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adventuringblind · 2 months

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All too Real

Norstappen x Reader

Genre: Smut and Horror (if you squint)

Summary: Max was supposed to be gone, so why is he here? More importantly, why does his hand on her mouth forceful movements have her bothered?

Warnings: Consensual non-consent, Knife play, Impact play, choking, Corruption, Bondage, Mean Dom Max, Sub Lando and Reader, PinV, Anal, Minor blood, Marking, Sensory deprivation, Max is really sweet in this I swear but it's really dark during the scene.

Notes: For the requester who sent me this, I didn’t think I was gonna be able to do it. Be proud of me please! T_T

Side Note: I appreciate everyone who sent me ideas! I can't wait to explore this dynamic more!

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The moon illuminates the sky of Monaco. It’s past midnight; a time where people should be asleep.

Her and Lando sleep on Max’s side of the bed. He’d left earlier this evening to head back to Redbull HQ. He’d not specified what exactly they needed from him. Only that it was urgent fenough for him to get on a plane that same day. Not much of a hassles considering he has his own.

Max had promised he’d make as quick as he could and might even be back the following night. Still, it sucks not having him around at night. He has a way of making them feel much safer when he’s around. Which might just be because he looks intimidating despite being the embodiment of a teddy bear, but who is she to say?

He’d never hurt them. Is even picky about it during sex. Like he’s afraid he’ll shatter them if he lets go enough.

That could be why the hand clasped around her throat and palm over her mouth scare her into compliance. Being met with familiar eyes in this situation is not something anybody wants.

Her heavy breaths are muffled against Max’s hand. The menacing glint that over takes cerulean blue is something she’s only seen when he gets competitive.

The hand around her throat comes off slowly and fishes something from his pocket. A piece of cloth makes its way to her mouth. He slips it in underneath his hand, gagging her and stopping her from forming any coherent words.

She complies with his harsh movements. No point in fighting him, he’s too strong for that. He pulls zip ties from somewhere - probably his pocket again - and wrangles her wrists behind her.

The adrenaline coursing through every fiber of her being only gets worse when he tosses her onto the floor and repeats the actions for Lando. A bit different. A hand over his eyes instead of around his throat.

the Brit fights back more then she did. He’s unable to see who it is he’s fighting, making things more difficult for Max. The inkling he might win out is soon discarded as he is pinned to the bed underneath Max’s weight.

The sweats and boxers come down with ease, leaving the Brit entirely bare. Max leaves him there, only able to yell into the cloth and thrashing around trying to escape. A bit useless without his hands.

Max pulls her upward, back onto the bed next to Lando. He stand at the edge and pulls his own shirt off. “So pretty and helpless, all for me.” The sound of the switchblade opening has her eyes watering. He crawls over her, the moon glinting off the metal as he moves. “Innocent and ready to be broken by me. Only, for me.”

The flat of the blade runs against her skin. “Would you like that? I’d keep you safe, tucked away, only for me to play with. All mine.” The knife tip presses into her skin. She sucks in through her teeth, far too aroused by this new side of max. He gently drags the sharp point against her. It dawns on her that she wants this. She craves Max marking her.

Max slips the knife under where her panties are resting her hip. He cuts away the dainty piece of fabric. “What do you think Lando? Which one of you should I break first?” He flips Lando over onto his back. Both of them being eaten alive by his gaze, like a hunter who has successfully captured his prey.

She’s glad to see she’s not the only one aroused. The hard-on Lando is sporting has Max licking his lips. He’s whining and whimpering into the gag. He teases Lando’s aching cock with the dull end and His back arches off the bed. His spine bending him further into the sensation.

Max pulls away, leaving Lando writhing. He grabs her by the ankle and pulls her level to Lando’s crotch. Instinctively, she opens her mouth. Which is a great decision as he shoves her head into Lando. Choked by surprise and unprepared. He grabs the back of her head and holds her there. “Do you want to breathe, schat? Or are you being pliant because you’re just that much of a slut?”

The bit of air she had in her lungs starts to deplete. The lightheaded feeling has tears running down her cheeks. Max doesn’t pull her off until she’s frantically trying to pull herself off. He keeps his hand on her, not letting her go far. “Big breath for me.” She inhales as deep as she can and he solves her back down.

