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rad-roche · 9 days
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Pulp Covers And How To Paint Them
With the rise of cheap printing in the early twentieth century, mass-marked paperbacks swept the world, each offering lurid thrills for obscenely low prices. Sex, sadism, and incredible violence for as little as ten cents. An easy purchase to slot in between fifty cigarettes a day and enough bourbon slugs to kill a small garden.
Pulp fiction is where some of the greats of American literature cut their teeth, including the big three, Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Dashiell Hammett. The contents of these stories, both the dizzyingly good and astoundingly terrible, have been absorbed and digested and remixed and regurgitated in nearly every permutation imaginable, fuelling pop culture some one hundred years on. This isn't an essay on that. Nobody likes to open a tutorial and be greeted with a wall of text. The history is for another time.
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But it is about how to paint it.
Don't let the pre-amble intimidate you, it's not as hard as it sounds. You will need:
Painting software with some image editing capabilities. You don't need all the bells and whistles of Photoshop, but I wouldn't recommend something like MSPaint, at least not to start with. I'm using Clip Studio Paint.
A really beat-up paper texture. The grungier, the better.
A lightly-textured brush. Here are the specific brushes I use, 99% of which is the well-named rough brush. Try and avoid anything with any impasto elements.
Go to your colour-picking tool and use the 'select from layer' option. Doing all the painting on a single layer is going to make your life easier.
A complete willingness to make mistakes and, instead of erasing, painting over them. It generates much more colour variation and interest! Keep your finger off the E key.
Good reference! That painting is a master copy of Mitchel Hooks' art for Day of the Ram. Find a style you really love and want to learn? Have no clue where to begin? Do direct studies!
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Let's not worry about whatever is happening in the background. It's probably fine. Let's get started! Pulp magazine art is a lot more varied than you might first think, so don't agonize over having a style that 'fits' or not. I'm also specifically aiming for something you'd see on the cover after printing, not the initial painting they would use for printing. The stuff I'll show here is a pretty narrow band of it, but here are some general commonalities. This is a painting by Tom Lovell.
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Let's dig into this.
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The colours are very bright and saturated, but the actual values, the relative lightness and darkness of them, are actually grouped very simply! You can check this by filling a layer full of black, putting it on top and setting its mode to colour. If the value of a painting looks good, you actually get a lot of leeway with colour. But here's what I think is the most important thing to keep in mind.
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The darks aren't that dark, and the lights aren't all that light! Covers are paintings reproduced on cheap paper. Anything you wouldn't want to happen in the printing process, you lean into. Value wash-outs, lower contrast, colours getting a weird wash to them, really gritty texturing. So let's get painting! Here's my typical setup.
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That bottom folder is the painting itself. The screen layer is the grungy paper texture. To get the effect you want, put it down, invert its colour, then set it to screen. That washes out your painting far, far too much, so to compensate, I put a contrast layer up on top. Fiddle around with the settings, but this is where mine ended up sitting.
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Note I'm saying this before even starting the painting: you want to do this as early as possible. This is where the 'select from layer' colour picker comes in handy. You can paint without worrying about the screen or contrast layer. Something not looking right? Enable your value check layer and keep painting. When you turn it off, it'll still be in colour. Here's a timelapse so you can see what that looks like.
And when you check the values...
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They're pretty simple! This isn't a be all and end all, but I hope it serves as a decent primer. I want thirty dames on my desk by Monday!
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couchtaro · 1 month
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February-March Commissions!
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Hey there all! Thanks so much to everyone who bought one of my January commission slots, your support has been much appreciated and I've loved drawing your characters!
As finding external employment is proving more difficult than I anticipated, I'm opening another five commission slots for the next few weeks. And I am still offering sketch page commissions! If you enjoy my work and would like me to draw your characters, please fill out my commission form here! Thanks so much!
EDIT: I am not accepting new requests at this time! I'll let you know if/when the further slots are available. :)
Slots:
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Whispers of the Past
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And we're back with another follower event, having reached the 400 milestone a while back now! As per usual, I'll include the rules of the event before introducing it properly!
Fandom
Currently, I am only writing for TWST; but feel free to request the main cast, side characters, or staff!
Duration
I will be doing this event for 10 asks for followers.
The ask box will be open on Friday, December 8th from 11 am until 6 pm EST.
If the slots are not filled, this process will continue until they are all filled; due to my schedule, the following days will be Tuesday, December 12th and Thursday, December 14th IF request slots are still available. The ask box will be CLOSED until those days.
Once all the slots are filled, I will be closing the ask box until I’m done with all of the requests; I will also be editing this post with [Closed] in the title.
It will take me a while to fulfill requests, so be mindful of that.
Rules
1 request per person.
1 character per request UNLESS you would like poly (please just include poly somewhere in your request).
Please include, at most, 2 backup characters and prompts, as I will only be writing for a character twice to avoid repetition.
Characters No Longer Available; Vil Schoenheit
Prompts will only be used a total of 3 times.
Prompts No Longer Available; Prompt 7
Also, feel free to leave up to 3 emojis in brackets if you want to add anything extra, but it isn't required.
Please include if you would like it to be platonic or romantic. Also, include any tropes (such as fluff, angst, etc.) that you would like it to be if that's important to you.
Anything romantic will be aged up; imagine the cast to be in an actual college.
Ortho & Grim are strictly platonic.
No NSFW asks for this event.
If you are on anon, do feel free to leave an emoji (see here for taken emojis)
If you send a request please reblog. Reblogs are how content is shared, plus I want to hear your thoughts.
I primarily write for a gender-neutral reader, but I can make exceptions for trans reader, please just include gender identity and pronouns!
Now, shall we?
Whispers of the Past
They say the house is haunted by many spirits, both kind and vengeful. They still are here on this plane due to business left unfinished during their lives. Perhaps this is a chance to let them go free.
Prompts
In the belfry 
Confused identity
Words unsaid
Wrongful death
Cold touches
Bump in the night
Visions of the past
Looking glass
Family secrets
Something missing
Feel free to request either the TWST character or the reader as the ghost, or leave that blank to see where I'll take it! As with all my events, these will be drabbles between 500 and 900 words unless my hands get possessed and write more.
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demonwoman · 11 months
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mephisto's mini milestone!
hi y'all! thanks for the warm welcome on this new blog, and thanks for 50 followers! i know it's a slow grind as i work on reposting and re-editing my old fics from my previous account, but i hope to work on them and release them in a steady queue of content for y'all. this is also to celebrate my affiliation with bellesa! i am now a brand ambassador for them, so i have an affiliate code and everything!
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the deets --
i will be doing a sex toy matchup for y'all to celebrate my new affiliation! send me an ask with this info --
what you send me: your big three (sun/moon/rising sign), two fandoms of your choice (from the ones i have listed below), and your gender preference for matchups. oh and send me a kink or two, so i know what you're into! helps me figure out the vibe (heehee)
what you get from me: a vibrator chosen just for you from bellesa.com, and 2 characters from your suggested fandoms! and i'll write a short blurb about the vibrator, my thoughts on it if i own it, and why i think it'd be a great fit for you :)
slots open: 3/10
requirements: must be following me and 18+. this is very obviously not meant for minors, so shoo! no anons allowed (i can't verify your age that way). i don't care when you follow me (whether it's before or after seeing this), but unfollowing right after is rude and will result in a block. this event's open to mutuals and followers. even if we've never spoken, please reach out! followers can send 1 ask, mutuals can send 2 if you want another vibrator choice! but i'm only doing 10 of these total!
fandom(s) you can pick from: jujutsu kaisen, chainsaw man, one piece, my hero academia, demon slayer, buddy daddies, spy x family, mob psycho 100, trigun stampede (i haven't watched this but i have residual knowledge from mutuals), full metal alchemist, cowboy bebop, jojo (parts 1-3 only, i didn't finish it lmao)
BONUS: if you are happy with the vibrator and are interested in purchasing, i will include a link to it in your post. and if you use my affiliate code "bbvillain" you will get 30% off your entire order! what a steal! if you purchase something (doesn't have to be what i pick out! can be anything), i make a small commission off it with my code - and if you tell me you bought something (i get notifs if someone uses my code) i will write you a drabble of you + your character of choice from the ask using said toy together!!! obviously this is optional but if you support me like this, i will be so grateful and i will make it worth your while! the drabble be probably in the 500-1k range. (code expires may 24, 2023)
this will be open until slots fill up! thanks so much, and i look forward to the next milestone!
