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tzuyubit · 8 months

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#03

an: me if writing and publishing smut written at 3am thats kinda proofread was illegal

but fr i literally dfk if this is bad cause im lowk half asleep so if its ass… so sorry. but i hope i did okay?? and that it makes sense?? i feel like im better at writing oral rather than fingering LMFAO

warnings: 18+, top!tzuyu, fingering, grammar mistakes probably sorry

non idol college au btw

staring at you from the comfort of your bed, it wasn’t difficult for tzuyu to tell that you were struggling with your studies. quiet sighs left your mouth every few minutes or so, and the frown painted on your face only made her want to help you more – though how could she? she knew nothing about biochemistry, but you were just so stressed, she needed to find a way to ease your mind.

the eraser from your pencil repeatedly tapped the bottom of your lip and you seemed to have no control over the up and down movement of your leg.

flipping the paper over, you adjusted your glasses up the bridge of your nose.

cute, tzuyu thought to herself before throwing her legs over the edge of the bed. she pushed off with her hands and made her way over to you.

she stood tall above you, but that was nothing new. her arms wrapped their way around your neck while her lips met the side of your cheek.

you closed your eyes, immediately relaxing into her touch. another kiss was placed, this time on your neck. then another, and another and another.

tzuyu was pleased with her effect on you.

“come on baby, you need to take a break.” she pushed, spinning you around so you were met with her face.

the first thing you notice is her lips, wet from the lick of her tongue and smeared lightly of blush colored lipstick. her eyes, however, were tinged with something you couldn’t quite place.

tzuyu cupped your chin gently, catching your attention once more. “break.”

you hummed with uncertainty. “my exams are a few days away.”

“you’ll do well, you always do baby.”

“but i still have so many units to go over, so many definitions to memorize, so much material i need to know like the back of my hand within the next three days.” you rushed out.

your girlfriend rolled her eyes, “you always forget to take care of yourself when you study this hard.”

“probably because its not that important.” you mumbled, though you regretted the words as soon as you finished speaking.

tzuyu was quick to react, dragging you to your own bed by a harsh tug of your wrist. she was the least bit pleased with your statement.

“fine. let me take care of you then since you won’t do it yourself.” she grumbled, pushing you flat on your back.

your shirt was quickly thrown on the floor and your pants were roughly tugged down your legs. you were left bare while tzuyu remained covered in silk panties and a see-through lace bra. it was unfair in your opinion, but you were still happy to be able to feel her skin against yours.

her tanned legs straddled the sides of your waist, hips grinding against the base of your abdomen. she bit her lip, leaning down to place her hands on your chest, giving your boobs a gentle squeeze.

“pretty girl.” tzuyu whispered, continuing her massage, occasionally tugging at your nipples.

and despite the damp spot forming between her legs, she halted her movements to smother you in kisses.

tzuyu was sweet like that.

she smiled down at you and took your hand, trapping it within the silk fabric she wore.

“you’ve made me a mess.” you wanted to feel her completely, but tzuyu had your arm angled just right so you couldn’t curl your fingers inside of her.

“tzuyu…”

she shook her head, “have you already forgotten what i said? i know you want to help me, but i’m the one taking care of you.”

climbing off of you, her body rest to your right side. there was a smirk on her lips. you felt small the way tzuyu was staring at you.

“spread,” she demanded. “wider. there you go, so wet already.”

tzuyu slowly began circling your clit and you whined already wanting more.

she quickened her movements upon hearing the sound of your breathing pick up, only to slow down when she could see you attempting to buck your hips.

“don’t tease tzuyu… please.” your voice cracked.

why should she listen to you?

“just getting your body relaxed.” she shrugged, speeding up the circular motion of her fingers.

your body reacted like a magnet — eyes screwing shut, fists grasping at sheets, hips attempting to lift themselves up.

she repeated this process a total of three times. both of you knew she could’ve gone much longer, but tzuyu wasn’t mean, not now anyway.

when you started to crumble, she knew it was only fair for her to comply with her original statement.

“i’ll take care of you now, don’t worry baby.” she cooed.

slender fingers began teasing your hole and you almost cried out in frustration thinking tzuyu lied. she only proved you wrong when she began pumping them in and out of your pussy.

you could no longer be quiet for her. the repeated force of her curled fingers and the kissing and sucking on your neck was finally enough to bring you where you needed to be.

your legs clamped shut around her hand, but that didn’t stop tzuyu from continuing to finger you. however , this time she let you rock against her hand, this time she let you hold on to her, fingernails tearing at her skin, this time she let you cum.

“fuck, tzuyu!” your body trembled vehemently.

she slowed the pace of her fingers helping you ride out your orgasm.

when you finally met her eyes there was nothing but admiration found. this wasn’t unusual though, you often caught tzuyu staring at you with different forms of love in her eyes. she’d never admit that to anyone else though.

you snuggled into her side, eventually succumbing to a much needed nap, one that tzuyu would be happy with.

#xi writes #tzuyu #twice x reader #twice smut #tzuyu smut #tzuyu x reader #kpop smut

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bluegekk0 · 3 months

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the way you color stuff is AMAZING!!! I MEAN IT! mind explaining how you make colors look so good?? its ok if you dont want to :)

Hi, thank you so much!!! <3

Generally, I try to go for softer, more pastel like palettes, and that helps make the drawings seem more "consistent" and pleasing to the eye.

First tip: if you use Clip Studio Paint, definitely get this tool. It saves so much time on filling out lineart, and it's crazy accurate. If you're having trouble figuring out how it works, here's how I do it: I put the lineart layer in a group, add another layer below it (still in that group), and then use the tool on that new layer. Make sure the tool is set to refer to layers in a group though. Then I erase some areas that were "enclosed" by the lineart.

As for the actual coloring process. First of all, I use the mechanical pencil brush from Clip Studio Paint, the same one I use for the lineart, except this one has random color jitter per stroke. It adds slight variety to the base colors, which helps making them look less flat.

