#and i did a lot of research lol

[iceycloversart]

based on this post by @mortalkcmbat

#mortal kombat #mortal kombat 1 #sub zero #bi han #kuai liang #mk tundra #this is an edit #i finally get to say my favorite phrase ever #the tattoo removal surgery was a success #ok so tag edit after posting #the mk wiki says that oniro and Lin Kuei Grandmaster from mythologies are different #however in my heart that is his name #also for a while the wiki seemed to have incorrectly identified him as oniro? instead of the guy from the cartoon. so that was in my brain #but i didn't double check before posting this lol #also when researching it rn it seems a lot of people have made this mistake too #where did it originate....... #if anyone has info on this let me know #but with this edit i wanted to specify a name to emphasize that this ISNT the same universe as mk1 #the grandmaster is not THEIR father #he didnt adopt smoke either etc all he potentially did was kidnap his sons #at least that was the case in the og timeline #the grandmaster is instead sektors father as is established in mk9 #SECOND EDIT i think its just because they were both the lin kuei grandmasters but oniros the only one that had a name #mystery solved um maybe #ok bye thank you

[smilesrobotlover]

Thank you @skyloftian-nutcase for the idea :)

I wrote this fic a while ago, I think it’s posted on AO3 about Sky and Hyrule finding a great fairy, and I wrote about Sky suffering in the snow cuz my dude has probably never been cold in his life. Skyloft seems to be a warming temperature, or maybe he’s used to more chilly air cuz he’s so high up, but he’s probably never experienced snow, so I did a continuation of him having hypothermia but it didn’t go anywhere. But I wanted to draw more snow stuff so I drew Sky suffering in the snow with Time trying to help him. All swaddled up in his sailcloth </3 rip

Also this is not au! The original fic was Lu but this is not! Please don’t tag it as such!

#bruh drawing poses are so hard fr #oh well #I couldn’t find a good reference for this pose so I winged it #wung it? #wunged it #lol #anyways #link between links #lbl time #lbl Sky #time make sure sky is awake #he can’t sleep fr #I did a lot of research on hypothermia #but hey he’s kinda desperate to get out of the wind so #I LOVE painting snow

[cienie-isengardu]

Bi-Han + gesticulation

#mortal kombat #bi han #sub zero #i like how bi han's gesticulation is repeated around both brothers while he for most time lurks in liu kang's shadow without much gesturing #it adds a lot to feeling of his frustration #while kuai liang and tomas seems to be so... stiff compared to sub zero #but also did you notice how often bi han uses his left hand? especially while pointing at his brothers? #worth to make another research LOL

[midwinterrmemento]

Flower Language

➢ pairing: Leonardo x MC [Ikemen Vampire]

➢ word count: 1,413

⚠️ content warnings: None!

This is my entry for @ikemenlibrary's Ikemen Valentine Gift Exchange, dedicated to @sunnyikemen! I have never written for Leo before, but I had a lot of fun with his character, and I hope that I did well enough to make for an enjoyable read at least! Happy belated Valentine's Day, Sunny, and here is some Leo fluff for you :)

Being around the most famous polymath in history, there was always a new surprise in store.

Leonardo da Vinci seemed to know everything about everything. Perhaps it was because of his endless knowledge, gathered over the course of centuries, or perhaps it was because of the air of ease that surrounded him—but it did not escape his notice how the newest resident of the manor seemed to gravitate toward him upon her unexpected arrival. 

He never denied her his company. At first, because he knew she was frightened and disoriented.

For a girl who had found herself transported into another time period in the blink of an eye, there was only uncertainty around every corner. Yet Leonardo's breezy personality and apparent ability to handle anything with minimal effort brought her security, as well as distraction. He knew this, and so he made it a note to help her throughout her time in the manor, keeping her mind off her troubles.

