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corpsentry · 3 years

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january: an art retrospective

i did some stuff last month (but it’s a lot of stuff and there’s a photodump + some Serious Fucking Reflection, so it’s all below the cut)

so ok, let’s start with this. here are some heads. each head has a red arrow. that red arrow is what i call the red line of the devil. it’s the slope of the face from the side of the eye to the cheekbone and then down towards the chin. up until like 2 weeks ago, i couldn’t draw it. i couldn’t fucking draw it. i would edit over that part of the face over and over again until i was frustrated and tired and i had a raging homosexual headache and it still never looked right. notice that each head is different. notice that each head looks wrong.

at the start of 2021 i finally admitted to myself, as per the image above, that i was deeply, deeply unhappy with my art. what was the problem? i dunno. but i decided i was going to fix it and i was going to do so via another one scribble a day event wherein for every day of january i would find a photo of a human head, and i would draw it.

january 1st, 2021. i was embarrassed to tweet this even on my private account where like 5 friends and a rock would see it. in retrospect, you can also see all of my bad habits emerging like dicks from a hole in the ground. it’s disproportionate. the brows look flat. the eyes are slanting upwards. the entire drawing looks flat, like this isn’t a 3d person but a caricature of one.

january 2nd, 3rd, 4th:

on the 2nd i decided to start a separate thread for doodles and applied learning. here’s the first set of tests

the rest of the week is kind of uneventful so we’re going to skip those. fast forward to january 11th

this one is especially bad. i am acutely aware, suddenly, that i am not changing anything at all. i’m stressed and miserable about it because i’m still trying to see people as people and trying to draw people that look attractive and proportionate and hot. my friend, leny, reminds me that i need to think about faces in terms of planes. i have a moment. my other friend masha sends me some links to anatomy tutorials. i have another moment.

january 11th. applied sketch

january 13th is when i start the troubleshooting process. the link above drives me mad because i’m pretty happy with the face but then i realize that there’s something very fucking wrong with the shape of the head LOL and then i realize that i’ve never had any idea what the proportion of the face to the rest of the skull is so i grit my teeth and i open a new canvas and i

bald studies. it seemed like the right thing to do. can’t draw heads? ok draw some heads. look at some photographs. i traced each photo but tried to stick to straight lines so that i could replicate the shapes more easily. i broke each face down into shapes. i thought about airplanes

i got really excited. i started doing studies, then applied studies, then stylized studies.

sketches. i’m not sure what’s going on (as always) and it’s very rough, but they look different from the sketches i did on january 2nd. that’s a start

january 16th’s daily study. looks more like a person now. juuuuuust a bit

more applied studies

on the 18th i take a break and go stare at some lips because i don’t understand how the fuck they work. again, i focus on shapes, on volume, on the fact that these things exist in 3d. holy fuck lips exist in 3d. holy fuck we are real

january 19th. i’m working on it.

january 22nd. some sketches + a daily study. it has finally occurred to me that heads can tilt up and down and that things look different accordingly. yes i was not aware of this before. yes i have been drawing for over a decade.

january 23rd. by this point after doing my daily sketch i almost always go back and do an applied study which is basically to say i drew a lot of fucking links. this one looks kind of okay. i’m kind of proud

january 25th. links. trying to make sense of everything i’ve learned

26th, 27th, 28th. daily studies

january 1st. january 31st

The End Of The Photo Dump (dab)

ok NOW i get to talk about what i discovered while studying the shit out of human beings

FIRST OF ALL, there is something precious and magical about drawing shit without the explicit knowledge that you’re going to tweet that shit out to 45 people later. it takes the burden of perception off your shoulders and that does something to you, or at least that’s my theory. i told myself i wouldn’t post any of this stuff until the end of the month (if i wanted to post it at all) and kept everything off my public social media accounts and that meant i could draw ugly as hell without worrying about who would point and laugh, which i absolutely fucking did. a lot of these are fucking trainwrecks. most of these are fucking trainwrecks. why do they look like that?? why??? this doesn’t look like the work of someone who’s allegedly been drawing since they were in kindergarten, does it?????

here’s why: because that person took a huge motherfucking swing at everything they’d ever known about art and spent a month building something new in its place. the abstract explanation is that i grew up on shoujo and weird old anime and my understanding of anatomy was unironically kamichama karin and while i love kamichama karin, when kamichama karin is your rule even if you try to break it, you’re going to end up going nowhere. “you have to know the rules to break them”, yeah? well i didn’t know shit. the abstract explanation is i’ve been miserable about my art for a few years now because i saw other people doing things effortlessly which i couldn’t and instead of going back to the basics, i tried to do what they did (not plagiarism, mind you, i mean i literally tried to copy the red line of the devil i mentioned above because i couldn’t even make that happen) and then i fucking failed.

the simple explanation is this. i had to unlearn everything, and relearn it again (like some kind of new renaissance clown, what the fuck is this?)

take this for example. all my life i’ve drawn faces in the order: eyes, nose, mouth, face shape, head. this works for some people, im aware, but it was something central to how i had always drawn, so i decentralized it. i said fuck you to the old me and changed the order up. now i start with the nose, then the eyes, mouth, the chin line, and the sides of the face. now i force myself to think about the human head as a series of parts interacting with each other instead of a bunch of disparate features which i want to look pretty.

or let’s use this zelda from last year. something about this looked wrong last october, the way something about all of my drawings looked wrong, but i couldn’t pinpoint it for hell the way i couldn’t articulate Any of my feelings about the visual arts. now, looking back, here’s what i see. that nose is sticking out far too much given how she’s not really facing very far away from the camera. that ear at the back shouldn’t be there. her forehead is too big. she doesn’t have a forehead. what the fuck is up with the shape of her head?

so apparently reject modernity embrace tradition has its roots in alt-right terminology and i’m not very horny for the alt-right (you understand), but the spirit survives here. you know sometimes you have to admit that you have no idea what the fuck you’re doing and draw people for 31 days. i’ve spent my whole life drawing stylized people and while again there are artists who have no issue with this, i veered off the track of the Good and the Holy and couldn’t get back on. i had no point of reference because i’d never thought about what an actual human being looks like, so i had no way to fix what i knew in my gut looked wrong but wouldn’t come out better.

this was hard. this was like oikawa tooru swallowing his worthless pride and admitting that ushijima wakatoshi had gotten the best of him for the last time in his high school career, but in haikyuu!! by furudate haruichi oikawa tooru fucks off to argentina and then joins the argentinean national team, and you know what, i think i’ve made it to argentina (not the team just the country). as per the golden rule of dont fucking move until you’re at least two thirds of the way through the month, i only started trying to draw Shit shit on like the 22nd or something, but i was happy with that i created. i am happy with what i’ve done. i’ve posted like 2 things this month that involve people with what i now call ~applied Knowledge~~ and they’re, like, not perfect obviously (perfection is an unattainable ideal), but i’m fucking proud of them. i didn’t spend 5 hours hunched over my laptop adjusting the red line of the devil because it’s not a devil’s line anymore. because i finally sorta get how people work. because i sat down and i said ‘we are not going to fuck with this misery shit anymore’ and then i did that. it’s just a line now.

here are 2 collages tracking my painstakingly carved out progress from january 2nd to february 2nd because i’m a slut for collages

and here’s what i’ve done to my art! the same person drew these but also Not Really! you know! for the first time in a year i don’t immediately hate what i’ve drawn. you know what guys? art is fucking fun. zelda’s forehead doesn’t scare me anymore because i know how foreheads fucking work now, and i don’t know everything, and i’m going to keep troubleshooting stuff as i go (i want to draw a skeleton. like a. i want to draw a goddamn skeleton guys) but i’m honestly and genuinely proud of what i’ve done in the span of a month, and i’m also in disbelief. i started this month-long challenge out as a last ditch effort to make peace with my art because i’ve been tired for a long time and i was ready to kick the bucket on drawing people altogether. i didn’t think anything would happen. nothing’s happened for years. i’ve been miserable for years.

this was the caption for january 1st, 2021. i was super, super fucking embarrassed and it looks like super fucking shit, but you know what, i think i did in fact triumph over the bullshit. surprisingly enough, when you put in consistent effort into something, You Will See Results. didn’t see that coming, did you? i know i didn’t.

this isn’t a success story. it’s a happiness story. i never gave a shit damn about the institute of art or whatever, i was just mad at myself because what i saw in my head didn’t match up with what was on the canvas. and now it’s getting better. now i’m calibrating the compass. now drawing not just backgrounds but also people is exciting to me, and i can stick my links in your face and tell you ‘they hot’. i’m going to keep doing that. i’m going to keep going until i drop off the side of the earth and then spiral towards mars like some kind of fairy, and then i’m going to create something beautiful.

thanks for reading. here’s a pr department link for sticking around until the end

#my stuff

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leiasfanaccount648 · 4 years

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The 3 Times Kenma Didn’t Get What You Wanted for Your Bday & the 1 Time He Did

(Kenma Kozume x Fem!Reader)

Summary: Like all friends, they remember what is most important to them, especially one another’s birthdays. However, Kenma seems to be struggling with finding you that perfect present year after year.

A/N: This is for the absolutely lovely @briswriting!!! I’m so happy to call you my friend, that you got me into Animal Crossing, and I hope you have an amazing bday today <3 :)

Warnings/Contains: Fluff, birthdays, the tiniest amount of angst. Disclaimer, I did some research on the video games I mentioned in this but none of the release dates match up lol.

Word Count: 2033

Elementary School; 5th year

“Happy Birthday, (Y/N)!”

“Wait, what?”

Kenma looked up from his GameBoy as he heard people talking by the door of the classroom. He saw one of his neighbors that he had bet through Kuroo talking to some of her friends and receiving some gifts and snacks from them.

Kenma looked at the desk in front of him and saw a few more trinkets and such from people in other classes. They may not have known each other for that long, but (Y/N) was the first friend of his that actually wanted to play video games rather than volleyball like Kuroo.

(Y/N) was nice, and had great taste in games; he would gladly call her his friend. So what do friends of a couple months get one another for their birthdays?

“Good morning, Kenma!” (Y/N) brought him out from his thoughts as she walked over and sat down at her desk, facing him with a bright smile. “What’re you playing?” She peered over his desk to try and catch a glimpse at what game was on the screen.

“I, um,” Kenma glanced down at his GameBoy as Pokemon: Red and Blue was still playing. He didn’t get to answer as (Y/N) already saw the screen with a gasp.

“Are you about to play the battle against Professor Oak?”

