#although i ended up not using the shading 'technique' i was trying out

[etheries1015]

Hellooo 1st I just wanna say that I love how you write! The fics you post almost always puts a smile on my face when I’m stressed and I just wanna thank you for that <3

Anyways I’ve been accidentally rizzing my friends up lately on accident with sweet words and I ended up thinking what would the biggest tsundere (literally) in twst do with an s/o who’s very generous with compliments and poetic with words and is shameless with how cheesy they can sound sometimes

I’m so sorry if my request is too vague huhu, have a good day! <3

THHAANNKK YOU *SMOOCHES* *GNAWS ON UR LEG* I LOVE U and may happier and less stressful times come ahead for you!

although you didn't specify which character...I picked who I believe to be the top three tsudneres of the game. Heuheuehu.

The prefects muse~

In which you find yourself utterly bemused by him, throwing out compliments and lines of infatuation that leave him a flustered wreck. How does he react to someone as valiantly passionate as you regarding your sweet words of honey?

Featuring: Idia, Riddle, Azul

Idia

Idia convinced himself you were just another introverted loser who had no care in your mind for other people, keeping to yourself, enjoying video games, and always open for degernate hours of playing video games.

what he did NOT know he was signing himself up for, was some sort of weird poet club bullshit. Yet there he was, sitting on the couch of the ramshackle dorm playing away at the new console he had gifted you he could feel your gaze burning the back of his head. Turning around slowly and almost with dread, your shit-eating grin blinded him with words of sweet-sweet cringe.

"Watching you play video games you can truly see how serious you are, it's adorable," Idia groaned with cheeks burning a bright shade of pink, burrying himself into the couch, "Ah~ I wish you would look at me like that, with such passion..."

"ugh..whhyy..." Idia murmured embarrassingly avoiding your gaze and remaining strong in holding himself together at your routine daily compliments.

"I can't help it!" You cried out theatrically, "Idiiaa...I can be like a video game. Play me, too!" That comment broke something inside of him that was supposed to be stayed hidden, his blue hair changing a bright shade of pink to signify the extent of his flustered state. You only giggled at this, as Idia attempted to hold in all self control by taking his hoodie, hoping the couch would just take him then and there.

Over time he became used to the fact that you would openly flirt with him, although that never stopped the second hand embarrassment that came along with it. What he wont tell you, though, that behind the rosey cheeks and tsundere display of dislike for your antics, was a heart that beat quickly and mind that secretly enjoyed your poetic and "old cringy" way of loving him.

Which just means your flirting is working, keep it up! <3 But maybe try to hold back in front of other people, he isn't sure how much more he can keep deflecting their raised eyebrows and teasing remarks...

riddle

Being someone who is well versed in the world of poetry and literature, he could often pin point where some of your lines may come from. His way of deflection is either correcting your sentences, or retorting with the next line. What he DOESN'T know how to deflect, is the string of compliments you give him on a day to day basis. At first he simply thought you were being kind in complimenting the way his hair shone in the sunlight- until Cater pointed out that your remarks were anything but the norm. That's when Riddle took more notice to it, realizing that your lines of poetry was not an exercise of the brain, yet an actual technique to flirt with him.

and it was working.

"Riddle~" You sang in the halls of heartslabyul, skipping much to his annoyance.

"Do not jump around in the halls," He chastised you, "What is it?" You gave him a mischievous smile with a toothy grin to match, clearing your throat and standing straight.

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite."

Silence reigned for a few moments as Riddle blinked a few times, squinting his eyes to give you his typical "poker face."

"Is this another one of your attempts to 'flirt' with me?" He asked, you leaning against the wall and running your fingers through your hair in a flirty and playful manner. You nodded eagerly, to which Riddle gave a sigh and walked past you to continue whatever he was doing prior to your poetic interruption. Your jaw slacked open and you skipped (again, to his annoyance) to catch up to him.

"I swear I saw a smile! Turn around and show it to me, Riddle! Was that one good? Did I capture your heart finally?" You giggled, seeing how Riddle was obviously ignoring your feeble cries of searching attention.

Yet you were correct, he couldn't help but find his cheeks as red as a rose and lips curling up in a bashful smile. He would not allow you to see how you affect him, however.

Riddle tends to just ignore your flirting, now that he has come accustomed to it. Even in front of people when you would openly compliment him, Riddle continued sipping his tea seemingly unbothered. Whenever he would get strange looks to find an explanation to your questionable behavior, he simply shrugged.

"Do not mind them, they are always like this."

But at night by his lonesome, he was repeating your words in his head a million times over, that same rose colored tint upon his cheeks and smile with a blanket hard on his grip. Perhaps giggling a time or two to himself...for he never met someone as brazen as you. Not that he was actually complaining, though.

Azul

Flirting with Azul was always a treat. His reactions were the most flamboyant out of the other tsundere boys, he never failed to get some sort of remark and complaint out of his mouth whenever you sang praises his way. He attempted to be calm and collected, but the blush that painted his cheeks betrayed his cool demeanor.

"Is that a new coat, Azul? Ohohoh you do look dashing, If I do say so myself. Did you style your hair? The way it frames your face really brings out your features-"

"Stop, stop stop! Why must you feel the need to shower me in complimets?!" He cried out, burying his face into his arms upon the deak. The pink on his ears was also unforgiving for the poor merman. You chuckled and sat next to him, patting his shouders.

"I can't help it! If I see something I like, I must voice it out. Is it too plain? I can try and be more poetic. Let's see..." You used your hand to pull his chin, forcing his gaze to meet with yours. You inwardly teased him at the vibrant hue of his cheeks and flustered face, keeping it in as you leaned forward to gaze deeply into his eyes.

"Your eyes," you started, "Shine far brighter than any I have seen, even the most silver and sparkly of diamonds pale in comparison to your-"

"e-e-enough! W-what is this?!" Azul pulled away, tucking his head back into his arms and groaning, "Just...go back to what you were doing before! None of this...diamond...and..." He trailed off, words failing him. Azul was not used to such praises from others, he spent his entire life believing the worst every moment he caught glance in a mirror with a life time of self esteem issues. So hearing you so openly compliment him always left the man flustered and blushing, cringing at every moment you tried to stroke his ego.

He never truly get's used to it, only finds ways to ignore you. When you're around others and began to make a sly comment about how his hands look nice or how his skin looks that particular day, he closes his eyes and avoids anyone's gazes with a face full of color that even the coral of the sea could not compare. He often gets teased by his fellow classmates for this, but never actually speaks up in distaste to you. He could never admit just how much your persistent compliments thoroughly means to him, and how with every word he finds himself looking in the mirror with a little more enthusiasm than he once had.

