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drangercore · 2 years

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Love and Other Historical Accidents by @pacific-rimbaud

Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy never intended to blow up their life's work, but that's rather what they've gone and done. Now they're trapped 200 years in the past, with a broken Time Turner, a missing snuff box, a handful of overly-eligible daughters, and a House-elf in a cable knit cardigan. It will require the combined power of their keen intellects to get them home, if they'd stop arguing long enough to use them. As it turns out, history is just one damned accident after another.

Fandom: Harry Potter

Relationship: Hermione Granger x Draco Malfoy

Art by @gingerhuneybee, @jjuuppiter, @jaxxartbox, & yours truly

My first fanbind!

L&OHA is an impeccable story and is so very dear to me. This was the fic that made me go “I want that on my shelf!”, so here we are.

keep reading for more binding info and to see my gushing on the fic.

QUICK SPECS

153,854 words | 571 pages | 5″ x 8.5″

Binding Method: 3 Piece In Boards Bradel Body Font: Adobe Caslon Pro Decorative Font: IM Fell English

I am very proud of this book, having accomplished many firsts with it. My first book that I rounded and backed, sewed double-core endbands on, painted the edges, and used toner reactive foil and HTV on!

ON THE STORY

Sighs. What more can I say? It’s simply brilliant. A unique multifaceted story with incredible dynamics, clever foreshadowing, great character studies of Draco and Hermione, and such beloved original characters. It’s comedic and refreshing but it also takes on grief and goodbyes, and heartbreak. It’s fucking romantic and also So nuanced. I dislike stories that spoon-feed every little thing about the character, so the parlor tricks on this one? Ate every crumb of it. It was filled with implications and was misleading in the best sense. You’ve got to be an astute reader to catch some things the first round (which I definitely wasn’t).

While it doesn’t entirely shy away from typical lovey-dovies, the regard for mundanity and the inconsequential, I just find more inherently romantic. The exploration on time travel and the vivid prose further underscores the depth of PR’s talent. She captures so eloquently, the mind of an extremely logical person in a very illogical experience. I saw myself in Hermione so many times. The story demands to be read again and revels upon doing so. Pacific Rimbaud is such an incredible writer *sobs* all her works are simply a masterpiece.

That said, this beautiful story deserves to be turned into a physical book.

DESIGN PLAN (or lack thereof)

This is my first fanfic project and my third book overall which I must say was quite a leap considering my very little binding experience. I think the demon small niggling part at the back of my head got the best of me and positively thought she could make a relatively fastidious book despite the lack of skill. BUT nothing can stop me when I am overly enthusiastic about something, thus began my 2 month research, soaking up every gobbet of binding info in reach. As far as my book binding journey goes, gathering supplies was the hardest part lol. Bookbinding is not a common hobby in the Philippines so it was tedious to to look for materials and/or to settle on alternatives.

I credit 70% of the 4 month stretch of this project to my indecision. The novelty and sheer excitement with a new hobby, I think, divested me to properly conceptualize heh. I redid my typeset 1 billion times because I kept switching softwares: Word→ Pages→ InDesign. I probably have 8 versions of the typeset that will never see the light of day. Anyway, I did finally get the stuff done. Here’s my little design dump:

Nothing symbolic about the design really. I just worked around elements I thought were appropriate with the regency era and time traveling aspect: vines/ flowers and the time turner. I tried to reflect PR’s elegant writing in the book so hopefully I did it some justice. I added my fave works for this fic too and even drew fanart myself, here are some of them:

BINDING

I watched DAS bookbinding religiously during my research phase and I knew then that I wanted to someday follow his in-boards 3-piece bradel tutorial, but it wasn’t supposed to be so early on in my binding journey. One look at this book however threw me off course. It was incredibly ambitious of me, so I guess I deserved all the stress I endured in the process. I was supposed to trim the edges in between glueing the spine and rounding/backing, but I only had my poorly sharpened Php145 wood chisel to finish the task. That and nursing the finger my chisel wounded took enough time for the glue to dry, so I was fiddling with a stiff textblock the entire time after. I learnt along the way that a blow dryer and bone folder will be your best friends (and plenty of patience). I’d also like to apologize to my neighbors if you heard any hammering at 1am 😳

The covers were... finicky. For some reason, midway, I decided to make either covers differently, and all to the good because the one made following DAS’ tutorial ended up slightly warping. DAS’ was with two 1.25mm boards glued together, while my experimental one was with a single 2.5mm board of which I peeled layers off of to reduce its thickness in half as needed. (see pictures below for reference)

A lot of how the book looks like now is either born out of impulse or a desperate remedy. The book in turn is very gold. Chapter headers were impulsively foiled with gold laser reactive foil (so much for illustrating the headers only to cover them up haha *eye twitches*).

I accidentally stained the edges while smoothing with black sandpaper so I covered the mess with an admix of Sakura acrylic paint in black and Liquitex acrylic ink in iridescent gold (Paint order: 1 layer gold- 2 thin layers black- 3 layers gold).

I am very proud of my sewn endbands as this was my very first attempt at doing a double-core. I used DMC cotton threads in cream (712) and gold (E3821). Below is a close-up because why not. (as you can see, I had some flaking on the paint, luckily this was on the bottom edge so I fixed the issue on the more visible sides.)

I don’t like the bookcloth selection where I’m from (if there’s anything at all) so I made my own with pastel blue eco-ramie cloth, flour paste, and 80gsm paper. I ordered my fabric online and the shade was too icing-like. It looked tacky so I bleached to lighten. The white cloth also came from the same fabric which I bleached till it paled to white.

Titling was one of my biggest worries because majority of binders I saw were using a cricut to cut HTV. I almost entertained the idea of cutting it manually or even painting or embroidery, but to my luck, I found a local shop that offers vinyl ! cutting !! service !!! I sent them my design and they cut and weeded the vinyl for me. I chose white for the title and metallic gold for the vine detail. I messed up applying the word “historical” though, but let’s pretend i did it on purpose for the vintage feel.

Four months of faffing later, I have this story in corporeal form! Overall, I’m overjoyed with the outcome and I’d like to thank PR for the opportunity to have such a wonderful story on my shelf (and free to be read by anyone!)

If you made it this far, thanks for reading!

#love and other historical accidents #laoha #l&oha #pacificrimbaud #dhr #dhr fanfiction #fanbinding #bookbinding #dramione #my books #dramione fanart #fanfiction #fanfictionbookbinding #fanficbookbinding #fanficbinding #bookbinder #harry potter fanfiction #sting and snout bindery #buzzing books

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skylarsblue · 2 years

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Slasher Signature Headcanons (PT.1)

This is just an excuse for me to write in different fonts/brushes. It’s only part one. I can only have ten pictures per post.

Michael Myers (RZ)

Michael(RZ)’s signature is very sloppy & quickly done. He’s never bothered to try and have nice handwriting, he only ever uses it to sign papers in Smith’s Grove. However, he does try to mimic a “metal band” font when writing his M’s.

Michael Myers (OG)

OG/Peepaw Myers’ signature is a bit cleaner than RZ, but that’s only because he has good control of his hands. He does stick his letters close together though, this is because he has poor vision thanks to being blind in one eye. There was a point where his handwriting was basically unreadable though.

Bo Sinclair

Bo’s signature is always quickly done & a bit sloppy. He writes at a slant with some tie backs to cursive writing. Some people say it looks like doctor’s handwriting, but he’ll say it’s still too clean for that. A more accurate comparison is an autograph-style.

Vincent Sinclair

Vincent’s handwriting is somehow clean & messy at the same time. And it’ll degrade in quality based on how tired he is. Their handwriting is the cleanest of their brothers, you’ll notice similarities between theirs & Bo’s. This because they did each other’s school work. Bo doing Vincent’s math, Vincent doing Bo’s English/Lit homework. Often times, when he writes, you might see that there’s a lot of blank space towards the left side of the paper. Because he doesn’t have his left eye. He naturally writes more to the write side.

