#hoping it's a phase tho!!

[which-star]

What are your thoughts on Silk 2023 #4, especially in regards to Saya and Max? I am keeping this vague in case you haven’t read it yet.

I just read it! I didn't pick up this issue because I wasn't feeling the cover, and, boy, has this gone in a direction I wasn't expecting it to. Kim's Silk runs so far have been largely hindered by the fact that they're minis. She needed more time to flesh out the themes she wanted to tackle in Age of the Witch and similarly I think she needs more time for Nightmare Boulevard. But with what we got -- since Marvel isn't going to give any non-iconic/not-a-safe-bet character an ongoing at this point -- I think there were some interesting ideas floating around!

[Spoilers for Silk 2023 up to #4]

To quote myself like two months ago in a discord chat, Goo's intro to Saya was very fun and flirty but we still saw that hard streak under her: blowing up Kasha, leaving Silk behind, etc. I said back then that if Kim could establish a motive that made sense, we had a potentially more interesting villain. And that happened, didn't it?!

Saya's motive makes sense, and I think it's very compelling with the two pages we got! A last-ditch effort to please your dad who you thought was dead the whole time? Okay, so we're working with very normal family dynamics, I see. I think this is such an intriguing twist to what happens to Saya after the 2021 run, and I do think that Kim consistently has solid ideas that can flesh out characters really well from what I have read of her (Silk and Tiger Division - note that I say ideas only (relevant later)). But having that cause for Saya's obsession would've landed better without Max's dialogue. The switch from Saya working to please her father to Max sort of threw the vibe off for me, because his dialogue was so on the nose. I would've rather wallowed in Albert's feelings at being left behind, which was far more interesting and compelling to me.

Casting both siblings as parallels I really liked fundementally if not the execution! Considering (if I remember correctly) that Max is the older brother I was not expecting that at all. It's a good utilization of the 2021 run where Max was nowhere to be seen in Silvermane's account of Saya's childhood, since that hammers home how irrelevant he feels (not even mentioned in the flashback about his sister!). I wish we saw him actually be a big brother more, trying and failing to guide Saya and the culture differences from being brought up in different countries. I wish this run was longer so we could see Saya's breaking point in real-time along with the Moon sibs' dynamic being shaken up more.

Kim suffers from being limited to 5 issues, but I don't think the thought truly hit me till issue #4. Seeing Saya's motivation and Max's info-dumping really really opened up my eyes to what could've been and left me wanting more than we got. So far I've been enjoying with the dream sequences and Albert playing a bigger role, but this issue sorta threw everything off-kilter because it felt lazy, everything is just stated, and we're left the fill in the holes ourselves -- except there's too many holes and all I have is a bucket. The ideas are there, the thoughts are there, but not enacted upon whether it's because of lack of space (only 5 issues) or just on the nose writing.

Cindy is also not a character made for a mini, she's literally built on internal struggles and needs time to THINK pls and ty xoxo. God, everything would be golden if 2021 was a transitional 5 issue run and the stuff we got after that were all 12+ issue runs diving deep into Cindy's journalist investigations of the witch, thoughts on identity, and then Saya breaking under pressure and the dreamscapes. Because I really like all the runs' plots and attempted themes!! I'm more frustrated at what could've been, so sorry this ask turned into a critique/complaint-fest!! I think Emily Kim has a lot of good ideas, and I don't want to condemn her as a bad writer if it's management fucking her over. Plus, it's so early in her career and she's improved a lot already compared to last year's run, it's just that Marvel keeps doing minis and it's killing the fun of comics. Even seasoned comic writers are struggling with the minis, I've heard, so I'm inclined to believe it's corporate fault. I just wish she had the space or time (or something?) to make those thoughts truly great and not just ideas floating around untethered.

Side note: Cindy and her theme of trying to lowkey save all her villains is something I deeply enjoy and I hope it continues for the final issue and everything that comes after!

