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kalisseo · 2 days
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explaining the redesigns!! instead of sleeping
2nd gen clones
Harriet: she's the one that changed the most, I was inspired by some of her concept art for her outfit (also her hair!! her hairstyle it's from a concept art), i liked the mix of a character with dark colors and a bubbly personality!! for this au, her main thing is ~contrast~, she wears a lot of black but she's a very happy person, she wants to honor her clone mother but at the same time wants to be her own person, enjoys dark and deep media but also loves dumb shows, etc!! also I wanted to give her a theater kid vibe, or at least someone a little bit weird, I hope i achieved that
(leg warmers are just there because they're cute)
Confucius: honestly i really like his oh design!! I think it fits him, at first i was inspired by his concept art but as you can see i kept more of his final design, I gave him that hairstyle because I think it looks cool!! lol, also the big ass headphones, he NEEDED them!! BUT I'm not very happy with his colors, i think I'll completely change him soon 😭😭
Topher: I love his og design too, i only gave him that black, uh, sweater,coat....??? it's because I think it fits him mf thinks he's soooo mysterious, and so I can differentiate him between au topher and og topher!! i changed his pants to match a little bit more the lot of black
1st gen clones
abe: the one who changed the most/j, tbh same with topher, I like his og design I think it fits him very well!! but I need to differentiate between au abe and og abe :P
cleo: same with topher and abe...I LOVE HER LH DESIGN SHE'S SO PRETTY BUUUTTTT I need to differentiate between au Cleo and og cleo... ALSO that kind of shirts are trendy rn, and they're so pretty!! so Cleo would def wear them, also the arm things that se wears in s2, beautiful, so I kept them, also she has a necklace with her initial!! (later she wears a F too...)
Joan: it annoys me a little that she doesn't look really goth she looks honestly idk what she looks like, but also i know dressing up as trade goth it's too complicated for a daily routine, so I gave her a more simple goth look! i didn't change much i think, the main thing it's her hair, it's inspired by her prom hairstyle because I think she looks very good in it!! I gave her long sleeves too, and a very dark green long skirt, she still has her boots but you can barely see them
where are frida and jfk??
good question!! they're dead/j
i think their designs are perfect the way they are, i think it fits them very well
i think it's funny that one of them is very simple and the other super complex
also i don't draw them enough to need to differentiate them, unlike cleo, abe and topher :P
and tbh, i don't know very well what to do with them in the au!! but I'll figure it out soon :)
anyways if u read all this I Love u and thank u for coming to my Ted talk
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claitea · 4 months
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breaking free from neotwewy is a very Kieran song i think
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cookisugarrdraws · 7 months
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Okay this is kind of a vent but am I the only one who thought s4 of The Dragon Prince felt really,, off?
Like it was good and well executed and all of this could very well just be a consequence of COVID and Netflix messing with season four's production but something about this season felt really weird. And, truthfully, it's kind of the everything that feels off.
A lot of the characters felt very out of character. I'm sorry but Callum should've been rightfully VERY upset with Rayla. She abandons him on the day of his birthday after he nearly loses her to the moon lake, after she makes a promise to stay with him and get through all of their shit together, and she DOESN'T COME BACK FOR YEARS. And when she does come back, they're suddenly just really awkward but still in love??? HUH??? Did I miss something?? Why are they still in their "awkward, before they get together" phase??? Callum should rightfully be extremely upset with Rayla if not furious with her!! You could have kept them amicable when Rayla comes back! She could be a bit distant but still hopeful that Callum will forgive her easily but realizes Callum is angry and is trying to be kind to her even though he's clearly not happy! Let him tell her off! Why didn't he do that??? You could still have him be nice but there's a bittersweetness to it.
Speaking of Rayla, she felt off too. Idk she just,, wasn't distant enough. You'd think after being alone for years on end she'd be a bit less trusting of others, even the friends she knew. But people change! She shouldn't have been sure how much Callum would've changed. Also her lemur doesn't look right. She noticeably stands out amongst the other characters and creature designs. Bait, although he looks a bit like a plushy, works because he feels like a unique creature to this world. Rayla's lemur just straight up looks like a doll. She doesn't look right. Also she's just a lemur with extra limbs. That's it. And she's kind of purple. Why not get weirder with her and mash her up with another animal? Like a squirrel or maybe a hawk? Idk she just doesn't look right.
Claudia also feels,, very strange. Like yes she's funny and dorky but her antics felt really amped up this season. She feels dumber somehow. And Claudia isn't dumb. She's very smart actually but she can be oblivious sometimes. But I dunno she feels too comedic this season which creates such a whiplash for me. She's the villain and brought her father back from the dead. So why is she so,, dumbed down? Also her boyfriend,, he's fine I suppose? But why would Claudia be dating an elf? HE'S AN ELF. He also doesn't like dark magic?? Huh?? Wouldn't it be more of a novel concept for him to be an elf who also wants to do dark magic? Shouldn't he be in favor of that? Why was he against it? Terry never feels like a proper villain. And outside of dating Claudia, he has no motive to stay with her or her father! He doesn't like dark magic so why is he with Claudia? How did they meet? How did they become friends? What made her like him?? CAUSE HE SEEMS THOROUGHLY ALIGNED WITH THE ELVES in terms of worldviews on magic! Terry also feels out of place in terms of his comedy. The fart joke thing got old fairly quickly for me as well. I get it, it's a kid show, but I dunno it felt a little too much like writer's weird fetish in certain places.
Ezran feels fine though in terms of writing. He still feels in character and like he's evolved. He's wiser and has been ruling as king for a while now. And I like that they kept the friendship with him and Zym the same, that was nice! I just wish Zym could talk now that's he's older. Also, shouldn't he be a bit bigger? Tbh I always thought dragons grew super quickly as adolescents. Ah well, not issues with them. Also Soren. He is still the loml and I can't ever hate him. I do wish he could've bonded with and kept a wyvern though. That would've been cool as hell.
Now for the animation. It was too smooth for me. I love the choppy uneven Spiderverse inspired look of the second and third season so much! But in s4, I could barely find spots where the animation wasn't super smooth. The colors of this season are also way off. We spend a majority of the time in (what I am assuming is) Earthblood elf territory but the colors don't look right. They don't gel together very well. This is especially noticeable in the cave scene towards the end of the season. All of those crystals were so deeply saturated and NONE of those colors looked nice together. Especially on gray speckled rock. It was hard for me to see what I was supposed to be looking at! Emphasis and focus were two aspects which this show really seemed to struggle with this season in terms of visuals. The updated character designs look nice though, I don't have any qualms there (aside from the lemur).
Except for the Earthblood elves. WHY DID YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR COOL TREE BRANCH HORNS CONCEPT ART. They had moss and leaves on their shoulders and bodies. And cool swirly carvings. Why did they take that away :(
This season also feels like it's missing a LOT of setup for a LOT of lore and plot points. Especially the plot point with Callum being possessed by Aaravos. WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?? HOW CAN AARAVOS DO THIS?? THIS BEGS THE QUESTION WHY AARAVOS DIDN'T FORCE VIREN SO CUT HIS HAND AND DO THE CATERPILLAR THING WILLINGLY. AARAVOS SHOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO AFFECT THE OUTSIDE WORLD RIGHT?? AM I GOING INSANE?? AND WHY DOES AARAVOS EVEN WANT TO POSSESS CALLUM?? BECAUSE HE CAN DO MAGIC?? HE ONLY KNOWS SKY MAGIC AS OF S4. I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING INSANE.
Idk maybe all of my issues with this season will be remedied by s5 which I still need to watch. Just needed to vent this out. I still like this show and I'll keep watching it but man, it's gained some problems for me I can't really seem to ignore. Especially since the first 3 seasons were so well paced.