Kenma couldn’t explain it, but he felt his heart jump at her knowledge of the game. He knew that she played it, but he thought that she had just gotten it a couple weeks ago. “Yeah, I am.” He smiled shyly and quickly paused the game so he could talk to her properly. “Happy birthday, by the way. I’m sorry, but I didn’t get you anything.”

(Y/N) shook her head, waving her hands in front of her as well. “No, no! It’s totally fine! Trust me, you didn’t have to get me anything.” She smiled, moving her hair out of her face shyly. “Honestly what I keep getting from my friends gets to be too much of a hassle.”

Kenma smiled a little, finding her reasoning quite amusing; however he could tell during lunch she definitely enjoyed eating the cookies that someone had made her. He tried to think of something he could do for her, but he trusted her word to not worry too much. Besides, there was always next year.

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Middle School; 3rd year

It was late, almost too late to Kenma’s liking as he had just finished volleyball practice and wanted to do nothing than go home and finally get some rest before the weekend started tomorrow. However, he had one last thing to do.

Kenma had been hearing (Y/N) raving about the game for weeks, and he had managed to get it pre-ordered and delivered the day that it came out. Now he stood outside her apartment, hoping that she would like it.

He texted her to come to her door, and it was obvious that she was confused, but did so nonetheless. She smiled as she saw him, about to greet him, but he beat her to it, holding out a small, wrapped box for her to take.

“Happy birthday, (Y/N).”

“Oh my god, Kenma you didn’t!” (Y/N) grinned wide as she noticed the shape of the wrapped box her friend had handed her. She opened it without hesitation, expecting to see Pokemon X and Y, but instead saw Animal Crossing: New Leaf. She felt touched that he remembered how much she wanted that game, but still looked up at Kenma with sorrow.

“Kenma, I am so sorry,” she laughed nervously, starting to feel guilty. “But my parents got me the game already along with a new 3DS.” (Y/N) knew that there was no way that he could have known, but she felt guilty nonetheless over the fact that Kenma had spent his money to get her the game.

Kenma on the other hand felt nothing but embarrassment. He realized his mistake and that he should have asked her parents if she was going to be getting the game. “I’m sorry. I should have asked if there was more than just that game that you wanted.”

Like she did back in elementary school, she shook her head. “No, you’re fine, Kenma.” She laughed softly to try and lighten the mood, but she could still tell that Kenma felt awkward about getting her a game that she had been gifted not 3 hours ago. Then she smiled. “Wait! Now that you have the game, we can play it together!”

Kenma tilted his head a little, confused. “I thought it wasn’t a multiplayer game.”

“It’s not, but we can still keep up with one another’s progress and stuff. It’ll be like when we play Pokemon and see who can defeat the boss quicker!”

Although it wasn’t Kenma’s ideal choice of game style, he still kept the game and played with (Y/N) both online and while they hung out together. Soon enough, he became addicted and got a whole level ahead of (Y/N) despite their agreement to build their islands and such together.

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High School; 2nd Year

It was raining after school, and Kuroo had decided to cancel practice due to the weather scheduled to get worse throughout the evening. Kenma felt grateful for two reasons. One, he could go home and finish his homework early before playing some more Animal Crossing. Two, he could see (Y/N) before she had her club and give her the batch of his mom’s homemade brownies that he promised her a few days ago.

Kenma was on his way towards the room where he knew she would be at, however he didn’t expect her to be sitting outside the door. He saw her phone in hand along with her backpack leaning against her. Then he caught sight of her face and rushed over as soon as he saw the tears in her eyes. “(Y/N)?”

(Y/N) looked up at the sound of her name, instinctively reaching up to wipe below her eyes before putting on the best smile she could muster at the last second. “Kenma!” She chuckled and stood up quickly to straighten herself out. “What’re you doing here? Shouldn’t you be at practice?”

“Kuroo cancelled it due to the weather planning to get worse. So I decided to bring you the brownies since you said you wanted them for your birthday.” Kenma reached into his bag and pulled out a small container that contained the sweets. (Y/N) didn’t say another word, just stepping forward and bringing him into a hug.

Kenma froze as she did so, not sure how to react. “(Y-Y/N)?”

“Just,” she took a deep breath to keep from letting out any tears. “Let me have this, please?”

Kenma looked at her, wondering what it was that was causing her to be so upset, but he knew that she would tell him on her own time. For now, all he did was hug her and he practically felt the tension and nerves in her body melt away, ignoring how his heart raced rapidly due to her being so close and for so long.

That year, Kenma was the only one who had remembered (Y/N)’s birthday.

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College; 1st year

It was a couple days before (Y/N)’s birthday and Kenma was stressing beyond belief. Ever since high school, Kuroo he had begun to realize that he had developed feelings for her and he never knew how to express them into words or actions.

He remembered the day that Kuroo pointed it out to him because they were playing an online game together and Kenma had managed to lose against both him and Bokuto. Needless to say it was obvious that something was bothering him and Kuroo needed to know (even if he already did).

Either way, he wanted to do what he thought would make her happy for her birthday. Some had been flops while others he felt like haven’t been the right gift, but he still did what he could.

This year however, he wanted to know exactly what she wanted.

The two of them were in the middle of playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons when Kenma thought he’d just ask via the game while they were fishing on his island.

‘btw, what do u want 4 ur bday?’

Since they were at different universities and couldn’t physically see each other, (Y/N) assumed that he would just craft/give her something in the game.

‘a cat to cuddle & love 4ever’

Kenma chuckled at her reply, smiling to himself as he typed out one himself, but (Y/N) added another response.

‘even though it’s not in the game XD’

Oh.

Kenma froze for a moment as he realized how (Y/N) interpreted his question. But he still got an answer and wasn’t going to take it for granted. He quickly got on his laptop and pulled up Amazon. Lucky for him, he found a cat plushie that he knew (Y/N) would like that would arrive the day before her birthday.

On the fateful day, Kenma headed to her dorm as he knew she was spending her birthday on a different day with her family and would most likely be cooped up side playing games (much like himself). Once he messaged her to come outside and was met with a ‘read’ text, he knew she was on her way down to greet him. When (Y/N) saw him with the stuffed cat in his arms, she ran over and hugged him tightly as she could.

Kenma almost lost his footing and fell, but he managed to stay standing and hug her back. “I know what you said you wanted a cat, but I didn’t want you to get kicked out of your dorm.”

(Y/N) laughed, shaking her head at his words before pulling away. She also took the cat plushie from him to get a better look at it before holding it in her arms. She smiled shyly at him. “Kenma, I was talking about you.”

“Wait, what?” Kenma’s eyes widened, repeating the words she said a couple days ago in his head. He felt his cheeks start to turn pink as (Y/N) spoke up again.

“All I wanted was to spend my birthday with you.” She glanced to the side, starting to feel flustered. “You’ve been my best friend for years and you’re so nice and considerate, not to mention cute,” she giggled, pausing briefly. “It’s practically impossible for anyone not to be around you and,” she met his gaze again. “I like you, Kenma.”

Kenma didn’t know when he did or what made him think it was a good idea, but he reached out with one hand and held the back of her head as he pulled her in for a kiss, which she gladly returned a second later. Once he pulled away, he smiled shyly as though silently apologizing for being so straightforward and sudden.

“Uh,” Kenma cleared his throat, letting go of her so she could have some space. “Would you like to go get some dinner?” It was obvious that he wasn’t sure what to say or do at the moment.”

(Y/N) simply shook her head, reaching for his hand and leading him into the building in which she stayed at. “I’d much rather spend my birthday eating takeout and playing video games with you. How does that sound?”

“But, it’s your birthday.” Kenma followed her to the elevator, still holding her hand.

“Exactly, so that means we’re going to do what I want.” (Y/N) giggled and kissed his cheek before stepping inside the elevator with him and pressing the button for her floor. “And I want to cuddle you while we eat and play Animal Crossing together.”

Kenma smiled, squeezing her hand to let her know his thoughts on her plans for the rest of the evening. “Sounds like a plan.” He was thankful that he decided to bring his Nintendo Switch with him.

“Oh, and that means that I want all of the turnips you bought yesterday, too.”

“Wait what?”

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kumoriyami-xiuzhen · 3 years

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Hakuoki Kyoka-Roku Kazama CG Character Perspective

been feeling nostalgic lately... probably cuz ive been listening the Bleach opening and closing credits for the first time in what... a decade? Aside from Shaman King, Bleach was the only other anime that I seriously followed... before I quit watching anime altogether. one of the years i should probably watch the Hakuoki anime and movies.... or maybe not. lol. not really a movie person unless it’s for something comics-related.

anyway, this has same format as all the other char perspectives. havent done one of these in a long while. still have yet to translate harada’s version of this... the others aside from heisuke’s, which i don’t have tl for, have now been queued.

not my screenshots used in this post.

Hakuoki Kyoka-Roku Kazama CG Character Perspective

Translation by KumoriYami

Clothes ：What is it? Is something wrong?

Clothes ：Why are you so interested in my body?

Clothes ：If the person touching my body is you, you have my approval to do so.

Face ：I originally thought that seeing you look depressed would certainly be amusing [the tl words I have translate to joyful/cheerful. check audio?], but I didn't it to be so dull. It's better for you to bluff as usual [/It would be more appropriate to put on a brave face. tl is “(false) bravado/to bluff]. That is more suitable to/will match your identity as my wife.

Chizuru’s face ： An average person who saw this would despair, yet you still looked forward. To be this strong, this is exclusive to my wife's bearing.

Face ：I often hear people ask me if I'm angry, but my normal expression is like this.

Face ：My eyes are very gentle? Are you actually making fun of me?

Face ：To actually like my face... You have very strange tastes.

Hand ：I was the one who made you cry. Therefore, it's my duty/I have the obligation to comfort/console you. "I am simply fulfilling my duties/obligations." That is what I thought at the time. But now that I think about it, I was just trying to get you to stop crying.

Chizuru’s hands ： You should not be reaching for your own hand, but my hand. From now on, rely on me. I will share your sorrow, your pain, and your joy with you.

Back ：I don't hate being touched by you. No, it would be better to say that you touching me makes me puts me in a good mood.

Back ：What are you still worried about? If you want to come, just come.

Back ：Relying/Depending on my back is far from enough! Throw/Put yourself into my embrace.

Face： When I came to, I found that I was already kissing you. At that time, all I was thinking that I needed to affirm the relationship between you and me. To have done such a thing, it was shocking even to myself.

Hand ：You are mine. Just stay within my hands' reach/grasp. Even if you say that you don't want this, I will not let go of your hands.