#it's sad that she's been around for less than a decade and alr has the whole bad-good-mediocre phase #ask #ink tag #which comics #hoping it's a phase tho!! #wednesday spoilers #I am loving the implications and ideas though will be digging into those soon #even if I don't like the writing relying on the audience over-compensating and trying to find more meaning

[oifaaa]

Started watching a new anime and the first episode has me so bewildered basically it's meant to be a cinderella story evil step mom wicked half sister that crack only one of the things they have to show how horrible cinderella girls life is by having the boy who she has feelings for become engaged to the half sister and she is so smug about the whole thing despite this being objectively the worst possible husband choice for her since he's also so in love with cinderella like sweetheart your gonna spend the rest of your life with a man who is more in love with your wet blanket of a sister and honesty he's not even that pretty I get you hate cinderella but she's moving away you've gotta start thinking about your future

#im now in my procrastination phase since i dont want my watch threw of one piece to end #so watching other random anime #i think im gonna drop this one tho #cinderella girl is not my cup of tea #like im only 3/4 of the way through episode 1 #but shes still just so weak #this is not the pathetic i like in my MCs #girl i need you to get a personality #and maybe a backbone idk hopefully thats her arc in this show #i hope so #i hope theres a episode where she comes home and half sister is like yeah i made a mistake #turns out marrying someone out of spite #not the best foundation for a relationship

[r-aindr0p]

Uhhh very messy sketch dump of my magical boys with various levels of cleaned up (but still very scratchy overall)

Wanted to scribble them a bit more in their everyday look/university uniforms ! each year has a different uniform color and they follow each other in a rainbow gradient order until year 8, year 9 and 10 students wearing all white and all black uniforms. (yknow like black belts and white whistles are for highest grades in martial arts/ made in abyss) Also added my main boy's rival ! He's really mad that Gloire gets to go on missions already and not him despite being as good as him at fencing ! Musketeers help the hearts in distress, an both may be good at swordfighting and dumb but Az is emotionally dumb which is why he cannot go on missions. (and usually very few to no first years can already go on official missions, which is quite normal, and there are emotional intelligence classes alongside fencing)

And relationships chart ofc ! I've always wanted to draw one with my own characters hehe. These are how it is between them in the beginning of the story. Idk if I should write their names or nah everytime, I'll add a link to the magical boys art specifically on my pinned post though ! (I'll do clean caracter sheets when I get the time to)

#magical boy #magical boy oc #original character #musketeer #messy sketches #Az is quite tall already and wears platforms because hell yeah cool shoes #long dumb noodle guy but somehow good with swords #lowkey inspired by mandy from totally spies but mix that with squalo from reborn #Aalis really does look like a rook hunt double but this was purely by accident #Gloire (lil main guy) was inspired by classicaloid mozart ! #I'm not sure what I was inspired by or if I had any specific inspo for the brothers tho.. #in a phase where i have a hard time concentrating on my art lately aahsdfhjk I'm really trying to get back on tracks #and ignore myself thinking what I'm doing looks bad #anyway hope the little lore dump is interesting ! #raindr0p oc

[qalrey]

meta knight, dedede, elfilin and magolor as lps!

#i didn't not grow out of my lps phase #and i'm still waiting for the next episode of lps popular #thankfully sofie said that it is partially recorded #i hope she isn't feeling forced to make it tho #idk idk #oh btw did you know that lps eye shines are basically the personality of the lps? i didn't before #so mk is 'sportiest' ddd is 'hungriest' elfilin is 'cuddliest' and mags is 'postcard 1' #yes postcard bc they come with a postcard!! #art #digital art #meta knight #king dedede #elfilin #magolor #lps #littlest pet shop

[natsmagi]

harness instead of belts? crossbody belts more difficult if boobs involved.

harness underneath to make tiddy pop Perhaps.

