#is so fun compared to the more purple/ neutral blues and greys i have in mind for mark...

[bookwyrminspiration]

Hi! What do you think are the Kotlc characters dressing style? Like, what are their opinions in fashion and beauty? What is their favourite article of clothing? What colours do they look good in? What colours dot why like wearing, and why?

Hello!! I've actually been fumbling around with this recently because I had the idea to draw some of the kotlc characters but in my own clothes/style (the Linh drawing from the ten year keeper art challenge is an example!), so I've been trying to figure them out!

Sophie: Her goal is to be as comfortable as possible at all times. Big baggy things, neutral colors, etc. The brightest pop of color in her wardrobe is subdued yellow, which she mixes with the greys and beiges she loves. She's got this one hoodie from the human world she's almost always wearing when she doesn't have to go anywhere.

Fitz: Very crisp. He's clean with it, even when he's not dressed up. Simple things like fitted shirts and pants make him look way fancier than he's trying to be. I think he'd lean into blues and browns a lot because he likes how he looks in them. But he's got a soft spot for lounge-wear, and i think he'd have a dark grey set he wears around the house (but fun, pattered socks for some flare. he's got many pairs)

Keefe: He does like fashion! He likes looking good and knows he looks good. I think he'd absolutely indulge in fun colors and patterns, the whole variety of them. You could find the most random shit in his closet. Things he doesn't even know are in there. He loves jewelry and messing around with loose vs tight pieces, framing his best features. I feel like he's the kind of person to have a specific pair of pants he really likes and pairs with everything he has. As for comfort though, I think he'd have paint-stained sweatpants he loves to wear when he's painting.

Biana: I heavily associate her with purple and gold, and her style screams embroidery to me. Embellishments in gold, intricate details embroidered into the soft, flattering fabrics are just what she goes for. She doesn't over dress herself, but she definitely enjoys the bling and strategically matches her jewelry. I imagine her having a purple fitted tunic that laces up corset-style in the back, all covered in floral decals and framed in gold. She loves to dress herself up

Dex: This boy has never once thought about fashion in his life except to compare himself to other people. He's got hand-me-downs and mismatched things for days. He's got other people's clothes and neither of them know how it happened. He's 100% function over fashion because he's always working with gadgets or alchemy. I think his favorite outfit is just what he'd wear in his lab, however tattered, stained, or old it is, because it means he's about to get to work. (But green and gold are definitely his colors).

Linh: She isn't overly invested in fashion, but she likes looking nice and her simple clothing has a demure elegance. I associate her with sage green and flow, so summer dresses and rompers in that color scheme paired with simple silver jewelry feels fitting. I think one of those would be her favorite; pretty color, allows her to move around, simple to wear and doesn't require her to think about it at all.

Tam: He's baggy t-shirts in an angry way. All black and ripped, chains, patches, scribbles, frayed edges, the works. It doesn't always start destroyed, he just wears things so long they get beat up. He has a lot of cleaner, more put together things though because that's what people (like Tiergan) get him and he doesn't ask for anything. You wouldn't know, but he looks incredible in maroon. His favorite clothing item is a tattered graphic t-shirt two sizes too big Sophie got him from the Forbidden Cities.

Marella: She's bright, she's loud. Whites and bright blues and pinks, and oranges, she doesn't shy away from them. At least when she actually thinks about fashion at all. She's always wearing something wrinkled off the floor, the first thing she could find. As for favorite clothing item...hmm. I think she'd actually be the kind of person to have a favorite piece of jewelry over a clothing item, something sentimental. Otherwise favorite clothes would just be whatever was the most comfortable, which changes for her.

Stina: She likes fashion not in and of itself, but as a representation of her status. She likes to look classy and put together. Deeper colors achieve that, so that's what she wears a lot of the time. Navy, maroon, royal purple, etc. Like Fitz, clean and crisp, but for her she's got more gathering in her clothes. I feel like her favorite fancy item would be a cape/cloak of some kind that goes with the rest of her clothes and makes her look more noble. At least in public. At home she's got this super cozy tank-top shorts combo to lounge around it

Maruca: She feels like she's got some fashion thoughts and loves to partake, but does so more from time to time, not as often as Biana. She feels less embellished than Biana, but more so than Stina. A middle ground bridged by ruffles and sashes, things like that. I imagine she looks stunning in a dusty rose color. She feels pink and magenta, purple and blue. Favorite clothing item...perhaps a half-circle skirt? It's both structured and flowy, something like this but a different fabric, with some elven embellishments.

Wylie: Dark orange is what he looks best in. That's the color I associate with him, but he wouldn't wear it a lot. He goes for neutral like Sophie. I don't think he cares what he wears, he just puts on clothes. he doesn't like put on obviously clashing things like wearing garrish patterns, but it's whatever. it's clothes, who cares; he's got other things to worry about. But I think he'd have some sort of sweater as his favorite clothing item. Soft, comforting, warm, it's everything he's looking for. Maybe it's got a fun design on the front

Those are just some thoughts about their fashion and how I think they might approach it! Not everything is 100% elven so I could break the rules for the sake of self-expression, but hopefully that's alright :)

#kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #the kotlcrew #quil's queries #nonsie #take tam's with a grain of salt I am biased #the question is whether i like him because I'm like that. or if I made him like that because I like him #also question maruca's. wasn't 100% on hers. couldn't quite nail it down #frankly I think I just need to see her more to get it #but anyway! very fun ask thank you for this

[a-tale-of-legends]

You know, for all I care abt my ocs fashion, I never considered canon characters. I mean some are obvious ( Marnie and Piers), but some aren't. I'll just focus on ( Legendverse) Hop here cause I wanna round out the Galar Trio.

When standing next to Naomi, you would notice they share a similar color scheme: purple, blue and yellow/gold( Naomi's accessories in her hair, as well as the gold crown pin holding her hair back). The main difference is that Naomi wears more lighter softer tones in comparison to Hop. This is especially shown in the neutral colors ( Naomi wears more white while Hop wears black). With all of that in mind, I figured that Hop and Naomi kinda share a similar style ( simple comfy clothes, sweaters), though with darker color tones are different. I also believe that Hop shows more of his sporty side compared to Naomi ( you can't really tell she can suplex you at first glance lol). I also feel he wouldn't wear things that are as loose compared to Naomi( her sweaters tends to be a bit puffy/baggy.) He's more compact, but still flexible enough to run and do lots of work in. I made a headcanons that Hop likes crochet, so I can imagine him wearing his own stuff time to time.

Both Hop and Carol share a similar style.... except Carol can be a fashion disaster. It amazes Hop how they can wear something so suave on day, but wear whatever the heck they are wearing the next. Anyway. Carol's base design is actually the most in game accurate: the green varsity jacket, a graphic tee( OR a button up. Still deciding) and their grey beanie( not to self: make sure Carol wears some greys). Little accessories of course: fingerless gloves, and a black choker necklace.

Honestly, as I say it, while the two have a darker tone compared to Naomi, Carol is clearly more 'edgy' of the two. Hop still has this level of softness that Carol doesn't really show ( I mean. In their base design anyway). They do have some level of sportiness ( Carol's varsity jacket, Hop's track pants.... I think that's what they're called), so there's that.

Finally, I think Hop ( especially post swsh) kinda embraces his nerd side a bit more. Fun fact: my version of Hop actually wears glasses, but he hates them lol. I can see him wearing wearing, like, academia occasionally( honestly both light and dark). Sometimes his clothes would be uneven, especially if he's in a rush( which he always seems to be lol).

Uh, I know I didn't really specify Hop's fashion until the end, and even then that's like a small part of how I see it, but I feel like comparing the Galar Trio is the best way to get my thoughts out ( and gush about Nomi's and Fitzs outfits ha). I hope you enjoy this ramble, cause I enjoyed writing it! 😊

#r rambles #legendverse #oc: naomi einar #oc: carol fitzroy #rival hop #i've actually wanted to do something like this for a while now heh #glad i finally did it ☺️

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Brown Roof Color Options

In the Pacific Northwest, people tend to prefer their roofs in shades of brown or black. A brown roof can range from elegant to rustic, depending on the colors and materials chosen in combination with existing details. Let’s take a look at when to choose a brown roof and what your selection of brown roofing materials could be.

When to choose a Brown roof

There are any number of great reasons to choose a brown roof. A brown roof is best when you have some combination of the following factors:

Environment: Your home is in a wooded, desert, sandy, rocky, or similar natural area

Permanent Elements: Your brick, stone, or wood accents work with brown; fence, railing, window frame, or skylights are harmonious or complementary.

Home Style: Modern, Northwest Contemporary, Prairie, Craftsman, Lodge, Log Cabin, and a lot more.

Local Style: Many homeowners’ associations have requirements as to which materials and colors can be used on your roof. Some towns, historic districts, and other zoning entities may have a say in the changes you plan to make. Be sure to discover and follow any rules that apply; this is definitely not a case of being easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Personal Style: Many people find brown to be warm, comforting, natural, approachable, even sophisticated – while others might think it’s bland. You can’t please everyone, so just be you.

What Colors Go With A Brown Roof?

Numerous colors work with brown simply because there are so many browns to choose from. Many people assume brown is always within a warm palette. Not so. It can also be cool or neutral, so choose what works best for your situation. Look for the right undertone to complete your vision.

Muted or smoky colors are typically better with brown than brights.

Your with a brown roof house color brick, stone, siding, or paint can be any of these popular hues, plus a few more creative ones for trim:

Cream, Ivory, Yellow (White gets a bit harsh)

Beige, Tan, Brown

Coral, Orange, Red

Green, Turquoise, Teal

Blue

Purple

Shades of Gray and Black are newer entries in this category, but currently hot choices. The thinking is that if a tan house with a black roof is nice then a grey house with a brown roof can be nice, too.

