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anime-trash-lord · 6 years

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Send me the characters you want used and a number for a short blurb!

“Why do you care more about them?”

“Tell me if it hurts.”

“Are you crying?”

“I think I love you, but I’m not sure.”

“I’ve never felt this before and I’m not sure that I like it.”

“I wish you would just smile.”

“Why are you so happy all the time?”

“Tell me that when you’re sober.”

“I can’t even look at you.”

“Did you even think this through?”

“Do you even realize how stupid that was?

“Kiss me, you coward!”

“Don’t tell me what to do.”

“Aren’t you like, five?”

“Wow, your hair is really soft.”

“Whoa! You cut all your hair off!?”

“I know you’re about to get married, but there’s no better time than the present to confess my love for you.”

“I won’t let you go.”

“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“Can I kiss you?”

“I really want to hold your hand right now…”

“I know you’re in love with me.”

“Why won’t my heart stop pounding…?”

“I’m so sorry…”

“I wish you died.”

“Yeah, me too.”

“I didn’t know you could be any less appealing.”

“Wait, you’re not drunk!?”

“I never meant to fall in love with you.”

“I didn’t mean for you to actually hit me!”

“Ew, your hand is all sweaty.”

“Say that again and I break your jaw.”

“Could you like, not touch me.”

“Wait, did you just propose to me!?”

“I’ve never noticed how beautiful your eyes were.”

“Hold your breath!”

“Close your eyes and do not open them no matter what.”

“You’re my soulmate?”

“You’re gonna make us late!”

“How is this my fault!”

“I want to kiss you so badly…”

“Did I just say that out loud?”

“You look like an idiot.”

“How did that happen?”

“Where did you get that scar?”

“Your eye is twitching.”

“I’ve never lied to you.”

“God, you’re such a liar.”

“You’re really making it hard for me to hate you.”

“If I hate you then why do I want to kiss you so badly?”

“I really wish I could relate, but only a dumbass like you could do something like this.”

“God, you’re such a child!”

“If they find out I’ll kill myself, then you.”

“You want to go trick-or-treating? Seriously?”

“What did you wish for?”

“I wished for you to love me back, but we all know that will never come true.”

“Are we really in love with the same person?”

“Well, I’m in love with you, so…”

“You can use me as a pillow if you want.”

“Lay with me.”

“Let me teach you how to dance.”

“Your lips are like, stupid soft.”

“What are you? An alien or something?”

“Don’t you remember?”

“You gotta promise that you won’t die on me.”

“You’re bleeding.”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“You're shaking.”

“Stop looking at me like that!”

“Are you dead?”

“Let’s go inside and warm up.”

“Hot chocolate soothes the soul, don’t you agree?”

“Can you read to me?”

“I want to have a family with you.”

“Marry me.”

“That wasn’t another one of your fake proposals?”

“For the last time, acting like a child will not get you what you want.”

“Very cute.”

“You really enjoy this?”

“At least make it look real.”

“Why are you so worried about me?”

“Can you stop being so nice?”

“I miss when we were in love.”

“Sometimes, I wish we never broke up.”

“If I tell you not to go, will you stay with me?”

“You know that’s just a cliche in movies.”

“I never wanted to leave.”

“His/her last words were that he/she never wanted to see me again.”

“It’s my fault he/she died.”

“Just hold me, please.”

“Everybody would be happier if you would just kill me.”

“What if I said that I was only happy with you around?”

“I just want you with me all the time.”

“One more word and I pull the trigger.”

“I wish we never met.”

“You got me flowers?”

“You’re the only person who ever truly loved me.”

“I wish this never had to end.”

“Shouldn’t you be with him/her?”

“I’m the one that came, why do you still think they’re more important when the didn’t even bother to show up.”

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azure-wolf-227 · 3 years

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ML Snow White AU: Adrien Agreste and the Seven Faes

@princess-of-the-corner and I have yet again come up with a Disney Princess/Fairytale-inspired AU, this time on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with Adrien in the role Snow White since he’s pretty much s Disney Princess.

(The characters are 18 or nearly 18 because there’s an arranged marriage plot).

In this AU, Prince Adrien Agreste lost both of his parents and is now in the care of his Aunt Amelie, the kingdom’s regent. Amelie wants her son Felix to be the next king so she isolates Adrien and practically demotes him to a servant.

Nathalie and the Gorilla exist here but the reason why they don’t help Adrien is because Amelie fired them when she became regent.

One day, Adrien overhears Amelie and Felix plotting to kill him, so he runs away into the enchanted forest. Lost and scared, he comes across an empty cottage deep within the woods. After cleaning it up and preparing some food, Adrien falls asleep in one of the seven beds upstairs.

The cottage is the home of seven powerful Faes known as Tikki, Plagg, Trixx, Wayzz, Pollen, Nooroo, and Duusu; they return to find that someone is in their house.

The Faes look like humans but with animals features like antennae, wings, ears, tails, etc. They can also transform into the animal they have traits off: Tikki into a ladybug, Plagg into a cat, Trixx into a fox, Wayzz into a turtle, Pollen into a bee, Nooroo into a butterfly, and Duusu into a peacock.

While they’re all skilled at magic, they each have their own unique abilities: Tikki has control over plants, healing powers, and can give good luck to others; Plagg can destroy things, cause sicknesses, and give bad luck; Trixx can create powerful illusions, see through lies and disguises; Wayzz can cast powerful protective spells and sense auras; Pollen can create a hivemind between herself and any allies, as well as control weak-willed minds; Nooroo can sense emotions and temporarily boost others’ powers; Duusu can also sense emotions as well as summon all manner of creatures. The Faes also have the ability to speak to and command the animal that they are associated with.

After finding Adrien and waking him up, he begs them to not return him to his aunt since she’d have him killed. The Faes agree to let him stay in exchange for him keeping the cottage clean and helping them with whatever they need.

The Faes do various tasks around the enchanted forest like collecting food and materials or making things; while they keep some of the stuff they collect/make they also make deals with the humans from nearby towns, trading their magic skills and what they collect/make in exchange with whatever they need.

Just like with ‘Dragon Curse’ and “MermAdrien’, this AU has Lukadrigaminette as the endgame. Kagami, Luka, and Marinette are all various people Adrien meets.

Mari is a girl from the nearest town, and is the only one who goes this deep into the forest to hunt for food or trade with the Faes that live there. She meets Adrien while visiting the Faes to do their usual trading (ingredients for her parents’ bakery and silk for her tailor shop made by Nooroo’s silkworms) and, after taking one look at the rags that Adrien is wearing, offers to make him some new clothes.