You're restless and wish to get out of the manor, cara mia? Well, then, let's take a day outside Paris. The French countryside is an equally worthy sight for a time traveler, and it'd be a shame not to have you visit. Hm? Where to? Well, it's no fun if I tell you all the details, now, is it? 

How to paint, you ask? Why, you wish to prove a point to Theo? Ha! Don't pay him too much mind, 'knabbeltje' is merely a term of endearment, I'm sure. But if you really wish to learn, then I am glad to be of service, morso mio. ...Hm, no, of course that's not the same as what Theo says. Would you accuse me of such a thing? 

So, you want to hear about Florence back in those days, then. I hope this isn't because of any gossip you heard from the noble Comte. ...Alright, alright. Come, sit. I suppose I ought to make an effort to salvage my good name, at least.

Days turned into weeks of trying to make himself available to her, helping her calm down and settle into her new life at the mansion. He had sworn to himself that was all it was. But as wary as he knew to be of the passage of time, somehow he found it creeping up on him again. Even after she was already well settled, he continually found himself at her side, as if naturally drawn there.

He didn't realize until too late, one afternoon when they were sitting out in the mansion's gardens together.

A certain flower had caught her eye—a yellow daisy—and Leonardo had commented, absentmindedly, "Ah, yes. Joy and friendship."

It was an innocent remark, accompanied by a little chuckle. It made sense to him that this should be the flower that struck her. He had come to associate her with such qualities, after all, because they were what she brought to him. Every little inconsequential story he shared with her, every time he allowed her to watch him paint and work, every time he whisked her out on some spontaneous excursion, it was often met with that look of intrigue, that little excited glimmer in her eyes. 

Yet he was somewhat surprised when his passive comment earned him that same look.

Humming to herself, her eyes scanned over the other flowers in the garden and came to rest on another. “And that one?” She nodded her head towards the flower in question.

“Which, the marigold?” 

She glanced back at him expectantly and nodded once more, seeming quite eager to hear his explanation. Leonardo, now acutely aware that he was being tested, smiled a little.

“Marigolds represent grief. Or the passage from one life to the next.”

“Really? But they seem so much brighter, warmer…”

He raised an eyebrow. “Are you doubting me, cara mia?”

And for that remark, he found himself rewarded with soft laughter. Despite himself, and despite everything he had assured himself about maintaining his distance, he could not help but feel his heart squeeze. Spending an idyllic afternoon wandering around the mansion’s garden, chatting among the flowers as they bloomed with the new season, it all felt so warm. 

“No, no…” She shook her head, still smiling. “It’s just unbelievable, that’s all…”

“So you are doubting me.” Leonardo tsked in faux disapproval, savoring the little back-and-forth of the moment. “Alright, now it’s a challenge, then. Ask me about another.”

Looking around again, she settled on a vibrant purple bud and pointed to it. 

“Ah, crocuses stand for young love,” he answered knowingly. “There is an old Greek legend that Crocus was a mortal lover of Hermes, and the god was so devastated when he died that he had him transformed into a flower. The red on the inside, there, is supposed to represent his blood.”

She seemed quite taken by the story as he explained. Ah, he would never tire of seeing that look on her face, when she was so absorbed in what he was saying, when he knew she was hanging on every word. But arguably, it was even better to watch her fluster when he concluded his tale with a triumphant smirk.

“Alright, don’t get too arrogant, now.” She pointed to another flower. “What about that one?”

“Sweetpea, gratitude.”

“And the lily?”

“Purity.”

“And the white camellia?”

“You’re adorable.”

For a moment, silence fell between them. Even the great polymath had his limits, and he did not realize what he was saying—or how it would be construed—until he glanced at her curiously and found her staring back at him.

Oh.

“No, I mean…” He coughed. “That… is what the flower means.”

She blinked. Quickly returning to her senses, she began to shake her head, as if to simply laugh off the misunderstanding. “Yes, right.”

For as much as he was inclined to laugh along with her, however, he found himself unable to do so. Once more he felt his heart squeeze in his chest—though this time, it was a more uncomfortable feeling. Uncomfortable in a familiar, sinking way.

