#hyperfixation research

[hyperfixation-research-station]

Yesterday evening I suddenly realised I might understand every equation in the beautiful mind equations because they never looked that complicated, I've just never really paid enough attention to check. So now it's time to procrastinate my actual studies and figure this out

[tearlessrain]

please help me- i used to be pretty smart but i’m having so much trouble grasping the concept of diegetic vs non-diegetic bdsm!

gfkjldghfd okay first of all I'm sorry for the confusion, if you're not finding anything on the phrase it's because I made it up and absolutely nobody but me ever uses it, but I haven't found a better way to express what I'm trying to say so I keep using it. but now you've given me an excuse to ramble on about some shit that is only relevant to me and my deeply inefficient way of talking and by god I'm going to take it.

SO. the way diegetic and non-diegetic are normally used is to talk about music and sound design in movies/tv shows. in case you aren't familiar with that concept, here's a rundown:

diegetic sound is sound that happens within the world of the movie/show and can be acknowledged by the characters, like a song playing on the stereo during a driving scene, or sung on stage in Phantom of the Opera. it's also most other sounds that happen in a movie, like the sounds of traffic in a city scene, or a thunderclap, or a marching band passing by. or one of the three stock horse sounds they use in every movie with a horse in it even though horses don't really vocalize much in real life, but that's beside the point, the horse is supposed to be actually making that noise within the movie's world and the characters can hear it whinnying.

non-diegetic sound is any sound that doesn't exist in the world of the movie/show and can't be perceived by the characters. this includes things like laugh tracks and most soundtrack music. when Duel of Fates plays in Star Wars during the lightsaber fight for dramatic effect, that's non-diegetic. it exists to the audience, but the characters don't know their fight is being backed by sick ass music and, sadly, can't hear it.

the lines can get blurry between the two, you've probably seen the film trope where the clearly non-diegetic music in the title sequence fades out to the same music, now diegetic and playing from the character's car stereo. and then there are things like Phantom of the Opera as mentioned above, where the soundtrack is also part of the plot, but Phantom of the Opera does also have segments of non-diegetic music: the Phantom probably does not have an entire orchestra and some guy with an electric guitar hiding down in his sewer just waiting for someone to break into song, but both of those show up in the songs they sing down there.

now, on to how I apply this to bdsm in fiction.

if I'm referring to diegetic bdsm what I mean is that the bdsm is acknowledged for what it is in-world. the characters themselves are roleplaying whatever scenarios their scenes involve and are operating with knowledge of real life rules/safety practices. if there's cnc depicted, it will be apparent at some point, usually right away, that both characters actually are fully consenting and it's all just a planned scene, and you'll often see on-screen negotiation and aftercare, and elements of the story may involve the kink community wherever the characters are. Love and Leashes is a great example of this, 50 Shades and Bonding are terrible examples of this, but they all feature characters that know they're doing bdsm and are intentional about it.

if I'm talking about non-diegetic bdsm, I'm referring to a story that portrays certain kinks without the direct acknowledgement that the characters are doing bdsm. this would be something like Captive Prince, or Phantom of the Opera again, or the vast majority of bodice ripper type stories where an innocent woman is kidnapped by a pirate king or something and totally doesn't want to be ravished but then it turns out he's so cool and sexy and good at ravishing that she decides she's into it and becomes his pirate consort or whatever it is that happens at the end of those books. the characters don't know they're playing out a cnc or D/s fantasy, and in-universe it's often straight up noncon or dubcon rather than cnc at all. the thing about entirely non-diegetic bdsm is that it's almost always Problematic™ in some way if you're not willing to meet the story where it's at, but as long as you're not judging it by the standards of diegetic bdsm, it's just providing the reader the same thing that a partner in a scene would: the illusion of whatever risk or taboo floats your boat, sometimes to extremes that can't be replicated in real life due to safety, practicality, physics, the law, vampires not being real, etc. it's consensual by default because it's already pretend; the characters are vehicles for the story and not actually people who can be hurt, and the reader chose to pick up the book and is aware that nothing in it is real, so it's all good.

this difference is where people tend to get hung up in the discourse, from what I've observed. which is why I started using this phrasing, because I think it's very crucial to be able to differentiate which one you're talking about if you try to have a conversation with someone about the portrayal of bdsm in media. it would also, frankly, be useful for tagging, because sometimes when you're in the mood for non-diegetic bodice ripper shit you'd call the police over in real life, it can get really annoying to read paragraphs of negotiation and check-ins that break the illusion of the scene and so on, and the opposite can be jarring too.

it's very possible to blur these together the same way Phantom of the Opera blurs its diegetic and non-diegetic music as well. this leaves you even more open to being misunderstood by people reading in bad faith, but it can also be really fun to play with. @not-poignant writes fantastic fanfic, novels, and original serials on ao3 that pull this off really well, if you're okay with some dark shit in your fiction I would highly recommend their work. some of it does get really fucking dark in places though, just like. be advised. read the tags and all that.

but yeah, spontaneous writer plug aside, that's what I mean.

