#ASKA ＃Made in ASKA

[hel-looks]

Aska, 17

“I am wearing a woollen skirt made by my aunt and hand-knitted socks with a traditional pattern from the island of Kihnu in Estonia. The striped jacket is my dad's, it’s very warm and I have a habit of stealing his clothes, while the turtleneck and leather jacket are both thrifted. The necklace is from my mum's jewelry box, and Doc Martens add a finishing touch. I am mostly influenced by a very specific way of dressing in my school in Tallinn – while it's compulsory to wear modest, dark and academic clothes, the school itself is a harbour to many artists (including myself) and bohemians, and thus, a unique style has developed there.”

23 November 2023, Tennispalatsinaukio

[quitealotofsodapop]

Tbh when I send the aska bour PingPing was thinking of her being Red's older sister, Idk why I just think Red Son would benefit from having an older sister to look after him, specially after his father is sealed

Ref. Oooo thats an idea too!

PIF and DBK tried for kids during the 500 years Wukong was imprisoned, but it never went well.

So they ask their long-time friend Princess Jade-Face for an unusual favour...

A tiny little girl is the result: 1/3 Fox spirit, 1/3 Demon Bull, 1/3 Celestial. Having the floppy ears like a cow calf and the bushy tail of a fox kit, little "Ping Ping" still clearly takes a lot after her second mother - her silky black hair and large beauty mark making it obvious that Iron Fan had a hand in her creation.

Wukong meets his niece for the first time and is immediately wrapped around her little finger. :3

(*at Flaming Mountain; the pilgrims and the Bull fam are all sitting down for tea. Ping Ping is running around playing with Ao Lie.*) Wukong: "So how did our little firecracker get here?" PIF: "It's a little complicated... me and Bull tried to have a baby on our own for many years." DBK: "Sadly it wasn't meant to be." PIF: "And we could not bare another disappointment. So we reached out to Jade-Face here." DBK, flustered: "And well er... since my queen could not carry our child, we made the offer to Jade Face to um..." Jade-Face, teasing: "He speaks as though it were lewd!" PIF: "We simply asked her to be part of a chi-sharing ritual, and to drink from the Mother-Child River so she would carry our combined child." Jade-Face: "I was overjoyed honestly! Father had been pressuring me to marry for a while. By declaring me their partner and mother to their baby, it solved two issues in one!" PIF: "Then around nine months later, Guanyin blessed us with our perfect little Ping Ping." Wukong, adoring: "Awww!" Zhu Bajie, finally speaking: "Why did you name her Duckweed?" PIF & DBK: (*both try to suppress laughter. Jade-Face looks dramatically embarrassed.*) Jade-Face: "My cravings were horrible! Normally I adore tofu, but when I was carrying Ping Ping, I couldn't stomach it!" DBK: "Thankfully, Nezha visited early on and introduced her to duckweed to help meet her nutritional needs." Jade-Face: "It was so tasty, I couldn't get enough!" PIF: "And soon we joked that the baby might as well be named after it." Wukong: "Ah! So, Píng [萍]-Ping!" Ping Ping, wandering over: "Yes?" (*the family shares a happy laugh as Ping Ping wonders what was so funny.*)

Ping Ping is an energetic princess, rarely staying still for long. Which can be a hassle for her worrisome parents, when they find her room empty after a long day of studying.

She loves stories about her Uncles, and how they and Baba stormed Heaven, only for Baba to meet her Mama, and they decided they wanted each other instead. She's also told stories about her Aunties, and how they can't visit too often because Heaven is really mean to Mama for leaving it.

Jade-Face isn't absent from the picture either, despite the family's unusual situation. Having an extra doting parent comes in handy whenever the two Bull royals are busy with governing or negotiations. Ping Ping takes to calling Jade-Face and Iron Fan; "Jade Mama" & "Iron Mama" respectively.

Ping Ping is an absolute Daddy's Girl, no matter how old she gets. This makes DBK's imprisonment especially hard on her emotionally.

How does Red Son happen then?

Well... Iron Fan and Bull had been so deep in parental bliss that they had an "accident" where they forgot to take a certain potion to prevent pregnancy. The fact that the resulting pregnancy was developing strong and healthy was a huge shock to both of them! They def had a long conversation with Jade-Face about what they might do, and how she might feel about the pregnancy. Jade-Face was firm that she wasn't going anywhere, and that if the second Bull calf is born' they will need their Jade-Mama to spoil them as rotten as she does their big sister! Lots of emotional hugs are shared between the three.

Wukong is the next informed about the second baby since he missed out on the first. He's a blubbery mess when they ask him to be the godfather.

The later pregnancy and birth turn pretty scary at some points... but thankfully Iron Fan and the baby turn out safe and healthy. Ping Ping is overjoyed to meet her baby brother! And she declares him under her protection, no matter whay!

Sadly, the little Bull's powers begin to creep in...

The Samadhi Fire ritual is quickly organised after Ping Ping suffers a burn stopping her baby brother from hurting himself. Things occur as they do in canon, with Wukong slipping at the last moment, and the True Fire splitting into four rather than three.

Ping Ping is happy to have Red back after he comes home "from the doctor" - overjoyed that he can now finally run around and play with her without setting their surroundings aflame. However, the burn scars on Ping Ping's body are a stark reminder to the family that their younger child's powers need to be tamed as he grows older.

Ping Ping is only the demon equivalent of a pre-teen when her father is imprisoned for his rampage. The event has a lasting impact on her as a young girl.

Whilst her little brother dove into his research and his inventions, Ping Ping went into melancholy. Her mothers tried their best to meet the teens' emotional needs, but it was difficult. Ping Ping would always be her Daddy's Daughter - no sentence from Heaven could change that.

Though while Ping Ping can be withdrawn, she makes sure to be the pedestal that raises her little brother up. The young bull doesn't like possibly making his Mamas sad, so Red Son comes to his sister with questions. What is their Baba is like? What's his favourite food? Will he even like Red Son now that he's grown up? Ping Ping always makes sure to answer Red's questions enthusiastically - making sure to include how much Baba cried with happiness when he met Red for the first time! She doubts he'll ever think if his children any less than that.

Ping Ping is present the day her little brother raises the Monkey King's staff sealing their father prisoner.

And she may have been responsible for accidentally pre-ordering tofu and duckweed noodles to celebrate - causing them all to meet a certain cute delivery boy she's been crushing on! (ﾟωﾟ；)

Might call this Au; "first bull princess".

[bitterkarella]

Midnight Pals: the Power of Story

Elon Musk: eyyy stephano king Musk: we besta friends ey? Stephen King: goshdarn it elon leave me alone! Musk: eyyy i aska da grok to draw a picture of us together King:

King: maybe i'm looking at this all wrong King: i mean we're all story tellers, right? King: maybe we could use the awesome power of story telling to help change elon! Kurt Vonnegut: so King: don't bring me down, kurt, i'm cooking here!

King: think about it! King: elon's been stealing america's money King: but maybe, through the awesome power of story telling, we could reach elon and get him to understand that stealing is wrong!

King: think about it! we could teach elon that stealing is bad! Barker: so how old exactly is elon King: yeah hardy har har very funny clive King: but seriously maybe nobody ever told him Poe: that is possible, he is south african after all

King: okay elon we're gonna tell some special stories for you tonight King: but you have to be quiet King: no disruptions Musk: no disruptiano?? King: yes King: can you do that for me Musk: mama mia itsa gonna be hard!!

