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moondal514 · 3 months
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Some fic reading numbers to wrap up 2023
(Yeah yeah I know I’ve posted a whole bunch of fic rec lists this week but this is the last one, I promise)
In 2023, I’d say my fandom habits could be summarized into this: 1) the AFTG brainrot finally eased back a bit so I could truly return to my default state of being a multi-fandom whore, 2) I went back on my bullshit of reading fics for fandoms I’m not in/haven’t thought about for many years, and 3) I’ve finally entered the danmei realm, years after everyone else around here lol (and if you listen carefully in the distance, you can hear the frustrated scream of my former roommate that I’ve pissed off by only just this year checking out and loving the stuff she rec’d for me to read/watch years ago lol).
In 2023, I bookmarked on ao3 1207 new fics read for 46 fandoms (though only about 850 are in my public bookmarks). The fandom I read the most for was MDZS, managing to unseat AFTG as my most read-for fandom this year, accounting for about 345 of those new bookmarks.
Below is a multi-fandom list of 10 of my favorites of all the fics I read in 2023. I limited myself to only choosing fics that are complete and not part of series (I didn’t count it as a series if the 2nd part of the “series” is just reference or worldbuilding notes) cuz otherwise I prob wouldn’t be able to limit it to only 10.
In no particular order:
Fandom: Attack On Titan
The Means by calacreda
'He hears him say “Do not tell a soul, Levi” and wants to laugh. Tell anyone? To what end? So that others have the images that Levi now has running through his head; of grabbing hands and harness marks, hard words and soft lips, of lies upon lies upon lies in a desperate attempt to get to the truth?'
Levi begins to notice Erwin leaving HQ alone and not returning until the dead of night.
Slow-burn, pre-show Eruri.
This fic is here to commemorate the 4 days of absolute insanity in March I spent binge-reading hundreds of thousands of words by this writer despite me knowing barely anything about these characters
Fandom: Simon Snow
Where the Sand Meets the Sea by waterwings/ @amywaterwings
This is a world where magic has moved on.
Where stars fall from the sky.
Where time is less a linear progression and more a slow dance.
And where Simon and Baz start to switch places, which will—inevitably—change everything.
5th ever fic to make me cry (and 1st fic not in the AFTG fandom to make me cry, whoop), the kind of fic that really lingers with sticky fingers on the brain
Fandom: Word of Honor
Strange Pilgrims by inkmyname/ @inkmyname
“Can I have all the wine in the world?” “Yes.” “Can I have all the treasures in the ocean?” “Yes.” “Can I have all the stars in the sky?” And because it wasn’t in Zhou Zishu’s nature to deny Wen Kexing anything, he said yes. From the western mountains to the eastern seas. Some seventy years on, Zhou Zishu and Wen Kexing wander together.
This fic had me chewing on drywall cuz it’s so good
Fandom: The Vinland Saga
neither sword nor crown by arahir/ @arahir
Canute does whatever he can to keep Thorfinn, though it might cost him everything.
“You want to kill me now.” The words steal his breath with their truth. Thorfinn looks at him, from under his filthy bangs, eyes piercing and bruised. Something in Canute’s chest flips over at that look, at how wounded he is. He’s broken. He’s been broken from the first moment they met, but now he’s lost even Askeladd to hold his pieces together. “But if you fight me like this, it’s not fair. You have to wait until I get stronger. Be my guard until then, and I’ll duel you, warrior to warrior.” Thorfinn’s gaze is unflinching. Canute reaches behind him and pulls the dagger from the folds of his fur-lined cloak. The blade is a part of Thorfinn, like the crown is a part of Canute, now. He hands it over, hilt first. “Or, you can kill me today. Right now, right here.”
Wouldn’t be me unless there was at least one amazing historical fiction-esque fic, from a fandom I’m technically not in, on this list
Fandom: All For the Game
If Suddenly You Forget Me by sambutwithbooks
There’s a ring in the bag they give him, along with his soiled uniform.
The blood doesn’t bother him, even if his stomach clenches as he remembers that it’s his-it's the ring on a chain that snags his attention and holds it.
A wedding ring.
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Fifteen years post-canon, an accident on the court wipes Neil and their life together from Andrew's memory. It takes a while for him to find his way back to it.
Made every criticism I’ve ever had of the amnesia trope die a slow and miserable death (also 4th ever fic to make me cry)
Dream clouds, ghost ground (I’ve been looking at the sky to show me where I went wrong) by Ateiluj/ @awildtei
Cass Spear deals with her son’s death, the truths that it reveals, and how it all reshapes her past with Andrew.
One of the most incredible character studies I’ve ever read across any fandom, period
nocturnal animals by animediac/ @jaywalkers
“He was an addict,” Taylor says roughly, turning away to unplug the blender. “He wouldn’t accept help and he didn’t care who he hurt with it by the end.” “He was our brother,” Abby says, sadly. “I know,” Taylor tells her. “That was the worst part." — Memory takes the graveyard shift. Abby Winfield works nights.
Absolutely devastating Abby Winfield backstory that had me curling up into a ball on the floor
Fandom: Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System
Tarnished Gold by Prim_the_Amazing/ @primtheamazing
Becoming emperor of the cultivation world will start with a first step as small and basic as becoming Head Disciple of Huan Hua Palace. For that, he must steal the position away from the current Head Disciple. Luo Binghe will sabotage, upstage, and completely and utterly best him.
The road to destroying everything and everyone who has ever wronged him, to becoming the highest ruler so that no one will ever have the right to control him ever again - it will start as simply as ruining Gongyi Xiao’s life.
Compared to everything else he’s already done, this should be easy.
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Luo Binghe brings all his skills of cunning and brutality to bear on Gongyi Xiao, Head Disciple of Huan Hua Palace Sect. It… doesn’t go too well for him.
This fic had me saying “just one more chapter” long into the night until I was literally staring down the epilogue at some ungodly morning hour
Fandom: BBC Merlin
Whereat the Two Swore On the Field of Death a Deathless Love by horsecrazy/ @cbk1000
In a land of myth and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy. But not quite in the way you think. 'The Once and Future King'/Merlin mashup; now with 50% more gay.
One of the most incredible things I’ve ever read in my life, this writer is single-handedly responsible for reviving my Merthur obsession 3 years after it’s mostly died down
Fandom: Mo Dao Zu Shi
我拿青春赌明天 / I’ll wager my youth against tomorrow by tombenough_and_continent/ @hunxi-after-hours
The dust of this mortal world cannot fall upon him—he is a strand-dancer, a weaver of time’s tapestry, dispatched by Gusu Lan’s Symphony to climb upwards into the knots and gnarls of alternate timelines and coax them towards the future in which Gusu reigns, benevolent and peaceful and supreme—the future in which Lan Wangji himself is sung into existence. He is here to change the past and deliver the future into being. It would not be wrong to call him fate. (or, This is How You Lose the Time War, but make it wangxian)
Still screaming crying throwing up over this fic cuz nothing gets me quite like a beautifully written mash-up of 2 of my fave pieces of media
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Thank you to all you fic writers out there for getting me through another year. Cheers to a new year of more wonderful writing!
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lurkingteapot · 8 months
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bad buddy fandom getting-to-know-you meme!
tagged by @mahuhumaling and @galauvant, meme created by @fiercynn
note: i consider "fanworks" to pretty much everything people create related to a fandom, including but not limited to meta/analysis/discussion, gifs, fanvids/edits/fancams, filk, fanart, fanfic, fan food, fan crafts, etc. please include this note with the meme unless you have a different definition!
name and whatever you want to share about yourself I'm tpt! 30s, queer, brainweird, language nerd, been reading BL and slash and other queer lit since before the turn of the millennium and probably (hopefully) never gonna stop.
when did you watch bad buddy/join the fandom? I watched the first episode the day after it aired. Went in knowing nothing about it except the English title, which I thought was thoroughly unappealing, and the promo image. Came out of ep 1 convinced Paa was the only person with any sense on the entire show, but sufficiently intrigued (ointment sharing! Line ID shenanigans!) to keep watching. So I watched as it aired from ep 2, and when the bus stop scene rolled around, I blocked the airing time slot out in my calendar so I could watch live (which didn't work out for ALL eps, but … close enough). I did find a regular group to squee with after ep 5, but didn't really interact with fandom beyond that little bit of squeeing with friends and looking at fan art until after ep 9, I think. This was the first Thai BL show I watched week to week, and that also made it special to me.
favorite ship(s) Pat/Pran.
favorite character(s) Used to be Pran no contest, but Pat worked his way into my heart in the later episodes. couldn't choose now. they're all favourites.
favorite episode(s) I really love episodes 3-5 and 10/11. but honestly I love the show as a whole, and the episodes in the context they exist in. Except for the gun subplot.
favorite scene(s)  the opening sequence of ep 2! also episode 3 bus stop scene (and Pat's way of accomodating Pran in it), ep 4 sleepover scene, ep 5 Pat's realisation/the fight, ep 6 gate convo scene, ep 8 fight/apology scene, ep 9 hand-holding scene, ep 10 Our Song teaser scene and confrontation scenes, ep 11 affirmation/we got to go back scene and wishful thinking sequence, ep 12 bar scene.
one thing you would change about the show if you could I'd adjust the pacing of ep 12 so the fake-out is a smaller part of the whole thing proportionally.
what are your some of your favorite fanworks made by other people? It's really hard to pick. I love SO MANY. Even just the authors whose fic I list here have written more than one of my faves each. but let's see:
fic (missing scene): keeps me warm by unsungyellowraincoat (@isaksbestpillow). direct ep 8 aftermath exploration that made me ache.
fic (canon divergence): fight or flight (worth the wait) by jabber_moose (@galauvant). Ep 2 canon divergence wherein Pran is discovered under Pat's bed.
fic (AU): Pinocchio by aworkingprinter (@miscellar). In which Pran has an obvious, unsuppressable tell when he lies.
fan animation: international love song by @architectxengineer
fan art: this pic by @ thatgothsamurai was one of the first things I saw in this fandom in the way of art and it's stuck with me
(if you create fanworks) what are your favorite fanworks that you’ve made?
fic: the only truth that sticks (<5k, G) is my take on Pran's mother's backstory, told as vignettes from her school years. There's a lot I'd do differently if I wrote it now – not give her a nickname, for one – but it's nevertheless my baby; when I started it, I hadn't finished and posted any fic in over 20 years.