Large hands - Max’s hands - force her legs apart. He slips two fingers in her and aggressively pumps them in and out. “Awe, still so tight but so. Fucking. Wet~” Each word punctuated with a progressively harder thrust. er body moves back and forth according to Max’s will helping her make Lando get some relief.

In a few quick movements, he has rid himself of the rest of his clothes. He climbs back on top and throws on old her legs over his shoulder. He doesn’t giver her time to think about it. “Fuck, you feel so good for me. Look at you! You’re crying for it!” The pace he sets is unrelenting. Each snap of his hips has her choking further on Lando.

She can feel Lando trying to rut his hips and the sharp sound from Max’s hand hitting his bare skin. Lando shrieks in pain and stops his moving. “You get what I give you. You are mine, remember? Or are you already fucked dumb because of her pretty mouth?”

Curse Max and his good stamina. She’s helpless to push him off her, struggling to breathe, the knife now pressing into her hip. The first cut is quick and clean. A light little thing that barely stings. The second one is harder. Same for the following ones; each more drawn out then the last despite being relatively the same size.

She’s wailing, crying, the lines between pleasure and pain have faded into each other. She finished at some point but Max hasn't stopped. In fact, he's going harder.

His voice is surrounding her. It's falling over her despite both their desperate cries.

Everything stops far to abruptly. Max pulls out of her and drags Lando away. The crying starts when she doesn't know where either of them are. Lost in all the mixed feelings; the adrenaline, pleasure, and pain.

The blood running down her thigh is warm and think. She wonders, briefly, if it's staining the sheets beneath her.

"Come on schat, you can take it." Make coos it so gently despite the despite monas coming from behind Lando's gag. "Or do you need more? Is that what all these desperate noises are for? You're a slut who needs it all?"

Max is the puppet master and her and Lando are attached to the strings. The Brit is shoved between her legs. Neither of them standing a chance.

Her overstimulated pussy is once again subjected to the brutality of Lando. More Max, with the way she can see Max pressed behind him, snapping his hips.

Lando is screaming into her shoulder. She's to fucked to even think about Max and the fact he's not even supposed to be here.

Max stutters. Lando finished ages ago, She counts three. Hers started blurring together and just didn't stop.

The silence as Max slows down is to much. She need him to talk, she'll except anything at this point.

The blood from Lando's thigh is sticking to her. They match now and she isn't even sure when it happened.

Max doesn't pull out of Lando, he runs his fingers across Lando's skin and pulls his blindfold off. Next comes the gag, hers and Lando's. Neither of them can say anything.

No, the tears start instead of the words. Max scrambles to get them situated comfortably on the bed and turns the lights on. He leans them against his own body, whispering to them about how good they did.

"Was that to much? Did I take it to far? I tried to hit everything you said and I think I did-"

"Good, overwhelmed, scary." Lando pants against his skin.

She tries to get Max to pet her head. He gets the hint and complies. "You went to the Milton-Keynes. Did you plan this?"

"I've spent the last two months researching, preparing, and planning. Mostly because Lando said that I wouldn't do it."

"I said you thought we were fragile and you were to scared to actually do it."

"And do you still think that?" Lando shakes his head. The blush on his cheeks evident behind the tear tracks.

"Max-" she whines. "-The sheets ae red now."

"I know love, just wanted to calm down before I moved you two anywhere. First I'll get you patched up, which I already have the first aid ready. Next is a bath and I will change our sheets because I purchased new ones. Then food and water and me showering you in my affection."

Her and Lando look at each other and both of them break out into smiley giggles. "Max, did you know that we love you?"

"The fact you're not trying to run the opposite direction of me makes me think that." Max carries them one by one to the bathroom counter. "I actually thought I went to far the second Lando started fighting me."

"Then I heard your voice and got hard." Lando proudly points out. His attempts at reassuring the dutchman that he had a good time.

"Next time, I'm ditching the blindfold."

"This implies there will be a next time."

"If there is, can we maybe not bite my dick off?"

She looks away, embarrassed at the act of trying to cannibalize her poor boyfriend.

"Do you two know how long we went for? Lan, she had her jaw like that for over a half hour."

Lando gapes at him. "I owe you a jaw massage... but please, I would like to keep my best asset attached."

Her and Max roll their eyes. Her delirious laughs fill the space as Max runs the bath. "Nah, your best feature is your mouth."

"Is that because of my tongue?"

Max glances over his shoulder. "No, it's because it's big, loud, and creates these scenarios."

