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most-normal-eccles-cake-ignorer · 4 months

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Darkness Lane by Joan Hassall [ x ] - the piece that most inspired my recent woodcut-style piece.

When I found out I was drawing for @gorgeousundertow's regency AU fic, Half Agony, Half Hope, as part of the @ineffableidiotsbigbang, I started looking up Jane Austen novel illustrations for inspiration and ended up finding some really cool art and websites! I'm posting about some of the images and resources I found because I think it may be interesting to others too (and even if it isn't, I'll have gotten the infodump out of my system haha).

Illustrations from Mansfield Park by Joan Hassall [ x ]

The link above points to a gallery on pemberley.com which has deliciously old-school DIY website HTML and a wealth of Jane Austen illustrations, as well as references for regency clothing. This was where I discovered Joan Hassall's work and decided I wanted to do a woodcut style piece (and then subsequently regretted it many times during the process of making it because I had no idea what I was doing). The detail, visual texture and dramatic lighting in her work is so cool and I just got more obsessed the more I saw.

See more Joan Hassall on tumblr via @uwmspeccoll (a very cool account!) here, here, and here.

The gallery on pemberley.com also had a bunch of Charles Edmund Brock illustrations, which I could not get enough of and so returned to the searchpage and found Molland's Circulating-Library. SO COOL! Jane Austen fans have bought illustrated editions of her novels and uploaded scans of them and oh my gosh they are all so beautiful.

Northanger Abbey watercolour illustrations by C.E. Brock [ x ]

Side note about Henry Tilney (Catherines' love interest in NA), I also came across this old fan page for him from a mostly-broken-links-now site called THE CULT OF DA MAN and um it's great haha, check it out. (reviews of artists representations of him, more delicious HTML, and pixel art (!) of da aforementioned man)

There's also an article on Molland's about Charles and Henry Brock and their Jane Austen works that I found interesting. Charles is better known and did far more JA illustrations, but I do really enjoy Henry's tinted line pieces! (the article also dunks on some bad reproductions of them haha)

Pride & Prejudice tinted line illustrations by H.M. Brock [ x ]

C.E. Brock also did really cool title pages and when I found out that fic banners were a thing I knew what I wanted to do! (with the help of the symmetry tool and undo haha, so much respect for traditional art)

Title pages illustrated by C.E. Brock [ x ] and my banner - the banner design uses elements of both of the Brock images.

So, research in hand/bookmarks folder and banner completed, I decided on a scene from Chapter 10 where our beloveds are standing beside the Thames in the moonlight after walking around London for hours together and talking (CUTE). I wasn't sure what buildings to include in the background, so @gorgeousundertow gave me a few suggestions: Old Southwark Bridge, London Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, and Clink Prison. I realized after a bit of sketching that bridges would be hard to show with the straight-on view I wanted to do, so I decided on the Cathedral, partially because I had also considered drawing a scene that takes place in Salisbury Cathedral in Ch. 7.

OK BUT HOW? I struggled finding reference images for a while until I realized this was LONDON and would be very Google Earth-able. Big ups to Frank Cosgrove, whoever they are, for uploading this haha. This was also where I found out that all the suggestions were from a very small area!

View of Borough High Street, London, 1830, by George Scharf [ x ]

The building in front of the cathedral looked too new, so I went searching for an older image and found the second image. It's a completely different angle but it was enough to get me past the 'oh no idk what do'.

the much brighter concept vs the much darker finished product, featuring a barely-visible Southwark Cathedral

While looking for images of the Thames pre-Google Earth, I also found this website called Dictionary Of Victorian London which has a whole bunch of old images and excerpts from newspapers, etc on a variety of topics. One of the categories, Sex > 'unnatural offences', had this excerpt from The Times (1863), which reads:

Thomas Lane, a coffeehouse keeper, No.9, Love-lane, Eastcheap, city, and James Mortimer, a seaman, were charged with unlawfully meeting each other to commit an unnatural offence. ... The Magistrate committed both prisoners for trial.

Ugh. I hate that so much. Some sexy stuff happens right after the moment I'd chosen, and reading that reminded me that such things would be much more comfortable and safe in darkness (or if ppl just stopped being homophobic, but barring that). I wanted them to feel alone, like the whole world was asleep and it was just them, outside of time.

With that in mind, the iconic Thames Walk Lamp had to go bye bye, and when rendering the background I tried to minimize any light - it's just the suggestion of buildings. I also added tree cover! I tried to imitate how Joan Hassall does trees in some of her artwork, but when she rendered trees like this they were usually farther away/smaller, so my version looks more stylized with how prominent they are.

The ribbon border and book quote presentation is of course more Brock, but by making it black and having the interior image use it as a border instead of a fade-out inside it, I made it a bit of a reference to the very cool foliage edges you see in the very first Hassall image at the top.

I used the procreate brushes from this post on the Procreate Folio forums if anyone wants to try them!

Also fun fact! The font for the quote is called Chanson D'Amour <3 (I initially downloaded it when making the banner before changing the banner font to one called Dark & Black)

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That's all I have to say about the process for the piece, but here's a comic from Dictionary Of Victorian London, Thames > Sanitary condition that I thought was cute (and gross ig? but also cute):

a Punch comic from 1850, I can't link the page due to how the website URL system works but it's from the Thames > Sanitary condition page

#lol anyway back to reading fanfiction from the bang!#joan hassall #charles edmund brock #henry matthew brock #art process #eccles makes #ineffable idiots big bang #jane austen #illustration

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24-7-testing · 9 months

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would you potentially be willing to sell older versions of animatronic wheatley or another made with the recent models if that makes sense ? totally okay if not !! just thought id ask :)

If I end up finishing the newest version (v3.0), I'll release the files, parts list, and assembly instructions online for free! It'll be my gift to the Portal Fandom. ☺️

I'll probably upload the 3d models to 3d printing websites like Printables, Thingiverse, Cults3D, and the like, while the parts list and instructions will appear on my website, animatronicwheatley.com. This will allow anyone to source the parts and build one themselves!

