summary: wanda gets kate every birthday present she could possibly ever think of, including you.
warnings: kidnapping, dub-con/non-con, degradation, praise, dark!dom!wanda, switch!kate, sub!reader, light pet play, pet names, magical restraints, magic use, manipulation via wandaâs magic, magic strap, magic cum, tentacle strap, mommy kink, magic gag ig | MINORS DNI
word count: 3.1k
a/n: this fic is so self indulgent im sorry đ this took my an embarrassingly long time to write
The smell of something cooking is what woke you from your heavy sleep. The smell was rich and heady. A stew, you hoped, as the aroma both made your stomach growl and your head dizzy while you struggled to fully open your eyes.
The world was a blur of colours and shapes, nothing going into focus as you tried to make out where you were. You noted that you could make out a lot of green, and brown. Perhaps somewhere in the forest, you thought, attempting to smell flowers or damp soil, anything past whatever was cooking nearby.
You groaned as your head lulled back, the dull ache fading but still present as you screwed your eyes shut, blocking out whatever dream you seemed to be having. You tried to lift your arms from the armrests of the chair you were sitting in to rub at your eyes, but they refused to budge, tied down by some kind of rope or strap. You didnât have to try and move your feet to guess that they were the same.
The sound of heavy footsteps is what caused you to quickly open your eyes again, head shooting up as your vision suddenly cleared.
âOh good, youâre awake!â A soft voice cheered, and you turned your head to the sound. The breath was knocked from your lungs when you saw the redhead standing before you. The womanâs face was framed with bright red hair, draping down to her waist in a stark contrast to the black dress and boots she wore. She was unlike any woman you had seen in your small town, dark clothes and satanic symbols adorning her jewellery aside, you had never witnessed someone levitate a bowl of stew, as she was doing now.
âHello, dear,â she smiled softly at you. âIâm Wanda.â
âHi,â you croaked out, words failing you. It was ridiculous, you thought at that moment. This woman, who had presumably kidnapped you, was rendering you speechless with a pretty face and kind smile.
âMm,â Wanda hummed in appreciation and admiration as her hand reached out towards you, the other still glowing with wisps of red and keeping the hot bowl afloat in the air. Her hand landed on your cheek, fingers languidly stroking your cheek as her smile shifted, twisting into something more of a smirk.
âGo on sweetheart, eat up,â she encouraged as she moved away from you, and you missed her body's warmth before the bowl of stew landed in your lap, and you wouldâve winced in pain from the heat if it wasnât for the overwhelming draft flowing through the house she had brought you to. âYou need all your strength for later,â Wanda reached for the small spoon sat in the bowl and lifted the spook of the rich brown sauce to your mouth.
You didnât question what Wanda wanted from you, just allowing yourself to lean into the comfort of her caring for you. After all, incessant questions annoyed Wanda, so she allowed her magic to deep into your mind and steer you away from them.
âSuch a good girl,â Wanda crooned at you. The words snapped you out of your haze, common sense finally taking over you as you realised the situation you were in.
âI-I donât understand,â you stuttered out, fighting against the heavy fog settling in your mind. âI want to go home.â
âOh, no detka,â Wanda pouted. âYouâre going to stay here with me. Such a precious little thing canât be left all alone.â
You knew fighting against the fuzziness in your head was futile, but you still struggled and refused to give in. You werenât that weak, were you? This woman had kidnapped you, for fucks sake! You were sure you could resist her stunning smile and gentle words long enough to escape.
You were, of course, terribly wrong.
Wanda could feel your mind fighting against her and she increased her magic tenfold, drowning you in thoughts of her, of staying in the little cabin for the rest of your days.
âNo,â you whimpered pathetically with a small shake of your head, looking up at Wanda with pleading eyes.
âHush, little one,â she murmured to you, running a hand through your hair and you leaned into her touch, closing your eyes as you allowed Wandaâs magic to take hold of you. âGood girl malyshka, such a well behaved girl.â
You preened under Wandaâs praise as your eyes lazily opened, swirls of scarlet an evident sign of Wandaâs magic.
You and Wanda were broken out of your trance by a loud crash coming from upstairs, followed by a âshit!â and a set of footsteps thundering down the stairs.
âWandaaa!â You heard a voice call, a second later a brunette swerved into the room, narrowly dodging a small table with a lamp on it before her eyes landed on you.
The girlâs eyes widened in shock as she spotted you, tied to one of the kitchen chairs, dopily smiling at Wanda as she fed you.
âKate honey, please be careful. We donât want another hospital visit, do we?â Wanda warned her, not sparing the girl, Kate, another glance as she held another spoonful of food out to you again, which you took gladly.
âWanda..what the fuck,â Kate was well aware that the woman who had taken her under her wing wasnât exactly the Patron Saint of Ethics. In the past two years being Wandaâs..well, Wandaâs pet, Kate had learned that the witch didnât shy away from getting her hands a little bloody, especially for what she deemed was the greater good. Kate started off as Wandaâs mentee, until the redhead gave up on the hope of her husband, Vision, returning. And thatâs when her and Kateâs relationship developed into what it was that day you were taken, one fueled by a twisted need for one another.