Brown Roof Shingles

All major brands make brown shingles. They are available in different shapes, shades, and quality. We roof around the Puget Sound and GAF Weathered Wood is our most popular brown shingle by far.

Keep in mind that certain colors are only available in specific regions. Consult with your roofing team to see what’s normally available where you live.

Pro Tip

If you find a color you like, but it’s a few shades too dark, ask your roofer if it comes in an Energy Star version. They sometimes have the same name but a lighter color.

Likewise, if you had a standard color before and you didn’t compare swatches before picking the energy saver, you could end up with a lighter color than expected.

Brown Metal Roof

A standing seam metal roof is a good choice in our Pacific Northwest climate, especially in the higher elevations where it is more likely to snow. They come in many colors and profiles.

If you are thinking of a brown metal roof ask your consultant to see actual metal samples because brochures and other swatches rarely match well, especially for metallics. Vendors frequently change names or available colors. Click a color below to learn a little more about it.

Regal White

Parchment

Desert Tan

Old Town Gray

Metallic Antique Patina

Weathered Copper

Dark Bronze

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Regal White | SRI-86

While not exactly brown it is a light creamy color with warm undertones.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Parchment | SRI-58

Parchment is a lighter neutral khaki.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Desert Tan | SRI-57

Nice warm tan color.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Old Town Gray | SRI-44

This color looks solidly gray in swatches, but when going through the actual metal samples the color feels very warm and brownish, like the photo above.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Metallic Antique Patina | SRI-39

This is a fascinating metallic color that seems to shift between green and bronze.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Weathered Copper | SRI-27

An honest dark brown.

Nu-Ray metal roofing in Dark Bronze | SRI-28

Very dark brown.

Brown Roofing Alternatives

Looking for something different?

We absolutely adore DaVinci Roofscapes synthetic shakes and shingles. They are thick realistic looking resin roofing materials in an array of gorgeous, long-lasting standard and custom colors. Here are just a few of them.

Black vS Brown Roof

As a rule of thumb, if your siding colors are bright and crisp then choose black; if your colors are muted and softer then choose brown. If you still can’t decide between a black or brown roof, there are a few options that contain them both! Take a look at DaVinci Aged Cedar or Mountain Abruzzo and darker GAF shingles like Dusky Gray. 

Test Some Brown Roof House Ideas

It can be hard to choose a roofing color, brown or otherwise. Feel free to have some fun with our GAF or DaVinci home visualizers for further inspiration. You can also check out some of our portfolio projects. Let us know when we can help.

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Thoughts re: antagonists

Fair warning: I will be treating “Rhea is an antagonist” as an axiom here to base further discussion on it, if you disagree with that premise then this post isnt for you but im not gonna go into details about proving/arguing it here. 

So on the surface Fodlan appears like your standards issue medieval fantasy setting governed by the rulers of the three countries, but it’s actually a sort of post-apocalyptic leftover of a world where advanced technology once existed, a bit like those legends or pseudoscientific theories about a grand, but sinful civilization before the biblical great flood or Atlantis. Man Grey Proud, wiped out by divine punishment yadda yadda resulting in a setting with two main antagonistic forces that have control and shaped the current state of Fodlans politics through the centuries and have been locked in a costly eternal war:

There’s the remaining Agarthans who want to destroy the surface dwelling civilization AND the Nabateans to rule the surface themselves (which makes them enemies of the church) and there’s Rhea who effectively rules Fodlan from the shadows to the extent that she’s basically arranged the three countries so that her base is in the middle, since the ruling class takes its legitimacy from the church and she makes sure to indoctrinate them when theyre young. 

The result is a world thats rife with instability, inequality, xenophobia caused by isolationism, obsession with bloodlines etc. all side effects of maintaining church power, none of which is doing much to keep the Agarthans in check - they deposed the last emperor and assasinated the last king, have agents in Rhea’s own base and Rhea’s too busy lashing out against random revolts brought on by her incompetent rule to investigate and weed out the real enemy

You have Rhea representing “nothing changes”/ eternal stagnation of Fodlan’s sucky state as it is, Lawful Evil or a “rule the world” villain whereas you have the Agarthans who just plain want to destroy the order of Fodlan so they can rule it,  Chaotic Evil or “destroy the world” villains - We see what Cornelia and Arundel do in the territories they get a hold of, they just squeeze the peasants for their last tax dollar, do forced labor, institute tyrannical and capricious rule... etc suggesting that if they won the people would basically end up as livestock. 

Clearly that’s worse; Rhea’s world sucks but you can still kinda live in it and she will be nice to you if you stay on her good side. But she doesn’t see humans as capable or deserving of governing themselves either. (whereas all three lords basically end up giving the commoners varying degrees of political participation)

They’re even represented as Black (Liberation Army with Agarthan stragglers) and White (Church under rhea) on the map for the chapter introductions whereas the other factions get colors (Empire - Red, Kingdom - Blue, Alliance - yellow, resistance army/reformed church - silver/purple)

The Agarthans are fun conceptually in what they imply for the setting but as characters they don’t get much dimensionality but I don’t think they need to be _ I too used to think pure evil was boring, then I lived through 2016 et al and due to endless frustration with the remaining politicians got to appreciate that the revelant thing about pure evil isn’t the evildoers themselves but how you manage dealing with them in a world with complex webs and balances of power, conflicting self interests etc basically no unambiguos “pure good” everyone can agree on . Pure evil is ultimately an abstraction every evil person likely got evil somehow and could theoretically turn good - but many of them won’t and we still have to deal with it. And that’s the point here - what will the good and neutral people do about it? Will they fall for the traps play the games and be turned against each other? 

Often dysfunctional systems happen not so much because there are evil people (there are always evil people) but because the good and neutral people are too busy bickering to stop them even though the good want to do good and the neutral should at least want to protect their own interests from the villains.

Generally Chaotic Evil tends to be sorta more interesting because it’s the cooler villains/creatures or it’s someone lashing out, whereas lawful evil tends to be crotchery old men and kind of pathetic (See Harry Potter for example) and are often engaged with as sorta younger person rebelling against crotchery old people.

But that also comes with the idea that Lawful Evil is Not You. You can easily see your capacity for destruction as you all get mad and have negative emotions but we all like to think we wouldn’t fall prey to blindly following authority... though studies repeatedly show that ppl overestimate themselves. 

So Rhea is interesting in that she and her most uncompromising followers are semi sympathetic thoroughly examined version of Lawful Evil. (Sympathetic enough that they let you subject her to “love redeems” if you want to, though her S support still acknowledges that she used to be a villain, deceive everyone and used to care nothing for byleth until very recently - You don’t need to marry, say,  Dimitri so that he starts acting responsibly. heck, you could run off with any of his best friends!)  Ppl who are especially susceptible to authority often do so because they feel scared,  view the world as dangerous and sort of never fully made that transition from child to adolescent and subsequently young adult where you stop doing what your parents tell you and start making your own experiences. They’re scared of the unfamiliar and want a strong parent figure to swoop in and protect them and tell them what to think. 

Rhea describes herself as the “last” Child of Sothis meaning she was the youngest, she might’ve been relatively young when the massacre happened (at least by Nabatean standards). She probably survived only cause she hid in fear or because her brothers protected her. 

Eventually she raised an army, got allies and dethroned Nemesis and his ilk, effectively ending up as one of the leaders of her country. The people probably loved her alot after all she got rid of the murdery bandit king - seeing as he has a general might makes right attitude and wasnt above massacring a whole clans worth of innocents for power, he was prolly not a good ruler to live under. 

 She felt she had to live up to the mission left behind by their mother (as Seteth said they view themselves as the protectors of Fodlan) but she still acts as if she were that scared helpless little girl.  She never got the memo that she’s in power and privilege now because sometimes that’s kinda how the mind works. So as she started getting increasingly tyranical she saw it all as “protecting herself” or “doing the will of her mother”. You can see how she got to be that way and follow that progression on an emotional level

She views herself not as the leader that she is, but solely as Sothis’ representative holding down the fort till she returns, and doesn’t enjoy being a leader indeed many things like tea quotes, advice box letters, higher order supports etc. imply that she kinda hates it and finds it lonesome. 

Which also makes her a contrast for the main characters but in different ways - Claude and Edelgard (incidentally the ones who actively oppose her and find out at least some of what her deal is) are very independent, self-reliant and self-determined even at a young age, and even though they have experienced comparable crap, especially Edelgard. Meanwhile Dimitri actually had a lot in common with her in terms of backstory and character flaws and going overboard/hitting the wrong target in pursuit of initially justified revenge and tending toward black and white thinking. You kinda see why they join up in CF -  though he has tons more responsibility, empathy and self-awareness even as his very worst and in his own route he eventually winds up doing pretty much the exact opposite as hes strictly against imposing anything on people and ends up letting them have some say in how he governs them

#Archbishop rhea #seiros #fe3h #fire emblem: three houses #fire emblem three houses

[bespectacledbookworm]

How to Bleach Your Hair and Not Completely Ruin It

I get it. You want to be platinum NOW. If you’ve done your homework, you know what everyone says: it’s a process, it can take weeks of being brown, then light brown, then dark blonde, then medium blonde, light blonde, and finally platinum. For people who can afford it and have the patience of Mother Teresa, this is no big deal. But you work part time and go to school, and ain’t nobody got time for that! So before you pop on down to Sally’s, or your local beauty supply store, PLEASE READ THIS.

EDIT: for clarity regarding level of damage to hair.

Disclaimer: I am not a professionally licensed cosmetologist, so everything I say, you listen to at your own risk. However, I have been trained by a popular beauty supply store to ADVISE others on bleaching and or coloring their own hair at home, and I’ve done my own research. About three years worth. So, be advised, be warned, be smart. Please. The integrity of your hair is at risk.