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reblogs and likes appreciated! spread the good word, get a good vibe in y'all
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sucharide · 1 year
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if I were to do a writing giveaway for a follower milestone .... would you guys be at all interested in that?
It would be an erotic loveletter from Copia (as Papa or Cardinal) or Terzo to you or the OC of your choice. It would be very explicit (very. You guys know what I write. It would be... very explicit.) so no blogs without age indicators (unless I know that you are over 18 because we're friends), and it would be personalised - I'll figure out what details would help fill out the letter a little later. Just thinking about things currently.
I am toying with the idea of possible opening up a couple commission slots on my Ko-fi for this style of short piece.
Not like, promising yet... but would this be something anyone would be interested in?
Edit: I would also share the one I write for my OC so you guys could get an idea of what would be included, proof of concept, ya know?
Some notes:
I don't yet have a grasp on Secondo's or Primo's characters, so I would not be comfy writing from them at this stage.
I have not written for readers with amab bodies in a good number of years (I have done it before in another era) and I am not quite sure how accurate I could make it since i myself am afab and really only know the afab sex experience, but I am very much willing to try for commissions/giveaways.
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blinkaftermidnight · 2 years
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just heard news of the Wilds cancellation :( i’m truly devastated, and i found this to be really unexpected. i honestly thought we were getting a renewal. What are your thoughts on it? also, please tell us you’ll still write for leatin and create new fics regardless of the cancellation! that will be the only thing to keep me going; leatin fics
While I started answering this ask, another came through that I'm just gonna tack on here so I don't have to write two different things:
sooooooo liv how are you feeling about the cancellation? i guess it wasn’t a huge surprise
My friend texted it to me and I was like well there's the excuse I was looking for to drink tonight lmao. I'm not sure I have coherent, fully formed thoughts yet, but I'll try. I'm surprised but like...I'm also not? I was shocked for 10 seconds and then I was like ah well the fandom seemed to hate s2 anyway. Which is unfortunate because I enjoyed it, and this show had a lot of potential. To me, this means Leatin is canon and no one can take that from me now by forcing a hetero relationship down my throat.
I can't wait to see what Sarah and Sophia do next (and all the girls, of course, and I wanna know wtf is up with minicarlos). I'm sure they've all got bright futures, and I'm excited for that.
To be completely honest, I've been drifting away from writing fic. I've been editing and uploading what I have ready to go, but I'm about to start a new job. I feel like some of the pressure I've put on myself to write a ridiculous amount is gone now, and we'll see what happens.
Today I've been editing the fic slated to go out after the Star Wars AU wraps up, and that fic, for me, will fill the slot that canon takes up in my brain. Because now it'll be fully canon compliant. I'm fully in charge of Leatin's destiny now, and canon cannot tell me otherwise.
I think that's all I've got for now. Might have to sit with this for a bit, but if anyone wants to share thoughts with me, I'd be happy to hear them. I'm not on fandom Twitter personally, so I have almost no clue what's going on
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murumokirby360 · 1 year
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My UGREEN Multifunctional Card Reader USB 3.0 Review (w/ my paper dolls) - Part 1 [Feb 17th, 2023]
Hello, February! I have another UGREEN brand that I want it to share. Here's Part 1 of my UGREEN Multifunctional Card Reader USB 3.0 review (featuring my Paper Dolls).
An item that I need to insert my existing Micro SD/ (regular) SD Card for transferring my data file needs through my computer desktop/laptop & also my smartphone (with OTG function feature). 😊 📂➡️🖥️/💻/📱
So, without further ado, let's get started:
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• Here's the packaging itself, very minimal look w/ some information at the back. 🙂📦 For paper dolls, do you think that item inside was made of licorice black filling? 🤔⚫🍬 Nah, incorrect! Also, we hate eating licorice for life. 😒
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• Nonetheless, inside the box are the main item, a mini strap with hook, and a handy instruction manual (with multiple languages). So yeah, I told you, there's no licorice black food inside. lol 😐🤷
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• Let's focus on the main item, the USB card reader. It may look like a normal USB storage thumb drive, but it doesn't have a memory chip because it has two slots for different memory cards; the upper part is for the normal SD card, and the lower right is for the TF / Micro SD Card. Two of which we're completely common & still produced, to this day. 🙂📦📦
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• Uh yeah, and I've already installed the mini strap onto the hole of my USB Card Reader. Stylish, isn't it, you two? 😎 They think that it's a licorice candy w/ a USB type A male & cap. lol 😅
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• Alright, let's not waste our time because I'm attempting a ✌️"Test Drive"✌️ with these memory cards, and some extras! By the way, the blue SD card (on the right) was from my mom & it's a Transcend brand. Don't eat, if you dare! ☝️
My recorded video #1 [Edited] 🎦📝: (pls watch)
• Anyways, let's start off by removing a cap & insert my functional Strontium 64GB TF card first before I plugged in into my PC's USB type A port. And once that, it pops another window to reveal my files from my Strontium 64GB Micro SD Card. Nice! So far, my files are intact without a single corrupt. 😁👍 When I go to the "This PC" window, I noticed there's an empty slot for the normal SD card. So, I'll try to use the Strontium's SD to Micro SD card adapter onto my old Samsung EVO 64GB TF card, after this.
• Now, once I removed my card reader safely I'm now attempting the Micro SD Card adapter with my Strontium & Samsung EVO TF Card, combining these into one single card before I insert another slot & plugged it in through my PC. And would you look at that! My old Samsung EVO still recognized my precious files! Yes! 😃 Now, my two Micro SD cards are operated by one USB Card Reader! Nice! And so far, just like my old Strontium 64GB, my old Samsung EVO's files are also intact without a single corruption. 😁👍
• Let's switch over to my windows 10 record video (using VLC media player), and let's see if I copy my snapshots through my Adata HD300 external HD. 1️⃣📂➡️🖥️ Which, by the way, I've already plugged in. And as you can see, the transfer rate is fast, even I plugged in the normal USB 2.0 socket. But, it's only 730MB, right? Yeah! And it successfully copied onto my external HD. Easy peasy! 😁However, when I switched to another Micro SD Card, this where the TRUE test for my Ugreen Card Reader. 2️⃣📂➡️🖥️ I first create a new folder before I copy the single folder from another TF card that contains a WHOPPING 8.7GB size! Damn! 😮 Anyway, once that, the 2nd attempt is off to the races at 30+ MB/s & it took 4 minutes (3:39 AM to 3:43 AM) to complete the copy process. Yeah, you heard me! 4 minutes for an 8.7GB copy process! Great! 😃 My two snapshot folders are now copied to my safe external HD (2 TB).😁
No overall thoughts, this time around. Because I have another post coming up, right here → [CLICK ME!].
Well, that's all for now.
If you haven't seen my previous topic, then I'll provide some links down below. ↓😉
My Redragon Hylas (H260) Gaming Headset Review:
• Part 1 [Jan 18th, 2023]
• Part 2 (Final) [Jan 18th, 2023]
Tagged: @lordromulus90, @bryan360, @carmenramcat, @leapant, @rafacaz4lisam2k4, @alexander1301, @paektu
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bylightofdawn · 10 months
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So I've been watching play throughs of MWII and I recently moved onto the 2019 MW remake and the sheer amount of military recruitment ads that play during these videos is just insane. Like...I get it but it's just so gross and kinda borderline predatory.
