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#i just saw this pose on pinterest and KNEW i wanted to draw them like this <3
bananaman-mp3 · 4 months
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90spumkin · 3 years
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Summary: Who knew art could lead to an awkward meeting that would later lead to beautiful relationship.
A/N: I know I said I would post this Friday, but oh well here we are. All inserted pictures are from Pinterest. I absolutely loved writing this so please send me your feedback.
Pairing: Spencer Reid x Artist! Reader
Warnings: swearing, implied/slightly descriptive smut, mention of alcohol and addiction 
Word Count: 2.8K
Spencer doesn’t know how long he had been zoned out not listening to a word Emily said to him. They were standing in an obnoxiously long line at their favorite coffee shop. Spencer was admiring the art in front of him, the way the yellows and oranges flowed together was mesmerizing. They were so mesmerizing that Spencer didn’t realize the art was on the back pocket of the stranger’s shorts standing in line in front of them.
It wasn’t until Emily nudge Spencer’s shoulder, “Quit looking at that girl’s ass!” Spencer saw where Emily was pointing as she spoke. As he went to say, “I was not checking out her ass.”, the stranger with the mesmerizing art on her ass turned around to see the raven haired woman pointing down at the lower part of her body and the tall curly haired man blushing as he was caught in the act.
The woman smirked at them both and said, “Well my shorts do say ‘this butt is art’ so I guess technically you were just taking in all its beauty.” This made Emily snort and Spencer stutter. He tried to stutter out an apology, but by the time his brain allowed him to access words again Emily’s phone rang loudly.
She answered quickly and hung up just as fast, “I have to go to a meeting apparently. Sometimes I hate being the boss. I’ll catch up with you later, Spencer.” And with that she was gone, leaving Spencer there with the still smirking woman.
“You know the least you could do is buy my coffee to make up for this adorable fiasco.” She said causing Spencer to blush. He nodded his head and said, “Yes of course. I’m really sorry about all that. I’m Dr. Spencer Reid by the way.”
She smiled at him as he went to stand beside her in line, “Oh doctor, fascinating. I’m y/n.”
Once they had finally gotten their coffee and found a small table, conversation between the two flowed so effortlessly. “So, doctor, huh? Care to share with the class what kind?” Y/n asked as she took a sip of her dark beverage.
Spencer chuckled, “I have PhD’s in mathematics, chemistry, and engineering along with BA’s in psychology, sociology, and philosophy. I’m not a doctor who works in a hospital, but one who works in the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit.” Y/n smiled at him over her cup, “That kind of makes sense you look like a very intelligent man. Plus, you look way better in a cardigan than you probably would in scrubs.”
Their conversation went on without a hitch, no moments of awkward silence. They talked about their careers, y/n explained how she was an artist and Spencer adored the way she lit up as she talked. They constantly were bouncing ideas and questions off one another. The conversations stretched over many different topics, each just as interesting as the last. Y/n even listened and question Spencer on several of his fact dumps.
They both seemed to have forgotten the outside world existed until Spencer happened to notice the sun setting through the coffee shop windows. As he admired the colors in the sky he said, “The sky is always so lovely at sunset, but I hate that it could mean the end of this.”
He looked back at y/n who was smiling at him. “Okay I don’t usually invite strange men to my home, but would you like to come see some of my art that I’ve been working on?” Spencer smirked and narrowed his eyes, “You think I’m strange?” Y/n laughed, “Only in the best way.”
The first thing Spencer did when he entered y/n incredibly spacious apartment was admire all the art lining the walls. He had thought the art displayed on her jean shorts was mesmerizing, but the art that was in front of him now was simply breathtaking.
Spencer walked the walls, admiring and analyzing each piece. Y/n stood beside him as he smiled at the painting of a cow. She laughed softly as she spoke, “There is always a story behind each of my paintings. Some are silly, some are painful. However, this one happens to be my favorite. I grew up on a farm and I had a cow named Milky” She looked at Spencer who was trying to hide a laugh, “Hey I was 8! Anyways she was my best friend. It was funny when I first started to draw and paint, I would always use her as a model. Sometimes it seemed as if she was posing for me.”
Spencer didn’t take his eyes off y/n the whole time she was talking. Once y/n finished her story she looked at Spencer. Both of their smiles growing bigger. He looked back at the painting and said, “You know in another life I would love to be a cowboy with cows and other animals on a small ranch somewhere.”
Y/n giggled, “Would you name one of your cows Milky?” Spencer looked at her fondly and said, “For you, I would.”
Spencer turned his head to the right and noticed a canvas with several different shades of red bleeding into one another, there was broken glass scattered across it. He made his way closer, he turned towards y/n and asked, “What’s the story behind this one?”
Y/n’s eyes held a hint of sadness as she drew in a deep breath. She was hesitant at first but finally explained, “The glass is broken beer bottles, I was- am an alcoholic. I am currently 5 years sober, almost 6 now. I made this to remind myself of all the hate and pain drinking brought to my life” Y/n turned towards Spencer expecting him not to understand, but instead he reached into his pocket and pulled out a sobriety chip.
Y/n’s eyes started to tear up at the fact that someone finally wasn’t judging her but understanding her. She too pulled out a chip and both y/n and Spencer let out laughs full of pain but also full happiness. Spencer reached out a hand and placed it on y/n’s cheek. His thumb ran smoothly across her face to wipe a tear that had escaped.
When Spencer spoke again his words were soft, “Out of all this art, I think you are the one true masterpiece.”
One minute they were staring into one another’s eyes, and the next they were getting lost in the feel of the other’s lips neither one really sure when they had made it to y/n’s bedroom. Spencer held y/n against him firmly, but it felt delicate all at once. His fingers traced over every edge and curve of her body bringing sounds of pleasure from her beautiful lips.
Spencer planted soft kisses across y/n’s body as if he were painting and her body was his canvas. With every roll of Spencer’s hips, flashes of color seemed to blind him. When y/n arched her back, Spencer let her know she was more beautiful than any art piece.
The next morning, Spencer woke up to the sun shining through the windows. He felt y/n stir next to him, he couldn’t help but take in how lovely she looked. The sun seemed to only amplify her beauty.
Y/n opened her eyes to find Spencer staring at her. She smirked and closed her eyes again, curling up closer to him, “You’re staring.” Spencer chuckled causing vibrations to run through his chest making y/n giggle. “I’m admiring.” Spencer told her.
Y/n sat up to stretch, the sheets falling around her making her look like a sculpture of a goddess. She smiled down at him and scrunched up her nose “Yeah yeah yeah. Whatever you say.”
While they started to dress, well y/n was getting dressed Spencer was still looking for his shirt, he noticed the shorts y/n was putting on had art on them just like the ones before. However, these were not shades of yellow and orange. These shorts had little planets painted on them.
Y/n turned around to see Spencer’s eyes once again focused on her ass, “Why are you smiling like that?” At her question Spencer let out the laugh he was holding in as he said, “Ummm- well- it’s just that- your ass is out of this world.”
Y/n snorted and threw a pillow towards Spencer who actually caught it, “Oh the doctors got jokes this morning.”
Spencer spotted his shirt in the floor and as he bent over to get it, he said, “Not jokes, facts.” This only made y/n smile more.
Y/n watched the muscles in Spencer’s back flex as he fixed his shirt to put it on. Right before he put it over his head she asked, “Can I- can I paint something on your back?”
Spencer stopped all movements to look at y/n, he noticed the blush tinting her cheeks. His heart seemed to scream with emotions. Spencer through his shirt back on the ground and asked, “Where do you want me?” Y/n giggled and pointed to the bed.
Y/n had been straddling Spencer’s back for about 15-to-20-minute minutes when he no longer felt the softness of the paintbrush against his skin. Y/n had been humming while she worked and with the gentleness of each stroke of the brush, Spencer kept dozing off.
Y/n removed herself from Spencer causing him to turn his head to look up at her, she was smiling so brightly Spencer never wanted to look away. Y/n was staring down at the work on Spencer’s back and jumped slightly when he asked, “Can I see it?”
“Oh yes! Of course!”, she rushed to put down her paints and brushes. Y/n grabbed Spencer’s hand and pulled him towards the full-length mirror hanging on the back of her bedroom door. Before handing him the handheld mirror she said, “Close your eyes. I’m going to count to 3.” Spencer just chuckled and nodded.
“1…”
“…2…”
“…3”
Spencer opened his eyes and let out a gasp. The art that now covered his back was simple but so pretty. There were no defined lines, the colors overlapped in some places which just made it all the more beautiful. He looked from the mirror to y/n to see her hands clasped together and held against her mouth. She moved her hands slightly to ask, “So, what do you think?” Spencer looked back at the mirror and said, “I never want to take it off.”
After the time Spencer spent with y/n he was scared he would never see or talk to her again. Right after she revealed the painting she had done on his back, Emily called him with a new case. He ran out of there so fast he didn’t have time to remove the paint or give y/n his number. The plane ride was slightly uncomfortable with his clothes sticking to the paint.
However, it turned out the universe was on his side. They were leaving one case going straight to another, so Spencer’s spirits were kind of in shambles and his mind was consumed with thoughts of y/n. His sadness was starting to take over his mood when his rarely used cell phoned chimed, signaling that he just received a text.
Hi, doc. It’s your favorite artist. I hope it isn’t weird I’m texting you. I got a call from someone named Penelope. She said Emily thought you would like to hear from me.
Spencer looked over towards Emily who was smirking as she read over the case file, she knew who was texting him. Spencer just shook his head as he typed out his response, smiling the whole time.
Hello, y/n. That would be my best friends medaling in my life. Luckily, this time they were right.
Y/n response came back fast, and Spencer chuckled softly imagining the teasing look she was probably making as she asked-
This time?
That is a story for another time.
Over the course of the several weeks Spencer was gone, Y/n and Spencer texted every chance they got. A lot of the times Spencer would be too busy and would see messages from y/n he had gotten through the day.
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I was running late this morning due to me having terrible time management skills and well- I went to brunch with paint completely covering my clothes.
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Ha look what I did. I’m starting to think I’m the real genius here. click here for image
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SPENCER REID. DID YOU REALLY HAVE PENELOPE GO BUY ME THIS AND BRING IT TO ME?!?! I love it! Thank you! click here for image
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Spencer would always laugh and respond every time he got the chance. One night he was actually able to call her.
“Hello?”
“Are not sure how to answer a phone or are you questioning if I’m really calling you?” Spencer teased.
“Well, isn’t someone feeling sassy today.” Y/n laughed; she was overwhelmingly happy to hear his voice.
They spent most of the night just catching up. Y/n never once asked about the case and for that Spencer was thankful. Spencer saw the sun start to rise and realized what time it was.
“I should probably try and get at least a few hours of sleep.” Spencer said into the phone. He heard her gasp and then frantically started apologizing, “Oh my goodness! I am so sorry! I was just so happy to talk to you I didn’t realize. I-“
Spencer cut her off with a “Hey. It perfectly okay. I love talking to you. If it were possible, I would never sleep if it meant I could talk to you forever.”
Y/n couldn’t stop smiling, “Well guess what doc. You’re kind of stuck with me get ready for me to never stop talking.” Spencer laughed softly, “I am definitely okay with that.”
As soon as the jet landed, Spencer texted y/n to let her know they were back. What he didn’t expect was for her to be standing in the bullpen with Penelope. Spencer couldn’t help but practically sprint to her, ignoring the knowing looks from his teammates.
When reached her, he wrapped her in a hug. Y/n giggled as she hugged him back. When they pulled apart Spencer asked, “What are you doing here?” Y/n shrugged and looked towards Penelope who had left her side to join the others and said, “Reasons.” She looked back at Spencer and winked. Spencer laughed and shook his head as he wrapped her in another hug.
Spencer and y/n left with Spencer promising to finish the paperwork first thing the following week. Once they were outside y/n turned to Spencer and said, “Okay so the main reason I couldn’t wait any longer to see you is I want to ask you something?”
Spencer turned his head and squinted his eyes, “Should I be scared?” Y/n barked out a laugh and grabbed Spencer’s hand. He stared where their hands were joined. Y/n must have thought he didn’t want to hold her hand because she noticed him staring and let go.
Y/n became a little nervous as she asked, “I- I wanted to ask you to be my plus one at an art show tomorrow. This will be the second art show my work has been in and I’m extremely nervous and would love for you to be there.”
Spencer smiled, feeling beyond flattered that she would want him there. He grabbed her hand the same way she had before and said, “I would love nothing more.”
That following night at the art show Spencer knew for certain he was completely consumed with feelings for y/n. He couldn’t help but to admire how her face lit up every time she talked about her work with other guests. It fills him with pride every time she would turn away the champagne that is offered. What really sets his heart ablaze is how y/n would reach for his hand every time she moved on to another art piece or to speak to someone else. It was as if y/n wanted, needed him. Whether it was for comfort or confidence Spencer was happy to be either of those things for her.
Towards the end of the night Spencer and y/n had finally found a moment to be alone. They stood in front of a painting that kind of reminded Spencer of the mermaid from that one Disney movie Penelope made him watch.
Y/n must have thought so also because as she looked at the painting she said, “You know I am really glad you have become a part of my world.” Y/n turned her head to look at Spencer there was a gleam in her eye. Spencer responded by saying, “Is there any way I can always be a part of your world?”
Y/n responded by kissing Spencer, putting ever amount of emotion she felt into it. The kiss was more vibrant and meaningful than any art she could ever dream of creating.
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Hi quara I am once again overcome by the urge to learn artTM and I was wondering, if you could tell, how did you actually learn art?
Hi!!! Short answer? practice
Long answer? spite
basically, I always liked arts and crafts as a kid. but i was not super interested in it, and instead began to focus away from visual art to stuff like writing. my 7th grade notebook had so many stories! Then, in 8th grade, I asked to have art as an elective, and was denied. They wouldn't let me take the class. I had already bought a sketch book for the class since I knew I wanted to take it. I didn't want to take the sketchbook back to the store, or hoard it with all my other notebooks.
So, driven by spite because of my school administration, i decided to fill it anyway by myself. and fill it I did. and another, and another, and so on.
I'm mostly self-taught. I drew anime based on tutorials I saw on pinterest. I joined a group board/community of novice artists on pinterest and posted there for people to critique. I started using markers primarily because I saw them all over the internet, and they're still my primary medium. I had very little formal instruction partially because the art program at my high school was a trainwreck (too complicated to explain) and by the time I had proper teachers I was like...beyond the rest of the class in ability. I went to a small school, the same teacher taught grades 6-12 at different times of day. we didn't have advanced classes, and i was so advanced beyond my classmates that the teachers just let me do my own projects. i dont say this to brag i just say it to mean i literally did whatever i wanted in class and never got taught anything (since the projects were too easy). the only formal art education i have is one (1) college class on 2D design and color theory which definitely did help me in composition.
to actually give advice though...? i used a lot of internet tutorials, many of which were probably pretty bad. But i think what helped me the most was probably drawing based on photos--not tracing. I used to carry a mini sketchbook with me and some pens (because i felt my lines would be more certain if i couldnt erase) and draw people i saw around, or pull up a reference photo on pinterest. i did this constantly when i was bored or waiting somewhere.