If you’ve done your research, and all of this looks familiar to you, go ahead and skip down the section titled THE METHOD to see the process i’ve used to avoid fried, patchy hair.

For the sake of this post and time, I’m not going to cover every single thing about hair color and chemistry, but I’m going to go over some important stuff if you don’t know what you’re doing. I’m hoping you’ve already done some research, either on google or youtube. If not, you might want to watch a few Hair Bleaching Fails from Brad Mondo’s youtube channel. He periodically gives tips and tricks during these and is actually licensed. If not, here’s a quick article that explains the process of bleaching that I think covers the basics that I’d like to add. 

[child with natural ~level 10-11 hair. About the lightest hair can really get without bleaching out all pigment to white]

So onto a few basics and info that I think is worth noting:

KNOWN TRUTHS OF HAIR BLEACHING:

To achieve  Platinum hair, THE HAIR MUST BE TONED. More on that later.

The thicker your hair is, the more bleach it can take, usually. If you have curly/kinky hair, it’s not necessarily impossible to bleach, but because of your curls and the tendency your hair has to frizz, bleach can be more damaging. (Or, rather, the damage is much more visible on curly/ kinky/ natural hair. Sorry ya’ll :/ ] 

Fine/thin hair is fragile. TAKE CAUTION. Test strand.

Test strands are your FRIEND. Please don’t bleach all your hair in one go before test stranding.

Bleach will damage your hair. There’s no way around it. You’re hair will never be the same. It will be drier, a little frizzier, more brittle, and it probably won’t hold a curl as well. You have to accept this, and realize that you will be spending a little more to mask the damage.

You cannot repair bleached hair. The process is permanent and so is the damage. All of the products that claim to repair are tongue-in-cheek. Many of them say “Reduces the appearance of damage of the hair” on the back. This is not the same as actually repairing the damage. As far as the Hair community knows, Olaplex is the only thing that reverses the hair damage, but it is expensive, it is only sold to professionals, and only yields the greatest results when mixed in with dye or bleach, when the hair is being chemically altered.

Bleaching is a PROCESS. This is why professionals will have you visit the salon multiple times before you get platinum/ silver. It’s healthier for the hair, it saves length, it stops your hair from looking like spaghetti- Which is why it’s so expensive. But you’re here because you don’t have patience, don’t lie to yourself. You’re probably also here because you want to save money. Which brings me to…

[ the usual bleached hair process from this site]

WHAT DO I NEED and HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST?

BLEACHING HAIR IS EXPENSIVE, no matter which way you go. Product breakdown, 2019 prices:

1 pound tub of powdered bleach (trust me. You want the tub. It’s cheaper in the long run): ~ 30  dollars. This tub will be enough to bleach a shoulder length bob (normal hair thickness) two or three times.

16 Ounce bottle of developer: ~5

Manic Panic/ Other brands: ~10 for one tub. One manic panic is about 4 ounces of color, which can color an above shoulder bob if you have normal/ thin hair. For thicker, longer hair, you WILL need more. So the price for this is anywhere from ~ 10— 50 dollars for first time application.

Brush for color: ~2

Brush for bleach: ~ 2

Bowl for bleach/ color (it can be washed and rinsed)- ~3-4

Toner (wella, most popular toner)- ~5

10 0r 20 Vol. Developer for toner: ~3

Shampoo Toner (less permanent than well, but also less damaging) ~ 12-15 dollars.

gloves: ~ 4

Hair clips/ ties to section hair: free if you have them: ~ 5

Protein masks/ deep conditioners: ~1 for the mask or ~ 10+ for the bottle.

(There are bleaching kits, like the manic panic one and “High lift” boxes of color at walmart, but I don’t recommend them as they usually are packaged with a 40 developer and not one box fits all. Plus, they’re way WAY more expensive than buying a tub of bleach if you have long hair compared to buying five boxes of Feria high lift or whatever at 10 bucks each. And they don’t contain as much product, so. YEah.)

Total: ~80. Sales tax (CA)= 5.60. That’s around 85 dollars MINIMUM if you have shoulder length hair. If you have longer hair, you WILL be spending much more than this. A salon visit will cost about 175+ for a bleach process alone, not including color or toner.

Does it sound like i’m trying to convince you to just go to the hair salon? I kind of am. If you’re going to spend this much money, you might as well just go to a professional, sit down in a nice comfy chair, and have someone else slave over your hair while you chillax. But I gotchu- you want to do this yourself! It sounds fun! Plus, the pride of doing it yourself? Addictive. And the potential to save money? Even more so. So okay. You’re buying all this stuff. Now the other question is….

[Loreal Quick Blue Bleaching Powder. Probably the most popular tub of bleach.]

WHAT DO THESE PRODUCTS DO??

Bleach powder: chemically lightens hair.

Developer: Activates bleach and opens the hair cuticle, allowing the chemical reaction to take place inside the hair strand and take out your natural color. A lower level developer is typically used to deposit color/toner back onto the hair.

Toner: Light glaze of color that tones hair, usually purple or blue. Why? Think of it in terms of the color wheel. Your hair will be some shade of yellow no matter how much you bleach, so you have to neutralize the yellow with a purple to create that beautiful silver/grey/ platinum/ white color. It’s just color science. This can be achieved with long term results with Wella or similar toners, or you can use a shampoo that’s purple colored for short term results.

The darker the purple OR the longer you leave on the toner, the darker grey it will get. Some people have the misconception that using a toner like Wella’s T14 will lighten their hair to grey which is not true. The developer lifts a little bit of pigment out, but it also replaces some with the purple- it doesn’t really lift :/ . To clarify: toner NEUTRALIZES the yellow hue in your hair. It’s like toggling the “hue” tool in instagram editor: you’re not changing the darkness or lightness of anything, you’re just changing the color a bit. 

Okay! So you have these products, you’ve watched some youtube videos, you have a general idea of how to apply it. But..

[Ahh, Brassy hair. The bane of our existence. Katy’s got about three different levels of hair going on here, all untoned and brassy. The hair at the crown of her hair behind the bangs isn’t bad- it’s a nice golden color. But the rest might be a little yellow/orange for some of us. ]

HOW DO I AVOID PATCHY/ BRASSY HAIR??

Test strand! Mix enough bleach using the ratio on the tub, it’s usually 1 parts bleach to 2 parts Developer. So get a tablespoon of bleach in your bowl (parts can mean anything used for measuring but a table spoon should be enough), mixed with 2 tablespoons of your Developer and apply it either to some hair you’ve collected from your hairbrush, or snip a few strands from the back of your head. Follow the rest of the directions on the tub. It is crucial that you test hair that is in the same condition that your hair is in now. Don’t use old hair. 

Okay, so you’ve done that, and the hair still is only a weird orange/yellow color! Can I bleach it again?

Technically, yes. But in a salon, they would make you wait a week or two, even a month before daring to touch your hair again. So I tell you the truth: bleaching it immediately will cause more damage then if you’d waited for a few weeks while using conditioning treatments like moisturizing and protein packets. Your hair will be more brittle, dry, and rough if you bleach again immediately.

But that’s your call. It will be more expensive in the long run, because you will probably purchase more expensive conditioners and more treatment packets to mask the damage.

Just for clarity, here is a hair level chart from Pinterest, showing toned levels of hair on the left and the underlying warm pigment of that hair on the right:

THE METHOD

Okay, so to avoid patchy hair when you bleach, I find that this method described below is time intensive but almost foolproof. It works best on hair that is longer than shoulder length, as hair this long can end up the patchiest. Like I said above, your hair will be damage, but using this method, it won’t be as bad as the “hair bleach fails” that you see on youtube. On virgin hair this process should yield hair that is a uniform color with minimal damage. After you’ve test stranded and found the appropriate amount of time that works for you, section your hair into four sections, buns is good. Now apply bleach to one section of hair beginning an inch away from the roots all the way down, making sure the hair is thickly coated in bleach on BOTH sides (bleach is thick and not as runny as water and will not “soak” into your hair like water. You need to make sure to get both sides or patchiness will ensue). Then go back up and do the roots. Now this is the important part!

LET THAT ONE SECTION SIT FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU NEED. DON’T DO THE OTHER SECTIONS. Then rinse, shampoo, rinse, maybe shampoo that one section again until it is free of bleach, taking care not to wet the other sections. And repeat. Yes, I am advising you to bleach and wash your hair in sections. We can’t do our own hair fast like the professionals can, we just can’t. Bleaching it like this in sections will ensure that each section is bleached for the same amount of time, every time, ensuring a nice even color all around. Is it labor intensive? Yes. And if your hair is still only a level seven after you do all that work, you may have to do it again before you can tone. 

But this method will save your hair. Get your supplies, test strand, bleach and rinse in sections. You and your hair will thank me. I’ve done this, and it worked!... for the most part. I got cocky during the last section and waited an extra ten minutes longer than all the other sections, and wound up having to get a trim, but that was my fault. So don’t do what I did; go by the time you have used on your test strand for. Ever. Section. 

If your hair is already patchy/ has previous color tackle those sections first. I’m not guaranteeing anything for hair that has been previously treated- that’s a color correction and is very hard and expensive to do. This method works best on virgin hair, but not really on hair that’s already been colored. 

If you have any questions, let me know and I’ll try to answer them the best that I can. Good luck!

[the beautiful silver hair of all our dreams....]

