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vqrtualheartss · 9 months

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E42 Miles Morales x Black!Fem!Reader! - Across the Multiverse (might change it)

A/n : Soo, this is my first time publishing any of my writings online, although intended to be a oneshot, if all goes well a part two may come by. Feel free to give suggestions, requests, feedback. Next part here

Warnings : cheating/ profanity, miles (1610) cheating, angst, cursing (only 2 words I think) , implied sexual assault,GWILES,, (not very detailed) harm done to reader

Reader = blue, Miles (1610) = red, Gwen = pink, others = white, may get a colour though

Genre : Angst(?)

I am in no way, shape or form trying to villainize Gwen, everything is just for plot in fact I love Gwiles. My only point of interest is Miles G.

𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷| Every Saturday, my boyfriend -and Brooklyn's infamous Spider-Man- Miles Morales, would sit down and tell me the tea in the Spider-society. I've learnt about his encounters with other spider-people across the spider-verse and his relations with them. It was a silly little tradition but I loved it.

"Yea, so basically, the multiverse is a collection of all the universes there are, including this one. And that cow..villain thing, called The Spot has holes that can drag you anywhere across the multiverse or somewhere different in this one. I'll make sure to beat his ass next time he comes though so I can protect you from it"

I threw the pillow supporting my elbows at him, he webbed it to the wall "Corny ass"

He got up from his seat around the desk walking over to my place on the bed hovering over my frame.

"I don't care if I'm corny, I'll protect and love you in every universe there is, including this one"

We started giggling like little kids as the gap between our bodies closed in, he cradled my face in his hands before our lips met. We froze in the moment for about ten seconds before pulling back.

"I love you so, so much , and I don't ever want you to ever forget that."

He was clingy at times, but oh so adorable

"Ofcourse I know, you like to tell me everyday"

"And I'll never stop telling you"

He pecked my cheek. My hand rested onto his, caressing it

For about what seemed like hours but was just a few seconds we stared into the other's eyes, pure love and admiration in each set.

Who wouldn't fall in love again if someone looked at them like that?

"Even after two years I feel like I still have a crush on you-...Uahhh"

Taking a moment to process the events, Miles launched onto her

I held onto Miles as everything in the room including us started to levitate. He was more confused than scared since he's used to wierd stuff being Spider-Man and all. What shocked him was the blue.. portal thing that opened up in the ceiling. As it spread more, everything returned to it's position. From it a girl with blond, shoulder length hair and a right side-cut floated down on the bed beside us.

"Gwanda!, I missed you so much" huh?

"I missed you too Miles"

I stared at them blankly, separating themselves off each other, he cleared his throat.

"Y/n, this is Gwen, Gwen this is my girlfriend, y/n"

I awkwardly waved to her, to which she did back with almost the same energy. It was like looking at an inverted version of myself. My skin was a medium ebony, hers a snow white, I had coily 4c hair, her's was wavy, not to mention our clothing styles. Polar opposites.

"So why'd you call her Gwanda, and she like that?"

"It's an inside joke, you wouldn't get it"

Confused wasn't even the word for me right now. Miles scratched the back of his head, a nervous tactic of his

I shook my head to his statement. The silence got a bit awkward before she decided to break the ice

"Soo, how's everything since I left?"

Not wanting to disrupt their convo, I started scrolling through my feed

"The worst obviously"

I raised my eyebrows in shock at his confession. "obviously" What's that to mean? I had to bite at the inside of my cheek to stop myself from doing or saying anything irrational. I allowed myself to step out their convo, aimlessly browsing through social media, my focus was deep into my phone. However, my head swiftly moved when I heard their last few sentences

"Let's go patrolling, we still have a lot of catching up to do" Gwen's eyes widened, her blue irises scaring me a bit, they looked quite uncanny

"Does she know that you're-"

"Yeah, she does. You can trust her" Not sure if I can trust you or her right now.

"In that case, yeah, I'd like that"

My face stained with an inquisitive expression, both tones sounded a little too.. flirtatious for my liking, what exactly was so secretive that they had to talk it out in the city? I looked up at both persons as they put their suits on, waiting to see if neither would acknowledge my existence. Nope, they just got suited up and.. left. If there's a word to describe something to be more invisible than invisible then that was definitely how I felt. Not even my boyfriend could say goodbye.. humph

"It can't be that bad, they're just catching up.. yeah"

Trying every and anything to convince myself, I took up my belongings, letting myself outside his room then house. At first, I called out to his parents - "Mama Rio, Tio Jeff?" - hearing no response I left, locking the door using the key I got from Tiá Rio as a reminder that - I'm always welcome - I smiled at the memory.

I tried walking around the city to clear my mind, about halfway through my walk I saw two familiar suits gliding and having their best time in the sky, moving along the roofs of houses. That's some patrolling

"This is going to end badly isn't it?... Maybe I'm thinking of the worst, he loves me. He wouldn't replace me like that right?" Wrong.

Mood ruined, I cut my time short and headed straight home. Unlocking the door, I took my shoes off placing the beside the table. I would usually call out to my parents but they were away on a business trip. After getting some food, I took myself up to my bedroom. Taking a shower and changing into silk shorts and an oversized shirt (sleep clothes). But before heading to the bed I sat around my desk, admiring fairy lights adorned with pictures of Miles and I.. my boyfriend and I. I looked out my window only to see the two leaned against each other, back faced to my vision.

For the next few days it was all about Gwen. Gwen. Gwen. Gwen. Gwen. I felt as if he was dating her

"Wanna go on a date? Just you and me, it'd be fun" "Sorry I'm already with Gwen"

"Bonito, do you still want to go for ice-cream?" "Sorry princess, drawing with Gwen. Can you pick some up though? She loves vanilla."

"Can you buy that plush for me? I'll pay you back." "Sorry, spent all my money on Gwen"

(time-skip)

I tried so. so hard to keep positive, but I just couldn't. I changed, now it was gaslighting myself from crying to crying. "How's this even fair, he's supposed to be my boyfriend.. who is he even dating now" I felt like trash, disposable, he made me feel disposable. I thought I'd have to die before I see this era come. Clearly, I underestimated fate. I felt replaceable, disposable, and, jealous. I had completely let myself go, my eyes were always puffy, hair more tangled than usual, I looked a mess. I finally decided to talk with him, knowing this talk would only end one of two ways: good or bad.

I fixed myself up, it didn't take much really, I combed my hair, putting it in a nice high puff. Wore some cute clothes and that was it. Call me a narcissist, but I knew I was always pretty (bad lil bitch). I stared at my reflection in the mirror, smiling as I admired my features, taking a couple pics too , I finally headed out. My parents were out on another business trip, they always are, giving me another reason to visit the Morales - to visit my second family-.

Arriving at their residence, I knocked to acknowledge the presence of anyone that may be in the house. Miles' mother opened the door

"Tiá Rio! It's so good to see you" she pulled me into a hug before pulling back, both of us smiling

"Likewise mija.. oh dear, what happened? Your face is all sad-looking and-"

Your son is what happened

"it's nothing mama, I've just been tired, that's all"

It warmed my heart at how much she seemed to care for me, assuming she was referring to my puffy eyes I lied. - well that's one thing you can't rid in a day - whilst listening to me, she gestured for me to get inside, closing the door behind me as I took my shoes off

"If it's that boy stressing you out, I'll beat him for you, just let me know" I laughed at her suggestion

"No mama, it's not him, thank you for the offer though" I was still chuckling, then she joined in

"Anything for you. I'll get going though, I have something on the stove to attend to" I shook yes, heading towards his room

"Leave a plate for me?"

"Always " I smiled as I turned focus to Miles' bedroom door. I went in deciding to not knock

I don't even know if I wished I did or not. The scene behind the door was heartbreaking, but I couldn't look away. There he was.. my "boyfriend" kissing Gwen Stacy. He was looking at her with those eyes, the eyes of love he used to look at me with. Both of them looked at me like they've seen a ghost. The expression wasn't too far off, they did make me feel like a ghost, invisible. I shook away any tears starting to form, but my eyelids were like a broken dam, no way or use in controlling it. If anything, I wanted him to see how I felt, to see how much he hurt me, to feel guilt, sadness, anything.

