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fooled-around-and-fell · 3 months

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MORE CARMY PLEASE!

Can I please please request Carmy and reader having the HIGHEST sexual tension?? But no smut! I like to edge myself and the audience 😈

well you're a dirty little devil aren't you 😂 how can i say no to this request lol enjoy!

summary: you're a tailor, and carmy urgently needs a suit for tonight's event. just so happens that he needs a date, too.

pairing: carmen berzatto x female reader

genre: fluff

warnings: sexual tension, sexual themes.

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"what do you mean you're going to the event in that? you're covered in grease and sauce for goodness' sake." richie points out.

carmen shrugs, "it's just a small event, it's fine."

"small event??" richie scoffs, "cousin, they're going to announce the chef of the year, and you're nominated for it. at least look the part, will you?"

carmen waves him off, not really paying attention to what he's saying.

right on cue, you enter through the bear's back doors with a neatly pressed suit richie requested yesterday. carmen frowns, checking who just barges in like that, and ducks almost immediately when he sees it's you.

"amazing work, as usual." richie compliments. "aaaaalso, could you possibly get me one more suit? for tonight? please?"

you sigh. "really? another last minute request?"

"come on, it's for my cousin, carmen. you know him, right?"

at the mention of carmen's name, your ears perk up and your eyes widen in interest. "u-um, yeah. i've.. met him a few times."

richie has to physically drag carmen away from his station -- where he was wiping an already clean spot to look busy, and basically presents him to you.

"hi." you awkwardly lift a hand and immediately drop it.

"hi." he says back in a thin smile.

great, he thinks you're weird now. you curse yourself.

"alright cousin, just go with her and get a suit. it won't take long, so just go." richie pushes both you and carmen outside of the restaurant, and you're both awkwardly standing there.

"go!!!" richie has to shout from the window before you two finally march on to your shop.

the walk there is obviously silent, and while you try your best to come up with a good conversation starter, carmen notices you taking glances at him and tries his best not to smile.

he's had a crush on you for a while now. well, less of a crush and more of a burning desire. you'd come to eat at the restaurant sometimes and carmen would purposely approach you to give you a menu, go back to the kitchen to make your order, and serve it to you. he doesn't care how inefficient it is.

you, on the other hand, have made it a habit to come to the restaurant a few times a week. just to get a sneak peek at carmen and get some extra time with him. it sounds stalker-y, but something about carmen just shuts you up and you don't know what to say to him. all you can ever muster up is your usual order, a please, and a thank you.

at this point, carmen's memorized your order and always has it warm and ready for every time you walk in the bear. he still takes your order just in case you might get something different, and also to hear you say please. it does something to him.

"so, um," you start, "do you have any type of suit in mind?"

carmen snaps out of his trance, looking at the rows of suits around him. "not really, i'm.. not really good at this stuff."

you nod and pull out a few suits you think will fit him. "well, this one is always a classic, or we can go for something that looks a little classy. this one's navy blue, i'd say this is more of a casual-classy look, it's not plain like the black suit but also not too out there-" you realize you're rambling and clear your throat. "um, yeah. so... preferences?"

carmen smiles a little when he can see your face flush -- and his smile makes it worse, actually. he bites his lip and points to the navy suit, "let's try this one."

"o-okay," you hang the suit in the changing room with a white button up shirt. "you can try it on in here."

while carmen is getting changed, you can see a little opening from the curtains not being closed properly. and you're guilty of peeking through that opening and not looking away... until carmen catches your stare with a smirk.

of course he left that opening on purpose.

once carmen says he's done, you go into the changing room and he scoots over to make room for you and so you can see the suit on him. he looks amazing.

"i think i might need to alter the pants and sleeves." you say, "i'll measure and shorten it."

you take your tape measurer and carmen holds his hand out. right in front of his hand, is the perfect view of your cleavage, and he feels his pants getting slightly tighter. if he keeps this up you might not need to tailor his pants after all.

you make some marks with your pins before moving on to his pants. it's like clockwork - you measure the cuffs, then the inseam. you realize what you're about to do, and your heart rate picks up.

you're on your knees in front of him, dragging the tape measure from his ankle all the way up to you know where.

carmen sees your breath get heavier and somehow comes up with the courage to cup your chin, making you look up at him. oh how good you look on your knees with those eyes.