I had a collection of random language- and storytelling related observations about the show on twitter that I should probably copy over somewhere else at some point for preservation purposes.
there's an epic canon divergence that lives only in my friend's and my DMs and a back-up doc that I'm starting to think will never take full shape, but I love it anyway. There's also an escalating intimacy thing set vaguely pre-canon plus ep 7 to time skip that I've not added to in a year and probably won't finish, either, but again: love what I've got there.
a song that makes you think of bbs (the ones in the show don’t count lol) If it's a bittersweet love song I'm PatPraning it. But specifically: Tilly Birds' เพื่อนเล่น ไม่เล่นเพื่อน (Just Being Friendly) and pretty much the entire tracklist from the ON Thailand fanmeet, especially แดงกับเขียว (Red and Green) by TaitosmitH, แน่ใจไหม (Are You Sure) by Nont Tanont, อย่าใกล้กันเลย (We shouldn't be close) in Aof Pongsak's version, and ดวงเดือน (Moon) by Joey Phuwasit.
idk anything else you want us to know? I love this show. I love the hopeful ending. I love all the recurring characters (yes, that includes Wai and the parents), with all their flaws. I love how gently P'Aof tells this story – the way he approaches entrenched BL clichés, picks them up, examines them, and puts them back down: does it have to go this way? not for us, not for this story, let's look at how else this could go. He said he wanted to make a typical, an ordinary BL, and he did, and he didn't.
I love that I met so many nice people through our mutual love of this show. I love that we're still on the rooftop nearly two years later.
I love that there's so many sides of this fandom – analytical, transformative, curative, and everything in between.
I have completely lost track of who has and hasn't done this yet, but IF you see this and think, hey, this seems fun! and decide to do it, please tag?
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laceybun · 20 days
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hi, i hope this anon finds you well! i heard about you from lawrence, would you mind sharing tips on how to navigate fragrantica? thank you so much!
Hi there!! I’m very happy you decided to reach out, I’ll try my best to explain through screenshots of me going through my most frequented aspects of the website (on mobile, specifically) I’ve highlighted buttons to explain them!! Please feel free to let me know if it’s helpful or if you have any other questions!!⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩
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⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩 So, opening the website will lead you to the main page. This is filled with articles on newer fragrances, sometimes older fragrances, and is sorted by recency. If something intrigues you here, I really recommend reading the article to find the perfume it’s reviewing! There will usually be a link to the perfume somewhere within the article. (I usually just skim until I find the perfume being described lol)
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𝜗𝜚 By pressing on the three lines in the top-left corner, it will lead you to a directory of different aspects and functions of fragrantica as a whole, including things like a perfume finder, notes, and the website forums.
❦. By pressing in the top right, you will be able to log in/register, if you have not made an account already. If you have made an account already, it will have a way to access your private messages, your profile, recently viewed perfumes, and a fun lil option to “perfume yourself”, which is just to show what perfume you’re currently wearing! ^.^
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⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩 As you can see, there’s a whole lot to look through!! I really recommend exploring it if you have the time to do so, just to get a level of familiarity with the website.
𝜗𝜚 (I chose yellow but I’m doing orange instead oops) This is where you’ll find a masterlist of notes, as well as descriptors of each note, sorted into categories based on scent type. (Gourmand, floral, etc.) Useful for building familiarity with scents and their descriptors, and for finding notes you didn’t think existed! (Priests robes? HUH???)
♡ྀི Searching by notes is my preferred method of finding perfume, it’s incredibly useful and fun!! ^.^ By going through there, you will be able to include and exclude notes, choose masc/fem/unisex, and be given a directory of each perfumes that fit within the parameters you have provided! I use this a lot, lol. Fantastic for finding perfumes based on characters, if you’re able to imagine notes they might wear.
❦. Perfume finder is one I don’t use very often, but it’s an honorable mention. By inputting a perfume you know you like, the algorithm will give you unbiased perfume suggestions of similar fragrances based on note makeup.
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⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩 If you have a signature fragrance, you can add it, and right beside that, you can add up to four favorite fragrances.
♡ྀི Let’s assume now that you’ve logged in, by going to your profile, you will be able to find your owned perfumes, previously had perfumes, perfumes you want, and perfumes to test out; Custom lists, which I use for character perfumes or perfume recommendations for friends (as shown by Lawrence’s fragrance list, which I have favorited so it shows up on my main profile, aka easier access for newer people to the site!); And your rated perfumes! Another fun aspect of this website is finding perfumes you’ve tested, used, smelled, whichever way you’ve used it- you can keep track of your opinions on these fragrances through the ratings of love, like, neutral, dislike, and hate.
❦.
(I’ve used up my 10 image per post limit since I’m on mobile oops… If there’s anything else you’d like me to explain, again, I’ll make a part two!! ^.^ thanks for reading!! ⋆𐙚₊˚⊹ ᡣ𐭩)
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bishie-haven · 11 months
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Asmo Appreciation Week, Day 2: Best Cards, Part 1!
Welcome back, everyone!
So...Obey Me's cards, eh? Some are good, some are not-so-good, some send people into screaming frenzies, some send others into...other types of screaming frenzies.
When it comes to Asmo and his cards, I take it seriously. Since 2021, I've had a goal of collecting every card the game has released of him, and it's actually going pretty well. The same applies with Nightbringer; last night I put many stockpiled D-Energy cans to good use and grinded enough to get his UR+ achievable from the Hard Ruri Tunes missions!
Which leads me to today's topic: which of the lusty boy's cards do I think is the best?
It took so much strength to pick. And in the end, I couldn't choose just 5, just 7, or even just 10. Nope, I'm going all out and showing my TOP 20 cards! Because Tumblr has a limit on how many images can be used in a single post, today I'm going to be revealing the first half of the cards, from #20-#11, with the top 10 coming very soon.
A couple of things before I start. I did not include any of the NB-exclusive cards in this list, as those three I want to save for another day. And two, I am not basing my ranking on any of the Devilgrams attached to the cards, as some of them I have yet to obtain. I may mention them for some that I do own, but the basis of these ranking is on the art of the cards, the theming included, and meaningful context around its release. Lastly, all of the images here were found on the fandom's unofficial card-logging site, Karasu-OS.
Anyway, let's begin!
To start with, I have a couple of honorable mentions that just barely missed the cutoff:
HM 1: HLD, the New Dream Team! (Toys event SSR)
That event with the onesies was definitely one of the more chaotic ones, that's for sure. And while it's not one of my favorite sets, I always liked Asmo's pink bunny outfit. It's so floppy and derp that I can't help but smile.
HM 2: Memories and Pale Shades (Cursed Seed SSR)
This event...oh boy. Remember when I said that release context played a part in my ranking? This is one where it's a bit clear. The art and composition is beautiful, being fed a dango and admiring the blossoming trees, but the circumstances that this card came out in spoiled a bit of the joy it would normally have. Still, the positives still weighed out enough for it to land here with a good word.
Now then, on to the list!
#20: Party Hopping
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It's cards like this that get the wheels in my brain turning. A funny thing about cards is that their image sometimes doesn't match the Devilgram attached or even the event or Nightmare entirely. Even without having the card in my possession (yet), cards like this let my imagination run wild in terms of what is happening in the image. Why is Asmo dressed like Little Red Riding Hood? Why is he crying? Did he come from a party? Did something happen before or after it? The card itself is simple, but allows for lots of mental creativity.
#19: Asmo Gives Back <3
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This one unfortunately got held back by the initial design of the card. For some reason, that blue suit of his just irks me... But the unlocked DF version makes up for it in spades. For as much of a party animal Asmo is described to be, we don't see him much in any kind of club or bar setting with the works attached in art. This card remedied that, showing him flushed and happily drinking away, clothes rustled around and overall giving proof of a good time for his special day.
#18: Illuminating My Love
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This is an example of simplicity reigning supreme. Both of the card versions don't have anything special with outfits, just casual and demon forms, but it's the actions that hit it in the feels for me. Small lights, whether it be from fairy lights or tiny candles, bring a sense of warmth to both of the card arts. And considering these were released for Devil Day '22, warmth and love are the perfect things to feel when it comes to these.