Not like she can complain. She did want it and so did Lando. And with the 'MV' now plastered to their thighs, she can't help but think Max enjoyed himself a little too.

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merakiui · 6 months

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the basketball one w floyd is so!! ace as the ex would be so perfect bc i feel like him and floyd would get into it sm and fight over you fekkaqldk

Ace and Floyd rivalry is such a fun, chaotic thing to consider because they're the type to compare dick sizes in the locker room (Floyd is bigger by so much; Ace, you're not winning this no matter how much you wish you could) and they chase each other around the locker room, whipping their towels at each other. T_T they fight over you every time you come to watch them play, whether at practice or a game. Ace is like, "(Name)'s totally here to see me. And why wouldn't they? I'm great and I kick ass at basketball." And Floyd has the sleaziest smile ever because he probably rearranged your guts like,,, five minutes prior to the game and so he's like, "No chance, Crabby. Shrimpy's here for me 'n only me."

They're both so silly. I imagine when Ace was dating you first he was so smug and Floyd was in such a bad mood over it that he didn't even last two minutes on the court LOL. He definitely shook Ace down over it after the game, wanting to know what it was you see in him. Maybe Floyd just wants the things he can't have, so it's not even love at first. Maybe it's just lust or a way of messing with Ace for the fun of it. Floyd doesn't really understand it himself.

Also, they're the type to be like: "Whoever scores the most baskets has the biggest dick." and "Whoever does the most laps during warm-up is cooler." and "Whoever stays in the game longest is loved by (Name) more." That last one isn't fair because Floyd's never stayed in for an entire game. >:( but maybe he'll try just so he can win bragging rights and "Shrimpy loves me more" rights.

#twisted chit chat #jamil cannot believe these two sometimes #but then maybe he's also quietly admiring you from afar........

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beardedmrbean · 1 month

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i hate to be that guy but in the violent crime map maine was right there being less violent than new hampshire T_T how could you do my people dirty this way in all seriousness, having been from the area, i can tell you that you are pretty much 100% correct. there were actually a couple times during high school some guy would get in a fight about something, go to his truck and get his gun, and wouldn't make it past the parking lot because everyone else went and got THEIR gun out of their truck. the leftists can jump through whatever hoops they want to insist that that means nothing (i'm making the story up, a teenager having access to a gun "is not the win i think it is", if nobody had a gun in the first place "wouldn't that have been better than a bunch of teenagers going through the horrific encounter of having a gun pointed at them?", "great, now a bunch of teenagers are traumatized!", etc etc etc), but the fact of the matter is, there was an attempted school shooting at my high school at least twice and both times it didn't even make it past the parking lot.

Ya I'd noticed I'd missed that when it came back round, was looking at the tiny states, too focused.

But ya folks don't like a soft target if they can help it, that's why it's very rare to hear about a mass shooting at a police station.

Can't think of any off hand actually, not that they don't happen but that's just suicide with extra victims at that point.

#anonymous

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forjongseong · 1 year

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I AM FINALLY HERE FOR 7 AND 8.

Hwiyoung being the real one to stay by ceoyn when Jay freaken fainted. omg I PAUSED MY MUSIC SO FAST, NANA!! And the whole brushing his hair scene PLEASE! Jay let me run my fingers through your hair, dammit!

WHY ARE WE CRYING? Because we love jay omfg

“You’re beautiful even when you cry. That seems unfair,” he protested.

SHUT UP JAY! i'm still crying omg they are so beautiful wtf.

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH IS THE SCENE FROM TIKTOK WHERE YOU SENT ME ABOUT JAY STAYING IN T-T IM CRYING OMGOMGOMGOMG MY HEART

“Come here,” he invited. “Sit on your throne.”

BYE! I NEED HOLY WATER

Your lipstick began to stain the base of his dick, and when he opened his eyes to look at you he almost cummed right then and there.

WEE WOO WEE WOO I NEED TO GO TO THE ER I AM CRYING AT THIS SCENE

“Be a good girl and do as I say, will you?”

#TEAMFERAL BYE I AM DEACTIVATING

wtf nana THAT ENTIRE SEX SCENE i am levitating. omg i feel dizzy. someone needs to help me for a minute

NAMJOON?! EXCUSE ME!? WAS K NOT ENOUGH? omg my heart.

-- onto pt8

the very finger that was already tainted with your arousal.

I JUST LEVITATED YET AGAIN CAN JAY STOP?