Lester Sinclair

Lester’s handwriting is childish and bold. He’s heavy handed & he doesn’t really care about keeping his writing small. If he were to put in effort, he could manage some decent, clean lettering. But if he tried to do that, he’d clench the pen too hard & get wrist cramps. This is just easier. Also, his dyslexia always made cursive difficult, so he stopped trying to learn. Big, bold, uppercase letters are easiest for him. Also, he’s left handed. (This doesn’t affect his handwriting but I wanted to say it)

Carrie White

Carrie’s handwriting is usually very clean & frilly. When she has to sign something, she’ll add a little flair in the first letters of her name, and she’ll add hearts as the dots in her i’s. She’s not consistent with the hearts though. Sometimes there will be i’s dotted with plain circles in the same word as one with a heart. Her cursive is very good but it make her hold the pen awkwardly.

Stu Macher

Stu’s handwriting is AMAZINGLY clean. He always makes sure to space his letters evenly. He’s naturally heavy handed though, he always squeezes the pen/pencil too hard, it’ll leave a mark on his fingers. The reason his handwriting is so clean is because it was super bad when he was a kid, and he got scolded by a really nasty teacher. Basically, he forced his handwriting to be nice so he didn’t have to hear her gripe anymore.

Billy Loomis

Billy’s handwriting is also surprisingly clean, but that’s only when he puts in effort. Most of the time, he’ll write super fast, making his letters blend together. Often times, he’ll turn his notebook, and he’ll write at a slant. But again, that’s when he’s putting in effort, which is rare.

Brahms Heelshire

Brahms was essentially forced to write in only cursive. He knows how to write in print, but when he did, his parents would insist it didn’t look right. Though he can write cursive rather well, he prefers print when he’s not signing his name. It’s less straining on his wrist & it’s easier to read. Especially since he’s left handed, which is the side he’s burnt on. His vision is also affected by his scars, so curly letters aren’t the easiest to do. But he’ll always sign his name in cursive. It’s a habit.

Jason Voorhees

Jason’s handwriting is very childish. He often struggles to make his letters nice because pencils, pens, crayons, etc. are too small for his hands. This coupled with vision issues make him overlap his letters. He’ll try his hardest to make it clean but it rarely works. He sometimes misspells his own last name, he forgets the second O. Also, yes that is a smiley face in the J.

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wolfieworld · 1 year

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4/6 Diary: Dead Projects

it's hard to acknowledge why something isn't working when you're in the middle of it, sometimes it's hard to even know why. There's a few plots that have been in my brain for years that I've rewritten and rewritten and rewritten with little success. I think a big part of failed projects is actually over-estimating ones own capabilities, for example I plan out mechanics that I don't have the experience to achieve, or characterization too far from my own experience that its not fun to write. I often plan out stories that require a lot of research and I feel like I can't write until I know everything-therefore most writing doesn't get done and what does is full of holes. It's kind of embarrassing to look back at stuff and just think "I didn't know what I was talking about at all."

Sometimes shit just doesn't work out. In the words of Pretty Boy Detective Club giving up on a dream can be more beautiful than achieving the dream itself.

Probably 90% of everything I try doesn't work out and it's been on my mind lately that that's a good thing. Of course in an ideal world we learn from finished works bc there are things from those you can only learn by sharing with others and by wrapping up a story and by saying goodbye to your characters but there isn't such a thing as an ideal world and everything we do we learn from whether other people see it or not. There is something special you learn from unfinished projects, the types you choose to put down forever, which is you are forced to acknowledge precisely why it could not get done.

These are all images from 2 retired vn/comic projects.

These projects are prisons for some of my best and worst writing, full of ideas with no through-line or real objective, and no real thorough understanding of these characters who I loved just collections of feelings and images and facts I thought were cool.

What is improvement? I'm not a person who looks at my old art and feels like I've gotten better at drawing, and when I look back at old writing I only really get the sense that I've become less cringe but not become a better writer. I think improvement is more esoteric than becoming better at the skills you use to express, maybe it's just knowing yourself better and playing to your strengths, and crystalizing what you want to say (or finding it in the first place). Aesthetics form naturally from writing and drawings that plainly express what they need too and they are drawn like blood from stone from work that is trying its hardest to be clever.

Personally I find these digital pages from 2020(21?) to be better drawings than anything I've done in the last two years in a technical way but it doesn't matter, I couldn't finish it, and I didn't know the characters. It's just portfolio work, it took me months to do five of them. They're just "cool shots" even though I didn't know it at the time.

As I get further into working on Youth Who Was Killed I'm noticing that cutting corners produces better results, there's more emotion in sketches so why finish a drawing, why design a logo which I'm not good at when I can use a font, why color grade the images myself when limiting the palette to one or two or three colors provides an unmuddied result? This is the kind of laziness you would think would harm 'improvement' but I've found that too much brute force is a highway to burn out, and then you're not learning anything at all.

Making art is a war against human nature I think, cavemen definitely weren't built too instinctually develop a five year plan every new years. However it becomes like less of a war when you work with your nature rather than against it. Maybe. I don't know. I really hope I don't make a blog post two years from now about why I couldn't finish YWWK. If that happens blame ren'py.

i drew my ocs in funny t shirts for the first time in my life so maybe all that stuff i said about improvement being that you become less cringe is untrue, maybe you get more cringe. thats ok with me i guess.

#meow meow meow #youth who was killed #that feels like kind of a scary tag and maybe i should use the acronym i will decide later

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tuiyla · 1 year

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this is such a fun gifset! <333 Could you please explain how you made it? Like where you found these images and textures, how you created this white outline around the characters, which font you used etc. I hope that's okay to ask.

Yes of course it's okay Anon, I love to help with giffing when I can. We're gonna go through the Santana gif but I'll share the layers of Kurt and Rachel too to demonstrate that it's the same principle. And of course if you have any further questions please do ask.

So my comic book-style gif making started with the set before this one, Kitty's Paintbox Comeback set that's more like my most recent Quinntana hallway fight one. I'm pointing that out because I unfortunately, shamefully, didn't link to the tutorial I had used with later ones but did there. @yuutta’s wonderful tutorial is the one I based them all on so check that out for the comic effect itself.

So, Snixx Attack:

First, we just have the first half that’s a pretty straight-forward gif with some adjustments and last-minute colouring:

Now, we need to cut out Santana from the last frame, where we want this pop-up sort of freeze-frame thing to happen. I used the pen tool to do the actual cutting. And actually, I was lying that the first thing we need is the proper gif part because you’ll want to prepare for this freeze-frame step before doing anything else. To make your life as easy as possible, select in advance what your last frame will be and duplicate that layer. Then, when converting to Smart Object, leave it out and just drag with the Smart Object itself. Like so:

On that second one you can see that I move the single frame to the very end so it just stays like that once the clip ends. We can then cut Santana out, or rather cut around her.

Once we cut our character out, we apply the “comic book” filters and play around until it looks good. In Photoshop, the filters look like this on my gif:

I usually just copy these as they are to new comic book gifs I make. The white outline you asked about is just a stroke applied to this cutout and then black and white and other adjustment layers are applied as they would be to other elements of gifs. Layer 4 copy is a duplicate of this (don’t let my lack of naming convention fool you) with a color overlay and nudged to the right.

As this set was inspired by this one, I kinda followed the example and nudged the main cutout a bit as well as making it a bit bigger. Compared to where Santana freezes on the original it looks like this:

And then I put on the color overlay layer as well, put a comic background behind it and do the text and its effects. We’ll get into those in a second, but broken down all these layers that appear at the end of the “normal” gif look like this when separated into three main parts:

For the red background, I just googled “comic book background” until I found the right one. Lots of googling involved when you see stuff like this in my sets. Same goes for the Rachel and Kurt backgrounds. This is the one I used for Santana, slightly adjusted for the gif:

I placed it so Santana was in the middle and the lines felt like they were “coming out of her”. And then it was the text and all its effects, arguably the hardest part.

The first element is a type of comic effect-thing, again found via google:

The devil horns and tail, again, googled, and placed on this new layer + with the bg:

The text itself was a lot of trial and error but it’s ultimately SF Comic Script Condensed with gradient, stroke and drop shadow effects. Or, well, with “just” those and some rise warp text applied it’d look like this:

I was looking into how to turn text into a 3D sort of effect in a simple way in Photoshop and probably struggled more than I should have. It’s been a while so I don’t fully remember, but basically there’s a duplicate layer under Snixx Attack nudged to the right to create that final look. IIRC it was duplicating and slightly moving the layer and then combining all duplicates into one, and applying the following effects:

To get this:

That bottom layer is a few nudge and duplications merged and with the effects above on. On its own, it doesn’t look appealing but with the OG text I’d like to think it achieves what vision I had in my had.

