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phoenix-before-the-flame · 2 months

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not a hc but can you rank lucy's stardresses?

A fit rank huh? Sure I can do that. Just gonna preface n say that obviously this is my opinion and whatevs and that I won't be includin any of the ones introduced in 100yr because I don't care about the sequel :]

Alrightie lets get into it! This gonna get long tho, so imma put it under read more so I don't murder ppl who are scrolling.

Aquarius Stardress

This one honestly might be on the lower tiers for me. Like for the first stardress shown its rather, boring. The colour choice of green and yellow is weird, and visually disconnects it from Aquarius (like seriously? No blue anywhere?). The wrap skirt is cute and I do love how she has Aquarius' collarbone tattoo. That's fire. But the basic bikini top is meh. Overall its serviceable, 6/10 on the Phoenix scale.

Leo Stardress

Honestly can't go wrong with a nice black dress. I really would've preferred a pants suit for this one but the dress regardless is fun. I has a nice shape with the asymmetrical skirt and I like the ruffles all over. I also like how the anime gave her stockings

If I had nitpicks i'd say to get rid of the center line down the middle of the chest, the two under the bust are enough and get rid of the purple hair clip, it feels tacked on and just tosses in a random colour to the palette. I'd also maybe change the yellow to something more orange so it pops more (maybe even make the interior of the dress something eyecatching to add some extra oomph visually when she's kicking.)

But good fit, 8/10

Virgo Stardress

Well, it's about what you'd expect tbh. It's a maid outfit lol. There ain't much here to say cept that its cute. 6/10

Tauros Stardress

Oh hell fuckin yea. HELL YEAH

Unabashedly this one is one of my favourites solely because of the uneven pants. It's so fun and stupid. I also like how she and Tauros have matching belt buckles.

The basic ass bikini top does bring it down though (sorry i'm a bikini top hater. If you're gonna put a character in a bikini top at least make it a different style! There's different types of tops that can be both sexy and interesting!!!!). It also looks wack at certain angles.

My chest hurts lookin at this.

Apart from that I don't think the double buns works best with this dress, I think it'd work better if swapped with the double braids of the capricorn dress. Also I just think it'd be cool if this dress gave her an axe, like how the cancer dress gave her weapons.

but because of how much joy the stupid pants give me, 9/10.

Sagittarius Stardress

Another banger stardress despite a glaringly obvious issue.

This shit's great to me. Good colours, fun patterns, i fuckin love that its backless and the high ponytail is great here. The issue?

That deep ass coochie cut.

On god it just looks so uncomfortable. The anime tried to even it out by giving her tights but that just tossed in another colour to the palette and just unbalances it. A simple fix would've been just to make it white leggings under there. Skin tight, sexy and still practical. Apart from the coochie cut the only nitpick I have is that I think the boob window should've been star shaped and i wish her sleeves also doubled as archery gloves.

Apart from that and how much the coochie cut haunts me, its a 9/10

Aires Stardress

Now I have no idea why, but I was never exactly big on this one. Like it's not awful, all the stardresses have a baseline cuteness to them. The alternating pink and white tiers on the dress is nice, but the cut under the bust kinda kills the uniform pattern it had goin on. Likewise the leggings don't feel coherent to the rest of the fit. Like still cute, but the stripes and the introduction of black makes the whole thing feel busy and plain all at once. Though ironically when it's in the manga and purely black and white i think it looks better.

But I dunno, i think this one actually might be my least favourite. 4/10

Gemini Stardress

Ok. I like the alternating blue and white all over. That's cool. But, that headdress on top of the already busy outfit feels like its a lil too much on top. Also the random gold baubles on the outfit itself feels sorta thrown on. The belt can stay I suppose but nix the tassels near the collar and trade in the boob window for a deeper neckline.

