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#it's been a while since i last drew fan art like this it feels AMAZING
min-play · 5 months
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binged playing In Stars and Time for the past week i still have not emotionally recovered
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seeminglydark · 11 months
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Idk if this means anything to you but I'm a comic artist who's had a hard time doing art for a few years. The first four was because of life hardship and lack of time/chronic pain, but now lately I've had time but a mental block. I'm creeping up on 30 and felt bad about myself for "missing out" on my opportunity to be a comic artist. It was really validating to see you post about being 41 (correct me if I'm wrong) especially since you have such wonderful comics that I've been following for a while now. It makes me feel less like I'm wasting my time putting my things in order when I "should" be drawing.
Hopefully this doesn't come across as offensive or anything. It was just comforting and validating. Anyway, big fan! Love your characters a whole lot and hope you have a good day!
Dear Anon
I am 41 years old. I have wanted to make comics my entire life. before my dad got sick, and my childhood kinda fell apart, all i did was draw. after that, i used the stories in my head to cope. life moved on. i was convinced not to accept a partial scholarship to an art school in California. life got hard. i worked at a hotel, and after i escaped an abusive relationship at 22 i hitchhiked/bused far far away to start over. i tried to make comics again, but i had to survive, and so i got another job doing the only thing i knew how to do, hotels. and i worked. and worked. and life got harder and times got heavier and i didn't get time to draw and i worked double hours, 15 to 17 hours a day. and i went four years without drawing a single thing.
i kept working myself into the ground. i was 29 now. i picked up a pen again and drew a red haired boy. he had a hard life and no love and no friends. his problems were on the outside, for everyone to see. he ran away but his problems went with him.
i was 32. surely i was too old now. my time to be an artist was gone. i had no school. no hope. i was so far behind the younger gen i saw online. i cried. all the time. i wrote stories in my email drafts while i worked shifts. i stayed up late trying to learn how to draw again. i cried some more. the boy grew. i called him Fiach. worthy. a raven. later i renamed him Avery. he was like a bird, he had wings, he was my hope. i started writing some friends for him. the people i wished i had around me.
i started finding time and space. i got a new job, something where i was lucky enough to set my own hours. for the first time i had a partner who believed in me. things were hard. but i was drawing now. and that helped.
i went on a road trip and i started drawing pages of an unnamed story on 6 by 8 paper in a sketchbook. i drew 20 of them. 'what could i call this?' i thought. Nothing Seems as Dark...no says my partner. Seemingly Dark. he made me a logo. i was 35. i bought an ipad, i cant do this on paper, its too much story i have too much to say. so i learned how to draw digitally by tracing my own trad art pages.
I spoke to my dad for the last time on June 17th, fathers day that year. he said 'you're good. i'm proud. and you're gonna do amazing things. none of this is your fault. and we will speak again soon.' i didn't know id never hear his voice again. he died a week later.
i turned 36. i kept trying. i'm old, i don't understand the internet. how can i share this?
i stumbled across Lore Olympus. i was introduced to webcomics. id read comics online before but the thought never occurred to me. i opened an account on Tapas. and then i stared at it. what if no one likes it. what if its bad. my art isn't good. i should wait til i'm better. but will i ever really be better? or will i always believe that tomorrow is better? do it now. if even one person gets something out of this story, this story about a boy who is you, a boy who looking for hope, a boy who might make it, then that is enough isn't it.
June 17th 2018 i launched Seemingly Dark.
SD's five year anniversary is in a week. 0ver 700 pages. leaps and bounds in progress with my skills. a printed comic under my belt as of monday. i was always a storyteller. but i was always an artist too.
I am 41 years old, dear anon. I did not truly embark on this journey til i was 35. life got in the way. even now, chronic illness gets in the way. but its worth it. its never ever too late. i believe in you the way my dad believed in me. i reset my life again and again. but I was always an artist. and if thats who you are, and who you want to be, even if things dont go the way you wished they could, you're an artist too.
im 41 years old. i speak about my age, even though i often feel too old to belong in spaces, cuz really, in this case age is just a number. take care of yourself. do what you need to do. and little by little, when your able, carve out your space until it becomes more of a habit. sometimes i think about all the years i lost not drawing or creating. but there's a lot of factors that make me believe had i made my story then, it wouldn't be the story it is now, i needed to live a bit. i needed to find myself. i know this was long, but i just wanted you to see i also had to put my life in order, and getting notes like this reminds me it wasnt at all a waste. im glad i could offer you some comfort. thats honestly the best compliment i could ever receive.
TL;dR I was 35 when i sat down and seriously started making comics, because life always got in the way and so did my confidence. i always feared being too old. im 41 now, still going strong.
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chimkin-samich · 9 months
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Honestly, what started your interest with these specific game characters? (Btw, I don't know if this has been asked before or not since I'm quite new to you and your comics! Amazing work btw.)
Also what peeked your guy's drawing and writing interests? It would be interesting to know how you guys got to this point. 😁
(It's also creepy how the ask thing is just like: "Go ahead, put anything." XD)
It has not actually been asked before! Your the first, so for anyone who’s interested in some Feral and Sly lore well feel free to click the read more since it’s kinda long lol
For the interest in Sun/Moon/Eclipse, Feral was honestly the first one to get drawn in, she has been a long time fan of fnaf, likes to brag about how good she was at the first few games (she is I’ve seen it lol) so her getting interested in SB was obvious, she especially like this one for it highly interactive gameplay
I on the other hand knew of fnaf but I was never in the fandoms or played any games, anything I knew about the games was either seen while scrolling thru tumblr or my little brother blasting a gameplay in our room and I didn’t mind listening in if it was YouTuber I liked as well
Feral got a bit interested in the boys after reading a few fics around last year June, she tried to catch my attention but I didn’t really bite at the time, it was around August were she caught my attention when she first drew them, saying they reminded her of me, even drew Sun with chipped rays as a little call to my SH scars but it kinda dropped off since we were in the midst of fighting with the system to let us get married lol
Around December it really kicked in for her and then me, I started delving into reading fics and searching for fan art and was like “oh shit das me” and feral ran with it saying let’s do self insert shit and I was totally down for it, it wasn’t the first time we did something we’re she put herself in and I was a character that I related to heavily
From there we started planning the storyline but decided to do little meant to be yours animatic to kick off some attention towards our stuff lol
As for what got us interested into writing and drawing? Honestly the answer is the same for both of us, we started drawing young them jumped into writing for our own little stories and ideas, we’ve both always been artistic from a young age and when we met it was one of the first things we bonded over, oh and I do also have a passion for singing as well! Which also caught her attention I used to send her audios all the time or sing on call for her
Just something about being able not only to write your own stories but create visual pieces really helps when you have extremely hyperactive minds and imagination, sometimes we yell at each other cuz someone says something cursed and cuz of how we can perfectly see the image in our mind it makes the cursed thought so much worse 😭
But yeah that’s pretty much it! Love of creativity and such started our art and writing passion and that led to us wanting to create our stuff now here with the lovely robo boys, we do have our projects of course, Feral plans on making a comic/book (2 in one kinda thing) that’s gonna be a trilogy and I have my own OC’s that I still world build with
Not to mention all our world building with OCs weve plan on making into story’s as well in the future ✨
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dcpridefanzine · 3 months
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Creator Spotlight || Raven/ Lena Gantner @ravendraculina
Raven has been an amazing and talented addition to our team. One of the first collaborators to join up, they have brought and incredible and unique talent to the table with a truly inspiring interest in teamwork.
Lena Gatner (also known as Raven online) is an illustrator/Graphic Designer from a small town in America! With four years of experience as a digital illustrator and designer specializing in comic book art, they bring a spunky and passionate approach to their work. Their designs are quirky, fun, and beautiful, with their bright, colorful, and out-of-this-world aesthetics. Proficient in various illustration techniques, both digital and traditional, they have an incredible ability to conceptualize and bring imaginative ideas to life.
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So who are you, Lena? Tell us a bit about yourself!
I am a recent graduate from Uni and have been an active member of my QSA (queer straight alliance) Club as the event coordinator. I was in leadership during the Hight of covid and towards the end when the slate of hate within my state was in full effect. I worked hard to keep the queer community in my area safe and be able to participate in radical events! I reconnected the club with local queer community such as the sex shop and the local countship! Creating a strong foundation for future success and strength within the club no matter what difficult event happens (Such as existing in a red state). I am both a member of a lgbtq+ community but also part of the autism spectrum. Not only has this shaped my life but also the work I create. I care deeply about activism and I am also a passion artist with a love of comics. Part of my studies was studying comic book textures and vintage styles. My proudest work is my senior thesis where I mimicked vintage comic book style. This will always be my proudest spread despite the critics!
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That's amazing! What draws you to comics? How have they impacted you and/or your art?
My personal greatest inspiration since I was young, will always be Kevin Conroy. The Batman Animated series and Justice League animated will be the animation series that drew me into comics. Within comics exists people who fight for a better world no matter the obstacle. To be the change to bring the better world. These figures helped shaped the person who I am and leads me to a lot of comfort for when I feel weak. Kevin Conroy will always be a source of inspiration for my self on how media can impact others. He will always be my Batman, a symbol of Justice when you feel like you live in a world with none. Wonder woman will always be my Ambassador of Peace, bring peace to the world ridden with war and hate. While Superman will always be my symbol of Hope, to hope for something better.
Can you give us a little hint about what you're working on for the Pride Special?
I am working with amazing writer hankenstein for an incredible mini comic and illustrating a pin up page! The Comic will deal with three generations of queer characters coming together and fight baddies! These characters include cult classic The Shadow, Ghostmaker and the Ray! Three incredible characters in a incredible story. For my pin up page I wanted to draw two characters who mean a lot to me Tim Drake and Conner Kent. Referencing a classic interaction between them which fueled years of queer coding and left a lasting impact on queer comic book fans!
We'll give you a taste of this comic as well as other amazing stories and art in the upcoming weeks -- so stay tuned!! We are SO excited to have Raven on board and can't wait to show you more!
You can check out more of Raven's work here, and if you're just as excited to see their work, consider buying them a coffee!
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childofaura · 1 year
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As much as I don’t care about Byleth, I will say that Hidari’s art of her slaps and it’s also crazy that’s it’s been 4 years since Hidari did anything for FEH.
Also while I’m not familiar with FE7, you’re right on Linus gaining another alt since it’s been already 5-6 years since he’s released and while it sucked that he is a Grail unit, at least Joe Brogie is given more work to improve on Linus so no hard feelings.
Fallen Chrom is kind of the same as Fallen Ike and I’m liking it because of how amazing those concepts are and the fact that Fujisaki Kimihiko drew them is also a plus. (Also it seems like they’re going back to their old art style after their last one at Brave F!Byleth)
Yeah, I'm not really a Byleth fan either. And with F!Byleth, it's pretty clear that it's not her personality that makes her popular, more like two really big reasons for that.
But yeah, I was SHOCKED to see Hidari getting to do more art. They should get some more FEH art more often! I adored their style in Echoes, it was very... I'm gonna say quaint, in a positive way. Something about the style really invoked the medieval aspect of FEH that most of the more recent games haven't been able to really do.
Linus absolutely deserves that alt, and honestly that "Not like this!" is more of a teasing than anything. I just wonder what his art is gonna look like, because Morphs have dark hair and yellow eyes. So are they gonna go the Morph route (that the games never actually got to do probably due to time/graphical restraints) or just give him an aura? I'm curious to see how it'll look. And I think it's funny we were just talking about Linus with Joe Brogie, I'm psyched to hear his performance for FALLEN Linus. And no worries, I'm not familiar with FE7 either, sadly.