Wanda never loved Kate, not like that. And despite the void that Wanda and Kate filled for each other, Wanda could sense that her young apprentice was becoming lonely. And that's where she figured you could come in.
âOh, Katie,â Wanda pouted, disappointed. âYouâve ruined your surprise! You weren't supposed to see her until your birthday.â
While Kateâs birthday was in a couple days, she didnât expect a kidnapping to be on the agenda.
âWhat the fuck did you do?!â
âWatch your language,â Wanda scolded her, furrowing her eyebrows as she turned to Kate for the first time, who hung her head as a brief sense of guilt took over her.
âSorry, mommy,â Kate whispered, still so confused and scared.
Wanda sighed as she stood up, wandering away from you as she reached out for Kate, taking Kateâs cold hands in hers.
âI thought you could use a little toy, you know, to have some fun with, take your stress out on,â Wanda smiled, happy with her plan as she moved behind Kate to rest her chin on the younger girlâs shoulder, moving her closer to you. âI know you miss being in control sometimes, puppy,â the name nearly made Kate stumble, her knees going weak. There were many things Wanda was proud of ingraining into Kate over their time together, but one of her favourite was the way she knew every corner of the archers mind, how to make her give in instantly.
It was true, Kate did sometimes long to be in control. Not of Wanda, but the brunette was slowly coming to terms with the fact that she wouldnât be fully content to just sub for Wanda, no matter how much she denied it at first. But she had no clue Wanda would go this far.
âGo on, say hello,â Wanda encouraged Kate, grinning as she stumbled towards you. Kateâs toe caught the edge of a loose floorboard, sending her tumbling towards you. Throwing her arms out to catch herself, not looking where they landed. Kate prayed for the ground to swallow her up whole as she looked at her hands, one planted firmly just above your breast and the other gripping the arm of the chair. If you werenât already trapped in the chair, you would be with Kate towering over you, her face inches away from yours.
âOh, godâŚâ Kate groaned, a blush staining her cheeks as she quickly removed her hands, looking down in embarrassment as she shuffled away from you.
âAww, look at your little slut, Katie,â Wanda giggled happily, turning Kateâs chin up to see you. Kate nearly whined when she saw you in a similar state, blush spreading down to your neck as you struggled to not react to the ghost of the handprint left behind. âShe loved it.â
Short-lived confidence taking over Kate, she moved towards you again, her movements more predatory as her boots thumped against the hardwood with every step. She tilted your chin up to look her in the eyes, and you desperately tried not to whimper at her hungry gaze.
You knew it was wrong, so completely wrong. These two women, strangers, taking control over your entire being. But you couldnât stop it. Wandaâs magic had taken hold of you, wrapping around your mind and soul like vines, growing and poisoning, consuming you. And you didnât want them to ever stop.
âSheâs so pretty,â Kate murmured. âSuch a pretty girl,â the attention from the brunette had your cheeks heating up, eyes cast down in an attempt to avoid Kateâs gaze.
No longer quiet, a noise that was damn near a moan ripped through you.
Kate was still unsure in her movements, her hand moving down from your chin, trailing past your neck until it once again landed on your breast. âIs this okay?â She asked, nervous as her hand dipped beneath your shirt, reaching towards your bra-covered tits.
âUh huh,â you nodded, head thrown back as the pleasure of Kateâs hands on you overtook you so quickly. âPlease.â
âNot yet,â Wanda told Kate as her hands ventured further up your torso, palming the sides of your breasts. With another flick of her wrist the roped fell away from your wrists and ankles slithering and writhing like snakes.
âCome on, pup. Letâs have some fun with your new little toy.â
You started to complain as you felt Kateâs hands leave your body briefly before encircling you in them, lifting you to her chest as she stood. Your legs quickly wrapped around her waist, the shorts you were wearing riding up in the process. Your arms quickly gripped Kateâs biceps, fighting to maintain balance, but the hard muscle underneath your fingertips assured you that you were in no danger of being dropped.
You hadnât noticed Kateâs muscle at first, but with the way the muscles of her strong arms rippled and stained as she flexed them, her tank top leaving little to the imagination, you decided the title of daddy definitely suited her.
âYouâre gripping me so tight, huh, baby? Donât worry, I wonât drop you,â Kate cooed in your ear, sending a chill throughout your system. Your shudders didnât go unnoticed by her, causing her to smirk as she kicked a door to a room and let you go as she walked into the room.
You screw your eyes shut, preparing for the impact of the fall, but instead being met by the softness of a mattress underneath you. You slowly opened your eyes to see Kate towering over you, tank top already removed to reveal her sports bra underneath, and watching the way her muscles contort with her every movement distracted you from the witch sneaking up to you from your other side until you felt Wandaâs hand land on your stomach, trailing downwards.