[thelordofologies]

I might just be slow, but . . . hold up, wait a minute something ain't right . . . I'm just kidding, but I just realized the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has a Whiptail Gulper Eel, or Saccopharynx lavenbergi in their logo:

It's so insanely awesome, I LOVE Whiptail Gulper Eels ! I mean look at it !

COOLEST LOGO EVER ! ! !

[cat-dragron-arts]

Long time no see, I haven't been in the biggest drawing mood as of late but I do have these :]

[eclipseberrycake]

Poly! MoonBerryCake x Reader

I took some inspiration from @huneybeen who wrote this first so please please dont hate me but I've been thinking about them for the past 3 days and I needed to word vomit.

...K thanks bye.

Divider Credit: @sister-lucifer

☁ The dynamic of this alone is something I'd like to touch on especially because it's so fun to me.

☁ I imagine if anything the reader would be a common toon, so that changed things. You have two mains, Astro and Sprout, and two commons, yourself and Cosmo.

☁ You and Cosmo probably meet first because of that. You get close because of similar interests and stay close during runs.

☁ To add an extra layer to this, imagine Distactor! Reader too? Licking my fingers at this.

☁ Cosmo thought he had just gotten a new friend! He loves giving them treats and using them as a taste tester and even taking naps together wherever possible! It's great!

☁ Until...it's not? Why are you taking off? Why do the trinkets hooked onto your belt look suspiciously like the ones Goob and Tisha are known to use? Why are you actively getting the Twisteds attention?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

☁ The first time he sees you distract is a little stressful for poor Cosmo. The second you're back in the elevator and it clinks shut, he is whirling on you and demanding an explanation.

☁ He's so exasperated that he's left speechless when you simply smile up at him, still high off adrenaline, while talking a mile a minute about how much fun that was.

☁....Are you insane?

☁ That being said, after the fact, Cosmo is literally your personal healer. He is constantly fighting Toodles the other toons for heals, not for himself, not really, but so he's never left with nothing to give you.

☁ That's probably when he realizes he has an initial crush on you. He's mid-way through using a med-kit on you, on a floor high enough he can see the running starting to effect you. You're sluggish and fatigued and can't chug pop fast enough. It makes his chest ache at the sight before he's swallowing his nerves and wrapping his arms around you.

☁ "You're doing great. Thank you for the work you do."

☁ Feeling you melt against him made every grueling floor worth it in that moment. The draining yank of his own health leaving him to go to you through every new treat was far beyond repaid. He would do it a million times over for you if only for a smidge chance at this moment again.

☁ The run was finished soon after that, and you were quick to express your thanks towards him after that. Safe to say, if you thought he was clingy before, that was nothing. It's like he literally took an invisible chain and connected it between you two and you just haven't found it yet.

☁ He's always there with a smile and a treat and a snuggle if time and twisteds permit.

☁ Now, some world building for ya. I imagine that the OG Twisteds of the mains you see, are the real mains until that research is completed. Then Dandy lets you purchase an...un-twist antidote or something and that's when they come back. It's fun to me >:(.

☁ Following this, most people are gonna assume Sprout comes first.

☁ WRONG. I got Astro first so guess whose coming back. Astro.

☁ When Astro comes back, he's evidently shaken by the whole ordeal. The mains probably didn't know the commons overly well unless they were explicitly paired together. Like Sprout and Cosmo in that one animation, or Glisten and Vee, etc. Astro isn't seen with any commons, as far as I know, so he's probably a little lost and feels like an outsider.

☁ While he's recovering he's banned from any runs. Point blank period. However, that means he's alone while the commons are all out scavenging for research.

☁ Guess who comes in? Guess :)

☁ It's you!