I would recommend paying attention to underlying shapes and guidelines. when i was a kid i thought drawing circles before you drew something was dumb, but I think it genuinely helps. break things into shapes and pay attention to how much space they take up. draw from photos and from life, and make sure you draw what is actually there rather than how you think it should look. make a reference library of pose photos/people to draw. and then fill up many, many, sketchbooks because what really helps will just be doing it over and over again.
and pay attention to other people's art--pieces in museums, fanart on tumblr, etc. what do you like about it? what do you notice about the lines, the shapes, the colors? what about the composition? look at nature/real life too--how the sun hits that leaf or how someone tilts their head. everything is art!
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imagine-that-100 · 4 years
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Holiday | Part 17 |
Description of Part 1: Alex Turner x Reader (Female) | You’ve been friends with Alex Turner and the other boys from Arctic Monkeys since you were 13. You never for a second thought that Alex would release a song about you though. From late night phone calls and almost constant texting and teasing, you’ve managed to stay close with him over the years. When a pact is established and a holiday is arranged, life seems to be treating you very well. But a month in LA will either make or break you.
Word Count: 13K
Warnings: Divorce (Don’t worry)
A/N: Second to last part. Cries I know!!! But it’s okay, more Alex works in the future. This part is pretty much for Y/B/F so enjoy it! Taglists are always open. Thank you for reading x
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“Shopping in LA is actually my favourite place to shop, anywhere” Y/B/F grins at you as you stand in the queue to pay for your new clothes.  
“Honestly it’s so much better when you’re here” You smile at her.
You were so glad that she was over for the summer again. She’d come the day after your birthday which meant that your birthday celebrations continued on for practically the next week.
“I’m half sure Alex hates me when I make him come clothes shopping. He always tells me I’m making clothes up in my head and that’s why I never find what I want” You tell her as you both take a step closer to the counter.
“To be fair to him, you do that all the time” She scorns you, this time not even having a playful smile. She just shrugs and nods agreeing with what you told her.
“But the clothes exist” You pout at how you were again being bullied by your best friend.
If it wasn’t Alex, it was her. You couldn’t win.
She raised her eyebrows at you, making it blatantly obvious that she didn’t believe you.
“Don’t look at me like that, they do. I’ve seen them on Pinterest” You tell her trying to hold back a smile.
Her giggles echoed through the shop around you at that point. You shook your head at her before nudging her shoulder with your own.
But he laughs were infectious and you ended up having a giggle too, probably much to the dismay of the other customers around you. Thankfully though, you both didn’t appear crazy to everyone else for long as you were then called to the next till where you then paid for your new clothes.
Once back out into the summer heat, you headed right as you were working your way down the street window shopping.
“Right, where to now?” You ask her as you dodge the people who are in too much of a rush to be polite and move themselves out of your way, instead of you having to move out of theirs.
“Oh, I think we’re going in here” Y/B/F says as she points towards the lingerie shop a few stores down.
You smile but shake your head, “Absolutely not”
“Oh come on. I’ve gotta get something for when I go to see Miles anyway and I’ve got to treat Alex. He did pay for my flight after all” Your best friend tried to convince you.
She and Miles didn’t really end up going out with each other, it just ended up being them both having fun with the other when they were both around. You’d say it was a friends with benefits situation which seemed to be treating them both well.
“You’re treating my fiancé to things I wear though, so it makes me feel bad when you won’t let me get you anything” You tell her.
You always tried to treat her when she came over, but she never let you get her anything. Her excuse always being the same thing.
“Y/N, you’re giving me a place to stay for free and you bought my ticket over here. I’m treating the both of you and you’ll both enjoy what comes of it more than you will me buying you a card or something” Y/B/F pointed out.
You actually hold your ground this time and don’t give into her. She then lures you inside the shop though, by saying, “Come on, at least help me find something for Miles”
“Fine” You sigh before you take the hand, she was offering out to you.
She grins when she gets you in the shop, “Right okay good. Now, what’s Miles’ favourite colour?”
After spending half an hour finding something that she wanted, you browsing at all the different material made you buy something too. Something which she tried to purchase on your behalf, but you point blank refused.
She went for an emerald green set which you were a hundred percent certain that Miles would love on her. You, however, didn’t go for something as colourful.
You ended up with a new black set which you simply adored from the second you saw it. It was in the style of a body suit and you hadn’t yet bought a really nice one in this style before.
So, you ended up buying that and some black fluffy handcuffs because you thought they would be cute around either your wrists or Alex’s.
Thankfully when you got back the boys weren’t yet home. They were out at a meeting with various different important people about the Monkeys’ new album that they had all been recording. Nick and Jamie were over too, and they were renting an apartment a bit further into the city.
Miles was also recording another album at the moment which you were excited about for him. Alex had been helping him with it and Lana Del Rey had also had some input in the actual writing of the lyrics to his songs, so you were really excited to hear it when it was closer to being finished.
When both you and Y/B/F got back to your house, you both headed straight upstairs to change into your new purchases. Both of you knew that you would be going straight for the lingerie though and the actual clothes would be being tried on much later.
You weren’t shy about getting changed in front of each other as you’d obviously lived together in the years previous to when you moved out, so you’d both seen everything before.
Her set looked absolutely stunning on her and you couldn’t help but tell her that, “Miles is such a lucky bastard”
She giggled at that but then gestured towards you and the new bodysuit lingerie that you now had on. The lace that connected the bra to the underwear was something you were sceptical about, but now that you’d seen it actually on yourself, you loved it.
You couldn’t stop looking at yourself in the full-length mirror in your walk-in wardrobe.
“Oh my god you have to put these on with it just to add to the look for me” Your best friend instructs you after seeing a mess of shoes in the room.
She hands you some black heels.
“I like your thinking” You giggle as you take the large heels off her.
They were pretty high ones and if you wore them out, which you rarely did, you’d probably be taller than Alex in them. They were black ones, that were practically stilettos, that were red underneath and they tied up around your ankle.
You sat on the little stool you had in room and put them on as your best friend adjusted her bra to fit her properly. You made sure to compliment her, when she span around to check her angles, by wolf whistled her to give her another ego boost.
When the strap of on your heels were securely attached around your ankles, you stand yourself up and look into the mirror again with Y/B/F stood just behind you looking at your reflection also.
Of course, she was right, the heels really did bring everything together.
She marvels at your appearance, “Wow I actually love it”
“I love it too, I won’t lie” You say with a smile as you run a hand over the material.
“I’m sure your fiancé will love it even more” Your best friend grins at you as she shifts through your clothes to find something sexy to put on over her new underwear.
You point out a black sundress that you’d let her have as it looks sexy, yet it easy enough to get off quickly when things got heated.
You watch as she puts the dress on as you say, “Yeah well Alex can wait till a special occasion to see this piece”
“We look hot” You can’t help but express as you look at the both of you in the mirror.
She grinned and posed standing next to you, like you were both in a photoshoot. She stuck her tongue out in a teasing manner after she said, “Hell yeah we do”
“Mirror selfie for the private Insta?” She asked you, putting the dress down for a minute before grabbing your phone as it was closest.
“Course” You grin quickly double checking that nothing was showing that shouldn’t be.
After a few selfies, you made her try the dress on that you pulled out for her, and she looked gorgeous. It was short enough to attract some attention, yet innocent enough to not fully tell everyone exactly what she was after. She looked stunning.
“Oh my god, I’ve got an idea. Where are those handcuffs you have?” Your best friend asks you as she looked at the material that covered your body.
You stand up and head to a draw that was hidden away in your wardrobe, where you kept all your fun toys. You find the leather ones quickly and pull them out before closing the draw back up.
“Got these ones that you sent us the other year, but I put the new ones on the bed” You tell her, showing her the leather ones.
She smiled at you and hooked her finger in the other cuff before pulling you into your bedroom with it. You laughed and followed her with no resistance, making sure you didn’t deck it in your heels.
“What evil plan have you thought up?” You ask her as she lets go of the cuffs you had in your hand and picks up the new fluffy ones and removes the packaging off them.
“I think you should send your boyfriend some pictures on what he’s missing out on” Your best friend smirked at you.
You let out a giggle at her little plan, but you were fully on board with it.
“He’s gunna go insane” You laugh as you sit down on your bed.
Y/B/F laughs too, “Isn’t that the plan with every sexy pic? To make your man go insane?”
“You’re a bad influence” You shake your head at her.
“But you love it. And he’ll love it”
You smile, “Okay, what you thinking?”
She suggests that you attach one set of handcuffs to the post of the bed and have your wrist in that one. Which you do. And then she suggests putting the new fluffy one around your other wrist and leave that dangling to show it off.
She takes a few pictures of you lying on the bed like that and you’re both just giggling the whole time. It had been so long since she’d helped you take pictures like this, so it was just comical that you were both doing it again now.
And the fact that she kept on making jokes to you about how lucky Alex was.
After she took a few more photos, she instructed you to hold the other side of the bed with your free hand, so it made it look like you were tied up with both. You do as instructed, and again you’re both laughing too much to take it seriously, yet she still thinks that Alex will be drooling at his phone when he eventually looked at them.
Which you knew he would be.
She paused herself after taking one picture of you and looked at your phone screen intently, and you laughed at her. A grin made its way to her face before she looked back up to your before giggling a little when she said, “His jaw will be on the fucking ground”
You just laugh and when she walks around the bed, you thought she was coming to show you the photos, but no. She completely betrayed you.
You best friend quickly grabbed your hand that had the loose cuff around it and then proceeded to attach the free one to the other post of the bed. So, your arms were completely separate and cuffed to either side of the bed.
“What are you doing?” You chuckle nervously.
She just lets out a little playful giggle before heading back into your wardrobe before coming back out with her shopping bags in her hands.
“Y/B/F let me out” You say still a little shocked at her actions.
Your best friend has a shit eating grin on her face as she shakes her head. She smirks at you as she says, “No, I don’t think I will”
“Y/B/F come on; I’m being serious” You say sitting yourself up a little bit as best you could.
She grins at you, “I’m being serious too. And I think Alex is going to love his surprise when he gets home and finds you like this”
“Don’t you fucking dare leave me like this, he’s not home for another two hours” You say seriously, still completely shocked that you were now bound to your bed with no escape.
You couldn’t even kick your shoes off at her because they were strapped round your ankle.
“You can get yourself in the mood in that time, can’t you?” She playfully smiles at you.
She puts her other shopping bags on the ground as she teases, “Shall I put AM on for you? Get you in the right headspace?”
“Y/B/F” You shake your head at her as she makes the way to the vinyl on the shelves and she spots the record instantly.
“Hey, come on what about the plan. Teasing Al is funnier than this” You try and change her mind, but she just continues to put the record on the turntable.
She turns to look to you for a second before saying, “I think Alex is gunna like this plan a lot better”
You sigh and try and think of another excuse to get yourself out of your current situation. However, your mind draws a blank when Do I Wanna Know starts to play.
“Oh shit, Knee Socks is on the other side one sec” Your best friend plays dumb, loving that you were hating this.
But as your best friend, she knew she was doing you a favour and treating Alex at the same time. After all, she knew the actual truth of what time Alex was coming home, as the text had come through whilst she was taking pictures of you.
“You’re a bitch” You say but can’t help but laugh.
She too giggles before shaking her head, “Nah, you love me, and you’ll love me a lot more when you’ve impatiently waited for Alex to come home which will make the shag all the more interesting for you”
“I hate you” You say as she turns the music up louder.
“Love you too Sweetie” She blows a kiss at you before grabbing her stuff again and exiting your bedroom.
As she closes the door behind her, she can hear you shouting her name over the music and through the door. She has a little giggle to herself before entering her room (your old room) to grab a different pair of shoes to match the dress that she was borrowing from you.
About 5 minutes later, Y/B/F is waiting patiently downstairs for the front door to open as she knew that the guys would be home soon.
The text that came through on your phone, which your best friend still had in her hand, said both Alex and Miles would be coming back to the house in the next 10 minutes.
Something which Y/B/F was pleased about, because that meant she could escape to Miles’ sooner rather than later. And you being upstairs in the state that you were, would mean you wouldn’t judge her for it. Not that you would have done anyway, but she wanted to make it a fun evening for you too.
That was the only reason why she’d left you there.
She’d zoned out whilst watching TV thinking of all the dirty things that her and Miles could get up to, when she heard footsteps behind her.
“Hey, how was your day?” Alex asks his fiancés’ best friend.
She smiles round at the two men before saying, “Yeah, it was good thanks. How was the both of yours?”
“Pretty boring really” Alex replied before perching on the arm of the settee.
In the cheeky mood that she was in, Y/B/F thought she would tease, “Well I doubt that if your music is involved Al”
“You really are the flatterer, aren’t you?” Miles chuckles down at her, as he hadn’t decided to sit yet.
“Well you know me and my best friend… Suckers for both your music” Y/B/F said with a hint of mischief coming out.
Something that Alex picked up on straight away.
“Where is your best friend?” Alex asks, not wanting to be alone whilst shameless flirting took place.  
Y/B/F diverts her gaze back to Alex and she smiles, “Oh, she’s got herself a bit tied up upstairs. Got a call or something from work whilst we were out so she’s in your room trying to sort out the problem on her laptop”
“She alright?” Alex asks.
“She seemed a bit stressed out actually. She could probably do with a good relax” Y/B/F tells him as innocently as possible.
Y/B/F stands up and heads towards Alex to hand him your phone. “She’s left her phone down here. You alright taking it to her” You asked him, putting it in his hand.
“Yeah sure” Alex says before heading towards the stairs
“Miles whilst I’ve got you here. How about you take me and show me the view from your new neck of the woods?” Y/B/F shamelessly flirts.
Miles seems to be just as eager when he smirks and wraps an arm around her saying, “Sure”
“Why is something telling me that she’s not stressed up there?” Alex asks looking back to Y/B/F with a hint of suspicion.
“Oh, believe me she’s stressed” Y/B/F says before she grabs Miles’ hand and pulls him towards the front door.
Alex pays her no attention, just thinking she’s horny for his mate, before climbing up the stairs.  
He looks to your phone in his hand and smiles at your lock screen, which was a picture of the two of you at Matt and Breana’s wedding from last year. It was such a good day, it made him excited to eventually be able to marry you.
When Alex reaches the top of the stairs, he heads to the bedroom and is slightly confused as to why he can hear AM playing really loud. Weren’t you meant to be on a work call?
When he gets closer to the door, he can hear you shouting through it.
“Y/B/F get the fuck back up here now!”
“Y/B/F!”