#17: Asmos and the Fox Mask?
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Much like #19, this is one where one design makes up for another, but this time for a different reason. I'll admit I wasn't the biggest fan of the yokai-style theming the DF unlock was attached to, but that is mainly just personal preference. The initial art given though? AMAZING. This is the start of where theming starts to be a basis for why I like a card, and to start it off, I LOVE masquerade balls. And this be one of many cards you see where Asmo is wearing a dress, get used to it.
#16: The Annoying Influencer
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Another type of simplistic card, but this one gets bonus points for bringing ALL the color, enough that some may find it a bit annoying (eh? get it? I'll stop). Another birthday card, it warms my heart whenever I see images of Asmo enjoying a treat or any food in general. One of the tropes thrown around a lot involves him going on diets often to keep his figure, so to see him openly enjoying snacks he likes (especially here, with his favorite Surprise Guest item!) will always make me just a bit happier.
#15: A Gorgeous Phantom Thief
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There was a time when I adored the Phantom Thief and Detective trope in stories, a sort of cat-and-mouse game, if you will. Also usually having a Tuxedo Mask-esque aesthetic about them, it always felt like you were on the edge of your seat, waiting for what would happen next. And while this is another card that I don't own as of now, I can still imagine the picture in my head of this lovely man wanting to steal every rare diamond and gem in existence, but the one thing he can't seem to take so easily is your heart.
#14: Looking at Someone
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WHY DID THIS CARD NIGHTMARE HAVE TO BE SO SHORT?! Outside of the screaming, this is one of the cards I would be ecstatic to own, if only the circumstances on its release weren't so daunting with no re-release in sight. But even so, it's another example of simplicity being all you need. Asmo surrounded one of his most iconic motifs, makeup as far as the eye can see with a relaxed look on his face is really all I need when it comes to this card.
#13: Asmo and a Treasure Chest
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Both of these images, the themes, expressions..."shoot through my heart" indeed... While pirates aren't my favorite universe to dabble into (similar to yokai in terms of preference), the two art features given to this card of the same thing go beyond my choices and SLAY me. Double revolvers on the initial, and...THIS...on the DF unlock? Oh anyone in the three realms take me now!
#12: That Special Someone
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Oh the nostalgia! Even if it's only 4 years ago, the initial set of cards will always be special to me, and this particular initial UR is no exception. It was definitely a tricky sucker to get, taking me almost THREE YEARS to get lucky in Chapter A, and it still remains part of some of my best teams to this day. And the theming gives another combination of fitting the character (you can't expect someone with their own private bathroom to NOT have a shot of themselves in the tub), and my own secret tastes (self-care and beauty elements are addictive to me).
#11: Catch the Lost Bunnies!
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Rounding out the first half is the inverse of the following card. Instead of taking nearly three years, this sucker came home on a FREE single pull! I have never had better luck on that gacha since then, and I'm glad it came from this lovely card. Bunnies and rabbits are Asmo's secondary animal motif (the primary being scorpions), and combining this with the bunny boy event happening at the same time, it's just a celebration of two different kinds of cuties! I wanna cuddle them both!
And with that, I have to hold the breaks. But don't worry, soon we'll go through the second half, the top 10 of the bunch. Which cards can top these? Have any guesses?
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300 Followers Celebration - Art Requests - Closed
to celebrate reaching 300 followers, I’m going to be doing drawings!
- be sure you’re following me, cause I do check these things just because I want my followers to have a fair chance
- this can be; OCs, your favorite characters, AU versions of characters, etc if you want your request to be characters interacting [be them siblings, partners, friends, etc], that’s allowed, but the character limit is 2
- if you choose to go with a canon character, you’re allowed to request the design of another artist otherwise I will be using my own design[s] for the character[s] - which is found over at @aclanofthembos
- they’re going to be fullbodies with light shading / lighting [just to keep myself sane] 
- you’ll have to be off anon to send the requests, as I’ll be tagging you in the finished piece BUT you can give the URL of the blog you’d like me to @ if you don’t feel comfortable with me @ -ing your main! [I won’t be replying, so no stress about your main getting out without your consent!]
- these will be filled by slots, just to prevent myself from becoming overwhelmed, so once the slots are filled, that’s it
- you can use your slot to gift the art to another person, too, if you wish to surprise a friend / partner / loved one with a piece of art! [I’ve had this happen a lot in the past so I want people to know this is an option lol]
- if you don’t have an image of the character, be sure to give a detailed description [or use irl cats or picrew-based ones! it’s up to you] that way I can try to get the cat as accurate as possible!
- if you want to upload to TH, I have an account! KyraTheShadowMonarch! so I beg nicely for you to link my TH and not my Tumblr when uploading there
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slots;
0 / 10 OPEN
please read through and follow the rules!
also be kind and respectful, especially if you don’t end up getting a slot
cause there’s a lot of you and I don’t think I have enough sanity to do 300 drawings [esp with how stressful my physical and mental health can be]
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revui · 1 year
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question! i didn't finish listening to the entirety of your foreverlands playlist (it's huge and i have little to no context for most of the songs. bc i know like. 4 characters and a half, not counting the memes. so it mostly feels like trying to decrypt what's written in ancient scripts or something. which is fun!) but i was wondering. what's your favorite song on the playlist and why? (favorite as in. relevant to plot i guess. like one that gives you a very vivid image of something you want to write into the story. or that describes a character so well they might as well have written the song themselves). Or like, maybe you have multiple songs that tie for first place, so feel free to give more if one is not enough. there's no limit. i mean honestly. if you manage to choose only one song. that's incredible. i have character playlists with like 10 songs and i still can't choose less than 3 songs to call my favorites (for the reasons listed above).
FOLKS
FISH IN A BIRDCAGE
First, I am very biased because it's also just my favorite song in general. I found it over the summer and I think it altered my brain chemistry. I added it to the playlist immediately without even waiting for the FL thoughts to kick in.
Second, it's just a crystallized version of the entire story. Every character. No matter who I'm writing, if I put this song on, it immediately becomes their song. Because it's the whole point of the story. Everyone is weird, everyone is "wrong," everyone is stuck. Even if they don't know it.
For example, Perseus Finch, a character I don't believe I've mentioned before. There are eight schools of magic in the Foreverlands, each with a head, considered the very best at that school. Percy is the head of Illusion magic. And he's 12.
That position comes with a lot of responsibilities, so putting a complete child there was beyond controversial, especially since he was 11 when he first got the title, ESPECIALLY since the woman who was the last head of Illusion had died not even a few hours beforehand, ESPECIALLY because that woman was PERCY'S DEAD MOM.
So. Y'know. Objectionable.
And he's already got to worry about, like, puberty. He doesn't have time to teach Illusion or serve the Seraph. And he at least vaguely understands how much this fucking sucks, but he also doesn't have enough time to stew in that since he's too busy being responsible for an entire division of sorcerery. I put this song on while I'm writing Percy, and it's Percy's song.
For a briefer example, Hyacinth. She showed up for a bit as Quin's friend in his chapter. She's a deeply independent person and has all kinds of different ideas for what she could do and who she could be, but she's tied down by her massive family, being the only one consistently able to look after all the younger kids, while also handling a lot of responsibilities at school, and needing to help run her family's casino, the Vermillion Garden. She has barely a second for herself but would feel guilty abandoning any of her duties for her own interests even though her soul is furiously ablaze and screaming of all the things Hyacinth wants to do. I put this song on while I'm writing Hyacinth, and it's Hyacinth's song.
I could keep going through all 14 other examples but for the sake of both our time, I'll leave it at two. You get the point. Song good.
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wolfkid888-blog · 1 month
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Short story ideas and plans
I have 4 different stories from the short stories options I wish to write but can only choose 2 so I am in a dilemma. 2. "A group of archeologists unearth an artifact that transports them to various points in history, challenging their understanding of the past." - This gives me Doctor Who vibes. I suppose I can maybe have the artifact be the Tardis or perhaps I can use the Extrapulator from the Arrowverse which I know it's only used for jumping between different Earths but maybe I can change it's settings to using it for time travel. 4. "A librarian stumbles upon a hidden section of the library that contains books about alternate realities – and one of the books seems to be writing itself" - this is something people who write fanfictions such as myself would think of on a daily. As fanfiction writers, we like to think of many "if's" situations and scenarios of what could have happen in the stories we about from our favorite shows, movies, comics, etc. What if a different decision was made? What if this character had a different personality? What if there was another character thrown into the fray? So many what-if's which then becomes stories of alternate universes. That's why certain fanfiction writers have their profile names as The Watcher, The Librarian, The Creator, etc. Mine is the Archivist. We like to watch and read how these stories would have turned out if it had been different and archive it once it reaches it end. I think this would one of the 2 short stories I would write since it suits my taste.
8. "An amateur detective with the ability to talk to shadows delves into a mystery that the shadows are desperate to keep hidden." - this I can imagine using references from the manhwa Solo Leveling as the main character Sung Jin-Woo is the Shadow Monarch and during the ending of the manhwa, he became a detective using his necromancy skill to bring back the dead victims as his shadows to find their killers and giving them the peace they deserve. Perhaps I can use his son as the amateur detective and he delves into the mystery and finds out that his ability was hereditary from his father. Hmmmm..... 10. "A pair of siblings inherit a mysterious old mansion that rearranges its rooms every night, revealing new secrets and histories" - this gives me quite the image indeed. Reminds me of a certain show about these mysterious keys that somehow could unlock and allow people to enter other people's minds and stuff and once those kids reaches adulthood, they would have no memory about these keys at all. I forgot the name of that show. It was creepy.