We can just get rid of the headdress altogether and change her hairstyle to like, crown braid with a hanging blue and white ribbon on either side to keep with the alternating colours and we golden. 5/10

Scorpio Stardress

Gonna start this off to say, not a big fan of the bottom (the leather panty thing with the chain on it? Dawg idk i don't like it lol). and the chain on it looks so silly and not in a fun way. If anything I think she should have a bigger tail, not as big as scorpio's but defs something bigger that what she has currently. And as much as I like backless fits I don't think it works here, the deep cut boob window can stay though. I do like the headband and how her hair frames her face but overall its another 5/10.

Also here's a scorpio stardress redesign that I like. Doesn't fix all my issues with the og but it's still pretty dope.

Cancer Stardress

I like this because it looks cool and gives Lucy weapons. I don't like it because it doesn't connect well with Cancer the spirit visually. But Cancer's design sucks and I like this better than Cancer himself. Truly a design with conundrums for me. 6/10

Capricorn Stardress

I don't like this dress! Not one bit! Why is it a bdsm tit dress! The hair is cute and I like the shades and the horn clips with the bows but the dress!!!!!!!! Why is it so visually disconnected from Capricorn the spirit! Why isn't it a skirt suit with sexy fishnet leggings like in the concept art!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why isn't this the canon design!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tragic/10

#fairy tail #lucy heartfilia #hi :]

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antiquecompass · 4 years

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Untamed Winter Fest Day One: Shiver

Wherein Wen Ning has some bad luck and then some good luck.

(For those wondering who the heck Aidan is, he’s an OC from the LAHL ‘verse and when sleepingmao on twitter floated this pairing idea my way, it immediately took root and here we are now.)

Wen Ning took a deep breath and tried to calm his racing heart as he put his car into park. His hands were still shaking as he switched on his emergency lights. His sister was never going to let him hear the end of this once he called her. She had told him not to drive back to Lan Academy tonight, but the winter break was coming to an end, and he wanted to be home for a few days before diving back into teaching.

He’d lived in New England since he was five years old, but this was the first time he’d ever hit a patch of black ice and gone flying. It was sheer luck that he was able to swerve onto the grassy shoulder next to him rather than into the next lane.

Of course, most people weren’t out on the road near Lenox at this time of night.

That turned out to be both a blessing and a curse, when he tried to back up onto the road and heard his tires spinning without gaining any traction.

If Wen Ning was a cursing man, right now would be the time for it. Instead he turned off the car again, slipped out into the cold of the January night, and pulled out the flashlight he kept in the trunk to try and see the damage.

Of course, that’s when the small snow flurry from earlier decided to turn into an actual storm.

His sister was also going to yell at him for not having a proper winter coat or boots or gloves with him.

He was digging through his trunk, desperate to find anything resembling gloves, when he saw headlights in his peripheral and a Ford Expedition pull up beside him.

“You need some help?”

Wen Ning froze at that familiar, deep voice. Of all people to find him, like this, out here. Why did it have to be him. Aidan Delaney made him feel tongue-tied and foolish on a good day. And he had to see him right now? Like this? Out here? Really?

“Ning? Is that you?”

Wen Ning cursed his bad luck as he stepped into the light coming from the Ford’s high beams.

“Hi, Aidan,” he said, resigned to his fate. “I hit some ice.”

“Where the hell is your coat?” Aidan asked. He immediately pulled off his own and wrapped it over Wen Ning’s arms. “And your gloves?”

“I didn’t foresee this happening,” Wen Ning said as he gestured to his car and the one patch of mud his tires had found on a mostly ice-frozen block of grass.

He tried not to be distracted by the spicy smell of Aidan's cologne coming from his coat.

“No one ever does,” Aidan said with a sigh. “Come on,” he said, tugging Wen Ning towards his truck. “Get in and warm up. There’s hot chocolate there too. Help yourself.”

Aidan opened the door and stuck his head inside. “Hey, you three! Mind your manners! Mr. Wen’s going to sit with you for a bit.”

“Does he have his bow?”

That was Aisling, one of his star archers, and one of the best all-around students in her grade. She favored her privacy and spent a lot of time in the library. He was quite like her when he was younger.

“No--why would he--” Aidan shook his head. “Aisling, he doesn’t have his bow.”

He did, in fact, have his bow, but it didn’t seem like a good time to mention that.