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currently... i have no idea how much time remains of the drama transfer. file explorer shut down on me in the middle of my transfers... right before a stupid automatic windows update that i forgot about disabling since im on a new laptop happened [which is why why im feeling pretty pissed off right now since it stopped when there was just 12.6gb to go as of a few hours ago], so im now using the command prompt to move any file or folder that i think is larger than a 1gb... and that unfortunately gives me no indication of what the progress is at aside from telling me which files have been copied... which honestly isnt very helpful when i can’t remember what files there are.

on the plus side, i think this using cmd is a tad faster than the normal copy/paste given the size and speed that some of my .cbr files have moved at, but im still trying to get a lot of things moved at once so things will still take a while....got 29 folder transfers going on right now. once those are done, i’ll only have 1 folder left of what i want to save before intend to format the drive.

also, im almost done filling out my queue til april. going to get the “ideal place for a disagreement” otopa 2013 drama done for may!

#hakuoki #hakuouki #Hakuoki Game Translation #Hakuoki Kyoka-Roku #Kazama Chikage

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jcrxmakkusu · 4 years

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I am writing this because I cannot really talk to anyone anymore without frustrating them or bothering them, and I really need to let this out. So it’s been almost six months since my breakup and I’m honestly struggling still. Some days are better than others and some are worse than others. But it is what it is. I do miss her every day, and not to mention I think about her too. I still worry about her, and with the “backstreet boys reunion tour” it makes me worry about her even more. I know she is probably well and fine but I can’t help it. When she said that she didn’t want to be in contact with me a month after the breakup I was devastated, but I respected what she wanted and didn’t contact her. She then contacted me again after two months and I was both scared and overjoyed. When she contacted me on Facebook I didn’t really know what to do, so I asked a few of my friends and a lot of them told me not to respond otherwise I will hurt myself, and some told me that if you do to be careful too. I decided to respond because I didn’t want to ignore someone I deeply care about. My Mother did something that honestly I cannot even forgive to this day, and that was to contact my ex and tell her not to contact me again. When I found out I was devastated, and still clearly am. I honestly cannot forgive her for this, but I know she did it as so I wouldn’t hurt myself even further. Still doesn’t give the right to do that. I have been looking for places to move to (and I have three in mind) after furlough is loosened even more. I also want to move away, and leave this country to get away from my mother, and my family here. I have applied for the US green card diversity lottery so maybe I could win haha, but I doubt it. Before that message was sent to her (which I have still not read) I was going to send her my animal crossing new horizons tote bag as I wasn’t going to use it. We agreed to it. Anyways I sent the tote bag after the message and wrote two letters to her in the package. One was to enjoy the tote bag and other was something to remember me by. Truth be told I wasn’t expecting a response but then again I don’t know because I haven’t touched my nintendo switch, phone or laptop. I am too scared to. I would love for her to message me but then again I am too afraid to check. Ever since my Mother sent the message to her I haven’t looked at nor touched my switch or phone, and I am so desperately wanting to play Animal Crossing again. I haven’t even been able to check out the new updates which sucks. I haven’t checked my phone because I am honestly a coward lol. Actually this breakup has been really difficult for me because there are a lot of things I struggle to do or listen because it reminds me of her. For example I cannot listen to a lot of my music that I enjoy such as Dance Gavin Dance (and they have a new album coming out this year), Blink 182, Clever Girl and many more. But with that being said I have recently discovered a Jazz/Rock/Metal instrumental band called Arch Echo which are pretty neat. I struggle to sleep too. Thankfully I do not drink excessively. But I have gotten into wine now which is nice. At the end of the day all I want is for her to be happy, and if she’s happy then I won’t intrude on that happiness ever. I want you to have all the happiness in the world, and I wish I could give it to you if I could. Thank you for the memories. With all that being said I have been trying to progress myself too. I had a few interviews with JP Morgan for an apprenticeship and I made it pass 3/4 of the way there. Passed the telephone interview, passed their tests and passed their team-based activites too. Unfortunately I did not pass the insight evening but oh well. It is what it is. I applied to university (to study finance) and have been accepted to 3 out of the 5 I chose. Actually the last university that offered me a place I had a Skype interview with them and it went really well. The interview lasted 1.5 hours which is nice. I applied to university because of mainly my ex, and seeing her work ethic was really inspiring to me. Seeing her focus and study so often honestly made me so proud of her, and how much she cared about her studies, and I wish to do the same. Thank you. You made this my desire for me to succeed. I hope you are well and I hope to hear from you in the future if possible. I miss you very much.

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beyond-the-city · 5 years

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thunder buddy

idol boyfriend au, 3.3k words

Your boyfriend leaves for Korea but he leaves something behind to remember him by.

a/n: here’s my first fic on this blog! I wrote this back in my third year of university and it’s been sitting in my Drive since then LOL. Enjoy!

BOOM.

You flinched as you laid on your bed, hugging your covers a little closer to your body. Thunder has always been your weakness. Thinking about how early you had to get up the next morning, you cursed to yourself, closed your eyes, and tried to fall asleep again.

BOOM.

The sounds reverberated through your apartment, and you opened your eyes in fright. The storm outside wasn’t going to show you any mercy it seemed. You let out a sigh and decided to sit up. You turned on your bedside lamp and yawned, pulling out your phone. 1:17 am, it displayed. Hopefully the storm would be over by 2 am so you could get at least a measly 4 hours of sleep. Your eyes wandered around your room, looking for something to keep you occupied. They lingered on your closet and you suddenly remembered a happier time in your life, your heart aching in your chest.

3 years ago

You hated thunderstorms. Of all days, why did it have to happen on one of your dates? You regretted not checking the weather this morning, but the sunny skies this afternoon looked so promising.

“Yah, Earth to Y/N.”

You snapped to attention and blinked at the sight of your boyfriend’s hand waving in front of your face. Your face warmed in embarrassment.

“Sorry Yoongi,” you apologized.

“Don’t worry about it.” He finished up his drink, and you played with your hands trying to forget about the thunder outside.

He must think I’m super weird, you thought. It’s such a childish thing to get freaked out over.

Yoongi, however, found your fear amusing and adorable, especially when you tried so hard to hide it. Pabo, I can see though your act. Unbeknownst to you, your older brother Chanyeol had revealed your secret to him a couple of weeks ago after a good amount of alcohol. Chanyeol didn’t remember much about that night, but Yoongi remembered everything with a crystal-clear clarity.

“You’re a good guy, Yoongi. I know she’s in good hands. But friend or not, I’ll be knocking on your door if you hurt her.” “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” he smiled before taking another shot of soju. The two continued to match shots until the last drop of their third bottle had been consumed. “Hey Yoongi, you wanna know more stuff about Y/N?” the older boy asked, his words slurring. “Like what?” “What kind of kinky shit she’s into,” Chanyeol grinned, starting to laugh to himself, and Yoongi rolled his eyes at his hyung’s immaturity. He waited patiently for his best friend, who surprisingly caught himself from falling off his chair, doubting he’d be able to learn anything worthwhile about you. “She’s scared of thunder,” your brother said finally. Yoongi quirked an eyebrow. “I’m serious, bro. She’s stupidly terrified of thunder. Always has been.”

“Do you want to watch a movie?” Yoongi asked. Though he was interested in seeing how fearful you really were, he decided to spare you tonight and hoped to take your mind off of it.

“Uh, sure,” you replied, and Yoongi stood up to set his computer up in the living room. You saw a flash of lightning outside the window and closed your eyes. 1… 2... 3… 4... 5… 6… 7…

BOOM.

Your hands curled into fists at the rumbling outside. You shook your head, and remembered your boyfriend; did he notice? You quickly looked over towards the living room, and let out a breath of relief after you saw him staring at his laptop.

“So embarrassing,” you mumbled, and moved over to the couch in the living room. Hearing you approach, Yoongi asked you what movie you wanted to watch. “Mmm, something funny, “ you replied. Maybe laughing would help with your increasing anxiety. Your boyfriend scrolled silently for a few minutes, and sat down beside you as the movie began to play.

Yoongi noticed that you became calmer as the movie progressed; your head stopped turning towards the window, your hand grew more relaxed in his grasp, and you laughed more easily.

When the film ended, Yoongi wanted to take advantage of your non-frightened state while it lasted. “Sleep now?” he asked. You nodded, and the two of you went into the bathroom to get ready for bed. You made funny faces at Yoongi through the mirror while you guys brushed your teeth, and although he rolled his eyes, you saw his amused smirk and knew he secretly enjoyed your childish antics. When the two of you were finished, you climbed into bed, tangled your limbs together, and fell asleep in no time.

BOOM.

You woke with a start, still wrapped in Yoongi’s embrace. The storm, to your dismay, was still raging on outside. Luckily, your boyfriend was still sleeping soundly. He’s so adorable when he’s asleep, you smiled, mesmerized.

Suddenly his arms tightened around your body, and you froze. Is he awake? He mumbled your name moments later, and buried his head in your neck. You were as stiff as a board, blush creeping up your cheeks. Please be asleep, please be asleep…

BOOM.

You were so focused on keeping still that the sudden noise took you by surprise. You flinched and let out a loud gasp. Yoongi stirred and groaned. “What’s happening, jagi?” He rubbed his eyes and let out a yawn.

You curled up into a fetal position. “I’m scared of thunder,” you mumbled.

“Hmm?”

“I’m scared of thunder,” you repeated, a little louder.

“Hmm?” he repeated. You felt the bed shift as he shifted closer to you.

“I’m scared of thunder!” You said loudly, as you begin to whimper. There was a pause, and he began to chuckle. “Yeah, I know.” He swung a leg over your body and planted an arm by your head, lifting his body over yours.

You turned your head to look at him. “What?” You asked, completely baffled. Was I really that obvious? What did he think of me now? I must be so childish in his eyes.

“Your brother told me when he was piss drunk a few weeks ago,” Yoongi confessed, grinning from ear to ear.

You groaned. “I’m gonna kill him,” you muttered, burying your face into his shirt. Some brother I have, revealing my most humiliating secret to my boyfriend…

Yoongi caressed your cheek. “Don’t blame Chanyeol hyung too much... I wanted to know more about you and he just so happened to choose that.”

“Mmm… I’ll think about it,” you said.

Yoongi pressed his lips to your forehead. “Let's go back to sleep, little one. Okay?” he smiled. You nodded, fatigue suddenly washing over you. He slowly laid back down, rolling you on top of him. “I’ll protect you from the thunder, Y/N, so don’t be scared anymore,” he said as he began petting your head. “Just think of me and you’ll be fine.”

3 months later

“So, I guess this is goodbye,” You said, looking at your feet. Your boyfriend was leaving his life here for South Korea to follow his dreams of making it big in the music industry. You heard him walk towards you, and he placed his hands on your cheeks. Your eyes met his, tears threatening to spill at any moment. Although you wished he would stay, you knew his happiness was your happiness and you would gladly accept the pain of a long distance relationship if he could achieve his dreams.