I remember hearing people begging for Fell King Chrom and thinking it probably wouldn't come to fruition, but I'm honestly glad it did. It gives us more opportunities for FEH content. And honestly Chrom looks AMAZING! I like to think that Fujisaki Kimihiko doesn't like F!Byleth that much either, lmao. Maybe that's why their art looks so awesome again.
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cyberbun · 9 months
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read anything good recently charlotte-senpai?
Some stuff, but since I'm on vacation I'm taking it easy with my for-pleasure reading. I've mostly been catching up on comics and some manga I've had in my list forever. Right now I'm catching up on Knight Terrors to see what all that's about
On the topic of DC, I highly recommend Spirit World, it's gotta be my favorite series DC's put out in years. I didn't read Lazarus Planet, which it's a follow-up for but this is pretty approachable in a vacuum. It's tons of fun and the art by Haining was what first drew me to it.
Also, my blorbo is in it. Cass i mean, but I'm sure Constantine fans are enjoying him and his smelly ass pussy in this story as well.
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Likewise I also got drawn to White Knight Presents: Generation Joker by just how good the art on it was and frankly I'm itching to catch up on the White Knight series just to get more of this. it's a really fresh take on the batman mythos as a whole and I'm a sucker for the entire aesthetic it's going for. My one complaint is that some of the versions of these characters featured here have basically overwritten their canonical counterparts. I actually kinda hate that mainstream Harley isn't at all like milf harley quinn after years of therapy.
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I was also keeping up with Superman: Lost and while I absolutely love the art and the overall concept of it ("Hey. Space is, like, really fucking big. It would actually suck to get lost in there") and the really well executed idea of a vulnerable Superman working through the most traumatic event possible in his life, honestly it's starting to lose me, especially since it seems to really have. weird hangups with women that just feel distracting. Might drop[ it next issue.
Manga-wise I've! spent the last two weeks catching up to Oshi No Ko and Bocchi. Oshi no Ko is such an amazing fucking story I chewed through it in like a day. it's legitimately one of the most gripping dramas i've read in my life. Then a hundred chapters after I started it busts with the brocon. Remember, Brocon is disgusting and immoral, because it's straight.
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Truly shameful...
Other than that! I've also very, very slowly been chewing through Umineko because a pretty girl told me to, but I'm not so far in that I have any strong opinions on it one way or another.
That's more or less it! I'm following a few more manga and comics as they release and I'm planning on giving Fate a go when my backlog clears up a little, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.
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nirvanawrites111 · 2 years
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Supreme King Taemin x Black Reader
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Title: Supreme King
Pairing: Taemin x Black Reader
Genre: Smut, no plot 
Warnings: daddy kink, smut, strong language, unprotected sex, handcuffs, male receiving oral
Word Count: 2,047
"On your knees," Taemin's throaty moan erupts and echoes against your cheek. His hand decorated and adorned in the most expensive silver rings wraps around your neck. His touch coupled with his smooth honeyed voice sends a warm feeling throughout your body to places that ONLY Lee Taemin has access to roam. 
You could easily feel his pinned-up aggression. You didn’t like the way that he starved you from sharing intimate experiences. 
Every comeback he took a vow of celibacy. He explained how it helped with the creative process. 
Which it did and it paid off and led to masterful bops, eye-catching visuals, and melodic energy that always captivated his audience and die-hard stans in a way that no other solo artist could do in his industry. 
That very channeled and deliberate sexual energy gave his fans his raw, ruthless, and imperfectly perfect music that his fans couldn’t help but stream endlessly. Some fans were too wrapped up in his music that they weren’t streaming to hit numbers, but they played his music nonstop because of the art he created. 
You were excited for the release date of his comeback, Advice.
May 18th. 
You anxiously counted down the days that you could be with him again and dabble in his sex playground. 
You felt good knowing that since his mini-album officially dropped, you could finally dabble in his sex playground. This is where you got to fully experience the one thing you were obsessed with. 
His duality.
Many people weren’t attracted to feminine energy within a man. In fact, your family always gave you hell about why you were so in love with a man who openly wore make-up, hair extensions, painted nails, and pushed gender boundaries. 
This is why you kept your distance from your family. Because they didn’t understand the real you. They get that was the part of him that drew you in even closer. You loved all of those things about him, and really didn’t give a fuck what others thought. 
Taemin pushed gender norms and standards and still remained true to himself. That’s what you loved about Lee Taemin. Your boyfriend, who is your amazing lover. He’s caring, thoughtful, loving, and remembers every single detail about you. That level of attention you never experienced with anyone that you dated prior. 
While he’s all of those things outside of the bedroom, you love how he can easily switch to dominant you. You have your moments were you enjoy taking charge in the bedroom, but he’s the only one that you’ve felt truly comfortable assuming that role. 
Just like that without hesitation, you obediently fall to your knees to show admiration and submission to your black and silver hair lover. You look up into your lover’s gaze and admire the dark hues of gray smeared across his eyelids. It gives his lustful eyes more meaning. It had been two months since you last felt his seductive touch against your brown skin. 
You only had a little window in between SHINee’s last comeback preparation and his solo. So, you wanted to make this time count. You were ready to give into your own lustful desires. Truth be told, you practiced complete abstinence to show your loyal devotion to him and his craft. Because you knew it would be worth it to wait for your sweet lover. 
“You’re so anxious, baby,” Taemin lifts your chin a little higher, and strokes your hair gently. You wanted him to touch in other places, but you will have to wait for that. Despite, your body calling out for release.
“I am.. I’ve missed you so much,” you manage to say, with his hand still wrapped around your throat. 
“I can feel your energy and I know you want me,” Taemin nearly taunts you. His eyes trail down your naked body and explore every curve on your body. He’s always complimented how he loves the way your body looks. Always giving you the praise that you so desperately craved. 
 Hell, you were here in the middle of the night in his playroom. He had just got home around 2 a.m. for his last schedule. 
“I always do. I’ve even maintained complete abstinence for you.” Which was the truth and you would never do that for anyone else. 
“Such a good girl,” Taemin leans forward to kiss you. You close your eyes to enjoy the sweetness of his lips against yours. A wave of bliss runs through your body when your lips touch his. 
“Thank you, daddy,” you whispered against his mouth and gently pulled away. You want to run your fingers through his hair, but you were bonded by your favorite pair of glitter handcuffs with his initials carved into them. 
Taemin leans up and tower over you. Your eyes sparkle over the fact that he’s sporting a noticeable hard-on that needs to be freed. 
“You want to show me how much you missed me?” He asked. 
“May, I taste you?” You politely ask. 
"Of course,” he replies. He releases your throat. You groan a little because you love his grip that he keeps on you. 
You are slightly jealous that you are not the one that gets to run your hand along his body. Your eyes observe him and he pull down his white sweatpants. 
They fall to the floor into a puddle and your eyes zoom back up to see his supreme underwear grip his crotch so perfectly. 
You gasped in awe of how good he looks. You run your tongue against your top lip and you bit your bottom lip. 
“Touch me,” he commands you. You lift your hands and rub them against the fabric. You didn’t want to continue to play these games with him. You want to taste him. You pull down his underwear. You were struggling a bit, but you could hear him giggle. 
“Struggling much?” He chuckles.
“Nah, I got it,” you say. You are too prideful to ask for help, but you manage to get them down to his ankles. He kicks the underwear off. 
Now, you stare at his beautiful manhood. You don’t hesitate to lovingly stroke his him, and listen to his moans that you sparked. 
The sounds of moans differ in pitch. You love how they are like music to your ears and you want to turn it up a notch. They are so soft and cute. But, you want to make him moan and groan. You want to hear your name slip from his lips. 
Your hands drop down back down and you prop yourself up on your knees. You carefully flick your tongue over the head a few times and you watch him. You change it up each time to find what he needs in this moment. 
Your gaze travels back up to his face to see him enjoying the experience. His beautiful brown eyes focuses on you, and he grabs a hand ful of your braids. The look of desire on his face and the way he’s biting that juicy bottom lip that you love to suck on. 
“Mmm.. baby. You’re teasing me. Y/N, don’t be shy. Suck it,” Taemin gave you his approval, and you wrap your mouth around him. Just like that you cover him and your further give your lover the pleasure he craves. You twist your handcuff wrists so you can touch yourself. 
Your mouth moves fast and you suck his faster than before. Your finger slips into your entrance and it’s wetter than you release. But, the fact that you were on knees for him and handcuffed. That made you soaking wet. 
"I didn't give you permission to touch yourself," Taemin's voice deeps, and it causes you to jump a little.
"Sorry, baby," you said, but your attention is fully focused on sucking his dick. You watch him throw his head back, and his beautiful moans escape from  his mouth again. 
This was the art that you love to create with him. These are the sounds you crave to hear. You secretly want to record it to have for your own personal enjoyment during your one-on-one time session. 
You swirl your tongue around him while you slurp him fast. One thing about you is you aren't shy when it comes to sucking dick. You could tell by the subtle way his body is jolting that he's close to his release. 
There's nothing more gratifying than watching his orgasm travel through his body, and he spills his seed into your oh-so-talented mouth.
“Fuck, Y/N,” he whimpers, and you know that’s all you need to hear. He might be your Dom, but you truly have the power within three of his favorite places to hide. 
You both watch each other as he pumps into your mouth and a simple smirk appears on your face. The eye contact between you is too strong, and that just gave you the motivation to finish him off.
You hit him with the deep throat move, and watch him curse over and over again. That's it you had him right where you want, and you hear the words that remind you that he belongs to you. 
"Fuck, I'm cumming, bae," Taemin nearly yells, and explodes in your mouth. You swallow his load, and continue to suck him until he pushes you off. He pulls you off the floor, and slips his tongue into your mouth to give you a hungry kiss.
You are in heat now because you get off on pleasing him. You can feel your own juices slip down your inner thigh. He turns you around and pushes you over the side of the bed. 
“I need to be inside of you,” he said. He slaps your ass and you spread your legs. “May I?” He asked. He’s always been about consent first. 
You are already soaking wet for him, and you need him inside of you, too. You don’t want to wait another minute. 
Hell, you couldn't afford to wait another minute for him to spread you open. You arched your back, and felt him kiss on the side of your neck. He left a trail of kisses all the way to the middle of your back.
"Fuck me..please," you cry out, and you shook your ass to taunt and entice him. You were surprise that Taemin didn't throw his usual comebacks at you. Instead, he shoves his dickinside of you and gives you exactly what you waited months for. 
The feeling of being one with him again feels too good. You sigh of relief to be in this position with him again. You missed being his vulnerable for him. 
No one ever could have you be this submissive for them, except Taemin. You are madly in love with him, and would do anything for him. 
Your bodies found the perfect rhythm, orchestrating a heavenly symphony that only you two could create. You belong to him, and he belongs to you. There isn't anyone in this universe that could take your body to the heights that Taemin can.
"You belong to me," Taemin's hungry groans bounced off your brown skin, and that alone can make you come.Your love language is words of affirmations so this means something to you. . 
"Yasss," you cry out. 
Taemin slows down, and gives you the deep passionate strokes that you crave so much. Once he slows down, you could hear the beautiful mess you two created from being together. Sounds easily arouse you, and you love hearing how wet he makes you.
You throw your ass back confidently to receive these bomb-ass back shots that your lover is giving you. You felt yourself coming undone. Your body needs that release because it has been two months since you last felt it. 
