#i can draw a lil bit but its different with comics ya know

[ihopesocomic]

THERE'S SO MUCH I WANNA SAY ABOUT THE NEW CHAPTER BUT..

THE POSE IN THE LAST PANEL, JUST LIKE CLEVER, THE MIRRORING?????????????????

Also I like how despite Edge's manipulative speech he DOES see potential in Hopeful. And yes Jasper's a fool :D. Granted, good thing she didn't get swayed, but I like that you seem to have stuck with that with him from what you've previously said on the blog regarding how he'd see her. Let's see how he'll react to her being mentally strong as well. (Honestly I am on the edge (lol) of my seat to know what happens next.)

God and this is such a good debut to Edge's pride. It's so uncanny to see how "different" he looks when he's smiling and all dad-like like that even when talking like some professional business, since his pride might as well be in a way, like a white-furred Simba compared to his first appearance (and obviously the fact that he's evil and not above killing others *Still sobbing over Quiet amd Clever and now whatever emotions Adamant is going through rn aaaaa* and might as well be the equivalent to a Lion mafia boss, but still, it's weird in a good way and you nailed it). I almost wanna punch that face lol. But y'all have certainly made him charming in this chapter, Imma make it a double punch with both fists in that case. You have officially made him more likable for me than he already has been, I'll always appreciate when Word of God turns into canon. Like... god I hate him but I love him already now too as a character just from this chapter, why'd y'all do this to me? xD

And omg I love Bright already, she's so childish it's honestly kinda cute even if it's to the point of immaturity. I had such a different image of her before this but now... now she seems like she'll be a fun character to see play out in the comic and is so fricking precious. I need more of her now. I wanna see how bad she can be too. Evil(?) lesbians are so damn fun to write because I've done it before because my friend's was the same simple archetype (ofc that wasn't all to it but, it's the jist) hah.

Fade... aaaaaa, others have said more about him than I can but aaaaa. The way he looked at Hopeful, what's on his mind? Hope doesn't know her lil' sis was originally gonna be wedded off to him certainly, that must be so awkward now that I think about it. He don't like this scenario one bit. Though saying anything while Edge is talking might as well be like going into the bosses/principles/etc. office knowing they're your parent at the same time and it just makes things even more unpleasant than they already are.

This got long oops sorry..

ALSO STORM???? WHERE THE FUCK ARE YA? DEFINITELY ALIVE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BE IN THIS STORY FOREVER BUT GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE AAAAAA.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT BEING LONG, it takes me a billion years to read, but its a fun billion years LOL

YES I'm so happy people liked Hope mirroring Clever haha it was a great idea presented by RJ.

Edge, while he did horrible things, does present a good case to Hope. Despite her experiences with her father and mother, she wants a pride, like many lions do, and he was able to lean into that.

And yea drawing him smiling and fatherlike was difficult, especially because I wanted to make him more vain with his expressions /but that wouldn't work/ because he's being completely honest here LOL He's not trying to trick Hope. He means what he's saying, and a villain that keeps their promises is pretty scary in my opinion. I wish I could've had Vanish and co do more, but they'll be doing more next time.

Once again I'm thrilled Bright made an impression on people. I like writing evil? lesbians too LOL Its so much fun. She is quite immature, but that'll present itself more later. I can't wait to show more of her.

And yea Fade is stuck in a hard place because his dad is actually good to him, but he's definitely hearing and seeing some things he didn't sign up for. He'll need to discuss a change in his contract.

AND STORM CAN'T COME TO THE PHONE RIGHT NOW, TRY AGAIN LATER!!

Thank you so much for your notes, I absolutely loved it LOL - Cat

#ask

[sl33pyperson]

hello. its my favourite thing to do. talk about moon knight and post screenshots while i have an amount of alcohol in me

straight up. i fucking hate the 1985 run. its only 6 volumes and i fucking hate it. disgust. very upset about marlene being the one to suggest the galleries but like, not in a disgust way, in a “oh sweet summer child” way

and THANK GODS IT DIDNT LAST LONG. OHHHFHGHHHH

these were just very cute <3 not pictured: me being emotion about dd stalking foggy bc they arent talking anymore. my poor boy.

how did i never fucking know caps secret identity was a fucking comic artist. who is drawing about himself. what the fuck. im instantly a thousand more times in love with this version of cap. what a fucking nerd.

ok back to what we actually care about. moon knight. THIS COMIC WAS SO FUCKING GOOD!! ANNA NOCENTI WHY DIDNT U WRITE FOR MOON KNIGHT MORE idk like. the ONE WRITER currently to ACKNOWLEDGE BRAIN SHIT. ohh my god marlene is SO BAD IN THIS ONE BUT ITS SO GOOD BC LIKE. YEAH. SHE DOESNT FUCKING GET IT. “or from the devil” u literally say this to the man u think u love? maam??? i am fucking screaming. reconsidering her “i was just [marcs] teddy bear” like, oh god, mk really does rely on her to keep himself grounded to what (at least steven?) believes is the real world. as much as mk pushes u around, u really depended on stevens money and enjoyed urself and was just. ouughhhhhhh.