I am kind of leaning towards 4 and 8 as my chosen short stories. I would need to think more about what I should write in it. Seeing as there is no word limit I might end up going too far. Who knows. And perhaps once I'm done, maybe I can use these stories and publish it in my wattpad stories even if it might not be my style. At least it would give my readers something to take their mind off of while waiting for my new chapters to arrive on my 2 stories I'm currently writing. I had gotten a writers block on them, I'm not sure how to proceed for those 2. Eventually I'm going to have to suck it up and write. Sigh...
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anewswire · 1 year
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The $450 Galaxy A54 may be 2023's most savvy smartphone buy
For those who desire Galaxy S Series style without the S Series pricing, Samsung's Galaxy A Series has always been a fantastic option. The most recent Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34 are being given the newest flagship design without hesitation by Samsung. The A54 continues to offer a brilliant screen, a long battery life, a respectable camera, and excellent everyday features you'll love—all for a price that puts value first. That's even better news. The Samsung Galaxy A54 phone might be the smartest smartphone purchase of 2023. I gave it a little try to see what would happen. I'm going to focus on my hands-on report for the Galaxy A54 and then go into greater detail regarding the Galaxy A34. The Galaxy A54 and Galaxy S23 both have three cameras on the back that are each discretely positioned within the Gorilla Glass 5 rear panel and encircled by a beautiful metal ring. Samsung could eliminate the antenna bands for a cleaner design because the chassis is comprised of metal and plastic, and the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. Although having a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen, it is thin and compact at 8.2mm, and it feels high-quality and costly in your hands. The Galaxy A54 masters the art of appearing much more expensive than it actually is. Don't be thrown off by the 202-gram weight because it doesn't feel hefty or big. There are four available colors, and they're all fantastic. Not my word, but the marketing department of Samsung. How wonderful are they, then, on a scale of awesomeness? Although the standard shades of white and glossy black aren't at all fantastic, Awesome Violet and Awesome Lime Green both receive a perfect score of 10. The lime green variant is my favorite; it really stands out in the appropriate lighting and caught my eye before the standard white or black ones did. In addition to having a small, circular cutout for the 32-megapixel selfie camera in the top center and a refresh rate of 120Hz, the screen's maximum brightness has been raised to 1,000 nits. This is excellent news because the screen of the Galaxy A53 can suffer in direct sunlight. In the limited time I had it, it operated without a hitch, and the colors and contrast levels are accurate—as they are on many of Samsung's screens. I really enjoy how the Galaxy A54 gets so many of the fundamentals right, without turning to gimmicks or needless features to draw attention. It has quality materials, a high refresh rate screen that is brighter than before, durability, and a variety of nice colors to select from. Exynos chip for power and efficiency A new 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 12MP wide-angle camera, and a 5MP macro camera replace the Galaxy A53's camera system. The A54 should perform better in low light because of the larger pixel size, which should also result in more vibrant photographs. I only had a brief time with the Galaxy A54 and only took a few pictures in isolation because I couldn't compare them to pictures from other phones and because it was dark inside. Nonetheless, the pictures turned out well. Most notably, moving between modes in the camera app happened instantly and it was quick, with no lags or delays. You may assume that the Galaxy A54 has the most recent Exynos 1380 processor from Samsung inside, but this is the first time I've used a handset with it. Even while shooting a few shots and quickly browsing the operating system don't put the phone through its paces, it was enough to allay any initial fears about the Exynos, which hasn't always had the finest performer. But I won't truly understand how the phone works and how it feels until I live with it. Samsung claims that the 5,000mAh battery within the Galaxy A54 will last for two days. Given that batteries with the same capacity deliver this in other phones, this claim doesn't seem unreasonable, and it's reasonable to assume that it will achieve the goal. You may choose between 128GB and 256GB of storage space, and there is also room for a MicroSD card with a 1TB maximum capacity. This 5G phone has 6GB or 8GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, and the choice to use an eSIM rather than a traditional SIM card. There is a 25-watt fast charging mechanism for the battery, an IP67 water resistance rating, and a fingerprint sensor built into the screen that worked reasonably quickly when I tested it. On April 6, the Samsung Galaxy A54 will go on sale in the US for a starting price of $450. You can get one from carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular as well as Samsung's web shop. On March 30, preorders go on sale. The Galaxy A54 will cost 499 British pounds in the United Kingdom for the top-tier 256GB variant and 449 pounds for the 128GB model. The phone is even more affordable if you purchase it through Samsung between now and April 26 since you will also receive a free pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. What about the Galaxy A34? The best method to distinguish the Galaxy A54 from the Galaxy A34 is to glance at the selfie camera cutout on the screen because there isn't much of a visual difference between the two devices. On the Galaxy A54, it is only a dot, but on the Galaxy A34, it is a teardrop-shaped cutout. Gorilla Glass 5 covers the screen of the 8.2mm thick, 199-gram phone, while the back panel is comprised of a plastic material that Samsung labels "Glasstic" since it has a texture that resembles glass. The screen is slightly larger at 6.6 inches and has the same resolution and refresh rate as the A54. A MediaTek Dimensity 1080 has taken the role of the Exynos 1380 in the Galaxy A54. The 48MP main camera with OIS, an 8MP wide-angle camera, and a 5MP macro camera are the three remaining cameras on the back of the device. It boasts a 5,000mAh battery, 25W charging, IP67 certification, a MicroSD card slot to expand the 128GB or 256GB of internal storage, either 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and an in-display fingerprint sensor, just like the Galaxy A54. A 13MP selfie camera, dual speakers, NFC mobile payment support, and 5G connectivity are further highlights. The price of the Galaxy A34 in the United Kingdom is 349 British pounds for the 128GB variant and 399 pounds for the 256GB model. The Galaxy A34 has not yet been announced for the United States. Galaxy S23 looks for less money The Galaxy A54 has a lot going for it, even after only a short period of use. The camera has potential, the design is fantastic, and I adore the two absolutely amazing colors. Importantly, the software is same to that of a Galaxy S23 and is thus appealing, sensible, and packed with helpful functions without being overburdened. Also, the same four-year major version and five-year security update guarantees apply to it. Technically speaking, there isn't much of an improvement over the Galaxy A53, but little adjustments like the brighter screen and larger camera pixels could have a huge impact in daily use. The Exynos 1380's performance, the battery's ability to survive two days even with moderate use, and the new 50MP camera's ability to avoid pitfalls common to some Samsung cameras, such as oversaturation, will determine the phone's final success. Based on what I've seen so far, individuals deterred by the Galaxy S23's greater price may find the Galaxy A54 to be a wise, money-saving option. With that high level of Samsung polish and at a price that competes with the Google Pixel 6a and the Nothing Phone 1, this phone practically has everything you could ever need. I intend to use it more in the future. Read the full article
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canikeepthesuit · 1 year
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I posted 44 times in 2022
That's 44 more posts than 2021!
7 posts created (16%)
37 posts reblogged (84%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@ofthestcrs
@rphelperblog
@croy-on-a-working-vacation
@dara-kell
@skysnipsw
I tagged 37 of my posts in 2022
Only 16% of my posts had no tags
#sammie the mechanic - 32 posts
#halcyon starcruiser - 17 posts
#reymmie - 15 posts
#starwarsrp - 14 posts
#canikeepthesuit - 12 posts
#roleplay - 10 posts
#star wars roleplay - 10 posts
#starwarsroleplay - 9 posts
#star wars - 7 posts
#galactic starcruiser - 6 posts
Longest Tag: 51 characters
#the possibility of raithe being sammie's father tho
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
🍓 have a picnic (from rey)
"You wanna have a picnic," Sammie asked. He was delighted. He and Rey had been spending a lot more time together and he was more comfortable around her. He had gone into full Golden Retriever boyfriend mode. He was whipped for her.
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“ jesus, don’t do that to me ever again! i thought you were dead! ” from Rey
Sammie's pupil's grew wide. He looked at Rey with big puppy-dog-like eyes and pouted. They had planned to meet up at a certain time and he had gotten sidetracked trying to help Chewbacca find his way back to the Falcon.
Sammie felt extremely guilty now, having seen Rey so worried. "I'm sorry," he whispered, lowering his gaze in shame.
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“ i’m going to protect you. not because you’re blood or i need to, but because you’re my family, and i got your back no matter what. ” from Raithe
Sammie never felt as whole as he felt in that moment. He had grown to see Raithe as some sort of a father figure, but never did he think that Raithe thought of him as family. "Really," he asked, his eyes lighting up.
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Roleplay Starters
"It's my first day."
2. "Hahaha! Okay, all right. I'm freakin' out a little bit."
3. "Can I keep the suit?"
4. "Fall in, trooper."
5. "Fall in, droids!"
6. "There's something there."
7. "I used to build ships on Corellia. I can handle a shuttle."
8. "I won't leave you!"
9. "Hide!"