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onlyoneofyouu · 4 months
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My very professional review of Things I Can't Say I LOve by OnlyOneOf
bare with me, i had a long day working and studying and all my two braincells left can do is singing "addict to you- addict-" and thinking about that very specific frame of yoojung from the dOpamine mv (more on this later).
not a single bad song in this album i fear.
things i can't say i lOve (instrumental)
went straight into my sci-fi dystopian cyberpunk playlist. the sound is sooo cool to me!! it's giving ateez ngl (affectionate). love the fact that it's not too rough on the ears and has that airy (?) ending. i've replayed it an embarrassing amount of times already... watch it being one of my most played songs this month 💀
dOpamine
since the preview i suspected i was going to enjoy this title track a lot and more than seOul drift, and i was right! i really like the contrast between the industrial sounds and percussions of the verses reminiscing of chrOme hearts and the guitar in the pre-chorus and bridge (that made me levitate btw). the build-up is nice 😌👌 it's on the ooo chillier side aka perfect for me yay
give me the lOve, bitxx
the sound is giving alternative rnb (too tired to know for sure), so i was sold already 😋 she's the brighter sister of "mirage", the toxic one of "suit dance", and the chiller one of "gaslighting". she sits at the same table of "time machine", "desert" and "heartbreak terminal", and i love this for me because i love all these songs 😎
i might be completely wrong about all the associations above though ... my mind is playing a mashup remix of all of them at this point lol
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nothing better than a slow sexy rnb-ish sound with percussions to make me happy 🤌 the sound production is so cool again, idk how to articulate words more than this rn, but all the various sounds work perfectly together and with ooo's voices 😌👌 talking of voices... kb's deep register esp in the beginning!! more of this in the future please and thank u 🙌 mill mini-rap followed by junji higher note!! can't seem to hear enough of yoojung tho 🧐👂 and that's a crime also because this is my fav track of the album 😠 i'm gonna look for a color-coded lyrics vid to check 🤨
gravity
this song is sooooo gooooddd ahhhhhhhh really my vibe once again 🤭 the chorus is so cute <3 and nine and junji in the bridge 😮💨 i am levitating 🕴 tbh i see it as a perfect chiller title track too, if ooo had made a bright, cute concept, the genre of vibes that love 119 by riize and inbloom by zerobaseone are for example, but chiller 🤔 also, I CAN HEAR MY MAN YOOJUNG CLEARLY HERE THANK U
time for my current ranking:
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gravity
dOpamine
give me the lOve, bitxx
in conclusion, i really missed my boys ☹ more than i thought i did tbh! i'm so happy we finally have new music from them 🫶🏻 there's no better way to start the new year~
this is all for now because i am too tired to write anything more 😴
let me know your thoughts!! 🫶🏻
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kim-woonhak · 2 years
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sorry in advance if you've already answered a question like this but i just wanted to ask, how do you improve on drawing?? i think especially for things like coloring, shading, and lighting , its been difficult for me to be happy with how it looks because compared to the sketch (that i think already looks nice) the colors just seem sort of flat and muddy and i feel like i dont have a good grip on what colors to put where and how to make it look unflatt if that makes sense! just curious on maybe what kinds of practices and studying you do for this(if any))<33 obv you dont have to answer if you dont want to, and thank you for being one of my inspirations, love youu<33333
hihi!! for simply shading/lighting, i would suggest you only work in black and white until you're totally comfortable with developing values. why? marco bucci explains it really nicely in this video but basically if you have good values u can have absolutely garbage nonsense colors and it will still make sense aka when i did this lol:
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i'm guessing you're more interested in colored artwork though since black and white drawings can't be "flat and muddy" bc theyre in grayscale lol. for coloring, this is so tough for me too so i thought about this for a day or so and i came up with 3 tips that might help^^ 1) getting colors directly from photo reference or color reference, 2) manually adding filters/color harmony, and 3) studying color theory
i always work from photo reference so it informs a lot of my coloring/shading/lighting and often when i don't understand what color I'm looking at i directly just eye drop it and realize that what i thought was purple was actually just a gray-red. working from an actual picture helps make sure my colors don't look strange and while i used to think eye-dropping felt like "cheating" when i worked digitally honestly i've learned a lot from it and honestly if i stare at a color long enough i can get it pretty accurately now but i'm just too lazy so eye-dropping just speeds up my workflow (plus i hate digital color pickers anyways they r not built for artists and i wrote an entire paper on it in college once lmao) anyways here's an example of a color study i did by directly eye-dropping from a gif with @quokki's incredible coloring (love u ale <3)
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if you're not working from a picture directly, you can still use other pictures or artwork as a "color reference" which I used to do a lot. i like to look at art from other ppl with pretty colors and create a color palette to use in my own drawings. for example, the color palette for this felix painting came from a piece (idr which) by Simón Prades on instagram but this palette is really easy to use since it's linear values it's like working in black and white but comes out looking cooler LOL
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Recently for my lee know kiki's delivery service drawing i felt that the colors seemed a little flat n muddy to me because it was in an animated flat coloring style (lol) so I added a filter layer (just a flat apricot color set to overlay at 25% on photoshop) that livened up the whole thing and made it feel more cohesive. It's a pretty subtle difference to other people but made a world of difference to me :) it helped take the muddiness out of the shadows of his face and the glass reflection and took the painting from gloomy rainy day with stale bread to warm sunny day with fresh bread :]
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and finally if u are interested in actually studying colors and lighting and shading and stuff these r some of the youtube videos and channels that i think do a great job explaining these very cool concepts:
pre-realism vs post-realism is a cool video about the difference between the mentality of how beginners draw vs how experts draw and kinda blew my mind tbh i think the big color takeaway from this video is that something that kids would color (like green grass) might actually be a totally different color to an artist's eye (dark yellow, red gray, even a super desaturated purple) depending on a realistic lighting situation
nathan fowkes did a 3-part guest talk series on understanding color temperature and relationships: (1) (2) (3) also not coloring but i love his video on value massing
this lecture on what charles bernard calls "the mother color principle" takes the "filtering" tip that i mentioned earlier to a much more developed level (it's an hour long so just skip through it.. u get the gist of what he's saying in a few min but the whole demo is also cool too)
i mentioned him earlier but marco bucci has many 10 min digestable videos about color on his channel that i like :) (also this lighting/value video is great too)
sorry i don't really know exactly how basic or advanced i should cater my advice but i hope this helps some anon^^ lmk if u have questions or if u ever want feedback my inbox and dms r always open
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phantaloon · 1 year
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@thisisthewaytomando
MERRY CHRISTMAS BESTIE ❤️🎄
ohhhh i can't believe christmas day is already here, you have no clue how much i enjoyed talking with you during this time, I'd really love for us to keep talking even if there are only a few common interests, two's enough right? :)
but ohh i wish you a very merry christmas, in my country (or maybe just my family lol) we see christmas as a time for blessings and happiness and gratefulness, so I wish you the absolute best, i hope you're showered in blessings and i hope you get to enjoy with your loved ones these happy holidays <3
look lmao about your gift, i totally forgot how much i suck at drawing and painting. i really said oh yeah i got this it's gonna be amazing, and yk the concept sketch was actually kinda cool and it was all going fine right until the moment i started painting it ahdjdkf either way I'll leave it here to you, it's not a great painting (it's not good at all tbh) but it is from the heart <3
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so obviously i meant to crossover csty with your doggie in a christmas sweater but it turns out i suck at painting, feel free to laugh at it lmao so did i (it's still from the heart tho ajdjfkf)
buuut i hated it so damn much that i said yk what i can't just leave this as my christmas gift for my secret santa sooooo i also made you a moodboard :) ngl I'd never done one before, and ik there are some things you like that are not in it but here it is too <3
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so yeah! i really hope you had as much fun as i did, really i wish you the best and i hope we can stay as semi interacting mutuals (bc i suck at keeping in contact for long periods of time)
I'm sending you a big hug and all the love to you and your loved ones
merry christmas!
- phantaloon
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discountfanfics · 2 years
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Absolutely in LOVE with your idea that crew!Mack waters the plants in life support 💕
If you're feeling inspired could I ask for some hcs of Mack with a Captain who was originally a biologist/botanist (before they went to captain school lmao) and life support is their favorite room to hang out in bc of the plants? If you want more specifics maybe something with the Captain teaching Mack all about the plants? But anything is fine tbh I just think this is such a soft & sweet concept and would love to see more
i absolutely love this request! i myself love plants and things, so this was a lot of fun to write :] (also, a few days late, my apologies. i had a school choir concert, but i'm slowly getting back to answering requests)
when you're the captain, you have a certain level of duties. checking on gunther in ads, celci in cryo, and burt in reactor, checking in with mark about the ships status, and the list goes on. it's hard to find some time to myself.
unlike my previous job, a botanist. with that job, i pretty much worked alone. hell, i had even thought about opening up my own botanical garden shop at one point before i became captain.
however, i didn't, leaving all of the information of plants fresh in my mind.
so, like usual, i went around, finishing my rounds. today i had noticed the plants in life support, and wanted to check them out a bit, so as the crew retired to their rooms/pods, i headed there.
as i opened the door, i noticed that i wasn't alone. which, really, wasn't all to difficult as the other person started spewing words at me.
"oh, uh, captain! how nice to see you...! i, uh, i was just, um, checking on life support! yeah, that's what i was doing! mhm, yes." i heard the rushed voice of one of my crew members, mack, say.