Alex then opens the door confused, until he saw you lay on the bed wearing next to nothing, with your hands bound to the headboard. He was certainly not expecting the sight that he walked into.
Both of your words die in your mouths as you understand what’s happening. You both just stare at each other for a second.
Alex then clears his throat before he lets the bedroom door shut behind him. You watch as he goes and turns down the volume on the turntable before looking back towards you.
“Okay, so I’m fairly certain you shouldn’t be shouting your best friend’s name when you’re lying on our bed. Looking like that. Listening to me sing. And you know. You’re engaged to me” Alex tells her with an amused smile before he heads closer to the bed.
Your brain then kicks back into gear then, “Al, thank god you’re home… Please let me out”
“How long have you been like this?” Alex asks with a little chuckle before taking a seat on the edge of the bed.
“I don’t know” You shrug as best you can “Like ten minutes or something thankfully”
“Why are you even like this at four pm?… Is this new?” Alex asks as he examines you, then the fluffy handcuffs.
You nod confirming that everything was new, and he quickly pecked your lips. Alex’s hands then go to working his way around the new handcuffs and where the safety latch on the side was. The fluff made it difficult to distinguish though, so you explained yourself as he worked.
“I was trying it on when Y/B/F suggested that I take a few pictures for you” You tell him honestly. “So, I was going to send them to tease you a bit, before you got home but she left me tied up”
Alex hands stilled on the cuffs when you started your second sentence.
“You were what?” Alex drops his hands and asks you, looking into your Y/E/C eyes.
You tell him quickly, desperation to be out of the cuffs seeping into your voice as you told him, “I was going to send you the pictures”
“Whilst I was at work?” Alex asks, double checking before he did anything.
“Yeah” You nod.
You certainly weren’t going to be sending them Miles.
“To tease me?” Alex then asks you with raised eyebrows.
And that was when you realised your mistake.
You immediately backtrack, “No”
“I think that’s what you just said” Alex said cocking his head to the side.
“No Alex, please let me out” You plead.
“Oh love love love” He says slowly before standing himself back up. “If you were going to send me pictures of you looking like this, you know what it would have done to me, don’t you?”
“Yeah but Alex i-“ You start to defend yourself, but you’re interrupted.  
“Don’t ‘but Alex’ me” He said before he shed off his denim jacket, leaving it on the back of the chair by the desk.
He comes back over and undoes a few more buttons on the white shirt that he wore before untucking it from his pants. You can’t help but gulp as you watch him.
God he was fucking sexy. Especially when he got like this.  
“You were trying to get me rock hard at work, weren’t you?” Alex calls you out on your actions.
You try and steer away from the subject again, “Al”
“Weren’t you?” He persists sternly.
You nod guilty at him and watch as he rolls up the sleeves to his shirt. God, why were his arms so sexy, with or without a shirt on?
“You know you’re not allowed to do that” Alex reminded you with a pointed look as he ate up how you looked.
“It was just going to be a bit of fun” You weakly defend yourself.
Alex nodded at you, but it was clear to see that he was not impressed by your defence.
“Just a bit of fun” He repeats to himself before his lustful gaze met yours, “Oh right… Well”
Alex that kneels on the end of the bed before separating your legs so he can crawl up your body between them.
“It’s just going to be a bit of fun playing with you for the two hours I was meant to be in that meeting for then, isn’t it?” He says as he makes his way up your body. His gaze feels like it’s burning your skin as he takes in every detail of your new attire.
“Alex” You shake your head at him. You truly didn’t plan on doing this today.
“Y/N” He says, looking up at you after placing a kiss to your lace covered stomach.  
“Alex, don’t you fucking dare” You warn him, pulling against your restraints a bit.
“Sweetheart…” He coos as his face now hovers over yours.
He kisses your lips once before pointing out, “I don’t think you’re in any position to be making demands”
“Al” You change your tactics to pleading again, but he cuts you off by putting his finger over your soft lips.
You liked it when you were the one doing this to him. You wanted to be on top of him. Not the other way around.
“Ah no” Alex shushes you. “I think you’ll find it’s Mr Turner as of right now”
You gulp. You were in for a long night.
~*~*~*~ Summer 2018 ~*~*~*~
A lot had changed for you over the last few years and to be honest, a lot had changed for Alex too.
Not everything was a good or happy change though. As a few days Alex’s 32nd birthday earlier in the year, both you and him found out some rather upsetting news.
Matt had come around to your house one evening, not looking so good, with some news that you didn’t expect to ever hear fall from his mouth.
“Me and Bre are getting a divorce”
Needless to say, that shocked you and Alex completely. You both weren’t expecting it at all as they had kept their problems very hidden which probably wasn’t healthy for either of them to do in hindsight. But when Alex softly questioned him about it after he asked if he was alright, Matt started to open up to the both of you.
Matt had a good cry and got his emotions out and seeing your very close friend so upset like he was, it really got to you as well. So, you and Matt ended up having a little cry together as you all spoke about everything and Alex was the strong one for the evening.
When you were with Matt, you only let a few stray tears fall down your face, which you quickly brushed away because you felt like you needed to be strong for him. Alex could obviously tell it was affecting you more than you were letting on, but he would talk to you later when Matt wasn’t around to see you get upset.
You felt so bad for crying, even the smallest of tears in front of him, but you couldn’t help it. Both of your friends were hurting and every time you thought about Amelia you cried.
When you gave Matt sometime alone with Alex, you went upstairs and composed yourself before you called Breana. You had to check that she was okay, because she had become such an amazing friend to you whilst you were living out here.
You would obviously always have Matt’s back, but you couldn’t not check up on her, when she now meant so much to you too. You’d called her and you talked for about an hour on the phone making sure she was okay.
Thankfully she seemed to be, and her story matched up to Matt’s completely. They hadn’t been happy for about 6 months and it was unfortunate that they had fell out of love. It broke your heart listening to the story being told again.
But of course, you understood. They had to and would do right by Amelia.
Nothing had changed there. They were both still grateful that they had their little angel, and they knew that the best way to ensure she had a happy childhood would be for the two to part ways on good terms.
And you couldn’t fault the pair for that. Doing right by themselves and their daughter was very amicable.
Matt had told both you and Alex downstairs that he would be moving out of their house and he was going to find somewhere relatively close by. So, he could both give Breana her space, but he would be still be close to Amelia.
Alex had offered for him to stay in your house for a while which matt seemed very grateful for, which when she told Breana about it, she also thanked you for doing.
You made a point of telling her though, that just because Matt was your childhood friend didn’t for a second mean that you were never going to speak to her again. You told her point blank that she meant a lot to you and that she couldn’t get rid of you easily so she shouldn’t try to.
Something which made her laugh and you were glad the call ended on a happy note.
After you discarded your phone though, you just sat and thought for a few minutes as you continued to wipe the stay tears away. But the more you thought about it, the more the whole thing upset you.
Never for a second would you have thought that Matt and Breana would get a divorce. They were such a loved-up couple and seemed truly happy with each other.
And that scared you to death.
Because you didn’t ever want to fall out of love with Alex. And the possibility of that happening to you truly terrified you.
So, with your mind going on overdrive about that, you got yourself quite worked up. Thankfully, your bedroom was like a safe haven though so you could cry as much as you liked in there.
Alex walked into your bedroom to find you sat at the desk, weeping into your hands.
“Y/N/N” He said softly to get your attention, once he’d closed the bedroom door.
You pick your head up out of your hands, and Alex saw how puffy your eyes had become. It hurt his heart seeing you like that.
You got up out of your seat wiping your tears away as you walked towards him, craving to be held by him.
“I’m sorry, I just can’t stop crying” you said to Alex feeling bad.
“It’s okay. Come here” Alex said stretching his arms out towards you.
You walked into them and Alex kissed you on your head as you cried into his chest as you hold onto him tightly. After crying for a good few minutes, Alex sat himself down on the bed and pulled you onto him, so you were straddling his lap.
“Hey hey hey” Alex softly says trying to get your attention and getting your messy hair out of your face.
Both his palms rested on your cheeks and his thumbs were wiping away your tears as he looked into your glossy eyes.
“Breathe” Alex told you and you nodded closing your eyes and started taking in long shaky breaths.
Once you were slightly calmer and the tears started falling less frequently, you tried to speak to him. You were face to face and you were looking in Alex’s lovely chocolate eyes.
“I’m sorry” You said in a squeaky voice, trying to swallow the lump in your throat.
“Hey shh” Alex calmed you, wiping another tear that fell.
Your eyes looked gorgeous right now, but he wished you weren’t upset. He just wanted to make your pain go away. He wanted you to be crying happy tears to make your eyes sparkle like they were doing.
“You don’t need to apologise” Alex said softly, and you took another shaky breath.
“I do, because you should be looking after Matt right now, but instead you’re in here looking after me” You said in a strangled voice and a few more tears fell.
“Ey no. You’re my girl, taking care of you is my job. And Matt’s asleep downstairs, it’s okay” He tells you and you nod, pressing your lips together to hold back a sob.
Alex could feel your lip threatening to tremble and it broke his heart.
He’d never seen you this upset. Ever.
In the 18 years that he’d been your friend he’d never seen you like this.
He could tell you wanted to say something, but he could somehow feel that you were holding it back.
“What you thinking?” Alex almost pleaded with you to tell him.
His hands fell from your face and rested on your hips to give you a bit of space, if you needed it, but he made sure to keep you close. He didn’t want you upset like this feeling alone.
“I’m gunna sound like a right bitch now but please don’t take it that way Al” You start by saying as you wipe your face with your sleeve.
“What is it love” he asked you, letting you take your time with your words.
You look another shaky breath before asking him, “Are you happy? With me?”
Alex didn’t even need a second to answer you.
He looked you straight in your eyes and said, “Yes. Y/N you make me the happiest man on the planet every day. Do you think you don’t make me happy? Do I not make you happy?”
“No Al, that’s not what I meant by it. You make me the happiest I’ve ever been, I swear” You tell him panicking a bit.
You loved him completely. He had your heart.
“What do you mean baby? Why did you think I wasn’t happy?” Alex asks you as you wipe some more tears away.
You took a moment to make yourself stop crying. You took a shaky breath and told him in a strained voice looking anywhere other than his face “I don’t, I just don’t wanna go through that Al”
“Go through what?”
“A divorce like that. And I know we aren’t married or whatever, but the thought of not being with you makes me feel sick” You tell him with tears spilling again.
“And I know that sounds really selfish right now, but I just want you to know that I see a future with you and the thought of ever going through what Matt’s going though, with you, makes me feel ill” You begin to tell him.
You continue on to bare your heart to him, “I love you. More than I’ve ever loved anyone and I’m so happy with you… I wanna be happy like we are for the rest of our lives Alex so just please… If I piss you off, or if you ever hate me for anything, or you have something in your mind telling you something’s wrong... Please just tell me because I love you with all of my heart… And I’ll do anything to keep us this happy”
You take a shaky breath when you finish your declaration of love to him and throughout it you didn’t stop wiping your tears away. You wanted him to know you were deadly serious and the eye contact that you maintained with him as you said it, told him that that you were being 100% genuine.
He already knew that anyway as you’d never lie to him.
“Y/N/N” Alex sighs with a soft smile, before he cups your face again and pulls you in for a soft but stern kiss. His kisses you a few times and he can taste your tears, but he knows the kiss will help you in a way that his words can’t.
When Alex pulls away, he looks you in the eye before he speaks from the heart.
“Y/N, I love you so fucking much… It actually hurts me to not be able to explain how much I actually love you. Like my heart hurts right now because I can’t tell you how much you physically mean to me” Alex tells you feeling the ache in his chest.
His eyes had also started to slowly gather water as he continued to tell you his feelings.
“You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me and I don’t ever, ever want to let you go. You don’t have to worry about another messy break up or even a divorce because I’m here for good. I don’t want another heartbreak and by the sounds of it you don’t either”
You smile at him and shake your head, “No I really don’t. I just wanna be with you and be as happy as we have been”
“So do I, baby. I swear” Alex also smiles.
“Please promise me that well just talk to each other about everything… Because, we’re not stupid, we know will have arguments over stupid stuff and probably some big stuff too, but I can’t ever think of not loving you anymore. I wanna be and I will be in love with you for the rest of my life. So please just promise you’ll talk to me?” You pretty much beg him.
“I promise you Y/N/N, because that’s how I want it to be. I wanna marry you one day and I want you to be mine forever. I want you to know I’m yours forever” Alex tells you as tears trickle down his face to.
And this time it’s your turn to wipe them away. “I love you” You tell him with a smile.
“I love you too baby” He smiles and brings your lips back to his.
This time you can taste his tears too and your fairly certain yours are still running down your face. The kisses last a long while. They aren’t heated, they all just hold so much passion within them that you don’t want them to stop.
You both knew they weren’t leading to anything sexual because neither of you were in the mood for that today. You were just both emotionally drained and just needed something to keep the other going for a bit longer.
When you both pulled away you were completely drained. Of both energy and tears. Your lips were swollen, as well as your eyes from crying all day and Alex’s eyes were red too now.
“I love you” You croak out again, but Alex shushes you with his finger on your lips.
“No more crying today” He smiles, which made you chuckle.
“Okay” You whisper with a smile and a nod.
“I wanna go shower” You say to him after a second, feeling completely disgusting. You could feel the dried tears on your cheeks and you just felt like you needed to relax.
“Okay love” Alex smiled at you before pecking your lips once more. “I love you too” He tells you and you smile.
The both of you stand up and you give Alex the biggest hug and he hugs you back the tightest he ever had. The last 15 minutes had been emotional for you both and you think that you both couldn’t wait for night-time to fall.
The rest that you both craved would soon be there but you both needed to be there for Matt. In every way that you could.
You let go of Alex and release a deep breath. “Right. I’ll be down in twenty minutes” You tell him, and Alex doesn’t question you.
He nods before kissing you again and afterwards he reiterates, “I love you”
“I love you too” You smile at him and giggle as he pushes you towards the bathroom.
“I’ll be in the lounge when you’re ready” Alex tells you and you nod before you enter the bathroom.
You blow him a like kiss and say, “We’ll get him back to being Matt” You promise both yourself and Alex.
You both could see that he wasn’t himself earlier. Not that you expected him to be, but you would both do everything in your power to make it, so he was his old cheerful self again.
“We will” Alex nods to you before you both head in separate directions.
And you both did get Matt back to his usual self. It took a long while and it wasn’t easy but by Summertime he was doing well. Apparently, the couple hadn’t been in love with each other for a long while before they told anyone which meant that getting them both back out there when the time was right was a little easier.
So, when it came to Matt and Breana seeing other people it didn’t take as long as it usually would have. But in every relationship, it took different people different times to bounce back.
And they had both gone around it the right way and there was no cheating taking place because they were again single now. Lies and deception always hurt people more than the truth usually, so you were glad they had gone about everything in the right way.