There was a lot of pouting and whining and stomping your feet softly when it came to persuading your boyfriend

GIRRRRRL me right here dhajskdajk always trying to convince my man to go to places with me T_T i know how ceoyn feels

Hoseok noticed your behavior and was about to ask you about it

HOBI MY MAN! MY MAIN MAN NOTICING hjdsakhdakjdakj come here hobi

“If I win, we’re getting the fuck out of here so I can have some alone time with you,” he said, ever so gently and right into your ear.

WE LOVE THIS MAN BYE! jay we dont need play. lets just leave rn. right fucking now dhsajkdhakj

Okay their conversation about Nam is so mature and awesome? Like this is what communication in a relationship is about. You communicate before the assumptions build and I love it so much. Jay didn't like the way Nam was looking at her and its fair enough for him to say, "dont see him again."

“Was I too rough last night?” He asked again, voice lowered to a whisper.

JAY FHJKDHJAKSDAKS CHILL, MY DUDE! Our bodies hurt for different reasons okay!

JAKE BABYSITTING CEOYN T-T PLEEEEEEEEASE!! That is the sweetest thing every omg im weeping happy tears. Jake is the man for the job.

NANA T-T the entire bed scene of them cuddling and ceoyn in tears, afraid of losing something wonderful to jay freaking out about her being in pain lord have mercy i just wanna hug them both. ceoyn is soooooo relatable when she gets a lil emotional because im the same

Not Hwiyoung out here sharing information and Heeseung knowing dhakjsdhakjs HWI SHUT YOUR MOUTH SDFGHJKL

NOT JAY PUTTING HER IN A HEADLOCK WTF FGHASDJHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH EVERY GIRLS DREAMS OUT THERE RN

omg game night with the boys pls that is so fucking precious. me squealing at Jake telling them to get a room but they're the ones raiding her house dhsajkdhahaahahahha!!!

AND THE MINISODES PLEASE! I LOVE HOW CUTE THEY ARE I AM HERE GUSHING AND KICKING MY FEET IN THE AIR UGHHHH worth the wait <3

I'm laughing because I can't imagine how tired your eyes must be after reading all the parts that you missed!! I have missed your reactions! And I'm glad you liked the parts that I liked writing too especially when Jay explicitly said he didn't like her ex <3

I TRY MY BEST to make ceoyn relatable to all of you like... okay maybe not all of us own a company lol but she is a woman just like everyone of us and we get emotional sometimes!!!

also I didn't know you'd be that surprised to find Namjoon because I thought I talked about him a lot HAHAHAH GREAT THEN, A SURPRISE!

part 9 is in the making and thank you for always tuning in!!!

#your feedback is like fuel #nanaanswers #nanafeedbacks #from.genie #fic: aeropuerto #fic: ambulancia

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sketchguk · 2 years

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Omg we are Hufflepuff buddies eheeeee and Aaaaaaaah omg your headcanons 😭😭 I'm thinking about them all day 😭 soonyoung being possessive is kinof hot skkksskk and you said he will be fuming but what does he do? Does he shout at mc?? Or tell her that he doesn't like it when she's with mingyu? How does mc find out that she doesn't really like mingyu? 😭 And omgg mc is so mean to soonyoung when he's annoying her 😭 Will she apologize later? You didn't tell me about soonyoung mingyu fight 😭😭😭😭 - 2am anon

Yes yes all of the above !! Soonyoung would be frustrated :/ He'd raise his voice, but he really wouldn't mean to do it. I imagine he's more upset over the situation than he is at mc herself. He'd openly tell her that he doesn't like Mingyu lol. "Why did it have to be him of all people?" Soonyoung wants her to pick him just for once !!!

She's confused because the dude is being a little obsessive over absolutely nothing. They're not even together !!!! He doesn't have a right to be mad. Mc's not gonna take this treatment, so of course she's gonna yell back at him loll. Soonyoung would feel bad once again because he keeps messing this up with her, and he doesn't know what to do. He'd sulk a lot and fly around on his broom for hours to clear his head :')

The Soongyu fight... It happens during a quidditch match! The night after Mingyu and mc hook up T_T (When will Soonyoung ever catch a break??). Basically, Soonyoung asks mc if she would support Gryffindor during the match, and she says noo, she can't. She already promised Mingyu that she'd root for the Hufflepuffs. What hurts even more is that she’s adorned in yellow and black (that scarf around her neck... is it yours or mingyu’s?? the world may never know). At this point, Soonyoung is clenching his teeth lol he's a ticking time bomb. He brushes it off anyways because of course, the Gryffindors are going to win, and he'll make Mingyu look like a fool >.< (spoiler alert: it doesn’t happen).

