give them a follow). anyway me drawing juno sometimes feels like the height of hubris (how dare i) but i am a mere mortal and weak to such temptations
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i have many favorite lines and moments in The All of You but one of my favorites is (spoiler) when juno flashes a bunch of drones to...distract them? prove her identity?...while she and rocket escape. girl's not wearing very much in the first place - just some jewelry (probably significantly less than i have her in tbh). i also forgot that her tits were covered by an ore chain at first (my b) so i added one on top off all the jewelry i had already painted (made me a little sad to cover it up so i saved a detail layer lol). i mean granted "ore chain" and "heavy gold bejewelled bib necklace/chestplate" aren't really the same thing but honestly i just wanted an excuse to draw juno covered in sparklies.
i could've done better with my anatomy (again i forgot about the chain so the original drawing was literally just her about to pull the neckline of her “dress” open and when i added the chain i thought — well I should fix her hands so it looks more like she’s holding it? but then i just… didn’t) and i had another version with linework on the jewelry but honesty i decided i like it better like this. did i have too much fun lazily painting misshapen beads? yes. did i overdo it on the glitter? also yes. will it actually hurt your eyes? still yes.
do i have any regrets? not a goddamn one
anyway thank you again to @lazarel-3000 for creating this babe and letting me have fun drawing her
slightly nsfw behind the cut? some close-ups that are a touch risky and a jewelry-free version. better safe than sorry.
previous juno doodle
a look at the jewelry under the literal only thing hiding her boobs
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one of my fave lines (i have so many) is about how her jewelry is covering more of her than the fabric. i think the fabric’s supposed to be smaller but i just settled for making it as transparent as humanly possible so uh yeah.
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anyway yes that's it this was such a glitterific fun little portrait to waste time on this week while work is closed for winter break. go read The All of You and thank you again, @lazarel-3000, for ALL your creations. ♡♡♡♡
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dullahandyke · 4 days
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yippee yippee yippee yippee eimear con haul!!!!
Hi. It was my birthday recently and I'm bad to shop for so instead of gifts I got money to spend at Kaizokucon. So here's a haul. Under the cut bcos I couldnt fit it nicely in one picture and I wanna ramble
ok we're gonna take it one picture at a time ^_^ the ID in the alt text explains what everything is if u just wanna see what i got without the rambling sure to come with it. links in rambling r to the artists of the fan stuff where i can find em ^_^ only one of them is a direct link to the product tho bcos some ppls shops r down and some ppl dont have all their stuff online. lemons_arent_green youre a real one
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Ok the flat stuff!!! black rock shooter poster bcos i already have a figure but i liek her... badass anime girl ily.... was so so sure i saw a reigen keychain but when i went to go get one there weren't any so i got this sticker sheet instead :3 SPEAKING OF KEYCHAINS!!! yippee yippee kaguya i love you youre my special little tiempsy. yue you are a gay anime boy with a cool design. tomoyo ive always felt a kinship with you and its because im a desperate dyke. monokuma is here ig 🙄 i put him on my carabiner and hes fun to stim with. i am not immune to the sdr2 fanboying. also full disclosure ive not watched naruto (its in the spreadsheet) i just thought funko pop sasuke keychain was really really funny. my son who stares into my soul. comparatively i dont have as much to say on the badges!! luka luka fever for real girlie ily. the bandori ones were blind bags and i got himari on my first try <3<3<3<3<3<3 sorry eve i kind of dont care. 🙁 the dr girlies i kinda picked at random based on who i've been vibing w lately.
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THE POKEMON DIORAMA!!!! its soooo cool, staff were setting up the trade hall so i was in there all day friday and this shop was one of the first to set up their stands and i was literally staring at it all day... so fucking awesome. the rings n the necklace r from the same shop look at them... im fucking obsessed w the catgirl necklace. literally look at her. i dont thiiink shes supposed to be a specific character but she might be. oh well. cat girl ily. aaaand the arisa stand is actually a little clip for papers n stuff!! she was also a blind box but specifically for popipa so i was gonna b happy w whoever <3
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MIIIIKUUUUUU MY PRINCESS MY EVERYTHING!!!!! she was calling to me she beckoned..... shes actually rlly big irl shes the biggest figure i have, replacing my kokoro one... shes the one where i audibly said 'it was my birthday i can buy things' bcos figures spencey... she wasnt too bad actually i just like bitching. 6 euro axel for scale
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BOOKS 💥💥💥 i was reading nana a while back and i dropped it but i gotta pick it up again... rlly pretty and awesome... aaaand the summer hikaru died!!! kay if youre seeing this then know you posting abt it convinced me <3 i originally got it bcos i was on door duty in a quiet area and didnt wanna spend my time draining battery life on my phone but after i bought it i realised that that was literally a terrible idea so <3 we'll get around to them soon
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FINALLLYYYYYY TSHIRTS!!! the top yellow one was my staff t-shirt, it has 'staff' on the back i was wearing it all weekend and yippee i love it.... emotional bond.... and if this is a safe space can i just say. if kaito was a woman? would. next up FAYE FUCKIN VALENTINEEEE!!! do u remember that post i made going thru all the sellers that were gonna b at the con that started like 'i hate shounen fans. name a woman'? well this is the seller i was talking about but all was forgiven in the name of FAYE ! GODDAMN ! VALENTINE ! ugh i love you girlie. and the last t-shirt was given out free to staff after the closing ceremony!! it was the tenth anniversary of kaizokucon so we got this awesomes design yay.... wore it to classes today hoping somebody would comment on it and nobody did 😌and in the middle i got CLOW CARRRDS BITCHES!!!!!! i saw them and immediately all thought left my fucking brain. i needed them. so important. the seller also recognised the axel in my fanny pack yippee!!!! a few people recognised him over the weekend actually and i was always like yes!! the him