âSuch a good whore,â Wanda said as her hand dipped into your shorts, smirking at the way your legs instinctively spread open and she stole your attention away from Kate momentarily. âYou want mommyâs fingers inside you, honey?â
âMommy,â you whined, bucking your hips up as Wandaâs fingers made contact with your covered clit and she began rubbing slow and harsh circles there.
Bucking your hips into Wandaâs hand, you could feel yourself leaking through your shorts. But, much to your dismay, Wanda removed her hand when loud moans began to leave your mouth.
Your hips lifted off the bed, trying to chase Wandaâs hand, but red wisps floated around you and were suddenly pinning you to the mattress.
âPatience, â Wanda warned you, her harsh glare bore into you as her magic kept your head in place. âI want Kate to have the first turn with you.â
Your eyes flickered to Kate, unable to move your head with Wanda keeping you completely immobilised.
The brunette still leaned over you at the edge of the bed, unintentionally sending chills through you with her eyes staring into yours while she tried to avoid looking at your body, which Wanda was slowly unveiling, knowing all it would lead to is weak knees and blushing.
âCome on, Katie,â Wanda reached out for her hand, pulling Kate until she landed on the bed with a soft thud, laying sprawled across your stomach. She manoeuvred herself so her body was laying across yours, her face inches from yours.
Wandaâs fingers threaded through Kateâs hair, twisting the locks around her hand and yanking back, abruptly pulling Kateâs face away from yours.
Wandaâs hand trailed down Kateâs front, whispering soft words into her ear in another language that you could barely hear. The sentences were soothing, a lullaby of sorts, to you, and they had you relaxing into the soft cotton of the bed and sinking deeper into submission underneath the two women.
Wandaâs hand stopped short of where Kate was dripping from, red swirling from her fingertips as the magic entrapped Kateâs thighs in its strong hold, black material sewing itself under Wandaâs hand under nothing but a rather thick harness covered Kateâs body and something dangling from her which was obscured by Wandaâs hand, and you nearly cursed yourself for hoping it was something she would fill you up with. Although the intimate place it was didnât leave much to the imagination.
You could see Kateâs nervous glances, thrown over her shoulder to Wanda who reassured her, smiling at Kate and guiding her hips towards yours, but by that point your too dumbed down brain couldnât make much sense of anything until Kateâs strap was trialing through your folds.
The strap was flexible, the small ridges creating stimulation that made you want to beg for more within seconds, but as soon as your mouth opened Wandaâs magic was slithering inside, filling your mouth, gagging you and muffling any words or sounds.
âSo pretty,â Wanda muttered as a string of drool trailed down your chin and small whimpers vibrated around her magic.
âAw, I think the sweet thingâs trying to beg,â you nodded your head quickly, bucking your hips to emphasise your point.
âGo on then, pup. Give her what she wants,â Wanda encouraged.
Kate looked back at her with wide eyes as you whined for her.
âI-I donât know how to-â
âShh, itâs alright,â Wanda interrupted Kateâs whispers, gripping the brunetteâs hips, surely leaving bruises for the next morning. âJust help your toy feel good.â
You moaned loudly as Kate held the end of her strap, directing the tip into your entrance.
âMore, please,â your muffled begging filled Kateâs ears, and suddenly her entire strap was pushed inside you.
âFuck,â Kate sighed, nearly falling against you if it wasnât for Wandaâs hands on her.
âCan you feel that, Katie?â Wanda said in her ear, guiding Kateâs hips in rocking movements. âDid I forget to mention that little surprise?â Kate let out a strangled moan as you clenched around her. âItâs a magic strap, baby,â Wanda muttered against Kate as her mouth fell to Kateâs neck. âYou can feel everything that your pretty little slut does to you.â
âMommy,â Kate ground into you as she spoke to Wanda, nearly ignoring you completely aside from her strap inside your pussy.
âShh, I have one more surprise for you both,â Wanda said, red coils floating from her and wrapping around Kateâs strap, seeping into the tentacle.
Kate wasnât sure what Wanda had done until she heard your moans increase in volume, and saw her strap wiggling inside of you.
âThe little princess will be cumming in no time.â
A blush stained Kateâs cheeks, knowing what the tentacle was doing inside of you as she rolled her hips, moving it in and out of you.
Stifled begging filled the room as a coil tightened in your stomach, the rush of your orgasm quickly approaching. Kateâs hips rocked faster, desperate for the feeling of your walls surrounding her.
âCome on, please, please,â Kate groaned, grunting as her thrusts picked up and her tentacle-like-cock slammed into you. âCum, baby. Just cum. I need you, please.â Kateâs hand reached out, her fingers quickly finding your little ball of nerves, rubbing furiously, trying to draw your climax out of you.
âFuck,â Kate moaned with you as the tentacle twisted inside your pussy with a mind of its own, filling every part of your core and hitting your sweet spot repeatedly. âCum!â
And with a strangled scream your release washed over you, Wanda studying your face while Kateâs head was thrown back in pure ecstasy, reaching her peak seconds after you.