Then they're eye to eye during the match, and Soonyoung provokes Mingyu for no reason. He’ll bad mouth his quidditch skills, and he’ll taunt him. It’s kind of childish, actually. Mingyu’s about to get his Hufflepuff card revoked though... because he’ll insult Soonyoung right back: “I don’t get it, what’s so special about you? You’re just a dick who can’t take a fucking hint.”

Then it gets personal because they’re talking about mc now *ohh and the crowd goes wild*

Soonyoung would say, “yeah? I can say the same about you.”

“Oh really? That’s not what your girl said when I was railing her last night.” Mingyu... oh Mingyu.

Soonyoung is so fucking pissed because he thought that was such a huge disrespect to you, so the fight escalated into something physical 😔 He’d try to cut Mingyu off his broom, and for that, Soonyoung would be benched

Things get even worse at the afterparty when he’s drunk as hell LOL. He’s only there to start another fight ;n; He’d see mc across the room with Mingyu’s arm slung over her shoulder. He would march over to you both, and he’s so close, but it’s probably Seokmin or Chan who pulls him back before he can swing a punch aklsjdkal. With that, all he can do is yell and cause a scene loll

Mc is tired of it because he keeps getting in her personal business. She tells Soonyoung to cut it out and walk it off, and that STINGS. She took Mingyu’s side??? She’s picking him once again?? After all the foul shit he said??? Unbelievable 😭 (look, I never said this story would be cute). But when Soonyoung doesn’t walk away, standing there, huffing and puffing with rising tension, Mingyu would take the initiative. He’ll grab mc’s hand and take her somewhere else, muttering a “let’s go” under his breath. But of course... while they’re walking away, mc would turn her head back and meet Soonyoung’s sad eyes

Oh, and Mingyu does tell her what happened on the field, and he apologizes profusely. He got an earful from her, for sure. She didn’t like that he was openly talking about their private business in public 😔 They probably wouldn’t talk for a few days, but then he’d make it up to her 😔 It’s the Hufflepuff within him. Maybe he gifted her a plant or he let her sit on his face, idk

Honestly... she finds out she doesn't actually like Mingyu because he ended up rejecting her LMAO. He doesn't like her in the same way she pretends she does. He does let her down gently though ! It wasn't the kind of relationship that he wanted when she was very much crushing on someone else. "When are you going to stop acting like you don't have feelings for Soonyoung?" She's in denial, of course lol

Oh and the apology thing, mc is mean sometimes, for sure LOL. Their relationship seriously reminds me of the couple from Our Beloved Summer. She’ll find it difficult to say sorry to Soonyoung because it simply isn’t in her vocabulary, but she does in the end ! Which makes Soonyoung grin from ear to ear loll

#ask #anon #2am anon #horanghae agenda

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archer12xx-main · 2 years

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Just another one piece AU...

"THE BET"

Before reaching the next island, Usopp, Chopper, and you are talking about Zoro's sense of direction.

Usopp: I don't know what's up with him, why he keeps getting lost.

Chopper: He's got the worse sense of direction. Even I can't cure it. He's hopeless. (shakes his head, hopelessly)

Usopp: Yeah. I bet, once we reached the next island, he'll wander around again and lose his way back.

You: Oi, oi, don't be too hard on him.

Usopp: (laughs) Are you seriously defending him?

Chopper: (laughs with Usopp) You're too kind, Y/N. I'm with Usopp. He'll definitely get lost again and Nami will be pissed because Zoro will make us look for him all over the island.

(Usopp and Chopper laughs)

Usopp: Wanna bet? I bet my remaining 10,000 berries that Zoro will get lost again.

Chopper: Me, too! Me, too!

(both of them thinks it's a sure win... is it tho??)

You: (smirks internally) Yoshi! I'll bet on Zoro not getting lost this time.

(Usopp and Chopper laughs again, thinking maybe you lost your mind for betting on such obvious defeat)

After winning the fight v some pirate group, you all are on the Sunny, waiting for the monster trio, Franky, and Brook to come back. When all of a sudden, a figure slowly emerges. When you finally make up who it was, you look at Usopp and Chopper whose jaws already on the ground, tears falling from their eyes, snot from their nose.