"no, mack, it's alright. first of all i don't believe that for a second. second of all, i think you might be in here for the same reason as me." i sigh and smile. that boy sure can get worked up over nothing.
"and w-what might that be...?" he questions, still nervous as hell. "the plants, mack. i'm here to see the plants." i smile and chuckle a bit.
"oh! then yes, that's true! i uhm, i enjoy looking at the plants, though i'm not too sure what they are..." he sighs a bit, and walks over to a plant with very, very large leaves, holding it very gently.
as i walk over, i stand behind him, putting my hand on his as he holds said leaf. "that one'a a colocasia. more commonly known as elephant ear. it's actually a fairly common plant back on earth." i explain.
"i never got to see many plants back on earth, heheh. as soon as i was old enough, my parents got me ready for this training, so this is kinda all i've ever known." he says nervously, his free hand rubbing the back of his neck.
"i used to be a botanist. my whole job was plants. so if you ever want to know anything, let me know. i'd be happy to have someone to talk about plants with again." i respond.
"so let me get this straight. *the* captain that everyone lives very much and is so cool and everyone fawns over. you. *you* didn't even know you were gonna be a captain until, what, a few years ago?" he questions.
"yep. i was going to open a botanical garden and sell plants. though, stores cost a lot of money, so when i heard about a cool opening as a captain, i took the job. next best thing, i guess. i love space, and i still get to talk about plants." i say as i sit down on the ground, mack joining me shortly.
i can see as he begins to get tired. first a small yawn. then, his eyes start to close. next thing i know, his head in on my shoulder.
the hardest thing i've ever done on this ship, i think, is figuring out a way to stand up and pick up mack so i can carry him to his room. though, that might be some personal bias.
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sungbeam · 2 years
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xnonie present to wish YOU 🫵😳 a happy birthday! even tho it's only been a few days, i really enjoyed talking marvel with u 🫶🫶
THOSE ARE AWESOME POWERS! i almost completely forgot about pym tech (sad, i admit) but yeah the entire concept of it is so cool. i'm so in love with paul rudd & scott lang in general its not funny </3 I AM A WANDA DEFENDER UNTIL THE END!! so what if she was scary in multiverse?? she was pretty while doing it 😍 if they could just make her happy for once that would be nice 😭😭
RED DAGGER BEST MS. MARVEL LOVE INTEREST!!! yeah ur right the other guys can leave SLDHDJS kareem radiates so much love interest energy & the tension between him & kamala?? exquisite 💗💗💗 i also ended up finding fics for him on tumblr (there are a handful, btw)
I DID WATCH MOON KNIGHT!! oscar isaac was phenomenal for giving us steven grant, marc spector, AND jake lockley all in one mini series. IT NEEDS A S2. during the airing of the show, i may or may not have stumbled upon khonshu thirst edits on tiktok?? THAT WAS SOMETHING. IDK IF I WANNA RELIVE THAT. IT WAS FUNNY BUT ALSO... COME ON GUYS, ITS A BIRD SKELETON 😭😭
OMG BEAM. U GAVE ME THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL TIME ?!?!? IT SHOULD BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND, ESPECIALLY ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY ☹️ u shouldn't have!! i'm SO excited. DINO AS QUICKSILVER?!?! SIGN ME UP. I LOVE OUR TIGER KING HOSHI AS WOLVERINE IT FITS SM SHDKSJD (why can i imagine yelling "HORANGHAEEE" while pouncing on someone w/ his claws out? LMAO) and wow... HAO AS MAGIK?? AND GYU AS COLOSSUS?? idk if i can take it anymore 🙏
i made something for wol-ranghae when i saw that hoshi = wolverine but then realized that anon asks can't send pictures 😭😭 maybe when the fic is up, i'll reveal myself just to send u what i made 🫣
AHHH THANK U XNONIE !!! lmaoo why does that finger point emoji look so accusatory 😭😭😭 BUT YES ME TOO I'VE LOVED TALKING ALL THINGS MARVEL W YOU 🥺🥺
pym tech is so cool and so is paul rudd too TRUE (ノ´∀`*) he's so underrated i just sighs,,, give him an oscar guys and call it a day ._. bUT YEAH SAME !! WANDA DEFENDER FOREVER like yeah u bring in an EXCELLENT POINT XNONIE !! just let the woman be happy?? Õ_Ó is that too much to ask ?? all she does is suffer.
BAHHAHAHA I can already imagine the amount of updated masterlists to mcu fanfic accts after the mcu Disney+ shows (ノ´∀`*) that's so slay tbh like we got red dagger, moon knight, druig, and NOW DAREDEVIL !! okay he's deffo not NEW but the thirst has reawakened for most, but in my case, it has been discovered 😳😳 WAIT FR JAKE LOCKLEY EXCUSE ME BUT IF I DONT GET A SZN 2 I WILL RIOT !!!! WAIT THERE R W H A T EDITS ??!? y'all,,, khonshu huh 💀💀 i mean, i really am not allowed to judge, but ... okay. u do u ig :/ HE IS A BIRD SKELETON PLS YALL 😭😭😭
NAUUUR SEEING UR REACTION IS A GIFT ENOUGH FOR ME :(( U BEING EXCITED MAKES ME EXCITED BFF !!! YESSS OMG THATS KINDA WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY HOW I PAIRED TJE MAKNAES BAHAHAH like i gave verkwan arguably some of the most powerful mutants in the verse, and now we can clown chan as a mutant as well (^_-)-☆ /j dkdndkjf im kidding lol i have a severe attachment to quicksilver, but chan just fits the mold whoops and TOO MANY PEOPLE SLEEP ON QUICKSILVER !!! YES OMG YELLING HORANGHAE IN ATTACK MODE HAHAHAH that's so hoshi plss 💀💀💀 i was like,,, who's the most furry-esque mutant? wolverine 😃😃 and i figured we could easily fit hosh w that since he too wishes to be a furry w claws called a tiger or something 🤡🤡 YEP HAO AS MAGIK AND MINGYU AS COLOSSUS!! i thought that fit pretty well :0 tbh one of the hardest people to pair was hao!! i knew i had to find someone who could be as slayfully cool as him
OMG U MADE SOMETHING FOR WOLRANGHAE AHAHAHAH I WISH I COULD SEE IT 👀👀👀 but yuhh when i finally get round to writing and posting this thing do send it in (^_-)-☆
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selfcarecap · 2 years
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Thoughts for when you wake up. I also didn't proofread bc I'm sleepy and lazy. Apologies:
Escape Room 1: it was a nice concept! Fresh and fun, I though. Plus, I really love psychological thrillers, so this movie was up my alley. I think the characters behaved quite naturally for people placed in the situation they were in, and they were all unique enough to where they evokes certain emotions from you. The cinematography was awesome and I enjoyed a majority of the film. The ending was a bit, "eh..." for me. Mostly bc wtf was that plane scene? I also didn't like how they "seemingly" won, but it turns out they just got fucked over again by some allknowing being like...shut up
Escape Room 2: the ending from the last one didn't have me too excited for the second one, ngl. I was happy so see Holland Rolland in it, however, so it was okay. I said, "they finally got her in something other than teen wolf" ☠️☠️☠️ anyway. I'll be real, the second one didn't have my full attention one hundred percent of the time lmao. The scenes were still very pretty, but the premise was too similar to the first one. And like...of course it's gonna be? Bc they're in the same type of situation?? But damnn, I didn't need a lot of this. And it was very :/ bc the main girl (I forget her name) was acting more reckless in the second film like...wasn't she supposed to be the cautious one? And the dude who didn't gaf was more logical most of the time? Come on man... I also didn't like how they were all like, "ooh, in my game..." like...this isn't your first game, focus on the now omg
And don't get me started on how they kept bringing back people! Why didn't the military vet die?? Her plot and why she was making the game was stupid and it felt like someone pulled it out of their ass at the last minute 😒
Part two was annoying and I barely remember the ending. I feel like they set it up for a part three? But who knows...
Now, I have another question. Have you ever seen The Exam or The Lodge (both psych thrillers)?