Here are the settings I use, but I recommend playing around with them if you want less subtle results.

For a comparison, here is one of my drawings with regular flat colors vs one colored with the brush I mentioned:

A pretty important part of the process isn't actually related to the coloring itself, but the layer effects I add to the finished drawing, as well as the paper texture (which you can see in the background; I add it twice, to the background and on top of all the layers).

Here are the layers I usually go with, I'll explain each of them below.

I'll start from the bottom. The paper texture is almost white with some very subtle warm tones, and it's set to linear burn, which works the best for this kind of texture. Like I mentioned, I use this overlay twice, but both use the same layer mode.

Next is the brown-ish linear light mode layer. This is to give the drawing more subtle contrast while also tinting it with a sepia-like tone. You can use any color for this, but I find this light brown color to work the best for my artstyle, since it makes the drawing look softer and gives it the old photograph kind of look which I tend to go for.

The multiply layer is mostly transparent aside from the edges. This is for the vignette effect, not much aside from that. It's definitely a personal preference thing.

Lastly, there is the pin light layer. This one is a bit weird, but I really like the effect. It's hard to explain it, but I use it to tint the dark tones of the drawing with a slight blue color. You'll see what I mean in the examples below. Occasionally, I'll add another layer with a darker base color, since pin light kind of works in reverse: if you use a light color, it will target the dark shades on your drawing, but if you use a dark color, it will instead only go for the light shades. Note that it's pretty strong in this drawing in particular, I usually make it a bit more subtle. If you look at my recent drawings you'll see it.

Here is the same drawing, with each of the layers applied in the order I listed (left to right order):

I'd also like to mention the lineart, which actually plays a big role in making my drawings look softer. I color the lines on the "inside" with a darker shade of the base color, though I often make it more saturated to really bring them out.

For example, here are the colors I use for FPK's lines. Not including his eye colors or the tips of his fingers/feet, since I don't color the lineart there. And a comparison of what he looks like with and without those lines colors, just to show how big of a difference it makes.

And to go back to the previous drawing, here is a similar comparison.

One thing to note is the additional white lines on the darker areas of Grimm's arms, the lines blend with the base color so I like to make them slightly lighter to help them pop out.

And lastly, I'll mention the light outlines you probably noticed by now. I add them as the final touch, they're the same color as the background though I sometimes lower the opacity if I feel like they're too much. They're meant to help with colors that blend together too much, and to highlight the silhouettes of the characters, as well as adding more dimension to the drawing. I think you'll see what I mean when I hide them in this final comparison:

Hope this is helpful! Sorry if you didn't expect that long of a post, I wanted to go through each step in my process so that I can explain it the best I can haha

#ask stuff #gekko.art #art guide

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astyrial · 9 months

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french girls kuroo tetsurō x artist!fem!reader (fluff) synopsis: you get kuroo to sketch you word count: 1.1k warnings: kissing, lots of romantic love

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"draw me like one of your french girls, tetsurō," you lean your head over the edge of the bed, your eyes meeting the top of his head.

he looks up from his phone, his eyes meeting yours. the slightly amber colored hues darkening from his hair shadowing the light. tetsurō blinks a couple times while staring at you blankly. for the first time ever, he was completely and utterly dumbfounded. "w-what?" he questions, narrowing his eyebrows.

"it'll be fun, you draw me, i draw you," you offer, flipping over so you could lay on your stomach. a light twinkle reflecting in your eyes.

tetsurō shakes his head, a smile wide upon his face, "i can't even draw, y/n, you know that. you're like way better, it wouldn't even be fair."

you cross your arms in front of you, leaning on them. an eyebrow raises on your face, a small smirk playing along your lips, "really? are you scared or something? is tetsurō kuroo scared? scared of losing to moi in something that is not even a competition?"

"i'm not scared," tetsurō starts, leaning forward so that his body is leaning against the bed. his nose is inches from yours, his hair lightly tickling your forehead. "i'm not scared... i'll show you why, hand me a paper thou madam!"

you smile, your teeth showing a little. in a second, you're holding a notebook and a mechanical pencil. the pencil waves a little in your fingers as you hand them over. tetsurō begrudgingly grabs it from you, tapping the eraser from his chin before starting his beautiful masterpiece. the pencil glides behind the notepad, his tongue sticking out a little as he concentrates.

it's not that you really wanted the two of you to have a drawing competition. you just wanted a drawing from him, a sketch of something. he always loved giving you handmade gifts (most of the time very poorly made, the man is a scientist not a stitcher). he had just always pushed away from drawing, sketching.

you never cared if it was well made, you just wanted to see him try. make you his muse because you know damn straight he's yours. the way he sits, folding his legs a little so he's facing you. the way he looks at the sky and calls it beautiful when he's the most beautiful thing in sight... it's hard for you to think of anything else when painting.

as tetsurō looks up from the paper, eyes meeting yours once again, you notice a small glint. a shine pulling through and making its way to you. you're his muse. it's clear now, because those stars in his eyes only shine for you. when he notices you staring, he raises an eyebrow, a playful smirk showing up.

"yes, m'lady?" he sets down the notepad, setting his pencil on top of it. his arms wrap around his knees, one hand reaching for yours.

you grab his hand, shrugging your shoulders, unsure how to explain it to him. "i just love you, you know that right? you're... well you're just unbelievably amazing. i can't believe you're dating me," you shy away from his eyes, your heart racing through your chest.

he scoots towards you, his thumb running along the back of your hand. tetsurō takes his other hand and rests it against your chin, "of course i know that, because i love you too."

he helps lead your head down to his, his lips resting against yours. tetsurō has always had a sweet taste to him, similarly to a morning pastry. you close your eyes and let your hands rest on his neck. he pulls you in a little closer, his fingers tangling through your hair as he craves your essence even more.

when tetsurō leans back for a breath, his forehead rests against yours. his breath running along your lips and causing you to breath in his sweet aroma. "i wanna say you're unbelievably amazing too, but i think that would be repetitive. how about, you're perfectly mine? breathtakingly beautiful? amazingly good at art, like way too good."

