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breekento · 3 months
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A lot of people describe and give Nanami and Higuruma the same character traits and personalities and while I do think they are similar in terms of overworked and tired men in suits, I think they are very different. (This is all my own head cannons don’t get mad at me)
Nanami, to me, at least is more quiet and reserved than Higuruma. He is more serious. Physically, he’s much more muscular and husky. As a partner I think he would be extremely protective and nurturing, always providing and nurturing. Although he is protective, I don’t think it comes from a place of jealousy but of a place of not wanting to lose you. Getting angry with you for forgetting to lock the door or inviting someone in that he didn’t know. I feel like he has very expensive and loud taste, I.e. the cowprint tie, the goggles, he has a very interesting style that has fun patterns and colors while still maintaining the mature and elevated appearance. I don’t think Nanami has a casual bone in his body when it comes to his clothing. Maybe his idea of “casual” would be slacks and a short sleeve button up. If anything, pajamas would be his only outfit that isn’t professional enough to wear to work. He just seems like the type of man to care about his appearance and always wanted to be perceived in a mature manner. I hate when people try to dress him in streetwear like that is not my man.
Higuruma is more sarcastic and goofy. I imagine him poking fun more than Nanami and having a very dry and sarcastic humor that a lot of people wouldn’t get. To me, I always imagine him as being more tall and lanky rather than muscular. Long legs, long arms, long fingers, just long. And you know what they say about skinny guys 🙈 As a partner I think he would be very romantic. I write him in my fics to be very dramatic about his love, like he would die if he couldn’t have you. He seems very all or nothing. I think his taste is more simple than Nanami’s. Wearing more classic suits and ties. I think Higuruma would dress much more casually than Nanami, even wearing jeans. Still very simple though, like denim, solid color tops and jackets that are well taken care of and styled. Maybe it’s the hair but I imagine him suiting a more “greaser” type aesthetic but with a classy twist like a silk white button up instead of a cuffed white short sleeve shirt.
I don’t know why I wrote this but I’ve been thinking about their similarities and differences for a minute now and just had to share.
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uselessmicrowave · 9 months
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Congrats on 300 followers Micro!
MTMTE Autobots please :) I don't have any preference on gender for my match but I'm personally fem! I'm 5'3" with green eyes and just past shoulder-length mousy brown hair, and my style can go from streetwear to sundresses and sweaters. I've got two cats that I baby wholeheartedly and who keep me company while I play video games. For hobbies or any other activities I'm pretty much down for anything as long as it's with friends. I'm fairly intelligent until any math comes up. Procrastination is certainly my worst habit next to laughing when I shouldn't, and my pet peeve is people who are angry ALL the time. I'm even-tempered mostly but I also need time by myself or I get snappy unintentionally. Thank you!
Ahh thank you anon! I’m matching you with MTMTE Ratchet and Drift!
Drift fragging loves your cats. He makes jokes all the time about looking just like them because of his kibble and how they’re your kids, ect.
Ratchet loves it when you wear sun dresses, doesn’t mention this to you but claims it’s ‘easy access’.
Drift will feed off of your ‘laughing when you’re not supposed to’ habit and you two will end up laughing at anything and everything.
When you get snappy, Ratchet gets snappy and poor Drift has to recharge in between you two without giving either of you affection, because that’d be picking sides which leads to more snapping at each other.
When procrastination gets in your way, Ratchet will try to help you through it, like he does with Drift.
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vendetta-if · 1 year
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Chapter 4 Minor Updates
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Hey guys 👋 So, for the past week, other than finishing the side stories, I've also been busy fixing some stuff on Chapter 4. All of these fixes have gone live right now and they are just minor ones.
3 January 2023:
Finished adding the Character Guide entries for Santana and Skylar in the Stat Screen.
Added emotionless responses to Skylar’s flirtations.
Fixed a couple of coding errors and some typos and grammatical errors.
7 January 2023:
Added some little flavour texts for MCs who chose to dress up for the meeting with the CEO (available for MC who chose casual, edgy, and streetwear clothing style).
Some more little coding bug fixes that caused some flavour texts to not show up. Specifically pertaining to flavour texts for those who chose lovehate for Yvette and for those who didn’t hate her in Chapter 1, your MC will offer her a drink too and there are some really minor flavour texts with her and her drink. For the lovehate one, there are two short paragraphs of flavour text missing when she cried after MC asked her whether she regretted what she did.
Also, check out my intro post on the COG Forum! I have some polls there regarding the ROs and Yvette! Please consider on casting your votes! 😁
[DEMO] | [PATREON] | [KO-FI] | [DISCORD] | [COG FORUM]
For those interested in reading the previously missing lovehate flavour texts without having to replay it, I'll paste them below the cut (they'll be the one in bold letters, the other paragraphs are there for further context):
She takes a deep breath before finally revealing the answer you’ve been looking for. “Yes… I think I do regret my decisions. I don’t really know when the thought really started brewing in my head, but honestly… I have not been that satisfied with the state of my life right now. This is supposed to be my dream life, but I haven’t been able to enjoy it for years now.” Her voice quivers until it finally becomes a full-blown sobbing. “And I’m starting to think I might have ended up being happier right now if I had just taken Viktor’s offer to marry me decades ago instead of pursuing… this.”
You blink. You’re not sure what to do as you let her cry her heart out. She has been so distant that the only image of her that you have in mind is probably her superhero persona that she uses in public. To see this more… human side of her unsettles you.
Her admission, however, leaves a bad taste in your mouth as you realize that you could’ve had the perfect and complete life as a family with both your mother and father, could’ve gotten the motherly affection you’ve been yearning. If only she had made the right decision all those years ago, which she didn’t.
You want to be angry at her, to lash out, but it quickly dies down as you see her slight and trembling figure. For a second, you thought about reaching over to comfort her, but quickly changed your mind. She doesn’t deserve it, right? You grit your teeth and ball your fists to stop yourself from caving in to the guilt and glare pointedly at the far wall instead.
