#the cosplay is 2 outfits and I made 1 1/2 more that didn’t make this cut

[thresholdbb]

2023 Creation Roundup

#just the finished projects #ok except that second kj pic cause I liked the progress more than the finished one #fell off a bit gonna get back on it #the cosplay is 2 outfits and I made 1 1/2 more that didn’t make this cut #all of which happened in less than 2 weeks lol #don’t have enough to do a month by month #what should I make next? #probably something for the upcoming holiday #one day I’ll get back to sewing activate hyperfocus GO #I can also make amigurumi #hmmm #the bat’leth is so fun I’ve broken it like 3 times already #i know they’re kinda shit the point is doing it not doing it well hence my art tag #make bad art or whatever

[pawsnread]

The Making of Cubao Goes to Cannes

A lot of you may have seen the progress of Cubao’s suit on twitter, but I thought I would take a moment to note down my thoughts while progressing through the suit construction. So here’s a general summary of what I did, why I did it, and what I was thinking while making this tiny suit.

It all started, of course, after seeing Gong Jun walk the red carpet in that gorgeous Jason Wu creation. I was able to watch his walk live between work things; the whole thing only lasted maybe 2 minutes but it was the highlight of my day/week/month.

I was fixated on this suit for days afterwards, but it wasn’t until close to the end of May (probably a good 10 days later) that I decided to try and replicate this suit. It was partially motivated by the fact that my Cubao is the 15 cm version (the more common version is 20 cm) and it’s always so difficult to find doll clothes for that size (though it saves the wallet). Seeing as I have 13 years of cosplay experience, I was like “I’m used to frankensteining patterns to fit me, why not try in small scale? Less fabric, less stitching, how hard can it be?”

I was about to find out.

Having never made doll clothes before, I started by using stockpiled fabric to make mock ups while sourcing out fabric and other notions. First thing on my to-do list was pants. I had a pair of doll pants that were too small and short in the waist for Cubao’s rotund bum, so I deconstructed the pants and used it as a template for a mock up. I added about an inch to the top and about 1/4 of an inch to the bottom hem; after putting them on Cubao, I started pinning to the right height and length in order to determine where the hems and waist should be and the seam amounts. Last step was to add elastic and finish the seams.

This is the mock up in progress (left) and completed (right). It was a pretty simple process and moved pretty easily. Once I found fabric I liked (after purchased 4 other types that didn’t match the color - good thing about doll clothes is you don’t need a lot), I constructed the suit pants. I lined the suit pants since they were a bit translucent, and the extra fabric made them as little more snug than I anticipated, but it still turned out fine. The leg hems were finished by hand because I wanted and almost invisible stitching, and I always finish suit pants by hand. The pants fit well enough that I made two pairs of doll pants out of chambray fabric for my dolls to romp around in with other outfits.

Next was the shirt, and that was a process.

I started off with a pattern I found on Pinterest but original came from Xiaohongshu (I think, I can’t really make out the watermark). There were no measurements on the pattern so I had to undergo some trial and error sizing the pattern up on my printer. The sleeves seemed odd to me, so I initially reworked them to be raglan type sleeves thinking they would work better with Cubao’s mostly straight arms. Mock up #1 ended up fitting very poorly with the collar too low.

I sized up the pattern a smidgen, reprinted, and went back to the original sleeves. For mock up #2, I attempted to change the collar to mimic a more traditional shirt collar, which has two pieces - one neck piece and the actual collar. That turned out to be too much fabric for a little bao.

In the end, with mock up #3, I went back to the original shirt pattern and only omitting the extra fabric piece for the front closure, folding over instead. The collar opening ends up being a little wide, but not as much as my first attempt so I can live with the little gap.

Mock up #1 at the top, #2 on the left, and #3 on the right.

Overall the shirts were relatively easy, except for the sleeves. Sleeves have always been the bane of my cosplay/sewing existence; sewing sleeves on small scale was more difficult than I imagined given the tinier space to work with.

I actually made two suit shirts, one of a textured material and one of the same, slightly stretchy material used in mock ups #2 and #3. The textured material is more appropriate for shirts, but there was no stretch so getting it on Cubao was challenging.

Next came a little bowtie. I don’t have a lot to say about this process as it was pretty simple: sew two rectangles then attach them to an elastic band. Initially I wanted to mimic the double layer of Gong Jun’s bowtie, but that’s too much fabric for a tiny bao.

Last up but the most important part was the jacket. I started with the same shirt pattern but sized up again to ensure there was room to get both bao arms and sleeves in, also to accommodate the lack of stretch in the final fabric. The first mock up had no changes as it was done to see the fit and determine how the collar would be cut. After making the necessary trims, mock up #1 was deconstructed and the pieces were used as a templates to cut out mock up #2. In working with mock up #2, I realized that I wouldn’t be able to do a set in collar as I had hoped. The jacket collar is an important element to the suit so I didn’t want to not incorporate it. In the end, I decided to do stitching to mimic the lines of the collar.

Mock up #1 on the left with the front pinned down, and mock up #2 on the right with the collar stitch placement outlined in red.

Once the jacket was mostly sewn together, I laid it out on some pattern paper and traced around to get the general outline. I then used this outline to design the beading. There was little chance I would be able to replicate the beading exactly without seeing the suit in person, so I tried to incorporate some of the details that caught my eye (notably the swirl like patterns). Initially I had planned to do the beading on mesh fabric, cut it out, then sew it to the suit like actual bead work is done. After my initial attempts, I learned two things: that takes FOREVER on small scale, and the mesh fabric is very noticeable on a suit that small. My sketch was also way more detailed than feasibly possible on doll clothing. I ended up having to simplify the design and sew directly onto the suit jacket.

Initial sketch work on top, and beading process below. I tried to keep a loose tension during the beading so as not to cause any puckering of the jacket.

Miyuki Delica size 15/0 beads were used. Silver beads were the main design element with AB crystal beads as accents. The AB crystals came in two sizes; the larger ones were mostly used to give the design a little bit of dimension. Pearl colored beads were later used for the dangles. 15/0 are tiny beads to work with; most of the silver and AB beads were able to be threaded through a thin sewing needle, but the pearl beads required me to switch between sewing and beading needles to get them strung and sewn. For the dangles, I attempted to follow a similar pattern to the original, looping and hanging in the same places.

After the beading, the arms were sewn up and the sleeve hems, bottom hems, and inner collar were hand stitched down. Initially I had planned to line the jacket to make it a proper jacket. However, after constructing everything I found adding the lining increased the bulk and would make it impossible to get Cubao’s arms + shirt sleeves in.

Last was to add the hand made pipa knot closure in the front and the button knots on the sleeves. Both of these were made with 2.0 mm nylon macrame knotting cord and surprisingly very easy once you get the hang of it. The final touch was the brown shoes; these were purchased off Taobao using Superbuy as a proxy, and they arrived just yesterday, the day after I finished everything.

Overall, I am very pleased with the look. Construction was spaced out because of work and a bit of anxiety on my part. Concessions had to be made since bao clothing is on a much smaller scale. Naturally there was bits and pieces I’m not super pleased with, but overall I’m quite happy with the results. It was a feat, to say the least, replicating such an intricate design for a 15 cm doll. I’m glad I did it, but I’m also glad I don’t do this for a living. 😅

Hope you enjoyed this little insight into the process. If you have any questions, just pop in an ask and I’ll be happy to answer them. 😊

#crafting #sewing #doll clothes #cubao #bao clothing #cuhanbao #my crafts

[peachiimilquetea]

Hello beautiful! I was wondering if I could get a bnha portrait matchup? Sorry I gave alot of info but feel free to use whatever is most relevant to you :)

Im 5'5 with shoulder length brown hair with some leftover lighter shades of brown from bleaching it, icy blue eyes and glasses

I'm also an ENFJ, Sagittarius and rising Aquarius

Im very caring and empathetic. Sometimes though I'm so empathetic that I soak up emotions like a sponge and sometimes I'll even soak up the negative emotions. I am however also very brave, I will always stick up for those who are being singled out or picked on. I also am very dedicated and hardworking. I'm actually graduating a year early bc of how much I work on my school work.

As far as negative traits go, I'm hotheaded. Im also overemotional and can be very cruel when I need to be. Not something I'm proud of necessarily but it does come in handy when I need to scare ppl into leaving me or someone else alone.

In my free time I like to do makeup, cosplay, watch crime shows, watch crime documentaries and make my own theories about what happened and Im an activist for things I believe in (mental health, LGBTQIA+, BLM, etc.)

If I was in the bnha universe I would not be a hero or a villain, I would be a vigilante fighting for what I think is right. But since Im not in bnha, I am currently working on becoming journalist for the news.

Thank you so much and stay safe 💗

i paired you up withhhhh

katsuki bakugo!

why i chose him: ok pls bare with me pls pls pls pls #1 this is VERY late and #2 the other matchups i did were also bakugo HOWEVER i have a dynamic in my head that i love so so much and i feel like it could work here: hothead x hothead!

like deadass with his character i flip flop between he needs someone super sweet and chill to contrast his explosive nature OR he needs someone to put him in his place and i think you could put him in his place!

plus we all know most of his shitty behavior is a facade at this point, and he's not a terrible guy deep deep deep DEEP down so yk, this could be a challenge. also the vigilante thing? right up his alley. he would totally respect you more for going against the grain and having your own strong moral compass 100%

“your hoodie is crooked”

spinning around to look in your doorway, you made eye contact with your boyfriend, hallway light giving him a soft halo. how ironic.

you looked down at the rest of your outfit, cargo pants combat boots and belts were your clothing of choice along with a black zip up.

“thanks for the heads up,” you quipped and pulled your mask over your nose.

you knew he had more to say to you, already voicing his opinion on your vigilante work through rants under his breath and indirect slick comments. truthfully he was worried about you, but he didn’t want to hold you back from the life you built before him, it wasn’t fair, regardless of his personal gripes.

the two of you looked at eachother for a beat, pride getting in the way of any meaningful conversation that was to be had. neither of you had ever been any good at speaking from the heart.

“just… stay safe dumbass. i wouldn’t want that stubborn attitude of yours to get the best of you,” he scowled.

shaking your head, you broke into a small smile underneath your mask, “i love you too, idiot”

matchups: CLOSED

#[🎨] art class with peach! #katsuki bakugo fluff #bakugou x y/n #bakugou headcanons #bakugo matchup #bnha matchups #bakugou x reader #bakugou fluff #[🧋] q-tea

[greenvillainredemption]

I really wanna do a Bruno cosplay but:

1. It’d have to be genderbend

- I love cosplaying guy characters, usually I’d prefer it, but with Bruno it’s just. the facial hair. can’t do it. I suck at drawing it on drawings, I Do Not trust myself to draw it realistically on my face. On the other hand I could just shave my actual face until the hair grows back darker. But I’m blonde so that’d take Forever. I did shave my head for a cosplay a few years ago, so I’m no stranger to drastically changing my appearance for the sake of costume authenticity. On the other other hand, I didn’t mind being bald and hair grows back anyway, but I would not be comfortable having facial hair or having to constantly shave it off. I just quit shaving everything else I’m not starting that shit again. (Actually I don’t mind having some facial hair like I’ll get random dark noticeable ones on my chin and be like how tf did u guys get here) but like entire stubble? No thanks. Ugghghgh

- I would get to design my own genderbend outfit tho so that’s pretty cool. If it were a modern character I wouldn’t change the outfit too much cuz gendered clothing ain’t real, but yknow, time period. Plus there’s the bonus of not having to make my own ruana or the struggle of finding a good quality one. Hhh it looks so comfy tho..... But alas skirt n blouse it is. Should be fun to make a skirt tho, it’s been a while since I’ve done a sewing project.