SCREAMING!,! I SAT THERE ACTUALLY IN FUCKING SHOCK AT THIS PAGE!!! LIKE!! THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHAT THE SYSTEM IS GOING THRU, valid fears (especially to steven, who fucking HATES marc, he WANTS to be his own man and his own person away from marc so badly). also like, merging being the “nyrotypical” thought of “getting better”, when like. all systems are different, some work better in tandem with each other and still being seperate (not that these boys r anywhere near that holy fucking shit)

i genuinely love how fucking terrible marlene is in this comic. like. yeah. as much as this “hypnosis” “therapist in training (i think??)” lady thinks shes qualified, shes just so. gods. ur partner is freaking out and dissociating (i dont care if its bc the moons doing weird shit, hes still mentally zonked out) so you JUST FUCKING RUN AND LEAVE AND GET DRUNK?? marlene is so terrible. its so good. this is such a bad relationship for both of them but steven truely fucking relies on her too much at this point. screaming.

THIS WAS SO SWEET AND CUTE LIKE. nature is filled with contradictions, the system is filled with contradictions, but they balance everything out. every bit is necessary and needed. theres no “evil”, no “good”, just. being. and it balances itself out. every part is needed. ough. ouuugghhhh. i want to eat this comic. mwah mwah

ITS WACKO TIME BAEBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YOU WANTED DEEP INTROSPECTIVE LOOKS INTO MK PYSCHE? ITS ONLY SHENANIGANS FROM HERE ON OUT BAEBYYYYY LIKE HOW THEY ALL FUCKING DIED AND KHONSHU WAS LIKE “lol nah ill just tell my boy 5000 years in the future to get ya 🤫”

khonshu is still such a dick. cool panelling

THE PRIESTSS i didnt actually mind them tbh. lil weird but i mean, its comics for ya

RANDOM BULLSHIT GO!!!, he truely just has like. so many stupid gadgets and additions that they feel the need to show off All of them everytime. its kinda cute. i miss his truncheon. i wonder if marc misses it too. OH SHOUT OUT TO ANNASA COMIC FOR LIKE, SAYING MOON KNIGHT WAS A FOURTH PERSONALITY, I DIG THAT

frenchie <3 where the fuck did that bottom bar come from. uh. shout out to mk just spacing out in front of villains. hes also really cute. U DONT KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM THEY GOT RID OF THE 1985 MASK AAHHHHHHH MY LIL SHADOW BLOB IS BACK!!!! YEAH!!,!,!!

how many fucking photos can i add oh my god this isnt stopping. this is cute

#speaking time

[askfallenroyalty]

Are we going to see some more updates soon? I hope this doesn't come off in a negative way! 😖

sorry for the silence, this last week went by real quick

i got hit by the side effects really bad the night-of the shot but otherwise was mostly fine afterwards. i had weak lungs for roughly a week (it being less bad every day) and bad headaches/feeling exhausted/bad for the second and third day

but yeah while i'm better i still.... just do not feel up for making comics rn. i think all those updates for so long just ruined it for me, i fell out of love of making it and it feels so daunting even tho i'm at the finishing line. ):

i'm burn out. i need more time to get over it, but i'll be back and finish the comic don't worry. i just can't promise it'll be this month or the next tbh. just from my pattern of working-endlessly to not-working-for a month or two that's how it goes. i just gotta recharge.

#ooc #tbd #not art #the thought of spending hours on drawing rn fills me with dread sorry #i can draw a lil bit but its different with comics ya know? its so much more work than just an illustration

[smutav]

So i posted the pictures I had for my xray and comic in this post here and I said id wait a year but I’ve decided I need to lay this project to rest and move on to what comes next. Its under the cut because its mad king heavy

the old man part was fully scripted out so I’m going to throw the script in here first then it’ll be just notes for the general plotline

(M) Old Man   = O1 / (J) Old Man   = O2 / Xray          = X / Vav           = V

we come in on Xray and Vav coming onto the scene but we start lookin at the old men

O2: "Uh Oh, the calvaries here" O1: "issit the popo? tell them they cant make me go back... to that horrible home... fulla old people..." O2: "No.. its those spandex kids again" O1: "Oh, the blue one confused me... so blue jus like those dirty cops" O2: "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE US ALIVE" [O2 throws something that lands nowhere near xray and vav] V : "Look you have to stop causing a ruckus!" O1: "ah ah ah prettyboy we got da bomb" O2: "Thats right if you get in our way it'll be a real stinker!" O1: "Uh Ohhhh"

X : "you have got to be kidding me" O1: "I'm too old for kidding, im old-ding over here" V : "What are you doing with a bomb!?" O2: "We've got demands!" O1: "Oh yeah lots of demands!" O2: "We want.... Pudding!" O1: "Oh yeah and none of that rice shit in there" O2: "get that rice out of our pudding no chunks!" O1: "itsa chokin hazard, I almost died when they had that at the home" O2: "thats why we left they was tryna kill us" O1: "But you only show up to stop two guys havin fun" O2: "Ya punks!" [Vav has snuck over to the obviously hidden 'stink bomb' and gags when he sees whats under the cover]

O2: "Ey!" [he smacks Vav with a cane] "gettaway from there" O1: "These two have no manners" O2: "they jus go touchin stuff that doesnt belong to them!" O1: "Well two can play at that game" [he moves towards Xray pointing at his glasses] "I want those" X : "How about I give you this instead" [he shoots a lazer at the old guy but it bounces off his walker] O1: "uh oh you shouldn't have done that" X : "oh yeah what if i do it again" [it really has the same result smart guy]