It’s a similar process with Rachel and Kurt, just different scenes of course and different logo/text. The hardest part was figuring everything out with Santana and then recreating the process two more times was quite fun, experimenting with different things. I won’t upload all the files used for those two but you get the idea, googling around and combining images.

With Kurt’s unicorn, again I googled “unicorn” and did some effects on the best png I could find

I know I sped through some things and apologies I’m only answering this now. Please let me know if I need to clarify anything. Ideally this would have been a better tutorial but lack of time and a need to let you know this was more than okay to ask prevailed. I hope it is helpful though and again, happy to answer further questions.

#i'm sorry if this is a bit all over the place and also late #i just wanted to get it to you already #anon #gif tutorial #gif asks #me not being a very good tech writer lmao

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multifandommilfs · 4 months

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To Pillow the Fall

Pairing: Sonya Paxton x reader

Wc: 1505

Summary: your friendship with Sonya takes a turn when everything falls apart

A/n: this is based on S11 E4 "Hammered" I totally did not stew on this fic for a whole week because for reasons unknown, it was the hardest to write. My brain is in need of some easy fluff after this.

Tw: drinking, a dash of angst w happy ending :D

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Sonya knew she was done for when the judge ordered Olivia's testimony and the breathalyser to be brought into court. The former to testify Sonya's story about being 45 minutes late—burning the midnight oil to work the case and Olivia's witness statement. The latter to certify her soberiety which was easily a down-the-drain goer. Yesterday's mistrial hung over her face like a surgery and the liquor was the anesthesia. It was needed.

When the drunkard defendant called her bluff for not drinking, the heat of embarrassment that should've washed up her face twisted deep down into her stomach. Yet she could do nothing but call up Olivia and strain her tears back to grapple with the last of her image. She knew what was coming.

'Hammered A.D.A. says alcoholism is not a disease' headlined in bold fonts on Page Six. Doozer or Boozer?

The media would make a party out of the end of her career. She took in her lower lip to keep it from trembling at the thought, but the liquor warped her sense of strength and a metallic taste of blood spilled into her mouth. She pressed her shaky fingertips against the cut at her lip file but missed a tear that escaped when the courtroom doors clapped open, immediately turning a crowd of impatient heads.

Sonya couldn't have been more grateful for the interruption in the silence when it broke the judge's heavy brooding at her, Olivia now taking the brunt of the judge's glare.

"Where would you like me to administer the test, your honour? Right at the defence table?" Olivia said so simply like she was sure they were headed for a landslide win with the defendant drunk during trial.

"Unfortunately, the prosecution." The judge said with distaste. The way Olivia's face fell in that same beat as she spun over to face Sonya would've been utterly priceless on the defendant, yet was irreversibly humiliating on hers.

Sonya was a breadth away from collapsing when Olivia escorted her out of court like she hadn't years of prosecuting experience on her belt, not even with the plain courtesy of letting her retrieve her shoulder bag and case files.

"I got it." She snapped, eyes glaring when Olivia tried to provide her stability. "I got it." She snatched her arm from Olivia's grasp when another attempt was made to console.

They stepped out of the courthouse, Sonya a few strides ahead of Olivia, heels sharp upon the concrete stairs that were her scapegoat. Despite her raised shoulders, her gaze was cast down, face hidden behind tresses of hair.

"Sonya I'm sorry!" Olivia shielded the day's stark yellow with an open palm as she rushed down the steps. She watched as Sonya's gait wavered to a standstill at the bottom of the courthouse.

Sonya whipped over, hair blowing over her shoulder, her irises flared sharply into Olivia's, her posture swayed and Olivia had a frenzied thought about whether the woman before her was going to fall. "What? You've never felt so helpless with me so you decide to help the judge? Show who's boss?" The laugh Sonya forced out was stiff.

She took calculated steps towards the detective. "And you decide that it isn't enough so you bring the only person I have into this." Sonya's words bit but Olivia's lips parted in tremendous surprise.

Because the only person behind Sonya and herself was you, idle by the NYPD car.

"Look, Sonya I didn't know-" Olivia held her hands aloft, like approaching a perpetrator. But she didn't need to go far because Sonya was already advancing towards her with bloodshot eyes and a fury to strike.

"Then why is she here?" Her tone lacked her usual edge, it quavered and all of a sudden, her eyes gleamed with hot tears.

You'd been Olivia's ride to the courthouse but hadn't the chance to attend the trial before Stabler dialled you with new victims to another case. Standing there, your expression was tinged with concern as your eyes darted between the two of them, landing mainly on Olivia in an unspoken question. She let out a yielding breath but was cut off before she could clear up the misunderstanding.

"Hear this Olivia, I don't know what you're trying to do," Sonya cut through, glaring harder than the sunlight in Olivia's face. "But I'm the one calling the shots and you're the one drinking it." She spat, her height proved advantageous in intimidation. The streaked mascara and sharp-edged shadow beneath her cheekbone rendering her even more unnerving.

But underneath that façade, Olivia saw a frazzled woman grappling for the last bit of control and so chose to clench her jaw in silence.

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Sonya had lashed out to Olivia after catching your eye. Olivia had stayed in silence which was a whole one-eighty from the detective who always pushed victims to testify against their offenders.

You had half a mind to break off their altercation until you caught Olivia's gesture to not intervene—her splayed palm by her side. She didn't want you to get involved more than you already were, the altercation was a breath away from combusting.

Then Sonya whirled back down the steps and to you, her gaze made feral by her blotchy makeup was alarming in the least. She had never lost composure, not in public with her being an ADA. You met her a distance away from the NYPD car, with questions on the tip of your tongue and nausea churning in your mouth from worry.

You could hardly get out half a syllable before she collapsed onto you, full force and all weight, a sob rushing past your ear. Your timely dodge sent your neck over her shoulder which gave you a straight view of Olivia instead of crushing your vision into her chest. You couldn't help the glare that surfaced despite your lack of knowledge of the situation. It wasn't fair, but Sonya was the one crumpling and Olivia was the one standing. The stink of booze that pervaded your senses was futile with any sort of elucidation.

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The air conditioning was vain in clearing the uneasy atmosphere within the squad car. Despite being trained to counter these sorts of situations, you with unbudging criminals and her against the defence. There was a difference between work and life which was usually messier than what you'd like.

"There's a restaurant 'round the corner. Could you drop me off?" She broke the silence and you glanced at her. The sight of her streaked mascara and red-brimmed eyes caused a clench in your chest. You relented despite your gut telling you otherwise.

The bell clinked, announcing your presence in the establishment. She ordered a couple shots as you watched her warily, thinking back to the stink of booze when she lunged for you, wondering if they were related at all.

She sank into her seat under your unintentional scrutiny, the preamble of the mess lingering on the tip of her tongue, knowing you would find out sooner or later anyway. The shot of liquor splashed against the back of her throat, burning away her embarrassment about the matter, unravelling her court-confidence before she faced you. "I totally screwed up." The drink allowed her a laugh as your frown deepened at her reaction to a severe mishap.

"There were two 3D recreations of the murder. One without the defendant's face in it and another with it, which was only meant to-" she sucked in a trembling breath, like reality seeping through the drunken haze. "Trigger his memory. Not to be played during trial." She gave out a watery laugh and slipped her eyes shut for a brief second, regaining her smile.

"I played the wrong tape." She shrugged and threw back another drink, wincing and chuckling. Her hand rose from the booth, about to call the waiter for shots when you grasped her wrist to refrain her from doing so. She tore herself out of your grasp. "Let me drink won't you? I've got a court-ordered rehab coming my way."

"What?" You whispered harshly. "That's exactly why you're not supposed to be drinking!"

"I'm fine." She snarked but you were past your point of letting everything slide, whipping out your handcuffs. "You either come with me right now or I'll have to drag you out." She stilled, her eyes a beat too slow in finding yours. "Fine." You stood up from the booth as she did, your head ducked to the side as you pocketed the cuffs.