2. White. I did get a tan over the summer but it’s more like Luisa’s skin than Bruno’s. And who knows if it’ll have worn off by the time I get the costume done. Hmmm.

3. Blonde. Usually I’d cut and dye my hair, again for the sake of costume accuracy, but this time my hair is too short. It also very straight and uncurlable so ugghghgh wig it is. I don’t mind wigs if they’re good, but I am poor and again the online shopping struggle. Sacrifices must be made tho.

#BUT ON THE PLUS SIDE MY GIANT NOSE AND DARK CIRCLES WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE LETS GOOO #my words #encanto #Bruno cosplay journey

[the-selfship-corner]

S/I ask game by @s-e-l-f-s-h-i-p

1.What is your s/i's name & pronouns?

Kyoka (last name) Kasumi (First name), She/Her

2.How similar is your s/i to you? Are they a carbon copy, completely different or a mix of the two?

It’s a mix of the two. Personality wise, I try to keep her accurate to me, but on the other hand, I definitely give her some traits I wish I had. Design wise, she is quite different from me, and lore-wise she is also different.

3.Does your s/i have a full backstory yet? Or is it still in the works? If it's done can we see it? The original version of her does have a loosely developed backstory, but I’d rather reveal it when everything is properly finalized :)

4.How did your s/i feel when they first met your f/o(s)? How do they feel about them now?

She has always admired Bakugo for his strength and confidence. She still does.

She didn’t really believe Kirishima was real, he was like a ball of sunshine. Now he’s her ball of sunshine.

5.Do you speak about your s/i in first or third person?

Both

6.Has your s/i undergone any design/story changes since they were first made?

Yes, her backstory has changed a lot. Her design, less so, but still changed.

7.Give us 3 random facts abt your s/i!

-She loves bugs

-She is omnisexual

-Her eyes glow in the dark

8.Does your s/i have any kind of powers?

Yes, in the MHA universe, Her quirk is Angel. She can create bright light from her palms, hot enough to burn things. She also has white, feathery wings she can fly with on her back.

9.Does your s/i have any hobbies that you don't have?

She likes to play the ukulele. I tried, then gave up.

10.How many s/i's do you have? Do you use the same s/i for multiple f/os or make completely different ones? My s/i’s name, pronouns, sexuality and personality generally stays the same across universes, but her physical appearance and story may change depending on the universe. MHA Kasumi won’t look the same as Demon Slayer Kasumi.

11.Does you s/i have one outfit they're always seen in or multiple?

I’d like to design more outfits for her, but I don’t have any specific one. I just draw what I’m feeling like drawing that day.

12.Can we see a picture of your s/i?

MHA Kasumi ^ I used a base I found on Pinterest for the body :)

13.Would you ever want to cosplay as your s/i?

absolutely

14.Does your s/i get jealous easily?

Sometimes, it depends on who’s interacting with her F/O

15.Does your s/i interact with any other self shippers s/i's?

not yet ;D

#fictional other #self insert #self ship #self ship positivity #self shipper #self shipping #self shipping community #selfship community #self insert x canon #self insert oc #self insert community #self insert x fictional other #art #artwork #digital art #artists on tumblr #my art #self insert art #Kasumi’s art 🤍 #Kasumi answers ☕️ #my post

[ranty-ramblestein]

(captions~) Sep 23rd: One day before Apple’s Birthday, Raymond’s Birthday Notice went up, so I ordered the cat a fancy black jacket with red and pink roses on it.  The Pink Birthday gifts to Raymond continue!

Sep 24th: I remembered to attend Apple’s Birthday today, but Tucker was there being angry about Croissant missing his birthday party, augh!  Oh well, I’m sure Apple will look great in the cardigan.

Also, since today’s Saturday, I tried to get K.K. Slider to play K.K. Birthday for her, but he wouldn’t :(

Sep 25th: The weather’s getting warmer for Croissant, but it’s getting colder over here, darn.  I feel like Croissant would also be bad at tennis, like me.  It’s hard (and rare) for me to get the satisfaction of a perfect serve.  I always keep swooshing past the ball.

Sep 27th: It was New Outfit Tuesday and I wanted to do something with the new dirty tank!  I tried to keep to a theme of old clothes, injuries, and hand-made items.  I had the idea of using one of the eye injury patches, but I don’t have that in the closet, so I just left it out.  It would probably bring too much white to the green+brown color theme.

Oct 1st: It was Raymond’s Pink Birthday is back!  And Croissant wouldn’t dare wear his abandoned island cosplay to his boyfriend’s birthday, so he used his wand to look more dressed up for the occasion~

Said occasion is under the cut, of course!

pic 1: "Hmm, I should get him something new for his birthday..." Croissant said, thinking about the new v2.0 clothes. pic 2: "Yeah, this still has some pink in it, so it's perfect!" Croissant grinned. pic 3: "Yeah, you like it?" Croissant asked.  "Like it?  I LOVE it!" Apple gasped, squeezing the soft cardigan. pic 4: Me, immediately: “Oh yeah, he angy.“ pic 5: Meanwhile it's just starting to get cold herein the midwest, augh. pic 6: "I'm actually not very good at tennis, but if you feel like teaching me a bit I'll try," Croissant admitted.  "Yeah, I can do that!  Though my friends used to say I was a bad teacher..." Mira said. pic 7: Dirty Croissant!  This is what would've happened to him if he hadn't broken up with his depressed boyfriend and moved in with his mother before he came to the island. pic 8: using a naturally-occurring leaf fits the outfit's vibe~ pic 9: "He found a /weight bench/ under his couch that he /benched/!?" Croissant gasped. pic 10: "There's /no way/ I'm gonna show up to Raymond's birthday party with those clothes!" Croissant said, quickly putting on an illusion to make him look better, though his hair stayed the same.

'Okay, good, he’s not wearing that to my birthday party,’ Raymond thought, relieved.

“Of course!” Croissant smiled, though he held back and didn’t actually throw it at his boyfriend’s feet.

”Oh, I don’t think the rose-print items look good on me.  I bet the jacket will look great on you, though!” Croissant smiled. “Well, I can pull anything off!” Raymond beamed. (Raymond didn’t state the item’s name like usual. I wonder why?)

“Of course!  I might be running out of pink clothes I can give you, though...” Croissant worried. “No way, I’m sure there’s a bunch more I’ll be great in!” Raymond replied.

Later that night:

“Yay, it’s finally finished!” Croissant grinned.

“Longtime Follower!?  You bet I am!” Croissant laughed, pulling out his passport.

It’s been 2+ years, why not?

Croissant forgot to change his clothes, too excited to show Raymond his new passport title. “Aww, that’s so cute!” Raymond smiled, giving Croissant a kiss.

#Animal Crossing #Animal Crossing: New Horizons #Island Man Croissant #Solaceon Island #couple #Couple Interactions

[zhenjun]

white people, your cosplay is yellowface

Content warning: images of yellowface that may be upsetting below

Note: I have made the decision to remove the images of modern-day cosplayers. I stand by my initial choice to include them, as I believe actually seeing images of modern cosplay side by side with “real” yellowface was essential to understanding the point. However, this post has gotten much more attention than I ever anticipated. I had, at the time of making it, fewer than 30 followers.

In addition to harassment from sockpuppet accounts, assertions that my opinion on racism is less important because I am in the diaspora, misinterpretation about what this post was initially about (several people claimed cultural appropriation), threats to report and suspend me, and, apparently, discussion on twitter, for my own mental health, I am taking these images down.

I will no longer be responding to criticism or questions on the post, but I will happily answer DMs or asks on the subject. If you disrespect this or try to start more discourse, you are getting blocked, not because I want to silence your voice, but because I am a real person who can choose not to engage with people for reasons as seemingly unfair as my mental health and not wanting to continue filling my blog with the same post that honestly is upsetting for me to look at (as I already stated within the post).

If you have been blocked by me it is either due to disrespect and/or some form of unrelated drama due to how I like to interact with fandoms (i.e. ships like Ch*ngxian, Xu*xiao), not because I am trying to silence you. As I have so few followers, I am sure you can make your own post and gain even more traction than I did.

If you are white, please stop cosplaying MDZS/TGCF characters. It often looks like/is yellowface, and honestly there’s no way to respectfully do it when these media are based so heavily on Chinese culture. I’ll try to sum up why these fandoms need to be more mindful. You can find links and citations at the bottom that read best on my desktop blog theme.

The goal of yellow face in the past wasn’t always to look “authentically Asian;” white directors, actors, set designers, and playwrights set out to use what pieces of East Asian culture they found most inspiring, fun, cool, violent, or backward. Sometimes, white people had "good" intentions" with their use of yellowface and were not "trying" to demean our cultures, but the practice itself did so regardless.

To summarize, white people of the past did yellowface to erase our identities, take aspects of our culture that they liked, or ridicule us. Most modern-day cosplayers are doing the first two.

Below are examples of early Hollywood yellowface and modern-day theater, as well as modern-day cosplay:

[Previously pictured was a white Xie Lian cosplayer who was very receptive after seeing this post and has since removed these images from their social media. If you happen upon any of their cosplay or other social media, please do not send them any hate.]

As you can see actress Katharine Hepburn in “Dragon Seed”[1][2] is in very traditionally inspired Chinese clothing. The previously pictured Xie Lian cosplayer was in a similar hat and wearing white robes. They both had some sort of eye makeup; Katharine Hepburn darkened her hair for the role while the cosplayer was wearing a dark-brown/black wig.

Of note, the character Katharine Hepburn plays in "Dragon Seed" is supposed to be positive; an adaption from (white) author Pearl S. Buck's novel about a brave Chinese woman who stands up to Japanese imperialism. Like modern day cosplayers of Chinese media, just because the white people creating this film did not intend to be harmful does not change that it was yellowface and racist.

[Previously pictured was a before and after picture of a white Xue Yang cosplayer with blue eyes, brown hair, half of which was dyed blonde in the before image. In the after, they were wearing a long black wig, heavy eye makeup, newly shaped and darkened eyebrows, and robes made to emulate CQL in warm lighting]

Here are before and after pictures of actress Katharine Hepburn in 1944[3] and, previously, was a white Xue Yang cosplayer in 2020. Both had altered their eyes and eyebrows as well as donned black wigs or darkened hair.

[Previously pictured was a Jiang Yanli cosplayer in a black wig and robes meant to emulate the donghua]

Yellowface does not always involve modification to the eyes. In these two images, neither Mary Pickford in Madame Butterfly[4] nor the previously shown modern Jiang Yanli cosplayer have done anything noticeable to shape their eyes. They were, however, both wearing black wigs with traditionally inspired outfits. Jiang Yanli wore a modified version of Tang Dynasty fashion.[5]

[previously pictured was an image of a Wei Wuxian cosplayer with face powdered white and rouge around the eyes. Their eyes were still blue as the Madame Butterfly’s were on the left, and they were wearing a long black wig as well as robes designed to emulate his. This image has been replaced and amended with an additional example of modern theater; the production of The Mikado where one actor is wearing a black wig, the other a Japanese inspired hat, and both are wearing Japanese robes]

The final comparison was an example of a stage actress from the 2015 Fargo-Moorehead Opera production for Madame Butterfly[6] on the left (the earlier movie is an adaptation of the play). [This image was previously erroneously attributed to the Knoxville Opera which faced backlash for their production as they had an all-white cast depicting actors in yellowface in 2019.][7]

Honestly, these images just had a strange similarity to me so that’s why I chose to put these two together. Most importantly, was the similarity in makeup, hair, and East Asian clothing. Though the image is not there any longer, but just google Mo Xuanyu cosplays and ask yourself, if you didn’t know the fandom, would you be able to spot the difference of which one is supposed to be worse?