"I'm close, bae," you moan. Your face is buried onto the spread of the bed. Your words seem to spark a deeper fire in him, because he starts to pound your pussy harder.  
Quickly, both of your bodies erupts into bliss, and you come hard on his dick. Not to mention, he releases inside of you. Your body feels like it’s on another level. 
Another mind blowing experience with your lover. 
"Damn, I missed this," you said.
"Me too, let's go again," Taemin said, still inside of you. 
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raamitsu · 2 years
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HOLY MF SHIT-
Finally! I was able to successfully finished reading this theory. Fr it was sucha long ass one and I wasn't sure whether I could be able to finish it. Therefore, I'll try my best to shorten everything I wanted to say or maybe not
I actually loved the idea of someone tackling the smallest yet essential topic such as Nickname(s). It have always been obvious that it plays a major part in our life. We also tend to give ourselves one or a few. Just like a human with different sides + persona, nicknames function the same way. In fact, it is like a switch button to adjust our entire personality according to our surroundings, mostly probably the case.
I made a tweet that touched the same topic last July. To simplify, nickname is a "mask" that covers the real identity of ourselves, thus its existence itself is not real.
Manjiro is a real human while Mikey is a persona. He first created it because he overheard Shinichiro’s conversation with their grandpa and he talked about making Emma happy, so he decided to have a nickname just to make Emma feel comfortable. Since then, “Mikey” has become a safe place for her.
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Skipped thru the amazing analysis towards Mikey and everything, however, just like any other TR fans who read the theory, I also unable to agree with the theorist regarding Shinichiro. Let me reassure you guys that Shinichiro is not a real person, therefore spamming OP with negativism and slanders thru DM/ask is an absolute childish and immature. If you wish to express disagreement, please do it with manners.
This could be a collective agreement that the only thing in the manga canon where we become so frustrated and impatient is the way we lack of Shin’s POVs. Similar to what OP mentioned in the theory, we only saw a glimpse of him and his little background story, but the fact that he even appeared in some of the character’s POVs proved that he was more than just a huge influence. There is no POV that were stated or shown in the manga depicted him as a bad guy. Not even once, and yes we all could collectively agree that he is not a perfect brother and he will never be. Why? Just like the question itself, “He’s a good guy but leading a gang?” Well, that’s nothing new. We have a whole dumb, pathetic but kindhearted dude named Takemichi as the ONLY parallel to Shinichiro, just like some of the characters claimed him to be. Takemichi even made it this far as Toman’s 2nd Gen President. Their characterization were explicitly made to be both weak at fight and love, but executing a strong aura of leadership and “never-give-up” attitude, so that should be enough evidences already. Let’s say Shin really was a bad guy, why he was in Mikey’s mind when he’s about to jump off the building? If he’s the type to make a character’s whole existence feels shitty or unimportant, that would have been obvious in the beginning but he didn’t. Wakui would have hinted any displeased expressions or reactions on any characters that have a close relationship with him, but he didn’t. Characters that mentioned his name always has a connotation of respect towards him and that’s because he’s a prominent delinquent and the most respected figure back in his days, until now he was still a very impactful character for some others, for example: Inupi.
Mikey, Draken, Baji, Emma, Inupi, even Izana, as one of the antagonists in the manga series, adored him dearly. Such theory are not sitting right with me but I still do respect OP’s efforts for other amazing analysis. I’d like to add some more regarding Shin; There are multiple official arts from Wakui himself that whenever he drew him, he often showed Shin’s soft side with his siblings. There is no single hidden hint towards anything creepy or mysterious at him. Wakui might be intending to save the best for last so let’s hope that we’ll get Mikey’s POVs. who knows we could see more of Shin in it?
There are another two POVs we’re looking forward; Haruchiyo and Hanma’s. Hopefully we’ll get them all since theirs are important too.
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withcolebrock · 3 years
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I Drew That
Corpse Husband x fem!reader
Summary: Corpse finds out that Y/N has a drawing of him as her background
Warnings: swearing :)
Word Count: 1,818
Author’s Note: I’ve spent weeks trying to write this piece :/ I just couldn’t find a way to make it how I wanted it if that makes sense but I tried my best. This idea was very cute because I can totally see this happening lol. Especially with like the whole flirty voice thing Corpse has been doing with like Brentman and like James and stuff haha. I hope you guys enjoy it!!
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Tonight was one of the many nights that she was playing Among Us. It had taken over her life, a flood of success followed her once she had played with Sean and Felix. She had gained over two hundred thousand subscribers on her YouTube channel. It had changed her life for the better, in many ways.
For the last three rounds, it had been strict imposter wins. Felix won two of those. Everyone was shocked when it was him the second time, Felix was getting great at the game. The group then decided to switch lobbies because Felix was throwing a fit about getting imposter too much. It was the usual group of Felix, Sean, Poki, Rae, Sykkuno, Leslie, Toast, Dave, Corpse, and Y/N.
Over the last few months everyone in the group had gotten a lot closer. Especially Corpse and Y/N. After the first time they played together, a lobby Sean had created, they had talked for hours after the first game they played. This had continued almost every time they had played  Most of the time, Corpse would be editing his videos while talking with her. It calmed him as he worked. She would be working on her art or scrolling through Pinterest or Tumblr.
They had even FaceTimed several times, where Corpse revealed his face to her. He made a big deal out of it, saying a whole monologue before he turned the camera to his face. She followed in pursuit being very dramatic as well. Whenever they would talk he would play her his music, waiting to see if she liked it. She loved any song he put out, despite it not being her usual music taste.
One night she was scrolling through Tumblr and found an artist who was drawing Among Us players with their little characters. One particular character made her smile and her heart flutter slightly. It was an amazing drawing of Corpse and his little character sitting on his shoulder. It was an art style she was familiar with, she loved supporting smaller artists. It was the cutest thing she has ever seen. Weirdly, it perfectly described him. She loved it so much, she decided to keep it as her phone Wallpaper.
The round started on Mira, where Y/N was a crewmate again. Throughout the whole night, she still hasn’t gotten imposter. “Dammit,” she groaned at the screen. She stood still at the start of the map, waiting to see if anyone would fake tasks at the start. Everyone ran off, not doing them. She quickly followed.
After a long thirty seconds lights get shut off. She ignores the emergency and continues doing her tasks, she stood by the vending machine when Felix killed her. “It’s fucking Felix again!” she leaned back in her chair groaning. She covered her face with her hands. “He’s gotta stop killing me first,” she shook her head. She tried to hide how annoyed she was.
Her body was called by Poki, she was the only dead one. “Oh my god,” Poki said once the screen popped up.
“Y/N no!” Rae yelled, “You guys, she’s died first the last three rounds,”
“Wait really? Oh Jesus, sorry Y/N,” Sykkuo said, a breathy laugh leaving his lips.
“I’ll protect you next round, Y/N, I promise,” Corpse said. Y/N tried to hide her smile and the heat rushing to her cheeks.
“We’ll avenge you, Y/N!” Sean yelled. Soon after everyone grieved her death they began asking each other where they were. Everyone had a solid alibi making it impossible for them to figure out who did it.
“Guys, guys, Y/N died first the last three rounds right?” Toast started, everyone hummed, “Who was imposter these past few rounds?” he explained. Everyone gasped.
“You really think I would kill her first three rounds in a row?” Felix tried to defend himself as the voting time clock turned red.
“You’ve done it twice already!” Sean yelled, voting Felix. Felix was saved since half of the group skipped. She floated around the map trying to get her tasks done quickly so she could talk to her chat without holding back the rest of the group.
She glanced towards her chat, reading a few questions, she shifted her gaze to the game and thought about the questions. “I’ve been working on a cute little animation for you guys, I might do another art stream with you guys. Only if you guys want it, of course.” she read through a few more questions while answering them, while she waited for the meetings to end.
Once all of her tasks were done, she began to talk about her art and fanart. “Yeah, there’s an artist on Tumblr, they are amazing, they deserve so much more recognition,”  she explained as she showed them her lock screen with the drawing of Corpse; without thinking about her chat being curious as to why it was him. Turning her phone back towards her, her eyes widened as realization dawned on her.
The chat began to flood in with questions, begging Y/N to tell them why she had Corpse’s drawing as her background. She chose to ignore the question and continue talking about her own art and showing fan art. Despite trying to change the subject, she sighed dramatically. “Chat, there’s no reason why Corpse’s character is my background, the artist is just good, stop talking about it,” she giggled as the victory screen popped up on her screen.
“Felix what the fuck!” she unmuted in discord. He began laughing as he began to defend his actions. “No, no it doesn’t matter if I know your liar voice, Felix-” After about five minutes of everyone talking the next round started. She was a crewmate again, “I feel like I’m bugged,” she groaned as she started running around doing her tasks. Corpse’s little black character was following her.
“Looks like I got myself a little body guard,” she smiled as she spoke. They walked passed the medbay room, as Corpse moved his character dramatically. She rolled her eyes as they both walked into the medbay room. She didn’t have medbay, but she sat waiting for Corpse to finish. They continued doing tasks together until a body was called. It was Sean’s.
“Y/N’s cleared I was with her the entire time,” Corpse said confidently into his mic. She said the same about him. Poki was acting a little weird during the call, which made Y/N a little suspicious of her.
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When the lights were shut off Corpse was killed by Poki, and he groaned as his body was killed immediately. Poki called out Y/N right away, saying that she was with Corpse the whole time. Corpse glanced towards his chat, finally able to try and read everything everyone was saying. His eyes lit up as he saw her name flash the screen several times.
One person kept spamming the chat saying, Y/N’s has your Among Us character as her background, he smiled as he read it. He knew exactly what the picture was, “Oh really?” he hummed as he continued reading. Everyone was saying how nervous she got when they kept asking her about it. He pressed his lips together nervously. He decided to drop it for now, but he was curious. He looked back up to the screen and began to listen to what was happening during the meeting.
“...You really think I would spend this whole game marinating Corpse for me to kill him in front of Poki? What about that double kill that happened, there was no way I would’ve done that if I was with him.” Y/N explained, over Poki trying to defend herself.
“I think she’s got it guys,” It was down to Toast, Y/N, Sykkuno, and Poki. Everyone quickly voted for Poki. The Victory screen popped up. “I knew you had it, Y/N,” Corpse said as everyone started shouting into the discord.
After a few minutes of them discussing the round, they decided to switch over to Polius. “Hey, Y/N, can I ask you something?” Corpse asked, the group quickly went quiet.
“Sure,” she giggled.
“My chat keeps saying you have my character as your phone background, is that true?” he asked, teasingly. He smiled widely. The entire group started cheering while teasing Y/N and Corpse.
Her mouth dropped open as she tried to find a way to explain it, “Well, uh,” she cleared her throat, “I do actually, it was great art, what was I supposed to do?” she laughed.
“Oooo, someone has a little crush,” Sean teased, Felix quickly joined. The rest of the group was simply laughing along. Corpse stayed silent while the group was teasing Y/N, and Corpse for that matter.
He pulled up Y/N’s Twitter and began to scroll through her feed to find the perfect drawing. He took the drawing that Y/N did of her own Among Us character. It was a drawing of Y/N holding her little character in her hand. It was his favorite piece of art she has done. Mainly because she drew it while on FaceTime with him. He quickly changed it to his iphone background, he glanced back towards the screen, seeing if the game started. He took a screenshot of it and immediately texted it to Y/N.
“Y/N, look at our messages,” he said simply into his mic. The group slowly stopped talking as they waited for Y/N to open the message.