Kagami was an arranged fiancé from a neighboring Kingdom. She hears of her Prince going missing and isn’t interested in his replacement (Felix) so she searches for the first in the time remaining before she’s forced to marry the new Prince. However she is drawn to the boy living in the woods with a bunch of Magic Creatures. She doesn’t recognize the boy as her fiancé because, the last time they meet was at a Gala/royalty meeting where he was wearing royal clothes and on his best behavior. This boy is goofy and kind of wild, and while the clothes Marinette made him are nice, they’re not really what a prince would wear. Also, Adrien wouldn’t be admitting who he is to anyone, not even his fiancé since he doesn’t know if she’s in on Amelie’s a Felix’s plan.

Kagami must find Adrien before her 18th birthday or she’ll have to marry Felix.

Luka is a traveling Bard, who’s part of a travelling band of musicians consisting of himself, Juleka, Rose, Ivan (canon Kitty Section), and four Faes known as Sass, Roarr, Daizzi, and Stompp. He originally met Adrien when his band traveled through the palace, though it had been after Amelie had demoted Adrien to servant so Luka didn’t recognize him as the prince. They run into each other again when the the musicians travel through the forest.

Due to their connection to Adrien; Marinette, Kagami, and Luka also run into and develop feelings for each other.

They later learn that Adrien is the missing prince as well as Amelie and Felix’s plot to murder him.

Some time later, Amelie and Felix acquire a magic mirror that they use to find where Adrien is hiding (cause they would have used it from the start if they had it already).

To kill Adrien they hire Lila Rossi, a cunning assassin with an affinity for deception and illusion/disguise magic. While she’s a colossal narcissist and as well as a bitch, Lila still has somewhat of a moral code and will only kill people who deserve it. So, Amelie and Felix lie to her about Adrien’s identity, telling her that he’s a treat to the kingdom.

Lila disguises herself as Marinette, both because it wouldn’t be odd for her to suddenly drop for a visit and because Lila wants some petty revenge on Marinette after the latter exposed a scam the former pulled in the past.

Lila-as-Marinette comes to the cottage at a time when she knows Adrien would be alone. She offers him some sweets laced with a poison that Amelie provided for her, and Adrien obliviously accepts one.

Once he bites into the treat, the poison takes effect and, as Adrien is about to lose consciousness, Lila drops her disguise and with a smirk says “Amelie sends her regards.” This is the last thing he sees before everything goes dark and he collapses, seemingly dead.

The others discover what’s happening when Kagami, who had seen Lila-as-Marinette heading towards the cottage, is confused when she sees that Marinette is with Luka. When Marinette confirms that she has been with Luka the whole time, Kagami tells them about the other Marinette she saw. Realizing that Adrien could be in danger, Kagami, Luka, Marinette, the Faes, and their allies rush back towards the cottage.

They arrive just as Lila is exiting the cottage and Kagami chases after her along with some of the Faes, while the others rush inside to check on Adrien. They find Adrien collapsed on the floor, not breathing and seemingly dead. Tikki, who had remained behind while the other Faes went with Kagami, checks him over and informs them that he’s still alive but under a powerful sleeping curse that even her healing powers can break.

Meanwhile, Kagami and the rest of the Faes catch up with Lila, who tries to evade them using her illusion magic. Fortunately, Trixx is immune to those tricks so Lila is quickly captured. They take her back to the cottage and interrogate her about her actions.

At first, Lila refuses to say anything but when she learns just who Adrien is, she reveals that Amelie and Felix were the ones who hired her, lying to her about who Adrien actually was and also providing the poison.

Tikki, who had remained behind while the other Faes went with Kagami, checks him over and informs them that he’s still alive but under a powerful sleeping curse that even her healing powers can’t break. It can only be broken by True Love’s kiss.

Since she’s Adrien’s intended betrothed, Kagami is deemed the best candidate to try breaking the spell. She kisses him and he immediately begins breathing but doesn’t wake up.

Turns out that Adrien has more than one True Love (Kagami, Luka, and Marinette); Kagami’s kiss only broke 1/3 of the curse and he needs a kiss from all of them to completely break it. Luka is the next one to try, his kiss causes Adrien to regain partial consciousness though he’s still out of it and unable to move. Finally, Marinette’s kisses Adrien, breaking the remaining bit of the curse and fully awakening Adrien.

Once Adrien is awake, he’s told what happened and they all begin planning on how to deal wit Amelie and Felix. They decided to ask Kagami’s mother, Tomoe for support and protection.

#miraculoustalesofladybugandchatnoir #miraculous ladybug au #ml snow white au #medieval fantasy au #snow white au #adrien as snow white #the kwamis are faes #lukadrigaminette

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writeiolite · 4 years

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AKDHSKSJSJ okay how would u headcanon oikawa's smell be like? Is this a weird thing to ask idk but my friend brought it up sooo yeah im gonna have to pass it on to u as well 😂 like aside from the air salonpas and sweat. heehee thank u 🙆🏻‍♀️💜

who: oikawa x gn!reader (ik this was supposed to be abt him but)

what: fluff — i wrote it in there bc i need it

wc: 333

a/n: i got rly rly carried away with the brands bc i used to be a designer beauty vendor so uh... google if u don’t know ASFJGASDGK

SALONPAS ASGADSGSG OKOK SO YES THAT’S A SMELL (idk what it smells like anymore tho) BUT IT’S NOT HIS SMELL ASFGSAH

I feel like, god this is so basic, he would wear Versace cologne. I forgot the name but it’s the one that bang chan wears gskgbdks (versace eros — I remember now smh ugh)

But then he would realize! He’s a basic bitch and choose smth better like dolce & gabanna light blue for summer and Armani code for fall and winter

If it’s really a summery day then he goes for the Italian zest dolce & gahanna but that’s a limited edition cologne so he doesn’t indulge in it too much

Spring is… not 100% sure but I really don’t see him as the type to use too many colognes. He likes his signature scents and sticks with them. So maybe a varying mix of the D&G and the Versace (sigh)

When he’s traveling, he keeps a cheap ass pocket travel size of Calvin Klein one on him. That doesn’t mean he uses it but it’s there just in case he runs out of his favorite stuff

And ofc, his natural scent?? Probably like,,, green tea

Listen that’s one of the best smells in the world and I just know he is living life like this but not embracing it until after a shower with shower gel thats a mix of earthiness and green tea so that it works with his natural body chemistry

honestly? This is probably his spring scent too. There’s gotta be a cologne out there for this bc I have the shower gel asFNASGJFASG idk the name

Maybe there’s a hint of jasmine rice lingering on him when you come home bc he’s just made dinner and oofogjnfkd I’m gonna cry

Warm mornings in bed together is like sipping on warm matcha tea and closing your eyes again to revel in the feeling of his arms around you and morning kisses on your forehead

I love a man™

{ hq hcs sfw taglist — tell me if you want to be added or taken off: @vventure @emrystld @noya-senpai-imagines @letmeshouyou @janellion @tomo-uwu @kenmaksuwu }

{ oikawa sfw taglist — tell me if you want to be added or taken off: @for-ests @emrystld @theshirleygamer }

#oikawa fluff #oikawa x reader #oikawa headcanons #oikawa hc #oikawa headcanon #haikyuu hc #haikyuu headcanons #haikyuu headcanon #haikyuu fluff #haikyuu x reader #haikyuu!!#haikyuu #HQ #HQ!!#haikyuuwritersnet

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akimmito · 4 years

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Heroes are made by the path they choose

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Master List

Chapter 11

It's not the MT

Silent Hill: Nightwing and Robin have gone to Paris.