The new image is just another example of modern yellowface in theater, where the actors do not necessarily wear extensive eye makeup to emulate East Asians but, much like modern cosplayers, nonetheless are trying to look like the Asian characters they play in a Seattle production of The Mikado.[8]

As you can see, it’s pretty sad and disturbing to see how the rise of East Asian media is creating a new modern wave of yellowface. I think white people tend to think that black/brown/yellowface is only about darkening the skin, but that is just not what many depictions of yellowface have been for East and Southeast Asian people.

I know a lot of people recognize this is wrong and I appreciate those of you that do, but if you didn’t recognize the past parallels, please read up on the links below! Researching this was honestly triggering and emotionally taxing and caused a mild breakdown, so if you clown on this post you’re getting blocked.

Despite the post losing effectiveness to an extent from taking down the modern day photos, I suggest a quick google search of cosplays from the series during/after reading this. And if you don't agree with me, feel free to block and don't send more hate to me! I'm not trying to get into fights. I just wanna feel like I have a semi-safe space in the fandom but if this annoys you, it's better to just block me.

HISTORY, Casting White People in Asian Roles Goes Back Centuries[↩︎]︎

Youtube, Dragon Seed (1944) Trailer [↩︎]︎

NBC News, 'Correcting Yellowface': One Woman's Project to Fix Whitewashing[↩︎]︎

IMDB[↩︎]

Stony Brook University, The Influence of Chang-An Culture to Korea and Japan: Cultural Diffusion in the Glorious Age of Tang Dynasty[↩︎]

Howard Sherman, Yellowface Bait-And-Switch With ‘Madama Butterfly’ In Fargo[↩︎]︎

OnStage Blog, Knoxville Opera Forgets It's 2019 and Opts for Yellowface for "Madame Butterfly"[↩︎]︎

Seattle Times, The yellowface of “The Mikado” in your face[↩︎]︎

#mdzs #tgcf #the untamed #racism #madame butterfly #dragon seed #❁ #yellowface #when I describe the behavior in the note please do not assume it is about you if you've interacted with me #there are probably dozens of people I've interacted with who I may have already blocked etc.

[in---absentia]

NDA pt. 2

Author’s Note: I honestly was drunk when I posted pt. 1 with a simple thought of “well let’s see what happens” and I’m happy people liked it! Here’s pt. 2, hope you enjoy!

Word Count: 2.8k

Previous Chapter /// Next Chapter

Monday came around as it always does in the end, and despite your initial desire to never in your life have to look Mike in the eyes again you found yourself invigorated by the prospect of getting to work with Marley. You had spent time over the weekend going over the documentation in hopes of getting as caught up as you could be on the project, and when you woke up to your usual 6 am alarm a smile fell onto your lips as you started to prep for the day. 

Shower done, hair dried, makeup on in record time, you looked at the outfit you had laid out the night before and silently thanked Ymir for the weather dropping in temperature over the weekend. No one would be able to question your decision to wear a turtleneck sweater with the temperature now in the 50s, and no one had to know that there was still the outline of Dieck’s lips on your neck. 

In the end he hadn’t texted you and you hadn’t given it much thought. While it would have been great to finish what you had started the encounter had left you with more than enough to feed your imagination and your trusty vibrator made sure you were satisfied through the weekend. It wasn’t the first time you gave your number to someone and they didn’t follow up and it probably wasn’t the last, but you had more important things to worry about for now. 

Successfully launching the cheapest yet most advanced prosthetic on the market was far more important than getting railed by a total stranger. 

“Ymir have mercy,” you muttered as you pulled on your black business pants, almost wanting to roll your eyes at the damn near Elizabeth Holmes cosplay you were pulling off when you checked yourself in the mirror. Shimmying out of them you pulled out your black skirt that hit right above the knees and threw on a matching blazer. 

Less than 20 mins later you were out the door and on the train by 7 am, guaranteeing you’d get to town by 7:30, would get to the coffee shop nearby around 7:37 for your usual morning pick-me-up, and be seated at your desk by 8 am on the dot. Erwin, Mike, and Levi walked by, Erwin flashing you a small smile as he passed, and you couldn’t help but wonder what conversations were happening behind closed doors as you all waited anxiously for the others to arrive. 

You had been blankly staring at your desktop after getting the bare minimum of work done before that meeting. It had to have been around 30 minutes since you sent your last email or responded to a question someone had asked you on “Survey Corp”, the inappropriately named (in your opinion) internal chat system, before you saw someone approaching your desk in your peripheral. 

“Hey, how are you feeling?”

It was Hange, and as you pulled out your AirPods you couldn’t help but smile at them. 

“I’m good! Excited, anxious, you know it is before a program launches,” you said as you gestured to the free chair nearby. 

Sitting down in it in the oddest position, Hange let out a long sigh before looking back at you with obvious interest. 

“Being anxious about working with Marley makes sense,” they said as they rubbed their eyes under their glasses. They gave you a quick side glance and smirked at your obvious displeasure, “You are far too mad about how we talk about them.”

“I completely understand and empathize with the anger you have for them. I just don’t want to have to hear it for the next year.” 

Hange threw an arm across their face, feigning fainting as they loudly declared in a faux damsel voice, “How could you think we’d do this for a year? It’ll be at least two!” You couldn’t help but laugh at that and Hange smiled, leaning back in the chair with a satisfied grin. “Seriously though, does it bother you that much?” 

You shrugged before speaking. “I think it just doesn’t help the nerves, you gotta let me discover that they suck on my own.” 

Levi popped up from behind your desk at that a frown deeply etched on his face, “It won’t take you long to realize it and you’ll be joining us soon.” 

“Levi! I thought you were in a meeting with Erwin?” Hange asked, confusion apparent on their face. 

Levi grimaced at that as he leaned on your desk, arms crossed tightly across his chest. “Erwin and Mike are getting ready to greet Marley. They should be here in 20 minutes and then they’ll be brought right to the conference room.” 

“Do we need to check it?” You supplied and Levi nodded. 

“Erwin’s asked us to make sure it’s all perfect for when they enter,” he said and stood up, expecting the two of you to follow. 

With a groan Hange stood up and grabbed a small notepad and pen from their desk, you following suit and also grabbing your water bottle. Walking down the hall you three made an odd trio, but Hange broke the silence as usual. 

“What did you do this weekend Levi?”

“Didn’t get any sleep, thanks to you.”

“What?” You immediately asked, confused as Hange nodded along in agreement with you. 

“You mean you don’t remember the absolute menace you were Friday night?” 

You froze at that for a moment, heat creeping up your neck as you wondered what he could have been talking about. 

“We bugged you Friday?” Hange asked with a tilt of their head. 

“Not “we”, just you! You don’t remember calling me three different times to tell me about what happened at the club?” 

Hange just shrugged and you had to jump in, dreading the answer he could potentially give. “Um, what did you talk about?” 

“Absolutely useless shit! “Nana is a fruit basket, cause her name is Nanaba like “banana”! Petra is the sun, isn’t that perfect! I’m a pirate, arhhh! Guess what Scout is dressed as!” And that was the first call! They called again to tell me how they couldn’t find you, only to scream “never mind!” And then I got a call an hour later where they just rambled about how good Taco Bell is and how they want to buy me a Gordita for all the work we’ve done over the years!” 

Hange laughed the entire time and you immediately felt yourself relax when he was finished. Nothing about you disappearing with a stranger, nothing about the hickey on your neck, you were in the clear for now. And thank Ymir for that, because you had finally made your way to the conference room and immediately were put to work by Levi because “EAs don’t know shit about setting up rooms anymore”. 

Ten minutes later chairs were straightened out, documents perfectly lined up in a folder at each available seat, and the coffee & tea station was expertly arranged. Nothing looked out of place, everything was pristine, and it was entirely due to Levi’s desire for perfection. 

“Should we grab our seats?” Hange asked as they looked at the table. 

“Mike and Erwin want to be away from the door, so they can look towards the screen from a distance. Marley will probably sit across from them so we can take the closer three seats on this side.” 

And with that Levi claimed the seat next to one of the VPs, Hange dropped her notepad next to him, and you were left with the other end seat. “Youngest at the far end of the table again,” you thought to yourself as you refrained from rolling your eyes and set yourself up, now only a few minutes away from greeting Marley. 

“Oh shit, they’re here,” Levi said abruptly as he looked at his phone. 

With one last groan Hange shook themselves out before turning on the charm. “Time to get this show on the road. Let us know if you need anything Scout.” 

“Will do,” you said, one arm thrown behind your back and another fist over your heart in some sort mock salute that you all had created a few years back when drunk at a conference. Smoothing out your outfit one last time, you took one last deep breath to calm your nerves. 

And with that there was the loud click of the door opening and all eyes turned to it, all three dropping into the most professional modes possible. Levi was still detached, but the anger was mostly gone from his face as Hange stood next to him with a smile that didn’t reach their eyes. You looked powerful, posture perfect and eyes kind as you turned to the tea station and grabbed at a teacup, taking on the role of “the first to use the station” on so people wouldn’t feel awkward about doing the same. 

The classic corporate set up. 

Mike came in first, a secret smile flashed to you three before he gestured to you and the coffee, a congenial offer made as Marley started to walk in. 

The first to come in was a big and broad blonde, smile on his face as he thanked Mike and started walking towards you, grabbing his own mug as you ripped open a tea bag and dropped it into yours, a polite smile on your face as you nodded at each other.

Behind him was a significantly shorter women with ice blue eyes and platinum blonde hair in a bun, her face dangerously blank as she walked straight across to the other side of the table without a glance to you and the others as she arranged a notebook of her own. You couldn’t help but find the level of detachment slightly surprising, it was almost standard to at the bare minimum fake some interest and here she was not giving a care. It was almost admirable. 

A tall, tall enough to rival Mike, brunette with a long face and defined nose walked in quickly behind her. His brown suit nearly matched his hair and with a timid smile he walked to the other side of the table and sat next to the blonde woman. They passed some papers between themselves and you could only speculate what it was before your attention was diverted by Mike next to you. 

“The other two will be here in just a moment,” he said to the benefit of Hange and Levi. You just nodded and turned to sit back down at your seat, ignoring the slight dig that Levi made about tardiness under his breath. You had to close your eyes to keep yourself from rolling them and when you reopened them the door began to open again, your gaze immediately falling over there. 

“Right this way,” you heard Erwin say and you paused momentarily as you pulled your chair out, everyone’s attention immediately falling onto the man who entered the room. 

Gray eyes flashed under a pair of the most unique glasses you’d ever seen and met your’s and you couldn’t help but give him a quick once over. Tall, blonde, with a full beard and broad shoulders in a perfectly fitted tan suit and a black tie? This had not been the person you were expecting from the descriptions you had gotten from Hange and Levi, and all you could do was smile politely with the smallest of nods before taking your seat. 

“Hange and Levi you little shits!” Was all you could think as you took another look at the infamous Zeke Yeager, handsome and obviously aware of it as he carried himself with immense power. 

He strode across the room to sit next to Annie while Erwin sat next to Mike, and with a sharp smile he nodded towards Hange and Levi and greeted them by name, causing the two of them to visibly tense up. 

“Before we get into the overview of the project I think it would be best if we all took some time to introduce ourselves,” Mike started, hoping to immediately defuse an already tense situation, and Zeke quickly nodded in agreement, a simple “of course” falling from his lips. 

