#honestly I couldn’t NOT do designs for these eggs

[brightlydim]

some of my favorite qsmp egg designs. I apologize to my mutuals. i am cringe but i am free.

I also apologize for the shitty quality and lighting of these (I am currently in a bedroom at my grandma’s house)

#original art #issie's nonsense doodles #qsmp #qsmp juanaflippa #qsmp tallulah #qsmp chayanne #qsmp richarlyson #qsmp dapper #qsmp gegg #qsmp slimecicle #qsmp eggs #honestly I couldn’t NOT do designs for these eggs #my friend sucked me into this BLAME THEM #qsmp art #i tried .these aren’t the best designs but I’d like to think this was practice with my new alcohol markers #but hey! if by the rare chance you guys want any qsmp art jus t let me know 👍

[cloudyyoimiya]

hii may i request more port mafia! Ranpo hcs can be yandere or not, i'm just so starved for port mafia ranpo fics but unfortunately they're quite hard to find 😭

And a scenario would be nice

ofc you can request this!! i won’t lie when i got the first pm! ranpo request it was the first time i heard of that au. i won’t lie i kinda wanna design him now… anyways! i also did just some headcanons because i think i’d rather do a oneshot than a scenario!! i’ll get to that in the future. thank you for requesting, anon!!

Port Mafia Headcanons; Ranpo Edogawa

Possible warnings: Mentions of murder, brief mention of Mori

At first, he was just a simple mission planner for the mafia. Dazai, being the mafias new boss, would often call him up to his office to go over some strategies that he formulated. He would always ask Ranpo to fact check each one of his plans just to make sure that they would go smoothly.

When he finally landed a spot as an executive, it was because he had lead well over fifty successful operations, each one with little to no casualties. This honestly impressed Dazai considering that Ranpo’s ability rivaled his own intelligence.

Much like the canon Ranpo, this version would still act childish. It wouldn’t be as much as he would be in the detective agency, but it would still be there.

He wouldn’t be the worst executive to work under, but he wouldn’t be the best either. Much like every one of them in canon, he’d have his positives and negatives. The most well known negative of his would be his childishness. Sometimes he’d send certain people to die on missions he planned only because he didn’t like something that they did. He of course would say that their death was a simple oversight, but he and Dazai knew that it was planned.

In his office he had a safe for his sweets much like he did in Dead Apple. Though this one would be bigger and much sturdier. He couldn’t risk his valuable snacks getting destroyed because of some raid by a rival group, now could he?

Instead of his glasses coming from Fukuzawa, they’d actually come from Dazai. Dazai gave them to Ranpo when he first joined the Port Mafia because of the tradition of giving one of your personal items to someone that you recruited. Ranpo got attached to these glasses because they were from the boss himself, and he wouldn’t trade them for the world.

Now, let’s get on to you.

When he first met you, you were only a mere assistant for him. He’d always give you random tasks like purchasing him some more snacks, or making you fill out battle reports that he didn’t want to do himself. Or maybe even sometimes he’d send you to meetings in his stead.

At first he really didn’t care if you lived or if you died as harsh as it was. You were just an assistant to him; a nobody. He could always get a new one and replace you like it was nothing. He was never one to maintain work related relationships, so it was to be expected.

But then he started to fall for you. At first he noticed how you’d do anything for him—albeit it being because he was your boss—but still, he grew to appreciate it after a while.

He then started to notice how you’d remember his food preferences and how you’d always get him his favorite brands.

Ranpo absolutely loved it.

Ranpo made sure that you’d never leave his side, figuratively and literally. If he was sent on a mission, then he’d drag you along with him. You were still his assistant at the time, so you really didn’t have a say in the matter. He’d also drag you along on meetings with all of the mafias executives. He’d say it was because he needed you to write down notes for him, but they were rather meaningless in his eyes. He didn’t need the notes because he was able to remember everything, but he wanting to stay in your company during the meetings.

Soon, word started to spread in the Port Mafia that you and Ranpo were dating. You of course would deny these rumors like your life depended on it, but Ranpo would just egg them on in the shadows. He wanted to date you, so why not get the mafia used to it before it was official?

Over time he’d become more lenient with your work. He’d make sure that you wouldn’t go on major life threatening missions only because he still wanted you around. He may have been sadistic towards other members of the mafia, but he’d never be that way towards you.

If you ever were sent on a life threatening mission though, he’d make sure to use his ability and make sure you’d be safe. If it would ever turn out that you got injured, he would force you to take time off. If you insisted on going to work during your recovery process, he’d personally go to your living quarters and lay down on you so you couldn’t get up. Yes, it was a childish solution, but hey it worked!

More often than not he’d just allow you to hang out in his office during your down time. It gave him an opportunity to study you, and you were able to feel at peace even in your hostile working environment.

He’d even let you eat some of his snacks while other people weren’t watching! You should feel honored because no one in the history of the Port Mafia has been able to do that.

He would send out someone to kill another if they ever saw you sharing his snacks though. He couldn’t let the fact that he grew fond of someone get out to the world. People may use that to their advantage and he doesn’t want that

If Dazai was to pick up on Ranpo’s feelings towards you, then he wouldn’t try to get in between you. He doesn’t wish to become like Mori and dictate everyone’s moves, so he’d allow it. Though, he would attempt to tease Ranpo during meetings if you weren’t there for some reason.

If you were ever to leave the mafia, then Ranpo would try to persuade you out of it. He didn’t want to be alone—be without you—but if he was unable to do so, he’d allow you to leave. He’d also use his ability to figure out ways to cover your tracks so no one will be able to cause you harm.

On that note though, I do think he does have a picture of Fukuzawa on his desk from before he joined the Port Mafia. He only joined because he had no other place to go, and the detective agency wouldn’t accept him back after he agreed to help Dazai with something.

Who knows, maybe he will add another picture next to it that had you in it.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #bungo stray dogs #bsd headcanons #bsd x gender neutral reader #bsd x reader #bungo stray dogs x reader #ranpo bungou stray dogs #edogawa ranpo #ranpo edogawa #ranpo edogawa x reader #bsd ranpo #ranpo bsd #ranpo x reader #bungo stray dogs ranpo #ranpo headcanons #bungou stray dogs ranpo

[churchydraws]

Do not let me watch Predator while drawing Daycare Attendants, I will make an au.

here’s @eclipsedcrystalstar boy Solar, but as a Yautja, since I felt that would be more fitting then a xeno, and his bitch of a sister, Lunar. I figured R’kathwei would be a good in universe name, since R’ka means fire, and Thwei is blood, and Solar is pretty hot headed. Ideally I would have had “sun” in his name but I couldn’t find a word for sun in the language. Lunar would be Thwei’luar-ke, which is literally Bloodmoon, which I thought was fitting since blood moon is another term for a lunar eclipse!

Puak means fuck, and with the “de” added it can be fucker or fucking, while s’yuit-de is pathetic or idiot. And, of course, Ic’jit means Bad Blood, which is the Yautja word for criminals and violators of the honor code. Dunno what she did to earn this title, but she’s dead either way.

Lowkey wanna incorporate these two in the AvP FNaF au that’s been swimming in my brain. Fazbear Entertainment will either be a company working for Weyland-Yutani (might change it’s name tho) or I might just make it fully Wey-Yu. Most of the animatronics are modified xenomorphs (Freddy is a modified Crusher with characteristics of a Queen, his DNA was altered further so he can’t lay eggs (in theory) and had a bear for a host, Roxy is a Runner and had a wolf host, and so on) but I wanna make some Predators as well. Vanessa and Gregory would stay humans though. Eclipsed’s Sun and Moon would be Yautja, obviously, probably taken by Faz Co/Wey-Yu as pups before Solar find them and adopts them as his little brothers

my own Sun and Moon that aren’t SAMS related would be xenos from unknown hosts, and would go by Light and Dark, to avoid confusion with other Suns and Moons that I might toss in (cough cough SAMS)

I’m really pleased with Solar’s design, but honestly I feel like I could do more for Lunar. Maybe give her face paint that looks like the shapes she usually has in her eyes? Could give her a marking on her forehead like Solar has as well, perhaps.

I’ll probably be able to explain the basics of the au whe nI am not about to fall asleep lol

#also fun fact! Solar would be considered tall for a male Yautja! the females are usually bigger than the males #males seem to be an average of 7 feet tall. females are taller than that although I'm not sure what the average height for them is #so I'm not sure if Lunar would be considered normal height for females or short #Yautja #predator #predator alien #alien predator #yautja oc #fnaf solar eclipse #Solar Eclipse fnaf #Crystalverse Solar Eclipse #what do I even tag this actually #alien vs predator #avp #five nights at freddy's #security breach #fnaf oc #sorry for making two very different fandoms look at each other. I do not care I am blasting you with my autism beam #five nights at freddy's security breach #five nights at freddys oc #avp oc #avp fnaf AU #SHOOT I JUST REALIZED I COULD HAVE ADDED FEATHERS OR CLOTH TO LUNAR'S NECKLACE #Churchy tag rambles #my art #fanart #others ocs #that's a tag I should use isn't it

[samobservessonic]

I think this one requires the whole first page to start us off. And honestly, it’s going to be hard to decide what to cut out in this issue, because the art is super good! Regardless of what you think about this human Sonic design, there’s no denying that the art is going hard and we’ll see that especially in an upcoming sequence. But even in this shot of Sonic’s room, look at how many SEGA references there are! You can check out a full list over in the trivia page on the wikia, but I love that artist Ed Hillyer clearly cares enough about Sonic to put all of these in Hillyer isn’t only the artist of this story - he’s also the writer! Hillyer does the occasional art duty for StC, but to my knowledge, this is the only story he wrote? It’s fitting that it would be a story that would become so well known

Anyway, onto the story itself. To start us off, we have a sequence of Sonic as we know him about to be flattened by a Robotnik mech, failing to save Tails. The title card shows “hedgehog” scribbled out and replaced with “human” before a human boy wakes up in his bedroom. Though, from the looks of things, he still believes that he’s on Mobius. Don’t we all?

Sonic finds a mirror in the room and realises that he’s not in his own body, before someone from off-screen calls for an “Erin” to come downstairs. The name Erin is assumed to come from Erinaceus europaeus - the scientific classification of West European Hedgehog (something else I read on the wikia). Erinaceus europaeus has already been mentioned in the comic by Dr. Kintobor in our flashback story, so this is a pretty fair assumption. I just think it’s a neat name in general tbh

This is the sequence I was talking about before! Look at how the colours and distortion paint how uncomfortable this scene is! The intense yellow glow from the ceiling light, the pressure shown on Erin’s face as he tries to pull away from being forced to eat the egg. We as the audience instantly know that this is messed up. I don’t think this scene would’ve been nearly as effective without the art selling it as well as it does I have to admit that I have read this story before, since it’s one of the ones that gets reprinted in a later issue of StC, and this page stuck with me the most out of all of it

Erin races out into the garden where he finds… okay, that’s a pretty unique take on a human Tails as well, but he literally only appears for these two panels. He’s even wearing a “Big Breakfast” shirt, since StC will not resist throwing in references to British media at every opportunity

We don’t get the context of what’s attacking human Tails, but again, I love how Erin’s poses show the intensity of the wind-up into his spin attack followed by his harmless cartwheel to demonstrate that, no, Sonic can’t do that here

Geez, they really aren’t pulling any punches. Erin down

Evil Egg Mother is back and I know I keep harping on about it, but I really love how they’ve kept her sinister yellow glow from the kitchen, but now have it contrasted against the blue of the room and also intensified by the sickly green of the egg

“Eat it, Spikeball!” is enough for Sonic to figure out exactly what’s going on here. He looks like it takes him some effort to break free, but Sonic figures out that he’s “a hedgehog dreaming” and does what some Sonic fans probably hope would happen to them by waking up to find that he’s really a Mobian after all

…I mean, I’m not sure if anyone’s avoiding spoilers for any Apple-exclusive Sonic games, but isn’t this how Sonic Dream Team ends? Ah well, it’s an old franchise, so they’re bound to retread ideas from time to time. (Unrelated, while I couldn’t play Dream Team myself, I do love seeing Rouge and Cream being included as part of the main team)

Anyway, Sonic wakes up, chases off Robotnik and rescues Tails, joking about having seen horrors that Tails could never imagine. I dunno, Sonic, it looked like the dream Tails was going through a rough time as well And that’s that! My one complaint is that the conclusion of this story feels quite abrupt - we only really get one and a half pages of Mobian Sonic at the end there. But StC does have shorter stories than Archie and IDW for the most part, so sometimes that’ll just be how it is. And honestly, it’s a small trade-off for all the amazing sequences in the human parts of the story. Hillyer was no new-face to comics at this point, so saying “he draws darn well” is quite an obvious statement, but I do also want to say that he draws both the Mobians and the humans very well. We’ve seen a lot of artists in these books (especially the early Archie ones) who were either good at drawing the Mobians and the humans looked uncanny valley or good at drawing the humans and the Mobians were uncanny valley. So it’s nice to see both looking really good

I’m sure I don’t need to say that I enjoyed this story a lot. What could’ve been just another “nice but standard” oneshot story ended up becoming something incredibly memorable. In fact, I’d say I enjoyed reading it even more now than I did as a kid. But perhaps the fact that it doesn’t out-stay its welcome helps with that? If we’d had several more follow-up stories of Erin the Human, I might’ve lost interest

Hm. It is kind of cool to imagine what the other Sonic characters might’ve looked like in this particular human style, though

#sam observes sonic #sonic the comic #stc issue 17 #sonic the hedgehog #dr. robotnik #miles tails prower

[seeminglyseph]

I’m looking at DAO mods and I feel like I kind of like… just wanna paint textures instead of playing the game. Or both. Like. I want to repaint the textures before I play the game. Which is a weird thing to want to do maybe.