#currently in the experimentation phase hi guys #things are likely to change #ask #THANK U FOR THE TIP THO I LOVE HARNESSES SOOOOOOOO MUCH #i was hoping thats what it was supposed to be when we saw the little teaser...... #but now the world is in my hands and i can do anything

[baeshijima]

it is now officially the 25th which means...

merry christmas everyone !!! regardless of whether u celebrate or not, i hope u all have a lovely day with whoever u spend it with or with urself <33

#sophie's idle chatter #this is scheduled so im HOPING it posts at 12 am.... prays.... #i havent been super active in the past month or two bc life is kicking my ass (<- has said this countless times already but its still true) #also !! i see asks and ill try and answer them when i actually have the time and energy 😭 ik i say this a lot but ive been drained good god #(not so) mini life updates : #the new lovebrush chronicles main story update has made me weep so much... ive done both clarence and ayns routes and.... #my god.... this story is darker and honestly im loving it AND i love how they did the chara roles in this world (alkaid... ourgh...) #my tear glands arent tho bc ayn ending 3.... what the fuck was that i couldnt sleep after doing that ending??? ITS WAS SO SAD AND FOR WHATF #currently having to wait until the 27th so i can do lars route 😔 #the recent ep of apothecary diaries.... ourgh my heart.... jinshi and maomao beloveds :(( #oh !! and ive gotten back into my ace of diamonds/daiya no ace phase and have been rewatching the series... #sobbing chris and yuki and miyuki my beloveds.... kissing ur foreheads and holding u gently..... #the way i got back into it bc im catching up on s2 of a clean sweep (a korean baseball variety show that i love with all my heart ;w;) #my mum is a traitor tho bc she watched every new ep that came out on tuesdays while i was in uni 🧍‍♀️ so now im catching up on the 30 eps #on my own 🧍‍♀️ #OMG AND ALSO DR STONE S3??? WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED THAT PART 1 CAME OUT MONTHS AGO AND PART 2 WAS MORE RECENT??? #i havent been doing that much writing recently tho bc the fingers wont type but the brain is exploding with ideas i cannot handle this #i do want to get back to the haitham sxf series tho.... and also my oc various x reader series....... #tbh ive been contemplating abt publishing the haitham series on ao3 once i write more chapters before publishing them #idk i feel like the series would be nice to have on ao3 as well as tumblr JHDG #thats abt it i think? #anywho if u read this far then know i am giving u a warm cookie as a condolence prize for getting through this life dump <33 #ill leave it off here but i hope u all have a lovely day !! mwah mwah merry chrysler everyone 🎄🫶 #queue... ueueue

[rookvie]

proof im alive

#my art #naruto #obito #juubito #kakashi #minato #obkk #kkob #obito uchiha #kakashi hatake #minato namikaze #went thru a busy phase also brainworms ceased temporarily #i hope 2 post more tho seeing as i have more time 2 draw now! #ALSO the new promo art SO CUTE (1st pic) #dongwu #blood cw #blood

[tequatls-favorite-spoon]

my art from the na vs art party!! took me a lil bit cuz i wanted to color it and that meant cleaning up the sketches and then i wanted to shade them and hajsksldhaflk

the characters from left to right:

Quinn Teeling - @sunsrefuge

Ambrose Wolfsbane - @commander-gloryforge

Finnegän - @pinecone-enthusiast

Astrëllä - @ohpollenpowder

#vsartparty #gw2 #guild wars 2 #others ocs #my art #also!!! please let me know if i got any of the names or tumblrs wrong!! especially ambrose cuz i didn’t get the name in my ref screenshot #i did go thru the art party tag to find the character i drew and i’m like 99% sure it’s ambrose but if it’s not him i’m SO SORRY #ahhh i hope people like them ajhsjalakf #like i know that getting art of ur oc is usually great no matter what but i get anxious lol #also i used a new shading technique and idk how i feel about it #like i like how i blended out the edges and stuff #but i might have to play with using different colors in different areas instead of just using the same purple lol #really happy with how i did the hair this time tho!! i feel like i usually like hair better in the sketching phase #cuz it’s all loose and rough and messy #i just feel like i get the shape and idk vibe? of the hair better then #and when i get to lines or shading i feel like i end up making the hair too solid? like i lose the flowy-ness of the hair and stuff #anyway i think i did pretty good with it this time tho!! i liked adding the highlights a lot :) #…i actually kinda was referencing an old how to draw manga book i got when i was 11 #listen. it was one of the good ones and had actually good tips and info #and the way it showed shading hair kinda influenced me here and i think it worked! #oh wow i really rambled in the tags this time #there’s a reason my personal texts posts (at least on my main) are tagged as ‘regan rambles’