“We’ll start, since you’re our hosts today. I’m Zeke Yeager, Senior Vice President of Marley’s Medical Division, and these are my associates,” he said simply as he gestured to the people on his right who immediately launched into quick introductions of their own. 

“Annie Leonhart, Product, Kinesiology department,” the blonde woman said devoid of nearly any emotion. 

“Bertholdt Hoover, Legal Counsel, Strategic Deals,” said the tall brunette with a small smile yet just as brief as the introduction before him. It was almost glacial between the two of them so you were shocked when the last spoke up.

“And that leaves me! Reiner Braun, Head of Security,” the broad blond said with a laugh and a bright smile. 

The difference between the previous two intros was startling, but you couldn’t help but smile at the man when his eyes landed on you as a friendly gesture. You were seated across from him, after all, and expected to be the next to speak but Levi immediately jumped in, followed by Hange, and then you were left to give your name and title quickly. 

It didn’t go unnoticed by you that Zeke had stared at you a moment longer than necessary, but you brushed it off as just him sizing you up and looked towards Erwin who quickly began to speak about the overall mission of the partnership. There were a few slides with high level details and fancy buzzwords that nearly every company was using these days and while you knew this type of posturing was necessary you hated every moment of it. 

Acting as if your notes were on the presentation, you listened to the others speak and used the time to glance at the Marley representatives once more, fascinated by their body language and jotting down your thoughts on them.

Reiner was relaxed, almost too much. He was leaning back in the chair, arms loosely crossed over his chest as he nodded intermittently while Erwin or Mike spoke, but he also seemed to be looking around the room casually. Bertholdt looked completely different compared to him, posture straight and upright, serious look on his face as he jotted notes in his legal pad with his fancy pen that wasn’t plucked from the office’s supply room. 

Annie was even more rigid than him, with an almost unreadable face. There were a few moments though when you thought her eyes flickered with interest, once when Erwin proclaimed that mobility was a top goal and another when Zeke stated that the research could lead to great improvements in biomechanics. Those brief moments of insight were good enough for you to make note of. 

Zeke was the one who was throwing you off though. You didn’t want to be presumptuous, but it felt like nearly every time you looked at him he was either already looking at you or quickly meeting your gaze. Everything he said felt both perfectly rehearsed yet completely natural, and his mannerisms were so precise- the perfect gesture with one hand towards his colleagues, the nod that wasn’t too large or too small, a polite “if you are” when Mike asked if people were ready to move onto the next topic- it all felt so calculated. 

Doodling the geometric pattern of his glasses, you decided to sneak another glance at him and once again caught him looking right at you, this time the interest clear. It was the look that people wore when they were convinced they knew the person, had met in some way, but couldn’t remember it to save their life. You honestly knew you were giving him the same look, for the life of you he struck you as familiar but you couldn’t place him at all. You both held that gaze for a moment before he looked back at Erwin when the slides came to an end.

“So, are there any questions before we get to the NDAs?” Erwin asked, and everyone around the table shook their heads as they opened the folders and found a three page document in front of them. 

“I don’t think there are any from our side, right team?” Zeke asked, glancing at the others, and Reiner responded with a bright, “Not now, chief!”

One simple word, a cheery “chief” and your stomach dropped, eyes widening as you stared at the papers and your vision became unfocused. 

Looking up quickly and glancing at them all, it immediately clicked. 

“Lion Lad” was Reiner.  “Giraffe Guy” was Bertholdt.  “Cheetah Chick” was Annie. 

And most importantly, “Monkey Man” was Zeke. 

“FUCK!”

#zeke yeager x reader #zeke jaeger x reader #zeke yeager #zeke jaeger #aot au fanfiction #office au #minors dni #honestly this is going to be a slowish burn with a fair amount of plot cause it’s MY comfort fic and I make the rules lol #nda vibes #as always posted with no editing that comes later need instant gratification

[steve0discusses]

S5 Ep 15 Pt 1: The Gang Gets Lost in India

Ah, back to Yugioh classic. Sort of. We’re going into the second filler arc before Bakura, which I have been told is kind of nonsense. And youknow what, from the first scene--this is the first scene by the way--yeah I can see the nonsense.

We got Yami cosplaying as the Chrysler building, we got Yugi saying WTFWTF, we got...this thing?

This thing tells us “Join my game, Yugi!” and then the demon just kinda bounces.

K, bye, I guess.

(read more under the cut)

Waking up from this nightmare, Yugi reveals that he has outgrown his good pajamas. Or maybe he just overused them like I did to my favorite pajamas during quarantine (which, not gonna lie, I hand sewed my favorite pajama pants back together 2 or 3 times like they were the Velveteen Rabbit. Quarantine pajamas and me were like best buds for a year there.)

RIP Yugi’s good pajamas.

It’s fine. I’m fine.

I can get used to Yugi in his normal ass old man pajamas without any cute stars on them. I can accept this. He’s getting older. So much older that for a second I thought he was learning Hebrew, by the looks of his books on his counter. I thought...wow, is Yugi actually attempting to learn a language spoken around the time of ancient Egyptians???

But uh...I went a searching and unfortunately that’s not Hebrew, and if that is a language, I don’t know what it is. Pretty sure it’s just random marks because this show has to be translated in so many languages. Man. For a second there that looked like really sneaky world building, but nah, Yugi is still kind of a dumbass who has yet to attend a solid year of school.

Also, I got to take in this mustard yellow as if I’ve seen it for the first time.

It has strong building blocks energy. It’s...so much yellow and it’s extremely the vibe of that one set of animal crossing decorations that I have because it’s a very common recipe, but, can’t figure out for the life of me how to fit into any room.

What am I supposed to do with these, Nintendo? Other than recreate Yugi’s Muto’s haunted game store/house?

Like I live in the Bay area and we have wild painted houses so you can see them through the fog (back when we...still had fog, RIP California) --but this is a little much. This is such strong Protagonist energy but as a house.

Also, I’ve don’t think I’ve brought this up before, but like...Yugi is loaded, right? Like he’s way too good and humble to ever say he’s loaded, and they sort of make it seem like he’s not (when compared to Seto Kaiba) but damn, this location of his real estate sure is something. That and Grandpa’s tiny shop seems to run on a constant deficit and his family just doesn’t care.

We flash back a bit to Gramps sneaking out, and Yugi is like “oh great, my only Father figure I ever talk about is getting a backpack together and just...leaving without any notice, huh? Without telling me you were going to go? Didn’t think that would maybe be a little off putting?“ and Gramps is like “Yes?”

Like Gramps nearly died going to an amusement park a few episodes back so I can see why Yugi is a little bit concerned.

Down the street at a little town lottery, Joey is getting further into gambling (I don’t know what those little street lotteries are called, it’s in a lot of anime--but kinda looks like mom lotteries for moms.)

I’m not sure why India is on Joey Wheeler’s bucket list, seems a little random, but he went to Pegasus’ country, after all and that’s barely even a country.

Joey going nuts on a lottery machine instead of going to school was pretty peak filler, so I’m not really minding this stuff so far.

And then, just to spook me, check this out:

I can’t believe they even let them back into a classroom. In my nerd school, if you missed one too many days, you were sent to the bad schools to be someone else’s problem. But in Yugi’s case...that either IS his school or...Yugi is failing International School, which is just a thing he’s allowed to do, because, as I said before, this kid has got to be loaded. Even Seto Kaiba was like “I’m not spending money on this school anymore. That outfit is like 50 bucks a jacket.”

Youknow, I have seen all the other characters knock on Tea’s choice of cute ass monsters for the last 5 seasons, and she has never once changed them out. She is holding onto this scary seraphim thing with the many wings like every child with their first Pidgey. She does not care.

Also how is this thing cute?

like the front of this orb has a face with hearts on it but like...it is kind of remarkable what Yugioh decides is cute. Magma golem: not cute. this thing? This thing that looks like it’s a chibi version of the last chapters of the bible and will sound the trumpets of the second coming? So cuuuuute.

Tristan used to be the Janitor/hall monitor/square archetype. Like hell he can walk around with that 00′s R+B soundtrack.

Joey appears in order to get us the hell out of school, and the art team retires this school background for the rest of what I assume is this entire series.

Goodbye school. Maybe you’ll come back with Bakura. Which would be weird, since rumor is that arc takes place in ancient Egypt.

On their walk home, Tea lets out in an inner monologue that no one could hear that after 5 straight seasons of his BS, she’s sick and tired of Pharaoh being the center of attention all the time and she needs a freakin break.

TBH, as she was thinking in her head like “Pharoah is just so freakin much” Yugi switched over to Pharaoh and was like “WHATS UP TEA, THINKING ABOUT ME??” and I thought for a split second maybe he read her mind with his Pharaoh powers.

And like...maybe he did? Seems like a thing he can just do but chooses not to tell anyone about. I mean would you tell anyone? I wouldn’t.

So, unlike Miho in Season Zero, who at least had the decency to try to take her Mother to Australia, Joey Wheeler has wisely decided that the 3 other ticket holders will not be the 3 other members of his immediate family. That would have been the most awkward trip between Serenity, his mother he hasn’t really spoken to in 7 years, and his absent father who was written out of the series for being a raging alcoholic. They would have not even made it to the plane.

Instead he’s gonna take the ghost in Yugi’s head and call that an adult (two tickets in one, really). It’s honestly not that bad of a plan, since his only other father figure, Grandpa, is MIA, and his only other, other father figure, Roland, charges like 300 dollars an hour and wants stock options and health insurance.

And honestly they should have taken Roland because he’s one of their best plane guys.

So they take the smallest little Amelia Earheart plane in the world, going from Japan to (checks map) India...which 2 times the distance this plane can go and it crashes...which is exactly what would happen if you took a teeny tiny plane over the Himalayan mountains without refueling that thing.

We call this a magical incident later in the episode, but this is just basic math.

So, fun fact, (and probably why I discuss planes so often on this blog) two of my Grandfathers were pilots (well, three, since my grandmother remarried another pilot), which sounds like a crazy coincidence until you recall that their generation was in WW2 and we just shoved children in planes for 20 years and called that normal.

Anyway, to save on travel costs, my engineer Grandfather built his own plane out of junkyard parts, which, as you can imagine, is a living nightmare, and it was held together by like duct tape and gasoline (which at one time used to be cheap). Tempted God every day that Howls Moving Castle touched the sky.

And while I only know it from photos since I wasn’t exactly born yet, it looked exactly like this plane. So looking at this, all I can think is...yeah...that’s what you get for flying to India in a tin can car. To this day I cannot trust any plane of this size.

So, they climb out of their wreckage virtually unscathed and into familiar Californian territory.

At least Joey thought about bringing a tent.

It’s interesting how our cast has become so accustomed to this that they’re not even all that shell shocked. It’s just another day in the life.

So next time we shall find out what India has in store for us. Or if we’re even in India...because again...feels a lot like this BG team doesn’t do any research into their landscapes and every place feels a whole lot of the same. But...at least they didn’t put any Arizonan mesas in India.