anyway. yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! yippee! con con con con con :)
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OKAY FJRST. THE LITTLE DETAILS FROM THEIR CANON DESIGNS/YOUR PERSONAL DESIGNS BECAUSE THEY ARE CANON TO ME TO THE AU
not to be the chip guy but of course he comes first. chibos little beanie instead of the captains hat is SUCH a great touch !! the fact he still has his necklace and his long coat in a different more cover-up-slut approach makes me insaneeeee god he's so. Just like me frfr. you just drew me but if i had long hair and more bastard swagger that's so coolio bro what the freaksauce... ALSO keeping his belt and piercings make me to happy forever and ever but swagever ! Im normal ^_^ WAITTT also the "coverupslut" tits thing is really funny to me obviously he couldn't be walking around like that in the Real World because it's lame and doesn't support his transgender swagger but I really love how you kept his midriff and the teensiest tiniest little bit of a happy trail because he fucking WOULD wouldn't he. he WOULD fucking look like that. and !! speaking of speaking of that his black crop top thing works really well with both his style and his style of dancing which I think is so awesome sauce broski AND THE BLACK NAILS. THATS IMPORTANT can i get you to make something canon for me from one guy to another you're such a good friend and this isn't me buttering you up at all but on a totally separate note did you know you're hot and cool and all your art is amazing and you're talented and smart. could you make it so jay was the one to paint his nails and he complained forever and ever about it he wad so annoyed but he only complained more when the paint started chipping and he forced her to fix it. staring at you with autism eyes Btw
gillion design is so real forever and ever and I'm totally okay about it bro trust. absolutely LOVE the fact he kept his necklace too but instead it's framed as a gift from pretzel and made as a Kandi necklace :〕 it's so sick ANDDD THE WAY HE DRESSES !!! his baggy black tank-top and belt with the pants bro you Get It he fucking. Would look like that humanized wouldn't he. the bracelets and the also black nails (that. And Again, looking at you with begging and pleading autism eyes. jay probably had to act like she was just SO down to do and felt like it for funsies so she could teach pretzel when in reality chibo just begged her because he's a little bitch and really wanted to bond with gillion because he's an idiot and couldn't think of a better way. Also his paint was chipping and he was mildly annoyed) AND !! THE HAIRRRRR holy shit my friend tumblr user and mutual soup s0up1ta im losing my actual goddamn ever-loving mind over the way you drew his dyed hair it's so fucking pretty dude THE COLORRRRSSSSSS THE COLORS IM BEING POSSESED AND TAKEN AWAY. THE VIBRANCY SNATCHED MY SOUL AND GOT ME VAPORIZED LIKE IT WAS DAYBRINGER SOLOMON SAVE THE WORLD AND SUCK EACH OTHER VAMP4VAMP STYLE MY FINAL MESSAGE
Oh my god. And pretzel. soup im losing my fucking MINDDDDD over pretzel i know when you showed me the (theses aren't posted yet. i get to be in the Cool Exclusive Friend Club for. Asecond >:DDD) drawings of her with the biker helmet i lost my shit then but I need to lose it again. i lose that very frequently. The little patches in her jeans and clips in her messy hair and home-made bracelets covering every part of her body that they can and her big fluffy skirts that mimic her frogtopus arms that spread out and her overalls QND THAT ONE DRAWING. WHERE AHE IS PAINTING GILLIONS EYELINER ON IM. SOUP IM SHAKING YOU IM LOSING OT and also. Of course she would like bluey <3
Now onto the actual writing for just a second because I need to ramble on how well you fucking Captured the way it was written so perfectly because like. Holy fuck dude
Tigers being paired with you Definitely is the best possible outcome because you have created something for me to be Insane about. I could picture everything so vividly and i heard that one line where it was him going "I want you. I want you baby" and i just completely saw your drawing of them arms linked and extended and I lost my MINDD soup. spinning in circles and shimmying like a deep sea isopod ruffling up dirt on the seafloor look at me in my dead ass eye holes because i cannot express enough how much I love that. everything in this fic was pictured entirely in your style and I'm so fucking normal about that I promise. i LOVE seeing the little details you move from both cannon jrwi and your designs into the way they're drawing because, and I cannot stress this enough that this is a good thing, they all look like Them. normally with au's it's them slightly off or that's Them just in a different outfit but NOOO dude you got it so perfect. yeah that IS what they would look like that IS how they would dress and act and look and fucking DANCE bro 🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
and finally just wanted to say the writing is sosososo good forever and ever but that's exactly what I would expect from Tigers101 the fnc guy and chip kisser themself alright not surprised in the least. and with the art being as amazing at going with it not nearly surprised it's sof uckign awesome seeing you grow and get more talented as an artist because DUDE !!!!!! HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE GROWNNNN its so awesome man
anyway leave you with this image
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because i saw the part where chibo blushed and I pictured him in your style and i nearly whisper-screamed faggot out loud before catching myself because I'm tired <3 thank you for being you and so rad and sweet forever and ever and making the sick ass cool ass shit that you do im sohyped and so happy everytime I get. A message or a tag from you because I KNOWWWWW it means I get something to feast apon and i love it so much. already said it once but it's so nice i say it twice suck each other vamp4vamp style and save da world. my final message
I AM FRAMING THIS AND HANGING IT ON MY WALL FOREVER THANK YOU SO MUCH DUDE AUDHJSJSJDKFBJS 😭😭💕💕💕
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cmdonovann · 1 year
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ayyyy whats up tumblr im having a kofi sale!