Like my secret desire is actually to just rip all my favourite LIs from Dragon age and get their textures and reskin them.

Also give Solas that Sexy skull and braids and locks and concept design look he had because that was always always better than Egg. Idk who vetoed the concept design in exchange for none design all Egg but they were Incorrect. That was a Bad Decision. I get that yes technically he has freckles and a scar and a cleft chin and droopy eyes and details, yes, but. *but*. He could have been better. He could have been hotter. He could have been Great. The Best character des— no I can’t say that when The Iron Bull is in the same game and exists at the same time. That is in fact the sexiest best character design to ever be made. But Solas had to potential to be better in so many ways and ultimately DAI’s designers could not manage designing hair.

They just could not do it. It was too hard. That’s the conclusion I have come to. They also I think struggled badly when it came to skin textures because like look at the options they had in character creation, they strugggglllleeed. They couldn’t make hair and they couldn’t make skin. They suffered in game design and honestly I think probably EA hit them with crunch and low funding and BioWare was like “we were not equipped to jump into this triple A pool this fast this underfunded oh my god what the fuck what the fuck” and we’re seeing that again with DA4 and that’s why all the people EA would have to pay fairly is getting laid off.

BioWare is getting scapegoated by EA and it kinda breaks my heart as an Albertan because we got bought out and now I think our like. One gaming company is getting sold out and gonna go under and get sold so they can move it all somewhere else with fewer human rights protections (no unions or union protections) and people can say “BioWare did this” and it’s maybe a little more “EA did this to BioWare” and a whole lot of Albertans are Shit Outta Luck in the meantime. Because like, what happened in Montreal after Andromeda? Though Montreal as a Major Metropolitan City with a booming economy has more than a few gaming companies, Edmonton isn’t so big a city (still metropolitan but not nearly the scale of Montreal) and has. Uh. A serious need for jobs in the arts and entertainment industries. BioWare being located in Edmonton Alberta is kinda a Big Deal for Alberta. We need that company there for multiple reasons, in part just for the culture. It would be a big deal if it shut down.

Like I guess this is going a little off topic and deranged but like. Alberta needs BioWare. So like. Idk what solution there is in the end, but like… the people getting screwed over are the people here. And we need the company to stay here. And stay open, and start functioning properly. A lot of Californian Tech companies and Tech laws fucked Canada and Canadian workers, and this is kinda an expansion of that, and like. There’s shit a lot of people outside the bubble don’t know about but like.

Alberta needs industry. We can’t have everything shut their doors and move out and then have a bunch of people in wealthy metropolitan areas go “sucks to suck bro have you tried moving?” Like. We still need our companies and infrastructure and industries to. Function. Lotta us can’t afford to leave. We need this stuff to be here. We need BioWare and companies like this.

Despite what you may have heard, people live out here…

#BioWare #weird Canadian rant #this got wildly off topic #sorry idk what came over me #I also just watched part of a documentary on nortel but I got really depressed lmao #American politics heavily influence Canada and I don’t think people notice??! #but also I feel very powerless sometimes #I am very powerless

[saiilorstars]

Ch. 7: Little to Big

Fandom: Harry Potter (hogwarts year 1-7) Pairing: Draco x OFC

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Story Masterlist // Romina’s Masterlist

If you’d like to be a part of this OC’s work/edits, let me know!

Hermione wheeled her cart full of her things towards the table where Harry and Ron were playing chess...or so it appeared. Hermione's eyes widened in alarm when she got a better look at the chessboard. The chess pieces used figurines that were actually alive.

"Knight to E-5," Harry instructed one of his pieces.

Ron stared at the board for a minute to decide on his next move. "Queen to E-5." His Queen piece moved to the designated square and clunked Harry's knight off the board.

"That's totally barbaric!" Hermione nearly shouted.

Ron remained totally at ease, more than used to Hermione's attitude by now. "That's wizard's chess. I see you've packed."

Hermione leaned on her cart. "See you haven't."

"Change of plans. My parents decided to go to Romania to visit my brother, Charlie. He's studying dragons there!"

Hermione could care less about dragons and Ron's brother at the moment. "Good. You can help Harry, then. He's going to go the library for information on Nicholas Flamel."

Ron groaned. "We've looked a hundred times!"

Hermione smirked. "Not in the restricted section."

Ron gaped. He could not have heard right. "Harry, did you just hear what she said?" but Harry did not answer. He glanced at his friend expectantly but found Harry staring at the Great Hall entrance. Following that gaze, Ron then saw Romina and Arden talking.

"You should just apologize already," Hermione said after seeing what Harry was looking at. Both boys gave her incredulous stares. "What?"

"Are you mad, woman?" Ron nearly fell forwards from his wild gestures he was making. "Romina Oswell is the daughter of the Death Eaters who...you know…" he nodded his head to the still-silent Harry, "...did away with...you know…"

Hermione remained unbothered. "You said it, Ron, Romina is just their daughter. She didn't get to decide who her parents were nor what they did. Hardly think she should be blamed for their actions."

"But she's in Slytherin!" Ron said as if that was enough explanation to prove Romina was bad news. "That's the house You-Know-Who was in!"

"Oh, Ron," Hermione rolled her eyes. "Harry has known Romina for years, do you really think he should forget all about that over a House?" She specifically looked at Harry when she made the question. "You know that, Harry. I don't know Romina like you do - no one in this school does - so I think you should believe in your best friend more than what anyone else has to say. Do you honestly think Romina would have wanted what her parents did?"

Harry knew the answer right off the bat but couldn't will himself to answer there and then. He sighed and got off the table. "Restricted section, then? That's where you think we could find something on Nicholas Flamel?"

Hermione was disappointed Harry was pushing his problem away but nodded anyways. Maybe somewhere along him searching for the man, Harry would think about his best friend and realize the injustice he was committing.

~0~

Romina didn't think she'd ever be that excited to see her home again. Her dream had always been to attend Hogwarts and finally gain control of her witch powers. Now that dream had been tarnished by a couple of gossip she thought she'd been prepared for.

Her aunt set a cup of hot chocolate for Romina in hopes of lifting the girl's mood. It'd been days since Romina had been home and she'd yet to make even a peep of what she used to.

"Romina, please eat something," Sage slid a plate of eggs and bacon towards Romina.

Romina leaned back on her chair and boredly stared at her plate. "I'm sorry, auntie. I'm not trying to diss your food but I just am not hungry."

"You've said that every day for the past week," Sage moved beside Romina and set a hand on her niece's shoulder. "Not eating won't solve your problems."

"If that were the solution," Romina mumbled. She took another look at her food and reached for the fork.

"We knew that this would not be easy," Sage took a seat beside Romina. "Unfortunately our name is known for infamous reasons, and it's for those reasons that we hid you away in this world—" she gave a languid wave of the room, "—for as long as we could."

Romina was ardently munching on some bacon when she said, "Maybe you shouldn't have done that."

Sage almost winced from the words but Romina was too far gone in her thoughts to notice. "Yes, maybe you're right. We...shouldn't have done that."

Romina put down her half-eaten bacon strip and sighed. "I just don't know how to make everyone see me for me and not...an Oswell."

"Dearie, I don't think that's possible. You are who you are and—"

"Auntie, it's easy for you to say!" Romina snapped without intention. "You and Uncle Lyonel live here where no one knows you. I have to go back to a school where everyone thinks I'm evil. Some of them are actually scared of me. I'm only eleven! What exactly am I supposed to do to them!?" Not waiting for an answer, Romina pushed her chair away and ran for her room.

Sage sighed and looked at the barely touched plate left behind. While it was expected for all this to happen, it didn't make things easier.

~0~

When Christmas time came, Romina didn't have the usual cheerfulness to celebrate much. She hadn't even awakened early to open her presents like she always did. When noontime came Arden was already knocking on the door, dressed in a big red Christmas sweater with antlers over her head.

"Merry Christmas!" she greeted Lyonel with a blue-wrapped present box. "These are from my parents, and I have Romina's right here," she gestured to the orange wrapped present in her other hand

"Merry Christmas, Arden," Lyonel chuckled and helped the girl inside. "And thank you so much." Arden was smiling widely all the way through. "Romina hasn't come down yet but Sage already went to wake her."

"She hasn't woken up?" Arden's eyes widened. "But she's always up super early! I know cos she used to throw pebbles at my bedroom window - I mean I just know."

Lyonel set down the present Arden brought for them and sighed. "She's still upset over what happened before break."

"Oh…" Arden bit the inside of her cheek. "I see."

"You're at school with her… is it bad?" Lyonel discreetly glanced at the staircase in case Romina showed up.

"Well…" Arden swayed her head thoughtfully, "It's not everyone everyone like Romina dramatically thinks. I mean, no one in Slytherin cares. They love her!"

"Yes, I imagine they would…"

"It's good that your House likes you. Take it from a muggleborn who got put into the famous pureblood-only-House," Arden pretended to shiver. "It's not easy. But the other Houses, not everyone does it I swear. There are some who are just plain rude. But I think with time, as they see who Romina is, they'll learn to like her."

Lyonel wished that to be true with all his heart. He didn't want to imagine Romina being miserable for the next six years of her school life.

"I'm up, auntie, I promise," they heard Romina arguing upstairs.

"Only because I woke you," came Sage's retort. "But I will not have you sleep the day away when it's Christmas."

Lyonel and Arden soon saw Sage pulling a clearly-groggy Romina (still in her pajamas) down the last flight of steps. Sage lit up when she saw Arden. She thought some good social connections would be good for Romina.

"Merry Christmas!" Arden didn't fail to greet cheerfully.

"Merry Christmas," Sage responded equally cheery.

Romina gave her own Christmas greeting in a quiet mumble.

"Arden, would you like some hot chocolate?" Sage asked but she was already making her way towards the kitchen.

"Oh, with marshmallows?" Arden beamed at the idea.

"Of course," Sage took Lyonel with her.

"Merry Christmas, Romina!" Arden presented her present.

"Thank you, Ard," Romina was polite enough to take the present back to the Christmas tree. She hadn't done any shopping but she was already well aware there was a present for Arden and her family courtesy of Romina's aunt and uncle. It had always been like this.

The two girls took a seat beside the tree and Romina dug through the presents to find Arden's and the rest of her family. It was then that Romina realized she had presents from other people as well.

"Hermione Granger sent you something?" Arden wasn't the least bit surprised.

Romina nodded and began tearing the present open. "I feel bad cos I didn't get her one too." She raised a decorative, cloth, that tied into a hair band.

"Aw, that's pretty," Arden said, and Romina agreed. She looked at the rest of the presents and saw familiar names. "Daphne gave you something too. Is that one from Angel?"

"Mhm." Romina reached for the present that Angel had sent her. It was a beautiful little set of charmed pins.

Arden gasped at them. They were superhero themed. "Look, there's Supergirl, Batwoman—is that Harley Quinn? How did he even know about them?"

Romina chuckled with a shrug. "I guess he really listens to me when I talk. He's sweet."