He shook his head. “This is a see you later.” With that, you couldn’t contain yourself any longer. Tears flowed freely from your eyes and you started sobbing uncontrollably. You heart ached at the thought of his absence. Things would change, but you didn’t know what to expect and it drove you insane. He pulled you in for a hug and whispered in your ear, “There’s a surprise waiting for you at home, don’t forget to check it.” you nodded, and wrapped your arms around him a little tighter, as if your arms could stop him from leaving. But as the final boarding call went out, you knew that it was time for him to go. You shared one last kiss, more chaste than you liked, and you watched him disappear from your view.

Tears fell from Yoongi’s eyes as soon as his passport was returned to him at the check-in desk. He kept his pain bottled up so he could gather up the courage to leave your arms and board the plane. His heart yearned for you but if he passed up this opportunity, he knew he would regret it for the rest of his life. He was scared to begin a new chapter in life without you by his side, but vowed to make his music reach your ears and to bring the two of you back together again in the future.

A few hours later

You found Yoongi’s present on your bed. It was a sizable black box that startled you when you first turned on the lights, and you opened it with care. Inside was a large stuffed animal and a medium sized envelope. The stuffed animal smelled like Yoongi’s cologne, and you hugged it tightly as you read the letter.

Dearest Y/N:

Writing this letter was harder than composing songs. I couldn’t find the right words to express how I felt, and my recycling bin was soon filled up with pieces of scrap paper. This was the best I could come up with.

In the box (you seriously can’t miss him), is a plushie. Though I am the kryptonite to your fear of thunder, I suspect it’ll be back when I’m gone and when you start university; thus I have passed on the duty to this little guy. I haven’t named him, but I’m sure you’ll come up with something creative… something super swag. I wouldn’t mind if you named him something lame like Min Yoongi Jr. though. Please take him places (he can fit in your bag - I checked), take pictures with him, take him on dates, cuddle him, and give him lots of love because I’m not there by your side.

I’ll try my best to keep in touch, but please don’t be too mad at me if I don’t. If you start to chase other guys because I’m not around, I’ll be super sad but I won’t hold it against you. If you sleep with other guys, they’ll be dead once I find out. And if you start losing your love for me... I’ll help you find it again.

I love you. Min Yoongi

Present day

Tears fell freely from your eyes as you read the letter for the umpteenth time; the creases in the heavy paper were well worn from use. You had indeed named the plushie Min Yoongi Jr. (originally for shits and giggles, but it eventually stuck), took him around in your backpack, sat with him during meals, slept with him at night, and tucked him in when you had to go to class. And most importantly, he also helped with your fear of thunder as Yoongi had hoped. Though the two of you had been inseparable for a good while, the distance between you and Yoongi, the hustle and bustle of university, and various other circumstances had caused the plushie to find its way back into its box and into a corner of your closet.

Hugging the soft plushie that had long lost its original scent, your heart ached once more. Yoongi wasn’t your first love, but he was definitely the last. It was no surprise that he ended up being very successful in South Korea. He was now part of an idol group called BTS, and you followed them on all of their social media platforms. You listened to everything they released and got shivers up your spine every time you heard Yoongi’s voice. You watched most (though you tried watching all) of their shows, vlogs, and the like, and wished you could meet his new family - the rest of BTS.

Though it often felt like you were tossed to the side and forgotten, you wanted to believe his words - to not take his silence personally. You were jealous when fans threw themselves at him and when he showed certain sides of him that he used to only show you. Holding on was by far the most challenging thing you have ever done - you often found yourself overwhelmed by swirling shadows of doubt. Were you still in love with Yoongi or the idea of him? You’ve changed, so Yoongi obviously has too. Were the two of you still compatible?

You sighed. It has been 3 years... I’ll believe in our love, and hope that you return to me someday, Yoongi. You snuggled with Min Yoongi Jr. and quickly fell asleep, right into a dream of Yoongi holding you in his arms whispering sweet nothings into your ear.

A few hours later

“Hyung, what are you doing for Christmas?” Jungkook, the maknae of BTS, asked.

Yoongi, or Suga as he now went, gave the younger boy a small smile. “I’m going back home.”

It has been a long 3 years without you, and Yoongi regretted not trying to keep in touch like he promised. He hated not being able to devote more time to you, but he also hated the idea of leaving you hanging all the time if he did. So silence it was, and the guilt ate away at him every single day since.

The first lengthy break since he debuted was coming up in a few days, and he wanted to surprise you. He contacted your brother recently, and built up the courage during one of the conversations to ask how you have been. He was ashamed of his cowardice - asking your brother for an extremely overdue update. Though he prepared himself for any bad news, he honestly hoped there weren't going to be any stories about boys vying for your attention, or if you were still miserable without him by your side.

“Ah finally asking the important questions! You always used to cut to the chase with everything. Did you find someone else in Korea to keep you occupied?”

Yoongi could feel your brother’s protectiveness begin to kick in. “No hyung, I’ve been way too busy.” It was true - Yoongi was exhausted. Ever since he arrived, he has been living on coffee and jam packed schedules. He would be able to catch the occasional nap when being shuttled from location to location or when he fell asleep at his desk writing songs in his studio at ungodly hours. On the occasion he made it to his bed, he’d be out cold before he even hit the mattress. There wasn’t enough time in the day for himself, let alone someone else, not that there was any room in his heart for anyone other than you.

“So you would if you had more time!” Yoongi groaned and rolled his eyes. Chanyeol let out a laugh. “She’s alright, Yoongi.” Your brother then went on to talk about how well you were doing in university; probably something Yoongi would’ve ended up doing if he didn’t decide to pursue his dreams. Maybe in an alternate universe we would’ve went to the same university, he thought. “There was this huge storm the other day, you know,” your brother continued. “She’s still scared of thunder, but when I went to go check on her, she was fast asleep, hugging that stupid plushie you gave her when you left.”

Yoongi’s heart warmed. He was ecstatic that you still kept the stuffed animal around and wondered what you ended up naming it. Maybe it actually works, he thought to himself. “Thanks for taking care of her, hyung,” he said softly.

“No problem bro, just come back home safe, alright?”

“You got it. See you soon,” he grinned into his phone, hung up, and let out a sigh of relief. I’m coming home, Y/N.

3 days later

Yoongi was terrified. His racing heartbeat could be felt from his fingertips all the way down to his toes. He began to panic, wild thoughts running through his head. What if she doesn’t recognize me? Would my appearance be too shocking? He blew at his blond fringe, wondering if he should’ve dyed it back to black before leaving Korea, rearranged his clothing for the third time and frowned. What if she hates me for not messaging her? What if we’ve grown into completely different people and -

Chanyeol opened the door and cocked an eyebrow. “Dude, you’ve been out here for at least five minutes,” he said quietly. It was late at night, and Yoongi had landed just a few hours prior. “You’re lucky I glanced at the door and saw your sorry ass out here; another storm’s coming.” He scrutinized Yoongi for a few moments and commented, “Wow look at you! You actually have some muscle! And your face has gotten a lot slimmer!” He chuckled and led the younger boy inside by the shoulders, as the latter rolled his eyes.

“Y/N’s upstairs, as usual. I don’t think she has a test or anything coming up, so you kids have fun. Don’t forget to be safe,” he winked. Yoongi blushed a deep red, and Chanyeol snickered all the way to the kitchen. Because you and Yoongi were inseparable and had spent many nights sleeping in each other’s beds, Chanyeol had quickly assumed that the two of you had gone all the way. On the contrary, the two of you hadn’t. Almost, but not quite. The time you spent holding hands, going out, cuddling, and sleeping together was intoxicating and addicting enough. Yoongi regretted not doing the deed before leaving, but firmly believed that it would’ve made his departure much too difficult. He figured you felt the same as well, when you told him that you just wanted to remember the feeling of sleeping next to him on your last night together.

Yoongi looked around the house as he slowly made his way upstairs, noticing that little had changed since the last time he visited. His eyes snapped to your room automatically, and he froze as his fears began to wash over him.

However, at that same moment you decided to exit your room to get another glass of water. Seeing the boy you’ve yearned for in your house, on the stairway, seemingly making his way towards your room, you dropped your empty mug on the floor, the carpet preventing it from shattering. Immediately, his eyes flitted from the cup to your gaze. Neither of you moved. What was an appropriate reaction to meeting your lover after 3 years, if the title even still held? Would you hug and kiss? Wave? There were so many possibilities. Too many possibilities.

Am I dreaming? Is it really him? Is it really Yoongi? Why isn’t he in Korea? When did he get here? He looks like he just stepped out of a music video and I’m here in my pyjamas ah fuck...

Y/N… She’s more beautiful than I remember. University life has treated her well. I feel like I’ve aged so much from working so hard...

I thought I could cope with the loneliness by hating him… But now that he’s in front of me I can’t help but scold myself for being so foolish.

Does she hate me? Was the time, distance, and silence too cruel for her to bear? Was I too selfish in deciding to leave?

You decided to break the silence first. “Yoongi-ah,” you said quietly, lifting your arms for an embrace. He ran up the last few steps and into your arms, wrapping his arms tightly around your waist. You closed your eyes, rested your head against his shoulder, and sighed in content. A hug has never felt so good.

“I’m home, Y/N.” Yoongi whispered in your ear as your arms clung to the back of his sweater, and the two of you stayed like that for a while, undisturbed by the raging storm outside.

#bts fluff #exo fluff #bts scenario #yoongi fluff #fic: thunder buddy #bts au #umm i wrote this in 2016 HAHA #i think my writing style has changed since then??

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peachychip85000 · 6 years

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*cries at how long this is going to be* @punk-rock-pixie

1. Name? Surname?

Iris Ortensia

Giselle ???

Timothy ???

2. Any family?

Iris has a mother and 3 older sisters

Giselle has no known family members

Timothy has both parents, a (slightly) older twin sister, and a younger sister and brother. His younger brother, Aaron, is @balancedpluto‘s apprentice, Aaron (who is romancing Asra)

3. Any familiar?

Iris: A pale purple kittyh with light blue points, and a pink crescent shape on her forehead. Her name is Iridescence.

Giselle: A glittery, white chameleon named Crystal.

Timothy: A sugar glider named SweetPea.

4. Asra, Nadia or Julian?

Iris: Julian

Giselle: ASra

Timothy: Nadia

5. Best strength in magic?

Iris: Potion brewing

Giselle: Uses her magic to heal plants and talk to animals.

Timothy: Trying to become a cryomancer, or someone who manipulates ice with magic.