my heating bill is absolutely absurd this month for some goddamn reason, so i put a bunch of stuff on my kofi shop on sale. most items have gone down by $5-10, and almost everything has free shipping to the USA.
here are some of the weird and wonderful items you may be able to purchase from me:
VAMPIRE ROSARIES
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yes, they have teeth. yes, they have blood. yes, i have three of them and none have sold yet for some reason? get on this deal before i decide to keep them myself!
HERETIC PRIDE KANDI
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i mostly made these because i wanted them, but i had enough beads for more so i made multiple sets. there are also chokers.
VARIOUS OTHER ROSARIES
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i just really like making rosaries tbh. the driftwood & teeth one has been on my shop for over a year so it's been discounted multiple times. the other ones are newer, but they're cool as hell imo, so they're worth the extra couple bucks.
EVEN MORE WEIRD TEETH JEWELRY
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is this what the kids these days call "goblincore"? they've got teeth. they've got skulls. they've got mushrooms. one of them even has a bell from an old cat collar. these necklaces will trans your gender, guaranteed*!
*not actually guaranteed. i just think they are very gendery.
BOOKS!
oh god oh fuck i have so many books. hold on. wait a second.
PRIDE FLAG BOOKS !
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i started these in pride month last year and it took me like five months to finish them. oops! you can buy them now though, and these ones are quite affordable compared to my usual journals and notebooks.
OTHER BOOKS
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i'm not even going to include a link for this one because there's seven of them. just scroll through the shop, you'll find them. i have a couple with lined paper, and i think there's one with grid paper left too, if you're the kinda person who likes grid notebooks. they're all discounted at least $5, and shipping is free on all of them! this is a big deal, tbh, because these are pretty damn expensive and time-consuming to make, so take advantage of the sale if you are in need of a new notebook! these ones are very cool!
aaaaaand last but not least...
NO CHILDREN "FRIENDSHIP" HEART JEWELRY!
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you know 'em. you love 'em. you probably followed me because i blazed a post about 'em the day after blaze was rolled out. i WILL NOT BE MAKING MORE OF THESE, and there are only a few left, so GET 'EM BEFORE THEY'RE GONE FOREVER! guaranteed* to make the perfect valentine's day gift for your most beloathed ex!
*again, i am not actually guaranteeing anything, but can you imagine how funny it would be to give this to your ex? do it, i dare you.
(つ≧▽≦)つ---✧。* 。* 。* ❤
and that's all for now! feel free to reblog this post, share it, email it to your mom, whatever! please help me pay my dang heating bill! thanks i love you!
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acaplaya-musings · 25 days
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Voiceplay Visuals: Hellfire
As IF I was ever going to skip over this video!!!!
Voiceplay's cover of Hellfire was released on the 7th of October, 2023 (being their Halloween upload for the year), and, fun fact, it was the first Voiceplay video I watched after a sort of personal "hiatus" of 1-1.5 years, where they had somehow fallen off my radar for a while (which can happen when A, you weren't originally subscribed to them and mostly just relied on the Youtube algorithm/recommended section, and B, you previously only watched videos for songs you were already familiar with (I know better now though, obviously), plus a few other random factors). Geoff's cover of Jack's Lament was the first from his channel I had seen in quite a while (thank you YouTube algorithm for actually being helpful!), and I stumbled upon Hellfire the following day. And man what a video to bring me back into the fold!
Both video and arrangement were done Layne, and although this is another "guest feature" for J None (he did 5 full-length videos with Voiceplay in 2023!), he's only a backing vocalist for most of this one. Who took lead vocals? Geoff! Apparently Layne was wanting Voiceplay to do a cover of Hellfire for quite a while, and had always envisioned Geoff as the main singer for it, but Geoff, for a long time, said no. I don't know/can't remember what his exact reasoning was; whether he just thought the song was too dark or he thought he wouldn't be able to do it justice, but obviously Layne eventually managed to persuade him (made him an arrangement he couldn't refuse, I'm guessing, because seriously this arrangement is STUNNING), and quite frankly I am forever in Layne's debt for it!
I have no estimate of how long this post might be or how much I'll actually have to say about the screencaps I share, but I'll try to make this worthwhile, and so without further ado, let's get into this!
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Pretty "basic"/"simple" visuals here, but honestly that's all that's needed for this one! For one thing, the vocals/arrangement are amazing enough to shine on their own (kinda like with Nothing Else Matters), and for another thing, this may be a Disney villain song, but at the same time it's not really a "Disney Song", y'know? This ain't Friends On The Other Side, or Poor Unfortunate Souls, or Be Prepared; this is a song about deep internal conflict, "burning desire", and attempts to suppress said burning desire, which only leads to more trouble. This is a villain song taken completely seriously, and boy oh boy do Voiceplay nail it!