"For the record-" she said and you looked up. "This never happened." Before you could answer her, she slugged you towards her, lips on yours in a hot second and parted just as fast. You stared at her, bewildered, you could still feel the texture of her lips pressing against yours, your mind running amok.

"I'll wave down a cab." She started, but you beat her to it. "No, I'm driving and.." you trailed off, heat settling on your face. "We have some things to talk about."

#sonya paxton x reader #law and order special victims unit #law and order svu #law and order svu fic #sonya paxton

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bridgyrose · 1 year

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I would like for more of the tale… the Tale of Two Pennies! Please?

“I want to be transferred into the android body,” Penny said with a nervous smile across her lips. “That way I can meet Ruby myself-”

“Absolutely not!” Pietro coughed and groaned as he looked over the android schematics. “We dont know if its safe for you or what will happen if we try-”

“Then we can test it!” Penny rolled her way to her computer and started to pull up a few diagrams. “I’ve already gone through all the theories on how this can work. All we’d have to do is make a few changes to the process we use when we transfer over my memories to move me to the android.”

“Penny…”

“And if you really think about it, its the only way for me to live.” Penny sighed and clutched her flesh hand around her new prosthetic as her body started to shake. Her breathing started to become more shallow as she tried to keep a smile on her face. “My… my body is failing… and we dont know… how much longer… it’ll last…” She relaxed into her chair as she tried to calm her body, each word started to take more work to say.

Pietro looked away as the android started to move his daughter to her bed. He knew she was right, over the last few years more of her body had to be replaced to keep her alive and even those parts were starting to fail as her body rejected them. “And… you’re sure this is something you want to try? If this doesnt work, then I could lose you quicker.”

Penny nodded weakly as her eyes closed to rest. “I’m… sure…”

“Then I’ll see what I can do.” Pietro made his way out of his daughter’s room and to his lab down the hall. His eyes stopped at the picture of his daughter on his desk, a small tear running down his cheek as he picked it up. While she had never been his by blood, it never stopped him from doing everything he could for her. Between getting her the best education he could, doing what he could for her condition, and trying to let her experience what the world offered, this was easily the hardest thing he had ever tried to do for her.

With a heavy hand, he sat the picture down and made his way to the aura transfer machine. He opened the control panel and plugged his scroll into it to start running through the commands that made it work. His glasses lit up with green text as she looked through it, his heart sinking as he continued to work. “Lets hope you made this easy to modify, Arthur.”

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SYSTEM ONLINE.

The green words came across Penny’s mind and eyes as her body started to power on. Her mind raced at nearly a hundred miles an hour as she suddenly felt electricity run through her body and information poured into her mind quicker than she had ever felt. Her eyes opened as the cameras in her irises started to power on, Pietro’s lab started to come into view as her mind processed everything in font of her.

WAKE UP PROTOCOL INITIATED.

BODY FUNCTIONAL.

SYSTEM TEST COMPLETE.

A smile crossed her lips as she watched the words cross her field of vision and quickly disappear as her joints started to unlock. Her fingers clicked as she moved each one, the sound muffled by the synthetic skin that covered the joints. She took an uneasy step out of the aura transfer machine, stumbling and nearly falling as she caught herself on the edge of the door.

“Careful Penny,” Pietro said between coughs as he moved to his daughter to help her out. “You’ll need to take this easy. Take some time to get used to your new body.”

“I am fine, father.” Penny closed her eyes and propped herself against the side of the pod as she took another slow step forward, letting the AI that shared her mind assist to let her move. Her ears picked up the sounds of gears clicking together and the whiring of electricity the longer her body moved. Her mind raced as information from the AI started to run into her mind, the two starting to merge as her head practically spun.

SHUT DOWN INITIATED.

Penny’s eyes went black as the words in red ran across her field of vision and her body started to power down.

Pietro sighed and slowly moved her back into the pod to rest. He knew it would be a lot for her to handle as she processed more information than ever before. His eyes moved to the now lifeless body his daughter used to inhabit and picked up his scroll to send a message to Ironwood. As far as Atlas was concerned, his daughter never existed and now he had to find a way to lay her physical body to rest. With the message sent, he placed his scroll down and coughed as he silently mourned the loss of who his daughter used to be, grateful that she could now live the life she had desired.

#penny polendina #pietro polendina #drabbles #rwby #a tale of two pennys au #a tale of two pennys

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indefinitevoid · 2 years

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bookbinding journal (part 1)

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First attempt at bookbinding: “corrina, corrina“ on AO3 by curlymcclain! Thanks a lot for giving me permission to make this and for writing this wonderful fic :))

This is just a record of what I did during the process for future reference and those interested (long post ahead)

Text Formatting

Followed this tutorial by @/ArmoredSuperHeavy: (so helpful; wouldn’t have done anything without it): https://docs.google.com/document/d/11JyVxeRS8yEWgCYrNMUPlNrEbR5AAD3Z2aDP-QXEP3Y/

I decided to use 7.75” x 11” paper folded in half, cutting ⅜’’ off the top and bottom edges of normal letter-sized paper. Pretty worth it b/c I needed to trim the edges after binding anyway.

Used Garamond size 11.5 font. Ended up with 84 pages total; I couldn’t reasonably fit it in 72, 80, or 96. Signatures were 20-20-20-24.

Apparently, I spent 595 minutes total editing the original Word document… It was really fun though! (seriously, the first several hours on the word doc, i was the most excited i had been in a while)

Note to future self: be careful with Word’s automatic table of contents and check for accidental new lines at the beginning of pages.

Printing

Turns out, my home printer prints faint text and smears a little.

So, I tested the school printers (yes, I test-printed fanfiction in the school library). The front and back of sheets didn’t line up (shows badly in the header). Fail.

Ended up using our 6-year old discarded black-and-white printer that we dumped at an office, which worked perfectly!

Used 92 brightness 20 lb paper (default). Never realized that printer paper was so see-through, but it’s good for books (yay!).

I was concerned about the paper grain facing the “wrong way”, but didn’t have anything else. I heard that it should be alright since the paper is relatively thin?

Hole Punching

Created a guide with thicker paper, laid on top. Push-pin to poke the holes. Binder clips to keep everything together. Propped the folded pages on an open sketchbook. Worked great, but poked holes into the inside spine of the sketchbook. Whoops.

Holes seemed to move a bit between signatures, not sure why. Mostly gets covered up during stitching though.

I later found out that you can punch holes with the paper face-down on top of corrugated cardboard. Will most definitely be doing this next time.

Text Block Stitching

Used the kettle/link method by Sea Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O4kFTOEh6k

Used doubled-up thin white thread and waxed it with a candle.

Bound a bit loose for the first few signatures, but the last one was good. Knots and ends were a bit sloppy (kept sticking into the book). Accidentally hooked up the bottom line of stitches on the outside spine.

Note from the future: this had literally zero impact

Glueing the Spine

Elmer’s Glue + Binder Clips + parchment paper + hardcover book cover & clipboard. No mull.

Glue seeped in a tad bit between signatures, so those pages seemed a bit more “stuck together”.

This is when I realized that this had to be hardcover due to the way I bound it (falls open too easily for paperback).

Endpages

Luckily, I acquired some dark blue paper from the unused-paper-pile in an office. All of the other colors were light and didn’t go well with the planned beige cover, so light-dark contrast here we go.

Interestingly, I think this paper had the grain in both directions, kind of like the texture of canvas cloth up close.

Then, I put more glue on the spine and laid a piece of paper over it.

Trimming Edges

This step got delayed a week due to my inability to acquire a craft knife.

This was definitely the hardest part, since I've never used a paper-cutting knife before (other than 6th grade technology class), let alone on a stack of 46 pages.

Some edges were a bit uneven, but nothing majorly bad happened (that's a win).

I went back later to fix the worse parts and used a nail file on some weird areas. One is probably not supposed to nail-file paper, but it worked…

The trimmed block of text:

Making the Cover

Used this tutorial from Sea Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av_rU-yOPd4

I used cardboard from a cereal box because all the other cardboard around was corrugated. And beige cardstock as the "bookcloth" (also taken from the aforementioned office).