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yes I like to use the headcannon that Idias hair changes color when he has really strong emotions aosdjflkasdjf

#Twisted wonderland #Twisted wonderland x reader #twst #twst x reader #twisted wonderland headcannons #twst headcannons #idia #idia x reader #idia shroud #idia shroud x reader #Azul #azul ashengrotto x reader #azul ashengrotto #Riddle #riddle rosehearts #riddle rosehearts x reader

[nanaminis]

tldr: suguru as a child/early teenager and his journey as a sorcerer after he meets you, his new neighbor.

cw: mentions of vomiting, not in-depth. not edited, not beta-read, rushed, and possibly ooc suguru. gender neutral and sorcerer!reader.

a/n: sigh... i’m so tired. probably when i wake up i’ll actually edit it, but i just needed to get something out, so maybe consider this a lil teaser...? i might make a second part expanding on how he ends up going to jjt n then whenever he defects, but im absolutely exhausted rn. exams have been kicking my ass </3 + im going to a festival so this might not be edited for a lil while longer. sorry yall!

a part of me thinks suguru would live in some small, unknown little town. the people are closed-minded, content with the life they’ve built for themselves, and they don’t want it to change. if you’re born there, it’s hard to get out, especially with such few opportunities. it’s a town meant to keep aspiring little doves caged within its walls.

so imagine some six, maybe seven year-old boy going around saying he sees monsters sometimes. of course, the first conclusion any adult would reach is that the poor thing is having nightmares. he’ll grow out of it — all of them do.

but suguru doesn’t.

he’s afraid to sleep at night, and despite his parents’ pleas for him to sleep in their bed, he says that he can’t. “what if you get hurt too?”

they end up having to sneak melatonin in his dinner to get him to sleep at night.

when he turns eleven, he gets a grasp on his technique. he has to eat the monsters, consume them so that they don’t go out and hurt anyone else. that’s easy enough, right?

for the first few weeks, he vomits. they taste disgusting, like dried, crusty rags used to clean up puke and shit. but he has to do it, he has to! otherwise, who’s going to keep his innocent parents safe?

so he keeps going. exorcise, consume, puke. exorcise, consume, puke. exorcise, consume, puke.

exorcise and consume.

then, at age twelve, you come along.

you’re like the sun peeking through the dark clouds after days full of rain and thunder. a breath of fresh air, a sugary treat to balance out the saltiness of this shitty town.

you move into the once abandoned house right beside his, a radiant smile on your face and eyes twinkling with determination.

beautiful, perfect, normal.

the two of you click almost instantly, although suguru’s a little reluctant at first — what if you think he’s weird? his parents and teachers say he’s a bit troubled, nosy neighbors joke that he’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic, and bored grandmas claim he’s been touched by the devil. despite their rumors, despite suguru’s reputation, despite the fact you two are polar opposites, you don’t avoid him. in fact, it’s like those things just entice you even more.

“suguru.”

the fear in your voice catches him off-guard, and he stops walking. your hand grips the hem of his jacket, and your finger slowly raises to point towards the corner.

“what is that?”

it’s a crude thing. skin a dingy shade of purple, stubby limbs twisted and contorted into impossible angles, and jagged yellow teeth that poke past its thin, cracked lips.

that’s when he realizes it: you can see them too.

he’s not alone. finally, fucking finally, suguru geto is not alone.

by thirteen, you and suguru are attached at the hip. there’s not a day where the two of you don’t see each other, even when you get grounded for accidentally breaking a bathroom stall trying to exorcise a curse.

they’re so ungrateful.

he’s tainted your image. you were once normal, the cute neighbor nextdoor, but now you’re best friends with suguru, the pretty boy with the strange bangs and broken mind.

you don’t care though, and he loves that you never have.

nothing can separate you. you go to school together, take the same classes (thanks to suguru modifying his schedule), walk home together, exorcise curses together.

you’re all he needs, and he’s all you need. you’re the only ones who understand each other on a fundamental level, who know each other inside and out, down to the very last atom in your bodies.

with you, he’s sure that he can snap the chain and leave this place, to soar so high in the sky that there’s nothing and no one left but you and him.

you hand suguru his slushie, and he takes a long sip, letting the sugar-filled drink wash away the lingering taste of today’s curse.

“sometimes, i think we’re kinda like batman and superman.”

suguru can’t help but scoff. “us? you think we’re superheroes?” how unsurprisingly childish of you.

you nod, snapping your kit-kat bar in half and taking a bite out of it. “yeah, dude! we fight alien bad guys with our superpowers. pretty cool, right?”

he leans back, legs spread and an arm resting on the back of the bench. “sure, but they always get rewarded for saving the day. what do we get?” he doesn’t wait for your answer. “nothing.”

a small frown flits across your typically cheerful features, and suguru wishes he could shove his words back into his mouth and down his throat.

“mm... i think we get stuff. we get to see our parents safe, and even if no one else here really likes us, they’re safe thanks to us, too.” the toe of your shoe traces shapes into the pavement. “we’re the only ones that can do this, suguru. it’s our duty.”

right. duty.

suguru hums, but you can’t tell whether it’s in agreement or not. you decide that it doesn’t matter, that he’s just thinking like always.

“wish i was rich, though," you joke and pop the rest of your little kit-kat stick into your mouth.

after a moment, he shakes his head and takes a sip of his bright purple drink. “me too.”

#jjk #jjk geto #jjk x reader #jjk imagines #geto suguru #suguru geto #geto suguru x reader #geto suguru x you #suguru geto x reader #suguru geto x you #🪵 – writing

[madnessreruns]

Try Something New 1/2

Gotham! Jervis Tetch x reader

Note: sorry for two fics of him in a row I spontaneously got this idea and immediately went to writing. Part 2 will be smut cause I’m a horny little bastard man

Part 2

Warnings: None, a bit suggestive at the end.

Requests: Open

Summary: You had been looking for a new therapist for awhile, and recently, you had seen an ad for a self proclaimed hypno-therapist. A therapist using hypnotic techniques to fix and help your problems, and lucky for you, the man seems quite charming, and fond of you from the start.

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You glanced at the sign, the dark bold cursive lettering stood out against the pale, aged white sign background. Small, carved roses decorated the edges of the sign, it was very clear that the person who designed it, the owner, and therapist you were going to see presumably, was very sophisticated in his styling.

Barley a week before coming here you had made an arrangement over the phone with the man, who claimed to be a hypno-therapist. You had never visited one of those, yes you had visited a normal therapist, multiple in fact. That was the reason you had came here.

You had visited countless professionals, all of them of no help to you, none of them were the proper fit for you. They had always made you uncomfortable, in a way you couldn’t describe. Maybe it was telling them your secrets that put you off, or maybe it was how they reacted. So in turn, you tried something different.

But the man who spoke to you over the phone was different, more comforting, you didn’t know why. His voice was smooth and charming, his kind words, delivered with a honeyed tone, made your stomach turn in a delightfully sickly way, like you were gonna vomit up your own heart for him, your beating organ a gift for the man you’d never met. Maybe it was is tone, or maybe it was his vocabulary. He used large, grand words, very eccentric and oddly personal. He often used affectionate words to refer to you,

“Thank you dearest, it means much to me,”

“Oh, that will be handled my love- yes without fee, call it a first-timer discount, hm?”

“Ah, yes, about that my dear…”

“Yes I’m open at that time darling, shall we schedule your appointment for that time. Hm? Yes that’ll do nicely..”

You shakily inhaled, anxiety riddled your body as you prepared. A new experience, a new building, a new person. Well, a new person in a face-to-face stance, as you had meet over the phone before as earlier discussed.

The texture of the soft fabric clinging to your hands, invaded into the creases of your skin, the flesh of your hands were slightly covered in sweat as the gloves were a foreign material, something you weren’t used to at all, you very rarely wore gloves, but the cold air made it feel like your hands were freezing and chipping apart piece by piece.

Gently, you gripped the doorknob, which was carved into a similar flower as the edges of the sign, which was hanging slightly above the door, quiet creaking emitted from the metal chains, the wind was blowing, just slightly, but enough to swing back and forth. Slowly, you entered the building, immediately, you felt the change in air.

The air was warm, a light, cinnamon-snickerdoodle type scent filled your nose as you inhaled. You closed it behind you, trying not to make the door squeak and disturb anyone, although there was no one in the waiting room.