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helianthus21 · 11 months
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for the Early Adoption/Always Brothers AU ✨ following @nalivaa's idea that Han-seo was introduced to the Jang household earlier in this one so a younger, even less patient Han-seok decided he was just Not Gonna deal with a whole stupid toddler so he dropped him of at an orphanage (where Vincenzo found him<3 (there's a lot of details that don't,,, make sense so just posting on tumblr for now)
When Han-seo was dropped off at the orphanage, Vincenzo had already been there for a while.
The weeks, months, years had bled away his hope that his mother would ever come back for him, and the realization had poured like molten lava around his heart and, hardening, turned it to stone. Since then, he had kept to himself, glaring away every well-meaning kid that approached him with doe-eyes, kept everyone at arm's length because he hated the world, he hated his mom, he hated himself.
Other kids came and went.
Kids with similar fates as Vincenzo’s. Kids without parents. Kids who were all alone in the world. Kids who were angry like him, empty like him, lonely and lost. 
But Vincenzo didn’t care about their fates. Because nobody cared about Vincenzo’s either. 
Because most of the kids here, Vincenzo found, were here because their parents had died, and not because their mom dropped them off somewhere only to never show up again.
Kids left and came. Some ran away. Some got adopted, by young couples, rich couples, middle-aged couples. Couples whose gazes drifted right over Vincenzo because Vincenzo wanted them to. His mom hadn’t wanted him, and so Vincenzo didn’t want anybody else either.
Mostly, Vincenzo never even learned the names of the new kids. They’d be gone soon anyway, and their stories were all the same. So when a young boy walked right into the orphanage one day, an even smaller boy tucked in his arms, Vincenzo didn’t even lift his head from the little figure of a bird he’d been carving from a chunk of wood while everybody else was out on a field trip.
“Stop crying,” said the boy. It’s possible he’d been saying more to the younger before that, but it was the sudden sharpness in his tone that made Vincenzo prick up his ears.
Turning his head slightly, he chanced a glance at the pair. The older of the two looked younger still than Vincenzo, and what was strange about him was that he was dressed very formally: instead of streetwear, he was wearing one of those little suits for kids that Vincenzo had worn only once, when his mom had made him attend the funeral of his grandfather. Back then, Vincenzo had found it very confining, the suit. He’d kept pulling at his sleeves and his collar, but this boy seemed to feel right at home in his clothes, confident even.
The other boy, the smaller boy, was indeed crying. Vincenzo must have simply blocked it out before.
“You’re just useless, you know? Stupid,” continued the boy in a voice that was in stark contrast to the words he spoke. The sharpness gone, it was like he was just stating a simple fact, like water is wet, the sky is blue. “Stop crying,” he said again. “Nobody wants you anyway. So this is the best for everyone, you see?”
Between the sobbing, the boy hiccuped, “H-hyung.”
The older boy, the brother, as Vincenzo assumed now, slammed his fist on the table, right next to where he had placed the younger. “Cut that out!” The venom was back in his voice. “I’m not your brother! We’re nothing, not even by half from now on. Got it? Bye forever.” 
Vincenzo looked around. None of the adults were in the room at that hour, just old man Don who was too drunk most of the time to notice what was going on in the world around him. 
There was no one there to witness how another little boy was abandoned at the very same orphanage. No one to witness his fate, the beginning of his story, except for Vincenzo. 
Vincenzo, who watched the older brother walk past him, out of the orphanage without a single glance back, looking much lighter now, like a burden had been lifted from him. 
And the little boy continued sobbing. 
Vincenzo abandoned his woodwork and stepped closer to the table. The other boy had pushed a chair to the table and climbed onto it to be able to place his brother there, but Vincenzo could reach it without any help. He had a round face, the boy, red from all the screaming, with puffed cheeks that made him almost look cute, and head full of dark hair, curling slightly behind his ears. He, too, was wearing a little suit, and Vincenzo wondered if they had indeed been at a funeral. Looking at the boy now, he couldn’t be much older than 2 years. Maybe less. 
"Nobody wants you, huh?" 
The moment he spoke up, the boy stopped crying. 
Not because all his tears were dried up, Vincenzo guessed, but rather because listening to Vincenzo seemed to take up all his attention. With big eyes, he tracked each and every movement Vincenzo made like it was the most interesting thing in the world. 
"No mother, no father? A bastardo of an older brother?" He shot a venomous look at the door through which the boy had disappeared, moments ago. When he turned back to the boy, though, he made sure to keep his face neutral. "Well, you’re in good company. Nobody wants me either.”
Tears welled up again in the boy’s eyes but he stayed silent and that was almost more tragic. And for the first time in a long time, Vincenzo felt something in his chest change shape. Like a crack running up a stone. But nothing can break stone, can it?
This boy, though.
This boy was like him, more so than any other kid that shared this fate, it seemed. This boy was wrong, like Vincenzo – no! This boy had something about him that made other people cast him out, discard him like yesterday’s trash. This boy, who was only beginning to learn how to speak or walk on his own two feet. No, it wasn’t his fault that people couldn’t accept him. 
So, before the thought had even reached his mind as anything more palpable than a mere idea, Vincenzo had already made a decision.
“Let's just take care of one another from now on, huh?" He stretched out his index finger and the little boy reached for it, little fist closing around it with surprising strength. Vincenzo smiled. The stretch of his cheeks felt foreign on his face. "I'll take care of you." He turned the word around in his mind before he said it, "Dongsaeng."
It felt right. 
The boy tilted his head at him. "T'seng?" 
"No. Not me." He tapped his palm against his own chest. "I'm Vincenzo."
"'Cenzo."
Vincenzo crinkled his nose at the messy pronunciation. The word must feel foreign on his tongue, too. "Actually, for you it would be hyung,” he decided instead. “Can you call me hyung?"
The boy laughed, and forgotten seemed all the tears he had spilled just a minute ago. "Hyung!"
His chest almost hurt from the debris behind his ribcage. "That's it!” he agreed. “There you go."
Vincenzo would remember that day, as clearly as when it happened, for the rest of his life.