King: first, philip k dick is going to warn us about the perils of the cyberpunk surveillance state King: then as a closer, the guy who wrote the novelization of that story's movie adaptation King: piers anthony Piers Anthony: guys check it OUT Anthony: this chick has THREE boobs

Piers Anthony: guys!!! THREE boobs! Anthony: that's so wild Anthony: i mean, most women only have two Anthony: not even angela could argue with that Angela Carter: don't even bring me into this Edward Lee: bro three boobs is a waste Lee: i only got two hands, bro!

Eric Raglin: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of antifa splatterpunk Musk: mama mia!!!! Musk: this issa a crime

Raglin: now we all know that cops are great Raglin: they're just awesome, we love them Raglin: we would never suggest that they change Raglin: but what some of these stories are asking Raglin: is what if cops were bad?

Cynthia Gomez: what if a racist cop was haunted by a vision of his victim Gordon B White: what if cops had a gas that made you go crazy Patrick Barb: what if cops were actual pigs

Barb: what if Barb: one day the cops were all "oh you wanna call us pigs?" Barb: "well then we're gonna start wearing actual rotting pig carcasses" Barb: "how you like that?" Barb: "maybe you should have thought about OUR feelings" Barb: "really, we feel bullied"

Raglin: ok so my story asks you to imagine Raglin: what if the scandinavian black metal scene was infiltrated by nazi punks Raglin: wild, i know, but stick with me Raglin: see, this is what's so great about speculative fiction Raglin: it can make the most outlandish premise seem plausible

Raglin: so i was at this bar and suddenly they have bands like Achtung Yankee Schweinhund! and The Fourteenword Follies performing Raglin: and i'm… wait a minute, there's something bothering me about this place… Raglin: I know!! this nazi bar has no fire exit!

[iluvchick3nz]

I was wondering if you could write anything to do with any of these:

Finn and Logan being obsessed with Leo’s legs

Finn and Leo being obsessed with Logan’s arms

Logan and leo being obsessed with Finn’s freckles and eyes

Just them being obsessed with each other in general😭 they are so in love I can’t stand it

Thank you so much! You’re a Saint <3

I am SO CLOSE to being back with my computer! I've been doing a lot of hiking, so not so much writing, but in 48 hours I will be up and running as normal. YIPPEE!!!!

This was one of those aska that was just so fun to write! I love all of your ideas, friends, keep 'em comin'. :)

Credits to @lumosinlove <3

Katie Dumais was getting too big, Logan thought. At ten years old, she was the spitting image of her dad, down to the practical pranks she played on her siblings. Adele found it amusing- Marc and Louis did not.

Ten was a big age, Logan decided. It was when kids stopped liking to be held, to be picked up, to hang out with their older siblings (blood related or not). Katie had given him and his boys a hard hug each when they arrived to her birthday party, but was now way more occupied with her friends where they were painting each other's nails on a picnic blanket in the Dumais’ backyard. Logan sighed, resting his head back against the Adirondack chair he was sitting on. He felt someone else sit in the chair beside him.

“This is making me feel old.”

Logan smiled at Sirius’ familar French and opened his eyes to look at him. “Ouais. I remember when she was little.”

“I remember when she was a newborn- I'd just moved in.”

Logan let out an amused snort. “Fuck, you must be feeling really old.”

“Allez, I'm not thirty quite yet.”

They laughed at each other for a brief moment. It felt good, to let go with Sirius again. Like it had been no time at all that they were on the same team, spending lots of free time together. They had so many fond memories together in the Dumais’ kitchen: meals shared, laughter, cleaning up the kitchen with Dumo. Logan loved the life he had now, with Finn and Leo, but there were times he wanted to be back there, young and clumsily moving through life. Being with Sirius in this moment felt like a different version of that, Logan supposed.

A presence joined them in the chair on Logan's other side. A cup with a drink in it appeared in front of his face. “For my Lo.”

Logan smiled and kissed Finn's cheek in thanks. “Merci.” He sipped it. “It's good.”

Finn patted his thigh. “Of course it is. I've made rum and coke for you for over a decade, I'm a master.”

“I wish Remus and I were good at mixing drinks,” Sirius said wistfully. “We always end up putting too much alcohol in it.”

Finn laughed around the sip he was taking from Logan's cup. “Well, if that's the goal, you're doing it right then.”

Sirius rolled his eyes. “Ouais, I guess.”

Finn nudged Logan's ear with his nose. “Heads up, some of Katie's friend have tiny siblings and they are all over Leo right now.”

Logan turned into him. Their noses were now brushing. “And what do you think of that?”

“Let's just say that, if I had ovaries, they would be bursting.”

Logan full-body laughed at that, hiding his face in Finn's shoulder. He could feel the smile Finn pressed into his forehead.

“What's so funny?” Remus asked. He and Cole had come to sit on Sirius’ other side.

Finn looked amused. “My ovaries.”

Remus just looked at him. “You don't have ovaries.”

“Well, not physical ones.”

Cole shook his head. “You're so fucking weird, O'Hara.”

Finn just shrugged. He took a sip of Logan's drink again, then suddenly sat up straighter. “Lo, look, look, look.”

Logan picked his head up to follow where Finn's finger was pointing to. Sure enough, Leo was surrounded by about half a dozen little kids, all definitely four or under, and they were playing what looked like a game of keep-away with a tiny soccer ball. A little girl was in the middle, laughing when Leo dangled the ball out in front of her, only to take it back. Eventually, he did let her get it, and went into the middle of the circle. He jogged slowly, exaggeratedly, as the kids passed it around to one another.

“Oh,” Remus said. He snorted lightly. “That's why your ovaries are exploding.”

Finn hummed. “Can you blame me?”

“He has no comment,” Sirius said, which made Remus just laugh.

Logan laced his fingers with Finn's on top of his thigh as they continued to watch. Leo looked happy, smile wide and white, a light sheen of sweat on his face from the hot summer sun. He was tall, too, dwarfing the small children around him. Logan let out a happy sigh. Finn kissed the side of his head. “He's going to be such a cute dad.”

Logan felt his chest warm. “Ouais. Ouais, he is.” He turned to kiss Finn properly on the mouth. “So are you. So sexy.”

Finn laughed a little breathlessly. “Stop that, you're getting me going,” he whispered.

“Maybe I want you to.” Logan leaned in closer with a smile. “Let's go to Dumo's bathroom again.”

Finn's ears were red and his eyes wide. Logan could tell he liked the idea, even if he wouldn't go through with it. “We can't do that, it's Katie's birthday.”

“She doesn't care about us,” Logan scoffed. “We're not cool enough anymore.”

Finn laughed and squeezed his hand. “Well, then, we can't because we're watching Leo play with tiny humans.”

“Oh, that's right.” Logan kissed Finn's cheek once more before turning with a sigh to look at Leo. “He's so tall.”

“Ugh, I know. Just look at his legs, Jesus Christ.”

Indeed, his legs were a sight to behold. They were lean and tan, the quad and hamstring muscles flexing and visible whenever he moved. His waist was slim, and he was tall, so shorts never ran long enough anyways, but Leo also preferred the eight-inch inseam, which left so much bare skin visible. Logan wanted to dig his teeth into the muscles of his inner thighs. 