Especially with the tales that have been breaking about military recruiters fucking geofencing schools and sending pro-military recruitment ads to students phones and other very skeevy shit.
I assure you, I am not part of your target audience, US Military. I am too old, too surly and don't take to authority figures very well. My general reaction to someone getting in my face barking at me is to tell them to fuck off. Of course, I'm also feeling that way in general with youtube at the moment and the RIDICULOUS amount of ads I'm having to suffer through. Three + preroll ads for every fucking video? Seriously? Do you think you're fucking twitch?? They might actually make me spring for youtube premium at this rate but the idea of giving google my money makes me physically sick. I don't know of an ad-blocker that works on tv's which is generally how I consume youtube content.
In other news I got so filled with rage right now trying to type this post that I decided to do the ram upgrade tonight on my laptop.
Google lied to me, this did not have a 8gb stick of ram soldered to my motherboard but 2x 4gb installed in the slots so the 8GB stick I bought makes it uneven but whatever. I ordered another 8gb and I might decide later down the line to just say fuck it and get 2 sticks of 16gb to max out the ram. I also swapped out the fan but got lazy and did not re-paste the heatsink. I might do it on Thursday when I have to reopen the chassis to reinstall the new ram then. The other fan looks to be fine it was just filthy but I already bought the replacement so I'll keep it as a backup and clean it up later. The amount of lint stuck in the heat sink was impressive. I need to buy one of those mini vacuums for electronics but have never bothered. I don't never felt like I had the need for one.
I'm praying to the gods that this will solve some of my computer issues but if it doesn't then it's definitely a fucking virus eating up my resources and that's going to require a full system reinstall which isn't the worst thing in the world, I barely have any files on this. laptop it's just a pain in the ass.
But hey, I didn 't break my laptop with my typical yolo style of computer repairs?
EDIT: Contact with Slick has been made but somehow 1am snuck the fuck up on me so I need to go to bed now. And by bed I mean I will put away my laptop, read fanfic and prolly scroll through my for you page for the next hour reblogging random shit.
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scummy-simp · 2 years
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omg so I saw your tags on your reblog (thank you so much by the way 😍) and I wanted to say Eren is most definitely the guy to fuck around in the bathroom at the art show and won’t keep his hands to himself otherwise ಥ ͜ʖಥ
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hi kiddo <3 say no more because you're SO RIGHT:
eren x reader
warnings. not-sfw (mdni) modern!au, lower case, no specific pronouns used for reader (but has female genitalia), exhibitionism, fingering
came back to edit this in: ref post
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there probably are plenty of things that eren will not bat his eyes twice at.
he doesn't understand the fuss of taking pictures of food before somebody eats it, or the notion to stop and smell the flowers, so-to-speak. he never really relishes the moment of making wishes on birthday candles because he anticipates more the moment his brother smooshes his face into the layers of sugar and butter.
these are the details of his life that he can't care for, not right now anyway, not when you're the one that's in front of him.
the decision to take you to this art show is probably the best thing he's ever done for himself. seeing your skin glowing in all colours of the rainbow with that wide-eyed stare at all the installations has his heart palpitating.
all he knows is he has to have you now.
"e-eren!" his name sounds like viscous cotton candy on your tongue, eager lips claiming yours to get a taste for himself.
pleased-grunts and lip-smacking echoes off the tiled-walls of the bathroom while soft murmurs and muffled-music sound like they're buried in another world away, even though they're only separated by the door. you think you're being heated from the inside out, his tongue swiping at yours, languidly, until you're dizzy from the lack of air. hiking your legs up higher, you knot them behind his waist, mewling into him when he slots himself against you.
pulling away, he grunts, "f-fuck, are you-" his hand slides underneath your dress, the tips of his fingers swiping along arousal that coats your inner thighs.
you grin sheepishly at him, "i... forgot?" the pair of black panties is definitely still sitting on your bed.
lips latch onto your neck and you're back to trying to suppress your moans, knuckles finding their way in between your lips. you jolt when his fingers trace along your folds, experimenting the way they slip beneath him, "how are you already-" he grunts when a pad almost slips inside you, another choked-gasp escaping your throat, "-already this wet?"
removing your hand away from your mouth, you place it on his bicep, looking up at him, you deadpan, "really?" you nibble on your lower lip, trailing a hand between you two, palming the bulge in his jeans, "ah, i could ask you a s-similar question, but," you arch your back when his thumb runs lazy circles around your clit, pleasure rippling through you, "it's probably rhetorical, yeah?"
eren chuckles, nose nuzzling along your jaw, "cheeky, aren't we?" another kiss to your neck, another orbit around your clit, "can i fuck you here?" another gush from your pussy.
you let out a moan, uncovered and without another care in the world. shit, all you want is eren to fill you up, "w-what are you g-gonna do if-ah, fuck," a finger enters you with minimal resistance, stroking along your plush walls, "if s-somebody catches ussss?"
eren's other clammy palm cups your jaw, keeping your head locked in place as he looks at the way your face contorts with every pump of his fingers. you whine when he brushes against your g-spot, a shit-eating grin spreading on his face, "no one's gonna find out," he pecks your nose, curling his fingers again, pulling that delicious sound from you.
you think-shit-you think might actually cum soon, feeling his bulge chase his own friction against the backside of your thigh.
letting go of your jaw, your head slacks back, exposing the column of your neck and he dives in again, nipping at already-marked skin. he mumbles, "but if somebody comes in," he pulls away to gaze at the mess he's made out of you:
"i'll tell them i'm admirin' the art."
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tagging: @icecreamranwich hehe
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bleaksqueak · 2 years
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When you say hair assets do you mean 3-D models? Do you do the same for backgrounds? I totally get if you dont to share like videos or anything but after reading that last post I'm actually kinda fascinated by your process. I've been really wanting to find ways to speed up my drawing and it really sounds like you have it down to a science lmao.
Oh god I wish... I hate modeling hair, and Its so tedious I don't want to bother asking paula to do it either LOL.
Basically it depends on the style of the hair.
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So, this character, for example? If I use her as an example, in this exact little sketch, what i'd do to break her hair down to make assets is I'd paint the entire back-section of her hair (or just steal it from this painting) and fill in the parts where her body was. I'd save it without the large feather in front, without the bits that hang down in front of the wing ears, and without the bangs/top of her hair. Just that big puffy soft feathery blob.
That would be what I'd start with for a single asset. The large feather is something else I'd save on its own, painted without anything hanging in front of it. Save, on its own, away from the main mass.
bangs and the general top of the head is more difficult. That's better saved as a bank. So, again with this drawing as an example, I'd isolate what i've already drawn here of her bangs and the top of her head. I'd save that for anything that's at this general angle if I wanted to save that. Any time I draw it new at another main /major angle, i'd isolate it and save that as well.
Honestly though, her bangs aren't hard to draw, and since the small feathers are done using a brush I made, they don't take long to plug back in either. But if you *did* want to save assets for a very rendered style or if the bangs were complex, that's what you could do. Eventually, you have a bank saved up, and you only have to draw it new if you want to. Between liquify and free transform, you can go a long way for putting the bulk of the back of that hair into the shape/flow it needs to be in with only some minor on-top edits to make it look right. You would just slot that main mass behind your character layer and manipulate it into shape.
To take it a step further, I could do a single clean drawing of her coat cuff details, her lapels, and her coat tails. Drawn out flat and symetrical, that could be saved and then warped into shape by inserting them into or overlaying them onto the drawing.