Out of character: Choose one of these and we can make a roleplay out of it! :)
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My #1 post of 2022
Hello! I am Layla and my main blog is @arabianflowers! This is a roleplay blog for the character Sammie from the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel by Walt Disney Imagineering and the very first roleplay blog for a Galactic Starcruiser character! Sammie is my favorite Halcyon Starcruiser character and I feel like I can capture his character really well, so I decided to create a roleplay blog for him!
My rules for roleplaying are listed below!
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RULES
1.) Be kind! That should go without saying.
2.) Do not post inappropriate messages or images.
3.) Do not spam.
4.) Please refrain from swearing or using vulgarity in any way.
5.) I do not roleplay NSFW (Not Safe For Work) content. This is strictly prohibited.
6.) Sammie is not Muslim, but I am, so there are certain things that I might be uncomfortable with roleplaying even though this character is not Muslim. Please be considerate. I do not expect everyone to know about Islam, so I am more than happy to specify my rules and boundaries in that respect if need be.
PREFERENCES
1. I prefer to roleplay only as Sage Starkey's version of Sammie, but I am flexible.
2. I try to be as canon compliant to the Halcyon storyline as possible, but I am flexible! I love interacting with fan-made characters!
3. I prefer to roleplay in third person, but I also like to roleplay limited, typing as if I am the character, and I am flexible about the way that I roleplay, so I am open to discussion. I usually roleplay limited in asks!
4. If you want to roleplay with me, then comment on this post or message me! You can also private message me, but I would prefer for you to request on this blog and then we can take it to private message.
5. I do not track my roleplays and replies, nor am I picky about the way that people organize their blog. If we begin a roleplay and you respond a week or a month later, I will still try to keep the roleplay going! If I have lost the drive or inspiration, I will let you know. All of my posts are also fully available to interact with, so don't be shy to comment or reblog! Roleplay is supposed to be fun, so don't stress yourself out! As long as you follow my rules you'll be all set!
That's it! Have fun!
Sincerely,
Layla
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In this post I want to expand on that and show you: If you’ve been a long-time reader you might recall this post I did 2 years ago where I shared my process for making travel photobooks.
How I actually make the photobooks using Blurb.
What selections I made (size, materials etc.
If you want to replicate and make your own)
Why I chose Blurb over other photobook companies.
Heaps of photos so you can see how some of my travel photobooks have turned out, if you want layout ideas for making your own.
I’d seen other people’s reviews of photobooks on blogs for years but I hadn’t seen one in person for myself, until my neighbour showed me some of their family albums and travel photobooks, which they’d made using Blurb. I liked the print quality of the images, page size, that you can choose your own layouts, fonts, number of pages, page order etc. I compared Blurb against numerous other companies (listed at the end of this post) and will explain a bit about why I chose Blurb, along with how I make the photobooks. Photobook sizeįor a long international holiday, I use a large size (32cm long including the spine by 27.5cm high), so twice that size when both pages are open.įor a domestic holiday (usually up to 10 days), I use a smaller page size (24.5cm long including spine by 21cm high). Domestic trips are shorter, I have less photos to include and they’re less exciting than an international holiday. Plus it would end up being a thin book at a huge page size unless I combined multiple trips together and I’d rather keep them separate. I found some of the Photobook sizing offered by other companies to be a bit disproportionate. Either very wide but not very high, or a perfect square, or just an awkward size to try and neatly fit photos on. I prefer to stick to a ‘traditional’ photo album view of 4 equal sized photos on the page, unless I have a lot of photos of similar things e.g. Using my default template of 4 landscape photos (and space to caption underneath) food, in which case I’ll create a collage.
Small page size photobook, each photo is = 10.5cm long x 7cm high.
Large page size photobook, each photo is = 14cm long x 10.2cm high.
Some photobook software, back when I was researching a few years ago, had a page limit while Blurb does not. However I have found with the Bookwright software, that is starts to freeze around the 120 page mark / approx. 300 – 400 photos per photobook (which is a lot!). This could be the software, or my laptop which is almost at it’s storage capacity – I’m not 100% sure.
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I store my photos using cloud based storage (2 different providers) plus an external hard drive. Plus the photos are then stored on the main laptop hard drive via the photobook file. Yes I could delete the photos off my external hard drive once I’ve added them into the photobook file but I don’t want to. I have peace of mind with multiple backups, external hard drives are cheap. Making photobooks from my travels is my souvenir from trips (and make great gifts for myself and to give to others who went on the trip with me), so I’m purchasing another laptop which I will solely use for making Photobooks that will hopefully remove the current issues with the Bookwright software too. Keep in mind I also have the Microsoft suite of products, Adobe professional, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge, Affinity publisher, Affinity photo, Affinity Designer, Silhouette Studio, Backblaze (automatic file backups) and thousands upon thousands of files all on my laptop and am almost out of storage space so it’s probably best I get another laptop anyway.īut long story short, you’re probably going to need a semi-decent laptop (e.g. Related post: 10 things to check before buying a laptop for graphic design This is my process for making a photobook using Blurb’s Bookwright software 8GM ram or higher) and some spare storage space if you intend to make a lot of photobooks.
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Whether or not God has favorites is a tricky question because it is based upon our human understanding of favoritism, which usually means unfair treatment of anyone who is not favored. To completely understand the answer, we have to start with the truth that God is always just (Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 7:11). We know He loves everyone because every human being is created in His image (John 3:16; Lamentations 3:22–23; Genesis 1:26). His judgment is always right. So if He favors someone, it is the only right thing to do.
When we think of favoritism, we imagine a place of higher status and less responsibility. But God’s favor often comes with added duties and more difficult challenges. Jesus was the embodiment of everything God favors. Many times in Scripture God calls Jesus “My Chosen One” (e.g., Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 3:17; 12:18; Luke 9:35). That title is also used to refer to Israel (Isaiah 45:4; 65:9; 1 Kings 11:13). God chose prophets and kings for His own sovereign reasons (Exodus 33:17; Daniel 10:11; 1 Samuel 2:26). God chose Solomon from all of David’s sons to become the next king (1 Chronicles 28:5–6). He gifted him in wealth, in popularity, and in wisdom (1 Kings 5:12).
However, many of those whom God favored were persecuted and suffered hardship because of the mantle of responsibility God placed upon them. The angel Gabriel greeted Mary with these words: “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you” (Luke 1:28). We have no further record as to why Mary was chosen, but the result of God’s favor upon her was that she had to bear great sorrow and difficulty as the mother of the Messiah. The “sword” would “pierce her soul” (Luke 2:35). Romans 9:14–16 sums up God’s sovereign right to choose: “What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For he says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.’ It does not, therefore, depend upon human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.”
So is God’s favor arbitrary? Do our choices have any impact on whether we are among His favorites? Isaiah 66:2 says, “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.” God wants to show us all His favor, but in His sovereign knowledge, He chooses some for special assignment and blessing. When God gave Moses instructions about building the tabernacle, He named two men that He had specifically chosen to do the artistic work. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri . . . and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge. . . . Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him” (Exodus 31:1–4, 6). Sometimes, God chooses people because He has gifted them in special ways for special service. As they fulfill the calling He placed on their lives, they find favor with Him (Exodus 33:13).
God is not limited in His favor. He does not rank us in order of importance, nor is His favor something we must compete with one another to earn. Every child of God who comes to Him through faith in Jesus Christ has the favor of God. Psalm 5:12 says, “For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.” It is not our own righteousness that earns us favor; we are declared righteous through the cleansing of our sins by the blood of Christ (Romans 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:21). As we grow in faith and seek to please Him, God demonstrates His favor by drawing near to us (James 4:8). He desires to bestow favor on everyone who seeks Him (Jeremiah 29:13). He grants spiritual gifts to all His children to use in His service (1 Corinthians 12:5–7; 1 Peter 4:10). Even the Lord’s discipline is a means of showing favor to His children. Hebrews 12:5–6 says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.”
God’s favorites are His children, purchased through the blood of His Son (John 1:12). As we honor Jesus, God’s favor follows us. That favor may manifest itself through greater responsibility, blessing, or even suffering for His sake (Acts 5:41). The reward of His favor is His promise that “all things work together for the good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). When we are God’s favorites, we know He is always with us and will reward us for everything done for Him (Matthew 28:20; Revelation 22:12).
I recommend the gotquestions app or gotquestions website. That is where I found this information.
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So it’s my birthday today which gave me the idea;
How would the brothers [+datables] go about celebrating MCs birthday if they haven’t celebrated it before? Like some people literally don’t care about birthdays.
MC who doesn’t celebrate their bday
includes: brothers + dateables x/& gn!reader
wc: .8k | rated g | m.list
a/n: sorry, i had to do this on my phone so if it feels a little eh that’s why. i took out solomon due to the 10 image limit bc it needed to happen lol. thanks for requesting & happy late birthday! my inbox is open to chat or if you want to req! (i promise i’ll get to those requests that have been sent in the last week i’m just on vacation rn!!)
pls reblog 🛐🛐
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➳ lucifer knows you don’t make a big deal of your birthday so he just gets you a small gift, something he hopes you’ll have use for and carry with you. he doesn’t bother with the fanfare or anything, just handing it over plainly. he wishes you a happy birthday, of course, but that’s about it. he also gives you the tiniest bit more affection than normal.