6. Favorite color?

Iris: Lavender

Giselle: Light Green

Timothy: Periwinkle

7. Favorite number?

???????

8. Sexuality?

they’re all bi/pan

9. Weird hobby?

nothing weird lol

10. Favorite season?

Iris: Autumn

Giselle: Spring

Timothy: Winter

11. Favorite weather?

Iris: Rain

Giselle: Bright and sunny

Timothy: Cold/Snowy

12. Favorite place in Vesuvia?

Iris: Portia’s cottage. Pepi is there.

Giselle: The forest, when its not haunted by dead count goat ghost

Timothy: The palace, because Nadia’s there

13. How do their laught sounds like?

Iris snorts

Giselle giggles

Timothy asgdfjsdhfkj

14. How do they look like when they cry?

ghibli tears

15. What do they like to wear?

Iris: Loose corsets and flowy skirts

Giselle: Flowy dresses

Timothy: Comfortable things, but if its any shade of blue, its in his wardrobe.

16. What are their fears?

Iris: Something happening to Julian. Also spiders.

Giselle: Lucio

Timothy: Being alone

17. What do they like to do Friday night?

They all like to spend time with loved ones, getting food, and playing games.

18. Do they use makeup?

Yes

19. Favorite food?

Iris: Cheesy fettuccine alfredo with chicken

Giselle: Victoria sandwich

Timothy:Pizza

20. Favorite drink?

Iris: Strawberry lemonade

Giselle: Green tea

Timothy: Peppermint hot cocoa

21. Zodiac sign?

Iris: Libra

Giselle: Aries

Timothy: Sagittarius

22. Day of birth?

Iris: October 15th

Giselle: April 3rd

Timothy: December 12th

23. Favorite movie?

Iris: Barbie Island Princess/Rapunzel/Princess and the Pauper and Tangel, because she relates to Rapunzel a LOT.

Giselle: Ferngully and Don Bluth’s Thumbelina

Timothy: Star Wars, Fantastic Mr. Fox, and Cats Don’t Dance

24. Favorite music genre?

Iris: Everything, but especially Pop and 80s music.

Giselle: New Age (Enya/Celtice Woman/etc...)

Timothy: As a music enthusiast he loves everything, but Big Points if it sounds electronic and/or 80s.

They all love musical and movie soundtracks.

25. Favorite song?

Iris: Moonlight by Ariana Grande

Giselle: May it be by Enya

Timothy: He can’t choose a SONG but his favourite video game soundtracks are Undertale, Mega Man 2, and Kingdom Hearts.

26. Favorite tv show?

Iris: Parks and Rec, Chopped, other baking shows.

Giselle: Cosmos, Round Planet

Timothy: Mystery Science Theater 3000, Twilight Zone, and Stranger Things

27. What is their style?

Is this for, a Modern AU? If so then...

Iris: Hyper feminine and geeky

Giselle: Feminine and hippie/hipster. Lots of dresses and floral print.

Timothy: Cozy. He likes hoodies though.

28. Any mental health issues?

Iris’s MH started to decline when her father passed away. Her mother was never the most nurturing, especially towards Iris, who is the youngest of 4. She developed a lot of self worth issues, anxiety, and depression due to her mother’s verbal and emotional abuse.

Giselle has anxiety, but if she has any other issues she’s very good at hising them

Timothy has a lot of body image issues, as he’s considered short (5′5) and is also very lanky.

29. Any health issues in general?

Timothy is anemic and underweight.

30. Are they human?

yeah dude

31. Favorite book?

Iris: Ella Enchanted

Giselle: Harry Potter

Timothy: King Killer Chronicles

They all love Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit as well

32. Favorite book genre?

If you couldn’t guess they all love fantasy, but Timothy also loves sci-fi as well.

33. Favorite time of the day?

Iris: Dusk/Twilight

Giselle: Mid Day

Timothy: Night time

34. If they weren’t magician, who would they be?

Iris: Pastry chef

Giselle: Zoo Keeper or someone that help at animal sanctuaries.

Timothy: Musician/Composer.

35. Do they believe in ghosts?

Yes

36. Do they believe in aliens?

Iris wants to believe they’re real

Giselle doesn’’t, but she likes the idea of them

Timothy does, yes.

37. Do they like sport?

Neither of them “Sport” except for Iris, who does ballet.

38. How do they look like?

39. What is their biggest motivation to solve the Lucio’s killer mystery?

Iris: Wants to clear Julian’s name

Giselle: She was asked to, and became more curious as the case progressed.

Timothy: It’s important to Nadia, so it’s important to him.

40. What do they think of Lucio so far?

>:O

41. What do they think of Nadia so far?

They all love and respect her. Timothy thinks she’s a goddess and has Heart Eyes.

42. What do they think of Asra so far?

Iris: Close and trusted friend

Giselle: *blushy face*

Timothy: Very good friend. Considers him like a brother, considering his brother is going out with him.

43. What do they think of Julian so far?

Iris: im love my dumb husband

Giselle: He’s funny!

Timothy: hello??? if i was straight before I am Not Now.

44. What do they think of Portia so far?

Iris: Future sister in law and best friends

Giselle: She’s a sweetpea and I love her

Timothy: She’s cute and important to NAdia. Wants to get to know her better.

45. What do they think of Muriel so far?

BIG BOI

46. Do they like animals?

YES

47. Are they allergic to anything?

Timothy is allergic to grass and shellfish

48. Do they have any talents (except magic)?

Iris: Cooks, bakes, dances, and as been known to sing well.

Giselle: Jewelry making and making flower crowns

Timothy: Plays numerous instruments and can sing.

49. Do they get drunken easily?

They are all lightweights!!! Giselle doesn’t like alcohol, and Iris and Timothy are picky about their drinks. They like sweet drinks.

50. What is their personality type?

Its hard to answer this question because none of them fall under a certain archetype.

51. What is their worst negative quality?

Iris: Crybaby and hyper sensitive.

Giselle: Extremely naive.

Timothy: Empathetic and generous to a fault

52. What is their best positive quality?

I think for all of them its their willingness to help and caring nature.

53. What is their position to fall asleep?

Curl like a kitten

54. The most uncomfortable moment they ever experienced?

Iris: Telling her mother she was moving to Vesuvia.

Giselle:

Timothy: Finding out his brother and Asra were banging, to which Aaron responds with “well why are you banging the Countess?” Fair point.

55. Their happiest memory?

Spoiler the most recent update: Iris: Finding Julian alive and well.

Giselle: Finding her familiar, Crystal. They’ve been inseparable ever since.

Timothy: Nadia having feelings for him as well. He’s not confident in himslef, and having someone like Nadia even look at him makes him smile.

56. Do they blush?

Yes

57. Are they clumsy?

YES

58. Do they like jokes?

everyone likes jokes

59. How do they flirt?

Iris: Compliments Julian until he’s a blushy mess

Giselle: Makes flower crowns, or bracelets for Asra

Timothy: Nervously makes jokes. Nadia see’s he’s trying tho and finds it charming.

60. Favorite fruit?

Iris: Strawberries

Giselle: Apples

Timothy, through tears: What do you mean blue raspberries aren’t a real fruit???

Note: I had to redo this bc my laptop shut off on me right as I finished it the first time!! ; 0;

#long post #this has 60 questions #hayden y would u do nthis to m #the arcana #the arcana game #fan apprentice #iris #giselle #timothy

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velvetchen · 7 years

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Anonymous | pt. i

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Scenario: Tumblr AU Pairing: Chanyeol/Reader Word Count: 1671 Rating: T

Summary: You just shot to tumblr fame when the latest chapter of your webtoon went viral. Messages start flooding in – hundreds of people saying things good and bad alike. One anon catches your eye, and you find you just have to reply to them…

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You found out when your friends all started calling you. That morning, you woke to your phone bursting with notifications – your twitter, tumblr, texts, everything. You picked up your friend Jia’s next call, your groggy hello met with the sound of her excited screaming. “Y/N! You’re famous! You’re all over the internet today?”

Groaning, you rolled over and checked the time. 8:37, too early for anything. “What?”

“I said, you’re internet famous,” she said. “Strawberry Shortcake just hit it big.”

That shot you awake. You jolted upright and pulled your laptop towards you, logging in and opening your tumblr. “What? Oh my god.”

“I know!” Jia squealed. “Oh my god! You totally deserve it, Y/N, you’ve worked so hard on it. Congratulations!”

Your activity page had numbers you’d never seen before. Reblogs with comments. Your inbox, full. You felt dizzy. “I’ll call you back, Jia,” you said. You didn’t wait before you hung up.

What had just happened?

Opening a new tab, you typed ‘strawberry shortcake tumblr’ into the search bar – and nearly fainted at the results. The first link was your tumblr. The second was an article about it. About you. About your webtoon.

You didn’t know what to feel. The webtoon you’d been working on for more than six months, so far resigned to a few reblogs and barely more than five hundred followers, was suddenly famous.

We Can’t Get Over This Super Cute Romance Webtoon, And Chances Are You Won’t Either

Strawberry Shortcake, a super sweet love story written and illustrated by the owner of the strawberryshortcakecomic tumblr – known only as S – is something we just can’t get enough of. The cute story, light humor and to-die-for cold-hearted, bad-boy-with-a-heart-of-gold love interests will have you rushing through the chapters and smiling like a fool. The webtoon is available in English on Tumblr and translated to Korean on LINE Webtoon.

You scrolled down to the comments.

iluvBTSxox: aha wow so cute ~ ^o^ prettyboy88: ㅋㅋㅋ so nice blossom3bunny: i love it so much, thanks mika-chan for recommending it~~~

So that was how it had gone viral. Mika-chan, another webtoon artist, ultra-famous for her anime-style webcomics on LINE and tumblr. You felt flattered beyond belief. Immediately, you pulled up her tumblr – and there it was – her reblog of your latest episode along with the caption “one of my favorite webtoons ;o;”.

strawberryshortcakecomic asked: mika-chan!!! Thank you so much for liking my webtoon ;;;;;; I’m so happy you liked it <3 I hope you enjoy my work in the future too!

You’re welcome ㅋㅋㅋ it’s very cute

You couldn’t believe she had replied to you. Much less reblogged your work. It felt surreal. Opening your tumblr inbox, you got to work answering, still on the high of your newfound fame.

Anonymous asked: author-nim~~~~ the last chapter is so nice, please update, when does jinho take yoon ah on the date

I will be updating soon! thank you for liking it

Anonymous asked: that lake scene is so sweet omg

Haha I know right! Thanks :)

Anonymous asked: I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER OH GOD THE FEELS!!!

You won’t have to wait much longer, the next chapter will be up soon !!