Hot cum spurted from crevices and holes in the tentacle and you tiredly sighed as it filled you up, cum leaking from both you and Kate as she collapsed against your chest, strap still buried in you, although itâs movements had stilled, and her hand had moved from your cliff to rest on your torso.
âGood girls,â Wanda whispered to you and Kate, dismounting from behind Kate to fall into bed beside you both, a sleepy look on Kateâs face while you were almost passed out. âYou took it so well, angels.â
Kate hummed happily, shifting on top of you to get more comfortable, wet noises from where her strap was filling all of your ears, even from just that slight movement.
âDonât wanna pull out,â Kate mumbled, burying her face in your neck as darkness lulled you towards sleep.
âItâs okay, detka. You donât have to,â Wanda soothed her, hand coming up to stroke Kateâs hair, her fingers lightly scratching at her scalp. âJust relax and rest.â
Kateâs eyes fluttered in an attempt to stay awake, but she quickly succumbed to sleep and fell limp against you, Wanda gently shifting Kateâs body to stop her muscles from crushing you.
âNow everything is as it should be,â Wanda smiled at you, your eyelids illuminated with red as her magic did its work. Soon you would be just like Kate, if not worse. So obedient and dependent on her.
CW: Use of the name jasperđŤĄâ¨ (u no who u are soldierđ) !F reader, use of she/her when referring to reader, reader has a vagina, trauma related hallucinations, GORE, violence, murder, torture, kidnapping, blood, sadism, M! masturbation, pet names(good girl), not TOO smutty yet sorry i hope itâll be worth it đâ¨
You arenât sure when you fell asleep⌠Itâs nighttime, âFuck!â You reach for your phone.
It reads 9:24pm.
You have to work in the morning, but youâve slept all day, how are you going to get proper sleep now?
You look over at your microwave, the time is blinking 12:00.
âHm⌠Power mustâve went out,â You speak out to yourself.
Hearing your own voice is always better than hearing none.
A loud *BANG!* on your door startles you, you lurch forward.
Is it them? âOh god, no, No NO! I canât go back!! I PAID YOU!! Please!!â
the banging continues, as you claw at your own head.
and then,
It stops.
Just as abruptly as it started.
You get up to take one of your emergency meds.
Theyâre so expensiveâŚ
You donât take them as much as you should.
You sigh, and gulp it down.
You turn your computer on, and get ready to stream.
âAHH HAHA HAH,â Pleasured laughing all day long has rendered his vocal cords sore and hoarse.
Jasper gazes fondly over his work so far.
The man youâve been meeting every month, sitting bound to a chair.
His screams have reduced into nothing but strained guttural noises.
He canât handle much more.
Jasper did too much, too quickly.
Heâs usually more methodical, but the way you make his heart burn, has him losing every strand of sanity in his body.
Squares of this brutes flesh have been removed, the facia torn to shreds.
His teeth have been ripped out.
Fingers snipped off joint by joint.
That wasnât good enough, Jasper had seen the way he groped you.
The hands up to his wrists sawn off next.
He wrapped him up to stop the bleeding.
He shot him up with adrenaline.
But thisâThis pathetic thing, isnât lasting nearly long enough.
Even for how long itâs been going on.
Jasper wanted to savor his pain longer.
So much longer.
He launches the knife like a dart, aimed straight at his head with a furious grunt. It flies through the air and enters dead on the bullseye.
âFUCK YOU! FUCK. YOU. FUCK YOU!FUCK YOU!FUCK YOU!â He pants.
The black handle sticks out of the manâs eye socket.
He lolls his drenched head back and forth, coughing up whatâs left of his own blood.
How he isnât dead is a wonder.
âAwww, doesnât it suck SO much not being DEAD yet?â
He walks over to him, resting an arm on the wall behind the restrained man. He leans his face down to just above his level.
âWish I couldâve taught ya a real lesson, you disgusting thing. Sadly I think your time is jusâ about-â
*PING* his blown out pupils slowly follow the air to his pocket where he slides out a phone.
Youâre live-streaming!
His hand grasps the handle.
He gurgles out one last labored plea.
âI have to go now~â He shoves the blade back in one swift motion all the way through the manâs socket, and the tip breaks through the back of his skull hitting the grey cement wall behind him.
âand so~â He flips the blade, before another vicious jab into the same socket making the hole an âXâ.
âdo.â *Crack*! one more
âYOU.â Blood spurts onto him one last time, he doesnât flinch.
Jasperâs face is now completely coated sticky, drying crimson.
âMmmâ he sighs contently. âI guess Iâm done here.â A final pleasured chuckle leaves his chest.
He wipes his face with the back of his hand before whipping it toward the ground, flinging more spatters of blood around him.
He pulls up your stream up on one of the laptops, and puts a phone to his ear. The manâs blood is leaving little pools on everything Jasper touches.
He canât care less.
Heâs too engrossed, too mesmerized by your precious voice.