[Vav at the same time is dealing with.. a really slow old guy. and he dodges a punch an the old guy just keeps goin down and hits the ground] O2: "Ah! I'm hit thats it for me! [he tries to get up but just knocks himself over again] it's over for me I'm deadd. You killed me ya bastard" V : "I really didn--" O2: "this blood is on your handssss ohhh im goinnnn" [Vav backs off while the old man keeps slowly 'dying' to help out with Xray who's wrestling for his glasses from O1]

X : "Youre smudging up my glasses!" O1: "oh i'll do more than that" [he moves to take a lick at them] X : "no you dont!" [He punches the old man square in the jaw] O1: [catches himself on the walker] "you want a boxing match, i used ta have the belt ya know" [he lands a punch on xray who doesnt even flinch]

V : [Vav comes up from behind and pulls the old man away] O1: "No he's got me!" [he flails a bit but ineffectively to get out] "this is just like the 40s you cant stop all this" V : "We're sending you both back to the old folks home just stay there this time!" O1: "You'll never keep us caged! We'll always be ba-- Oh no is this a heart attack? Ma is that you in the light I'm-- I'm comin... comin to kick your dead ass" [and he's dead]

[Xray and Vav dump the old guys on an elderly bus they're used to dealing with these guys 'dying' and approach the stink bomb which is the stink jug but theres wires and stuff attached to supposedly detonate it] X: "Well I guess we'll have to deal with this" [he kicks the 'stink bomb' and Vav goes green] V: "I guess it'd be best to get it to Hilda she'll know how to get rid of it" X: "right lets go" [he starts walking leaving Vav to carry the barrel, poor vav]

I hope the notes after this make sense plot wise a lot of it was going to be explored deeper as we get drawing XDD ((also you get all my note writing jokes that i make to myself))

V = xray and vav / K = mad king / R  = rimmy tim / M = mogar

(V) - I need,, some basic everyday hero biz to start the story with - tIME TO THROW THE OLD MEN IN THERE (K) - He decides to try out his powers a lil test run ((around Hilda's lab)) - Xray and Vav crash the party ofc - He gets by them EASY slow mo can't do much against teleporting - He didn't have much of a goal for it but, now he knows he has the upper hand on Xray and Vav - He leaves victorious (V) - He gets the business end of a run in with ender ryan - What was that?? he can teleport?? - Well we have to figure something out! (R) - Rimmy Tim runs into Mad King - Which is wild! thought he was dead! - but he does have some weird ass shit going on (K) - Wow running into Rimmy Tim isnt that neat? - He pays no mind to the Battle Buddy (R) - Rimmy Tim is crashing at Jake's place ((to be relevant)) - He also meets Xray and Vav but nobody knows what his full deal is ((and theyre distracted from having they ass kicked))

(V) - Vav is the plan guy - They get intel that he has a weird power source - it gave him the powers so if they can figure it out maybe they can take them away! - We'll need to be stealthy boys... - MOGAR! - ask mogar for help, he distract while they sneak in and nab the gem (M) - The plan involves Mogar fighting Mad King up front - Mogar runs into Rimmy Tim and is suspicious of him (K) - Ofc he knew Xray and Vav would make a plan - Mogar comes to fight him aw they just decided to send a fwiend - Mad King is busy beating Mogar and doesn't notice that they got the gem ((Uh Oh! Plothole!)) (M) - They dont see him at the meeting place (K) - He Notices when he decides to experiment with it and tries out a lesser power source - Resulting in Zombie Mogar

(V) - They HAVE to find Mogar - poking around the outside for a sign of him they find his sword in the dumpster - thats,,, not good - its really heavy but if vav straps it to his back he can handle it - they wind up splitting up for any sign of Mogar (K) - Well if you're going to be rude about it - [teleports in the streets] - Have it your way do what you want - [and he leaves Mogar there] - when he teleports back Rimmy Tim is there and he quips ab how convenient tping is (R) - MK has him get rid of the new power source obviously a failure (V) - It gets dark but vav hears a noise in the alley - He finds Mogar! But he's eating something - Mogar growls and starts running at him - *british screaming* - As he BOOKS IT around a corner Xray runs into him and Vav just grabs his arm - NO TIME TO EXPLAIN - so what the plans just fucking run - oh wait thats Jake's van - *climbs in* wEHAVE TO GO HIT THE GAS - bro its a red light - iTS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THERES NO TRAFFIC JUST - Mogar jumps on the vAAAAAAAA - Thats enough to convince Jake she slams on the gas - " you guys are paying for any tickets i get"

((for context, Jake is my oc she has an ask blog that I was planning to use to be like in between she and rimmy tim are hanging out and you might find out things from interacting w her. But for character knowledge she’s an appliance installer that works with The Monarchy’s Servants. Which that is the company that installs the stuff that comes out of Monarch Labs. there was also a whole bit where she and rimmy tim would be hanging out and he’d be joking like oh do you ever go in like “ah m’lord!! is this installation to your liking thank you m’lord!!” and she’d goof back if he ever had a house for her to install shit in she’d do it just for him.

and for how Jake and Rimmy tim met it was at 3am dennys a few years ago and they been buds ever since))

(R) - Jake's checking on her van later and Rimmy Tim comes out to give a hand - and he asks what happened and she's shaking a lil - she just leaves it as hero biz as usual she thinks (V) - bloody hell we have to help mogar! - yeah what did Mad King do to him! - they gotta bait and catch him (R) - Jake gets a call from xray and vav asking for help getting mogar to a lab - Rimmy Tim tags along and gets to see Mogar (M) - Xray and Vav catch mogar and have him leashed in the lab - But?? Is he dangerous?? Can he contaminate others??