You moved to the kitchen with your laptop, setting it down on the counter and opening the fridge to get some yogurt and fruit for breakfast. You sat back down immediately, intent on answering as many new messages as you could.

snsd-superfan asked: i love jinho he’s so hot ugh

;)

Anonymous asked: mika-chan brought me here and can I just say I’m in love with you and your work

Thanks! Love you too anon

The next message stood out, because while so far you had only seen one-liner compliments and messages about your work, this one was much longer. You read on, intrigued:

Anonymous asked: Dear S, I’ve been following you almost since the beginning of Strawberry Shortcake and I wanted to congratulate you on your newfound and very well-deserved fame! I know how hard you’ve worked and how much effort you put into making the chapters for us, your readers. I’m so happy to see you get the fame you were destined for! Now, about the last chapter, hmm. I feel like something is going on with Seong-jin...is he plotting something behind Yoon-ah’s back? Sincerely, C

You thought a minute before you wrote out your reply, pausing in between words to make sure it was perfect. This ‘C’ person had obviously put a lot of thought into their message. At least that’s what it looked like.

Dear C, Thank you very much for your long and thoughtful message! Honestly, I feel extremely surprised. I don’t know what to do with all this fame, haha. I’m so flattered you think I deserve it, and that you’re a long time fan. How long have you been here?

As for the plot...you’ll just have to wait and see. I have a lot of things in store for Seong-jin!

Love, S

You continued scrolling through your inbox, but that was the only message of its kind - which only made you more intrigued. When a reply popped up, you felt yourself swell with a strange excitement.

Anonymous asked: Dear S, you’re very welcome for the praise ^^ I’m sure things will only get better from here. I meant it when I said you deserved all the fame. I’ve been following your blog since the third or fourth episode I think. That was a long time ago! You’ve come so far since then. Your art has improved a lot too. I can’t wait to see what you have planned for Seong-jin. He’s my favorite character (yes, I don’t like Jin-ho! I think he is too perfect...something’s wrong...haha) Sincerely, C

Was it too soon for you to reply? Shrugging, you started typing anyway.

Dear C,

Aw thank you, you’re making me blush lol. Thanks so much for your support! And wow, since the third episode? I don’t even remember that far back, you’re right when you say we’ve come a long way. Thanks for the comment on my art, do you really think so?

I should be offended you don’t like Jin-ho, but maybe you’re on to something ;) kidding, kidding, I don’t want to give away any spoilers. Seong-jin is my favorite character too, he’s very close to me. He was the first character I came up with for SS. At first he was going to be my main character but I made Yoon-ah the main character at the last minute.

Love, S

Anonymous asked: Dear S, I clearly remember the day I found your comic. It was actually reblogged by one of my real-life friends. I was crazy about webtoons so I was super excited to find a new one to read. You didn’t disappoint :) Am I really on the right track about Jin-ho? I mean, he is a vampire, but he still doesn’t have any flaws. I’m guessing that’s intentional. Maybe he’s hiding some dark secret lololol. I hope Yoon-ah ends up with neither of them though, they’re not that nice to her :( Sincerely, C

Dear C,

Oh, please thank your friend then! They must have known me from my other blog ^^

You’re right, it is intentional, but there aren’t any dark secrets coming up...yet. Haha. Jin-ho is that very cliche k-drama character isn’t he! Hot and cold and handsome as hell. I have a lot of fun drawing him. ;) And yeah, neither of them treat Yoon-ah right, but that’s plot progression for you. I’ve already confirmed on this blog that she will end up with one of the two. The ending is still a long ways away but I hope it’s satisfactory!

Love, S

Anonymous asked: Dear S, yes, I’ve been following your other blog too since then! You’re very private haha. But you’re very nice and friendly too ^^ Jin-ho is total eye-candy! My friend has lots of screenshots of all the shower scenes lol. She sends them to me. He is definitely a cliche character, but those can be very fun to read and write too. Even if there aren’t any dark secrets I’m sure he’s still hiding something. Oh well, I hope Yoon-ah ends up with the right one then. I like her a lot and hope she gets a good relationship. I don’t doubt in your ability at all to come up with an amazing ending :) Sincerely, C

Dear C,

Am I private? I guess I must be, since I don’t even have a proper pen name! Aww, you think I’m nice and friendly, thanks, you’re not too bad yourself :)

Your friend has good taste lol. I’ll draw more shower scenes just for her ;) You’re right about cliche characters not having to be one-dimensional. I put a lot of thought into Jin-ho when I was creating him and he’s actually very similar to me. Stubborn, secretly caring, introverted (unfortunately not I’m not as hot lmao). You seem to know a bit about this writing thing, do you write?

Yoon-ah will get the happy ending she deserves! She’s my precious little flower baby.

Love, S

Anonymous said: Dear S, it’s okay, you can be as private as you want,. I’m just warning you that fans can get a little crazy about finding out who you are...so be careful. No, I don’t write, unless you count writing music, which is a lot different from making webtoons I imagine :) Are you really similar? I guess I’ll have to start paying more attention to Jin-ho from now on. Sincerely, C

Dear C,

Thanks a lot for the warning! (wow, do you have experience with this fame thing?) I know, just a couple of hours since the explosion and I’m already getting hate. Writing music could be like making a webtoon, hmm...you’re making a story without words. Or with only dialogue. Huh, I guess not really.

Oh no, have I revealed too much? ;)

Why don’t you come off anon? I’d love to talk to you some more.

Love, S

a/n so a little background - like all the scenarios i’ll write this is set in an ambiguous location with no set culture/mix of cultures, so you can take it to be anywhere (i intended korea). webtoons esp. romancey webtoons however are pretty popular in korea so a bunch of the comments and etc will be like on a korean website. after this part the story will mostly be told through a collection of messages, articles, posts & dialogue. also i know asks don’t let u write that much but bear with me ok

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surveys-at-your-service · 7 years

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Survey #48

horror survey, ya’ll!

favorite horror movie? "blair witch project 2: book of shadows" scariest place to be outside at night where you live? omg the backyard. we live in the woods, so. any animal fears? WHALE SHARKS, maggots, wasps, hornets, worms, some spiders when you were younger what were you afraid of? a skeleton being in my closet (don't ask), the "scream" guy from the movies, my parents dying, and LOADS more. i was a very paranoid child. when you were younger how did you cope with your fears? i just kinda... did. or i slept with my parents. is a basement or attic scarier to you? ummm... attic, i think. ever have recurring nightmares? yes, about a hand slowly waving at the end of a hallway and then the scream guy running at me lol. it only happened when i was a kid tho. favorite old horror film? i'm not sure. i'm honestly not a fan of many old ones because the acting is so bad. are you comfortable being at home alone? yeah. has the fear of something ever kept you up all night? yes. when i was home alone for three days some years ago, i was sleeping in my mom's room with teddy. i REALLY felt like something was staring at me, so i didn't keep my eyes closed long. then, teddy jerked his head up and stared intently at the foot of the bed, barking like mad. i was getting very scared so tried to push his head back down on the bed to get him to sleep, but he fought against me, just barking like a damn savage. he kept staring, so i called my mom, by now almost crying because i know for damned sure something was in that room. you just... feel it. mom called our neighbor to sleep at the house with me, because i was that fucking scared. mind you, it was like 2-3 am. i slept out in the living room. when you imagined monsters when you were younger what did they look like? monsters from the movies, really. mostly scream. do you sleep with one foot out of the covers or both under? both under what is your natural response upon hearing a loud crash in your house? i jump, gasp, and assume something fell. if anyone's home, i'll call out to check if everyone's okay. if not, i guess i'd probably get up in investigate because i'm a white girl lol. so if someone WAS breaking in, yeah, i'd die. have you ever played any horror games? now here's something i could talk about for HOURS! my favorite series is "silent hill," and i've played all the games excluding "book of memories," which i basically disown from the series anyways. i've played the first (couldn't beat), fourth (beat), and fifth (didn't finish) "resident evil." ummm i've played "scp containment breach," but that was honestly too scary for me to even progress in. i've played the slenderman phone app. i've played "outlast," but as my laptop is broken, i've yet to finish it. my first true horror game was "amnesia: the dark descent," which i've also played and beaten many times, as well as its sequel, "a machine for pigs." oh, does "the walking dead" count as horror? i'm positive i've got more console horror games, but they're not coming to me atm... basically, i LOOOOOOOVE horror games!! top 5 scariest noises to hear when you’re alone? in no particularly order, voices, footsteps, screams, doors moving, and uhhh... idk tbh. pick a horror movie and explain how you would survive. let's be real fam, i wouldn't. i have hella anxiety and would NEVER survive. do you have pre-planned hiding places in your house for scary situations? well i mean, for tornadoes, yes. mom's told us to go to the hall bathroom. have you experienced any paranormal happenings? yes. told about it in a past survey tho, so don't feel like doing it again. do you believe in ghosts? spirits, more accurately. like i believe in spirits from hell, and spirits from heaven. i believe both have contact to earth, and the negative experiences we have are from hellish spirits. are there any spots in your house you are to afraid to be? in the house, no. any recommendations for horror films? the first "silent hill," positively. skip the second. the blair witch movies are great, too. do you prefer gore or thrillers? gore what did your parents tell you about monsters when you were young? they told me they didn't exist. are you a fan of jump scares? no, because it is NOT true horror. it's surprising, not scary. do you believe aliens or other life forms exist? aliens no, as in "other life forms," yes, because i believe in demons. have you read "scary stories to tell in the dark?" if so what was your favorite or what was the scariest story? OMGGGGG FUCKIN' CHILDHOOD RIGHT THERE!! my favorite was the one about the wolf girl. the scariest, hm, i don't entirely remember. have you ever been near a murder scene? i don't think so. would you ever spend the night in an abandoned building? for a lot of money, yes. are you superstitious? no. have you ever had a fortune told to you that came true? no. do you sleep with your window open? no. have you ever trespassed onto private property late at night? no. would you ever stay overnight in a place that is said to be haunted? sure. do you ever have dreams/nightmares that end up occurring in real life? no. have you ever worked in a haunted house? if not have you wanted to? no, and i wouldn't because i don't work well with people. have you ever seen something super spooky and unexplainable? yes, also explained in a previous survey. scariest horror game you’ve played? fuck "scp containment breach" lol. the first scp scares the FUCK out of me. what do you do for halloween? sadly, nothing. what were you on halloween? nothing. :/ no money to buy/make a costume. do you have any phobias? yes. pregnancy/childbirth, disease/parasites, heights (kinda), the ocean, other pretty generic stuff... have you ever used a ouija board? If so did anything happen during your experience? no. i've always wanted one to frame in my own house tho. i think they're cool. favorite horror movie antagonist? well in the movies he's called red pyramid, so him. favorite horror musical? not into musicals. zombie apocalypse weapon of choice? bow and arrow, i guess. that way the other zombies wouldn't hear me killing one. have you ever read goosebumps? i think i read like one as a kid in elementary school. what would be your back story if you were the killer in a horror movie? why are you killing people? idk, it'd probably relate to me being jealous of ashley and wanting her dead. have you ever gone ghost hunting? no.