"yeah, no, all of those work," you wanna pull him in for another kiss; however, a small laugh can't help but bubble out after your words.

he smiles to himself, loving the sound of your laugh maybe even more than the sound of your voice. "now, how's the art going?" your eyes widen a little, your smile becoming wide.

tetsurō gives you a cringe-filled look, grabbing the small notepad and handing it off to you. you give it a once over, noticing the fact that it's not perfect. it's a little sloppy, but you can't help but notice that he got your smile right. making it bright and beautifully unforgettable.

you look back at him, setting down the notepad, and pulling his face back to yours. you give him a few quick kisses, smiling into each and every one of them, "it's amazing tetsurō," you scrunch up your nose, your cheeks running hot with amusement.

"you're just saying that y/n, i know it, you know it," a faint blush makes its way across his face. his hands feeling hot as they hold onto yours.

a sigh escapes you, your head shaking with a vengeful spirit. "no, because you made it. tetsurō, as long as you put love into it, i'll always love it," you take another look at the drawing, suddenly having the energy to rip it from the pad.

you let go of tetsurō's hands; you getting up and taking the drawing to your cork board. with a smile, you grab a pin and stick it to the cork board. it sits with the rest of your paintings and projects that you kept for yourself. it sits perfectly within the group, highlighting that your art isn't the only art that you so gratefully appreciate.

"see, now i plan on showing it to anyone who inquired," you turn back to him, your hands resting on the tops of your hips. he shakes his head while making his way to his feet.

tetsurō bites his lip, taking a couple steps towards you and wrapping his arms around your torso. he keeps his head leaning back, your noses nearly touching. his hair leans forward to the point where it's touching your forehead and he lets out a sigh of relief. for a second, his mouth stays open, unsure how to respond, "... god i love you so much."

"do you now?" you question, raising an eyebrow. you shake your head as well, "i love you too. i love you so much."

#haikyuu #haikyuu x reader #kuroo tetsuro x reader #kuroo x reader #kuroo tetsuro x fem!reader #kuroo tetsuro #haikyuu fanfic

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minkkumaz · 9 months

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ALL GUMMED UP INSIDE

no matter how hard seungheon tries, the hole in his heart grows deeper as you feel almost unreachable. small mistakes that grow into awkward situations. but he just doesn't know how much you like him too.

DISTANT LANDS AND OTHER ADVENTURES series

PAIRING lee seungheon x fem!reader WC 2.6k TAGS adults dni. friends to lovers trope. school au. fluff. mutual pining. crying. angst if you squint. cussing. they're extremely clueless. like very clueless. OMI NOTE this series keeps producing bangers i literally could not giggle any more right now. i'm sososo proud of this so i hope all the minors (adults pls get out u weirdos) in the 8turn fandom are fed.

a void deepened in the confines of seungheon’s body, inching closer and closer to his soul. as if a foreign substance called love crawled its way to strangle him when he was most vulnerable. this feeling was constantly recurring, consuming him whole.

seeing the way your lips perked up into a fond smile when you heard a funny joke, throwing your head back in a fit of giggles. the crinkles on your forehead appearing when there’s a math question you don’t quite understand. it was impossible to look away.

of course, the endless teasing from his hyungs never faltered, but in a way he was too entranced to care. every emotion he felt was worth it to continue seeing you exist. the only shame being the mixed signals you sent. being unable to determine if the touch of your hands was a delusion, or if the spark existed.

every move he made felt like another mistake, staring hopelessly into your clueless eyes. it wasn’t you’re fault that you couldn’t catch on, but you weren’t completely oblivious. you felt it to, but random incoherent babbles came out instead of a clear ‘i like you too’

“why haven’t you just told her yet instead of trying to drop hints?” yungyu questioned, snapping seungheon out of his staring contest with the door.

“it’s not that easy dude. you’ve never had a girlfriend before, let alone a crush!” he whined, burying his face in his hands.

“you’ve never had a girlfriend either! i’m just saying if she hasn’t picked up on anything you should just flat out tell her.” yungyu suggests, ruffling the boys hair.

“i’m better off asking minho or haemin for help.” he groaned in annoyance.

“trust me, they’re going to tell you the exact same thing. take it or leave it.”

seungheon rolled his eyes, throwing a worn out eraser in his friends direction. the two boys had always been close, basically embodying a brotherly - like bond. when he wasn’t with you, he was stuck to yungyu’s side. though when all the fun passed by, he knew gyu meant well.

the weight of staring at the door, hoping you’d pop in soon, was slightly lifted off his shoulders for the mere second he was distracted. love influenced him in mysterious ways, almost making him feel silly. was this love, or an idiotic perception to mess with his head? despite this, he appreciated the first conclusion a bit more. the sound of a door sliding open interrupted his thoughts suddenly.

when you saw him, your face visibly lit up. an award - winning smile appeared on your lips as you entered all the way into the classroom. you were slugging around a heavy bag on your back, looking as if you could almost topple over. stumbling in your black mary janes, you rush to seat yourself in the empty desk next to him.

“heonie!” you inhale and exhale quickly, dropping your backpack on the floor next to you and practically falling into your seat.

“good morning, y/n!” he greets you, mood immediately much brighter after seeing you, “why such a load?”

“it’s the first day of school! and i might’ve gone overboard with school supply shopping this year?” you shrug, “but look at all these cute pencils!”

you unzip your stationery pouch, pulling out an assortment of colorful led pencils with different patterns and little animals. one of them had a cute panda with puffy cheeks on the side, with a little charm to top it all off.

“here, i got this one for you.” you take his hand suddenly, placing it in his palm. your touch was warm, sending fireworks up his arm.

“for me? i already went school supply shopping, y/n, you really didn’t have to!” he fidgets with it in his fingers.

“well yeah, but i have a matching one!” you hold out another animal themed pencil in front of his face, “see? now it can be special to you.”

