#hooded wrap

[sheliesshattered]

We had a fabulous time visiting Batuu yesterday! Our outfits were comfortable and functional and well suited to what turned out to be a relatively cold and cloudy day in southern California. Disney cast members definitely seemed to interact with us more because we made the effort to dress up, and we got some lovely compliments from other guests, too. We were even gifted some BSO credit coins by random strangers who liked our outfits!

It was Jack's first visit to Batuu, and while I did get to spend a little bit of time there with my mom in October, this was my first opportunity to really explore the entire area, browse through the shops, and sample all the food and drinks available. It was at least as cool as my first impression of it back in October, and Jack was impressed and delighted by all of it. We spent a good portion of the day just admiring all the details and world-building and excellent sets.

Jack has requested no photos, but I did manage to snag this pic of him blocking the camera like a victim of the paparazzi, lol.

But look at those pleats! Both Jack and I are so pleased with how they turned out. Several of the Resistance jackets on display in the Rise of the Resistance queue had similar pleat details, and it was fun to look at them up close.

Over this last weekend and all the way up to late Monday night, I was able to add a few last details to our outfits. I finally adjusted the chain length of my dangley earrings and glued the leather cording wraps to the back of my kyber crystal necklace so that it wouldn't slip out. While I had the glue out, I figured I'd take a stab at making some spat-type things to cover the lacings of my tall Doc Marten boots. I was completely winging it from start to finish, but I'm really happy with how they turned out!

The spats are made from some left over suede I've had in my stash for literally more than 20 years now -- it's been used for an Aragorn vest for Jack, a couple of bags for me, and the inner layers of the big wedge shaped piece on my Oswin belt. And I still have some left over! Maybe I'll make myself a belt pouch to match these spats at some point in the future.

The narrow end of each spat tucks under the laces closest to the toe of my boot, and theoretically secures to itself with a hook and eye, though I found the hook didn't really hold from that angle, and really wasn't necessary anyway. The straps then velcro around the back of my leg, at the lowest point of the bend of my ankle, and right at the top of the boot, so that the strap sits just above the top edge of the boot in the back, which helps keep it from slipping down.

To make these I really just draped scrap suede on my boot while wearing it, started cutting it to the shape I thought might make sense, then copied that over for a second spat. I measured how much I would need for the straps and how much of an overlap I wanted for the velcro, then cut out all those pieces and glued them together using E6000 -- which works wonderful for adhering velcro to suede and suede to suede, but is a bit more iffy with the metal hooks and eyes (one eye popped off when I was taking off the spat at the end of the night, but since it wasn't staying hooked anyway, I'm not fussed).

Despite being such a quick off-the-cuff project, the spats worked out great, and added that last little bit to my outfit by covering the laces of my boots. They're visible in the third photo, the full-length shot in front of the door (and in the video below), and I think they add an understated bit of texture difference in all the black-on-black there, in addition to obscuring the modern look of the boots a bit.

Besides those detail bits for me, I also made a pair of little pockets for Jack's jacket, to hold 'code cylinders'. It's a tiny detail that really makes the jacket look that much more Star Wars-y, and the cylinders themselves are empty and their tops unscrew, so the space can actually be functional, too. (Currently they're filled with gum!)

And at Jack's request, I threw together a quick insert for the zipper section on his collar that used to hold the hood before we removed it. The hood was making the collar too puffy, but without it the collar didn't have enough body to stand up on its own.

I took some measurements, then cut a piece of cotton duck canvas (that I had originally bought to cover the zippers on my Moment vest, before I changed gears and made the Batuu vest instead) to the right length and about three times the height of the interior of the hood section. I did a simple zigzag tri-fold on the height, ironed it flat, and marked some guide lines perpendicular to the length. Then it was just a simple process of quilting the three layers together by machine sewing in short vertical rows ~1cm apart.

The quilting gave the canvas even more stiffness, and after that point it absolutely did not want to fold or droop along the short vertical axis. I slipped it into the former hood pocket (after snipping one corner to fit around the snap I hadn't accounted for), zipped it closed, and gave the whole collar area a quick pressing. It's removable if we ever need to, completely washable, and keeps the collar standing upright without looking too stiff. Jack was very happy with the result.