"stand up." he whispers.

you follow his command, not breaking eye contact, and he walks closer to you until you're barely an inch apart. walking backwards until your back hits the wall, carmy puts his hand behind your head so you don't get hurt, and slowly moves closer.

you're not sure where to put your hands. right now they're on the lapels of his suit, feeling his heartbeat that's going faster, and he's so warm. why is he so warm?

his grip on you is firm, and all he can think about is how badly he wants to kiss you, to take you right here.

"c-carm, i-"

the bell attached to your shop door rings, signaling a customer, and both of you stare at each other. your right side is free, you're free to go greet that customer, but your legs don't want you to move.

"hello? is anyone here?" they ask.

carmen caresses your cheek with his thumb, while his other one has moved from the back of your head to your waist, drawing circles and squeezing every now and then. it makes your knees feel wobbly.

the customer leaves, and none of you break eye contact.

"what are you doing tonight?"

"h-huh?" you're surprised by the question. "nothing, just... some work."

he leans in and kisses you just below your ear. "good. you're coming with me."

#carmen berzatto #carmen berzatto x reader #carmen berzatto x you #carmy berzatto #carmy berzatto x reader #carmy berzatto x you #carmen x reader #carmen berzatto fluff #almost smut? is that a thing?#carmy the bear #carmen the bear x reader #carmen berzatto fanfiction #carmen berzatto x female reader #carmen bear

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hoardlikegoldenirises · 4 months

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*leans casually on wall* hey,

i will take ANY excuse to design an outfit, especially wedding outfits, idk why— I just think they're fun.

there were originally two tuxedos involved in this (on the hair timeline drawing), with Flash's white and Peter's blue, but as I was editing my notes I ended up moving some stuff around and shunted Flash's transition forward by about a year and a half because it made more sense to happen around the time they get married instead of nearly 2 years later...

So like any reasonable person, I thought to myself, "oh boy! time to spend four days on a wedding dress!" (the drawing didn't take four days, i just spent a lot of time looking stuff up)

💐

closeups and thoughts under the cut:

in my head the top part of the dress is at least partially some kind of soft, flexible fabric, like a stretch satinet or whatever, or one of those really soft matte stretchy fabrics, but i honestly wasn't sure how exactly to handle that considering I'm not a tailor myself... like there should probably be a waist seam where the top meets the skirt, though probably hidden by the embroidery at least a little bit... though i guess it could also be that there is a layer of already-embroidered georgette over the top of a slip...

i did not hand draw this embroidery by the way. i almost tried. and then after .5 seconds i said, "oh this doesn't look good and i don't know what i'm doing." so then i used some brushes in clip studio paint and colored in colors i liked and added some beads that are basically not visible at 100% zoom (lmao)

they're there, i swear. i just think it would be cute if there were some very small beads adding a bit of sparkle...

Anyway, I just thought the flowers and colors would be nice. And I know you're probably thinking "huh, where'd they get sheer fabric that's only embroidered on part of it?" considering all those pre-made fabrics w/ the flowers all over... or "where did they get that dress custom-made? did one of their friends pay for it?" to which normally I would say "yeah lol they know at least a half a dozen rich people" but in this case... Well, this is a wedding that involves Peter. and Peter is nothing if not extra, impulsive, romantic, and a masochist—

Peter hand-sewed the entire dress, including the embroidery.

I figure, if he can embroider spider webs onto his suit then surely he can handle this ,as long as he has something to go off of. the dress itself isn't exactly the most complex, except maybe the skirt part falling in a specific way, so this is just another idk how many hours for him to spend futzing around with a needle and thread and insisting he can finish it in time. point in favor, because he does, but only because they have to postpone the wedding from March to May for other, unrelated reasons LMAO

also i just think it's romantic... and i like the idea of him making things with his hands all the time... he takes up woodworking a year or two before this iirc lol (the reasons for that are more morbid though... 😅)

anyway, i wanted the skirt to look nice in a wheelchair without getting in the way of things like the brake grips or the push-rims, so Flash can still move herself around (esp since she doesn't have handles on the back of her wheelchair lol) so that was another thing i was looking at pictures of. I really like georgette so I think it's probably layers of georgette, but drawing that is... hard.