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➳ mammon had been planning something big, of course, but once he learns you really wouldn't want that, he scraps the plans, not wanting to put you in an awkward or uncomfortable position. he still gives you the gifts he was planning to get you, he just refrains from like, whisking you away to celebrate overnight.
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➳ levi is a little relieved, as he doesn’t really put that much stock in birthdays either. he wasn’t going to do anything bug for you, just invite you to his room to play, where he’d give you the animes he bought for the two of you to watch together. he still feels shy giving you stuff, so he’s a but of a blushing mess, but honestly you appreciate how low-key it is.
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➳ satan also doesn’t tend to celebrate his birthdays, so he sees where you’re coming from, even if it's for a different reason. in his mind, why should birthdays matter if he’s already had thousands of them? he knows you’ve only had so many so he still does a little something to acknowledge it, but its probably not a gift, maybe more like a picnic or something.
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➳ asmo is a bit disappointed, as he had high hopes for your birthday, but makes do, trying his best to keep it chill. he still gives you the bath & beauty stuff he was planning on, he just cancels the spa appointment he had planned. and the lunch date. and the hair cut. you get the idea. he wanted to spoil you, but well, if you don't want that that’s okay. he can just spoil you in other ways.
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➳ beel was just going to cook you something, so he figured he could keep that plan since that’s not really a crazy celebration thing. he just chooses a less fancy meal and frames it more like ‘yeah let’s have dinner together’ instead of ‘here’s your b-day dinner!’ you’ll like the food, he knows that, and really, he’s down to do anything you want and accelerate however you want.
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➳ belphie honestly forgot about your birthday. like, he knew in the back of his mind it was approaching, but the date snuck up on him. so it was a good thing you didn’t want to celebrate or anything. he just wishes you a happy birthday and that’s that, but inside he’s super thankful you don’t want to get or do anything since he wasn’t prepared.
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➳ simeon doesn't really understand where you’re coming from, as birthdays are the celebration of life, right? even though he doesn't get it he respects that you don’t want to make a big deal out of it and just gives you something small. it’s probably homemade and heartfelt, and he feels joy when he sees you using it on later dates.
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➳ barbatos is already aware you refer not to celebrate but still can’t resist doing at least something. he makes your favorite dessert and delivers it himself, not sticking around long. he makes a few batches of whatever it is, making sure he gets it perfect, and on at least one of the tries he enlists luke to help.
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➳ diavolo pouts because he already had a grand party planned. you’re the exchange student! you should be celebrated! however, lucifer and barbatos manage to talk him down and he settles for a small party, with only those closest to you (the brothers, angels, solomon, etc.). he tries his best to not o crazy while also showing his appreciation for you.
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Day 5 of the interviews! let’s give it up for Ligia! :chinhands:
Ligia, author of Love the Guard, Be the King
Latino Heritage Month Featured Author
Mathias' heart has been bleeding since his father, the former King, decided to punish you for his mistakes. As the youngest child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the castle, between the King’s cruelty, the Queen’s friendship, and  Mathias’s kindness (or supposed kindness?).
Now, more than twenty Carnivals since your arrival, the King is dead and the Queen’s sickness  worsens each day. As the azure taint spreads in the kingdom and the Opalean Wars come to an end, it’s Mathias’s time to sit on the throne.
Will the docile Prince become a kind King, a violent Monarch, or a ruthless Tyrant? Will you have any say in it? And how much will your relationship change?
Love the Guard, Be the King Demo | Author’s Kofi | Read more [here]
Tags: historical, romance
(INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT UNDER THE CUT)
Q1: So, tell us a little bit about the projects you’re working on!
With pleasure! Right now, I’m working on three main projects. My personal Visual Novel project, “Love the Guard, Be the King,” a second Visual Novel I’ve been secretly working on with a good friend for the past 10 months or so, and I also have an ongoing book series about hot, quirky supervillains—but I’ll focus only on the first two cause that’s what we’re here for, right? Hahaha.
LtGBtK is a really intimist experience, focused more on the MC’s and RO’s character arcs and how we can change depending on our experiences and how we feel about them. The entire plot happens in only four days, but it takes into account almost 30 years of history—basically Mathias’s (the only RO) entire life!
“Crystal Library” has mystery, romance, magic, 6 ROs, and a ton of memorable scenes already. I’m working on the graphics and the programming for this one, while Coco Nichole (@dreamybard), one of my favorite writers ever, is the brilliant mind behind the plot and all of CL’s characters! I can’t wait to share this one with you all. Romance is optional in both. :)
Q2: What excites you most about using interactive fiction? What are some of the biggest challenges?
What I LOVE and FEAR about all types of interactive fiction is how it invites players to, on a much deeper level, be part of the narrative. When reading books, we all work hard to translate beautiful sentences and scenes into images in your head. We interact with it, yes, but when playing IFs, we also explore the narrative in a different way; we have so much more agency over what happens! We sometimes have different paths to choose from, beautiful illustrations to unlock, or character traits that change depending on our choices… it’s amazing, and, IMO, it’s a very unique way to experience narratives.
But it’s also very complex, very demanding, and it can easily get out of hand if you give the players too many options/branches to follow, mainly when working with small teams or, in my case for LtGBtK, alone. *takes a deep breath* I just hope I’m doing a good job. .-.
Q3: What has been something in your project you’ve had to do a weird amount of research for?
Besides programming lol basically everything. For LtGBtK, I’m trying to create this weird fantasy with a modern-medieval society (?), so I’m constantly researching medieval customs, traditions, tools, and weirdly specific stuff like socks. Did people wear socks in the medieval era? What were their playing cards made of? When was ice cream invented? How did they shave? How did kids become knights? What were their perfumes made of? And soaps? What did they eat? How different was their wine? And what kind of materials or slang or fabrics can I use, and what can I change without completely breaking immersion?
 And then I shove all that into a pot and adapt it to a world where Mathias can literally put the world on fire with a wave of his hands. ♥
Q4: Which of your characters is most like you? How?
I think I’m a mix of them all, but mainly Mandra and Rafa (one of my main characters in my supervillain books). They have wildly different personalities and stories, but those two have clear views of the kind of person they want to be, they’re not afraid of their soft sides, and they are ready to work hard to become good at what they love. Rafa has a specially strong connection to her brother, like my siblings and I, and Mand is often locked in an eternal state of wanting to be alone and wanting to be surrounded by family/loved ones, so I guess we meet there too!
Q5: Does your heritage influence your characters as you create them? (How? Why or why not?)
Yes! There are the very basic ways, like habits, names, food, family dynamics, settings (mainly in my books, which are all very Brazilian), and Holidays. And then there’s a more personal way that I’m not entirely sure I can explain because I lived in Brazil for 28 years, and I’m not sure I can put that into words. The classics of our literature are different, Art, architecture, and music developed differently, my country was violently colonized and still faces the results of that violence (including but not limited to structural racism, classism, misogyny etc), I learned some Capoeira in my physical education class at school, we call non-Brazilians “gringos,” and so on. This is my normal, and this is what my characters would see as normal too, because I don’t know any different.
At the very core, all my characters are influenced by my country’s history, by our relationship with other countries, and by the values my parents taught me, passed down to them by my Indigeous-Spanish-Portuguese-German foremothers/fathers. :P
The main, more palpable way my heritage influences my characters, though, is through humor and theme. I think Brazilians have a very specific, sharp, and often very smart kind of humor that, IMO, stems from the type of history our country has, and the way we look at life, sometimes translating pain into humor. As for themes, I usually write about what makes me angry... and there’s a lot in Brazil’s history and modern society that causes me that. :)
But all I know for sure is that I want to show the world Brazilians are much more than samba and soccer.
 Q6: What is something you love to see in interactive fiction?
Other people! In the same way I add my history and worldview to my creations, I always approach stories thinking that there’s a whole, well, history behind them. And I love that! Also, I adore choices that feel impactful + good friendships and family relationships + soft romances with mutual respect. ♥
Q7: Any advice to give?
Hmm. Be proud and celebrate who you are and where you’re from. Learning and understanding the world inside us is a life-long process, so it’s always a victory to discover new pieces of ourselves. :) Also, if you can, talk to people that come from different cultures than yours to expand your worldview, don’t be afraid to be soft (the world needs more kindness), and please study personal finance. Seriously. XD
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Ask Answers: July 10th
I really let asks get away from me lately. I was super focused on working on that Patreon Moment. With that done I can finally think about doing other things, so here’s a new collection of answers!
Thank you for sending in questions everyone ^^.
For the new Patreon moment, will you be able to reference it in step 4? Or just like a tiny nod to it if you pick certain choices?
There won’t be. I’m sorry if you were hoping for that! The Patreon moment is meant to be entirely optional, it’s not something that gets you extra content in the main game.
Is the new CG artist the main one now? :0 I’ve noticed theres been a difference in the art style recently. Is the old CG artist still going to make art for the game? :0
The original artist still makes CGs for the game sometimes, but he mainly focuses on character sprites.
Are you going to put the NSFW our life moment on a website other than patreon? I would love to get it but I can't use patreon atm.
I don’t know. I'm afraid we can't release the Patreon Moment on a normal game storefront because we can't mix 18+ content with our family friendly game. If there's some other place similar to Patreon where it's not the normal type of full-scale public content releases we'd consider using that, but I’m not sure if there is another site that’s better than Patreon in that regard. I'm sorry.