This is, of course, if I finish him. I don't have any deadline or goal in mind, and I'm only working on it in my spare time when I feel like it. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

#anon asks #24-7-testing replies #aperture laboratories #aperture science #portal 2 #wheatley #animatronic wheatley

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lea-heartscxiv · 1 year

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TadaAi Valentine's Day

TadaAi were the next and second to last to be voted in this poll and here is the date they had on Valentine's Day this year on our sims gameplay.

You can see all images (because here it can only be uploaded 30 images) and an extra images of TadaAi's date in our Blogger. (From me and @van-yangyin)

Blogger: English | Español

Read their date below the cut line ↓

The sun was no longer visible.

Ainosuke: Tadashi, don't head to the mansion today, we'll do the final Valentine's Day event preparations for "S" at your apartment.

Tadashi: At my apartment?

Ainosuke: Yes, is there a problem?

Tadashi: No, Ainosuke-sama.

They arrived at place. Tadashi drove into a subway pay parking lot. Ainosuke in order not to attract attention when he got out, inside the car dressed in other clothes.

Ainosuke: I'll follow you.

Tadashi: Understood.

And they arrived at the entrance of building where Tadashi's apartment was located.

They went up to the floor where Tadashi's apartment was located.

??? A: Could that guy be the one from last time?

??? B: I don't know, honey. Last time we were on a trip and we only heard the rumors.... (Referring to Tadashi's birthday, November 22nd, 2022, where during the night they celebrated in his apartment)

??? A: Well, I didn't get a good look at him, I only saw that he has blue hair and is very handsome and tall!

??? B: Honey!

??? C: Wow, then I want to see him too!

Already inside the apartment Tadashi directed Ainosuke towards his work room.

Tadashi: Here, you can put your laptop and make final preparations, the finished illustration is in the desktop folder with the name 【バレンタインデービーフ"S"】

Ainosuke: Perfect, and on the web?

Tadashi: I will go prepare the bathroom now so you can take a bath. While you are bathing I will finish putting up the final text you have decided on. And before I go to take a shower, if you think it is OK, we will publish it so that everyone who wants to can start registering. But... There is one thing I do not understand...

Ainosuke: About what?

Tadashi: Why Regulars vs. Goofys? Langa-kun is Goofy, you know that.

Ainosuke: I know. All Goofy who wish to participate must register first. Once registered, all the Regulars who wish to give chocolate to a particular Goofy must challenge them, and that way they will all beef at the same time against that Goofy. You got that right, didn't you?

Tadashi: Yes, but in that case you will not be able to go against Langa-kun.

Ainosuke: I know I won't be able to go against Langa-kun, but if he gets challenged to a beef by as many people as I think he will, he'll have as much fun as I will if... Everyone is free to participate if they wish.

Tadashi: Oh... I understand. ✨ «Ainosuke-sama wishes me to participate against him, for fun?» - thinking.

Ainosuke: So go prepare my bath.

Tadashi: Yes, I will get it ready right away.

Tadashi went to prepare the bath for Ainosuke, while Ainosuke wrote the final details for Saturday night's event at Crazy Rock.

Ainosuke: Let's see how many people register this time and want to give me chocolate. Now to wait for the bath. But first... How was this being ordered...?

Tadashi comes back to tell him that the bath is ready, and Ainosuke goes there happy after getting what he wanted.

Tadashi: Ainosuke-sama, what would you like for dinner?

Ainosuke: It's all ready.

Tadashi: All ready?

Ainosuke: Yes, I'm also able to do some things by myself sometimes.

Tadashi: Are you sure you do not want me to stay with you in the bathroom? As... Always...

Ainosuke: Did you put everything where I told you?

Tadashi: Yes, the towel on the chair, along with the bathrobe and the other thing you asked me for.

Ainosuke: Then now take care of finishing setting up the web page for the website before we publish it.

Tadashi: Yes.

Ainosuke went to take a bath and Tadashi grabbed the USB with information Ainosuke left inside, placed it in his laptop and proceeded to include the text in the web page, with all the images and vectors integrated. Once finished.

Ainosuke: You know, Tadashi, that you look very handsome when work?

Tadashi: Ainosuke-sama! Are you done already?

Ainosuke: Yes, whenever you want can go take a bath, or a shower, or whatever you want to do.

Tadashi: But do not you want to check if everything is correct and publish the web page first?

Ainosuke: Not yet, I will read it first.

Tadashi: Well then, with your permission I am going to take a shower.

Tadashi left Ainosuke checking the web page. And when he was getting undressed to take a shower, the doorbell rang...

Tadashi: Who will it be at this time of night?

Ainosuke: Tadashi, I will go.

Tadashi: No, Ainosuke-sama wait.

Ainosuke: Don't worry, whoever they are, won't recognize me.

And despite the refusals of Tadashi who didn't even see how his Master was wearing, Ainosuke opened the door.

Ainosuke: «It must be the pizza delivery guy.» - thinking - Here's ADAM for.... Who are you?

??? A: Wow, how handsome and tall he is....

??? B: Good afternoon-night, sorry for the inconvenience, we are the neighbors.

??? C: AAAAH! He has very captivating red eyes.

Ainosuke: Wow... Mr. Tadashi has your neighbors on the landing. Good night, I'm ADAM, the cleaning guy. I thought you were the pizza delivery guy...

Tadashi: A... A...

Ainosuke: Yes, ADAM. Do you want me to keep cleaning? Or set the table for when the food arrives?

Tadashi: Better keep... cleaning, A... Adam... Setting the table is not something a cleaning guy should be doing... Good night, what do you want?

Ainosuke: Well, then when the pizza delivery guy comes, I'll get the door. Ok?