"Yeah, I can see," Arden said, still partially surprised with the thoughtful gift.

Romina continued with the pile of gifts. Fred and George Weasley had sent her something as well. "I'm surprised with those two," Romina admitted as she opened the twins' present. She found a nice truffle box sitting inside. "Thought since Ron is pretty much on the same page as the rest of the school...they would do the same."

Arden smiled. "Not everyone thinks the same. You have to see that a lot of people still—is that from Pansy!?" she gasped when she caught sight of the name written over a small blue present. "That cow got me nothing!"

And for the first time in a long time, Romina had actually laughed.

Arden picked up Pansy's present and shook it. "I can't believe her! I was nice enough to send her something!" She gave up and handed the present over to Romina. "Though now I'm thinking she probably threw it away without even opening it."

"She's got a whole different perspective on things…" Romina tried being kind and not flatout saying she believed Pansy had never even received the present on account of her parents' interference.

"You mean she only tolerates me because we're forced to make contact with each other at school," Arden huffed. "But fine. Next year she's getting diddly-squat from me."

Romina chuckled and put away Pansy's present, thinking it best if she opened it when Arden wasn't around. Arden got over her momentary anger and pulled Romina up to her feet. There were Christmas dinners to get ready for and to have some good ole fashion fun.

Dressed in a long, black Christmas sweater full of snowflakes and a snowman matched with red tights underneath - along with the cloth headband Hermione gifted her - Romina thanked her grandparents for their permission to go outside and meet with the rest of the neighborhood kids. Arden's younger siblings - Lilah and Fabian - were already out in the front yard playing with some of their new Christmas toys. From the kitchen window, Romina could see that Arden's older brother, Andrew, had also arrived for the holidays.

"And he's not stingy or whatever?" Romina curiously asked over Arden's relationship with Andrew considering he was now known to be a Squib. Arden was the only one of her family so far to have powers. Lilah and Fabian were a couple years younger than Arden and had yet to show powers as well.

"Nah, he calls me a weirdo but just to tease me," Arden waved the subject off like nothing. "He's happy at his job anyways."

"Yeah, being a math teacher must be oh-so-fun," Romina rolled her eyes.

"Romina! Arden!" a small ginger girl called from across the street. The girl grinned and hurriedly crossed the street. She had a pink jumping rope in her hand that swung with each step she took. "You guys are back! I can't believe it!"

Arden threw her arms around the ginger and squealed. "Victoria! Merry Christmas!"

Romina stood behind with a nice smile across her face. Victoria had been one of their lifelong neighborhood friends and Romina suddenly realized how much she missed Victoria along with the rest of their muggle friends.

"How's that fancy school you're going to?" Victoria asked once she pulled away. She immediately went to hug Romina next. "Hayley and I wanted to visit but your parents—" she glanced at Arden, "—and your aunt and uncle—" she said for Romina's sake, "—said visits from non-family members weren't allowed."

"They really aren't," Romina managed to say casually, but even Victoria knew Romina well enough so that she understood something was off.

"A-are you okay?" Victoria didn't fail to ask in the next second. Romina looked away, putting an awkward hand on her arm. Victoria then glanced at Arden, expecting for some sort of explanation. "Arden?"

Arden checked with Romina before she would answer. Romina had sighed but not given any indication that she was against telling Victoria something.

"The school is full of preppy kids…" Arden tried explaining it as if it were just another fancy academy for muggles. "...and the kids happened to pick on Romina...a lot."

"Ooh…" Victoria put a hand over her mouth, her eyes quickly flickering to Romina. "Mina, I'm sorry."

"Yeah, thanks," Romina replied just as quietly.

"No more pouty Romina!" Arden clapped her hands, startling both Romina and Victoria. "It's Christmas and we should have some fun!"

"I brought it to play double-dutch," Victoria waved her pink jump rope for the girls.

"Yes!" Arden nodded and Romina found herself pulled into a razzling game of jump rope.

As the afternoon passed by, they were joined by the other neighborhood kids, including Nadine. Romina had forgotten how fun it was to play such a simple game as jump rope. It was so normal, and definitely had no danger of a hex flying their way. Things got more interesting when someone decided to have a race with roller skates. Arden and Nadine had their own pairs but they were nice enough to let Romina borrow Arden's second pair to race. They raced from end of the street to the next and Romina found herself coming in third. She discovered she loved roller skating!

"Hermione's going to shriek if she knows her headband was on the ground!" Arden laughed while she and Romina took their roller skates. Romina had been struggling and thus her headband had become loose and fell to the sidewalk.

"We're not going to tell her so shush," Romina grunted but finally took off her left roller skate.

"Girls?" Sage called from Arden's front door. "Christmas dinner is set!"

"The crackers are mine!" Lilah nearly fell on the grass due to her hasty run towards the door.

Arden and Romina burst into laughter as they followed a minute later. For the rest of that night, Romina never once thought about Hogwarts and its gossipy students, and much less Harry.

~ 0 ~

Romina walked right behind Arden down the Hogwarts Express. They had boarded together and while Romina received some heartfelt advice from Lyonel and Sage, she still could not stop feeling nervous. There were some students already giving her some looks - of which a couple were dirty looks - and others were whispering things about her no doubt.

"Where are we going to sit?" Romina asked after they had made it almost all the way down the train.

"I have a bone to pick with Pansy for that Christmas present she owes me," Arden huffed, still upset, apparently, over the rudeness she dealt with over the break.

"Still?" Romina actually forgot her troubles for a moment in favor of this.

"I'll give her a good scare - it's so easy with that coward!"

Romina said nothing more and allowed Arden to just take her wherever she wanted to sit at. Arden arrived at the last bigger compartment where most of the Slytherins were. They didn't tend to socialize with many others.

"Move!" Arden didn't hesitate to shove Pansy down the booth.

"Ow!" Pansy clapped a hand over her 'injured' arm and began to rub it. "What the heck was that for?"

"For being a rude prick, that's what!"

Pansy gaped. "Don't you ever talk to me you mud—"

"I'd watch your words, Parkinson," Romina warned as she took a seat across them, right next to Daphne.

"What was she about to say?" Arden quickly looked at Romina for an answer.

Romina cleared her throat and warned Pansy with a deadly look to keep quiet. "Muggleborn, what else?" she said instead. Pansy glared right back but heeded the deadly warning her way. Romina knew well enough to know what Pansy had been about to call Arden and Romina was simply not having it.

"Arden," Daphne finally spoke up. She was digging through her purse until she pulled out a packet of playing cards that she set on the table. "I got a Christmas present for you but I didn't know if you'd like it. Sorry."

Arden's eyes lit up at the sight of the deck cards. "Oh my God, yes! Do you know my Mum never lets me have one because it's 'bad influence'." She snagged the deck of cards and began opening them up.

"I would have sent them earlier but I wasn't sure if owls were permitted where you live," Daphne sheepishly smiled.

"I live right next door to Romina, Daph," Arden playfully rolled her eyes. "They're allowed."

"But she comes from a wizard family. Rules are different."

"Fair enough, but thank you so much!" Arden happily began shuffling the cards over the table.

"Those look boring," Pansy shot the cards, a look of distaste. "They don't even move."

"Anyone want to play?" Arden ignored her and looked at the other two girls.

"I will!" Romina happily agreed.

"I-I don't know how to play…" Daphne admitted, but of course it was obvious to both Romina and Arden.

"We'll teach you," Romina put a hand on Daphne's arm.

"I won't play!" Pansy huffed and crossed her arms, seeming adamant in her choice.

Arden laughed. "Is that a promise, Parkinson?"

Romina took Arden's cards and began shuffling them herself while Arden got into another bickering round with Pansy. It seemed like they were trying to make up for the weeks of break.

"What are those?" Draco had stopped by their table with Angel.

Romina smirked and started passing the cards to Arden, Daphne and then herself. "They're muggle playing cards, Draco, can't you see?"

The blonde in question raised an eyebrow. "They're muggle cards? Now that looks like the fascinating ending of a dreadful Christmas."

"Oh, shut up," Arden had taken a break from arguing with Pansy to now go on against him. "Just say 'nice to see you all' and go," she made a motion with her hands.

"You really should be kinder," Angel shook his head at Draco. He smiled upon meeting Romina's gaze. "Hey, did you get my gift?"

Romina nodded. "Yeah! I loved them. I can't believe you actually remembered about all the heroes and villains I talked about. I must have droned on for a good hour about them."

"You did," Pansy muttered as she went through her cards.

"How did you even find enchanted muggle superhero and villain pins?"

"You sent her that?" Draco looked Angel over incredulously until something struck. For a split moment, he smirked knowingly and rolled his eyes.

"It wasn't that hard, trust me," Angel said to Romina despite it actually being very hard to find.

"Well thank you." Romina smiled to herself and split the remaining cards in two. "You guys sure you don't want to play?"

"Yeah, hard pass, Oswell," Draco said and finally just walked away, pulling Angel with him before the boy had time to say the exact opposite.

"And here I thought the Christmas spirit would soon get into that blonde head of his," Arden said, plucking out a card from her deck that she needed.

"That'll be the day," Romina said with a chuckle.

~ 0 ~

Romina wasn't surprised that Harry flatout ignored her at school. Any time they were in close proximity, Romina had a little bit of hope that this would be the moment he would let her talk to him and explain things...but it wasn't. He would turn his head away and turn in the opposite direction. The same went for Ron Weasley. Apparently, they were a two-fer now.

It was one morning that Romina entangled herself with the Weasleys, just not the way she expected. She was on her way to Charms, her head in a book trying to cram for an upcoming quiz, when she was suddenly hitched up from either side and actually lifted off the ground. "What — hey!" The Weasley twins had interlocked an arm with both of hers and successfully carried her. "I have a class to get to!"

"We just would like to talk with you for a second," went Fred first. He and George set Romina back on her feet a minute later. "About our brothers."

"On behalf of Ron and Percy, we'd like to apologize to you," George said in the utmost serious tone possible. Romina didn't think that was actually possible coming from them.

Raising her eyebrows, Romina just stared at them for a good minute or so in silence. "I...I don't get it…"

"We know it's not easy right now for you but we want you to know that we don't buy into any of that stuff that's been spread about you," Fred continued using the same seriousness George had. It was actually so surprising.

"Yeah, and we know how our brother Percy can be..."

"Stuck up," Fred offered.

"Uptight," then added George.

"And we think Ron is just too young to understand," Fred nodded as if only making this realization right there.

Romina couldn't help laugh. "Yes because you two being two years older certainly makes you adults."

"Exactly," both twins adjusted the collars of their shirts.

"Thank you boys," Romina honestly said, rather touched with their gesture. After the days she was having, this counted a lot. "Now I really do have to get to class…"

"Of course, madam," Fred said right before he and George bowed and stepped aside.

Romina rolled her eyes but nonetheless started to leave. She was actually going to be late.

"Oh and I'd avoid the courtyard at all costs!" George called.

"Got it!" Romina laughed. She had made it mandatory for them to inform her of where their next pranks would be to make sure she was not the target anymore.

As it turned out, professor Flitwick had been running a bit late for his own class and thus allowed Romina the perfect chance to just slip into her seat. Of course the next minute she had Hermione shooing off her Ravenclaw partner in order to sit beside Romina.

"You're avoiding me," the bushy-haired girl accused with a mildly hurt tone.

Romina opened up her book and avoided Hermione's look for as long as she could. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Hermione narrowed her eyes, of course not buying it. "I'm not an idiot—"

"I don't think anyone could think that about you."

"You've been avoiding me, Harry, Ron, and even Fred and George! You've just pushed yourself further into your Slytherin house!"

"Hermione, they are my technical family in this school."

Hermione had not desisted in her cold stare. It was surprisingly strong. "You've switched seats with Arden so you can sit beside Pansy and not me! Honestly, you'd take Parkinson over me?"

"Okay that wasn't one my most brilliant ideas," Romina sighed. "Pansy sucks at potions. I'd rather have taken Draco, honestly."

"Don't say that!" Hermione almost hissed, startling Romina. "You've also switched seats in DADA and Transfiguration!"

"Wow, we share a lot of classes, huh?" Romina only just now started to realize. It certainly did not amuse Hermione.

"I get that you are upset with Harry but why does that have to expand to me too!? I thought we were friends - you were my first friend in this school and now you don't even want to talk to me."