Cutting out the cardboard took way longer than it should have, because I kept cutting away from the ruler. Doubled up the cardboard on the spine, which I forgot to include in later calculations, so the cover ended up ~1.5 mm short on width. I glued the covers and spine on a piece of printer paper first in order to have them spaced apart correctly

The beige cardstock was only letter-size, so I had to glue two pieces together with a 7-8 mm overlap. Required some math to figure out where to put the cover title.

Then, I just glued the pieces of cardboard onto the beige paper and folded it up. I was originally worried, since beige cardstock is very different than bookcloth, but it honestly turned out as well as it could have.

The book cover (not sponsored):

(the white paper around the spine is the printer paper)

Final Glueing

This step was pretty simple, though I forgot the fact that glue is wet, and some moisture seeped into the first/last few pages and made them a bit wavy (this all happened in ten minutes). To remedy this, I put tissues between a bunch of pages and pressed it overnight, which actually worked; the pages are no longer wavy. Downside is that the cover got warped inwards a bit (concave up).

The next day, I used a hairdryer, which I probably could’ve done before. Then pressed it without anything inside for a few hours and it flattened out. The pages aren’t completely flat, but otherwise, it pretty much looks like a book :D

I also got a lot of guidance on several steps from rerurumo’s bookbinding videos, so thanks to them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCvTZRVbgg

More photos:

the unintended seam on the front cover:

the back cover seam:

the thing that my elementary teacher said not to do to books:

some pages:

noo the book isn’t perfectly flat D:

the stack of books used to press down:

alr that’s all for now o_O

#bookbinding #ficbinding #fanbinding #long post #bookbinding journal

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adultswim2021 · 1 year

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Xavier: Renegade Angel #7: “Bloodcorn” | December 17, 2007 - 12:00AM | S01E07

Xavier sees an ad for a popular mass-produced cookie which is advertising cookie-tampon combos. Xavier takes the ad’s claim that there was a “mix-up” at the factory, at face value, and becomes overly concerned. He travels there and when he realizes how much pollution comes out of the plant he plugs up a drainage pipe. Toxic sludge backs up into the factory and causes the plant to close.

Xavier decides to help one of the now jobless workers by going to his farm to perform various dances (a rain dance, which he forgets, a memory dance, which he also forgets, and an irony-neutralizing dance that only works if it’s raining). Fed up, the farmer shoots into the air at god. Blood pours from the sky, which invigorates his crops but turns them into monsters. Xavier saves the day by launching copious cookie tampons into the sky, plugging up the blood rain.

This one is only hampered by the fact that two episodes ago we had blood Indians and blood cowboys fighting in a similar blood-meets-soil vein. It’s no big deal, really. Both episodes are very strong. It really only makes things confusing in conversation if you were trying to recall which episodes were which. It’s a shallow complaint. For my roommate and myself this was appointment television for us, and I still remember the parts where we laughed hardest. Xavier’s panic when the ad’s “mix-up” claim happens had us in hysterics. I’m not sure if the “mix-up at the factory” trope has aged any since this episode aired. Just in case it has: please know it was a thing. Um... look it up!!!!

There’s another moment that’s notable for perhaps requiring additional context: a sequence where Adult Swim style text supposedly replaces a dream sequence that is too mind-blowing to render. It looks a little bit like the Adult Swim bumpers of the era. The text looks rather large here, and I’m guessing that’s because I’m watching this on HBOMax. The show originally aired letterboxed in a 4:3 image, so I’m guessing the font size was effected by that in the conversion. NOTE: Nobody is allowed to make fun of me for typing the previous paragraph.

There is an early part where Xavier is watching “Darfur Doodles”, a presumably tasteless/wacky program starring malnourished war orphans. An announcer says “Darfur Doodle will be right black”, a joke that I love so much. It’s the kind of thing only a nihilistic POC could write and get away with. This is why we need more nihilistic POC writing comedy.

Another incredible joke that I think often: I didn’t even really remember that it was in this episode or scene: During one of the cookie ads, they are showing a montage of people giving various testimonials about the new product, and among them is just some dude in a red convertible saying “what do I care?” and driving off while flipping the bird (some of you know what I mean!!!!). So fucking funny. This another joke I can remember bustin’ up laughin’ at. Lookin’ glorious.

More jokes I liked, only because I’m in a mood to remember about jokes: “she’s 14” “nice and legal”. Also the part where the evil blood cloud uses a smokestack to blow cigarette-style smoke onto a bunch of people, causing them to become soot-covered, immediately causing them to be beaten by police officers. Also one last last thing: there is a brief bit where they use a small bit of footage of a dog-faced humanoid looking anguished. This is from the 1981 Clash of the Titans, and this clip was repeatedly over the course of Wonder Showzen, so much so that I almost consider this to be a cross-over.

MAIL BAG

Your Katrina/Soda Pop joke would have cost you your job if you were the Aflac Duck.

If I were the aflac duck I would’ve contracted terminal angel wing from eating all the popcorn and euthanized by the haven humane society (the same people who forced us to kill our dog for being too noisy)

#adult swim #adultswim2021 #xavier: renegade angel

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moonlit-flowerfield · 2 years

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Tis time, friends.

Time to talk and flesh out an AU!!!

Vamp/Vamp Hunter (Intruality) AU

Let's go!

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Now, first, I'd like to talk about who the Sides (+Emile and Remy) are character wise in the AU.

The vampires are Virgil, Janus, Remus and Roman.

(ignore that Virgil's hood makes him look wider than the others, it's so his hair doesn't fly out from behind it-)

Going into "detail", I've figured ages out for everyone so...

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Typewriter font: File information

"Quote" indent: Basic character info that isn't in the hunter files necessarily.

Virgil Astra, birthdate unknown.

Vampire.

Last known age: 525 years.

Gender Logged: Male

He was probably around to create the goth and emo cultures. Also ripped his jeans once, said "eh" and created that trend.

100% got turned into a vampire by Roman because "fuck death by natural shit, lemme help alleviate that fear-" and he said "hot guy, less reason to panic... Hell yeah."

Also probably the most likely to go ape shit at lack of food. Don't ask about the mass murder of May 1698. You will 💀.

Super gay. Had a fling with Hercules Mulligan. He doesn't kiss and tell though.

Janus Draco, birthdate unknown.

Vampire.

Last Known Age: 879 years.

Gender Logged: Male (Note: Subject prefers They/Them pronouns as of year 2016. Possible transition to a non-binary gender alignment?)

Was so ready to stab a bitch in the revolution. Which one? You decide, they've seen most of them.

Yeah, they're male. Yes, they would rather you use they/them pronouns. No, the files are not correct about a transition.

Hella gay. Also tends to use his looks on the gay hunters to off them and provide comfort to his little 4-person-coven. Oh, and other vampires I guess.

Has fallen in actual love to three people. All of which he was lucky were not hunters. One of which he turned, but was abandoned by for a "stronger" vampire and his coven.

Remus Wharton, birthdate unknown.

Vampire

Last Known Age: 870

Gender Logged: Male

Great fire of London? First massacre of a race? Jeffrey Dahmer? Yeah, he was involved some how. He won't ever tell how. He just was.

Despite being gay (and honestly into really gross things), has not had many romantic or sexual relations. Can count on one hand.

Roman dared him to eat deodorant once. He did. He claims it was 20 pounds well spent.

May or may not have contributed to the monster fucking community once internet was made by writing a bunch of stories under thousands of pseudonyms. The art community as well once he learned how to make decent digital art.

"Cthulhu ain't ever been as hot as I made him look." "Remus, he's got tits." "Did I stutter?"

Roman Wharton, birthdate unknown.

Vampire.

Last Known Age: 870

Gender Logged: Male

Gay. Gay as fuck. Dude is probably part of the reason the monster fucker breed exists.

Virgil is his mate for life, but he doesn't mind the casual hook up. Besides, Roman and Virgil agreed to an open relationship. As long as details are shared, they could care less what humans the other fucks.

He 100% helped Lin Manuel Miranda write Hamilton to be queer coded for Hamilton and Laurens. He was there after all, he saw the gay eyes between them. Also he may or may not have comforted Laurens at the wedding party after all the drinks he had 👀

His coven = his life. Yeah, he may not like Janus, but Janus saved him and Remus and let Virgil join, so I mean... Mad respect, even if he don't like the guy. Also they may have had a bad fling, so- ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Next we have the hunters: Emile, Logan and Patton.