Han-seo, though, would forget how exactly he came to be at the same orphanage, right when Vincenzo had needed him most. He would forget the older boy, no longer his brother but a stranger now, who abandoned him at the very doorstep where Vincenzo lost his mother. He was still too young, then, to remember. He would’ve forgotten that he and Vincenzo had ever been anything other than brothers, too, if not for the other kids and the adults at the orphanage reminding him that legally, biologically, they were not. 
It didn’t matter to them, anyway.
Not until a new couple entered the orphanage, and their gazes didn’t just drift over Vincenzo.
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kpoplesbianism · 13 days
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rating the seukijis on how well they would be as street vendors . 0 is wouldnt be able to convince a child 10 is would convince my grandpa
chanbang: 6/10 works for white people or similarly emotionally vulnerable tourists. can trick anyone that falls for a nice attitude and puppydog eyes. Alternatively hot guy who knows he is hot and would resort to sex appeal to interest women. Thankfully i am a lesbian and not so easily fooled. But those fooled are plenty
minho: 8/10 a mighty contender if bothered. usually cannot be bothered but then it's 7 pm and the stalls are abt to close and he needs to make cash rn right now right now his wife n kids (husband and the cats) depends on him. moved by sheer rage and a genuine belief that he can do anything. maybe he can.
changbin: 9/10 loud and unafraid to be embarrasing, borderline harrasses ppl into buying stuff, typical asian street vendor, also not afraid to physically grab someone and physically redirect them towards his stall, very angry sounding but an essy bargain
Hyunjin: 2/10 too self conscious and embarrasssed and limpdick to convince anyone to do anything. Poor guy.
Lix: 4.5/10 too earnest about it and unwilling to lie to make the sale, too concerned about the quality of the products hes seeking for someone running a bootleg streetwear shop. Does try convincing but doesnt want to come off as agressive. also very umable to be agressive. Does get some sales because hes an embarrasingly easy bargain.
Sung: 4 or 8/10 depending heavily on his mood, can be changbin style loud shopper or very very shy. Overall holds his own on a bargain tho. Tourist appeal as well.
Seungmin: 8.5/10 HARD to bargain with he is not getting off th3 game first. Gaslights you into thinking that not buying his product is a loss on your part. Good at manipulation and also runs his shop like the marines. Has manny return clients.
Jeongin: 6/10 ultimate grandma appeal, his shop is probably his familys and hes been working there after school every day since he was a kid, knows how this works, doesnt have to try very hard, is just copying what his dad and grandpa do for now but hell get the hang of it later. Furure 10/10
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absurdmageart · 1 month
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Valentine’s Matchmaking Questions
If you could use one of these positive attributes in regard to yourself, which would you choose?
Honest
Trustworthy
Encouraging
Insightful
Compassionate
Motivated
Forgiving
Humorous
Understanding
Open-Minded (x)
Enthusiastic
Witty
Supportive
Kind
The insecurity below resonates with me the most:
My people skills are lacking.
I don’t like the way I look
I fear rejection
I feel like a bad person
I feel socially inept
I’m too untrusting of others
Am I the problem? (X)
I would describe my personal style as:
Grunge/Punk
Streetwear
Bohemian
Casual (x)
Formal
Preppy
What’s the first thing you look for in a partner?
Looks
Humor
Intelligent
Confidence
Gentle
Reliable (x)
Favourite Season?
Spring
Summer
Autumn (x)
Winter
I would love to:
Backpack across Europe
Go Camping (x)
Redecorate the house
Make/Get a pizza and watch bad movies
Do you want children?
Yes (x)
No
I already have children
Does money matter?
No
Yes
I’d like to be comfortable (x)
What pet would you prefer?
Dog
Cat
Reptile
Bird
Rodents (rats, hamsters, etc.) (X) I have 3 guinea pigs lol
No Pets
(Optional) Share something your ideal match should know OR what do you value most in a relationship? (Please answer just one)
Probably the most important thing I can warn about is that I have OCD so my brain tends to spiral a lot. Because of this I have to have a buffer with heavy conversations, I can't always respond to things right away because I need time to process and sort through what I actually feel vs the lies my head makes up if that makes sense. It also means sometimes I can be argumentative kinda out of nowhere and when that happens I need that buffer, just leave me to vent to the walls and I'll come to you when I'm ready.
Thank you for sending in your questionnaire! Your match is...
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Blue!
Blue is an energetic, positive wise ass. He’s got a fun sarcastic streak that’ll have you in stitches from time to time but he also comes with a lot of positivity that a lot of people might need in their lives. He’s practical yet he can be idealistic as well despite his ability to manipulate a situation. Blue is a big brother at heart with an incredible talent for baking! You’ll never be left wanting for any sweets with this sweetheart! 
Blue would enjoy your open-minded nature as it's something he sort of needs since he can be questionable at times (usually for good reasons!) which is what leads him to wonder if he's the problem! Blue often wonders if he's the reason he and Black fight and can relate to you on feeling that way. He would absolutely love to go camping with you and will always make sure you're comfortable financially! He'd even get along with your adorable piggies!
Blue has a great ability to stay smiling even when someone is yelling at him or upset with something going on and taking it out on the first thing they see, which is him. He won't blame you or get angry. He'd deal with it all patiently and gracefully. Plus, Blue is excellent at gauging when to walk away. Most of his fights with Black end with him trying to walk away and Black following.
Happy Valentine's Day!
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aeripq · 2 years
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𝐑𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐉𝐈 𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐊 — ! (𝐒𝐅𝐖)
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0. — HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU KIN DRAKEN? (DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?)
draken is both mature and calculated. he often goes for the logical sides of arguments, and tends to make decisions with his head rather than with his heart. draken, however, can also be quite...bold. he can get angry quite easily, and sometimes that anger overtakes him; leading him to lash out. and even though kenny can seem scary, he can be equally caring. he often does any acts of service for both manjiro and takemichi, and will go to great lengths to protect those he cares for. (he doesn't like overly showing affection publicly though.)
oh, so you do kin him? great! read under the cut for your starter pack.