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opepin · 6 years

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october: week four

23: i woke up with no problem today. i got out of bed earlier than usual and then went straight to do legs. i’m dreading doing legs for some reason now. i used the same weight as last week to make sure it wasn’t a fluke or anything lmao. i still took 39 minutes or so to finish my workout T_T lol i was trying to go for a 30 minute workout again. oh well! then i got back, hopped on the computer, and showered. kevin got out of bed without me noticing and scared me in the bathroom x_x; i made myself a smoothie and kevin ate the rest of the buns for breakfast. he left for work (yay, he’s made it outside again haha) and then i did some more research protein powders. i am leaning towards getting the chocolate version of pure foods protein, but it is so expensive! it’s like $40 for 1 lb of protein D: i am looking into naked as well as another brand that i can’t remember. then i tested some things and uploaded my tutorials. i got on a client call and then ate lunch while watching ‘no game no life’ and then went on stand up and straight into making templates for customers. it was a nice chill but busy work day. i would like my work days to be like this. haha.

kevin reminded me last minute that we didn’t defrost chicken thighs so i went ahead and made the marinade for the lemongrass chicken breast i was going to make tomorrow. lol our blender cannot puree correctly... lol. i tenderized the breasts and made the sauce and put them in a ziplock bag before washing the dishes. it took me an hour to do that and by that time, kevin got back home. while we were waiting for the rice to cook (he was already hungry), i went to the yoga studio to do more legs. i feel like my legs are getting weaker? lol i honestly don’t see any progress in my butt either. x__x; i am going to eat less fat though and keep on though. before i showered, i took a shot at cooking the chicken breast myself. i hate pan frying and using the stove because it’s hard for me to gauge whether or not i’m cooking meat or burning it lol. i did a pretty bad job: the heat was too high and i burned some chicken a bit. i called in kevin for help and he cooked the breasts so well T_T they were so yummy with the char he got on them. i just need to practice more, right?

i showered while kevin handled the chicken and stir frying some zucchini. then we ate dinner and watched yakitate! japan. after dinner, we both did dishes and packed lunch and stuff. then i went to watch anime and kevin went and gamed. i’ve been trying to sleep early again but it’s been on and off for me. eh.

24: i don’t know how but i managed to do a hiit workout in the morning today and get to the office, but really, i got to work late lol... i think i slept in a bit too long and then i took my time working out and showering... i actually think picking out what to wear took more time than i expected @_@; i ended up leaving as kevin was waking up lol. i got to the office at around 10 am and went straight to work, which was prepping for our training session today. lol, cole was forced to come after he said he was going to work from home because john was locked out of the room and today was an all-hands benefits meeting. he was kjadfnksjdf about it, but he seemed to enjoy the day anyway :P i rushed into the single person office and moved all of my stuff in order for me to do training lol. i will definitely do training at home from now on. it’s so much work moving my keyboard, mouse, laptop, adapters, etc to an office for only 1 hour .___.” well, after that, i went into john and cole’s office to listen to the benefits presentation. it was really fun hanging out with these guys. cole showed me the stuff he got from wish LOL.

then i went to eat lunch in the office and i was going to move everything back to the product office but dave was going to lunch and cole and i planned to get a snack so this was the perfect time for it. we went to chatime and beard papa’s. i got a mango green tea with boba. yummm. we sat down and caught up for a bit before heading back. i moved my stuff and then went straight to talking with dave about the game plan for thursday. i spent the rest of the day trying to build out the agenda with dave. lol i had a lot of work to do tomorrow... dave left the office after talking with me about shortening a section and then cole came into the office and waited for me to pack up. i was thinking about staying a bit longer to finish the agenda but i just left it for tomorrow. we walked and talked to the train station and then i met up with kevin :) we commuted home together and then lazed around. today was my rest day so i had my entire evening free~ well, when i got home, i put chicken in the oven right away and made rice. i think kevin gamed a bit and then we ate dinner while watching yakitate! japan. for desert, we finished an entire bag of cheetos. we have finished all of the flaming hot cheetos and i think it hurts my stomach a lot D: at least it’s gone now! :P

after dessert, we played trine 2 until jon messaged kevin and kevin went to play hots. i wasn’t mad because now i could watch ‘no game no life’ huhuhuh. i watched anime until around 11:40 pm and did some stretching before i went to sleep at around 12:30 am. it was a really nice day. wooo! it’s great when you get everything you need done before a certain time in the evening. i feel like i have a lot more free time ;D

25: i worked from home today in order to prepare for the full day of in person training tomorrow without distractions. i went to the yoga studio and did a hiit workout then i made my smoothie and went to work. at first, i felt overwhelmed, but when the end of the day neared, i felt worse LOL. i had a lot to do but i also had one meeting with another client but i had so much to prepare. our template import failed so i had to recreate two journey maps after fixing up the agenda for tomorrow and creating training guides/packets for each section we were going over. @_@; i asked phil if he could help remake the maps but i had some time after making my handouts so i just went for it until the end of the day. phil was also busy so it was okay. i didn’t get to practice but it was the end of the day and i decided to just let it go and wrote in my little notepad “good luck.” LOL. kevin came back pretty early and i finished up watching ‘no game no life.’ it was a good anime and i can’t wait for more O_O lol.

i found out that there was a crunchyroll app for roku and i downloaded it but when i tried using it later on at night, it crashed multiple times. oh well. i did my oblique workout inside the apartment because i was just using the mat. i watched the latest episode of ‘jane the virgin’ while working out. then i went to shower. then i got to catch up on some anime and youtube videos while kevin gamed lol. he made pasta and i just relaxed. we watched yakitate! japan while eating dinner and then i started watching an anime called something ‘elite high school’? idk. it has good reviews but i got really bored of watching it and i was doing something else after a while. i went to sleep before 12 am so i could get up early for tomorrow’s session.

26: oh boyyy. i woke up at 7 am, did my arm workout in the yoga studio, and then showered, and made myself a protein shake before heading out to the office. i thought i would make it in time for our meeting, but i got there 5 minutes late. i was stressed the whole ride because i felt so unprepared to do a full day of in-person training @_@; well, dave was really chill and his attitude calmed me down. we introduced ourselves, hooked up our laptops, and then got to work! we were running about 30 - 60 minutes behind the agenda, but we made it work. everyone in the group was great and receptive and i told me when i needed to slow down. ahha. dave went on a pret run for lunch, we took a break, and then we went back into it. when dave came back with all of our orders, we ate, and then answered questions. i went into smaller things and then after everyone finished eating, we hopped back into training. my brain melted at around 4 pm. o__o i turned really wonky after the session ended. mind you, i only took like 500 steps during the entire work day and i only peed twice LOL. dave made reservations for us for dinner, but i had to decline because i was just so tired after that lol.

cole waited for me in his office so he could show me the pumpkin and 4.5 lb bag of candy/chocolate he got from the amazon truck during lunch! it was $10 for all of that apparently lol. he gave me some chocolate, i gave him leftover starbucks blueberry scones, and we walked to the train station. i was so wonky lmao. i think i was yelling at cole while we were walking and asking weird questions. what a nice way to end a tough day and work week (lol i’m speaking as if it was friday). i waited for kevin on the platform. 2 nearly empty trains left before kevin got to the station -- he tried running for the last one, but didn’t make it. the train that came next was packed LOL but we got on. we got back and my stomach was feeling pretty bad, my hips hurt like crazy from sitting all day, and i just wanted to eat. we got free fruit and chocolate from the front and then we ate leftovers for dinner. we watched yakitate! japan and then kevin gamed and i walked around. lol, i couldn’t make myself sit for a while. then i decided to get my back workout done and i went to the yoga studio. then i showered and watched shokugeki before plopping into bed and just watching youtube videos. i didn’t want to watch any more anime :P

kevin went to sleep at around 1 am, which surprised me. i stayed up until then as well because i was definitely going to work from home tomorrow. i fell asleep waiting for kevin. he stayed up eating a scallion pancake and then going to bed... rood. haha. side note: kevin told me that he waited in bed for me to come back after my workout in the morning only to find out that i wasn’t working from home when he got up LOL. what a silly boy.

27: i slept in today as per kevin’s request lol. he’s so funny. he left for work and then i made myself breakfast: black tea with my vanilla protein powder (when you blend it, it creates foam on top and looks like a latte!) and a bacon breakfast sandwich. in the morning, i caught up with a lot of integration work stuff and dealing with timesheets and whatnot. lol. then i went in and made some changes to clients’ templates and maps. i hopped on a call with phil and caught up a bit. then i sent out some emails and worked on remaking the training template for the second time x__x; i hope this is the last. stand up turned into a design session again, but i stayed on and worked on the templates until 4:30 pm. then i finished creating templates and hiit the yoga studio -- haha, get it? kevin came back while i was exercising. i made rice and we ate leftover chicken thighs for dinner along with some veggies while watching some yakitate! japan. after my workout, i showered and then we went straight into playing new steam games and took a break to eat. i think we played spelunky, helldivers, and another game that was similar to trine 2 but i really liked it. i forgot what it was called. we stopped playing spelunky and kevin talked to ryan on the phone for a bit. i went to stretch while that happened and then after, we continued to game. i went to sleep after i got tired at like 2:30 am and i think kevin stayed up to play a bit of heroes of the storm. it was a nice friday game night with the boyfriend <3333

28: i slept in today again. i woke up at 10:30 am, which was just in time to do my morning stuff and commute to jialing. haha. i ate half of a scallion pancake that kevin heated up in the morning and then i hopped on the train. i transferred at park street today and got on the green line. the experience wasn’t too bad haha. the green line is really clean :O i got off at copley and then walked over to the courtyard restaurant inside the boston public library. i couldn’t get seated without jia so i messaged her and waited. we got afternoon tea and caught up. the food was delicious! i got the darjeeling 2nd flush, and it was the perfect compliment to the sweet and salty treats. we talked and ate for about an hour and then we walked over to the prudential center. overall, afternoon tea was great but pretty pricey. i would go again but not any time soon. then i needed to pee real bad so we stopped by the convention center. the line at the library was long because there was some event happening. i walked jia to the bridge to her hotel and then took the train back home.

i got back at like 3:30 pm. kevin and i meal planned and then we played some more steam games that he bought from the sale. i forgot which ones we tried out...but i know i really like gauntlet. after we gamed for a bit, we went grocery shopping. i felt really crappy for some reason. kevin also felt dizzy because we didn’t really eat lunch. we quickly finished shopping and then got back and i ate leftovers while kevin ate a rice box he got from kam man. kevin cooked some veggies as well. i coordinated with mindy and jia. it didn’t seem like we were going to see jia tonight so kevin and i picked up mindy from the airport via car. then we brought her back home and i just sat and talked with her. we almost forgot about food until mindy mentioned she was hungry. we ordered from fat cat and then drove over to pick up food. they both got lobster mac and cheese. mindy really liked it ;D we also got cajun fries haha. so we talked and ate and it was sooo nice. i missed mindy so much and i’m so glad that she came to visit :D lol we talked until like 2-3 am! it was crazy. i think i showered and both of us went to sleep. mindy stayed up a bit to skype with garrick but kevin and i ko’d at like 3 am. it was also mindy’s first time interacting with kevin?! i didn’t realize that haha.