The lightening was coming from a lamp in the corner of the small room, a pale pink lampshade was placed over the bulb inside, allowing the light to be a beautiful shade of pink. You approached a seat, sitting down, placing your bag next to the leg of the chair.

Resting for a moment, soft ambient music playing through the background. It was classical, a light piano playing, accompanied by a violin, it was peaceful. The scent, mixed with the lightening, and the music was a match made in heaven as you leaned back in your chair, allowing yourself to relax.

There was something about the building. The atmosphere, the odd concept of why you were here, and the man residing in here, a mix of comfort and peace.

Your attention was brought back to reality as the door creaked open, you opened your eyes, meeting a gaze from the man who had walked in, even though you hadn’t heard him, or spoke to him, you knew it was the man you spoke to over the phone.

He was a special character for sure, an angular face, tall figure, brown curly hair framing his face seemingly perfectly, dark brown eyes- almost a deep black shade. Weirdest of all was his outfit, he was in a suit, a dark brown, grey patterning on the outside of the front part, black pants fitting his legs, what you would normally consider a dorky bow tie, yet looked charming on him. Most of all was a large top hat dawning his hair, a white, slightly dirty card was slipped into the band around the base of the hat, a cursive font spelled out ‘10/6 in this style’. From his outfit and the way the place was decorated, his tributes to Alice in Wonderland were quite obvious.

He approached you, holding his hands in front of you, gloved hands intertwining with its opposite. You stood up, smiling as he held his hand out to you, you took it, lacking the proper hesitation that you would normally have with a stranger, he was just, seemingly trustworthy.

“Ah, you must be S/O, hm?” The man asked softly, placing his other hand on your as he shook your hand his both of his resting on yours.

“Yes- uh, and you are,” you paused for a moment, trying to remember what he referred to himself while jokingly introducing himself.

“The world extraordinary hypnotist, Jervis Tetch?” You asked, mocking his introduction he gave to you the first time he spoke to you over the phone. He gave you a smile, taking his hand off of yours to cover his small chuckles, drawing attention to the facial hair surrounding his mouth.

“If that’s what you wish to call me,” he retracted his hand from your, fixing a piece of hair that fell into his eyes, giving his temple a small scratch. His smile was anything but small, it was a large grin, pretty smile lines forming on his face as he beamed at your.

“Well if you live up to that name then yeah, maybe I will,” you responded, fondling with the hem of your gloves. He chuckled, not minding your skepticism.

“Then you might start calling me that now, but if you’d like formalities aren’t needed, please just call me Jervis,” he answered, a calm, welcoming tone to this voice made you feel comfortable joking with him.

“Ah, speaking of that will you uh- come back with me,” he gestured to the door, “We’ll talk more back there,”

He held out his hand, you took it, gloved hand in gloved hand. He led you through the door, asking you politely to close it behind you, as you did he took you into a hallway, paintings of rabbits, hares and mice filled the walls of the hallway, most signed, J.T., implying he painted them himself, unless there was someone else who worked here with his name initials. But speaking of it you hadn’t seen anyone else, not even a receptionist.

“No, no one else works here,” he responded, you paused in your tracks, holding your hand on your mouth.

“Oh dear, did I say that out loud?” Worried you had offended him with the comment of his lack of co-workers or employees. But he just giggled and shook his head.

“No my dear, please do not worry. I know my patients inside and out, it’s part of my job,” he explained, “and even though this is your first session with me, I know with the phone calls that we have had that that is a most likely question you would have,”

“Wow, you know that just from talking with me over the phone?” You asked, pure confusion filling your voice.

“Yes, my dear, as it’s my job,” he commented, his sweet voice comforting as he spoke.

He led you into the room, holding the door open for you as he allowed you in. You took a few steps in. The room was similar to the waiting room, a similar lamp and style, but there were just two couches, a coffee table in between them. He sat down in one, and you sat down in the other opposite of him.

He picked up a clipboard from the table, flipping through the papers on it. He glanced back up at you, noticing your rigid posture.

“Please my dear, relax,” he put an emphasis on the relax, trying to push the point home trying to get you to feel comfortable. Somehow, you did, how voice was so compelling, you listened without question. “Take off your coat and gloves, get comfortable, I don’t want this to be a very serious endeavor my sweet,” he continued, a sweet smile on his face.

You did exactly as he said, hanging your coat up on a rack and sitting your gloves in the right pocket, before returning to your seat. He had put his clipboard down, reaching into his pocket.

“Are you aware of the type of therapy I practice?” He asked softly.

“Hypno-therapy?” You responded, “I read it on your website, I- I really don’t know much about it though, sorry if I’m a bit uneducated,” your voice was sheepish with embarrassment. He nodded with an understanding look on his face:

“Most of my patients don’t when they first walk in, but you know the basics? Correct?” He said.

“Hypnosis?” You asked, clarifying if that’s what he meant.

“Exactly! Good job my dear,” he congratulated, clapping his hands softly.

“And how does, that work exactly?” Your voice was meek, as if hiding from the fact you didn’t know what you had gotten yourself into.

“Well, you see. I use my abilities to reach into a persons mind, see what they think, what they need, in order for them to be better,” he began to explain, he was obviously very passionate about this topic. “And since it’s only stuff you wish to do and admit, I can’t like, force you to do something you don’t wanna do. Some patients are worried about that, I cannot do that as it’s against my capabilities,”

You nodded as he spoke, his voice like candy to the ears, not to mention how his looks were similar to candy for the eyes, your face was an ever growing red as the pet names returned, not just an over the phone thing.

“Now, I will be starting my process, do not be alarmed, you are fine, nothing bad will happen,” he reassured as he leaned over the table. He pulled out a small pocket watch from his pocket inside his top layer, holding the ticking object to the side of his face.

“Now look into my eyes, not above them, not below them, directly in the middle,” his words made you feel odd, like your body was being take out of control, “Now, you are beginning to feel light, yes?”

Without thinking, your body nodded, but you didn’t. You didn’t mean to nod, your body did it without your input. He nodded as he saw your robotic type movements.

“Lovely, now, may you answer some questions I have for you my sweet?”

Nod

“Wonderful,” he was pleased with his full control over your body, “Are you still conscious? Can you still feel and understand your emotions and know that I am talking to you at this moment?”

Nod

“Are you comfortable with starting the questions?” He asked, a grin widely present on his face.

Nod

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It had been about 3 months since your first appointment with him, an appointment a week, he’d become a regular face to you. His sessions had helped you immensely you began to look forward to seeing him, he seemed to look forward to seeing you.

Maybe his sessions were a little more intimate then usual, you sat on the same couch as him, hand holding, hugs at the door, maybe that’s what led to what you were doing now.

You were about to go under his influence when he noticed a fuzz on your cheek, he brushed it off, but his hand lingered, he brought you forward, noses brushing against each others

“May I, my love?” His voice was soft, weak, desperate as his lips was just out of reach from yours. You nodded swiftly, pushing your lips to his, meeting in the middle.

The kiss was desperate, needy, after the both of you wanting for so long after that first day of meeting each other, your bodies, your minds, both craved each others. What felt amazing was that he craved you too, he hand grabbing your thigh to gently behind you closer to him, his other one still stationary on your face.

He gently rubbed your back, small circles through the thin layer of cotton that was keeping him from being able to touch your stomach and back. His hand trailing down from your cheek to your side, pulling you into his lap, you hand running through his beautiful, brown luxurious hair, something wonderfully soft to the touch.

He made our madly with you, both of your faces burning as you feverishly exchanged kisses with each other, a layer of desperation and need lay on the both of you, you both needed each other, a deep, carnal want sat in a pit, coursing through your stomach.