“Corpse, I’m scared,” she whispered, everyone started laughing.
“Just open the message,” he giggled.
She sighed dramatically while she pulled up the messages with Corpse, seeing the screenshot. Her lips fell into a pout as she saw it. “I drew that,” she mumbled into the mic.
“You did,” he whispered, as he felt heat rise in his cheeks. He loved hearing her voice. “It’s my favorite,” he continued.
“Corpse,” she whined as her eyes began to tear up. She didn’t know why, but her heart felt so full. “You didn’t have to do that,” she mumbled, readjusting herself in her chair. She shifted her gaze towards the contact name, Corpseyyy.
“Of course I did, It was beautiful art,” he muttered while he looked back towards his phone, admiring his new phone background.
“Is this..a possible.. New relationship starting?” Sean whispered dramatically into his mic.
“It sounds like it,” Rae interjected. Corpse rolled his eyes dramatically, but he didn’t oppose the idea; neither did Y/N. Rae quickly started the game, letting the tension ease between everyone. Corpse and Y/N got imposter together.
“Oh my god finally,” Y/N said into the mic as she started faking tasks, “Chat, please stop saying I’m blushing, you aren’t helping,” she giggled as she continued the game. She raised her hand to her cheek, feeling the warmth.
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ameliedraws · 2 years
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I have been drawing since forever, but the last couple of years, I wasn’t able the connect with my art the way I used to. I was picking up my pen and sketchbook some of the time, but I was never really inspired and gave up after some time, not able to satisfy myself and my expectations. This was until I watched ATLA some months ago.
I never really was someone who drew fanart, but right after I finished watching Avatar, the only thing I wanted to do was draw Zuko and Katara. I don’t know if it was because they didn’t end up together, but I was so drawn to them, and the only outlet that I had to express that was my drawing. That’s also when I came back here on Tumblr and started seeing all the amazing meta, fanfics, and artwork that other fans were doing. It inspired me greatly and I just wanted to be a part of that by contributing the way I could.
When I learned about Zutara Month, I knew I wanted to participate to challenge myself and my drawing. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have any ideas, but they just flew right in and just like that, I started doodling to put them on paper.
The feeling of creating and having fun while doing it again is just AMAZING and I guess a big part of it is because of ATLA and the Zutara fandom so yeah, all this to say thanks for helping me reconnect with my art! I can’t wait to share more and continue to improve!
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sepublic · 3 years
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Happy Birthday to The Owl House!
           Honestly, I’m… REALLY shocked to think back on how it’s been a year? It’s been a full, actual year, since that first episode?
           I remember when The Owl House was first announced around early 2018. Something about it, the premise, the characters from that one poster we got; It really drew me in, and I kept track of the show’s progress in eager anticipation. Whenever Dana released art of Luz, Eda, and King, I was ecstatic- And when the show was delayed to 2020, I was dismayed.
           Then we got our teaser trailer; The opening them, the end credits, even a little sneak peek! I remember speculating a lot about Luz and all of the other new characters we were introduced to, such as Willow, Amity, and Gus- And then we got more and more trailers in the days leading up to the show. I wondered about Luz’s home back on Earth and where her family was, I listened intently to the Hooty and the Parliament music video, finding an almost melancholic, weirdly nostalgic (despite having never watched the show yet) vibe to it- Whilst also avoiding looking at the screen and seeing all of the various clips it offered, because I wanted to be surprised! It was two years of anticipation, two years of wait for this show- I’d never looked forward to a series before like this, last I can recall… So having this content FINALLY come out, seeing these characters in animation, hearing their wonderful voices! My soul was vibing, it was time, it was coming after all this time…!
          Eventually I finished Infinity Train Book 2, the same day that The Owl House premiered… I was blindsided when I woke up to the first episode’s release online, in full- I was already planning to wait until later to watch it on television, so having it permanently accessible from the internet was such a pleasant surprise! And the show… The show, man- That premiere caught me off-guard with how much I enjoyed it! I knew I was looking forward to this show, but still…! It blew away my expectations, and even now, has continued to; It was like my personal investment and attention had paid off so patiently well! I even got a DisneyNOW subscription so I could watch each new episode ASAP, the day it premiered, hours before it aired on television!
           I remember scouring Tumblr before the show officially premiered, and there was understandably very little- A few pieces of fanart here or there. And when the show DID premiere, for a while there wasn’t really much of a fandom- There was barely anyone, in fact! But I can remember a few notable blogs who have been around since the beginning… Me, I got invested into this show. I found myself really enjoying Lumity as a ship, especially since I resonated with both characters in it; Luz was such a ball of sunshine that brightened my day, and Amity really spoke to me with her more introverted, top-scoring personality. When the show hit its mid-season hiatus, I remember not handling it too well, as I got impatient and frantic in my speculations- I wanted so badly to learn more about these characters, see what happened- Get a look at Emperor Belos (then known as Bellows by the fandom), etc.
          I wrote my Bile Coven piece in preparation for Halloween, even got to know a mutual or two over shared theorizing! I kept track of Dana’s updates, and even had people come to my blog, of all places, to send asks! It was and still has been such an engaging part of fandom for me… I recall impatiently waiting for the Owl Pellet shorts and freaking out over them- And when Adventures in the Elements leaked early? I LOST MY MIND, I remember postponing something I was supposed to go to, just so I could watch the episode- And it was so good! Then I started wondering and hoping the rest of Season 1 would come out, and well- It took a while…
          And when Season 1B’s trailer came out, I was all over it; Scouring every possible frame, freaking out over the Grom screenshot, and appreciating the influx of new fans! It was amazing to watch The Owl House go from a relatively minor and obscure fandom, to becoming so much more mainstream and populous! I got into Rebecca Rose’s channel, I began writing more meta and posts about the show, as well as little recaps for each new episode. I feel like my blog really took off from here, as I got to interact with more and more people who shared this mutual love of The Owl House, and I was so ecstatic to see more content and buzz about it!
           My mind was solely focused on The Owl House, it was one of my huge hyperfixations, even moreso than during Season 1A’s run- I remember being anxious about Enchanting Grom Fright, wondering if we’d get queerbaited… But NO, Amity was in love with Luz! She canonically had a crush on her, a girl in love with another girl- And I loved it because Lumity was a special comfort ship of mine! Then Amity was confirmed lesbian… It was amazing! And I found myself SO invested, so inspired by the show and its characters, and all of the little allusions to things, the foreshadowing, the moments here or there that made so much more sense after a new episode.
           This show inspired me creatively- It got me to write some of my personal favorite fanfics, and I was and still am so touched by whatever feedback I get from them! The Owl House really got me to write, to obsess over characters and analyze them, to look at motifs, to think about worldbuilding… It’s been such an artistically enriching experience, both the show and the fandom! I remember despairing so terribly when Agony of a Witch came out, the genuine betrayal I had when Lilith revealed the truth- Because I’d been legitimately endeared to her character beforehand, even formed a sort of ‘trust’ in a sense… And like many others, I agonizingly anticipated the season finale, the much-needed emotional reconciliation!
           I remember how the episode titles were revealed, bit by bit, and how I and others speculated on what they’d spell out! I remember when the fandom obsessed over the Witch’s Apprentice game and its relics, for clues and new lore after each episode, the little hints here or there! I was freaked out by characters like Belos, who lived up to my hopes and expectations- First being alluded to by name, then his amazing appearance… And then his voice and mannerisms and everything about him! And when the Season Finale came out…
           Well, there was relief. But there was a bittersweet emptiness- That it was over! The first season was over! There was a celebratory triumph, of course- We finally wrapped up the first, major arc of the show, the first batch of episodes that had been worked upon, the whole thing now unveiled and appreciated! But I was a little dismayed because a part of me KNEW a hiatus much longer than the previous one was ahead of me, and I did not handle the mid-season hiatus well. Of course, then Dana had her Reddit AMA, and the charity livestream; Both of which NOURISHED me creatively, and have helped to fill out the wait! To carry out my momentum, to not flounder about in hiatus; I invested myself into more meta, into various posts, etc. I read fanfiction that genuinely floored me, obsessed over fanart, etc.
           I supported the show’s release on Disney Plus, ecstatic to get this kind of ready access. I revisited past episodes and characters, looking at them in a new light, appreciating things; Like Luz’s relationship with fantasy… King’s surprising development, all of Eda’s little hints and clues. There’s been an emotional catharsis with these characters for me- And I genuinely feel like I’ve been a lot happier lately because of this show! I’ve met so many other blogs and gotten to know them, seen their ideas and displayed mine as we appreciated one another… I even remember doing another blog’s fanart prompt prior to the show’s release, in preparation!
           I feel like The Owl House has genuinely given me a new appreciation for meta, for fandom and analysis… For headcanons, for writing my own stories and contributing my own ideas and speculations, etc.! It’s contributed SO much joy to me as a hyperfixation, and rapidly risen through my blog as my most frequent tag! And even as I explore other fandoms and hyperfixations, both then and now, especially to pass on this crippling hiatus… This show holds a VERY special place in my heart for me. It’s really made me feel for these characters, the love and sadness, the excitement and sense of comfort… Its love and emotions, angst and found family, lore and speculation, it hits so hard to me in a way that other media hasn’t!
           It’s provided representation- Such as canonically queer characters, or protagonists who speak so well to the neurodivergent experience for many people! I’ve had delight in seeing people suggest Amity as autistic, when before Season 1B, I lowkey headcanoned and saw her as such- So seeing more evidence for this resonated deeply in my heart! I remember all of the discussion about King as a character, the confusion and talk about whether or not he WAS a King of Demons, when that first announcement in 2018 had made a similar claim… I looked forward to Eda and Lilith’s relationship, speculated on who cursed Eda, and remembered when I’d considered the Blights as a potential culprit! I remember thinking about Hooty, wondering what his deal is- And thinking then and now about that Owl Deity mural in the Owl House! Watching Luz’s development as a character and as a witch, seeing her become more proficient with magic until it finally pays off with her squaring up against Belos, and wounding him- I’d never felt so proud of a character and their progress before!
           There’s still so many more questions and mystery, lore… as well as just genuine character interactions, to look forward to! I think The Owl House is one of my favorite shows of all time… It’s deeply touched me as a person and creator, and I genuinely strive to create something even close to this one day. This show has inspired me, made me laugh and cry, compelled me to creatively make content; It’s introduced me to a wider fandom that I genuinely feel like a part of, had me meet other mutuals… It really is something special to me. And while I am eager for Season 2, I also want to appreciate what Dana Terrace and her crew have already established. I love this show’s art style and animation, the designs and overall weirdness of its characters- I love speculating and thinking about them, getting more and more details, and so forth.
           If it’s for a better product, I’m fine waiting for Season 2. And honestly, I love what we already have, and I’ve done a lot with so many people. I’ve even looked over supplementary materials and stuff posted by the crew or news articles, in my need for content… And I love every bit of update, art, and/or acknowledgement of the show’s hiatus, and Season 2’s development! There’s so much to look forward to… And there’s so much that I’ve enjoyed, after plenty of anticipation!
           Thank you @danaterrace, and everyone who worked on this- For everything. It really is crazy to reflect on this entire year, to realize it’s been a full year since that first episode, since that first premiere that lit up my world like Luz’s light spells; And it feels like such a milestone that we’ve reached! I look forward to what comes next, and I also intend to keep appreciating and cherishing what we’ve already gotten. Here’s to this show’s second year, people- It’s been such a journey to look back on and remember each step, each phase, each particular moment and stage… And I can only imagine what will come next! This show has SUCH a special place in my heart, and has made me feel in so many ways I haven’t before!