☁ Unlike Cosmo, there are other distracting toons. Tisha and Goob both are more than happy to take some shifts while you stay back to recover yourself. Unfortunately, there's only one Cosmo, so he's left going on the runs as a healer and leaving you behind. You always see him off though, giving him pecks on the cheek before he's stepping into the elevator.

☁ You take the time to wander through Gardenview, eyeing each room as you pass before blinking at the infirmary. The new toon was in there.

☁ Astro half expected you to just continue on, regardless of if he was there or not. He was fine on his own, even if it wasn't his favorite. It reminded him too much of when he was... Of before.

☁ But you poked the top of your head in the doorway, your eyes being the only part of you visible. He blinked at the action, making eye contact. Your head tilted at the action and his own mirrored it. It made you giggle as you disappeared back around the door.

☁ Despite it, Astro found himself smiling at the action. what an odd toon you were.

☁ He never heard your footsteps disappear however, stunning himself when you popped your eyes back in, gleaming with mischief. The rest of you stepped in right after, pressing a finger to your lips with a humorous little wink. "Wanna sneak into the kitchen and steal some cookies?"

☁ Needless to say, he found himself in the kitchen, sitting beside you with a cookie jar shaped like a suspicious, rainbow petal'd plant sat between you munching on cookies that looked a little too familiar for comfort.

☁ You filled the silence whenever something popped into your brain, talking about things you felt he should know for whatever reason. He now knew all about Rodger and Glisten and Teagan's tension, which he wouldn't have guessed, and all about Gigi's...problem with misplaced objects. He even knew about your own rumors that laid hushed in the walls, spoken like they were about someone else.

☁ "Yeah! People keep saying Cosmo and I are a thing but he's never asked so until then, that's a no."

☁ He hummed at the time, even if some part of him felt a bit relieved at the information.

☁ By the time he was cleared to go on runs, you were bouncing up and down by his side excitedly, trinkets clinking from where you had hooked them onto your waist, with Cosmo excitedly grinning behind you.

☁ He liked seeing you two like that.

☁ Now. Sprout. Mr. Seedly.

☁ He's last to join. Astro helps with this tremendously. When you're downed from a surprise Shrimpo attack, clutching your arm as Ichor pooled over, Cosmo is quick to try and jump in to help, only for a twisted clone of himself to turn and lock in onto him.

☁ As much as I love to proclaim "Distractor! Cosmo!" he's not actually a distractor. So, he has to run to lose the twisteds quickly before getting bit himself. This is where Astro comes in. Not only does he quickly re-energize both you and Cosmo, he is able to give you a momentary heal, letting you run off, air horn blazing, while hiding in the back to turn his attention to Cosmo.

☁ Whatever pieces you or Cosmo may lose, Astro picks up. Yet, not all of them seem to click into place just yet.

☁ When the elevator stills and you all hear the telltale steps, Astro is quick to grab your shoulders and spit all sorts of warnings. "Watch the tentacles. You'll know where they're going to appear. Don't try to test them. It's not worth it." "He's slow but don't take that for advantage. He will find a way to keep up." "Ignore every other twisted. We can handle them."

☁ Blinking, he watched you slowly nod before blinking and giving a much more firm acknowledgement. "Understood."

☁ When the elevators opened, Astro watched as you quickly got Sprout's attention, darting around a budding pile of ichor before sharply turning the other way. The reason why quickly became apparent when a twisted Teagan turned the corner, which Goob quickly took away.

☁ Nodding to himself, Astro found himself turning to face Cosmo, who looked terrified at the what just happened. Did he look that way when Astro was...That way with him? He hoped not.

☁ Frowning, he gripped his blanket tighter before letting out a breath, extending one of his hands through the opening towards Cosmo. The other looked at it with wide eyes before his eyes upturned to look at Astro's. "I'll stay with you the entire time."

☁ They had to follow you after all.

☁ They stayed a good distance away from where you and Goob were distracting (which was rather entertaining to watch actually), grabbing capsules wherever possible and tossing healing treats to you both as you passed.

☁ It was a rather seamless process actually up until the elevator timer began, sending the other toons of the squad running. Cosmo, who had been waiting for Astro to finish the last machine, seemed to halt before Astro was urging him forward, steeling himself to stay behind. "They'll run out of stamina before getting to the elevator. We'll be fine!"