As you pulled back for air you felt his lips Chase yours, hoping the kiss would last longer, wanting the kiss to last longer. You returned, only for a quick soft peck as you smiled sweetly, a soft lick of his hair had fallen into his face, that deep look in his eyes made your stomach swirled as the feeling of deep care and love you felt for him bubbled up.

“Say,” he huffed, pausing, his gorgeous face getting redder as you brushed the piece of hair out of his face. He let out a smile, huffing a laugh. “Are you- are you particularly busy tonight?” He asked, implying his intentions, you giggled.

“Nope, completely free tonight, why do you ask?” Feigning your innocence to see how he’d react. He giggled at your attempt to hold up an act.

“Would you fancy coming back to my place? I have this, lovely new bed I think you’d like, maybe if you stayed over and tested it out you could we how you’d like it,” he pretended he didn’t wanna take you home to make love to you, you raised an eyebrow.

“Only if your there with me, babe,” you said, bringing your lips back down to his.

“Wouldn’t miss this chance for the world,” he mumbled into your lips. When you broke apart he sat you down, taking your hand to led you out the door, fetching your coat and gloves, after all, you wouldn’t be back anytime soon.

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#cas.txt #jervis tetch #jervis tetch x reader #gotham #gotham tv #gotham fox #gotham x reader #gotham jervis tetch #gotham Jervis Tetch x reader #suggestive

[sirisaacnukem]

Mactera Goo Bombers

These guys were pretty fun to paint. The slapchop technique really shone on the goo splash, and I started doing things (like the yellow edging on the abdominal plates) that push the speed painting approach into closer to full-on painting. The goo sacks were painted with Vallejo Xpress Plague Green and Nuclear Yellow colors, which I didn't mix on the palette - I wanted a blotchy, mottled color like the video game model has, so I applied blobs of each color on the mini and then smeared them around, blending them, together in some places while leaving the two individual colors distinct elsewhere.

I also did the flip-flop purple/blue metallic paint from Turbodork on the wings again (like I did with the Mactera Spawn) but since I thought those could use a little something extra, I tried underpainting highlights with silver paint. It came out OK, and it definitely looks better than the flat black undercoat did, but it took a long time to hand-paint all those lines, and it still wasn't quite the effect I had envisioned.

Since the flip-flop paint is VERY translucent (If you look carefully, you can see there is barely any color on the silver areas, even though that is with FIVE coats of paint over the silver!), after seeing how these came out, I realized that you could probably get away with highlights that are a dark grey or dark blue. So instead of painting lines, keep the slapchop theme going and paint the wings black, then do a very limited drybrush up to a medium blue-gray color. It would still be mostly black, but you would highlight the edges and give some shading across the panels while still letting the metallic blue/purple color be the main effect. (I'm tempted to try this approach when I paint Bosco. It would be pretty close to the Abyssal Frost paint job in the game.)

And with these three, I have the expansion box completely done. At 47/58 minis in the game fully painted, I just have the two Glyphid Praetorians and the Glyphid Oppressor left to do for the monsters, then the four dwarves, Bosco, the Engineer's Turret, Molly the M.U.L.E., and the supply pod left to go. I'm hoping to get these done for a LAN and boardgames party on 10/14, so just under two months to go to complete 11 minis... I'm still planning to speedpaint the bugs and robots (although the robots are also going to let me try out some of the weathering and chipping techniques I've learned), but I plan to give the dwarves high-end paint jobs, so I expect to spend 6-10 hours each on those.

#miniatures #miniature painting #painting #deep rock galactic

[nikkippy]

Kalim x reader | Love Letter -ラブレター (YOASOBI)

Author's note: after chapter 4, i dont know what im doing, anyway your honor kalim is in love with the prefect exibit a is his valentine's letter (who starts it off with 'hey love' ?!! from his first valentine card) exibit b is that he trusts us in chap 5 and tells us his insecurities (? idk i read that a long time ago might just be making it up)

GN pronouns (they/them), reader is the prefect yuu, also! if possible, do read it while listening to love letter by YOASOBI, it's inspired by that song. reader doesn't really show up (might make a part 2 tho where they actually show up and react to the letter or smth)

Summary: Kalim ends up talking with Silver about his crush so Silver tries to help him out (with his old man's courting techniques)

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Decorations everywhere, pillows all around, enough to make a mess out of the room. Some of the animals who'd freed themselves amidst the chaos roamed the dorm

"Ahaha! Look Jamil, the elephants are playing around the fountain!"

Kalim says, an enthusiastic smile on his face, as Jamil huffs out "Kalim! Not now!" while trying to take care of all the animals

On the corner of his eye, Kalim sees a parrot flying outside and going through the mirror. Thinking that going after the bird could lessen his friend's burden, he went for it, warning Jamil with a simple "I'll be back soon" (to which Jamil replied "wait, Kalim!") he runs out the dorm, following the bird

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Outside, he sees it flying to a more calm and shaded place, seemingly dazed, he lands atop of a sleeping man with silver hair and a calm aura

Looking closer, he noticed the male was a friend of his, namely Silver, like his hair and eyes. He tries to wake him gently to not scare the parrot and after much struggle, the male finally opens his eyes, letting a soft 'huh' out as he looks in Kalim's direction

"Ah! You finally woke up Silver!"

"Hm? Ah yeah, thank you Kalim, I must've fallen asleep again" he answers, still waking up by the looks of it "Hey Silver, if you don't mind, would you like to come to my party?"

"Party? When is it?"

"Well" Kalim replies "It's today! Around 6 pm! Think you can come?"

"Hmm" Silver thinks "Maybe another day, but I can help in the meantime" helping the male get up, Kalim says "Thanks! I have a feeling you're good with animals so I'm sure you'll help a lot"

Making small talk on the way back, they end up talking about what happened so far, and mostly, about the prefect

"The prefect is really nice! They helped me so many times and are a precious friend of mine" Kalim keeps going on and on about the prefect of ramshackle "I see, they seem like a lovely person, you talk very foundly of them, Kalim" Silver slightly intervenes, putting a stop to Kalim's excited ramble. Still, Kalim continues "Yeah! They saved me and helped me when I was at my lowest, I really treasure them, they're more precious than any of my jewels!"

"Hmm, hey Kalim, do you like the prefect?" Silver asks to a beaming Kalim "Huh? Ah of course, I already said it but they're a really good friend"

"No, like" Silver continues "Are you perhaps in love with them?" He asls straigh away to a now slightly blushing Kalim "Eh?! Umm, I haven't thought in that way"

After some time, Kalim exclaims "Yeah! I like them!"

"That's nice to hear, do you have any plans to court them? I remember the ol- I mean, father teaching me about it"

"Courting? I mean, as a son of the Asim family, they do teach some things but I never paid attention, I was always daydreaming" Kalim replies with a smile. "Then" Silver proposes "Would like me to help? Although I may not have the best advice, I do think I can help with the matter"

"I'll be counting on you then, Silver! Maan, I feel I'm using you at this point, sorry" He apologizes, but Silver denies "It's fine, I'm the one offering help, besides, I don't mind it"

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When they reached the Scarabia Dorm, both men went inside and organized everything to the best of their abilites, with mostly Jamil taking care of everything. After managing everythin out, Jamil brought some drinks and snacks for the others, excusing himself to finish the last preparations for the party

Now alone, Silver starts out "Maybe you should sing them something"

"Like a love song?" Kalim inquires "But I'm not sure I can do it right away, if possible I'd like to do it as soon as possible, and the party will starin a few hours"

"Well then, how about a love letter instead? You can still show them your love with your words, just in a different way"

"Oh! Nice idea, Silver!" And so, Kalim started writing

Hey love

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#kalim x reader #x reader #twisted wonderland #twst #nikkippy writes #twst x reader #kalim al asim #so.. yea #i might write a part 2 if you guys ask for it #but i doubt it lol #anyways sorry for being so very late #might (prob not) finish leona's this month as well #so theres that..? #open ending ig haha

[nicromancytarot]

hi, how are you?

have a good day.

if you are doing free reading, what could I do to be attractive?

i'm E, she/her.