(I feel like I should also mention that I've never actually watched The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, but I know the characters, I know the story, and this song speaks for itself tbh.)
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I mean of course all the guys understood the assignment for this one but Cesar really Understood👏The👏Assignment!👏
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I can't believe I'm having one of my "hang on a minute-" moments on freaking Hellfire of all videos, but somehow I never noticed the purple gemstone ring that Eli is wearing here before now! (And Cesar is wearing a red gemstone ring as well, which I only just spotted in a previous shot).
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Yep, Layne's got a gemstone ring on as well!
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I'm guessing J has got a matching ring as well, but I'm fairly certain Geoff doesn't, because he's got this gemstone necklace instead, which of course helps to further identify him as the lead vocalist/"main character" in this one.
(And even though Voiceplay seem to wear black/dark colours a fair bit (and Geoff does a lot), I still really freaking love the costuming in this video. They all look so good!!!!!)
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Yep, there it is! J has a ring as well!
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"BURN IT"
((If you've been reading/paying attention to all my Voiceplay Visuals posts, you might have picked up that usually, Geoff is the only one who gets bold font for quotes, but I'm more than willing to make an exception this time, because goddamn))
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"This fire in my skin"
The way he looks down at his hands and arms as if feeling himself changing, as if there really are flames coursing right underneath the surface of the skin!!!!
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"This burning desire, is turning me to s i n"
Not here to make fun or tease this time, certainly not! Geoff did a fantastic acting job in this one, and his delivery of every single vocal line was just absolutely *chefs kiss*
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Everyone else was brilliant in this too, and Cesar absolutely had some attention-grabbing moments of his own! 😄
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The "it's not my fault!" section of the song is really cleverly done here imo. (it's technically visual as well! I can talk about it!) It gives other members a bit more of a chance to shine, in a song which (aside from the Latin chanting in the background) is only meant to be a one-man performance. And the video (arrangement included) does this by turning Layne, J, Eli, and Cesar into a sort of Greek Chorus, or more specifically, a "singing chorus" (yes, that's a real thing, which I learned about when I was double-checking to see if I actually remembered the correct meaning of Greek Chorus). Singing choruses are sometimes incorporated into musical theatre and grand opera, and are "used frequently to interpret the mental and emotional reactions of the principal characters, after the manner of a Greek chorus." And while Eli and Cesar are taking over the lead for this bit here, Geoff becomes a little bit more subdued, head slightly bowed, just doing some little self-conducting hand movements as he holds down the bassline (I'm assuming, though I can't really hear him at all in the background until his arpeggios(?) when J takes over (look, sometimes you really can't fully describe/talk about what's happening on screen without talking about the audio that goes with it!!!))
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Cesar with the sick air guitar! (Not all reactors seemingly noticed this moment, which is a damn crime tbh (you can actually see him doing it in the group shot just a few seconds before this too, though that part I myself didn't pick up on till just now))
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I can't remember seeing a single reaction video (out of the ones I've watched at least) that actually figured out who the Guard was, even though it's in the description of the video! (Though I guess those who were watching from Patreon have more of an excuse). It's Tony! (Also, this means that this video featured 4 "generations" of Voiceplay baritones - Layne, Tony, J, and Cesar!)
I've heard one or two reactors say they wish they could have seen the guard's face, but nah, I don't think it's necessary. He's there to provide Relevant Information for progression of the plot/song/scene, and that's it! His identity is irrelevant!
(But still, shoutout to Tony!)
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"what" (hhhhhh)
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"I'll find her,"
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"I'll find her and I'll find her if I have to burn down all of PARIS!"
(He did so well! <3 <3 <3)
At first when I watched this video I was like "wow I really love this video, but should I like this video so much? Considering the context/meaning behind the song and all that?" That lasted for like maybe a week maximum. I adore this cover and this video and I make no apologies about it!)
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*swoon*
Very cool flame effect in the eyes! According to one reaction video I watched, that likely was not easy to do, but it's a great addition to the already-very-awesome video!
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The zoom-out on Geoff is done brilliantly for dramatic effect here as well!
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Do I even need to say it at this point? 😂😅
Well anyway, obligatory "he's so pretty!" comment
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(Here's a slight shot of Cesar's ring btw)
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Man I love it when he belts <3
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Firstly, the absolute power and feeling that Geoff put into this, like it's absolutely amazing to watch and it delights me to no end. Secondly, I wasn't going to include that third pic above, but turns out Geoff is wearing a gemstone ring as well! (maybe more than one?) I knew he was wearing rings in the video, but I just assumed they were his wedding/engagement rings, as he pretty much always wears them in videos (unless he can't for costuming purposes), one on each hand, but now I wonder if he was in fact wearing them at all in this video?
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Excuse me while I just- *muffled yelling into pillow*
As I type this, Voiceplay's cover of Hellfire is just 4,700 views away from reaching one million hits on YouTube! I hope it gets there, it certainly deserves it (and more!). (UPDATE: As of the morning of the 20th of February (AEST timezone), it's now at one million views! Can I hear a wahoo!?!) (SECOND UPDATE: and it's now at over 1.1 million, as of the 25th of March!)