Breana had been wanting to go out with you a bit whilst Matt and Alex were away in the spring on their first leg of the Tranquillity Base Hotel and Casino tour, which you happy joined her doing so. You were quite the wing woman for her as you were sure Alex was being for Matt whilst they were away.
In fact, by the time the boys were home for a break between legs of the tour, Breana was speaking to someone who was making her really happy. And you were thrilled to see her like that, as you were thrilled to see Matt who looked amazing when he’d come back home.
Matt stayed with you for two months before he found himself a decent sized apartment that was slightly further into the city. The place was really nice and you, Alex, and Miles had all helped him move in and did the place up for him.
So, you were sure that he would have no issues taking ladies he would meet back there with him now he’d slept about a bit on tour. Something which wasn’t particularly uncommon for people to do after breakups, so you encouraged him with whatever he chose to do.
Alex seemed to tell you though that nearer the end of the tour the women leaving various hotel rooms became less frequent which you guessed was good. At least he’d got it out of his system whilst he’d been away.
So, by the time Y/B/F came over for her annual summer visit, everything was pretty settled. The divorce announcement went out around march which of course drew some attention to the band, but most people were just excited for the new album.
Which you and Y/B/F were obviously over the moon about. You’d heart Alex play about with some of the songs on the piano upstairs a few times when he wanted your opinion on it, and you loved it.
Your man was very very clever at writing lyrics and creating the most amazing music. You truly loved the new album, you thought it was the cleverest one yet lyrically and you could tell Alex and all the other boys were really proud of it too.
You were also really proud of Miles. Not only because his new album was out, but also because he had recently just made things official with his new girlfriend.
Unfortunately, Y/B/F and Miles never became anything serious, but they were still good friends and she was really happy for him when he told her that he was seeing someone. You were surprised she took it so well but then she said that she was truly okay after it.
Currently, Miles was back home in the UK doing his tour, before the festivals kicked off properly, which both him and the Monkeys were doing pretty much the same ones together. You were excited to go around with them to some of the new places that you hadn’t yet been when you got the time off work.
Breana had just taken Amelia away to her Mum’s for a month, meaning that Matt was around your place a lot again because he was bored (he usually stayed over a lot too). Breana in herself was doing really well and she introduced Matt to the guy she was seeing before she went away (not that the guy went to her Mums with her) but it was nice to see that they were both respecting each other.
You didn’t think that the guy she was seeing had got as far as to meet Amelia yet, but afterwards when Matt talked with her about him, he apparently said that he seems nice and if she wanted to let Amelia meet him, she could.
Y/B/F once again back staying in your old bedroom, so your days were kept busy either working from home or entertaining her, which was great. You were glad your job was a more relaxed one and if you wanted to you could do bits from home. So when she came over, it made life a lot easier because you didn’t want to abandon her.
You truly loved it when she came over. Every time she came, she brought a new dynamic with her.
And as it turned out, this time seemed to be the most memorable of her coming over.
You, Alex, Matt and Y/B/F were all sat in the lounge having a few drinks, after just finishing off a Chinese takeout. You were all chatting away about a load of different topics that came into people’s minds.
The topics ranged from the tour, to new music, to Y/B/F wanting to move out here (something that she was seriously considering doing), to Matt’s new apartment, to Matt’s relationship status.
“Come on Matt, you’re such a Dilf! You need to get back out there” You tell him truthfully.
Matt chuckles at that comment, just double checking with you though, “Did you just call me a Dilf?”
Y/B/F was hysterically laughing next to him on the other sofa as Alex was sat next to you on the other one. You’d won the spot on the settee tonight, so you were very happy.
“What does that even mean?” Alex looked to you and ask.
You glanced at your, so behind the times, fiancé and shook your head. You pressed your lips together to try and control the big smile that wanted to make its way onto your face.
You cooed him, “Oh Hunny, you don’t wanna know”
He just gave you a confused look before your attention moved back to your friends on the other settee.
“She’s right though” Y/B/F tells Matt, agreeing with your comment and nudges Matt.  
You gesture to your best friend and nod to her as a thank you for the back up, “See Matt… It’s not just me. You need to get back out there”
“I’ve been back out there” Matt tells you, even though he knew full well that you’d been checking up on him throughout the tour.
“You know I don’t just mean like a night thing Matt. You were so goo-“ You begin tell him before you’re rudely interrupted.
Alex pulls you down onto his lap, so your top half is lay across his lap as he playfully says, “Why do you wanna fuck my best friend when your engaged to me?”
You burst out laughing seeing his phone in his hand and seeing urban dictionary page open on it. You laugh so loudly you can only just get your words out in between your laughs, “I can’t believe… You just googled… What Dilf just meant”
“I can’t believe you wanna fuck Matthew when your meant to be marrying me” Alex chuckles down at you, as you still giggle away in his lap.
Matt and Y/B/F laugh at the scene playing out in front of them too.
“I’ve always wanted to fuck Matthew but thought it may have risked something ever starting between us, so I didn’t, because I fancied you more” You sit up and tell your boyfriend honestly.
Alex looks towards you with a playful glint in his eyes but to the onlookers in the room it appears to be a look of betrayal. Alex scoffs at you and you grin and kiss his cheek, missing his goatee, before you turn back to the other people in the room to reiterate your point.
“But no, Matt, I’m being serious. You used to be so good at chatting up girls back home. If you would have chatted me up back then I definitely would have said yes so just do what you did back then” You encourage him.
“Matt, do you want her because I think she wants you more than me mate” Alex says from your side and you chuckle.
You look to your fiancé, who looks completely done with you, and tell him, “Al, if you would’ve tried to seduce me back then, I’m sure we would be long married by now”
“Well it worked didn’t it? Because you’re here now” Alex said rather cockily.
You raised your eyebrows at him, “You didn’t seduce me Alex, I missed out on that part”
“What do you mean ‘I didn’t seduce you’? I literally got you to be my girlfriend after two weeks of you staying with me” He practically scoffed, as if it was obvious.
“Please” You roll your eyes a bit, “We only made it official whilst I was still on holiday because we were both drunk and horny as fuck, so we just shagged”
His jaw drops at that. He couldn’t believe you were denying his attempts at seducing you.
You’re having none of his lies though. So you get back up, “Even Matt can vouch for that, because we didn’t put each other down the night we shagged”
“It was revolting” Matt told Y/B/F and you looked towards him with furrowed eyebrows.
“Oh shush, you enjoyed it” You play before you look back towards your man, “And we definitely wouldn’t have made it official that quickly if that didn’t happen”
“But I’d asked you on the date the day before that happened, so it was gunna happen” Alex tries to maintain an argument.
“Yeah but I wasn’t going to shag you straight away Alex” You say seriously, and he raises his eyebrows at you, giving a look of complete disbelief.
“Y/B/F tell him” You say before turning to look back at her, “When I actually liked someone, I didn’t just sleep with them straight away did I?”
“Never on the first date” She grins and Alex chuckles beside you.
“Don’t even suggest it was on the second because it wasn’t” You say sternly.
Y/B/F smiled, “No, you were good, to be fair. If it was someone you actually liked, and it wasn’t just a rebound thing, it was a good month or so before penetration happened”
Matt burst out laughing at the way she put it. You just released a little embarrassed laugh before you hid behind your hair a little bit.
“Awh Y/N/N, you’re so cute” Alex said hugging you into his side.
“I know I am” You say before looking around at him again, his arm still remained around you though.
“You don’t even know how nervous I was the morning after though. I thought you were just going to be like ‘That was alright now bye, see you when I never come back to Sheffield’” You tell him honestly.
Until he actually said that he liked you too, you were really nervous about that happening.
“How could you even think that?” Matt says dramatically, making you and Alex look back towards him, “He’s been obsessed with you since we were sixteen”
“Well how was I meant to know that Matthew?” You give him a pointed look.
Matt then sighs before putting his bottle of beer between his legs so he could start counting up on his fingers, “The fact that you were always invited around maybe? Invited to every gig? He always walked you back home? That all of us lads made every excuse that it was your house we would go around to when it was raining? And you were even invited on the first official tour?”
“Oh yeah and at the end of that tour when you came back from America and he’d started seeing Alexa, it really seemed like he wanted me then” You say defending your past self for being oblivious.
“Don’t be bitter about Alexa. Yeah, she was sly about you, but it wasn’t her fault Alex was a pussy” Y/B/F jokes and you laugh when you see Alex stick two fingers up at her.
She and Matt just giggle before you lean back into your fiancé a bit more, getting yourself comfy. You felt his beard prickle the top of your head as he pressed a kiss against it.
“I’m not bitter about her at all, I really liked her at the time. And she inspired some banging tunes… I’m glad I didn’t go out with him until now” You say before leaning the top of your head against Alex’s jaw before you pat his cheek from your awkward position on the settee.
“Yeah that’s true. We wouldn’t have Secret Door or Arabella” Y/B/F reiterates.
“You are aware Arabella was about Arielle, not Alexa, right?” Matt grins beside your best friend and she playfully shoves his shoulder.
Your best friend grins at him whilst pretending to be annoyed saying, “Right Matt, how about I tell you things about the four of you that you don’t even know?”
Matt grins back at her saying, “Try your best darling, your sources won’t be fact checked”
“When she’s my source?” She confidently says back before pointing at you and taking a sip of her wine.
“Y/NNN” Matt draws your name out as he looks back towards you. You smile to show him your listening, and it prompts him to continue, “You know that conversation we had way back when, that what happens on tour stays on tour, did you stick to that?”
You change the subject right back to what it was immediately. “So yeah Alex, I’m glad I go with you later, because if not, they wouldn’t have had that fitting song on Love Island if it wasn’t for you writing that song about Arielle”
The other three people in the room laughed at your attempt at distraction and thankfully Y/B/F helps you out at keeping Matt off that other topic.
“Yeah but you wouldn’t have got the rest of AM if it wasn’t for you so” Y/B/F pointed out with a grin.
“Stop itttt” You whine before hiding yourself into Alex’s body.
He just sat there and chuckled, letting you hide into him like an embarrassed schoolgirl who’d just been caught kissing someone.
You didn’t like to be reminded your favourite songs were about you. You’d told no one that Cornerstone was about you. Not even Y/B/F and you were certain Alex hadn’t told any of the lads.
And things would be remaining that way.
The rest of the night was spent making jokes and chatting each other’s ears off until Alex fell tired. Of course, you weren’t surprised by this.
A combination of an early morning and alcohol in Alex’s body made him more susceptible to falling asleep on the settee. Something which you hated because it was always a ball ache to wake him up and get him to come up the stairs with you.
So, before he fell properly asleep you sent him to bed.
“Get some rest, I hear it’s your day to make food tomorrow” Y/B/F smirks as Alex tiredly walks towards the stairs.
“I fucking hate that we made that weekday rule” Alex mumbles to himself but you just giggle.
“Goodnight my love” You say before blowing him a kiss which he doesn’t attempt to catch, he just smiles before blowing one back at you and heading up the stairs.
You’d take that.
About an hour later when you and Y/B/F had finished off your shared bottle of wine you said retired up to bed too. You weren’t really tired yet, but you were getting there.
So, you left the other two downstairs after asking Matt which bedroom he was staying in tonight, just so you knew. It wasn’t uncommon for him to stay over so he always ended up picking the same room that was pretty much on the opposite side of the house, compared to your’s and Alex’s.
You said goodnight to them before making your way up the stairs and as silently as you could you made your way into your bedroom. Alex was lightly snoring away when you got in there and you could tell he was really tired.
Usually when you both went to bed you would chat for a while, but it wasn’t so bad seeing Alex like this either. He looked so cute these days, despite having his new goatee which made him look a little older.
You’d grown to love it as much as you loved the hair on the top of his head. You hated that he pulled off every single style he went for, and it was completely effortless.
You get yourself changed into your pyjamas silently, assuring you didn’t disturb your sleeping beauty and once you’d been to the bathroom, you got yourself into bed. Something which you thought you managed to do without waking Alex up, but as soon as you settled yourself on your side, you felt him roll onto his side before pulling you back into his chest.
You smiled him being cute and you carried on reading the book you had bought on your phone. You would say you did that for around an hour, until you felt the need for a drink of water.
The alcohol you’d previously had made your throat a little dry, so you unfortunately had to get yourself up. You picked up Alex’s hand, that was hugging you to him, placed a kiss on the back of it before gently moving it from around you.
When you got yourself up you did a little stretch before you made your way out of the room, once Alex had settled himself again. This time he’d rolled onto his back again and was back lightly snoring away quickly.
You’d forgot to stock up the little mini fridge with water bottles, so you headed downstairs to get yourself one.
You silently walked down the hall to the stairs until you stopped dead in your tracks to make sure you weren’t hearing things. You’d just made it to the top of the stairs and was about to descend until you heard a bed creaking and Y/B/F’s muffled moans.
Your jaw dropped to the ground.
For a split second, you thought that she’d called up Miles to come over, but you remembered that he now had a girlfriend and he was back in Liverpool. Which meant that the only guy Y/B/F actually knew over here was Matt.
Y/B/F and Matt were shagging in your old bedroom.
You abandoned your plan for a drink before hastily running back to your room, silently screaming. You were so happy that this was happening, you couldn’t even lie.
You shut your bedroom door quietly before you let out the tiniest squeal and jumped over Alex on the bed.
Alex jumped awake and you felt the sleep actually jolt out of him and his tired eyes were now wide looking at you like you were crazy. To be honest, you didn’t blame him, you must have looked like a right freak, but you were too excited to care.
Once Alex realised that everything was fine, he blinked a few times before he tiredly rubbed his eyes as he said, “Right if you’re waking me up for sex Y/N/N, I thought we agreed the best way to do that would be with your mouth, not you actually jumping on my body. That’s not what ‘jump your bones’ means”
Despite him saying that he raised his hands, so they landed on your hips and he made an effort to begin to lift up your top. You quickly swatted his hands away though and he gave you a look of confusion.
“What’s up with you?” Alex chuckled looking at you above him.
“Matt and Y/B/F. They are shagging” You told him before covering your mouth and squealing slightly.
“No” Alex said with wide eyes. Very clearly shocked.
You nodded down at him before you covered your mouth and lent down against his chest and squealed into him like he was your pillow. This was actually mad, you never expected this.
“How do you know?” Alex asked you and you sat back up.
“I could hear them near the stairs” You told him.
His eyes were wide, probably in both shock and because he’d been woken up by a jump scare.
“I did not see that one coming” Alex told you and you could see that he truly never expected this to happen either.
“Same, but I’m happy about it. Aren’t you?” You asked him.
You were happy for Y/B/F but, by god, you were extremely happy for Matt.
Alex nodded up to you with a smile, but you could see it grew tired again. You felt the need to call him out on something then.
“Did you literally only wake yourself up at bit then because you thought we were going to have sex?” You playfully grin.