#hair #hair dying #fashion hair #fashion colors #manic panic #arctic fox #ion hair brilliance #directions dye #silver hair #white hair #grey hair #gray hair #bleached hair #bleaching #bleaching my hair #bleach fail #hair dye fail #dyeing my hair #hair color

[aurigardyn]

Upon The Blue Sky - Masterpost

So, I got a horrible realization after I re-read my plots and stuffs from Upon The Blue Sky. Which is : I never made a master post. No wonder I got confused sjsjagdjk.

So in order to help myself (and maybe some readers wanna know? idk), here is the general things in UTBS universe.

Characters

Midoriya Izuku : Born in Japan, raised in Florida. Age 28. An orphan, he was taken under Toshinori’s (literal) wings, and trained by Sir Nighteye to be a hunter. Now a well-known hunter and one of the best there is. He likes katsudon and summer. He’s not hunter-born but he has excellent tracking skills and great analytical mind.

Archangel Shouto : Age 1800. Ascended to Archangel at the age of 1200 (give or take). Most archangels ascended around age 4000-5000, so this makes Shouto the youngest archangel in history. He has ice and fire powers, but he uses his fire as little as possible. Territory includes South East Asian and greater Asian continent. Fuyumi and Natsuo live in other regions. His mother lives in his Refuge residence and is heavily guarded.

Bakugou Katsuki aka Katsuki : Shouto’s second-in-command. Age 1500 (you’re old, Kacchan). Was Shouto’s friend but when he was dying, Shouto saved him. Pledged his loyalty to Shouto afterwards. A vampire and has a penchant for violence and brutal punishments (when the other party warrants it). He’s a beast in battlefields and his powers are off the chart.

Kirishima Eijirou aka Eijirou : Shouto’s media darling, the one talking to the press when shit hits the fan. Age 900 years, angel, has crimson-red wings with black tips. He can also manipulate earth. He’s dating Katsuki and donates his blood regularly.

Toogata Mirio aka Mirio : Shouto’s jack-of-all-trades, doing everything and anything whenever he’s not busy. Vampire, age 1300 years. Once worked for Nighteye, switched allegiance to Shouto when Shouto rises to power. He likes girls but secretly pining for Tamaki.

Amajiki Tamaki aka Tamaki : Shouto’s spymaster. He has the ability to manipulate shadows. His wings are black, like, pure black. Age 1000. He has healing ability, but it hurts the one he’s healing in the process.

Yaoyorozu Momo aka Momo : Shouto’s strategist and his third-in-command and his troops’ main commander. She’s also tasked as Shouto’s general. Shouto saved her during a war on Nemuri’s territory. Age 1300. Angel, has light-red wings streaked with black and grey. She may not have her quirks, but she’s a killer in hand-to-hand combats.

Iida Tenya aka Tenya : Fun fact, he’s not wearing glasses. He’s Shouto’s weapons-master and sort of Momo’s second-in-command in terms of ranking. Age 1200, his brother, Tensei, is also an archangel. He has dark-blue wings with lighter shade on his primaries.

Hitoshi Shinsou aka Shinsou : Shouto’s Refuge housekeeper and commander for his Refuge’s troops. He’s also Rei’s bodyguard. Vampire, age 900.

The Other Archangels

There are ten archangels, Shouto included. (It was hard to divide their territory tbh). Their council is called the Cadre

Yuu (aka Mt. Lady) : Rules over Middle East. Residence is in Dubai. Age 3000 years.

Shouta (Aizawa) : South American, residence is in Brasil. Age is around 7000 years old. Grey wings and love cats. He has fostered around 200 cats in his residence.

Toshinori (All Might) : Northern America and Canada, has light-blue wings. Age around 10.000 years old (mighty old, tbh). Ascended at age 6000

Nemuri (Midnight) : 6000 years old, rules over Western Europe, has purple-white wings.

Tensei : Tenya’s big bro, age 5000. He rules the Pacific Islands. His wings are darker color than Tenya’s

Sekijirou (Vlad King) : Africa. Well known as the Archangel of War, and his armies are massive. Age 8000. 

Hizashi (aka Present Mic) : Rules over Australia, but likes to visit Shouta and his cats. Age 7000, he’s Shouta’s age. He doesn’t really care for angelic politics, but he is well known for his lavish parties.

Nedzu : Rules over Eastern Europe. Age, currently unknown. History wrote his age as 15.000 years old, but who knows? The man is a mystery. He has white wings striped with black and yellow.

Gran Torino : Ruling over China. Age almost 20.000 years old (you old man), he doesn’t come to Cadre meetings too often, preferring to stay in his own territory. It’s smaller in size compared to the other’s, but Torino likes it. He’s too powerful and too old to stay within another archangel’s territory

Other Characters

Hadou Nejire : The Japanese’s Guild’s Director

Uraraka Ochako, Asui Tsuyu, Itsuka Kendou, Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu : Hunters.

Chiyo (Recovery Girl): Angelic healer, age unknown. It is said she’s even older than Torino. Lives in the Refuge, technically in Shouta’s territory, but she’s a neutral party. 

The others also make appearance (Mina, Sato, even the grape pervert--I refuse to say his name)

I’ll add things later when I have more time~

#upon the blue sky #master post #katya writes #katya rambles

[thetragictoy]

Opnemer and the Recorder of Memories

Okay, so I’ve got this beautiful idea for a book that I’ve been working on for over two years now and I just wrote out character descriptions for all of my lovely characters! If anyone can help find some inspo or would like to sketch up, collage—whatever you’d like to contribute to my babies would be incredibly helpful! I already have the first chapter pretty solidified, but it’s subject to change (if anyone would like to read it and I see enough interest, I’ll gladly post chapter one!). But, without further adieu, here are (most of) my main babies!

Opnemer- Adorable little fairy of a girl, Op is full of optimism and love. Medium length brown hair, big brown eyes, tanned skin, a relatively straight nose (not big but also not sloped, just kinda straight), and rather average in stature—about 5’6”. When she’s having a heated conversation with Desmond or simply interested, her ideal hairstyle is the quick and messy bun (to keep hair out of her face). When she’s in Desmond’s dreams, she loves wearing white and she loves retro dresses that are simple in style, but fun to twirl in. She also loves wearing and seeing bright colors in the dreamscape.

Sonata- A very sweet and gentle spirit, Nata has a strong urge to protect those that he loves. Light brown hair, hazel green eyes, wears glasses (rectangular frames?), lightly tanned skin—lighter than Op, around 6’2”. If Nata didn’t have to wear the same deep eggplant purple everyday, he’d be an absolute t-shirt and jeans kinda guy with fun looking Chuck Taylors. He’s the funny—sometimes awkward—guy who cares immensely about Op. Just imagine he’s the guy nervous laughing as he scratches the back of his head 😂

Desmond- A growing teenage boy with a ton of personality, Des is wise and humble. Dark, curly brown hair, brown eyes, (he’s my lil Mexican boy), very insanely tan (he likes being outside), and currently I see him about 16 at 6’0”. He’s super casual in what he wears, but likes his little touch of style in each outfit. (He likes to look like he’s not trying while actually trying most of the time 😂) His classic look is a printed short sleeve button downs, jeans, and some sweet lace up leather boots. He usually wears his lapis lazuli that his mother gave him until he and Op exchanged necklaces (but they wear them as bracelets) and he never takes hers off (I’ve written this particular scene into existence already, so it’s canon!).

Ruby- A wonderfully artsy gal, Ruby challenges herself almost constantly. Long brown hair, green green eyes, darker skin tone (something close to Des), and about 5’2”. She loves painting, sketching, writing poetry, and doing ceramics. She loves getting into the action and could care less if her hands get dirty. She has quite the retro bohemian style and loves loose, airy organic clothing that doesn’t weigh her down. She loves to layer pieces to make her look like a low key bohemian princess. She loves colors, but typically wears more muted or neutral tones to keep from clashing with the loud colors of her art. She’s a very simple girl who’s headstrong and wildly independent. She’s usually the girl telling her friends exactly what they need to hear to help them achieve what it is that they want.

Sahwira- Incredibly intelligent and doesn’t often say much. Gold-blonde hair, piercing blue-grey eyes, ridiculously sharp jawline & cheekbones, around 6’0”. He’s a pale boy who would avoid being outdoors if the Recorders had an outdoors. He comes off as intimidating because he’s taller than Op, especially when he’s close to her. He’s almost always caught scowling and doesn’t smile often (if ever really). He’s a no nonsense man and is one of the oldest Recorders that’s lived (but because they don’t age, he’d really be quite attractive if he smiled). He secretly cares about Op and when she talks to him for the first time, it’s like all the hardness of his features melts away and she just sees a softness in him that she didn’t think could exist (because when he’s not scowling, he has some rather sad but sweet eyes). Sahwira really quite likes the dark colors they wear, but he would definitely be the office type who wears slacks, button down shirts, dress shoes, and a ridiculously expensive watch. If he didn’t care what people thought of him, he would 100% wear dad hats, jeans, t-shirts, and Vans.

Edeko- Sophisticated and sweet, Eddy is a whirlwind of quiet energy and support. Curly curly brown hair, amber brown eyes, mulatto skin, a splash of freckles on her face, around 5’8”. While she’s incredibly sassy when she’s with Sahwira (whom she has nicknamed Wira), she’s got a whole stock of wisdom for younger Recorders. She’s helped Nau emotionally through some of the hard times, but she also knows how to be straight with someone when they need to hear the truth. If she didn’t have to wear deep eggplant all the time, she’d easily be a girl who loves high waisted jeans, crop tops, and high tops. To get cozy, you’d 100% find her in a huge oversized sweater that’s off one shoulder, some flannel pj shorts and fuzzy slippers.