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Its not hair and clothes, but it's the one I have most handy atm lol. Example of an asset sheet for a set of gadgetry (plus some glyphs.)
The only time I drew those objects by hand /individually was if they were too small on screen to bother inserting the asset (so no detail would show). Using free transform tools I could put the fully-painted/renderd gadgetry into perspective (and sometimes just a little bit of perspective fix doodled on top for overlaps) and plug it onto the character.
The acting is what matters most, so all of these little bits and bobs and details are just set-dressing. I try to always minimize time wasted on set dressing unless (it's either something I can't use a shortcut for, or frankly, if I'm just in the mood to draw the thing outright.)
I hope that helps! I'll comb thru my non-purged videos and try to find a good example of one that's not from the end of the current chapter and post that at some point.
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ariparri · 2 years
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My manor is currently in a fucking mess because I'm trying to figure out a good way to set things up without it looking empty or crowded but so far not entirely successful 😅
But! I do like how this looks at the moment. I just need to level up more to unlock those last three slots in the land 😭
Here is how the house looks along with the entrance way.
If only the clown statue can be flipped to face the other way, because I would LOVE to have that be near the entrance for when other players visit my manor. I want it to look like it's greetint them and be like "welcome, a clown indeed lives here" 😌 Also, when I have a bigger space, I'll make that the center of all my workshops. Like a little monument.
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And then my main garden area with my all my animals below. All my animals are inside because it's raining.
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I wasted money on the horse because I thought I would need it, but I already had the bike since the beginning of the game. So it's kinda useless at this moment.
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Here is my greenhouse, with my mini orchard. When I unlock the other slots, I'll buy more trees 😖 Oh yeah, and then my little hangout spot next to it.
Why can't we sit on the little swing, chairs and benches? The only thing I was able to sit on was the little bear seesaw
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Here's all my workshops I have currently. I do have enough materials to buy another, but I'd rather save it up for now since I'm always running out of them.
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And lastly, my pathway leading to the beach. It currently filled with random crap just so I can take up space and not worry so much about weeds, rocks and logs spawning there.
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I also wish there was a better way of viewing the entire land without having to always go into edit more. I keep accidentally moving an object or tapping things which causes the description box for the obejct to pop up. Now unless there is an option and I'm just too stupid to realize it, can someone tell me because I would like to know 😫
Don't forget I also made a guild out of desperation to take part in the races. If you're still in need of a guild, mine is free to join! No level requirement needed!
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the-bloodycircle-cb · 3 years
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𝙏𝙒: 𝙈𝙐𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙍, 𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙊𝘿, 𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙃, 𝘿𝙍𝙊𝙒𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂, 𝘿𝙀𝙋𝙄𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙁 𝙑𝙄𝙊𝙇𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙍 𝘾𝙍𝙀𝙀𝙋𝙔𝙋𝘼𝙎𝙏𝘼 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙎
𝙋𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙀 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝘾𝙀𝙀𝘿 𝙒𝙄𝙏𝙃 𝘾𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙍 𝘼𝙑𝙊𝙄𝘿 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙄𝙁 𝙏𝙍𝙄𝙂𝙂𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝘽𝙔 𝘼𝙉𝙔 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙑𝙀.
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❝𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪
𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓻𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓽𝓮, 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷'𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾?❞
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It was a warm Sunday evening in a quaint little suburban area. The sun peeked over the fluffy clouds, golden rays spilling onto the red shingles of the roofs.
A young boy- somewhere in his teens- was skipping with joy down the sidewalk, clutching a clear plastic bag in his hands. He had waited incredibly long for this day, saving up his allowance to finally purchase the very thing he's been eyeing for almost three months now.
"I can't believe I finally got the collector's edition of Majora's Mask! This thing is antique~!" He chirps to himself, watching the game cartridge jiggle around in the plastic bag.
The walk back home took no less than five minutes, kicking off his shoes and making his presence known to his mother. He was quick to shower and have dinner before rushing back upstairs, already done his homework in advance so he could finally game in peace.
Throwing his hood over his head, he inserts the cartridge into his Nintendo GameCube he got two Christmases ago, grinning when it goes in easily.
"Finally, I hope the game doesn't lag. I spent all my pocket money on this shit, it's old but still playable." He mutters to himself, remembering the words from the antique shopkeeper earlier that day.
The smile that spreads across his face at the sight of the game loading successfully was filled with excitement and relief, clicking on a new slot before pressing play.
“Huh. There's a few glitches in this thing.. heh, must be the age. It did come from the early 2000s.” He snickered, getting used to the controls of the game.
A few hours passed and it was late into the night now when the male began to feel uneasy. He had passed through a few locations in the map and he felt as if something was watching him play. But that was impossible, his parents were sleeping and he was the only child.. it should definitely be impossible, shouldn't it?
He could feel the hairs on the back of his neck stand when he finally found the source of his anxiety in the dimly lit room. Eyes widening by a few fractions, he stared at the pixelated character in the background of the screen, blinking in disbelief.
“Is that... The Elegy of Emptiness statue of Link?” He sputters, watching as the pixels shift around, as if reacting to his words.
His fingers shook a little as he held the controller in his hands, chewing on his bottom lip.
“This must be like.. an easter egg or something, right? Yeah, haha, definitely. It's like.. and extra companion.”
The teen thinks to himself, feeling himself calm down at the thought. He disregards the way the statue continues to slink through the map with him, resuming his gameplay.
Things seemed to have calmed down, the male sinking back into his gamer zone but deep down in his stomach he could feel fear bubble. Ever since his revelation the dialogues that he encountered kept glitching, some of the words too pixelated to make out and some even being changed to words like “why?” and “stop”.
He doesn't let the goosebumps stop him though, pushing the sight of the uninvited visitor to the back of his mind as his fingers pressed the buttons to move his character.
But then, things.. went terribly wrong.
“Ah finally, now if I cross this I'm pretty sure I'll get to the other cliffside. Just walk down the bridge and I'll arrive at the next town!” He chirped to himself, eyeing the digital clock on his bedside.
01:34 a.m.
Right as he stepped foot on the long bridge, he heard it. The change of soundtrack from the normal roaming one to a more.. unnerving one. The teen's eyes searched around the screen, unable to find the statue anymore.
“That's funny.. it was there a few minutes ago.” He mutters to himself, continuing to move down the bridge. The music picked up, sharp notes piercing his ears as he watches the pixel water below churn and glitch.
He continues to feel uneasy, breath hitching in his throat when he spots a text box pop up under the Link character. Eyebrows furrowed, he felt ice cold fear wash over him despite being wrapped in a blanket. The text glared at him in the darkness of his bedroom as he jumped when his clock ticked.
02:00 a.m.
“You shouldn't have done that.”
A cold voice rasps, the sound grainy and distorted as it resonates through the headphones he was wearing. He almost screamed, unable to move his fingers to click the next dialogue.
But he didn't have to.
The next text box appeared by itself, again with the same glitchy letters and the same cold, disembodied voice.
“How foolish of you to have continued playing even after knowing there was something wrong with the game. How desperate are you youths to play this wretched game?”
His words couldn't seem to exit his mouth, being stuck in his throat when he froze up in absolute terror. He doesn't know what was going on, who was talking to him? Were these dialogues supposed to be apart of the game?
“You look absolutely terrible, did I scare you? I was waiting for you to finally realize it, take a guess what music is currently playing.”
Without needing to move, he saw his laptop screen lit up from his desk, eyes flying to stare at it in shock. He got up with shaky hands, staring at the game file before falling back onto his bottom.
DROWNED.wmv
He scrambled back to his GameCube, seeing no more glitchy dialogues but his own character nowhere to be seen. He blinks, gasping when he sees he statue yet again, this time it seemed to have his Link avatar in its grasps, dragging it over to the water's edge.