??? A: Is it a Japanese guy with a foreign name? Or is it a foreigner? Is it a working nickname?

Ainosuke: What do you think? *wink*

??? B: You shouldn't ask such things, honey. In fact I don't know what we're doing here, it's none of our business...

??? C: Are you a yakuza? But it doesn't look like you have tattoos...

Ainosuke: I'm only a very passionate love guy who loves to clean his clients' houses with a big love and passion.

??? C: Oh my god it's like in a BL story, the super serious young worker who has no physical attractiveness at first glance, who a young cleaning guy falls madly in love with him, who is also super attractive and muscular.

Ainosuke: No physical attractiveness? It's not like you're any better than a kappa either.

Tadashi: A... Adam, I think the pizza delivery guy is coming, if you all excuse us.

??? B: Of course, sorry for the inconvenience. Honey, Mayu we should go now.

??? D: Handsome.

??? A: But now was the best time!

??? B: Saori, let's go, I'll take you in my arms. All of us, let's go.

??? A: See you, young ADAM, when you come back to clean Mr. Kikuchi's house.

??? C: Yes, see you... Hey, Kikuchi-san, don't let him get away, I can tell he loves you so much.

??? B: Leeeet's go!

And the family went back to their apartment. While finally seeing that place was clearer, the pizza delivery guy approached Tadashi's apartment.

Pizza delivery guy: Pizza for ADAM-san?

Ainosuke: Here, it's me. Here's the money.

Tadashi: «He ordered pizza for both of us to eat...» - thinking.

Pizza delivery guy: Have a nice evening, bye.

The delivery guy left and the door finally closed, so Ainosuke took the opportunity to tell Tadashi to go take a bath.

Tadashi: No, I'll just take a shower. We can't waste any more time.

Ainosuke: Well, then take a shower, but don't go out until I tell you and dress up, elegant.

Tadashi: Elegant?

Ainosuke: Do you want to waste more time?

Before going to take a shower Tadashi tried to find the most elegant clothes he had in closet of his apartment. And then he finally went to take a shower. When he finally finish hear Ainosuke's voice.

Ainosuke: Go ahead, Tadashi, anytime you want to come out.

Tadashi: Ainosuke-sama, it's like my birthday...

Ainosuke: Well, today it's just simple food and later some sweet or other. Sit down. (Referring to the fact that on his birthday he took him along with Kaoru and Kojiro to eat at a fancy restaurant.)

Tadashi sat down and Ainosuke sat down too. They started to eat.

Ainosuke: Don't think that's all.

Tadashi: No?

Ainosuke: You'll see.

When they finished eating the pieces they needed they left the box on top of the kitchen counter.

Tadashi: Ainosuke-sama. Thank you.

Ainosuke: That's not all, I'm going to look for the penultimate surprise of the night. Wait for me at the table.

He went to look for something special that he had prepared for this occasion.

Ainosuke: They're none of the sweets you used to give me when you were little, but I wanted to buy the best ones for you.

Tadashi: But, Ainosuke-sama, that was not necessary.

Ainosuke: Happy Valentine's Day, Tadashi, shall we go to the sofa and watch a movie while we post the Valentine's "S" event web page? This is the last surprise.

Tadashi: If you wish.

They went to the sofa and posted a movie, at Ainosuke's request. Once they were seated Tadashi posted the S Valentine's Day event web page with a notification so that from that moment on everyone could watch it and participate.

Ainosuke: Of course I am already registered. Let's see how many people want to give me chocolate this Saturday.

Tadashi: «Ainosuke-sama... I will be the one to beat everyone who beefs against you and give you chocolate this Saturday. Name: Snake. Skateboard position: Regular. Choose the registered Goofy you want to give all your love to with a chocolate this Saturday: 愛抱夢 (ADAM)» - thinking.

~The End?~

Poses by @simmireen, thank you for your hard work!

Maybe you want to read too:

JoeCherry Valentine's Day | Renga Valentine's Day | Miya Valentine's Day | Shadoka Valentine's Day

#TadaAi #AiTada #Shindo Ainosuke #Kikuchi Tadashi #ADAM sk8 #Snake sk8 #sk8 the infinity #sims 4 screenshots #sims 4 anime #sims 4 #sk8 sims #my sk8 sims #our sk8 sims #lea-heartscxiv #van-yangyin #TrueEdenSK8

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mantisfriendd · 10 months

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(have a graphic here that says welcome)

hey.

I'm Mantis Friend

I consider this an 18+ blog not because I frequently post 18+ content but because I am an adult, and may occasionally delve into adult subjects, so please be aware of that. (also I might swear, so there's that too)

(full resolution cat pic at the bottom)

Number one Mr. Cupcake fan

I'm mainly an artist and musician but I also do a lot of other things, including shitpost, if you just wanna see my art, I've tagged it all as "#my art" if you wanna see my music I've tagged it as "#my music" ... if you only wanna see the nonsense I've tagged all of it as "#shitpost" any thing I reblog is now tagged "#re🅱️log" so you can mute that tag if you only wanna see my wholly original unhinged rambling and art. "🅰️sks" is the tag for asks.

Reblogs, replies, and follows are NOT a endorsement. Simply put I cannot do a full background check on every person I interact with on this site, obviously if I catch someone I'm following doing something awful I'll unfollow them then, but there is simply no time efficient way for me to do that with every person I ever interact with ever.

(more info below the cut)

https://href.li/?https://mantis-friend.neocities.org/

some more info about me for the nosy:

he/him

I'm a big fan of:

Five Nights at Freddy's , Ace Attorney , Undertale/Deltarune , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, The Persona Series and Doki Doki Literature Club!

I consider myself a collector, I mostly collect Retro games and pins, but also anything that catches my eye, I have almost the entirety of Star Trek on VHS, I've not watched a full episode yet.

UPCOMING (?) PROJECTS:

Webcomic:

I have been working on this webcomic for quite awhile now, which is unfortunate because I started it with the intention of it not becoming one of my huge projects that never come out.