It’s a Nara: Do you know their motives? We are not aware of any crime or related crime network between Gotham and Paris

Silent Hill: Red Hood told them about the MT

Almost pretty: Corvus should pay him a visit and shoot him in the knee

Three balls: with real bullets

Plasticine: or a rocket launcher

Wild goat: Can I go? So I can test my confetti grenades

Silent Hill: I think that sense of humor fits in well with Gotham

Needle: With the rogues

Olive: I totally approve of any kind of aggression against the nosy man

Great mother: If you do something illegal, make sure no one knows it was you

Almost pretty: the boss has spoken

Divine gift: It’s my duty to remind you that you must be investigating, if the foreign watchers have affairs with us, we will know in due course. Let's not do anything rash.

It’s a Nara: He’s right. I'm going to check the security cameras for any sign of them… Is Nightwing wearing his own outfit or did he come as Batman?

Silent Hill: Batman can't leave Gotham

The Antibiotic: Do you think if I get on a roof I can get a Nightwing autograph?

Wild goat: If you get on it, maybe Byakko accidentally shoves you into the void

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Marinette sighs as she watches the group chat, foreign vigilantes while she and Felix have plans to get out of Paris, just wonderful, but she can't stop to think about it. She must first speak to Damian and then prepare for her travel.

She's heading towards her son's room, she can hear the little barking of the puppies as she gets closer. Adult dogs are used to sleeping in a room set up for them, except for Ícaro, the Australian Shepherd, who likes to sleep with Damian when he visits (which means that there will now be five dogs in that room, alongside Picatso, Dafne prefers to sleep with she). She knocks on the door and before long, he opens it, wearing only his pajama bottoms because his shirt is being used as a bed by Ringo.

"Is something wrong, mother?" Damian opens the door completely for her to enter, ignoring, for the moment, his previous fight against the cubs for his kidnapped shirt.

"Yeah... Tomorrow I will go on a trip with Felix, we will go to Turkey."

"Why?"

"Oh well, it's... there's a prodigy in Turkey and it seems like a demon wants it, so we'll find it before it becomes a problem." She explains, she was about to tell him about John, but with her out of the country, there was nothing to prevent him from discovering his identity and she doesn't know what could happen for his small Machiavellian head.

Marinette loves her child, but she can't quite predict it right now. Luka, a divine gift for her, explained that Damian doesn't want to be taken away from her and that he fears that someone external can achieve it, that he desperately clings to the only person who loves him for what he is and that if they take him away from him add more weight, separate he from his new family; that she represents his whole world. He also explained that it will take a while for him to get used to receiving people outside the MT, especially if they seem to show interest in she and that after Michel Laforet, well, the boy doesn't have a good impression of men. Although he showed bewilderment about his reaction for his two new clients, since he was openly hostile and he could not give him a definitive answer, but that he would analyze his behavior to help him go through the process he's living.

"I see... why don't you take me, mother? Am I not good enough to accompany you on your missions?" She sighs to see his hurt look and sits on the sofa in the room, inviting him to sit next to her, he immediately obeys and sits down, allowing himself to be embraced by his mother.

"It has nothing to do with anyone's abilities, if it did, it will lead other team members not only to Felix." She explains, beginning to pat her son's head, looking up at the ceiling as she decides to explain herself better and be totally honest with Damian. "When I founded the MT, I had been working alone with Felix for a while we were looking for evidence to convict Gabriel Agreste once and for all, we found so many charges that the prosecution would have a field day in the case... so that our victory was bitter because someone stole the butterfly brooch..."

"Mother, why are you telling me that? I know the story. ”He interrupts, not understanding Marinette's intentions.

"I know, you know the origin, but not the process." She responds with a nostalgic smile. "We spent half a year locked up cursing the person who dared to steal the Miraculous and realized that, as heroes, we could not hunt it without attracting attention... Hence the first idea of the MT arose and we founded it officially a week after the last Gabriel's trial, along with Kagami and Tomoe, who joined Luka soon after. Adrien decided not to be an active part of everything, but he became an unofficial member a year later because of his desire to find Nathalie's murderer, becoming an informant and investigator, everything that we could not take, he did it by getting a job modeling in the city where I was supposed to go. "

Damian did not know that, he believed that Agreste was affiliated with the MT just because he was previously one of the heroes, but, considering that not all the old Miraculous wearers are related, he should have considered another possibility (especially since the old wearers still wield a prodigy and he doesn't). He credits him for his commitment and intelligence to have a reason to go to those places, that also explains why he has been modeling for so many brands (some very strange ones like a brand of sardines with yellow peppers, he still remembers the jokes in the chat about his sardine costume).

"After we had an initial team in place, we started building our local network and expanding it using my grandmother Gina's connections, before long we were up and running and took Tomoe's recommendation to build a stronger team, in part for our work and so that the prodigies would have more places to be transferred… Each person who associates with the MT and proves to be loyal, receives the tattoo of the guardians. "Damian goes away to see his mother, that is something that he didn't know, why? "That is why everyone knows magic, although not everyone is compatible..."

"Why don't I have it?"

"Because I wanted you to have options, not because you are my son and part of the MT means that you must bear that responsibility. I took you out of an organization where you were against your will… I wasn't going to put you in another, that's why we didn't introduce you to training until you asked for it. "Damian doesn't know what to say, is she taking his decisions into consideration? Does he want to be part of it in the same way as the others? He doesn't know, because he doesn't know what it means to be a guardian, but if he ask, his mother is sure to explain and give him all the time he need to make a decision.

"Why are you telling me now?" It's the only thing he can ask, he doesn't understand how conversation came to that.

"Because it's one of the reasons I am not taking you to Turkey." He understands, that is a job for them as guardians and he's not one, it should be obvious, but he still feels displaced. "The other is directly related to the history of the MT... I learned to work with Felix, we both know what to do and we don't stop, we create our own system over the years. We have had our difficulties, like four years ago in Liverpool, but here we are... And we just need to learn to coordinate us, for you. "

Marinette draws him back into her hug, this time placing a kiss on his head.

"What is the reason for the nicknames in the chat?"The question surprises Marinette, he was complaining about it, especially since his is Olive.

"Protect the identities of informants affiliated with the MT, that is, those who received a tattoo, but who are not part of the official registry."