Leo was still in the middle, not quite yet letting himself best the kids. But one of them kicked the ball a little too hard, and it was going to go flying into a food table on the other side of the yard. Leo acted quickly, extending his long- so long, Jesus Christ- leg out to block it with his foot. He fell to the ground, one leg tucked under him and his other completely extended, the entire limb touching the ground. He didn't even flinch.

“Geez,” Remus said. “That's so not fair.”

“How the hell does he do that?” Cole asked. “That's so not fair.”

“Oh, it so is,” Finn said. His cheeks were flushed. “I'm a big fan.”

“Ew,” Sirius said. “Stop being gross.”

Logan scoffed. “Let's tell Loops what you think about his arms.”

Remus looked at Sirius mischievously. “Oh yeah? You like my arms, baby?”

Sirius stuttered. “Mais- allez, but- I don't not like them.”

“Oh my God,” Cole said, hands covering his face. “I should not be privy to these conversations.”

Finn just settled back in his chair, amused, and sighed contentedly. “Oh, look, here he comes.”

Logan turned to find Leo walking up to them. He was smiling, still, and he stopped in front of them with his hands on his hips. “Hi.”

“Hi, baby,” Finn said. He was looking at Leo adoringly. “Having fun?”

“Yeah,” Leo nodded. “Dumo and the other parents said they could watch the kids in the pool, so they went to change into their swimsuits.” When they said nothing, still just looking at him, he furrowed his eyebrows. “What?”

“They're saying inappropriate things about you,” Cole said. 

Leo let out a confused laugh. “What?”

“Something about Finn's ovaries,” Sirius grumbled.

Leo blinked. “Excuse me? None of y'all have those.”

Finn leaned forward in his chair to cup the backs of Leo’s knees. “Figuratively, I do. C'mere, Le, sit.”

Leo hesitated, but he allowed himself to be pulled down and into straddling Finn's lap. Logan and Finn immediately put their hands on his thighs. “Why are you saying you have ovaries?”

Finn rolled his eyes. “They're figurative.” He kissed Leo quickly. “And they go crazy when I see you with kids.”

That got Leo to smile. “Yeah?”

Logan nodded. “Mhm, ouais. That and your legs.”

“Oo, yeah,” Finn said, rubbing his hands further up Leo's thighs. “Your flexible, flexible legs.”

Leo tisked and grabbed Finn's hands where they were making their way towards his butt and settled them further down towards his knees. “Stop that, there are children,” he chastised, but he was biting back a smile and blushing. 

“Mm,” Finn hummed, leaning in to bite at Leo's jaw. “Sexy, sexy legs.”

“Are you pretending you're not hearing this?” Remus asked. 

“Yes,” Cole said. “Oh my God, yes.”

“Rouge,” Logan scolded. “We don't want to make them uncomfortable.”

“Well, then,” Finn said. He let out a grunt and stood, hoisting Leo up underneath his thighs. “We will be taking this party elsewhere. Where’s the pool? Are there tiny children in it yet? We've got a change of clothes in the car.”

Leo was laughing. “Finn, no-”

But Finn was already off walking across the grass. He drew some eyes, a few surprised looks at first, but then Logan watched as people smiled as they watched Leo and Finn laughing, Leo's hands laced in Finn's hair. Logan bit his knuckle around a grin as he watched them go.

“Mon Dieu, that was painful,” Sirius said. “I don't even want to know what you're like behind closed doors.”

Logan raised his eyebrows at him. “Non, you don't.”

Sirius groaned and fell into Remus, who just kissed his head. “Baby, you set yourself up so well every time. You should have learned by now.”

“This is supposed to be a family friendly party,” Cole said. “How does it always turn out like this?”

Sirius glared at Logan. “Because the Cubs are dirty.”

Logan winked at him, which definitely didn't thwart his ideas, and stood to follow the sound of his boyfriends’ laughter. 

***

Finn loved Logan and Leo at parties. He loved the way that, when he himself wandered off to socialize, Logan automatically tucked himself into Leo's side, content to just watch as Leo charmed whoever he was speaking to with his wit and his smile and that special goodness that Finn and Logan adored. 

Tonight however, on the rooftop of a New York City bar, it seemed that Logan’s social battery had somehow activated itself.

He'd definitely had too much to drink- Finn could tell by the way his face flushed and by the way he every so often gripped Leo's jaw to bring him down into some kisses that would have been way too obscene during the day. But during the night, in the middle of summer, surrounded by other tipsy people- well, Finn, for one, was really enjoying the show.

“You know,” Natalie said from beside him at the bar. “I used to think that Logan was just a shy little grump.” Her eyebrows raised even higher when Logan took Leo's lip between his teeth, Leo shaking his head at him fondly with wide eyes when he pulled away. “But now I know that he’s a loud grump who needs just the right amount of tequila to bring him out of his shell.” She winced when Logan interrupted Leo talking to Alex to bring him down into another deep kiss. “Sheesh, maybe too much out of his shell.”

Finn smiled. “Yeah, those shots were not a good idea. I'm surprised he even did them.”

“I'm regretting buying him them.” Natalie rapped her knuckles on the bar top. “So, Freckle, how's it hangin'? Thanks for coming out with us tonight. Alex really needed to be taken for a walk.”

Finn laughed. “Yeah, we can't be inside for too long. What'd he do?”

Natalie counted off on her fingers. “Claimed he was bored, cleaned the kitchen, claimed he was bored again, cleaned the bathroom, baked brownies, fell asleep on Kasey for a weird twenty minutes, went for a run, claimed he was bored another time, then was tapping his fingers all through dinner when we were watching the Open.” She sighed. “And this was all by 5 p.m.”

“Huh,” Finn hummed. “To be fair to him, sounds like a pretty empty day.”

Natalie just looked at him, then rolled her eyes over to where the bar tender was coming with their drinks. “You boys are both crazy.” She thanked the bar tender, then picked up her tray. “C'mon. Maybe if we give them enough alcohol, they'll be too hung over to do anything tomorrow but sleep.”

Finn snorted, picking up his own tray. “Logan might. But us O'Haras have a fast metabolism.”

“Don't fucking remind me.”

They maneuvered their way around the other people slowly, careful not to spill anything. Finn had ordered Logan a water and Leo a Dark ‘n Stormy. He got himself a Manhatten; this late in the night, he was in a sipping mood. Plus, somebody had to be sober enough to get Logan home.

“Hey, gorgeous,” Alex said with a smile, accepting his drink and a kiss on the cheek from Natalie. “Thank you.” He turned to Finn. His cheeks were flushed and his eyes a little wild- he was definitely past tipsy. “Tremzy here challenged me to an arm wrestle.”

Finn looked to Kasey, who winced with a nod. Leo had his arms wrapped around Logan, keeping his arms contained in an obvious attempt to deter the idea with cuddling. By Logan’s excited, drunken grin, it was not exactly working.

“Al,” Finn said, eyeing his brother. “Are you sure? Logan doesn't really know his own strength when he’s-”

Alex waved him off with a determined look. “I've got this.” He took a sip of his drink and cracked his knuckles, leaning forward in Kasey’s hold, who had a hand on each of Alex’s hips from behind. Alex propped his elbow up on the table. “Let’s see what you got, Lolo.”

Logan scoffed. “That's not my name.”

Alex rolled his eyes. “C’mon.”

Leo looked at Finn with raised eyebrows. Finn sighed and took a step closer, cupping Logan’s face in his hands. “Please be careful with him. He's my older brother, and he's an ass, but I do love him.”

“Hey!”