That being said this will be the first wholly original project I will make.

The comic is inspired by Shonen manga, specifically Jojo's, if that sounds like something you might enjoy, stay posted! I don't have a venue for the comic at the moment but I think I may host it here on Tumblr!

Role Playing Game:

Dont expect this one any time soon, I want to make sure I am at least somewhat competent in Game Maker Studio before I work on this idea I've had for years.

As this project is so on the back burners because of the skill needed for me to actually start work on it, I can't say with certainty what the game will be like when I finally start development, right now it is a scattered series of artworks, documents, and soundtracks, but this is what im building towards.

I will say that this game as I Invision it currently, is inspired by the Persona series, with elements of Ace Attorney's investigation and Cross Examination sequences. The only other thing I will say about this game is that I intend to have a mechanic to replace the "level up to get stronger" mechanic that most traditional RPGs have.

Finished Projects:

VIDEO A DAY PROJECT:

Back in 2021 I decided I wanted to upload a video to my YouTube Channel every day that year, and that I did.

Mostly songs you'll notice that the quality of the videos takes a serious nose dive during most of the year, they aren't all great but there are some good things in there.

I have a playlist of all the videos here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUv6pXjkdl6Bgq5Nim0AJuYzxNImg-Ga_

I do not recommend you watch them all, please don't, but it might be fun to scroll through the playlist and click on ones that catch your eye.

if you don't wanna do that then you at least watch the first video Black on White https://youtu.be/iI9HQg9lyjA and the Last https://youtu.be/qjdoybrOduQ which is a remix of the song using the experience I gained through the year. and who knows maybe there is some secret hidden in the end screen if that last video ;)

you can find me in other places here:

My website is janky but (hopefully) the best place to link you to anything you might desire (if your desire is more stuff by me)

YouTube is where I post my music and other video things: https://youtube.com/channel/UCKDmQwajLVwu_FKKlPqebUA

I sometimes post to Instagram but the way it works kind of annoys me so you might not find all my art there, but you will find some game boy photos!

I have a Gamejolt account but I kinda forget about it

on discord I am "mantisfriend" DMs are open, for now, feel free to DM me!

I have a Twitter but I find myself using it less and less as the CEO makes a fool of himself and guts the platform

I have a Reddit account but I am not really using it anymore as the CEO makes a fool of himself and guts the platform

I got a Newgrounds account have no idea how this site works!

If you want to Email me feel free to email [email protected]

and of course feel free to message me here as well, I'm probably most active here now that reddit has become worthless.

PROJECTS I'M APART OF:

currently I am a composer for the FNAF fan game Fazbear Rebrand

(sometimes this link breaks for no reason, but if you search Fazbear Rebrand on gamejolt it should come up)

Thats the only one for the time being, but I'll make sure to keep this post relatively up to date

Thanks for reading!

#pinned post #information #bio #my art

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trashyocstash · 1 year

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the second chapter of the aran/cadhla fic

Now that Cadhla had landed her job with the WVBA, it was time for her to leave for Dublin. She was thankful at least that the drive was only three and a half hours long, so, she figured, it wouldn't be that bad. But first, she needed to say her goodbyes.

Her parents were both a bit teary eyed.

"Make sure to call us everyday!" Her mother exclaimed.

"Please take care of yourself too." Her father added.

Cadhla smiled at them. "I promise."

She hugged them both, said her goodbyes, and then headed into her car.

As she placed her hands on the steering wheel, Cadhla thought about how she had never been on her own like this before, away from her home and family. It was kind of scary…but also exciting.

Cadhla took a deep breath, started the car, turned on the GPS, then drove off.

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Eventually, she arrived in Dublin, and continued using the GPS to make her way to her apartment. She didn't know her way around after all, so essentially relied on the GPS to tell her where to go exactly.

As she drove around, Cadhla found herself feeling intimidated by the city. It was huge, and there were…a lot of people. She felt a bit nervous too, but did her best to pull through. After all, she was given the opportunity to work with a huge organization, she couldn't let it go to waste.

Cadhla soon arrived at her apartment, carrying her stuff inside with her in boxes. She set them down and looked around her apartment, taking it all in.

The apartment was rather plain, with white walls, light brown hardwood flooring and some pretty basic looking furniture, nothing that really stood out in any way, with the colours being generic. There was no hint of personality anywhere. Still, Cadhla didn't mind, she figured she could really have some fun redecorating the place. Plus, she'd never lived alone before, and thought that it would be nice, if a little scary, but she could deal with that.

She texted her parents to let them know she arrived. As she predicted, they were both ecstatic for her, and also kept asking her questions, such as how her apartment was and if she was alright. While Cadhla felt a slight annoyance at all the questions, truthfully, she was happy that her parents cared as much as they did.

Once she told her parents everything was fine and there was no need for more questions, she began to unpack her things.

The apartment could use a new paint job later, but for now, she took to properly decorating the place with all her stuff. For some background noise, she'd also turned on the TV and saw one of the WVBA's boxing matches, between boxers named Don Flamenco and Bald Bull. Despite her lack of interest in sports, the match was making her feel even more excited to work with the WVBA, a fight between a matador and a guy with a bull themeing was pretty perfect after all. It was overall a pretty entertaining fight.

When she finished unpacking, Cadhla felt tired. It was a long day, she had work tomorrow and needed rest. So, she slipped on her nightgown, went to her new bed and fell asleep. As she drifted off to sleep, her mind was filled with thoughts of her new job..and boxing..

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The next day, Cadhla made her way to work. The WVBA had a building in Dublin, and that's where she was headed to.

Once she arrived, she saw an official, who walked up to her and greeted her.

"Cadhla Devlin is it?"

She nodded. "Yes..that's me.."

"Good, our main boxer, Aran Ryan, has some matches coming up. You'll be making posters for them, to be hung around the city and uploaded on our official website." The official replied.

