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#its a bit better now like i can use my mouse well again
moodnamars · 2 years
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some more sims that i've never posted
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mondaymelon · 4 months
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₊⊹ 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋 ❤︎ | yandere!xiao, childe, scaramouche x gn!reader
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art by @/syaden8 on twt!!
⟢ cw: a failed escape attempt from them... yandere, dark themes, petnames, mutilation (xiao, scara), violence, drugging (scara) etc. please proceed with caution! thank you.
⟢ "your order's denial is causing me trial !"
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"Ah."
XIAO's lips moved, and it was that single noise that escaped.
For your room lay barren, empty, cold, the harsh winter breeze drafting through the shattered window, the bars covering it having been forcibly bent aside. "It..." For a moment, his body swayed, his own legs unable to support his weight. Then, his balance stabilized, his once by a fraction wider eyes having narrowed. "It seems my songbird has escaped."
Unacceptable. The word repeated in his head, like a mantra, a prayer, resounding within his ears, despite the silence, despite the cold that bit at his skin as he trudged through the snow, his spear at his side. A tiny, devilish voice that tugged on his ears and whispered out tales of his sin.
"Found you."
"N-No- please-" His gaze sharpened in annoyance. Desperate, your voice hoarse and cracking by the syllable, hurling yourself forward one more step, just one more, your bloody, bare feet scraped and bruised. This wasn't right, how come you seemed so distressed?
No, you of course sounded better as his songbird, in a pristine little cage, singing for him, and only him, happy tunes of joy and pleasure.
"...And as a songbird can live with its wings clipped, surely you'll understand if I...?"
The shackles locked tight around your wrists, and your useless, wretched legs, bones shattered by a single blow.
It's an unfortunate predicament, but it's the only way. ❤︎
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"Oh, so the chase is on?"
CHILDE shouldn't be laughing, but oh, he was.
It's a twisted sound, with the corners of his mouth distorted upwards in a haphazard smile, his eyes blown as a dark flush of red descended upon his cheeks. "So you've decided to play this little game of cat and mouse. Very well, if that's what you want, darling!"
You aren't making this difficult enough. His keen gaze spots all the traces you've left behind, broken branches, ruffled leaves, a torn piece of the clothing he had gifted you... it's all imbued with your essence, honey sweet on his lips.
Why would you even want to leave him?
It's that thought that makes him pause upon finding you, your trembling form sprawled across the bloodied snow as he stands over you, his own shadow casting you in darkness.
That's right, why would you? He's been nothing but loving. He's catered to your every need, has he not? He's bought this house for you, all the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the bed you sleep in... what right did you have to defy his affections, now that he had made them ever so clear?
If anything, it was insulting.
Oh, but did he truly feel insulted? After all, an offended person wouldn't have taken you like that, wouldn't have knocked you unconscious and wouldn't have carried the delicate you in his arms back to home.
Maybe a better description would be "longing." Longing for your praise, longing for your thanks, longing for the smiles you'd send his way... how come your eyes have faded, since then? It's strange, he's never seen you look so... determined before, not since today.
Ah, but what did it matter?
This puny escape attempt of yours... his tongue tasted bitter.
It wouldn't happen again. He'd make sure of it, so please, don't mind the chains, would you? ❤︎
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"They... dare?"
SCARAMOUCHE's expression contorts to one of rage, his brows sharply angled downwards and his violet eyes wide, quivering.
Haha... what a fool he was. He should've been more attentive, how had he not noticed your strange movements? The way you gave him a forced smile everytime he returned home, the way you'd greet him at the door with the dinner you made, and he had finally thought you had accepted his confession all those weeks ago, he finally thought you had gotten used to and started liking your life here, finally thought-
And then he thought nothing at all as his body swayed and fell to the ground. The audacity, to go and dig through his things, to go, find, and use the very drug he had used to bring you home.
By the time he awoke, the house was but a cold expanse, barren of your warmth, and he clenched his fists so tightly, his nails kissed red crescents into his skin that weeped with every flex of his fingers.
"To pull such a parlor trick against me like this... ah, doll. Don't think you'll get away with this leniently."
When he found you, not "if", he'll make sure to reprimand you properly. If breaking your spirit wasn't enough, then he'd have to break your mind too. He's already decided that he'll reshape the pure thing with his own, dirtied hands, into something that will burn only for him.
Surely, a couple missing limbs, here and there, wouldn't obstruct that light, would it now? ❤︎
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(a/n) as i said on my sideblog, something about writing for toxic mentally distressed emotionally broken and heavily reliant yandere characters who turn to violence to show their love is. just so. oddly... comforting?? was going to make this longer and then some shitty shit shit went down so. yay. tears.
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cyxnidx · 1 month
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HI HI HELLO! I saw ur cat n mouse gamr for Wriothesley and loved the idea so much! I would like to request f! Reader x wanderer (genshin) playing a cat n mouse game as well hehe. And if you dont mind please do write more on the smut part I am very curious on how itll play out 🫢 TY!
CAT & MOUSE 2 !
character pairing: wanderer / scaramouche x f!reader
warnings: smut, degradation(use of 'slut, whore') + a little praise, oral (m!receiving), cat & mouse game, slight bondage (ropes🤭)
a/n: Hi~, apologies for such a late response :(. had to get some sort of inspo flowing. i'm glad you enjoyed, & hope you enjoy this one even more <3.
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"where are you, slut." wanderer's tone echos throughout the house.
you're hiding - hiding, being bratty, as usual. getting your boyfriend all riled up, only to leave him to deal with his boner himself.
not this time, though. it seems you've gotten him a little too riled up today.
you slap a hand over your mouth when you hear his shoes against the hardwood floor, hoping he doesn't find you.
now you're realizing its foolish - and your hiding place doesn't make it any better. under the bed, really?
"come out, come out, wherever you are.." he calls again, obviously teasing you. hes so close, so near, yet you don't have sight of him.
the adrenaline rush is addictive. it's probably the main reason you're doing this to begin with. the rush of hiding, and the chance of being caught, and fucked to oblivion?
its addicting.
you notice it goes quiet. it doesnt seem like the wanderer is walking anymore, nor is he calling for you.
theres only one conclusion you can come to when this occurs.
and before you know it, you're yanked up by your ankles and pinned to the ground.
you've been caught.
you fight him, for the fun of it. to give him a hard time, not that you want to win. not necessarily. the whole point is to get under his skin.
finally, he gets you under control, and thats when you notice a rope being held between his teeth. he holds your hands above your head with one hand, while with the other, he works to tie your wrists together.
"scara - let's talk about this!" you whine, only adding fuel to the fire. you knew he wouldn't wanna talk - why would he?
without a word, he throws you onto the bed you once were taking cover under. "not another word, you hear me?" he demands. "say anything more, and I'll stuff that pretty mouth with my cock."
your eyes narrow, analyzing his. lust swirls in his pupils, a gaze of daggers stabbing you. though, despite the betting stare he's giving, you take it as an opportunity to provoke him more.
"well, if you're so bold, do it-"
you're basically cut off at the last syllable of your sentence when he moves you off the bed. his grip is harsh on your waist, and you were on the ground before you knew it.
"open your mouth," he says in a haste, unbuckling his pants and fiddling with his zipper.
"wha-"
"open. your. fucking. mouth." he demands, stroking the bud of precum over his cock as he waits. you let your tongue fall out of your mouth, mouth wide, awaiting to be filled by his cock.
not taking more than a minute, he shoves his cock down your throat, immediately fucking you.
"you," he pants, the warmth of your throat hitting him like a truck. like a pressure he never knew he needed for the minute. "fuckin' slut. always rilin' me up n', shit."
he continues to shove himself down your throat, your gags filling the otherwise quiet house. he grabs a harsh fistful of your hair and your hands go to massage his balls, tempting him to cum down your throat.
his head tilts back. "god, damnit. you're sucha little slut, fuck, taking my cock like a good little girl. mmh, g'na let me cum down your slutty little throat? huh?"
you attempt to moan in response, the tightening gesture throwing scaramouche over the edge, filling your throat with his seed.
he waits for you to finish sucking every little bit off his cock before moving you to the bed. "good little slut, you must like to be used." he mumbles, turning you over on your stomach and arching your back. "g'na treat you how you want, yeah? like the little whore you love to be."
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st-el-la-luna · 5 months
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Thinking about @bluegiragi Monster AU
Specifically; Crow Harpy Gaz
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He's such a sweet little thing, still as cheeky as ever, not one to back down from a fight.
When he sees you for the first time, his eyes widen imperceptibly. He tilts his head to one side, then the next, blinking curiously.
He realizes you've said something and he lets out a tiny coo in surprise before clearing his throat. He offers you a taloned hand and a smile. "Name's Gaz... Lovely to make your acquaintance."
He's definitely got bird like mannerisms. Bobs up and down when he's excited, bouncing from foot to foot. He always calls out when he sees you, unable to suppress the happy crowing when you walk into the room. Usually, just your name or some term of endearment, occasionally accompanied by a horrid melody of chirps and tweets (crows are not known for their musical ability).
His wings were always his pride and joy, but he takes even better care of them now, even when deployed. One day, when you both were back from leave, you complimented his wings.