"Cielo, don't cry. It's not what it looks like"

"How long ?" He started to stutter. "How long Miles?"

"2 weeks, listen.. please. We were caught up in a moment and we just-"

"Do you think that's helping?" I felt my words ball up, stuck in my throat, my stomach continuously dropping. It's as if I could feel the sadness in my body. I didn't like it

"No.." I looked over his shoulder, looking at Gwen as she turned her face away, his sweater and other belongings on her

"What happened to protecting and loving me in every universe? In this universe Miles. I don't care about any other universe, you had one job to do. Is loving me harder than being Spider-Man?" I shook my head side to side in disbelief

"Princessa-" Gwen hummed a timid response. Un-fucking-believeable

"Do not call me that, there's your princessa" I pointed over to Gwen that had her sweater still stuck over her body. The air quotes from myself added to the comedic effect and subtracted from the restraint I had to not laugh

I made a run for it when he turned his head in the direction of my finger before I broke down. I couldn't let him see me like this. I ran to the door, shoes in hand as I searched for my keys, unlocking it. Talking to Miles' mother in between quiet sobs as she rushed behind me, "I'm sorry tiá" I finally made my way onto the streets of Brooklyn running somewhere, anywhere far from their house. Once settled I tried putting on my shoes, who knew that such a simple task was hard when crying ?

Rio's p.o.v

What the hell is going on, more importantly, why is (y/n) crying. I looked up in the direction of Miles' room to see him run forward to the door, a girl that was definitely not her behind him, her lipstick smudged. What the actual- she looks old enough to vote ?! I stood in my position, putting 2 and 2 together.

"Miles Gonzalo Morales. Get. Here. Now."

(Y/n) p.o.v

Still, I was wandering around the city, just something I do to blow off steam. - The hell? - it's kinda wierd to see Brooklyn this empty, especially on a Saturday evening. I continued walking until I saw the reason for the lack of people, The Spot.

Could this day get any worse? I sighed, Yes unfortunately, mentally, I answered my question as I tried running opposite from the creature, my attempts to escape failed as it stretched it's hands to engulf me in its nothingness. As it took me in, I saw holes that spread randomly, seemingly having no start nor end.

I knew what they led into -a new universe-, but not where. Knowing there was no going back, I decided to leap into a random hole, accepting whatever fate it throws to me. Before making my decision, a hole randomly spawned underneath my legs, bringing me into any universe it leads to.

It was a hard fall to say the least but I got up. I landed in...Brooklyn? It was nothing like my Brooklyn but, sure it was pretty. The place was littered with multiple shades of dark purple and other hues, a black tint being evident on the atmosphere. Having nothing else to do, I did what I know best, wander. For about 10 minutes my eyes never left the buildings, neon signs or billboards, it was chaotic...but in a harmonious way. I was now more amused than scared. Then my thoughts hit me like a train

"Where will I stay?"

"Wouldn't I already live here?, I could be dead. SHIT I COULD BE DEAD"

"what should I do now?"

Lost in my own thoughts, I didn't seem to acknowledge the group of men (3) that stood, cat-calling me. I decided to ignore their existence, walking briskly

"Hey doll, come here. I don't bite"

"What's a pretty girl like you doing here?"

With their words slurred, I could only assume they were drunk, plugging my ears with my fingers.

"ohh, so you think you're better than us now?" The third man stated

"bitch"

I blame Miles Morales of earth 1610 for this

They started to run after me, I started to run from them. To make the situation worse on my part, before arming myself with even a rusty nail, one of the men held on my arm, forcefully dragging me into an alleyway and throwing my body against the wall. One thing happened after another, now they started to beat and bruise my body anyway and where they could. Whether it was by throwing glass at my face, kicking my chest, slapping my face, throwing my head back into the wall, stomping on my body they didn't stop. They stopped when I was at my weakest, my mouth was bleeding, slap marks imprinted on my face, glass shards in and around my body, blood dripping at a slow rate from my head, most of it got soaked up in my hair, making the coils look more like curls. They did all this while letting out a few remarks on their minds.

"That's what you get for resisting, you had a choice y'know"

"Think you're better than the rest of us huh?"

"cry all you want, there's no one here to save you"

Spitting out blood, and wiping my mouth with my sleeve I begged for some forgiveness - "Please" "Let me go" -

"Hmm, you see. I really can't do that doll but you can get something else"

"what?"

The man's mouth distorted into a smug smile before he tore my jacket in half from the seams. I tried to cover my chest with the hand covered in blood as the other men laughed. He tore away my hand, slamming my head once more into the wall. Hard. Getting rid of any consciousness I may have had left. I silently cried as I felt my soul slip from my body.

My eyes started to shut , vision doubling as I heard the sound of metal scraping against the wall, faint screams came from infront me, my body getting weak. I heard men shouting, slicing, punching, and, the splatter of something that heavily fell on my face and clothes. Finally, I felt the hand that had intentions of violating my body fall, its owner seemingly dropping to the floor.

Forcing myself to open my eyes I saw a suit with colours of purple and black step towards me, lifting my body up.

"It's all good now. You'll be fine" The voice sounded almost mechanical behind the mask, the demeanour of the wearer gradually softening as he reassured me. I closed my eyes trusting the stranger with my life. I can trust him afterall..right?

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fablepaint · 3 months

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First off, congratulations on your help with Lackadaisy!✨️✨️✨️

Second, I've been practicing with the Lackadaisy style using nothing but traditional art (paper and colored pencils), and I'm nervous about using digital art for the first time😓

I've been procrastinating with practicing digital art for years, and now I'm ready to get started!✨️✨️✨️

Got any helpful tips or advice for drawing Lackadaisy characters with digital art?🤔

Also, I have ADHD and I'm Autistic so trying new things takes time with me😅

Well the nice thing about ADHD and Autism is when you get into something, you get REALLY into something. So if you are able to build a routine that allows you the freedom to explore the medium you want to jump into, then you'll steamroll ahead. If you're finding it hard to kick off that fixation so you can focus easier, try to pair it up with an existing fixation. Are you into every kind of horse? Okay then, draw an example of every warmblood, coldblood, and hotblood you can think of. Every pony, every donkey, every mule. Find some good photos and go to town. Piggy-backing off my existing fixations is how I can chain together a lot of information that I would otherwise struggle to absorb and recall fully.

As for helpful tips, you're already doing it. I think starting with traditional materials is a good way to build up good art habits without the convenience of infinite colors and the undo button. You'll make quicker decisions and be a little less precious about mistakes. Cuz you have to live with them IRL, so might as well keep going even if the work didn't turn out great. Maybe you'll learn something along the way?

A second tip, more specific to Lackadaisy, is breaking characters down into simpler shapes and seeing if you can build them back up again. Feel free to trace them to turn them into mannequins. Then, knowing the proportions of those mannequins, can you draw them doing other things?

And research. Tracy deep-dives into historical stuff like clothing, hairdos, jobs, jewelry, etc. If you immerse yourself in something you find interesting, you'll see it cropping up in your work occasionally. Look into art deco and art nouveau, two schools of design thought that have a thread running between them that goes solidly through the 1920s. Consider how that design philosophy might get integrated into clothing or furniture.

Other than that, digital specific? There's isn't much, just have fun with what program feels good to use. Don't go too nuts on color (you have a million colors, but a million colors does not a good painting make) and make sure the ergonomics of your digital art situation doesn't hurt you longterm. Take breaks for your hands and stretch. It's more strenuous than traditional. Maybe it's the lack of physical feedback or the way we tend to curl around our devices. Not sure, but I find it more draining than trad work.

#lackadaisy #question #answer #digital art #illustration

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duckymcdoorknob · 1 year

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OMG! CONGRATS ON 1K DUCKY! For the event, could I have a medium americano with light ice, cream + sugar, cookie crumbles and peppermint bits? The name of the order will be Bokuto! No pressure and have a lovely day/night ^-^

God I hope I wrote this correctly-😭

THANK YOUUUUU!!!

THIS MADE ME OWO IVE HAD THIS IDEA FOR A WHILE AND IVE FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT REQUEST FOR IT!!!

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Kotaro Bokuto did not believe in luck.