Cadhla nodded, feeling a bit nervous. "I'll..do my best.."

Then, Aran Ryan himself walked inside the building. The official saw him and smiled, a little nervously. "Ah, here's Aran now!"

She turned to look at him and her eyes widened. Aran was tall and muscular, with long red hair pulled back into a ponytail, a chiselled jaw, stubble and cheekbones. He was wearing a skin tight tank top, boxing shorts and boxing shoes. Her face reddened as she stared at him, unable to stop thinking about how handsome he looked, albeit unconventionally handsome, but still, she loved it. And this was the guy she was making stuff for? She figured she'd be too distracted by his face to finish anything.

Aran looked at Cadhla, amused by her blushing face. "And who are you?"

"Cadhla Devlin..I'm um..the new graphic designer here..they want me to make posters for your upcoming matches.." She replied shyly.

He smirked. "Ah, well I hope you'll do a good job..cutie.." Then he walked off.

Cadhla's face was even redder at that smirk and him calling her "cutie". Apparently he thought she was cute, well, she certainly appreciated it.

She looked at the official. "Well..I should be going now, where do the graphic designers work?"

"Ah yes, follow me."

He led her to a small room, with a few computers. "You'll work here." Then he left.

Cadhla looked at the room, she was expecting something bigger but shrugged it off and sat down to work.

As she predicted, she was getting distracted by Aran's face, especially when she noticed his striking blue eyes. But she simply couldn't help herself, she liked his uniquely handsome face and couldn't deny she enjoyed the sight of his muscles. Cadhla had never seen one of Aran's matches before, but now she wanted to, her mind wandering to what he'd look like topless, and the sight of his bare chest all sweaty and heaving..

"Focus..you have to focus..you can't lose your job.." She reminded herself.

Eventually she did manage to pull through, focusing long enough to finish the posters, even if it was rather difficult. She sighed in relief when she was done, and hoped that next time Aran wouldn't be so..distracting..

With her work finished, and having let the officials know, Cadhla found herself wandering around the building. She soon saw a door, one that she recalled Aran going into, and opened it slightly.

On the other side was a gym, fully painted green with some shamrock symbols around. Cadhla scanned it, when her eyes landed on Aran. He was lifting weights with ease, and the sight made her red again.

Aran felt he was being watched, and his eyes landed on Cadhla's. She saw him staring back at her, and in her embarrassment, quickly shut the door.

He knew she definitely had a crush on him, and he didn't mind. She was adorable, especially with those freckles on her face…and pretty too..

Aran shook off that thought and went back to working out.

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Cadhla decided to leave, with her work finished, and her embarrassment that Aran had caught her staring after all. So, she got in her car and headed back to her apartment.

When she arrived, Cadhla just wanted to relax, she still felt embarrassed about Aran catching her watching him, but hopefully things wouldn't be at least too awkward next time she saw him. She did feel legitimately interested in getting to know him, with her crush and all.

For now, she decided to just relax with some takeout and watch a movie. She ordered some pizza after finding a pizza place online, put a movie she wanted to watch on, and tried to distract herself from her anxieties. It wasn't just Aran, it was the fact she was in a new city, away from the life she'd always known. So she wasn't familiar with things here, but hoped that eventually she would get used to Dublin, and the city could truly feel like home.

Later on, Cadhla changed and headed to bed. As she drifted off to sleep, she couldn't stop thinking about Aran, putting a smile on her face as she pushed away her embarrassment and thought about his handsome face and muscular body.

#aran/cadhla

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mankai-onlyfans · 4 years

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"Hey guys!" Kazunari bursts into the lounge, tablet in hand, and flashes everyone a grin. "Check this out!"

Sakyo looks up, his eye already twitching. "We're in the middle of a meeting, Miyoshi."

Kazu nods, his energy not diminished in the slightest from Sakyo's chilly demeanor. "Yeah, I know! That's why I-"

"Then please let us finish." Sakyo cuts him off, gesturing towards Izumi to continue.

She gives Kazunari an apologetic smile. "Like I was saying guys, we're facing a real problem here. With everyone in quarantine, we can't put on any shows for the time being. It's just not safe."

"And without selling tickets to performances," Sakyo adds. "Our profits will go through the floor."

Sakuya makes a noise of disbelief from where he sits on the couch beside his fellow company members. "What?! But does that mean-"

"All of our hard work, down the drain..." Tsumugi says somberly, his brows furrowed with concern.

Izumi nods. "We can't let this place go bankrupt after all we've done to save it. That's why we have to figure out a way to earn money while everyone is staying home." She looks around the room at the twenty actors, all under her guidance. "Any ideas?"

Kazunari waves his hand around in the air. "Ooh, I have a-!"

"Maybe we could livestream some performances from here." Tasuku suggests. "Like one act plays, people could buy virtual tickets."

"That's a good idea!" Izumi points at him and turns to write it down on the whiteboard.

"But how would we advertise? All we have is the company website." Sakyo points out.

"Oh true." Izumi slumps. "We can't do street acts like we normally would to promote."

"And that's how we garner new fans." Sakyo says. "I guarantee that we would only get a tenth of our usual audience, maximum, without proper promotion."

Izumi hesitantly scribbles down the idea.

"Guys-" Kazunari starts to say, but this time it's Omi who interrupts him.

"What if we record videos and upload them online? Like vlogs and things. They're pretty popular right now, and I could help with filming."

Sakyo shakes his head. "That won't be showcasing our talents as actors. We need something more marketable."

"Guys, what about-"

"I know!" Citron interupts Kazunari this time, and jumps up from his seat. "We could make stuffings of ourselves and sell them!"

"Stuffings?" Tenma looks appalled.

"I am NOT being taxidermied, okay?" Taichi whines, curling up and hugging his knees with a shudder.

"I think he means 'stuffies'. Like plush toys." Itaru chimes in, busy as always on his phone.