"They look so glossy and soft! You've been taking care of them, haven't you, pretty bird?"
And oh how he preens. He practically melts.
Pretty bird. Pretty bird. Pretty bird.
He wants to hear you say it again. And again. And again. And again. And-
He gets the best products he can, enlisting the other members of the Task force (yes, even Ghost) to help him with his wing care. The feathers shine like they never have before.
Whenever you're around, Gaz will stand a little straighter. Puff out his chest. Raise his wings slightly and stretch them out just a bit. Feathers fluffing. You never fail to compliment him and he never fails to preen and to coo.
He starts bringing you things. Not to you, not directly at least. But to your barracks. You're able to figure out who it is easily enough.
"When I laid down to sleep last night I found this big rock on my bed, hurt like hell." You say off handedly one morning in the mess hall.
Ghost chastises you for not checking your surroundings. Soap laughs at you and your misfortune. Price asks if you're okay. Gaz deflates a little.
Ever since, the gifts are left on your night table.
You find small things at first. Stray bottle caps, shiny rocks, an old penny. Then, he becomes a little more bold.
Flowers, and berries and seashells and glass. He only realizes what's happening– that he's courting you– when you approach him with a container of brownies.
"What's this for?" He asks as you set it in his hands.
"You're always getting me things," you say with a smile. "Figured it's time I give you something too."
He tries to deny it. Really, he does. Cheeks burning, feathers puffed out. Tells you he has no idea what you're talking about. But then you set your hand on his and offer him a smile that has him weak in the knees.
"No use in lying to me, pretty bird. I know you too well for that."
He caves and accepts the brownies with a smile.
The gifts increase tenfold. No longer left shyly on your bedside. He seeks you out. Presenting you with the gifts like a cat bringing its owner a mouse. His chest puffed out, shoulders back, wings out. He's showing off.
He loves it.
What he loves even more is the way you coo at him and thank him. Your smile is genuine every time.
He starts bringing you things. Expensive things. Gourmet chocolates. Rings. Small jewels.
One morning, at breakfast, he takes your hand in his and fastens a bracelet around it like this is a normal thing to do.
Soap makes fun of him for it. Gaz doesn't even get the chance to be mad at the werewolf. Not when you press a little kiss to his cheek and thank him so sweetly. You tell him he doesn't need to spend money on you. He tells you he wants to.
One day, after a particularly hard mission, Gaz returns to his bunk and all but collapses in bed. There's a plate of cookies and a handmade bracelet waiting for him on his nightstand. And a little note with your sweet words of encouragement.
Immediately his fatigue is gone.
He's out of his room, hurrying through the hallways. Wings fluttering so much he's lifting a bit off the floor.
He slams your door open without knocking. You're lying in bed, reading. You jump, startled, blinking up at him in surprise.
"Kyle! You scared me!"
He's on you in a heartbeat. Arms and wings wrapping around you like they'll never let you go.
If ever you were unsure about his feelings for you, you weren't now. Now with the way he melts against you, pressing so close, so tight, it's like he wants to become one.
"Can... Can I... Can I please?"
He asks, breathless, eyes on your lips. His mouth falls open slightly and he lets out a stuttering breath as your tongue darts out to wet your lips. You nod.
Gaz wastes no time. The kiss starts out sweet, soft and chaste. He peppers these kisses all over your face. Your cheeks, your forehead, your temples, you nose, your chin, your eyelids. Nowhere is safe.
But the kisses soon become demanding. All tongue and teeth. Hot and wet and desperate. Like he needs you like he needs the air he breathes. Like he needs you to live.
"You're mine, right?" He whispers against your lips, voice gentle, eyes pleading. "Only mine?"
"Only yours," you whisper back, a hand stroking the feathers of his wings. "And you're mine... My pretty bird."
Gaz preens as he dives in for another kiss.
Your pretty bird...
Yeah. He decides as he pushes you down onto the bed, tongue licking desperately at yours. Yeah, he can live with that.
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astarions-darling · 6 months
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Your Eyes Can Be So Cruel
Raphael x GN!Reader I hate how there is no cutscene whether you win or lose against Raphael. Anyway, this is just a little drabble for if you lose (part of it was inspired by Labyrinth and I've borrowed some dialogue and altered it a bit) no real warnings but he is a Villain™
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“And now down here comes the claw.”
You stares at the devil, his face twisted in glee as he stands above you. Lying on your stomach, you try to push yourself up on your elbows even though every muscle in your body screams in protest. Everything aches. Your skin is scorched and bleeding but the little strength you have left is used to sit up, your legs splayed to one as a hand stay firmly planted on the cold marble ground. Exhausted and bone-weary you sigh. It had been a long battle—a battle that has now been lost.
“What a clever mouse you thought you were,” says Raphael as his body shifts, the human disguise returning—not a hair out of place as he smooths down the front of his doublet. How you despise it when he appears so, and you feels he knows this. It makes him too soft and appealing, trustworthy. It’s harder to remember the devil he is with those warm eyes and soft lips. And those lips are dangerous, for his honeyed words spill so effortlessly from them and it’s all too easy to believe them. “But this is my house you’ve been scurrying around in and I’m afraid you aren’t leaving with my cheese. In fact, you will not be leaving at all.”
“Please, Raphael, I need the hammer! A deal—“
His face contorts, the unbridled rage from earlier returning, how it twists his handsome face. “No deals! I’ve been more than generous up until now.”
“Generous?” You can barely speak through a bloodied lip but you manage it. There is still the desire to fight burning low in your belly. You will not lie down like some obedient dog waiting for its master's forgiveness. Your words come out in a hiss between your teeth. “What have you done that’s generous?”
“Everything!” he roars, his eyes burning like the hells. You know his grip on control can only be held for so long, you feel the power radiating off of him. “Everything that you wanted I have done. You asked that I help you with your tentacle problem and I did. You demanded that I translate your little vampling’s scars. I did. I have offered numerous times to help you. I gave you an easy and painless solution, and yet you decide to come into my home and steal from me—destroying my house in the process." He sucks in a shuddering breath through his nose, eyes hard as he stares down his nose at you. "I have not crushed you like the ungrateful vermin you are. Isn’t that generous?”
“Please, let my friends go.” There is only desperation now and you are begging. It hurts you, more than the pain inflicted against you from his earlier wrath.
“Oh, I shall let them go,” The sudden change in his voice, from sneering rage to eerie calm is more terrifying than anything else. You feels your stomach turn to knots. “Even better, I'll return them to their masters.” There is something pressing against your sides and then suddenly your body is hoisted up. You can't move your body, arms pinned to your side. The cambion slithers up behind you silently before his hand is under your chin, forcing you to look at your fallen friends before you. Your back is pressed against his and your body yearns to fall against it, you are grateful that you are frozen in place and can't submit to the whims of your weak mortal flesh.
Raphael's other hand extends before you and you watch his long fingers snap, fire and magic uncoiling from their tips. There is nothing you can do but watch, horrified, as Karlach disappears in a flurry of ash. You had promised Karlach that she would be free. You had promised.
“Zariel will be happy to have our dear Karlach back.” The words are felt against your neck and they make you shudder. His fingers click again and you watch as Shadowheart disappears as well. “I hear Shar can be quite unforgiving but I’m sure the girl will survive.” You know what is next and your eyes land on Astarion as he lies crumpled and bleeding on the floor, his pale hand outstretched toward you. “And our little vampling—“
“Don’t!” you beg. You try to break free of his hold but the pain is insurmountable when you attempt it. “Please, don’t!”
A slight squeeze at your throat. “Perhaps this can be a valuable lesson.”
The third snap of his fingers rings in your ears, the smell burning your nostrils as the vampire disappears in a cloud of ash. You know you’ll never see him again, knows that he will die. There is a yearning chasm deep in your chest as your despair eats away at you. Astarion had escaped once, you tell yourself…maybe he will escape again. Maybe they all will. But you have little hope, in fact, you have none. Your tired eyes fall on Hope, her body lifeless and face blank.
“How sad it is for our adventurer when Hope is gone.” Raphael sighs, his face now coming to rest next yours. His voice is low and tender, and his cheek is pressed against yours, how it burns your skin. “Luckily for you, my little mouse, your master will be much more forgiving than those of your rabble." The spells suddenly ends and you collapse to the ground, limbs smaching against the hard floor as tears fall down your grimy cheeks. The devil circles you slowly, his footsteps echoing in the cavernous room, until he is standing before you.
Your glance up at him, and how you wish to fall into the blackness that lingers behind your eyes. His sneering face regards you. "Yes, I have been more than generous with you. But I can be cruel." The only sound is your laboured breathing as you scowl at the devil. His lips twitch into a smile. "Now kneel.”
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voxofthevoid · 3 months
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you're well known to be a fantastic goyuu author. do you think you will ever write for other pairings in the jjk fandom, perhaps for itafushi?
Wait, hold up—
you're well known to be a fantastic goyuu author
I'M WHAT???
I'm...gonna be so normal about that. Yeah. Okay.
(I'm melting actually. Vox.exe has crashed.)