Out of curiosity, in all of your games so far, which characters in each were the most fun to write? They obviously don't have to be your favorite characters!
Buffalo Seer in AFA, really everyone in XOD/XOBD is pretty equally entertaining to write, The Guide in LoV, and Cove in OL!
idk if you accept "personal" questions, but is there anything you've been watching/ listening to lately
Mostly, I’ve been watching/listening to Authortube videos as of late! It’s people who talk generally about the process of how books become traditionally published and/or share their own experience as they attempt to be published. I don’t have an interest in writing normal text based books, but it’s really interesting to hear about that world. I’m listening to a video about royalties right now as I answer these asks.
Will one of the desserts we get to pick be fudge? That'd be such a cute reference! 
Haha, yeah, it should. Unless I completely blank on it and forget when trying to include the various referential food options.
I don't know if this has been asked previously but what would be the approximate heights for the presets MC can choose from Step 2 ~ 4? Are there any measurement you had in mind? Sorry if I didn't make myself clear kk I've been struggling with my English lately 💀 
I don’t know, ahah. I didn’t have any numbers in mind for that. So it’s whatever you imagine it is!
I noticed a bug with the Patreon moment when it comes to what your character wears. When Jamie and Cove are kissing while my character only had dresses selected, I had both the option to remove the dress or to remove the shirt... Picking one of the options to interact with Cove, after he removed his shirt, it had Jamie remove their shirt followed by ther pants despite only having dresses picked. 
Thank you for reporting ^^
I keep refreshing steam to see when the new doc for xobd will be released. I noticed you haven't posted anything about it in quite some time. Would it be possible to ask about a timeline/potential date? (If it's even this year—) I know you and your team are probably working super hard, I'm just super curious! ~Thank you!~ 
There are more stories done, I just haven’t gotten around to publicly releasing them. Hopefully I will have a chance to spend the time on that sooner rather than later!
hello!! i’m not sure if it’s an update but i’ve just replayed our life and at the end i can’t propose to cove anymore? :(( i’ve actually tried playing twice but the options are not there anymore, did you guys remove the options? i’m sorry if you’ve answered this before!! thank you and have a good one :) 
I’m afraid things haven’t been changed or removed, so I think you might’ve accidentally picked the wrong things somewhere along the way and locked yourself out of being able to propose by mistake. Sometimes you meant to say you want to get married but instead you mis-click and have it so the MC isn’t thinking about marriage or something. All I can suggest is starting from the beginning of Step 3 and making sure to follow the steps listed in the FAQ. I’m sorry for that.
Did yall remove some of the options for when youre making out with Cove in the charity moment? I could've sworn you could grab his bonkadonk and its not there anymore 
This is the same situation as the above. We didn’t remove things and you’re not wrong that there are sometimes those options. But there are various choices you have to make to get those options and it sounds like you accidentally missed something. If your relationship isn’t long-term, you can’t do it for example.
HI IM SO EXCITED I CAN FINALLY GET THE STEP 3 DLC 
Thank you for getting it!
Is Shiloh super totally straight bc I’m very gay and a huge Shiloh fan, would my man make an exception?😩
Sadly, he is one of our super straight characters. I’m sorry.
Hi, I have a very dumb question. In Step 2 does Cove not wanna share his drink with us at the mall (or rather why he stops drinking it) because it's an indirect kiss? Or is it like ...weird to him to share? Because if I remember right he eats off our spoon in the birthday scene right? 
Yeah, he’s awkward about it because he likes the MC and it feels very personal to share a straw with his crush.
Hi! If you don't mind me asking, who is the artist for OL2? Their style is so pretty! 
Thank you for saying so! This is her Twitter- https://twitter.com/redridingheart
Do Beginnings & Always and Now & Forever exist in the same universe? 
Yep! XOXO Droplets also exists in the same universe. It’s one big GB Patch world, haha.
Do Pran's parents regret the way they raised him? Do they feel ashamed of it?
No. They’re the type of people best cut out because they’re not gonna change. Which is why Pran does go very limited contact when he’s an adult.
Hi! I just wrapped up my second playthrough of Our Life, and I absolutely adore it, but I had a question. I went to the gallery and found I was missing 2 CGS (specifically Step 1-3 and 2-3) and I had no clue where they would've shown up. Which moments are those found in? 
You get it by telling Cove about his dad offering you money to be his friend in Step 1 and Step 2. You can’t get both in one playthrough, since you can only tell Cove the truth once. I’m really glad you liked it!
Hi hi! Please, how tall is Baxter and Derek? Love the game so much and I can't wait to see more! 
I don’t know, aha. I think Baxter was around 5′10 and Derek was like 5′8/5′9, maybe. I really am not one who has specific heights for things in mind.
is adult cove a bottom, top, or switch? 
A switch, though would choose the top if he had to pick.
I was wondering if there is a way to transfer save data? Even if through the game files. I wanted to be able to transfer my save data from my desktop over to my laptop so that I could continue playing right where I left off from but I'm not entirely sure how to go about that. 
If you save the save folder/persistent data of the game from your desktop and put it into the game folder on your other device, that could work.
Hi! Is it possible for us to know the date when our life: now and forever comes out on steam? Sorry if you've mentioned it before but I haven't seen it and I'm looking foward to that happening and just wanted to know :) 
It’s gonna be a long time, I’m afraid. There’s no estimate right now.
I started playing Our Life with my sister a while ago, and I think you guys should know that we discovered your secret. >:)
L from death note and Cove are clearly the same person, and this whole game is just an origin story!!
I’ve never seen that show so I’m sorry to say I don’t understand the connection/reference you’re trying to make. I’m pretty out of the loop when it comes to media. I don’t watch movies or TV.
Will OL2 have options for disabled MCs?
I understand if it's too complicated, just curious
Unfortunately, it’s not really something we have a plan for. We couldn’t finish the game if we tried to include every disability and have it be meaningful. It’d just be too much content to create. But if we decide to only include a few, how would we choose which disabilities get to be represented and which are left out? I don’t know. It’ll probably have to be something we don’t include as an option again, sadly. I’m sorry.
playing our life > anything else 
Haha, I’m glad you’re enjoying it.
Honestly, I would like to thank Our Life for helping me come to terms with my sexuality. Before, I never would've actually thought that it was possible to like boys romantically and still be asexual. Almost all of the BL visual novels I've read had unskippable sexual content in them and it honestly just didn't click with what I feel. I'm glad I found Our Life. I love the game, the developers, and this fandom so much. Now, I can safely come out as homoromantic AND asexual (at least anonymously here anyway; my parents are still huge homophobes 😂). 
Aw, it’s great to hear you felt comfortable being yourself in the game! That’s wonderful. I’m really sorry about your parents, though.
Will the demo for OL2 be on android? Really not sure if I could wait any longer than I have to aha 
Yeah, it’ll be available for Android once we eventually release a demo!
Do all these reveals perhaps mean development is progressing ahead of schedule? Please let that be the case I'm already obsessed with Qiu 
No, sorry, aha. Art comes along much faster than script/programming-work for us. It’s gonna be a long time before the game is a finished thing you can actually play. But at least we can look at the beautiful images.
Hey! First of all I wanna say I reallllllyyyyy loooovvveeee Our Life and XOXO Droplets! I have over 300 hours of playtime on Our Life… Anyways, I was just wondering, are the Derek and Baxter DLCs going to come out at the same time? If not, which one do you plan to release first? :3 
They will come out separately and Derek will be first! Glad you like the game.
I keep replaying Our Life to get every possible iteration and I am loving it <3 I was wondering if Cove gets locked out of his confession because MC was talking to Lee, would it be possible to confess to him in step 4? 
Yeah, you can avoid the confession in Step 3 and then get it in Step 4.
Hi, my Cove wears bracelets through step 2 and 3 but I still don't get an option to give him a bracelet? I didn't even know that was possible until I seen someone else ask about it lol 
Hm, did you use the Cove creator? Maybe there’s a bug where using the creator to add bracelets doesn’t fulfill the requirement to give Cove a bracelet in Step 3.
Wait, I'm dense, when does Baxter appear in step 2? Is it from big park firework? I feel so bad since i really love Baxter and waiting to buy his dlc. 
It’s in the Soiree Moment. You have to be just friends with Cove, indifferent, or crushing but not ask Cove to the dance at all. Then while there you can find someone new to dance with. But if you bring Cove to the dance while crushing, the MC won’t wanna dance with anyone else so you can’t get the scene.
In step 2 when we go to the soiree I made my mc go alone and baxter chooses the mc to dance, i'm curious, why did he pick the mc? sorry if this has been asked before! 
Because the MC looked to be around his age, seemed to also be searching for a partner, and had nice legs. A perfect option for him.
I read some of the FAQs, and I saw that we could tell Baxter about the condo that he rented there was previously the mean old grandparents. how do we get the mc to tell him that? 
It happens in the DLC Moment “Late Shift”. If you don’t have a job you instead get a longer scene with Baxter.
I don’t know if you’ve addressed this or not, but are you planning on paying voice actors for our life: now and forever? 