— 5 SONGS TO START YOUR PLAYLIST
1. do i wanna know? — arctic monkeys 2. mind games — sickick 3. nothing else matters — metallica 4. she's my collar — gorillaz 5. why'd you only call me when you're high? — arctic monkeys
2. — LET ME GUESS, YOU'RE...
let me guess. you're a taurus, virgo, libra, or aries? are you also an estp or estj, eh? or what about an entp? ;) oh, and, your primary love languages are probably acts of service or gift giving, right? and finally, you're probably into the streetwear or grunge aesthetics, hm?
3. — BASED ON YOUR GENERAL BEHAVIOR, WHO ARE YOU MOST COMPATIBLE WITH?
you are most compatible with naoto tachibana, yuzuha shiba, souya 'angry' kawata, and emma sano (don't even argue).
4. — 5 OUTFITS TO GET YOUR STYLE GOING
5. — ADVICE FOR YOU <3
you know them. yes; them. the one you love. tell them; it's better to get your feelings out on the table rather than throw them away forever. if they love you too, amazing! i'm so happy for you! if not, well, then it's a shame it didn't work out. but i'm glad you have that one friend by your side, and you have another one beside you now; me! i love you; you do so much for everyone. and also, it's ok to not be able to protect everyone. sometimes people need to step up and protect themselves. love u,, xoxo
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notes ;; this one was requested by anon! thank you for asking, babes!! have an amazing day <3
disclaimer ;; also,, this isn't meant to imply that ALL draken kins are like this;; this is just my own respective opinion!! also just because i put certain characters into who you'd most likely be compatible with, DOES NOT MEAN I SHIP THEM WITH DRAKEN (..except for emma)! my choices are simply based off of mbti, zodiac, and general personality compatibility. <3
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© 𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐪 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 — 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.
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sailorshadzter · 1 year
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❝ i love you. don’t forget that. ❞
For any of our matching otps <3 (We do have a few haha)
<3333
my love, you get our OG otp, of course.,
send me starter prompts
As the monster fades into dust, her feet touch the ground.
Once again, he’s taken aback by her abilities, by her beauty not just as a person, but as a soldier. Her blonde hair fluttering, she’s smiling as she realizes she’s won the battle, as if it’s surprising to her that she is strong, that she is capable of doing anything without her senshi behind her. “Sailor Moon,” he calls out and she turns to face him, her beautiful blue eyes shining in the moonlight. “You did well.” She blushes beneath his words and raises her hand in acknowledgment, before she turns back to help a fallen victim to their feet, while a crowd begins to gather around her.
He slips away, but not before she casts him one last glance. He’s gone before he can see the sorrow flicker across her features, before she must turn back to the people around her and smile as if everything was absolutely fine. 
[ x x x ]
Despite her best judgment, she’s at his door. 
She stands there for far longer than she’s ever stood there before, but when she slips inside, she finds it to be as she always has; warm and inviting. Mamoru sits where she expects him to, on the couch with a mug of tea in his hand. “Usako,” he greets, twisting around so he might face her where she stands. Gone is her senshi garb, replaced by the streetwear she was wearing that day. Truth was, he hadn’t expected her.
“Mamo-chan, I…” She begins, shifting from one foot to the other, blonde hair bouncing as she raises her blue eyes to look at him. “Are you angry with me?” She’s recalling the day before, when he’d come across her and Haruka together. There was something between her and the other woman, but it was unlike what she and Mamoru shared. They had died and reunited in a new life, after all. Nothing could ever compare. But, she can’t help but to shake the sensation that what she was experiencing with Haruka, with the newly found senshi, was wrong. 
He’s rising up from where he sits, setting aside his mug so he can approach where she stands. His hands on her shoulders, he’s smiling, leaning in so he might kiss her quickly, simply. “I love you, Usako,” he reminds her when he’s straightened back up. “Don’t ever forget that.” There was nothing she could do, nothing she could say, that would ever change his mind about that. 
When she falls into his arms, he’s already waiting.
There was nowhere else he’d ever be.
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nikkicafeina · 1 year
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Finally got around to my 2022 book recs list. I read 55 books last year, which is fantastic considering grad school and all that stalled my fun reading for a long time. Obviously I read The Locked Tomb series and I think you should too. Other than that, it's almost all manga and romances on this list. That was my escapism vibe last year, but it's also what the readers in my library enjoy so it's what I'm happy to keep up with.
In vaguely the order I read them, last year's faves are:
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories--I read the entire Folk of the Air series over December/January and it's all great but this novella was my favorite. Holly Black continues to be the best at fairies. I loved how the two characters in the central romance are desperately feral in their own way. This one will make little to no sense without the context of the whole series, and so I reccomend the whole series. It's about an angry human girl who grows up in Fairyland, the dilettante fairy prince who hates her, and all the amoral fairy intrigue and violence that being part of a high court entails.
In the Dream House--I don't normally read memoirs but this has such an intriguing cover. I didn't expect to be taken for a ride through deep feelings about queerness, gender, latinidad, trauma, historiography, relationships, and just like, being a person who occupies space. It's about the author's abusive relationship, yes, but also it's poetically and ruthlessly about her as an entire person.
Alexis Hall--not a book but a rather prolific romance author. Mostly mlm romances, but he runs the gamut in terms of genre and content. I particularly enjoyed Pansies, where a guy goes back to his small hometown after recently coming out and ends up falling for and trying to make amends to the kid he bullied a bit in high-school. How to Bang a Billionaire looks like it's meant to be a Fifty Shades ripoff but its actually really good BDSM with a sub who's knowledgeable and just having a fun time, but the dom has some heavy trauma that I don't know everyone would be down for so heads up. He also has a couple novels that have become very popular recently, so I expect we'll be seeing him a lot. Overall, I appreciate that all of his protags have way more going on than just the relationship, but also the relationships do have genuine chemistry.
Boys Run the Riot--a short manga series about a Trans high-schooler who wants to start a streetwear brand with his friends. It brings up different aspects of queerness and queer culture in Japan, which is really cool.
From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler--my husband gifted me a copy because it's one of my favorite childhood books and I'm so happy to say it still holds up even a good sixty years later. A girl convinces her brother to run away to the Met and they become caught up in a mystery surrounding a recent acquisition. The kids are smart as heck but still very much kids and E.L. Konigsburg's writing style has always felt very cozy to me.