Re your question: My ao3 doesn't have any non-goyuu JJK fics for now, but I've written a few of them. All of them also have goyuu, so it's poly, typically V-types (e.g., goyuu and nanaita, but not nanago). You can find them here: chosoita+goyuu, nanaita+goyuu, sukuita+goyuu. Those links may not work on the mobile app though; you'd need to use a browser.
Re itafushi, I now have two ideas (more than the one it was when @thisdepravedsoul asked this question last month):
You know that new official art of Megumi? The magazine cover?
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That did things to me, so I outlined a fic where Yuuji sees Megumi like that post-mission, gets a little gropey, and they fuck in a haunted school or something, followed by goyuu where Gojou sees what was done to Megumi and comes to sample the goods (Yuuji). The other one involves Gojou dubconning Megumi until Yuuji finds them accidentally and then offering him to Yuuji (who's oblivious to the dubcon aspects).
I do have several more fics with non-goyuu ships planned/outlined. They all also have goyuu because that's my center of interest in JJK, and it's pretty rare for me to write more than one ship at all. Yuuji has so many interesting relationships that I can't help it. Here's the current list, sorted by ship:
On top of the usual goyuu warnings, CWs include incest, dubcon/noncon, and implied MCD. The ships discussed are nanaita and sukuita, but Choso/Yuuji, Kenjaku/Yuuji, and Higuruma/Yuuji are mentioned.
Nanaita (plus goyuu):
oldest story ever told (hold me till we both go cold): Yuuji has complicated sexual relationships with Nanami and Gojou that are on the verge of either imploding or becoming more when Shibuya happens.
and every step forward put a little more sword in your heart: No-Shibuya post-canon AU where Yuuji's been pining after Gojou for years, he and Nanami have drunken sex, and it escalates from there on all fronts.
out of my head, into the nature: Vampire AU where Yuuji resurrects after the detention center with vampiric features; Gojou's only too happy to lend a vein, and Nanami gets roped into it despite his better judgement.
blood, lust, and a holy war: Gojou's the devil and Nanami's the angel on Yuuji's shoulder, and he fucks them both. The size is a bit of an issue at first, but they make do.
saints just swimming in our sins again: Established goyuu and nanaita where Nanami gets deaged, Yuuji tries to keep his hands to himself, and Gojou works very hard to make sure teen!Nanami gets some TLC.
Sukuita (plus goyuu):
of all the deadly sins, he's lucky seven: Omegaverse with omega!Sukuna/alpha!Yuuji and alpha!Gojou/alpha!Yuuji where Sukuna yanks Yuuji into his inndate domain to ride out his heat, and Yuuji's body autopilots its way into Gojou's asshole.
what does the poem of a killer say when it's written in the blood of the prey: Gojou and Sukuna are both gods and Yuuji’s a dragon-human hybrid who semi-accidentally tumbles into both their beds, separately. Fifty shades of monsterfucking.
no psychotherapy will ever relieve the hunted needing: Modern reincarnation AU where Sukuna’s reborn as Yuuji’s younger brother, and it takes everything Yuuji has not to smother him in his bed; it escalates into something very different. Then Gojou’s thrown into the mix as Yuuji’s high school upperclassman.
one day, the only butterflies left will be in your chest (as you march towards your death, breathing your last breath): Apocalyptic post-canon AU where Gojou doesn't get unsealed, Sukuna plays cat and mouse with everyone until only Yuuji's left, and they hate-fuck while Yuuji guards a weakening Prison Realm.
There are also a few others featuring Choso/Yuuji, Kenjaku/Yuuji, and Higuruma/Yuuji, one each for all three ships, but the bulk of my goyuu-plus ideas are nanaita and sukuita.
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hockeyandhrsepwr · 1 year
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Some Pre Abu Dhabi Chaos
Je T'aime series
Jack Hughes x F1 driver reader
**series is set in 2024 & Danny, Seb & mick are still on the grid**
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Yourusername y’all can thank mick for this one. Good luck in your games tonight/tomorrow boys!
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thombordeleau_ hey MickSchumacher 🖕
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Yourusername there’s no emoji for it Brendan 🙄 I needed to get my point across (those aren't jazz hands you loser)
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diezmil10000 · 4 months
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2023 art summary + thoughts on my own art progress under the cut!!
(template by HedgeCatDragonix on deviantart)
so i've been doing this for 10 years :P
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i'm not posting these pics in high quality, they're somewhere on the internet if you want to scavange for a bit. i didn't start taking art seriously until late 2015 and i honestly don't like looking back at old drawings. i still like my 2022 art summary but it wasn't until this year that i'm proud of all my finished artworks.
my art journey is complicated. i'm not one of those artists who can say they've been drawing for all their lifes. i used to trace pokémon in my school agendas but that was it. around 2013, a couple of friends invited me to their Skype server where we used to draw each other's ocs and make art memes and stuff - it was fun and cringe in the most positive way i can say it :] i didn't know shit about art and i took pride in drawing on MS Paint with a mouse just because it was hard.
(all of my drawings until may 2018 were made with a mouse)
when i was 15 yo i got into Love Live! and i decided to get better at art because i didn't want lesbian fanart to be made only by creepy cishet men. at some point i watched this video from Sycra and it rewired my brain. i understood that i needed to actually practise and understand what i was doing, and that i wasn't going to improve just by observing. its follow-up video also helped me a lot, i remember watching it on the day it was posted jskhfdjdfd.
and so fast forward until 2021 approx. i spent all of those years practising drawing in my traditional sketchbooks, so my improvement was steady. the only problem, and in retrospective i see it as a Big Problem, is that i was grinding mindlessly. by that i mean that i copied artists i liked and i drew again and again stuff i was bad at, but i didn't think too deeply about it or analysed my own art to look for faster ways to improve it. i also don't take feedback well so i didn't ask for it either, which further slowed down my progress.
on top of it, that just made me better at drawing, not at illustration. i firmly believe that a good drawing is hard to ruin but i could have made my illustrations way more interesting if i had started going wild with colors and effects way earlier. i don't exactly regret my choices because at the end of the day it's just my hobby, and i've been praised for drawing a lot and for challenging myself to practise drawing traditionally, so i want this to be read as introspection rather than complaints!!
the reason why 2021 was a big change in my art is because in november i did this monstrosity:
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i got an Android tablet to be able to draw in class and took the challenge alongside my friend Nico, who also did their own Huevember. hola si estás leyendo esto Nico, aunque lo dudo :) i can't say that any of the drawings made me better at anatomy, or composition, or colors. i can't say that they solidified my knowledge, either. but they planted a seed in my brain that would fully bloom in late 2022, which is the seed of hating the finished result of some pieces so much that i forced myself to improve.
everyone has their own motivation to get better at art and i've always thought that mine was a healthy one (i want to draw more lesbians, that's all). however, i've had a very solid 2023 and now i don't cringe at any of my pieces, plus i can notice any mistakes they have without wanting to delete them from existence - and i could only get there because at the end of 2022 i told myself i wouldn't make any more ugly illustrations. like, period. i didn't want to get anxious every time i had to look back on my own art.
i also learned that no ammount of compliments from others would magically make me like a piece i see as mid at best. of course, i appreciate every single nice comment i get (genuinely, i get very happy knowing that other people love my work), but gratitude doesn't fix a skill issue.
so, late 2022, many things happened. first i got cancelled on twitter over a drawing of my beloved mizuki from project sekai (this info will be relevant later). then i spent a whole month doing this other monstrosity that is to this day the best thing i've ever done. i haven't peaked it (yet):
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this comic actually made me improve and solidify my skills. it wasn't a class assignment, or a collaboration, or anything more than a headcanon i shared with a friend - it was pure brainrot over Revue Starlight and it made me put all my cunt into it. this was also the point at which i started filling in blacks with the bucket tool instead of picking a very dark color, which is a big part of my current style :3
the thing about people cancelling me is that i had to distance myself from fandoms and eventually change accunts, which also affected how i perceived my own art. even if i draw for myself, at the end of the day i still draw characters that are loved by many people, so i disabled comments and stopped interacting with other artists of my fandom circles. that led me to go on hiatus at the start of 2023, knowing that it was time for a fresh start (my art accounts were 5 years old anyway).
that period of time made me think a lot about my finished pieces. since i wouldn't post them until i had a new account, i would stare at them for longer than ever or make small changes even if days had already passed. letting my mind rest from illustrations i had been working on and knowing i could change them whenever i wanted was a big step forward.
i realised that for the past years i had been in a hurry to post my drawings as soon as i was done with them instead of appreciating them. that was a turning point for my mindset. this was also past the time i decided to stop making ugly art, but i hadn't really taken any measures to get better. so i changed the wording of the challenge: i can make ugly art but i can't post it if i don't like it.
it doesn't sound epic, but for some reason it worked. every time i was in the middle of making a drawing that looked kind of ugly, i changed it until it looked right. not perfect, but good enough to avoid cringing in the future. some times i had to redraw it from scratch with a more interesting pose. some times i needed to add a background or a graphic element to make the characters pop. and somewhere on that period, i went wild with colors and effects, and a lot of times that saved a piece that would otherwise be boring.