With our outfits finally done, we headed into the park around mid-morning, with a plan to stay late. I wasn't quite sure what to expect with Batuu Bounding at Disneyland (which is notoriously a bit more hit-and-miss than Batuu East, in Florida), but we got through security without incident and through the rest of the park without anyone commenting on our outfits. We saw someone else wearing the same leather-look leggings as me, and a guy wearing similar jacket and pants to Jack (but without the pleating), which made us feel like we didn't look too weird, by general Disneyland standards.

Once we were in Batuu, though, our bounding definitely got noticed more. A couple of fellow guests complemented our outfits (including the kind strangers who gave us the coins!), and cast members seemed way more interested in interacting with us in-character. I got to bring up a bit about the history I'd made up for Samæni Ray -- which led to one cast member later referring to me and Jack as "my friends from Denon!" All of the prep and character design made it a lot easier to think on my feet in those little improv interactions.

One cast member in particular kept finding us throughout the day, just suddenly appearing out of nowhere it felt like, and kept trying to sell us a speederbike that totally wasn't a broken down lemon.

Later in the day, he kind of sold us out to Kylo Ren and a pair of stormtroopers (but like, in a fun way, lol) which led to an intense interaction with Kylo Ren right up in both my face and Jack's. Kylo Ren is tall, and the voice and the mask and the body language was all perfect up close. There was a bit of nervous laughter on our part, but we kept our cool and convinced Ren that that since we'd only just arrived on Batuu from Denon, we couldn't possibly know anything about any Resistance activity in Black Spire Outpost.

We were way too in the moment to get any photos, but because we were dressed up and Kylo Ren was so much up in our faces, we did draw a bit of a crowd, so for all I know other people may have taken pictures or videos of the event, lol. My family has a saying about 'look hard' rather than take photos, and it was definitely that for us.

Overall the whole day was wonderful, and we ended up spending nearly 12 hours in Batuu without leaving once. I got to pilot the Falcon multiple times (though I can't really say I've gotten any better at it, lol), and got to try out gunner and engineer, too. We managed to ride Rise of the Resistance both during the day and again after dark, explore every part of Black Spire Outpost in detail, learn to play Sabacc with a cast member, have drinks at Oga's, and eat a bunch of really tasty, really well-presented food.

All together it was an excellent, excellent birthday. And we're already talking about when we might want to go back again.

#Batuu Bounding #Batuu West #Disneyland #Disneybound #Disneybounding #Star Wars bounding #2024 mood #this is my real life #my sewing #Batuu vest #scrappy sweatshirt project #Jyn Erso sweatshirt #hooded wrap #Jack's jacket project #Samæni Ray #Samaeni Ray #long post #safe to unmute #there was a snaffu with my lightsaber so I didn't get to take it -- but I don't regret not doing Savi's #soon I will have a lovely slim saber that I can spin with #I didn't really miss having a saber on this trip (and it would have made the interaction with Kylo a bit more pointed I think) #but if we go back for another round of bounding for Star Wars night then I'll certainly take it for the lightsaber meetup #last night and this morning I was SO TIRED -- spoonies are not meant to go for 14 hour days like that #but I am already back in the mode of wanting to be Samæni all the time lol #and hey the Season of the Force Star Wars nights haven't sold out yet so just maybe we can do this again soon

[deadsetobsessions]

DC x DP PROMPT

Danny, visiting Gotham, notices a concerning amount of shades gathered at the bays. Turns out, the bays are where Gothamite villains and goons alike dump bodies. This is very interesting to the Bats, who only figured out that this 6ft. something guy (who did not have a Gotham accent at all) kept lurking suspiciously near the waters.

Danny thinks Jay is a particularly strong shade because he’s had zero sleep, running around trying to help the shades: *trauma dumps to Hood*

#dc x dp #danny phantom #dc x dp writing prompt #dpxdc #Danny can see ghost #shade-like Jason Todd #jason todd #red hood #Gotham #gotham bay is a corpse dumping ground #like it’s mostly plastic wrapped bodies atp #this is why Gotham’s tap water is contaminated with ectoplasm #Gotham bay isn’t a Lazarus pit but it’s close #it’s not a Pit bc most of the bodies didn’t violently die in the water #Gotham’s F grade tap water

[ky-landfill]

#wip #jason todd #bruce wayne #batman #red hood #sketch #breathe #stolen tag -> parenting tip! wrap the baby in a blanket to soothe their murderous rage

[stnexus]

give me jason, a squeaky bed frame, about seven hours, and a weeks worth of birth control. i’ll be stress free by the time we finish.