“Well, anyway… I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that you’ve studied flower language at some point as well. You’ve studied practically everything else,” she said, attempting to keep the mood light and teasing. “At times I wonder, is there anything you don’t know?”

Leonardo found himself staring at her a moment longer, somewhat troubled by that old feeling in his chest, and taken aback by the realization that he did, in fact, find her quite adorable. Not wanting to keep her waiting for a response, lest she start to suspect there was something on his mind, he sighed and managed a little smile.

“...Actually, cara mia… There are plenty of things I don’t know.”

With that, he reached over and carefully plucked one of the little flowers nearby. He tucked the flower behind her ear, grinning with satisfaction as he watched her demeanor brighten again. 

“Hm, that’s better.”

“That was a pink camellia, right?” She gazed back at him with that curious look he loved so much to see on her.

“Maybe so.”

An ambiguous response, as if he had simply chosen the flower at random, when they both knew that wasn’t the case.

“What does that one mean, then?”

Something in Leonardo’s grin became a bit more wistful. There was another beat of silence, and then, suddenly, he reached out and lightly ruffled her hair.

“...I concede defeat,” he said, after pretending to think for a moment. “I’ve forgotten.”

Laughing at his actions as she tried to fix her hair, she seemed quite pleased by the thought of having gotten one over on him. So pleased that—much to his relief—she let it drop, and did not question him any further about the flower’s meaning.

Leonardo watched her smiling, standing in the sun with a flower in her mussed-up hair, and studied her as though she were one of the wonders of the world. There was no longer any doubt in his mind as to what exactly this feeling was, weighing so heavily upon his heart. And there was no doubt that he had chosen the right flower to express it. 

Even if he could never say it to her face—his lovely Crocus, who had so miraculously appeared in his life across time and space, and who was bound to one day return to her own world beyond that door—he could not deny it.

This unspeakable feeling, represented by a pink camellia.

I long for you.

#also praying that I have the correct meanings for these flowers #I did some research but every source says something a little bit different ;-; #if there are any inaccuracies it was me and not leonardo lol #at any rate I really hope you enjoy!! it was a lot of fun to write for you!! #ikemen vampire #my ikemen valentine gift exchange #ikevamp #ikevamp leonardo

[sinisteryuri]

ok. tragically separated wwi era vampire twins.

#seabirds.txt #seabirds.art #mystery twins #gemeos do misterio #q!bagi #q!cellbit #qsmp #i did research 1920s era clothing for this but i based a lot of it off of their mc skins. #cellbit is a sailor turned vampire who ended up in europe during wwi after fighting naval battles at sea and never came home #bagi becomes a journalist to find him and stumbles across vampires along the way not realizing he had become a vampire too #design notes: this all started off of bagi's newsboy cap which was popular in the 1920s with working men. i put her in men's pants because #wanted to give this energy of working a job traditionally not worked by women at the time. <- women started campaigning to work as #journalists notably around the late 1800s and early 1900s (at least in the us and some european countries (couldnt find info on brazil)) #i was thinking of nellie bly when thinking of what bagi would be doing in this au! she also has a bandana to hide her neck where her vampir #bite would be and a hanky for blood clean up. perhaps something from home. cellbit is not concerned with hiding his own neck. he's just #wearing a dress shirt LOL. i feel like cellbit would be fully embracing his vampiric tendencies at this point and a part of more vampire #society than human while for bagi it would be the other way around (she's still looking for him in the human world using vampire resources) #that is why he is so bloodstained. i feel like in his free time he would be freelancing detective work for other vampires maybe to gather u #favors or something similar. he's a little bit fancy because of this but still casual enough that there's no suit involved.