Totsukuni no Shoujo/The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil a Rún-- we've established I enjoy fairytales where the fae get to be properly monstrous. This is another manga series, this time about a little girl in a cursed forest who is taken in by a creature she calls "Teacher". He tries to care for her and keep her from becoming cursed herself. Charming, a little spooky, a little sad, and very gorgeous.
Perfect World--a manga series where an able-bodied interior designer reconnects with an architect childhood friend who is now disabled and uses a wheelchair; they fall in love, work together to create accesibly designed buildings, and navigate both his specific disability and being disabled in Japanese society at large. A ton of research obviously went into this series, but more importantly a lot of heart.
Wherever is Your Heart-- novella. Anita Kelly writes some good-ass queer romance of all flavors but this one is particularly noteworthy in being butch4butch and having protagonists in their late forties. It's fairly short and sweet, but you don't need much more than that to enjoy it when June finally works up the courage to ask the bartender at her favorite bar on a date.
And the best book I read in 2022:
House of Leaves-- so this is a book about a guy transcribing an academic work written by different guy about a documentary filmed by another guy about moving into a house with his family. It's also about narratives within narratives, the relationship between reading and the reader, and the relationship between the storyteller and the story. It’s a love letter to academic analysis and a scathing critique of academic analysis. It's actual posmodernism. It's a damn good horror novel. It's an experience. It's a book that 100% could never work as anything other than a book. People will tell you it's a hard read but it's not! You just have to engage with it and think about it a little. Read it! It's great!
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runeterrankhaleesi · 2 years
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Hi, I really really hope I did this correctly! (and wasn't too much) This is my first time doing a matchup haha. I hope I sent this in on time in your timezone, I kept putting this off bc i'm shy :,D I understand if you can't do this, and regardless, thank you, love your works and have a nice day/night!
Could I get a matchup for Valorant please?
My name's Robin! I'm a gay 5'5" trans dude and I get a little huffy about my height, but mostly in a jokingly angry way. I have short, fluffy (messy, really...) bright white/platinum blonde hair and like to dress comfortably with a bit of urban streetwear-ish style.
I study games design, and specialise in doing the concept art! I'm always fond of coming up with different character design ideas and plot writing. I love drawing, scrapbooking, writing, along with actually playing video games. I can spend a lot of time doing these hobbies and tend to forget about time while I work/play.
Personality wise, I'm quite an impulsive person and thrive off doing whatever comes to mind as soon as possible- which also leads to me being a bit impatient. I swing in mood from rather deadpan/neutral to excited/active. I daydream quite a lot too, and once I'm focused on an idea/scenario, I can get quite caught up in fantasy. Hyperfixations are my middle name. I get quite nervous/shy about sharing my interests in fear of boring the person, but I admittedly get very excited and enthusiastic about sharing them once I get some affirmation. I can be a bit mischievous too and love to mildly irritate and make my friends laugh with snarky/sarcastic humour, and love to find humour in most things. I'm quite nervous in terms of touch and like to be the one to initiate. I also don't have the best perception of myself so I don't really believe someone if they tell me I look good.
My attention span is horrific and I hate staying still for movies, and staying still in general so sometimes I like to just stand up and bounce about to get it out of my system. I tend to bounce between activities too. I also overthink a lot of things and spiral, and apologise a lot if I feel I've done something wrong, mostly because anxiety likes to do the talking in my head sometimes.
Again, I hope this isn't too many words, I have trouble being brief ^^;
[A/N: Aww anon darling, don't worry! You did this correctly! And you gave me everything I needed to instantly find your match, thank you for that.]
I pair you with...
CHAMBER!
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Chamber is at least 6 foot tall, you're a chibi compared to him (his words) and the fact that you get fussy about your height motivates him to tease you ever more.
Sure, Chamber's got the drip with a dash of class but he loves your urban streetwear style, just looking at it makes him comfortable, it's simple but cool, it's the definition of "less is more".
Just like you, Chamber's a designer-albeit for weapons, he's a designer no less. If you ever need any help designing clothes for your character, Chamber's one call away (he loves to dress people anyway). He wants to support you in any way about your career/hobbies, he would help you brainstorm ideas or study game designs with you, pointing out any details you might've missed or speaking about his thoughts/opinions on the game and how could it be improved.
Of course, to get your brain working, you need food; sustenance. Chamber does not hesitate to get his credit card out to buy you any food you want, you want to order from some high-end restaurant? You got it! Or you want some fast foods, get a meal from McDonalds with a drink on the side, you definitely got it!
And he's aware that you can lose track of time when you're doing your hobbies, he thinks it's amazing that you're so invested in you're work that you're in your own universe. In times like this, he gently reminds you whenever he thinks that you need to take a break or when it's late and you need to go to bed.
Unlike you, Chamber is more of a "I calculated every move and every possible scenario, therefore I am ALWAYS prepared for the worst" kinda person, he plays chess when people are playing checkers. It's only natural for him to be patient and observant. Whenever you start to feel impatient, Chamber is quick to provide distractions. I.e: you have been waiting in line for almost 20 minutes now (though that will never happen since Chamber always make sure to get into the VIP section) and you're starting to feel a little angry, Chamber will do what he can to calm you down, from simple hand holding while brushing his thumb against the back of your hand to straight-up PDA where he hugs you from behind, resting his chin on the top of your head.
He enjoys your constant mood swings and compliments that it's a nice breath of fresh air. The unpredictability is telling him and encouraging to let things flow; to embrace the chaos rather than always be in control.
Yes, you can always infodump on Chamber, no questions or permissions asked. Just grab him, pull him into your room, make him sit down and start talking. He's loves listening to you rant about any topic, even if he doesn't know it very well. He would nod as you go along and sometimes, he'd respectfully interject you to ask questions or provide his theories/opinions.
He can get pretty mischievous too, though rarely. He prides himself in being a classy and always composed man, but there are times when he indulges in pranks, you can never see them coming. One thing is that Chamber is very smart and is a master at banter, he's quick on his feet to think of comebacks and witty remarks.