Romina rubbed her forehead, of course agreeing with Hermione's accusations. She hadn't intended on avoiding Hermione but it was difficult to catch the girl without Harry or Ron at her side. It just became easier to not be around Hermione at all. It wasn't fair, but it was easier. Harry wouldn't even look at her at the moment and when he did it was often with these mixed signals...like he wanted to talk to her but at the same time he wanted to shout at her again.

"I'm sorry Hermione, I didn't mean to hurt you," Romina began on her honest apology. Hermione deserved one after all. "It's hard, okay? I'm sure you're tired of hearing that but there's no other way to put it. It's hard having to deal with all this and unfortunately you're in the crossfire."

"I want to help, Romina," Hermione assured. "But I can't do that if you shut me out."

"No offence Hermione but there's not much you can do. Damage is done and it's well done. Last class some Hufflepuff asked me what curse I was creating for the girl who accidentally dropped her book on my foot."

Hermione made a face. "Ouch."

"Yeah. And the book thing hurt too."

Hermione sighed and sadly looked at her friend. "Let me be your friend again. Just cos you and Harry have problems doesn't mean I agree with Harry."

Romina smiled and nodded her head. "Okay."

Hermione beamed and started digging through her bag. "You'll want to know that we finally know who Nicholas Flamel is."

"That famous guy?" Romina asked distractedly. She was watching a Gryffindor boy putting something in another boy's seat. "I thought you stopped looking."

"No, you're just behind on the news," Hermione said distractedly until she pulled out her parchment and quill set. "It was actually because of Neville Longbottom that we figured it out. Flamel was on some trading card."

"A trading card?" Romina snorted. "Of all the places."

"Focus," Hermione tutted, "Nicolas Flamel is the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone!"

"A...stone?" Romina winced in advanced for her lack of attention.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Romina's clear disappointment. "I scolded Harry and Ron for not reading enough and now you too!?"

"I don't read about stones," Romina shrugged. "So what does that thing do, then?"

Hermione sighed but went ahead and explained the uses of the Philosopher's stone. "The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary substance with astonishing powers. It will turn any metal into pure gold and produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal."

"No, hold on," Romina's interest had now been piqued, "Did you say Elixir of Life? As in...immortal? That exists!?"

Hermione nodded her head. "Yup! And the only stone in existence is owned by Nicholas Flamel. He used to be Dumbledore's alchemy partner so now we're willing to bet that the stone is what Fluffy's guarding on the third floor."

"Wow you actually figured it out," Romina gave a small clap that made Hermione laugh. "You're good at this. But, um, now what?"

There, Hermione could not answer because neither she, nor Harry and Ron had come up with a decent plan. Romina offered to think about it herself for a while and would get back to Hermione if she had anything later.

~ 0 ~

The library was Romina's place to hopefully come up with a decent plan that would get them to answer the mighty question: who was trying to steal the Philosopher's stone? Romina was aware that the three Gryffindors in the loop still thought, with all their hearts, that Snape was the culprit. Romina, on the other hand, thought that was still ridiculous as ever. There was something else they weren't factoring IN and she needed to find that out before something stupid happened.

It was just a little hard to think when the students at the same table wouldn't shut the hell up.

"Pansy I swear to God if you don't shut up I will actually create that curse I allegedly created," Romina gently slammed a hand on her book and looked up to meet Pansy's offended look.

"How come it's always me?" huffed the girl in question.

"Because it always is," Arden came by to take a seat two chairs away from Pansy.

Romina rubbed her temples because there were still a couple of students who didn't get the message of a library's purpose. "Draco, shut up!" she was now staring at the boy much like she had with Pansy. "God, the only one who listens around here is Angel! And Blaise!"

Because right beside her, Angel was working quietly.

Blaise, however, looked up from his work with a stoic expression on his face. "Don't get it confused, Oswell. I just don't like most of you at this table." Beside him, Theodore Nott snorted, soon making Draco do the same.

"Anyways, pipe down, Oswell," Draco said a moment later, "We're trying something." He pointed over to Neville sitting a few chairs from them.

Romina followed his gaze and frowned when she saw Neville starting to get up from the table. "Don't you dare," she hissed but no one heeded her warning.

At her tone, Angel looked up to see what was about to happen. Like Romina, he figured it out pretty quick. He sighed. "Malfoy, seriously?"

"I learned this one yesterday," Draco said proudly. He pointed his wand directly at Neville's legs and spoke, "Locomotor Mortis."

It appeared he was actually good considering Neville immediately fell over after trying to walk. The spell had bound Neville's legs together just as he was stepping out of the library. Everyone except Romina, Angel, and Arden had burst into laughter.

"Told you I was good at it!" Draco still rubbed in his vast knowledge.

"You're an idiot," Romina spat and got up from her chair. She gathered her things fast and rushed after Neville. She had a good idea the boy was about to bunny-hop all the way to his common room without telling a soul of what happened to him. She didn't dare call Neville's name out loud for fear of what others might do knowing his helpless situation - that and she was sure Neville feared her due to her newly gained status. "Neville!" she finally caught up to the boy just near the staircases that led up to the Gryffindor common room no doubt. Seeing her put Neville in a state of trembles. He immediately tried hopping away in the opposite direction but Romina easily ran around and blocked his way. "It's okay, Neville! I just want to help!" she brandished her wand from her bag.

Neville whimpered at the sight and tried hopping away again.

Romina sighed and once again caught up with him. "I know it looks bad - a Slytherin with a wand in hand - but I promise I just want to help. I know the countercurse. Just give me the chance, Neville. Plus," she pointed at him suddenly, "If I had wanted to do something bad, I would have done it already, don't you think?"

As scared as Neville was he had to concede on that point. When he became still, Romina took that as an indication to perform the countercurse.

"There," Romina motioned, she was putting away her wand and smiled when she saw Neville's legs finally separated. "Oh, and you dropped these," she had collected Neville's fallen supplies on her way after him.

"Th-thank you…" Neville took back his things without ever taking his eyes off Romina.

"And, I know it probably sounds weird, and stuff, but...I think you should inform professor McGonagall about what Draco did to you."

Neville looked incredulous.

"I know, I know. I shouldn't be telling you this but Draco deserves it. A good detention oughta make him rethink this. Or...if we want to have some fun…" Romina smirked, "...you could stand up to him and hit him with a curse of your own."

Neville's eyes widened to the impossible. Apparently the idea wasn't as fun as Romina thought.

"Or I could do it for you if you'd like," she added innocently.

"Y-you would do that to someone of your own House?" Neville finally gave a decent answer that just happened to be a question.

Romina laughed. "If they deserve it, then hell yeah. Between you and me I'm debating between Pansy Parkinson and Theodore Nott. They're both kind of annoying."

Neville cracked a smile. "Nott is pretty mean…"

Romina knew that Neville was once again warming up to her. Maybe it wasn't all lost then. "I'll take that into consideration. I have to go now but please remember what I said about telling McGonagall. You shouldn't be ashamed to stand up to someone, Neville."

"Maybe I'm not as brave as the Sorting Hat thought I was to put me in Gryffindor," Neville said sadly, although Romina wasn't sure if he was saying it to himself.

"Between you and me I don't think the Sorting Hat gets it wrong," Romina admitted, looking down at her green tie around her neck. "We all end up where we belong. And you definitely belong in Gryffindor. You're just a late bloomer."

And Romina truly loved seeing that her words took meaning to Neville. He began to smile and promptly thanked her.

"I have to go, but say hi to Trevor for me," Romina wiggled her fingers and beamed when Neville gave her a wave as well.

After that small moment with Neville, Romina seemed to start getting better with herself. She thought that if she could make someone as frail as Neville Longbottom see she wasn't evil, then everyone else could come to the same conclusion. All she had to do was simply show that she was better than her parents - than her entire family. Little things to big things, that was it.

#ocfairygodmother #fd: harry potter #harry potter #draco malfoy #hp fics #hp imagines #draco malfoy fics #draco malfoy imagines #dm fics #dm imagines #harry potter fics #harry potter imagines #oc: Romina Oswell #fic: Legacies

[melmac78]

Here’s the complete MASK inspired set:

Top row from left, MASK agents Ace Riker, Alex Sector, Brad Turner, Bruce Sato, Buddy Hawks and Calhoun Burns.

Middle from left, Dusty Hayes, Gloria Baker, Hondo McLean (second outfit). Jacques LaFleur, Julio Lopez and Matt Trakker.

Third - VENOM agents Cliff Dagger and Vanessa Warfield..

Colored glass was the uniforms, dichro dots the mask power interpretations.

Jacques and Matt’s are exceptions here.

Jacque had Miraj [sic] which produced invisibility. I wasn’t happy with the clear glass effect for it in the first try (I wear it as a bracelet center now though) so I chose the style because his mask reminded me of an egg/oval.

Matt’s is his racing gear second season. His original outfit had too much grey in it I couldn’t make it (no grey glass). It is however the only pendant in the collection to be worn in a half marathon (I think too my fastest of the 6, at 3:21:41), which is fitting)

Dusty’s uniform glass is a darker red here than show. That said, his look varied sometimes art wise, and the darker fit the look of the pendant.

Hondo’s … honestly I just found his second outfit a better fit design wise (and - yeah, these really WERE the colors of it. Gotta love the 1980s).

Alex’s power interpretation is near literal - Jackrabbit (flying power) was in the cowl of his mask. The mask is blue.

Bruce’s took a couple of tries with the tan glass (which ironically was CORRECT for the uniform excluding the non-jewel toned colors) because one broke and the other I didn’t like how the “Lifter” (mask power) interpreted.

I think both VENOM ones were easiest to do as “Torch” and “Whip” respectively are easier to interpret. Top down flames fit Dagger’s use of the mask.

VENOM’s dichro is different, and ironic - it’s dichro on black glass. MASK’s is dichro on clear.

I hope you enjoy a look into another favorite show of mine.

#melmac78 observation #fused glass fun

[odvunir]

i usually feel better when i ramble about my day so

i've been trying to get my toilet fixed for a year (it wasnt properly installed in the floor so it wobbled when you sat on it / there was a leak under it and lots of little bits of soaked wood) but finally got a maintenance guy scheduled today

i woke up 3 hours early to a combo of that text + my cat pooping on the floor it's an ongoing issue i'm trying to figure out atm, pls no suggestions i am already moving forward with plans to figure out the root cause, i'm just a little frazzled because there's so many things it COULD be so i'm probably going to be cleaning up more messes for a while. i think it's a combination of hating the litter, only having 2 boxes instead of 3, and constipation

i already had a big grocery trip planned because the only thing in my kitchen right now is condiments, eggs, and ramen and i'm AWARE you can make good food with that but i've eaten... like, not kidding maybe 150 boiled eggs in the past few months. love them! but i'm autistic and hardboiled egg texture can sometimes be a little much so that on top of needing a bunch of supplies was stressful, because i had already trimmed a lot of items off my grocery list due to low funds.

in general money has been pretty tight, which has been very stressful. i'm kind of just barely skirting by on bills, which sucks because i'd love to be able to save up for things like a desktop in case my laptop can't be fixed, getting real internet set up and not having to use my phone, having a savings in general. but not having a vehicle means i have to doordash groceries at times and try to arrange big trips with a friend, which means i am usually paying doordash fees + tips, or buying food for my friend in exchange for their kindness.

that + paypal fees really all adds up omg. and i feel like there's a dip in people buying designs / comms right now due to the holiday season, inflation, cons... and i know i can't blame people for cutting art out of their budget, but i also can't help but get wracked with anxiety at the feeling like i can't really raise prices, despite desperately needing to. i have the next two weeks blocked off to work on designs and i just keep wigging out like "what if i have to sell them all for $25" or "what if i can never make more than $75 per design consistently" and of course in the middle of that, the site i get the most attention on is being ruled by a wax figure incel

i know that going back to freelancing was the right decision and times are just tight right now, and things do get a little better every month. and after posting that i needed help i got the help i needed + more within a few hours, which i cannot tell you how grateful i am

sorry if this seems super unorganized there's a couple with a child parked right outside my window and the children are hanging out of the window and screaming HELLO EVERYONE. HELLO EVERYBODY. HEY LADY I SEE YOU I REALLY WANNA TALK TO YOU. HELLO HEY LADY. I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU. I SEE YOU. and honking the horn

anyway

the toilet got fixed, i tried to go back to bed to rest but couldn't sleep much. and also i tried to make dinner tonight and completely ruined it, like i kept trying to "fix" it and it went so far off the rails. i got it to taste OKAY. but i don't want to eat it. and i don't want to waste it and throw it away. probably just gonna throw it away and have some ramen honestly DSFSDF it's too sad to eat.

i'm tired physically and mentally and i hope one day i have enough money for that to not be so bad

#crossposts this from toyhouse and doesnt edit how jumbled it is #im just going through it a mild bit #theres other stuff going on much more private than that but yknow

[leemotionalwreck]

Thoughts on Illusion

Finally getting around to watching illusion!! here we go y’all (this time longer and in more agonizing detail!):

- the way I strongly dislike Bob Roth...