Same text key as the vampire section!

Hunter: Patton Morgan Picani

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Hunter Level: 2

Patton is bby. He tried his hardest to not be treated as such, and has even made it to Hunter Rank 2 (which isn't low ranking. It's a reverse counting system [rank 5 = newb or worst, rank 1 = master or best]. He's very thankful.)

He's taken down a lot of vampires and other mean monsters to save humanity. He has also done less then reputable things to get close to said monsters and would rather not talk about those moments, thank you.

Blames himself for Logan's blind eye. It was his first rank 2 mission, he got paired with Logan and a vampire got him distracted while the other vampire nearby attacked Logan. Both vampires escaped, but thankfully those two weren't their mission, so it didn't cause them demerits.

He's like... Repressed gay? By-the-book hunter parents make being gay not exactly good? And despite them no longer being in the world of the living, it's hard for him to openly be himself in that way. However, Logan, Emile and Emile's boyfriend do all know.

Hunter: Emile Bennie Picani

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Rank: 2.5 (close to rank up)

He is literally so sweet. Man has saved over 1,000,000 lives. And sometimes even sends fucking care packages to the villages he saves. Bby... 🥺

Hella gay. Dude is also really open about it. His love is his rock. :3

Is also super well versed in medical treatment. Tended to Logan's eye not long after the attack. Logan has him to thank for not needing a glass eye or eye patch.

Loves his little brother. Patton is his only living family currently. So forgive him if he feels uncomfortable with Patton going on solo missions at Rank 2, where almost every monster or vampire is a huge threat to a community. He just wants to keep his brother safe.

Hunter: Logan Edgar Kowalski

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Rank: 2

Logan is book smart. He knows creatures powers, and can usually discern what a creature is after seeing it's interactions for a few minutes. He's also a secret buff guy.

Logan is so fucking gay, but has learned to push his feelings aside enough to not let it hinder his work. That being said...

The vampires who came at him and Patton at the end of that one mission actually were not the attackers. There was some sort of rogue vampire who was actively seeking out queer Vampires to try and kill them. The one vampire dodged out of the way of an attack and Logan got hit. The one vampire, however, drained the poison from Logan's system with as little blood taken as possible, so he's kinda grateful. Didn't stop Patton from chasing them off and everything because "they attacked you." He also may or may not have fallen for said vamp who saved him and has a copy of the files for that vampire and their coven.

He has not told anyone besides Emile and his boyfriend that the vampire saved his life from certain death that night, since no one else would believe him. He's thankful that Emile and the other did believe him and offered to give him advice should he encounter them again.

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Lastly. Remy. He's actually... Very different.

Hunter: Remy Vaughn Reagen

Age: 150

Gender: Male

Rank: Rogue Hunter

Reason for denial for Hunter Guild entry: Turnt and raised by vampire.

Reason for Hunter license allowance: Has proven ability to control Vampiric side and tendencies, as well as having shown true allegiance to humanity.

Remy is Emile's boyfriend. (Big shocker, I know. /sar)

Hella gay.

Was saved by a loner vampire when 4 years old from terminal illness by being turnt. Was then raised by said vampire to become a vampire hunter of evil monsters and vampires.

Actually doesn't drink blood straight. Needs to have it mixed with coffee. He's found a way to use coffee as a blood substitute as well, so he drinks blood maybe once every 3 months?

Is absolutely a menace.

Over protective of Emile. His mate, no touch.

Loves his soon-to-be brother-in-law. Patton is very pure and kind and Remy is like 96% sure that's what will kill him in the field.

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And with that... I'll do the ships later, this is a long enough post man. 😅😅😅

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summersareknives · 1 year

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your fic recs have been absolutely superior so ty. my turn! engraved upon my heart (in letters deeply worn) by inkpot_winters - jegulus little women au. need i say more. (also bc little women was in your top books)

taylor time! sad beautiful tragic, the moment i knew, and the way i loved you! ( i keep thinking im repeating ones ive already said so if i give u one i already said just ignore it LOL)

chat time!

drarry being a guilty pleasure is so real. like drarry and jegulus is same ship different font so u cant go wrong.

and being used as a personal grammarly by friends? SO real. my best friend cant spell for shit and ive been her dictionary and autocorrect since we kids.

okay but red converse is so james of you. i have red converse as well (i think i wore nothing but my red converse for an entire year when i was 16) but i like to change it up with my green or black converse too (i drew stars and moons all over the rubber part on my black ones because. i have to make everything in my life about wolfstar obviously)

GREEK MYTHOLOGY KIDS UNITE! this makes me so happy. truly a superior breed. i guess my obsession just bled into my academic career and here i am LOL. and dont worry, caecilius est in horto is a joke here too (at least it was in my intro to latin class, i feel like the average canadian would be lost)

love that u want to save lives. thats so cool of u. my best friend is a nursing student and shes the most badass person ive ever met so maybe its a prerequisite to be cool if u save lives.

(also wanting to be an agent after watching a spy movie is SO REAL like i swear my divine purpose becomes being a cool ass kicking agent, until reality dawns on me and i remember im just. a random person)

your top books list is so good. i love little women SM & ive heard so many good things about if we were villains (i really need to get on reading that)

also JUMANJI i love that movie. so good. and the hunger games movies ofc just classics at this point. and help the woman calling herself the kim k of businesswomen in the apprentice is so funny some people say the funniest things.

id love to visit new york too. concrete jungle where dreams are made of, obviously. the big gulp cup. god i want one too. (we have them in canada but i think ours are way smaller?)

your jewelry sounds so cool. i love the hp pandora bracelet thats so cool & rings! i love rings sm i cannot leave the house without them.

pop tarts & chinese takeout is such a good combination. perfect comfort food fr.

and a fellow cat person! i like dogs but i love cats sm. i have 3 and theyre my most favourite little creatures on the planet.

an INFJ! very remus of u. (at least i think hes an INFJ? idk i saw a tiktok about it lol) im an INTJ so im living up to my reg kinnie status.

stars is such a good choice. i will always be a star person too (and hello? im an ex-astronomy student too thats so funny). theyre just so pretty and i swear i could stare at them for hours.

christmas is my fav holiday too!! ive actually always wanted to visit london at christmas time it sounds so nice. do you get much snow during the winter? we dont get much snow here so honestly anywhere that gets snow at christmas sounds great to me.

I ACTUALLY DONT KNOW WHY I THOUGHT JAMES OPENED THE DOOR??? i think i read some dumb thing somewhere where he opened the door wearing a lightning mcqueen costume and it really stuck with me😭 i guess i decided that was canon to me LOL

question answer time!

fav rarepair - oh god i dont even know. i tend to always enjoy the more popular ships. although i did read a fake dating fic where james and evan fake dated to make barty and reg jealous, and ofc barty and reg fake dated to make james and evan jealous. (a star for a summer's day by moony_reggie if u wanna check it out!) so ill say james x evan. they had more chemistry together than i would've expected.

fuck marry kill james sirius remus - GOd. i cant even answer that question thats like the hardest thing anyone has ever asked me. uhmmm ill fuck them all, and then marry them all. if i had to kill someone itd be myself because i cannot be responsible for any of their deaths THEYVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH!!

place i wanna visit - id love to visit new zealand. im a HUGE lord of the rings fan and they filmed the movies there so id die if i ever got the chance to visit. ive actually always wanted to visit london too (and a lot of the UK in general, especially wales and scotland) as well as italy & greece! i visited both on a school trip a few years ago and it was a dream come true but id love to go back.

fav book/book series - another brutal question but ill try:

picture of dorian gray

song of achilles

percy jackson series

shadowhunter chronicles (yes its the incest series NO THEYRE NOT ACTUALLY SIBLINGS I SWEAR! we dont talk about it.)

mara dyer series by michelle hodkin (underrated and so good)

hp series ofc

hunger games ALWAYS.

six of crows duology my beloved <3

most embarrassing thing ive ever done - oh man. okay lets see. when i was in 10th grade i had to take a spanish oral final at the end of the school year but i am an ANXIOUS woman and did not wanna do that so i skipped my spanish class until the end of the year. my best friend was in my class and my teacher kept asking her where i was until one day she told my teacher i had CHLAMYDIA and thats why i was gone. i guess her excuse worked because the teacher never asked again. the next year any time i saw that teacher in the hall she gave me a funny look but . i guess mission success? i never did have to take that final so. LOL

favourite thing i own - i have a set of lightsabers (yes im a star wars nerd (derogatory)) but also i have the ring from the lord of the rings! my precious truly.

if my life was a movie - i truly dont think my life is interesting enough to have an exciting title. i think the best i can come up with is "the underwhelming adventures of a crazy cat lady and her books". and thats just like abysmal so.