“thank you then!” he grinned sheepishly, clicking the end of it to watch the led protrude from cone at the top.

“y/n, why didn’t you get me a cute pencil?” yungyu complained jokingly from the other side of seungheon’s desk.

“get a grip yungyu, you know i like heon more than you.” you scowl at him.

and on the other side of the spectrum, you and yungyu had a playful rivalry. everything was light hearted one hundred percent of the time, feeling the need to fight for seungheon’s attention. while he knew it was all friendly, his breath grew unsteady and his face began to burn at your words.

“ouch.” yungyu smirked, giving seungheon a very dramatic wink before trying to go back to whatever he was doing.

“ask yoonsung for matching stationery or something.” you recommend him.

“maybe he’ll get us some pens on top of that, better step up your game–” the loud blare of a school bell cut him off, initiating the start of classes.

turning your head from him, you took out the rest of your supplies and notebooks just in case you needed to write anything down. the rest of your classmates did the same as the teacher followed in shortly. you nudged the side of seungheon’s leg with your shoe, making him look in your direction.

‘lunch later?’ you mouthed sweetly, making him nod happily in response.

class was always a bore, long lectures giving you the most insufferable headaches ever. the teachers voice being toned out by any thought that decided to surface in your brain. each student almost looked like they were going to pass out, first days of school were like that sometimes. it was either basic instruction that you’ve already heard hundreds of times, or a review quiz.

what you mainly looked forward to in the day was lunch, like many others. this was when you got to spend most of your time with seungheon during the school day. your stomach fluttered with joy (and hunger), getting flashbacks to times when you’d sit closely to share a meal.

everyone filed out into the hallways, rushing to get to the cafeteria in time for the best food options. grabbing your backpack, you rustle through your things in search for your lunchbox. yet alas, that attempt was proven worthless as it was nowhere to be found. a groan left your throat, making your friend look over.

“did you forget your lunch at home again?” seungheon asked you, standing up from his desk.

“bro yes, how come i always do this?! that’s so lame i packed something so yummy too..” you grumble, begrudgingly slipping your arms into the sleeves of your backpack.

“jeez how can you be so adorable sometimes.” he said under his breath.

“you better be whispering about how to solve my lunch problem.” you quirk an eyebrow.

“i’ll just buy you lunch, so don’t worry about it.” he offers.

“aww heonie.” you cheer internally, “you’re too cute. i’ll make sure to pay you back tomorrow, pinky promise.”

“no it’s fine! i uh– enjoy taking care of you, so really, don’t even think about it.” he acts casually, despite his marathon - winning heartbeat.

“ah.. thank you then.” you say flustered, darting your eyes to the floor.

awkwardness soon surfaces, covering the two of you in a blanket of silence. both of your heads were reeling, trying to comprehend what flirting was and if that conversation was anything close to that. naivety often caused problems between emotional teenagers, and you were no exception.

he enjoyed taking care of you, those words rang through your head like an insufferable telephone. maybe he cared for you more than you perceived him to.

“right, let’s go before they run out of your favorite.” he breaks the tension in the air.

“wait they have my favorite today?” you perk up.

“wouldn’t want you to miss it.” he walks in front of you towards the door, leaving you to catch up behind him.

running over to meet his side, the two of you make your way down the halls to ease your hunger. you’re shoulder to shoulder with him, arms bumping together occasionally, sometimes pinkies. to you, it was mundane being this close to seungheon, but it made you feel like you needed to scream into a pillow.

the cafeteria was bursting with conversation, everyone with their established friend groups and a few lonely stragglers. still following closely behind the boy, you quickly grabbed lunch and sped off to your designated spot with trays in hand.

it was a secluded place, close to the field but not far from the school. shaded off by tall trees, leaves threatening to fall from the branches and be replaced with pungent flowers. you sat criss cross on a bench, flattening your skirt with the palms of your hands appropriately.

“i’m so hungry i could eat a whole building right now.” you rip off the plastic covering your utensils, crumpling it up and placing it under your tray.

“hey slow down, or else you’ll choke.” he cautions as you dig into your food.

“worried you’ll have to pull a heimlich on me?” you say with your cheeks stuffed.

“well i don’t want to but if i have to.” he furrows his eyebrows, making you giggle.

“you’re dumb heonie, i won’t die in front of you. i’ll probably look funny and that’s embarrassing.”

“the thing you’re worried about isn’t dying, but looking weird?” he laughs, “you’re really pretty either way, that shouldn’t be much of a concern you know.”

“pretty..?” your breath hitches slightly, the tips of your ears already beginning to burn up.

“uhm– yeah i think you’re–” he swallows, “really pretty–”

“seungheon!” a voice yells from behind him, appearing to be an eager yungyu with minho attached to him.

“i’m going to go to the bathroom real quick!” you squeak out, excusing yourself hurriedly to the bathroom. he lets out a defeated sigh.

the interrupting boys drew closer to you and seungheon’s spot at the bench, confused why he looked so out of it, and why you were walking away from him in panic. a hand landed on his shoulder reassuringly.

“why the long face, seungheon? are you okay?” minho asks, worry lingering in his tone.

“this is just stupid. i can’t keep pushing this down any deeper.” he frowns, “but why do i keep trying if i can’t reach her?”

“what happened exactly?” minho wonders.

“i– i called her pretty and then she rushed to the bathroom out of no where.” he runs a hand through his hair.

“maybe she just really had to pee?” yungyu tries to comfort, earning a light punch on the arm from minho.

“i don’t even know anymore. i am genuinely desperate to know what it’ll take to finally be with her.”

“telling her straight up is what will probably work the best right now seungheon..” minho told the distressed boy.

“see, i told you!” yungyu added.

“are you guys.. completely positive that will work. because otherwise this feeling is going to consume me whole waiting for this thing to start.” he pleads with his friends.

“positive.” they both say simultaneously.

“okay, fine. then how do you guys suggest i do it?” seungheon gives in.