(R) - This is wrong - RYAN is wrong - Rimmy Tim,, Has to do something - discussion doesnt work, Ryan's just a wall discussion wise - theres no talking him out of anything he's too absorbed (V) - Mogar has good moments - reference the rotten flesh test w vav (K) - Rimmy Tim is getting increasingly worried ab him - Rimmy Tim mentions Mogar - Well it wasn't on PURPOSE - but yeah i did that - No, I don't particularly know how to reverse it (R) - Rimmy Tim tries talking hey what if we just did this partner like - Nothing can beat the battle buddies then this can all be done right? - Mad King brushes him off and tells him to stay out of his business - Ryan gets caught in the rain - He claws Rimmy's face oh no! his money maker! - Rimmy Tim decides enough is enough and leaves to help Xray and Vav fix this,,, fix him,,, (V) - They hear Mad King in the rain - hhhhh i dont want to deal with more monsterrrrssss - Rimmy Tim joins the team! - he explains his history with Mad King - and how he's worried - wORRIED LOOK WHAT HE'S DONE TO MOGAR - He digs out the lesser power source that was used on Mogar - THIS made THAT *points at Mogar* (K) - Mad King is bandaged and goes to sleep off the pain and *emotions* (gross) of the evening - as he drifts off instead of dreaming he finds himself seeing through Jeremy's damaged eye - He just sees xray and vav but he cant hear a word - needless to say he feel betrayed

(Finale leadup)

- they need a plan to catch MK - Xray and Vav decide to drill RT ab possible weaknesses - he doesnt have much to contribute though they havent worked together in years and he didnt have all this magic junk going on. - and all RT's seen of the magic junk is teleporting - Well have you seen his hideout? can you explain like layout or whats going on there - oh fuck yeah i guess that is intel lemme sketch it out

- Hilda is playing around with whats the difference between the gem they stole from MK and the one that RT says changed Mogar - Mayhaps after some experimentation gone wrong she figures they cant use the thing against him but need a device that'll remove that specific energy - so you know a SUCKING machine - While she's working so closely with this she starts having enderhilda dreams but like when she's awake shes like yeah thats neat but you aint caught my interest you dumb gem

- Wait RT if you and MK used to be in cahoots do you have any powers that can beat him? - I got guns we were guns for hire you know battle buddies - wot MK doesnt use guns he plays mind games - well yeah NOW he does he uh-- didnt have it all together after our last mission

(flashback)

- Battle buddies are cleaning up after a mission - they're both pretty angry like we wound up being the bad guys AGAIN how does this keep happening - RT agrees he's not a fan of dirty cash - MK comes to the conclusion if i controlled these sheeple nobody would be calling my shots and makin me do the wrong thing - come on ryan ya cant control people thats wrong - whats a little more blood on my hands if it means making things better on the whole - and MK winds up leaving the battle buddies :C

(Finale)

- Hilda comes in like hey i got your guys's sucking machine go suck off mad king or whatever - and vavs like Alright! lets make a plan lads! - then we go to MK - he can see them coming, he's gotten practice watching through RT's eyes - he gets the machine from them as theyre barely through the door - "well I was curious what this would do but what does it matter anyways" - and he's got like some full ender shadow clones to help with the fight and they all pair off ((not like an army literally just enough to pair off MK dont need an army to beat these guys)) - the real MK personally faces off RT though :) - RT "why do i get the real ryan why couldnt you face off with like vav or something" - MK "im curious if you could shoot me 'buddy'" - RT "well I doubt i'll do something but i do owe you one ;)" and he do shoot him but yeah the bullets are stopped and do nothing - MK "I do hope you brought something else if youre turning against the MAD KING you have best be prepared" - RT "what can i say" [drops gun] "I stick to my guns" [throw punch]

- but yeah after the fighting and witty dialogue clears it looks like MK do have the upper hand - RT was left bleeding out ((stabbed through with pointy fingers oooo MK got his blood literally on his hands)) - While MK is monologuing RT sneaks into the bathroom which MK pauses mid monologue when he sees a flash of RT's bloody hand reaching for the showerhead - cant believe that fuck - and RT comes out and hoses him down ((yes it reaches that far LOOK its got a long hose)) - then MK's on the ground fucking sizzling - vav's like oh right! and jumps up to get the sucking machine and they use it on MK

(epilogue)

- Jake drops RT off where they got MK locked up and shes like "do what u gotta do man" and RT's like "thanks for understanding bud" - and he gets in MK shifts to look at him - RT starts to apologize for ruining his plan but gets interrupted as MK says "you were right" - which is a SHOCKING thing to hear from that guy - and mad king is like "thank you" - and we end on "anytime buddy."

so that was my plot I havent been kidding when I said it was a long comic plan. Its been heartbreaking to have this whole thing ripped from me but I can’t tell a story about friendship w a manipulator. 