Logan just giggled in the way he only did when he was intoxicated and leaned up to kiss Finn sloppily. “Ouais, I won't break him.”

Finn kissed his forehead. “Okay. Okay, show ‘em what you got, Tremblay.”

Logan and Finn switched places, Finn leaning back into Leo's chest and Logan taking a seat opposite Alex. 

“What did you get him?” Leo whispered. 

“Water,” Finn said. He brought Leo's hand up to his mouth and kissed it. “I really don't want to deal with a mega hungover Logan tomorrow.”

Leo snorted quietly. “He acts like the world's ending. Le, I want soup, please. Fish, I need a massage, allez.”

Finn grinned. “I promise I'll give you lots of nice kisses if you service me.”

They snickered quietly together, Leo hiding his face in Finn's shoulder. Alex and Logan, whose hands were clasped, looked at them. “Quoi?” Logan asked. “What's so funny?”

Finn patted the top of his head. “Nothing, baby, carry on.” He smiled at the laugh Leo let out against his neck.

Logan narrowed his eyes at them, then turned back to Alex, who was focused intently. “Kase, count off,” Alex slurred.

Kasey sighed from where he was sitting behind Alex, Natalie standing next to him and running her hands through his hair. “Okay,” he said exasperatedly. “Three, two, one, go!”

“Shit,” Leo said breathlessly in Finn's ear after a moment. “Maybe this was a good idea after all.”

Indeed, Finn was inclined to agree. Logan's sharp jaw was clenched in concentration, his slightly sweaty hair curling out and fanning over his ears. Finn followed a line down from his devastating green eyes to his shoulder and back, defined in the maroon shirt he was wearing, all the way down to his arm. His bicep was bulging in a way that was not helpful in a public setting, and the veins in his forearms showed distinctly through his skin. Finn bit his lip as his face flushed. Leo must have been feeling the same way, because he pressed lingering, open-mouthed kisses to the back of Finn's neck.

“Oh, baby,” Leo said hotly, quietly. “Look at those biceps.”

Finn nodded absentmindedly, gripping hard onto where Leo's forearms were wrapped around his waist. Leo had just flattened his palms, running a hand lower on Finn's abs down to the waistline of his shorts, when Alex let out a grunt as his arm fell limp on the table. 

“Allez!” Logan yelled, slapping the table with his hand.

Alex let out a defeated groan, covering his face with his hands as he fell heavily back onto Kasey's chest, Natalie carding a hand through his hair. “Fuck, that's not fair.”

“It's okay, hon,” Kasey reassured him with a kiss to his cheek. “You'll get him next time.”

Alex just groaned again.

Logan, however, stood up and moved right into Finn and Leo's space, grin a little victorious, definitely drunk, and very much in love. “Did you see?”

Leo laughed. “Yeah, honey, we saw. You beat him good.”

Logan hummed, reaching up to tug on Finn's hair. “Did you like what you saw?”

Finn guided Logan's hands down then rubbed possessively at his biceps. “Definitely. I'd like to record it next time, please, zoomed in on your arms. For alone-time material.”

Leo smacked his hip. “Since when have you ever done that alone since you started dating us?”

Finn bit back a smile and turned to kiss Leo's jaw. “You're so right, I've even got two of you.” He nosed under Leo's chin. “We can use it as material when we have alone time together while he's in New York.”

Leo sucked in a breath. Finn knew he'd got him. “That's a good point.”

Logan reached up again to grab at Finn's hand and draw his attention. “Allez, what material will I be getting, all alone in New York?”

Finn kissed him. “Anything you want, baby.”

That made Logan's eyes light up. “Ouais, then, I want a video of your hands on Leo's thighs.”

Finn nodded. “Oo, good choice. We can do that.” He reached around to pat the back of Leo’s thighs. “I love getting my hands on these sexy legs.”

Based on Logan's smile, Leo had rolled his eyes. “This is not appropriate for public consumption.”

“It sure as hell isn’t,” Finn said. He winked at Logan. “Our eyes only.”

Logan hummed happily. “Ouais, our eyes only.” He fell forward a little bit, distractedly running his hands through Finn’s hair. “I'm tired.”

Finn tilted his jaw down to bite at Logan's bicep. The muscle was firm under his teeth. “Let's finish these drinks, then we go home.”

Logan kissed him briefly. “What did you get me?”

“Water.”

Logan scoffed, letting his hands fall to his side and maneuvering to bully Finn out of the way so he could snuggle into Leo's chest. “You're no fun.”

Leo kissed his forehead appeasingly. “We are trying to avoid the hangover of the century tomorrow.”

Logan just sighed heavily.

After forcing Logan through the entire glass of water and sipping on their own drinks, Leo and Finn coaxed Logan into letting them guide him out of the bar. They waved goodbye to Natalie, Kasey, and Alex, the latter of whom was almost asleep and being half-carried by Kasey to stand up so they could leave themselves. Finn smacked his brother on the back, eliciting a huff, before tightening his other arm around Logan’s waist to help him down the stairs. Leo went in front of them, walking backwards and holding out his hands to support Logan as he wobbled.

“My Lord, honey, you are really drunk, aren't you?”

“Non,” Logan protested. “I'm not.”

“Okay, let me just let go of your hands then.”

Logan gripped Leo’s wrists tighter, his arms flexing. “Non, non, peanut, non.”

Leo just smiled fondly and bent to kiss Logan’s biceps. “C’mon, muscle man, let's go to bed.”

Finn laughed, and they helped Logan slowly down the stairs. When they got to the bottom, the lights of the noise and the city surrounding them, Finn couldn't help but push them both against the dark corner of a building, Logan stumbling a bit. 

“Merde, Fish, I'm gonna fall.”

“Nuh uh,” Finn said. He pressed his hands to Logan’s hips and kissed his mouth hard. “Not while I've got you. You and your sexy arms.”

Logan laughed, resting his head against the brick. He gazed at Leo, then at Finn, a sleepy smile on his face. “I love you.”

Leo smiled back and bent to kiss him. “Love you, sweetheart.” He tugged at Logan’s hand, blue eyes playfully meeting Logan’s own. Finn was so in love with them. “Alright, it's not too far to walk. Let's get you and your sexy biceps back home.”

***

Leo hummed quietly to himself as he puttered around the kitchen, placing the lid on the pot so the taco meat could simmer. He checked on the potatoes in the oven. They still weren't near done, but they definitely weren't as raw as they had been earlier. He sighed, glancing around. The guacamole was ready, and so was the crema and the pico de gallo. He covered the bowls with the beeswax wrap Regulus had got him for his birthday and placed them in the fridge to stay cool while the rest of the dinner cooked. 

He stretched, his back popping just as there was the scratching of keys in the lock. Logan walked through a few seconds later and smiled when he saw Leo. “Salut, soleil,” he said, toeing his sneakers off and sliding over to give Leo a kiss.

“Hi, sweetheart.” Leo wrapped him in a hug. “How's Sirius?”

“Good,” Logan sighed into Leo's neck. “Happy to not be an All Star again.”

Leo hummed happily into Logan's hair. “So are you. You get to come home.”

Logan made a content noise. “Where's rouge?”

“Reading in bed,” Leo said. He pulled back to hold onto Logan's hips with a smile. “He was tired after pickup yesterday and our long run this morning.”

Logan stepped on Leo's toes with a bashful smile. “And we had a late night.”

Leo nuzzled their noses. “That we did.” He tugged Logan's hand. “C'mon, let's go say hi.”