"Is your lover one of those?"

Marinette smiles in amusement, of course her child would start tying up dots. Taking into account that they are traveling almost unexpectedly (he knows when it's so and it not a planned one, because she would have warned him in time) and for that to happen he must have found out very recently, that is, the day before and that day was see to John.

"Yup... And I won't tell you what his code name is." He just clicks his tongue, there are four users whose identity he doesn't know: God Shit, Not in Hell, Guardian Angel and Silent Hill. It could be any one of them, but he's noticed that Silent Hill maybe a girl, so he dismisses it. Returning to the users, only one is active, the others have not spoken to date, despite the fact that they are registered and that makes it more difficult... especially since man is related to magic, the occult and those things, hardly he can dismiss one and only because he's sure Guardian Angel is too bright for someone he know deals with demons, leaving him with the last two.

"I'll find out eventually. "He declares and Marinette knows it's true, one way or another he will. She hoped that didn't imply any international problem, considering that John lives in England.

"I know." She hugs him tighter before releasing him. "I wish it lasted longer, but I have to finish packing... Rest, Damian. I will come in the morning to say goodbye, I love you. "

Marinette gets up, but not before leaving another kiss on her son's head and then leaving the room.

Damian watches her go and his head begins to form a plan to take advantage of his mother's departure.

He will find the lover and question him (he will also threaten him a lot).

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Marie L. @MarieLenoir

It's always a pleasure to contribute to a good cause. Istanbul wait for us.

Chloe B. @BourgeoisQueen

I also want to travel, how unfair it's to be trapped in Paris

Dick Grayson @TheFlyingGrayson

The vigilantes of this city feel very happy or maybe Batman is too gloomy

Roy @RoyHarperQ

@TheFlyingGrayson Probably, although Green Arrow can be very gloomy when he wants

Jason @IAmYisus_XD

@TheFylingGrayson yes, well, it's that Batman is the living reflection of Gotham... gloomy and a piece of shit

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Damian gets up early and rushes into his mother's room to get Plagg out and talk to him, the night before he placed an order for various types of gourmet cheeses and his beloved Camembert cheese (specifically Camembert from Normandy), to please the more exotic tastes of the little god (especially since he has money that he doesn't use and has been accumulating for too long and this was a strategic move for information).

He takes him to his room, Longg is already awake and looks at him without much surprise, deciding to ignore the situation, knowing that he's a boy on a mission, the best thing to do is wait and advise him in a timely manner.

"Plagg, I need you to tell me the name of my mother's lover."

"Boy, as much as you want to say it, I won't betray... What's that?" The little cat asks noticing that the computer screen is on a website that he knows well, that's where Marinette asks for some cheese on occasion.

"That is the cheese order I made for you, if you tell me the name, of course, otherwise, I will cancel... All those cheeses that mother only allows you to eat once every three months, lost by a man." Damian smiles when he sees the excitement shining in Plagg's green eyes, he is sure he will say him.

"Did you ask for Camembert?"

"The original, Camembert of Normandy. "

Plagg is in conflict, so many delicious cheeses at his fingertips.

"When you get back from Turkey, they'll be here waiting for you." Damian keeps pushing for the name, he needs to know it, and besides Felix, Plagg is the only one who knows him and the little god is easier to convince. "You just have to give me a name. "

"FINE! Don't torture me, boy. "

"So?"

"John Constantine, blond, out of the same hell. You will recognize him immediately, he never quits the damn cigarette. I don't know how Marinette enjoys being with him, it's all the unpleasantness of humans combined in the same man. ”Plagg says wearily. "I better see those cheeses when I get back or I'll cry with Marinette about how cruel you were to me. "

"I think we all know that's impossible." Longg intervenes from his location, away from both of them. He watches with a little amusement the interaction of both, he knows that to obtain that Plagg decides to cooperate normally requires less moral methods. "It would be more credible that you were cruel to my dragon. "

"I can use blackmail, however, you're warned, boy. I can also cause nightmares. ”Plagg leaves the room to give his warning, returning to Marinette.

Damian smiles and goes back to bed satisfied, waiting for his mother to say goodbye and to plan how he will get to that man to talk. He pulls out his phone and starts checking group chats, Not the MT is always one of the most active, although Let's save Adrien is also usually enough active when they plan crazy and ridiculous ways to get rid of Lila Rossi, Adrien's wife. Among the most extreme forms is sending her to hell or offering her as a sacrifice to some ancient god in America, although he knows that they will not do that, because only his mother can and she doesn't approve (she also scared them telling her about how everything can go wrong and condemn them all to hell, no one ever mentioned it again later.)

After a while finishing reviewing all the conversation that followed about the vigilantes and as the other heroes they know or admire got sidetracked, he leaves his phone aside and lets Picatso jump on him purring happy to be petted, the puppies seem they share the idea and they also get into bed... the best they can, although their jumping skills leave a lot to be desired, at least they are creative dogs.

Several minutes later, after feeling sorry for Ringo and putting him to bed, Marinette, completely groomed, gives him a funny but affectionate look before fully entering and sitting on the bed.

"Felix will be here soon, do you want to have breakfast with me before I leave?"

"Of course, mother."

She smiles and takes Titus in her arms to carry him with her, Damian takes Ringo when he gets up and Milo jumps out of bed to go after them, with Picatso following close behind. Ícaro continues sleeping.

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Bruce Wayne is Batman

I can jump from eighth floor and survive: Who changed the name of the chat?

I'll rest when I die: The same one that changed our names ... at least it's right

Hell rejected me : I think it gives us more personality than our names

I can jump from eighth floor and survive: Ok?

I can jump from eighth floor and survive: So! Since we will spend several days in Paris, I thought it would be good to wait a little to see the routes without them knowing about our presence

Hell rejected me: So yeah you are going to show up

I’ll rest when I die: It seems so, although from what I discovered patrols take turns in pairs or trios, last night only the sighting of Byakko and Genbu was recorded.

I’ll rest when I die: And last night it was Pyxis and Caelum

Nothing escapes me: They must have a very well protected base of operations, perhaps magic, I identified a network that connects all of Paris, but not the source

Nothing escapes me: I deciphered the accessible code, but it's incomplete. I don't think I can go any further

I can jump from eighth floor and survive: That only tells us how competent they are, I think we can get to know them and not meddle more in their affairs

Hell rejected me: Considering that all your interest is sexual, yep it's posible

I'm not Batman: What are you talking about?

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Max is not usually frustrated much, he has had to develop his patience and mental strength to solve the problems he encounters, but among the attempt to find the source of the MT by an unknown hacker (although if he must guess it must be related to the bats) and appreciates the magical defenses that only allow just a bit to crack all the code, just the general parts that don't show anything from the entire system. Of course, he could hack back and issue fixed, preventing him from trying again, but his priority is developing a new algorithm for butterfly detection, the old one was unfortunate when tested with one of Duusu's feathers (being that they share the same characteristics).