YOUR TURN!

do u have any pets?

fav fanfic trope?

do u have any weird talents?

whats your gas station order?

fav flower/plant?

fav planet?

and simply because now i have to know, most embarrassing thing youve ever done?

fav instrument sound? (like what sounds most pleasing to your ear)

and thats all! i eagerly await your responses and in the meantime ill be over here doing a little dance.🕺

-bee

bee hello hello hello 👋 i missed u <333

jegulus little women au ??? on god , sign me up for this right the fuck now. (& little women is genuinely so good. amylaurie truther 5ever>>>>)

(fic rec for u - no bright line by lady_grey - w/ sirius being an actor, remus being a historian & lily being the filmaker & matchmaker who fixes them up. james and harry are just there for the vibes honestly.)

tay tay -

sad beautiful tragic - JEGULUS - ‘long handwritten note’ - HELLO???? mr rab with the locket?? ‘kiss me try to fix it’ james trying to tell regulus to come and come that he’ll save reg , but reg already knowing he’s beyond repair. ‘for the life of us we can’t get back’ WHAT WHAT. they should’ve been happy your honour. ‘we both wake up in lonely beds in different cities’ the different places they wake up in especially during the summer holidays. ‘beautiful magic love there. what a sad beautiful tragic love affair.’ THEM THEM THEM THEY HAD SOMETHING SO SPECIAL AND THEY WERE SO TRAGIC.

the moment I knew- BLACK BROTHERS- i had to think about this one because I didn’t think anyone of my ships would betray each other like in this song. just not turn up or anything. BUT OF COURSE ! black brothers angst. i can just imagine sirius being like ‘bro i’m coming to your party bro’ & reg waiting but he doesn’t come because he’s getting smashed with the marauders. AHHHHH OH MY GOD NOW I’M ALL HURT. ‘your close friends seem to know when there’s something wrong’ - James being all ‘sup reg what up with u dude u seem a little depresso.’ i can just feel this song. very them .

the way i loved you - JEGULUS - i love this in the context of that jegulus had to break up and bartylus begins but then reg keeps thinking of james , like to me ‘frustrating intoxicating complicated’ is something reg would SO use to describe james. (ps - i’ve heard people use this for remus-grant in which it’s remus singing the song about sirius which i also agree with!)

now chatting time-

drarry ! i love them so much ! ‘harry had never been less interested in quidditch, he was rapidly become more and more obsessed with draco malfoy’ like BRO . i know what you are. ‘the boy who lived’ more like the ‘bi who lived’

and the personal dictionary thing is so real , isn’t it? it’s always like ‘ess check this’ ‘ess is there an a in definite’ ‘ess why is there a red line under this word’ .

and yes i agree red converse is very very james of me ! i love them so much they’re very dear to me. and green and black converse ??? very slytherin of you (i think the stars are so real of you #wolfstar5ever) i actually have a pair of stars converse !! on the little flap thingy , there is a little moon stitched on as well! when i saw them i was like ‘ i must own these’.

AND YES GREEK MYTHOLOGY FOREVER !!!! WE ARE THE BEST !!! the trojan horse was my obsession as a kid lmfao. i love that you took it to the next step though i could never do latin for so long ! (and i’m glad caecilius est in horto carries everywhere. it’s a staple of latin classes honestly.)

AND YESSSS saving lives is for cool people only ? are u a loser ? do you want to save lives ? if yes then u are no longer a loser ! (and nurses are definitely badass good on your best friend for opting for that)

(after the movies end i always be in the toilets staring into the mirror having an existential crisis like ‘well i’m gonna be in the mi6 now better get to training’ then the toilet flushes behind me and i get back to reality.)

little women ❤️❤️❤️❤️ (the 2019 movie >>>) ( and yes you must read iwwv that book changed my brain chemistry forever)

AND JUMANJI JUST SLAPS SO HARD HONESTLY!!! kevin and the rock together >>> . AND THIS YEAR’S APPRENTICE is on crack fr. if you watch it , you’ll notice there’s one guy who looks exactly like the hyde , honestly. and lord sugar saying ‘i hear you own a pest control business. any tips on how to get rid of piers morgan’ LIKE BRO YOU WENT HARD.

yes new york oh my god new york seems like the place that would make or break u. (not to mention that americans are a bit of a novelty here . like the candies , the cheetos the accents >>>) AND THE AMERICAN BIG GULP IS LIKE HUMONGOUS. HUGE . I must try it. (you have them in canada ??? that’s so cool)

RINGS ARE SO COOL. makes me feel all mysterious n shit , but i do too much lab work to handle wearing them all the time.

pop tarts & chinese takeout are simply superior. i don’t make the rules??

YOU HAVE CATS ??? I DON’T (yet. i plan on getting a black cat with green eyes. but a black cat) THAT’S SO SWEET AND AWESOME AND COOL AHHHHH. cats are so adorable honestly. (what are the kitties names ? i must know them and shower them with love from me !)

and yes INFJ !!! i love chocolate , but unfortunately i am not a werewolf so not totally remus. INTJ?? you little reg kinnie i see you there.

stars honestly i love them. light pollution is just so damning in london though. (and what??? that’s such a freaky coincidence oh my god !!!)

AND YES CHRISTMAS I LOVE CHRISTMAS !!! we did get snow last year but it melted pretty fast. We actually got frost a couple days ago , but not proper snow. i’m waiting for a real proper snow day again where the snow actually stays for ages. and lmfao you don’t get snow in canada ?? whenever i imagine canada i always think of three things - snow , maple syrup & mooses. it upsets me that not all of these things are everywhere in canada.

AND LMFAO NOT THE JAMES DOOR THING ??? it’s such a funny little thing because i see people bashing him for being dumb and opening the door and i’m like ‘guys.no’ (but he defo was wearing a costume.like that’s just the truth .)

your questions -

just enjoying the popular ships and not having a rarepair is so real of u. like yes i’m a basic bitch and i just want my jegulus + wolfstar. so what?? (and james & evan?? hmm never heard that before , i’m gonna have to check it out.) my rarepair is really really weird. brace yourself. it’s pansy x percy. i read one fic with them and i thought that was really cool so i think they’re sweet to read now and then! (the fic was the secretary by pacificrimbaud btw - recced by me but do read the tags for extra warnings ik not everyone likes that. it has wild child personal assistant pansy and rude controlling boss percy.)

not being to choose between them is so real . (me however ?? fuck james marry sirius kill remus. love u moonpie but mummy’s got a job to do.)

visiting places where movies got filmed is so surreal though isn’t it ?? and a lotr fan?? my mate’s one and she gave me the silmarillion to read for xmas . (it’s going to take me at least seven months to read because i read (1) page and got confused already.) AND VISIT LONDON YESSS !! very cool here usually , as long as you don’t bump into any roadmen. (I also want to go to italy and greece. Especially venice and athens >>>)

your fave books , i’m going through one by one

podg - isn’t ben barnes in the movie ?? so many edits i’ve seen of him with potd scenes , honestly i’ve got to read the book (& watch the movie of course , to sate my desire.)

‘name one hero who was happy’ & ‘ i am made of memories’ haunt me forever.

pjo is honestly so iconic. i’m waiting for the big old series to come out now.

IS THIS THE ONE BASED ON RON X GINNY FIC ?? like the one that goes ‘you’re my sister , my blood , i should want to protect you’ 😀😀😀 but i trust your judgement here bee!

never heard of this one. but i did just search it up , and the blurb is interesting so i’ve added it to my tbr !

hp did have my little year five self in a chokehold.

THE HUNGER GAMES OH MY LORD >>>>> peeta mellark and his baby bombs my god>>>

and soc ! i would read it except i have been spoiled for a certain chapter 40!