It's not exactly a typical Halloween-type video for Voiceplay, no super-elaborate character costumes or coloured face/body paint, but just like practically everything Voiceplay did in 2023, this was EPIC!
But anyway, I'll be skipping over Whiskey In The Jar, and I'm not doing any posts about Christmas videos (for now), which means that I'm finally onto the first two full-length uploads of 2024! (And I really would have expected there to be a third 2024 upload by this point, but it seems we're just gonna have to keep on waiting.) Stay tuned!
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fandomfluffandfuck · 7 months
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He's being such a fucking tease, like you're in a mesh top but you've got a black t shirt underneath? Illegal. And I'm thinking of Chris trying to tease Sebastian who leaves him an overstimulated, denied mess. Like with dom bottom Seb and sub vers Chris. Seb uses Chris as his personal dildo and then puts a cockring on him with vibrating plug up his ass?
related to the new GQ shoot
also, you'd probably enjoy this earlier ask I answered
Such 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 tease 👏🏻
(Horny) Jail for Chris Evans. (Horny) Jail for 1,000 years.
Sebastian is pretty fucking sure he's never sweat more than he is right now. He's worked out hard--packed on bulk and muscle for roles and shed pounds like crazy for roles--he's sat in saunas for what felt like years, but he's never sweat like he is right now. He's never felt his heart pound the way it is right now. He's never breathed so hard. Even so, he wouldn't change a goddamn thing. Because sweat might be rolling down his back and he might be fever hot, wholly out of breath, but he's also never felt so fucking worked up in his whole fucking life.
Sex with Chris is great. It always is. Even half-assed and not-really-intense sex is incredible. Sparks still fly between them. But when it's whole-assed and really-really-intense sex--
Guh.
It's a whole 'nother world.
Sebastian isn't just on a different planet right now, though. He's not just been blasted off to Jupiter. No. He's in a whole different fucking galaxy. He's spinning without gravity to pin him down, shaking, and strung out. And every gasping breath is a punched out sound of, "ah, ah, ah!" He can't stay quiet. He can't even pretend. This hits so hard.
Fuck me.
Pleasure sparks up his spine from low, low, low in his gut. Tightly knotted and molten. It feels so good.
This feels so good.
He hadn't fucking believed his eyes when Chris came home, stripped off his coat and had been wearing that.
He was just at a photoshoot! And they, they put him in--
God.
They put him in a fucking mesh shirt.
What the fuck?
Who did that?
And why did no one think to warn Sebastian?
Chris had simply playfully patted his chest, laughing off his brain-fried reaction, drawling, "don't worry baby, they didn't get to see nothin', I had this shirt on under it the whole time." He pulled at a black shirt, one practically screaming for help, its seams pulled much too tight. It looked painted on. As did that fucking mesh shirt. A sleeveless mesh shirt. Because. Fuck. Somebody at that photoshoot had it out for Sebastian.
Sebastian still half thinks somebody's trying to kill him, having it out for him bad, and he's still half convinced that this isn't real.
How could this be real?
Chris had asked him, "really? You don't think it looks kinda... dumb? Like, 90s vest in a bad way?"
No.
It's not fucking dumb.
It's not dumb unless you count the decision to put a t-shirt under the mesh! What's the point of the mesh then?
Sebastisn made him take off the shirts, then put just one back on. Just the mesh. It's white, and it stands out starkly against Chris' dark tattoos and his staining blush. The pretty pink color starts on his handsome face and seeps all the way down past his beard, over his throat, and onto his round chest--spilling beyond his pecs, all the way to his clenching stomach. Sebastian isn't the only one molten hot. Chris is feverish underneath him. He's sweating. He's glistening under that fucking mesh. His pentant necklace is heaving up and down, pulled astray from the middle of his chest, between his tits, to one side. It catches the light in their room, just like the slickness pooling over his skin. It's enough to make Sebastian even crazier, as feral as he already is bouncing on Chris' cock, in his lap, his hands planted on Chris' chest. He's got handfuls of his tits, steadying himself with every move he makes, taking his cock deep, angling himself to fuck against his prostate again and again and again.
Ah, ah, ah!
His hands curl tighter on Chris' chest with all the pleasure. His toes curl. His thighs shake. He's cum once already. But he's not done. He hasn't had his fill yet.
He wants to grab and pull and take, but that fucking mesh shirt is too tight. There's no slack. Nothing to hold onto. Still, it makes him drool. The way it clings to Chris. The way it looks over the shape of his body. Hugging his tits and his waist while remaining soft enough to let the hard points of his nipples be seen.
"S-Seb!" Chris whines, his hands shaking nearly as bad as Sebastian's own thighs.
Sebastian moans in response to his name on those lips, grinding down harder. He wants Chris deeper.
There's nothing as fucking satisfying as feeling Chris in his guts, reranging them, as using Chris so well that he feels him right up against his prostate and the back of his throat at the same time, hardly able to breath, leaving his eyes blurring with hot, prickling tears, clenching so tight around him that he can feel him throb, the brutal thundering of his heart--
Clenching so tight around the thickness of him, the heaviness of him, filling him up, that he can feel--
"Gah!" Sebastian groans, a full-body shiver taking over him for a moment.
He can feel the cock ring he put around Chris right at his clenching, fluttering, hungry rim.
He can feel the control--the power he has over Chris. The power Chris lets him have. Chris walks out into the world--Chris lets hoards of fans see him, drool over him, lust over him, but Sebastian is the only one Chris lets have him, fuck him, use him.