probably looks a little more like this?

but plain ivory obviously, not plaid. drapey with a soft hand, not too fluffy or stiff. probably a satin slip or something underneath.

elegant... backless... I mean if Peter is the one designing it (though presumably Flash has SOME input, I mean, she's the one wearing it) how could he possibly resist the opportunity? (i just think backless dresses look nice) (also it shows off her back muscles, probably)

lmao

as it says in the pic, i figured this should be designed so it's comfortable to sit in and doesn't get tugged around a bunch but I will be honest. i did not have a lot of luck trying to research that so I gave up. I'm sure there's a way to do it but I have no idea how to draw it so I'm handwaving it along with the mysterious missing waist seam LOL

but also it's a wedding dress and most wedding dresses are wildly inconvenient even if you have absolutely no disabilities whatsoever.

at least she doesn't have to go commando...

though i'm sure going to the bathroom is a real nightmare lol

the bouquet and the veil are both on the back of the wheelchair—this was already true even before I decided Flash was gonna use this as an opportunity to be way more girly than usual, but it's still true here too. Though I did end up changing the flowers cause I realized I didn't like what I had, so the final bouquet is a mix of peonies, flowering dogwood, and some kind of wildflower that would be in season in May. Plus the red ribbon to match Peter's accessories.

oh and there's Flash's makeup too. Simple, not too dramatic. I don't imagine her ever being a red lipstick and dramatic eyeshadow kind of person, whether at a wedding with colorful dress or not, but some lip gloss and a little bit of shimmery eyeshadow that you can barely see sounds nice... maybe copper mascara or whatever but nothing dark.

her hair is also not super complicated or fancy, and she has no jewelry or anything like that, aside from the engagement ring... just a nice low bun with some pretty wisps 💞 Courtesy of MJ almost definitely!!

And the yarmulke is for a multitude of reasons. "Technically" Flash is not "legally" a woman at this point, isn't even out to her family yet (lol. lmao.) and hasn't legally changed her name yet either (she's going to after they get married), and I don't even know what the rabbi would think (i mean, i'm sure they've discussed by the time the wedding happens lol) but women wear yarmulkes these days too (these days is... 2014... btw), and Flash will have converted like 4 years before the wedding already (for reasons unrelated to Peter) so it's important to her... so, ultimately, regardless of requirements or level of reformness, I think she just wants to wear one.

Peter gets one too.

isn't he handsome?

lbr he probably wouldn't have even thought about it if Flash didn't bring it up. too busy thinking about what color of tiny beads to sew onto her dress XD

I DID loosely base some elements of Peter's tuxedo on the one from the iconic PeterMJ wedding cover—

—but mostly in ways I probably would have done anyway (dark blue tux... red cummerbund... etc.) (actually now that i think about it, the comic tux is probably meant to be black, huh) and I didn't want to make it actually the same so I gave him a pleated shirt and I didn't use a carnation for his boutonniere. Instead, dogwood (to match the bouquet obviously)—all the flowers I picked I'm PRETTY sure are in-season in May in NYC. as if they couldn't just go to any random garden and get some damn roses but I wanted to be more specific.

Peter doesn't make his tuxedo XD He also doesn't buy or rent it—Johnny Storm is the one in charge here because he insists, Peter. It's a special occasion!! He'd never let his best friend who he's totally not a little bit in love with wear a rental tuxedo to his own wedding! God Forbid. Peter eventually allows him to do so under the stipulation that Johnny keeps it tasteful and classy and "not too expensive."

Which to Johnny means "expensive silks and wools."

he's probably wearing suspenders. i didn't bother drawing that.

also these fucking shoes

NO idea if Peter keeps these. I only came up with them today. He was just gonna wear normal shoes before... but again, this is tasteful a la Johnny Storm. But Peter doesn't usually have occasions to dress fancy so having weird pseudo-spat dress boots is like. "What do I even do with these?" ("Wear them!!!")

I almost made the top part white (thus, pseudo-spats) but I think that kind of requires more of a white tie look... it looks nicer black. and hides his spidey-tighties (except he's not wearing his costume under this). Snaps, too! easy on, easy off!