“whenever she comes back from the bathroom, just say you have something to tell her and lay it out. no use waiting anymore.” minho proposed a plan simply.

“i’ve seen the way she looks at you seungheon, i promise she’ll like you back.” yungyu pat seungheon on the back.

“alright.” seungheon said hesitantly, “you guys better get out before she gets back, or else she’ll think i’m plotting something.”

“aww that’s my little underclassman.” minho pat his head.

“dude don’t be corny..” yungyu gives him a disgusted look, minho mirroring it almost exactly.

“just go! i think she’s coming back.” seungheon swats them away, visibly paranoid.

they trot away quickly, leaving seungheon alone with his thoughts. everything he’s imagining gets notably louder as he waits for your figure to appear back around the corner, borderline hallucinating any movement. this wasn’t anything he’s ever done before, you were his first crush after all.

and because of that, maybe there was more pressure to see whether you reciprocated his feelings or not. first loves never seemed to go away no matter how hard anyone tried, and he doesn’t want to have to imagine you absent in his life.

once you finally do come back, his stomach is doing somersaults, and his heart palpitating. theres still a slight blush on your face when you sit down on the creaky bench, soon meeting his eyes once you’re fully settled down.

“hi, i’m sorry if i took awhile!” you brush off, twiddling your thumbs together, “what did minho and yungyu want?”

“oh! it’s not that important but um, i wanted to talk to you about something.” seungheon brings up, hands shaking slightly in his lap.

“of course, whats up?” you respond nervously.

“for the longest time, you’ve been one of the closest friends in my life.” he started, “and the last thing i would want is to ruin anything between us.”

“are you saying you don’t want to be friends anymore..?” you almost choke out.

“what? oh my gosh, y/n, no! well, yes but–” he pauses, reaching over your trays to take hold of your hand, “i like you a lot. and it’s kind of been killing me every time i drop a hint that goes unnoticed.”

your lips part like you’re about to say something, but no words come out. instead tears begin to well up in your eyes and your bottom lip quivers, making it painfully obvious that you’re about to cry. a droplet falls from your eye, immediately making seungheon’s eyes widen in horror.

“y/n! please don’t cry i– i didn’t know you were going to react like this i’m so sorry!” he raised his hands to cup your face, wiping your under eye to rid it from any tears.

“seungheon..” you sob out, leaning into his palm, “i didn’t think you were going to like me back.”

“why wouldn’t i like you– wait what?”

“i thought you were just being nice this whole time, i had no clue how to react and– i wasn’t sure how to make it obvious that i liked you.” you sniffed, “that’s why i got us pencils, they even had little hearts next to the panda..”

“and i thought i wasn’t being obvious.” he smiles at your words.

“heonie!”

“i’m kidding. god we’re so stupid aren’t we.”

“maybe a little bit.. but you’ve had me teetering on the edge all day! first you say you liked taking care of me, then you bought me lunch, then you called me pretty?!” you mentally facepalm.

“at least thank minho and yungyu for knocking some sense into me, i was probably going to walk you home next.” he remembered the rest of his plans he had in stow.

“you can still walk me home today..” you stammer, head still resting in the comfort of his hands.

“i wouldn’t plan on having it any other way.” he sighs with relief, stroking away any remaining tears.

“there is one thing we’re missing though!” you mention suddenly.

“bro was i supposed to get you flowers..?” he gasps, moving his hands away to dig for a makeshift gift in his backpack.

you bring his head back to you, placing a soft peck on his lips. it was something new he’s never exactly felt before, but he wouldn’t have it with anyone other than you.

“now we are official. that’s how couples solidify things, right?”

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Heyyy Wisy, love your artstyle sm 💖

So, about the post where you ask subscribers to send you their pieces of art and you'll comment on it. I would like to try it with my Atem sketch, it can be either compliment or constructive criticism, it's for you to decide ~

Thank you for this btw ❤️

Heya!! Thank you so much for sharing your piece. And another pencil artist here, makes me so happy!

Let's see...

First of all, I love the eyes, very beautiful eyelashes. We're at the same club of pretty eyes.

Also big kudos for painting skin, it's so hard to make it look colored instead of simply dirty. You're so brave!

I'd love to know too what type of pencils you use so we can compare tools haha.

Okay here is my take on the hair. It looks kinda messy, not for the shape but for the strokes. But I have my doubts tho, I don't know if those lines are part of the sketch or made on purpose. I can see that you keep many of the lines of the original sketch, which is fantastic, nothing more beautiful than the sketch still alive under the drawing.

But I still think, at least for the hair that too many lines doesn't help to the movement of the long bangs. Maybe less can help to create a more sense of movement.

I'd love to have an example for that cos in my own experience I tend to erase many of the lines of the sketch for cleaning purposes, I noticed myself that they were more annoying than helping on the cause. But I don't have one of Atem himself, but here's another I'm currently working on.

You can see how in some parts of the sketch you can't understand much what's happening but in the part of the head is more clear what's going on.

So from my persective my advice could go for maybe turning the sketch a bit cleaner. You can clean the sketch until you feel it's the right moment to start doing the lineart. Also helps having a good idea of what you want to draw, sometimes we tend to go for the "hand does its work" but in other ocassions having a clear idea helps more, at least it does to me.

Hope it helps you! And thank you for sharing ^^

#ask

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thecomicsnexus · 7 days

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TMNT ADVENTURES: THE FOREVER WAR (kind of FAN MADE)

April 2024

By Steve Murphy, Chris Allan, Andrew Modeen, Artem Tsarkov, Arseniy Dubakov, Egor Prutov , Jon D'Agostino, Dmitry Bobrovnik, Yuri Kochin, and Jim Lawson.

The Shredder finally succeeds at erasing the Turtles from history and conquering the world. But the Turtles and Splinter will try to defeat him and ensure their existence in this conclusion of the iconic Archie series.