Ahh thank you for sending them <3😌 (probably) big rant ahead lmao
Omgg I agree, I enjoyed the first one, it was an interesting premise and it had a good set of characters. Also at first it wasn’t quite clear (to me at least) who the MC was or if there even was one and I thought that was kind of cool too? Or for example I knew Zoe (?) wasn’t actually dead when she died from that poison but still. Predictability doesn’t always have to be bad. Omg it was annoying that they all kinda worked alone tho? 💀 like whenever someone found a clue/hint/whatever they would spend 5 minutes trying to solve it on their own like I’m sure at least one life could have been spared if they actually talked to each other dhsks
But I didn’t like the end either like I hate how nowadays they’re always setting everything up for a part two like ofc I get they want to make money but chill. If you’re a good writer you can easily make a part two even if you didn’t set up the whole plot in the previous film. And tbh even after the second film I didn’t understand how the ‘boss’ (idr his name) knew EVERYTHING. like i was so sure there was gonna be something supernatural involved bc even with all the technology we have today and genius people.. it’s just way too unrealistic that they planned everything THAT well. And idm unrealistic films but like this was supposed to be a realistic psychological thriller so.
I was happy that Holland was in it too! And yeah I think I’ve only ever seen her as Lydia tbh 😭and she looked so different (and more grown up obv) but I was happy to see her. And omg yeah I mean maybe it was just the novelty of it but I liked the rooms in the first one more too. And same same same I mean Zoe was so shy in the first film and I liked that she became more confident but at the same time.. aren’t you traumatised lmao. And I would have liked if they gave her a different arc with her confidence like idk in the first one she was shy and got a bit more confident bc she solved some clues and obviously the end but idk. They did talk about the trauma tho which I liked bc usually in those type of films the go through a life altering situation and two days later they’re sitting on some beach and chilling like shouldn’t you be in therapy💀 good for them if they’re not traumatised but it’s usually so unrealistic. And yeahh they kept talking about their old games that, in the end, had nothing to do w this one as if they had any time to waste lol.
ALSO i didn’t realise that they were not together??? At the end of ER 1 i thought they were together and on a date and in the second one i also thought they were together but then when he “died” she was like ‘he was my best friend’… ma’am didn’t you see how you were looking at each other? They didn’t kiss but that didn’t matter like they were clearly in love and I was at least hoping for friends to lovers bc it was just annoying that nothing romantic actually happened between them. And yeah the end of the second one.. I think they set it up for a part 3 but I stopped paying attention by then shsksjssk but the girl (the actress who plays that esther orphan girl) locked her dad in and said she’s gonna make her parents proud by making even cooler escape rooms but like i said i wasn’t fully paying attention so maybe that’s not what she said lol
Okay that’s enough sorry shsjsjsks
I haven’t watched either of those but they seem interesting 👀 but there are a few films called the exam so is it the one with Gemma Chan? And omg Jacob Barber is in the Lodge? Shsjs he’s everywhere lmao but I get it he’s perfect for those genres lmao there’s something weird about him (or he plays it well i mean he’s probably not like that irl but idk i’ve never watched an interview i think). Seems interesting but also like it’s a bit more horror than thriller? And I have to be careful with horror bc then I have trouble sleeping for weeks to come shsjsjsj so lmk how scary it is bc it does seem interesting 👀👀👀
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doubleddenden · 2 years
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i have watched so many movies lately that i cannot really hope to begin a full review for them for the two people that bother reading them
so instead here's a bunch of short ones. Personal opinions, don't @ me. this is not meant to be taken too seriously. i just like to record my thoughts for later viewing down the road and maybe give a little nudge for friends to watch something i'm watching.
Belle (anime movie):
Beautiful in concept, a little shaky in execution, the ending felt a little too open, but it does give a decent amount of food for thought towards the perception of others, ourselves, internet culture, and society at large. This is also sort of the third in the unofficial trilogy of Mamoru Hasoda reinventing the internet, with the first two being the Digimon Movie (specifically Our War Game) and Summer Wars. 10/10 singing though and 10/10 art direction, 7/10 plot though. Verdict: Watch it, but don't expect to be completely satisfied, and try not to fall too deep into tropes. Do be careful with it as it does have somewhat triggering bits for certain people.
Lupin III the First the Movie:
I was afraid the 3d would ruin it, but it's actually very fun, super stylistic, and I think a fun homage to both Lupin III and Indiana Jones movies and the like. The hyper realistic backgrounds and semi hyper realistic but still cartoonish characters actually work really well, and the action- dare I say- is actually better than the anime. Its not entirely perfect, but its fun enough. I think the only thing it suffers from is that plot sort of happens in convenience to the characters- typical Lupin style though. Still fun, and I actually think it's better than a lot of the Lupin content I've seen in a long wile. 8/10, Jigen is hot in this one wtf
Dragon Ball Super Super Hero:
The movie itself is kinda eh and the 3d looks like a cheaper ArcSys cutscene, but there is heart and fun moments in the movie. Just don't go in expecting 10/10 story telling because the plot is an easy 6. The fights are pretty neat though, the new stuff is cool, and timeline placement is unique for the series. Anything more would spoil things, but its actually pretty funny in unexpected ways. 7/10 Piccolo is the best Uncle Dadpa
One Piece Film Z:
Really fun, and the writing and character design is very consistent with the series as I've been watching so far (i'm keeping up with the Toonami broadcast). Fight scenes are great, art is great, and the rest is about what you expect from One Piece- the added benefit is that the arc is condensed into a movie and doesn't take 5 years to finish. 8/10, Robin rocks hot pants.
One Piece Strong World:
Somehow this movie has even BETTER art direction and world building than Z, and the fight scenes are gorgeous. The plot is kinda eh but I was too distracted by cool monsters and explosions. It's got the art direction of an actual One Piece arc characterwise but the plot of a decent filler arc in a generic anime. I think it might have been better as a game tbh. 8/10 Nami rocks the booty shorts
Blue Exorcist The Movie:
I never really got far in the anime because I couldn't really stand the glasses brother and his buzz kill kind of holier than thou personality, but the world design is still fucking gorgeous, and the movie character Usamaro is adorable. It lacks traditional shounen fight scenes for the most part but makes up for it with chaotic fights against gigantic demons and some pleasant fun bonding time with a little demon boy. What I hate is that the higher ups frame all the good that's done as bad because it inconveniences them in the slightest despite the people Ren and his friend with thick thighs help by just doing the right thing. But the city looks cozy, the food delicious, and the friends kinda wholesome. 7/10, not bad, kinda wanna watch the anime, I just want Usamaro to be happy
I do recommend each of these just for fun. Obviously I'm missing context for some of the anime movies but I'm just here to be entertained, not think too hard
if you have movies you think i'd like, gimme suggestions. I'd prefer something anime based and I'm not really looking for anything too gorey, scary, or the like. I like comedies, shounen type stuff, action, adventure, that kind of stuff.
and again, this is just for fun
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look-at-the-water · 2 months
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Huuh
I feel so empty rn I might just get rid of myself, how come nothing brings me joy anymore, I cant talk to anyone I know without feeling they despise me, so I just don't speak to anyone. I can't do anything all day, what used to make me happy doesn't make me feel anything anymore. I can't do art at all, I try to pick up a pen and do anything but itll be the same boring thing over and over again. I used to at least have cool ideas. I can't think of anything anymore, I still love hlvrai, a lot, but I can't produce anything that'll bring me the same joy out of it anymore. And even if I did I don't have anyone to share it with, so I'll probably just forget about it and leave it behind.
Something must be wrong with me cause everyone just stops talking to me all the time. I don't even know how to improve. Maybe it's because I'm always busy and can't do things with people, I guess that's fair, but I can't really control that with all the school work I get. I always end up exhausted for some reason and can't hang out with anyone.
Maybe I need to start approaching people myself, I always wait for others to do so, maybe if I wasnt such a pussy I could start a good convo and have people to hang out with again. But I'm not sure how that works so I just, feel like I always do it wrong and people think I'm weird, and I know it's not a good mindset but i don't know how to get out of it. I'm sure the people I look up to reaching won't mind it at all, but I feel like I was so left behind with my knowledge on stuff I won't get many things and mess up, I feel like I know too like for being 15, I don't want to annoy people by asking so many questions. And I don't think I'm funny either, I always end up mimicking whatever other people say to be funny, and sometimes they've gotten annoyed, but I can't really control that either. I tried to, and it kept happening anyway.
I wish I was born as a different person, I've always found hiding behind the facade of a different person comforting, maybe that's why I took benreys name and always think of myself more as if I was him than the real person I am (but still aware I'm my own different person, ofc), but recently the whole benrey thing feels as if Its been messed up for me, after the last person I talked to left, he was forzen, i was benrey, we had this whole connection i think, I felt like we were perfect for eachother, we both agreed on that. and now he's gone. I'm scared I will get as attached to a person again and it's gonna fuck me up. For like the 3rd time now. I feel like it's something stupid to be upset about. I don't want to be that's for sure
I really want friends that don't leave. Even if we don't talk all that much, I want friends I'd safely feel they won't leave me. I don't know if it's my fault or I just keep hanging around the wrong people, I don't want to whine about it. It feels pathetic, but here I am, ig. I would seriously end it all if it wasn't for that fact I was so terrified of death. I'm not even good at dying. Really funny tbh.