[anonymousbathtub]

Some character designs I created for my uni course last year as part of a “trope smashing” brief! I really enjoyed how these guys turned out - I see them as a private investigative pair in a fantasy victorian-esque setting, with perhaps some sci-fi elements. And yes, they’re husbands.

(silly doodle under cut)

#character design #concept art #illustration #orc #fantasy #brains and brawn #i dont think i ever came up with names for these guys BUT i did come up with mad backstory and setting lore #fae mafia my beloved....i will use u in another project #brains guy comes from a noble family off-planet and they all kinda view him as the wierd cousin who's taking his gap year #to do silly little detective stuff #they don't really know and dont really care. they're idle rich hes allowed to be eccentric and not earn anything #he goes home to the big family reunion every space-fantasy christmas and they're all happy to see him #make various affirming noises about whatever case hes excitedly talking about #slight dissaproving sniff at his boytoy stealing the cutlenery Again but theyre FAR too polite to bring that up #(brain knows. he acts oblivious but encourages this. he thinks its hilarious.) #(boytoy= theyve been married for 20 years and counting. his family is STILL hoping its a phase) #(its not these bitches are ride or die for each other) #anyway yeah space fantasy holmes and watson who are gay married and take cases for free purely on the basis of what interests them most. #if they dont like you they charge u tho sorry #brawn has the most insane swimmer physique btw its ALL in the upper torso #rabid dog of a guy who Bites #no thoughts head empty motherfucker #they are so sickly affectionate to each other its unreal. type of guys to constantly do the bit where they pretend to meet each other for #the first time and flirt immediately. you think its sweet until you have to hang out with them for longer than an hour. its insufferable #love them <33 #anyway sorry for long tags!!! got carried away #art #my art #digital art

[inamedmywaterbottlemichael]

°• Reminisce •°

kageyama tobio x reader

wordcount: 872

content warnings: none

summary: idk what to tell you its fluff, maybe a bit angsty but in the same way mayo is spicy u get me; a lot of nail cutting action; pianist!reader; post time-skip; gender neutral reader

ao3 :>>>

My nails are getting long, you thought as you stretched out your hands before you. They actually aren't that long- over a millimeter above your hyponychium. However, as a pianist, the smallest difference can mean vastly different results.

You noticed as much in your practice that day. Despite this, you managed to bear through the slight discomfort in how your fingers curved and the annoying tiny clack of your nails. But it was still irritating. 

After stretching your arms over you for one last time, you closed the lid of your piano and returned your sheet music to the shelf amongst the other pieces and the trophies you have accumulated over the years.

You went to your bedroom and began to bring out an assortment of items from a drawer: nail clippers, nippers, pusher, and- 

"Oi Tobio, have you seen my filer?" you shouted from across your apartment.

"Ah, sorry I'm using it."

You entered the living room to see your boyfriend on the couch diligently filing his nails. His nail kit was displayed messily before him on the coffee table; both of your professions (well in his case it's more of a preference) require proper finger care so each of you usually carry your own.

He didn't look up at you as you sat in front of him on the couch but did when you held out your hand. He placed the filer in your palm then you took his hand in yours and worked on his freshly cut nails.

"Didn't you just buy a new one? You lost the file already?" you asked. Kageyama of all people isn't one to just lose something.

"Korai-senpai borrowed it." He huffed in annoyance, a small frown denting his forhead. "It's already been three days."

"Three days... You counted? You're that upset?"

He glanced off to the side for a moment and mumbled, "But I just bought it."

You raised an eyebrow at his irritation, your mouth threatening to break into an amused smirk.