I’m not sure how long it’ll be until I actually get another thing started but I hope its soon because I was very excited to share a good long story with the xray and vav fandom and I thought this plot wouldve been like a good season worth of content

I had some draws tagged under “#its all connected” and they were all me working on this idea before I actually decided to write it out and try for a whole comic after being inspired by some close friends and the good at being bad animation collab

#xnv #xray and vav #tav script

[sol-lar-bink]

Goood Riddance 2018

And hello 2019! 2018 can go fuk itself. Hated the year Hated it Portugal was the best part And thank you to my friends for making the down times better despite me being reclusive as hell during the later half of the year.

So... 2019. First of all I hope you all had a good Christmas, a good new years, and hopefully you had some wonderful food and gifts and fun with others, whether its with family or your friends.

I will still say to this day that 2016 was my best year art wise. Not so much with my pictures but with how much I achieved that year. I'm afraid to say though I dont think I'll ever have another year quite like it.

So whats to come of 2019? I'm honestly just gonna say I am NOT gonna promise a single thing.

Project wise? I'll try to start World Guardian up again. I ended the first 'chapter' on a cliff hanger and its about time we got to see the rest of the story yea? The quality may take a dip. I have a simpler art style I've been using for another little comic. But even then I might just keep with what I've got. Pages need to be a lil faster paced I think. I still have to write bits of the story and I have another character I want to slide in at some point.

The ONLY other project I have is drawing pokemon shuffle like headshots of all my characters. I actually have about 21 already done. They're super quick and easy to make, and they'll be helpful for future stuff, I hope.

And thats about it for art.

Some other things I wanna try and do this year is-

Cook more

Be more social

Try and get a different job or at least do something else at the store

Commissions?

Learn to make shitty music?

Game concepts?

I dunno. Not holding any hats here.Everything feels so bittersweet right nowLike I got a whole new year ahead of me now

And I just dont know what the fuk will happen

I apologise for swearing so much lately too

I'm gonna try to cut down a lil but after watching so much Gordon Ramsey its kinda hard, haha

See ya, good luck.

#also pray that tumblr gets its shit together

[anxiousbich]

Movie Night (Milevill)

Prompt: Imagine your OT3 all trying to sit on a two-seater sofa at once to watch a film, and one of them eventually giving up and just lying across the laps of the other two. Source

Pairing: Will/Eleven/Mike, Mike/Eleven, Mike/Will, Will/Eleven

Note: You could view this as platonic Will/Eleven, but I do not. I am still 100% about gay Will but I also headcanon Eleven as nonbinary (Didn’t really have a chance to expand on that in this lil thing, just thought I’d put that out there.)

Tumblr hates formatting and I hate fixing formatting. So there ya go. This is a weird ass ship name.

Word Count: 1674

Will has been downplaying how much it’s been hurting him to watch his boyfriend and girlfriend be affectionate with one another while Will has been forced to act unaffected. It wasn’t a new act for him, but it had been somehow easier when he had been sure his feelings could only ever be one sided. At least as friends he’d known where he stood and he was fine being a good friend to them, a best friend.

Once they had gotten together, Will was left with a warring sense of happiness, dread, and longing. More longing than when he’d pined from afar. Watching them hold hands and kiss and flirt in public while Will was forced to constantly keep himself in check, even more than when he was simply hiding more than platonic feelings, terrified he’d give them away, and it started to hurt. It was so different knowing what it was like to be a part of that but only able to receive such affections when they were alone together, a rarity that could be counted on one hand. It left him insecure and his heart aching, unable to stop himself from imagining the two only agreeing to let him into the relationship out of pity or their instinctual need to protect him.

But apparently he hadn’t been as subtle as he had thought or… maybe he really wasn’t the only one affected by their forced distance. One day while Will, Mike, and Dustin had been scouring the aisles of their local comic book store, Mike had stepped up next to Will and pretended to search through a box of comics while Will had quietly scanned a comic he couldn’t afford. He had looked over at Mike and gave him a soft smile. Mike not so subtly checked over his shoulder for Dustin who had been futilely bartering with the bored cashier. Will frowned in confusion and Mike leaned in close, warm breath fanning over Will’s skin and sent blood rushing to his cheeks and his palms had grown sweaty. Will had no idea what to expect, but he definitely didn’t expect Mike to say, in a quiet shaky voice, “I think we should tell the Party about us.”

Will had stared at Mike with wide eyes and instinctively checked over his shoulder, but found no one close enough to overhear them. “What?” Will asked in disbelief. Will isn’t sure if it had been excitement or terror that had sent his heart racing at the time. Mike’s fingers had clenched where they rested on the lined up comics, crinkling the plastic slip of one of them and his eyes settled on where Will’s hands were clutching the comic he’d been reading to his chest. Mike’s brows had bowed and his gaze had been so intense it could have set Will’s hands on fire. Will thinks he might have recognized something familiar in his eyes. Mike took a deep breath.

“Me and El talked about it-,” Will had felt a pang, that sense of being left out, “-and we know… we can’t be open in public but… if we tell them, at least we wouldn’t have to hide in front of them, and yeah they might not understand, but their our best friends, they’ll get over it,” Mike rambled, Will was impressed by his ability to still be whispering, then his face had twisted with pain, “And we… we miss you, Will.”