I hope someday I get up and make tons of cool art and get brave enough to try and be friends with all the people I look forward to meet and I can come up with cool concepts again and show everyone. Someday, I'll fix myself. Right now, i need to do my homework and be good at school, so I don't have time for that, I guess.
Sorry to anyone reading this shit I just. I am so tired.
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Monday, January 29th, 2024!
8:00am he doesn't have any grasp of how poorly he handled money while living here. Didn't know when bills were due how much they cost and never bothered to ask. Just wanted me to keep asking him for money like a fucking bank. Does not grasp the concept of why would I ask you for money when every other week you asked me for weed money (indicating you literally didn't even have $40?). How am I supposed to turn around and ask you for bill money?
No longer my problem!! He's my friend not my problem, I'll find a partner who is willing to understand how things work OR already knows and I don't have to teach them how to be an adult! Can you imagine? I can I know there's guys out there that handle all of their own finances and that's very attractive! I want that! :) *manifesting** lol ✨✨
It's not your responsibility to explain to him what he did wrong. X 1000 queen 💅
12:14pm Checking in, just got out of class, want to get lunch and do work after! There's a bunch of teeny tiny things to do this week. It's cold outside too!! Freezing my feet and a lack of blood circulation lol.
11:43pm day kind of was a drag due to an uncoordinated group project and untimed meeting but we go on!
Weaponized incompetence! That's the word lmao, yeah she can have that! Oof idk man just doesn't sit right with me, but it's not my problem anymore! Yayyyy :) I really need to figure out how to redirect my mind when I feel like telling him some bs he did to me. I did really well and I'm proud of myself today for asking him first if he wanted to hear my rant and he said no politely lmao and I think that was smart for me. It just kind of subsided, at least enough for me to get my work done today. I just want to keep focusing on me :) always something I can be doing for myself tbh, don't really need to be doing things for an incompetent partner 😎 she can have thattt.
Tbh I feel like I'm just gonna live my whole "life" and probably not f around with settling down until I'm at least 30 and I'm cool with that lol. What's the rush, I don't want any crotch monsters so I really dgaf about all that (plus there's fostering etc). I kind of want to get off the dating/ relationship reddit stuff bc it's just not realistic tbh 😅 I don't want to compromise, I don't want to fuck around on someone else's schedule, I literally don't want someone telling me anything what to do, nothing I don't want to hear a man's opinion 😂 probably not the best time in my life to start dating haha
So yeah they always say, what do you want out of a relationship rn? Still nothing serious, I'm not serious, I would love a fwb, I would love a concert buddy, I want a happy hour buddy, club buddy, watching sports together buddy, and these really don't have to be men btw (men are low-key trash another reason I should not be dating haha bc I will be mean AF). Just vibe, my new year's resolution was to have more friends and I think I'm on the right track :) I definitely am having a healthier mindset now, making friends was not on my to-do list 3/2 months ago 👀👀 but that's what growing is about!
I feel bad that my ex isn't getting this same self growth but 🤷 what tf am I supposed to do with that info lol I guess he just perfectly knows himself..... 🤣🤡 The end.
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appleofthemoon · 1 year
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no, i love the darker concepts too! i remember when dreamcatcher first debuted and i loved the horror concept they did and still do with the concept they’re doing now. i also love alexa who’s doing an android? concept that plays with some cool (dark?) plotlines! i love when groups are more experimental and show off different styles like shinee and infinite (though i only know some songs from them). it’s really underrated i feel! or even non k-pop songs like “build a bitch” by bella poarch and her other songs, they have a darker feel, and melanie martinez too. either way, i’m a huge fan of that kind of stuff.
i guess, johnny always teasing doyoung and stuff lol. johnny always strikes me as a jokeful kind of person but with a certain taste of humor (him not getting nctzen humor sometimes when he watched yt videos). but i don’t get deterred too much, i guess that’s the point though for most types of yanderes, you don’t wanna be their darling, that’d be the definition of unhealthy relationships!
anyway, i try to believe in that. believe that it will all work out and be okay, but i don’t know, it’s been like this for a few years and progressively, no, accelerating-y getting worse so it’s getting harder to believe no matter how much i look at the positives (which aren’t much at this point). but it’ll all turn out good, hopefully.
i’m happy you’re taking care of yourself though, that’s great! keep doing that, don’t let the business of the day overwhelm you. do you have other writing/content blogs? it seems like you do? but yeah, do you wanna share them with me (here or dms)? only if you feel comfortable with it, of course!
big big heart eyes for dreamcatcher <33 it's always nice to see an artist who experiments with their concepts rather than sticking to what's trendy. imo there's probably a few idols who want to try switching it up but their company won't allow it because what if it doesn't make enough profit ://
speaking of johnny, he's one of the scariest yanderes— i can't remember who said it but they did say that he's one you definitely don't want to anger. so if you're his darling, it's like walking on eggshells..
there's this poem i read by lang leav, it's called broken hearts (hold on let me check what it says again, i got the book right next to me)
*this commercial is brought to you by appleofthemoon*
ah yes! "and even though i can't promise it will get better any time soon, i can tell you that it will—eventually. for now, all you can do is take your time. take all the time you need." so while the contexts may be different, the meaning is still there.
i'm okay with sharing them here! tbh i have.. six? blogs altogether— (oh god it's seven, and that doesn't even include the network i run) they're all writing blogs so i'll just list the fandoms they're for:
kurosism : ateez, enha, nct, the boyz, txt
p8rasite : seventeen
soleurs : all of us are dead
atolua : ateez oc
hwablurs : stray kids
invuwrld : twisted wonderland
(bonus: wencore is my reading recs blog)
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sexybabystevie · 2 years
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✨Oh you are just too sweet <3 Thank you tho. It’s just such a neat concept to me, all of these different lifetimes spent with 1 person in particular, all the moments both new and reflections of past ones. Especially the curator/barista one, finding out about your intertwined lives must be so magical but also so scary. The fact that you’ve not only lived many many times before, but also sharing those experiences; wondering if most were good or tragic, if there were lives that they didn’t meet- and if so, were those lives just as happy or were they empty? Even in this current life, now that they found the truth, will it be the last? Or another added onto the stories of their soul-mated stardust? It’s fun to think about :)
And thats okay! Life happens! I do hope you can get more sleep! It’s so important to have healthy habits in place. I’m glad you got to enjoy the event though! And I thank you for the lil history lesson on the taj mahal as well! History is so cool and important and while little myths about grand love are sweet, its incredibly important to know about the truth behind these things.
Fair enough, I don’t know why I ship Shag/Daph, its just something young me did that stuck. I’m not one to argue about ships :) Also, I love the Velma played by Hayley Kiyoko, a lesbian icon herself, her music is great! I feel that Shaggy definitely is more open and fluid to everything, so pan absolutely fits, tho I’m not sure if he’d use the label itself, unless maybe in a joke about food lol. He’s just groovy with it all 💚 I totally agree with you that F/D feels so forced, like they had to set up the pretty girl and the “jock” leader. It’s my pleasure! SD was one of the 2 obsessions of my childhood & I still love it tbh, its great to talk about :D
i meant to answer this forever ago but life got complicated so i forgot, i'm sorry!!
but yes!!!! i can't remember where i've seen this trope used in similar ways but i've read something (maybe a manga??) about it and it was SO good and such an interesting concept that when you sent those in i was so excited to read what you had ideas about!
i'm doing a little better, and you're welcome!! i love history and knowing silly little facts, so if i find out any more then i'll definitely consider sharing them here!! :))
no i get that! i can't think of any right now but i do think that the ships we have when we're younger oddly enough stick with us later. i feel like it's both comforting and also just kind of too hard to change your opinion after so long lmao. i'm honestly not one to argue about ships either UNLESS it comes to it being something gross. then i just don't wanna interact with that kind of stuff. i do agree with everything you've said about scooby doo though!! i also had a huge obsession with it when i was a kid and i still thoroughly enjoy it so talking about it is so fun!! if you don't mind me asking, do you remember which of the movies were your favorites? i'm very curious lol
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magicxc · 3 years
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Bonafide Love
Pairing: Dark!Frank Adler x Reader
Summary: A gentleman on the surface, Frank can only keep up the façade for so long.