He has not slept the last twenty-four hours and is beginning to resent, but he must wait for Marc's arrival to be able to drop into one of the beds at the base for a little nap, if someone else comes with him, much better, so they can check all manual while he rests.

With Marinette and Felix going on a trip, it's inevitable that the leadership will fall into the hands of Chloe, who seems ready to go to war at the first hint of the butterfly (also Kagami, but she's leaving more ready to go on a murder mission).

This is not how he thought everything would go, they had seven years of preparation and at the moment of truth, none of them really knows which direction to take. Marinette and Felix are very determined to analyze the whole situation from a general perspective, looking at each variable and, while he agree, most of the team seems to want to just go after the thief and take away the jewel, without fully considering that this new villain's way of acting is much more lethal, his Akuma are well thought out to generate problems for them if they make any mistakes, as happened with the last attack if it wasn't for the second chance they would have lost (Luka explained what happened).

"Good morning..." Marc comes in yawning, his hair totally disheveled and still wearing his pajama bottoms, but with a dark blue sweatshirt on. He decided to sleep at the headquarters the night before to facilitate his arrival, in the same way Luka and Alix, because their work schedules allow it (advantages of being their own boss).

"Good morning, today you can dedicate yourself to review the surveillance cameras... although so far none have caught the butterfly."

"Okay, I'll check."

"I'll leave you then, I'll go to sleep... will you wake me up when breakfast is served?" Max gets up from his chair and feels his bones creak with movement, resentful at his disuse.

"Sure." He smiles sleepily and adjusts himself to the vacant post, ready to manually check each camera, starting with the ones closest to the last Akuma and starting to rewind to, perhaps, identify something.

He spends about three hours like this, watching the video tapes of at least four cameras from where the Akuma originated, noting that the butterfly is arriving and then the giant rhomb is present, but when he looks for the route... he only loses it, as if it had just appeared near the victim's residence.

There are multiple cameras in that area, but there are still blind points, if someone knows the exact location, they should be able to position themselves in those places. Could it be that the new villain was close to his future victim? Will he live there or did he decide to run to the place? If it's the latter, it makes him bolder than Gabriel, that's for sure, but it should make him more sloppy and still they are unable to find a clue.

According to Max, who was reviewing footage, the first Akuma came out of nowhere. No camera records the butterfly that should have come from somewhere.

So for him there are only two viable alternatives and neither is positive for his research.

Still, the possibilities are various and he can only guess the villain's line of thought.

#dickinette #dick x marinette #ml x dc #maribat #Damian & Marinette #mominette #au ml

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part ten to clothes

The yellow eyes go away after roughly one night of berry abstinence. Kuwabara examines his reflection in the bathroom mirror. The eyes he was born with stare back: the grey his mother gave him, and her father gave her.

He hunts down Yukina’s label maker and adds an addendum to the jar of tasty berries: GREAT FOR HALLOWEEN. Kuwabara lovingly pats the jar and sets about making breakfast. He hits a minor roadblock.

Hiei’s shady herbal collection dominates most of the counter space. Kuwabara could have sworn there weren’t this many jars last night. He stacks containers of moss on top of containers of bone to make room for the bag of ginger granola and plain Greek yogurt he bought on a buy-two-get-one-free sale.

Shelves. Kuwabara needs lots of shelves. Do rich people throw away shelves? He’s never dumpster-dived in a fancy neighborhood, but he figures if someone calls the cops he’ll just cut open space-time for a quick getaway.

He heads back into his bedroom to get dressed. Hiei has exacted vengeance for Kuwabara writing ‘Shrimp’ on his drawer by writing a myriad of insults on the ones that hold Kuwabara’s clothes: Gangly Oaf’s Socks. T-shirts for the Oversized Buffoon. Carrot Head Sweats. He smiles as he shimmies into a pair of light-wash jeans fashionably frayed around the ankles. What a punk.

It’s a good thing some of his more private items are stashed somewhere else.

Kuwabara kneels by his bed and lifts up the hem of the comforter. He pushes aside the case containing his vibrator and thinks, I really need to find a new place for this.

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As justified as Hiei’s hatred may be, Kuwabara is a little sorry to say goodbye to the couch. While it’s never done his back any favors, the couch has seen him through final exams, hangovers, heartbreak, and broken bones. The right cushion has been flipped to hide the bloodstains from a spectacularly shitty case involving a swamp mist that coalesces into needles when startled.

Kuwabara hefts the couch over his shoulder. He already learned the hard way from moving in that the elevator can’t hold a fart, let alone a piece of furniture, so he cautiously navigates the stairwell to send the couch to its intermediate grave.

He should make Hiei carry it to the dumpster, but the little guy would probably set the couch on fire to make his displeasure known, and that almost certainly violates Kuwabara’s lease. Besides, Hiei hasn’t dropped by in a few days. Not that Kuwabara is counting.

The couch springs creak mournfully, resigned to the end of its days.

Two floors down, Mr. Tomoe flattens himself against the wall to move out the funeral procession’s way.

The stairwell is a tight squeeze, but Mr. Tomoe is almost as small as Hiei is. He’s in more danger from Kuwabara’s fucking monster shoulders than he is from the couch. “Kazuma! Save an old man a hundred bucks? I have a new mattress arriving in an hour.”

‘Old’? “You’re like, forty, man.”

Mr. Tomoe winks. It’s almost as flashy as his paisley silk shirt. “I have curry buns.”

Kuwabara’s weakness is free food, as witnesses to the monthly rooftop barbeque well know. “Give me five minutes.” He shuffles backwards after a moment. “Do you have any clothes you’re getting rid of?”

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There is, predictably, a lot of garbage on garbage day.

Kuwabara strolls down the street, sipping convenience store coffee from his thermos--hazelnut, too hot and too sweet. This neighborhood was all shoddy apartment buildings and strip malls when he was a kid, everything built before the stringent earthquake codes of the last decade ensured vast swaths of Kuwabara’s childhood landscape would be demolished. The mansions sprung from the rubble are all new money, austere white facades with rolling green lawns behind big, gold gates.

He accidentally locks eyes with a woman in kitten heels wearing a glamour like a shawl. Kuwabara squints. Ah, there’s the telltale shimmer threaded through the woman’s aura that hints at spell work. Opalescent wings and a mandible covered in thin, sharp hairs break through the disguise before being subsumed by the magic. She’s from the forests of the Yrdin continent, Kuwabara guesses. He can smell a trace of sea salt as she passes by. Kurama loves the ruins on the coast so much he makes the group vacation there every summer.