29: whewwwww! we all woke up super late haha. i think i got up at around 10:30 am? i’m not sure. i asked mindy if she wanted to workout and she eventually got up and we went to the gym. we did a hiit/strength training workout and we died. omg, this video’s difficulty level is high (or i’m just not fit anymore lol). it was a 45 minute workout and we got through most of it, but skipped one set of a weighted move and went into abs and then stretching. we cooled off and then went back and i made us my fave smoothie, but with peanut butter powder! lol it tasted real health but mindy liked it :D she showered, i bothered kevin while he was rolling in bed, and then i showered and changed and we chilled for a bit. mindy got hungry so she ate her leftover lobster mac and i ate a sweet potato. then we took the train to copley and walked to fomu! fomu specializes in vegan ice cream and treats. i got a regular sized cup with a scoop of apple cider donut and magic bar -- the ice cream was soooo good. mindy said it tasted like a thick yogurt, which is true, but it was an alternative that tasted the most like ice cream imo. mindy got apple cider donut and chocolate pudding. omg, their pudding is sooo good. she also picked up treats for yuki :3

we stopped by some small shops and then went into copley place to use the restroom and look at bougie stores. we stopped in sur la table, which was a trap for mindy because she wanted everything LOL. i felt like i was there with kevin :P we found out that copley place is connected to the convention center jia was at AND it connected to the prudential mall?! lol. whutt. so we didn’t need to walk in the rain and got to the other mall i wanted to show mindy. today was weird because there were a lot of weird people outside and one person tried talking to mindy and we also saw two dogs poop in malls and idk .___. was it because it was the weekend to celebrate halloween? idk. anyway, we stopped by sugarfina and mindy got so excited. lol mindy is the most excitable guest i’ve had in boston :P then we stopped by kate spade so she could buy gifts for people. jia met us there and charged her phone in the store while we browsed. mindy got her stuff and then we went outside to make plans for dinner.

jia was indecisive as per usual and she ended up getting dinner with her coworkers and boss. mindy and i called an uber to neptune oyster and put our name down on the waitlist for a seat. the wait was 1 hour and 30 minutes so we walked around north end. we went to mike’s pastry, which wasn’t packed (weird) and mindy got a hazelnut cannoli. then we stopped by modern pastry and then sat down at thinking cup. she got coffee and i got tea and we just chilled there until we went back to check our spot in line. we got there right in time because a bunch of people finished eating and we got seated right away. mindy and i shared 6 oysters and hot and cold lobster rolls. their salad was bomb and the hot lobster roll was delicious! there was so much fresh lobster meat! the cold one didn’t have much flavor and the bread was very dry Dx we left asap and called a lyft home because it was pouring.

we got back and started playing ‘doki doki literature club’ and it got too real after an hour or so. o___o” i might be a bit traumatized. i qq’d after mindy went to shower because it was like 1 am and i was tired. kevin ate the lobster roll we got him and then cooked in the back and after, he retired to his room. jia came by from her dinner / event and actually got on the last train of the night. mindy, jia, and i talked. jia ate her lobster roll. i think this is where mindy and i got wonky from tiredness. lol. mindy rq’d and took a 45 minute nap before her flight. jia laid on the couch with her lololol but she stayed on her phone for a while. then i did some cleaning up and i went to shower. kevin was watching a stream in the room but went to sleep at like 2:30 am. i stayed up catching up on venmo stuff until mindy’s alarm rang and she got up to leave. she called a lyft and i hugged her goodbye. mindy is the chillest guest ever and we have lots more to do the next time she comes visit ;) jia decided to sleep for a few more hours and catch a train in the morning. i ended up sleeping at like 4 am to make sure mindy got to the airport safely and then i ko’d. zzzz. i was definitely wfh tomorrow.

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kumoriyami-xiuzhen · 3 years

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Translation Plans

Well... my break was pretty good. was finally able to download the clean fresh live version of the cxm secret mission that i had my eye on since i ranked up, saw the 1984 wonder woman movie (it was okay and I could write an essay on what didn’t sit well with me as a fan of the comics [im kinda of a comic book purist when it comes to the way characters think and their behaviour] but I really liked Lynda Carter’s cameo).... made a lot of progress on one of the hakumyu piano arrangements i’m working on (have now probably listened to certain parts of that song over a hundred times now), watched a bunch of the original hakuoki musicals in hd.... and I finally got my dad to play Batman: Arkham Asylum. My bro and I have been trying to get that to happen for years lol... especially since it has Conroy and Hamill doing the Batman and Joker voices (the animated series is the best!). super steep learning curve tho since it’s being played on the ps3 and the last console he used was the Nintendo Gamecube.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stock up on translations as much as I would have liked to during this time on account of my hardware seriously acting up... to the point that I needed to send my laptop in for repairs and get a new one. Aside from how unresponsive my keyboard was and how hot it got, the laptop itself had become quite slow... though that might have been because my passport [external storage drive] took a bad fall which made a lot of my files harder to access since it was barely able to handle files being accessed/copied/moved off of it (this is after diagnosing it and repairing it via command prompt chkdsk x: / r), with the latter being what I spent most of my break waiting for as i avoided using my laptop since the majority of my drama rips and game capture videos were on it... To give you an idea of how long this took (and how long it is still taking), I went from being able to transfer my 50mb of files in a few seconds... to sometimes taking more than a day (tho other times i’d be able to get 4gb moved in >24 hours, making the timing super inconsistent. also i don’t have access to a cd drive now so i can’t just re-rip things)... which is why I haven’t been able to work on any videos since my last post (I have more than 1.3TB of stuff to move, so my new laptop isn’t exactly at its best right now and won’t be for a long while since I’m not going to be using a recovery service as waiting out the transfers for everything out will definitely be cheaper... the ballpark estimate I got was being anywhere from $500-2000, which is money that i am not exactly eager to part from just for the sake of saving time)... meaning I also probably won’t get to videos for a while since subtitling requires accurate timing and im not fond of things freezing on me while working on videos... ugh. i still have to do an insane amount of grinding later in warframe once my current batch of files finishes transferring...

Anyway, below is a list of what I’ve mostly managed to schedule (anything with a “?” is something that I haven’t committed to) and a list of what I’d like to get done this year (can’t make any guarantees... however, im probably going to try and translate some things with souma this year cuz of hakumyu), while the stuff in bold text is on my shortlist of things I intend to prioritize (Saito’s Ginsei no Shou chapters and Shinsengumi Oni-tan are still being worked on though not as actively since they’re a lot longer...).

Also, aside from December, the month that CNY falls on (February this year) and March (bday) will be the only foreseeable times when I put out less translations tho I’ll probably be playing video catch-up during that time this year since i’m not sure what i’ll be able to get done as i wait for my files to get moved.

oh well. I’m still aiming towards posting stuff on a weekly basis for the rest of the year... here’s hoping that it’s less volatile.... tho i unfortunately have non-existent expectations given what made the news yesterday. just glad i don’t live there.

YAISA!

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January

Yuugiroku 3 Saito Fall story today!

Chapter 7 of Saito’s route from Ginsei no Shou + 4-koma

Hakuoki Kyoka-Roku Kazama CG Character Perspective [no vid. havent beaten this game and im not sure when i’ll feel like speed running through it]

Hakuo Gakuen Q & A

February

Stellaworth Hana no Shou After Story - Harada

Chapter 1 of Saito’s route from Ginsei no Shou

Web drama 8

March

Yuugiroku 3 - Short Episode #8 (Kazama/Amagiri/Shiranui) [still need to get video and screenshots]

Yuugiroku Drama CD Thumb Sized Samurai Track 1-4 (4 is WIP)?

Char monologue?

April

2017 Otomate Hakuoki SSL April Fool’s Day

薄桜鬼遊戯録隊士達の大宴会店铺特典「教えてください山崎さん！」 (completed yesterday)

Yuugiroku 3 - Short Episode #6 “Yukimura the page’s secret”?

char perspective?

Other

Hijikata Biyori (cuz these are short)

Yuugiroku 3 Short Episodes (these are longer than the ssl cross and daily stories)

Kyoka Roku Conversation in the Rain - Okita/Toudou/Kazama

Kyoka-Roku CG perspectives

2013 Otomate Party Hakuoki drama “Ideal place for a disagreement”

Saito Ginsei no Shou Chapters

Shinsengumi Oni-tan

Stellaworth Hana no Shou After Stories - Souji, Heisuke (THIS YEAR FOR SURE DAMMIT!)

2011 Hakuoki Reimeiroku Otomate Party drama

Stellaworth Nightshade Kuroyuki CD

薄桜鬼遊戯録弐祭囃子と隊士達 A店特典「あなた好みの想いの形」

薄桜鬼真改 ~風華大全~ 特典「稽古の痛み」

2016 Otomate Party Code:Realize drama* (this is almost 30 min so i will probably translate less that month if i get to it)

2019 ????????????? Halloween SS?*

????????????? Stellaworth Vocal CD (8 tracks)*

*have to check these 3 since I don’t actively follow these fandoms/tags tho im pretty sure no one has translated anything from the fandom for the last 2 items.

also, re:patreon goal - i am currently not able to access the files for the drama i am looking to get a translation commissioned for as it is in the process of being moved off of my damaged passport. 29gb remains as part of that transfer, which is the result of me trying to move all 865 files from where i keep the majority of the hakuoki dramas i’ve saved all at once... ended up doing that because every time I access that hard drive, each time i open up a folder, and every time I highlight a file to move, the file explorer goes “not responding” for an uncertain amount of time, and have instead opted in doing something that would hopefully reduce the likelihood of something crashing.

#personal post #update post

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