Alex then gave you a half dirty look before defending himself, “Don’t want to disappoint you my love, the twice a day thing lasted a solid year, but it’s been a minute”
To be fair it had been a little while since you’d had sex twice in one day. You just were never really alone anymore, partly because of Matt staying and now Y/B/F. You still got your morning sex though, so it wasn’t so bad.
“Because you’re old now” You say in jest, with a teasing smile
“It was your birthday last week, you’re just as old as me darling” Alex plays back, a smirk now on those lips.
You decide to play a bit more, “I don’t look older than I actually am though” You even have the air on his chin a little scratch just so his tired mind didn’t have to work so hard to understand the point you were making.
“You love my beard” Alex says furrowing his eyes.
You shrug at him before you peck his lips, “I can live with or without it”
You then climb off it to lie yourself down next to him again. You turned yourself onto your side, so your back was once again facing him, and you heard him scoff.
“Didn’t hear you complaining about it this morning when it was between your legs” Alex said, and you felt him turn himself over, so he was facing your back.
You grin a little at that. You knew exactly what was about to happen now. Y/B/F wasn’t going to be the only one getting some tonight.
You just shrug again before saying, “I don’t recall complaining when it wasn’t there either”
Faking your disinterest seemed to work a treat, because the next thing you knew you were biting back moans and desperately pulling on your fiancés hair as he made a point of showing you how good his beard actually was.
~*~*~*~
The next evening you walked into the kitchen, leaving Matt and Y/B/F in the lounge, and wrapped your arms around Alex’s waist as he cooked dinner for you all.
“You okay?” He asks you.
You nod against his back and say, “Yep” before you release him and jump up on the counter so you could watch him cook.
After a minute, you ask him in a hushed tone, “Has Matt mentioned anything to you?”
Alex looked up to you and smiled before shaking his head.
“Nothing” He told you and you shook your own head in disappointment.
You couldn’t believe they were keeping it a secret. You’d literally been tiptoeing around the subject all day hoping she’d tell you, but you’d got nothing.
“Has Y/B/F said anything?” Alex asked you and you shook your head.
“Nah nothing, I’ve literally been pushing for the conversation about it but she’s not saying anything” You tell him, pouting your lip a little.
“Don’t look all upset. They might just wanna keep it to themselves for a bit” Alex said, and you understood but you sighed.
You try and not see it that way, but your best friend told you everything. Sometimes even before things happened with someone, she would say that she thought it was going too.
She was never shy about her feelings; you didn’t understand why she was being secretive about what she was up to now.
You sigh, “But I told her literally the next day about us… Why keep it a secret? We didn’t and we were fine”
“Y/N, it would have been a bit hard for us to keep it a secret. We were literally getting off with each other all night and they all knew it was gunna happen” Alex fairly pointed out as he stirred the pasta.
“Yeah but even so, we wouldn’t have hidden it… I could have waited till I was back home to tell her about us, but I didn’t, I told her the next day. And there’s no way you wouldn’t have told Matt, or Miles” You say and raise your eyebrows for the last point.
He liked to think he wasn’t a gossiper, but there was no way he wouldn’t have told those two.
“I’d of liked to keep us locked in this house for days alone Y/N/N you know that” Alex tells you and you do believe it was true.
You smirk as you say, “Yeah but you gave your friends keys so they could come and tease us every five seconds”
Alex just laughed at that, before abandoning the food for a minute so he could come and talk to you. You through your arms around his neck as he spoke to you.
“I don’t know why they’re hiding it love… Maybe they aren’t like us. Maybe they regret it and want to forget” Alex said whilst he stood between your legs and his arms went around your waist.
“Why would she regret shagging Matt?” You said and you giggled as Alex raised his eyebrows at you.
“Oh shut it. You know what I mean… He’s nice he’s good looking, he’s talented, and he’s apparently a good shag. Why would she regret that?” You say.
Breana had been pretty open with you about hers and Matt’s sex life, and it seemed pretty good
“I’m sorry do you want me to get him to be your fiancé instead” Alex asked you before he looked over his shoulder and half shouted, “Hey matt”
“Shut up” You giggle, slapping Alex’s shoulder and he laughed turning back to you.
“You know I love you” You tell him.
“I’m just saying I don’t see a reason why either of them would regret it. And I know you know Y/B/F is a good shag too. I even heard Miles tell you that” You laugh, and Alex laughs too.
“I don’t know. Why don’t we just see how long they keep it a secret for? Could place a bet, make it fun” Alex suggested, and you laughed.
“You’re on. I’ll have it out of her in less than a week” You grin.
“I feel like you’ve forgot how private Matt is” Alex says giving you a questioning look.
You sigh before laying out the stakes, “Fine then, less than a week I win and more than a week you win”
“What do I win?” Alex asked with raised eyebrows.
“You can win whatever you want because it’s not gunna happen” You giggle.
“Oh good. I’m gunna make you do something dirty” Alex said, and you shook your head with a giggle.
You smile as you say, “We have been together three years Alex. What else can you possibly come up with?”
“I’ll have a google don’t worry” He grins, and you laugh before kissing his lips a few times.
~*~*~*~
2 weeks had passed. And nothing had come out yet. Much to your disappointment.
Alex was buzzing though, but you’d told him that he couldn’t claim his winnings until the truth was out.
You still didn’t understand why it wasn’t out though, as the couple was still getting at it when they thought the two of you wouldn’t notice. They had also started going out together but making up shitty excuses.
Like right now, you Alex and Matt were sat on the settee’s and Y/B/F walked into the room now wearing a cute navy dress that reached her mid-thigh. Much different than the shorts and baggy top she was wearing earlier before she’d gone and showered.
“You ready?” Matt asked her and she nodded with an innocent smile.
You probably would have believed it if you didn’t know what was going on.
“Where are you going?” Alex asks them as innocently as possible.
You had a good pokerface in these kinds of situations, but Alex had to do the digging for you in this situation. It was leaving you too shocked.
“I’m gunna show her around the city. See where we end up” Matt said before grabbing his and standing up.
They both started walking towards the front door of your house when Alex replied.
“Okay, have fun” Alex said from the other settee and your jaw was hanging open. Thankfully hidden behind the back of the sofa you were on.
“See you later” Y/B/F called from near the front door and Matt hastily opened the door and closed it with a thud behind him.
You turned, with your jaw still agape, to look at Alex and he smiled at you.
“I can’t believe it. They just left to go on a fucking date and she’s still not fucking told me” You say feeling yourself get yourself but annoyed and slightly hurt by it.
“Y/N/N don’t be stupid. They are going for a drive and probably dogging” Alex says in hopes to make you laugh but he can already tell that you weren’t amused.
You pout, “I’m sick of it”
“Don’t be… Do you realise what this means?” Alex asks you with a playful smile.
But you didn’t pick up on it as you sighed, “That my best friend hates me and doesn’t trust me enough to tell me she’s shagging my other mate?”
“No Y/N/N. It means we have the house to ourselves”
You look to him at that point and see exactly what he’d hinting at. “Alex don’t even play”
“I’m not playing” He shakes his head. He’d deadly serious.
“Good” You say as you get yourself up off your sofa and move over to him so you can straddle his lap.
Hopefully he could distract you from this too.
~*~*~*~
After another week had passed, you completely lost your patience.
Alex could see it had been coming for a few days, as you were getting more hurt by the fact it was being kept a secret each day.
So, when you blew up in front of everyone, Alex was the only one not surprised by it.
You were all in the lounge, like usual, and you stood up and started pacing. So, Alex knew exactly what was coming.
Both Matt and Y/B/F looked to each other confused by your actions before Y/B/F asked, “Are you alright Y/N/N?”
You shook your head before you stopped pacing and asked her, “Do you not trust me or something?”
Your best friend looked at you like you’d gone crazy, obviously not understanding why you were having a mini meltdown.
So, you continue, “Do you have a new best friend that you tell your secrets to?”
“Woah Y/N, what are you on about?” She asks you defensively.
“I’m on about you and Matt shagging and not telling me” You say gesturing between them.
Both of their eyes widen at that fact that you just said it outright and Alex just smiled to himself before taking a sip of his tea. He knew how fuming you were, so he was just watching this play out like it was a scene in a bad teen drama. 

“Why are you both looking at me like that?” You asked, shocked by their own shock.
“You aren’t very subtle about it. You go out together all the time, which I bet are dates, but Alex thinks you’re dogging” You say pointing to your fiancé who was just keeping his amusement to himself, “And Y/B/F I lived in the next room from you for a solid five years. I know when your shagging someone”
You let out a breath, before letting all your anger about the situation dissipate.
“I just really wanted to talk to my friend about her shagging someone who she’s fancied since she was twenty-two” You say honestly, and Y/B/F could see the hurt in your eyes over the situation.
You just wanted to hug your best friend and have a good catch up like you used to when she started seeing someone.
Y/B/F was about to say something when Matt turned to her and ask her, “You’ve fancied me since you were twenty-two?”
“Matt I’d be quiet” Alex warns him.
Y/B/F ignores Matt’s question and  “I’m sorry I just didn’t want you to hate me because I’m seeing another one of your friends. And I didn’t want you to throw me out of your house”
“Are you joking?” You say a little hurt that she would think you wouldn’t support her decisions. You look to your fiancé, “Alex tell her how excited I was”
“She jumped on me and woke me up” Alex tells them truthfully.
“Bet you were pleased” Matt grins at his best mate.
Alex shakes his head before telling him, “You owe me a bottle of whisky”
“Why?” Matt asks completely confused, whilst Y/B/F gets up to go and hug her best friend.
“Because I need alcohol when I have to deal with her being mard” Alex says gesturing towards you.
As you hug your best friend, you turn a bit so you can glare at your boyfriend, “Call me mard again, and you won’t see your thirty third birthday”
“See what I mean” You heard him mumble before he took another sip of his tea.
You and Y/B/F pull out of the hug to look at each other and you assure her, “I’m just happy for the both of you and I wanted to chat to you about it”
“Well how about we go and chat now and leaves them idiot to prepare us some alcohol for when we come back” She suggests with a smile and you laugh, agreeing to her proposal.
~*~*~*~
The next day, Alex walks into the home office, that over the years, you had slightly taken over, with a smile on his face and his phone pressed to his ear. You were answering some emails and approving designs at the desk when he came and sat down in the chair opposite you.
“Thank you mate. Thanks. Bye” Alex finished off his phone call with a big smile on his face.
It got you intrigued, so you questioned, “Who was that?”
“That was our dear Roberto” He smiled at you before pulling his phone on the desk in front of you.
“We’re going to dinner?” You ask with a surprised look on your face.
Alex informs you of the plan “Matt has arranged a double date at our restaurant tonight”
“Awh that’s going to be lovely. I hope Roberto’s there all day” You say.
You still loved going out to that restaurant. Purely because of Roberto.
Yeah, the food was good, but Roberto was the one who made the place special.
“He is, but we won’t be seeing him” Alex tells you, which caused you to become confused.
“Why?” You ask, not understanding his logic.
“Because we aren’t going. Matt and Y/B/F just think we are” Alex tells you with a mischievous grin. 

After last night, Matt asked outright if he could steal your best friend to have a night in his apartment and she agreed so she’d been there all day.
“What?” You asked him, still not fully understanding.
“We’re gunna leave them to have a proper cute dinner date. That’s why I was on the phone to Roberto, I was getting the table changed from four people to two and he’s promised me he’ll work his magic on them two like he did for us”
“You’re cute” You smile at your fiancé.
Alex flutters his eyelashes a little before saying a soft, “I know”
You giggle a little and ask, “Can we have a takeout instead then?”
“Sure” Alex smiled, and you couldn’t wait.
Later in the day, the time came when Alex got the phone call from Matt to ask where you both were and you left him too it and you grabbed yours and Alex’s now empty plate, so you could wash it in the kitchen.
You listened in as best you could as you washed up and giggled when you could hear Alex laugh from the other room. After a few minutes you could hear his footsteps coming closer to you, so you put your plates on the draining board to dry and turned to look at your man.
“Well that’s what you’ll tell her, that we put petrol instead of diesel in the car”
Alex grinned at you as he said down the phone. “Bye, have fun on your date”
He then put his phone in his pocket before walking towards you. He stopped when he was just in front of you and his grin stayed on his cute face.
“Why are you looking so smug?” You asked, looking up at him with a big smile.
“Just getting my best friend back for something” Alex said before wrapping you up into a big hug.
He was looking so cheery. It was really cute.
Alex nuzzled his nose into your neck, and you smiled at how cute he was being.
You should have known it wouldn’t last long.
He looked up to you and smirks, “Now about that bet that I won” before attaching his lips to yours.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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[ MINA EL HAMMANI, SHE/HER, DEMIGIRL ]  —  [ KAIA DEMIR-ZERHOUNI ]  is a child of  [ DEMETER ]  with the power of  [ FLORAL HEALING & PLANT COMMUNICATION ] .  they were born in  [ 1996 ]  and have been in nemean lion since  [ 2019 ] .  with the change, they  [ ARE TRAINING IN ]  the  [ MEDICAL ]  role which makes sense since they’re usually  [ NOT TALKING AND TENDING TO HER GARDEN IN HER ROOM  ] .  if you’d like to meet them try the  [ SUN ]  building . @nlupdates
hello friends! its ya girl garnet and this is my newest baby. like this and i will not only find u...i will plot WITH u (threat).
Kaia’s pinterest is here!
BIOGRAPHY!
( near drowning tw, death tw )
Mystery shrouds the exact circumstances of Kaia’s birth, but there was no denying that her father was Ilyass Zerhouni. His tryst with Demeter lasted through the winter: a season of mourning for the goddess of harvest. Their romance extinguished in March, timed with the thaw into spring, and Demeter left Ilyass without a trace of her presence in his life. Ilyass did some mourning of his own before, as he always had, continuing his life.
However, Ilyass saw Demeter one final time when she revealed she gave birth to his child. The child was born in November, and she urged him to protect her from supernatural forces, even gods themselves. Demeter knew the pain that came with losing a child.
Ilyass named the baby girl Kaia: Norwegian variant of Kaja, the diminutive form of Greek Katherine. Tracing this history, the name Kaia is intertwined with two meanings: ‘pure’ and ‘tortured.’
Born in sweltering Los Angeles, Kaia wasn’t shielded from her godly heritage. Ilyass called her his ‘miracle baby’ but he didn’t anticipate the degree. There were no parenting books on what to do when his child fell off her bike but flowers sticking out of her gashed knees. This led the man to be overly protective of her, to ensure that she did not draw attention to herself by harming herself or provoking others to harm her. He attempted to round all the sharp corners of Kaia’s life for her own protection, but for the most part, Kaia grew up happy.
Her affinity for plants stemmed from her ability to communicate with them. Their voices weren’t something she could ignore. Trees sang eerie songs as they swayed in the breeze, branches scratching against heaven, and a chorus of grass blades gossiped whenever they were stepped on ( blows kiss to the sky: for rowan ). It made it difficult for her to sleep sometimes, their voices were so constant, but Kaia learned how to tune out the plants and filter their thoughts from her own.