Will had momentarily stopped breathing and he ended having to buy the comic book after the deep creases he’d left in the pages. “Really?” Will breathed. Mike had frowned and risked pressing closer so that Will’s shoulder pressed into Mike’s arm.

“Yeah, of course,” Mike replied, his voice still quiet, “It’s been rough… for both of us, and El has been a little obsessed with going through with it, but I told her we couldn’t just do that without talking to you, so… what do you think?” Will had stared up at Mike’s handsome face and took a lot of self-control not to press a kiss to one the sharp cheek bones that had revealed themselves once his baby fat melted away. In that moment he had imagined his friends turning their backs on them, telling their parents, being ostracized, or worse, by everyone around them, but he also imagines being accepted, being able to hold Mike’s hand or press a kiss to Eleven’s forehead while in the presence of his favorite people without any of them batting an eye. One scenario was much more unlikely than the other, but he ignored the part of him that told him it’s too dangerous.

“Let’s do it,” Will agreed, his voice firm and without hesitation. Mike’s sharp shoulders had still been tense with anxiety but he grinned brightly.

 Its movie night for The Party, a tradition that developed ever since the Wheelers finally caved to Mike’s begging and purchased a family VCR for Christmas a few years back. It was a hard tradition to keep up with considering they had so few options at first. Re-watching the same 3 films every other week made it tough, so it was a god send when they were blessed to be one of the few towns in America to have a video rental store pop up. It rapidly became one of the top 5 places to look if you wanted to find group of 15 year olds. It opened them up to a much more pleasant existence where they didn’t have to watch Grease, again.

They alternated who picked what they watched and tonight is Max’s night. Unsurprisingly, she goes for a horror film, “Halloween”. It’s all pretty normal. They go to the store, Lucas and Dustin quietly grumble about Max’s choice like they always do when someone picks something other than sci-fi, they pick some extra snacks, and they go to the Wheeler’s house to make their popcorn and settle in for the movie. Things as usual. But they’re not. Because this is the first movie night where The Party knows about Will, Mike, and El’s relationship.

It’s been a few days since the surprisingly easy conversation. The Party didn’t fully understand, asking question after question, but the accepted. Despite that, Will still feared making his friends uncomfortable, careful with how touchy he was, especially with Mike. El made it clear very quickly that she wasn’t having any of that. The moment they were alone with their friends, she’d take his hand, kissed him, or leaned against him any chance she could like she was making up for lost time, and Will wasn’t unaware of the wigged out looks Lucas, Max, and Dustin would share, but he couldn’t find it in himself to deny her.

They have run of the house while Ted and Karen are on their ‘date night’ and Holly is with one of the parents from her new school that Karen befriended. It’s the closest thing to a real date that they’ve ever had, but Will is still wary. They go to their usual spots, El and Mike squeeze into Ted’s La-Z-Boy while the others sit on the couch with the bowl of popcorn and the snacks spread out in front of them and the FBI warning begins to play. Will sits on the end of the couch closest to the La-Z-Boy. He tries to push down that familiar sense of longing and just enjoy his friends’ company, but he found himself glancing at them frequently, quietly wondering if they felt it too. Before the movie gets into full swing, Mike and El suddenly stand, grabbing Will and hefting him up from his seat, drawing the attention of the others. Will stares at them bug eyed while they push him down onto the chair. Mike squeezes in next to him, the fit a little tighter than when it had been El and Mike.

El’s gaze is calculating as she takes in the lack of space, before she confidently plops herself down where Will and Mike’s hips are pressed together. She shifts until her legs are thrown over Will’s and the arm rest and she can lean her cheek where Mike and Will’s shoulders met. She reaches blindly over Mike and pulls the lever, springing the foot rest out. Will yelps in surprise when the chair suddenly tilts back. Mike laughs, boldly wrapping his arm around Will’s shoulders while El settles, leaning her side against them, eyes on the screen. Will meets Mike’s eyes over El’s head of curls and grins, a happy blush on his cheeks. Will’s arm is trapped and going a bit numb, so he snakes it out through the space between her and Mike’s body, wrapping it around her waist, and rests his other hand on El’s knee.

Jamie Lee Curtis is talking on the screen and Will can feel the holes his friends are practically burning into them, but all Will can think about is the happiness bubbling up in his chest. El seems fully engrossed in the film. Will turns his head, pressing his forehead to El’s, grinning. The hand on his shoulder comes up and begins mindlessly playing with the hairs at the base of his neck. He glances up and sees that Mike has his cheek resting against the back of El’s head and his other hand is lightly scratching up and down her back through her shirt, his eyes fixed on the TV, despite the curls that must be tickling his face.

“You love birds want a chocolate bar or you just gonna be gross all night?” Dustin asks without any real malice, mouth full of popcorn, breaking their little moment. The trio look at Dustin while Max and Lucas elbow him, shooting him a sharp look. “Ow! What?!” Dustin grumbles, wrapping his arms around his ribs with a glare.

“Have some tact, dude,” Lucas grumbles. Will suddenly laughs, squeezing El tighter to him, and surprising the room. El quietly laughs into her hand.

A small smile pulls at Mike’s face and he huffs, holding his hand out towards his friends, “Give me a KitKat, dude.”