#Yugioh #YGO #yu-gi-oh #recap #photo recap #S5 #Yugi Muto #Joey Wheeler #Tristan Taylor #Tea Gardner #School????? #A really ass plane #gambling #And a trip to India

[the-enzyme]

The rest of my December 2022 toy haul arrived, finally. I also received my GameToys Sephiroth “1:6″ scale action figure. He is gorgeous, stunningly so, but his facial paint apps are nowhere near as perfect, detailed and precise as the prototype. Which was to be expected due to varying factors and probably heavily photo-enhanced prototype’s face paint apps. Still, it is a bit disappointing. Not too badly so, because this is a new small “company” and even Hot-Toys final paint apps are hit or miss, even with more recent video game figures. I was hoping to be able to enhance his irises a bit, but it looks like they were domed to some extent, so I don’t want to try if they are (it’ll look terrible if they are domed). I will take better photos of him later, I took quick crappy badly lit ones, because I was too excited after he was “lost” for quite a while. I am super in-love with this Sephiroth, even if he is not like the prototype, face paint wise.

Now onto my haul. 1st Image from left to right and bottom row: Square Enix NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... BRING ARTS Boy NieR Action Figure; Square Enix The World Ends with You The Animation Bringarts Neku Sakuraba Action Figure; Medicos Entertainment "NARUTO Shippuden" Acrylic Keychain (5) Itachi Uchiha & (2) Sasuke Uchiha; Medicos Entertainment "NARUTO Shippuden" BIG Acrylic Stand (5) Itachi Uchiha & (2) Sasuke Uchiha.

I’m thrilled with young-boy Nier Bring-Arts, he is gorgeous! I am also happy I decided to get this version of Neku, although I originally thought he was a re-release, so I could un-box one and not a completely “new” figure. Of course, I am happy with my Uchiha brothers’ acrylic goodies, they are gorgeous (as is to be expected). 

As I said, I am very happy with GT Sephiroth, but I wish I could attempt giving him more detailed irises, shading his face a bit further as the prototype had more detailed irises and shading as well (make even subtle skin texture). If I am able to get a second opened eye sculpt, I might try. This figure is an unlicensed one, but GameToys didn’t take anyone’s work and made copies of it without permission. This is their own sculpts, both heads and body -- the outfit, pauldrons, wing, belts, etc. everything is their own sculpting and tailoring. I see this type of figure as people who sell/purchase fan-art or make cosplaying items for profit, without an actual license from the owner of said license. This figure isn’t a copy of anything licensed by Square Enix, who would probably never give a 1:6 toy maker their license for Final Fantasy, because they make their own non-scale action figures, which I own all of based on Sephiroth. I will take comparison photos with Remake PAK Sephy, and AC Sephy, as those are the ones, I own doubles of. This figure is close to 13″ in height, PAK are a touch under 10″, if memory serves, and are all made out of plastic, no cloth whatsoever. 

I also got my Monst Savage Baby doll from their official Taobao shop. The doll is a lot smaller than I thought, I don’t know why some sellers list them as 30cm, but they are actually 20cm including the head. It’s an adorable little doll nonetheless, I am looking forward to customizing mine, and glad they are not soft-squishy plastic, since they are listed as being “rubber.” They are pretty hard plastic, even the head, which I am pretty happy about.  

#NierReplicant #NekuSakuraba #SquareEnix #VideoGame #Anime #SasukeUchiha #ItachiUchiha #ToyHaul #Toycollectible #GameToys #Sephiroth #ActionFigure #Photography #BringArts

[rsmrymnt-tea]

Satan went full Furry this event in such a weird way. Not to rag on furries. There's a lot of creativity in furry communities. I think the way they express themselves is really cool tbh. My beef is less about him being a furry and more about the way he went about it in this event.

That being said. What the fuck was Satan on during that event. I can handle the meowing, bc everyone was doing that. I can handle the "inner cat" talk, bc whatever, let him express himself. The line for me was gifting MC a "cat plushie" (fursuit) that is designed for him to fit inside. In front of his family and friends. Is he expecting MC to cuddle him in the cat suit??? Ik he said he wanted to hide in it but????? Sir if you are going to gift someone your fursuit to use as a body pillow, at least don't do it in a big public spectacle.

His saving grace tho is that the whole event was A Lot, so he doesn't even stand out that much.

disclaimer: I’m halfway through drunk and sober as I write this

the more I think about it the more I get irked by his choice of gift because 1, youre right, and 2, it’s very much a ‘this is a gift for you but really it’s for me’ kind of gift with him indulging in his furry tendencies right in front of everyone’s salads

consdiering how he is with cats and anything vaguely cat related when it comes to mc this is akin to levi gifting mc a rurichan cosplay outfit like… yeah this is a gift for mc. Sure.

everyone elses gifts were all chosen with mc in mind. Diavolo got them something incredible rarenand magic. Solomon got them something that’s meant to protect them from even incredibly powerful magic. Belphie gave them a kalimba because he wantd to play a song for them (iirc a song they really like?) and even though he couldn’t do it the thought is there. And then there’s fucking Luke and Simeon’s gift that had me sobbing because i KNOW decorating food is so hard and they put in so much effort and shdnshsnshsjsh help me

like Satan’s supposed to be the thoughtful and considering and carefully planner and gifter. Where did that go? If this were still in the earlier parts of the game’s life pre-Flanderization and pre-pander he wouldve gifted mc like. A bunch of books that are meant to protect them. Magical books that do magic things for them. a collection of poetry that he ether compiled or made himself or both that made him think of mc. A piece of artwork that he commissioned a conenction to make specifically for mc, like could be their portrait or a sculpture of something of their interrst or whatever.

a fursuit!!! Doesn’t compare!!! I wanted to be touched by his gift because everyone else either set the bar pretty high or were at least touchingly funny even if he didn’t end up doing anything (looking at you Belphie) but then he goes and gives us a fursuit under the guis did it being a Satan sized plushie.

right Satan. I know what you really want with that gift and it’s more of a gift for you than for mc.

just. God. And don’t get me wrong, furries are fine and in my area they actually do a lot of cool shit like help out at shelters, do donation drives and donate to shelters, entertain kids at parties because honestly clean fursuits Are fine… and honestly as a monsterfucker I can’t really slander furries even if I wanted to.

but ughhhhhffhthf just the DIRECTION they’re taking Satan in events like this!! Please let him be more than cats!!! it’s to the point where the characteristics I love about him get overshadowed by how one track minded he is about them and sudnshsnxhsnsnxbxns I hate it so so so so much

#chat & colloquy #obey me #sal et suka #i don’t like how quickly and smoothly this rant came out #anyway celebrations ended for my fam and now I’m sobering up on the sofa

[dutchforstrangers]

Digiweek 2021 Day 5 - Crossover | Shades of red; a Taikoura fanfiction

Chapter 5/7. Gryffindor ruby

Chapters [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

A/N!: Bear with me, 'cause this was a pain to write. Simply because the prompt 'crossover' was so hard to me... Couldn't quite fit it into the story, but thanks to a little talk with @earlgreymon I could give it a twist. So it has two interpretations of the prompt/word crossover. Hope I did it kind of right... Get ready for the Tumblr fandom references though!! Happy readings ;)

Characters: Taichi Yagami, Sora Takenouchi & Koushiro Izumi (LOTS of background Miyako Inoue! And a bit Hikari Yagami) Genre: Friendship, romance, slightly angst Rating: T Wordcount: 2.364

!Trigger Warning!: Mild alcohol consuming (party drinking)

Art by Sanni @seventeenlovesthree

Some days are worth celebrating, even days that are just ordinary weekend days.

It was the end of January and Miyako and Mimi teamed up to throw a party in order to celebrate Miyako before she would cross over to the, as Mimi described it, “party-less motherhood”. Miyako had burst into tears when Mimi had said that out loud, not ready to take care of a child and touched by the fact Mimi wanted to throw a party with her. Miyako was even more touched when Mimi suggested a theme party, making her cry even harder.

Of course Taichi wouldn’t have known this as it was for Hikari. She had gladly told him how it all went down before she handed him his invitation. He looked at the card, a golden lightning bolt reflecting light in his sensitive eyes.

“Harry Potter?” Taichi guessed based on that lightning bolt, without opening the card. Hikari replied with a nod.

He didn’t knew Miyako all that well, but he knew her good enough to know that she was way too far into the Harry Potter fandom. Stories about her dragging down Ken and Daisuke to cosplay parties, her terrorizing Tumblr with her essay long theories and so called ‘headcanons’, the worn out books she owned and her having movie marathons with Hikari were stories very well known to not only Taichi, but basically everyone else.

As much as he always rolled his eyes regarding Miyako’s passionate Harry Potter outbursts, he also had it in common with her. Not with Harry Potter, but fandoms. Secretly blogging on Tumblr, or actually reblogging, reading headcanons and theories about his favorite characters from his favorite animes. He even had a period where he made edits and gif-sets after soccer games, secretly cheering whenever the soccer fandom on Tumblr appreciated his contributions through likes and reblogs. Thinking back to that time, he remembered Koushiro helping him with how to use certain computer software to create the edits and gifs.

“Is Koushiro invited too?” Taichi blurted out by simply thinking about Koushiro. This gave Hikari all the reasons to raise her eyebrow to him and chuckle.

“Yes,” she said, “and so is Sora-san. You know Taichi, this could be the perfect moment to work on some of that new year’s resolutions.” Hikari winked.

He didn’t want to take her seriously, but he couldn’t help but to think she had a point… In the last few weeks he had looked up things about polyamory on Google and even Tumblr, and he had to admit it all sounded very intriguing. It shocked him how happy he felt reading about the meaning behind it and reading experiences from polyamorous people. As if someone understood him on a level he hadn’t quite understood himself yet. He had come to terms with polyamory being a potential way of succeeding in his love and sex life. The hardest thing was confessing to ‘those two’. And counting from new year’s resolution one to two, the next would be that said confessing. Only thinking about it made him sweat in anticipation.

Eventually Taichi had to cave in, Hikari taking him to different shops to gather an outfit for him, because a good theme party wouldn’t be a theme party without a costume. Hikari thought it would be best for him to dress up as Harry Potter himself. “I mean isn’t courage both of your themes?” was what she had said. Hikari also addressed Sora had once said that Gryffindor ruby looked good on him. Well, Taichi thought to himself, it did look good on Sora herself. But he would be lying saying the compliment wasn’t flattering.

A few days later and Taichi found himself walking through the doors of a venue Mimi had hired for the party, walking in some kind of super classy rip off of the real Hogwarts castle. His eyes grew big, thinking for a moment he wasn’t in Japan but in the United Kingdom. Until a happy Miyako basically jumped on him yelling “PASSWORD” into his ear. She was dressed up as the fat lady who guarded the door to the Gryffindor dormitory, because of the belly obviously, a wineglass with what he guessed was fake wine in hand.

She definitely didn’t need alcohol to act the way she did, already high on pregnancy hormones. But Taichi did need the drink. Badly. Especially after seeing Koushiro and Sora.

He had his mind set on confessing to them, or at least telling them there was something stinging him. But as soon as he caught a glimpse of their red hair accompanied by the same Gryffindor red and golden he was sporting too, he lost it. So he decided to dodge them whenever he had the chance, watching them from a distance, acting as if he was constantly occupied.

Avoiding them the whole night proved to be hard though.

“Taichiiii!” Sora’s -dressed up as Hermione- voice eventually came from behind him. He turned around, meeting her eyes. “Or should I say Harry? You really made that mess on your head work for you.”

“Hey Sora…” his voice cracked, nerves kicking in hard. She must have noticed him tensing up as she stepped closer to him, bridging the gap, one of her feet almost on top of his and her forehead so close it almost touched his lips. One of her hands found its way to his chest, gliding up to his shoulder where she pinched him a bit too hard. Taichi could feel his face heat up fiercly.

“What’s up? You look so tensed.”

“And you seem so… drunk?” He countered seeing Sora’s eyes all big.