Sure, it was fun to take part in his team’s “traditions” to “help put luck on their side,” but he never really understood it. The ace was a firm believer in practice, after all, practice makes permanent.

Could sheer, dumb luck really affect him like people claimed?

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It was a sunny Tuesday morning, and the white-haired male had invited you to join him outside for lunch on the front lawn. He prepared a blanket for the two of you to sit on, bought some meat buns the night before, and brought a tiny speaker for some music.

Lucky for him, there was a gentle breeze flowing through the air, cooling him perfectly.

Bokuto sat anxiously, checking the time almost every minute, ready for you to come and meet with him. Of course, your schedules conflicted, so the ace was forced to wait for your previous class to release.

Truth be told, Bokuto has had a huge crush on you since your first year of high school. He wasn’t sure if now was a good time to ask you out, or not. He would be lying if he said that he wasn’t nervous, until something in the grass caught his eye…

When your class finally let out, you shot your friend a text to alert him. You rushed down the stairs and out into the hallway. You pushed open the doors of your hall and were greeted by the gentle breeze and the luminous sunshine.

Smiling widely, your eyes locked onto Bokuto, who was now resting with his arms behind his head. You sauntered over to him, kneeling on the blanket once you arrived at his side.

“Well hello there, sleepyhead.” You teased.

Bokuto opened his eyes with a smile. “You know I can’t-“

“Can’t sleep?“ you interrupted, “In the sunshine. I remember”

“You know me well, dearest (Y/N).” The ace replied, popping up to a seated position.

The white-haired male could’ve sworn his heart stopped when he saw how you looked. Somehow, he had seen you in a brand new light today. He was instantly embarrassed, clearing his throat and averting his gaze.

“What’s wrong?” You asked innocently, brows furrowed as you turned his head to look at you.

Flailing a bit, the ace stuttered out the best response that he could. “N-Nothing! I’m j-just a little h-h-HOT! I’m a little hot.”

You cocked an eyebrow at him with a disbelieving smile.

“O-Ookay maybe I’m lying… Everything is fine! No need for you to worry. It could just be the temperature, or maybe there’s a storm coming and-“

“Bokuto.”

“Mm?”

“Do you trust me?”

“M-Mhm.”

Cupping the side of his face, you closed your eyes and pressed your lips against his. You felt his breath hitch with a gasp before he finally began to reciprocate.

The two of you broke apart, and Bokuto’s face lit up. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the item he had found in the grass earlier. He chuckled in disbelief.

“What is it?” You asked.

“Here, take my hand.” The ace whispered as he held your wrist gently. With his free hand, he carefully lowered it onto your own, dropping an object into it.

When you opened your own hand, you couldn’t help but giggle and lean in to kiss him once more. Bokuto was a little taken aback, but nonetheless grabbed the sides of your face and kissed you back with a giddy grin.

What was resting in the palm of your hand?

A four leaf clover.

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mementoboni · 1 year

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[part 1/3] Kaoru no Dokugen - Chapter 0: The person I admire

"It was the first time I had ever felt a sound like that, and the songs were just intense but easy to hum and listen to. I wasn't able to make such an analysis at the time, but I felt that I had come across something extraordinary."

Notes before reading:

This chapter is from Kaoru’s first book “Dokugen" released on October 2015. It is placed after Chapter 35 (the last chapter), not part of "Ongaku to Hito" magazine. You can purchase the book 👉 here.

The title is written in Kanji as "憧人" (Akogareru Hito), which means "The person I admire". (Actually, I'm not sure if this is how it's pronounced 😅)

I first translated this chapter into Traditional Chinese in 2021, but later I found that there was no English version, so I decided to translate it again into English.

The translation is divided into three parts (I didn't expect it to be so long in English…). This is the first part. 👉 part 2. & part 3.

In this part, Kaoru talks about how he got to know the music of X JAPAN (it was called "X" back then), and how much he loved HIDE that he started playing guitar and wanted to form a band.

Repost and share are welcome.🙌 This is the first time I have translated so much words into English, so please feel free to correct me if you spot any mistake or any confusing parts.☺️

Chapter 0: The person I admire

All right, now it's time to write about this. As the title says, it's about someone I've admired for a long, loooooooooooong time.

He is the guitarist of the band, which I first knew in middle school. I've written before, the first time I heard of them was recommended by a classmate, who was really into noise music.* At that time, I honestly did not accept the intense sound I had never heard before at all. However, there were a few songs on the album that I liked, and I had those songs dubbed onto tape and listened to them over and over again.

After that, the band's debut album was released on April 21, a few days after I entered high school. Somehow I ordered the band album that was totally unacceptable when I first heard it and bought it on my way home from school.

As I wrote before, I still vividly remember the first time I heard that album. I went home, sat in front of the radio cassette without taking off my uniform, opened the CD, held the booklet in my hand, and within minutes after I pressed the play button—the word "shock" could not be used to describe what I felt. Then, for about an hour, I fell into a feeling I had never felt before and I couldn't sit still. I wanted to tell someone how I felt as soon as possible. Despite these thoughts, I couldn't leave the album behind and ran out, but stayed home and listened to it over and over again from that day on.

Intense and beautiful.

It was the first time I had ever felt a sound like that, and the songs were just intense but easy to hum and listen to. I wasn't able to make such an analysis at the time, but I felt that I had come across something extraordinary. The visuals, which had only been seen as people in bizarre outfits, even came to seem super cool because of the great songs after I heard the sound, making me want to go to the live concert.

After looking up the magazine, I found out that they were having a live show in Osaka a few days later. The tickets were sold out, but I still wanted to go to the venue. I wanted to feel the atmosphere even a little bit, so I headed to the venue with all my money (5,000 yen). The venue was the former Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan medium hall. There was a park in front of the venue, and I was nervous because there were a lot of people dressed in rocking styles, but not necessarily in cosplay. There were also many people selling scalped tickets, which were highly sought after. Since it was impossible to get a ticket, I went to the stalls that were selling goods. As the time for the show was approaching, the crowd around me was gradually dispersing. I saw some people putting their ears against the wall to listen to the sound leak, so I thought I'd give it a try when the show started, but I found someone who gave me a ticket and I ended up watching the live show!

That live was……………of course, X's live. Of course, the guitarist I saw there was HIDE-san. Seeing HIDE-san at this live changed my life.

To be honest, I thought X were monsters when I first saw them. Especially HIDE-san looked like an alien, not a person from this world.

After watching such a live show, I started searching for magazines with X on them. Even when I was at school, I wanted to go home early and listen to X's songs. I got deeper and deeper into them, wanting to listen to them all the time, wanting to touch X all the time.

Then, I really wanted a Mockingbird, the same guitar HIDE-san had, so I saved up my pocket money and New Year's money, and then went to a music store in Shinsaibashi Amemura, Osaka. I went to this music store because I had read in a magazine that they had Mockingbird guitars there, but in fact they did not, and I was told to make a reservation. I still wanted one, so I ordered it on the spot, but after that I didn't hear from them for a while. Six months later, when I thought maybe it had been forgotten, the shipment finally arrived and I got the Mockingbird. I was so happy that I kept touching it.

From there, I watched X's live performance in Kansai many times, and I also went to the Tokyo Dome live several times. I recorded all the TV shows with X on them; through the help of my friends, I also found and got videos of TV shows outside of Kansai. HIDE-san didn’t look like an alien on TV, he was kind of cute.

I never thought I'd be so addicted to them. There was nothing in my eyes but X and HIDE-san.

At that time, I heard that if you wrote a letter to HIDE-san and sent it with a return postcard, you would receive a reply, so I started writing immediately and sent the letter. I wrote about how I started playing the guitar after seeing HIDE-san, and that I wanted to form a band someday. Then, what a surprise! A reply came back!!!!!!!!!

(To be continued…)

Words from the translator:

When I first listened to X JAPAN's music, my feelings were similar to what Kaoru described. At the same time, I love HIDE as much as Kaoru does, even though I'm born in a world without HIDE.💗

*About the classmate who recommended noise music to Kaoru, you can read Chapter 2 of Dokugen. Here are two translations by different translators:

Chapter 2: “The transfer student who introduced me to the noisy music” by @thepriceofbeingaroseisloneliness

Chapter II. A classmate who introduced me to “noise” music by @elenalester

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part 2. & part 3.