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Ink Stems (4/?) Nozoeli Florist & Tattoo Artist!AU

Read it on AO3 Chapter Four: My Beat

Sorry, lack of update because I have a life. 

My Beat - Oreskaband Chapter’s under the rug

The last thing Eli wanted to do on a Saturday was go down to Bibi, fix the temperature control cube and thaw out Maki. Nico was terrified at how silent Eli was the entire time the blonde reset the cube as per its instructions and opened the door to release Maki from her icy prison. “Guess who’s on cleaning duty next Tuesday,” Eli glared at Nico, who froze in horror. Eli didn’t do anything else in the shop. She fixed everything then stormed out in a huff, annoyed that she had to go to the shop on her day off. “Nico, for god’s sake,” Eli hissed through her teeth, fists clenched as she walked down the street back home. - Eli slammed the door behind her upon entering the apartment. “So is Maki-chan no longer a popsicle?” Nozomi asked from the bedroom. She had been lounging there for the entire day, drawing up designs as usual. “Nico’s going to become toast instead,” Eli snarled, taking off her jacket and storming into the bedroom. Nozomi chuckled and turned down the volume from her docking station. “Maki-chan will have to take care of her.” “Those two!” Eli stuffed her jacket onto a coat hanger and shoved it into the wardrobe. “It’s as if they don’t use their common sense!” “Guess it had to happen sometime,” Nozomi mused, tapping her pencil against her lips. “They’re like some kind of comic relief! It shits me! They are my employees for my business, not an entertainment troupe!” Eli continued to go on and on about how unprofessional Nico and Maki were at times while she paced around the room. “How can they even be engaged to be married when neither of them can function properly for five minutes?!” Nozomi closed her sketchbook, knowing it was time to stop the Russian whirlwind from destroying the apartment block in her anger. “Maki-chan and Niccochi are an odd couple,” she started, peering at Eli slowing down. “You forget they’re a couple because of how they act,” Eli spat and turned on her heel. Nozomi chose this moment to swing her legs over the bed and stand up. She walked towards Eli, her socks silent against the carpet. “They may not be ideal, but none of our friends are,” Nozomi’s voice was soft as she stood in front of Eli, looking up at the steaming blonde. “Kotori-chan and Umi-chan are an odd couple, just like Rin-chan and Hanayo-chan, and Niccochi and Maki-chan. Honoka-chan has always had odd partners, but everyone loves each other for who they are,” Nozomi leaned in to kiss Eli’s nose. “Just like how I love Elichi for who she is.” Eli immediately went wide-eyed as a dumb grin curled onto her lips. Nozomi always had a magic charm to calm her down. Warmth spread through her body as Nozomi cupped her left cheek. “My Elichi is an oddball too, but that’s who she is,” Nozomi chuckled, enjoying the blush that burned across Eli’s cheeks. “N-Nozomi,” Eli pouted and folded her arms, but did not resist the tattooed thumb that was stroking her cheek ever so carefully. “Our friends are always odd, and that’s why they’re special, just like how you are special,” Nozomi gently leaned in to kiss Eli gently on the lips, and enjoyed the hum that came from the taller woman’s throat. “Well…” Eli mumbled against Nozomi’s lips quietly, barely audible even as she slowly shut her eyes. “You’re probably the oddest one out of all of us.” Nozomi grinned against Eli, and gently tapped her cheek. “That’s me.”

“So, the three of ya want matchin’ ink.” “That’s right! We’re gonnya commemorate living together before Maki-chan moves out and gets hitched!” “Shut it, Rin.” Nozomi chuckled from behind the counter at the three young women across from her. Rin, with a snapback and baseball jacket, had one arm of Hanayo’s shoulder and the other over Maki’s. Both looked rather nervous, with Hanayo fidgeting with her hands and Maki with her arms folded. “I’m not leaving anytime soon, you dummy,” Maki rolled her eyes and shrugged away with her nose up. “Especially since you got thawed out yesterday,” Rin smirked, “Nyabody wants to sleep with a popsicle, so Nico-chan has to wait.”

Nozomi continued to chuckle, and tapped the reference images with her fingernails. “Okay, this should be easy. Did you want me to do all of you?” “Just Kayo-chin and Me,” Rin jabbed a finger to her own chest. “I’m gonnya tattoo Maki-chan!” Maki and Nozomi exchanged a look. “Ya lettin’ ‘er?” “Just this once,” Maki went stiff. “And it’s going to be tiny...on my ankle…” “Maki-chan,” Hanayo fiddled with the pen Nozomi had handed and read through the form on the counter. She did so with the utmost care and precision so as to not have a repeat of what had happened last time. “It’s a tomato emoji.” “I-I know!” Maki snapped. “And you’re getting the riceball emoji!”

“And Rin’s getting the ramen emoji!” Rin slung an arm over Maki’s shoulder without a care in the world. The redhead rolled her eyes, but couldn’t stop the small grin that played at the corner of her lips.