☁ Albeit hesitantly, Cosmo did turn and run, finding safety next to Rodger while Astro stayed a ways away outside. Goob was quick to return, free of twisteds, but looking no less stressed. "They were far! Sprout cut off their exit!" Goob quickly explained, twiddling his fingers in front of him.

☁ Astro nodded before instructing him to stand in the elevator as well just in case.

☁ As the seconds ticked down, Astro was seconds away from stepping just far enough to remain out of Goob's range just in case when you came skidding around a corner. He could tell you were running on low as you kept looking back, narrowly avoiding Sprout's clawed grasp. Waiting until you were close enough, he let his power thrum along the ground, watching as you immediately perked up.

☁ Goob took this as a signal, or maybe you gave him one, as you quickly moved to push Astro forward, right into the awaiting arms as you continued towards the elevator. Just as the elevator began to close, you dove, making it just under the steel metal as it slammed shut behind you.

☁ You were panting as you laid on the ground, the entire elevator silent save for your heavy breaths and the sound of Dandy preparing for his arrival.

☁ Cosmo was quick to jump onto you, hurling threats of no more heals if you ever tried anything like that ever again. You took it with grace, gently resting a hand on his head as he cried into your shoulder. Your eyes angled back, catching his and extending your free hand. "You can't fool me. I know that scared you too."

☁ If Astro moved forward to take your hand, sitting close enough to you his knees brushed your shoulders.

☁ You had gotten what you needed though, evident with the glower Dandy shot at you, hidden behind a plastic smile.

☁ Getting Sprout back was harder than getting Astro back, admittedly. You had explained that when getting a main back, you kept most of the toons behind simply for everyone's sake. Distractors, Cosmo and fast extractors was where you drew the line.

☁ Which Astro understood. But didn't like. However, that being said, his power made him a valuable asset, which he used to argue his point. When you acquiesced, he nearly cheered, triumphantly trekking into the elevator with Cosmo by his side.

☁ To say this was like the previous runs, but on some sort of crack would be an understatement. It was fast. It was grueling. It was a thing of constant motion with machines constantly being done and the elevator a repeating pattern of opening and closing.

☁ There were no jokes like usual. There was no chatting. There was a new tension among the people in the elevator, simply waiting for the countdown before starting it all over again.

☁ Cosmo ensured he stuck beside Astro the entire time, remaining a rock the entire time while you were busy. They kept close enough they could rush to you should the need arise, and have a few times, but stayed within hands reach of each other.

☁ By the time they reached floor 24, with all of you tired and injured to some extent, the sound of his steps were both a welcome reprieve and a dreaded expectation.

☁ You were the one trusted with the serum, clutching it tightly as you glared at the elevator before you were turning to look at Cosmo and Astro over your shoulder. "Stay safe, please. Don't wait for me."

☁ It was a harrowing ask, but not one they could linger on as the elevator opened and you took off.

☁ But then the lights went out.

☁ And then they heard Sprout let out a shrill roar signaling he spotted you.

☁ Then they heard the snarling of Pebble signaling he too also spotted you.

☁ That was all they needed before the group of them dispersed, eager to complete the machines as quick as possible before you paid the price for their lack of action.

☁ One by one each ticked off before the elevator was reopening and they all rushed back to the elevator. Goob, Cosmo and Astro stood right up at the lip of the elevator, eyes darting for you. You appeared much quicker, both Pebble and Sprout on your heels as you did.

☁ You dropped a quick smoke bomb, loosing both of their attentions as you quickly rounded around a counter. Pebble let out a snarl as he ran off in the other direction. He didn't get far before hearing you move and it was like a movie.

☁ You moved, launching at Sprout with the Serum poised and ready while Pebble snarled, rushing to catch you. You managed to catch Sprout, digging the spout of the needle into his neck before being chucked off, making you scramble as you quickly darted back around the counter. Astro let his power thrum as Goob snapped his arms out, Cosmo catching you as you ran into the elevator while Goob's arms snapped back. The elevator snapped shut as Glisten moved to end the run and send the elevator back up, both you and Cosmo moving to where Goob cradled an ichor riddle body.

☁ You quickly let Cosmo do what he needed too, diverging to wrap your arms around Astro, who's eyes were locked onto Sprout.

☁ He spent the night with you and Cosmo, both of which he dragged out of your rooms to sleep in his that night.

☁ Sprout's recovery is quicker than Astro's, as he's a toon made for healing. He's up and bitching before any of you can stop him.