#dir en grey #薰 #kaoru #読弦 #dokugen #憧人 #akogareru hito #translations #kaoru translation #text translation #hide #松本秀人 #x japan #translation by yinfu

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hellothere-generalangsty · 4 months

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It's way past my bedtime ans my cat is sleeping-purring next to me but I thought I'd post the process of the @ailani-reillata Ailaniversary art I made today just to talk a bit more about it

Disclaimer: doing traditional art is cool until you need to scan it or post a picture of it 😂 also kinda long post below so ofc no obligation at all to read it!

Phase one: Sketching the Idea

My inspiration for the posture was a Yara Flor comic strip I found on Pinterest. Yara looks over her shoulder and her hair falls on the side of her face, and I loved the way it framed her face and thought it would look great with Ailani's hair.

I drew a little doodle on the page to help me visualize how the hair would be divided, and focused on 3 main parts (the lines, the bubbles, the empty space) which would - supposedly- help me during the lineart stage. Below are images of the final sketch.

I was hesitant on adding details to her arms, such as the folds of a dress, but I was so anxious about ruining the drawing I abandonzd that idea. I was considering adding her tattoos and was still not decided at this stage of the drawing.

Phase 2: Line-ing the Art

Is that even a real word? Idk, I'm too tired to English properly so we will say it is. Following the sketching phase was naturalle the lineart phase, which is one of my favorite stage when drawing. I bought new inking pens too so I was able to test them out, and it went quite well!

As you can see, the ribbons, outline of the skin and facial features have been done with my new pens, and i was quite happy with the result! It gives a more natural look to the whole drawing in my opinion.

At this stage I decided not to add her arm tattoos and consider this version of Ailani as the one you would find in the early chapters of Begged and Borrowed Time, so before she would get her tattoos.

Phase 2.5: Line-ing the Hair

This stage has it's own part because it was really fun to do! The inspiration for the way I draw hair comes from @/ssavaart (aka Scott Christian Sava on Youtube). I've been following him for a while now and I'm trying to push my art beyond my comfort zone and try new stuff thanks to him, and having fun with drawing hair is one of these things!

Look how beautiful these curls are. I'm not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but I'm really proud of the drawing at this stage 😂 it's the perfect moment where the inking went well and I have not yet ridked myself with the watercolours - so I always take a long sight (and tons of pictures) to celebrate reaching this stage without incidents.

Phase 3: Watercolours

Here comes the difficult part. It always makes me nervous because I always fear ruining my drawing and all the efforts I put into it by doing the watercolours. But I love the medium too much and if I want to get better I need to practice. So, testing the waters, I finally dive head first into this crucial stage.

The watercolouring goes well, I'm overall satisfied enough to take some pictures and even try to scan it, with the hope that the scanned rendering will be better than the usual "photographing and editing" I do with my phone.

Spoiler alert: the scan was NOT better than the pictures, and no amount of editing could change that. (Or maybe I am just very bad at editing.) So, back to my "photographing and editing" habits, I somehow managed to get a good enough result:

I still feel unsatisfied as I find these digital versions do not properly render the visuals I have on paper, IRL. With the digital versionsw the hair is either so dark we don't see the details, or too bright, the colours are too warm and light... And while Ailani looks light-skinned, the paper version has these visible brown tones that I struggled to find on the digital version, even when editing the pictures. The closest I got is the tone you see on the first picture, but the image is not lighted enough so the overall quality of the picture is a bit lessened by that.

Still, I won't complain too much, because overall it was a very fun drawing to do, I enjoyed every stage of it and I would love to do another piece like this! But for now I will go to sleep because it is Way Past My Bedtime 😂

If you've made it this far, thank you for your attention, feel free to let me know which stage is your favorite and what you liked most (or disliked most) about this drawing!

I for one really had fun doing Ailani's lips, as well as filling her hair, and colouring her eyes! 😊

#ailani #ailani art #I'm tagging just in case you wanna see more but again no obligation to read all of that or anything!#this post is mostly here to show the early stages coz I was so prouf of how smoothly it went!!#until the colours #it's always the colours 😂#but I hope you enjoyed the drawing anyway #I've actually been working on it last weekend but couldn't finish it until this saturday because of my exams week #which is over btw which means i finally has time to read Begged And Borrowed Time!!#and I'm really excited about that!!#so yeah that's all for me now is time to sleep because it's like 4:19am right now and I am huu tired 😂#once again happy Ailaniversary 💕💙#also yes we can't see my signature on the drawings I cut it out by accident when i cropped the pictures and was too lazy to retake pics etc #please pretend like you see my name signed next to her hair x)

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marrymeserizawa · 1 year

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I really love how you paint with gouache, it looks like it's digital and the colors are so fine like it's a matte sticker, so smooth and soft lol So.... I bought (cheap like $20) gouache like you and omg it's so much fun ahhh 😭😭😭 and it looks so pretty, I was wondering if you had any tips? I've been layering (like stacking) paint but it cracks when it drys... 🧍idk I'm nervous haha, anyway love your art!!!! 💖💖

!! I’m flattered you were inspired enough to pick up a new medium:’0 it’s got it’s fair share of challenges but yes! The colors make it very fun for sure^^

And I am by no means an expert myself haha but I can definitely impart some tips. •Firstly though- The paint I use is acryla gouache which (as the name suggests) has an acrylic binder and cannot be reactivated with water like traditional gouache. I have most experience with acrylic paint myself so this type was a perfect fit for me. Based on the “cracking” you’ve described I suspect the paint you bought is traditional gouache. The trick with that kind is finding the right paint-to-water ratio, if you pick up too much pigment you might get that cake-y texture after drying. When you mix, aim for a ‘creamy’ texture that’s not goopy on your brush when you apply (just start light and paint square or scale exercises until you find the right balance👍 something easy as you get used to this new medium) •The paper you use may also be a factor. I used a sturdy and fairly inexpensive canson mixed media type when I first started(took the paint surprisingly well tbh) and then moved to different watercolor ones (tried pretty expensive types too only to hate em lmao) Cold-press fluid 100 watercolor paper has become my personal favorite. •this last note is not so much a tip but since you like my approach to gouache, maybe it’ll provide some insight? My own notes-to-self when I paint lol:

But! It’s a pretty versatile medium and it all comes down to your own preferences ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ it’s up to you to find out what you like as you experiment- hope you have fun with it!

#ask #jay.txt #good luck!#damn I miss painting..motivation pls come home I miss u

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emeritus-fuckers · 4 months

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Hello! This is my entry for the match-up event:

1. I use she/her pronouns and I am a cis woman. I am also straight both sexually and romantically (I just think men are neat)

2. I would like to be paired up with one of the Papas, please

3. For my physical appearance, I am 5'6, my body type is average I'd say, I'm more flat chested/thinner around my torso and thicker around the thighs and bottom. I have blue eyes, chin length brown hair that's oftentimes up in a ponytail whenever I go out and an undercut. Style wise, I really like wearing vintage/more formal wear, such as blouses with big sleeves (even better when they go higher up the neck), high waisted pants or ankle length big skirts, vests, and some nice dress shoes or boots. I almost always have a necklace and a dangly earring on one ear to go along with my outfits.

4. I'm more on the quiet and introverted side. Especially around people I don't know and haven't met before. I can tend to be socially awkward at times. It takes a bit of time to warm up to and really express myself around others. Once I am comfortable around someone though, I love spending time with them. I like being kind and generous to others and I am very loyal to those that I am close to. I like to see my friends happy and to make them laugh and I'll easily do anything for them if they ask.

5. For hobbies, I am big on music. I am passionate about the bands/artists I listen to and I love to share music with others. Genre wise I like rock from all different decades and funky indie music, though I listen to all sorts of different genres. I also like to create traditional art, and the mediums I use are pencil, fine line pens, and I'm now starting to get into watercolor. I like to do more realism type drawings. I like to read a good book every now and then I enjoy playing video games if I have a good enough amount of free time to do so. I also have a few little collections of different things and I'm always on the lookout to add onto them. I also like to watch movies, especially with others so we can make comments on what we're watching.