“I’m not drunk…!” She exclaimed stepping back, with that withdrawing her hand from him. “I might have drank a little bit too much—”

“You can leave the ‘little bit’…”

“… from that ‘liquid luck’ potion, but I’m not drunk.”

Taichi had to stifle a laugh, thinking it was kind of cute to see her like that. It made his heart skip a beat, remembering how much he had missed talking to her. “Fine. Tipsy then,” he caved in.

“Tipsy,” she giggled back, “that’s a funny word,” clearly showing she had drank too much.

Before Taichi could respond another voice came. “There you are—” Of course Koushiro -dressed up as Ron- had found his way to them and Taichi suddenly couldn’t remember when it was the last time the three of them were this close together. “Ah! Taichi-san.”

“You also look… happy.” He sheepishly told Koushiro, his gaze falling on the drink in Koushiro’s hand.

“Yes,” Koushiro smiled, “This ‘love potion’ is brewed quite good I have to say. Here, you can have the rest. I already had more than enough.”

Koushiro’s unfinished ‘love potion’ was pressed into Taichi’s hand before he knew it, the strong smell immediately deep up into his nose. He smirked to himself wanting to make a comment on Koushiro being tipsy too.

“Watch out Taichiiii,” but Sora was quicker and really good in stretching the last syllable of his name, to Taichi marking her downfall into being the drunkest he had ever seen her, “before it makes you fall in love with us.”

That caught him off guard. Like many times before he could feel and hear his heartbeat pounding in his ears, excitement and fear rushing through his body, the smell of the drink in his hand now making him nauseous. They had proved him multiple times they were really good in catching him off guard, but this was a next level. If he didn’t watch out the cup in his hand would be squished and the contents would be spilled all over his robe. He swallowed, knowing he had to act quickly to lose some of the tension building and building.

“As in in love with the both of you…?”

Real smooth Yagami, Taichi thought to himself, mentally facepalming himself while physically downing the drink in his hand in one go. He could feel the alcohol burning on his tongue and in his throat, unable to properly swallow it.

“Why not?! Sounds fun!” Sora said sounding way too excited, probably because of the booze. Somehow it sounded genuine to him as well, making him choke on the remaining alcohol in his mouth. “Don’t you think so Kou…?” Sora turned her head towards Koushiro.

“I would be lying if I said it wouldn’t intrigue me, but that might be the consequence of the alcohol absorbed by my body.”

Taichi truly couldn’t believe his ears. He was the one who had to confess, right? Not Koushiro… nor Sora… It was as if they stood on a crossing path, he on one side and they on the other, facing each other. And now, slow but steady, they were walking towards one another, meeting in the middle.

Stuck in his own head, their voices turned vague and far away. He thought about how the three of them had always sticked together. Like a dynamic trio. Like Harry, Ron and Hermione.

“Quite the coincidence the three of us dressed up as the dynamic trio from the Harry Potter series, isn’t it Taichi-san?” He could hear Koushiro say, pulling Taichi out of his head.

A shiver started on Taichi’s lower back and quickly crept upwards to his neck, leaving a trail of goosebumps along the length of his spine. As if they were thinking exactly what he himself was thinking, but was unable to say out loud. They were completely messing with his head. Just like they did when celebrating Christmas. Like they did in Spain. Like they did every freaking night in his dreams, not to mention the dreams he had during the day. They had been messing with him since the beginning… Frustration high, the thoughts made him nauseous again, but the alcohol on the other hand more bold. Courage rising...

“You two know Ron and Hermione end up together right?” Taichi asked with a façade, safely hidden behind the mask of Harry Potter. It was always easier to say or do things pretending to be someone else. In this case a someone else who unlike Taichi himself wasn’t in love with his best friends.

Seeing Sora smirking and enthusiastically nod in agreement, Taichi wasn’t sure how he said what he had said, the alcohol making his head now dizzier and dizzier. Meanwhile Koushiro had set for another kind of agreement. “Yes they do. Sora-san and I are aware.”

Between the three of them Koushiro definitely sounded most in control. Though to Taichi it remained unclear what he exactly meant and anxiety kicked in. The courageous Gryffindor trait he had felt for a second disappearing into thin air.

“Actually…” Sora started, a mischievous grin now on her face. “We could demonstrate you Taichi...”

Sora's gaze fell shyly to the ground while Koushiro just looked at her, slowly turning his head first. His body following suit, a bit clumsy. And within just split seconds Sora suddenly turned towards Koushiro as well, he catching her in his arms while her arms got squeezed between her and his body. Her hands cupping his face in the best way possible. And in a way Taichi had forever thought was absolutely impossible, their lips locked.

Their lips locked…

He had been anticipating on confessing to them for quite some time. Taichi had been able to avoid them for a long time, but right now they were unavoidable, kissing right in front of his nose. With all his might he tried to prevent his jaw from dropping too low. Thinking back to Hikari’s Harry Potter movie marathons with Miyako, he recognized how Koushiro and Sora imitated the Ron and Hermione kissing scene from the last movie. And just like how Harry could feel the destruction of the horcrux in that scene, Taichi could feel the destruction of his heart.

For as far as he knew he had to be the one to confess. He had to be the one to cross, to walk the longest distance towards them. Not the other way around. He felt responsible for all of this. They wouldn’t have kissed if he wasn’t in love with them, would they? He was the one who provoked it with his stupid feelings. And so he felt responsible for the mess.

With the alcohol kicking in real hard, guilt towards them and the responsibility heavy on his shoulders, wanting to cross the largest distance, Taichi’s mind started crossing. His body tensed up, anticipating to move, as they parted from each other, giggling like they had just done something forbidden. And he couldn’t hold it in any longer.

“I’m in love with the both of you!” Taichi blurted.

The love potion he had drunk worked, the words simply escaped him like both a relieve and a pain. It caught their attention anyway, four big eyes filled with disbelieve staring at him, their mouts gaping.

“Taichi-san we were joking…” Koushiro started matter-of-factly, calmness leading. It didn’t help, panic setting in as Taichi repeated the words he had said in his head.

“Were we though?” Sora questioned, slowly shifting her stare from Taichi to Koushiro. Those words were her spell casted by an invisible wand, petrifying Taichi in his place. He could feel his stomach turning upside down again, his heart circulating the excitement and anxiety to every corner of his tensed body. Before his body would either explode or stop working, for all he knew, he had to move. He had to run.

And so he turned around, running away from them, carrying the shame with him like a cloak he wished made him invisible. He could hear them say his name in the distant, but turning back around would be his deathspell.

He had crossed and so did they. But instead of meeting in the middle, the three of them had passed each other by going too fast and too far. And he knew it wasn't meant to be. Not in the way motherhood was meant to be for Miyako, she crossing the path towards a clear destination. While Taichi would only cross to a place unknown, shame and ignorance overruling the courageous Gryffindor ruby.

#digiweek 2021 #digimon fanfiction by me #digimon #taikoura #taichi yagami #koushiro izumi #sora takenouchi #tw: alcohol #trigger warning #alcohol #taishirora #tai kamiya #izzy izumi #digiweek day 5 #crossover #shades of red #gryffindor ruby

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The demon brothers making plushies that look like MC 🧸

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Lucifer ☕:

• It's impeccable, as everything Lucifer does is. Lucifer's attention to detail is second to none.

• He tries to play the plushie off as no big deal, but literally everyone can see how much effort he's put into his handicraft. The eyes of the plushie are the exact same hue as yours are (Remember when Lucifer disappeared for a week and didn't tell anyone where he was going? I'll tell you now -he was wandering from craft shop to craft shop, trying to find thread that would reflect just how beautiful your eyes are.), and he's somehow managed to replicate a tiny version of your favourite graphic tee -down to the small imperfection on the printed design.

• Wherever he goes, the plushie follows. If he's taking a power nap, it sits on his pillow. If he's doing work at his table, it sits on his laptop, ready to help (however much a plushie can help, anyway). Even when he's in student council meetings, the plushie follows. (Diavolo thinks it's adorable, and has a miniature chair custom made for the "newest student council member". Lucifer can't decide on whether Diavolo is mocking him or not.)

Mammon 💳

• He tried his best, he really did. And I'm not saying that because the plushie he made was terrible, no, it was actually pretty decent!

• He doesn't have a clue on how plushies are made, but when he saw the plushie you made of him, he decided he wanted one too. But of you, of course. 

• He's too prideful (More like your big brother than you'd like to admit, huh, Mammon?) and embarrassed to admit to you that he has no idea what he's doing, so instead of asking you for help, he turns to YouTube videos and craft blogs to learn how to crochet. After restarting his 2nd row for the 76th time and having to untangle his ball of yarn for the 40th, he's almost ready to admit defeat.

• But then he imagines how happy you'd be when you laid eyes on the plushie he'd made of you (because "EVERYONE would want a plushie made by the GREAT Mammon, it's an honour to be chosen to be MY model." )...and suddenly he's crocheting like he's been practicing for years instead of hours, breezing through instructional videos and reading written patterns like a pro.

• His final product is slightly lopsided...but other than that it's really good!! Especially for someone who had never touched a crochet hook in his life before.

• Uses mini you to practice asking real you out.

Leviathan 🎮

• Is relatively decent at using a sewing machine. After all, he tailors his own cosplay. (And if a new season of 'Ruri-chan: Magical Girls Forever!' comes out and Ruri-chan happens to be wearing an outfit he particularly likes in it...sometimes he creates a tiny replica of it for his Ruri-chan nesoberi.)

• Ruri-chan has her own shrine in a corner of Levi's room...and now you do as well!

• Your "shrine" is basically a wooden shelf (painted in your favourite colour, of course) with a cork board mounted on the wall above it. Plushie you sits on a tiny throne on the shelf, with all the presents the real you has ever gifted him surrounding your cotton stuffed twin. The noticeboard holds a countless number of momentos -mostly photographs of the two of you and tickets from all the anime concerts and events you guys have been to.

• (The throne you sit on is a replica of the fairy queen's rose quartz throne in season 4, episode 19 of ‘Ruri-chan: Magical Girls Forever!' . Official merchandise, of course; there are only about 50 of the official ones left in existence. Ruri-chan had been perched on this very throne for over a decade, all of the other demon brothers were shocked when Levi dethroned Ruri-chan just for you.)

Satan 📚

• His plushie is perfect. Almost...too perfect.

• He's become an expert in plushie making after ploughing through an endless mountain of craft books and making his way through all the handicraft videos to ever exist. And his work shows the results of his diligent research...his final product looks machine made. Flawless. No one can fault him on technique...his work is outstanding. But somehow, something is still...off. It's too perfect, too lifeless. There's no personality to it whatsoever.

• So he spends the next week experimenting with different techniques and materials. He tries crocheting, knitting, making sock plushies...but somehow he still can't capture what makes you...you.

• Mammon notices Satan giving himself a brain aneurysm over this, and makes a comment on instead of trying to think his way through the situation like he always does, he should just "feel for it, you know? Put some heart into it."

• Mammon usually says some strange things...but this time Mammon's words actually seem to resonate with Satan. So he gives it a shot, and pours his entire heart and soul into the next plushie he makes. While the plushie looks virtually the same as all his other attempts, somehow this one feels different. 

• It feels right.

Asmodeus 👄

• Commissions someone to make the plushie of you for him

• Okay, so he doesn't make the plushie by himself (he doesn't want to break a nail). But he's incredibly involved in the designing process.

• Fusses over everything from the measurements to the exact colour (and I mean exact ) of thread they're gonna use to embroider on your eyes. Makes whoever he's commissioning do multiple samples throughout the process, and if he even finds 1 tiny fault with it he tells them to burn it and start over. His criticism is brutal, but if it isn't going to be perfect then what's the point?