He quickly informs the cleaning crew on the phone of his location, and that he has spilled cake all over the floor⌠And wallsâŚAnd ceiling⌠Everything really.
âYes sir! we will send the heavy duty crew asapâ
Without knowing it, you soothe him, his eyes flutter shut.
A hand slowly trails to groin as he deeply listens.
He types with the other; âHey! how are you, Y/username?â
âHai Jasper!!! Iâm so happy to see you again!!â
âmmfâ he grunts as his thumb presses down on his clothed lap. âYessâ he whines, âSay my name againâ
âIâm good by the way! thanks for askin! How are you!â
He finds the button and unzips his pants with his eyes still closed picturing your actual face and replaying you saying his name again, and again, and again in his head.
He canât even hear anything youâre saying, to anyone else.
âGood! Wanna hang later?â he types deftly, hoping youâll call out his name again.
âOmg! Yes please, Jasper!â Itâs so innocent, yet heâs still fading fast into a lusty haze.
âHaah! yeeeessss,â His palm wraps his length and squeezes. His thumb teases the tip, pressing down and then massages his glands. âBeg me! Yell my name!â
The blood is acting as lube as he continues to work himself, while one hand desperately clings to the table.
Heâs losing his mind just imagining the possibilities; how wet he can get you, how well youâll take his girth. Youâll be such a good girl, wonât you?
His imagination runs wild: âHarder, Jas-Jasper! M-more!â He can picture you begging, âP-please, please! Fill me, Jasper! Fill me!â. He wants you begging.
âYN!â A low grunt leaves his mouth as he climaxes, mixing white with the red splatters across the keys.
Heâs not satisfied though.
Youâre not in his lap.
The pain doesnât subside, and the swell refuses to go down.
@askpocketsans hi sorry this took so long I didn't know where to start lmao
so first off, here's a speedpaint of the initial drawing
(also a little peek into the design process of dream!)
(and yes, this big piece did come before the proper ref lmao)
now to itemize what the heck just happened:
the initial sketch!
a test rendering of the sketch (to work out colors and lighting)
coloring the sketch according to what I want to make move (there's no rhyme or reason to the colors--just don't let the same color touch if they're on different parts)
rendering each piece individually (as you can see I did lineart first and then coloring)
rendering the background
and done!
here's a clearer look at the separation sketch thing
(the colors don't have the most contrast but it gets the point across lmao)
also! it's not necessary to draw every piece separately; you can just finish the initial thing and then separate it after the fact, I just prefer to separate it from the get go so I don't have to do any cleanup work haha
once that's done I merge each body part/piece so each layer is a body part/piece
and that ends with this:
(man I even popped out the layer tab and there's still not enough space to show every layer đ)
so like
one layer looks like this
once I'm done merging the pieces, I export the whole thing as a .psd (Very Important!!!)
now for rigging!
I boot up dragonbones and go to "New Project" > "Create Animation" > "Armature Template" > "Finish"
that will bring up the main workspace
from there, I go to "File" > "Import Assets to Stage" > select the .psd file > "Open" > "Import"
that leaves me with this
(note: right click empty space to deselect)
(also, if the background doesn't import you may have to go back to the psd and cut it up into smaller pieces)
from there, I check the canvas option and set the size
(yeah I know I use really big canvasses)
now for rigging!
when I rig I like to hide everything except for the specific things I'm rigging
it makes things less cluttered
now, select the "Create Bone" tool (or just press "E")
and then click and drag where the bones should be
that leaves us with something like this:
in this case, the bones should automatically be attached (if you move the upper arm the rest of the arm will move with it)
but in cases where that is not the case, you can manually set the parent bone by right clicking it > "Set Parent" (or press "P") > then clicking the bone you want to attach it to
now to make ik constraints (controllers) for the bones
I'll be showing you both types of controller--the type you want to use depends on how you want it to move
click on the bone you want to move, then go to the "IK Constraint" section on the left sidebar
(ctrl + click to select multiple bones)
for the arm I like to use "Create IK Constraint at End of the Bone"
and "Create IK by Pick" for the hand
(don't forget to rename the controllers!)
this makes it so that you can move the bones like so
(don't mind how crunchy that gif is lmao)
since I have the upper and forearm bound to the same ik constraint, they move in tandem, and said ik constraint is bound to the end of the forearm bone
the hand (bone) will always point toward it's respective constraint (the little red dot in the gif)
and then rinse and repeat for every moving part
heres the fully rigged skeleton (heh):
(also make sure to lock all the bones and assets after you make the controllers so you can only move the controllers)
now to animate!