“Can he help with this stupid history essay?”

Finn. Great fencer, great STEM student, lacking in the Liberal Arts.

“It’s not stupid, you are.”

Una. Dancer. The highest grades of them all.

“None of you are stupid and if you don’t watch it, I’ll turn this car right back around and take you all back to Ma’s. You want that?”

Silence from inside the truck.

“That’s what I thought,” Aidan said. His voice and face were kinder as he turned back to Wen Ning. “Up you go,” he said.

Inside the truck was warm with blaring heat coming from the vents. It made Wen Ning’s fingers sting and tingle as feeling started to come back to them.

“You should drink the hot chocolate,” Aisling said. She pushed a pink, glittery travel mug at him. “We have two whole thermoses full.”

“Thank you, Miss Aisling,” he said.

She grinned at him they way she always did when he called her that.

“Did you hit a ditch?” Finn asked.

“Duh, of course he did,” Una said.

“I hit a patch of ice,” he corrected her. “And then wound up in a ditch.”

“You’re okay though, right?” Aisling asked.

Wen Ning looked up from his mug to see three pairs of greenish-blue eyes staring at him in concern.

“I’m fine,” he promised. He gave an exaggerated shiver. “Just a little cold.”

The Delaneys had come to the school last year. Their elder brother, Aidan, left his job working as a firefighter in Boston to work for the Lenox Central Fire and Emergency Department. All three of the kids were on scholarships and while it covered tuition and the like, it hadn’t covered room and board. So Aidan, determined to see his younger siblings achieve their academic dreams, had packed them all up, switched jobs, and moved them to the other side of the Commonwealth.

It’s something Wen Qing had done for him, that sort of sacrifice for a younger sibling’s sake and future, and it had immediately endeared Aidan to him. Aidan never complained, always full of happiness and encouragement for his younger siblings. He was there for almost every fencing and archery match and dance recital, save the times when work called him away. He was active in their school community as well, and while Wen Ning knew some of his popularity came to how well Aidan filled out everything he wore, and those eyes, and that smile, it was more because he was a genuine and sincere person. He cared. He cared more than a lot of the parents and guardians who sent their students to Lan Academy.

The door opened and Aidan smiled up at him, snow softly falling around him. Wen Ning forgot to breathe for a second.

“Good news or bad news first?” he asked.

“Good news,” he said.

“Your car is out of the ditch,” Aidan said.

Wen Ning was confused. “And bad news?”

“The reason you were stuck is because one of your back tires hit something and it’s gone flat. So, get what you need, I’ll give you a ride home.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

“You are not driving home in these conditions with that tire and it’ll take hours to get a tow out here in this weather. I would’ve changed the tire with your spare but someone doesn’t have one in their trunk.”

Wen Ning always knew that was going to come back to bite him.

“It’s on my to-do list,” he said.

“We’ll take care of it tomorrow,” Aidan said. “If you have the time.”

“I..” Wen Ning didn’t know what to say, except to accept. He really didn’t know much about car specs and tires. He hadn’t learned that when focused on and training for an Olympic dream. Aidan, on the other hand, came from a family of mechanics. It would be stupid to turn down his expert help. “Thank you,” he said.

Aidan held his hand out. “Here, let me help you down.”

Wen Ning wondered, had to wonder, if Aidan was this charming and nice to everyone. He assumed so even if part of him wished it was solely because of him. They’d had moments before, where Wen Ning had hoped there was more to the glances and the smiles. Swore he’d caught Aidan look at his form when he’d sat in on a few archery practices and had felt those eyes lingers on him. But Wen Ning had never been very good at the dating or the flirting or even the talking thing.

He stumbled on the wet step board of the Expedition and would’ve hit the ground if Aidan hadn’t immediately reacted. He did hit the side of the truck hard, the breath whooshed out of him, with one of Aidan’s hands cradling the back of his head.

“Okay?” Aidan asked, once they both got over the shock. “You’re shaking.”

One of windows rolled down and three pre-teens stared out at them.

“So, can you two just kiss already?” Finn asked.