It took him too long to finally process what was happening, and it only hit him full force when he heard the first piercing scream. It was that of a young boy, fearful and pleading as he cried bloody murder. The teen's eyes could only stare helplessly as he watches Link kick and squirm in his statue's grasp, the sound of the struggle evident over the music.
“LET ME GO LET ME GO LET ME GO.”
He fell back in horror when the statue pushed Link's head down into the river, hearing the drowned out screams coming from the still alive Link as he's forced to take the water down his lungs.
The male finally found the courage in him to stand up and make a run for it, right as Link's lifeless body starts floating down the river.
Then again, he was too late.
Right as his fingers touched the doorknob he was flung back to the floor by an unseen entity, groaning in pain. He had hit his head on the desk side, swimming through consciousness and unconsciousness when he felt it.
Drip
Drip
He looked up, about to scream when he had his mouth covered, the man above him giggling from the terrified look on his face. He had no visible eyes to be seen, only pure black voids of his eye sockets and a single red dot as his pupil. What was more unnerving though, was the sight of him seemingly crying with the tears dripping down his cheeksn
And those tears were blood.
The man dragged his limp body to the GameCube, a small flash of light before he no longer felt the carpet of his floor. Instead, he felt cold damp grass underneath his body, looking up to see the moon shining.
His assailant had brought him into the game. He was transported straight into Majora's Mask.
“Y'know, I expected some more struggle from you. Are you just gonna stay there and let me drag you all the way before the inevitable happens?"
The male could only attempt to toss and turn as he was dragged by the legs, finally orienting himself to struggle once he hears the rush of the river a few feet away.
The teen finally screamed, he screamed and kicked and flailed and tried as hard as he could to free himself.
But did he really think his captor would let that happen?
“Aha, now this is more entertaining~ You remind me of myself, far back from now. I was here too, struggling and screaming for my life. But who came for me?”
His eyes grew cold, brushing the bloodied tears away. “No one.”
With that, his assailant tossed him into the river, gripping him by the hair. The man's hair shimmered to an almost silver in the moonlight, though streaks of gold were highlighted by the dim lighting. The teen let out another plead, clawing at the man's fingers to free himself only to elicit another giggle.
“You're funny when you beg.”
SPLASH
He started to flail again, screaming as he feels his lungs burn. He kept struggling, and with every struggle more water enters into his mouth and nose. He screams and screams and screams, the music of DROWNED.wmv getting louder and louder until it stopped.
Yuta hummed, finally loosening his grip on the boy's hair. He watches his lifeless body float down the river in a similar fashion to when he ‘killed’ Link just now, a satisfied grin on his face.
The next thing you know, the mother would go to wake her son up only to find an empty bedroom. It would be classified into one of the many missing children cases, remaining unsolved, forever. No sign of any struggle, no windows opened and nothing out of the ordinary. The only exception was the GameCube, the screen now completely pitch black with a text box in distorted letters.
“You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?”
𝓑𝓔𝓝 𝓓𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷𝓮𝓭! 𝓝𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓸 𝓨𝓾𝓽𝓪
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tottymatsuno · 3 years
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In The Peach Pit; Saw You Fake It (Osomatsu-san: Todomatsu x Reader)
CHAPTER 2: Go Away, This is MY Job!
Author: Roro (tottytown)
Fandom: Osomatsu-san
Pairing: Todomatsu x Reader
Category: Romance, enemies to friends to lovers, coworkers, fake dating, tsundere Todomatsu
Rating: T for language
Summary: Saw someone you knew at work today, hated him and cursed him out. He works there now though, you might have to kick his ass.
Word Count: 6363ish/37k+ (unfinished, in the process of editing now will most likely be an additional 15k when finished)
Warnings: none
Commentary: Now they work together! oh yeah, Namae means Name in Japanese! This is your stand in name since I think just going "L/N Y/N" is awkward asf. So Namae! I mean I could call you Kimi which means you as well. Also I'm tryna figure out how to format these intro parts here haha...bare with me. I'll also be updating this info as I go and per chapter.
A few weeks go by, things are normal at work save for a week where a buncha new releases dropped. There was an event or two as well that gained the store way more popularity with women in their late twenties to early thirties.
Must've been those josei events. Either way, suddenly there's a higher influx of women which could be a good or bad thing.
Because of that there's now longer cafe hours and thus they need to hire new recruits with previous barista experience to fill out the extra time slots.
Most of them seem to be assigned to the later shifts which is cool.
Also as shift manager for the bookstore you sometimes have to give brief tours around. It's not apart of your official duties, but you're reliable so they ask.
The walk over was nice, the sun was bright in the vivid expanse of the sky and it was a cooler spring day that it’s been in a while. You had the feeling it would be a good day considering the sakura blossoms made everything seem so beautiful. As you approached your job, you felt the resolve to give another day of your absolute best.
Today however you smell something covered in a scented hand sanitizer and nearly barf when you clocked in which doesn’t bode well and mentally makes you recant your previous thought, following in from the front automatic doors trailing into the lockers.
Like a comet of nasty, you noticed it instantly that made your regularly otherwise nice repetitive morning a bit more heinous.
Things you can count on everyday are your morning routine, your nice walking distance commute, the potted plants near the entrance being slightly off centered and a little more withered than not, the black rubber carpet being scuffed no matter how much it’s been vacuumed.
The florescent lights that you actually miss when you exit for the day due to warm lights being too dark now, the line of cash registers where the plastic film button covering being slightly sticky, the rich scent of coffee coming from the cafe that you swear up and down is similar to armpit...
But this; this is different but is a familiar smell that you can't place it. The source of it seems to get stronger near the cafe, making a gag inducing concoction of coffee and artificial pink alcohol scent.
"Hey, Ryo what smells like middle school in here?" You call out stepping through the unofficial tiny divider display between the bookstore proper into the cafe to pick up the newbie.
"Ah, about that. This is Matsuno-san, I was just explaining how the store works to him." Ryo seems to regard this Matsuno with all of the respect that a slightly annoying younger brother deserves. The grin pinned on her poor face shows her application for being the local Saint.
Whatever, as long as he isn’t weird towards Ryo it should be fine. You cycle in your head the proper way to greet a professional, but should you still initiate it as the superior? A moment rolls by and nothing happens.
At aged nine when you moved to Japan it was beaten in your head how to greet people, so you do a slight bow.
“How do you do, I’m Namae Y/N. I’ll be doing your tour as a morning shift leader.”
Another moment tumbles by, and you exchange glances with Ryo before looking at the enraged Matsuno.
Your brows furrow as your eyes slide back to the neutral toned linoleum floor tiles; when they trail up with your straightening back you exhale with the resolve to attempt being nice once more. Breathe in, out; don’t go off. Angry girl out, cool girl back in.
“It’s alright if you don’t remember how to greet in the workforce, as a leader in the store I will try my best to guide you through this experience. How about we shake hands, and we can work on the bow and stuff a bit later.” You're really trying right now, and to be honest despite how uncomfortable you are this might be a lesson on how to deal with kinda weird people.
You avoid eye contact with Matsuno, since he made this really weird. Instead you search for his hand while extending your own with a half step taken forward.
When you go to shake Matsuno's hand, he steps back to clutch his own like pearls.
"Hey, don't be rude. I know this is your first day here, but chill out." If this dude has any barista experience he should at least know how to be personable. You're just trying to help him, plus it hurt your feeling a little bit.
"I know it's hard being shy but a barista's job is to be friendly and nice. So you need to start with your co workers first. You'll get used to the company atmosphere or not. Either way button that uniform properly and stand up straight."
"And also fix your face." You add as you pull your hand back and darkly return the glare at Matsuno. Ryo looks between you awkwardly. You try to convey with your eyes ‘what the fuck is going on?’