Chamber is a firm believer that people should be more confident with themselves, one way to feel confident about oneself is wearing the right type of clothes. He finds you beautiful everyday and never forgets to tell you that at least once a day.
And he knows you can't sit still during any kind of activity and will gladly offer his hand for you to hold and squeeze like a stress ball. If not, he makes sure to bring something for you to play with like an actual stress ball or a hand fidget toy-the one that looks like a controller, he wants to make sure you're comfortable and wants to keep your anxiety at bay if he can. Panic attacks are a rare occurrence but whenever it happens, Chamber is prepared, he pulls you into a quiet and crowd-less space, doing breathing exercises and makes you focus on him, he even covers your ears to lessen the noise, brushing his thumbs on your cheeks to comfort and even wipe your tears, telling you that you never have to apologize for anything.
💝~Happy Valentines Day!~💝
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anxietytwist · 2 years
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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐫𝐢
“𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚”
[ 𝟹𝟷 | 𝟻'𝟻" | Nonbinary | Demiro Bi | ❤︎𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 ]
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𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚'𝐬 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 & 𝘰𝘣𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩.
𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳 & 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘮𝘱-𝘫𝘦𝘵𝘴.
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ɴᴀᴍᴇ: 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐧
𝘈 𝟻'𝟷𝟷" 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝟸𝟶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 & 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳.
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ꜱᴇx‣ AMAB
ᴘʀᴏɴᴏᴜɴꜱ‣ They/Them
ʙᴜɪʟᴅ‣ Toned
ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ‣ Androgynous [Rebirth], Nondescript & layered [Retribution], + Edgy streetwear & multiple ear piercings
ᴠɪᴄᴇ‣ Sweets (fav desert = tiramisu)
ꜱᴋɪʟʟꜱ‣ Tech-savvy fighter
ɢᴏᴀʟ‣ “Show the world the truth!”
ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ “ꜱᴄᴀʀ”‣ Puppetmaster
ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ ᴏꜰ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ‣ Well-off (robbing & heists)
ʙᴀꜱᴇ‣ Business front (living the the apartment above it)
▪︎ Chose the name “𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨” simply because it's their favorite colour (𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚 also calls them “𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐲”)
▪︎ They started HRT (estrogen) when they 𝟷ˢᵗ escaped the farm; they've also contemplated having bottom surgery (their trauma around all “medical procedures” has dissuade them)
▪︎ Views 𝐎𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐚 as an older sister (but refuses to EVER tell her since her head would simply get too big ... totally not because they'd start crying or anything) ... their friendship is “complicated” to say the least
▪︎ Back in the day, 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 was known as 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞'𝐬 “sidekick”
▪︎ 𝗟𝗼𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘀 is the only home they know
▪︎ Prefers to wear a facemask whenever out in public (it helps with their warranted paranoia)
▪︎ They're very self-concise about the scar on their face (mainly because they received it during the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 incident)
▪︎ They have A LOT of body scars, the majority are combat related ... but the others are self-inflicted
▪︎ They're both touch-averse (mainly with “suprise contact”) & touch-starved 😔
▪︎ Pre-𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 they were an upbeat/positive person ... afterwards they've understandably become quite jaded/withdrawn
▪︎ They're angry at their past/younger self for being a naïve & complacent fool
▪︎ 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 runs a criminal syndicate & is a known telepath (despite their beat efforts 😮‍💨)
▪︎ ...
♡♥︎♡ 𝐑𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 = 𝟻 little friends ♡♥︎♡
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Pre-𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸: 🥲 so happy & full of hope
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sasayego · 4 months
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Hellooo~ I hope you are doing well. If you are still doing Batfam matchups, I wonder if you could match me up with any of the batboys.
I’m 5’5 with slightly golden brown and hazel green eyes. I love anything involving art; jewelry, paintings, drawings, music, etc. I like to dance around my house with my music blasting, and wouldn’t mind having a partner to dance with. When I get bored or need to cool down, I try to read or play video games. I easily smile, even when i’m angry. I easily lose respect for those you don’t show respect to others or any other kind of human decency. I value my privacy and my independence, and my family and friends needs are very important to me. I love teasing, both towards myself and to others. I really like streetwear mixed with romantic academia vibes. I’m very sensitive but tend not to show it, yet I’m quick to start mouthing off when someone offends my moral values. I try to be polite and friendly towards strangers, until I get more comfortable to speak my mind. I love to talk and debate about so many topics, ranging from sciences to movies. I adore animals, but I’m a bit scared of insects. I love growing flora and fauna and giving them to my friends. I’m not very promiscuous and take my romantic relationships very seriously, and show my love through physical affection. I hope that’s enough, I don’t really know what else to write now. Thank you for doing this, it’s really fun to read these kinds of posts.
Anyways, I hope you have a great day💕
DICK GRAYSON
he would 100% dance around the house with you. shaking ass on the tables, or just slow dancing outside on the balcony softly as rain falls down and you have a beautiful view of the skyline
dick is a very noticeable person. out of everyone in the batfam, he is the most adept abt noticing things about a person (also why he's the most manipulative & charming) so he'd def notice when you're pissed about something even when you don't try to show it
he'd love listening to you about your hyperfixations and would respect your boundaries a lot
he'd go to ivy to learn more about how to take care of plants for you and then come back with more plants for you
paintings? hell yes. my dude would be BRAGGING to everybody about your artistic skills
he'd tease you a lot / a heavy flirtatious relationship before you actually date. and even when you date, there'd still be a lot of teasing as well
very overprotective though. that might be a pet peeve of yours where he might have like life 360 but that's just cause of his. job and he's scared that someone who knows his identity (like slade) might come for you
dick grayson is also a touchy dude. you guys will be needing to hold hands everywhere you go
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justadekusimp · 8 months
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Hey, I waswonderng if you could do a romantic match-up for Horimiya, Haikyuu, and My Hero?
Name/Alias: Kei
Pronouns: (she/her) (she/they)
MBTI: INTP 5w6
Hobbies: Playing piano and guitar, drawing, writing, reading (Manga, horror, romance), listening to music, cooking, sleeping!, watching anime, solving puzzles, looking into random things I found interesting in obscure detail, playing video games (star rail, genshin, otome, minecraft.)