           Happy Birthday, The Owl House! You’ve earned it!
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rayslittlekitten · 3 years
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Excerpt from “Matt and Lucy”
A/N: This is an excerpt from an original story I had started writing a long time ago but it’s probably never going to get finished so I pulled the first sex scene from it.  This is another Charlie-inspired story. The character’s name is Matt. I thought about changing the name to Charlie or to one of his other characters but decided against it. I also didn’t want to take the time to convert this whole thing to second person so OFC has a name and it’s Lucy. if you’ve read all my other fics, I think you can see some elements I’ve borrowed from this scene in some of those stories.
Also a little back story, Lucy and Matt are BFFs and Lucy had caught her fiancé cheating on her and she ends up becoming roommates with Matt in a cozy 2-bedroom apartment in New York City. They both met in culinary school and they both work in the same restaurant/bar. Up until now, everything has always been platonic.
Also, @aimee-wildner​ drew this beautiful fan art for this. Please check it out. It is amazing!!
Rating: E (18+ ONLY)
Pairing: Charlie-inspired OC x OFC
Contains: marijuana use, high sex (P in V, oral both F and M receiving), 
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 "Lucccyyy I'm home!" Matt shouts in Ricky Ricardo fashion. He hangs up his jacket and keys and kick his shoes off.
"In here!" Lucy shouts from the living room.  Matt walks into the living room to see Lucy sitting on the couch packing a bowl.  "Getting the party started without me?" He tosses a small shopping bag full of snacks at her.
"It hasn't started yet."
"Yeah, sure. You would have smoked it as soon as you finished packing it." He plops down next to her.
"True, but since you're here now, you can start the party." She hands the pipe and the lighter over to him.  He takes them from her, takes a hit and hands them back to her.  She follows his lead and does the same.  "Alright, party started.  Well, I actually finished what was left in here from last time before packing a new bowl.  Want grilled cheese?"
"Of course you did.  Sounds perfect. Let me go wash all this bar filth off of me."  Matt gets up and heads to the bathroom.  After his shower, Matt walks out of the bathroom and towards his room. While walking down the hall, he notices Lucy trying to reach for something in the cabinet.  Her reaching up causes her shirt to rise, exposing the bottom of her butt cheeks peeking out of her short shorts and he notices it.  He continues walking down the hall past his bedroom and into the kitchen.
"You need help with that?"
"No, I think I-" Lucy starts responding, but feels Matt's body pressed against her back. She swears she also felt something press up between her butt cheeks.  She sees Matt's hand reach for the plates above her.
"Here."
Lucy turns around to face Matt.  "Thanks, I had- whoa my god, you're naked!" Lucy shouts. Matt is standing in front of her in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.  His hair is towel dried and his body is still damp.  "And wet." She tries her best to keep her eyes above his neck.
"Yes, but no. My dick is covered." He chuckles.  "Let me throw on some clothes so we can continue this party." He winks and then heads back down the hallway.
 After throwing a t-shirt and sweatpants on, he walks out of his bedroom and heads to the living room.  He finds Lucy again on the couch eating a grilled cheese sandwich.  He grabs his off the coffee table and sits next to her as he takes a bite.
"How was work?" Lucy asks.
"The usual. Shitty tips. But thankfully I didn't need to cut anyone off. I wasn't ready to fight someone today. My god, this is a good ass fucking grilled cheese."
"Thanks. I stole some sourdough from the kitchen," Lucy chuckles.
“I still don't know how you don't have your own restaurant yet," Matt replies.
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Matt and Lucy are cuddling on the couch while watching mindless TV.
"Luce? Are you humping my leg?" He chuckles.
"It feels good." She mumbles as she continues grinding against his leg.
"Lucyyyyy," Matt says like Ricky Ricardo. "Are you horny?"
"Mm hm," she nods against his shoulder.
Her confirmation makes his dick twitch.  
"Hey Matt?" Lucy looks up at him.
"Yeah?"
"Wanna have some fun tonight?" Lucy asks.
"What kind of fun? Isn't that what we're doing right now?" Matt asks after popping a cheese doodle into his mouth.
She takes his hand and places one of his fingers into her mouth.  He stops chewing and watches as she sucks the cheese dust off his finger while keeping eye contact.
"What is happening right now?" Matt asks.
"I am asking if you want to, you know," she shrugs. "Mess around," She takes another finger and places it into her mouth and sucks the cheese dust off his second finger while still maintaining eye contact.
He licks and bites his lower lip as his gaze falls on her lips.
“Is it the weed asking or is Lucy asking?” he asks.
“Both.”
“I mean, I… I’m down to fuck, but… you sure you wanna do this, darlin’?” Matt raises an eyebrow.
“Matt, I am so horny right now. With how much I smoked, it’s gonna last all night so if you’re not gonna help me with this, I’m gonna go in my room and take care of it so what’s it gonna be? You or my toys?”
“I just want you to make sure this wouldn't be something you'll regret,” Matt replies sincerely. As high and horny as he is, he still cares for Lucy.  “How high are you right now?"
“Not as high as you think.  I’m way past the glued-to-the-couch high.  Come on, we’re two grown adults who need to get laid. We’re both going through a dry spell so if anything we’re doing each other a favor."  She takes this thumb and puts it in her mouth and sucks the cheese dust off it as well.  He groans.
"Luce, you're making this hard for me." Matt bites his lip as he cups her face. She leans into his hand.
"This situation or this situation?" Lucy reaches down to the front of his  gray sweatpants.
Matt groans and looks down.  "Both."
"I can take care of that for you." Lucy leans in close to Matt and gently licks and sucks on the side of his neck, causing him to fist his sweatpants. "So, are we gonna have some fun tonight or what?" Lucy asks.
Matt licks and bites his lip again as he stares at the TV while deciding on what he should do.  
He leans forward to grab his pipe.  He takes a hit, cups his hands around his mouth and then blows it into Lucy’s mouth as she inhales it.  Matt licks his lips and watches her. She moves her face closer to his as she exhales the smoke into his face.
“Let’s have some fun tonight,” Matt smirks.  He leans in and kisses her slowly and deliberately to test her reaction.
Lucy pushes herself against the couch for leverage and deepens the kiss.  Matt’s hand goes to the back of Lucy’s head and fists a handful of her hair. They hungrily make out with each other as they ride the high together.  Lucy straddles Matt as they continue to make out.  She can feel his hard cock pressing against her hot throbbing core.  Matt’s hands caress her sides and slides down to her hips and ass.  Lucy slowly grinds against him and presses her body against his chest as they continue to make out.  Matt moves her down to the couch and he lays on top of her.  As they continue to make out, he starts to involuntarily grind against her and Lucy wraps her legs around Matt’s hips.   Matt pulls away from Lucy’s lips and starts making his way down her neck, licking and nipping at her sensitive skin. She's panting as she runs her fingers through his blonde locks as he continues down to her collar bones. He then slips his hands over her shirt to cup her breast as he makes his way down to her chest.  He starts unbuttoning her shirt and leaves a kiss on each exposed skin.  When all the buttons are undone, he pulls open her shirt to reveal her breasts.
“Mm, I've always wondered how these would feel,” Matt says before popping one of her pierced nipples into his mouth and swirling his tongue around it.  Lucy arches at the sensation.  After Matt feels like her nipple has enough attention, he moves to the next one and gives it the same treatment.  He also takes a free hand and slides it down below her belly and over the front of her shorts and rubs with firm but gentle pressure, causing Lucy to arch against him again.
“Oh, Matt,” Lucy moans.
Matt continues his way down, leaving kisses on her belly and then stops right above the top of her shorts.  He grabs both sides with each hand and slides them down her hips along with her panties. Lucy lifts her hips to allow Matt to slide them off easier.  He takes them off completely.
“Shit, darlin’. You are dripping.”  He dives right in with this tongue, causing Lucy to thrust up against his face.  “You smell and taste so sweet too.”  He sucks and licks her outer lips and clit.  He then inserts two fingers into her.
”Oh, fuck!” Lucy moans. He continues to lick, suck, and finger her.  “Holy fuck, don’t stop. I’m gonna come!” Matt speeds up his pace and her hips buck as an orgasm rips through her.  He laps up every drop coming out of her and then looks up at her as she catches her breath.  He wipes his beard and sits back up on the couch.
“You alright there, darlin’?” Matt asks as he gently caresses her belly.
“Yeah, that was the first time I’ve ever orgasmed from oral,” Lucy responds.  She opens her eyes and look over at him smirking. 
“Well, you’ve had some shit partners then.”
Seeing her best friend after he just gave her a mind-blowing orgasm sobers her up for moment.  She tries to sit up and then proceeds to slide down to the floor.
“Whoa, Luce, be careful!” Matt catches her.
“I wanna return the favor,” Lucy says before grabbing the sides of his sweatpants and then pulling them down.  Her eyes widen as his dick springs free.
“It’s much bigger than I imagined."
“I’m flattered, but I think it’s pretty average,” Matt chuckles.
Lucy takes his hard cock into her hand and starts stroking.  She then slowly licks the tip, swirling her tongue around it.  Matt hisses at the sensation.  She dips her head down and takes in as much of him as she can, and then bobs up and down.  She stops to stroke him.  She then looks up and makes eyes contact as she slowly runs the tip of her tongue from the base to the tip before taking him in again.
“Ohhh, fuck.” Matt fists a handful of Lucy’s hair.  He watches as she moves her head up and down and then deep throats him until she gags.  
She looks up at him with misty eyes and her mouth and chin glistening with drool. She strokes him as she tries to catch her breath.  “Well you’re too big to fit it all in my mouth.”
“You look so fucking beautiful right now.” He runs his thumb across her chin. 
She bites her lower lip at his comment before deep throating him again and continues to suck on him.
“Darlin’, let’s take this to the bedroom.” He takes her hands and helps her to her feet then he leads them to his bedroom.  
When they reach the bedroom, Matt helps her into his bed. She lies back and rubs herself while she watches Matt go over to his nightstand to grab a condom. He rips it open and rolls it down over his cock as he enjoys the view in front of him.  He climbs into bed and hovers above Lucy. He knees her legs apart to accommodate him.
”You ready, darlin'?"
"Matt, just fuck me already."
Matt slips himself inside her causing her to moan. 
"Fuck, you're so tight," Matt continues to thrust in and out of her slowly so she can get use to his size.
"Matt, I said fuck me." Lucy looks at Matt.
"Be careful what you ask for," Matt replies, and then hoists her legs up to his shoulders.  He then thrusts himself into her hard and deep.  He continues to fuck her hard and fast, his cock stroking her G-spot until Lucy unravels underneath him over and over again.
“I’m gonna cum, Matt! Oh shit!”
"Fuck!" Matt's own orgasm follows shortly after Lucy's.
He collapses on top of Lucy and tries to catch his breath while Lucy is still feeling the aftershocks of her multiple orgasm.  He looks at her and gives her a kiss on the cheek then pulls out of her.  He gets up and walks out the bedroom. Lucy in her bliss lies there and tries to catch her breath after all that.  Not knowing how much time has passed, Lucy hears Matt walk back into the bedroom.  She feels something warm and wet against her drenched crotch.  Lucy looks down and sees Matt.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm cleaning you up," Matt replies.  "What? No one's ever done that for you before?"
"Matt, you are checking off a lot of firsts for me tonight."
"I stand by my statement about you having shitty partners."
Lucy grabs the towel from Matt and tosses it across the room.