You don’t remember when all this started to come so naturally. The easy back and forth—very different from the first few months of dating Kageyama. It was sweet but also incredibly awkward. Sure, it was funny seeing a grown-ass, six-foot-tall (not to mention famous) adult squirm while holding your hand. But it also felt like there was a gap that you didn't know how to close. A wall that seemed too tedious to unbuild. Every time you tried to get closer, he distanced himself further in a blushing mess.

When he snapped at you for the first time, it was almost six months into your relationship. You were sprawled on the carpeted floor of Kageyama's studio at the time as he sat on his bed trimming his nails. With nothing better to do, you had offered to do it for him. A kind, domestic gesture. Things went downhill from there.

"Wait, Y/N, sto- OI! You idiot that's not how you do it!"

You saw the regret line his feature the second the words left his mouth but you didn't have time to process it. The shock from his sudden and unexpected anger had you yelling back.

"Ha? Idiot? I'm doing you a favor and you call me an idiot?"

At this point, there was no going back.

"I didn't ask for your help!"

"Well shit, sorry for offering–"

It went on for a ridiculous few minutes and the fight had ended with you storming out. A good five seconds of reflection had you coming right back in, however, because 'this is so stupid'. You closed the door sheepishly behind you and shuffled toward Kageyama who stood right where you left him, expression oddly unreadable. Maybe because you had never seen him like this.

Before you could blurt out an apology, Kageyama had grabbed your wrist and pulled you into an embrace. It was incredibly stiff but he was determined to not let go. You felt more than heard a muffled 'I'm sorry' vibrate into the crook of your neck.

Six months of dating and it was the first time he hugged you first.

But oh boy, was this not the last of it. Although less eventful, the two of you used to always bicker when doing each other's nails. But you kept doing it anyway.  Even if he was just as, if not more, meticulous about it as you were since both of you liked it in a certain way. It was annoying but somehow also weirdly endearing.

How that settled into the calm and familiarness of the now was something you couldn't even be bothered to recount. 

You filed the somewhat sharp edge of the last nail—the one on his calloused pinky—and brushed off some of the flakes.

He slid his hand from your grasp and then examined your work.

"Thanks," he said, grazing the pad of his thumb over his nails before leaning over to grab the nail cutter.

You leaned your head on the couch as Kageyama started working on your nails, the afternoon sun framing his face. A sudden burst of fondness swelled in your chest in the aftermath of your reminiscing. You didn't even realize the smile creeping into your face.

Kageyama swept a glance at you before looking back at your fingers.

"Why are you smiling?" he said, trying to stop the corners of his mouth from mirroring yours.

You break into a full-blown grin. "'cuz of you."

He rolled his eyes. "Gross."

#kageyama tobio #kageyama tobio fluff #kageyama tobio one shot #kageyama tobio x reader #kageyama tobio x reader fluff #hq kageyama #haikyuu!! #haikuu #haikyuu fluff #haikyu x reader #take a shot everytime you see the word 'nails' 'fingers' and 'hands' #i wrote this like 2 years ago #and now im in a phase where i hate x readers #so that's fun #hope you still enjoy it tho #even tho its kinda all over the place:D

[akkivee]

idk if rei has more in store for rosho and sasara!!!! but so far his master plan for them was to bring them back together and it would be so funny in a dank way if his master plan for hitoya and jakurai was the same lmao

#vee queued to fill the void #*puts on the tinfoil hat* ​rei had a say in the pairing in the 2nd drb and insisted bat and mtr happen— #lol /j but i do still wonder y’know???? like why lol #my hypster magazine isn’t going to be here for another few weeks so i can’t quite verify it myself #but there may be some interviews with the cast based on the line homies hoods lineup #and rosasa mentioned that they haven’t seen rei in a while so they have likely been completely left out of the loop #so my hope is that rei approaches hitojaku in this very convenient stage set up here for whatever his next phase is #tho that does make me a tad concerned about what rosasa will be doing in next phase lol but when am ever not concerned about that 🥴