Nauhuri- Bubbly and fully of life, Nau is an absolute sweetheart who has a rather tragic past. Platinum blonde hair in a pixie cut, brilliant electric blue eyes, a sea of studs on her left ear and a cuff and chain on her right, full lips, adorable button nose, and milky skin. She’s had it rough but she knows just how to keep on trekking. Without the set eggplant purple clothes Nau would have an adorable sense of style. Crop tops, pleated skirts, chokers, and Doc Martins would be her go to. She would also easily be spotted in a t-shirt, leggings, and tennis shoes on a comfy day.

Musajjil- A seriously chill dude with a heart of gold. Dark black hair that is likely to be pulled back into the messy man bun, dark brown eyes, a pretty big schnoz, caramel skin, about 5’8”. Musajjil adores Nau and always has her back. He loves her fighting spirit and her ability to stay positive while also adapting to her situation. Musa sounds like a total surfer dude and is extremely go with the flow. He’s easily approachable and loves conversation. If he wasn’t stuck in eggplant purple, you better believe he’d be in cargo shorts, t-shirts or muscle tanks, flip-flops, and wearing a necklace made of sea glass and pukka shells.

Taifeadta- A hopeless romantic who tries to be a ladies man, but inevitably fails. Short but stylish dirty blonde hair, deep green eyes, some scruff on his face, around 5’10”. I like to imagine him with glasses, but I guess he could go with or without. Tai is my sweet sweet boy who has tons of personality and loves flirting (or trying to anyways). He’s incredibly attracted to Eddy—mostly because she’s so sophisticated and well versed with everything in their world. He does eventually fall for another Recorder (Kina) and she makes him nervous and it’s adorable because there’s lots of blushing and speechlessness (and Tai is never speechless). His ideal outfits would be some nice jeans, t-shirts and hoodies, and skate highs.

Kinasa- Shy and gentle, she’s a calming presence to anyone in the room. Long black hair, almond shaped eyes blacker than night, flat(ish) but adorable nose, porcelain skin, around 5’2”. Kina always carries a calming aura and is rather shy compared to the other Recorders. She’s intrigued by Tai and loves how his calm and cool nature gets tripped up by her presence and knows that Tai is really very sweet behind his “ladies man” facade. She’d love to wear long simple A-line dresses, corduroy overalls, pastel colors mixed with deep rich tones, and shoes ranging from tennis shoes to creepers.

Gravadora- Cunning and mischievous, she makes up one half of the twins. Long airy black hair, bright green eyes, a dash of freckles, small but cute nose, pale olive skin, around 5’9”. Rava is full of energy so if someone sets her off, she’s quick to her temper. She loves fiercely and she doesn’t know how she’d do this job without her brother Graves. She’d ideally wear something laid back like bootcut jeans, long sleeve shirts and hoodies, and Converse. She’s a simple gal.

Gravador- Daring and witty, he makes up the second half of the twins. Wavy black hair (kinda shaggy), bright green eyes with the longest eyelashes ever (only noticeable when you’re close enough to really look at him), a dash of freckles, small but cute nose, pale olive skin, around 5’9”. While the twins are nearly the spitting image of each other, Graves is a bit softer than his sister. He’s a bit more emotional, but he keeps that to himself although she already knows something’s wrong just by the way he breathes. Graves would love wearing natural or muted tones. He’s a sucker for flannels, jeans, and leather boots.

Death- Snarky and sarcastic, Death loves to pick a fight. Tall and brooding with choppy black hair, amber brown eyes, rather pointed nose and gaunt cheeks, pale skin, well built, around 6’5”. Death can regularly be found in black jeans, black t-shirts, black leather jackets, and black leather boots. He’s sassy and completely uncouth, but that’s how he’d like to portray himself to people. He’s been blamed for everything he’s never done over his lifetime so while he does in fact have a soft side that longs to be understood, he decides to mask that part of him with an air of sarcastic wit.

Fate- Beloved by some, slandered by many, Fate is a war horse. Long strawberry blonde hair that cascades down in loose curls, hazel green eyes that seem to hold the rainbow, adorable pixie nose, lightly tanned skin, around 5’9”. Fate is bitterly misunderstood most of the time. She’s incredibly regal in her wardrobe (much like Time and very much unlike Death) and is always wearing a golden laurel and ivory robes embroidered with golden threads and embellished with pastel shades of pink, green, and lavender. If she ever has time to herself to dress more casually, she’d be in thermal long sleeves and pea coats, nice jeans, and some comfortable booties with at least a 3” heel.

Time- Stern and focused, Time is on a schedule down to the second, so you best not be late. Long white hair and beard (that was once a golden blonde), green eyes and thin rectangular spectacles, a rather bulbous nose, papery white skin, around 6’1”. Time is ridiculously punctual and hates when others miss appointments. While he likes to come off as the cheery old man, he isn’t a force to be reckoned with. He always wears beautiful royal blue robes that sweep the floor. If he ever had a sense of casual wear, it would probably be flannel pj pants, a matching button down, and a night robe and matching night cap.

Claudia- Strong and supportive, she’s a force of nature that knows her boys rely on her. Dark curly brown hair, dark brown eyes, slight crows feet (from all the laughter and joy her boys bring her), full lips, round nose, tanned skin, around 5’3”. After losing her husband, Claudia took it upon herself to raise her three boys. She loves practical clothing that’s simple and comfortable such as jeans, t-shirts, and tennis shoes. She loves a good necklace or two and bracelets like bangles that jingle. She loves prints and every once in a while she’ll throw on a nice bohemian styled shirt with bell sleeves just to watch the movement of the fabric. Claudia’s about 50 at this point in time.

Ellis- Resilient and sure, Desmond’s oldest brother—and sometimes the most bull headed—Ellis is relatively level headed, but he’s also a teenager in adolescence. Wavy light brown hair, hazel green eyes, strong jawline, rather pointed nose, fairer than his mother and other two brothers—he heavily resembles his father, around 6’0”. He’s about 18 at this point in time and believes that he’s in love with a girl he’s only been going out with for a month. He won’t listen to Desmond’s words simply because he’s younger and “doesn’t understand”. He does love his mother and brothers with his whole being, he’s just stubborn at this age. Ellis is big on playing sports but also loves music and playing the ukulele. Loves being comfortable (like his mother) and prefers jeans, simple t-shirts, and Converse.

Finnegan- Incredibly loyal and understanding, Desmond’s younger brother Finny is the quiet pillar of strength that keeps everyone in the house together. Rusty brown hair that’s nearly untamable (always looks like styled bedhead but is actually just real bedhead), light brown eyes, round nose, round pink cheeks, the lucky kid with freckles, around 5’5”. He’s around 12 at this point in time and is already a freshman in high school as he is very diligent with his studies and skipped a grade in elementary. He tutors others in his classes and many of his peers and even upper class men adore him. He’s easy to talk to, highly intelligent and incredibly oblivious to girls and their intentions. He’s practical and calculated but still incredibly sweet. He tries to offer advice, but is sometimes more forward than most others are used to. He loves a good pair of khakis or a nice pressed pair of jeans and loves a good printed shortsleeved button down and loves his Converse. Finny isn’t afraid of hand-me-downs from his brothers, he just likes keeping his crisp and clean style if he has the choice.

#OCs #Book #Idea #Fandom #New Book #Original #Fan Art? #Write #Writing #Inspiration #Characters #Original Characters #Memories #Story #New Story #Novel #Concept #Character Concept

[shin-hoseokk]

color theory

Title: color theory

Word count: 2788

Ship:  wonkyun (wonho/i.m)

Description: 

“Very good, Changkyun, you don’t usually paint with red do you?”

“No Sir, red never appealed to me, until now”

Tags: alternate universe - college/university, art school, minor character death, infidelity, mild smut, angst, changkyun is an emo art student, wonho is his stupid boyfriend

cross-posted to ao3

The air in the field was warm and pleasant. Hoseok and Changkyun lay side by side, surrounded by lush, green grass and fragrant, yellow daisies. They were only a couple miles from their college dorms, but it felt like a completely different world.

Changkyun turned his head to look at the boy next to him, he had dragged him out of his dorm with the excuse of “looking for inspiration”. In reality, he had just wanted to spend time with him. He reached for his hand. His rough, paint stained hands colliding with Hoseok’s smooth, un-calloused skin.

“Is this a date?” Hoseok turned to face him.

Changkyun bit his tongue and thought for a moment. The smell of grass and sunshine was intoxicating, pushing him to be bolder than usual.

“Yes, I suppose it is. Is that okay?”

“Yes”, Hoseok smiled.

That night, Changkyun painted daisies, cheerful, bright and warm. He never usually painted with yellow, but the memories he made in field brought new meaning to the color.

-

The sun shined through the grimey windows of Changkyun’s bedroom. He woke with a yawn and rolled out of bed. The beams of light illuminated the dust that danced through the air like fairies. He clumsily reached for his phone and found it on the stack of old textbooks he used as a bedside table.

He padded out the the bathroom he shared with his roommate. He was momentarily blinded as he flicked on the florescent lights in the cramped bathroom.

“Mmph….. Too early”, he mumbled and reached for his toothbrush.

He brushed his teeth and quickly rinsed out his mouth with water. He stepped out of the bathroom and made his way into the kitchen. He was pouring milk into his bowl of rice puffs, when he noticed the note stuck to the cracked marble counter.

Had to dash to class, I didn’t want to wake you up

Last night was fun….. Wanna get lunch?

-Hoseok

Changkyun held the note in his hands and grinned down at it.

“Woah.. dude are you okay?”, his roommate, Jooheon, who was crashed on the couch, called out to him.

Changkyun looked down at himself, apart from wearing nothing but a pair of boxers and one sock, he seemed fine.

“Your neck dude, you might wanna get that checked out”, Jooheon smirked and resumed watching the TV.

Changkyun looked at his reflection in the microwave door. His face and neck was covered in dark purple hickeys and bite marks. Suddenly last night’s events came rushing back to him.