"That's sweet, Matt, but please fuck me again," Lucy says as she starts rubbing herself.  Matt feels his dick twitch.
"Darlin', you're gonna have to give me a little time to recover," Matt replies.  "But I can still offer some assistance." Matt climbs into bed next to her and starts kissing her neck and caressing her breasts. Meanwhile he slides his hand down below her navel and start rubbing her clit. He can feel how crazy wet she still is and slips two fingers inside her, curling his fingers and pumping in and out of her. She grabs his face and kisses him and they continue to make out until he feels she’s close.
“Come on, darlin’. I wanna feel you come all over my hand.”
At his command, Lucy lets the orgasm wash over her. Matt can feel her pussy squeezing his fingers as it contracts.
“Sweet Jesus,” Matt says as he pulls his fingers out. “This is aaaalll you.” Matt points to the large wet spot on the bed.
“No no, that was all you. You’re the one who made me come so hard,” Lucy replies.
“I know. And I wanna do that to you again and again and again until you beg me to stop.” Matt says as he climbs on top of her.
“Then do it,” Lucy replies as she reaches down between them and starts stroking his semi-hard cock.
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epicofevil · 3 years
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Series Illustrator Interview
Epic of Evil page 71-76
Meeting With AkunoP
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--First, please introduce yourselves.
Yoshida Dondorian (hereon: Yoshida): I’m Yoshida. I started working on the series in “Wiegenlied of Green”!
you-ring@Kitano Tomotoshi (hereon: you-ring): I’m you-ring@Kitano Tomotoshi, who got to draw the cover art for “Praeludium of Red” and “Praefacio of Blue”.
You: I’m You. I did the cover for this book, “Epic of Evil”. This is my second interview after the one in Entr’acte of Evil, but I’m a bit nervous this time too.
--You-san answered this question in “Entr’acte of Evil”’s illustrator interview, but you-ring-san and Yoshida-san, what was your first AkunoP work?
Yoshida: I first started listening to VOCALOID around 2009 or so…So I got in around the time all those derivative fan videos of “Daughter of Evil” were coming out.
you-ring: My first AkunoP songs were “Daughter of Evil” and “Servant of Evil” of course. I think it was around the time “Servant of Evil” got uploaded, and I saw all these comments to watch it after watching “Daughter of Evil”, so I did…I remember bawling over it.
--There was a ton of uproar over “Daughter of Evil” and “Servant of Evil” at the time, wasn’t there. What was your impression of AkunoP-san himself?
Yoshida: Didn’t I hear that he completely transformed himself…!?
--Transformed (haha). That’s true, he did do an image change to wearing sunglasses and a beard.
Yoshida: My image of him wasn’t like that at all, so I think I might have been introduced to him pre-transformation at “VOC@LOiD M@STER” (colloquially “VoMas”)!
you-ring: I think I also saw him the first time at VoMas…But I can’t remember when that was lol
Yoshida: Rather than being surprised by him, I remember thinking, “Ah, so this is the guy who made the Of Evil series…!” That sort of thing.
you-ring: For an “Evil” person he seemed very good-natured. …That might count as malicious rumor, hey?
--I wouldn’t think so (haha)
you-ring: Sounds like I’m not getting scolded lol. In that sense, unlike Yoshida-san I was very surprised by him.
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Celebrating Series Completion! Most Bittersweet
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--Please tell us how you felt when the final and fourth installment of the series came out. you-ring-san, you were the one who worked on the cover for the fourth novel, Yoshida-san you worked on some of its artwork, and You-san you participated in the pinup art.
Yoshida: With all of the plot threads that were being revealed, from the first novel to the last I felt like it was all so very interesting…And also that I really wanted to read more of the “Of Evil” world just a little longer!
You: I had a lot of fun being able to draw art for each installment, and I remember feeling really desolate that we were at the last one. Even now I have the “Daughter of Evil” books piled up on my desk; you-ring-san’s Kyle, coupled with the book’s contents, are very striking, I think.
you-ring: While I felt very uplifted at being able to continue to do the cover art after the third book, at the same time the pressure at it being the finale was immeasurable. Still, in the end, since it was Kyle I muddled through it.
You: Also, it really felt like a collaborative effort, with Yoshida-san’s pictures really connecting the third and fourth books.
Yoshida: Aw, thank you so much!
you-ring: I would find myself going back to look at Yoshida-san’s artwork! I can’t help but sigh in admiration every time I see everyone’s artwork. You-san and Yoshida-san both have such tremendous ability for creating atmosphere in their pictures.
Yoshida: I’m truly honored…!
You: You’re much too kind! So many other illustrators contributed to the Of Evil novels, so it’s really fun in the sense that we get to see various worlds within that. Like, “Ah, that’s another way to go about it too”.
Yoshida: Yeah, I was always looking forward to it, and also every time I would get really nervous about if I’m redundant or not.
you-ring: Concepts and worldviews that I couldn’t put forward…I got a ton of motivation. I also had the same anxiety about being redundant lol, I was doing this work while constantly wondering if it was good enough.
Yoshida: And You-san and you-ring-san made such lovely art and covers from the very first installment, including “Entr’acte of Evil”. They really caught my eye when I saw them at the publisher’s!
--The illustrations for this book turned out pretty gorgeous too.
You: Wow!
Yoshida: Oh! I’m really excited to see it!
You: My heart’s all fluttery now…
you-ring: I’m gonna head over to the publisher’s in a bit! (I haven’t left yet)
You: Though everyone who’s reading this will have seen them already. Sounds great.
--On that topic, Elluka’s finally debuted on this cover.
Yoshida: I love her so much that I picked Elluka-san as my image for the illustrator comments in book four, so that makes me happy! I’m looking forward to that too! You-san’s Elluka is so pretty…
You: I was really happy to be able to draw Elluka-sama prominently, given her unique position. Her general image is really evocative of purple, which is a color you don’t see too much on book covers I think.
you-ring: I got really excited to see it as soon as I heard about it! I wanna see it already!
--On that note, all of the members here are people who’ve drawn a decent amount of characters. Please tell us of any you had fun drawing, or any you particularly like.
Yoshida: The sorceresses, of course! Naturally I love the other more human characters too, but with them having that unique position that got mentioned earlier, I’m just super drawn to these somewhat detached women… Although the frontispiece for this book is my first time drawing them.
You: In my afterwards comments I declared my favorites to be Allen-kun, Elluka, and Gumillia, but the person I get fired up about drawing is Yukina-chan from the third book. Since she’s a character that didn’t get featured in the songs originally, it was very refreshing to be able to draw her. After that, obviously Riliane and Allen.
you-ring: Yukina in the frontispiece for the third book was so beautiful, she was just too precious lol
Yoshida: Same for how you drew her!
you-ring: Out of all the things I’ve gotten to draw, I’ve drawn Yukina the most, and so I’ve become the most attached to her. In this story with so many different characters interwoven through it, I think she’s a girl with a really interesting and toothsome place in it. Also Prim too, actually—she’s comparatively more difficult in terms of time and labor to draw, but she was also pretty fun…
You: you-ring’s Prim is too beautiful, my eyes end up getting drawn to her chest…(haha)
Yoshida: Prim’s chest…and the wrinkling in her clothing under her chest.
you-ring: Wha—we’re talking about her chest now!? Shame on you lol. Yoshida-san, you really surprised me with how differently you were able to depict Yukina, despite her being the same character.
You: That illustration was so amazing, it really felt like it had that feeling of the pen telling the story. I also liked how the character silhouettes were put in with their motif colors.
you-ring: Yeah, the tracing line of the pen was great! I was just stunned at the concept put into such a picture.
Yoshida: Oh wow, thanks you guys! That kind of motif is one that’s very much inlaid into the story, and I just wanted to depict it myself…! The “Of Evil” world is full of setups and amazing motifs like that…So I just get…really excited…!
Yoshida: In that sense I also really look forward to the book binding, too! Like, “What kind of figure will be on the flap?” or “what’ll be the design on the pages this time?”…
You: I got you. The rose-->grape-->feather-->seashell designs were really cool.
--Thank you very much! I’d like you to observe the image of the cover under the dust jacket.
You: Ney-chan…
Yoshida: Praeludium and Praefacio…This is really…amazing! Anyone who hasn’t seen it should go look!
--There’s also a secret trick with Wiegenlied as well!
You: Everyone go look at the under-cover…!
Yoshida: Woah, I don’t think I ever noticed…! What is this…! *Rustle rustle* Aaah! Wow!!
you-ring: I guess everyone went to take off their dust jackets all at once, lol
Yoshida: Woooah! *rustlerustlerustle* …What a fantastic production…
You: Feels like everyone at the publisher’s made this really neatly~
Yoshida: I always get a kick out of seeing the maps and commentary! At the very beginning—if you’ll pardon my saying so—I was really dubious as to how it would turn out, since there weren’t any novelizations of VOCALOID songs at the time. But it was made with such love, and the story is naturally very interesting, I feel very strongly that this work makes for amazing books!
--When you put it like that, all the hard work was worth it!
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Any Surprises? Results of the Character Popularity Poll.
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--This time around we conducted a character popularity poll!
You: Kyle did very well!
you-ring: Allen had a real strong running!!
Yoshida: Woah…! I wasn’t expecting Clarith’s position…!
--There were a lot of comments from people empathizing with Clarith, it seems.
You: I see…(tears)
Yoshida: I also felt the most moved by Clarith. Congratulations, Clarith…!
--Michaela’s ranking was really surprising. And then there’s Ayn…
Yoshida: Ah, now that you mention it! That’s quite a feat. Surely you’ll put in something commemorative on the cover edges…?
You: Ah! I’ve already completed the cover, so…Everyone, please look at it with your mental eye instead…!
Yoshida: Wha…
you-ring: If I strain my eyes, I see there…
--Ayn has no character design, so you’ll all have to make sure to draw him when you get the chance (haha)
Yoshida: Well then, maybe we could slip him into an illustration… Though he doesn’t have a design…
You: That’s a good idea! Maybe I’ll upload an image to my blog then…lol
Yoshida: Ooh! I’d love to see your Ayn, You-san…! I’ll covertly look forward to it…
you-ring: You mean a festival for the Ayn I came up with!?
You: You’re gonna draw him too, aren’t you you-ring-san?
you-ring: Uh.
Yoshida: Yeah! Ayn’s gotta have this magnificent backstory, right? I feel like Akuno-san would make something like that…
--Various countries were featured throughout the story; are there any that you all would like to go to?
you-ring: It’s not a country, but I’d like to just go see the Millennium Tree at least once, soon. So in that sense, Elphegort?
Yoshida: Oh, me too! I want to go to the Millennium Tree Forest. Also, of course, the place where the story started: Lucifenia.
You: I also think I’d like to see the Millennium Tree. It’d feel like a world heritage spot, don’t you think? Also, I’d want to go to a banquet on the Freezis Estate (though I can’t).
--Held-sama is quite popular then! The Millennium Tree is meant to be a former pilgrimage site, though lately it sounds like not many people go there anymore.
you-ring: It’s an undiscovered gem! I’d just like to go there and take my time idling around, seeing everyting…
Yoshida: I’d love that! Frankly, all the countries sound dangerous…Even the Millennium Tree isn’t safe, but it has a peaceful image I think, so if I went to any of them physically…The Millennium Tree is good.
you-ring: Sorry that you asked us a question about countries and we all answered with a forest lol
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And Now, To the “Seven Deadly Sins”
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--Now that the “Daughter of Evil” series is complete, let’s hear some nice words for AkunoP-san, if you please.