(vaguely based on (these shoes) btw but not 100%)

wedding rings 💍

i already drew the rings a while ago (though i did slightly modify the coloring) so that's still the same. the engagement ring is essentially Flash's very first step into admitting who she wants to be... Peter doesn't even have a proposal planned, he just asks one day over breakfast lmfao but Flash has to think about it a lot so by the time Peter gets a yes (after a serious conversation with Flash about it) Flash is also like... can I have a ring??? and Peter is like OF COURSE (and actually he did have some money saved for this but he didn't know what to do...)

he'd probably make the ring himself if she asked—he doesn't though, they get it from a jeweler. it's... not cheap but it's less than $1000 at least? benefits of being very small and discreet.

Peter probably also offers to get himself one so they're equals here esp since power dynamics is part of the serious conversation and why Flash has to think about his proposal, but it's just not practical for Science Teacher Spider-Man to have an engagement ring and also they do not have money for that many rings.

in my notes Peter is wearing his uncle's wedding ring btw 🥹 i don't think they have Richard and Mary's rings so that's probably not an option. so, resizing Uncle Ben's ring instead.

anyway...

that's everything

here's Flash again, look how pretty she is

normally she just wears comfy athletic clothes and no makeup lol

#peterflash #trans flash #nadiart #arghdesign #fanadiart #rough art #peter parker #flash thompson #came in through the window last night #fun fact: i tried to use the generic 3d models as a base to make my life easier. that didn't work out.#also considering flash getting peter an all white tallit for this... (and possibly herself as well tbh)

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soulsludge · 2 months

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PWYW MSPaint Doodles

what it says above! i wanna draw people's ocs but like. low stress lol. i like to have a lil to go on so i will probably ask you follow up questions on like. prompt/pose/etc but yeaaaa. i just posted some like this i did for friends: https://soulsludge.tumblr.com/post/743514330963787776/ocs-various-top-guy-belongs-to-cyber-clown

but here are some more examples of what i can pull off in a few hours in mspaint:

i'll pause and reopen these as time allows but i'm enjoying doing these on other sites n i'd like to broaden my scope a bit since i've actually been pushing myself pretty hard through these :>

depending on how much pay is offered i will be more inclined to go a little extra but generally like end product is going to be up to me and what's fun for me in the moment which i think is a fair trade for doing art at any cost, but if it helps my commissioners are consistently happy with my work and i like to make sure i tailor things to people specifically, thus why i'll chat with you about your oc for a bit first

queue:

-reinapepiada

-amphyn

wait-list:

-bloodchapel

-imlizy

done:

-brutallus

-ladyofthislake

-psiie

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stressedlawsecretary · 2 months

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Today's Focus

03.12.24 - Happy Tuesday! Slept like crap so I'm probably going to need the extra coffee today and I'm a little mad I had some yesterday. Meanwhile I'm also wearing this outfit today instead of Thurs because the weather is going to be back up to like 60 that day and it's a little chillier today (making the sweater dress work better.)

Work - At almost 4:30 last afternoon, JJM asked me to print out her exhibits for her upcoming trial and bind them. Nearly 350 pages to sort and punch for a 3-ring binder, and that's just the first round. This will probably take up a good chunk of my day (you have to tab the exhibits separately and there are 60 of them total, with sub exhibits for some of them) so at least I'm earning my pay today.

Background Noise - We are going between the Watch Later, and the YT drama playlist today; essentially this means we're focusing on videos that resemble 'news'. By tailoring my watching, I think I can get more stuff off the playlists than I generally do.

Did 19 videos yesterday, which is less than I wanted to do but still not bad considering I'm moving into more moderately long videos and not quick 10 minute ones.

Study - I am supposed to be reading news articles and saved essays and shit today. Don't know how much I'll actually do, since I actually have work to do at work lol.

I did manage to read like three articles, a couple of pages of HR 5376, more of the Adams v. School Board decision, and I finished up complaint 02139 and started complaint 04717. Plus some Wikipedia pages on my phone.