6. I have a big sweet tooth, especially when it comes to fruit juices/smoothies and ice cream. My love languages are quality time and physical touch (I am a bit touch starved, unfortunately). I'm not the best gift giver, but I really like to create or handmake something for people as a gift. I tend to get stressed and anxious too easily and overthink and it's something I'm trying to work on. I also really like uncommon pets, it's so cool to get to interact with animals I don't see all that often in person.

Thank you so much! (Apologies if it's a little long)

This post is part of the 1000 followers match up event. Entries for the event are now closed.

Your match is...Papa Emeritus IV

The first things Copia noticed about you was your blue eyes, shining bright like the Morning Star and how your smile would make his heart flutter. You’d only met a few times briefly, but during those times you’d both talked about movies and video games.

That evening you strolled through the cloisters on the way to get food, your breath hanging heavy in the crisp winter air. You paused to look through the arches onto the lawn and then up. The dark night sky glimmered with small pin pricks of light, the sheer depth of it entranced you.

“Beautiful isn’t it cara… it would be easy to just look at it all night sì?” You looked accross to see Papa Emeritus IV, he looked stunning in his glittery red jacket. He had his Papal paints on and you just stuttered some kind of response. He gave you the warmest smile you’d ever seen. “I err” he added, then he too fell silent.

A small little nervous rat noise escaped him before he said “It’s okay, I am err how should I say, not the best in social situations either. But I’ve been meaning to ask… would you like to come with me to get some food? A date perhaps?” His shifts a little waiting for your response. You happily agree and he smiles broadly.

You can relax around him, despite him being Papa you can see the man underneath it all and he is very easy to get on with. He makes you a mixtape of his favourite music and when you do the same for him he gets very excited. He’ll play it when you aren’t around and he misses you, mainly when he is stuck at work.

He adores your art, he finds it interesting to watch how you go from a blank page to the finished work. He asks if you can draw him and his rats, that becomes slightly tricky as even his favourite rat won’t sit still.

He understands what it’s like to get stressed and anxious. He’ll do anything he can to support you with that and he’s really easy to talk to about it. If he sees you getting anxious, if it helps you, he’ll wrap his arms around you and hold you close. “I’m here for you cara” he’ll kiss the top of your head. “Just tell me what I can do to help and I will”

You spend evenings together snuggled on the sofa playing video games or watching movies. When it’s a movie night Copia will sneak into the Ministry kitchens and take the largest and nicest tub of ice cream he can find back to his rooms for you two to share.

Written by Nyx

#anon #ghost band #ghost bc #papa emeritus iv #copia x reader #copia #papa iv #match up event #match up #papa emeritus iv x reader

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melodygordon · 1 year

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On creating by hand

When was the last time you made something by hand?

These Christmas cards were made with watercolors, gel pens, and metallic marker. I was so anxious in the beginning. I didn’t feel like I knew what I was doing. I couldn’t decide on a design and spent countless hours wading through Pinterest looking for ‘inspiration’.

I didn’t need inspiration. I was already inspired simply because I wanted to make something. I had that itch to hold a paintbrush in my hands.

Inspiration is a vision. Having a vision means inspiration is already there, like a seed in the ground. All it needs is water to eventually bloom. For me, the water is always belief. Belief in myself, belief in my abilities, and belief in the process.

So in the beginning, I couldn’t create because I was sure the recipients would hate the cards no matter what I drew. I ruined two cards because of low self-confidence and a third card because of overcompensation.

When you’re nervous or trying too hard, it shows so prominently when you are creating with real pencils and real brushes. My hands weren’t shaking, but my confidence was. Your work is affected by how you approach it. I’ve seen some people talk in the art community about how they struggle with traditional art because of how ‘unforgiving’ mediums like ink or oil paints are.

But is the ink unforgiving or is it the artist who is unforgiving? Is the artist allowing themselves to make mistakes? Or is the artist looking at the ink or oils and, knowing there is no undo button, demands no errors?

Messing up the original cards was actually what I needed to figure everything out. I had to throw those cards away and yes, in a sense, they were a loss. I only had so many blank cards. But the mistakes were not ‘unforgivable’. I couldn’t have figured out what I wanted to create if I hadn’t created the bad art first.

The cards came together so easy after that. Some of the snowflakes are lopsided and the blue paint could be darker on others. But the point was not to create the most perfect hand-drawn Christmas cards ever. I accepted that every line doesn’t need to be perfect. It came from my hands therefore it is already a perfectly human and original creation. I forgave myself for even wanting perfection.

#blog post #artist journey #creative process #artmaking #observations on art #creating #inspiration for artists #art journal #my art journey #artists on tumblr #art talk #black artists #new artists #small artists #watercolors

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demoiselettes · 1 year

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Hello hello!! I can never get over your stuff and this time I’m here for a mash up :D

I am a girl who goes by she/her personally but I genuinely don’t care if people get my pronouns wrong. Call me a he and I would still respond. Though I wouldn’t correct anyone despite being proud that I am a girl. I am Hispanic but despite my strict culture I am very open to anyone and will welcome anyone with open arms. Any gender, background, looks, Even people who want to try to change for the better are welcome. I have dark brown/black (I don’t know depends on who you ask) that goes down to my lower back. But I am trying to grow it longer. My hair is always on a side braid on my left side and it’s only down during special occasions. I also have brown eyes with long eyelashes. I reach to a height of 5’4 and still hit my head, arms and legs on everything despite being average height. I really don’t enjoy getting angry and because of that it has been said by other people that I have a lot of patience. Wayyy too much patience apparently. I can just happily stand there while someone throws insult after insult and I would not do anything about it, and will wait until the end of the world if someone wants to tell me something but doesn’t have the guts to do it. I will wait. Somebody spilled something on me on purpose, don’t worry I always wear an undershirt just in case a clothing malfunction happens :D it’s really hard for me to get angry as I prefer to calmly talk through my way from tough situations. I really dislike holding on to a strong reliable image that people will put onto themselves to either his trauma or just to show there’s nothing to worry, because in the end of the day you need someone to cry on. I am more than willing to be that person can rely on without worrying about their strong person image. I will not tell a soul what happened until given permission too. I am extremely loyal and hold the people I love extremely close to my heart. Tell me a really private secret because I accidentally found out, you can torture me until I die and I will still not say a word. Having a really tuff living situation, stay at my place. Anything my friends give me I have cherish and kept safe for many years. Give me a rock and I will still love that rock to death. Just because it came from someone I love. I always keep a look out but not just for my friends but strangers too. My friends will complain that I keep disappearing and when they find me I am helping a stranger with their stuff. It’s really hard to avoid things when you have perfect vision. Thought I have a bad habit of undermining that things i do. I have a large passion for art but in my mind my art is the most mediocre art out there. I am pretty skinny and have a decent appearance, but in my mind I am not pretty. But I am fine with that. But sadly enough I do suffer from anxiety and with social anxiety. I will start fucking shaking if a situation goes wrong and its my fault. I have become non verbal in situations I am extremely nervous in because I can feel my voice cracking in fear so I mostly depend on body language. I’m slowly getting better at handling it by my self. It’s a work in progress. I am an artist at heart and not just with one medium but with all kinds of mediums. This leads me to fixing all kinds of things for people which I still enjoy in the end. I don’t mind loud people but don’t speak up on me and suddenly start yelling cause I will jump. I adore kids and will take care of any kids who need it. I often prefer to show my affection in physical touch like hugs, hand holding, or just doing a funny dance because we hear music in the background. I am traditional when it comes to my culture because the only food I know how to make is traditional Hispanic foods. I’m not kidding. But I love learning about new things.

That’s all I got for the match up. Thank you very much if you take this

Eventide

I match you with Masachika Kumeno!