“So, why are y’all gettin’ food emojis?” Nozomi asked Hanayo as she lay on the cosmetic bed with her eyes shut and glasses off. “Well, the three of us have been very close friends since high school,” Hanayo explained, breathing deeply as the tiny tattoo needle went through her hip. “And we each like different food which is set to our names in our phones,” The younger girl giggled at how silly it was, but Nozomi smiled and wiped away the excess ink. “I don’t think it’s silly,” Nozomi chuckled. “Didya know Umi-chan has the kanji for manju on her ankle in a pink circle?” When Hanayo nodded, Nozomi removed the needle and cleaned it. “There ain’t nothin’ wrong with gettin’ whatchya loved tattooed on ya. I know someone who has a mighty fine tattoo of their favourite Pokémon, and they ain’t ashamed in the slightest.” Across the studio, Rin laughed loudly, making Maki cover her ears. “Nyahah! Yeah I know that girl!” “Do you have to be so loud?” Maki winced while sitting on another cosmetic bed with her arms wrapped around her knees. “Hey, I’m the artist here,” Rin mocking stuck her nose up. “I need all of the creative freedom I can get.” “You’re a pain in the ass flatmate,” Maki deadpanned, and winced when the needle in Rin’s grip went back into her skin. “Now Nyaw, Maki-chan, who’s the one with the pointy thingy?” Nozomi and Hanayo chuckled as the banter continued between the two. “By the way, Nozomi-chan,” Hanayo spoke once all the giggles were out of her system. “Honoka-chan and I were thinking about having you over to the daycare one day to do an art class for the children. I-I’ve been doing some, but I could be nice for them to see other styles of art…” Nozomi stopped tattooing and looked at the younger woman. “I-It’s silly I know! I’m sorry, forget I asked,” “Hanayo-chan, that sounds amazin’!” Nozomi smiled at Hanayo, moving the machine away and setting it down to change her gloves. “I’d love to come in and work with the lil ones, but I could only come in on Friday, since it’s my day off.” “That can be arranged, we have our drawing sessions on friday anyway,” Hanayo smiled and adjusted her glasses while Nozomi changed the needle in her tattoo machine. Dipping the grouped needles into the capsule of white ink, Nozomi could not stop grinning. It would be fantastic for her and the modified community, and change the stigma that tattooed and pierced people were not suitable for children. Nozomi smiled to herself, colouring in the white of Hanayo’s riceball and thinking about all the children she could inspire with her art.

“So the white roses would go here, then I’d put in the hydrangeas around the outside. Or, I could just mix the two together so you would get different pops of white and blue,” Eli scribbled and sketched on a piece of wrapping paper to show the two women standing before her the different ideas she had. Honoka was completely mesmerised by how fast Eli could work, being completely respectful of the wedding’s white and blue theme. However, Kotori was tapping a finger to her cheek. “Tell me what you’re thinking,” Eli stopped sketching and smiled gently upon seeing the wheels turning in Kotori’s head. “Hmm…” Kotori pursed her lips and brought another finger to her cheek. “While I do love all of the ideas, I’m still a little concerned...It’s lacking ‘pa-zaz,’” “‘Pa-zaz?’” Eli blinked in confusion and looked at an equally puzzled Honoka. Kotori nodded, “Yeah, there needs to be more ‘pa-zaz’ or ‘dazzle,’ something that people won’t forget.” “That’s understandable, but I’m gonna need a bit more direction,” Eli answered honestly. Kotori was not just a customer, she was Eli’s friend, and Eli held the job of being the chosen florist for her friend’s wedding in the highest regard. “Well…” Kotori drawled and dazed off at a wreath of flowers hanging on the wall behind Eli. “Like that!” Eli followed Kotori’s pointed finger and turned to look. “That old thing?” A blonde eyebrow quirked up. It was a very old wreath that Eli had attempted to arrange with the inspiration of Ikebana. “It would be beautiful to have something like that in our colour schemel,” Kotori grinned and tapped her nails together. Honoka, however, was eyeing Eli’s furrowed brows. “Kotori-chan,” Honoka was teetering around the blunt answer. “I can’t do traditional Ikebana,” Eli finished with a sigh and averted her gaze from Kotori to the ground. She took note of a ribbon that had fallen in front of the back room door. “No one has taught me how to do it…” Of course, no one wanted to take on the ‘foreigner’ to teach Ikebana to her properly, and that was something that always bothered Eli. Kotori’s face fell, but then she shook her head quickly. “So?” Eli looked up, confused. Honoka mirrored the blonde’s expression. “So what if it’s not an exactly traditional Ikebana? It will be Eli-chan’s interpretation! And that’s what I love about it,” Kotori pointed at the wreath again and traced out the features. “You have such a contemporary setting, but there are traditional elements within the placing and your colour choices. That would be beautiful around the lighthouse setting of Sagami Bay!” “Oooh yeah! I see that!” Honoka squinted at the wreath as Eli rubbed her arm. “I...I don’t know...I did that a long time ago with only a video as a reference…” “So imagine what you can do now! You’re the best florist around, Eli-chan, and people love your flowers because you create art out of them with so many different influences!” Kotori gushed, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet. Eli hunched she shoulders, she was never good at receiving compliments. “Plus,” Kotori lowered her voice gently. “It would mean so much to Umi-chan and me, that Eli-chan’s custom designs were for our wedding only, that’s the ‘pa-zaz’ I’m looking for.”

The engaged woman’s smile was infectious, and Eli felt her stomach churn away the gloom and fill with warmth. She was right, it was Eli’s custom flowers that she wanted, and it would blend perfectly with the idea of mixing the traditional with the modern world. “Okay,” Eli nodded and pulled out a fresh piece of paper. “I’ll see what I can do.”

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