"Plush toys?" Muku asks, his eyes lighting up at the thought.

"Yes!" Citron exclaims. "One for each of us. Yuki could sew them! A little Citron, a little Itaru-" he points to himself, and Itaru in turn. "-and a little Muku!" He finishes, leaning over to pat the pink haired boy on the head. "Soft, squishy stuffings!"

"Marshmallows...?" Hisoka asks, only hearing half the conversation.

"Wha-?" Muku blushes, seemingly overwhelmed by the idea. "B-but who would want a plushie of a shrimpy, no-good, wannabe actor like me...?"

Misumi hugs him with a chuckle. "You're not shrimpy, you're fun sized!" He pulls a triangular pebble out of his hoodie pocket and hands it to Muku to comfort him.

Yuki scoffs in agreement. "And if anyone here is a no-good, wannabe actor, it's the hack." He sniffs, shooting a glare in Tenma's direction.

Tenma balks and is probably about to retort when Izumi claps her hands for their attention. "Plushies would be a great idea. But I'm not sure if our fanbase is big enough to want to buy that kind of merchandise."

Sakyo hums his agreement. "We would need to weigh the cost of production with potential sales revenue. But Izumi is right, without a strong enough following, the idea would be a waste of time and effort."

"GUYS!" Kazunari steps into the middle of the room, waving his arms around frantically.

Everyone looks to him, slowly falling silent. "What's up, Kazunari?" Izumi asks.

Kazu lets out a breath of relief, happy to finally have everyone's full attention. "I have the perfect solution!"

"Care to enlighten us?" Sakyo asks, crossing his arms and leaning back in his seat.

Kazu nods and whips out his tablet. "We need a way to make money, while still growing our fanbase and showcasing our talents, right?"

"That's the idea." Juza grunts.

"Say no more! I found this great website, where you can make an account and post exclusive content in exchange for moolah." He turns the tablet around and shows it to Sakyo, who adjusts his glasses to examine it. "They have multiple levels of subscriptions, so it's affordable for the casual fan, and super fans can pay more to get more content. Boom! Monthly income, and a way to grow our skills and fanbase."

Kazunari grins proudly at his little speech. Sakyo's brows lift slightly as he examines the price points. "This... might work. What's the name of this website?"

"Patreon." Itaru says, reaching for a sip of his soda.

"Nope! Onlyfans." Kazu replies.

Itaru promptly sprays soft drink all over the couch, as well as Tsuzuru and Banri.

"Ah, shit! Watch it, man..." Banri grumbles, while Tsuzuru wearily hands Itaru a tissue and claps him on the back while he tries to choke in a breath.

"Are you..." Itaru coughs, his eyes watering. "Are you sure that's the best idea?"

"Why wouldn't it be?" Kazu asks, perplexed.

"It's just that... people sometimes..." Itaru tries to stammer out what he means to say, uncharacteristically flustered.

"People use that site for all sorts of things." Azuma chimes in helpfully, his hands folded in his lap. "It's very profitable."

"Right? That's what I'm saying!" Kazunari shoots a finger gun and a wink at Azuma, thanking him for agreeing. "It's like, totally a great way to make money. And check it out, the content is exclusive to people who subscribe, so it builds hype and mystery around what's posted."

"Oh, it's no mystery." Azuma chuckles to himself, his eyes glittering with amusement.

"So, what do you say, Frooch?" Kazunari turns pleading eyes to Sakyo. "I'll manage all the networking for it, and I'm sure Itaroon wouldn't mind promoting it either, right dude? You have a bunch of followers!"

At this, Itaru's cheeks turn curiously pink. "I-I'm... people might think..."

Sakyo stands up. "Very well. Miyoshi, you can set up this Onlyfans promotional account for the company."

Kazunari fist pumps the air in victory. Sakyo points a finger at him. "However, I expect you to take this seriously, alright? If I don't see profits by the end of the month, I'm pulling the plug."

"You got it, chief!" Kazu cheers, giving him a salute. Then Sakyo glances at everyone else. "I expect you all to cooperate and do as Miyoshi tells you. He's in charge of this project, but we all have to participate for it to be successful. Remember, this is catered to our audience."

"I'm sure they'll be overjoyed," Azuma smiles cryptically.

Sakyo then adjourns the meeting and leaves, taking Izumi with him to talk about budgeting. The others all chatter over each other, bursting with questions about this new endeavour.

"Whoa, whoa! One at a time, guys." Kazu laughs, thrilled to be the center of attention.

Homare raises his hand. Kazunari gestures for him to go ahead.

"How frequently will we need to post? I require inspiration to make anything truly worthwhile." He chuckles, twirling his hand in the air dramatically. "I cannot create on demand, you know."

Kazunari snaps his fingers. "Cool question. Answer is: whenever you want! Subscribers will be paying the same fee no matter how much we post, but posting more often will get more people talking about us!"

Sakuya raises his hand next. "What kind of content should we make? There's a lot of options."

While considering Sakuya's question, Kazunari either ignores or doesn't hear Itaru choke again. "I'd say we should do lots of stuff! We can post vlogs, like Omimi suggested, and scripted stuff, like Tax's idea. It'll give us good practice and show off our skills."

"What about fanservice?" Azuma says innocently, raising his hand as he does so. "Wouldn't it help us grow closer with our fans if we take their questions and requests?"

"Fanservice! Yes." Kazu agrees.

Itaru purses his lips, his eyes full of alarm he stares down at the carpet.

"You know, that's a good idea." Tsuzuru says thoughtfully. "Even though our fanbase is growing, we haven't really interacting with them on a personal level."

"Trust me, this will make it super duper personal." Kazunari assures him eagerly. Itaru tries to hold in either a laugh or a sob, his lips beginning to twitch from the effort.

"Maybe we should look at some other accounts to get ideas." Masumi suggests.