[omnisexualcultureis]

Omni oriented aroace culture is feeling lots of tertiary attraction for people all across the gender spectrums a/ varying intensity, but nobody knows what that means even within the queer community so you just explain what aroace is, hope they don't hate you, and maybe explain further if you get to a point you trust them enough 🫠

That makes a total of 2 people that I know irl that know my full identity kinda sorta, and one of them is quite literally my queerplatonic partner 🙃 fun times /neg

😔

#omni culture is #omni oriented #omni oriented aroace #aroace #omni aspec #dont worry i understand what you mean! even though i'm not aspec :) #i just did a lotta research and spent a lot of time on tumblr 3 years ago lol

[adhdandcomics]

adding to my tags because i’ve been thinkin a lot about the post i just reblogged and have more thoughts:

i’ll be real, the more i saw ‘hey adhd influencers are so annoying’ the more i worried that i was unconsciously contributing to the spreading reputation of adhd folks as annoying and over-pathologizing every symptom they experience

and then i realized. i am not a goddam influencer or life coach or representative. obviously i have some obligation as someone who cares about myself and the people that like my comics to not spread harmful ideology or blatant misinformation but i never intended myself to be a “’increase your productivity!!’ blog OR a ‘if you have XYZ you have adhd!’ blog. and i do this for fun, and originally started this blog bc i had a lot of internalized shame and self loathing about my adhd and thought if i could make it funny i might have less of that. let’s get real! and it worked!

i’ve obviously done this kind of thing— (hey these symptoms might be adhd!) a lot before in my life & on this blog, but there’s more to it than trying to be an “influencer” or whatever. a term that didn’t even exist when i started this blog!

i felt very isolated trying to find out if i had any mental problems & what have you originally because of large advice (etc) blogs with staunchly anti self Dx views at the time

so i overcorrected when i DID get dxed and tried to validate everyone who was like me. and of course. not the best course of action always for the ol mental health. tried to be the source of positivity and jokes that i didn’t see because the online adhd presence was near non-existent.

and anyway. i make a lot of fun of myself & the way m brain works in my comics obviously but it is not my obligation to... how do you say.... not be annoying online.

because if folks interpret MY little jokes as a strict guide to diagnosis. that’s on them, really, not me. i also believe “making adhd your entire personality” is a non-issue. so what if people find out they have it and get over excited with identifying as adhd. saying this as someone who DID do it. criticism of this gives the same vibes as people being annoyed that young queers make “being queer” their whole personality. im very obviously more than a guy with adhd, and id reckon other adhd comic artists are too. (im friends with a lot of them!) it’s fine to post about it online.

anyway. i just don’t take myself too seriously and i’m a comic artist for myself first! and you know what, i’ve been considered annoying my entire life. what do i care if a few more folks think i’m annoying. neurotypical or not

#i think the article did have some good points especially on the capitalism and marketing angle but i oft think it did venture into #being mad at individual folks who post jokes about adhd. which is literally fine thats what an opinion piece is for lol #i am just very tired of people pretending that a lot of reaction to online adhders is not in itself just an extension of the ableism #we already were facing #'adhd people are so annoying everyone does this youre pathologizing everything' ok and how exactly are you helping. #i hesitate to throw my hat in with hating on adhd tiktok because i am simply not on tiktok and have no way to back up my thoughts #that they may be annoying and oversimplifying a complex disorder on the 'drains your attention span' website. #and i think perhaps the value of each adhd resource varies widely depending on who made it and what theyre even posting. #sometimes its a joke made by a person with adhd. sometimes its sourced and cited research. sometimes its someone discussing their personal #experiences in depth. sometimes its someone talking completely out of their ass. sometimes its THINLY veiled ableism. #its up to the individual to research and determine the value of the memes and resources you seek #anyway. perhaps these points are tough to clarify on sites like insta and twitter. bless. #text #adhd #im punk now #oh and yeah i also agree lots of folks do not talk about the unsavory parts of adhd but rather the funnies and the sillies. but that is #once again a larger capitalism and marketing and ableism problem #r we not talking about them because we are actively trying to infantalize this disorder or is it because we collectively experience a lot #of internalized ableism and hesitate to talk about our worst symptoms for fear of the backlash #weve always gotten about them 🤔🤔🤔 #much to consider #if youve read this far sorry for tangent number 56 about this. but also start being more unapologetic about your disorders. fuck it! #<3