NEAR DROWNING TW: At age seven, Kaia contacted meningitis after being left unattended in the pool by a babysitter. Thankfully, she recovered quickly, but she suffered from moderate hearing loss. This incident only deepened Ilyass’s protectiveness. His later wife, Yaren Demir, was raising a demigod child of her own and shared the desire to shield their daughters. As a blended family, Yaren and Kaia’s new step-sister Sila acclimated to Kaia by learning American Sign Language. Though hearing aids lessen the severity of hearing loss, Kaia prefers ASL to verbal communication. ( note: she has difficulty holding a conversation one-on-one without them, and being in a crowd with them causes her a lot of anxiety. )
Adolescence was, for lack of a better word, an adjustment. Kaia prided herself on being mysterious, well-behaved, and reserved, but she began to push against the concrete boundaries set by her parents. Specifically, her competitive nature drew her to sports, which her parents staunchly disapproved of. The more Kaia wanted to expand, the more that her parents increased their restrictions. She took matters into her own hands when she was seventeen. Enticed by promises made by her then-boyfriend, Kaia ran away with him.
What could go wrong? Kaia’s not naïve; she knew that being bested by your emotions was never the correct move, but he was her first love and that love was the poison she’d inject into herself, over and over. There were red flags that the relationship wasn’t the healthiest, but, like any romantic, she ignored them all. Until it almost killed her 🤪
DEATH TW/CAR ACCIDENT TW: Almost is the key word. If she were mortal, she would have died. The boyfriend was drinking and driving, and he swerved off the road while Kaia tried to coax him into letting her drive. She doesn’t remember much of what followed. Blinding white, the sound of her voice shrill as she screamed for him to help her. The slam of the car door as he crawled out from the wreckage, a black figure bleeding into the night. The tree whispering, life, life, life, as flowers broke out of the gashes, blooming along the split skin. After fading in and out of consciousness, Kaia healed enough to gain strength to crawl out of the vehicle’s skeleton and stumbled through the surrounding woods.
Too ashamed to return home, Kaia found solace in an abandoned greenhouse. As a token from her mother, goddess of harvest after all, Kaia was fed throughout her time “missing,” surrounded by plentiful edible plants that yearned for her to eat them. She grew used to her own solitude, the simplicity of her life in the woods, but her own call out to reconnect with her sister caused her to punch her number into her phone. Soon enough, Sila found Kaia and convinced her to accompany her to a strange place she’s only heard about in passing: NEMEAN LION.
Kaia’s been on campus for two years, and the constant chatter and people and all else that comes with their godly heritage are thoroughly tolerated; she is still the prideful girl she once was, but her trauma caused her to have heightened suspicions of those around her, and she’s now more difficult to get close to. Beneath her new armor, there’s still a soft core, most evident when she’s volunteering at the infirmary or trailing behind her sister or smiling at a plant ( weird vibes but ok ). 
WANTED CONNECTIONS!
FRIENDS/A BEST FRIEND: PLEASE SOMEONE GET THIS BITCH SOME MILK!! Or rather the ability to build an attachment to someone that’s not her sister.
ENEMIES: Kaia may not express it all the time, but she does hold grudges and she’s very spiteful. I think this would be interesting because this is a bit of a shadow-self that she never got to explore in her youth, but she’s more willing to lean into it now because, in her mind, everyone sucks and should not be trusted. We can develop in the DMs!
PEOPLE WHO HELPED HER WHILE SHE LIVED IN THE GREENHOUSE: in my mind? while she was "missing” there was a little gaggle of people who brought her essentials in exchange for her helping them out somehow. Maybe she was their healer, or maybe she posed as a distraction for them to do some shady shit. either way, this relationship was mutually beneficial!
OPPOSITES ATTRACT: throw her your sunshine-y muses but she can be a little finicky so this may be a bit hit or miss SKJSKFJ. However I think that it’d be cool to have a muse who doesn’t flinch from her intensity sometimes, or bounces off of it. idk fam i just think it’d be Neat.
INJURED/HEALER: Someone who she always treats at the infirmary? I imagine that she’s gotten a hold of her powers enough that she’s able to heal others on command. She will always cluck her tongue and shake her head and, if they’re close enough, try to talk to this person. This takes a lot of ironing out because it really depends on where their relationship stands but we can make this work
DEMETER SIBLINGS: Kaia feels very much indebted to her mother for keeping her alive while she was in the greenhouse, so! She has a soft spot for all the Demeter siblings because she views them as being all a part of her, in some way, so throw her more family!
COMBAT BUDDIES: ( kaia 2 me: buddies is a strong wor- ) no but her having people to train with. Kaia isn’t about killing people ( unless you’re her ex boyfriend ahahaha that’s to unpack later ) but ! she is about learning to protect herself and wanting to do so with the utmost competency. Therefore she throws herself into combat training, and it’s a way for her to work out a lot of the pent up aggression that she has from not processing a lot of the things that have happened to her.
HOOKUPS: absolutely no strings. With the exception of Taylor, Kaia isn’t the relationship type I’m afraid and isn’t emotionally available, but she still has needs!
OTHER TREE HUGGERS: pretty explanatory, stole this from rowan. A friend of trees is a friend to Kaia.
ANYTHING! LET’S MF GO I’m really down for also filling yr plot needs! 
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bbyhaikyuu · 4 years
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idk how to do these things so 👀
I haven't written anything in like 4 years, so.. Hi? Im taking it easy a bit by doing these hc's(is that what you call it? Or is it called a scenario???? Idk help im a babieee) first before doing oneshots/short fics hehe
: Daichi and Sugawara: Finding out that someone is drawing them.
I did not proofread oops i just wanted to get it over with and finish
Daichi
TYPICAL hallway bump shenanigans eheheheeeee
You were carrying quite a lot of stuff, well of course, being the class rep means that you have to pass the class's workbooks to the faculty room.
Your dumbass forgot that you put your sketchbook right on top of the pile??
Chaos suddenly came and the next thing you knew is that the books were on the floor.
Looked up and saw it was Daichi??
Bumping to this mf feels like walking right into a stone wall
lmAO felt like your shoulder dislocated a bit there eh?
Daichi is a gentleman ofcourse he would help you gather the books. Suga and Asahi was with him too, which made the cleanup much more faster.
Y'all exchanged apologies(and thanks) before you sprinted away like your life depended on it.
The trio was about to head to their respective classrooms, but suga noticed something on the corner of his eyes and picked up a black sketchbook.
They knew it wasn't a typical notebook because the cover was sort of like soft leather??? Damn it felt expensive.
Sugawara quickly found your name written at the bottom center and read it out loud.
"Isn't she from class 3-A?" Asahi asked them, they nodded in reply.
All of the 3rd years knew each other's names, despite never talking or interacting.
The bell rang, lunch break was over.
"Guess she's going to be late because of us. " Daichi chuckled, though guilt was evident.
"Aaand that is why you are the one who is gunna return that to her, personally." Suga smiled before shoving the notebook to Daichi's chest and darting towards his classroom.
Asahi is gone too???
Daichi sighed and went back to his own classroom.
The period turned out to be a study hall since the teacher didn't bother to show himself. There isn't really anything to study anymore tho?? They had exams just last week???
Bored Daichi decided to flip through your sketchbook and found himself at awe and intrigued each time he flipped a page.
He quickly learned that you were into action mangas. Each page was littered with dynamic poses. Though there were some full illustrations here and there.
When he got to the last page with a drawing he CLOSED IT BY ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE WAS SURPRISED.
Homeboy got stared at lmao
Anyways he opened it up again and got an even closer look.
On the upper left, there was a messy headshot sketch of someone. Messy yet you can actually tell who it was yk what i mean????
Daichi smirked because he KNEW it was him 100%
the nowhere finished full body sketch of someone recieving a ball with the #1 below the headahot gave it away.
The facy that it has "?????" beside it is very amusing to him. He knew you had a hard time figuring out the pose.
So when y'all got dismissed, he quickly went to your room and searched for you, holding up the black sketchbook in his hand. You almost died that day because you thought you lost it.
"You look like you could use some help there, wanna come watch me and the boys practice? "
You almost blew a fuse but hey, atleast you finished that drawing of yours.
Sugawara
You're at a cafe, hoping that the change of environment will help you think and draw more.
Wrong. You needed a live reference. Pinterest pics just wont cut it.
How do u draw men???? When its women you can go like swoosh and its already decent and *chef's kiss. But men???? Boink.
So when you looked up and saw a pretty boi (cue sugawara) sat across you, you were like "hell yeah, jackpot".
You started doing sketches on your ipad(and apple pencil), your hands felt like they were moving naturally.
You know how weird it is to draw someone you completely didn't know, based from experience.
Soooo you tried to keep your stares to a minimum and only looked up when you really needed to.
Too bad, Sugawara already had his eyes on you and your ipad. he sounds like a thief wtaf
So he decided to stay still and scroll on his phone for a little bit more casually sipping his coffee.
He observed you for a while, whenever you weren't staring at him.
He would smile a lil bit every once in a while.
You thought he saw a meme. Nah hoe, he's entertained that you thought he didn't know 👀
You did 3 sketches of him???? You're so happy????
You finally stretched your arms and let out a smol sigh
Pretty boi started gathering his things already :(
You were sad that you didn't get to know him, but hey atleast you got these bomb ass sketches of him.
You decided to clean it up a bit and colour it in.
Damn his beauty mark beside is eye is perfection.
Your ass was so engrossed in finishing the drawing you didn't notice him coming to your table.
Him putting the coffee on your table startled tf outta you.
Pretty boi??? Smiled??? Im simping????
He hurried out tho, looks like he's busy.
B U T
pretty boi left a sticky note!!!
"Wanna hang out? I'll be your French girl ;)))"
xoxo Sugawara Koushi
Attached: His number with a heart
H E A R T A T T A C K
Took you a while to compose yourself.
You smiled and thought :
J a c k p o t
So that's all for now!! I accidentally made daichi's a bit longer
I kinda like this writing style???
Im thinking something mafia au related for the next one
Feel free to send me some suggestions! I could def use them hehe 👉👈
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sorenmarie87 · 6 years
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Part 4/Final Part  
Previous Parts -  Draw Four | Reverse | Skip 
Summary:  It’s time for you to take some photos with your boys and you are left with a few questions until someone unexpected offers you answers.
Pairing(s):  Sam x Dean x Cas x Reader (Dragon! Reader), Sam x Reader, Dean x Reader, Cas x Reader,  Dean x Cas. Mention’s readers past relationship with Alatariel (OFC) x Isamu (OMC) and possible/past relationship with Gabe x Reader.  
Square filled: Photo shoot (SPN Fluff Bingo)
Word Count: 3,086
Warning: Light angst.  Mostly fluff.  Jealous Dean.  Smut.  We learn someone’s true identity.  
A/N: Written for @spnfluffbingo.  Well here it is at last the final part.  Huge shout out to everyone who helped with this.  It’s been a long time coming.  Don’t fret guys - this isn’t the last we’ll see of these guys <3  I’ve had a sequel planned for a long time now.  This was my first time attempted to write Chuck, I hope he turned out okay.  
I do not own the pictures in my story aesthetic - I found them on pinterest.
Forever Tags - @lovetusk​ @coffee-obsessed-writer​ @mirajanefairytailmage​  ​@kazosa​ @soythedemonqueen​ @docharleythegeekqueen@holyfuckloueh@ellen-reincarnated1967 @ravenangel33
SPN Tags - @clockworkmorningglory@underestimatemethatwillbefun@nyxveracity @lefthologramdeer 
While the boys were gone, you were attempting to tidy up the library.  There were books that you knew the boys weren't using anymore, so you were going to put them back where they were before. The bunker was quiet for the most part.  You had music blaring from your phone while you were cleaning, it was a playlist that Sam and Dean put together for you.  
The reason you were currently alone?  The boys were on a hunt a few states away.
You were trying to pay full attention when Dean explained where they were going and what they were hunting.  It wasn't your fault you were distracted - Sam kept making faces at you while Dean was talking and when he grinned, he knew he had you.  
Those damn dimples.  
You were so absorbed with cleaning that you didn't feel arms wrap around your waist or the chin that was on you shoulder.  “I think you might be losing your touch.”  
You shifted your weight and flipped Sam onto the library floor.  You straddled his waist and stared down at him with a grin.  “Who's losing their touch?”  
Leaning forward, you brushed a stray hair from his face and you gently pressed your lips to his.  Sam shifted below you and deepened the kiss.
“If I wanted to watch someone getting frisky, I would've watched porn.”  You rolled your eyes at the older Winchester but you knew he was just messing with the two of you.  “Were you okay here by yourself Y/N?”
“Of course.”  You watched him set his duffel down on the table and gently press his lips against your cheek.  “Welcome home, Dean.”
“Wasn't Cas behind you?”
“He was but he said there was something he had take care of with Gabriel.”
You were going to ask who the hell Gabriel was but you left it alone.  
--
Something was wrong.  You were curled into Sam's side when you felt the air change around you.  Opening your eyes, you realized that you weren't in the bunker anymore.  “What the hell…”  You caught a glance of yourself in the mirror and when your eyes flashed gold, you knew it was just a matter of time.  You untangled yourself from Sam before transforming.  You sighed and instead of climbing back into bed (like that would be a good idea), you made yourself as comfy as you could at the foot of the bed.
Sam woke up confused and alone.  He reached for you and noticed your side of the bed was cold.  Sam sat on the edge of the king sized bed and waited for his eyes to adjust to the rooms natural lighting.  When he saw your tail flip from in front of the bed, he carefully made his way towards you.  He called out for Dean and Cas but his cries fell on deaf ears.
“Y/N, sweetheart are you okay?” You nudged his side and growled low in your throat when you sensed someone else was in the room with you.
“Samsquatch, how's it hanging?”  
“Gabe - what the hell?  Where are we?”
“Gabe, why does that name sound familiar?”
“This is my first time meeting you, doll.”
“Two questions - where the hell are we, and where are Dean and Cas?”
“Don’t worry about Dean-o and my baby brother for now.  You’ll see them later.”
“That still doesn’t answer where we are.”
“I have it on good authority that someone here enjoys collecting photos.”  
“Wait...are you serious?”
“As a heart attack, sweetheart.”  The three of you are in an abandoned warehouse that was set up to look like a photographer’s studio with multiple sets.  You felt Sam running his hand through your mane as you looked around.  “There's just one problem with this.”
“You were expecting a female human, not a female dragon huh?”
“This form is beautiful, don't get me wrong.  I just can't do anything photo wise.”
“You could but this isn't what I wanted.”  