- okay i have pretty mixed feelings on chloe’s character but like… does paris not remember what she did?? hello continuity?! /hj

- omg alec hiiiiii

- LMAO the “my son” slip up is wonderful

- lol plagg leave him alone the boy is quite literally traumatized and the ring isn’t helping

- i swear to god i’ll never get used to seeing this bitch in the kitchen.

- “are you sure you’re feeling okay?” no like actually tho he isn’t. run.

- a single stain warranting almost smashing the pan on the ground is kinda crazy but ok ig

- wait how did nothing fall outta the pan??

- of course he doesn’t know how long to boil an egg off the top of his head. of fricking course

- STOP WINKING AT HIM GABRIEL!! you haven’t earned the right

- oooo i like the split screen

- oh wait it took me a second to notice the thought bubbles lol

- NINO!! i missed my boy

- post graduation?? what year are they exactly? or am i missing something??

- all in favor of joining nino’s resistance say “I”

- LMAO comrade mayo?? that’s actually not too far from something i’ve said to my white friends irl lol

- rvejndjdb adrinette is so adorable bro

- nino please babe it’s just lunch

- y’know, sometimes i forget just how chaotic their group can be. then i see scenes like this and remember. it’s pretty realistic tho imo

- also nino definitely has a bruise lol

- frickin lila man.

- “Are yOu EatInG In thE cafEtERia?” tf does it look like??

- the way marinette is such a real one

- what on earth is actually wrong with lila lol i’ve never hated an animated character as much as her. aside from maybe gabriel

- wait no the yogurt/honey example was actually really good lol

- lol comrade ketchup

- also comrade beurre maître d’hôtel is so extra and for what?? love nino tho

- NO STOP SHE’S SO SICK

- also are they just letting ppl in the school?? slay ig

- adrien 😭😭

- oooooooo lila’s lil snitch ass… i mean it makes sense but jeez

- pls i forgot she was pregnant lmao

- ew he looks weird when he’s trying to be a decent person /hj

- okay i love them but they coulda been a little more discreet than pizza lol

- they’re just standing outside the window like?? 😭😭

- idk why but the piece of pepperoni stuck to gabriel’s shirt is killing me

- ADRIEN YOU COULDN’T EVEN PRETEND TO TRIP?? please be so fr

- okay no cause this time around gabriel actually reacts and adrien really seems sorry and uhhrhdhdhdh i. hate. this. man.

- pls the way alya just walks in and is like “yea no you guys already know the deal let’s just get this over with” what a queen

- nino PLEASE

- okay i’m kinda cringing rn but it’s totally fine

- again, the way adrien seems genuinely scared…

- goddamnit

- “call me father” actually go trip down the stairs

- NO STOP IT THIS MAN IS ACTUALLY A PIECE OF SHIT I CANNOT

- ok five at once is honestly extra. like i hope this asshole remember he’s a whole grown man doing all this to fight some kids. yes i know it’s more than that technically but still. weirdo.

- lol his ears look so stupid when they’re sticking off the sides of the mask

- the way marinette/ladybug is actually that girl

- see no he’s such a fake bitch cause falling wasn’t even necessary

- nino is such a detective i literally love him. i mean yea he’s wrong but still

- he looks like such a dumbass with that stain on his shirt. i hate him.

- “comrade tartar sauce” nino yes absolutely but he really doesn’t deserve it bae

- i really like the design on alya’s fanny pack but i’ve literally never noticed it before

- they’re all so cute lol

- “comrade sweet and sour” i wonder why she has that name…

Final thoughts: okay it took me a sec to realize this was out of order (i know people have been saying it. im just stupid lol) but i really enjoyed it overall. gabriel keeps getting worse yet sadly never surprises me with the depths he stoops to. adrien needs so much help rn and i really hate lila but im almost glad she’s back?? like i missed this rivalry between her and marinette in a way.

#ml #ml spoliers #ml illusion #illusion spoilers #illusion

[ikura-wa-ikura]

This day started with a trip to Shibuya to see the infamous Shibuya Scramble Crossing. It’s an intersection that sees loads of people walking through, so all the lights will turn red at once and people can cross any which way. We also took this time to do a bit of shopping and wandering and spending too much money 🤷‍♀️.

Lunch was my favorite meal so far- a place that specializes in tonkatsu. Tonkatsu is breaded and deep fried pork cutlets. I had the katsu curry and it was perfection. So crispy! Thomas had the pork belly and it was also incredible. Definitely a meal that made me sad when it was over. This place had a bathroom for midgets and that gave me a laugh.

We also tried their homemade pickles, and roasted eggplant. Both were great!

That night we had the robot samurai show and honestly we had no idea what to expect. It was wild. First off, that place is so tricked out. Gold plated walls, lights, so many colors and designs as you walk through. My jumpsuit matched the wall perfect! The show is definitely a tourist trap but so cooky and silly that it was definitely worth it. Performers come out on moving floats, sing, dance and tell a story that we couldn’t understand. One woman descended from the ceiling.

Our tickets included two small meals — both were quite bad. We made up for it by drinking sake and high balls. They worked hard to hype everyone up and we got free sake! The crowd was into it by the end, even if we had no idea what was happening.

After the show we tried our luck at some claw games, played a cool drum game and found bars to tuck into and hide from the rain. One bar had really cheap Bowmore whisky so we hung out there for a bit and chatted with the bartender who also loves 80s hair metal. He had seen so many bands — Guns n’ Roses even!

The next bar we went to, I used Google translate to chat with an old guy. I asked why he moved to Tokyo from Hiroshima and he said it was for a girl. But as he spoke girl, he also signed girl in Japanese sign language and that’s one of the few JSL signs I know. And I was like…. Do you know sign language? And turns out he knows a bit! He used to volunteer with Deaf folks back in the day. So random haha. There was also chatted with a great couple from Taiwan. Someone bought us takoyaki, and when I was 1k yen short of our bill the Taiwanese guy stood our drinks.

The next morning we had our cooking class which ended up being so so great! It was with Masako, an older Japanese woman who is also a master calligrapher and her unnamed aide.

We learned how to make the rectangle tamago (harder than it looks!) and made udon noodles and tempura! Turns out, making these things is not so hard and I look forward to trying again at home. To make the udon we have to stomp on it with our feet at one point!

She also wrote our names out in kanji and phonetically in calligraphy for us to bring home. It was one of my favorite experiences so far. Meaghan’s name was “bud wish” in kanji, and mine was “ten boxes of sake.”

For our final night in Tokyo we wandered our neighborhood with the intent of going to the Deaf izakaya. Sadly it was unexpectedly closed 😭 We did find another great izakaya, called Koi Koi, though and had lots of amazing food- chicken sashimi (one of the only places in the world you can eat raw chicken because they are raised in a clean environment and don’t have salmonella), abalone, saba, oden with amazing eggs and sweet potato, and little squids! Then we checked out a vinyl listening bar called Stone’s Throw. A listening bar is basically where the bartender DJs and curates a vibe for you to hang in. That place was wonderful, playing lots of funk. Also they had an incredible chicken curry and I was so happy.

Lastly we checked out a cocktail bar that was recommended to us. It has two locations and luckily we could get into one of them as a walk in. It’s one of those no menu places where you tell the bartender what you like and what mood you’re in and they create something. I told them I wanted a mezcal drink and he was like, tomato okay? Ummmm I guess? I’ve never had a mezcal tomato drink but gotta trust the process. Turns out, one of the best cocktails I’ve ever had. They pureed the tomato and mezcal into a cold drink topped with black pepper. It was so refreshing and good.

Tokyo was a really lovely and interesting experience. It’s the biggest city in the world but it doesn’t feel like it. There are some areas with sky scrapers but lots of areas that are 4-5 floors so it doesn’t feel physically that big. It’s very quiet here, no one honks or is too loud. There are so many little alleys you can wander up and down with restaurants and bars to check out.

Now we’re on the bullet train heading to Osaka! We’ll spend a few days there, then a few days in Kyoto and finally back to Tokyo to fly out.

[2002shortie]

Today is Sunday,June 11th 2023. Which marks one week since I’ve been in the marvelous city of London, England.

Today I ventured onward, alone in a huge city and I must say it’s been one of the best days I’ve had. I started my day by sleeping in, eventually making myself down to breakfast where I ate slightly more than I have this past week of breakfast. I ate a hash brown, egg and some ham bacon with 2 cups of white milk. After that I bused to the national gallery ( again). I had to go back because I had missed so much from my first visit and I couldn’t miss out. I saw the water lilies by Monet which was very exciting along with many other famous artists throughout art history. On my way out I was going to visit a spittin Field market, but when at the bus stop I asked the women next to me which she prefers, she said Camden. I’ve heard a lot about Camden and had planned on going after spitfield, but I changed route and started heading towards Camden-I took the underground. Did I mention how hot it was today? I was a HOT MESS ALL DAY. I talked to soo many amazing people in London and just as I was interested in them they were interested in me. I had many lovely interactions and missed some photo opportunities, but it’s my off day right?

WRONG, I couldn’t keep missing out especially when I saw these 2 girls, I almost let them walk away but I swiftly called “miss, excuses me-” they were 2 young girls probably teenagers or in their 20s. And I took some HWAT photos. From there I decided to just keep my camera out, it was my blog camera so it wasn’t as heavy as my main camera. I got some glasses and made some “friends” well I could’ve if I would’ve actually exchanged socials with them, but I didn’t. Eventually I made it to the spittin Field market, where I was on serch for a bag. And I kept getting distracted. There was a new coach store, jewelry from small businesses, small fashion designers and their absolutely fabulous designs, that they HAND MAKE ( the ones I was interested in), both from Barcelona. We changed socials. And I will be in touch for their designs. I found a cross necklace that I’ve been wanting for a long time and alas, I found my bag. It’s from turkey and only from turkey. And even if it wasn’t, the man right away showed me a bag and was like I can see you, this is the bag for you. And indeed it was. However there was another bag and it was a very hard decision but I went with it-beacuse these 2 girls had came up to me in the booth, they were beautiful with amazing eyebrows! They said they loved the bag (the man had suggested on me) and spotted it before approaching me. I soon asked them for their advice and showed them the bags. They was having a hard time too but the sales man was there for it, he loves his job and he’s very well at it. One of the girls decided to put the bags on her to help me decide lol. Her friend mentioned her getting cancelled for it lol. But she had a tactic that worked . No female wants to see you wear what she wants. And I just saw which one I cared for most. Now I have another unique item to have and is versatile. He asked for permission to post my photo from his store, I said yes and he also gave me a free gift just for my kindness. Which wasn’t the first discounted thing I got for just being ME! Between all this, I had encountered even more people. One man, his name escapes me, honestly a lot of some of the details people shared with me did, but he stopped me, and said my stay was amazing. Me? Getting stoped when all along I’ve been stopping people and telling them they’re amazing. He and his friend were going to the pub. I got on the underground after being around the entire city and spending as much as it would charge me on my oyster card. I took so many amazing photos today and Im excited to share them. Oh and- I’m definitely going to learn how to tango after this trip. I saw people doing it and this older women Rosie was like “ I can’t see it captured your heart”

I didn’t even know she was right until she said that. I captured a few photos of that as well. Of course I found more people to photograph on my way home and even on the tube, but I can’t help it, everyone is so freaking beautiful, everything is so beautiful. Today London made me fall in love with my spirit again, I see how much light I bring to this world. And how much the world puts a spark in me.

The only part of the day that scared me was when I thought I got pickpocketed but I left it in a store, which I now this is a safe place.

People of London, i hope I made your day slightly brighter. And soon I’ll have those photos released.

Lastly- I’d like to mention the dog toy I got my dog, it’s a giraffe ball made of wool.