Word Count: 4844
Warnings: Explicit 18+, stalking, choking, non-con, unprotected sex
A/N: So this is my second entry for the shameless hoes for Chris challenge, hosted by @navybrat817 and @stargazingfangirl18 and tbh this was absolute hell to write lol. This is my longest fic by far, but I wanted to step outside of my comfort zone and try my hands at something new. So, this story is going to be told from Frank’s POV and while it was fun to write his inner thoughts, I had some trouble when it came to the smut, so please go easy on me. My prompts are as follows: Kink: Edging, Trope: Obsession/Stalker AU, Character: Frank Adler. Do enjoy and thank you ladies for hosting this awesome sauce worth of a challenge, it has been super encouraging to me.
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I don't understand it. I mean I do, but I don't. For a boat to float on water, yet I always manage to sink? It's amazing really, but a mindfuck nonetheless. Some science concept about buoyancy and what not. I never quite excelled in stem related subjects, but it didn't make it any less interesting to me. I tend to spend most of my days fixing these things but, one day, I’ll own one of them for sure. Currently, this rich guy is having some boat trouble and I was happy to help. The job paid enough to help me advance two months on rent and it wasn’t anything super complicated, so I figured why not. The boat was anchored by the dock in his backyard, yeah he has that type of money, so I spent most of my days working on it at his home. It wasn't anything too serious, just a broken bilge pump and a few cabin leaks here and there. Nothing that should take me any longer than a couple weeks to fix really. 
By week two it was like the perfect cliche happened. I'm sitting on the dock, cranking up some last minute changes when this gorgeous girl walks up offering me a beer. She's sporting this beautiful, yellow, daisy sundress which pops against her brown skin. It's golden hour right now and as the sun radiates off her, she gives off this ethereal like glow and I have to force myself to keep calm. 
“Something to help cool you off during this Florida heat.” She offers along with a few towels to catch the sweat droplets cascading down my forehead. 
I detect a bit of an accent, but I can't quite place it. Hell, I'm not even sure if I heard it, but all I know is that I want to hear her speak again. Then, my eyes travel further south to the way that her perfect, round, breasts spill out of the top of that sundress, ever so slightly. Just enough to get a taste. Dragging my arm across my forehead, I find myself sweaty for a different reason entirely, as I try to get one last peak in before she notices. 
“Thanks! Ten more minutes in this blazing heat and you would've been passing me off to an EMT.” I joke. 
And then I hear it. The most contagious fucking laugh. It's not high pitched and squeaky or anything like that, but there’s a light airiness to it. I take advantage of this ladys' distraction to continue eye fucking her as I finally take in the rest of her body. Her waist dips into a slight curve which then broadens out around her hips, and even from the front I can see that her ass is fat. I take in a deep breath in sheer appreciation and figure I better say something quick before I get caught lacking, only she beats me to it. 
“Well I'm glad that didn’t happen. If the heat ever gets too intense please do not hesitate to come inside.” Yeah, I’d like to come inside alright. 
“Thank you for the offer, but I’m finishing up for the evening anyway. Although, I'm not sure we’ve met, I'm Frank. I would shake your hand, but mine is a bit dirty.”
“It's okay, how about when you’re finished you stop on by for a proper introduction then.” She urged. 
Now I dont know what kind of hospitality they practice in wherever the fuck she's from, but my dick just twitched at the possibilities. Shit, get it together Frank. Still, I can't place that accent. Is it from Guyana? Turks and Caicos maybe? I’m not too sure, but it's from somewhere warm I’m positive. Maybe she can tell me now or later on when she's stuffed full of me, the choice is hers really. 
“I will take you up on that, but for now I’d like to finish as much as I can while I still have a bit of natural light.” I say, gesturing my head toward the sky. 
I catch it before it's gone, but she makes the cutest little pout and I give a quick smirk cause fuck I feel ecstatic that she feels this attraction too. 
“Oh yes, I'm sorry to keep you distracted.” She says. 
“It's a welcome distraction.” I joke. 
And then she does it again, that cute chuckle. Is it too early to be in love? 
“Oh and btw, my name is Y/N.” She exclaimed, holding out her elbow. 
I laugh when I realise what she’s going for, holding mine out so we can bump them together and even for just a graze I can feel how smooth the skin is; and I honestly want to sink my hands into it and knead it like dough. 
“Just cause it's dirty.” She jokes. 
“No, I get it,” I say smiling. “That was actually pretty clever.”
“Well, after you're all cleaned up, how about we try a more suitable handshake then.”
Ok, now this chick is three for three. First time is by chance, the second is a coincidence, and the third’s a pattern. And I know I'm not tripping, she must be flirting right? I’ll give it til time four to really shoot my shot, as Mary says. Apparently, it means to take a chance and pursue an interest, I guess. I can't really keep up with the kids these days. 
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It's been several days since I last spoke to Y/N and I'm kinda annoyed that I didn't go and try that PrOpEr HaNdShAke of hers, but night came around fairly quickly and Roberta can only watch Mary for so long. She's a saint and I know she doesn't mind babysitting, but I try not to take advantage of her kindness. On the upside to that night, Mary and I went through the entirety of dinner and then some trying to imitate Y/N’s accent. It started out as a genuine mistake. I was so caught up in replaying our earlier conversation that I accidentally pronounced a particular word in a bit of a drawl, but for whatever reason, it cracked Mary up. A sentence here and a mimic there, we soon found ourselves going through the whole night sounding like a very poor rendition of something straight out of the Pirates of the Caribbean. God, I love that kid. 
Quite frankly the boat job was done and I had just chucked it up to a lost cause until I got the call that something else had gone faulty with the boat. A freak accident if you will, but I wasn't complaining if it meant that I’d get to catch even a glimpse of Y/N. It’s nighttime once again and Mary and I had just finished dinner, but I promised to come take a look at the damage on the weekend when she goes to visit Boston. It’ll allow me to take my time so as to not rush home immediately.
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It's Friday evening and I decided to make my way up to the mansion they call a house to assess the damage of the boat so that I can gather everything that I needed for the weekend to come. I get a quick run through of what needs to be fixed and as we’re making our way along the dock and up to the backyard of the house, I get offered inside for a drink.
Three beers in and we’re now in a shouting match with the football players on TV. Fucking Miami Dolphins, cant win for losing if they tried. So caught up in tonight’s game, I didn’t even hear the door open until the jingle of keys captured my attention. Looking back, a tight lipped smile graces my lips as I catch sight of who just came home. It's 10:00pm by my watch and either it’s suddenly wrong for the first time today or Y/N should’ve been home an hour ago. 
“Late night?” I scolded 
And I instantly hate how accusatory it sounds, because I gotta keep the cool guy thing going. As expected, I got a few raised eyebrows in my direction. So before this turns awkward I scramble to find a way to play it off, blurting out a “I would’ve saved you an extra beer had I known you were a night owl.” I say gesturing to the beer in my hand.
There's a bit of an awkward chuckle that follows and thankfully everyone lets it slide. “No thank you Frank, I’m not one for beer.” She giggles. 
Her and her dad carry on in conversation for a few minutes before she takes off up the stairs. 
“Goodnight daddy,” she says, kissing him on the cheek.  
“Goodnight Frank,” she waves me off.
Daddy, I like the sound of that. “Night.” I mumble, taking a swig of my drink.
Another hour goes by and at this point I couldn’t care less about the game. Y/N’s been running through my mind ever since she walked in here and now I just need a reason to see her. 
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At this point it's a little past midnight and her dad is dozing off, doing the infamous head nod all dads do instead of just going to bed. I've sat here and watched him pitch awake every time his neck drops to his shoulders and now; he's out like a light. Easing my way off the couch, I head upstairs to Y/N’s room. If my memory serves me right, it should be two doors to the left side of the staircase. 
I give a few courtesy knocks to the door before letting myself in. Fresh out of the shower, she's coming out of the bathroom as I'm walking in the door and there's a look of confusion that crosses her features. “Frank, are you drunk?” she speculated.
“No,” I say, closing the door behind me. “Are you?”
But before she has a chance to answer I continue, “You must be! You finish your hospital rounds at five and start yoga by six. Class ends no later than eight, but you don't make it home until ten. Where the hell were you?” I demanded. 
At some point she’ll need to realise that she can either let me know where she is or she can come home at an appropriate time; and it's best if she learns that now. Her confusion slowly dissipates as anger takes over and as she opens her mouth to speak, I cut her off once again, attempting to deescalate the situation.
“You know the first time I saw you, for a second I didn't think you were real.”
“Frank, what the fuck are you talking about?” She scoffed. 
“Walking down the dock towards me.” 