Leo held tightly to Logan's hand all the way to their bedroom. The door was opened just slightly, and there was just a reading light on. There wasn't any noise.

“Is he asleep?” Logan whispered, standing on his toes to peer over Leo’s shoulder.

Leo nodded. “I think so. We have to be so quiet.”

Logan hid his laugh in Leo's sweater-covered bicep. They stepped through as quietly as they could. Leo peered around the doorway and smiled. He felt Logan squeeze his hand.

Finn was uncharacteristically starfished on the bed, mouth open and sleeping soundly. He had a special talent for falling asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, but even this was extreme- he normally slept on his side. Now he was flat on his back with his arms over his head. The cuffs at the bottom of his sweatpants had ridden up, as well as his gray Harvard sweatshirt, exposing the trail of red hair at the bottom of his stomach. He'd kicked one of his fuzzy socks half off his foot.

Leo could feel Logan still giggling into his arm. “Très étrange.”

“Ouais,” Leo whispered. He squeezed Logan's hand and let go, approaching the bed. He and Logan laid down on either side, hovering over to just look at him. Leo touched his cheek lightly. “He has so many freckles, even in winter.”

Logan smiled down at Finn fondly. “Oui.” He pressed a silent kiss to Finn's cheek. “I think he has more now than he did in college.”

Leo turned to catch Logan's eye. “Yeah?”

Logan nodded. “Ouais.” He gazed back down at Finn, smile still on his face. Leo loved how Logan looked at him. “I don't think I could count them all now.”

Leo got his knees under him. “Let's try.”

They counted, Leo pointing to each one and Logan saying the number in soft French with a hand stroking Finn's hair back. They grinned at one another every now and then, giggling, Logan giving Leo a kiss to keep him quiet. 

They'd gotten to freckle one hundred and seventy when Finn let out a little noise, making Leo laugh. Logan had hushed him, leaning across for a soft kiss. It was with their lips pressed together that they felt Finn's chest expand with a deep breath. “Whoa.”

Leo smiled against Logan's mouth and pulled away. Finn was staring at them with parted lips. Leo stroked his cheekbone. “Hi, sweetheart.”

Finn smiled lazily and stretched. “Don't stop on my account.”

Logan huffed out a breathless laugh and leaned down to kiss Finn on the mouth. “Salut, rouge.”

“Mm,” Finn said, reaching a hand up to rub up and down Logan's ribs. “Hi, baby. Good day?”

“Ouais,” Logan said softly. He settled himself on his stomach with his chin on Finn's chest. “Good nap?”

Finn nodded and let out a puff of air through his lips. “Yeah. Yikes, I was tired.”

Leo's laugh made them both look at him. “You were conked out, honey. I think that's the hardest I've ever seen you sleep.”

Finn's smile widened. “Enjoy the view?”

Leo shifted to hover over him more. Finn's eyes followed the line of his body. “Definitely.” He looked at Finn's eyes in the warm lamp light and softened. “Your eyes look so pretty.”

“You think?”

Logan shifted to look down at Finn's face, too. He grinned. “Oui, they do. Like they're- comment dit-on?” He looked at Leo with questioning eyes. “Fondre?”

Leo leaned over and kissed his cheek. “To melt. They look like they're melting.”

“Ouais, melting.”

Finn was looking at them both fondly. Leo swore that if Finn's eyes weren't actually melting, they'd make Leo melt. Now, they twinkled a bit, too. “I love the way you talk to each other.”

Logan hid his face sheepishly in Finn's neck. Finn rubbed up and down his ribs and looked up at Leo with a satisfied smile. Leo smiled back and leaned down to kiss him. “Rise and shine, sweetheart. Dinner's almost ready.”

Finn just wrapped his other arm around Leo's back and dragged him down to his chest next to Logan. “Five minutes.” He turned to look at Leo with a pout. “Please?”

How could Leo say no to those eyes? To the gorgeous, star-like freckles that lined the skin around them? 

“Okay. Five minutes.” He settled in against Finn's shoulder and reached his other hand out to scratch Logan's scalp, Logan humming contentedly. “But only five minutes. I worked hard on those taco bowls, and they will be spectacular.”

Finn laughed softly into Leo's hair. “I bet they will be. Your food always is.” He kissed Leo's curls. “Love you.”

“Love you,” Leo whispered. He pressed a kissed to Finn's shoulder and closed his eyes. “I love you.”

[frotea]

Пожалуй, покажу вам две мои любимые страницы, сделанные для аска. 🥺💦

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I guess I'll show you two of my favorite made pages for aska. 🥺💦

[raharaco]

OCs as NDAD/Lauren Bousfield's Songs

Self-indulgent imaginary OC battle themes lol, which are originally for an imaginary game... for now, the idea will have to be withheld because I can't make a game (YET, amen) 😭

This list will be subjective to change because I may be a little obsessed. Actual playlist here.

(A list if you wonder which is who, though some haven't made it to the list yet so like I said, I'll change it over time.)

Kazuki: Lost in Bonerland

Sakuya: Putting Lipstick On The Holes They Bore Into Us

Tooru: Happy Screaming Night Businessman

Manami: Blown Blooms

Hasuko: Everything Must Go

Campanella: Human Artifacts Found Underwater, Best Dressed List

"Ishi": Children Smiling Laughing Thumbs Up Beached Whale

Jatmika: Two Swans Duct Taped to the Side of the Coke Machine

Kirana: The Ropes Our Nights Were Laid Across, Pulled Taut

Aska: Piles of Black Dresses and Theory and Bodies and Light and Distance Between People and Whatever...

Azuha: Cirlgocks

Ouka: Locked Into Phantasy

Agares (Godzuki): Pact With God

Lazuardi: Charging Swarm of Mousketeers

Nilakandi: Grand Inquisitor Theme

Dewangga: Cracknight

Gandaria: Clthonic Husk

Indranila: Pagentry, Arrows

Candela: In Aisles

Renjana: August Reaching

Soga: Audkyrie

Keiko: Sprawling Idiot Effigy

Sherwyn: No Money Down, Low Monthly Payments

Andras (Devilkuya): No More Worlds Like This, No More Days Like That

Oliver: Reptile Crawling From The Forest

Rurik: Death Parade

Henbane: Talons and Stucco

Valerie: Vengeance In Cloudland

Lobelia: November Floating First Being Able to Use My Fingers

"Eda Loren": Mascara Running Everywhere

Renbayu: If We Save Just One Child It Will All Be Worth It

Antimony: Amethyst Pavement Plan

Barberry: Crisis Actress

Antares: Ascending Hands

Sirius: Sable Leathery Wings

Yorino: Stretched Linen Over Contorted Bodies

Sheol: Administrative Violence

Abaddon: Avalon Sliding Down the Cliff

"Kulaccino": Little Half Dead Fire Exits Hi

Forsyth: Brand X

Higan: New Rooms

Irwin: Narrow Down Concepts Force Meaning

Lynley: A Big Box Store Mouthed To the Shape of How Fun It Is Before It Disappears

Oshara: Constantly Watching the Way the World Treats Us I Love You Pull My Hair

Tamaki: Empty Relationships

Satori: Birds Falling Out Of The Sky

"Avaldamon": Shijurui Burning

Ba'el: Foster Care Kid Running Away Again

Zagan: Organizational Rot

Crocell: Riverrun Humbling Alegory

"Gest": Another World is Possible - Presented by US bank

[soulpups]

I can’t believe Aska is called an old lady already😭! I have been following your blog for 10 years (my memory and sense of time is wacky but yeah it’s been a long time) and she is so cute she still looks like a baby

AWWW MY HEART 😭 it's been 12 years since I made this blog for her, absolutely WILD. She's 13 now but forever my puppy. 🥺

[ask-the-shiny-pokemons]

rimi's open forf aska

pls donnot clik "keep readimg" or chek rhe alt txetg.