After a series of claustrophobically pregnant pauses with you and Ryo exchanging more and more concerned and sorta scared looks you hear something shrill that cringes your ears.
"What are you even doing here?!" Matsuno finally shrieks.
“I work here?” Who is this dude and what is his problem?
You can’t hide your befuddled expression, “I’m supposed to be here, but why is someone like you here is the real question.”
"Uh, you two know each other?" Ryo is just as confused as you are.
"I dunno, I don't recognize this guy. This guy’s rude, Ryo. Give him the boot." You shrug, but this offends Matsuno further.
"What do you mean you don't?! We went on a date a month and a half ago!" You look at him blankly for a moment.
Matsuno stares at you in disbelief that you legitimately don’t remember him.
“It was at that bear event! Six weeks, four days, and 18 hours ago!” You watch Matsuno double check his phone and then he pulls out screenshots of the two of you setting plans up.
“That’s a weirdly specific way to remember that, Matsuno-san.” Ryo’s tone tries to joke, but the way she’s sweating a bit shows her nerves.
Then it clicks, "Oh, you're that asshole who bathes in baby perfumes. Yeah so anyways, Ryo? Any other recruits or is it just this shithead?" If not you'll just give him the world's most basic tour.
"No, not today. Matsuno is the last new hire and the only one for the morning." Figures.
"Okay, let's go then." You roll your eyes and motion the piece of shit to follow you.
"Ryoko-san, can't you take me instead? Please?" What was this guy's first name again?
"I have to open right now, Matsuno-san." Ryo tries to answer. The way that she's glancing in your direction screams 'get him.'
"Is there anyone else? At all?" As Matsuno pathetically pleads you try to really remember his name.
"C'mon, Snotty. Let's get this over with. I don't got all day." That's his name, right? It was something weird like that.
Something about how Matsuno's face twists up in disgust and fury let's you know that's not correct. You blink for a half second but try to play it off it as if you meant to insult him with a smirk.
"Totty. Only cute girls can call me Totty. So remember that and speak accordingly."
You roll your eyes, "Okay, Potty." You begin walking off to start the tour. You don't care if Matsuno is behind you or not as you list the sections near the cafe.
Usually you'd take your time, explain everything with examples and actually pointing stuff out since it's a fun way to get to know your new coworkers. Not this time though.
Mentally you run through your regular tour, reciting the jokes that almost never land which is always the funniest part.
Next to the cafe is the easy to digest books, and for the students there are prep books so they can cram their mouths and heads with knowledge!
On the first floor, aka the worst floor the cash register’s are so sticky they’ll make you ichi!
Second floor will make you cry like chopping onions or is that with gas? Either way, we’re cooking something with the cookbooks on the right, on the far right corner is the instruction manuals, DIY self help, autobiographies, and most importantly information on driving!
Of course you need to help yourself become a person of note, so follow these instructions well! But don’t worry yourself too much, you can write it down, vent it out or relate to it with the stationary on the 3rd floor!
Until then, please enjoy these powerful art mediums and these amazing genres. On the left side there is manga! Senin, Josei, shounen and shoujos...you name em, we have a gender they cater too!
Third floor is where typically Daisuke lives, and therefore is the most important.
Stationary and office supplies, small home appliances, gadgets, phone chargers and a couple tablets and laptops. It’s the brightest place in the whole store, and that isn’t just because of resident sunshine boy Daisuke!
You quickly do your tour route without turning to look behind you once so at the end of it you're actually surprised to see Matsuno actually there.
"Bye." Is the last thing you say to him before leaving to do literally anything else. Matsuno might have been giving you the silent treatment but that works for you. You don't look back to see if Matsuno can return to the cafe on his own, nor do you care.
The day continues you feel fucked up now that your job is now going to get weird with that guy here. As you stew in your anger dragging your feet along until your shoes squeak, you hear the familiar voice of your crush.
"Rough morning?" Daisuke asks with concern. He's holding a load of boxes, it's so sweet he'd take the time to talk to you when he's so busy! Daisuke's goodness knows no bounds.
"Ah, I'm fine! Anyways let me help you with that." You offer, and Daisuke shakes his head no.
"I got it."
You end up taking the highest part of the stack without asking again,
"Don't worry about it. I can help." After all you were just walking around to see if any customers needed assistance or something.
"Thanks, I'm heading to restock the Manga section so if you could spare a little more time to help with that I'd really appreciate it." You know there's a lot of small figurines that go near the Manga section that's supposed to come in today.
Since Daisuke's always so sweet and gentle your cheesy grin comes out completely genuine. "Yeah, for sure."
You debate with yourself the entire walk down the escalators what to say to Daisuke, should you compliment his new hair dye? Strike a conversation about the state of the store? The weather? Lunch? Whatever series these figma are from?
“So uh…” You start off with, as Daisuke hm’s in response.
“I heard the 3rd floor has some new salad gadget?” You flounder helplessly.
This conversation goes better than expected, but to be honest it was so ridiculously boring you can’t recall the details.
After helping Daisuke again you feel like you're on cloud nine once more. You wonder if it's too soon to ask him to another date or if you should make more effort to get to know him better. The San-x event didn't work out, turns out Daisuke doesn't do well in crowded places and has a phobia of mascots. It's so sad because Rilakkuma is so so cute, but you weren't going to force it.
When you asked him out prior to that Daisuke was usually busy on all of those days or the place you asked about wasn't suitable for him.
You knew one thousand percent these were bullshit excuses. You figure it was because Daisuke didn't know you very well yet and he must be shy when it comes to girls.
A small smile is still playing on your lips when you step into the cafe for lunch like usual. That is until your turn in line came up and Matsuno gives you his best customer service appropriate evil eye.
"What are you doing here?" What a gross little face.
"What?! That's so rude!" Todomatsu can sure make his voice screech.
"Ah, did I think out loud again? Anyways, I want a cup of cheddar broccoli soup, a latte with a cat saying a funny phrase - artists choice and a cupcake."
Matsuno stares at you in disbelief, "You're ordering here?"
You're confused. "Duh? Oh and a choco chip cookie, thanks."
With the world's most exaggerated sighs, Matsuno rings up your order. He tries to charge you full price which you quickly point out. "I get the shift leaders discount which is 5% more than the regular employee discount." He corrects your bill while muttering under his breath.
You have to wait an incredibly long time for your order even though both the cafe and store are practically empty. Ryoko is doing inventory again while Matsuno is literally pretending not to be clearly on his phone.
"We have weekly performance evaluations here." You mention off hand at your spot near the counter.
"Uh huh." He's not trying to listen.
"Yeah, so the managers know the typical rush periods of the cafe." You add a little more. Take the hint, idiot.
"Okay?" Matsuno's attitude is getting worse.
"They review your production output, so if they see at a time where there's no customers but an order hasn't been finished they'll wonder if you're good at your job." You could get fired, you simpleton. You start fidgeting with a straw wrapper trying to keep your tone casual.
Matsuno groaned loudly setting his phone down loudly on the counter, "Can't you just take the hint and go?! Isn't your break over yet?"
You've been patient for a while, it's a testimony of your unwavering chill attitude. But enough is enough.
"Why don't you quit if you don't like seeing me so much? It's not like I enjoy seeing your generic face either, I feel like I see six people with your exact mug everyday and all of them hopelessly ugly. Besides I was here first, you glittery pile of vomit." You raise your voice just slightly, but the scariest part is when you deepen it to sound more threatening.
It really offends you because you usually go to the break room to eat, but you're stuck in your waiting seat because of this dickhead.
"Also I paid for my shit, I want it now before I smash that fake ass smile down your throat."
Matsuno actually tears up while letting you know verbally he hates you but sure makes your order quickly. Matsuno's little angry crybaby face is sorta appealing but you'd never let him know that as you watch him with a bemused smile.