“G-get out right now.” She stammered. 
“The sunlight was fierce that day and as it cast its rays upon you, it gave you this halo effect.  And Y/N I swear you looked like an angel.” I described.
I didn’t realize it, but during my reminiscing, I've been slowly making my way towards her. But It wasn't until we were face to face that I noticed the slight tremble in her shoulders. I reach up to cup her cheeks in my hand and stare into her eyes. Then, I try to find my next words carefully, so as to not come off creepy. 
“All I'm trying to say is that you’re breathtakingly beautiful and I would love to get to know you better,” I confided. “But you have to make it home at a decent time if you want this to work out.”
So this wasn’t the most ideal of circumstances, I get it, but it still fucking stings to see my girl look at me with nothing but terror in those big, doe eyes of hers; and for a quick second irritation flashes in mine before I blink them away. Patience, I tell myself. I need to bring her along slowly. 
Her face scrunches up as she begins to mock me “aLl i’M tRyInG tO sAy iS...”
“FRANK, how do you know those things?” She yells as she attempts to shake out of my embrace. 
“Relax Y/N, I was just making sure you were safe.” I growl out. 
“Relax? You have point five seconds to get the fuck out before I call the police.”
“You’ll have to get to the phone first." I challenged. 
Her eyes darted from me, to her cell phone, lying on the bed, to the door behind me. And as annoyed as I am, I do feel a little bad for springing this on her all at once, so I have to at least try and calm her down before this goes completely haywire. 
“Y/N, baby, please don’t,” I sigh. “You know as well as I do that you’re not making it to that phone or to that door.” I say matter of factly. 
“I have to at least try.” She breathes out.
If I weren't so turned on, I'd be proud. My girl's a fighter, fortunately for her though, I’m gonna have to fuck it out of her. Dragging my hands from her cheeks to her palms, I gently place her hands in mine, leading her to the bed. But, she yanks her hand away in some sort of last ditch effort, and I drag it back to me, twisting it clockwise as a warning. She makes a hissing sort of sound and looks up at me with tear filled eyes, but remorse is the last thing I feel. In fact, my dick just twitches at the sight. I bring her body close to mine and resting my head in the crook of her neck, I can smell the faint scent of soap she’d just used earlier. Wrapping my hands around her shoulders, I rub them up and down soothingly saying 
“Y/N, I’ll try and be as gentle as possible.” 
A wheezing type noise escapes her and I feel a few teardrops hit my shoulder. I hate seeing my baby cry, but what I love is the compliance. There’s no fighting, no reluctance, just acceptance; and for that, she deserves to get rewarded.
 “Baby look at me.” I demand, wiping her tears away. 
“I understand that this is all new for you and I’m willing to be as patient as I can. But Y/N,” I turn serious. “I won’t hesitate to hurt you if you step out of line, so don't make me okay?” 
She gives me a shaky nod in return and I press my lips to hers, eager to get started. Taking her arms, I gently raise her off the floor and lie her on the bed, facing me. This seems to wear off all the initial shock and I can already tell this night is gonna last longer than it has to. Raising up on her elbow Y/N shoots me a pitiful look, mouthing a please in hopes that it’ll change my mind. It won’t. As I start to undress, I'm not gonna lie, I do feel bad, springing this on her so soon, but that doesn't change what's about to happen, and she’ll just have to adjust. 
“You wanted to know where I was earlier today, after yoga? I went for a walk.” she rambled. 
Dropping to my knees at the edge of the bed, I ask “a walk where?”
“In the park. After I meditate during my yoga sessions I like to walk around for a bit, to continue my disconnect from the outside world.”
“What do you feel the need to disconnect from?”
“Just everyday life, sometimes I find it necessary to focus on -
FRANK.” She shrieks as I pull her legs toward me. 
“Go on,” I urge. She shoots me another pleading look with those glossy eyes of hers, but I ignore it as I go to unwrap the towel, however her grip is unrelenting. 
“Please Frank, don't do this.” She begs
“Y/N, relax baby. I just want to make you feel good. Much like yoga, you can use this experience as a way to disconnect from the loud noises of the world. Just focus your energy on your body and the way it feels, okay?” I say stroking her leg. 
She gives an uncertain nod and lies back down, undoubtedly trying to find her happy place. I unfold the towel at each side and slowly spread her legs. My mouth drops open in appreciation and I have to physically stop myself from drooling. Still wet with water droplets from the earlier shower, her pussy is a glistening treasure box. It’s smooth to the touch, with a small patch of hair, in the shape of a triangle, layered at the top. A bit of a guide on where I should go and a sign I mustn't ignore.
I put my face in between her legs and inhale softly, savoring the scent of her natural musk. I dart my tongue out and lick a stripe up the slit of her opening until I get a shocked gasp in return. Smiling to myself, I raise up a little and urge her to
“Finish telling me what’s important for you to focus on.” 
Diving back in, I lick several more stripes up her slit until I see that little nub of hers get swollen enough to peek out from under the hood. I swirl my tongue around it until I latch on, trying to get her body to create enough moisture for what's about to come next. There's a faint whimpering here and there, but it's nothing close to what I actually want to hear. I stop my ministrations and poke my head out to proclaim
“Y/N I'm still waiting.” 
Peeking above her legs, she looks down at me for a split second, and as we make eye contact, she immediately turns her head upward to the ceiling. So my girl seems to be a little shy, oh I’ll fix that real soon. I go back to work diving my tongue on her clit and my fingers soon find their way to her slit to collect what little moisture has gathered.
“Sometimes I find it necessary to focus on my, my- myself ahhhh…." She raises up off the bed. 
Gripping her hips and holding them firm to the mattress, I continue on in my earlier position, only this time, my movements turn swift. Sucking her clit between my lips, I drive two of my fingers into her heat repeatedly, until those quiet whispers have turned into full on moans. I'm soon rewarded by a gush of liquid and I lap up as much as my mouth can catch. But I don't slow down just yet. Speeding up my movements on her already sensitive body, I graze her bud with my teeth to add a little razzle dazzle and a few pumps later Y/N cums again, screaming through her orgasm and soaking my chest in the process. I decide to come up for some air and licking my lips, I climb atop the bed and bring her in for a deep kiss. There’s a bit of reluctance at first, but a firm squeeze to her jaw is quick to out that flame. A surprised gasp gives me the opportunity I need to to slip my tongue in and I just relish in the sensation of how smooth it feels. 
“You taste that Y/N? That's all you baby.” I say going in for one last sloppy peck on the lips. 
She gives me yet another pleading look as if to say there's still time to stop and all I can manage is a tsk, because there's no way I'm going back. 
“Ready for me babe.” I ask, lining myself up to her entrance and at that she shuts her eyes closed. 
I'm a little disappointed that she isn't adjusting as quickly as I’d hoped, but it's all good, I’ll have this pussy trained to crave me after I'm finished with her. Hissing as I inch myself into her sopping heat, I’m met with the warmest, most cushy pussy I've ever slid into and I have to halt my movements so I don't cum right then and there. I look down and notice a look of discomfort on Y/N’s face and the last thing I want is for her to feel uncomfortable. I want her to enjoy this as much as I will, so cupping her cheeks in my palms, I coo “Y/N, look at me.”
Her eyes flutter open and a few tears stream down her face. 
“Hey no, none of that,” I say, wiping them away. “This Is supposed to be a way for you savour the disconnect from reality, remember? A chance to let your body take over while you relish in what feels good, right?” I ask, stroking her cheeks. 
Once again, she gives a shaky nod and I lean down to give her a quick kiss. “I won't move until you relax.”
“Frank, please don't do this, I'm sorry, whatever it is that I did, I'm so sorry.” She babbled
“Baby no, it's nothing to be sorry for, trust me. But this is gonna happen one way or the other, so it's best to get comfortable now.” 
Sliding her arms around my shoulder, she squeaks as I jerk my hips downward and I start off on a steady pace of thrusting. Letting out the most guttural moan ever, I throw my head back as I get lost in the walls of YN’s pussy. My heart begins to swell and I just have to tell her the way she makes me feel. Resting my forehead against hers I decide it's time to put all of my feelings out there.
“Y/N baby, from the moment I saw you I,- I just knew you’d be perfect,” I confessed. “And then after that day on the dock, oh I couldn't stop thinking about you. 
Slowing down, I rise up above her, hooking her legs around my waist while my thumb starts to circle her clit causing a sharp yelp to follow.
“Yeah that's it, scream for me baby,” I ordered, watching her squirm. “Open those pretty, brown eyes and let me see how good my lovin’ looks on you.”