[egotisticalmachine]

"self diagnosis is bad!" if a mental health professional caught on to my narcissistic traits then i could not fucking trust that i wouldnt be dehumanized and have that get in the way of getting treatment for other mental health issues i have, i do not trust people with power over me to know if i have npd, because the majority of people view narcissists as inherently abusive subhuman monsters

"if youre gonna self dx at least do a lot of research!" yeah im TRYING but it is insanely difficult to find reliable sources, because whenever i try to look up any information about my symptoms i get flooded with articles about how to spot a narcissist and how to cope with being around a narcissist and why our low empathy makes us actually the worst most irritating most hurtful excuses for people in the world, because the majority of people view narcissists as inherently abusive subhuman monsters

"well i guess narcissists just never seek help!" i need you to look me in the eyes and say that one more time with your whole chest

#turning off reblogs bc i feel like this wasnt worded the best #like idk i dont want it to sound like i didnt research yknow??? bc i did. a lot #but i still had to wade through a lot of shit #<- edit dec 10 2023 #actually npd #like there is a REASON it took me so long to notice this about myself #in comparison to being able to recognize other maladaptive patterns #because it is so Fucking Difficult to find ANY resources that actually talk about the underlying issues of npd #in particular the self esteem dysregulation #and the ways it can be expressed beyond overt grandiosity #im not someone who can get praised for grandiosity! i have to be fucking humble! #i know i meet the criteria for npd according to multiple diagnostic outlines so. idk man lol #i dont have the time or words to explain my frustration just. FUCK lol im fine #ableism cw

[sysig]

He’s my little meow meow, my darling, my bbygirl (Patreon)

#Doodles #Commander Peepers #I'm soooooo normal about him you guys <3 So normal! <3 <3 #*Looking back over the other Little Guys I've collected* Hmmmmmmm Evil Xisuma and Spamton and Sableye and Rick Diggins #I think there might be a theme here #Just casually making Venn Diagrams in my head - Evil X has the red/black - Spamton is trans - Sableye has Gremlin energy - Rick is too tired #And those are just the ones I can think of lol - if you look I did the same stretchy pose with EX when I was still drawing him lol #The Stretch Pose is how you can tell if I like a character lol - they stretchin'? I am infatuated <3 #I mean I'm normal I'm totally normal lol #Also had to give him a bbygrl pose - I for the life of me cannot find it again but the reference is very strong in my mind's eye! #Not that I couldn't go for another one at some point lol ♪ #Ugh the middle one lol - so that Word of God I mentioned in passing about female Watchdogs #I read it in passing as just a basic research of ''Oh here's what The Original Creator has to say alright neat'' #Except that it Immediately made me itchy and I was like ''What. What brain this is not that big of a deal what are you doing'' #And I was like ''No I'm being silly about this - just because I don't agree doesn't mean it's a big deal lol'' #Except then I had stress dreams and woke up Weird the next day and the last time that happened I left a fandom #And the time before that I wrote 4 consecutive pages of 20-something panels in like 18 hours of consciousness - I have normal reactions lol #But I opted instead to vent to smol about it and she agreed with me so basically I'm just saying I'm correct lol /s #Personally Peepers doesn't strike me as misogynistic - he's very much an Equal Opportunity villain in my eyes! #And yeah I considered a lot of different angles around it but like - based on the text of WOY I just don't buy it #If it's not in the show it doesn't count! For all we know there might not even be any female Watchdogs! Lol #Would also lead to the equally-to-Spamton interesting question of How Does Trans Work in that kind of situation #I've definitely not already put a lot of thought into it don't look at me lol #Don't ask me to write an essay about both of those things I'll do it and where will that leave us lol #ANYway lol ♪ He's still the absolute funnest to draw in distress and discomfort <3 And kneeling! He makes me want to practice :D #I always feel like I can try again and do better! >:3c

[beans-and-shet]

"Welcome home, Aoyama-kun!"