Sebastian is using him.
Chris looks like the worst, most delicious kind of toy--dressed up, slutted up. And Sebastian is going to use him as such. Sebastian is using him as such. Now. Right now. On top of him, in his lap, writhing, moaning, sitting on his cock, sitting on his bound cock because Sebastian is using him. Using him for pleasure. Using him for his hard, thick cock. Using him as his own pornography. Nothing more, nothing less.
He needs Chris to stay heavy and hard and throbbing. For as long as he wants. He needs it. And he's making it happen with the cock ring and the plug he slid into Chris' tight ass, rumbling with just enough vibration to feel it shooting through his veins like hot electricity, going to his head, but not enough vibration to make him orgasm through the ring.
It's perfect torture.
Perfect for Sebastian.
"Ah! Seb!" Chris tries again. His hands successfully tighten on his hips for a moment, just long enough for him to slam him down hard, deep on his cock and keep him there for a delicious second. But he loses it nearly immediately. Too worn down for any fine motor control.
His agonized voice, his unraveling. It's so good for Sebastian.
"Baby, baby, oh, God, babyy," he moans.
Sebastian moans, too, staring at the open gape of Chris' swollen, slick lips. Red and hot and plush. He looks so hot. His mouth looks so hot. Sebastian wouldn't, couldn't get off his dick if he tried, but he also wants in that mouth. He wants to feel how wet and hot and tight it is and he wants to feel the desperate pitch of his voice on his cock. Vibrations on his dick. God. He wants it.
"Baby, you g-gotta let me, oh, oh, you gotta let me cum! Seb! Please!"
Music to Sebastian's ears. Jesus Christ.
"Please! Baby 'm dyin', I'm, 'm, ohh, fuck, please!" His hips jerk up hard. His head pushes back against the bed, arching his flushed, sweat-slick throat. Holy shit, yeah, Sebastian wants in that.
He wants.
But he can't fucking stop this.
It's so good. God. His cock is so good. He could live on it. He could live just like this. Chris delicious and squirming and begging underneath him. Eyes lidded heavily, barely focused, barely looking at Sebastian with how gone he is. Chris doesn't even have to be tied down! He wants Sebastian to feel good. He wants to be used for Sebastian's pleasure.
Sebastian wants more pleasure. Just a little more. He can't help how greedy he's become. Chris gives it to him so good! It's not his fault! Even when he's not giving. Even when he's just lying back like he is now, letting it happen. It's. so. good.
His cock is so swollen from being kept in the unforgiving ring and it keeps twitching inside Sebastian. How could Sebastian possibly pass this up?
"Ohmygod, oh, oh, fuck, Seb--" Chris' voice is tight, and he bears his teeth, gritting them almost as if he's in pain. But Sebastian doesn't blame him. He can't. How can he when he can't think?
Sebastian's too busy letting out a stupid loud moan of his own, shivers on the outside working their way in. Inside. Leaving him quivering, shaking, and milking Chris' cock as he cums for a second time. This time, he doesn't have a hand around himself. He doesn't catch any of his cum in his hand, smearing it back down his shaft as lube, extra slippery and wet and messy, preventing a mess on Chris' mesh shirt. This time it just paints him. Making a goddamn mess over the mesh shirt, the ink below it, and his skin.
Sebastian heaves in a breath, still whited-out.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
It feels so good. Still.
He's so sensitive.
He can hardly take it.
Ah!
He squirms, drawing tiny figure eights with his hips, sitting heavy on Chris' still hard, still throbbing dick. Ahhh! His eyes flutter shut.
"Baby," Chris sounds like he's about to lose his voice. All gravel and rough and low. Sebastian shivers uncontrollably, his senses fading back in as he comes down. As most of him comes down...
He's still hard.
Half-hard.
But... almost ready to go again.
And he knows the moment Chris knows it, "babyyy!" he pleads. Frustration thick in his voice.
Good.
Good.
He looks so good.
He feels so good.
He's being so good.
Sebastian only smirks, breathless, all mischievous kitten like. He narrows his eyes at Chris. What? What're you gonna do? He challenges wordlessly underneath the sound of their panting, his heartbeat in his ears, and the muffled vibrations coming from inside Chris. Easily picking up the remote, locating it in the ruined, completely rumbled sheets, Sebastian turns the vibrations up.
"OH!" Chris hips buck up, almost throwing Sebastian off of him. But Sebastian is faster now that he's gotten some of his brain power back after the release of an orgasm that he so, so badly needed. He presses Chris arms back into the bed over his head, fingers encircling his wrists, putting them chest to chest. Lips to lips. Almost kissing. But not quite. Lust is thick in the air. Sebastian can taste it. He watches Chris' dark, desperate eyes close, expecting to be kissed.
Seb doesn't kiss him.
Instead, Seb dips lower, he swivels his hips on his cock, making him cry out, and uses his mouth on his gorgeous tits. Wrapping his lips around his nipple and using just a hint of teeth, just a flick of his tongue. Teasing.
Chris' eyes snap back open with a half-wail, half-shout of his name. It's teary and urgent. Sebastian squeezes around him, making it worse. He bites his collarbone, laps teasingly down the line of chain of his necklace, and whispers into one of his tattoos, "you wanna dress like a slut, I'm gonna have to use you like one. You understand?"