At least he's not making gross little whimpering sounds or something vile like that. Instead there's a creative lineup of curses to your name and a wish you'd go bald.
After a rapid fast turn around, you hear the counter being lifted up.
There's not usually table service at the cafe, so it's a bit weird that Matsuno would walk over your order. He slams it down with his weirdly huge eyes now dried away. There's an evil grin that you think is supposed to be mocking you?
When you look down at your food you search for the slight. "Thanks." You say without truly studying your order.
Matsuno starts giggling menacingly when you finally spot what was supposed to offend you so much your reaction comes out faster than your head can keep up...it's.
It's a lot.
"Is this supposed to be me?!" Your voice is embarrassingly high.
Matsuno's giggles turn into full out villain laughter.
"I made it as disgusting as the actual thing," Matsuno gloats proudly until you start making little pitched breathing sounds. When he looks up to see your face Matsuno is shocked by your giddy expression.
"You made me SO cute!! Thank you soooo much, look how adorable my widdle fangs are! Oh my goodness, are those horns too? What's that around my body? Are those action lines?! Plus the phrase you had me say is too good!! No wonder you got hired here, this is amazing! " You gushed for nearly a minute solid at the world's cutest latte art. Wow, a real devil caricature of you! You even have your piercings and a little pitchfork. The phrase says: I'm an evil bitch!
"They're stink lines... You're not... Upset. At all." Matsuno answers dejectedly. His expression falls further when you start snapping pics of the cup, then you posing with the cup.
"Wow look at the amount of detail you added so quickly, that's super impressive!" You fawn over the drink more.
"C'mere, let's take one together!" You move closer to Matsuno with the latte in hand and cheerfully suggest then switch back to the front camera.
You manage to get a pretty good one with Matsuno glaring at you with an intense amount of annoyance while you blissfully grin with the latte in between the two of you. Matsuno's little blush and gritted teeth really highlights it for you too. It's soo cute!
You load the pictures onto Instagram with no filter as quickly as possible with the caption: New recruites are something else nowadays! 😈😈😈 #NoRespect, #NotLikeIDeserveIt, #Cute, #Demons, #LatteArt, #NewWorkNemesis
"Want me to tag you in this?" You ask as nicely as possible. "I want to give you the credit for this adorable creature!" You haven't uploaded the photo set yet.
"I really, really hate you." Matsuno says venomous.
"My handle is Totty6thM though." He adds, rolling his eyes as you waved off his confession of hatred.
You eat your super cold soup quickly as your break is pretty much over, but unfortunately you're still debating over the latte.
"Do I dare drink such a work of art?" You lament quietly.
"Drink it and get out. I'll make you another one later, so leave." You can distinctly hear there's no affection to Matsuno's voice but it causes you to grin again.
"Thanks, dude."
The latte is actually really delicious too. As a treat you give Matsuno your cupcake but keep the cookie for yourself. Matsuno actually tries to barter for both but you flip him off and leave. Things might not be so bad with Matsuno here after all!
As you exit you pretend not to hear Matsuno's gagging sounds. He's an asshole, you think not noticing at all his intense flustered expression. You wouldn't have found it cute anyways, an angry love sick puppy look isn't really your thing.
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*22 I meant 22!! (/ω\)(/ω\)(/ω\)
OH WAIT OKAY GOTCHA BABE
22. choose a passage from one of your earlier fics/hcs and edit it into your current writing style
you didn't send one in, so i'll just pick one at random! (it's from this fic btw)
krypton was the elegant swoop of metal, the curve of a particularly beautiful piece of architecture, hand crafted and aching like it. blood-stained from the workers and chrome polished. krypton was his father’s giant arms sweeping him into a hug, right before he left for another diplomatic mission, and jon was left staring out a window, purple eyes locked on the stars. krypton was domesticated beauty, delicate hands weaving through filtered sunlight, twining it around fingers and threading it in between locks of hair. taking and taking and taking what the world offered, and never once relinquishing it.
the watchtower was clean, straight lines and still air, quiet enough for a conversation to linger, to sequester itself into the walls of the spaceship, to become part of the living machine itself. the watchtower was pressing his fingers into aching bruises after a kryptonite-filled training session with dinah, the watchtower was drawing flowers and swirls onto victor's metal arm with a green marker, the watchtower was the urge not to drool as wally flipped omlettes in the kitchen. the watchtower was the whirr and thrum of machinery working in utter harmony, a jigsaw puzzle fitting together as each hero slotted into place, never once doubting jon, always and forever doubting themselves.
earth was messy and loud and imperfect. earth was pitfall canyons that he dived into and jagged mountains that had him flying higher and higher and higher, fingers only just skimming the surface as he left grooves in the age-old rock. earth was nature left unchecked, natural beauty sprawling over the planet, claiming it, an etheral power in every leaf that had long since been wiped out on krypton. earth was a stranger in mumbai pushing past him hard enough to stumble, another stranger giving him a homemade sweet. earth was children throwing rocks at him in london, children cheering for him in dallas. earth was the never ending chaos of dirt crumbling so carefully against water gently lapping at a shoreline, a mockery of the mind-shattering waves it could produce. earth was the careful art of being alone without ever feeling lonely.
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Pretty Rhythm: My☆Deco Rainbow Wedding Chapter 17+18 English Translation
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Chapter 17: A Pop Test with a Testy Rhythm
Mia: You’re soooo lucky you got to face up against Serenon! I love their manzai~! You keep piling up experience, huh? Though, I was wondering… have you seen Rinne at all since that fashion show? She didn’t even enter the Gold Spiral Cup. I’ve seen her on TV, in magazines and in movies, but I can’t get her sad expression out of my mind… Whenever we come close to learning about Rinne’s secret, we end up back at square one!! What we know right now is… Rinne wants the Rainbow Wedding, and she’s forgotten something. But the thing I’m most concerned with is how she always looks really sad. She’s your rival in terms of getting the Rainbow Wedding, but she’s also a fellow idol. We can’t just leave her alone… And she looks her happiest when she gets to watch your shows, or when she gets to talk to you, Player. Maybe you’re not the only one who wants to save Rinne from her sorrowful heart!? ...Is what I want to say, but I still have no idea what I can do! It’s really pissing me off!!!
??? (Rizumu): Morni~ng!
Mia: Ahh!! Who’s there!? What kind of idiot goes around hugging people from behind!?
Rizumu: Ta-dah! It’s Rizumu!
Mia: Wha- Rizumu-san!! You scared the hell out of me!!
Rizumu: Sorry, sorry. You looked like your were having a bummer of a convo so I wanted to lighten the mood a bit! Ahahaha! Ooh? No way, are you Player? I totally know about you! Aira and Mion, hell even Serenon have told me all about you. You’re collecting the power of the seven coords to complete the Raingowdam…
Mia: It’s called the Rainbow Charm, Rizumu-san!
Rizumu: Yeah, that’s it! Ahaha, must’ve gotten a bit mixed up there!
Mia: Jeez… and people say that I should be a funny guy… I’m the straight man compared to Rizumu.
Rizumu: Aw, c’mon! Keep complimenting me and I’ll get flustered! Ahaha!
Mia: It wasn’t a compliment!!
Rizumu: Anyway, I was thinking of helping you get the power of the seven coords… Aira helped you before, right? By giving you a Coord Rank Test?
Mia: Oh, that makes sense! Rizumu’s a member of MARs too, so she can give these tests too! But… Rizumu’s sense of style is, uh… unique. Honestly… it’s a bit… weird…… Y’know, she wore a pumpkin mask, and she centred a coord around radish sprouts. What’ll you do? Are you really going to trust Rizumu enough to take her Coord Rank Test?
Choice: Of course! / I’m… a bit scared…
Mia: What do we do!? I wouldn’t even be able to look at you in whatever weird outfit you’d be forced to wear!