Leaving the bar with Hoseok, struggling to get home because they were both too drunk to coordinate their steps with the line of the pavement. Stumbling into his bedroom and being pushed onto the bed by Hoseok’s warm hands. Hoseok’s fingers in his hair, in his mouth, inside him. The pleasurable burn of being stretched open and the addictive rhythm of Hoseok’s hips slamming against his ass.

“Changkyun? You alright dude?”, Jooheon’s question pulled him back to the present.

He grinned sheepishly as he rushed to the bathroom to check the rest of his body for any more memories from last night and left his bowl of cereal forgotten on the kitchen counter.

He held onto those memories and took them all the way to his art class that afternoon. His brush was dipped in a rich, seductive red. He tried to recreate the passion and urgency with his careful strokes. His art teacher walked behind him and made a noise of approval.

“Very good, Changkyun, you don’t usually paint with red do you?”

“No Sir, red never appealed to me, until now”

-

The shrill sound of Changkyun’s ringtone blared throughout the lecture theatre.

“Uh, sorry guys”, he took the phone and switched it onto silent mode before checking who was calling.

It was his mother. His mother never called him during the day, unless it was an emergency. Changkyun gathered his books and quietly slipped out of the theatre. He dialed his mothers phone number and held the phone to his ear. The glass screen of his phone was cold against his flushed cheeks.

“Changkyun”, his mother answered, sounding panicked.

“Mom, what’s up?”

“Its your father, he was in an accident” she said

“What do you mean?”, Changkyun’s breath became short and quick.

“I know it’s a lot to ask, but you should really come to the hospital tonight”

He paused and sucked in a deep breath of air. The phone in his hand was no longer cold, but instead warm and slightly sweaty from the heat of his palm.

“Okay mom, I’ll see you soon”

One over-priced uber later, Changkyun was sitting in the florescent lights of the hospital waiting room. His mother was wearing down her shoes, pacing up and down the linoleum floors. He held his head in his hands, shaking with nervous energy. The constant electrical hum of the building kept him awake.

He reached for his backpack and pulled out a sketch pad. Most of the drawings in it were rubbish, but drawing soothed his nerves. He took the pencil out of the spiral and flipped to a new page. He began sketching a portrait of his dad, soft grey lines creating the familiar shape of his eyes and the cheerful curve of his smile.

He looked up around the room, the color grey was everywhere, the cushion chairs, the hands on the clock, the nurse’s desks. He usually avoided the color when created art, the neutrality and uncertainty of it scared him. He glanced back down at his drawing. The grey outlines of the pencil were more daunting than ever. Was his dad gonna be okay? Would he die in this lonely hospital? Changkyun didn’t know, he didn’t have the answers. The color was mocking him, bringing new doubts and uncertainties to the front of his mind. He ripped out the page and closed his sketch book.

-

The priest’s voice echoed through the church. Changkyun sat in the first row of pews next to his sobbing mother. His black suit tie was too tight, he felt like he was suffocating.

It was a small funeral; his father didn’t like many people. He was a quiet man and he always preferred the company of a beer and the evening news as opposed to friends or workmates.

Sitting above his father’s coffin was a bouquet of white roses and green leaves. The vibrant hue of the leaves stuck out against the black canvas of the roses. The more he looked at the leaves, the more calming they became. The leaves were a mix of a dark moss color and lighter, pea green. They fell across the coffin like a table cloth. He focused on the composition of the leaves and suddenly he didn’t feel like he was choking anymore

That night, Changkyun sat himself in front of a canvas and painted. He painted until his fingers hurt and his formal dress shirt was stained with green-tinted spots. The color calmed his over-active mind and momentarily soothed his anxieties. His mother would scold him for painting in his suit, but art was his escape, it was the breath of fresh air he so desperately needed, and that made it all worth it.

-

Changkyun unlocked the door to Hoseok’s apartment, the warm air and familiar smell of his boyfriend welcomed him like a hug. He slipped off his coat and his shoes and made his way to the kitchen. He was greeted by the beautiful sight of Hoseok leaning over the stove, broad shoulders complemented by a tight black turtleneck, stirring a pot with a wooden spoon.

Hoseok looked over his shoulder and grinned at him.

“Changkyunnie, welcome home”, he abounded his cooking and padded across the wooden floor to wrap his arms around Changkyun’s waist. Changkyun’s arms found purchase around Hoseok’s neck, and his face pressed into the soft juncture between his neck and shoulder.

“Did you miss me hyung?”, He shifted to press a kiss right below Hoseok’s ear. He felt his boyfriend shiver and moved his hands to slide into the back pockets of Changkyun’s jeans.

“Of course, it felt weird coming home and not being covered in secondhand paint stains”

Changkyun let out a small laugh and leaned up to kiss Hoseok properly.

He melted against the taller man immediately. Their lips slotted together like puzzle pieces, a perfect fit. Hoseok’s lips were warm and soft, a touch Changkyun had craved for a month as he was staying with his mother, caring for her after his father’s untimely death. Sure, they had texted and called almost everyday, but nothing compared to feeling of security and love Changkyun felt when he was wrapped up in Hoseok’s strong arms.

Hoseok tilted his head and deepened the kiss, his tongue slipping into Changkyun’s mouth. Changkyun tighted his arms around Hoseok’s neck, pressing their chests together.

He pulled away momentarily to look at his beautiful boyfriend. Hoseok’s thick lips were slick with spit, his soft brown eyes were hooded with lust, or admiration, Changkyun can’t tell. He pushed Hoseok’s hair back, the blue tipped strands felt like silk between his fingers.

“Your blue has faded”, Changkyun stroked the hair at the back of Hoseok’s neck.

“I like it better this color”, Hoseok stated, “Its calmer, it doesn’t make me look like a jellyfish”

Changkyun kissed him quickly on the lips before tightening his fingers in his boyfriend’s hair.

“Show me how much you missed me hyung”

Hoseok grinned down at him and obliged, sliding his hands to grip Changkyun’s ass and lift him on to the kitchen table. He stood in-between Changkyun’s parted knees and moved his hands up his thighs.

Changkyun arched his back to press against Hoseok’s chest and moaned softly when he felt Hoseok’s lips attach themselves to his neck. He tilted his head to give Hoseok more access and slipped his fingers under the hem of his turtleneck.

“It feels like years since I’ve touched you, have you been working out more?”

Hoseok let out a hum as he lifted his arms, letting Changkyun strip off his sweater.

Changkyun was always stunned by Hoseok’s body, he swears his boyfriend was sculpted by the gods. Changkyun has tried to paint Hoseok countless times but a combination of Changkyun’s heated stares and Hoseok’s wandering hands meant they had always gotten carried away.

Changkyun admired the body in front of him, Hoseok’s sculpted abs, firm pecks and strong arms never failed to turn him on. He smoothed his hands up his toned abdominals and pressed his thumbs into Hoseok’s nipples.

He smirked when he heard the quick gasp Hoseok emitted. His smirk disappeared when he noticed the faded purple bruise just above his collarbone. He pushed Hoseok away from him slightly so he could see it clearly. Suddenly it made sense why Hoseok was wearing a turtleneck when it was so warm in the apartment.

Changkyun slipped off the table and placed his feet firmly on the ground

“Are you kidding me?”, he asked plainly, although the anger was evident in his eyes.

“What are you talking about Kyunnie? I thought we were having fun”, Hoseok looked genuinely confused and Changkyun felt bad for a second, but one look at the hickey on his boyfriend’s neck quickly dismissed those feelings.

“Don’t play dumb with me Hoseok, I know I didn’t leave that there”, he pointed accusingly at the mark.

The color drained out of Hoseok’s face and his eyes became big and watery

“Changkyun please, let me expla-“

“Who was it, Do I know them?”, He cut him off completely, not wanting to hear any bullshit excuses fall from Hoseok’s quivering lips.

“Changkyunnie calm down, let me talk to you”, the desperation was clear in his voice.

“Don’t call me that, tell me who the fuck it was”, Changkyun felt a ting of guilt as tears rolled down his boyfriend’s cheeks.

He knew Hoseok was a sensitive soul, he cried at the end of children’s movies on a regular basis. Under all the hard muscle he was a big softie and that is what Changkyun loved about him, but now, the shivering man in front of him only pissed him off.

“Hyungwon”, he sobbed out.

Changkyun was shocked. Hyungwon was a good friend of his, they were roommates in Changkyun’s freshman year. He was the first person Changkyun felt he could really trust. Well, the joke was on him because he was completely wrong.

“You’re fucking kidding me, Hyungwon?”, he pushed Hoseok away from him before he had a chance to answer. He stormed out of the kitchen and back to the entrance, where he gathered his coat and began to put his shoes on.

Hoseok followed him out, “It wasn’t even good sex, Changkyun, I was just lonely and I missed you”

Changkyun snapped, “Oh, so it didn’t count because it was bad sex? My father was literally dying while you were fucking my friends. Letting them mark you up and thinking that I wouldn’t notice? Fuck you, hyung.”, He reached for the door and took one last look at Hosoek. Hoseok and his soft eyes, thick lips and his unique blue hair. The face that he had touched and kissed and loved for six months.

He twisted the handle and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

The walk home was cold and windy, Changkyun tried so hard not to burst into tears when Jooheon had opened the door and asked him what was wrong.

“Its nothing hyung, don’t worry about it”, he pushed past him and locked himself in his room.

He rummaged through all his art supplies and found every tube of blue paint he had. He flicked the light switch in the bathroom.

Changkyun looked at himself in the mirror. He looked like shit, hair mussed by the wind, cheeks and nose tinged red from the cold and eyes threating to spill over at any second.