He's teasing.
He's not expecting--
Chris chokes, "y-yes," he doesn't even seem to register what he's saying, so fuck-drunk, "use me."
Fuck.
"Use me," he whimpers.
Holy fuck.
How the fucking fuck is Sebastian going to turn down that invatation on a sliver fucking platter? What is there to do but sit back up, ignore his complaining, cramping quads, and get back to it? Fucking Chris like he's nothing but a toy, he doesn't have needs, he's just here to stay hard and be used. That's it. That's it. Yeah, God, yeah--
Sebastian gets back into his rhythm. Back to using him.
In conclusion:
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Fuck that mesh shirt. It fucked me up.
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Faerie/Vampire
Supernatural AU with vampire HC and fae XL. 
They meet in jail as cellmates. HC because he was breaking up a fight between another vampire and werewolf at a bar but ended up being arrested once the police were called.
XL because he keeps placing small curses on the humans that litter or disrespect the park near his home and it’s actually illegal for supernatural creatures to harm humans. Cue angry fae noises when he sees anyone disrespecting nature.
XL is from the spirit realm. Grew up in royalty and everything. He’s lived in the mortal realm for a good while but that doesn’t mean he completely understands how it works !
Vampire HC is honestly kinda taken aback because he’s never met a fae before - much less one as ancient as XL - and why is XL the most endearing thing he’s ever met ?? A tiny, pretty yet clearly powerful thing. 
They keep in close contact after being released, both coincidentally living near the same area. A month passes, then two, three - and the next thing he knows, HC finds himself doing a FUCK ton of research so he can properly court his fae ❤️ 
One example being HC doing his best to speak to XL in the fae’s mother tongue. 
Except when he means to ask, “Would you like to have dinner with me?” HC accidentally ends up asking, “Would you like to have diarrhea with me?”
XL bursts out into endeared giggles - charmed nonetheless - before he helps HC with pronunciation. 
The vampire has also noticed that XL loves stealing humans’ jewelry and just storing it! On a whim, HC himself swipes a gold ring off a random passerby and presents it to XL, who immediately rewards the vampire brownie points for providing another trinket for the fae prince’s collection!
XL, clapping happily: “you’re the best, San Lang !!” 🥰
And XL adds it to the top of his hoard in his closet. 
All fae have translucent wings that they usually keep hidden. XL’s wings don a golden sheen, which sparkle in the sunlight. They typically remain folded against his back when getting dressed and going out. They also flutter when he feels very intense emotions.
Like now, when XL stands in front of a full-body mirror grooming his vibrating wings that he plans on showing off to HC for the first time! XL even sends pictures to FX and MQ demanding confirmation that his wings look their best. 
(Must make them pretty and appeal to potential mate !!)
XL also returns by courting HC through vampire customs. This would look like XL gifting HC a painting of himself because traditionally, vampires didn’t show up in photos, and a painting symbolized the act of seeing and understanding. 
(Sure, in the modern age, there are special cameras made that actually allow vampires to show up, but it’s the thought that counts.)
And XL has never painted a portrait in his goddamn life but that doesn’t mean he isn’t going to practice like hell so then he can finally see the look on HC’s face when he unveils the canvas and sees what he look like through XL’s eyes. 
Another traditional custom is an offering of the hair. XL gifts HC a necklace with a locket that contains a strand of the fae’s hair, meaning HC will be able to track XL down by scent at any point in time. 
Both HC and XL have long hair. XL loves braiding HC’s hair and placing fresh flowers in the braid. In fact, intricate braid styles are a huge part of fae culture. It’s very common to create a “secret” special pattern, and if there are two fae with identical braid styles, it can be assumed they are family or mates. 
Regarding clothing, fae tend to wear more revealing, loose ensembles that compliment their fluid movements. Vampires tend to wear tighter, formal attire - custom-made, with particular colors or patterns that represent the clan, family, or house they are part of.
XL loves stealing HC’s undershirts - which are big on him - and prancing around his apartment like 😊🧚💃🏻
***
Interestingly enough, XL’s parents were actually requesting XL return to the spirit realm so he can take up his princely responsibilities again. Except he’s been avoiding it for nearly a century, and then of course XL gets preoccupied with the vampire courting him. 🥰
Long story short, both of XL’s parents visit the mortal realm without warning and nearly combust on spot when they’re outside their son’s apartment and a vampire answers the door.
“Ma? Ba?” 
XL, walking out from the kitchen in his regular flowy clothes. Except there’s a suspicious mark on his neck that XL’s mother’s eyes bulge out upon spotting.
HC being grilled about his past but he’s always been alone 🥺and he was only turned into a vampires hundreds of years ago because his sire was reviving dead soldiers so they could fight in war again.
HC has honestly just been trying to survive his entire life. He doesn’t have anything to prove himself besides the humble fortune he’s managed to accumulate after several centuries. HC has the scars from his time as a soldier, from being on the streets and struggling for food on territories that never belonged to him. 
HC was never a creature-person, aside from a couple wanderers who he sees every other decade. So it’s safe to say HC is very serious about XL as a mate for life.
It’s possible to absorb some of a fae’s power if you sleep with them, a direct transfer of energy that weakens the fae’s core. This would be an incentive for a human or a mediocre creature to take advantage of a fae, which XL’s parents were worried about. But because HC doesn’t intend on taking his fae’s powers, XL’s core remains intact. XL just loves being a pillow prince !