Aka Masaya surprises Ichigo by completing his abroad program and coming home early.

#tokyo mew mew #ichisaya #ichigo momomiya #masaya aoyama #yes I’m still here #got some ideas still coming down the pipeline #just been really busy and stressed lately #but yeah I wish we could get a canon reunion like this #Masaya would probably still need to travel a lot for his work but I think it’d be shorter stretches of time than the abroad program #and especially while he’s so young he’d probably do more of them and ichigo would even come along for a few #and when he’s ready to settle down and have a family he’d do more domestic research and work #I could even see him being a professor at some point #I think these two do a lot of shuffling with their careers but they always make it work in the end depending on what their needs are #my dumb art #Oh also for that second page if anyone is wondering why she’s on top of him #that’s cause I headcanon she likes to lie on top of him in her sleep #Like she does it unconsciously #so he got back and saw she was sleeping and settled down in the bed next to her waiting for her to wake up and she just did that lol #I have another comic showing the same headcanon

[moon-doodle]

gals bein pals

#ace attorney #great ace attorney #tgaa chronicles #my art #susato mikotoba #haori murasame #susahao #rei membami #i love when women. #when I did the sapphic AA zine I ended up doing loads of research on what was trendy in Meiji era japan #lots of western dresses lol #history will say they were very good friends

[pankomako]

made clone high ocs of ancient greek philosophers (it's literally so hard to make them look like the real people i stg)

if you like these guys i got a couple more on the way :) not more greek philosophers though they're gonna be different

#clone high #clone high oc #trust me i did LOTS of research before drawing these guys (i looked at their wikipedia articles #aggie has triangles on her sweater because . pythagorean theorem. lol #didnt have a lot to go off of for aristotle's character so i was like. rhetoric and poetics? this guy's a writer ive decided #anyway there's a bunch of other references to their clone fathers you figure em out yourself #btw i imagine aggie wasn't trans until she was unfrozen. she only learned about trans people in 2023 and was like 'you can DO THAT??' #i just really like the idea of trans clones but not trans into the gender of their clone parent bc that doesnt make full sense to me

[marsuro]

Blorbo's for the bestie @chrysopoeias :)

Ref pic under the cut

#fma #fullmetal alchemist #riza hawkeye #jean havoc #havocai #had to put hawkeye on some extra wood bc havoc is Big lmao #god the lighting and perspective in this pic is all over the place #but im ok with it #sorry for taking forever on the art trade gksggnsjg #also for everyone who left music asks in my inbox: im still working on them dont worry #ive got 3 or 4 left #redraw #so for this pic i actually did gun research and now know about a lot of batshit crazy guns #and this one is uh. for hunting water birds lol #you place it on a boat and such #its not even practical like its shown here #but it looks cool

[whentherewerebicycles]

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#got a MAJOR win at work today #successfully negotiated funding for a new program that will create 10-15 new paid research positions this summer #with potential to scale to 20-25 student positions next year if the pilot program goes well #all in an area/field we have been strategically targeting because student demand for opportunities there is so high #!!!!! #now [redacted] did present this proposal as her work to the higher-ups with no mention of me lol #even though i have been determinedly driving this forward for months #which is such a contrast to my boss at UT who was SO good/meticulous about naming people's specific contributions esp to their superiors #but honestly whatever! who cares as long as the work gets done!!! #now lots to do to get the program up and running for summer but #that is work i enjoy. finding funding is work i do not enjoy #anyway i am PLEASED

[padfootastic]

(modern) prongsfoot!!!