• When a plushie is finally made to his satisfaction, he immediately gets down to the incredibly important task of creating a doll sized replica of your closet. He's incredibly through, there's even a tiny version of that one sock you have that's had a rip through the heel for years.

Beelzebub 🍔

• Poor Beel has no idea what he's doing...not even a little bit.

• He's watched the same crafting video so many times that half of that content creator's revenue is probably generated solely by Beelzebub himself.

• Where is he supposed to insert his crochet hook again? Oops...time to rewatch the video for the 286th time, I guess...

• His massive, beefy hands are just not made to do delicate handicrafts. He's already lost several sewing needles (pray to Simeon that no one steps on them) and his balls of yarn seem to be getting tangled up with each other just from him looking at them?? Oh, and he snapped a crochet hook clean in half just now, because he set it down on the table too hard. He's crying because all these things are happening and he has no idea why.

• Belphie walks in on the catastrophe and is pretty surprised to see his brother sobbing over a ball of yarn. Beel's never really been that into handicrafts. But when Belphie sees that Beel has actually set his snacks to the side just to concentrate on making this plushie of you...Belphie knows it's serious between the two of you.

• Belphie offers to help his twin out and between the 2 of them, they manage to finish the plushie within the next couple of days (instead of the next couple of years...which is how long it would take if Beel was left to his own devices).

• "Look!! I even attached a tag that says 'made by Belphie and Beel'!" :3

• (Please be proud of this wholesome boi.)

Belphegor 🛏

• Isn't that bad at handicrafts.

• He used to do them with Lilith, back before the war. She was amazing with her hands...much better than he was. She made him one of his cow plushies...he's always treasured it, but after she passed it became all the more precious to him. Her namesake now sits on the softest pillow he has in his bed...the cow plushie to lead all cow plushies.

• He's seen the way you've looked at Lilith (the cow plushie)...and knows while you don't hate her or it, it must be difficult to have a constant reminder of someone whose shadow you'll never know if you can step out of.

• So he decides to make a plushie of you. Not to replace Lilith (both the cow plushie and his actual sister), but as a symbol of his affection for you. To remind you that you're just as important to him as Lilith was (and maybe even more so).

• His plushie making process mostly goes off without a hitch; he doesn't encounter any major problems. He still remembers the basics, and unlike Beel he doesn't have the physical strength to snap his tools in half...he's too sleepy (All that potential nap time wasted on plushie making...).

• His finished product takes up a pride of place on his pillow beside Lilith (the cow plushie). Knowing that the 2 of you are watching over him while he sleeps makes him feel truly happy for the first time in years.

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me game #obey me headcanons #headcanons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor

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ranking the sdr2 cast by how much their formal wear hits

this is just my opinion, but my opinions are great and i know what i’m talking about! this will be long so it’s under a cut

S TIER:

s tier is reserved for only the best of them all, the cream of the crop, the fit that i would gladly lay down my life for. s tier is the crown jewel. s tier is what everyone else should strive to be... but only one can take the prize.

#1: AKANE OWARI

the undisputed champion. this look is everything to me. EVERYTHING. the red-trim cape with the fur. the contrast of the airy, gathered blouse with those skin-tight shiny (leather? vinyl??) pants. the pumps. the belt that screams disco style. the necklace accentuating the tasteful titty window. the red white and gold color scheme  are you FUCKING WITH ME miss owari this look could bring ARMIES to their KNEES in an INSTANT. whoever drew this deserves full creative control of the danganronpa franchise and i’m not kidding

A TIER:

a tier is for the fits that frankly own bones. they’re not as jaw-dropping and legendary as owari, but they’re still razor as hell and deserve to be met with riotous applause.

#2: KAZUICHI SOUDA

kazuichi, i didn’t know you had it in you, but this FUCKS. the character of the pins on the lapels, the sneakers, and the mispinned tie. the absolute CLASS of the suspenders, watch, and tiny round glasses. the handsome slick in the hair now that the greasy beanie is gone. the tasteful highwater. he looks like the host of the larry king show if the larry king show was exclusively about ska bands and he has never looked better

#3: HIYOKO SAIONJI

tell me this isn’t the cutest shit. the colors here are EXQUISITE. the bright notes from the blue on top, the way the soft pink is a perfect middle ground of the pink + white flowers on her sleeves, the subtle way the green in her bow matches the green in her collar, the white petals breaking up the sky blue that might otherwise look out of place? remarkable. stunning.

#4: PEKO PEKOYAMA

the ELEGANCE is EVERYTHING here. the monochrome is offset by just a splash of red that ties everything together with her eyes and the flower in her hair, the checkerboard pattern is visually interesting but not distracting, and her hair in that loose ponytail with the little white ribbon? ugh. ADORABLE! but most of all, look at those BOOTS. those CUTE LITTLE HEELS on those SICK LACE-UP BOOTS..... QUEEN shit!!!

#5: CHIAKI NANAMI

rounding out our a tier is chiaki in this adorable little dress just LOOK at her!!! she looks like a little rose, a perfect flouncy skirt with a glittery mesh overlay, a fun and fresh over-the-shoulder collar, a fucking big old bow tied in the back?? i can literally feel the way this dress would feel in my hands. it’s simple and perfect and frankly a GORGEOUS color on her this is flawless

B TIER:

b tier is a perfectly respectable place to be. these fits lack the lustre and flavor of the a tier entries, but they’re still dressed to impress and they still look fine as hell.

#6: TERUTERU HANAMURA

say what you will about teruteru (and i do) but this suit is ADORABLE and it fits in with his theme + talent better than any other mfer on this list. the tasteful white/brown/red palette gives it a flashy chocolate cookie look, which is amplified in the fun pattern on the jacket. the chef’s hat switching out for a little top hat and the way the cumberbund looks a lil bit like a chocolate bar is also VERY cute

#7: THE IMPOSTOR

now on its own, the suit is just alright. a vibrant pinstripe blue three-piece with the classic red tie wouldn’t land the impostor in b tier on its own... but that FUR COAT, LUXURIOUSLY DRAPED OVER THE SHOULDERS does WONDERS to pull this look together. not only is it worn with “yeah, it’s real mink, no, you can’t touch it” confidence, but it also ties the otherwise arbitrary white loafers into the structure of the look. it’s subtle and class as hell.

C TIER

c tier is full of looks that are... fine, but ultimately either are boring, lack cohesion, or have a confusing design choice or two that make it hard to get all that amped about. c tier is a passing grade, but nothing more.

#8: NAGITO KOMAEDA

there’s a lot that’s good about this outfit, but there’s also a lot that doesn’t really work. let’s start with the good: the slutty loose bowtie and collar, the tight-fitting vest that ends before the hipbones so you can see the belt, the cute little ponytail? (chefs kiss) exquisite, all of it. but the suit itself is boring as sing, and who the hell decided to put the t-shirt symbol on the sleeves??? was it to add visual flavor to an otherwise bland suit? this does NOT have the black/white/red elegance that peko had.

#9: FUYUHIKO KUZURYUU

the silver and gold mob-boss look, complete with matching shoes vest and fedora, are a nice nod to fuyuhiko’s talent! the plaid is teetering on the edge between fun and garish to me, but the fact that it’s consistent and the only pattern means it isn’t too offensive. quick question though: why are his pant legs rolled up like that?? this isn’t a cute “cuffed at the ankle” look, dude looks like he had to wade across a pond to get to the venue. what gives

#10: GUNDAM TANAKA

out of everyone here, gundam’s suit might be the most boring of all. the scarf is just his normal scarf. the red tie and trim don’t do anything to tie the look together. the only mild point of interest is the asymmetrical vest, and i can’t even tell if that’s intentional. simply put, this “““fancy”““ outfit isn’t even in the same ZIP CODE as the level of ostentatious chuuni that gundam serves us every single day in his casual wear. maybe even worse than being ugly... it’s disappointing.

#11: IBUKI MIODA

now, look. is this dress buckwild and ugly as hell? yes. but you know what else it is? it is IBUKI MIODA’S DRESS. there might not be a single cohesive thing about this dress aside from its color scheme. the huge poofy ruffles of the skirt and arm things with the spiked bow and corset are baffling. the artist somehow managed to draw the awkward, clumping shape of the skirt to make it look exactly like an emergency cosplay sewn four hours before a convention. frankly, i can’t justify ranking it as a c! but i’m doing it anyway, because the sheer level of craftsmanship demands it, and in this house we respect diy queens that are totally off the shits.

D TIER:

d tier is for outfits that aren’t offensive, exactly... but like, they sure don’t look good! d tier is not a respectable place to be. those in d tier won’t be laughed out of the ceremony in shame, but they should really run their outfit by someone else first next time.

#12: NEKOMARU NIDAI

now don’t get me wrong: i have nothing but respect for the titties-out look. keeping the shirt unbuttoned all the way down to where the lapels of the jacket end? that’s sexy as hell. however, this flawless idea has a confusing execution. why emerald green and orange? what’s with the... long-sleeved printed (hawaiian?) shirt? why the red pocket square? and the jacket itself, while fitted perfectly along the chest and midsection, has a weird, unflattering scallop shape flaring out at the bottom. i want to like this fit, but there are just too many bad choices.

#13: HAJIME HINATA

oh, hajime... literally nothing about this ensemble is it. the creamy manila suit might have had potential if there were literally any color variation in the vest (or potentially shoes) to give it a little more shape, or even if you just went with a white shirt underneath it! i could get behind a light, off-monochrome look! but that leprechaun-green shirt is downright perplexing to me. it looks like a mistake! did you get dressed in the dark? did you spill something on your other shirt? this is a mess.

F TIER:

f tier is inexcusable. f tier should never have happened. how does it get this bad. who did this? who’s responsible for this?

#14: SONIA NEVERMIND

y’know, the colors are pretty! i dig the white and teal! but... girl... what the fuck is this construction. the ruffles are all over the place. the bodice looks like it has less fabric than space it needs to cover. the bottom half of the skirt looks like it was sewn on as an afterthought because the top half was too short for dress code. what’s with the weird choker collar detached from everything else. why is the hairband a slightly different shade of green. so many decisions were made here and none of them are flattering

#15: MAHIRU KOIZUMI

yknow, i like the idea behind this. i can see what you were going for! the dress on its own might have worked, even! but everything else about it is just... so ugly. what the fuck is happening with those shoes??? the sheer black tights aren’t the sexy OL look you think they are. the collar of the dress looks like it’s... braided for some reason??? those earrings are so huge for no payoff, statement jewelry with nothing to say, and worst of all... that headband. GIRL. that headband and that belt...... there’s nothing here. also i love orange but it’s not her color.

and finally... the worst.

#16: MIKAN TSUMIKI

what the fuck. what the fuck is this. this is straight up cheap rubber fetish gear. why is the HAT rubber? that skirt ruffle makes this look like fucking polly pocket clothes. why the fuck is she wearing that. the clothes are so bad that it makes her hair look like rubber too. was she dared to wear this? is this some cruel punishment? i don’t even know what to say. this is the worst possible outfit. there is not even one redeeming quality about it.