SCORE: 8

You'll have to forgive the lack of images, but it is very hard to scan this book (I'll see what I can do for the video review, but I may need to work with photos of it). In any case, this is another of those fan projects by Arseniy Dubakov and Andrew Modeen... but with some interesting twists in its genesis.

You probably remember that this saga was announced in 1995 before the Archie adventures were canceled, and fans have been speculating forever about how the story ended.

In 2009 we almost got the conclusion by the original team (Steve Murphy and Chris Allan), but the turtles were sold to Viacom and the plans never materialized. In any case, Murphy couldn't remember where he was going with the story, so it would be fair to say that it was never going to be the same arc.

More recently, Chris Allan met Arseniy and the two got together to make this project happen. The first chapter (which was made public at some point in the past few years), was mostly recovered from 1995, but it had been colored and edited by the new team.

As far as I know, the second chapter was plotted by Steve Murphy, and I can say that the two first chapters feel the most like the original book... with some annoying differences.

After that, the book does its job, and the story works very well. The project was promoted as "closing all open plots" of the original series, but fortunately, it only tried to solve a time paradox that has always been a problem in that book. I applaud the restrain of the writers from bringing up every single plot point just to let readers know they read the book (as is usually the case with these projects).

The art is probably the most spectacular aspect of the book. It's an updated look for the Archie adventures that for the most part, looks like a continuation of the story. There are some stylistic differences when it comes to inking after chapter one, but you get used to them after a while.

The book comes with two back-up stories. One penciled by Jim Lawson that tries to make sense of the convoluted Archie timeline (specifically about which Shredder you were looking at in each adventure). The second backup is some sort of epilogue to Forever War that will leave you with more questions than answers.

For me, the weakest point of the book is the "overwriting" from Andrew.

It's hard to explain, but Andrew goes into these long narrations directed at the reader that just feel overproduced and underproduced at the same time. There is an overuse of "Modeen" expressions that can be said by any character at any time. Perhaps because he is not doing the writing/plotting alone, this is his best story yet. We know Andrew is a fan, an we know he can write. But it would be nice if he could work on his dialogues and... I'm going to call it now... think twice before adding an unnecessary celebrity quote at the beginning of each chapter.

I am not sure if this was in the original plot, but some elements in this story were even darker than the original series (like slashing a classic character in two). I get that we all grew up and we can take it, but this should be a continuation of that book, and I feel that it wasn't this bloody (most of the time).

But again, this story worked for me, it didn't bring up characters and plots just for the sake of it, and the turtles were front and center.

Should we consider this an ending for the Archie series? Well, just like it happened with Volume 3 before Urban Legends came out, this is all we can get. It's technically just the story, and not a proper ending, so you could still consider "Year of the Turtle" the final story (I assume that it not being referenced was intentional). There is one reference to "TMNT: Odyssey" (because for some reason, all these projects need to share the same multiverse), but it can be easily ignored... I think.

Maybe one day IDW will decide to do their own version of Forever War, but I don't think Chris Allan would go through this ordeal again... I think it could be published as is (fourth-wall monologuing included). Perhaps censoring some of the blood, to keep it consistent with Archie guidelines.

Now, let's take a look at those spoilers after the break...

You guessed it, most of the chapters take place in an alternate timeline. This allows for familiar characters to return even if they were already dead. And also introduces Carter to the Archie universe... and he may be British... I don't know.

Most characters show up to die... which isn't unusual on alternate timeline stories, but feels like a waste. Carter and Claire had very little time to do anything, and Claire being April's sister is an interesting twist... but I wonder what caused it? It is implied that they may have been separated at some point, but the existence of the same photograph without her suggests there wee further alterations to that timeline.

The Mutanimals play the bad guys... probably for the better. I wonder if the reason they didn't undo their deaths, or brought back Cherubae, was so that it could all tie into "TMNT: Odyssey"? Whatever the reason was, I appreciate it.

Perhaps the biggest reveal was that Chet was the Rat King. While this is a fun twist, some things are a bit too convenient. Why did he choose the H'antaan name? And why didn't he ever mentioned this to anyone in the original timeline? (Apart from the flashback in this book).

Overall, Shredder's plan makes sense (for once), although he somehow recreated all the mutants from the original series, even the ones that weren't mutants (like Katmandu)... perhaps he and Al'Falqa simply joined the cause.

There isn't much characterization for the turtles, but I think is in line with the original book as well. And to be fair, the main focus is the story.

The Jim Lawson back-up also introduces another problem, a Shredder that finally remember everything (this may be the one in "Year of the Turtle"). Mr. Null decides to share all of this, searching for the Turnstone (a "TMNT: Odyssey" plot). I don't like these fan-projects being all connected, but I appreciate the long explanation of the Shredder paradox in the Archie adventures. It also officialized that Armaggon created the Archie universe.

I would have appreciated a Mr. Null origin story... but I guess that would have clashed with "Odyssey" (and this is why I don't like them being connected).

I may sound negative, but my nitpicks only took two points from the overall score. I am happy with the results, and I think we can now stop wondering what it could have been.

Although... can you imagine what it could have been in 1995?

That my friends... is the forever war.

[Include some super serious celebrity quote here]

#comics #review #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #post modern age #archie comics #2024 #1995 #teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures #the forever war #fan fiction #chris allan

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master-sass-blast · 2 years

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I HAVE MADE MORE SEVIKA ART!

BEHOLD IT WITH YOUR EYES!!!

Say one word about the ugly curtains and I will do unspeakable things to you sdlkfjsldfjsdlkfjldsfjk.

Close ups and artist commentary beneath the cut!

God, I struggled on this one. I started this piece back in July of this year. It did spend some time sitting while I stared at it in a deep state of ennui, so it's not like I was actively working on it for *counts on fingers* three-ish months.

This is what I get for trying to make a whole fucking scene instead of just drawing a character with no background.