[misunderstood-shadowling]

a formal apology to @guardian-of-local-forest (because i don't want to bother them through texts) and to anyone else this might ever apply to:

i am so sorry for being awkward about physical affection. i absolutely love physical affection but have no idea how to give and receive it, especially when it comes to new people. i absolutely mean it when i say i'm always down for cuddles, but i feel like there's never the right time to offer them. and same goes for literally any form of physical contact.

i'm just sorry for being an awkward person TwT

#bear with me tho #i'll get through the awkward phase eventually... i hope #shadowling about their friends #shadowling being random as fuck

[zongzhii]

huh

#misc #its kinda a lie tho cuz i posted maybe 3 drawings in 2020 then abandoned the blog until 2023ish #i used to be like super qctive on tumblr a decade ago tho #under a different account. that i shall not name. that i hope i deleted. #the world shall not know of my undertale phase

[vaguely-concerned]

*sigh* denim-robed magician. jizzard

#wizzard by way of rincewind for it to really work but you get the awful gist #I am very gently and timidly considering getting into dnd or ttrpgs in general and am kicking around character concepts #and among a few sort of decent ones this one hit me like the fist of an evil god b/c apparently my brain hates me #well I already knew that I guess but I didn't think it would stoop this low #I'm still in the panicky 'how do find... people? having to talk to -- people? to play the games? hmmmmm dunno about this....' phase #but you know I hold out some hope for me lol #baby steps #blue collar wizard *is* a great concept to build on tho. can I work the jester (denim sleeveless dustercoat) in here somehow

[polaraffect]

me: i don't know, i don't really want to take any classes next semester outside my major, i should really focus on-

the class titled 'gender and christianity': hi

me:

#damien.txt #guys it's a class that's analyzing christianity using queer theory & feminist theory & transgender theory!!!!!!!!!! #i have to take it i have to oh my goddd #going to go thru my classics & interpreting the bible in a queer way phase again #this is the fault of that post abt jesus smelling the wood of the cross & thinking of home i stg #it's at such an inconvenient time for my work schedule tho rip but. i truly might try to make it work bc. oh my goddd #am a little hesitant abt taking a christianity class bc. people be Weird. but im hoping that bc it says transgender #literally in the course description. the people signing up for it will be. at least mostly normal #ahh !!!!!!! im hype. i hope it's really really cool #the professor has really good reviews too. they haven't taught this specific course before so rip bc i want to look at the syllabus #but i am looking soooo hard........

[baeshijima]

HELLO IM CLAWING MY WAY OUT FROM IA TO SAY HAPPY 4.1 LIVESTREAM FOR TMRW AND NEUVILLETTE REVEAL AND WRIOTHESLEY REVEAL AND NEUVILLETTE KIT AND NEUVILLETTE WEAPON AND NEUVILLETTE BANNER AND NEUVILLETTE STORY QUEST AND NEUVILLETTE NAME CARD AND NEUVILLETTE RUNNING AROUND AND JUMPING ON OUR SCREENS AND NEUVILLETTE IDLES AND NEUVILLETTE VOICE OVERS AND NEUVILETTE IN THE TEAPOT AND NEUVILETTE ICONS AND SOON NEUVILLETTE PV AND DEMO AND COLLECTED MISCELLANY AND NEUVILLETTE

and also im moving into my university dorms on sunday morning so i will still be somewhat ia until sunday or monday 🫡

#sophie's idle chatter #THROWING UP HES SO CLOSE #WHILE I WANT HIM TO BE PHASE ONE SO I CAN GET HIM QUICKER I ALSO WANT HIM PHASE TWO SO I HAVE SAVINGS #OURRGGHHH #anyway im not ready. for both the livestream and moving into the dorms. mainly the livestream tho. #I HOPE UVE ALL BEEN WELL AND I WILL ANSWER ASKS WHEN I HAVE TIME #MOOTS IF U MESSAGED ME ON DISCORD ILL GET TO IT WHEN IM FREE I SWEAR 😭😭