#pickup #fashion #writing #ccsa #london

[maxinator44]

Max’s Catwoman Wednesdays: August 3rd, 2022

I have decided to start live-blogging my watch-throughs of Catwoman (2004)

Right off the bat, I need to mention that the opening credits to this movie is 4 minutes long.

Halle Berry manages to stumble into 4 separate people at once.

I’m begging Sharon Stone and Lambert Wilson to get a divorce.

“I have no idea why I expected your art to show better taste than your wardrobe.” He’s got you there honey.

Y’know, Halle Berry is supposed to be an artist in this movie, but we only see her do one (1) brush stroke in the whole movie.

SHES WEARING THE SAME CLOTHES AS SHE WAS YESTERDAY

Ok, girl. What is the fucking plan, because you need your hands to both grab the cat, and the ledge your standing on…

I think it’s so funny that Benjamin Bratt turned down Miss Congeniality 2 (2005) to play practically the exact same character in this movie instead.

I still think it’s a weird choice to change Selina Kyle to Patience Phillips. Like what was the point? Was it to make her sound more black? Was it because they wanted Michelle Pfeiffer to come back? I honestly don’t know.

Sharon Stone and Lambert Wilson divorce petition sign off in the notes. Seriously, it’s 2004, not the Regency Era.

“Man sandwich 12 o’clock” oh early ‘00s gay best friend character dialogue, how I despise your existence

I think if a cop thought I was trying to jump off a building and hallucinating a disappearing cat, the last thing I would want to do is have coffee with him.

I get that this is a woman superhero movie from the ‘00s, but can it be a little less horny.

All of the problems in this movie wouldn’t have happened if the courier Halle Berry called actually came.

Please Pitof, move the camera away from peoples faces. You don’t need extreme close-ups all the time.

The cgi cats in this movie would do better in a Warrior Cats animated film.

Halle Berry gets sent to the heavy side layer.

The scene where Halle Berry rises from the dead never fails to make me laugh, the little cough she does? Perfect comedy.

Girl your walking around New York with no shoes on. You're gonna catch Hepatitis.

The cgi in this movie is God Awful.

I fully believe they got Frances Conroy to be the crazy cat lady because they couldn’t get Michelle Pfeiffer to do it.

Halle Berry is doing so well with this garbage script

Well, you weren’t at the factory, Lambert Wilson. If you were, she could’ve given you the designs.

That nuh-uh was so slay of her ngl.

“Okay… then let me try the remix” I’m seriously trying to defend this movie, I can’t.

Everybody say goodbye to Lance, they Gay Best Friend who only has 4 lines in the whole movie.

I don’t know if I enjoy the Jekyll and Hyde of Catwoman and Patience in this movie.

The colour grading on this movie is borderline sepia tone

I could play better basketball, and I was the benchwarmer for my team

Can this movie not be horny for FIVE MINUTES?

“George hasn’t said anything meaningful to me since he said ‘I do’” DIVORCE HIM!

What is in that fucking beauty cream, because it gives Sharon Stone superpowers, but it lands Alex Bornstein in the hospital?

“Fixing a little snack” she says, with 6 empty tuna cans on her bed.

The parkour Halle Berry seems to do practically is so good tho

STOP BEING HORNY

Using the hose to short the speakers then using it as a whip is so girl boss.

The Karen cut sucks, I wish she’d keep her hair curly. It actually looked good that way.

How is this leather jacket and leather pants combo the better Catwoman suit than the one used for most of the movie.

To steal a line from Black Widow (2021), “you are a total poser”

Dude surfing

That meow removes years from my life every time I watch it, unfortunately for me that means removing at most 52 years off my life, if I keep doing this once a week.

The soundtrack to this movie sounds like a leaky radiator.

If this movie was made today, this googling sequence would have more catgirls.

Oh Hey, I just noticed the Michelle Pfieffer Easter egg in one of those pictures

*We have just now hit the end of the first half of the movie*

Open toed stilettos? A bra and barely-hanging-in-there jeans? Terrible fashion choices all around. Also that mask is fucking ugly.

Why is cgi Halle Berry so shiny?

I’m glad that this movie points out that a “White Russian, no ice, hold the vodka, hold the Kahlua” is just milk, but I’m disappointed that the bartender doesn’t make fun of her for ordering it like that

I wish someone in this club was doing the Batussi

*Photo sensitivity warning*

We’ve traded in the sepia tones for Matrix colour grading

Alex Bornstein is doing amazing acting as well

IT’S THE EXACT SAME HANDWRITING YOU FUCKING DUNCE

I think this experiment is starting to wear on me because I remember liking the Ferris wheel scene, but now I’m just kinda bored of it.

This movie would be more entertaining if I had some alcohol

“I’m here, why on earth would [my husband] be home.” DIVORCE

“Don’t… think… ever” oh BROTHER this guy STINKS

STOP WITH THE HORNY, IM BEGGING

Please, never say “din-din” again 🤢

Divorce, divorce, and divorce.

*Slathers my self in beauty cream like the peanut butter baby*

The time line of this movie falls apart in the second act. Like how long has it been since Patience got fired?

Dasani product placement

The music in the scene where Benjamin Bratt finds the diamond claws sounds like Green Hill Zone.

This Lip-Print analysis machine is stupid.

Divorce would have been easier.

Also, why would Catwoman claw the flesh then shoot him a bunch of times. Terribly inefficient.

Ok, when she leaves the Hedare mansion, it’s pitch black outside, but when she gets to her apartment, the sun’s already up.

He’s right, why make the distinction between you and catwoman? I mean, you’ve already basically confirmed you are her, why act like you have a secret identity now?

What accent is Benjamin Bratt’s partner supposed to have.

“Lassie woulda brought me a key” is genuinely so funny

Showing the cat slink through the cell bars as a way to say, “Hey, you can do this too, Halle” is honestly very clever.

Get it? The car’s a Jaguar! That’s a cat!

Seriously, you just murdered your husband, and you’re still going through with the launch? Like even if you don’t feel guilty or feel nothing about it, at least postpone to make people think that you care?

Truck dominoes.

This, “I’m actually a dirty cop,” grift would never work

Dude, why didn’t you wear a bullet proof vest? You know that she has a gun?

“I’m a woman. I’m used to doing all kinds of things I don’t wanna do” I can’t tell if that was supposed to be gross or just sad.

*cue Indiana Jones theme*

“What are you, a hero? A theif? A freak? If you don’t have an identity, why keep it a secret?” “Because you killed me” is so totally a line written solely for trailer purposes it’s not even funny.

I wish I could convey the stupidity that was this dumbass reaction shot after Halle Berry gets stabbed in the leg with glass, but sadly, this is text only.

That whip is definitely not long enough to achieve these feats

I thought the beauty cream wasn’t supposed to leave scarring if you keep using it. But Sharon Stone just put some on like a few hours ago, and she’s already turning into Deadpool?

I hate how Batman related properties are all “SOCIETY”

Overall, 5/10 experience. I’ve watched this movie 6 times now and I’m bored.

Live-blogging is so tiresome, how do people do it?

#liveblog #catwoman #max's catwoman wednesdays

[lilnasxvevo]

REVIEW: DAMN I LOVE JUKEBOX THE GHOST’S NEW ALBUM

Jukebox the Ghost’s new album “Cheers!” came out on the 27th, but I avoided listening to it until today because I was so disappointed by their last album and I was scared they would let me down again. WELL, THEY DIDN’T.

Their previous album, “Off to the Races,” came out four years ago and had way too much of the meaningless inspirational platitudes kind of thing on it for my liking. Three or four songs were really fantastic but there were also three or four songs that I couldn’t fucking stand.

Well, the four years that have passed since their last album have been really fucking hard for everyone, and has seemingly dashed the newfound optimism from the last album to smithereens. Lyrically, the Jukebox the Ghost we’re familiar with from their first four albums is BACK, baby: melancholy, cryptic, campy, and sometimes a little bit sinister.

Musically, they continue to improve, as they have across all their albums, even Off to the Races. I’m gonna go through the highlights.

The song that made me go “Damn, they can do that, like, musically?”: “Brass Band” really fucking impressed me. When it hit that 53 second mark, my jaw dropped and stayed dropped for the rest of the song.

Song I want to scream along to with my windows down and would like to scream along to at a Jukebox the Ghost concert someday: “Million Dollar Bills”

Song that should be on the radio fucking constantly: Also “Million Dollar Bills.” ‘Tis a BOP, friends.

Song that seems to be most clearly shout the pandemic: Look, Tommy Siegel has never in his life gone an entire album without talking about the apocalypse or apocalyptic events, but “Everybody Panic” seems to be pretty clearly COVID-related. “Everybody panic, but one at a time / People have jobs to get to / Everybody panic, but not all the time” is THE VIBE.

I like that “Cheers!” (the song) is thematically similar to Stromae’s 2021 song “Santé,” but this probably wasn’t on purpose. I just like both songs.

Easter eggs (?): Fans of Tommy Siegel’s solo album “Another Century Wasted” will note that the first song on the album is called “Century in the Making” as a possible nod to that album, and that the song “How the World Began” takes a big chunk of lyrics from one of the songs on “Another Century Wasted” and makes a new song with a new meaning out of them.

Other things I really like:

Jukebox the Ghost is vocal in interviews about how all their albums are designed to be listened to all the way through in order, but this album has something we haven’t seen on the last two or three albums, which is songs that blend seamlessly into each other, aka my favorite thing on the planet.

The Queen-style electric guitars most prevalent on Off to the Races make a comeback on this album and I still love them, yes. And yes, they’re Queen-like on purpose—Jukebox the Ghost has covered Queen songs in the past and have a Halloween tradition of dressing up as Queen.

I wasn’t sure about “Hey Maude” when they released it as a single prior to the album but with “Century in the Making” on one side and “Wasted” on the other, it makes a really satisfying middle song of a trilogy of songs.

Conclusion/TL;DR: On this new album Jukebox the Ghost continues to evolve but has also made a return to a lot of the themes I fell in love with them for writing about and improved upon them instead of leaving them behind.

It’s only 39 minutes long so give it a listen!!! They’re a really fun three-person power pop/pop rock/alternative band and these dudes are honestly some of my favorite lyricists alive today, so if you’re like me and you borderline NEED your music to have interesting, unique, intriguing lyrics, I think you’d really like them!

[anime-grimmy-art]

What do you do when there’s not much to an AU? You make up your own stuff, ofc. And as is per usual when I make Character Designs, I make up a shit ton of lore too.

The ramblings under the cut, but what I’m really interested in, is what you guys think. Do you guys have any headcanons/ideas for this AU? Let me hear them! Also, if you don’t wanna read on tumblr, here’s the Google Docs link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/151yshHxnb_--P6eMKkwkI2dee9xC_Llb/view?usp=sharing

Before I get into the characters’ roles, here’s some general facts and backstory of their town:

- Basically, it’s Undertale meets Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley. Well, kinda. I at least used that approach for coming up for the jobs for the characters. You know, how there’s always a general store, a doctor, a smithy, etc.

- The usual story of a HM game is that you come to a town that’s way past its glory days and you, as the player/farmer, help them get back to that. The “backstory” of the town is that that already kinda happened. I’ll get into it more in the character description, but basically when Asgore was still mayor, the town got really popular. Then yadda yadda, a certain tragedy happened, two kids died, and the town suddenly got very bad publicity. There was a lot of stuff going on back then, bad reputation being spread and also a lot of law stuff, cos, you know, supposed child murder ‘n all, so Asgore made the decision to shut off the town to ppl from outside. This was in the interest of most monsters living there, because as fun as it is to have a lot of people coming there, most just wanted to live a quiet life. Not everyone was happy with that though, so many moved away from town and some others are trying to get the town back on its feet. But more on that later.

On to the characters:

I’m just gonna start with the skelebros, cos it’s their fault in the first place I got so invested.

Basically, they are what the player is in hm/sdv. They just showed up one day, took over the abandoned farmhouse and began their life there. The two came to town way after it was “closed” and since then a new mayor has opened the possibility for new residents to move in. Their farm helps the economy of the town a lot and the mayor, like usually in hm games, is trying to use that to make the town more known again. The skelebros aren’t really working towards that goal however.

So, now a bit more detail on them individually.

Papyrus:

- The design is mostly based on what’s “canon” in this au.

- He works mostly on the fields and is in charge of the crops. Their fields aren’t spectacularly big, but still big enough to plant a few dozen rows of veggies. 