i have to thank Revolutionary Girl Utena and Revue Starlight for making me experiment a lot during my hiatus. both pieces of media, one being the daugher of the other, give artists so many visual metaphors and interesting topics to work with. the revstar brainrot had been there since the junnana comic, but rgu was something i had been meaning to rewatch for a couple of years and it hit me like a fucking train. it also made me create one of the comics i'm the most proud about:
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then i got into homestuck and my art got. well. stuck!! >D< but it was okay because i wasn't making ugly drawings anymore. i was putting into practise a lot of things i had been learning or experimenting with, especially regarding colors and character interactions. and the yuri was delicious hmmmmmmm.
the rest of 2023 was very linear in terms of art but not so much in terms of fandoms (?). which is fine, honestly, but i was also glad to get back into Fire Emblem: Three Houses in late that year because when i first got into it in 2019 i didn't have the skill to draw everything i wanted to draw. and i still haven't drawn all the yuri scenarios that i've been cooking in my mind, but i have until forever to do it!!
so for 2024 i want to study some stuff i feel i'm still lacking in. i think i've always had a good eye for composition, but i've never actually pushed it in my finished illustrations - they depend a lot on the poses because i've always been prioritising drawing over everything else. that needs to change this year.
i also want to get better at drawing characters from extreme angles. i've always felt like my poses are a bit flat and i think i can study photos taken with wide angle lenses to improve at that.
and of course i still want to draw faster, which is something i've always struggled with. i think i have a good rhythm of "producing" art (excuse me for the poor wording), but i'm still too slow for the kind of artstyle i want to achieve, which includes having a looser lineart and less details in irrelevant areas of the drawings. i think that overdoing the lineart actually hurts my illustrations, because everything ends up pulling the viewer's attention with the same energy. i also think messy artstyles are neat.
i promise i'm not crazy and i don't hate what i do. in fact, it's precisely because this year i managed to make some pieces with that kind of feel that i know where i want to aim. special mention to the junnana comic because i haven't been able to replicate that lineart ever since.
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as for the stuff i like about my current artstyle, i definitely want to keep the way i color!! and by that i mean the method i have for applying filters that make my colors pop. i could maybe play more with textures too.
i also like the way i depict intimacy, and people have praised it too. thank you for noticing. it's the yearning that's doing it, not me. but i don't think i'll ever change the content (?) of my art, i eat breathe and speak in yuri. if anything, there are still some ways of conveying feelings that i haven't been able to draw because i lack the skill to do so, but i'll keep trying ;)
i honestly didn't expect this post to be this long. i've been writing for hours now and i'm not sure my thoughts are coherent for anyone that isn't me. i also can't grasp the idea that some people know me from fanart i did in 2016 while others started following me last month, time is wild and it's an extra dimension of complexity that i don't know how to account for when i write stuff like this.
but again, as i do with art, i've written this for myself. it's been nice to put my thoughts in order. i think i've only talked about art in depth with like 5 people and it's always been in casual conversation. no creo que estéis leyendo pero Nahia y Henar os amo y he aprendido mucho de vosotras.
thank you for reading until the end if you have. i hope you have not only a nice day but a nice year. let's meet again in the future.
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elvenbeard · 10 months
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Hold on tight to yourself, not just anyone else When you've sailed to the edge, nowhere left to go
I've talked about my experimental light and water shooting in last week's wip wednesday, and I'm here to finally share some fave pics xD I have more, and I might post some on a separate occasion or just use them for OC ask stuff where they fit, we'll see!!
Vince is someone who often asks himself where his place in the universe is, even more so growing up, but the doubts keep creeping in again now and then regardless of how much more confident he is now in his own abilities and goals. I kind of wanted to capture this feeling of being lost, just floating for a while as you try to figure things out here... and play with light and color.
I didn't really take any behind the scenes pics for this (I should really start doing that) but I made some shitty sketches just now with my mouse cause I mentioned I wanted to illustrate how I did this xD Also for my personal reference, cause I wanna do something similar, slightly different for another project in the future!!
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Very simply, this was the setup xD I used Denny's pool as location, mainly because it was the first that came to mind, had a decent size, and I wanted to do some stuff there anyway xD I think you could pull this off in any other pool or body of water just as well. Originally I wanted to keep the normal pool background, but then I spawned in a black wall from the photostudio props to block out the sunlight and get a darker backdrop, and I really liked that!!
I had three customizable point lights spawned, a red one below V, a purple and greenish one above him - I don't remember the exact placements, I mainly just wanted a nice color contrast and I like those colors and played around with where I put them!
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Something like this!
Now, the ripple effect of the water...... I had V spawned in via AMM, and so Player!V was also still there in the scne, so I just ran around his spawned self a little bit to create the splashes xD And voila!
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I always take my pics just in in good old vanilla photomode, and at first I had pathtracing on for it (raytracing is also on). And I did like that as well, but look at these unedited pics:
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The reflections look a lot more natural and detailed, but are also waaaayyy less colorful. So if you wanna go for a more realistic approach that might be the better option! Everything else is the same, lights, backdrop, etc.
These are some unedited shots with pathtracing off (raytracing still on):
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The lights kind of create this oil-spill like effect on the water and I loooove that so much!! Also, the red light from below was reflected in his eyes in a really cool way somehow (less realistic, but very aesthetic xD)
So yeah! If your graphics card can handle it, mess with all the ray/pathtracing settings a bit for a variety of effects xD
Also, all my pics are usually heavily edited in case you couldn't tell XD I love vanilla photomode for its convenience, but it has its limits when it comes to color adjustments, depth of field, and the like!
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Same shot, unedited above, edited below. Played with color balance, saturation, sharpness, and in some of the pics some slight motion blur, too. I also shopped in his top surgery scars cause I didn't get around to trying to make them as a mod yet but it's on my list XD For more of them artsy pics with consistent looking scars!
Thanks for reading this far, I do hope it was interesting and you can take something away from it for your VP XD
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starburstfloat · 1 year
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Let's talk about TXT's MAMA Performance: Lyrics and Stage Analysis
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That was amazing! Better than their mma. Idk if the camera work is largely to blame for mma but also narrative wise this one felt like it followed much more of a concrete storyline, and just WOW that entrance with all the crosses and cathedral background...!
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Is is a stretch to say it reminded me of yeonjun's "in this endless darkness, like oh my god so holy"?
I found it clever how they utilized religious motifs like the crosses and the coffin in the background to emphasize how their love progressively shifts from something sacred and sanctified to painful and buried. Accepting their loss is much like accepting a death. It makes sense then that they started their performance with opening sequence, which has lyrics that align to this loss:
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And also that they then did good boy gone bad, a song that reflects them taking that pain and vulnerability from before, and nurturing it for the worse:
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Notice how they start their performance in a cathedral setting, wearing black and white. It feels rather symbolic since black and white are the characteristic opposites used to portray good versus evil, light versus dark, innocence versus impurity - very much in line with the song.
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Then when Yeonjun gets dragged away, the cathedral background starts to tilt a bit and it looks like he's being taken outside.
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The VCR effect of him falling seems to indicate he's falling into his own grave or maybe even hell. Would make sense with the GBGB lyrics.
When they return, notice how they are now outside the cathedral:
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The lighting is red and ominous, a great color to convey their anger. There are crosses around, indicating they may be in a graveyard. Again, all of this lines up so well with the lyrics, of burying their past selves, coming back "like a zombie, dead and alive".
But then the dance break UMMM IT WAS INCREDIBLE?!!!_!$(##(
I can't be the only one who finds it super emblematic how Yeonjun is blindfolded while Soobin is biting on the lace - unable to speak. Basically, Yeonjun's lost his sight and Soobin has lost his voice.
Like this, they'd be unable to find one another. But the thing is, they do. They dance around one another like they're seeking each other out in an almost cat and mouse game of hide and seek, reaching, grabbing then tearing away. But what really caught my attention was Yeonjun cusping Soobin's chin and slowly bringing him closer before Soobin cast him aside.
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I wish my screenshots could do it more justice but with the lighting and camera work changing so quickly, it's hard to capture. The dance practice will surely be clearer.
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Listen, if you follow me you'll know I'm super gay and I see gay subtext in like everything I consume lmao but I don't think it's much of a stretch to say this moment felt intentionally queer? Religious motifs have been a medium for homosexual representation for ages, mainly because of religion's staunch anti lgbt attitude. And just...the way Yeonjun is blindfolded and Soobin unable to speak...it just screams to me as being representative of a love that cannot be seen or dare to speak its name. And yet they still found each other, among the crosses.
(There is room to assume Soobin wasn't able to tie the blindfold in time and simply put it in his mouth instead, but either way it's an interesting detail and I'm curious to see what the dance practice reveals)
In any case, I found their paired dance shared a similar sentiment to their 0x1=lovesong dance, so if anything they are probably paying homage to their past title tracks
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Overall:
TALENTED BRILLIANT INCREDIBLE AMAZING SHOWSTOPPING
I want to give a big kiss to the performance directors and staff that makes this all possible!!! And of course TXT for bringing it all together so beautifully. They can be proud of this one.