Rizumu: What are you two whispering about? We’re starting the Coord Rank Test now, hurry up!!
Mia: No!! Player’s being taken away! Well, looks like you can’t escape anymore, Player! Good luck!
Rizumu: I’m testing your pop coord rank! Bring me 10 pop My☆Deco stones! Once you do that, we’ll compete in a prism show! This test has a special edition prism show! We’ll be competing in an all-dance prism show. All-dance mode doesn’t have any jumps, so as the name suggests it’s a prism show that’s always in dance mode! Doesn’t it sound fun?? Just letting you know, my dancing skills are unbeatable! So, will we start the test? My spirit is fully charged!
(prism show. Also zenbu dance mode is the best mode, i hate doing prism jumps lmao)
Rizumu: Oka~y! That was such a poppy show~! Congrats, you’ve passed the pop Coord Rank Test!
Mia: Ah!! The Rainbow Charm…
(5 slots filled, 2 left)
Mia: The power of the pop coord returned to the Rainbow Charm!
Rizumu: I’m glad I could help. How was all-dance mode? Shows without jumps are good too once in a while! It’s perfect for when you just want to dance your heart out!
Mia: Thank you, Rizumu-san! This is great, Player! We only have… feminine and star left. It feels like we’re really close to finishing the Rainbow Charm! Though… does being close to getting the Rainbow Wedding also mean you’ll have to face off against Rinne? If only we could just get it over and done with!
Rizumu: Whenever you talk about this Rinne girl, you seem pretty testy, huh? Is Rinne your friend, Player? …...Looks like you can’t answer. But you’re interested in her? I’m sure you’ll eventually be able to become friends with her, since she makes you feel that way. I’ve been through a lot with Aira and Mion, too. We’ve fought a lot, but in the end our fights brought us all closer together, and gave us a deeper understanding of each other. And now we’re the best of friends!
Mia: But how do we become friends with Rinne…? It’s pretty hard to befriend someone you know nothing about…
Rizumu: It’ll be fine! We have prism shows after all, right? MARs became close through prism shows, we formed our bonds on the path to the Aurora Rising. You’re bonded to Rinne because you’re both after the Rainbow Wedding. Believe in your heart and work hard! I’ll definitely be cheering you on, Player!
Chapter 18: Aurora Wings
Mia: Rizumu has a really good point! Her advice has a way of worming itself into your heart! 'Bonds that form through prism shows’, huh~
Rizumu: Player and Rinne will definitely end up as close friends.
Aira: Rizumu-chaaan!
Mia: Grrr…!! That voice must be… Harune Aira!
Mion: Mion’s here too, you know.
Penguin-sensei: Me too!
Mia: Gah! Mion-san! ...and Penguin-sensei…
Mion: What do you mean by ‘gah’!?
Mia: Yikes. I feel another test coming~
Penguin-sensei: We won’t be giving you another Coord Rank Test. MARs have gathered here for something else… They have a special lesson for you, Player!
Mia: What kinda special lesson?
Penguin-sensei: The rainbow is not the only light that shines in the sky.
Mion: We want you and Rinne to create another light… MARs will tell you all about the light of the aurora!
Mia: The light of the aurora!? Wait, you can’t mean…
Aira: You’ve worked hard on lessons and prism shows up until now, Player. Your current self can definitely pull off the Aurora Rising!
Mia: You want Player to perform the legendary jump, Aurora Rising!?
Mion: It will be fine. We’ll all help out.
Aira: Wear the Gold Spiral Dress, and you’ll be able to perform the Aurora Rising! The light of the aurora is the light of dreams that brings the world together.
Rizumu: The colours of the aurora will give your heart power too. They’ll become the key to opening up Rinne’s sorrowful heart! Like, ‘that is it, the Aurora Rising!’ So, will you show the new light of the Aurora Rising to Rinne?
Choice: I want to show her / Can I really do it?
Mion: Nice prism! Your straightforward heart will definitely allow aurora wings to form.
Rizumu: It may seem impossible at first, but you still have to try! It’s better to try and fail than to not try at all! I’ll make a wish for the Aurora Rising to link Rinne and Player’s hearts!
Mion: It seems that Rinne is currently in Sweets Café. Let’s go there at once.
Rizumu: Whoop! Let’s goooo~!!
(they go to the sweets cafe)
Mia: We’ve finally arrived, but is Rinne still even here?
Rinne: Player……
Mia: Rinne!?!?
Rinne: ………
Aira: Aw, don’t look so sad! We came here today to give you a present, Rinne.
Rinne: A present……?
Aira: A very happylucky present from Player to you!
Rinne: Happylucky…… for me?
Mion: Now, Player! It’s time!!!! Wear this dress!!!! And fly!! With aurora wings!!!!
(prism show)
Rinne: Amazing…… Amazing……. The aurora’s light… was beautiful…… It was shining in all the colours of the rainbow. It was as if a curtain was drawn over the night sky.
Aira: That was the light of Player-chan’s heart, Rinne-chan.
Rinne: The light of Player’s heart…
Mion: A girl’s heart is a prism, you know.
Mia: It is! When we experience lots of happy or sad moments, when we cry or laugh… our hearts spin round and round, changing colours and creating shining bright!! That’s why they’re so beautiful…
Rinne: But I… don’t know my true self. I’m empty…
Aira: It’s alright.
Rinne: Huh…?
Aira: Player-chan’s heart is overflowing with light.
Mia: Player could definitely My☆Deco your heart, Rinne.
Rizumu: That’s right! After all, you looked so happy during Player’s show! If you cry together and laugh together, if you have lots of experiences together… you’ll be able to see hearts with many more colours of light!
Mion: Split the happy times in half. Split the sad times in half, too… That’s what friendship is.
Rinne: Friendship… Player and I…
Aira: Now, join hands! Together with Rinne-chan!!!!
Rinne: Aurora…… RISING!!!!
(white flash)
Mia: The light of Rinne’s heart mixed with Player’s… is shining in the sky!
Rinne: Player… I… don’t know my true self. Where did I come from? What do I want to do? I don’t know that, either… Even so… Will you be my friend? ………...Thank you. Your heart is so warm. I want to make my heart shine like yours… no, I will make it shine!!!!
(white flash, and… refer to the image above)
Rinne: ……
Mia: Ah! Rinne’s coord… changed again!
Rinne: What is this…?
Penguin-sensei: H… How is this possible!? That’s the Seventh Coord Star Dress! How on earth…!?
Aira: What a happylucky coord… Your clothes are so happy they seem like they’re shining.
Mion: The shining white light of a star. That’s the colour of Rinne’s heart!
Rinne: I’m not lost anymore, Player. My seven-hued heart, not being able to remember anything… Everything…
Aira: The power of on of the seven coords, star, seems to have returned to Rinne-chan.
Mion: In order to complete the Rainbow Charm, you’ll need Rinne’s star power. Completing the Rainbow Charm and getting the Rainbow Wedding… Who will do it? Rinne… or Player? I won’t be able to look away from you too until one of you wins.
Rizumu: But, but! There’s an important tournament to think about before the Rainbow Cup! The last Spiral Cup, the Platinum Spiral Cup. If you put your passion towards reaching the Rainbow Cup, there’s no way you’ll lose!
Rinne: Player, here…
(meganee screaming about the deco parts rinne just gave us)
Mia: Hm, what’s this? A My☆Deco frame?
Rinne: It’s to thank you for today, Player… For My☆Deco-ing my heart. I know you’ll be abel to make a wonderfully lovely or cool coord…
Mia: Then it’s the frame of friendship! With this, you’ll be able to win the Platinum Spiral Cup like kaboom!!
Rinne: Thank you, Player. For… becoming friends with me. I’ll look forward to the Rainbow Cup.
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