Extras - It is Tuesday, and it is the second week of the month so I am actually scheduled to clean the bathroom (sink, toilet, tub) today. Dinner is small, individual steaks with smashed baby potatoes and cheesy broccoli so another easy meal. We should be starting Carranger today and I'm excited for that; I'm working on both a mini-essay and a longer, full-length one.

#studyblr #my study stuff #today's focus #talking #selfie

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phantsmenace · 3 years

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MOTN Special (Yes, Again) - Dmitry Ermak Edition

Part 1

💞 Welcome to another episode of "Persie being enterily self-indulgent and overanalyzing things!" 💞

This is also part of "Persie's Birthmonth Special".

Also, @meilas has 0 taste so I was extra-forced to do this.

No I wasn't. LoL This is all my own damn fault.

This is for you, meilas, you uncultured wench. See the tailoring yet? Huh? Where do you think my banner came from?

Anyway, back to the topic: Mr. Ermak. Though not my favorite Russian Phantom (hi, Mr. Schkoldychenko 💕)... Dmitry is still so damn good. 👌

There! Right there!

Look at that condescending smirk

See, he is a clever masterwork

Also a slave of fashion jerk!

You shouldn't downplay him, no, no way

(I'm looking at you, meilas)

Some gifs are going to look hella faded because I Am Trying To Prove a Point Here. Phants enthusiasts might already have caught up on what.

On a sidenote, this is a nice cape flip, don't you think?

For those who are not Uncultured™ and have already begun to see my point from the previous gifs, let's keep going. <3

Honestly, this part made me laugh a little bit. Tamara is jumpy - if not terrified - around this Phantom and his lair. Why? I'm not sure. Perhaps Tamara's Christine is less under the Phantom's spell here, which can be nice if you look at it by the lenses of "hey so maybe she followed him there a bit more consciously!". But then again, she is kinda... "Why does an Angel live on a basement? Did we just go through a sewer?"

But. You, dear reader, are soon to find out, that Dmitry Ermak's Phantom Cares Not About Such Superfluous Details. No......... This Is A Man With A Mission.

Pay attention to his eyes; they will be important.

I bet you almost didn't notice how fast his approach was; neither does Christine, apparently, because she immediately becomed startled at his sudden proximity.

But then... Smooth. Oh, so smooth. Christine seems to remember, "Oh, this is my Angel", everytime he's close enough. She forgets her fears, doubts, or the fact that they're right under the Opera House.

He's so focused. He's so goddamn focused.

This guy KNOWS what he's doing. There's a beauty to the "Flinching Phantoms", but man... Am I a great wench enthusiast of "You're So Into Me It's Ridiculous".

But he is just as much into her, so is there really a problem?

You'll also notice that his eyes are on fire. Enjoy the Smoldering Gaze™ much? That's the guy for you. Or at least to me. Lmao

His eyes. Never. Leave. Christine. Granted, most phantoms are focused on Christine, but sometimes they glance around, or at her hand; and sometimes the Phantoms remember they should blink, you know, like a human would. Ermak does not.

I'm possibly delusional and imagining things.

Sir. Why are you living on a sewer.

Sir.

I love how Christine is extremely anxious again as soon as he lives her side and then... A little gasp, she swallows thickly, but her expression relaxes. All her Angel needs is to reach that one note, and she subdues again. Love the slight, discreet throat baring she does there.... She probably does not even noticed that she did that.

This is part one.

Part 2 coming soon. o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o

- Persie

#dmitry ermak #poto #gif #motn #motn gif #motn gifset #poto russia #tamara kotova #gifset #persie birthmonth special

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ibuki-loves-you · 3 years

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You have awoken meeee, the OC disaster machineeeee! Under the cut, cause I have wayyy too many- I'm keeping most of it short lol.

Ikei Kazuto

Ultimate: Seamstress

Backstory: He comes from a slightly poor family who owned a tailor shop. He was criticized for being "girly," for knitting and sewing. That created most of his insecurities and his self-doubt. Not very confident anymore, in himself or his capabilities.

Extra: Man is our protag! Our super insecure protag- He is bisexual, but more Yoshindo-sexual to be precise, preferring him over, well, everything-

Yoshindo Hiro

Ultimate: Technician

Backstory: N/A

Extra: Is actually like a programmer, hacker, tech fixer mashup. Is gay. Likes Ikei. Died for Ikei. Details can be given lol.