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💫A goofy AHHH review💫
hey guys it's ya boi Rusty here again!! and I'm here to review:
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Yes yes, I can hear y'all now saying "but it's made for kids" "bro why are u watching this" 🤓☝
Stop right there, bud. ✋
This show is pretty good so far, all things considered! I decided to watch it for the nostalgia (and for mah boi Smee ofc!)!! I watched this show a little bit when I was younger, so I remember it fairly well. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it isn't cringe! (Well, some parts are a little iffy but we'll get to that in a minute.) It's actually tolerable and even made me laugh at some parts!
💫The songs💫
The songs aren't that good, in fact their kinda cringe. (But ofc I gotta go easy on this show cuz yes, it is intended for little kids with no brain cells.) At the end of every episode (wich usually consists of two episodes ranging from 15 minutes long each, making up the 30 minute mark.) There's these two ideots called Sharky and Bones who sing a song, and it's cringe. The lyrics arent funny, and their singing isn't even that good. I get that the humer is supposed to have zero brain cells, but come on guys. U gotta try a bit harder than that. The background music for the episodes is ok, nothing I would casually listen to though.
💫The characters💫
We have a few new characters to add to the Peter Pan universe by the names of Jake, Cubby (WHY ARE THEIR TWO CUBBYS?!), Izzy, Skully, Sharky and Bones. (And Captain Hook and Mr. Smee of course!!) The character designs are good, they work well for everyone, except Hook. Hook just looks weird in this art style honestly. And at first I didn't like Smee's design in this, but it grew on me. (The og is still better though!) In fact, he might even look kinda cute! :D
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The voice acting for them is great too!! Its very expressive and something you wouldn't normally get from a kids show. The new voice actors for Smee and Hook almost sound IDENTICAL to the og's! There are some minor differences, but nothing to really make me get annoyed at. The animation is smooth and fluid too! I can tell that they used computer Riggs, but it's barely even noticeable! Which from what I heard, computer Riggs are pretty hard to do. So thats honestly impressive!
💫The insecurities of Jake and The Neverland Pirates💫
First off, I wanna talk about how Smee is portrayed. In the og movie, he's supposed to be a bumbling ideot (but a lovable ideot imo!). In this series, he seems to have a few brain cells, which I dislike. They didn't stay true to his character! Neither did they with Hook. He isn't that goofy anymore, neither is he evil, but he's in between. I can't really describe it, but something is off with his personality.
Like I said before, the music isn't very good, and neither is the pacing of each episode. It's inconsistent and feels too slow at times. The plot points for each episode are predictable too. The kids find something to play with, and Hook wants whatever it is and steals it and they take it back etc etc. The dabloons make no sense either! They collect dabloons each episode for their chest, but why?! What does it accomplish?! Maybe Im not smart enough to understand but that makes no sense to me. It's repetitive too, but not to the point where u want to shove a gun into the side of your head and call it quits. Like I said, it's tollerable! It does feel like Micky Mouse Clubhouse though (I HATE MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE.), but with Peter pan 💀
💫Conclusion💫
I like this show, and I think it's cute! It has potential!! Maybe just get rid of the repetitiveness and the cringe songs and it could be good! I reccomend this is you want the nostalgia from your chilhood (well technically I'm still a kid but whatever LOL)!!
That's my thoughts on this show! I haven't finished the first season yet, but maybe my views will change, but well see. But when they do, I'll keep u posted!! Thanks for reading this and I hope you have a spectacular day/night!!! I love you :D❤❤
(Oh yeah one last thing I gotta note is that Smee actually referred to Hook as "your greatness" 🤨 idk man..)
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scorpiongrassfield · 6 months
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You and Pat are Alone Again 
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Pat is staring blankly at the door. 
“This is… a lot to take in,” they say after an extended silence. 
“Yeah, kind of,” you agree. 
“Does 'Theo' actually exist or was that all just an act?” Pat wonders. 
“I don’t think it was an act, although he did mention sticking to a script a few times."
Pat folds their arms, looking grumpy. “Doesn’t that make it more likely that it was all an act?” 
You shake your head. “I don’t think so.” 
Pat scrunches their eyes up and rubs at their face, looking very tired. 
“You really seem sure he isn’t out to hurt us,” they sigh. 
“I’m not, not really,” you admit. 
Pat gives you a look. 
“It’s just. I want to trust him. I want to be the kind of person that can trust other people,” you explain. 
That seems to knock the wind out of Pat’s sails. They don’t say anything for a long time, but you can practically see the gears turning in their head as they think. 
You aren’t sure what conclusion they come to, or about what, because the next thing they say is “Alright. What now?” 
“Well. Theo wants us to figure something out. So we should probably work on figuring it out,” you say. 
“Back to the murder board, then?” Pat sighs. They’re much less enthusiastic about it now. 
“Probably our best bet, yeah,” you agree. 
The two of you go back to the living room. 
Concrete is batting around a toy mouse. Pat asks it if it knew its dad was secretly a guardian. Concrete pays them absolutely no mind. 
Pat sighs again. They mutter about possession still making the most sense out of the options, but you get the feeling they don’t actually want to argue about it. 
They start pinning up more pieces of paper. These ones have things written on them like “no sun?” and “Deja Vous”. 
While they work, you explain to them what the shadow, or Theo you guess, asked of you before. About the deal, about him knowing Pat better than you, about Pat having asked him to protect you. 
“And I’ve got no recollection of this. Aren’t you supposed to be the one with amnesia?” Pat grumbles. 
“It’s not impossible that you forgot, though.” 
“No, it’s not.” Pat admits. 
Silence falls again. 
The sound of the fire has gotten a bit quieter. You assume that’s Theo’s doing. 
After some time, Pat speaks up again. “I don’t want to believe it,” they murmur.
“Believe what?” There are too many unbelievable options to count at this point. 
“I just… Yeah we had a falling out, and we aren’t exactly friends anymore, but I don’t think she’d ever hurt me. We went our separate ways /because/ she couldn’t hurt me, I’m pretty sure. So why would she fuck with my memory now?” 
You don’t have an answer for them. 
“Plus, not hurting the living is part of her creed. Even if she hates my guts now, she wouldn’t use her powers on me. Unless it was for the ‘greater good’ or something, but… I just don’t know,” they sigh again. 
Your pulse jumps as you realize you can think of a pretty good reason why Ametrine might try to erase some of Pat’s memory. 
You don’t want to think about it. 
“How do her powers work, exactly? If she made us forget that we’ve met Theo before, is that why you keep getting deja vous?” you redirect. 
Pat shakes their head. “No. When she erases memories for a person she basically burns them right out of someone’s head. There’s no recovering that. Although…” Pat trails off. 
You wait for them to continue, pointedly not thinking about it. 
“There was that one time it didn’t work as intended. And that person had a guardian,” Pat pauses to connect the deja vous card to Ametrine, the shadow, and themself.
“Her powers have never worked right when it comes to guardians. I don’t know the specifics, but I do know that someone she made forget about her ended up tracking her down,” they say. 
“So it’s possible that Theo being here kept you from forgetting completely?” you say, trying to keep the sickly sinking feeling out of your stomach. 
“It’s possible,” they agree. 
Concrete comes over to you, curling around your legs and purring. Like it wants to comfort you. 
You’re not thinking about it. 
You aren’t. 
“But. That doesn’t explain why she would want to wipe my memory. I haven’t ratted her out yet, and I probably never will. Me knowing about ghosts isn’t a threat to her, so why…” 
Fuck. 
You’re going to have to think about it. 
But the question is, will you share your thoughts? 
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theytistic · 6 months
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May I offer some nitpicking commentary about your power system?
The Turtle's Aura, I remember it being able to build constructions, but now when it can make any object, it kind of becomes just another Lucky Charm/Genesis and stops being about Protection.
What is the difference between the Bee and Dog? I like your version of the Bee's power, but your Dog has both basically the same concept (about authority) and very similar power (you can block a person's skills and give them orders via either the Dog or the Bee's toxin)
Your Rooster being future sight makes it a bit too similar to the Snake? The purpose of Second Chance is to learn future, and while it isn't this notable in Kari's system because of ~60 Miraculouses, in a 19 Miraculouses system it kind of strikes the eye more.
I like your idea of Rabbit's multiplication vs Mouse's shrinking, it works very well both with the animals and as a pair (Rabbit's extraversive power to "be everywhere" and Mouse's introversive power to hide in holes), but if your Mouse allows also to grow it kind of disrupts this picture? Less sure on this one, through.
The Horse's weapon being a sniper rifle doesn't fit the Miraculous world much, especially considering the Miraculouses were made in ancient times.
First of all, thank you very much for taking an interest in my au and thank you for your comments.
1 - About the Aura, I thought about protection, because it's almost unbreakable, and although it's not a Lucky charm and Genesis, since even if I tried to create something functional, it would only be the format; I didn't really think about it, it's a bit far from protection. I have some ideas that I've left out, I'll review them, of course they may also be a bit out of protection, but I don't think I'll be back with Shellter from the series.
2 - Ah, I think I know what happened, in the first version of the bee's power, it was to free people from the influence of akumatized people, but then I ended up changing it because it was similar to the Bee Palm from Scarlet Lady, and again I ended up not noticing the similarity in the exchange. I'll probably change the bee rather than the dog, since it hasn't been changed.