NOT YOU SKIPPING THE SPANISH CLASSES BECAUEE YOU DIDN’T WANT TO DO THE ORAL??? just say me llamo been and pass the exam 🤨🤨🤨🤨.now u got chlamydia too . and the teacher looking at you like ‘damn how she get chlamydia , this bitch be getting around.’

OMG LIGHTSABERS ??? i would so fight with them all the time that’s so so so awesome. (just looked up the lotr ring. it looks so elegant!)

ahhhh being a crazy cat lady >>>> (not abysmal cats beat people anyday.) my movie would be ‘drunk procrastinator’ because honestly i never do things on time and a little bit of sippy sip does release the stress sometimes. (the things i’ve done when under the influence will haunt me. my best friend has so much blackmail material on me .)

MY QUESTIONS —>

unfortunately not yet. but i do want to get a cat , so i’ll get on that asap.

when person a smells person b in amortentia , or when person a is given veritaserum and admits they like person b. i’m a sucker for that shit >>>

my weird talent is that i can eat an entire bowl of cereal in under ten seconds !! not useful at all , but it’s weird so yes , i consider it a talent !

i had to look up what a gas station was i got so confused. we call them petrol stations here so i was like ‘tf is a gas station’ BUT ANYWAYS! I don’t even have a car unfortunately, but my chauffeur (best friend) does and obviously i abuse the best friend privileges, and whenever he needs petrol i always get a pack of gum , a can of sprite (+ a diet coke for the driver man). (this is what you mean by gas station order , yes ? gas stations in canada don’t have restaurants in them right?)

favourite flower - poppies ! i adore poppies ! + lavender they’re so pretty // favourite plant - hyrdrangeas ! (they’re classified as shrubs so they count) very sweet and nice.

favourite planet - gonna be a real one and choose my gal pluto. she’s still a planet to me , okay???

i was at a funeral when i got a phone call . my phone was NOT on silent. and the worst part ? my ringtone was baby got back , so now the deceased’s family have a memory of ‘turn around stick it out even white boys got the shout , baby got back!’ in the middle of someone’s eulogy.

saxophone ! that shit RELAXING AS FUCK !

q’s for you to answer next time you come around -

what the fuck is putin (not the president)

unpopular opinion about the marauders

unpopular opinion in life

Dream car

do you watch the apprentice?

do you believe in soulmates ? (romantic or platonic?)

what’s your hidden talent?

Favourite villain ?

ever had your heart broken ?

ever broken a heart?

(bee you know the drill by now !! don’t be too long , I’ll miss you<333)

#ess waters a plant #bee <33 #ess’s marauders x ts crossover

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nerdmorkai · 4 months

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It's been a week

It has officially been two months since I lost my wife. I have been trying to get back to doing the things that she always loved, my writing and my art. This is what I read at her Celebration of Life. Just wanted to put it out in the world to maybe spread some kindness. There are a lot of firsts coming up without her and I am dreading the holidays. I turn 40 in two days, Christmas, and the New Year. She was always the font of joy during the holidays. We really were Branch and Popi (Trolls reference). I'm going to try to keep my color the best I can.

From the first moment I met Kadi, there was something just so enchanting about her. She was the kind of person that made you believe we are made of stardust. There are so many things that just attract you to her. That one dimple when she smiled. The way she laughed with her whole body. The way she was just a safe space. It is surreal that I only got to experience it for nine years. I will now have to remember her longer than I knew her. Less than a quarter of her life, I was able to be a part of her story. I think that is the hardest part about losing someone before you expect it. It isn’t just that they are gone, but the time you already dreamed of having with them can no longer become a reality. Now the story I thought would be, has to be re-written. When someone passes, it feels like their story ends. Like when you fall for someone your mind spins a tale that can span decades. It is the “what if” game we play as we date. Writing drafts of the book series that you hope comes from this new love. I kinda liked that series I drafted in my head. I selfishly really wished I was in her story more. Kadi’s story is one that we all fell in love with because it was so easy to love her. Her story is my favorite book and I am sitting here at the last page wanting more.

I sat with that grief. It wasn’t until I really started to write these words that I realized I was part of her story. We all are. She may not be here but it doesn’t mean that her story ends. That moment of kindness when your internal monologue cites Kadi as its cause. The desire to feel free under the lights of a forest filled with music. To give more than what was asked. To never let a friend pay. Every action can be influenced by what Kadi would do. We all now have the responsibility to live a life that Kadi would be proud of. She dreamed for so many people, she wanted the best for everyone. If you believe you will see Kadi again, make sure your story is so full of adventure, love, and kindness that you could spend weeks telling her about it. For those of you who do not believe you will see Kadi again, love so hard it can only lead to your heart shattering. Take it from someone who knows. I would rather have the last 9 years than to not have her at all. This grief is bittersweet. It hurts, but it’s reassuring it was real, I know I loved her. This is my love for her that has nowhere to go. Kadi is the only reason I have the emotional intelligence to even figure that out. She made me a better man. But when I think about it Kadi didn’t make people better versions of themselves, she helped people become part of a better world. The one she dreamed of. So if we keep her in our dreams and in our hearts her story never really dies, every moment she helps influence in your life is a new page written in her story. If we pass on kindness and sympathy to strangers as freely as we do our loved ones. If we love without fear. If we are gentle with the innocent. If we speak for those without a voice. If we help others achieve their dreams. If we dream of a better world for everyone. If we strive to make a world that would make Kadi proud. If we can do that, Kadi’s legacy will become a Never Ending Story.

#me #writing #grief #So old

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acdtjessicaowen · 1 year

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WC- 13th March

Today was all about organising how we were going to complete the book over the next two weeks. The first step was to go and get our paper, it was all dried out exactly how we wanted it to, the last step was to flatten all of our paper in the print. We left this the whole day to ensure it was perfect to use. Shown below...

For the rest of today, we worked as a group to complete all the content which was going to go into our book. I started to complete digital drawings using procreate using past nature photography I really enjoyed this as it was something I had never tried before however due to time I did not complete this to go in the book but I would like to do more of this in the future.

Today we also had to consider how we were going to print the book, therefore, we went down to the print room and asked about potential screen printing however due to the cost of calligraphy paper and the short about of time due to uncertainty we did not feel up to doing it. Due to this, we had to look at alternate ways of printing so we went to the Curzon printing room to ask about painting in A2 and we also decided to test print some pages on some card A3 size to see what the outcome would be. Due to the paper still flattening we had to leave this till Friday to compare the size to the front cover.

Wednesday 14th March

Today I completed my poems for the book, this was the hardest part for me as I've never really been good at writing however surprisingly I enjoyed this process as I used the poem generator which allowed me to complete multiple poems.

Friday 17th March

Today consisted of continuing to put together the content of our book, today all of our papers were flattened and ready to use. So we were now able to complete a front cover for our book, I took on the task of decorating the front cover which is something I enjoyed this process did take longer than I thought it would due to me trying to stitch the flower into the page shown below. This was very difficult due to the thickness of the paper making it very hard to stitch into I had to use string and bamboo skewers however, in the end, it worked out alright however if I was to do this again I would've spent more time on it.

While I completed the front cover the rest of the group had different things to do to bring the book together. Layla and Leila were completing the stitching of the paper together for the back this was also quite time-consuming due to the thickness of the paper.

Before stitching, we had to consider the colour of the stitch this was inspired by the natural dye workshop we had a few weeks ago. In the end, we decided on the most natural one.

While doing this Muki was printing each page of the book, we decided to go A3 card as A2 would've been to big for the front cover and the printer would not print too big. Doing it A3 also means we used less paper as we just cut up the paper which was already within the studio making the pieces more sustainable.

Today we also started to use a pen plotter this worked successfully for one member if the group's poem in Urdu script this looked really nice and it was a really interesting way to incorporate technology into the book.

We wanted this to also have a meaning which linked to our performance them of comfort and home therefore we each made our moms complete the alphabet in handwriting Meg then made us each a font from it for the pen plotter however when we started to use this the pen plotter stopped writing the poems effectively as it would just overlap as it was writing this was due to motor breaking as we where using it meaning we where unable to use this machine with our piece. This meant that the following week we had to handwrite each of our poems.

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