I am pleased with how everything came out, but I still have a lot of frustrations with this piece. A lot of the perspective is off, the floorboards got lost because I noodled with them too much and you can't erase marker, and the rug is just bad sldjfdslkfjldskfjdlskjf. Still, I had fun (mostly) doing it!

A close up of our lady! (The colors got really washed out on my phone, but the warm filter made everything too red, so *shrugs*.) I wanted to stick her in clothes and an environment that was a complete antithesis to her character -soft, feminine, opulent. The baby pink was my first choice, and while I don't regret it, I had second thoughts (after putting the color down, naturally) about picking green instead because of its association with money. I think baby pink, however, was the right choice in the end.

I went with body jewelry like I did for her formal look. However, I stuck with something less opulent this time because I wanted more focus to be on the lingerie and lace. The glove she's wearing was supposed to be sheer -like her stockings-because I thought it was cool, but it didn't translate well on paper, alas.

I was so excited to do her scars, but they got lost/muted in the shading/shadowing under her arm. I tried to use some acrylic paint to boost them up, but they uh... got too boosted sdlkfjdslfkjldskjflskjf.

Arm close up! I hated drawing and detailing this! There's a reason I hid her arm under a cape in the first piece I drew of her!

I didn't want to just draw her "pre-explosion," though, because there's a lot of prosthetic erasure in fandom (in general) already. The highlighted bits were done with metallic gold paint. Also pls appreciate the lil fiddly scenery details I worked very hard on them sdlfkjdslfkjdslfkjdslf.

Materials used: water and alcohol based markers, colored pencils, and acrylic paint for highlights and details.

Lessons learned: spend more time plotting the background before jumping into drawing the character dslfkjdslfkjdslkfj. Also, pick a color palette first.

Tagging @abitohoney and @sevikasleftpussyflap. Also, Professor Flap has requested that I draw something of Sevika spanking a Reader insert. I've never drawn NSFW art, so I don't know if I will, but it did make me think about what y'all would like to see. I can't promise I'll take every suggestion/request, but if you have ideas, feel free to send them my way and I'll see what I can do.

#excess wealth #sass draws #sevika #i love her so much #NO ONE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY UGLY CURTAINS THEY ARE MY CHILDREN AND I LOVE THEM #look it's commentary about how rich people buy super ugly shit just bc it's expensive and name brand and fancy #it's social commentary #IT'S TOTALLY INTENTIONAL #those curtains were the bane of my fucking existence #i had this piece 80% done in two weeks #and i spent the rest of those three months figuring out what pattern i wanted #on those fucking curtains #bC SOLID COLOR OR STRIPES ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH #WE MUST CHALLENGE OURSELVES #it's supposed to be like stained glass of budding flowers #that's why it's all segmented and colored blocked #the vase was a nightmare too #IDK PATTERNS AREN'T MY FORTE #I DRAW FACE AND TIDDES AND BICEPS #TF ELSE IS THERE #i used gold paint on the vase too bc i wanted it too look like that gold parts were done with gold leaf #the whole vibe is supposed to be

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What is your process of writing your story? do you write it on and then comic it or do you just comic it in a simple way and then make another but like better? can we see you do a process of how a page starts?

i dont keep a whole lot of in process pics from when i'm working, but i'll see what i can scrounge up! i'm not sure which part of the process you're asking about, but i'll do my best to give a quick walkthrough.

starting off, i generally have a plan of where the plot is going. sometimes, especially during conversations, i try not to have an end goal in mind, so i can see where the conversation would go sort of naturally. either way, i will have a vague script in my head for the next batch of 4-7 pages i'm going to make, or i have dialogue typed up. generally i will have some idea in my head of how i want it to be 'shot', so i can play it like a little movie in my head and start paneling from there (i don't think this is the best way to go about comic making, as i generally don't get too creative with paneling like other people do)

ANYWAYS! from there, i just start drawing with my pencil. you can kind of see it behind the lines in the first pic. and then i just line on top of that. again, not a super advisable thing to do, as if you erase and redraw too many times.... your paper can get damaged. depending on how hard i'm pressing my pencil, you can see the pencil lines in the final product, from the indent they made on the paper.

from there, it's just a matter of erasing the pencils, coloring everything, then adding details like if i'm going to use paint pens on something, or shadows (i'm bad at planning ahead of lighting that like... would wash out color more? since i have set colors for my characters hair and skin tones and such, that's generally where i start coloring. just a fun fact).

then its off to scanning and cleaning up digitally! i try not to do too much touch-up, as it ends up looking obvious and distracting, but i do make errors like crossing lines a lot, and generally there are some colors that end up bleeding, so i will (sometimes) clean those up.

and there we have it! page! except it takes a really long time lol

hope that answers what you were looking for!

#kings of sorts #asks #anonymous

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leggyre · 8 months

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You got any adivce for someone who's considering dropping drawing completely since they don't like what they're making at all?

honestly i've been in the same struggle recently bc it just hasn't been a good year for me. i haven't been drawing a lot bc most of the time i'm either sick or i just.. can't. I've been picking myself up as of late and it's a really difficult grind, but honestly the fact i've been able to actually start this grind is already good for now. I guess that counts as advice; be patient with yourself. Self-esteem doesn't come easy and the little steps are worth so much more than you think.