•This is a bit risky since i don’t know much about him

•But he’s too adorable let’s goooo

•Masachika was likely drawn to your unusual patience and kindness

•I mean he, himself, is regarded as having both of these qualities, but sometimes he does get upset

•You, on the other hand, don’t which is why he couldn’t help but want to befriend you, since he thinks it’s quite hard to find good people

•He worries about you a lot

•Though Masachika approves of being nurturing and kind towards others, he doesn’t like to see you take the brunt of everything without retaliating

•So, say someone is insulting you and you aren’t doing anything about it, he’ll stand in front of you and lightly scold your offender

•He wouldn’t get physical unless that person says/does something really low and even then he’d rather not have you witness it

•He adores and admires the fact that you rarely get angry and have the ability to remain calm even in.. ah, troublesome situations

•But he often reminds you not to bottle anything up, and that he’ll be there to listen or to talk to if ever you need to rant

•As a demon slayer, there’s always the chance that today might be your last sobs which is why he makes sure to remind you of his love everyday

•No, seriously, he doesn’t find any shame in admitting his feelings for you

•He isn’t exactly like Zenitsu going around begging you to marry him, but complimenting you is a routine thing for him

•Though rare, he does have times when he breaks down from the memories of his brother’s death, he can’t remain strong everyday right?

•He loves it when you comfort him

•Wrap an arm around him and listen to him sob out his story and he’s yours for the day

•He values those he loves a lot, so he’s always putting your safety above everything, not wanting you to suffer the same fate as his brother

•It’s the fact that you’re such a loyal, gentle and trustworthy soul that makes him practically see you as an angel and he thanks the gods everyday for letting him meet you

•Since he knows you cherish gifts from people, he makes it a must to bring you little presents or trinkets whenever he can

•I feel like he’d be more willing to give you flowers, or ribbons

•I can totally see him struggling to braid your hair, but once he’s gotten the hang of it, he’ll probably tie ribbons throughout the braid, or stick flowers into your hair

•He’s fond of watching you go about your art and he’s gasping and getting excited over every little detail

•He doesn’t really understand how you see your art as being mediocre, but he understands that sometimes people don’t come to realize their talent

•Never the mind, he knows how pretty your art is

•Constantly frets over your social anxiety

•In moments when things are not going well and he sees you shaking or hyperventilating, he’ll sidle up next to you and squeeze your hand

•He is so proud of you for doing your best to handle it, and it doesn’t matter if it’s just baby steps, it’s a process so it’ll obviously take time

•He’ll be there for you until you get better and even after that

•He likes sneaking up on you from behind and covering your eyes with his palms, but if he notices you getting jumpy he’ll stop

•His voice automatically tones down when he’s around you, and he’ll be talking to you in the gentlest tone

•You and Masachika often find yourselves comforting kids who have gotten lost or have lost their families to demons

•He likes to leave it to you, since he melts when he sees you taking care of them

•In his free time, he asks you about your culture and in exchange, he tells you of his!

•He’d love to be able to try your cuisine one day and try out your dances but there’s never any time..

•Safe to say, Sanemi’s a third wheel in this

•Has a habit of giving you headpats absentmindedly

•It’s not really something he means to do, but it’s just- ruffling your hair or petting your head helps him calm down so..

•I feel like he’d be sort of affectionate, maybe not too much, but he wouldn’t be shy of showing small signs of affection, liiiike kissing your cheeks!

#demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #nan’s eventide.#masachika kumeno matchup #thank you sm for the kind words 🥹

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miss-mossball · 2 years

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4, 7, 14, & 30 <333

aaaa so many :D thank you Fable <3

4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw

this bitch!! Chrysos is very hard to make look original because hes a lot like my other pretty boys. which is kinda what I was going for but I loose track of his design all the time and it just doesn't feel very solid to me

7. A medium of art you don't work in but appreciate

sooo many!!!!

I love seeing traditional oil paint stuff, I'm so nervous about getting into it!!! I'm just not good enough with color to give anything depth > <

14. Any favorite motifs

um 😳

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated

I spent a while on this comic then tried to kill it immediately cuz its uhhh bunny related =v=; but I'm pretty proud of how Flat Stanley Bunny came out tbh

#' x ' <(#In this ask I completely call myself out oops #thank you fable <3

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flaringfoxsoul03 · 1 year

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Hello I was wondering if I could get a twst romantic matchup? I’d also love if you could put me in a twst dorm however you don’t have to!

I’m bisexual with she/her pronouns.

For personality I’m creative, introverted, and individualistic and structured. Though I’m introverted, around my friends/comfortable places I can be quite talkative, humorous and outgoing. However I definitely treasure my alone time the most.

As for hobbies escaping to new worlds while reading books/comics, watching movies, and playing rpg video games. My favorite genres are fantasy and sci-fi, though I do love a good classic from time to time. Apart from that, I love working out.

My interests on the other hand are art/tech focused. I’m currently in art school working with mostly digital mediums, though I sometimes work with traditional. I love my practice and everything from interaction/game design to visual effects and web design. Sometimes I’ll bring out the graphite and ink. Once I get started on an idea there’s no stopping me.

Random Likes: coffee, chai tea, dark chocolate, rock/blues/jazz/soundtrack music, cafe art shows, arcades, comic book stores, purple, thai/Indian/Chinese food, roller blading to classic rock, quality alone time

Random Dislikes: people i am unfamiliar with and have to make small talk with, the biting cold, rain, non fiction, staying too close to reality and not being allowed to daydream/imagine/roam freely in my thoughts, too much physical touch, overly crowded areas

Thank You!

Hell yeah I could put you into a dorm! I don’t see why not, your form default however will be like Ace and Deuce; normal human features only. Other than owning some magic (no special move will be mentioned), I’ll place you into a dorm like that. Ramshackle will be out of the picture for obvious reasons. And with that, let’s get to the match~

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I match you with…

Idia Shroud!

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Look, you literally gave me this match on a silver platter. Better yet, might as well be in the Ignihyde because not only will you be more likely to run into the recluse, you get to practice on your special talents most and improve your styles! Plus, earning a secret admirer from afar isn’t so bad, especially if it’s your dorm’s House Warden!

It was painful trying to meet Idia for the first time in person. The man’s so shy! He’s absolutely terrified of any type of public speaking and can’t get what needs his physical appearance this time when he can send Ortho or his tablet. But he bumps into to you being too focused on his whirling thoughts and oh boy, both of you are a mess. Yet, it’s a beautiful mess, he scatters your papers of art which causes a colorful explosion. In the midst of the chaos, you both make eye contact. Out of every romance manga Idia’s ever read, he’s bushing to match your hues on your cheeks! You whisper quietly as to not draw more attention than necessary to ask him if he’s okay, he can only nod his head as he’s too stunned and terrified of his voice to speak. You look around, lighting up brighter than any screen could illuminate, your eyes sparking with a flavorful idea as you whip out a small note pad and pull a pen tucked behind your ear as you jot your little mental creation down as to not forget it. Idia is truly and utterly lost, but he doesn’t hate that he accidentally made a fool of himself in front of you. He notices his dorm’s crest on your blazer and keeps a mental note of your facial features for later cross referencing to find you in his systems. This would not be the last ‘accidental’ meet up with your House Warden as you quickly explain your haste and gather up the papers as he aided along side out of automatic reflexes. Ortho came to scold him for being late but only saw his older brother on his knees looking utterly and completely out of this world

Is beyond ecstatic when he ‘bumps’ into you again, but still far too nervous to talk to you about any real conversation. His saving grace is that you show him the mobile game you’re playing that happens to be a very exciting RPG that got fully released at the beginning of the year. You had heard in passing that your House Warden was a gamer to the core, so you thought of the flames for hair boy who had helped you break your Artist’s Block. It must be him, so you thought you’d indulge him and the dam broke so wide, you thought you accidentally opened the gamer’s encyclopedia for the game! He stopped midway to apologize for rambling, but then you asked him what a certain term meant as you couldn’t help but notice he abbreviated something. This was the start of your paths intertwining indefinitely as time could tell

Respects your level of intelligence in your areas of expertise while you respect his own mad skills in the technology department. He even helped animate your art to life for little short videos, which turned into a contest of who was blushing more with all the videos you two ended up making together

Definitely appreciates that you’re more of an introvert, he would probably set you on fire with his hair more often than not if you were more extroverted. He likes that he doesn’t always have to spend all his time with you because he’s also just too exhausted by socializing sometimes and he needs a break from everyone. Not that he doesn’t love you or anything, he’s just unable to be around anyone because his social battery is immensely drained compared to everyone else

I think one surprise I think you could have Idia be truly caught off guard is jazz music. More specifically, him liking jazz music in the end after you first introduced it to him in one of your playlists. Sure he hears something similar to when he’s with Azul Ashengrotto when he meets with him for club activities in the Monstro Lounge when it’s devoid of people, but not the way you’ve shown him. He may accidentally info dump you on how jazz came to be in Twisted Wonderland, but I have a feeling you’d appreciate him telling you a little history lesson about it anyways

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And the follow ups are:

Azul Ashengrotto

And

Vil Schoenheit

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And that’s all folks! Sorry it took so long! I had Writer’s Block!