Usopp&Chopper: HOWWWWWWW??? T_T

(You smirk and then hold out your hand to collect the prize, 20,000 berries. You can't help but smile so wide, thinking of how to spend all of it for resources.)

Usopp & Chopper cry as they hesitatingly put the money on your palm, which you ended up snatching away from their hands. Zoro hops on the Sunny, Usopp and Chopper come charging onto him.

Usopp&Chopper: (angry) Oi Zoro!

Zoro: (flinches) What the...?

Usopp: WHAT DID YOU DO?!! HOW DID YOU FIND THE SUNNY WITHOUT GETTING LOST??!!

Zoro: What's your problem, you jerks?!!

Chopper: (furious) ANSWER HIS QUESTION!!

Zoro: (flinches)

You: (laugh quietly at the corner as you watch them harass the poor swordsman)

Zoro: What's it to you??! What the hell is happening here??

You: (laughing) They made a bet with me that you'll surely get lost on your way back to Sunny, just like before. (Chuckles)

Zoro: (laughs) Baka! Serves you right for being such jerks!

Usopp: So how? How did you get here?!

Chopper: Yes! Tell us! Tell us!

Zoro: I used the vivre card Y/N gave me. Since she's not coming with me.

Usopp&Chopper: HAAAA?? (turn to look at you, glaring) You cheater!!

You and Zoro laugh. Chopper and Usopp start chasing you and you immediately run away from them, while explaining it's not really cheating because there are no rules set. Zoro just watched there while laughing at the three of you. Until Nami noticed your roughhousing, got annoyed, gave you four a smack in the head and "confiscated" the dirty money. 😅🤣🤣

Poor Zoro, tho, getting smacked in the head without really doing anything. 😅😅

#one piece #roronoa zoro #usopponepiece #chopper

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pyropsychiccollector · 7 years

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Natza Drabbles - Mini Golf

Rune Knight: Sir. They're at it again.

Captain: *sitting at his desk calmly, brewing some tea* At what again? And... who?

Rune Knight: Salamander and Titania! They're attempting another sport!

Captain: ... Dear Kami. Not again. I thought we had them covered, banning them from billiards, baseball, bowling, tennis, dodgeball, HOCKEY, volleyball, polo... Kami, that list went on forever. You're telling me they found something ELSE?

Rune Knight: Er... yes.

Captain: WHAT IS IT THIS TIME?

Rune Knight: ... *mutters*

Captain: Pardon?

Rune Knight: MINI GOLF!

Captain: ... WHY wasn't that on the list?!

~*~

Natsu: I guess this puts us both at double bogey? :P

Erza: Only because I LET you tie with me.

Natsu: For the seventeenth time?

Erza: I told you, that shot Timmy obstructed didn't count! >____

#Fairy Tail #Natsu Dragneel #Erza Scarlet #That's not how you play mini golf #Natsu x Erza #Natza

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zehturtle · 7 years

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Fanime experience, merch, autographs, and more. Quick info blurbs if you click on the images!

Quick and wordy thoughts of the event after the jump. (Warning there’s a lot)

Quick takes: -I had a good time. -Spent too much money. -Met some great artists/people. -Missed out on a few autographs/merch(notably Shigeto Koyama & Hiroyasu Kobayashi...). -Cons aren’t really what they used to be for me anymore. -Sorry I missed a few names for recognition.

Long takes/thoughts:

Overall I had a pretty good time. I usually just go with one of my old friends I’ve known since forever and almost only see maybe once or twice a year due to various reasons. Fanime has sort of become an annual trip now, possibly, maybe. We did discuss it after going this time around since it’s our I think 3rd or 4th time. If it does become our annual trip it’ll be interesting once I talk about other stuff later. It’s hard to describe since I enjoyed my time there due to hanging out with my friend and then other friends who came along after so the day was good but the convention itself I’ve got some mixed feelings about.

I went there mainly to hang out with my friend and going there I figured I’d be spending money since when I go I tend to try to support artists I like or just when I find something I find interesting. I told myself, “I’ll only spend up to this much but I probably shouldn’t” and then ended up spending it all anyways with the only thing stopping me from spending more was the fact that the vendor’s hall and artist’s alley closing which was both a blessing and a curse! Also later on in the day my friend’s brother and his friends also joined up for more shenanigans. Bought lots of merch as you can see posted today, play or watched a few of them play some video games, went out for some food late at night, and had some good conversations before, during, and after the event.