- Paps also helps out a lot in town when he has the time. He helps Asgore with his plants, he goes fishing with Undyne, helps Toriel carry crates around and so on. This is inspired by the part-time job mechanic in HM ToT.

- Unbelievably, in this AU Pap is not an absolutely awful cook. Since he helps out at Muffet’s and Grillby’s a lot, they tend to show him some tricks to cooking. Even though Pap’s not a big fan of the greasy or overly sweet cooking those two do, he picks up a lot.

Sans:

- Again, design mostly based on the “canon” look. Maybe a bit more baggy.

- This is finally an AU this dude gets to rest. Since there are no resets and he doesn’t have to see his bro die again and again, for once in his life, he’s not a sad ball of depression. He’s just a chill and lazy dude that loves to make puns. Though, since he’s not too experienced with the feelings of loss, helplessness or grieving, he still tends to hide behind puns and fakes smiles if he does feel bad.

- Sans is in charge of the animals on the farm. Papyrus begrudgingly gave him that role since Pap’s loud demeanour and hectic movements usually scare the animals. Sans’ relaxed attitude draws the animals to him naturally and even if Pap mostly finds him sleep against a tree, in a stack of hay or on one of the sheep, the animals are always fed, healthy and relaxed, so Sans seems to be doing his job.

- Sans always has a small chic sit inside his hoodie or hat. Is it always the same one? Who knows, maybe.

- Sans also, somehow, can produce eggs out of thin air. Grab into his hoodie pocket, in his pants pocket, in his hat, in his slipper, there’s suddenly always an egg there. On good days he can even make butter or cheese appear. 

Gaster:

- He’s literally just a scarecrow in this. Though, if you ask any of the bros why they designed their scarecrow that way, they won’t have an answer.

Frisk&Toriel:

- Frisk is mostly based on what I wore myself as a kid in summer. Just a loose shirt with a cappy. Toriel basically has her ut gown, just with an apron on top.

- Frisk just appeared outside the “magical” forest one day. Napstablook and his cousin found them and brought them to Toriel, who has been taking care of them since.

- Toriel runs the general store in town, but also often takes care of the few kids that still live there.

- Frisk usually helps out in Toriels store, plays with the other kids or sits around at Asgore’s. They’re notorious for nabbing small snacks, mostly from Asgore’s plants. You’ll always find them munching on something. 

- Frisk was in town before the skelebros. Since they’d moved in, Frisk often went to spy on their farm. After a small incident with angry chicken, Frisk got to know the two better and now they see them as something between brothers and uncles.

- But Frisk honestly gets along with everyone. Just like in UT, they’ve not only been adopted by Toriel but literally everyone.

- Toriel and Asgore’s relationship is not as bad as in the main game, since, you know, Asgore didn’t kill literal children, but there’s still tension between them. Back when Asriel and Chara died and the whole thing with the bad rep for the town began, Toriel felt betrayed by Asgore focusing more on the town than giving their deceased kids the grieving they deserved. They’re not divorced, but Toriel still moved out and said needed space to think. Now that Frisk is in the picture though, the both of them are slowly coming to even ground and may even be able to talk things out and clear up the uncertainty of their decisions.

Asgore:

-Asgore has his UT Ending / Deltarune clothes, just with a gardener’s belt.

- He’s the previous mayor of the town, but after all the crap that happened, he stepped down from the position. Now he has his own little shop and sells seeds, saplings, homegrown veggies and fertilizer. So, basically what e.g. the Marimba Farm is in HM AP

- His main customer is Papyrus and they’re on friendly terms. Asgore is worried about how much and how hard Pap works, so he often gives him a discount. 

- Since his family’s past tragedy, Asgore is kind of nervous around kids. So, when he first met Frisk, he hoped they’d not visit him too often. But to his chagrin, Frisk took an instant liking to him and spends a lot of time at his shop (and steals eats the fresh grown veggies). Now, he’s really grateful for that, because for one, he loves Frisk as dearly as he had his own children, and also because now the tension and mistrust between him and Toriel seem to grow smaller day by day.

Undyne&Alphys:

- I gave Undyne a pretty basic fisher’s outfit. Alphys basically has Elli from HM’s outfit, just a bit more doctory stuff added. She still has her canon lab coat too.

- In essence, Undyne and Alphys have 2 completely different jobs. Alphys is the resident doctor and Undyne runs the fish market.

Two things. Yes, I know Alphys is more a mechanic than a doctor, she fits the aesthetic though, so she’s the doc now. And no, Undyne being a fisherwoman is not cannibalism, think of it more as a shark hunting smaller fish.

- The reason I lump them together is because they act as the local “smithy”. Alphys is still really tech savvy in this (I mean, Mettaton is still part of this AU), so she takes on most problems with electronics and stuff. For Undyne, I didn’t want to lose her Royal Guard’s Captain image, so she’s really good at handling tools (and weapons, but Al doesn’t let her make them anymore). So basically, if there’s a broken tool, you can be sure that either Undyne or Alphys can fix it.

- As for relationships, those two are still an item. Alphys is still really shy and a shut-off, but since Undyne and Pap become best friends, she gets to know the skelebros better. She and Sans especially get along well, since most of the time Undyne and Papyrus are let loose, they sit back and talk about science-y stuff. (no, Sans doesn’t have a background in science but he’s still into sci-fi)

- Alphys has a bit of a strained relationship with both Asgore and Mettaton.

Back when Chara and Asriel died, it was because of “illness” (maybe poisoning?). Alphys feels awful because with her back then limited knowledge on medicine she couldn’t help the two. Asgore doesn’t hold anything against her but Alphys can’t help but feel guilty.

Alphys still built Mettaton’s body in this one. The two had a really big disagreement, because Mettaton hated the fact the town was going to close, and he couldn’t understand how Alphys could feel otherwise, even more so endorse the idea.

Mettaton, Napstablook, Mad Dummy/Mew Mew:

- Napsta and Dummy are pretty self-explanatory, they got straw hats. Mettaton’s outfit is a bit of a joke cos it’s a play on “work at the top and party at the bottom”. The tie has two different sides, one with the yellow red pattern, the other completely red. His “top part” is the business part, because when he’s on tv or in the mayors’ office, you don’t usually see his feet. The bottom is his party/dance part, cos his dancing/entertainment channels mostly feature his legs. 

- Mettaton, still a robot, Napstablook and Mad Dummy are all still cousins in this AU.

- Originally, they all lived and worked at the Blook Farm, the Animal Farm of this AU. Mettaton, however, despised that simple live and after befriending Alphys and her building him a body, he left the Farm to pursue bigger things. 

- Mettaton runs the local tv network. From weather to game shows, he does it all. He also runs the tailor shop in town that sells his designer clothes and merchandise. After Asgore stepped down, Mettaton also took over the role of town’s mayor and now works towards making the place more known again. Not everybody is happy with him doing that though.

- One of those people is the Mad Dummy. He can’t stand people anyways and he always claims that history would just repeat itself.

- Since the whole family is made of ghosts, they have different dummies and scarecrows they can use to take care of the animals. To mock Mettaton and kinda get back at Alphys for giving MTT such an opportunity, Mad Dummy found the blueprints for the Mew Mew robot and now modelled one of their scarecrows after it. 

- Napstablook isn’t fond of taking over obejcts like his cousins do, so he mostly takes care of the snails. Somehow, he can interact with them even when incorporeal. 

Muffet&Grillby:

- The two of them run the Inn together. Muffet cooks in the daytime and makes desserts, Grillby manages the bar in the evening. 

- The two still can’t really stand each other but working together like this benefits them both because their rivalry just spurs them on more.

- Even though Grillby is a patient person, somehow Muffet is the only person who riles him up enough to retaliate. (Well, maybe except for Sans, he’s a strong second).

So, basically everything between those two is a challenge in some way. Even if Papyrus doesn’t notice, even his cooking lessons are a challenge for them. 

- Even though they’re constantly bickering, after working together for so many years, there’s a strange level of respect and trust between them. Even if back when they first started this business, they’d pour salt into an already open wound, nowadays they’d know better and just take a step back from the other or even comfort the other (on very rare occasions only). 

Asriel&Chara:

- They be dead. Kinda.

Some Characters that’d live in that town too but that I haven’t made designs for:

- Gerson is the original smithy of the town. He’d grown up in a family of smiths, but he’d always had an appreciation for the sea. That’s why, when the town became more deserted and Undyne had a good enough skill level as smith, he took up the Captains hat and now mostly spends his days out on sea. He also ferries people to places if they need him to. Oh, and just like in canon, Undyne learned most of her skills from him.

- Burgerpants is a poor dude Mettaton basically kidnapped when he was trying to get fame in the city. Now Burgerpants works wherever MTT needs him to, be that as cameraman for the tv shows, cashier in his tailor shop or his slave secretary in the mayor’s office.

- MK is Frisk’s best kid friend. MK’s parents are in charge of shipping the goods out of town and paying the individual people. MK’s the one that usually collects the goods at the end of the day.

- Other than that, there are only a few people in town. I’d imagine the older folks or the really young families stayed in town after it was closed. I think the librarby dude would still run the library. Some Snowdin residents like the stone family or the dogs also might still live there. 

#undertale #au #farmtale #fanart #character design #lore #frisk #toriel #asgore #undyne #alphys #mettaton #gaster #sans #papyrus #muffet #grillby #napstablook #mad dummy #mad mew mew #asriel #flowey #chara #feels good to finally be able to tag them all

[written-in-knife]

I got hit by the inspiration bug for long enough to write this out.

MC actively wanting the brothers to kill them and trying to goad them into it. Brothers only, 1st year specifically, gn!mc

WARNING: talks about death and wanting to be killed, swearing, chapter 16 spoilers

Lucifer

Well, this is certainly a turn of events.

Under normal circumstances, he has mortals-- and lesser demons-- cowering in fear, begging for their lives at his feet, pleading for him not to kill them at even the slightest ill glance in their direction.

You, however, just stood there with a bored expression on your face-- what did you just say???

"Do it, coward."

It made him pause, from the shock alone, if nothing else. He'd be impressed if his pride weren't on the line.

Were you… calling his bluff???

It wasn't until after you chugged the tea he made you-- the kind that would put you to sleep FOREVER-- that he realized you were not calling his bluff, you were just ready for death.

It was at this point he began to freak out. He couldn't kill you, Diavolo would be so disappointed.

After he ensured you survived that, he was much more cautious with his threats. They were no longer threats upon your life, but more chore based and regular punishments.

Being Lucifer, however, the two of you still got into pretty huge blowouts (i.e. over Luke, and over Belphie) but the brothers were always around to keep the two of you apart.

After the events of chapter 16, he pulls you aside to talk to you about your behavior, and you honestly tell him you wouldn't have been upset if you'd stayed dead.

Keeps a very close eye on you after that talk and makes sure his brothers know exactly what would happen to them should any harm befall you by their hand.

Mammon

Yo, you're gonna give cha'boi a fuckin hEART ATTACK WHAT ARE YOU D O I N G

He was designated your protector on day one, he never really expected he'd have to protect you from his brothers

I mean, he did, but not because you were egging them on to fuCKING KILL YOU

He's one of the only two brothers to not actively threaten your life at any point, but if he makes an off-handed comment about being a demon who's able to kill you without thinking about it, your go to response is usually--

"Put me out of my misery then, bitch boy."

He freaks out at you. He wasn't ACTUALLY gonna kill you! You just need the reminder! Quit lookin' at him like that!!

After you make the pact with him, he gets even more upset about your comments towards his brothers.

He's too much of a tsundere to ever say it to your face, but he wishes you'd care more about your own well-being.

But he will absolutely keep you from getting killed by any of his brothers as best he can.

His best is actually surprisingly effective.

Leviathan

whaaaaaat

Your blatant disregard for your own life immediately shuts him down.

What do you MEAN you WANT him to kill you? You'll DIE, idiot!

Even after the TSL incident, which happened way too fast for you to taunt him at the time, he was put off by your response:

"Couldn't even kill me right, just sprained my wrist. I'm honestly offended."

After making a pact with him, he never threatens your life again. After becoming friends with him, he gets legitimately sad when you try to egg his brothers on.

Unlike Mammon, he does actually confront you about it, in private of course.

He reminds you that you're a squishy mortal who could easily get killed in the Devildom.

Nearly panics when you mistake this for a threat.