You closed your eyes for a split second and when you heard what sounded like fingers snapping, you opened your eyes wide.  Sam and Gabriel were discussing something away from you.  Your eyes focused and you realized there was a small stack of photo albums in front of you.  One was partially open, so you carefully moved your claw and nudged it.  You smiled when you realized these were some of the extras from your shoe boxes.  Carefully flipping to the next page, you smiled when you saw your very first picture.  It was of Isamu, Alatariel and you.  You felt tears trickle down your cheek, and when you pulled your hand away, you realized you had shifted back.
“Y/N, what's wrong?”  Sam watched you sniffle as he pulled you in for a hug.  
“Just remembering some things from the past.”
“Whoa Sammy, who's the hottie?” He heard you chuckle as Sam shifted you in his arms, making sure to cover you up.  
“It’s nice to finally meet you Gabe.”
“Likewise, sweet cheeks.”  He watched as you smiled and met his eyes.  
“Okay so, how is this going to work?”  
“What I need you to do right now.”  Gabe paused and snapped his fingers.  He handed you the flannel shirt and you looked up at Sam confused.  “Put Samsquatch’s flannel on, and go make yourself comfy on that bed.”
You wanted to question it but Sam released you from his arms and you slipped his flannel over your naked body.  You held the shirt together as you made your way over to the bed.  “Hey Sammy, any ideas on how I should do this?”  Sam was no help.  
Gabe could tell by the look on your face that you were still nervous.  He gave you some pointers on how to you could pose and even got you to relax by telling you some jokes.  
“Looking good there dollface.”  You had to look over your shoulder at him, but you tried not moving.  You were facing away from the headboard with one arm across your lower belly and the your right index finger was resting between your lips.  Your left leg was bent slightly, and the shirt was left unbuttoned.  Sam helped you position it just right, and he moved out of the way as soon as the camera started flashing.  
“Okay next outfit.”  You heard Gabe call out and snap his fingers.  It landed next to you on the bed and you smirked.  Shedding the red and blue flannel, you glanced down at your next outfit.  It was one of your FBI outfits - a light blue button up with with a black miniskirt.  
You put on the solid white bra first, and then draped yourself with the shirt.  You left the top two buttons undone, and when Sam peeked over his shoulder, you watched a smile form.
“Get your skirt on, Y/N.  I think I have an idea for this next photo.”  You finished dressing and you felt Sam grab your hand.  You took a few steps and he stopped.   He turned around to face you and that's when you felt it.  He had a handful of your left boob and was gently kneading it.  You bit the inside of your cheek and waited for this picture to be taken.
“So, you come here often?”  You tried to hold back a laugh but you couldn't.   
“Sam, stop coping a feel for a few minutes and let’s take this picture, okay?”
“Fine.”   
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You felt Sam gently kiss your cheek before Gabe snapped him out of the room.  You blinked and in that instance, you outfit changed and Dean was standing off to the side.  “Having fun yet, sweetheart?” You kisses his lips softly and pulled away from him.
“I wasn’t at first.”
“I told Cas it was a bad idea to move you during the night but did he listen, no.  I'm sorry about that.”  He kissed the top of your head and hugged you.  He pulled away slowly, and got a good look at what you were wearing.  “Wow, you look amazing.  I hope you get to keep this and wear it around the bunker.”
You felt Dean guide you to the full length mirror and you finally understood what he meant.  You were currently in a Batman crop top, white and black hipster underwear and knee high socks that matched.
“You don't dress up a good looking girl like that, and not let her keep what she’s wearing.”  You watched as Gabe winked at you and Dean pulled you closer.  
“Okay Dean, you need to help me out here.”  
Dean weighed his options and he led you to a different set.  He smiled as he released you.  Gabe was giving you pointers again, and you couldn't help but watch Dean.  His arms were folded as he stood off in the corner watching the two of you.  He knew he had nothing to be jealous of, he knew that but yet something about the situation was bothering him.  
“Dean-o, we need you for this one.  Your lady requested it.”
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It was lightly raining but yet the sun was shining.  You smiled at Dean as your clothes changed and he pulled you into his arms.  You tried pulling back, but you were stuck.  “Okay, what's wrong?”
“Nothing.”  You cocked an eyebrow and looked up at Dean.  His green eyes met yours, and you sighed.
“It's not nothing, hun.  Something has you upset.”
‘'m not upset.”  You heard him mumble something into your neck as he backed the two of you up and pinned you down against the stone picnic table.  
“What was that?”  Dean refused to answer you no matter how many times you asked.  He was kissing and biting your neck, as he held you close.  You tried pulling away again but Dean put his hand on the back of your neck and pulled you in for a hungry kiss.  
“Dean.”  You pulled away and tried catching your breath.  “Seriously, is it that hard to answer me?” He tried capturing your lips again but you put your hand over his mouth.  It wasn't until you felt him nibbling on your fingers, that you raked your other hand through his short hair with a sigh.  
Dean spoke again, sounding more like Charlie Brown’s teacher's than the strong and assured hunter that he is.
“Dean, please… use words.”
“I was jealous, dammit.”  You heard him mumble through your hand.  He kissed your palm, and moved it away. “I didn't want you to know, it's embarrassing.”
“Oh Dean.”  You kissed his check and cupped his face.  “After all of this is over, let me take care of you.”
“Really sweetheart?”  He watched you blush and nod.  You saw flashes from the corner of your eye and with Dean's encouragement, you finally found the right pose.  
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Pulling Dean away from you after his photoshoot was over was hard.
You heard a flutter of wings behind you, and the two of you turned.  “Hey Cas..”  You felt his lips press against your cheek and you grinned.  
“Y/N.”  You watched as Dean made a circular motion with his hand and you shook your head.  You thought it was cute that Dean was still shy about his relationship with Cas.  
“Hey sugar, how are you doing?” You were still in your previous clothes as Gabe looked over his shoulder and smiled.
“Oh sweetpea, I'm fine.”
“You sure?” You placed your right on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.  He placed his hand on top of yours for a split second and removed it when Dean and Cas walked over to where you were.  
“I'm excited to see what you came up with for us.”  You smiled at Cas and with a snap of his fingers, Dean was gone and you were in your next set of clothes.  “Wait, is that...a laundromat?”
“Yep.”  
“Wait, I have an idea.  Y/N, please take a seat in the laundry cart.”
“I like where this is headed Cas.”  He made sure the cart was stable with you in it before he attempted to push it up and down the aisle.  “Don't let me fall though.”
“I will do everything in my power to make sure no harm comes to you.  Dean and Sam would be very upset.”  You laced your hand with Cas’s as he brought you around the corner.  You raised both hands in the air with a smile on your face.  Even Cas grinned.  
You watched as Gabe took a few more pictures and Cas helped you out of the laundry cart.  “Just one more photo, are you excited Y/N?”
“Of course.”  You heard Cas snap his fingers and your outfit changed for the final time.  
“I always knew you'd look good in one of my shirts.”
You chuckled at that.  “It's official - Dean has rubbed off on Cas!”   You heard Gabe snort behind you in agreement.
“He has done no such thing…”  
“You want him to right?”  You smirked as his face tinted pink.  “I won't tell, I promise.”
“Someday but that's a conversation to have in private though.”  Your lips found his for a brief kiss and he led you over to another room.  This one had a cream colored couch along the wall.
You groaned as soon as you laid down on the couch.  Your head was propped up slightly with your right hand, and you were tugging at Cas’s tie with your left.  “Last picture, you excited Y/N?”
You gave a quick thumbs up as Gabe shooed his brother away.  
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“Hey Gabe, why don’t you take a couple photos with Y/N?  I know she would love it.”  You were sitting up with your back up against the arm of the couch.  You were fussing with the hem of the white button down you were wearing as you watched the two of them talk.  Cas might’ve missed it but when Gabe took a look at you, all you saw was sadness.  
“I appreciate the offer but,”  Gabe snapped his fingers and in your hands two different pictures appeared along with a DVD case.  “I'll pass, no offense doll.”  You watched him turn away from the two of you.  “I’ve already had my opportunity to do that.”  
You leaned forward and took a good long look at what was in your hands.  It was you in those pictures -  the first picture you were in what appeared to be a bathtub with gumballs all over you and in the second one, Gabe was in a white dress shirt and black tie with slacks.  He was holding you up and his hand was placed firmly on your ass.  
There was a pink post-it stuck on the front of the DVD that just simply stated ‘Watch me.’  
Your eyes widened but as soon as you were ready to say something, you were snapped back home to the bunker.  You would be spending time with Dean later but for now, you went into your room.  You made sure to put these two new photos in one of your shoe boxes.  Curiosity was getting the better of you, so you flopped on your bed and pulled your laptop closer to you.  You opened the disc drive, popped in the dvd, and started watching.  There was something very familiar about all of this.  
The remains of her underwear were on the floor in front of the bed, and he didn’t bother removing her thigh high socks or skirt.  You watched as he teased her clit with his tongue and she arched her back when he hit that sweet spot.  He added another finger, and you watched her face as she reached climax.  You shifted the laptop on your bed and as the girl on the screen cried out, you froze.  Pausing and rewinding the video a bit, you watched it again, listening carefully to the sounds she was making.  It wasn’t until there was a close up of her face, that you paused it once again.  
“Guys?”  How was this possible?  You heard the three of them rush towards your room and flung the door open.
“What’s wrong?”  You held up a finger and turned the laptop towards the three of them.  You pushed play again and waited.  “Is that...?”
“I believe that is Y/N, is it not?”
Dean paused it perfectly on a shot of you.  “That’s me all right.  I don’t remember this though.”  
“I might have an explanation for that one.”
He was standing in the doorway with arms crossed, but you had no idea who he was.  “Chuck?”
“Hey guys.  Wow, Gabriel was right, you are beautiful.”
“Thank you?”  You flushed.  “I hate to be rude but, who are you?”
“You really don't remember, do you?”  He chuckled softly to himself with a sad smile.  “I can remedy that but only if you want me to.”
“Can I have some time to think about this?”
“Of course.  If you ever need me, just pray and I'll be here.”  Cas had his arms around you the instant Chuck disappeared.  He gave you a gentle squeeze before leaving the room and Sam kissed you on top of your head.  
You were left alone with Dean and he grinned.  “So princess, I believe you promised me something.” He backed you up and your legs hit the bed.  “I can tell you're distracted right now, so I can wait.”  
“Can we cuddle? I'll be the big spoon if you want.”
“Yeah, that sounds perfect.  Could we -”
“Yes Dean, we can finish watching this together.”  You felt his lips on your cheek and he grinned.  The two of you got comfy on your bed and you restarted what you were watching once again.  
Dean had drifted off to sleep beside you, and that left you alone with your thoughts.  What did Chuck mean?  There were so many questions you had - why did it feel like you knew Gabriel before?  Why did those pictures exist and why were you in a porn with him?  You thought long and hard before you came to your conclusion.
“Hey Chuck, I mean that’s what Dean called you, so I assume that’s your name.  I want to know what I forgot.  I have so many questions that are unanswered - “  You felt his hand brush some of your hair aside and gently kiss your forehead.  You closed your eyes and just like that, memories you had long forgotten came rushing back.
“Welcome back, Kaida.”
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pugbuganime · 7 years
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Ohh boi! Finally finished! 
*Also I will posting one more picture since Tumblr won’t allow me to post one more in this post set!*
(Even though my computer was being a mean and wouldn't let me upload pictures yesterday...)
Anyway, this is going to be quite a coincidental post because this was supposed to be for my celebration of +30 followers, but it seems Mark also reached 18 million subs today! What a shocker, amiright?
Also as a sidenote! Sorry for taking so long. As you can tell from the dates of the pictures it has been over a month since I first started and I apologize. Some days I would be busy while other nights I was able to stay up super late! Also looking for that perfect picture of that one fish that is too complex for its own good *cough* lionfish *cough*.
❇️ Anyway this is the part where I say my thanks and credits! ~
First thing I would like to do is give credit to the amazing artists I used to help as a reference for these hot bods! 
@kibbi was my main source for the muscle aspect of the bodies and helped me dearly! They are an amazing artist and you should definitely follow them if you haven't!  
SoraCooper was also a big help when it came to drawing Anti’s body since (as we all know) he has a smaller build compared to Mark’s huge egos. Even though this account is “inactive” they still left it ‘active’ for memory sake! If you want to check out their newest account they moved to, It’s called ItsNijiTime.
Also as a DISCLAIMER:
The picture with the Host and the Dr., is also a picture used with reference... Sadly it was connected to Pinterest, and I was unable to find the source and artist. I did some searching around Pinterest for a little longer just case but to no luck. So if you were the artist of this ↴ 
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then please send me a message so we can settle out your much needed credit and respect! And a special thank you for allowing me to use this helpful pose! (also if you don’t feel comfortable with it, I can take it down if you would like :D)
❇️ Now onto the very people that gave me this amazing idea because they started talking about it out of the blue. But little did they know...(I was lurking the trash shadows)
So it started out with the amazing @lifelikefin. Anons started asking more and more about as I saw it in my dash. It showed up so much that I got intrigued and  inspired by just imagining the egos as fish. That was when I started drawing The Author as a tiger shark and Darkiplier as an octopus/siren/cecaelia.
Then I noticed one of the other blogs that I follow started to this AU as well. And this guilty person is none other than @marki-trash-blog! But they mainly focused on Dark being a cecaelia more than anything which was sooooo cool but! There was one anon who made my life complete! They made a list of what all the egos would be as fish. BLESS THAT ANAON!  (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧ 
But I still needed help with deciding on some of the missing egos not on the list.
Then came my amazing boo, @thecomradekitty! Even though I was up at some ridiculous time periods, they were still awake! (maybe diff time zones???) Anyway, they let me harass them with questions and suggestions that needed another opinion on. They even got to see some of these pictures when I finally finished them like a sneak peek! Which in return they always replied with such nice and sweet compliments! I love them to death and you should too!               ∠( ᐛ 」∠)_    ~Love you, boo!
AND AS A LAST HOORAH! 
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR HELPING ME WHETHER YOU KNEW IT OR NOT! HAVE A NICE DAY EVERYONE!
(I’ll finally show my self out of this long post! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)
*Do not repost my art*
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moonmurph-gamedev · 6 years
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Evaluation of Process
Throughout Unit 2 I’ve learnt lots of new skills and a brief understanding of different programs such as Maya & ZBrush. This is my first time creating a character so I was also developing my own personal work flow through this Unit.
Preproduction
I started my process with preproduction specifically creating mind maps of different ideas for both my protagonist and antagonist. I knew I wanted to create characters that would be used in my game next year so they both needed to suit the setting of the game.
I feel mind maps are a great way of organizing my ideas and I will definitely continue to use them as part of my creative process. It really helps to have a clear map of the initial idea and then branch off. Before creating a character, you want to have a solid concrete idea of exactly what you’re creating so it’s important to get your preproduction done right to not waste time.