#danganronpa #sdr2 #new tab

[ready-to-obeyme]

[OM!] Demon Brothers + Hobbies 🏊

Lucifer

what free time

when he does somehow peel himself off of work, he enjoys ballroom dancing

i can just imagine him putting on a vinyl song, holding up his arms and doing the steps to the dance (1, 2, 3... 1, 2, 3) and god forbid someone tries to come in during this time because he’d be too embarrassed to be lenient on their punishment

i imagine he’s super into learning other couple dances too like tango and salsa, so when you get together with him count on being his partner!

i bet he also loves teaching other people things-- like genuinely, considering he is the oldest of the seven (his brothers just test him LOL)

incredibly patient when showing you the steps, taking pride in your improvement and growing warm at the thought of you being able to dance with him at the next chance you get

and his weakness???? online shopping on akuzon 

which, when you find out, makes him extremely embarrassed and depending on whether you have the same past time-- you may or may not buy everything on akuzon

on his home screen interaction dialogue, he says something along the lines of “Akuzon is too convenient... it’s easy to buy a lot of things” while blushing

so I’m thinking sometimes when he does take a breather from his workload, he scrolls on akuzon just browsing for things because it’s quick

and ends up putting like 5 things into the cart  that he doesn’t really need

doesn’t always follow through and buy everything, but he definitely has moments where he impulse buys and it’s gone to bite him in the butt when packages arrive in droves and his brothers are like ??? why are there so many things

Mammon

loves music-- both listening and making it!

likes making his own mixtapes and playlists

and when he gets to share it with you, he’s so nervous; but the giddy happiness he feels when you tell him that it’s good is SO worth the wait and time he puts into his music

he’d be happy just having his mixtapes and music to himself but being able to share it with someone makes it a lot sweeter

definitely makes playlists for and about you because sometimes the feelings he can’t put into words he can tell you through music

idk if he has a recording studio in his room, but i think it’d be pretty fitting if there was

probably gets into composing his music, rapping mayhaps??

at some point likes to DJ as well, though he’s not too good as it rn, but he definitely loooooves playing with the sound effects and tracks

all of these things are him being able to express himself-- put a twist on something that already exists or creating something on his own

it gives him a sense of freedom: to express himself and to do whatever he wants as he pleases

pretty well-rounded when it comes to playing instruments

when he puts his mind to it, he can probably learn anything

most likely already knows how to play the guitar and the drums

has a pretty good voice too tbh

Leviathan

swimming!!

he may be a shut-in, but ya boy has ocean decor, can control sea creatures, so it’s only natural he can swim and swim well

doesn’t do it as often since he prefers watching anime/playing games loads more, but he it’s definitely something he enjoys since it feels like his natural place to be 

considering his dream is to be a professional gamer, it’s not far off to say that he finds it his hobby to start off small and be a youtuber, probably posting reviews of games he’s played or even writing out walk-throughs online

actually loves going to concerts and cons

if he was a fan of hatsune miku you BET he’d want to go to her first live concert with her life-sized hologram, waving the glowsticks in unison with the crowd

would definitely go all four days of Anime Expo where he would be SO happy surrounded by people who can love the same things he does with the same passion

loves creating cosplay to go to these cons by hand; impeccable detail and intense dedication into the craft that shows his love for whatever he’s making

kinda shy about wearing it, but if you’re down to wear any of his costumes, he’d absolutely die happy

it’s just too much love for him to handle in one sitting 

and ofc, hobbies include board games, games, DND, all those!!

Satan

asides from reading, loves traveling when he can whenever he can

he invites you out to places because he enjoys discovering new things and experiencing new things and traveling is the perfect way to do all of that all the time

he’d enjoy hiking too-- on trails, through the wilderness, among the wild; just give him a backpack, an explorers hat, maybe a walking stick (just like the ones in the movies) and he’s on his way!

loves going hiking with you because he likes the way your face lights up at new scenery or the wonders of the world

likes that he can share this enjoyment and excitement of discovery with you because it feels like he’s sharing a little bit of himself too

indoor activity is snuggling in the covers and having movie marathons! and now that he has you and all your movies on DVD (lol) he can now enjoy so much more things

and when he finds out about Netflix, he is NOT sleeping for DAYS

“Satan... did you sleep last night?”

“couldn’t. the new season of How to Get Away with Murder came out.”

SLAM POETRY

doesn’t think he’s very good, but definitely likes writing down in his journal and even some scattered words that form a bit of poetry sometimes

really really shy about sharing it, but if you coax him a little, he’d be willing to show you (though you’ll have a hard time convincing him to show you poetry he wrote about you)

people have said, and I agree, cat cafe is definitely something he’d seek out and enjoy; literal dream come true

a house of cats that lucifer can’t ban him from LMAO

Asmodeus

has a very creative mind and deft hands meant for craft (among other things ahem)

as a fashionable person and a trendsetter, he’d love making his own jewelry and clothes, picking out the beads and metalware for the earrings or bracelets and feeling out the cloth and stitches for his outfits

if levi IS into making cosplay, it’d be such a nice way for them to bond together since Levi is pretty good with picking out material too

i like to imagine he enjoys making jewelry for his brothers too:

a stud earring for mammon, maybe convincing him to explore other options and wear other jewelry too

giving his brothers the options of clip on earrings if they wanted to try something temporary, gives satan a golden bracelet, lucifer a silver ring etc

suuuuuper supportive of you if you wanted any type of piercings and would absolutely love it if you wore his jewelry

god he would bedazzle you in all his jewelry and clothes if he could

another hobby is doing yoga!!

good for the body and soul uwu

definitely gives a good reason for any of his flexibility, or maybe it’s because he’s naturally flexible that yoga is calming for him

also loves to invite you to do yoga with him

you’d definitely get a bit steamy doing certain positions with him, but MOST of the time, he does encourage you to stretch, relax, and strengthen your body

Beelzebub

so athletic he could probably play every sport

i agree with the masses: he’d DEFINITELY be good at hockey

basketball too (just imagine Kagami from Kuroko no Basuke)

you know what they say about big hands

big, strong hands, good for crafting that involves a little more strength, but considering he’s a pretty tender and patient guy, is great at sculpting with clay, which extends to pottery as well

just imagine him sitting near a kiln, spinning the clay and using his hands to shape the curve and notches of a pot

considering how many plates and bowls he’s probably eaten, it makes for a good way to replace them HAHA

good at crafting with glass too considering it requires steady hands and strength to spin glass evenly

enjoys a lot of arts and crafts and loves giving them as gifts, especially if they’re made from his own hands

one of the main reasons why he started and likes doing these as a hobby actually

adores the look on you face when you created a glass terrarium for your plants or created glass ornaments dyed with your favorite colors

would definitely be the type of person to put his hands on yours as he teaches you how to shape the clay and have plenty of fun with you watching you try to make glass ornaments with or without success

Belphegor

during his waking hours, he loves to study the stars

loved to watch them in the human world, but without a night sky, he’s content with looking up for constellations in books from the library

if you buy him the cute lamp that lights stars onto the ceiling, he’ll find you so endearing because he’d enjoy lying in bed with you and just looking up at the lights and being in each other’s arms-- imagining the day he gets to do this with you for real, on a picnic blanket, looking up at the moon and stars

i imagine he’d like to doodle too

i say MAINLY doodles because they’re easier like drawing chibis or whatever thinks is amusing and lowkey keeps him awake (though Lucifer doesn’t like it when he draws on the desks)

does sometimes go all out and draw amazingly well, whenever the mood strikes him

when you ask him, he jokingly says you’re his muse; but honestly wouldn’t put it past him to have drawn a portrait of you, awake or asleep, at some point

surprisingly good at sewing-- or at the very least mending rips and tears

i feel like beel has a lot of ripped shirts (...from being, yknow, ripped) so he’s gotten pretty good at simple stitches, which eventually evolved into something more

didn’t start off as a hobby but he did eventually find it soothing to sew and embroider

levi and asmodeus adore his skills and he grumbles, but doesn’t ever say ‘no’ to them when they ask for his help

#obey me headcanons #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me beelzebub #obey me belphegor #shall we date? obey me!

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1, 2, 3, 9, 16, 26 for the Loki meme~

already answered 1 and 2! and I...meant to answer this a long time ago and it kept getting buried in my drafts.

3. Did someone refer him to you or you found him on your own? A little of both, I guess. @erlkonigstochter watched the first Thor movie before I did and told me it had a quiet overlooked nerd vs. loud popular jock thing going on, so I was kind of predisposed to sympathize with Loki even before I watched it. and then of course I saw it and it turned out Loki was goddamn tragic and also fuck Odin because WHO FUCKING DOES THAT WHEN THEIR KID IS ABOUT TO COMMIT SUICIDE, HOLY SHIT (yeah overidentifying with Loki in multiple ways has always been part of why I love him). I can’t remember if I properly got into the fandom as such until after Avengers, but I definitely didn’t start trying to write my own fic before then, and fandom was very much a feedback loop--gifsets and meta made me notice things I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise (like...I don’t think it even occurred to me that Loki was probably tortured before being sent to Earth until I saw others discussing it and pointing out the onscreen evidence, and then of course it was obvious) and have feelings about those things, and fanart gave me more feelings, and so did fic, which also gave me various ideas. so in the absence of fandom, I think it’s safe to say I still would’ve liked Loki a lot, but it’s hard to say if I would’ve gotten in so deep.

9. Do you have a Loki song list? Answered before but answering again because I want to share a few! currently I have 68 songs on my general Loki playlist, which I rarely listen to because I’m a baby and some of them make me too sad. but! I also have a handful near the end that I’ve been meaning to post as a mini-fanmix, because it’s actually not terribly sad and it’s about a very specific topic: post-IW/Endgame Loki recovering in New Asgard because fuck canon actually, and it’s kind of bittersweet because trauma’s a bitch and he’s going to be dealing with all this shit for a long time but also he’s alive to deal with it and so is Thor and they’ll help each other heal because again, and I cannot stress this enough, fuck canon. so far it’s got: “No Monsters,” Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire “Tender Offerings,” First Aid Kit “Falling Slowly,” The Swell Season “Saturn,” Sleeping At Last “Never Quite Free,” The Mountain Goats, which really kinda sums up the whole concept and then some combination of “In Harmony,” “In the Silence,” “Going Home,” or the original Icelandic versions of them, all by Ásgeir. these are all extremely gorgeous songs by the way, the whole list, and most of them are even available on Freegal, if your library has that.

oh and the other super-specific mini-mix is about Loki’s time in the Void, and so far the only one on there that’s a sure thing is “Meet Me in the Woods” by Lord Huron (possibly also “The Yawning Grave” by same). other possibilities include “The Colour out of Space” by Matt Pond PA, “The Cold, the Dark & the Silence” by Sea Wolf, “The Void” by Metric, and “Was There Nothing?” (or its Icelandic version) by Ásgeir, but tbh most of those are based on the title more than the lyrics. also it’s sad.

16. How would rate yourself as a Loki fan from 1-10? (1- casual,  10-stan™)  I’m gonna be totally honest here and say that I probably have to admit to 10. I mean--I’ve written a bunch of fic. I’ve made multiple custom figures. I’ve cosplayed five different Loki outfits (all fairly straightforward, but still). and of course, I have an army, which doesn’t even include all the other Loki stuff I have like prints and t-shirts. all of that speaks to a certain level of fanatical dedication, you know?

26. What’s your dream team for Loki? JUST LIKE. A FRIEND. LITERALLY ANY FRIEND, AS LONG AS THE FRIEND IS GOOD FOR HIM I’M REALLY NOT FUSSY but also I always wanted him to team up with the Avengers, you know, the thing that would’ve happened in IW/Endgame if the Russos weren’t such fucking hacks? could’ve even led to working with Nebula! that would’ve been extremely cool but nooooo, we can’t have anything nice! but uh, for things that might actually happen still, teaming up with Wanda would be fun. teaming up with Dr. Strange could also be cool if they both learn to respect each other. so yeah, if all three team up in Dr. Strange 2, I will be just...beside myself.

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