The woman averts her gaze and picks up the pace. Kuwabara takes no offense. A lot of demons prefer to keep their presence on earth secret. When Spirit World opened the borders, the equitable thing to do in light of King Enma’s epic assholery in manipulating and framing demons as criminals to justify the barrier had been to allow free passage to and from the human realm.

Migrations ebb and flow, depending on the winner of the Makai Tournament. Some of the traditionalists cheered when Yomi won the tournament before last, but plenty of them slunk to earth like sullen dogs after Natsume became champion. She pissed them all off after issuing a bunch of reforms meant to shift power away from the old alliances.

Whether out of curiosity or out of necessity, most demons on earth are regular citizens quietly living out their lives. Still, the wealthy have no trouble managing houses in both realms, regardless of who is in charge of Makai. Assholes with money wait out the reigning champ’s tenure and occupy themselves with seeking out promising competitors to sponsor in the next tournament.

None of his friends have won the title yet, though Kurama’s come the closest. Mukuro regularly humbles Hiei in the early rounds and Yusuke fights without reserve, leaving himself exhausted for the next match to take advantage of. Maybe Yusuke knows what he’s doing. He loves the thrill of fighting in the tournament, but being responsible for the day to day existence of all demons everywhere? Fuck no.

Well, almost all demons. Kuwabara drags his fingers along the shiny bars of a walled-off mansion. The ones on earth exist in a kind of muddled, judicial grey zone. Whose laws govern is a hotly contested issue: earth or Makai? Personally, Kuwabara thinks--

“Yuck.” Kuwabara pulls his hand away from the gate. His fingers are wet with something viscous and clear.

“Fucking goo,” he grumbles. He wipes his hand on his jeans and sends a one fingered statement to the owner of the house. Rich people are disgusting.

Great. Now he needs to go home and disinfect himself from whatever that was.

He turns on his heel and catches sight of something across the street.

Kuwabara checks both sides of the road before scrambling over to his prize. It’s not a couch, but--

He hears the slight ping of a key and huffs a small laugh.

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The stack of books standing in for a bedside table have served him well, but they don’t offer much in the way of storage.

Kuwabara scoots the books aside after washing his hands thoroughly and sets the little wood table by the bed. He gives a thumbs up to the giant cat plush on the other side of the room. He can’t wait to tell his sister how great he is at being an adult.

He shoves his arm under the bed and feels around for the Thing that Hiei Should Not Ever Find in Kuwabara’s Possession. His fingers tangle with the handle of the case and moves it aside. If Hiei finds Kuwabara’s vibrator while snooping around then that’s on him.

No, the real thing Hiei can never find is this.

Kuwabara unzips the pencil bag he hid under his bed months ago. Inside is the little scrap of blue fabric, the last of Hiei’s doomed tank top.

He opens the wooden table’s drawer and swaps the blue fabric with the simple, brass key inside.

Kuwabara slides the key into the drawer. There. New hiding place acquired.

#my fic #yyh #hiei x kuwabara #hxk clothes fic

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The Sex Contract - Chapter 17

Genre: friends to lovers au / friends with benefits / mature content / romance / angst

Characters: Shim Changmin x Kaia Ashton (OC)

A/N: Due to the overwhelming request I have followed your encouragement to bring back one of my older stories. This was back in a time where OCs were everything and writing one chapter in each main’s point of view was the trend. I hope that even though I have edited this drastically, that you can appreciate this story comes from my older style of writing. I definitely still read this often and find it enjoyable so I hope you will too.

Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 - FINAL

Chapter 17 – Changmin’s POV.

He glanced at the clock again and sighed heavily, getting up from his seat on the couch to go over to the front door. Peering at the small CCTV screen that showed Changmin the view of the foyer, he sighed again at the lack of movement outside. She was late home.

It had been three days since Kaia had bothered to follow their schedule, and apart from a few brief conversations, Changmin had barely seen enough of the British girl. He was experiencing several strong emotions, concern outweighing his annoyance and one that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. All Changmin wanted was his best friend to come back and spend the trip to Japan together like planned. Instead, Kaia was always with her new friend Jay and his friends. She assured him that she was safe with them. Changmin couldn’t exactly argue with her, she was an adult. But he was still worried; he hadn’t even met the man, let alone understand how she could trust in a stranger in the middle of Tokyo. Kaia had some seriously loose trust issues, he decided.

“You know you hovering by that door isn’t going to bring her home,” Yunho calmly called out from the living room and Changmin rolled his eyes, but slowly shifted back to the couch he had vacated moments before. Thumping down onto the furniture, another sigh left his mouth. Yunho glanced over at him. “Why don’t you just ring her?”

“Why should I?”

He gave Changmin a hard look. “Because you’re driving me mad with all the sighing you’re doing. You sound like a whining puppy waiting for your master to come home and pet you.”

“One, I am not a puppy,” Changmin retorted as the older man smirked to himself. “And secondly, I don’t want to ring her.”

“You should, then you’d know when she is going to come back. We have a full schedule tomorrow, and I’m not going to like it if you stay up too late again like you did last night. Maybe if you ring her, you can just go to bed.”

Changmin shook his head. “She’s an adult.”

“So then let her live her adult life,” Yunho gave him another look. He then smiled. “That doesn’t satisfy you though, Changmin. Why don’t you just say what’s really wrong.”

“I miss spending time with her. She’s always off with that guy Jay, and she’s meant to be working, not enjoying an all expenses paid holiday. Who does she think she is using me like this?”

Yunho sat up on the other couch he was on and let out a hearty chuckle. “You’re jealous.”

“Am not! I’m annoyed, that’s what!”

“You’re annoyed that she’s not here and is spending her time with another guy, and that makes you jealous. Ever think she could be jealous of your time with Kaori too?”

“Why would she be?” Changmin enquired sourly, wondering what Yunho was thinking. “She knows that I hate spending time with Kaori. It’s bad enough that I had to go watch that movie with the Ice Queen tonight after our schedule. She went too far with placing her hand on my knee I felt like I was going to throw up.”

Yunho smiled to himself, obviously enjoying Changmin’s pain. “Not what the photos show.”

“And why would Kai look at those? She knows they’re fake. Besides we’re friends, not lovers-”

“Technically you are lovers,” Yunho intervened and Changmin rolled his eyes. “You both have invested a lot into this contract you made. You’ve got a lot of emotion for each other; I really wish you’d both wake up to it all.”

“Hyung, what are you going on about now? Emotion?” Changmin stopped to laugh at the foolish suggestion. “You’re the one who’s off in some fairytale image of us. We’re simply friends. Good friends.”

“Uh huh.” Yunho got up and threw the remote control in Changmin’s direction. “Well, what are you doing waiting up for your friend to come home, if she’s just that to you? Sleep is more important, Min. I’ll see you in the morning.”