~Fox

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland idia shroud #twisted wonderland idia #twst #twst idia #twisted wonderland matchups #idia shroud #idia #shroud #twst idia shroud #twisted wonderland azul #twisted wonderland azul ashengrotto #twst wonderland #twst azul #twst azul ashengrotto #azul #ashengrotto #azul ashengrotto

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barknblush · 3 months

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"Pawsitively Perfect: The Ultimate Guide to Dog Nail Trimmers"

First of all,

Because they provide us with so much happiness and company, dogs are wonderful pets, and as responsible pet owners, we must take care of them. Nail care is one area of dog grooming that is frequently disregarded. Your pet may experience discomfort, have trouble walking, or even develop health problems as a result of having long nails. Let me introduce the nail trimmer, the unsung hero of dog grooming. We will examine dog nail trimmers in this tutorial, including their uses, benefits, and advice on selecting the best one for your dog.

The Value of Consistent Nail Trimming

For the general health and wellbeing of a dog, proper nail care is essential. Long nails can lead to a number of issues, including:

1. **Discomfort and Pain:** Your dog may experience pain and discomfort if their overgrown nails dig into their paw pads.

2. **Difficulty Walking:** Long nails can change how your dog's paws naturally align, which can cause an unnatural stride and possibly joint problems.

Third, Ingrown Nails: Nails that grow excessively long have the potential to curl into the paw pads, which can lead to infections and other issues.

4. **Damaged Floors and Furniture:** During fun, untrimmed nails can harm surfaces, furniture, and even your flesh.

Selecting an Appropriate Dog Nail Trimmer:

Choosing the appropriate nail trimmer is essential for a stress-free shaving procedure. The following three kinds of dog nail trimmers are popular:

1. **Cut-off knives:** These trimmers have a tiny hole where the nail is put, and the excess is cut with a blade that slides over. Small to medium-sized canines can use them.

2. **Chewing Instruments:** These nail trimmers, which resemble a pair of scissors, are perfect for larger dogs with thicker nails. They offer accurate control, which lowers the possibility of overcutting.

3. **Rotary/Grinder Trimmers:** These gradually trim the nails using a spinning file. Smoother edges are possible with them, making them ideal for dogs who are nervous about traditional trimmers.

Advice for Stress-Free Trimming of Nails:

1. **Start Early:** To help your dog become used to the procedure, start your dog's nail trimming education early on.

2. **Positive Reinforcement:** To establish a positive relationship, give your dog praise and goodies both during and after the trimming session.

3. **Go Gently:** Trim one nail at a time if your dog is nervous, then increase the number as they get more comfortable.

4. **Watch out for the Quick:** Take care not to cut into the delicate area of the nail that houses blood vessels, known as the quick. If in doubt, speak with a professional groomer or your veterinarian.

In summary:

When it comes to overall dog care, dog nail trimmers are essential to preserving the comfort and well-being of your companion. Frequent clipping strengthens the link between you and your pet and helps to avoid any physical discomfort. Make nail trimming enjoyable for you and your special someone by selecting the appropriate trimmer and taking your time. A tidy dog is, after all, a happy dog!

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yifangtheanimator · 7 months

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Summer Homework: Current News Story

The story of the homework is based on a current news. It is a challenge to me because I rarely play and make animated film with news since the days people got breakdown because of COVID-19.

This topic aim to allow us to step out of our comfort zone on making animations. I have reviewed the works I made last year and found I made digital animations a lot. This is a kind of inertia, because it is very convinient that I use iPad to draw and I can making films everywhere.

Therefore, I decided to return to my original intention. The first step is reviewing the first animation I made in my foundation year at Middlesex, which is a flipbook animation about a fisherman and a big wave.

I made that film with markers, and I am satisfied with the colour and the way to show the film with flipbook.

I do have another blank flipbook and ready to use. Making a flipbook is more tiring than a digital animated film, which means I can no longer copy and paste an existing layer. However, I like making animation traditionally and very enjoy it, so obviously I will try flipbook this time.

Now that the medium of production has been decided, the next step is to choose the subject matter of the story. It is a recent news story, but in my expectation it needed to resonate with me and the audience.

So I started looking for interesting articles on various online news sites. Soon, I noticed the article I needed in The Guardian News Online.

First story: A homeless man suspected of shoplifting

The story is telling about a man was accused of stealing in a supermarket. It shows unfair truth to homeless people and citizens at the bottom of society. Surrounding the article I made up more contents for my film, because there are many details that were not explained clearly in the original story.

With the help of the script, I quickly designed the characters in the story. It includes the protagonist who looks haggard and has stubble on his face.

And other characters......

Also, I recorded the initial ideas of colour,especially the numbers for each markers I will use. Which help me a lot when I do colouring works. some notes about the story are also there, including teaser of the main story.

Finally I made a storyboard based on my script. Now is the time to start making the filpbook.

Outcome - Flipbook Film

I shot the film with my phone (Stop Motion Studio) and edit with Premier Pro. The film including flipbook (Traditional way), digital part (Modern way) and even I made a scene props with tea bag box and a fan with ice cream sticks. Which allow me to shot in a interesting high angle.

Second Story: Double Winner

The second story is more positive, reduced nervous and serious feeling on first story and mainly based on the sticker event that McDonald's currently doing.

Because I am currently in love with collecting the stickers of that event and I really interested on the way differently and creatively that McDonald's doing with their business.

The stickers are basically will appear on almost every food packages and you might get vouchers from the sticker that can be redeemed instantly for free food as well as grand prize vouchers will require collecting all the pieces.

People tend to be more willing to collect food rewards from the former than the latter. They are normally easier to obtain.

Back to the story. At the beginning A homeless man is begging for money from people passing by. He is starving and exhausting, and feeling dizzy. Until a young man passing by, and pulled him to help him stand up. The man begged the young man for change, and the young man offered to take him to a feast. They went direct to the McDonald's, but the homeless man looking at his dirty hands, he didn't dare to go in.

Later, the young man arranged for the homeless man to be seated inside the restaurant. The man was so hungry that he picked up the burger and ate it regardless of his dirty hands. There were tears in the corners of his eyes, and his face was filled with gratitude.

Seeing that he was engaged in eating, the young man left the restaurant. When the man realizes he is alone in a busy restaurant, he becomes uneasy and disoriented. It seemed like the people around to be whispering, looking at his dirty appearance and his shabby clothes.

After clearing away the remains of the food on the table and putting the packaging boxes into paper bags, the man just wanted to leave the place quickly. He went to the trash can and wanted to throw them away, then realized the stickers were there.

He peeled off the sticker on the package, and his expression changed.

The next moment, the perspective comes to another beggar. People walked past him indifferently, as if they didn't notice him. Afterwards, a man's figure arrived and handed the beggar a piece of hot food. Facing the beggar's thanks, the man finally smiled.

You're welcome, we all have difficult times.

StoryBoard

Sending kindness and love......

#flipbook #animation #digital painting #digital art #drawing

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racingliners · 8 months

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F1 Re-Watch 2013: Round 11 - Belgium

The section of the season watch through I've been most looking forward to, Seb's nine consecutive race wins. At the time as a returning fan it didn't really sink in how much of a big deal it was at the time... I was just happy to see Seb win 😅

I believe this is going to be a Sewis podium too so a very nice added bonus!

It feels wild that Alonso and Raikkonen were still genuine title contenders at this point... then brat Seb showed up and said fuck your title hopes

Listen when Seb wins 9 races in a row it's sexy and never been done before, when Verstappen does it I hate it. I know I'm very biased.