"You're my Henry! You can't just tell them to kill you! I can't lose my best friend like that!"

Freaks out when he says this out loud, immediately spiraling into his self-deprecating muttering until you stop him.

He tries his best to keep you safe when you can't promise him that you won't actively wish for your own demise. He'd be better at it if he weren't still holed up in his room all the time, but will text you frequently to make sure you're still okay.

Satan

Insulted.

Legitimately insulted and thoroughly provoked.

Before you make a pact with him, he will take your jabs seriously, and it usually takes both Mammon and Lucifer to keep him from lunging across the breakfast table to snap your neck.

He hates that you goad him on with that neutral expression. He hates that you say these same things to his brothers.

"You'd think the mighty Avatar of Wrath would be more than empty threats."

One of the ones to come the closest to killing you before Mammon stepped in to save you.

And you were just STANDING there the whole time! Waiting! How dare you!!

Another one to pull you aside to talk to you after making a pact with you.

But now, instead of angry, he's just disheartened. You really hold yourself in such low regard that you'd let his brothers-- himself, even-- kill you without a second thought?

You have a long talk about it in his room, answering all his questions as they come. It almost felt like a therapy session.

Instead of trying to protect you from his brothers-- since he's one of the last to make a pact with you-- he tries to change your mind about yourself.

He tries to give you reasons to want to live.

Asmodeus

Insulted 2 electric boogaloo

Not in the same way as Satan, however.

More in the "haha don't kill urself ur too sexy" way at first

He cannot imagine anyone having that kind of mindset about themselves, hating themselves to the point where they wouldn't mind death.

He doesn't threaten you, your jab at him actually comes when he offers to join you for a shower in his usual suggestive way:

"No, I think I would prefer to die."

He actually shrieks

He hates it. You could've just said no! What the hell!!

The first one to try to change your mind about yourself, even before you make a pact with him.

Legitimately wants you to want to live. Will shower you in compliments and praise, not just about your appearance-- though he will absolutely tell you all about his love of your physical attributes.

Beelzebub

:(

When you egg him on after you and Mammon ate his custard, it stops him dead in his tracks.

"It was a custard worth dying for. Go ahead, big guy, kill me in one shot."

He was still pissed-- it had his fucking name on it, for Hell's sake-- but he manages to redirect it all at Mammon.

His plan was to avoid you so you wouldn't ask him to kill you again. Of course, since he destroyed your room in the incident, you were now in his room. So that plan immediately failed.

He doesn't talk to you for the first day, other than telling you that the other bed was Belphie's so he'd just sleep on the couch.

But he can't get the thought out of his head, your arms spread wide as you asked him to kill you.

So he just asks you about it. He wasn't expecting you to be as honest as you were.

You want to die? Honestly?? Why?

You didn't have a straight answer for that one. You just shrugged and asked why you wouldn't.

He does his best to make you feel wanted. Offers you bites his food, makes sure you know you're invited when he goes out, makes sure you're included in conversations, sends you little "good night, sleep well" texts every night.

Of course, he'll also protect you physically. Not many people want to threaten your life when they have to peak around his massive frame.

But he wants to make sure you know he's protecting you because he cares about YOU, not the exchange program.

Belphegor (chapter 16 spoilers)

Excuse the fuck outta him???

He's standing in front of you, hands just about to wrap around your stupid neck and you--

"You wanna kill me so bad, just fuckin' do it."

Another one to think you were calling his bluff.

He only paused for long enough to give you a surprised look before actually going for it.

This human is fucking weird.

When you come back, he's the first to notice how disappointed you look, and is completely confused by it.

He won't ask you about it though. Until you bring it up one day when he thought you two were supposed to be napping.

"Weren't you supposed to kill me? I'm just a stupid, worthless human, I thought you wanted me dead as much as I did."

You nearly broke this boy's heart, lemme tell ya.

But he keeps it casual at the time, tells you it's too much of a hassle and that he doesn't want to have to deal with Lucifer if he tried again.

Later, he straight up tells you that he doesn't think you're stupid or worthless, that he likes having you around if only to have a good napping buddy or another member of the Anti-Lucifer League.

Will sneak into your dreams to try to convince you more subtly that he and his brothers want you around, that they-- that he-- doesn't want you dead. It has nothing to do with Lilith and everything to do with you and everything you've done for them. He wants to give you the same happiness you've given to his family.

Of course, he'll make sure you only vaguely remember the dreams, but he hopes the messages are seeping into your subconscious. If not… well, that just means the two of you need to take more naps together.

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me headcanons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #obey me hcs #knifes hcs #mine #gender neutral mc #gn!mc

[leko-meko]

hcs of the demon brothers baking in the kitchen with you

a/n: slight warning if ooc, i am a person who refuses to do the story and i will continue to not do so. please forgive me i am using the wiki rn ahahh..

cw: none

lucifer:

lucifer rarely enters the kitchen except for preventing any of his brothers from doing stupid

so he will have to depend on you and your expertise on baking to hopefully get something edible out of this date

i also see lucifer just researching a bit about human world cooking just for you <3

he’s an average baker, not bad but not good also. perfectly in the middle :)

lucifer can take baking a bit too serious, determined to do it perfectly step by step, measuring all the ingredients to a tee

makes the mood a little awkward but you relentlessly tease him about how serious he takes this

“i don’t want to mess this chance up with you” 

overall a good experience with luci! don’t worry, he enjoys the time the two of you spent together :))

“Lucifer...” It felt like an hour passed by as you patiently waited by his side. How much time has passed when you first started gathering ingredients to bake some cookies? The demon was still measuring the liquids to add into the bowl. “It’s fine if it’s off by a little. We’re just making some cookies.” He narrowed his eyes at your words. Lucifer was not listening to you. Letting out a sigh, you just let him do what he likes. It just shows how much he cares about you, you suppose.

--

mammon:

mammon brags about his great skills in baking and that you should just relax and let him do all the work

somehow splits the egg yolk in half when cracking it

he grudgingly lets you back in the kitchen when you try to convince him that its a bonding time between the two of you

you sometimes wonder how the kitchen hasn’t been destroyed yet with how impatient mammon can be

“if we bake at 4000 degrees, it would be done in 1 second!”

you are the only thing thats stopping the house burning down to the ground

he is the reason why you the both of you get so side tracked from the task

you and mammon spent a whole 5 hours in the kitchen, but hey, at least the cake wasn’t that bad

Mammon’s laugh reverberated in the empty kitchen. His laughing fit seemed to shake the very foundation of this mansion. You honestly just wanted to get this over with, pouting as you waited for Mammon to calm down. Not even two hours have passed yet the cake batter had yet to enter into the oven. He wiped batter onto your face, noticing how mad you seemed to be. “Are ya mad? Hehe, not my fault you spilled extract on ya!” You shoved your hand onto his face, the texture of butter making him scream in horror.

--

leviathan:

when you first brought up the idea of baking together, levi was very against it, complaining about the mess and how much time is being wasted just to only fill your hunger for a few days

he was also the one to say complaints while dragging you to the kitchen

i hc him being really good at baking, almost on the same level of simeon

its the fact that he sews ok?!?!? we love a man who can do home ec

he has an ep of tsl going in the background for the both of you to watch

it was very chill baking with him, just having this comfortable atmosphere yknow??

it was mostly you marveling at how good levi’s baking skills are (he was very happy and proud at your praise)

with your cupcakes in tow, the two of you continued to watch tsl in his room

You couldn’t help but marvel at Levi’s intricate and beautiful decorations. With a twist of his wrist, a beautiful swirl of sugary cream wrapped around the plain vanilla cupcake, enhancing its appearance. Each cupcake was unique in design, whether one had pearls, or the other was a mixture of pastel colors-- all of them looked delicious to eat. “These are amazing, Levi!” You couldn’t help but compliment and praise him. He let go of the pipping bag as he huffed in pride. “Of course, this is my specialty!” 

--

satan:

this man said cranberries and chocolate cookie (canon this is true /j)

is there any kitchen cliches? if so it happens to you and satan

satan would try to be as careful as he can when dealing with ingredients, hands shaking as he pours into a big bowl

this mf would also pour in a whole container of chocolate into the batter just so it would taste more chewy

oh my god... satan using those thick cooking books when making cookies with you... 

overall, very cute time with satan as the both of you try to make very chunky cookies...

“Should we do 350 degrees or 375 degrees when baking cookies?” Satan said, a hand on his chin as he scrutinized the cookbook. “This recipe says 350, but the other one said 375... Should we do it in the middle?” You were honestly not paying attention as you blankly stared at Satan like a fool. He just was... very cute and adorable throughout the time you two spent with each other. Your head continued to nod at every word he said like a chicken pecking at seeds.

--

asmodeus:

if asmo was going to bake something, he got to at least make it the best he can (it means he wants to make a tiramisu)

 if it wasn’t because you and asmo already planned to make something that day, he would’ve dragged you to shop for the entire day instead of only buying the ingredients

you didn’t expect how exhausting making tiramisus would be until today

the two of you designated jobs in making the tiramisu: asmo doing the cream while you do the cake. after that, decorating would be a team activity

asmo was never the one to bake, he would usually just buy cakes and desserts from bakeries and cafes so this was new to him

surprisingly, he isn’t doing that badly. clearly amateurish but still looks edible

once it was finished, asmo enthusiastically took pictures to post on his socials, happy with how it turned out

you and asmo enjoyed the tiramisu as you enjoyed his company (and gossip)

With a final click on the camera button, Asmo smiled as he posted his pictures on Devilgram. “Good job, team! These look amazing!” He brought a hand up for you to high five, and you gladly did. “It’s a shame to ruin these, but I’m hungry.” The demon brought a portion up to his lips, eyes curved into crescent shapes in happiness. “Here,” he stuck his fork back into the dessert and bringing it up to your mouth. “Try it!”

--

beelzebub:

go big or go home, right? so a cake, right?

you were fortunate enough that beel doesnt eat flour or butter by itself, so the two of you had enough to bake a cake

you could just hear the growling in beel’s stomach, excited at the idea of eating a cake you would be making with him

beel would keep stealing portions of the cake batter and whipped cream to eat while you were busy with other things

wait a minute.. can demons get food poisoning???

after losing like 10% of the batter, the cake is safely baked under the watchful eyes of beel

after decorating it, the cake was beauituflly done!! although it looks plain, its the taste that counts <3

i can see beel share his cake with his brothers... after eating 80% of it of course 

Beel quietly sat in front of the oven window, eyes gleaming with anticipation. Even after washing the bowls and utensils, Beel continued to sit there with the oven light on, not moving an inch as you moved closer to where he sat. “Beel?” He hummed in response, moving his head upwards to meet your gaze. “Come watch with me.”

--

belphegor:

belphie would’ve just sat back and watched if you didn’t convince him to join you in baking together

he felt like a lazy cat you had to take care of-- belphie’s just leaning against you like you were a bed or something smh

although you did most of the work, belphie was your official taste tester, giving his input whether it’s too sweet or salty

again... can demons get food poisoning???

when it was sent into the oven, you and belphie had a nice session of enjoying each others company ok (my babie)

bc of that,,, the cookies were almost burnt

a little hard to eat... crunchy though?? he keeps a case of his cookies next to his bed to eat when he wakes up

“Belphie...” You whined, the heaviness weighing your back made your task ten times harder than it needed to be. “I’m just putting these cookies into the oven.” He still wouldn’t let go. “This is the last batch... We can spend some time together once I put these in.” Hearing that, Belphie hesitantly released his hold on you as you let out a sigh of relief. With a click, the cookies were safely inside the oven as he kept a finger hooked on your shirt like a cat, waiting while you washed your hands from any grease. The dark-haired boy wanted to go back to his room to sleep. He was sure he would have a nice dream with you next to his side smelling like the enticing aroma of sweets.

a/n: I DID NOT DOUBLE CHECK THIS OR ANYTHING i kinda lost motivation halfway so blame me ahha but i gift this to my friends haj and cas go besties!!!

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me scenarios #obey me fluff #omswd #obey me mammon #obey me lucifer #obey me belphie #obey me belphegor #obey me beel #obey me beezlebub #obey me satan #obey me asmo #obey me asmodeus #obey me levi #obey me leviathan #obey me x reader #obey me x mc #mammon x reader #omswd mammon #lucifer x reader #omswd lucifer #omswd beel #omswd asmo #omswd levi #omswd belphie #omswd belphegor #omswd satan #♡.txt