Changmin watched Yunho head off to his room and then stared back at the television. The anime they were watching no longer held his attention and he turned it off, the room falling into silence. His gaze travelled to the clock again and he scrunched up his face, it was late. Getting up, Changmin padded back towards the front door and looked into the CCTV screen, finding the same scenario he had before.

“Go to bed, Changmin,” he ordered out loud and went through the procedures of preparing for sleep, finally yanking back the blankets and slipping under the covers. His body ached from all the daily activities and rejoiced at the contact with the soft bed. But he wasn’t content and had to shift about in attempts to get comfortable. Finding a nice position, he closed his eyes and nestled into the pillow, trying to shut his brain off. But it wouldn’t. Switching sides, Changmin tried several times to get to sleep, but nothing worked. Kicking the blankets in frustration, he threw himself onto his back and stared up at the ceiling.

He couldn’t sleep knowing it was late at night and Kaia wasn’t back. She didn’t know Tokyo like he did and his paranoia grew quickly. Finally, Changmin caved and reached for his phone, scrolling through the contacts for her number. But before he pressed talk, he heard the front door key pin being put into the lock. Discarding the device in his hand, Changmin effortlessly moved across the room towards the living area, waiting for Kaia to enter the apartment. Folding his arms firmly across his chest, Changmin narrowed his eyes on her as soon as he spotted her.

Kaia blinked rapidly and covered her mouth in fright when she realised Changmin was there, a squeak coming through her hands. She then lowered them away and pointed at him. “You gave me such a fright! What are you still doing up anyway?”

“I couldn’t sleep; do you know what time it is?” he enquired sternly as Kaia walked passed him and into the kitchen to get a bottle of water from the refrigerator. She unscrewed the lid and gulped a little of the drink down before nodding her head.

“I was at this amazing karaoke bar and we lost track of time.”

“That’s clear,” Changmin said with a huff and Kaia eyed him warily. “You know I think we need to have a little chat, Kaia.”

“Shouldn’t we do this tomo-”

“I’m fine to do it now,” Changmin cut in and pointed at the dining table chair. “Sit.”

“Dad, am I in trouble?” she teased with a giggle but it only irked Changmin more as he sat down heavily. Kaia sighed and took the chair he had pointed at. “What is it?”

“You didn’t come to Japan to play with friends, you came to work for Korea Star and help me with Kaori-”

Kaia rolled her eyes. “You don’t need my help there Changmin; I’ve seen how well you are doing on your own there.”

“Oh, so Yunho hyung was right then, you’re simply jealous!”

“Jealous of you and her?!” Her brows furrowed. “You know I don’t appreciate this.”

“And I don’t appreciate waiting for you to come home when you know I have a jam-packed schedule!”

Kaia threw her hands up in defence, her golden eyes hardening. “No one told you to stay up for me! Don’t shove your lack of sleep onto me Changmin!”

“I will because if I wasn’t worried about you being out in a strange city at godforsaken hours of the night with some guy you barely know who could be a serial killer, I would be asleep right now!”

“Oh for goodness sakes, now who sounds jealous eh?!” Kaia got up and Changmin scrambled after the retreating girl and grabbed her upper arm. She spun to look at him and tried to shake him off. “Let me go!”

“No, we’re not done here!”

“I’m not interested in fighting with you over something so trivial, Changmin!”

“Trivial?! What about a text or something to let me know where you are huh?! I don’t even know this-”

“It’s Seo Jaewon from CODE V, happy now?” She let out a deep breath. “I didn’t tell you because I remember you scoffing over them performing one of your songs at some monumental place and all your fans went bonkers over them. I figured you’d hold the same thought pattern.”

Changmin narrowed his eyes on the girl momentarily and then softened the look, searching through her own for some indication of the person he was friends with. She merely stared back at him with an indescribable expression. “Who are you?”

“I could ask you the same thing.” She shoved him on the chest in attempts to free her arm but Changmin merely held on. “Since being here I’ve lost sight of my good friend. He’s become a fake, egotistical person who is very suited to his girlfriend.”

Changmin let out a hollow laugh. “I don’t have a girlfriend; I’m just doing my job. Something that you don’t seem to appreciate since you’ve missed work with us.”

“TVXQ isn’t the only Korean group working in Japan at present, in case you aren’t aware.”

A flare of annoyance shot throughout Changmin’s system and he backed her up against the wall in anger. “So you don’t want to work with us anymore? You want to change your contract?”

“Which contract are you talking about now, Changmin?” she asked and smirked. “Oh, the one where we sleep together? The one where you are made to feel good whenever it suits you huh? Well, that doesn’t suit me anymore. It hasn’t for days. I’m ashamed of who I’ve become around you!”

Changmin was taken back for a moment. “A…Ashamed?”

“I forgot what it felt like to have someone truly cherish me for me, to see me for more than what I can offer physically. Like I said, maybe you should turn to Kaori; you both seem to match impeccably well now.”

“Would you stop with the digs?!” he cried out and Kaia swallowed roughly, holding her emotions at bay. She was clearly trying to withhold her true feelings, and he felt hurt that she couldn’t even trust him enough to say what was on her mind. “This is going around in circles.”

“No, I think it’s actually reached its end,” Kaia replied and Changmin finally let her go. She rubbed her arm and he felt guilty for holding her so tightly. Looking at Changmin for a moment, she sighed. “You should go to bed.”

“Yeah, I have a busy day tomorrow.”

“I know.”

“I’ll see you in the morning,” he told her and she didn’t reply, just stood there staring at the floor. Awkwardly, Changmin stepped away from Kaia and headed down the hallway to his room, feeling all the air had been sucked out of his system.

He only hoped that when the morning arrived, he could make amends.

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Part 18

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Today I present a six half pan Limited Edition Summer Nights set and a French Mineral dot card from Letter Sparrow handmade watercolors. A dot card sample of Indigo was also included. I’ll present some simple swatches and examples, and a couple of short videos that highlight the paints. Should you fancy these paints, their’s a little something for you at the end.

Handmade watercolors are all the rage these days! So that there is hopefully no confusion, I preface what I’m about to present with this – especially for you Stan if you are reading this. Handmade watercolors handle a bit differently than commercial brands. I like handmade watercolors, so of course my writing is going to reflect that view. Some people do not like how handmade watercolors handle/look. They are often more semi-transparent when used concentrated, especially mineral and Mayan pigments. Those down there on the dot card, look transparent to me. They typically lift easily. Some handmade brands or pigments have a finer consistency than others. In my opinion, the Letter Sparrow set has a fine consistency. Handmade watercolor is not inexpensive. Half pans for this brand start at $9. Just like commercial brands, each maker has their own formula and process, and price range. They are all a little different. I consider handmades a creative investment, but I realize they aren’t for everyone. The good thing is, there are plenty of watercolor options out there for wide variety of preferences and budgets. Let’s move on to the exploration!