ok so uh,

-if you just started, don't think about it too much. we all start with the weird scribbles. if you stop now you might never get back to it -if you've been trying to doodle often and always end up hating the result, just take a break. art block is seasoning for burnout and you might just be tired. a lot of times i've felt bad about my art i kinda "gave up" for a while and when i came back to it it was like "wtf this easy what was my issue (it was burnout)". so take a break, play some videogames or hang out with your friends for a week. idk write essays about the media you like? it feels like you're being unproductive but resting IS part of productive because just pushing yourself will just result in nothing being done at the end of the day. -look at your favorite work! im not quite out of my latest artblock yet because its a tough one(it's been teaming up with depression caused by health problems it suuuuucks :/), but when i went long enough without being able to draw I kinda started feeling like I can't do shit and can't call myself an illustrator at all specially bc what i do isnt that big of a deal compared to others(<- comparison also big mistake remember youre the only one who can make YOUR art), going through my folders and seeing the stuff I like the most gave me a LOT of motivation to keep going, even if I was still unable to start drawing right away. not giving up is so important. -so yeah love your art. focus on drawing things you like because it's a gift from you to you, and you should treat it as such. i know it's really hard to be positive about it all the time but it can be really good to go through all your artwork at the end of a day and look at the things you like about it, even if it isn't much. -on that note, find something you really like drawing!!! back in high school i had massive periods of depression that kept me from drawing but i occasionally found sort of a 'life hack' for myself which were things i was always able to work with even during the worst times. one of them was just.. bees. i just doodled random characters as these bees and made og designs too and it was fun. the other one was using colored pencils instead of a regular one bc i just like colors and it made me happy :] it didnt matter that they always had the same overall shape or if i couldnt erase when i messed up, i was just feeling good being able to draw something that i liked. -experiment more!! expand your palettes and download some new brushes. i even change from my newest to my old busted tablet that still sorta works occasionally because using a tool that feels different is.. refreshing somehow? idk -when you need to get yourself back up, do the little steps at your own pace. do a little doodle every day. it's okay if it's always the same thing. the same character. the exact same idea. it's okay if it sucks or if it's unfinished because you struggled. Just give it little pushes. What matters is to try. and it's okay if you can't do it every day. maybe every other day if you need a slower pace. -and remember. engagement doesn't measure your skill. art is subjective anyways!!!!! i spent YEARS doodling and posting only my ocs and getting little to no notes. i think one of my favorite artworks from the time i had ~100 followers had like 0 notes for the longest time. to be honest i don't even know if it has any likes at all nowadays i'd have to look it up bc it's a bit buried

#ask the leg

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mercs with an s/o who struggles with communication and prefers writing over vocally saying what they're thinking?

Oooooo I really like this idea, thank you anon!! As someone who goes non-verbal sometimes this was written without bias and everything 😌

-gender neutral reader

Scout

You’re gonna have to help him out here a bit

He’s not the greatest reader so he might not understand some words and he’ll probably sound out to himself a lot of the things you write

If you prefer if he wrote back to you as well then he’ll probably add drawings to what he writes to help you understand what he says just incase

He really doesn’t mind it, he likes seeing your hand writing and watching you think while you write out what you want to tell him

This boy doesn’t stop talking anyways he could hold a verbal conversation for the both of yall

Someone is going to eventually notice Scout getting magically better at reading so have fun with that

He probably saves just about everything you write to him

Soldier

Again, trouble with reading so you’ll have to help him out a bit

He’ll also be sounding out the words but he trusts you to not to trick him into reading communist words

He will come prepared. If he wants to hang out with you or has a question to ask he will already have some paper ready and a pencil or pen

He is devoted, he’ll probably start investing into things to help him read and such, but a lot of it is very..directed towards kids so if anyone asks he’s just teaching his raccoons

Overall he doesn’t mind you wanting to write and not verbally communicate. It gives him a moment to spare his own vocal cords anyways and its oddly peaceful to him watching you write

Pyro

Pyro gets giddy and claps a bunch. The anticipation of what you will write is so much!

Because a lot of people don’t understand Pyro, Pyro definitely for sure doesn’t mind this and will probably write back to you as well if you have trouble understanding!

Penpals!!

That? No. That pencil is boring. You are getting the GOOD pencils

The good pencils consists of colored pencils, ones with different designs, the animal erasers that sit on the top of the pen, and the fake floppy pens

As you are writing if you are okay with it Pyro will probably place some doodles on the corner of your paper

Pyro promises not to burn anything you write

Demoman

He probably squints while reading it

He’ll carry writing materials with him everywhere in case yall are out somewhere public or something and you would rather be writing

He has several markers or colored pencils since it can be hard to convey emotions through writing you can use different colors to show it

He likes to rest his head on your shoulder while you write

If you tell him not to peak he’ll make playful attempts at it

If you need to write but theres no hard surfaces for you to write on you can use his back as a desk

If you want him to write back to you he’ll probably fold his notes into tiny paper airplanes and toss it to you

Heavy

He doesn’t mind it at all, he actually finds it endearing!

He keeps all the notes you write probably in an assorted book or such

He will hold the conversation on pause for you. If someones asks how you two are doin and skips to the next question before you get time to answer he’ll stop them and let you get in your word

If you get embarrassed about him pausing the conversation for you he will give you encouraging pats on the back or on your head or hold your hand

Sometimes when yall are alone he’ll purposely ask you things just to see you write and watch your expressions change or you fiddle with your pencil

Medic

He will give you a clipboard to use if you would like

If yall are close enough and he’s writing on some papers you can just go up to him and write your thoughts on the paper he’s using and he won’t even mind

Yes you’re standing right there infront of him and yes you are holding out the note to him right there in your precious hands but let his doves be a messenger for him just once

Gives you a kiss on the forehead each time you respond even if yall have been talking

If you want him writing back to you then good luck because he has that doctor hand writing that is unintelligible

Sniper

He pauses and will lovingly stare at your writing every time you give him

You might also get him tempted to try writing out his things instead of vocally saying it

He forgets to respond out loud sometimes. He’ll read what you wrote him and he’ll answer in his head but he will forget to say it out loud so you might have to give him a little nudge

Probably keeps the favorite notes you write him in a shoebox hidden under his bed

If you give him a note he won’t share it with the others without asking you first

Spy

He has a photo book on a stand in his room filled with all the notes

He’d keep every word you did say out loud if he could as well

He reads the notes out loud especially if its something cheesy you wrote cause he likes seeing your reaction to hearing your own thoughts

He compliments each note every time he gets one

If you have a favorite pencil you write with he will sharpen it for you or put more lead in it everytime you are done with it

#tf2 x reader #team fortress 2 x reader #sorry for how long this took to get out😅#i hope you enjoy!

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