He unscrewed the first tube of blue paint and squeezed the entire thing into the sink. He watched with sorry eyes as the paint bled into the drain, the color lightening as it mixed with the water. He recalled the contrast between Hoseok’s red eyes and light blue locks as he unscrewed the next tube and squeezed it into the basin.

He continued until every paint tube was empty and his face was streaked with tears. He collapsed onto the floor and let himself drift into a fitful sleep, completely emotionally exhausted.

Changkyun dreamt of waves, swirling currents of blue and green, threating to sweep him up and carry him far, far away. Engulfing him into a cerulean hell, but the water filling his lungs felt like a warm hug.

He woke with a start and checked his phone

1:34 am

He stretched out his limbs and removed himself from the bathroom floor. Eyeing the mess he had made in the sink, he turned on both taps and watched the blue paint swirl down the drain.

- Changkyun slipped the key into the new lock and twisted. He pushed the door open and let a grin fall over his features as he stepped into his new apartment. Jooheon followed behind him, carrying a cardboard box with him.

Jooheon set the box down, “I’m not gonna lie dude, I’m pretty upset we wont be living together anymore”

Changkyun let out a heart laugh, “Don’t worry man, I’ll still be around”

He had worked countless double shifts at the campus coffee shop to earn enough to rent a nicer, newer apartment off campus. He figured he deserved it, he had had a rough year. He had his first serious relationship, his first serious heartbreak, his dad had died and he was starting his final year of college.

Jooheon smiled and gave him a slap on the back, “These walls are looking a little bare, I’m sure you’ll fill them up with some of your art work though, right?”

Changkyun looked up at the walls. They were eggshell white and they stretched out like the huge, expansive canvases he used for his art class. It was like a clean sheet of sketch book paper. The white was a bit bleary, but for Changkyun, it symbolized a new begining. A new chapter in his life.

He glanced at the wall one more time, and then back to Jooheon

“Nah hyung, I think they look great”, Changkyun smiled.

This year, he had learnt the colors happiness, bright, cheerful and warm. The hot shades of passion and the varying hues of depression. He understood what grieving looks like, and then what healing looks like. And now he was learning the colors of a new beginning.

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[abundantfrog]

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? : Pandora

is your room messy or clean?: Messy

what color are your Eyes?: Brown

do you like your name? why?: I’m content with my name. I like what it means and it has a real short abbreviation for nicknames

what is your relationship status?: Single

describe your personality in 3 words or less: Stubborn, Talkative, 

what color hair do you have?: Brown

what kind of car do you drive? color?: I do not own a car

where do you shop?: Wherever I can get a ride to. Walmart, Target, Pennies, Marshal’s, 

how would you describe your style?: Lazy

favorite social media account: I guess tumblr but I really just enjoy social media to kill time or talk extra when my friends are busy

what size bed do you have?: Twin extra long

any siblings?: 3 and a half

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?: I don’t really know.  Probably around where I am now.  I like the temperature range and the nearness to my family.  

favorite snapchat filter?: Idk man. I think the faceswaps are my fav. 

favorite makeup Brand(s): I don’t use makeup so I don’t have a real opinion

how many times a week do you shower?: anywhere between 5 and 10. Some days I shower before/after work so it can get to more than 7. Kind of depends on how I’m doing.  More showers for worse moods. 

favorite tv show?: Season 1 of Supergirl. 

shoe size?: 10? something like that. Wide. 

how tall are you?: 5′11? 

sandals or sneakers?: Sneakers. 

do you go to the gym?: No but I realllly should because of my back. 

describe your dream date: I have no idea.  I like the idea of doing something that involves dressing up fancy but also hiking is a great time.  I think I want like hiking somewhere fun/new to me/person I’m with followed by just hanging out/relaxing and food of some sort. I’m not too picky. 

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?: Wallet? Idk like 10 dollars maybe? I’m not big on keeping cash. 

what color socks are you wearing?: I’m not. But generally if I have socks they range from grey to black. 

how many pillows do you Sleep with?: Like 1-3 depending on the night

do you have a job? what do you do?: I manage a kitchen

how many friends do you have?: Wow that’s a large question. Like how are we describing friends? People who I’m actually close with the number is like maybe or less than 5. People who I like and enjoy hanging out with it’s a higher number to like 15. 

whats the worst thing you have ever done?: Oh gosh. I don’t know. like. There’s a lot of ways to interpret worst. worst to myself is like. the amount that I procrastinate. could be this very moment.  Most physically harmful was probably cutting that area between pointer and thumb on my brother’s hand with a scissors when very small, most like emotionally rude/assholeish was probably something with how my relationship with Lauren ended up ending.  I could think of a lot more things but let’s move on. 

whats your favorite candle scent?: Vanilla probably but I haven’t really explored candle scents enough to know

3 favorite boy names: I do not have an answer for this question.  I tend to like David. I’ll have David as an answer but that’s all I got. 

3 favorite girl names: I have no idea. 

favorite actor?: John Barrowman? 

favorite actress?: Melissa Benoist

who is your celebrity Crush?: Katie McGrath

favorite movie?: Captain America, Winter Soldier.  OR Lion King

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book?: I used to read a lot, I’m very partial to the Pendragon or heralds of Valdemar series. both had like a large influence on my life. 

money or brains?: What does this mean? Brains are necessary to be alive and money is necessary to continue to purchase goods like food.  Talking about what I find attractive I’m going to say brains but it’s less being a smarty-pants and more personality-wise that gets along with me because like, as I said above stubborn and talkative I’m not /always/ easy to get along with for extended periods of time. 

do you have a nickname? what is it?: Not one that gets used really anymore.  Dippy is the one I used to have but I never liked it. 

how many times have you been to the hospital?: Idk. 3 or 4. Never for emergency purposes 

top 10 favorite songs: That’s a lot. Bohemian Rhapsody, Little Lion Man, The Phoenix, 1985, Mr. Brightside, Step in Time, Seize the Day, Bad Day, Move Along, Lord of the Dance.  These aren’t in a particular order and they’re mostly associated with like particularly good memories or specific people and make me happy for that.  

do you Take any medications daily?: Nah. I have some vitamins and pain killers I take intermittently. 

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc): Idk man. Probably oily because the previously mentioned working in a Kitchen 

what is your biggest Fear?: Being a burden to my family because I run out of motivation and fail to become financially independent. 

how many kids do you want?: I don’t know. I’m not confident I want kids. 

whats your go to hair style?: Wherever it falls at whatever length it is at the moment is fine. 

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc): Something that corresponds to the amount of people living there.  So like if it’s just me pretty small. if I have a significant other/family with me on the medium-large size. I’m personally content with like. A bathroom, a medium sized bedroom, and a kitchen if I’m alone.  

who is your role model?: I don’t know.  I love my older sister Steff.  But I try not to have a specific role model.  it’s weird. 

what was the last compliment you received?: I have no idea.  Brice probably said something last night that could be considered a compliment.  The last thing that really stuck with me was like a week ago when Brice told me he considers me like a reasonable enough person that I’m honest with myself about my limitations/skills as a magic player and he trusts my judgement of how I fair as a player compared to people around me.  

what was the last text you sent?: I told my friend tha tI’ll be free Saturday night as my only free time this weekend to see a movie 

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?: Officially? 5th grade but there was no surprise at this revelation.  When I like low key accepted but didn’t acknowledge the fakeness of it? no idea. 

what is your dream car?: Something with wheels and good gas mileage that’s reliable. 

opinion on smoking?: Yucky. I’m an asthmatic. 

do you go to college?: Yeah I’m a double major religion/psychology at rutgers. 

what is your dream job?: Solid questions I don’t know I don’t have aspirations in life anymore I’m kind of dead inside. 

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs?: I guess rural but like. Woodsie. I want something with trees. 

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels?: I tend to as souvenirs. I never use them. 

do you have freckles?: Nah I just have a pile of acne. 

do you smile for pictures?: I try to but I’m bad at it so I force a laugh and hold my face like that because it’s the only way I can smile. 

how many pictures do you have on your phone?: A fuck ton. 

have you ever peed in the woods?: Yeah man

do you still watch cartoons?: Yeah I do. 

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?: Wendy’s. 

Favorite dipping sauce?: Barbeque or Honey Mustard. 

what do you wear to bed?: What I wore that day, nothing, or gym shorts/big ole T-shirt

have you ever won a spelling bee?: I’ve never participated in one

what are your hobbies?: Magic the Gathering

can you draw?: Hell yeah I can. Not well. But I am capable of putting a pencil onto a piece of paper and making images. 

do you play an instrument?: I used to be a mediocre cello player and a mediocre percussion player for auxilliary percussion but I haven’t touched eithe rin years. 

what was the last concert you saw?: Panic At the Disco/Weezer.

tea or coffee?: Tea if I’m drinking black. Coffee if I have like a selection of stuff form Dunkin to put into it. 