First a little bit about the owner of Letter Sparrow- Kelly Hollstrom. Kelly is delightful and enthusiastic- a woman with a vision for her business who has had the foresight to change with the market, and region she relocated to. In her career, she’s taught hand lettering and workshops. When we were interacting, she had an air of buoyancy and excitement about her.

“I love watercolor, lettering, calligraphy, nature, food, gardening, traveling, and being with my family & besties. I’ve lived and traveled all over the U.S. I’m married to an amazing guy. He’s a pastor on staff at a great church right outside of St. Louis, MO. I homeschool my fun & imaginative son during the day and run my business for 2 hours in the afternoon and after my son goes to bed. I’ve never run my business full time, even when I was doing hand lettering & workshops. We got 2 puppies in January so we’ve been busy with them.

My inspiration for making paints is mostly nature and art. I just naturally grab colors from things I see and love putting them together to make my limited edition sets. My sets are usually only available for the month they are sold in. This is because I have SO many sets planned.

About my paints:

I started making watercolor paint in August 2016 and started selling them the very end of November 2016. Most of my paints are single pigment and non-toxic. I plan on putting complete pigment info, lightfastness, opacity, etc. on each listing this summer. My binder is all natural and includes pure ingredients.”

What exactly are handmade watercolors you may ask? This is general info, and not brand specific. They are usually pigment and a binder- gum Arabic. Sometimes other ingredients are added, like honey, clove oil or other preservatives or moldicides. Gum Arabic is the hardened sap from the Acacia tree, and is the same binder used by commercial brands. The ingredients are mixed and hand mulled with a muller and mulling slab- those are usually made out of glass. Then they are poured into pans and left to cure for a period of time. It is a time consuming process. Pans may need to be filled more than once due to shrinkage during the curing process. This process can often take weeks. Good raw pigments to make paints with can be expensive. There are plenty of books and info to be had about pigments and paint mixtures in general. I’ve enjoyed the pigment stories and info in this one- Urban Watercolor Sketching by Felix Schienberger. It’s enough info to be interesting, but not too much to be overwhelming. Plus you get some painting techniques and lessons too. His style is unique, loose and fun. I recommend using the “Look Inside” option before you buy, or check it out from the library to see how you like it.

Back to the paints.

All the reviews in the Letter Sparrow Etsy shop are 5 stars. One set that originally caught my eye was the LOVE-ly set– French Red, Super Sparkle Gold, Ultramarine Rose, Sterling Silver. The gold really is super sparkly.

The word that came to mind when I opened the Summer Nights palette- enchanting. It brought to mind the feeling of deep enchanted and magical forests. “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” – John Muir.

This little set is richly pigmented. Aubergine Violet, Gray Ochre, Sterling Silver, Veronese Green, Nitroso Green, Sparkling Gold. The Silver and Gold are very shimmery. All rewet easily.

This video features two colors- Aubergine Violet and Sterling Silver in a Midori Kraft Paper Spiral Ring Notebook. I was able to get a lot of depth and variation with just the Aubergine Violet. It has amazing tinting strength and I found it interesting to work with. It’s a lovely color, and can look almost black when used very concentrated. I’m fond of painting on non-traditional papers, this post features a few.

The swatch card that the tin came with is hand lettered and painted, and has magnets on the back so it stays in the lid for storage- I like that it came with it’s own swatch card. The half pans have magnets on the bottoms and the colors are written on the sides. Below, I put a black line under the Sterling Silver and Sparkle Gold swatches, they cover really well. Dry swatches on the left, and wet in wet on the right. I used all the colors but the gold in the little mountain sample. Swatches and sample done on Arches 90lb cold press watercolor paper.

I took a video of the swatch above to show the sparkle. For some reason I couldn’t get it to show up clear and crisp in this post. Technologies! Anywho, if you want to check it out, I posted it yesterday on my Instagram account.

One thing that I’d like to mention for the Hobonichi enthusiasts- this brand worked well on the fabulously thin Tomoe River Paper← that’s a link to fountain pen inks being written on the paper- mesmerizing. This is the paper used in the Hobonichi line up. In my experience, not all handmade watercolors are satisfactory on this paper. If you are curious about the Hobonichi, here’s the link to the Japanese site. Because I use an A6 size Hobonichi Techo as an art journal, there are a boat load of examples on my Instagram account- @jessicaseacrest. If you are curious, check out my feed and/or ask me questions in the comments below.

It’s apparent from my examples lately, that I’m presently stuck on trees. I’m also into Yupo right now- both sample paintings are on that. If your not familiar with Yupo, it is “a synthetic (polypropylene) substrate…with a non-porous surface that repels water.” It is super fun and feels like an adventure every time I use it. Click either of those Yupo links for more info. This version here is the white, but it also comes in translucent.

Magical Mushroom Forest

Usually I’m all about the gold, but I was so fond of the Sterling Silver I had a hard time moving on to the gold. But you can see some of it here in the 15 second video.

Because I have trouble not going full tilt with the pigments, sometimes my best service in showing them is with odd swatches. Arches 90lb cold press watercolor paper was used- dry paper on the left, wet in wet on the right. This helps with spotting similarities in colors too. Mostly those seem to be the two greens and the two darker reds. I ran out of room on my first attempt, so I did it again on a larger piece. I especially fancy the Apricot.

I love how these colors look together. Used- Apricot, Turquoise, Sky Blue, Lavender Blue, Plum, and some of the gold from the Summer Nights set. The Plum was really fun on Yupo, it has a depth to it.

I’ve enjoyed this brand, it’s beautiful, and they offer interesting curated sets. I like featuring and supporting small businesses and makers. There is one thing that seems to run through all handmade watercolor makers that I’ve interacted with or purchased from- a passion and enthusiasm for their products. The Summer Nights set featured here will be available next Saturday on the July 15th restock. The half pan set is $59 and the full pan set is $107. Check out Instagram- @lettersparrow for photos of previously released sets and swatches, or Facebook.com/lettersparrow. A link to the shop in case you want to check it out and ♥ it. Questions about the paints- email Kelly at [email protected]. Here is the restock schedule:

“Limited Edition Summer Schedule:

July 15th – The “SUMMER NIGHTS” set and the “BLUES SET”

August 5th – The “LETTER SPARROW 12” and the “GREENS SET”

September – The “LETTER SPARROW 24” (perfect for Christmas gifts!) and The “EARTH SET”

Kelly offered this 10% off coupon to Doodlewash readers- use coupon code: LETTERSPARROW. It’s valid until August 31, 2017. Yay- thanks Kelly! And thank for the opportunity to enjoy, and review your paints.

There are several other reviews on Doodlewash of handmade watercolors- Greenleaf & Blueberry, Pfeiffer Art Supply & Redwood Willow, and Anthesis Arts.

As always, thank you for taking the time to read this review. I’ll be back soon with another one 🙂

Happy painting and sketching!

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