"Great idea!" Kazunari agrees, lifting his tablet. But before he can search, Itaru and Azuma are both on their feet.

"Don't-!" Itaru snatches the tablet away. "I... I have to get my login bonus." He gives the weak excuse and quickly makes sure Kazunari hasn't accidentally called up any questionable content.

Azuma pats Kazunari on the back, smiling apologetically. "I think we should come up with something unique, without any influence..."

"Y-yeah, sure." Kazunari looks between them, his eyes wide with confusion.

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Yin and Yang

An: Finally finished!!! Since it's this cuties birthday still in my country, I wanted to get it done and post it today. Happy Birthday handsome❣

Genre: Flufffffff

Pairing: Sehun x Reader

Warnings: none

Word Count: 2.4k +

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The stories say on your 17th birthday, you're one step closer to finding your soulmate. You will begin to notice a tattoo take its form and only your soulmate possesses the copy. They can range from any size, color, and pattern, and could possibly change once you have met them but that case is very rare. It's become much easier as the years go on and social media becomes more popular, pictures are uploaded 24/7 making the search a bit more bearable. Then there are people like me that choose to let time take its course. Believe me, I get curious every once and a while but I'm not in any hurry. The day I turned 17 wasn't a day I was looking forward to. All everyone seems to care about anymore is finding their special person but there is so much more to live for. I was actually very pleased with my piece though. Yin and Yang. Dark and light. Simple, yes, but my light carried thin brush strokes of crimson and tangerine, while my dark looked like a messy brush stroke as if the zigzag scribbles were enough to cover the Yin next to the Yang. Messy, but simple, it fit me.

As the next few years go on, all my friends have found their S/O after hours of browsing the web, I, on the other hand, have traveled around the world, adding a new tattoo to commemorate my adventures. I saunter down the hall of my apartment towards my front door, making sure I have everything I need.

"Headphones, check. Wallet, check. Water, check. Keys...." I look towards the wall by the front door and grab them from their place on the hook. "Check." I slip on my shoes then head out the door, skipping through the lobby and out the main doors.

Today marks a year since I've moved to South Korea. I wanted a big new change in my life and this vibrant and alive city was calling out my name. From the culture to the food, the sights, to the loving. I decided to get the skyline of the city in a small celebration for this special anniversary. About 6 months ago, a new tattoo/piercing shop opened several blocks into the city, INKredible Tattoos and I've heard nothing but incredible reviews about them. I took a liking to their portfolios and decided I wanted to have them be a part of my adventure piece on my arm. I've made it a goal that I always find a new artist to add to the sleeve piece on my left arm, also adding two decently sized pieces on each thigh and a four leaf clover behind my right ear. My sleeve consists of all the places I've been to, my biggest achievements, my relationships with family and friends, all framing my soulmate tattoo.

Passing the apartment buildings of various colors and structures, the tattoo shop comes into sight, a maroon awning shading the entrance and music playing from the speaker. The bell chimes as I walk into the air-conditioned lobby. The walls are painted the same maroon with gold flakes scattered, mahogany polished flooring with black leather sofas for seating. What caught my eye though was the espresso tinted irises looking in my direction.

"Ah, welcome to INKredible Tattoos. How can I help you today?" The man stepped out from behind the glass case, my eyes falling to the way his dark blue jeans hugged his gorgeously thick thighs. Words got stuck in my throat as the sunlight from the window lit up his profile, showing his sharp jawline and deep set features. His thick chocolate locks fell onto his forehead as he extended his hand out to mine. His olive green t-shirt gripping his biceps,

"I'm sorry, my name is Dean, I'm the owner of this shop."

"Y/N. Pleasure to meet you." My eyes still fixated on his features, a chuckle escaping past his lips.

"The pleasure is mine. What were you thinking about getting today hun?"

"Well, I was thinking about getting the skyline of Seoul on my left arm here by my shou— "

"Dean!" A voice yelled, "Did you happen to—oh..." Another guy appeared in my vision, one that is a little more eccentric than Dean. His black teal tinted curls bounced as he took the space next to Dean, mahogany vortexes took me by surprise, just as much as the silver ball of his labret piercing, "What's a cute girl like you doing in a place like this? Thinking about getting a piercing from the one and only me?" He pointed at himself, my eyes catching the sling of his chest peeking out of his semi buttoned-up red, blue, and white shirt.

"Knock it off Mino, she's here for a tattoo." Dean hissed and Mino slid his hands into his dark jeans. His plush pink lips formed a pout that seemed too cute for his sultry features. I chuckle from his reaction, easing the tension, a slight smirk making itself apparent in the corner of Mino's lips.

"Hey Christian! We have a new canvas!" Mino gruffed and a guy with curly obsidian hair made his way down the hall. Clinging to his body was a gray short sleeved button down shirt, accentuating his muscular biceps, black ink art spilling down his left arm.

"Is that so, what made you decide to come here?" His thick Australian accent stunned me as he approached me, his warm skin soaked in the sunlight as well as his caramel irises turning a warm honey.

"6 months ago I heard the buzz about your shop from a friend so I decided to check out your website and admired everyone's portfolios. The different techniques from each of you are outstanding, but one in particular really captured my interest. I believe his name is Oh Sehun."

"Well, you happen to be in luck today, he's in the back room." As I followed Christian down the hall, bright red hair caught my attention. My feet stopped at one of the rooms, my eyes viewing the tattoo artist; his eyes focused on the customer's piece, the buzz of the tattoo machine at work. He pulled away from the skin, his hand grabbing the clean paper towel from his slender leg. His maroon sleeves are pushed up, showing the ink on his arm; I leaned against the door frame trying to see his features, but his red hair blocked them, "Y/N, what are you waiting for?" Christian's voice bringing me back to reality, my feet pulling me from the door to a few rooms further, "Get your guns ready, master. You've got an admirer." Christian moved to the side of the door to let me by. My heart stopped as my eyes fell on to the man sitting in the chair. His dark almond irises met with mine, the words I tried to speak stuck in my throat.