Physical traits: short black fluffy layered hair, 5'2, aesthetic is hard to describe like goth grunge streetwear on psychedelics? But also dark academia, rather pale, light blue 'cat eyes', glasses
Likes + Dislikes: LIKES- Cats, puzzles, challenges, being by myself, weird, obscure and unsettling things?, night-time, comfort!!, the city, music, observing people and figuring them out if they interwst her. DISLIKES- Hypersexualization of minors and women, loud noises, expectations, deadlines, close-mindedness, illogical reasoning.
I want my character to be from each anime I want a matchup from
Cats or dogs + favorite animal + any pets?: CATS (love them both tho <3), Favorite animal is rabbits and bat's, I have 6 pets (cats dogs and rabbits)
Favorite color: purple, blue, black
Favorite music genre: Rock, indie, pop (Rob Zombie, Arctic Monkeys, Freddie Dredd, TV Girl, Nirvana, Tame Impala, ext.)
Siblings: 2 younger siblings
Age range for characters: 16-20
Preferred gender of characters: male
Anything else:
Looks androgynous
Quiet when around new people, kind of shy, asocial loner, witty, VERY intelligent, observant, sarcastic, curious, sort of rebellious, laid-back, tired, kind of aloof, can be intimidating when angry or when trying to figure something out, like challenges, can be accidentally flirty, very good at reading people, loyal, acts confident and is in my abilities not so much otherwise, not very expressive emotionally, when I am comfortable with someone I could talk to them for hours, I have autism and am insecure about it so i dont tell anyone, (I aso have ptsd, depression, social anxiety, and maladaptive daydreaming disorder.) I forget things easily, vERY bad at remembering names so I come up with nicknames for people that I can remember, likes dark baggy clothes, has great fashion taste, likes the city, favorite subject is psychology, philosophy, and math. likes anime, Manga, space, conspiracy theories, horror movies and stories, anything scary. Very stubborn and has a soft spot but only shows it those closest to me, has insomnia and frequent nightmares. likes energy drinks and coke. I am either bisexual(with strong male pref) or aroace, can't tell yet but I've never had a crush before. (One of) my toxic trait is that I can't tell if I love or hate nice people, does not trust easily, very suspicious of people and can read them easily. likes helping people but doesn't show it very much.
Sorry love, I don't do match-ups anymore,
BUT-
I do compatibility tests. Choose 3 specific characters and I can use what you already wrote to check compatibility with certain characters. <3
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nuclear-hydrangea · 1 year
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I am not used on making Anthros OCs, but I try... Also I like reptiles, they are fun.
Just gotta introduce an OC named Tilo. Has no full artwork yet besides this pixel art i made... Hes a mix of bearded dragon and frilled neck lizard
 A man with a challenge no matter how hard it is. Whether it’s a fail or win, Tilo is doing it for the bragging rights. While Tilo is a skilled cellist, he is also a skateboarder who is frequently seen around the town center. Tilo is an all round gamer, thanks to the influence from his siblings. He streams on YouTube and Twitch playing a variety of games. Tilo works at an orchestra as a cellist, he is also a freelance musician for video game music.
One may think being a cellist in an orchestra is elegant, refined, and formal but Tilo is far from it. He is known to be an arrogant, smug man in his neighborhood because he is heard talking about his achievements. Whenever Tilo starts a conversation, he starts off with one of his recent records such as he made “50 push ups with one leg” or one of his video game speed runs. Though he has a loud personality, Tilo’s voice isn’t loud enough to hear at most spaces and he has been doing records, achievements, and challenges to please people. 
He is also seen as a nuisance to tourists and citizens alike, Tilo’s perfect time for skating is night time and he can be seen all over the place. Doing tricks and challenges with his friends, as far as going to the metro. Being troublesome, he was arrested when he was skateboarding at midnight in 2019. As troublesome and smug as he is, Tilo didn’t want to harm anyone and rather he is trying to find the right time and place when starting a challenge.
As a video game streamer, Tilo is quite confident, but casual in talk. He does not sound obnoxious like most YouTubers do.
Tilo generally speaks in an informal, casual way with usage of slang, even to his colleagues who are usually older than him. In case one may not know the term, Tilo tells what it means. When he gets angry, Tilo hisses like a snake and sticks his tongue out as long as possible. He is known to make jokey answers when he is interrogated. While Tilo is all trouble, he does like to share his talents and skills with others. He likes teaching skating and cello to other people.
Appearance
Tilo is a green lizard, hybrid of bearded dragon and frilled neck lizard. He is 5'11"ft tall and he has green-yellow scales. His frills have a dark green top with dithers of dark green dots at the bottom of the light green scales.
Tilo primarily wears streetwear clothing. He wears an asymmetrical green crop-top vest with yellow collar, a red shirt underneath, black and yellow jogger pants, and red “shoes” that protects his feet. During rainy days, Tilo wore more techwear style but had yellow parts on the outfits. At work, he wears a standard suit and slacks.
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dcreamer · 1 year
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THE NAME OF THE GAME
Not only has our generation changed many peoples minds on various social issues, such as gender roles, who you can love regardless of your gender, etc., we have also changed the game of fashion and what people consider fashionable. Before our time, there were few people that dressed out of the norm, now there are normal, everyday people walking around in certain pieces or outfits that you’d only find a celebrity wearing previously. We as a generation have actually changed the name of the game in so many cases, especially fashion, we have used fashion to promote so many social issues, we have used fashion to express our identities, and some have used fashion to create an influence to followers. The influencer game has become a very highly paying industry. Influencers have given brands a sense of authenticity to the customers due to the heightened sense of trust that customers/ followers have in the influencers that they follow. However, a lot of these influencers state their political views on their social media platforms along with their fashion, lifestyle, and home style postings. A few major issues that these influencers post about is the Black Lives Matter movement, the Me Too movement, same sex marriage, and gender roles. All of these social and political issues have been major issues, not that they aren’t important but any time that an influencer doesn’t post regarding these issues there have been major issues, especially with the cancel culture that has been created. These issues are very important and prominent in today's world and should be discussed, but I do believe that the cancel culture is ridiculous when it comes to influencers. If an influencer doesn’t post something explaining their stance on a political or social matter then their followers get inpatient, annoyed, or even angry, and eventually they could get canceled. About a week ago Kanye West posted a picture wearing a shirt saying “White lives matter,” and he was the talk of the town. He is a black man that went against the grain of just showing justice for his race but also the white race. People were very angry with Kanye for this choice that he made, but it did what it was supposed to do, which was stir things up. This is just another downside to how our generation is changing the world we live in and how we have to handle our social media platforms differently than we ever have even if that means how influencers have to act on the social media presence.