3 - I consider the second chance to be more of a save point than a vision of the future, since you have to live and try again and again, just like in the series, the longer you use the second chance, the older you get, not to mention that the vision of the future is more accurate, even if it is limited. But I think it's even better to change the second chance, since it's the only one that hasn't changed its power.
4 - Oh, that wasn't initially thought of, but it really is a good analogy, the rabbit was just one part of the original Mullo's separation of powers, but as well as making sense with his new concept, proportion, he was slightly influenced by two Yokais, Tesso and Kyuso, with Tesso being the main one, since in the legends I've read, he can change size, small or large.
5 - Oh, that was a translation error, English isn't my native language, I use a translator, originally it was supposed to be "rapieira", but I don't know why it came out snipe rifle. Here's my notepad in Brazilian Portuguese.
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Thank you very much for warning me about this, I will change it, but I'm confused, when I put "rapieira" it comes out "snipe" Your comments will help me enrich my au, thank you very much.
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RWBY Volume 9 Ep 3 - Rude, Red, and Royal
This episode frustrated me a bit at first but got very interesting in the end. And then I rewatched it and this whole post just kind of happened.
- “Uh... are we sure we should do this?” Yeah, the longer all of their interactions with the Red Prince kept going on, the more I was wondering why they were even doing this in the first place. “Because the Red King helped Alyx in the book” - okay, but clearly the Red Prince is completely different and not willing to help whatsoever. So why engage with him in the first place? It didn’t seem like he was ever going to help them so like... should have just let Yang rough up those guards in Ep2 (since he beheaded them anyways) - but then again, maybe not following the path of the story wouldn’t have worked?
- I also think it’s interesting how because “The Girl who fell through the World” and “Alice in Wonderland” are not exactly the same story, there are moments where we as viewers know more than the characters do. For instance, they think the Red King will help them, but all of us know that the Queen of Hearts is bad news.
- I love Weiss and Yang not even pretending to be nice with their birthday wishes.
- So instead of the Queen of Hearts hating white roses, we have the Red Prince hating green things - nice reference, including the “Off with their heads!” thing. And gosh, Ruby’s heartbroken expression when she says “How could you?” after he throws Penny’s sword away - she needs to come back and get it PLEASE. (And based on the trailer I’m guessing she will.)
- See, and Ruby now offering to cheer the Prince up with a game is what I don’t get. Like, at this point, they should have just left. Clearly this isn’t the King they know from the story and this isn’t working. Oh well.
- Little suggesting “small” as a compliment and then being pleased when it works - I love them.
- “Now we’re all Littles!” Gosh, I love Little so much.
- On a more serious note, Ruby being so scared for her friends during the game really struck a chord with me. She just lost Penny, the girl she loves one of her closest friends, and during this whole scene you can just see the fear in her eyes at the thought of losing someone else. When she says “No one’s going to get hurt, right?”... babygirl :((. (I hate the Red Prince so much ugh.)
- Wait, how did I only notice on my rewatch that the white pieces are losing on purpose at first because the Red Prince tells them to? That was super obvious and I didn’t catch it the first time.
- Aww, Blake blushing when Yang cheers her on is cute.
- When the Red Prince kept asking questions during the game I kept thinking... I don’t think you should be telling him any of this.
- “Little is a mouse... at least I think.” Little is Penny theory confirmed
- The entire fight sequence on the board is abolutely amazing. The music, the choreography, that one epic shot of Weiss... yeah, that’s a really amazing sequence. I get why CRWBY were hyping this episode up for the music.
- But gosh again, pay attention to Ruby during the fight and how worried she is the whole time. This is really freaking her out.
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- What freaks me out here is that Blake would have fallen if Little hadn’t grabbed her. Like yikes, that was way too close!
- “unable to do the one thing you were put on this acre to do” Hmm.. so winning board games is the prince’s purpose? I still want to know more about how this whole world works. And who is the curious cat? How do they know so much? Why did they decide to save Team RWBY? I want to understand what’s going on! (I know we’ll find this all out, but I’m impatient.)
- “Change” definitely is an important theme this season. We’ll see where that eventually leads.
- So wait, did the cat... teleport them?
- “Great, so we’re not in the stupid story after all - we’re in its stupid sequel!” Oh, Weiss has the best lines this volume! (Made better by the knowledge that sequels are usually worse.)
- “You’re not nearly as interesting as the others I’ve met.” Okay, plural there - so Alyx isn’t the only human the curious cat has met. Either they already met Jaune and/or Neo, or there have been other humans besides Alyx here before - probably the latter.
- “Can’t anyone here be normal?” I’m kinda feeling you on that rn, Weiss. But then again, this is Alice in Wonderland - "we’re all mad here” and all that.
- Has Yang ever used “Rubes” as a nickname for Ruby before? I like it!
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Something, something, brothers of light and darkness...
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Green lightning and green rain - so here’s how green symbolizes Penny and therefore her spirit is still in this world... okay that one’s maybe a bit too far-fetched
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What is the Jabberwalker holding here? They ask “Fix?” and then throw it away. Looks like a piece of metal? Did anyone get a closer look? Whatever it is, this seems important.
(Okay, far-fetched theory time because I want her back: This is Penny’s core (we don’t know if her new body was fully human - Ambrosius never specified that it was and Team RWBY never specifically asked for it to be) and if Team RWBY take it back to Remnant, Pietro can build Penny a new body and they can revive her again.)
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So, Neo falling is represented by a pink comet crashing down. This makes the intro more interesting:
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We see a red comet here in the beginning - Ruby, I’m guessing.
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And then we see two blue ones here. Now this is interesting. This could be Weiss, but who else? Jaune fell after Ruby, but wouldn’t his be yellow? And why only show Weiss and not the others? I think it’s more likely that this is either Alyx and someone else (the other human the curious cat has met?), or that it’s Alyx twice if she’s reliving her story in a time-loop like some people have theorized. But I think it’s the former, as we also see someone else behind Alyx here:
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So yeah, I think there was definitely someone else with Alyx.
- Also, since Neo and Ruby/Blake fell at the same time, but Neo is only landing now, that makes me wonder how time works here and if Jaune has even landed yet.
- So wait, did Neo’s semblance just evolve? She seems surprised at the copies of herself suddenly appearing, so this seems new. Really cool, but at the same time Neo was already one of the most op characters in the show; so this is kinda terrifying.
- Aww, poor Jabberwalker, I feel bad for them. Let Team RWBY befriend the scary monster, actually.
Yeah, interesting episode - but I need to know how it goes on now please.
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Pokemon Scarlet Playthrough part 14: capturing ancient cursed objects, taking a long time debating team composition, steamrolling the league but taking surprise psychic damage from someone unexpected, and battling an amazing rival [victory road complete]
Playthrough Masterlist
So I ended up deciding to capture the Pokemon from the fairytale Raifort told me about. I already found a lot of the stakes but I didn't want to go wondering aimlessly around so I looked up where to find the stakes for the shrines.
So far I've fought and captured 3 out of the 4 of them. I'm saving the 4th for tomorrow because I should go to bed, it's late. I'm going to keep them in my pc, so no I'm not adding them to me team, unless I change my mind, but I probably won't. If I did though I'd probably replace my Kilowattrel. I've have him long enough though to get attached. (Nevermind all that, I am going to replace him)
First I went after the gate that only had one more stake left to find (the green one). But it was a bitch to find because the website I was just wasn't real clear about it's location, so now I have two guides opened up at the same time incase one is unclear. So basically I thought I was at the point the guide was showing but I wasn't it, was a very similar looking area nearby where I actually was supposed to be.
Next I went to the purple gate, I didn't have as much trouble finding the stakes this time. With both the Vessel and the Tablets I had a pretty easy time catching them, it only took the 2nd try for both of them. So that's how I got a weird mouse and a weird slug.
The blue gate happened after that. Again I had a not too bad time finding the rest of the blue stakes. But I had a lot of difficulty capturing the weird fish, aka, the Beads. It just wouldn't get.in.the.ball. But now I have it. Next and last gate after I get some shut eye.
The last one, the ice ferret was also a bitch to catch. I had a hard still whittling down it's health without getting it to faint and starting over. In the end Rocky Helmet was very useful. If do replace someone on my team I'm either adding this ice ferret or the ice/dragon. But the ice/dragon is further behind on levels. On the other hand ice ferret is 4x weak to fighting.
Raifort story line is now complete, she gave me Nasty Plot, not really all that useful to me but whatever. Maybe I'll do some more Tera raids so I can get more exp candy and stuff.
Man, I don't know. I really do need some more ways to cover fighting a Dragon type. I have no dragon moves, I have no ice moves, and I have two Pokemon who know a single Fairy move but neither of them are fairies. I have two Pokemon on my team that I don't really need, and one of them is a bit of a glass cannon.
I've considered putting Tinkerton back on my team but the other two Pokemon I'm looking at have just really good stats. Like one's a legendary and the other is pseudo legendary. I think I'm going to try to get ice/dragon's level up more then compare stats again. So I'm doing a lot of Tera raids to get candies as well as feathers to boost stats. One thing the ice weasel has going for it is that it's kind of cute looking, and also the attack Ruination is very powerful, it also has a great ability. I'm just really concerned about its typing.