“We’re kind of hungry,” Una said.

“And you’re both going to get frostbite,” Aisling said. “This is why Mom told you to ask him out before winter break. Last year.”

Aidan closed his eyes and let out a heavy breath. “Jesus Christ,” he muttered. “You three--shut the fuck up and roll the damn window back up. You’re letting the heat out.”

“We’re not the ones flirting on the side of the--”

“Aisling Catherine Delaney.”

“Window’s going up now!”

Wen Ning couldn’t tell if the red tint on Aidan’s cheeks was just from the cold or a blush, but it made his eyes look even greener.

“So,” Aidan said drawing out the word. “That was fucking embarrassing.”

Wen Ning nodded. His feet were still off the ground. Aidan was still holding him up and apparently didn’t even notice. Wen Ning had kept mostly to his Olympic form since he did still compete in national competitions. He knew he wasn’t that light.

“Look--” Aidan said. “I curse like a sailor, I have horrible work hours, and I have to watch after those three ungrateful gremlins who are absolutely going to be eating boiled potatoes for dinner if they don’t close that window.”

The window went all the way back up.

“But I would really like to take you out for lunch or dinner or whatever--whatever you’d like--if you want.”

He did. He did very much want.

“Yes,” Wen Ning said. He cleared his throat and spoke louder. “I’d like that very much.”

“Okay,” Aidan said. He nodded. His eyes drifted to Wen Ning’s lips than back up to his face. “Okay.”

“Aidan?”

“Yeah?” he asked.

“You can kiss me if you want?”

“Fucking a, I do,” Aidan said.

It was a sweet kiss. Warm. And Wen Ning wished it could last longer, but the snow was coming down, his nose was starting to run, and they were on the side of the road.

They stopped as a passing trucker blew their horn at them.

“We should get you home,” Aidan said.

“You need to put me down first,” Wen Ning said.

“Oh shit!” Aidan said as he lowered him to the ground. “I’m sorry. I just--”

“It’s okay,” Wen Ning said. He didn’t mind. At all. “It’s nice.”

“That’s--” Aidan laughed and stepped to the side. “I’ll remember that.”

**********

“You’re late.”

Wen Qing stared at him through the computer screen, one judgy eyebrow raised.

“I texted,” he said as he settled down with a cup of warm tea.

“Yes, but you are very late,” she said.

“I’m fine,” he promised. “My car hit a patch of ice, wound up in a ditch, and I have a flat.”

“You had to wait for a tow?” she asked. “Because you never replaced the spare.”

“Yes and no,” he said. “Aidan found me.”

“Aidan,” she said. Her tone implying far too many things.

“Hot firefighter Aidan?” Qingyang asked, leaning over his sister’s shoulder. “Respect, Ning. He’s hot as hell.”

“I am right here,” his sister said, as she stared up at her girlfriend.

“Yeah but, he’s fine,” Qingyang said. “And nice.” She kissed the top of Qing’s head. “Don’t worry, he’s a good guy. An actual good one. Not an asshole.”

“He is,” Wen Ning promised. “And he asked me why I didn’t have a spare replacement tire, or decent winter gloves, or a coat.” He said, appealing to his sister’s sense of priorities.

She narrowed her eyes for a moment, then nodded. “Fine, he sounds like he has some common sense. I’ll allow it.”

“So generous of you,” Qingyang said. She waved at him. “So, did he ask you out?”

Wen Ning nodded, unable to stop the grin on his face.

“Aww, you’re all grown up and getting ready to tap some firefighter ass!” she said.

“Qingyang!”

Wen Ning put his tea down as he openly laughed at his sister and soon-to-be-sister-in-law. He missed them horribly now that he was so far away, but he loved coaching and teaching, he truly did love his work at Lan Academy. And maybe, just maybe, he was really starting to find his own place--his own home.

Maybe he could have that soon, what he saw on the other side of the screen.

Tomorrow was the start of something. He hoped, he prayed, it was something good.

#long post #the untamed #untamed winter fest #verse: lahl #wen ning #my ridic writing #fic: river deep mountain high

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