Hi my love, firstly you are gorgeous, and don’t reduce yourself to only looks, there’s so much more to you than just the physical, you have a beautiful energy, and this was such an interesting thing to read on, so thank you for giving me the opportunity.

How you can make yourself more attractive

I see that you already have a very cute, maybe even innocent look to you, with the otter coming out for how your appearance would be described as of now.

The appearance you can achieve is being represented as a dove, doves are very romantic and beautiful creatures, very old-money vibes.

I see that you are very loyal and committed to whatever you are currently doing, whether this be using a type of moisturiser or even an incorrect shade of foundation, you seem very stubborn on letting it go.

I notice that you understand these products, routines or techniques aren’t good for you, they aren’t benefiting you in any way anymore, but you seem not to want to leave them behind and find something new, even if they are hindering your journey to whatever you’re trying to achieve.

There is a need for you to let these go, you need to find something that is more compatible for you and that will do you good, you seem very defensive to the idea of trying new products or techniques, this could be to do with money, but trust me, it’s a good idea to splash out on a more expensive product if it’s going to benefit you in the long run.

This will happen either way, whether it’s a favourite lip product that goes missing, or even your hair stylist cancelling your appointment unexpectedly, you will end up backed up into a corner and need to make that decision to buy the new lip product, or let your roots grow out. But you can make the decision to switch it yourself now, although if you don’t, the universe will do it for you. (Especially if you’ve been manifesting a change of your appearance.)

I also got the message that you should ask your friends or someone close to you to help you with this, like if you don’t know how to do your eyebrows, ask a friend, or if you don’t know what to wear, ask a family member, they will give you guidance.

I notice that this will take a little while to progress, do not let this get you down, you can achieve this if you just keep trying, keep up with the skincare, the hair treatments, the workouts, whatever it is that you need to do to feel confident, don’t give up.

Make sure not to gatekeep your secrets when you achieve your goal, share that information with other people who feel like you do right now.

I think I yapped on for a while, but I’m sure you understand what I’m getting at here. Good luck and I hope this all works out for you.

#pick a card #tarot #tarot reading #tarotblr #tarotcommunity #free tarot #tarot witch #daily tarot #pick a pile #tarot cards

[van-skmugen]

Rant below cut line ↓

Currently I seem to be out of art block and I'm starting again to draw to a different style besides chibi, so recently I wanted to try the color wheel challenge. And nowadays I'm going to try to do those illustrations that I was never able to do.

It's been about 5/6 years since I started to have an art block and with the last thing that happened with the appearance of NF/T and later of the A/I "art" didn't help me much to get out of it, but recently I have seen more and more similar situations and how the A/I "art" only seems to be interested in a kind of cold and passionless style and I have come to rethink again what art really is for me. Some time ago I was obfuscating myself because I was not getting the results I wanted and I would get frustrated and stop drawing after a few minutes, after that thought I remembered that art is a human and personal expression and that it doesn't matter how good or bad it looks in my eyes (well it does "matter", but the important thing is that starting from the base is how you build a solid learning), since the important thing is the process you go through, the approaches you make every time ideas come to your mind or how your mind tells you to change a stroke, position of a pose or shading/lighting and how in the end your hand ends up capturing them on paper (physical or digital), since SK8 the Infinity came out in 2021 I have been writing down ideas that came to my mind and that I wanted to draw (because until recently my mind was only able to draw very simple and chibi styles without lines like the ones I have uploaded until recently when I made this account) and these that I have written up are some of them, in PoiPiku I publish and published my process of illustrations of color wheel only for followers of Twitter because that way I could control that those who see it are real users and to avoid those of A/I "art" (just in case, although in their eyes it may "not be the best" not looking so realistic for their standards, but who knows) but due to Twitter APIs this option is currently not available and it seems to be the case with almost all applications of this type, so just for the moment I will continue posting them that way until I can find another solution or just post the occasional wip or before and after with big watermark.

So you could say that this current situation that we're all having (artists, writers and more) has helped me to get out of the hole I was and value more my technique and ability (both drawing and writing). I leave it written here in case someone else might find it useful.

#SK8 THE INFINITY #matchablossom #tadaai #shadoka #renga #ainosuke shindo #adam sk8 #joe sk8 #joecherry #aitada #hiroka #lanreki #rekilan #sk8 #エスケーエイト #SK8エスケーエイト #poll #my wips #van-skmugen

[judgeanon]

Plastic Skies - Model 11: F-22 Raptor “Mobius-1″

As soon as I had a couple of finished models under my belt, I knew what I wanted my “Final Boss” to be. There was one plane that I really wanted to not just build, but build right; to do the absolute best job I could with it. It took me a while to get there, and there were a few bumps and stops along the road, but in the end I managed to not only build it, but also close the circle of what had inspired me to start modelling again.

It was time to become an Ace. Or at least try.

So, the F-22 Raptor. I love that thing.

Everything about it is just cool as fuck to me. Its shape, silhouette, hidden weapon bays, everything. It's just square and sharp enough to look futuristic while still having enough curves to still look like a fighter jet and not some jank spaceship.

The other reason why I love the Raptor is Novalogic’s old F-22 RAPTOR flight sim from 1997. At the time, and for a long time, it was the best flight game I’d ever played, looking and feeling lightyears ahead of any other flight game at the time. Even if the Raptor has famously never been in any actual combat or downed any enemy planes (which as far as I’m concerned is the best thing that can happen to any weapon), it’s sure seen a lot of virtual warfare. Especially in another series...

The thing about Ace Combat is that I’d never really played them until a bit under a year ago. As I mentioned when I started this series, I knew they existed and I’d had a few close brushes with them, but I’d never sat down and played any until Ace Combat 7, which promptly blew my mind. Soon, through the power of emulators, I made my way through every single game in the series. And one of the things I noticed was that every Ace Combat is actually two games in one: there’s the game before you unlock the F-22 Raptor and the game after.

In pretty much every Ace Combat, the Raptor is a late-game unlock, and always one of the best. It’s faster, moves better, and just using it feels like dropping the difficulty level down at least one. On top of that, it’s been featured in the covers of a lot of them, including the very first home release:

So playing through the series really reignited my love for the damn thing, to say the least. And when I entered the hobby shop for the first time and spotted that Revell kit up there, I knew I was going to end up building one sooner or later. But I held off for months, building other models, learning every technique I cared ot try and accumulating an arsenal of tools. Along the way, I also ran into something wonderful: an eBay listing for a decal sheet full of emblems from Ace Combat, including everything I could need to build not just any Raptor, but THE Raptor. Mobius-1′s Raptor from Ace Combat 04.

As it turned out, there had been an official AC04 Raptor model kit released some years ago, and while getting my hands on one was out of the question, the instructions were easy to find online. Turns out the model used the exact same mold as the Revell one, and the instructions included a color guide that helped me find the exact shades of gray used on the official thing. You’ve actually seen that gray paint in my F-16 and Fairey Swordfish models. It’s not the easiest paint to work with, but I was happy to have it and the decals. Between them, I had everything I really needed... except the model itself.