go to the animation workspace in the top left
(Ctrl + B to hide the bones)
you set the loop here (in frames)
C: current frame
S: start of loop
E: end of loop
I set the initial and last keyframes of the loop here by selecting every controller (Ctrl + click) and clicking the flags
(that way the first and last frames are the same, making for a smooth loop)
now to actually start animating
I prefer to have this option selected:
it auto keyframes, so if I move a controller it's automatically saved to the timeline
(from here I genuinely don't know how to explain so bear with me here lmao)
those diamonds are all keyframes: aka poses that the animation *will* hit at the point in time
to make it actually move you need to go to a point between the start and end of the loop and move the pieces to wherever, then set it as a keyframe (or just move it if you have auto keyframe on)
once that keyframe is set, if you press space/play, it should automatically move between those two keyframes, smoothly
you can change how smoothly it moves with the curve editor
I don't really use the curve editor unless I think something needs to be eased in/out (like dreams arms in the original idol post)
(I don't really know how to explain further the animation is really a hand-on thing to me đ)
here's what my timeline looks like when everything is done and animated
(I prefer to just pick a few points in time and animate everything to those points but you can keyframe at any point)
now to export the thing!
go to "File" > "Export" > pick whatever if you get the "This Texture is oversize" popup, I usually choose "Multiple Textures" (nothing really changes) > "Image"
and now we're here
things to make sure of:
Type: Sequence
Format: PNG
Animations: Current
FPS: whatever fps you were working in
Image Contains: Canvas area
Export to: wherever you want it to (you can see I have it going to the project folder with the rest of the idol stuff) (I suggest making a subfolder specifically for the frames bc they can stack up *real* fast
and then "Finish"
and then you wait for a bajillion years for it to export :)
finally, time to make it a video!
I use blender to turn the PNG sequence into an mp4, so here we go!
to the video editing workspace!
"Add" > "Image/Sequence"
navigate to the folder with the frames
press "A" to select all
set "End Frame" to the number of frames you have
set "Fit Method" to "Scale to Fit"
then hit "Add Image Strip"
that leaves us with this
(make sure to set "End" at the bottom right to the number of frames you have)
now for settings
go to format and change the resolution and frame rate
next, go to output
set the file destination
File Format: FFmpeg
open Encoding menu
open Video menu
Video Codec: H.264
Output Quality: Perceptually Lossless
open Color Management
View: Standard
Look: None
finally, hit "Render" > "Render Animation" in the top bar and sit tight while it exports
now, that was probably confusing so here are some videos I used myself (bc this was the first time I touched dragonbones in like a year lmao) [vid 1] [vid 2]
and also bonus video that I had on loop while I was making this hehe
pre-publishing notes for slider (actually i meant to poast this yesterday i just forgor đ), just to put them out there
as per usual i peddle an extreme amount of mis- and straight up disinformation about the aerospace & defense industries in this one. as a general rule of thumb if it sounds like i researched it poorly and/or made it up, thatâs because i researched it poorly and/or made it up. like every scene i was like âthat wouldnât happen :Dâ and wrote it anyway
this one-shot renders my third one-shot (about ice & hangman) entirely obsolete, as if the rooster one-shot didnât already do that. so just ignore the hangman one. (i only wrote that one cause i felt bad about tagging my fics hangster when theyâre barely in it.) Also, this one-shot kind of directly contradicts the end scene of âdebriefingâ in pretty much every way. i donât really care, because this is a much stronger ending, but just throwing that out thereâthis one-shot doesnât really jive with my other writing for plot/character arc reasons & im too lazy/sick and tired of my other writing to go back and retcon any of it
i only research things i am mandated to by school/a job/journalistic code of ethics, or that i think are interesting, or that i know will not depress me. divorce depresses me so i did not research divorce. Also im pretty sure marriage doesnât work the way i described it âsign the papers & thatâs itâ but idgaf . shrug. im having fun
something i Didnât make up, though: the thesis that iraq/afghanistan went so poorly in the long term partly because our armed services & especially that generation of commanding officers were prepared for total warfare with a near-peer (like the ussr) instead of counterinsurgency tactics against mountain-based guerrilla warfare-stratted forces (like Al-q*eda etc). thatâs a very real thesis that ive read in multiple mil history books (âthe generals,â ricks; âmil history for the modern strategist,â ohanlon) & co-opted because itâs kind of, in a fucked up way, a good metaphor for iceâs whole dealâheâd been expecting a traditional officerâs life with a woman etc (aka traditional warfare against the ussr, the usâ sworn enemy) and instead found happiness in the weirdest of places, another dude (aka guerrilla warfare) and no one taught him the right strategy for dealing with that; so, pigheadedly, like some US commands in the Middle East for a decade, he just dug in his heels & refused to budge/change his "total traditional war/heteronormative"-based strategy even if it obviously wasnât working.