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In my mind map I looked at possible motivations, attacks and backgrounds for my character. I also related my ideas to existing characters in pop culture and games and took inspiration from them. I really liked using the mind map and it helped me narrow down an exact idea for my character. I personally like to have a clear idea in my head before I begin drawing my character to save time.
Once I had settled on an idea for my character I began searching tags I’d used in my mind map and used Pinterest to create mood boards. It was great having visual references for my ideas and seeing what other people tend to use. This was also the part of the process where I decided to base the character’s weapons around the “Player 1 & 2” Pink and blue arcade guns.
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This is just one of four different mood boards that I created. I added small annotation to point out points I liked about the images and went into more detail about them on my blog post. Mood boards are seen commonly in the industry especially when creating concept art for characters.
After creating mood boards I went into Photoshop to begin the concept art. I’m quite familiar with Photoshop so I was able to get right into finding a pose and body type that I liked. I decided to settle on a smaller body type instead of the large bulky muscular male you typically see in video games. This is just because I’ve planned for his attacks to be quite mobile and feel it’ll work better for the animation.
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This simple turnaround helped a lot later on the in the modelling process as I was able to open the PNGs into the image plane on Maya. I can’t imagine modelling without a reference open directly in Maya and this is something I’ll probably always use in the future. I really enjoyed using Photoshop and it’s definitely my go to program when doing anything art related. Since I created this art a few months ago and have been practicing almost daily I found my drawing and Photoshop skills have improved a lot since then. Over the summer I plan on going back over and redrawing my character to create higher quality art. I’ll also begin the process of drawing different poses to show off his personality and possible animation ideas. This will help a lot next year when we begin to animate our character in UE4 and work on creating our game prototype. My game design document already has a list of attack ideas but it’ll be nice to have concept art included.
In a VICE interview with Bill Petras (Art director for Overwatch) and Arnold Tsang (Character-concept artist) they spoke about their role as artists in the games development and the importance of concept art.
“One of the main jobs that we do as art directors is having a vision for what the game looks like, of what the heroes look like, the feeling of the animation, the color palette, and the architecture of the buildings of the world.” And often that means putting ink to paper: “A lot of times the art directors themselves will do a painting of a concept to show a vision to the team. That’s step one.” –Bill Petras
Arnold Tsang speaks about how the concept art is important for making the vision and idea of the game clear to the other developers.
“Early on, our first job is to inspire and rally the team behind our vision. The development of the style guide is a huge first step in getting our feet on the ground for Overwatch.” Setting down the core of the game’s look is an incredibly important part of the early process. “After we had the core tenets in place,” says Tsang, “we worked with the engineers and some of the animators to start to realize that content and make visual targets that start to realize what we set out to do in the style guide. And we saw how things worked in the game engine, and how these characters moved and acted.” –Arnold Tsang
When we have an idea in our head it might be obvious to us what the character looks and moves like but to others it’s not clear at all so concept art is integral for making that vision clearer to others. In the industry where you have specialised modellers, programmers and animators it’s important everyone is on the same wavelength. You wouldn’t start building a game without a games design document and you wouldn’t start creating a character without completing preproduction.
Maya
When I finished preproduction I moved into the next stage of modelling my character in Maya. I also installed the student version at home so I can continue working on my model outside of college. I opened the turnaround images and began shaping from a simple cube. There are plenty of different methods of creating a character and everyone has a different workflow but I decided to stick with this recommended method as it’s good for beginners like myself. I extruded and multi cut the shape to create a simple humanoid shape and then started adding finer details such as clothing later on. I had to go back a few times to recreate certain sections of the model. I had issues with multi-facing where Maya placed faces underneath faces and I had to slowly go through the whole model deleting these issues. It was also a challenge dealing with edge loops and topology. I’ve never dealt with it before so it was a lot of trial and error figuring out what works.
My main issue with modelling is I chose to create an organic human shaped character but my result was a lot blockier and square especially in the waist/torso area.
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Even with some adjustments I wasn’t 100% happy with my result. I also struggled a lot on the fingers as they were too sharp and pointed and almost resembled claws. I used MudBox which detected errors in my model so I could go back into Maya and fix them. This however was a difficult process as I had to go back and remodel entire sections again. I was getting frustrated with my model and did quite a large rework.
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This model although fixed is a lot less detailed and not what I envisioned for my character. I decided instead of beginning again I’ll just begin the UV process as that will take a while and I was beginning to run out of time. I repeated my preproduction and modelling process with my villain character. I found the second time around was considerably quicker as I wasn’t relearning all the hotkeys and jargon.
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A huge mistake I made with my first UVs was doing the front, back and side as three large chunks. I didn’t fully understand how the UVs related to the texture maps and so I didn’t see how much of an issue the overlap caused until I placed the image onto the UV. You can see the grey areas where the black pants and grey accents share a UV and cause issues. I had to delete these UVs and looked into other methods.
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I used planar mapping and unfolding the different pieces of my model to create clear separate sections. This thankfully allowed me to avoid the same mistake I made without any overlap.
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The UV process was a long task but essential for creating a character. I now have a better understanding of how to do it and how it relates to textures and painting the character later on. In the future I’ll be a lot quicker at the process. Like most of Maya it was simply a learning curve but the best way of learning a new program is by practice.
ZBrush
The next step after finishing my UVs was exporting my model as an OBJ and opening it in ZBrush. I decided to keep the Hair and Eyes as separate subtools.
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My first attempt at Polypainting was rough as I didn’t fully understand the tools and brushes I was using. I looked at different methods online and went back over my model. I found the ZBrush youtube channel as a great resource as they do really quick tutorials on the different tools in ZBrush.
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The spotlight is a really powerful tool that allows you to paint directly onto the model with other images. You can scale, rotate and adjust these images and apply them directly onto the model with total control. I was using a tablet too so the amount of pressure I applied also determined how strong the brush was. I saw the potential with the insane detail you could put into the skin with ZBrush. I’m not going for a super realistic human character though so I didn’t want to add loads of blemishes so just simple colours and blush was enough for me.
My favourite tools and brushes in ZBrush was the DamStandard, Curve and Curvepinch brushes. This was useful for creating folds around the eyes and also definition on the welded sections of the face. I spent a lot of time experimenting with different brushes but next time I create a character. Surface, Noise Editor and the Deformation tools were also great ways of quickly editing large portions of the model.
Because I like Photoshop so much I decided to go back on the hair and see if I could try a different method of texturing them. I opened the UV as a png and a simple hair texture with Photoshop brushes.
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I like the different layers of opacity and think it looks more interesting than just block opaque colour. I’ll probably stick to ZBrush in the future however as it’s a much more powerful tool than Photoshop.
I was able to create the texture maps from Polypaint and then create Normal maps directly in ZBrush. If I wanted to neaten up or edit my textures, I could open the JPEG directly in Photoshop and paint on that.
Conclusion
I really enjoyed this Unit. I found it really interesting to go from having a character concept to a 3D model. It was my first time ever modelling something as complex as a character and I’m really proud it’s my own original idea and not an already existing character.
I didn’t have much trouble preproduction with generating ideas and creating mind maps/mood boards. The majority of my issues this Unit came in the production phase but that was mainly due to inexperience and some issues with the programs. I have however begun to enjoy using ZBrush after painting my character.
I got quite frustrated at points as I felt I wasn’t at the quality I wanted. I’m still not happy with the end product but I now have a much better understanding of the tools and programs and know I could work at a faster pace. I’m planning over the summer to do a full rework of my hero character.
As my game concept has changed my characters have changed slightly. I want to go for simpler cartoony proportions for my hero instead of realistic. I think this style would suit my game better. I also think a more cartoony player character will blend better with my very wacky cartoony robot villain. At the moment they contrast and look like they’re from different games.
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I’m excited to redesign my character and think this will a much better style for my game concept. I think it’ll also be great for creating fun dynamic animations as the games attacks and mechanics I have planned are very fast paced and colourful.
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You bored, or feeling artsy but don’t have any inspiration...? *updated!*
Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.
create pixel art
Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!
Totally free transparent textures
make a cute chibi
draw some cool generative art
be a graffiti creator
create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)
paint online
another awsome site to create pixel art on
and another one
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or you can try creating your own superhero
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here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,
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here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music
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try this app for building a website
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Here’s another glitch art maker
And another!
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make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64
freaking cool text generator!
Easy to use word processor
Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)
Write an essay on anything with no hassle
Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?
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Need an idea for some fanart-here :D
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Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….
This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´ヮ`)!
How to Write Better OCs:
basic tips on how to make your oc even better
tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great
writing specific characters
a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character
kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME
Character Development:
how to actually make an OC
Q&A (to develop characters)
more Q&As
giving your character a backstory
how to write an attractive character
Need an Appearance idea?
Humanoid generator? check
Here’s another one
and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work
Need Monsterpeople?
Well, then here ya’ go
Maybe you need Cats?
Diversity
adding more racial diversity
avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it
writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)
masterpost on writing more diversity into your story
cultures of the world
guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)
Mary Sue/Gary Stu
Test to see if your character is a Sue
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Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues
Villains
villain generator
need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam
villain archetypes
what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?
Relationships
character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)
how to write strong relationships between two characters
8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others
OCxLove Interest Handbook
develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!
how to write realistic relationships
how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)
ARCHETYPES
12 common archetypes
8 archetypes for male/female characters
female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)
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NAMES
how to name your character
random name generator
most common surnames
surnames by ethnicity
APPEARANCE
tips for better design
basic appearance generator
pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)
clothing ref masterpost
Clothing generator
Another clothing generator
More clothing generator
Aaaand even more
Steam punk clothing
Char Style preference
Dress Generator
DETAILS
give your character better powers
a list of professions
proactive vs reactive characters
positive and negative traits
interest generator
skills generator
motivation generator
123 ideas for character flaws
list of phobias
Oh shit someone died
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Quirks
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How did your characters meet?
Fanfic plots. you bet your ass.
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FINAL PORTRAIT PROJECT REFLECTION
In this project we painted either ourselves or a person we knew personally, interview them, and then we were tasked to paint a portrait that displayed the intangible aspects of this person that we uncovered in the interview. To paint this portrait, we began with exploring the process and styles of different artists such as Alex Katz, Jen Mann, Hung Liu, and Andrew Salgado. We observed their subject matter and how they brought out certain aspects of the subject that wouldn’t be visible to the naked eye. These artists all had their own ways of putting more than just the subject’s likeness on the canvas, and we had to do the same. We then chose and interviewed our subject. Finally, we planned out our paintings and received peer critique which prompted us to improve and develop our plan even further. Finally, we sketched and painted our final product.
In this painting multiple aspects of his personality and character are demonstrated, such as his loyalty, reliability, generosity, passion, ambition and optimism. These are all conveyed through multiple symbols found throughout the work. However, in representing a person realistically, their flaws and darker sides must also be seen, and so I found ways to embed some of his flaws into the painting such as his misfortune and tendency to daydream. Through this project I had to look past just the representational aspects of a portrait; to focus on more than just being able to realistically paint out a subject, which was already somewhat of a challenge to me. Furthermore, because this portrait was meant to display and represent a subject that wasn’t myself, I had to work collaboratively with the subject in order to produce a work of art that would accurately represent them in a way that they’d feel comfortable to make public and that they’d find satisfactory. In terms of the technical things I had to learn, the usage of the grid method that we used in our media testing was helpful, I used this method when drawing his face and split the reference photo into nine sections. I then refined it until I achieved the result that I wanted. Aside from the technical explorations and growth I had as an artist, the exploration of the poetic value behind portraits, I feel, was also significant in my artistic growth this unit. Hearing artists such as Hung Liu speak about the reasoning behind their choices in their art from their subject matter to little details such as brush strokes and little symbols hidden in the art made me appreciate portraits on a level past simply how realistic the painting in itself is.
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Express - The subject I had chosen in the end was my brother, and in this painting I aim to portray aspects of his character that many may not see on the surface or without getting to know him very well. I made many choices and thought deeply about my symbolism – establishing a space theme guided me in making my choices as to what symbols I could put into the work. The composition in the painting has meaning- the way that he hovers over the Earth with the space being the dominating feature of the background show not only his passion for space but also his big dreams and how he is a part of the Earth but sees his actions on the Earth itself as small in comparison to space and time as a whole. The white stars against the sky can convey his optimism and hope in tough situations, as “The darkest nights produce the brightest stars”. The comets swirling around his head are symbolic of his hyperactive nature. The crossing of the two celestial bodies can also be symbolic of ‘star-crossed’, an opposite to the phrase ‘stars align’, which means misfortune and how his hyperactivity can lead to him being in misfortunate situations. The direct symbolism of the bull horns on his head and Taurus symbol on his neck show that he exhibits traits of a Taurean – generous, reliable, loyal, persistent, and valuing stability, further reinforced by his body being what’s in front of the Earth. The placement of the symbol on his neck can display that he can show these traits vocally, through the words he says and the opinions he has. Furthermore the placement of his head being above the Earth and in the area of space can be representative of being ‘spaced out’.
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Envision - initially envisioning was a challenge - all ideas that came to mind didn’t have an interesting enough background to me, and while that did make the subject much more of a focal point in the work, it almost made it seem like it would be unfinished, or my composition sketches were too cliché. in one I had planned to paint only his eyes and the reflections of stars and the ninth sky in them. So, I took to pinterest and google for inspiration, and I stumbled across a digital artist from whose compositions  I drew a lot of my inspiration from. Two are enclosed in my sketchbook and were very influential in my developing and initial ideas, especially because her subjects were also male rather than female. I observed how she portrayed her subjects through their poses and expressions and especially her incorporation of constellations and stars in her work. Eventually each sketch inspired by her work came together into a more general idea and eventually narrowed down into my final plan.
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Stretch and Explore - Through my media testing with acrylic I found that oil was much easier to blend, and therefore thought that I should try to use an acrylic base with oil on top in order to make blending much easier for me - I wasn’t accustomed to how fast the acrylic dried in comparison to the oil, and wanted a smooth finish to my work. However, upon bringing the portrait home to have extra time to work on it and be able to get real-time critique from my subject, I had realized that I didn’t actually have any oil paints at home, and only acrylics, which, as mentioned before, I felt wasn’t as strong at as opposed to oils. I then explored different concentration of water in my acrylics in order to achieve a consistency that wasn’t too runny but was watery enough to allow me to blend easily. This way I was able to work with ease and became well-adjusted to using this consistency of acrylic paints which was much more satisfactory than my original acrylic media testing. Furthermore, the background in itself was a challenge as now I had to not only focus on realistically portraying my subject but also being able to make an interesting background with the effects I desired, galaxies and stars. Therefore, I drew inspiration from artists we had explored in class - one particular artist, Flora Bowley, who does abstract paintings used a technique that I ended up using in my final piece. She splattered paint onto the canvas, lay it flat and used a spray bottle to spray the paint, which I saw almost looked like the galaxies that I hoped to achieve. Therefore I ended up using her technique and it brought out quite satisfactory results.
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