Translation: Rimi is open for asks

Please don't click "keep reading" or check the alt text.

rimilycanroc, pokemon, pokeask, hi everyone I made a blog from scratch about the shiny mons, the first one is that dog over there

[ouroborosorder]

what do you think the most stellar examples of arknights' vfx are?

Okay so there are a lot of examples, so I'm going to try to keep my description of each one short. Unsurprisingly, most of my favorite effects are on more recent, paid skins for fan-favorite/meta 6* operators, since those are the ones they put their whole ass into.

Executor the Ex Foedere. The way that it weaves blasts of light and the shapes of Sankta wings into his shotgun blasts is absurdly creative. Perfect for a saint of Laterano.

Passenger's Skin. Specifically his S3. Stellar lightning is a weird pitch, but it's so fucking beautiful that it works. This is the effect that convinced me that I might enjoy being a VFX artist after all, not fucking kidding.

Jessica Alter. Look. Her skills are underwhelming as fuck, they're all the same shot effects every time. But. Do you genuinely understand how amazing these gunshots look? Do you know how hard it is to make a stylized gunshot that doesn't just look like magic? These are breathtakingly good. The glass shattering on hit genuinely made my jaw drop when I first saw it.

Eyjafjalla the Hvit Aska. It's hard to make a healer that genuinely looks unique, but Eyjalter's dreamlike colors and flat effects manage to bring the visual style of So Long Adele into every map and make it look reasonable with the artstyle.

Kirin R Yato. Monster Hunter's effects are extremely distinct, and seeing them recreate MH's style in Arknights' is really lovely. My one sorrow is that I wish there was more lightning, since like. Kirin.

Lin. Glass is a legitamately hard thing to pull off because it so often just looks like crystal, but leaning more into glass dust and shards makes it work perfectly. Her skin is also quite pretty, but it loses the glass look that made me love Lin to begin with.

Reed the Flame Shadow. Holy fucking shit holy fucking shit holy fucking shit holy fucking shit fire made of flowers?? The way the fire looks secondary to the whole thing while being undeniably present is stunning. Her skin is nowhere near as good tho.

Penance. Penance has such a stunning aesthetic that it immediately endeared me to her. Her vibe of gilded thorny chains carries to her effects and it works.

Texas the Omertosa. Fucking. Duh. It's hard to make a normal sword swipe look unqiue but Texas nails it. Her skin's effects are even more stunning, even if the animations are awful.

Minimalist. It's hard to make effects that are minimalist and still look good.

Specter the Unchained + Skin. I need to specificially call out her skin. Her skin may be one of my favorite pieces of effects at all time. The colors, the aegirian poetry as part of the visuals, the stellar water, it's all practically perfect.

Kazemaru. A sleeper hit!! She's got a lot going on with the "paper-controlling ninja whose clone has a completely unique aesthetic" thing so it seems like she might be too busy, but it manages to pull it off. Shoutouts to her clone's spawn, which actually does the slash mesh slightly wrong intentionally because the ring look actually helps a lot.

Goldenglow. It's rare that I see a lightning character and say "I have never seen anything like that before in my life" and Goldenglow's pink and blue stylized lightning genuinely shocked me.

Ling (Does it Wash The Strings). If you want my choice for best VFX in the game, this would at least be in running for first. It's flashy as hell, but manages to not be overbearing. The S3 dragon attacking with mountains rising from the earth alone is stunning, but the normal attack impact is my favorite part of the entire thing. It's so simple and elegant and stylish.

Amiya Guard. Amiya's Guard form is the combination of Amiya's Arts, Sarkaz Arts, Ch'en's swordfighting, the normal AK Arts and sword design languages, and a tiny bit of weird space tech to represent the Precursors. And it manages to come together to something that feels really cohesive while still drawing attention to how incongruous these elements are. The effects actively tell the story of Amiya - a girl with big shoes to fill, carrying the legacy of so many.

Ceobe, and her Unfettered Freedom skin. At this point in Arknights' lifespan, they had a much more defined visual language for how Casters look compared to melee units. Ceobe, being a Caster who throws fucking enchanted melee weapons instead of casting spells? So she combines their languages, with the buildup and trails of Arts casters and impacts of melee units, it's subtle and I love it. Unfettered Freedom deserves a special shoutout because I love geometric magic so fucking much.

Conviction's Skin. Why is this so good they're a joke operator.

Dorothy's Skin. I may have mixed opinions on this skin, but the effects are objectively stunning. I am personally heartbroken that she doesn't have the sand anymore, but that's a personal thing. I also don't like that her S3's range is obfuscated by the explosion but again that's nitpicking.

There's probably WAY more that I've missed and even more I cut for time, but those are my favorites after browsing the list of operators and skins for like, two hours straight. If there are a few I missed... Look, this list is this long already.

Also note that I didn't really list enemies or anything other than playable operators. Their enemy effects are usually... servicable, with a few standout exceptions with Talulah and Frostnova.

[bwoahtastic]

Oh I love the bridgerton au so much! I love the idea of Toto using the opera to sneakily give Nico all the love and affection that he deserves. Nico usually declines Toto's offers for new dresses or jewellery. He knows that his husband is incredibly wealthy but he feels so guilty about Toto being forced to marry him, and besides, Seb is still a debutante and Nico wants him to have everything, and be viewed by the ton as the catch that he is. But when Toto takes him to the modiste and tells him he wants to buy Nico a new dress for the opera, Nico can be swayed. He loves attending the opera and letting the story and the music move him completely. And he loves the way Toto looks at him like he's the most beautiful thing in the room because of it.

Toto also enlists Seb to help him get Nico to accept his gifts and learn what he likes. He discovers all kinds of things about Nico, how he loves the library and loves to read about all things, especially about the sciences, and he loves a particular window seat, because in the mornings the bees will visit the flowers below, and the bees remind him of Seb. Seb teaches Toto about Nico's favorite foods and flowers, and Toto has his gardener change the garden completely so that more bees and butterflies will visit and Nico can always be reminded of his beloved baby brother. Toto commissions jewellery to be made for Nico with sapphires or aquamarine to match his eyes and dresses in gold silk to match his hair.

They read the broadsheet newspapers together in the morning, and Toto is in awe as Nico savages idiot politicians for what they have done. Sometimes, in the evenings they will retire to the parlour together and Toto reads out loud to Nico, who rests his head in Toto's lap. Some days, if Nico seems a bit lost or listless, Toto will suggest that they go to the opera, and they time it just right so that Nico doesn't have to do all of the public niceties that he finds so exhausting, and it never fails to cheer him up.

PLSS I LOVE THEM!!

Toto being quite at his wits end for a while cos he tries to spoil nico, show his affection, but nico gets tense and awkward about gifts and if Toto aska if there is something he desires, it usually ends up being smthn for seb. And Toto adores seb, loves spoiling him too, but he wants his wife to be accepting od tbe gifts too!