#❁ thinkin’ #gotta get ts under wraps #i got it covered #jason todd x black!reader #jason todd x y/n #jason todd x you #jason todd x reader #jason todd smut #red hood x black!reader #red hood x you #red hood x reader #red hood smut

[l0vergirls]

imagine jason comforting you, with his fingers carding through your hair and a secure arm around you, as you lean on his chest, finding comfort in his steady heartbeat.

he'd pepper kisses on the crown of your head and when he senses that you're getting lost in your thoughts again, it's okay, he murmurs, i'm here.

it's enough to ground you back to reality, reminding yourself that it's over, you're okay, and you're back in the loving arms of your partner.

you move around to face jason, yet you don't meet his eyes. instead, you bury your face into the crook of his neck, wrapping your arms around him. you feel his hold on you tighten the slightest bit, his entire being radiating warmth.

he knows you don't want to talk about it now, he's been the same way— he still is the same way whenever he's in your position,

so he holds you close, hoping you can feel what words cannot convey,

i love you, i'm here for you.

#i had a looong day #so this is the outcome #need jason to wrap his big arms around me and just hold me <////3 #jason todd x reader #red hood x reader #dc x reader #— yan writes. #— dc. #— the bats.

[reineydraws]

77 is a lucky number (777 is The Best) so let's see Jason/Red Hood and 77 for that art prompt!

don't waste your eyes on jealous guys, fuck that noise

77 is let's fall in love for the night by finneas :)

wrapped 2023 game

#wrapped 2023 #jason todd #batfamily #tw guns #cw gun #cw guns #tw gun #red hood #batfamily fanart #dc fanart #i think 7s are lucky too hehe :') thanks for the ask! 🥰🥰🥰

[viiioca]

my headcanon that roegadyn have highly efficient temperature regulation rears its head again!! estelle runs like a furnace in the cold; it is less about how she can keep herself warm so much as how she can keep others warm.

[part 2 of this ask | prompt: ❄️ to see them wearing something for winter or keeping warm in the snow.]

#ffxiv #my wol: estelle #femroe #roegadyn #gpose #ask meme #in reality estelle is tugging earmuffs and hats on everyone #wrapping them in scarves #chasing after g'raha to put a hood on #listen when an ishgardian tells you to put more layers on #also omega is basically a housecat. to me. #the part of the omega quest where you have to warm its chassis up 😭 #endwalker spoilers

[fandom-hoard]

The Joker calling himself Jason's "mommy" is so unhinged, and makes so much sense in a Joker-logic way that I love it.

"There's that kid who I killed- and who's biological mother I also killed."

"So basically I made him the man he is today."

"Awww, and how sweet. He even took my maiden name. Red Hood- it's a family name now."

#this isn't even getting into how #before the the new 52 #Red Hood was the alias Jack Napier was using before being cornered by Batman and then falling into the infamous vat of chemicals #and it was because of the Red Hood helmet he survived at all #But at the same time it was when the 'Red Hood' died and 'the Joker' was born #(it's still true in the new 52 it's just that in the new 52 Jack Napier killed the actual Red Hood and was impersonating him in that #critical confrontation with Batman where he fell) #(so in the new 52 Jack was already a murdering villian of a man before the vat) #So much death and rebirth wrapped up in 'the Red Hood' and with Batman's role in all that #and I love it #this is my sandbox #and I'm makin muddies rn okay #jason todd #batman #the joker #Jack Napier #red hood #gotham war

[nenehyuuchiha]

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars

#red hood #jason Todd #red hood and the outlaws #veronica open the door please #can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars #come here my boy mama got u #i want to put him a blanket and wrap like a cozy burrito and protect him from the world #Bruce don't deserve him neither DC writers does

[lateknights21]

The 5sos show tour Boston

#5sos concert #the 5sos show tour #ashton irwin #luke hemmings #calum hood #michael clifford #boston #night 2 #5 seconds of summer #5sos #english love affair #wrapped around your finger

[sheliesshattered]

The face you make at the cold end of a wonderful day on Batuu

#more photos and a whole write-up to come #but for now I am le tired #Batuu Bounding #Samæni Ray #Samaeni Ray #my sewing #hooded wrap #the other things I sewed are all there too but I'll tag them in photos where you can actually see them lol #and yes this was about 12 hours ago now but today is going to be for lounging around and recovering #but here have a preview

[grxcisxhy-wp]