"Awesome, what'sypur name love?"

"Y/N." Even his voice has me weak. He rolled back in his chair, his shirt revealing his toned chest making my heart race,

”Go ahead and sit in the chair for me." His eyes watched me, his soft brown hair falling into his face, "What are we thinking about creating today?"

“The skyline of Seoul. I wanted to get a piece to commemorate a whole year here. It's an early birthday gift for myself and I figured now was better than never."

"We going with the black silhouette?"He rolls over in the chair next to me, the close presence sending a chill down my spine. What has come over me?

"Yes, I was thinking about getting it right here by my shoulder."

"Alright. I'm going to trace out the stencil and place it to see if you like the spot." Sehun saunters over to the light table, giving light instructions to Christian to get the necessary equipment ready. My eyes can't help but wander around the room, Sehun's work framed on the walls, his technique so effortless. My gaze lands back on Sehun at the table, his honey-like skin glowing under the soft lighting from the table.

"He's stunning isn't he?" Christian lightly whispered causing me to jump a bit in my seat.

"What? I mean...I wasn't..?"

"It’s okay love, most clients end up staring at one point or another after walking through the door." He winked with a light smirk he wondered over to Sehun to let him know the station was ready to go.

"How does this look?" Sehun rolls over to me with the stencil in hand, a black silhouette of the skyline of Seoul perfectly etched out on the tracing paper with carbon ink.

"Perfect, it's exactly what I want."

"Excellent, I'll just place it to get the right spot then we'll get started." His soft smile had my heart skipping a beat, his hands gently laid the paper against my left arm just below my shoulder at the top of my inked sleeve. His digits brushing over my skin with a feather-like touch while smoothing out the edges of the paper.

"Still looking good?" I looked into the hand mirror he held up so I can view the placement, nodding to let him know it was great where it was,

"Let's get started then, Christian you mind helping Dean out for right now since this shouldn't take too long." Christian saluted for his departure, closing the door on the way out. One of my favorite sounds fills the room as the tattoo gun comes to life, "So what's your story behind your sleeve love?"

"I have this goal for myself actually. I try to go on adventures and try new things as much as I can, when I accomplish this, I add a new piece to my sleeve. I've been adventuring since I turned 17. It hasn't been easy with everyone telling me that I won't get far if I don't have my soulmate by my side."

"I never understood why finding our soulmates was a priority. I don't need someone to make a living in life."

"Thank you! Finally, I met someone that feels the same way I do. I also started getting more pieces so people around me would stop harassing me about their soulmates." A light chuckle came from the man sitting in front of me, the corner of his lips turning into a smirk. That sound. Might just become my new favorite. What has come over me today? He's just a guy. He's just my tattoo artist.

"I'm gonna need you to turn your arm a slight bit here so I can finish it up." As I turn my arm, I noticed the machine stop buzzing, his features falling blank.

"Is there something wrong?" He furrowed his brow, struggling to find the right words as started up the machine again.

"Uh.. sor— sorry, I was just amazed by all the achievements you've made. You've done so much it seems, more than anyone I know." Is that really what caused him to stop? Nobody has done that before… I wonder—no… he can't be. There's no way.

"What got you into the tattooing business?"

"Well since I can remember, I've had a love for the art form, wasn't until I got my first tattoo that I actually started learning. Once I got used to the machine and practiced a lot with my teacher, I did my first tattoo on Dean. We've been close since that day. When he asked me to be a member of his new parlor, I was so ecstatic to finally have my dream job." The genuine smile he displayed showed the deep passion he has for this line of work.

"You're family must be really proud of you. Following your dreams and goals."

"Actually, they just wanted me to find my soulmate just like everyone else."

"I'm sorry, Sehun... I didn't me—"

"It's okay love, I've had plenty of time to get over it. Like you, it's not the most important adventure in my life. Although, I'm open to the idea as of lately." Why did those few words seem to punch me in the chest... I shouldn't feel this way for someone I just met.

"I hope you find your special someone Sehun. You seem like a great guy."

"Thank you Y/N, but I have a feeling I won't have too much trouble."

"How optimistic. Good quality to have in life."

"Alright, you're all finished hun, I hope you like it." He lifts up the hand mirror once again so I can see the finished piece. He ended up adding two birds flying above the skyline, adding onto the beautiful silhouette.

"I adore it Sehun, thank you so much. It means a great deal to me."

"Anytime, you ever feel like getting another piece in the future while you're around, I would love to be the artist." Seeing his full smile caused a blush to spread over my cheekbones. Oh God, please don't notice. He took the latex gloves off as we made our way to the door, entering the hall,

"So how are we paying today?"

"Card is fine." I reached into my pocket to pull out my card, only to see Sehun's hand laying on the counter. My heart started to pound in my chest at the replica to my soulmate piece, but in blue. Blinking a couple of times to make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me, the color started to change into a mauve. I look down at mine to see the tangerine shade fade into the same mauve color.

"How about a date instead?" I thought I was blushing before— boy, earlier couldn't come close to comparison. Whistles, hollers, and claps filled the space around the lobby causing a chuckle to fall past Sehun's lips as his friends applauded the long-awaited moment.

"I was beginning to wonder how long it would take for one of you to notice. I happened to see your tattoo as you explained your story, the funny part was that you were automatically drawn to his work, I didn't need to intervene." Dean explained as he high fived Christian and the red-haired man from the other room.

"Bout damn time there man, I was starting to think you were never going to find the one. By the way, my names Kwon Jiyong, but you can call me G-Dragon."

"Nice to meet you." We shook hands before he leaned down to lightly kiss the top of my hand, letting go to ruffle Sehun's hair.

"So what do you say, love? Mind if I show off your beauty to my city?"

"As long as it's you by my side, I'll go anywhere."

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