Regardless of the social and political influence on the fashion industry, our generation has changed what is fashionable and acceptable to wear on a daily and occasional basis. We have grown the street wear type of clothes, riskier clothing choices, and even what colors we think go together. Street wear fashion is a major trend, this means baggier clothing, a cool-girl or cool-boy vibe, and cool sneakers to go with it and finish off the look. Street wear is even entering into the high fashion industry and can cost a pretty penny to purchase.
For me, it’s just crazy how much the fashion industry has changed and how many other things that the fashion industry is now affected by, even if it doesn’t really relate at all. Our nation is very divided and when that happens, I believe many industries, especially one that is used for people to express themselves are very affected by political and social issues.
#fashion #lifestyle #designer #streetwear #politics #socialjustice #blacklivesmatter #gaymarriage #clothing #genderroles #influencers #celebrityfashion #fashionindustry
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unitoons · 1 year
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Project #1: Future Cities.
Prompt: Create a character who has a relation to the theme of "Future Cites".
I started this project by looking for reference on Pinterest. After looking at how other people interpret "Future cites" I decided to create a character based on a technologically advanced cyberpunk future.
(Pinterest boards I created for this project)
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(These are my first notes on the type of city I was going to base my character on.)
After deciding on the type of city I would be theming my character on, I decided to look for more reference on how this city would look. I decided to look at the architecture and character designs in games such as Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Cyberpunk2077 and Watchdogs Legion. I chose these games because they are all set in a similar theme to what I am attempting to create within this project. When I had done what I believed to be enough research, I decided to create the first ever draft of my character.
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This is a paper sketch of the character. I decided to make him a cyber-criminal who steals data from large server buildings around the city for a bigger organization. I wanted to make his name technology based and after some thought I decided on the name "Terra". I feel like the hair I chose is slightly cliche, but I believe it also fits the theme, so I decided to keep it. I also decided to give him a mask to hide his face since he is a criminal. From here I wanted to do more research into outfits since the one here is extremely bland and not fitting for the theme, so I wanted to go back to study different character's outfits.
Following this sketch, I went back and to my research to look further into the character's clothing.
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(My first notes about who my character was going to be.)
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I used the design for Icarus from Mirror's Edge Catalyst to influence my design quite heavily. I liked the look of the red lines on the black clothing and wanted to see if that would work with blue instead as that was Terra's main colour. I also wanted to adopt some sort of handwear such as gloves because as Terra is a thief, he would wear gloves as to not leave fingerprints. I also looked further into Pinterest with tags relating to cyber punk style clothing and gained an understanding of what I needed in order to create a good outfit for my future cites character.
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During my research, I saw a lot of streetwear which influenced my outfit ideas. I narrowed my upper body choices to two options. The first option was a black overcoat and the second was a Black shirt with blue highlights.
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This is a new sketch I did for Terra's new outfit. I decided to give him a messenger bag and a pouch on his leg so he can store things without anything getting in his way if he needs to run from something. I believe these small details don't break away from the cyberpunk/streetwear style that I am attempting to replicate. From here I think it would be best to draw some emotion portraits to show how he would look in each of his emotions.
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These show how Terra would look when showing a few of the basic emotions such as "Neutral" "Happy/Smug" "Angry/Shouting" and I also included a portrait of how he would look with his mask over his face. Due to these being portraits and not full body, I was able to go into further detail into his face adding aspects such as wrinkles and how his face would morph to match his expression. From this point, I will colour these portraits and the full body sketch and move onto thinking about whether I plan to give him any sort of gadgets or gear.
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This is what it looks like after colouring. I believe it still looks quite bland however I believe this is due to not having access to the colours I want to use due to not having a fine line pen to show where one piece of clothing ends and where the next piece starts. I think if I were able to use black rather than grey, the clothing would look more dynamic and fitting for techwear.
Next I decided to think about what sort of equipment to give Terra. I started by thinking of what could assist him in what he does and thought of some sort of vehicle or something to assist in escape and something that could help him with his thievery.
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For his transport device I designed a collapsible hoverboard. I decided on this because I believed it fit the theme of future cities and almost fits the crafty nature of a thief who always has a trick to escape.
For his equipment to assist him in stealing things like data, I created a separate character named "Byte". My original design for Byte was a small computer chip with spiderlike legs that could move around and download data from pieces of hardware. While I liked this idea, I felt like this design felt a little too common in Sci-fi content. After realizing this, I thought about a way to make Byte a more unique design. While thinking about this, I decided that I wanted Byte to look quite friendly and be quite a goofy sidekick like character to Terra.
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This is the design I chose for Byte. He's a sentient robot designed as a small chicken and is able to use his USB to download data and use a second cable to plug in and disable systems such as cameras and other types of security. He does have a downside however, as his battery is limited, he will need to be charged every so often. As I wanted Byte to be recognizable, I decided to give him a small tuft of hair which is of course made of metal and is just a part of him.
(Byte is very loyal to Terra and will assist him in his thievery by his own free will.)
In conclusion to this project:
I believe this project went quite well because in my eyes, I have created quite a unique character duo who fit within my theme of Future cities, but I also went quite deep into thinking of what equipment my character would have and how it would all work.
As this was my classes' first project, we were told that we should avoid doing it digitally. As this is my primary medium, I struggled quite a bit when using colour on my drawings due to not having full access to a large range of colours.
I do however believe it is important to be able to work both physically and digitally and did quite enjoy this time working in a more practical way.
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