Steady in my pace, I continue to rub my thumb across her bud as Y/N’s breath becomes quicker and her eyes shut tighter. She’s close, but if I'm gonna let her come, at the very least she can look me in my eyes. So I remove my fingers and she lets out a sigh of relief.
“You know, the way you spend your Friday evenings volunteering at that shelter, it's admirable. I like a woman that’s compassionate. It means she has plenty of love to give, and I'm here to take it all baby.”
Placing my hands on her breasts, I speed up my strokes once again, delighted in the pure bliss I'm feeling right now. 
“Oh and don't get me started on how you manage your way around the tennis court,” I grunt out. “Your aim could use a little work, but it's nothing some practice can't fix. And that's what I love about you Y/N. You're a well rounded person, with a perfectly balanced lifestyle. You have your work and you have your hobbies.” I say pounding into her core. 
My hands squeeze a little tighter around her breasts and I know I've just crossed the very fine line of pleasure and turned this into pain. She starts that panting noise up again and I can tell, she's close once more. Gripping her breasts just a little tighter, she lets out a moan of discomfort, and although it's not what I was going for, I’ll take what I can get; for now. 
“That's it. I was waiting to hear those sweet melodies you've been hiding.” 
Her jaw slackens and her mouth drops open, ready to jump over that peak of pure ecstasy, before I stop completely. She huffs out a whine, no doubt frustrated and longing to get it over with I'm sure. 
“No Y/N,” I say sternly, “if you wanna come then you’re gonna have to look me in my eyes while you do it."
Starting back up again, I rock into her with slow, leisurely thrusts, letting my thoughts take over. 
“You know there's nothing sexier than you in your natural state, hmm?” I reached over and set about stroking her cheek.
“I mean yeah, the makeup thing is cute, but I like you just the way you are. When you come out of the shower in the mornings and start your moisturising routine, I think the only step necessary afterward is to just put on clothes, not a full face baby.”
My hand finds itself tangled in her hair as I lean down to lick one of her nipples as my other kneads her other breast. 
“Oh and that birthmark beneath your left shoulder,” I breath out, “what is that, a cloud maybe?”
At that her whole body stiffens. Looking up, I see that her eyes are now wide open in shock and I can't help my small smile that soon follows. Confirming her suspicions, I let out a “ohh yeah, I've been protecting you for quite some time.” 
“It’s only a matter of safety okay, but my all time favorite is when the weekends comes and you -"
“SHUT UP. Oh my God, you’re a freak. How long?” She beats at my chest, teary eyed. 
“How long have you been watching me in the shadows like a creep?” 
And at that my hands fly to her throat, anger consuming me. 
“I've been protecting you long enough to know that you should be more aware of your surroundings.” I grit out. 
Speeding up my thrusts once again I find my hand tightening around her neck as I dip down low to take her nipple back into my mouth. Grazing my teeth against them, my other hand finds its way back down to her clit and I rub furiously, setting out on a merciless pace. Arching her chest into me, she makes these wet, gurgling noises with her throat and for a split second I forgot just how hard I was choking her. Easing my hand a little, I keep a steady grip as a reminder. 
“After all I go through to bring you pleasure and you speak to me like this? No, not now, not ever. If I don't teach you anything else tonight, it'll be manners.”  I fume, emphasizing with a particularly harsh thrust to her cervix, causing her to shriek in return. Oh now she screams. 
“Look at me.” I demand. 
She turns those glossy eyes in my direction and I want so bad to comfort her, but now is not the time. She has to learn. 
“Who's fucking like this huh?” 
She croaks something out but it’s inaudible. My hand on her bud picks up the pace tenfold, and I get close to my own climax. This seemed to grab her attention as she whimpered out a 'you'. 
“That's right baby and whose pussy is this?” A moaning mess, she manages to blurt out another 'you'. 
“And tell me who's making you feel this good?” At that, she yells out a frustrated, “you, Frank, it's all you!”
“Yeah that's right me, it's me Y/N. And you’d be wise to remember that.” I taunt adding more pressure to her clit. 
“I’m so-sorry Frank, just please finish me off this time.” she begged. 
“Finish what?” I tease. 
“Just please, let me cum.” 
She's moaning up a storm with her fingers tightly gripping the sheets and I didn't think it was possible for my dick to swell any more, yet here I am, ready to explode. 
Finally, she cums with a loud sob and I find myself right behind her, emptying rope after rope of my cum inside of her. Catching my breath, I slowly pull out of Y/N and drop beside her, wrapping her in my arms in the process. I hear her quick, shallow breaths and I feel a wetness hit my chest. 
It’s just shock. Give it time Frank, many women get emotional after sex. She just needs to get a little used to the idea of us, that's all. Holding her, more firmly, in my arms I press gentle kisses into her hair and skin, whispering whatever I think will help; because this is only the beginning. 
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Iron Widow review: 4/5
Spoiler and rant alert
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I really really want to give it a 5 out of 5. But I have a reason.
Perspective.
Iron Widow is a story told from the pov of a very angry girl going absolutely feral and getting worse. I love that for her but it doesn't leave much room for the world.
XJZ did really good work at showing first person pov and the limitations because of it. I get what Zetian thinks and her thought process and feelings. But little to no context on HOW she has that thought process because that backstory is probably traumatic or just not relevant enough to think in too much detail for Zetian.
(I can make assumptions that Zetian started noticing the discrimination and differences in treatment properly when she met Yizhi and he introduced her to a ~whole new world~ . And her sister's death probably pushed her off the edge, from where she kept digging till she was holding the heart of her ruined world in her hands only it was so rotten that even crushing it would not bring anything but more misery.... but in the end, they're assumptions. I'll never know. That's not where the story starts)
I couldn't get much info on how much Zetian's big sister meant to her and how that effected and shaped her as a person. So I, personally couldn't really get into Zetian's extreme thirst for revenge even when I was cheering her on. Similarly, because it's all seen from Zetian's perspective and kind of in a vague sense in the mind share thingy, she has to be TOLD about Li Shimin's backstory and I couldn't really care about that. (I love that boy but I was kinda meh about that entire reveal tbh). A few things like this were just Told, when they would've been better showed. I had to take at face value and I don't like that kind of storytelling so it kind of dampened the experience for me.
On top of that, because it's all background and probably irrelevant information for Zetian I didn't find out much about the world system and how it really works, which is something I really love about stories and I always look forward to the most. Or the Hunduns, who Zetian doesn't care for at all. It works in favor of the shock I got at the end (WHAT THE FUCK???) but I have so many questions that are going to go unanswered.
Also we see Zetian doing all these frankly mind blogging things but because we don't really have any perspective, it doesn't have much impact besides personal satisfaction. I wanted to see an impact, the BOOM that happened everytime Zetian did something insane and how that kept effecting even when she walked out of the room.
And the last thing that really didn't do anything for me... the relationship. Everyone's gonna get angry at me but, I wasn't really feeling it with these three? I'm very happy for them but I also do not care at all that they got together? Which was one of the selling points for me at first, so the getting together bit was kind of disappointing when I read it. It felt a little bit rushed and impersonal, how they just did that with like two conversations.
This is most likely because I'm ruined by slow burn and agony in romance and mtxt's ridiculously long but satisfying stories tho. So it's probably just me. But... ehhhhh?
Aside from these things tho I LOVED IT.
The setup and the concepts, Pacific Rim meets Handmaiden's Tale *chef's kiss*. The transforming robots, the five elements and qi cultivation, the wall, the descriptions, the absolute mad feralness sparks immense joy.
I like how unhinged Wu Zetian is and she doesn't "get better" like most ya protagonist do. She just keeps getting angrier and more op. And I'm all for it. She's angry and she owns it. Some might say it's edgy and how all of her terrible acts are framed to make her look cool, well she IS cool AND you're seeing everything from her perspective. Of course her everything is justified go her. And honestly, Wu Zetian did nothing wrong ever. I'll die on that hill.
I love love love Li Shimin. Big soft nerd who'd kill if necessary but also feel bad about it is honestly one of my favourite character tropes. When he did that thing with the chain I totally felt what Zetian felt. I would want that too.
And Yizhi... everyone knows I'm all for sweet characters who are absolutely bonkers on the inside and support their gremlins. He did everything right and I love him.
So, I loved the main characters and how, despite their differences, they'll fight to the death for everything they believe in. The side characters did their part good at making me hate, doubt, be tentatively hopeful about and absolutely loathe at the end (y'all know who I'm talking about). And I loved the plot twist where we find out how the girls are discriminated against.
In conclusion
GO READ IRON WIDOW!!
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