Some things I found for the first time at the convention in the vendor’s hall at a booth were animation cels from various old school shows! There was Ranma animation cels, Ronin Warriors, Tenchi Muyo, Macross, and a bunch of others. I was totally surprised and it was one of the things I found early on that I wanted to come back through after we went and explored the event first, but sadly I ended up missing out on because of waiting in line for autographs that I didn’t even end up getting. T_T I also missed out on some prints for the same reason as the animation cels and because I did the wait and see, go browse everything then come back for it later which gotten sold out. That’s entirely on me though and realistically not that big of a deal since I have so many posters I’ve no clue what to even do with them at this point.

So, thanks to all the artist who talked to me, signed my sketchbook, or that I bought merch from. For the most part I don’t think I had any problems with anyone other than a little too shy to their customers but that’s a typical occurrence. I know some didn’t seem very enthusiastic about signing my sketchbook so for that I’m grateful that they were still willing to do so. It’s always a bit of a tough deal because I know sometimes people don’t want to do it and I do make it a point to say they have to sign it at all but I understand that feels like added pressure too. I’m just honestly a fan and like to collect things from people I find of some interest in. One could argue I’ve become a bit of a hoarder because of that but that’s something for another time. There’s a few notables that I met and had a good to sizable conversation with at the con, and even more surprising was how long I had one with someone who was super busy manning their own booth. I did feel bad but he kept telling me it was ok. I hope I do meet him again in the future be it at another convention or just outside.

On to the not so great part(s). I was waiting in line for the Shigeto Koyama & Hiroyasu Kobayashi ‘s autograph session but sadly it was cut off before I could get there. About 2/3 of the way through, which was about 45-50min into the session they had decided that doing both drawings and signings at the same time was too time consuming so the staff announced that they had to cut off the drawing portion and see if they could get to everyone. At the time only maybe about 10-15 people got to meet the both of them, and then only about another 10-15 people got only autographs at the time. The thing that I was a little upset about was that the time for only signatures portion wasn’t that much different from people who got drawings and signatures. I thought to myself once it was announced that we’d only get signatures, “well at least it’ll be going faster since it’s just signatures” but then I don’t know what went wrong. I don’t get it, were the ones that went in for only signatures allowed to talk to them for nearly the same amount of time as those before who got drawings to go with the signatures? I’ve no clue and I couldn’t tell either because the line was blocked off by a wall to the signing so you had to walk passed the wall to go into the signing section and since I was in line I couldn’t check it out. It killed 1hr-1hr30min and around that time it was close to closing time for vendors and artist alley. That was probably the worst part of the adventure since I was really anticipating this autograph session. It’s fine though, can’t win them all.

Now onto probably a bit of something else a tad more negative. The event itself was kind of lack luster and felt kind of like just a straight up cash grab. There wasn’t anything spectacular on Sunday going on that you wouldn’t really see anywhere else. To be more clear on that point, I meant there wasn’t anything over the top or anything that stood out like “Ah, this is why you should have gone this year or you don’t want to miss out on this.”. It felt kind of watered down to me as honestly a lot of conventions have been recently, at least to me. It’s great to meet artists, it’s great to go to panels, vendors, etc., but I felt the vibe wasn’t there that would have made this one this year really special. I know after you’ve gone to a few it can start to feel like more of the same o’l, but isn’t part of the point of these events to make them memorable and exciting? I can go on about this a lot deeper but I’m just going to leave it at that for now. I’m a little disappointed as far as how the event itself was, but I still enjoyed the people I met and the things I got. It might sound completely weird to some for me to say that at the same time, almost hypocritical but it honestly felt like the effort to make it a show was not there. This is just my opinion so anyone out there that went and would say otherwise I’m ok with that.

I gotta apologize to the artists that I missed giving credit to who signed my sketchbook. Yesterday was a long but eventful day and I truly do appreciate everyone who signed the sketchbook. Next time around I’ll keep better track of everyone. Til next time!

I know there was a significant portion of this post that was ranting but I honestly had a good time and I’m glad to have been able to go with my friend and others who met up with us later on in the day. Also it was great to see and talk to everyone I met. Thanks for anyone who read this far!

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