Yoshida: Congratulations on finishing it. You did such good work! Although, as a reader, there’s still a lot more I want to see. I’m…really really excited to see the “Deadly Sins of Evil” series (chuckle)
You: I’m saying this a lot here, but I want to say thank you for all your hard work, it’s greatly appreciated. I’m very happy at just being able to depict your characters, Akuno-san. I’m also excited for the “Deadly Sins of Evil”. I’ll be in anticipation while listening to the songs on repeat.
you-ring: Always stay evil, yeah? I’m also looking forward to the Deadly Sins Series! And a sincere congratulations on finishing the Daughter of Evil series.
--Please tell us more how you’re all curious about and looking forward to the new “Deadly Sins” series.
you-ring: As a reader I’m very curious as to how the story will be told and how it’ll be released, like if each sin will be published one by one.
Yoshida: The Seven Deadly Sins have a strong impact in various different directions, so I’m really excited to see how it all ties together!
You: I’m looking forward to seeing how the various secrets woven into the work get brought to light. I feel like reading the “Deadly Sins” series will end up making me want to reread the “Daughter of Evil” series again.
--Thank you very much! Now then, please say one last thing here.
Yoshida: I am truly grateful for being able to assist in the “Daughter of Evil” series. It’s a wonderful thing to be involved in this enormous world. The songs, the books, I hope to see even more from here on out!
you-ring: I think this series has let me take part in a truly valuable experience, and it’s been a great honor to take part in it. Thank you very much for inviting me on here!
You: From the very first book to this “Epic of Evil”, thank you so much for having me draw for this series for such a long time. I’ve nothing but gratitude.
--Thank you all for your time.
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rickriordanfandam · 3 years
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opinions on riordanverse ; my edition
a lot of people have been doing this so i decided why not right. probably gna lose some followers or smth but anyways. pls respect my opinions! if u disagree, thats fine, but please be polite. unless any of my opinions strikes u as morally wrong then pls point it out to me respectfully. thanks!
- i actually liked drew. im so sorry to everyone who hates her but full offence, why. think about it this way ok, first of all drew became hc because silena died. silena was the traitor, the one who betrayed chb, yet after she died campers celebrated her as a hero? and then drew suddenly has to replace her and live up to idk that legacy she left behind,, when all of a sudden this girl named piper swoops in and takes her place. idk abt u but i wld be salty abt that too. not only that, but as an asian, the chances of drew having faced racism/bullying as a child is pretty high (she studies at brooklyn academy). which means that when she finds out shes a demigod, and arrives at chb where most of the campers are white (this is an assumption btw), she’d obviously be scared of being bullied for her skin color right?? so the first thing she wld do before the campers get to bully her is to bully them before they can do so. (sentence structure here is wack i apologize) ofc this might not even have happened, drew could have had a perfect childhood && was a b1tch for no reason, BUT EVEN THEN HER ROLE AS A BULLY WAS PRETTY VITAL BECAUSE THAT FURTHER SHOWED THE CONTRAST BETWEEN HER AND PIPER,, HIGHLIGHTING PIPER AS A HERO//GOOD CHARACTER,, AND THEREFORE MAKING READERS LIKE PIPER MORE. anyway stop hating on drew please. ALSO WHY IS THIS SO LONGA SDFJHG
- jason isnt bland, the fandom just kinda erased his backstory (thanks to @pjohoo-memes for the phrasing lol)
- reynabeth wouldnt have lasted/would have broken up several times. idk i just see them as two extremely powerful characters who have firm opinions and will definitely clash at some point. in a platonic relationship,, i can see them as really good friends but as lovers? idk i just think theyll break up
- PIPABETH
- i dont really like jercy,, i see them as better friends than lovers. also idt jason and percy were that close..?
- the dam and not my type jokes are srsly cringey and were never funny. ik that seems hypocritical since my username literally makes use of the dam joke but honestly i dont actually like the joke. its not funny to me and has never been funny
- the seven were not best friends. they definitely argued,, and honestly probably werent as close as the fandom makes them seem. like ure dumped with 6 other people, out of which u only know a few. my introverted ass would have jumped off the argo 2 quicker than leo valdez could bomb camp jupiter up. also leo was a dick to frank. so what if frank is bigger sized?? thats not a valid reason to tease him
- the fandom needs to stop hating on octavian while worshipping luke. if u hate luke and u say u hate octavian too, then okay. but if u tell me ure a luke stan but u despise octavian?? imma disagree w u. luke was worse than octavian im sorry. first of all, octavian being a dick was kinda justified. hes been after the praetor position for so long, and everyone keeps saying to “wait for jason” when suddenly this dude, whos a son of NEPTUNE (neptune wasnt liked much by romans), and the camp decides to make him praetor?? dude i would be pissed off big time. and then afterwards, he finds out that greek demigods are real and the dude they made praetor is greek. AND THEN GREEK DEMIGODS COME TO CJ AND ONE OF THEM BOMB IT UP?? octavian has been told all his life that greeks are scum and this dude called leo valdez attacks cj. sure it was an accident, but did octavian know that? no. so it was honestly justified that he was such a salty prick im just saying. also some of yall be hating on octavian for cutting a teddy bear open and thats the funniest shit ive ever heard i swear 
- luke didnt go to elysium
- travis and connor stoll r way too underrated. the two have been head counselors of the hermes cabin since luke was revealed as a traitor, can u imagine the stress? luke, the person they probably looked up to as a brother, betrayed them. and they didnt even have time to process this when they were  thrown the roles of being hcs. that would have been so stressful and i would probably have broken down if i were them. the stoll brothers taking turns to wake up at ungodly hours because a new camper is crying and homesick and terrified, the stoll brothers having to comfort and take care of new campers, having to deal with the amount of people in that cramped space because not enough campers are being claimed fast enough. having to resolve issues between campers in the hermes cabin all the time. the stolls arent just comedic relief, and we need to stop treating them as such
- tratie shldve been canon idc idc
- demigods of the demeter cabin arent talked about enough and i love the fact that meg was demeters kid. like she isnt the child of one of the big three yet shes so powerful.
- we need to hype clarisse up more her character arc was phucking amazing 
- rachel is overhated. sis found out greek gods exist and regularly come down to earth to fuck around and went “ok cool”. queen shit behavior methinks
- the floor 19 crew of mcga is srsly underrated. like do u even remember halfborn gunderson, mallory keen, tj, etc??? bc i feel like we only remember samirah, magnus, alex, and sometimes blitz and hearthstone
- sadie (tkc) was kinda annoying at first. i like her more now tho but i rmb not liking her for a phat while
- tkc and mcga need more love
- carter kane and jason grace arent boring. theyre just really sweet boys who are too good for this world and yes yes yes 
- hazel and frank (especially frank) need to be hyped up more. i hardly ever see anything about them. also yall seem to forget that frank was literally made praetor and that even hecate admired hazel and was willing to fight beside her because of how powerful she was
- frazels age gap is kinda sketch but i still think theyre really cute
- nico definitely had trauma from going to tartarus on his own
- GROVER IS PERCYS BEST FRIEND
- annabeth isnt smarter than leo but neither is leo smarter than annabeth. ive seen a lot of discussions about who is smarter and heres my hot take on it: neither. theyre equally smart, just in different ways. leos a genius mathematically speaking. he has no issues solving math problems meant for people much, much older than him. annabeth on the otherhand, is great at strategies etc. she can make an army of 1000 more powerful than the enemy, even if theyre outnumbered. so in my opinion, both are equally as smart//u cant compare their intelligence, because their talents lie in two different areas.
- while i do agree rick riordan isnt a god and that hes bound to make mistakes,, AND that hes given us a lot of representation,, if the representation offends the people its sposed to represent, then theres a problem. im talking about piper as a poc and wearing feathers in her hair. im not a poc, so i cant speak for them on whether or not its wrong, because i dont know either. HOWEVER, i have seen multiple posts BY pocs talking about how they didnt really like rick’s representation of piper, and thats an issue. pocs have been and are still oppressed and discriminated against by many. as a white cis man, we cant really blame him for not knowing (tho he could have done a research,, asked some pocs,, idk), but by representing pocs in that manner, hes influencing impressionable kids/teens into thinking “oh pocs wear feathers in their hair all the time” etc, which isnt true. the pjo/hoo series is extremely successful, and kids who read the books will probably start forming inaccurate opinions on pocs. the amount of fan art that depicts piper with feathers in her hair dont help either. “but rick said so in the books, so its canon” yeah well rick isnt a god and he can get some things wrong at times. im not saying we should cancel him, im saying we should start educating ourselves and not spread false info like pocs wearing feathers in their hair all the time. also that snake song shit where she sang Summertime was just- yeah. bc heres the thing you can be racist, and still include minorities, but portray them in a racist way. And even then, ignorance isn't a thing to admire. Getting those facts wrong still has a major impact. It continues to perpetuate racist stereotypes.
“ With the feather thing, I looked it up myself; it takes less than five minutes to figure out that Cherokees don't braid feathers into their hair. I didn't grow up in the country where my parents are from. I have many other first/second generation American friends who have also been through that, with a bit of a disconnect from their culture. But something that most of us have in common is that when we didn't know something, and when our parents weren't that big of a help, we looked it up. We sought out resources online and through other people from our culture to be able to connect more with where we came from. Some of that took a Google search. So I find it hard to believe that Piper, a girl who Rick's trying to portray as someone who is attempting to connect with her culture and is totally against racist stereotypes, wouldn't know that eagle feathers aren't supposed to be braided into your hair casually. She may be disconnected from her culture, but she's also shown to want to connect back to it. Piper wouldn't be casually braiding feathers into her hair while also telling off people for being racist. It makes no sense.” - reddit thread (down below) 
for those of yall who wanna know more please please read this, it has a lot of things i wanna add in here : https://www.reddit.com/r/camphalfblood/comments/gy3gl2/piper_mcleans_portrayal_is_innacurate/ 
as well as https://finding-my-culture.tumblr.com/post/189422373260/maxie-ratties-and-cattie-finding-my-culture 
i will be posting screenshots of these in future posts so if ure viewing this on ig and u dont have tumblr,, dont worry 
- the fact that most of the strong female characters in the series refuse to be “girly”, and ngl i dont really like that. just because ure girly doesnt mean u cant be strong. 
- piper would have been a great way for him to start making the strong characters act girlier, but instead he went with the “I’m not like other girls” trope which is quite obnoxious to hear constantly, and I don’t think it’s necessarily great for younger girls to read that idea growing up.  the closest we've ever had to a strong female character who was also into "girly" things was Silena. when I was younger I admired Piper's "I'm not like other girls" thing, but then I got older and realized that the whole mentality of "not like other girls" is super obnoxious, and a little bit toxic
i have a heck load more that i cant rmb rn but yeah feel free to add more 
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Banana Fish Art & Staff Book
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Look at what came in the mail! Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect when I ordered the Banana Fish Art & Staff Book, and it’s been so long since I placed the order that I almost forgot about it. But it completely blew my mind when I picked it up and browsed through the pages for the first time. It’s the ultimate tribute to the most touching human story of all time!
So the whole thing is a four-piece set: two books, one clear file and one envelope.
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The first book (the larger one) includes line art of all the official art released to date (key animation, magazine covers, goods, collaborations, etc). It lists where it was featured and who drew/designed it. The archiver in me is ecstatic!