Seb totally tells Toto what to do and how to win Nico over, telling Toto that nico will agree to dresses for the opera because opera is so dear to him thst he will want to look good, out of respect! Nico is a little shy showing Toto a dress he got from Toto's money, all dressed and pretty for the opera Toto is taking him too! Toto whispering he is the most beautiful person he has ever seen and Nico averts his eyes but is smiling quite giddily!

Toto taking Nico to the library whenever he wants, makes sure nico's favorite flowers are in the gardens to attract bees and butterflies and makes sure quarters are kept ready for seb (and later seb and jenson) at all times as he knows Nico hates not seeing his brother foe long whiles...

Toto being so in awe by nico's sharp wit and by how smart he is! Nico isn't afraid to have opinions on politics and science and Toto loves discussing and/or arguing with him about it!

Nico loves the little moments when it's judt the two of them, his head in Toto's lap as they are sitting by the dire and Toto strokes his hair while reading to him. Toto smiles when Nico traces 'I love you' on his thigh over and over again.

And pls Nico loving the opera but not tbe socialing, at least not as often as he would like to attend shows. But Toto pays the opera building staff handsomely to sneak them in late so they can just go up and watch without talking to anyone!

Pls Toto is do perfect for nico!

[nocturnal-desolation]

Hello sorry for tagging. I am very sick, my asthma is at its maximum level, my nose freezes, I have no medicine or food. I am in bad shape financially, I am a black disabled, who uses multiple medications, I pay for my food and lodging

Unfortunately I do not have all the resources to keep me safe, that is why I need your help, whatever you can contribute to me will be of great help.

Would you look at that… I have a prime example of how to spot a scam in my asks. It's not very well done, just well enough that some people might fall for it - and some have even reblogged it. You've been redirected to the Fraud Detection Unit, which will take it from here. (actually it's still just me, I'm the fraud detection unit, we have "Fachkräftemangel" in Germany, sorry, jk)

Seriously though… First of all, I'd like to address the fact that it's incredibly sad to play with people's emotions like this. You should be ashamed of yourself, but I'm sure you're not. It's the same with scams asking for help and donations for people and families in Gaza, which has come up a lot recently and is even more despicable because there are actual fundraisers going on (which are official) and these people are in a terrible situation. So to exploit that worldwide sympathy or solidarity and use the inhumane circumstances of these or other people for your scams is disgusting to the core.

But back to this particular ask and blog… The text itself makes no sense. Like, not at all. For example, a " freezing nose" is not a typical symptom of asthma. I've never had asthma, but I'm pretty sure your nose doesn't freeze up when you have asthma. What are you trying to tell me? That you got asthma in the middle of a blizzard? Sorry, I can't help you with that. "Get out of the blizzard!" is all I can tell you. And what is the "maximum level" of asthma? Is that some kind of asthma end boss? Sounds more like you need an ambulance, not money...

That's why it's important to be fluent in English if you want to pretend to be a native speaker. I can't help you there either. I can barely speak my own language, let alone English.

Some other things everyone should notice or look for when getting messages like this:

blog was created fairly recently, no consistency, just reblogged some random things (like posts from 'tumblr staff' lol - no offense) to have something on it at all + obviously otherwise empty blogs that are just begging for money or reblogging other similar posts all the time are even more suspicious

something I haven't seen before either is "Black Lives Matter" being used as bait to appeal to those involved in the movement

randomly generated usernames (what is "toosaladgarden"? I've never had a salad that was too garden, so I don't know - not too important, but in this case it doesn't help to be convincing)

no bio, no age, no country (usually not important, but in this case it is)

non-transparent fundraiser, no one knows why this exact amount of money is needed (I think it even went from $1700 to $1900 since yesterday if I saw that correctly lol) and how the supposed current donations came about (you could put any number in there)

randomly contacted

scammers often use tactics such as emotional manipulation and urgency to evoke sympathy and to prompt a quick response

lack of details, very vague in general, limited information about specific circumstances

But that made me curious and I wanted to know more. You (the scammers) were "smart" enough to use a profile picture that can't be easily traced back to the original source, I'll give you that. But that's a problem for you, because it seems to be the only picture you have of this person with this child, so you had to use it everywhere…

And that's why I was able to trace your picture back to a Twitter / X account that goes by the name "Aska" and the handle askafarao… which also engages in very, very obviously fraudulent requests for money. Every few days or weeks since August 2023, this "X" account posts nothing but new "reasons" why the money is needed. And it's quite funny how little effort they put into it, because the reasons are not creative and half of them don't even add up. But most importantly, somehow there are a couple of different email addresses for different paypal accounts with different names on them. I think we can all agree that unless you're trying to hide something, you don't need more than one name… right? Unless Paypal is going to close your accounts all the time, or you're afraid they will because they're detecting fraudulent activity, you don't need more than one account, right?

TL:DR Let's make this part short and sweet: If you get a message like this, or see a similar post, be aware that it's a scam. Don't reblog it and don't be like, "But what if it's true…" It's obviously not, and when I saw the X account, I actually had a good laugh because this account is a complete mess, even for a scammer.

[rustedtoaster]

Heartbeat

Warnings : slight mentions of nudity and a little touchy Feely. SFW.

Enjoy the fanfiction of me and a sister's OC's!!

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The night air was stale with a bitter undertone to compliment it, in its own, worse way. Cold, stone walls adorned with gold embellished silk banners made in honor of her.

The Savior, The Deity, The God.

Loved and worshipped by loyal followers, given a glorious stone temple, hymns, sonnets, poetry, even statues made in her honor.

Massive feasts, festivities, holidays. Anything she could wish for was at her crimson hooves. Groveling beneath her. Weak and pathetic, begging for her approval.

Her acceptance.

Her attention.

Everything a God could ever need, could ever want, was waiting at her hand and foot.

But...

No matter how many followers followed her, no matter how many festivals or statues or songs were made or sung for her.

Not a single drop of her divinity could fill the parched vase in her chest. To quench the neverending, everlasting thirst of those wilting flowers and vines that have wrapped and weaved themselves around her heart and bones.

None of it could ever fill that damned gap.

... .. .

Well, until a couple of years ago, that is.

When the searing feeling of pure pain and agony of her glass eye shattered within her socket. Feeling the thickness of ink, travel down the right side of her skull. To the warping of stone walls. To that first night. That first night of being beside that body, to feeling warmth by being enveloped with orange tipped ivory hair.

The first night, a singular drop. Touched, the bottom of her vase.

Now she lay, barren and exposed atop new and worn fabrics and twigs of her nest. With the towering person, she sworn to hate from that first gruesome meet. Now at her side, as the light from her dimmed, yet still bright, star of an eye illuminated the gold bands of both of their rings.

Its head, colorful as the sunsets final goodbyes. Made from the same material of the very walls that surround them with tenderness. Their hand, delicate yet firm, pressed between her breasts as their head laid on her soft, thin stomach.

Her hand glided over the coarse, yet silky mass of hair. Pulling and combing until it seemed the knots were no more, but every now and again, one ambushed her slender hands.

Like the once wilted vines and flowers that grew into an eternal garden. Whose beauty never ceased.

"Aska."

She broke out of her dreamy trance at the voice. The familiar tri-toned voice, three people, three complete people in one body. Their voice, mournfully filled with anger, yet held numbness in the corners. It's all so overwhelming, yet underwhelming as well to hear and experience such a voice.

Her head tilted downwards, golden light illuminating its muted primary colored face. Eight eyes staring at her with such admiration. A yearning, no follower had ever had such ability to show.