Yeah, we pay our VAs in all our projects.
hey can i ask how you did the moments thing in ol? im trying to get into making visual novels and while im VERY sure its out of my comfort zone and all that atm i kinda wanna know just for the future, bc im p sure it would work well for something i wanna do :O but its also fine if you cant say for other reasons :> 
I’m afraid I’m not sure what you mean. Are you asking how we programmed the screen or something script related? Adding Moments like that is pretty straightforward, though. You just have buttons that open to different labels and then the scripts are essentially individual short stories/vignettes. Good luck with your VN!
Since Autumn becomes gender fluid later in the game, will there be a character who remains as he/him to romance in game? 
OL1 has the he/him LIs, OL2 is all about other genders.
I don't want to impose on your creative plans, but a parrot could possibly make a good pet in an OL-type game? They're pretty long-lived and likely to still be thriving by the end even if the MC got them back in step 1. 
I do appreciate the suggestion, but I’m afraid it’s not likely going to happen. I understand there are technically some animals that could theoretically live long enough to last the whole game that or we could have the MC only get a pet after some years have already passed. But the many things that would have to be considered/accommodated for makes it just something we probably can’t manage adding. I’m sorry.
As time passes will we be able to see Qiu and Tamarack's other stage arts as well?
They are both so cute i can't wait to be friends with them!
Yeah, we’ll show content from other Steps in the future. It’ll be a little while from now, though.
Can you date Cove and still have your family comfort you in the car?
You can’t get Cove’s Step 3 confession scene if you have the family comfort you in the car. But that’s not the only way to date him. You can get together with him earlier in the game or later on in Step 4.
Is Mc always going to be the one walking down the aisle or could Cove do it? Also could you choose to have one of your moms walk you? 
No. Cove wouldn’t want to walk down the aisle like that and the MC automatically respects that. And the MC also gets to have their preferences respected, so it’s up to you whether they want to do an aisle walk or not. You also can pick who, if anyone, walks with you.
Once step 4 is out, will you be able to go the whole game on crush/love without either of you confessing? 
Yes, as long as you tell the game you don’t want to progress the relationship. Even in Step 4 it won’t force you to officially get together.
Howdy, so in Step 4, there will be any Romance with Derek that is not part of any dlc? 
He’s only a friend unless you get his romance story.
Will the step 4 in OL2 be one big step or are you considering moments? 
Step 4 is just an epilogue in both games.
hi kind of a weird question but!! we know tht cliff doesn't start dating again but. wht abt flings? like does he ever do 1 night stands or anything? thank u!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Nope. Cliff has a very small interest in sex. If he’s not in a real relationship with a partner he’s crazy about it simply isn’t something he feels a need for, so one night stands wouldn’t even cross his mind.
sorry if you've already answered this, but i was wondering if there were plans for there to be bonus love interests in OL2 like how we have derek and baxter in OL1.
Maybe! There are side characters who could be given romance stories, but whether or not it will happen depends on funding and how long everything else takes to finish.
I don't know if i'm allowed to ask about ol2 here yet, if not u can ignore this or answer it later. My question is can you date one of them and be good friends with the other? I don't want to be strangers with the other bcs i love them both a lot :<
Yes you can!
what patreon level do i have to be to unlock the nsfw moment? im on the $5 one right now, will that give me access to the moment, or just access to the moment progress? 
That’ll give you access! Tier 2 and anything higher allows the player to download it.
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what's your favorite era of every member? what suited them the best, when they relaxed the most?
Again, it depends on how to look at it. Appearance in MVs? Styling during promotional weeks? Memorable moments during comebacks?
I'll make it easier and take only MVs. Who suits the concept and grabs the attention. I'll do the first 2 U+127 songs for now. Maybe I'll find time for WayV and Dream later.
There is a 10 picture per post limit, so I can't include photos for every neo.
The 7th sense
Ten
- The birth of "where is my hair?" and yellow as Ten's colour, Ten mocking Do's brow movements, comparing him to an eating rabbit.
- Among the Rookies Ten looked most confident with his moves and facial expressions in the MV. His hairstyle suited him and his face.
Without you
Taeil
- This was Tende's era, but I'll give it to Taeil after all because he doesn't overpower others often. The grey hair really suited him and his image was of this dreamy piquing interest kind. Why did he look at the girl, why did he jump into the closet with boxes, why did he ride the bus? He was the protagonist of the MV despite Doyoung having the storyline. He was the main vocal as well. SM really tried to make a visual idol out of Taeil during the first comebacks.
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Limitless
Doyoung
- Doyoung joined 127, and the unit was never the same.
- Every picture from that era is iconic. The Russian hat, the tiger faux fur coat ("I felt rich"), the tracksuit, the eye ring, his scenes with Johnny in the raw version, Doyoung being his sassy self telling Yuta to leave the room, Do crying after receiving the first award. This "boy from the streets" concept really suits his face and his character. Sportswear and baseball hats are for him.
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Cherry bomb
Mark
- Tende looked great, Taeyong appeared with fan-favourite pink hair, but I'll still give this era to Mark because he became the Mark we know today, the spitting straight facts Mark who is coming.
Boss UPDATE
It's a U song, but we all agree it's the most 127 U song ever.
Taeyong and Doyoung
- I really really want to give this era to Doyoung, but even black-haired Doyoung can't overpower red-haired Taeyong. The dragon was born. The number of new fans he dragged into the fandom...
Forget what I wrote. Doyoung is the real boss. I'll make an exeption and pick two members.
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Touch
WinWin
- He doesn't stand out the most in the MV (that be Jaehyun), but I think the concept suits his idol image the best. WW charm was always portrayed as that of a fluffy chick. A member loved by everyone. And Touch is a fanservice easy song. Joy, rainbows, warmth, friendship.
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Chain
It's my ultimate song, but the concept is so undefined, noone stands out in the MV. Taeil looked good with the hair, Jaehyun and Doyoung looked good with the writings on their faces and in the Tende bridge scene. Taeyong had one of the fastest rap lines in his career.
OK, I'll give it to Johnny. He had curly hair at one point, the hairstyle suits him.
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He also sported a chainsaw. And the chekered coat. The strongest member and the fashionista. There was a lot of experimentation with his looks in prior comebacks, which were questionable to me (the one side fringe, for example). In this comeback, both the haircolour and the clothes for the photoshoot suited his character.
Regular
Yuta
- The rebirth of Yuta! Many like "the healing smile" Yuta in Touch, but to me he stands out in Regular. He sorted out his issues and started to put effort in his dancing again, he was given a dance solo scene in the comeback and the iconic cow-print west. And the line "we are not the same, only one of me". From this era on Yuta will experiment with his hair and striking looks.
- To tell the truth, this comeback was "the era" of many. Taeil's red hair, Doyoung's blue highlights and his blue-and-red long coat, Jaehyun and the golden shirt, his "ice, ice", Haechan and his scene on the car roof, etc.
Simon Says
127
Another era when everyone was styled to perfection, it's really hard to choose. I'm watching music shows performances and still can't decide. Everyone were at their best and had their memorable moments. Aside from Jungwoo, who was still lacking confidence on stage, each fan can pick their bias and I won't argue.
Wakey-Wakey
Jaehyun
- Jae looked great in many comebacks (Boss especially for me), but this time he overpowered everyone both as a visual and as a power dancer. It was the culmination of his Boss-Touch-Regular-Simon Says raise in the magnetic power of an ace. Ah, the married life before any problems.
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Highway to heaven
Taeyong
- Another tough one. JaeDo looked great, Jungwoo's hair bounced. I'm giving it to Taeyong because he embodied the "freedom", "free spirit" and "life journey" the best. He looked almost ethereal.
Superhuman
Haechan
- As with Jae, Hyuk had his shining moments and solo dancing scenes in many comebacks.
-The MV and the dance allowed to showcase Hyuk's brand of performer's charm - lean, confident, sharp in movements. His role in the lore (the observer) was also kind of shown. That scene with the crowd going around him. Many neos looked good, but Haechan left an impression. I even remember how high he jumped during that turn in the air move.
Kick it
Jaehyun
Yuta had great white hair, Taeyong's finger movement went viral, however, Mafia boss Jaehyun was the talk of the town. He also had many good scenes in NeoZone track videos. Ash hair suits him. Nunchucks. He got several magazine photoshoots that Spring. Doyoung called him a King. Jae also rocked the garbage bag clothes. Kick It choreo is based on martial arts, which goes well with Jae's style of dancing.
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Punch
Taeyong
When the red-haired street gang leader appears, everyone else can go home.
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Heh, I now remember Tae wanted to make Do wear this harness.
gimme-gimme
Yuta
- It's a short lived comeback with a messy MV. Yuta was memorable due to his blue hair Hisoka-like image. Other hairstyles/haircolours also suited the concept. He tried to add a lot of his personal style to dance moves, which often irritates me a bit because he doesn't match others and is slower than others, but this time around it actually fit the melody and wasn't out of place. Plus I like Yuta's voice during his lines. His voice tone is exactly for this kind of songs.
Sticker
Jungwoo
White-haired L.O.V.E Jungwoo. He also got his MC gig. Woo was prominent in NCIT, both his lore role and his student image ("every day" pics for IG).
Favorite
Doyoung
When you say "vampires" you think of Doyoung. His standing out vocal parts in the song and the MV scenes. Dorsen. The fitted at the waist blouses. "The reason why it's Favorite".
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