hello! so, this is a multi chapter fic i was really excited about a while ago (started it, got to a few thousand works and then it fizzled out lol the basic premise is this:

muggle AU with single dad James and model Sirius who’s fed up of his ~meaningless life (feeling some…ennui, if u will) and ends up taking off to like. a seaside city where he runs into harry and then, james. it was such a fun premise because A. i was writing it to ‘have we met before’ which is the perfect j/s song, B. i wanted it to be low pressure and chill, a simple meet cute romance type situation.

there’s also aunt cassiopeia who sirius is temporarily living with and she’s like this. ‘spinster’ who’s cut off from her family, has a pet cheetah she rescued one time, and has three blades on her at all times. a Character. i love her. she loves james. tries to match make. sirius is so baffled?? because aunty cassie doesn’t like anyone??

this is what my notes look like for this fic

i have. clearly. put an unnecessary amount of thought into it lol

#sirius black #james potter #prongsfoot #dude i did so much research for this #looked up the entire geography of uk to find a suitable place lol #ended up coming to cornwall for a number of reasons #and sirius is in london #looked up ticket prices and all too 💀 #it’s all in my notes #i’ve even got a character sheet on g docs haha #there’s also sirius and lily friendship!! #and so many harry-james moments #(kinda want to genderbend harry bc i’m a sucker for daddy daughter dynamics but i haven’t decided yet) #so far it’s just a gender neutral harry lol #did i mention james is like a. yoga/gym instructor for those rich ladies #and he has a lot of middle aged contacts #who all love him #and especially adore harry #and that’s how sirius and james meet the first time—he walks in on j teaching cassie and is like. what. #i’ve got so much lore for this story lol #gonna stop here #thanks for the ask! #pen’s writing #pen’s asks

[tsunael]

🌟Tsuna's parents🌟

Akvila Mehra

meaning: alternate spelling of the constellation Aquila. It means "eagle". Mehra is a surname signifying descendants of the sun god. Until more information is given, his surname is in the air, as it's unclear how 'bin' is used. Akvila was a Hannish silk merchant working with the East Aldenard Trading Company. Because of this, he made frequent trips to Othard. He manages to have a silver-tongue for merchantry despite being a man who has difficulty showing genuine emotion. He has spent most of his life on ships bound for distant lands-- something that may have lent to his gruff demeanor.

Orihime Wasaishi

meaning: Orihime means "Weaver girl", and is the name of the star Vega. Raen (at least in Hingashi) have surnames based on their trade, therefore Wasaishi means "Kimono tailor". Tsuna's mother, Orihime, hailed originally from Sui-no-Sato. The two met one day as she was washing the dyes from her silks in the One River (yuzen nagashi). After their courting and subsequent marriage, she moved to the Enclave where The Royal Court would employ her for her weaving. She was a calm, and sweet woman with a strong sense of wanderlust that would ultimately be unfulfilled.

Yes, yes, they're both a Tanabata reference please clap.

Orihime (a weaver girl) and Hikoboshi (a shepherd) were separated by the Milky Way-- the Glass Ocean(?) in their case-- and were only permitted to meet once a year.

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Tsuna was born sometime later in 1545, only 7 years before the fall of Doma. Once she was old enough, she often helped her mother in the shop due to her father being away more often than not.

Orihime was also strict-- guilty of imparting onto her child the ideals of her people who shunned the outside world, and avoided conflict at all cost. Tsuna grew up on her bedtime stories of the world beneath the waves, and of the Ruby Prince-- a half-Auri man who was born without scales.

When Doma fell, the Court was dissolved, and its servants were displaced or taken as conscripts.

Left without a mother, and her father having been away on a long voyage, Tsuna was smuggled into Kugane by a family friend where she would be taken in by an Okiya as a perceived orphan.

#oc talk I guess #I had a lot of fun making their family portrait-- of all things #I tried to make it look like an old photograph (despite hydaelyn not having photos lol) #also while I did a lot of research into their names I could be wrong on the meanings and I welcome constructive criticism #lore; weaving a story