Unfortunately, 2023 didn’t have the best of starts for me, especially when it came to money. Long story short, my job started paying me late. Like, very late. Insultingly late. “Three months late” late. Although my family generously loaned me enough cash to make it through, it was a very upsetting era of getting paid, spending a third of it paying last month’s debts, then having to stretch what was left for two months until I got paid again and the cycle started again. It’s why I’m deeply indebted not just to my family, but also to the friend who sent me those old WWII models I posted about last time, since the frustration of having all these tools and nothing to use them on was really getting to me.

Eventually, in early March, I finally got paid and after clearing up a bunch of leftover debts, I said “Fuck it”. Whatever else was going on in my life, I decided I needed something to do other than worrying about money. The price of the kit had gone up since the last time I’d seen it, which was frustrating but also made the decision to buy it even easier. Get it now, before inflation made it any harder to grab. Unlike every other plane I’d built so far, I told nothing about it to my family. A part of me felt terribly guilty about it. Where did I get off, buying toy planes when less than two weeks ago I was asking my brother for grocery money? It was childish, irresponsible, and at the time, utterly necessary. I was increasingly feeling like I would go insane if I waited one more day.

Unfortunately, I’d still end up waiting one more week to really get started, since just as the kit arrived, my mom invited my brother and I to a short vacation trip. I knew I wasn’t going to be able to finish the kit, but by then I was so upset by the whole thing that I nonetheless spent an afternoon focused purely on the tailfins. Stupid as it sounds, I just... really needed it.

The trip was fine. Good times were had, new places were explored, mountains were hiked, and I can’t say I hated it or anything. But the closer we got to the end, the more I remembered those two tailfins drying out alone and the other 114 parts I hadn’t touched yet. It was late at night when I finally got back home, and that night I set everything up to get started first thing in the morning.

Unfortunately, that morning I woke up to a pretty troubling phone call. My dad had some health issues, and ten minutes later I was hailing a cab to go ride an ambulance with him to the hospital. I left home at around 9 AM that day, and only got back at 7:30 PM. He’s safe now and made a full, if lengthy recovery, but the days and weeks of having to be ready to drop everything and rush to the hospital to check on him quickly became grating. As with the trip, I found myself living for someone else, putting everything else I wanted to do on hold for the sake of others.

It didn’t last long. Once I was sure dad was out of danger and comfortable in the hospital, and once the rest of the family had started mobilizing to help, I once again said “Fuck it” and finally dove right into the Raptor, making it my personal anchor, a little thing I was making just for myself and nobody else.

The build started alright, but quickly ran into some trouble. A few of the parts were a hard fit, and the fuselage had gotten bent and warped a little in the box. Plus, I figured painting some of it would be a pain once the whole thing had been built, so I started painting some pieces as I went along. Which was absolutely the right choice, but it meant a fair bit of stop and go.

Something I did decide early on was to go “wheels up” with this one, not doing the landing gears. I figured an Ace Combat plane would be best displayed in flight, all weapons at the ready. I’m glad I made that call, because the build was already giving me enough headaches without the wheels.

Those little edges across the plane’s contour were particularly troublesome, since they required a lot of masking tape to work. I’m not terribly good at masking yet, and if you compare the two sides of the plane, you can tell. Still, it really was nice to see everything finally taking shape.

I also skimped on the armaments a little. The kit came with tons of decals for all the missiles, but I have a lot of trouble with the little stripe ones that usually go on them, and doing it for eight different missiles was daunting to say the least. I knew that alone was going to be a whole day’s worth of work. So I decided to save myself the trouble and just leave them like that.

The camo pattern, by comparison, was surprisingly easy to pull off. Using the paint guide from the official model, a couple of fine brushes and some very good gray paint, I did a much better job of it than the poor F-16.

The decals were a similar story. Funny enough, they actually came from three different sheets: the Raptor’s own, the Ace Combat one I’d bought off eBay, and that white marking in the center, which points to the Raptor’s fuel tank. Real Raptors use a different marking nowadays, but the one from Ace Combat 04 used this older model, which I got from the F-16′s sheet. In fact, that decal sheet was one of the reasons why I’d bought that specific F-16. By then I’d already decided to build Mobius-1, and I knew I’d be able to use that decal to give it that final touch.

Speaking of final touches, the panel lining also went shockingly well. This is one of the things I’ve gotten way better at, no longer having to rely on the sludge technique or anything. It’s still tricky and time consuming, but I can’t deny how much it improves a model, even when done sloppily. I also went and bought a box of transparent orange paint just for the cockpit, which in hindsight is... a little nuts. I have no idea what else I could possibly use that paint for, but I didn’t want this to be just another kit.

I left the weapon bays for last. Truth be told, I was a little terrified of them. Lots of small parts, two of which actually broke during the build and had to be tossed out. The end result is by no means perfect, and one of the side missiles is completely wrong, but by now I’ve learned to accept the small imperfections and let go of the things I can’t really fix (or am too scared to try). All poetry and self-improvement aside, I was squarely in that “let me just finish this” moment.

(It’s a good thing that I got the weapon bays done well too, because without a landing gear and a stand base, the plane currently rests on the bay doors. I should probably do something about that soon...)

Through the whole process, I still felt a few pangs of guilt over building this while dad was in the hospital. He wasn’t at risk or anything and I still made time to go see him, but there was enough shame to it that I didn’t really show the finished plane to any family member until about a week ago. And even then, I didn’t tell them when exactly I built it. As far as they know, I just willed it into existence in a couple days. It’s a terribly selfish thing to think, but after putting myself on hold for the sake of others in so many ways while also dealing with being routinely ignored by my work, having this one thing to make was important to me.

Eventually, the Raptor was finished. There’s a lot in it. Decals from three different sheets, paints and washes from about five different brands, a lot of material in general. There’s also a lot of me in it. Kid me, playing a 90s flight sim on an old Pentium and clumsily putting together cheap kits with cheaper glue, and adult me, falling hopelessly in love with a decades-old game series and comparing paint numbers to make sure I have the right shade of gray for the job. There’s some guilt and shame in it, but also pride and satisfaction. Even if I never built any other plane kits, I at least now had my Raptor. Not just a Raptor, or the Raptor, but my Raptor. With everything that entails.

(Also, you can’t understand how much I adore that the stabilizers are movable)

Things are getting better now. Dad’s way healthier and I’ve managed to more or less stabilize my finances, while also getting close to some new job offers. But for about a week, when everything else was a whirlwind of anxiety, this chunk of painted plastic was as good of an anchor as any. And I’m happy to say it’s not, in fact, the last kit I’ve made.

#My Stuff #Hobbies #Journals #This one gets a little personal too #Planes good #Ace Combat good #That's about all that really matters #Find some time for yourself

[maggot-monger]

hey sin, do u have any tips on getting tattoos? i've never gotten one mainly because they seem really expensive and I don't know how much I want will cost, but also about pain and care and stuff. i'm sure you're not an expert or anything, but I was planning on trying to get a sw/dw tattoo across my wrists at some point (one on each wrist, maybe tied together with a red string of fate lol). thoughts?

ooo yes!! so, i only have two tattoos so it is true that i am definitely not an expert, but from what i have seen looking around/talking to tattoo artists/people who have more tattoos than i do, it seems like a lot of quality tattoo artists will charge somewhere around $200 per hour that you're in the chair + tip (depending on where you live). lettering doesn't take very much time; one of my two is a 7-letter word on my forearm and that took like...i want to say 20 minutes? i don't remember exactly how much i paid for that but it was definitely under $100. probably sw/dw + string wouldn't take much more time than that, and might cost less depending on time/artist. if you have an artist you're interested in, you can def hit them up for a quote as well — what you're suggesting seems probably very easy for them to come up with an estimate for.