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?: Only ever been to Dunkin

do you want to get married?: Idk. It would be nice to have the consistent support from someone in life but like. Previously stated lack of aspirations/ambitions for my life right now. 

what is your Crush’s first and last initial?: YM is an option

are you going to change your last name when you get married?: If I get married I’ll do whatever my significant other would like with names I’m not attached to traditional “girl must take guy’s name” things. 

what color looks best on you?: I really like purple and Jess says it looks great but it’s both of our favorite color.  I also like like sky blues. I don’t know specifically for what looks good for me. 

do you miss anyone right now?: Hell yeah I could probably list at least as many people that I miss as I could list people that I’m still friends with without overlap. 

do you Sleep with your door open or closed?: Closed (except that one time I accidentally left it open or if I’m really drunk and forget)

do you believe in ghosts?: I don’t have a firm belief in either direction

what is your biggest pet peeve?: I don’t know that it counts for pet peeve but I really don’t like when things I say get misinterpreted or like people read into things that I say I’m a pretty direct person. 

last person you called?: Nayirrah. She was late to work

favorite ice cream flavor?: Graham Central Station. It reminds me of Mrs. Foco. 

regular oreos or golden oreos?: Regular I’m not a fucking animal

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?: Rainbow

what shirt are you wearing?: Plain white T

what is your phone background?: The view from the tree I love climbing in the middle of the woods at the top of my home town area I hike in.  Or the view of the ocean at sunset by my grandparents, depending on which background. 

are you outgoing or shy?: I’m weird and it depends on the situation I’m in. 

do you like it when people play with your hair?: Idk man. I’m pretty neutral about it. 

do you like your neighbors?: I don’t know them. 

do you wash your face? at Night? in the morning?: I wash my face when I shower

have you ever been high?: Nope

have you ever been drunk?: Yeah I have

last thing you ate?: A family sized bag of Lays cheddar potato chips

favorite lyrics right now: Idk man I can only think of quotes form books right now so either “And so we go” or “There is no one true way” as quotes from books. 

summer or winter?: Summer much better for hiking

Day or Night?: Depends on the activity. 

dark, milk, or white chocolate?: Milk

favorite month?: Probably May it’s my birthday and semesters end and I get to see my school friends at the start and my home friends at the end. 

what is your zodiac sign: Taurus

who was the last person you cried in front of?: Idk man. I do’nt really cry in front of people. Maybe jess? Maybe Margaret. Crying is weird and I can’t do it so it doesn’t really happen. And I tend to pretend to be fine in front of people.  Maybe Anna? Could be Anna. or Peter. I have no memory of what it was but those are the options.  

#this is my blog I don't need to wait for someone to not ask me I want to do this instead of my paper #this was a good use of a half an hour #Here's some personal details for no one to care about #diary

[empressfiend]

Gemini (A Prequel)

Chants amidst a crowd’s screams could be heard filtering down the street of the excessively extravagant and ridiculously high class Pandemonium nightclub. The inside, a swirling maelstrom of blue pierced through by brightly coloured purple and pink lasers, was a mix of a grand opera space and the largest ballroom known to mankind. As its centre piece were titanium semi-circles revolving in a futuristic manner around a jaw-dropping helix chandelier made up of 2,705 pairs of Chopard sunglasses.

At the stage behind an insane amount of equipment was a young sweet-looking blushing blonde jumping up and down with his hands above his head clapping to the stutter. “YO NEW YORK! I WANNA SEE EVERYBODY JUMP!” He shouted to the microphone beside his deck. “THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!” The crowd’s clamour heightened to an ear-splitting volume and the huge screen on the stage flashed the name of the special DJ of the night.

MARTIN GARRIX

Martin’s heartfelt grin widened and he created a heart with his hands before continuing to jump and resuming to expertly work his mixer. The riff came on and the club exploded with drunken sing-alongs that had the walls vibrate and the line outside the club shift on their feet in an antsy manner with those nearest to the door doing their damndest to peer through the bulk-sized bouncers who were suspiciously as handsome as the DJ.

“You don’t miss this life?”

A honey laugh, sweet and melodic, got lost in the loud music of the club but the action made by the incredibly gorgeous Asian man sat on the blood red sofa of the highest platform in the VIP area was seen vividly by the Latin man wearing a black crocodile suit.

“I can explore this life whenever I want, Raphael.” The Asian man crossed his legs with an elegant swing and took a sip of his martini that was being held by a pretty brunette woman. He was dressed in a more subdued manner compared to the Latin with his sharp Desmond Merrion Supreme Bespoke charcoal grey three-piece suit. “I’m having fun being a mundane… well, weirdo.”

Raphael rolled his eyes and adjusted his shiny suit with a huff. “I don’t see why you must insist to sell those weird services to the mundanes. Neither the Shadow World nor the mundane world think greatly of your job. Besides, this is still your club.” He took a side-glance at the stage and smirked. “You can enjoy all the luxury you want instead of sitting on your couch with your bloody cats awaiting low-paying desperate mundanes like a peasant.”

“Insulting me won’t get you anywhere.” Magnus rolled his eyes but he had a smirk on his face nonetheless. “Now sit, Raphael. Don’t have an old-fashioned cowboy standoff by your lonesome.”

“I can’t believe I’m missing the days you were as wild as Catarina is now.” Raphael grumbled when he sat down. “Even Ragnor is more fun. What has the world gone to?”

“I must have raised you wrong.” Magnus muttered under his breath. He flicked his hand for a desperate call to the only friend he had that might distract Raphael instead of help with the Latino’s cause; his magic sparked the same coloured blue as the club lights, masking it, and floated off to send his message.

The club’s theme was one of the many signatures that made it infinitely obvious to Downworlders and mundanes in-the-know exactly who owned the club though many of them no longer recognised him by first sight. His lack of avant-garde outfits and glittery on-point make-up made him look nearly mundane. If it wasn’t for the fact that he would lower the glamour over his eyes, he would seem like an outsider to the crowd below.

Magnus felt his magic return to him along with a tingle of friendly magic. He swung his eyes over to the steps and there she was, true to her image as the club fairy, a beautiful woman with light blue skin and striking white hair. Her flashy reflective dress sparkled incessantly under the lights and her heels slapped hard and audible onto the Italian black marble flooring as she ascended.

“You look so stuffy, Magnus!” She slurred happily whilst she twirled over the platform to land on the couch with an elegant fall onto the couch. “What’s with the formal suit?”

“Stuffy?” Magnus surveyed his suit and frowned. They did look rather too formal for a nightclub but he was the owner so it was appropriate. At least he thought it was but, as of late, he found all the knack he had for fashion slowly slipping away the longer he acted like a boring mundane. “I’m supposed to look professional as the owner.”

“He’s a goner, Cat.” Raphael groaned much too dramatically.

Magnus wanted to retort and he would except he caught Catarina’s expression first which was conveying such sincere pity that he felt rather shamed. He hung his head back on the couch with a great sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose. While he had thought of retiring back to his old life – was that even called retiring? –, he didn’t want to give Raphael the damn satisfaction and he was enjoying his quiet life. “Being a mundane isn’t so bad.” He mumbled.

“I suppose not.” Catarina agreed. “But really, Magnus, don’t waste your talent for fashion. Why don’t you become a designer?”

“Maybe.” Magnus shrugged and lowered his hand to smooth down his suit. Fashion meant a lot to him even now he was pretending to be a mundane. Without his knack for it, he probably wouldn’t pull off being a boring mundane so well. “Something to think about.”

He lifted his head off the back of the couch and directed his piercing yellow-green cat eyes onto the chandelier he had designed himself. It had cost a fortune and still did with its regular change of sunglasses. The reflection off the Chopard pairs were unholy in its beauty and he was proud of it but it was a detached sort of pride. He wondered, not for the first time that year, what it would be like to give up his current profession for another more enjoyable and more lucrative one.

It wasn’t as if he needed the money with all the cash and sponsors he gained from Pandemonium’s success but it would be hell of a lot more him to do something in fashion. However, it was a cut-throat industry and he really was enjoying the quiet life.

There should be a way for him to compromise with himself. To match together two distinctly at-odds characteristics into one job. A profession in fashion that offered a quiet personal life, wouldn’t that be one hell of an amazing wish come to life?

Magnus stood up and stared straight at the stage where the good-looking DJ was giving the crowd another heart with two hands. Were he still the High Warlock of Brooklyn at the pinnacle of his powers, he would have that boy in his room by the end of the night and heartbroken the next morning. It would be glorious and satisfying and oh-so-cruelly just like his past self to do so and he wouldn’t have even felt one ounce of remorse.

His eyes drifted towards the happy bouncing crowd over the sloshing alcohol dripping down sweaty bodies onto the sticky floor to finally land on the woman he had met with earlier: Camille Belcourt. A woman that had changed his life for the better or so he’d tell himself whenever he saw her.

She was wonderfully sweet in the few hours they had ‘dated’ and fucked and it was her sobbing self that made him ditch his bad hobby of throwing people away after he was done with them. Too bad it had worked out in the opposite way for her. She was now famous for being a venomous bitch and he always did feel bad about it whenever he caught wind of her scent.

He felt even worse whenever he actually had to talk to her because she’d revert to her sweet smitten self and it was so horribly guilt-inducing for him every damn time. Magnus sighed, took one last swig of his martini and made it vanish with a nudge before he turned to look at his friends. Both of whom were staring at him with calculating looks in their eyes. “What?” He demanded.

“How was Camille?” Raphael asked neutrally.

Magnus narrowed his eyes in a slight grimace. The Latino had always been weirdly concerned over Camille whether it was because she gave him the position as Head of a Clan (a position that was no longer needed and more of a novelty nowadays) or because, though she was the former Head of the New York Clan, she had been a lost sheep Raphael had hoped to herd before he had gotten to her in the worst way possible, he would never know. And frankly, he never wanted to know. “She’s doing better. Apparently, she’s been going to therapy and she needed to tell me exactly how much I hurt her as part of her process.”

Which was not a pleasant conversation. At all.

“Oh.” Catarina winced. “Oh, honey.”

“It’s fine.” Magnus lied smoothly. “I only had to listen to her for half an hour and then apologise before I could bolt away from her. It was perfectly fine.” He shuddered and straightened out his suit. “Anyway, it’s been lovely, but I have to go.” He grinned at both his friends and snapped his fingers for a portal. “I have an early appointment to wake for.”

Raphael groaned loudly and with much frustration as the portal winked out of existence.

#rough draft #prequel #malec fic #malec #this inverted world #alternate magnus bane #alternate universe #shadowhunters tv