Finally came to a decision, I've moved Watt the Kilowattrel off my team and instead put on Chien-Pao the ice-ferret-sword on my team. While I think that the ice/dragon was better logistically. I just wanted to have the ice ferret more.
So I was doing a bunch of Tera raids, including 4 star raids. Something really annoying that's happened in at least 3 of my 4 star raids is that the Pokemon used confuse ray. It sucks because my Pokemon keep hitting themselves instead of doing moves. And then the opposing Pokemon does the shield thing and I can't Tera yet because I haven't done enough moves. A couple of these raids almost ended in failure because of this sort of thing, but also because in those two my Pokemon fainted and the timer went down a bunch.
During these raids I've also caught a few Pokemon. Like hey, why evolve my Pokemon when I catch the evolution for free? Don't have to go through the trouble of leveling them up.
So talking about these ruinous legends...
The weird snail one had it's start as a writer writing about how terrible their king is. The writer was punished for trying to spread knowledge of the king's dastardliness. The writer's feelings of hatred towards the king seem to have caused the Tablets they wrote to come to life and combine with leaves to become a Pokemon.
My ice ferret doesn't have a given backstory. Somehow a broken sword combined with ice and snow to become a Pokemon. I imagine it also involves hatred or a curse of some sort that made it come to life, it's kind of a mystery.
The weird mouse also has a bit of backstory given. It looks like it was some sort of bowl for a ritual, Raifort says she thought the bowl resembled a Pokemon perhaps a deity, I'm not sure what it resembles though. But people "poured fear" into the bowl. I suppose they were scared of something this ritual was supposed to avoid whatever that something was? It seems that all that negative emotion caused the bowl to come to life as a dark type Pokemon.
I think it's interesting that the fish one is a fire type. I mean it swims through lava instead of water but it's still funny. Makes me think of Sandile because it swims through sand instead of water, too, I know there are some other Pokemon like that. This fire fish is also mysterious, no backstory. According to Raifort those beads are usually used for blessing something not cursing, so how did they come to life as a dark type? Who knows.
After eating dinner I'm heading to the Pokemon league. I'm eating chicken and waffles.
Okay I've beat Greeta but I haven't battled Nemona yet, I'll that after getting my current thoughts out, I guess I'll try to go in order.
So first I went to where the league area was via climbing up the cliff with Kori I then realized that the was a gate I could take there. I completely forgot about the gate but I did notice it when I was first exploring Mesagoza. I then spent a bit of time catching a bunch of Tandommouse because I'm trying to get the single child version of the evo. Looking at thechances right now... I'm probably going to want to catch even more...
Anyway I went into the building and Rika interviewed me. I forgot there was an interview, I was a bit nervous, but I wonder if the game will even let you lose the interview. I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't. Well she asked me about what gym I had the hardest time at and I was like uuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh..... [dial up noises]. But from what I can remember it was the Psychic gym, but what she was asking for was the town, and I'm not great at remembering the town names, but I did remember this one. Then Rika asked me the name of the gym leader [dial up noise intensifies] It was honestly a bit of a guess between two names but I got the right one. Then she asked me the type and I'm like "Why are you grilling me on this?!" I mean it was the Psychic type I knew that but I was getting sick of this line of questioning.
Rika also asked me about why I was there and both "to be a champion" and "for fun" were true to me. She also asked what I was going to do once I got the title and immediately I'm like "fight Nemona". Because hell yeah!
So I passed and I could finally move on. But let me say this, when I walked into that office it sure was a little jarring to see a random office space and not a battlefield and the Rika suddenly looking like a business woman with her classes.
So the battlefield itself is boring it's just a blank blue room pretty much and all the battles happen there. I liked it when the Elite Four all have their own room themed around them and their type, it helped made the whole experience more big and epic. But here they just walk into the room. I guess you could say the lack of theming meant I didn't know what type they used but I don't that'd be a good enough reason for scrubbing the cool rooms. The same could be said about the gym buildings, I wish they weren't so cut-and-paste. I'd be nice if the gym building matched the type theme.
So, as I figured, since Rika was the one to interview me she battled me first. I didn't expect her to be a ground type trainer so that caught me a bit off guard but I did fine. Her Clodsire gave me a bit of trouble. Let me lay it out: She has Clodsire and I used my Cludsire. She Teras, I don't. If I did I would be at a disadvantage as my Clodsire is Tera poison. I tried to use Earthquake first, but she does protect. I try to use surf, her Clodsire has the Water Absorb ability and negates my attack. I use Earthquake again, she protects again. My Clodsire faints because her powered up Earthquakes hurt my poison boy. THen I used my grass cat and knock it out in one hit. It's just I really struggled to actually get a hit in.
Then the baby comes in, the child, the why-aren't-you-in-school-right-now?. Again I don't what her typeing is but I guessed ghost because her pendant kinda looked like the ghost icon. Nope! She uses steel types! I must say, it is funny though seeing thise tiny little child send out big strong guys. Same happened with Sabi, little girl with big strong Pokemon. She gave me some trouble yes, but nothing in particular worth bringing up. It wasn't that bad.
So... I had been wondering who the other elite four member was. I knew three of them so I was kinda expecting Hassel next but he came 4th. But instead I got slapped in the face with surprise. I knew a lot of people were wild about Larry but I didn't know why, sure it was kinda funny to have this businessman as a gym leader but I didn't really get the hype. I accidentally saw in one tag something along the lines of "I can't believe I didn't notice the foreshadowing" or something like that on a Tumblr post of someone posting art of him. I decided to ignore it as best as I could but I'll be honest I didn't expect this!
This is why people are wild about him, I think I get it now. When I first talked about him I thought he was an accountant or something who just did gym battles as a side gig. But no, this guy is fully a Pokemon battler who just happens to look like a depressed accountant. The boss he talked about was Greeta all along! Makes me want to look up what he says in the initial interactions with him.
So when he showed up I assumed he was using normal types again. Nope! It's flying types, but just as I figured, he did have his Staraptor on his team still. I guess something that could be considered forshadowing was the fact that he used his Staraptor as his final Pokemon in the first place. He was the only gym leader who's final Pokemon had a Tera type that matched one of it's already existing types. And I did find that kinda odd. Well all the Elite Four's Tera Pokemon tera types match their typing. So it fits in with that.
So I was caught off guard that he was using flying but only initially. I used my ice-sword-ferret and absolutely swept him. Just one hit KO after another, all from holding never-melt-ice and using ice spinner. The guy was demolished.
Finally we get to Hassel, the first of the Elite Four that I met, and also my art teacher. I assumed correctly that he used Dragon Types. He does come from a dragon tamer family after all, he even had a Gible in class with him. I also absolutely swept him with my ice ferret. Went the same exact way Larry did. Didn't stand a chance. Hassel crying because of being proud of me was cute. It was also cute that Poppy called him grandpa.
So I faced Greeta after that. The fight went mostly ok but I did have tough spots. An example of that being her... samurai bug. I've never seen that Pokemon before so I had no idea what to use angst it. I still don't know what typing it was but I'm guessing steel/dark? or steel/bug? I guess it could also be a fighting type? I really don't know.
Anyway about Greeta herself... or was it Geeta? Oh yeah it was Geeta woops, was saying her name wrong. Anyway I'm pretty meh about her as the champion. There's just nothing about her character that sticks out to me, she's a real nothing burger. Her eyes are pretty though, I like how they match the colors of her hair.
So I passed the test and am ready to face my rival, my true opponent, and the true champion in my heart, Nemona! I wanted to do the battle in her backyard but the game said no. It would have been more sentimental to me to have our final battle in the same place we had our first, but whatever game.
Anyway I've been kinda low-key shipping main character and Nemona. And I'm still doing it. Nemona calling me her treasure really seals the deal there. Well she said that having an equal was her treasure, but that does make me her treasure. And her excitement whenever she saw me was contagious. So yeah, battle time.
Well, one more thing before that, I noticed that the types the Elite Four uses matches up with the titans. Rika uses ground, that matches Great Tusks. Poppy uses steel, that matches Orthworm. Larry uses flying, that matches Bombirdier. Hassel uses dragon, that matches Tatsugiri. And while Geeta has a mixed team, her final Pokemon is a rock type, which matches Klawf. I just think it's neat that they match.
The battle with Nemona was so much fun! It felt a lot more epic then the elite four did. I still didn't have too much trouble my Pokemon are all late 60's early 70s. And I have switch mode on, switch mode really does help things be a breeze.
The music was great, I loved the location and having the big crowd watching along with the elite four, as well as Clavell and Geeta. I loved how Nemona started laughing after she lost and wanted to go for a round two. While my character's face looked overwhelmed, I was totally up for a round two. A very good ending, I loved it.
Afterwards I wake up in my dorm and Arven calls me. I guess I've gotten a real good reputation and Arven used that reputation to get a couple people to join our mission. Honestly, I thought I'd be recruiting my friends, but I guess not. I wonder if Arven knows I'm even friends with them? Well I suppose he should know about Nemona at least, but I don't know about Penny.