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But my favorite is the second book. It features artwork and messages from all the staff who took part in the production of the anime series. They’re mostly thanking other staff for their hard work and talking about what a great experience it was to take part in the production. I haven’t read all of them yet (I find it really difficult to read Japanese handwriting) but I could tell that they were written so candidly. As for the artwork, expect to find anything and everything from character portraits in each staff member’s own style to imaginary scenes (some hit you right in the feels).
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And let’s talk about the cover of the staff book... The scanned image above is from the clear file without the watermark of the book title. I’m guessing the artist is Akemi Hayashi (character designer) because she likes using romaji if the 2020 Banana Fish desk calendar is any indication XD I rotated the image over and over again, trying to make sense of what each character was up to. Since this is the cover of the staff book, I think it replicates a common scene from the production room, showing how the staff worked on a tight deadline because everyone seems to be losing their shit. Here’s what I made out of it:
Ash has his glasses on and is working frantically, grumbling “Why does it have to be me?!” He looks very pissed probably because he was asked to finish a task by Max who looks very apologetic behind him. Eiji is running with a bunch of papers and Ibe-san is yelling behind him, “Be careful!” Eiji, who is Ibe-san’s assistant for real this time, yells back “H-hai!” the way assistants do. Shorter enters the room with take-out lunch from Chang Dai and goes “Hey! Sorry for keeping everyone waiting~” Meanwhile, Blanca is probably showing Sing how to write his name in the Cyrillic script and being a real smart-ass about it. He says “You should write it like this,” and Sing seems fascinated. Next to them, Arthur is trying to look chill but at the same time throws dirty looks at Ash. He’s obviously jealous of him because Ash gets everything done again. On the other side, Yut-Lung looks fully concentrated on his screen, but is clearly stressed out as he keeps muttering to himself “Hmm, mmm.” Next to him, while everyone is busting their asses, Dino is drinking a glass of wine and watching YouTube videos, featuring a banana and a fish, with the sound on, because he’s a piece of shit.
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Lastly, the two books and the clear file come in an envelope featuring New York at sunset seen from high up in the sky. It’s the last glimpse Eiji had of New York from the plane that we also get to see in the final episode. Okay, I won’t go there, I won’t say anything more.
Seriously, this book filled me with nostalgia and left me smiling. It’s amazing to see how the staff cherished Banana Fish just like we did as fans ❤️
This was just an initial review of the Art & Staff Book. I’ll take my time and go over it slowly and if I come across interesting bits (which I’m sure I will), I’ll post more.
Thank you @bananaroom7​ for keeping tabs on the availability of this book for preorder and letting her followers know. That’s how I was able to purchase my copy.
Follow the link in the source to take a peek at what’s inside the books.
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The Night Tour ~ KNJ [Request]
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↬↬↬Word Count: 2K
↬↬↬Genre: Fluffy!!! Non!Idol Au, Street artist Reader! Museum worker Namjoon
↬↬↬Pairing: Namjoon x Gender Neutral Reader
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Namjoon walked down the streets with his glasses on, he'd heard that the famous unknown street artist was out again and he was dying to get a glimpse of their work again. He'd slipped into a hoodie, jeans and put on his thick-rimmed glasses, he wanted to be ready to see the work that was bound to be amazing just like the rest. He had been walking around the streets for hours trying to find out where the artist would hit but it always changed whenever they did something, the last time it was an abandoned factory floor and Namjoon had just missed the artist. The paint cans were thrown to the side and the paint dripping wet so the artists couldn't have been far. His head spun around when he heard the familiar sound of a spray paint tin hitting the floor, he thought it could have been them but it was just kids spraying on the side of a dumpster. The first time he'd ever seen some of the artist's work was when he was walking home from a night shift at the museum he worked in.
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The museum he worked in was four floors high, it was just an art museum where he took night shifts patrolling the corridors to make sure nothing was ever stolen he had hoped the night work would eventually lead onto the day work but it hadn't happened. So he spent most of his night walking around the museum and taking note on everything he saw, learning everything he could on each piece that was there. So much so in fact that he could probably give the guided tours with his eyes closed taking people around there. 
"See you tomorrow Namjoon," The day guard said as Namjoon walked out of the back entrance and into the alleyway of the museum where he was shoved against the wall quickly as someone in a hoodie raced past him, 
"Hey! Watch it!" He yelled out at the person when he was pushed against the wall again by two policemen who were racing after the first one. 
"Sorry, sir!" He shook his head at the officer that had apologised and began his slow walk home towards his apartment in the middle of town but that was when he noticed it, a giant spray-painting across one of the walls of a building in the alleyway. It was beautiful, the painting was telling a huge story about global warming and what it was doing to everyone around them. 
"Whoa." He ran his hand over the paint when he felt how wet it was, whoever the police were chasing must have been the artist that had created this masterpiece. He took a step back to admire it, even more, when he noticed the tag along the side of it, 
'Zee'
He took a photo of it on his phone before searching for the tag online, there had to be someone else who had seen this artwork before and as he walked he dove deeper into the artist. 
"An unknown street artist who goes by the name Zee, are they ruining property or just spreading a message?" He whispered to himself as he walked up to his apartment building and opened the door, he held it open for an elderly lady who thanked him before leaving. He clicked on images scrolling through to thousands of posts from people all sharing what amazing work that artist had done, it was incredible. Whoever Zee was, took things that were happening within the world and painted them onto the side of buildings, tracks and billboards so that people would finally come to their senses. 
"Who are you?" He whispered seeing the same black hoodie that had sprinted past him in the alley, people had caught glimpses of Zee before but never their full face. No one knew who they were or what they looked like. It was clear Zee wanted their identity to be hidden for a reason - mostly because of the cops Namjoon thought but this only intrigued him more as he continued scrolling for hours. Learning everything he could about their art style and being captivated by each masterpiece that could be found.
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As he was about to give up on finding Zee when he heard sirens and someone yelled out a string of curse words before dropping something against the stone floor, his head snapped around to see the same black hoodie as before racing towards him only down the opposite side was four policemen. 
"Here!" You frowned hearing someone calling out to you, a guy who stood around 5''11 dressed in a hoodie and blue jeans was grabbing onto your wrist and pushing you against a wall, 
"Get off me!" You screamed wiggling against his grasp when he stood in front of you and titled his head to the side, he ripped down your hood and smirked. 
"Hi Zee," You groaned at him when you heard police rushing down behind him, 
"Excuse me," Namjoon turned to face them and you froze thinking that this was it, it was finally the moment you were about to get caught after all the years of work you'd done. 
"Yes, officer?" His hand linked with yours and automatically your heart began to pound against your chest, looking up at his sharp jawline and taking in his appearance. It was only now you were realising how good looking he was, his hair was blonde and to the side, he had huge glasses on that made his big brown eyes look adorable. 
"Have you seen someone rush by here? They would have been carrying paint with them?" You swallowed the lump in your throat trying to hide your paint covered hands behind Namjoon who pulled you closer and chuckled. 
"Sorry officer, I was a little preoccupied with my partner." The officer nodded before bidding you goodbye and going back towards the alleyway exit.
"You covered for me...Why?" You pulled your hand away from him not wanting to give in to the fact that just because he was incredibly good looking he could touch you like that.
"I find your work to be great Zee, always wanted to meet you." You nodded at him slowly and held out your hand for him to shake, 
"I'm Namjoon." He shook your hand and you felt that same intense spark from before rush through your body, sending shivers up and down your spine as he looked down into your eyes. 
"Y-Y/n." You stuttered out, you'd never told anyone your real name before. Sure fans had met you but you never told them who you were, it took away the allure to your work but with Namjoon it was different. The longer he stared into your eyes the longer you wanted to tell him everything about your life, as if he had some kind of weird superpower that drew you into him.
"What got you into street art?" You laughed softly as he questioned you, heading straight in for the questions but instead of being creeped out by the sudden interest it made you smile and feel warm inside. 
"W-well I-" You didn't know, you just viewed it as art and a way of sending a message, 
"I'd tried as a normal artist for years...Canvas's, photograph and stuff but it just never took off...Street art was a way of vocalising myself and what's happening in the world." Without even realising you were now walking together and towards the work you'd just done, it wasn't finished because the police had shown up, 
"I think your work is amazing." You smiled at him and began walking together towards your car, 
"I feel like I've seen you before." You mumbled as you reached a parking lot, you always parked in the same one next to the museum and he chuckled. 
"You pushed me against a wall a couple of months ago...Completely my fault I'd just walked out of work." You stared over at where he was pointing at the museum, 
"You work there?!" He nodded his head at you frowning as to why you seemed so excited about it,
"I love it there! I used to go all the time as a kid!" You yelled excitedly checking the time to see if you had time to head inside but it was getting close to their closing time, you never had time to go anymore. Between painting and work it had been hard to fit fun stuff into your life,
"Damn it."
"What?" He asked he hated that your smile had faded into a frown, 
"It's closing soon, I just- I wanted to go." You sighed leaning against your car and staring at it, he could already tell you were disappointed in not getting to go. 
"Meet me there tonight? In two hours? I'll sneak you in and we can have a night tour together." You stared at him with wide eyes, was he serious. 
"Like a date?" You whispered looking him in the eyes and biting down on your lip, it had been years since anyone had even come close to asking you out and your heart was thumping against your chest.
"Yeah...Yeah I mean if that's okay." He stuttered out looking at you with a giant smile on his face to match the one that was now painted across yours. 
"A night tour sounds perfect," You leant up taking charge of the situation and kissed his cheek, 
"I'll see you later Namjoon." You whispered before getting into your car and driving away from him while he sat there smiling wildly. 
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"This is my favourite," You watched as Namjoon raced over to a painting of a huge garden full of couples. He went into a lengthy talk about what the painting was about and who had painted it, he had done it throughout the whole night and you smiled the whole time just listening in 'awe' as he spoke lovingly about every single thing within the museum,
"You should be giving the tours," You whispered when he returned back to your side, you took his hand in yours as you turned around one of the corners and walked towards some sculptures. You were almost done with everything inside of the museum and it had taken the whole night to get around everything because he would go into length talks. You didn't care though, spending all of this time with him made you feel special.
"What's this?" You asked walking over to a rope and he chuckled just shaking his head, 
"Just a rope," You titled your head to the side and pulled it, it drew open the curtains that were on the skylight right above you and you gasped looking up to see a clear night sky with the stars and moon right in front of you.
"Whoa." You whispered
"Looks like something you would paint." Namjoon chuckled looking up at the sky before down at you, you were busy staring into the sky you hadn't felt his eyes on you.
"W-What?" You stuttered out looking back into his eyes when he cupped your chin between his index finger and his thumb tilting your head up to look at him in the eyes before he began leaning down, your eyes fluttered shut as our lips came into contact with one another. Your arms moved around his neck while his wrapped around your waist, drawing you closer to him and kissing you softly under the starlight night. It felt like something that only ever happened in books and movies, the whole world seemed to brighten up the moment he kissed you and you. 
"Whoa," You whispered pulling apart from him and staring into his eyes, that was when there was small laughter coming from the other side of the room. You both pulled apart to see someone covered in tattoos with long black hair standing there, 
"Jungkook-" Namjoon when to complain but Jungkook held up his hand and shook his head, 
"You enjoy your date, I'll go back downstairs and main the first floor." Jungkook laughed leaving you both there embarrassed that you had just been caught in a makeout session.
"Friend of yours?" You laughed softly pulling back and holding his hand, he nodded. 
"Yeah...He works here on the bottom floor. I'm sorry-"
"Don't be, you can make it up to me later...On another date?" You questioned looking into his eyes and praying that he said yes, 
"I'd love to."
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