ANYWAY, starting grid: Lewis pole and Seb P2 🥰, Jenson P6!!!! Hell yeah!!!! ...Jev P18 and Dan P19 😭 starting grid whiplash returneth

ah so it was a wet/dry quali which explains stuff a bit

Tyres were mediums and hards for this race

[Formation Lap]: The traditional mad dash of mechanics to get back to the garages (let's go lesbians let's go!)

"There's a McLaren with some very hot rear brakes" don't (it's Jenson's car)

[Start/Lap 1]: Lewis hold the lead at the start!

JENSON'S UP TO 4TH!!! STOP THE COUNT!!!!!

nevermind SEB TAKES THE LEAD!!!!!!!!!

Jenson tries to go round the outside of Rosberg but it doesn't stick

holy shit what a sequence of corners

[Lap 2]: And Seb already has a 1.4 second lead, #JustSebThings

Alonso tried to get past Jenson but doesn't have the speed

and the Lotuses have done the old switcheroo

Top 5 is: Seb, Lewis, Rosberg, Jenson and Alonso

[Lap 3]: Seb's lead up to 2.9 seconds 🏃‍♂️💨

"Just save your tyres" Rocky already telling Seb to slow down a bit

[Lap 4]: Oh the sight of Jenson running a race in P4, I have missed it so 😭😭😭

...nvm Fernando just got past him

it was nice while it lasted

man the replay of the start, Jenson just shot off the line

also more than a few cars had lock ups into La Source

[Lap 5]: while the start was replaying Webber got past Jenson for 5th

and yet another overtake happing right before Les Combs

[Lap 6]: And Alonso is into P3, also getting past Rosberg into Les Combs

Ted thinking Red Bull might try the one stop, since it's only a couple of seconds faster than the two stop

(I legit find a lot of this stuff fascinating I could listen to a whole TED Talk about it)

[Lap 7]: No I'm still not used to hearing GP over a Force India Team Radio

and an update on Sewis watch: Seb's lead is now just over 4 seconds

eesh lots of break dust coming off Raikkonen's car

that does not spark joy, it brings nerves

[Lap 9]: Webber and Rosberg having fisticuffs over 4th

and Raikkonen with his potentially dodgy brakes is up into 8th

Frankly if I saw a car leaking break dust at every corner, I'd give it a black and orange flag. RIP to the FIA but I'm different (and have braincells)

Seb passing 2000 laps leading a race 🥹 that's my boy!!!!!

[Lap 10]: Massa and Hulkenberg make their first stops

Seb's lead over Lewis holding at 4 and a bit seconds

[Lap 11]: Jev also makes his first stop

Perez getting a pen for supposedly forcing Grosjean off the track... you know when Crofty and Brundle say it's bs that it's bs

[Lap 12]: anyway, Lewis makes his first stop for another set of mediums

replay of the Perez/Grosjean incident, it was not a pen, FIA been clowning since the dawn of time

[Lap 13]: Rosberg also makes his first stop

[Lap 14]: Alonso and Webber make their pit stops

damn I was too late to make my pit stop shuffle joke

*70's disco music plays over the tannoy*

Cut to a very nervous Anthony Hamilton at the back of the Merc garage

and Seb makes his first stop, he's on the mediums so will have to two stop

[Lap 15]: He comes out in P2

*deep breath* JENSON IS IN THE LEAD!!! STOP! THE! RACE!!!!

Making a mental note to watch some Jenson/Lewis/Seb podium races. The ultimate dream podium for annoying people (me).

And Seb takes the lead just before the bus stop chicane

[Lap 16]: "It's all just playing beautifully into the hands of Sebastian Vettel" Inject it into my veins!!!

And another overtake into Les Combs, with Rosberg passing Grosjean for 5th

Jenson is yet to stop, hence his high track placing, the 2013 McLaren was sadly not that good 😭

[Lap 17]: and a Seb fastest lap for F1 bingo

Raikkonen has stopped, unclear if his brakes are still leaking break dust

[Lap 18]: And Jenson finally makes his first stop, interestingly onto the hards

So he could one-stop, it would depend on tyre life as to whether or not he makes it work

good grief cars briefly going three wide before going into single file up Eau Rouge, will people please THINK OF MY NERVES

[Lap 19]: Top 5 is currently: Seb, Alonso, Lewis, Rosberg and Webber

Oh, Force India on Sauber fisticuffs

[Lap 20]: Seb sighting!!! Man I miss the old glossy RBR livery

He's also 7.8 seconds ahead of Alonso

"What have Ferrari or Mercedes got to throw at him? [Seb]" Nothing. Let him cook.

[Lap 21]: Oh god there was more tyre failure during the build up to the race apparently. Please no I'm not strong enough.

Rosberg and Webber continue to scrap over 4th

[Lap 22]: and just like that we're at half-race distance!

Replay of Jenson getting past Grosjean (who's yet to stop) for 6th

[Lap 23]: and as I type that in pits Grosjean 😅

[Lap 25]: lol I got too enthralled in just watching the cars go round, but right after Ted said he'd told by Lotus that Raikkonen's brakes were now fine, he retires with a brake failure. Talk about commentator's curse

[Lap 27]: And in comes Lewis for his second stop, he takes on the hard tyres so will be good to the end

[Lap 28]: A FOUR CAR FIGHT INTO THE BUS STOP??????

welp, and out goes Di Resta. Someone punted into him, absolutely no idea who

we went from midfield spice to midfield violence in 0.2 seconds.

[Lap 29]: Alonso makes his second stop under the yellow flag

Jenson's in 4th!!!

[Lap 30]: Webber makes his second stop

You know an incident was messy when it only comes up with the corner it happened on screen as opposed to the drivers in volved 😳

Also it is so wild hearing Andrea Stella over Fernando's team radio when he's McLaren Team Principle now, oh what is the passage of time

[Lap 31]: Anyhow, in comes Seb for his final stop, he had a big enough gap that he retained the lead

"If Button's tyres don't fall off the cliff, will he get McLaren's first podium of the year?" Being a Jenson fan from 2013 onwards was rough 😭

[Lap 32]: But he is in third for now, with Lewis being the first car behind

and cut to Jenson's on board!

and *this* is how you do a chrome silver livery, iconic af

"We think we can go back to Plan A?" so a one stop I'm guessing

[Lap 33]: But there's Lewis getting rather close in 4th, gap currently two and a half seconds

Current top 5 is: Seb, Fernando, Jenson, Lewis and Rosberg

[Lap 34]: and as I say that Webber is really close to the back of Rosberg

[Lap 35]: And there go McLaren's podium hopes, Jenson makes a second stop for a set of mediums, he comes out in 6th

Oh the replay of Jev's pass on Hulkenberg for 11th 👌

That's my two time FE champ 🥹

[Lap 36]: Webber chasing down Rosberg for 5th

[Lap 38]: and still chasing down, I got too enthralled by the cars going round to type again

[Lap 39]: ayyy Dan and Jev are up to 11th and 12th 🎉

in our various battles, Webber is stuck behind Rosberg, and while Jenson is catching he's not catching by enough

[Lap 40]: 🚨5 laps remaining klaxon!🚨

[Lap 41]: Seb update: he's still leading 🥰

and Dan gets past Perez for 10th

[Lap 42]: and one again Rocky tells Seb to slow down right after he set fastest lap 🤣

Brat Seb once again being a menace

[Lap 44]: Final lap!!

I keep on getting enthralled by the cars just going around the track they're all very pretty

Might also be because it's currently after quarter past 11 at night as I type this

"Bring it home, stay away from the kerbs" Rocky is physically on the pitwall but mentally hitting Seb on the head with a cardboard tube

[Finish]: and SEB WINS IN SPA!!!!!! 🥹

Alonso P2, Lewis P3, Rosberg P4, Webber P5, Jenson P6, Massa P7, Grosjean P8, Sutil P9 and Dan P10

ahhh Seb's 31st win, in which he matched Nigel Mansell on the all time win record 🥹😭 and once Fernando congratulated him he went over to say well done to Lewis, I'm fine 😭

Apart from a couple of flash points, the race didn't feel super eventful. Honestly it felt like I was watching a Free Practice session at times, it had those vibes 😅

Next race - Italy!

#f1 re watch #f1 2013 re watch

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