XL’s parents, after seeing their son is in very good, capable hands, depart back to the spirit realm. And HC then gets a front row seat to watch as XL’s mom - the Queen fae - curses a human for littering, and the King fae undoing the curse with a sigh. 
(“Honey, you can’t do that here, it’s against this realm’s policy to-”
“Stupid policy. Stupid humans.”)
So it runs in the family, apparently. 
***
HC reconnects with HX and YY for their decade long reunion. HX, who scrunches his nose and glares at HC while YY eyes the locket that hangs around HC’s neck with apprehension. Since when has HC taken interest in forming a connection with another creature since meeting them? And courting no less? WHOMST?
And then they meet XL for the first time at HC’s home. XL, who has a strong floral scent but clearly has been claimed by HC with the way HC’s scent also emanates off his skin.
HX and YY end up being a third and fourth wheel 😵‍💫 the entire time, they wonder how in the world did HC bag THE Xianle prince? They struggle not to stare as XL lifts up onto his toes to kiss HC’s neck, then flutters his wings so he hovers high enough to reach HC’s lips 🤭
***
HC has proven to possess a noble and strong soul from the start. But seeing how kindly HC treats his flourishing garden and nature in general makes XL’s heart joyfully swell. 
HC talks to his plants cause humans have been saying for centuries that they grow more beautiful this way and HC is nothing but a dedicated man! 
The first time XL walked in on HC telling his plant in a soft tone: “Come on, little one, you’ll be such a lovely tree, won’t you? Rise and shine, little sprout.” He positively melts on the inside. That was his oh moment when he realized he was completely in love! 
Butterflies follow HC around like a classic disney princess! HC whistles like the birds too. 
***
Hualian would go through two mating ceremonies, abiding by each of their species’ traditions respectfully. Of course, XL and HC have to go back to the spirit realm and do the ceremony in front of XL’s people. 
Imagine HC dressed in fae wedding attire. XL would nearly go feral seeing his lover in those elegant, translucent robes that drape from his tall frame in such a flattering way. Plus, XL knows there are others who are appreciating the appeal of HC’s body, so XL has to quickly sweep his mate to the dance floor and initiate the mating dance asap!
For vampires, it would be a much quieter and more private ceremony. It occurs in the garden behind HC’s house. This requires one witness for each person, but of course FX/MQ and HX/YY are all there. 
On the night of the month where the moon is the smallest, at the night hour when the moon hangs highest in the sky, the witnesses chant a mantra that is said to have bonded the first vampires together in a coven.
HC and XL hold a concoction with very particular ingredients, slit a wrist so their blood drips into the other’s cup, and drink from the glass with their arms crossing the other’s. They fall unconscious almost immediately.
They stay asleep for 24 hours, so the witnesses carry their bodies to their room and lay them safely side-by-side. 
When HC was explaining the mating process, FX and MQ knew they were both going to serve as witnesses immediately. Cause XL unconscious ? And HC unconscious meaning no overbeating vampiric lover for protection? Hell yeah they’re going to be there. 
You see, the witnesses are present not only as guests, but also as participants of absolute trust since they hold the mating pair’s literal lives in their hands. 
To be a witness is a sacred honor. 
There even came a point in history when mating between vampires weren’t common as that was an opportunity for enemies to take advantage of to kill adversaries. While mating is such a significant act of love and trust, given the historical context, many vampires don’t follow through with it because it can be such a huge risk.
In fact, there were some who did try to strike THE Crimson Rain Sought Flower down, plus additional assassination attempts on XL for being the legendary fae prince. Fortunately, the whole squad was there to protect them during their once in a lifetime opportunity to form an unbreakable bond. 
So there we have FX, MQ, HX, and YY guard-dogging the property while Hualian are wrapped up in each other’s arms in bed. (The witnesses knew there was no other position they’d want to be in)
Thus, Hualian wake up to find their friends bloodied from head-to-toe, tired af with zero patience left. 
XL: “o-oh my” 
HC, ushering their friends away: “ok time to leave guys”
HX, leaving while muttering under his breath: “he’s always an ungrateful bastard goddamn”
YY: “say that a bit louder and he’ll add more years to your blood supply debt”
HC definitely heard but XL’s hands are all over him at the moment, he’d rather indulge his mate 🫡
Now that the couple are awake, they are free to take however long to enact the physical marking to become mates. So HC makes XL some food and they bask in each other’s company late into the early morning.
And then it’s time. 
***
HC hasn’t felt his heart beat nor his blood rush since he died on the battlefield. He feels no pain. He does not hunger and he doesn’t need sleep. 
But being with XL has made HC feel more alive than he did when he was human. And now that they are sworn mates, HC always feels XL reaching out through their bond with so much love and adoration. 
Somehow, HC got his happy ending.
As they lay in bed with XL pressing kisses along HC’s throat, then trailing down to kiss right over where HC’s heart used to beat…
HC feels so warm inside .
***
Bonus:
XL inviting HX into his and HC’s home: “hi, welcome in!” 😇
And then HC, as XL’s mate, immediately uninviting HX: “ha, revoked”
HX: “seriously ?”
HX: 🚪🧍‍♂️
***
w/ @no-one-says-hi
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