(i will say that with lettering it's super important to get someone who can do very tidy line work and to take their recommendations about how large the letters need to be, or else they will become illegible over time as your skin cells shift and stuff)

pain depends on placement and pain tolerance and how much the artist has to go over the same skin repeatedly — there are some useful charts that give estimations of how much different placements hurt around online; idk how accurate they are but i like them haha. small lettering will probably be one pass, so you won't get the pain of like, big lines, then small lines, then coloring/shading or whatever, which will help a lot with that. mine are both in pretty low-pain zones, but i would compare the quality of pain to being scratched by a cat (although i think it hurt somewhat less than that? that's just the type of pain it is imo)

care is not bad i think! especially in placements that don't get a ton of friction (probably hip or ankle or whatever is a lot harder, because of underwear bands and socks and shoes and such rubbing against it? idk). your artist should give you recommendations for taking care of it that works best with their technique, but mostly it's a lot of like, don't scratch it or peel skin off of it (it gets itchy and flaky for a few days which sucks a bit but is fine, especially on tiny lines), keep it out of the sun, keep it moisturized but not smothered, leave the bandage on/rebandage it for 3-5 days, don't go swimming for a couple of weeks at least, etc. i have found it to be pretty whatever to get them to heal (depending on healing/how the session itself goes, you might have to go back in to get a touch up; my snake that i got back in november has a couple of lines that healed kind of fadey...that's pretty common as i understand it; both artists i've been to have offered free touch ups for 6-12mos, so that's pretty chill if you end up needing that)

i think the main thing is to pick an artist who does good work and has a clean studio, who you trust! that makes the whole process so so much better than like...not having that

#i hope this is helpful at all! #to me getting tattoos has been a really affirming process and i highly recommend it if it appeals to you! #replies #nitheful

[antirepurp]

Do you have tips on coloring? Your art is beautiful!

everyone always mentions basic color theory and i will too because it's the foundation for most things, like understanding complementary colors and values and how colors interact with each other. googling "color theory" gives you like a million of those wheels and although adobe is a piece of crap they do have this online color wheel tool that lets you fuck around with palettes. screenshot those bitches when you find cool ones to play with

besides that i tend to shift the colors i use towards warmer shades as a general rule solely because i like warm colors. also, often times the color you PERCEIVE in an image is not what the color actually is, but rather the other colors around it make you think it's a different shade. like the green moss in this pic, for example. it's not actually green at all!

another thing i do somewhat frequently is coloring the lineart some other shade than black. black definitely has its purpose and can be an aesthetically important in some styles, but colored lineart tends to help me approach the coloring process from a different angle. speaking of, i rarely use pure black or pure white in my art these days. again, they have their purposes but i save them for occasions where i want to emphasize a particular detail or draw attention to the other colors in the image

in a similar vein filling your background layer with a color that isn't white can also help you in the coloring phase, both because lighter colors will be easier to see on it but also for me it makes me try and tint the colors to something that fits in better with my chosen shade

there's also the shortcut of using multiply-overlay-screen layers on top of the flat colors to adjust them further and bring them together more. i don't do that terribly often these days but it helped me a lot in the past, like here:

with multiply-overlay-screen

without them

it's not the a perfect method but can help you towards the right direction

and don't be afraid of saturation, especially with skintones! im sure there are ways of coloring that omit a lot of saturation, but for my purposes i crank it up whenever i can to add more life to what im working with and make things pop out more. i do steer clear from straight up neon stuff generally though and tend to use those more as highlights if anything

that, and eyeball colors from reference images! whether those are colors other people have used in their art or stuff from photos, try to recreate them yourself and see what makes them work the way they do. and add things to them when you see fit! or remove colors from your art and try to work with as few as you can! that's how i ended up with the colors i use most often in my art these days, actually, i studied some night in the woods art and screenshots for a piece i did about a year ago and wound up with this selection:

it doesn't cover everything and i do frequently add things to this when the cause needs it, but it's versatile enough for a lot of occasions and provides a base for me to work off of. and none of them were eyedropped!

also mandatory mention that coloring techniques used for traditional art are different from those in digital art. colors on a screen don't work the same way as paint does, hence why smudging together some primary colors gives you results like this

but with the right layer effects you can get colors to behave more like this

idk if this was helpful but i hope you got something out of it! ":D

#i am a terrible teacher akjshdakj

[shawnjacksonsbs]

There are lots of parts. Not all are consistent. And if I said it once, I’m likely to say a thousand more times.     2-11-23

 “Yes, ‘cause I think that, this is the thing that I said earlier about like, when I’m making anything that I’m making, whether it’s a podcast or writing or “United Shades”, when I’m writing it, I’m like “This is gonna change the world”. [Lol] ‘Cause you have to feel that way. You have to think that way. Otherwise, why you steppin’ out there!?

. . . . But then at the end, you just have to be, “I hope people watch [read] and talk about it.” – Kamau Bell

 I may have learned a new thing(?), or way(?) or. . .

Do we, do I, do any of us have the ability to remove ourselves from a scenario to better empathize with someone else when having a conversation, about their struggles?

Emphasis on “their struggles”.

If they’re different from us by race, religion, sexual identity, etc, why do we feel so strongly that we have to defend, or be defensive if we know, without a doubt, that we aren't part of the group that their venting about, although I have commonalities, such as . . . race, religion, sexual identity.

See where I’m going here?

Is it worth it, to just try, to emphasize with someone else?

I'm going to start trying to implement this “technique”, when the time and issue, or conversation allows.

Why wouldn't we want to relate to our neighbors?

Why are some people just hell bent on focusing on differences over commonalities?

I, for one, will never understand it.

 “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eyes.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (one of Mr. Rogers favorite quotes)

 The whole, "We are all just walking each other home", always pops in my head every time I hear, or think of people that hate on others for less than justice. Make sense? It's like be kind, until it's time to not be kind.

There are times throughout the life of us adults, that we realize we don't love everyone just as they are, and imagine that, as unfortunate as that is, it's either because of complete mental disability, or because they weren't loved just the way they were when they were young. (That's just my opinion by the way. Pretty sound educational guess if you ask me though)

It's also not worth arguing with someone that groups me in with haters. People like that are obviously in some feelings and haven't learned how to navigate them yet. That comes with time, understanding, wisdom, and of course - empathy. Right?

We’re all still progressing toward this, yes? Or trying to??

After listening to this specific episode, I caught myself wondering if I could do it. If I could try and have full blown conversations in hopes of finding some understandings, with people who obviously don't care for people “like me”, without actually knowing me as individual. My answer . . . I just don't know. It occurred to me right then that I should try.

It’s always nice to learn new ways and new goals to aspire to, and higher levels of caring and love to reach. Even if only in small degrees up, the direction is still up.

Note to self; I need to do research outside of Finding Fred on Kamau Bell and his works. He definitely sounds like an interesting guy.

The whole Finding Fred podcast, to me, is thought provoking, but this episode definitely had me in a deep thinking pattern the whole time.

You can find Finding Fred episode Kamau on IHeart radio. I’m sure there are other spots. That’s just where I listen. Lol no lol

I don’t know if this one is enough for you, but it was for me. Understanding can be . . .hard, but never impossible.