So… I saw 5sos in phoenix last night and we got wrapped around your finger for the dice song. I recorded the whole thing if anyone wants to see it but be warned I was in one of the 200 sections

And I may have cut it off a bit early

#5 seconds of summer #5sos #calum hood #luke hemmings #michael clifford #ashton irwin #5sos live #wrapped around your finger

[brutaliakent]

Oh look my Spotify Wrapped is out....

the answer is no, I dont shut up about him

#spotify wrapped #jason todd #red hood #robin #robin jason #I love him can you tell yet #*** #rhato #red hood and the outlaws #red hood outlaws #brutaliakent

[parttime-creative]

WE DO BONES, MOTHERFUCKER!

Long haired Gideon Nav (so far).

I'll need a Harrowhawk for a shooting 👀

Don't mind, the ninth. She's just watching you spar.

Gideon must look so damb creepy in Canaan house, especially since she's not talking to anyone most of the time!

#I do belive once I dare to buy facepaint for the skull paint this is really gonna pop! #Especially when I put the hood up. #Until then.... I'll just bee feelin' myseld #Ehhehe wearing gideon does feel great #Should I give her a arm bracer as well? #Thinking about giving her some hand wraps for the sword hand #Well... Till comic con there is still a LOOOONG time #Well see how this develops ^^ #Hope the fandom accepts it anyways #Long haired gideon nav #Long haired gideon cosplay #Gideon Nav #gideon the ninth #Gtn #the locked tomb #Tlt #Griddle #griddlehawk

[ninacath]

yup kinda what happened

#obviously 5SOS would be my top artist #I can’t stop listening to them #but I still looked surprise idk #5sos #5 seconds of summer #5sos5 #luke hemmings #michael clifford #ashton irwin #calum hood #spotify wrapped #spotify

[methoughtsphantom]

typical Bats-don’t-know-he’s-Jason Red Hood surprise kidnaps Robin but has to wait to do his dramatic monologuing because the little bird is unconscious from where Jason found him with human traffickers. Hours pass, and the kid not stirring begrudgingly makes Jason feel a tinge of worry, which no, he doesn’t appreciate. He’d planned to beat the kid senseless, and now he’s here stuck with him while not being able to, kid is hurt already. Aaand why was that really? The time is the factor that gives Jason the space he needs to really ponder over where exactly Robin had been when he’d found him, how easy it had been to take him and why Batman had not been there to stop him.

among many others just,, imagine Jason seeing Robin for what he is, for what he was, and having a mini crisis about whether is okay to be mad with a kid who in this sorta mirror scenario batman was also not here to protect and stop the man who kidnapped him in the first place. …he recalls how he used to feel when he was the one hiding behind Batman’s shadow and well, he’s cringing over wanting to see this kid who’s wounds he wrapped boded against him. Now Tim’s perspective,, poor kid is super confused in the little time he’s been awake because the man B has been worrying about for months is asking why wasn’t he with Batman?? asking if the man had forgotten what happened to the last boy who worn those colors? if he even cared?? really just, picture Tim having to hear this random crime lord sounding all angry and hateful and making allusions to his predecessor’s fate and run as Robin without even waiting for any input (like this is a version of the dramatic monologue let my boy ramble) and 0 to 100 passing from panic alarm fear you know who we are?? to what the fuck are you defending me?? you mad in my behalf?in Jason’s?? what is this shit

#tim: *who last thing he remembers is being beat on and now is in bed with his wounds wrapped* is this a rescue??? #jason: *who’s been ranting for half an hour* haven’t you been listening?? this is an intervention #jason is standing in the corner with his arms crossed #it boíls down to are you threatening me because I’m Robin or to keep me from being Robin? #okay let’s pretend all jason needed to realize beating a child is wrong was time #like seven hours #because i google searched how long can you be unconscious from a concussion and that’s when you pass from normal head injury to yeah #worry #bottom line: jason will try to convince tim to not be robin #unfortunately they are not yet brothers your honor #jason still harbors resentment and jealousy #and that is towards Tim #but Tim has done nothing wrong and boy will he forge evidence to prove it #he may not even know who is under the red hood #but Tim recognizes that despite knowing who he is and his threats the man is trying not to hurt him #(and he will not if I have a say in this) #and that’s all timmy needs to drag jason into being begrudging brothers #crack #au #tim drake #jason todd #batman #tim drake & jason todd #different first meeting #red hood #robin #tim drake robin