Akahiya Yoshimoto

TW: Rape mention, Homophobe

Ultimate: Heiress

Backstory: Need I say much? She was born into the Yoshimoto family, a higher branch similar to Togami corp. They were actually fiancees at a point in time. She was rap3d by her homophobic father so he could prove that if you have s3x with a guy, you're not gay. Which, clearly, caused her some PTSD and trauma.

Extra: She's secretly dating her bodyguard and no, it's not a cliche plot like they can't love each other. I mean, they can't, but no one is forcing anything on the other. Shizuo actually respects Akahiya's position and stands by, letting her love just sit there and hope they were in more fortunate circumstances.

Shizuo Nakajima

Ultimate: Bodyguard

Backstory: Her family has sworn loyalty to the Yoshimoto Corp for saving their lives from poverty. The Yoshimotos, despite raping their daughter, are somewhat kind? Unless you bring up gay relationships to the father, you'll be fine. Shizuo has dedicated her life to protect the current generation and the others to come.

Extra: Is willing to lay down her life for anyone else, regardless of status, wealth etc because everyone deserves to live, regardless of what they've done. Unless it's murder. Shizuo can't condone murder.

Aki Miiyaro

Ultimate: Stunt Performer

Backstory: She's always been an acrobat since birth, before she became a stunt performer, she uploaded her parkour videos online in hopes of becoming a legit one. Soon because of her good looks and acrobat skills, she was hired to star in an action movie with a female lead! Her brother soon became a movie fanatic of her movies to cheer her on and ended up becoming enamoured with action movies!

Extra: Her brother and her act fairly different! She has a foul mouth while he is pretty polite. She's super hot-headed while he could wait days for someone to apologize.

Kai Miiyaro

Ultimate: Action Movie Fanatic

Backstory: It was only until his sister got a job as a lead stunt performer in an action movie that he became intrigued by them.

Extra: He recommends all his sisters' movies to his friends!

Ichiki Kazuhara

Ultimate: Doctor

Backstory: N/A

Extra: She is fairly short, making people assume her age, which she hates.

Tsukishiro/Yuuki Onishiba

Ultimate: Casino Dealer

Backstory: His father was a gambler who ended up in so much debt, that he was going to sell off his daughter. Yuuki, who loved his sister and loathed his father, had to prevent this. So, he started looking for a job, something to pay off the debt. He was offered a very job at the casino where his father lost all his money, coincidentally. But the money he earned wasn't enough so he was hired by the debt collectors. He was forced to kill or his sister would be given to them.

Extra: Man loves his sister so much, he would die for her. His alias is Tsukishiro because it means White Moon and his sister loves the moon. He uses his alias in the killing game to hide his identity as he doesn't trust anyone but himself.

Yuuna Onishiba

Ultimate: Cheerleader

Backstory: Well, this is Tsukishiro's younger sister.

Extra: After her brother got kidnapped, she ran away from home in search of him. She began attending a high school under the guise of a foreign exchange student from her brother's co-worker's help. She started cheerleading as a hobby and began to like it a lot.

Shuro Kakeru

Ultimate: Actor

Backstory: No idea yet ;-; Maybe something like he constantly had to hide his emotions for a reason and he got used to acting happy?

Extra: He is super rude and non-chalant. He acts like he would only want to profit himself but actually finds that he's unworthy of everything-

Ayuki Sasuka

Ultimate: Jester

Backstory: N/A

Extra: She's super bubbly and bright. She loves hanging out with Hibiki and really wants to break Hibiki out of her shell.

Hibiki Hanase

Ultimate: Florist

Backstory: Her parents owned a flower shop together and she adored flowers because of how pretty they were. She's always been timid and shy because she's not completely sure how to approach others.

Extra: She's my first canonly demiromantic character! She is also Ace!

IM SOBBING OMGGGGG

I NEED TO KNOW HOW HE DIED FOR IKEI AND I JUST- I LOVE HOW THOUGHT OUT YOUR CHARACTERS ARE!!! THEYRE SO GOOD CRIESSSSS - MOD IBUKI

#mod ibuki talks!

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