In a similar vein just so i can beat the allegations that im strategically dumb, the âstrategiesâ against the ussr the boys are playing with in the usna section are intentionally the most dogshit strategies on earth. do not invade russia in a land war. especially not when nukes are on the table. the point is theyâre ALL bad at strategy (strat as a metaphor for interpersonal communication).
i get the words âmoderateâ and âmodulateâ confused a lot. thereâs a couple times in this one when I use moderate and mean modulate. Now itâs too late to edit it. by which i mean i am too lazy. editing anything on ao3 is a Sisyphean task. not worth it.
there's a lot to be said about my ice & maverick's respectability, which is to say, as slider points out, their life together is incredibly normie and boring and regular, except that they're two guys. like there's nothing super subversive going on here. "in the grand scheme of things is this really so bad?" is the question. politically this is a little funky. for metatextual character-arc reasons ice has to agree to an official marriage to prove that by the end he's not afraid to legally legitimize their relationship, but the heteroflexible/straight-passing/socially conservative ice & mav that I have written also probably aren't the kind of guys to acknowledge the struggle & strife & subversiveness of the queer community before them that fought for them to have that right. to quote from an essay by Lauren berlant & Michael Warner ("Sex in public"): "Respectable gays [ice & mav, distancing themselves from other gays] like to think that they owe nothing to the sexual subculture they think of as sleazy. But their success, their way of living, their political rights, and their very identities would never have been possible but for the existence of the public [visibly queer] sexual culture they now despise." just throwing that out there as something that is weighing on my mind having now finished writing this. I think that issue (ice & mav's relationship with/debt to the lgbt community) could be explored with a character like rooster, who might be much more a part of that struggle (especially pre-dadt-repeal)...but idk where or how I would write about it. just something to chew on. I keep finding different ways to politically interpret what I myself have already written which then keeps leading to more fucking one-shots. This slider one for instance was a reinterpretation from the 1980s Cold War politics lens of nuclear doomsday & how that affected a generation of men making shitty/suicidal decisions about their lives. an endless cycle for me. "just one more interpretation...i swear just one more..."
đ´ Carol returning back to normal which Punch helps her with all those Vine Wounds.
đ Overblot Joker...
But only do what you can do
A question of Overblot....
I've had an idea in mind for Joker's overblot for a while, actually. Her overblot happens in sync with her brother's; their magic is being overused in sync with one another's. I haven't figured out what they're targeting quite yet, but Punch will be pouring his energy into sustaining it with his Midnight Oil, while Joker spends a lot of effort modifying it over and over with her Wild Card.
They're trying desperately to prove themselves in this situation. Joker has spent all her life being either the odd one out, or trying her best to fulfill every single role that she is assigned to, much like the joker card that she is. She feels like she's not truly meant to belong anywhere. Meanwhile, Punch spends all his time trying to support others; he's afraid that if he doesn't stay helpful and relevant, he will be left behind, rendered obsolete. Joker's always felt her fate has pulled the strings of her life for her, and Punch has always felt as though he was an automaton; their overblot forms resemble a broken marionette and a wind-up soldier, respectively. Their shared phantom is a great two-headed circus ringmaster. I have an unfinished concept sketch of their ob designs.
Carol and Punch's story under the cut:
The vines around the girl's body tightened as the entity that possessed her entered its death throes. The shelves around them creaked wildly as the battle came to a close.
With an unearthly screech, the being was defeated, and all at once, the great plants that had been holding Carol suspended in the air began to crumble to dust around her. She began to fall, scrambling for purchase against the ruined bookshelves even as she started to lose consciousness.
A figure broke away from the group in front of her, calling her name. He ran towards her, just barely managing to gather her limp body into his arms before she hit the ground. Her eyelids fluttered briefly, and a weak smile crossed her face as she realized who held her.
"Punch...," Carol managed to whisper before sweet sleep drew her in.
Three days later, in the infirmary, Carol awoke. She had bandages all over, and still felt the itch and sting from when her skin had been raked by the thorns that caught her fast. Her ribs ached, and her head spun. But she still smiled.
In the chair next to her bed, with a book of stories opened on his sleeping chest, sat Punch. And by the looks of the mess around him, he had been there for quite a while.
THEY ENTERED THROUGH EVERY ORIFICE ; the woodworks, the sinkholes, the gaps in the planks. accompanying them was a multitude of tiny sounds : chittering, scurrying, grating, gnawing, scratching, squeaking. beady eyes scattered the floorboards like a tribute of lighters in the air, ever inquisitive and all knowing. no rat should possess that much sentience ( they are a hivemind ), wormlike tails flicking apprehensively, the lull before the crack of the whip. saliva gleams from their toothy mouths, noses twitching at the air for blood.
â ân-nancy ? dâyou think itâs . . . â
his sentence is clipped short by a unanimous screech ( the upside downâs rendition of a war cry ) and the black sea is upon them. the tide is coming in. the rats move as one in a wave-like motion, their spines curdling them forth. a stampede of critters - make way for the rat king ! lucas kicks at one, more revolted than horrified, arms shooting up to render as much distance between himself and the furry assailants as possible.