No desperation.

No false news.

No fear, except the fear of losing her. To the world, or to herself. And the delicate walls, with each fragile brick placed over years of trust and days of bonding.

"Yes..?" Her voice came out soft and tired, yet a bit coarse from not speaking for hours. As a strong yawn wracked her body, feathered appendages on her temples stretched. "May we..‐ may we say, something.?" That tone that sent beats through her own heart and nerves though her back to shake came up again.

It moved, one arm with a split forearm propped the broad bodied golem up. Yet, the opposite top palm of its other arm remained on her sternum.

Rubbing smooth circles across the hard piece with calloused fingers before pressing down with its palm. Repeating the... enchanting, motion. "It's a little.. sappy. Maybe something, you will make fun of me later for." Those pleading eyes met hers, colors blending into the darkness, lighted by her burning eye.

She nodded softly, intrigue and curiosity flowing around her nerves. As her large heart suddenly beaten faster at the coming words.

Your heartbeat presents my own.

When yours races, mine will race.

When yours aches, mine will ache.

When yours stops, mine will stop.

Because my heart is yours, and yours is mine. You are the heartbeat in my chest that has, no heart.

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I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks to my boo boo, we can have lovely stories like this :)

Aska : My sisters and I shared character

Ciresiven : mine and my sisters shared character.

[fascinationstreetmp3]

hi sorry if this has been asked before, but i've been looking on your faq page for aska regarding your gifs? especially how yo make them - I'd like to create some too but it's so complicated😅

i use photoshop (not paid for lmao i downloaded a version off here years ago from like. 2016) + kmplayer + if it's game gifs, i use nvidia shadowplay to record

i'll put this under a cut because of images/length

i open my footage in kmplayer, and use the frame extraction function over the timespan of the clip i want to gif. these are the settings for that:

normally for games, i record in 60fps and extract every 2nd frame, but sometimes i extract every frame and scroll through to delete duplicates made from stuttering etc. for everything else like movies/tv, i extract every frame. normally, i try to go for around 100 frames, but you can have more or less depending on your final gif size, and also you can always trim your gif down when you're in photoshop, but more frames = longer import time

then in photoshop i go to file > scripts > load files into stack and select all the frames i want to go into the gif i'm making

for the method i use, you need a version of photoshop with timeline animation, and make sure the timeline i displayed (window > animation)

now the next part has a lot of little steps, but they're fairly easy to get the hang of once you've done it enough. it's basically muscle memory for me now but i still do sometimes do things in the wrong order lmfao

anyway. the steps are as follows:

click 'create video timeline'

click the 3 little boxes in the bottom left

in the right menu, choose 'make frames from layers'

when thats loaded, open the menu again and choose 'reverse frames'

click the last frame and change from 5 seconds to no delay

make sure you choose 'forever' instead of 'once' in the bottom left

select all frames (you can select the last one, then scroll back to the first and shift click to select them all, or just click 'select all' in the menu, i'm just used to doing it the first way for some reason lmao)

in the right menu, choose 'convert to timeline'

then select all the layers (can use shift click again)

and finally go to filter > convert for smart filters

here's a very small shitty gif of the process for a visual aid (a gif of a gifmaking guide... wow)

now you have a gif, basically! but you still need to resize and sharpen and edit, etc. i've posted about some of the things i do before but not really in detail because i mess around every time and don't always do the same things. and you don't have to do much! just do whatever looks good to you :')

tumblr's gif dimensions are 540px width for wide gifs, 268px width for two small gifs, and three small gifs are 177px for the two outer gifs, 176px for the middle one (don't ask me why they did that)

once you're done with that, you can export the gif by going to file > export > save for web (legacy). these are usually my settings:

but i might change the colors to 264 if it's a smaller gif, or even to 64 if there are less colours and i can get away with it. for example in these gifs, i only used 64 colours since they were pretty brown/monochrome anyway, but something a lot more colourful would look terrible with 64 colours

the gif needs to be max 9.99MB, but if it goes over, you can always adjust it in the next step. once it's exported, i open it again

select all the frames and click the little arrow on one of the frames, then change the timing. i almost always use 0.05, but you can experiment with what you like the look of

then if the gif's over 9.99mb i just delete frames from the beginning and/or end until it's under the limit. then export it the same way as before (overwrite the old one or save it as a new file if you like) and you're done!

[jhara-ivez]

A trade was made again (2 walnuts). Because, remember? Crows do not work for free. Anyway, this time I will keep it like the treasure it is.

I don't know what it is (or was) exactly but Aska seems to like round things they can carry around and play with.

[belsasim]

With the assurance that Aska didn't have to be in the same room for this showdown and that Kit would be back the moment she'd need him, Penny took another deep breath. She was ready to face her father.

Penny: "It's Penny now and you're not going to force me to divorce Kit and leave my daughter behind." Malcolm (angered by his daughter's disobedience): "You stupid girl. You are just a way for that nobody to come after our fortune and name. I don't know what big promises he made to you, but wake up to reality now: you're just a means to an end." Penny (clenching her fists): "Not everyone is as cold as you are, Dad. You have always seen me as a means to an end, only good enough to be married off to some interesting business partner, only just another investment in our family's wealth and power. Well, you wake up now! Kit and I don't care about the Landgraab name and we don't care about your money. If anything, I married out of your wretched family!" Malcolm (fuming): "You don't know what you're talking about! You will regret this!" Penny (shaking her head): "Go on, disown me. There's nothing I want more. I'm already changing my name, surely you saw those documents too? I bet your lawyers can take care of it in no time, they have already done this before, right? With uncle Jonathan?"

Malcolm's eyes briefly widened, she almost missed it. But she knew she was right.

He had never been mentioned in the family, but Penny knew her father had an older brother once. Sarah's hacker friends had sent her several documents. A certain Jonathan Landgraab had tragically passed away when he was barely a young adult. But weirdly, everything relating to him within the Landgraab documents had been erased or redacted. But the hackers had uncovered records of regular transactions from an obscure account of Geoffrey Landgraab, her grandfather, to a then struggling comedian, Johnny Zest. That Johnny Zest later went on to become the last protégé of none other than the legendary Baako Jang and was now a world-famous superstar.

Before Malcolm could say anything, Penny continued: "Look, I've never really been part of the Landgraab family, let's be honest about that. I don't want to be part of the Landgraab family. Hermes can have everything, really. I don't give a plumbob."

She slightly turned her head towards the bedroom door behind her. Her voice slightly softened.

"I am richer and happier now than I ever have been. Here, with Kit by my side and Aska in my arms. I don't expect you to understand. But I'm telling you: I don't want to cause you any trouble. I just don't care about you, don't you see that?"

She shook her head: "Think about it: what kind of poor investment would it be to drag us to court, where we will fight you with everything we have, backed up by the Dreamers, who are not nobodies, by the way?"

Narrowing her eyes, she continued: "I'll even drag Mr. Johnny Zest into that whole mess too, if I have to." She felt disgusted that she would even consider exposing Johnny Zest for her own benefit, such a horribly Landgraab thing to do. But to protect her daughter's happiness...

She looked her father intensely in the eye. "You know it's not worth it."

Malcolm stared at Penny for a long moment. She imagined him making the calculations in his head. He let out a sigh and she saw his jaw tighten. Then he walked past her, out of the door. And, hopefully, out of her life.

[finchmarie]

I made some pretty super soft Gale and Aska smut.

It lives on AO3