I wonder why different things affect different people . . . differently. Listening to this show, and reading or writing the things that I do, etc, etc, even though they appeal to me because of how they make me feel good or make me think about things that are. . . better, don’t appeal to some people. Why do you taste cilantro as soap?

It’s all just weird.

What a world we live in, and what a wonderful life we can have if we change the way we think about things. It all has to start right there.

Now, go out into the world now and share your love and your laughter with everyone you can, and you already know that I will be trying to do the same from my side!

 Until next time;

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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I’m so excited, it’ll be such a good way to start the new year. It looks intense, but I’ve stopped expecting anything based on the teaser graphics lmao. I’m hoping for something with some musical depth to it, but whatever it is, I’m going to lose my mind, I can feel it.

Oooh good luck! I’m also scrolling Tumblr and online shopping orz. I’m not religious and don’t care for the end of the year holidays, but my dad’s partner is very, very Catholic, so I sit down, shut up, and let her take control, and just take the opportunity to see my family. Do you have any good traditions?

Dude, those skills are going to help you anywhere, it’s great that you’re throwing yourself into it all. I want to ask questions but also know that there’s privacy protections and don’t want to put you in a weird spot about that, so I’m interested in all of it, I just don’t know what’s alright to ask, you know?

Shownu killed that performance. Also, his Hit the Stage performances? It’s been years and yet emotionally I’m here. Sorry, we just love a built boy. No shade to the skinny boys, but… Sh’nu… I can’t imagine he isn’t still dancing, and I’m excited to see whatever comes next from him!

Minhyuk could grab my head like a basketball, he’s really just got some big ass hands.

I do like Ateez, I’ve been listening to them longer than MX. I was in it for Seonghwa’s vocals, but then San had that vocals glow up in 2021 and wore a lesbian sweater (and anarchy body paint) and I was like do you know I’d die for you? Hongjoong is just an insanely good physical actor, he doesn’t need a script to convey exactly what his character in each song is doing, and he uses his short king status for good. He might joke about his height but we know the power there…

Babes, “God Damn” dragged me through the first half of 2021, I listened to it on repeat for like six weeks. I still play the whole album every so often, but I do sprinkle other music in with it every so often lmao. I loved how he managed to layer in so many different types of self-sabotage without making it graphic or, like, over dramatic, if that makes sense. Anyway, I love his stuff with Wooki, and I know he’s still a member of the group just under a different contract but I neeeed him to release more good solo stuff.

My photography is mostly architecture and street scenes (crowds, not individuals, that’s creepy), although I’m trying to get more into dynamic portraiture. And yeah, I play violin and sing, but don’t record because I have a bad set up and don’t like attempting to record while playing. My acting was just an intensive in Meisner technique, nothing terribly fancy or glamorous. I got a text from my dad telling me that I need to be in Italy on the 25th, but apparently the Catholics are really Going Through It right now so then two days later he’s like hold tight… good thing I don’t have a ticket yet lmao.

Sewing! What do you like to sew? Do you make things or decorate things (or both)? And very cool that you play piano, that one always looked extremely hard to me. How long have you been playing?

And where was your best road trip? I want to go on one with my sister and looking for suggestions haha.

Hey love ❤️ how are you doing? hope your week went well! Happy Friday!!

Right??? Why not start the year off with a comeback that will be amazing 🤩 they always do such an amazing job and I don’t doubt it that they will do amazing ❤️ also something to think about: this could be the last comeback as ot5 before shownu gets released! Isn’t that cool to think about? I agree I’m gonna lose my mind it’s going to be so good and typed in all caps when it comes out 😂😂

Thanks love! Was just finalizing some things for my grandma and then everything will be good to go 👍👍that’s totally cool 👌 I’m not religious either and I mainly take part in the holidays and things like that that involve food and family stuff lol yeah one of the main traditions that I haven’t done since precovid lol we used to do potluck stuff where we would host dinners at each others houses and bring food to each other and just enjoy each others company lol it was very sweet ❤️❤️

Aw thanks love ❤️ right?? It’s definitely good to have in the back pocket throughout the career 👍👍 it’s all good love I don’t mind if you ask questions ❤️ i just can’t give out the names and ages of clients but otherwise it’s all good ask away! Would it be alright if I ask you questions about your work? I just don’t know what I can or cannot ask lol

Isn’t he amazing?! Like I swear to god my dude there is nothing this man cannot do whether it be dancing, acting (which by the way holy shit) and singing!! He is such the catch to be honest lol when he was on hit the stage his performance was very well done like the way he commanded the room and how he held the audiences attention was so good 👌👌👌right??? He is one of the thickest men I have ever seen (and that’s on the same level as wonho) and yeah there is no shade to skinny men (don’t get me wrong I fell for hyungwon before the thickness and still consider him a prize) but shownu just caught my eye like bam!! Lol he’s going to do amazing things ❤️❤️

Lol!!!! He really does have some huge hands right? Idk how that happened but god damn that’s stunning 👌👌👌👌

Really?? That’s so cool!! Isn’t ateez awesome?? Seongwhas my bias in the group and it just went off from there lol his vocals, stage presence and personality are amazing lol but yeah the second I saw San I was like well hello there lol then the rest of the group just said “look at me no one else” and I was like okay!! Whoooo boy 😂😂 which era (or eras) of their music do you like? Lol when I say Hongjoon is a short king that acts like he is 6’5” it’s the truth lol he is such a great rapper and leader he just knows what’s works 👌👌

Lol! I have no doubt that god damn dog walked the fans throughout the year 😂😂right?? His music is good to listen to over and over again and it’s so good! It’s like you noticed a different beat or a different lyric that you didn’t notice the first time and I am here for it love 👌👌yeah he needs to do more solo stuff now that he is with Sony and hopefully he’ll bring the other members over at some point lol either way it’s a good move for him

Oh cool!! Yeah I can imagine taking pictures of people would be waay too creepy 😂😂 do you do black and white shots too? As for the acting: dang!! Forgive me but im not too familiar with acting techniques but im willing to find out more ❤️❤️ that technique sounds impressive!! No way!! That’s so cool that you can sing!! What kind of genre do you like to sing or play? Oh wow I didn’t know they were going through it! What was going on in Italy? And that’s sweet of your dad to let you about gigs and stuff lol do you have a singing gig there? How often do you travel there? Or other places for gigs?

I like to sew some dresses and skirts like summery outfits and things like that lol I also hem stuff for family members too with my sewing machine lol it’s a good summer hobby ❤️ so it’s a combo of making things and decorating things that I made lol it’s a fun time 👌👌 next I want to try to make warm clothes during the winter like long hoodies and things like that lol yeah the piano can be a little tricky at first but the more you play it the more easy it becomes so it comes with time 👍I’ve been playing since I was a kid but stopped playing for a bit due to school and now that I am working full time I want to pick it up again cus it’s good for the memory and what not 👍 I mostly just play fun songs like twilight (the movie not ateez) 😂😂 and some Disney songs to ease into things 👍

Ooooo that’s a tricky one cus there were so many good places for road trips! I’ve mainly travelled around Canada and the states but I would love to travel outside of the two countries lol If you want to explore Canada there are some good places to visit like Victoria, Vancouver, Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s some places in Manitoba that are great escapes too. If you want to explore some places in the states I would really recommend you check out Seattle! They have a great museum that’s all about pop culture like movies (lord of the rings, wizard of oz, etc) music, television and a whole bunch of stuff among other things to explore. There’s also chicago that has great pizza and amazing shopping experiences if that’s what you are looking for lol they also have great drives and trails for hiking lol where have you travelled to in the past? What kinds of places have you been to?

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