â GET OFF A' ME ! â he grabs a nearby utensil, a lamp mottled with years of misuse - basements are just so full of oddities, of weapons - and thrusts it forward like a spear, hoping to shoo the onslaught away as he makes a hasty retreat. he sees nancy has deftly taken a similar approach and they both scamper up the stairs for her car. behind them, one rat becomes ten, ten become a hundred, a hundred become a plague. lucas pictures science class, imagines cells not only dividing but gaining consciousness, gaining hunger, gaining teeth.
the sound of the car door shutting has never conjured such relief : their panting chests fill the space for a moment, coarse breaths gulping for air their lungs struggle to keep up with. as the windows fog with their thankfulness, they share an exchange of glances :Â
note: i wrote this in about 10 mins so itâs not that great but i think itâs pretty cute
⥠â LEE HEESEUNG
he does like a triple take-
mans has to look and then looks again in disbelief before rubbing his eyes and leaning forward like some old man and look again
once he renders what was actually happening hes go s o r e d
pls bully him for it itâd be so funny
youâre just standing there likeđ§ââď¸ âyo whatâ and hes like âmy? hello! is- mine- woah- good lord- hi yeah-â and youâre like is he good
you literally ask him if he can smell toast bc you were that worried to the point of thinking he was having a stroke
nah hes just malfunctioning BC YOU LOOK SO GOD DAMN CUTE
once he kinda regains his consciousness he cannot stop cooing over how cute you are
rest of the boys under the cut !
⥠â JAY PARK
mans pretends like he does not see đ§âđŚŻ
sir we all know you purposely left that in a very totally not obvious place and acted like you forgot it đâ
you ainât slick
also pretends like hes not blushing LMAOOO
kids ears are redder than your stove and i think that says enough
tries to act all cool and chic and what not as if hes totally unaffected but hes stuttering every two words and tripping over every other object that isnât even remotely in his way đ
but once he got used to it he literally physically shoves his jackets or shirts or what not into your arms when youre choosing outfits bc he just LOVES it that much
⥠â JAKE SIM
red and malfunctioning pt. 2
but instead of acting as if hes having a stroke
homeboy just stands there like a sim with no task-
you can literally see the loading circle thing above his head
once it finally clicks omg... he just SQUEALS like a little boy and runs over to you before hugging you so tightly
hes like âyouâre so cute :(( i love you so so sk so much :((( youâre so so so cute :(( how can you be so cute :(((â he overused the word cute so many times in that first sighting that you forced him to give you $5 every time he said it
no but hes already pretty clingy but when you wear his clothes... gawd dayum
he doubles in clingines
never lets you go and always has the brightest smile on his face
⥠â PARK SUNGHOON
mf is so chill đ
LOL ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE THOOOO
he acts super nonchalant about it but the second you were out the room he falls flat into the couch and squeals into one of the pillows while kicking his legs up an down
cannot keep his cool when he sees you wearing his clothes jesus-
if you ever catch him doing his âtheyre so cute iâm about to implodeâ ritual, heâll go back to his cool facade and try and play it off as if he stubbed his toe or sumn and is just in great amount of pain
homeboy doesnât realise you were standing at the doorframe and saw the whole thing happen đâ
but yeah he loves it a lot just tries to act like it doesnât affect him but we all know better
⥠â KIM SUNOO
hes 100% the one to be like âoh yeah that one is so cute on you i love it pls wear it as often as you can- actually just keep it- wait no i still like it.... we can share!!â but then heâll also be like âno that one makes you look weird donât wear it đâ LMAOO
mr. fashionable or sumn up in here
99% of the time loves what you wear from his wardrobe and he just loves how his style matches yours or the way it contrast yet you still manage to look adorable
loves choosing outfits for you
he gives me the vibe of like loving to have matching socks-
but thatâs off topic
if he sees you wear his hat or something he will take it off your head, try it on himself and if it doesnât fit with his outfit he gives it back to you
if it does fit... well too bad i guess
⥠â YANG JUNGWON
stops, stares, acts like everything is all good
hes like a mix of jake and sunghoon where he malfunctions for a bit before trying not to lose his cool yâknow
itâs like that meme of that dog in a burning room and hes like âiâm fine,,, this is fineâ LMAOO
nah bb is losing his mind
he kinda gives up on being nonchalant and what not and just pulls you in a FAT hug and tells you how pretty you look wearing his clothes
may tease you for the choice as well
heâll say stuff like âomg thatâs my favourite oneâ or âcouldâve chosen a better one y/n... but oh well still look cute đâ LMAOO
if youâre sitting on the couch or actually scrap that
hell just constantly have his hands playing with the seams of the sleeves or the bottom of the hoodie bc he just finds you that cute
⥠â NISHIMURA RIKI
blushes but plays it off like itâs fine and teases you
hes teasing you about wearing his clothes and being so obsessed with him đ
hes saying that as if hes not losing it on the inside and definitely doesnât have bright pink cheeks yeah totally riki youâre so slick
no but when you guys cuddle you can see how much he genuinely loves when you wear his clothes bc he just cuddles into the fabric and always inhales just a bit deeper
he loves yours and his scents combined together
after a while, heâd probably start to randomly hand you hoodies or jackets out of nowhere
youll open your mouth to say youâre cold and before you can even breathe out hes already handing you a hoodie and youâre like
âwhere tf did you get that from ??â and hes just like âdonât ask. wearâ