So he told me where on the map to go. It took me secound to find the location on the map. But I'll be going there. I'm real excited to finally go inside the crater. I just know there will be cool shit in there! So... I'll see you next time! Hasta la vistar!
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Rewrite: Rivalry and Reconcile
Been a while since I've written for these two, let alone wrote their whole backstory of their past together (Which should be on here somewhere I think)
So here's them getting along!
"Jason..?"
I froze at the quiet voice coming from the doorway. No... No, no, no.
"Bella... What did I tell you about following me here? I told you to wait with Licorice." I said, trying to mask my panic.
She wasn't supposed to catch me. She wasn't supposed to see this.
"What did you do to Lia?" she asked, rushing past me to the doll I had just finished.
Calm down... Just calm down... I took a few deep breaths, trying to will my hands to turn back to normal.
"How about we head back to the main workshop? We can talk this out, right? That's what friends do." I said gently, offering her my hand.
She flinched away from me, her eyes wide with fear.
"No! I'm not going anywhere with you!" she shot back, "Y-You're not my friend! You're a monster!"
Her words hit me hard, repeating over and over again. Monster. Monster. Monster. I grabbed her by the neck, my claws probably breaking skin. She was no better than Amelia, she'd regret it.
L.J's POV
I didn't know what Bella was doing sneaking out at night to visit Jason, kids seemed to have no sense of self preservation these days. Then again, I was following her, and with how things still were between us- Jason would not be happy to see me. I'd been trying to play nice, I really was! But well- I still got on his nerves from time to time and he seemed suspicious of all my kinder gestures. I was pretty damn sure when still hated me. So I guess my self preservation was also low! I sat just outside ether door, weighing my options of whether to go inside or not. Jason  would be mad, probably start a fight, but it could be fun! Besides, I'd never even been in his workshop! I was broken from my train of thought from noise coming from behind the door. Was that... crashing? Alright now I was too curious to just sit around! I turned the door handle, heading inside, ensuring I would be invisible. It was pitch black for a moment and it felt like I was falling. Then everything brightened and I was stood in the middle of a large room. Shelves were set up around the room, a work table by one of the walls. A few shelves were knocked over, toys and different tools from the table scattered on the floor. In the middle of the chaos stood Jason, swiping toys off another shelf. His hair was fully white aside from a bit of red at its roots, his arms blackened up to his elbows and nails sharpened into claws. He let out what sounded like a growl, pushing over another shelf. Bloody hell- I'd never seen him so pissed, not even I could get him like this! He moved over to the work table, gripping the edge, his claws digging into the wood. His little toy mouse scampered up to him, letting out a few squeaks.
"Out." he growled, "I don't want to talk about it, I don't want your pity, I don't want to talk to anyone!" he shouted.
The mouse seemed to jump before scampering off. Jason fell to his knees, head in his hands. I- hated this. I hated seeing him so upset. This wasn't- like him. This wasn't his usual annoyance, like whenever I poked fun at him, or even when I'd take his friends he never got this mad. Seeing him like this, it was suspiciously similar to how I was when things first happened... I made myself visible.
"Jason?"
His head snapped up and turned to look at me, his bright green eyes wide. He got to his feet, lunging at me and managing to shove me into a shelf.
"What the hell do you want clown!? Now is not the time to be f***ing with me!" he shouted, his claws digging into my shoulder and neck where he was holding me.
I put my hands up defensively.
"I'm not here to mess with you." I said, "I just- I'm a little concerned, I've never seen you like this."
He shoved me to the ground, stepping on my chest to try and keep me down.
"Don't give me that bullsh**! You're not concerned, why would you be concerned for me? You don't care about me and it isn't funny for you to pretend you do!"
"Look, I know we aren't really- friends, but seeing you like this... let's just say it hits a little close to home and I don't like seeing others in that position." He didn't say anything, but the pressure on my chest lessened. I could practically see the confliction in his eyes, not knowing whether to believe me or think this was some trick. "Jason, look, I know I'm an a** to you most of the time, but just know I might be one of the few people who understand how you're feeling right now, and I want to help you."
He shook his head, taking a few steps back.
"No... No, you're lying. You're doing this because you want something out of me. You see that I'm in a seemingly vulnerable position and think you can use it to get something from me." he reasoned.
I got up off the ground, dusting myself off.
"Look, whether you believe me or not, that doesn't change the fact that I want to help you. I don't hate you and honestly I've been wanting to improve things between us for awhile now." I took a step towards him. "So please, Jason, let me help you." His hair and hands ever so slightly began to change back. Alright, that was a good sign. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, I probably wouldn't either, but let me at least keep you company."
He didn't say anything, just walked over to one of the fallen shelves and pushed it back up.
"Just- make yourself useful," he mumbled.
I grinned, deciding to get the rest of the shelves back up. Alright- Just had to get him talking.
"I've only ever really seen you're stuffed animals, it's impressive all the different things you can make."
It was silent for a moment before he responded, "Yeah, thanks for noticing. My dolls are more impressive though, I don't keep them out here."
"I don't think I've seen you're dolls, when we finish here can you show me?" I asked.
He turned to me, seeming confused. Despite that, the question was enough to turn his appearance back to normal. I elected to not question the blood on his hands (it certainly made me curious though).
"I- would actually love to. Maybe you can actually appreciate them." he replied, going back to cleaning up the tools on the ground.
With all the shelves righted I started picking up the fallen toys, mostly relying on my telekinesis. It was just so much faster!
"I didn't know you could do that!"
I turned my head to see a very wide eyed Jason, staring at the floating toy in complete awe. I let out a small laugh at the expression, like the look of wonder kids gave when seeing me.
"I have lots of fun little abilities. We'll be learning a lot more about each other if things stay this way." I replied, setting more toys back on the shelf. I could tell he was still watching me as I kept going. "You just gonna stare at me or are we gonna get this done?" I asked, glancing back at him.
He quickly averted his gaze going back to cleaning himself. I laughed, finishing up with the first shelf and moving on to the next shelf of fallen toys. It didn't take long for us to finish up.
"Now then, I have- um- One more mess to clean up-" he said. I couldn't read his expression, he'd closed off again. "Let's see if you'll stick by what you said."
He headed off down a hall slipping into a room. Inside it had a workstation similar to the larger workshop with a table in the center with a few straps across it. In the corner was a metal container of some kind over a fire. Most of the floor was covered in blood, a barely recognizable body laying at the foot of a child sized doll. A doll that looked exactly like Bella's friend, Lia.
"You want to know what happens to the friends I keep away from you?" he asked, walking over to the doll. "They inevitable disappoint and are brought here to be fixed up into a beautiful doll like this." he explained, brushing a hand over it, "Bella caught me when I was finishing with Lia here and she- Well, she said some hurtful things and I may have lost my temper." So this was what he was really like. I knew there was something under his act of kindness, but I couldn't imagine just how- brutal he could be. He turned back to face me. "So I'll ask you this: Do you really want to be friends with someone like me?" he questioned, his eyes flashing green for a moment, taking a step forward. "Or are you going to drop me like the rest of them?"
I kinda liked seeing this side of him. A darker side, a much more- fun side.
"I'm sure I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You won't get rid of me that easily." I replied, walking past him to get a better look at the doll. "How do you do manage this anyways? It looks exactly like her."
He seemed surprised, but he stepped up beside me.
"Their body acts as a base. I usually give them more doll like joints though and add a few layers of wax. Lasts longer than a normal human body. I can mostly use the original hair and eyes, and each is given some little trinket I made to keep them alive longer." he explained, adjusting the hair slightly.
"You have quite the eye for detail then, I would have expected more magic involved." I knelt down to be closer to the doll's level, picking up on the ragged breathing and quiet sobs coming from it. I smiled slightly standing back up. "So dramatic. Now then, what are you gonna do with that body? Can't imagine it would make a very nice doll." I said.
He chuckled, shaking his head.
"You learn fast, it definitely wouldn't. But not to worry, I know just what to do."
He turned to the door, whistling like you would to call a dog. We stood in silence for a minute, and he gave no explanation when I tried to ask. Eventually, a long snake that looked like a stuffed toy slithered in.
"There you are Mr Glutton." Jason knelt down, petting the toy's head. "Mind helping me clean up that body right there?" he asked, pointing at it, "You can also eat the doll next to it if you're still hungry after." The snake's stitched smile seemed to widen as it hissed in response, moving over towards the doll. "I suggest you move out of his way, wouldn't want him biting you now would we?" I stepped out of the way, moving to stand next to Jason. "Not many of my toys have a mind of their own like Licorice and Mr.Glutton do. I only have one other toy that behaves like a living thing. All of them are very helpful." he explained. "I'll clean the rest of this later."
He headed out of the room and I followed him.
"By the way... Thanks for- this... Even people in Mid and Under Realm find what I do to be 'overly cruel' and 'disgustingly brutal'. I haven't- met anyone who understands my methods."
"Think nothing of it! I think you're creations are wonderful. Besides I never did mind a bit of blood."
He gave a small laugh, a seemingly relieved smile falling on his lips.
"I should have known."
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