☁ Cosmo is his first stop, duh, they're canonically very close, with Astro a close second as he would know the other main. But you? Sprout's got no idea who you are.

☁ So he's a little stand-offish. He sees you interacting with Cosmo and sees you with Astro, and both seem to thoroughly enjoy your company, but he also saw you when he was a twisted.

☁ You were a dumbass if he had anything to say about it.

☁ You'd see someone way down a hallway and risk running into a wall to avoid them getting maybe even possibly spotted. He'd seen you eat enough chocolate bars to make him sake just to stay just in front of Pebble. He'd seen you slip on a stray jumper cable only to get right back up and do the same thing when you rounded around.

☁ He wasn't sure he wanted that rubbing off on him.

☁ But you stuck around. When Cosmo wanted to bake, you were the first to get a bit of the final product. When Astro wanted a nap, you were right there with a blanket, acting as a pillow while you napped with him.

☁ Even on runs, you were quick to come to his aid, taking back the twisteds once he'd gotten his aggro-tapes. All with a stupid smile.

☁ He kind of hated that smile.

☁ Man this is getting LONGGG

☁ Anyway, how would you and Sprout bond? Uh, the common denominators silly!

☁ You were injured on a previous run, bad enough to warrant bed rest decrees from both Cosmo AND Astro. Lucky you!

☁ Sprout had only been cleared for basic runs and this was another possible retrieval run, which you heavily protested against with not only you injured but your second healer still on probation.

☁ Still, they went on with it. You and Sprout were left in the infirmary, awkward silence settling between you. Neither of you knew what to say from there. Your buffers were gone.

☁ With a huff, you sat up, running a hand down your face before turning to face Sprout. Who was watching you.

☁ He watched you like a hawk, watching as you swung your feet off the bed and slowly stood like a shaky new born fawn. "Cosmo's not gonna like that."

☁ You snorted at him, falling back onto the bed only to try again. Sprout's eyes narrowed as he scoffed. "Astro's not gonna like it either."

☁ You snorted again, finally finding your standing before turning to look at him, narrowing your eyes at him. "Are you coming with me to get cookies or not?"

☁ ...well, he can't say he didn't warn you. He did follow you to go get treats, acting as a crutch along the way simply for the reason he didn't want to wait for you to hobble along.

☁ That was the only reason.

☁ By the time you both got to the kitchen, munching on treats, you had picked up a fun back and forth with each other, trading quips as you dug into the cookie jar once more. You pulled out the last cookie, offering it to him.

☁ He looked at it before shaking his head, only for you to roll your eyes and split it in two. He took it with a grumble, scoffing. "I made them I can make more."

☁ "Gonna make them with Astro's face again?" You shot back with a grin, nibbling onto your own half.

☁ He gave an affronted gasp before the ding of the elevator was making you both look over, Sprout giving you a hand to welcome back the group. They hadn't been gone very long, so it either went very well or not well at all.

☁ It turned out be neither. The run had been called as they were unable to fall into a rhythm and Scraps and Brightney had gotten into quite the altercation.

☁ Both you and Sprout find yourselves looked for Cosmo and Astro, only to find them chatting near the entrance, completely fine. There's a moment between you and hi m, where you both side eye each other before you're reaching out and shoving him. Without trinkets you two are practically the same speed, only he has you outmatched with stamina.

☁ Which was his only hope as he stumbled, not expecting the dirty play, watching you take off towards them. He quickly caught up trying to shove you only for you to dodge him with a laugh.

☁ He knew he should've distracted more. He had gotten complacent with Pebble and was now paying the price for it. He should've known you were a dirty filthy cheater. He should've guessed.

☁ In a last ditch effort he launched himself at you, making you squawk as you both rolled forward, giving both Cosmo and Astro little time before the two of you collided into them sending the four of you into a heap of undignified limbs and cackles.

☁ I spent that entire time just developing that omfg and its already long. sobbing.

☁ Anyway how y'all get together is gonna be TBD bc my head is hurty and my tummy is empty. ~<3

[idontmindifuforgetme]

A guy just used studying for the mcat together as an excuse to get my number . Women in stem fields core

[strechanadi]

I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD, ONE MORE POST AND I WOULD GO BERSERK AND GONNA SCREAM ABOUT A PROPER WAY OF MEDIEVAL COUPLE'S DANCING!

For fuck's sake, it's not like we do not have any sources! We even have PICTURES! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST BE PRAISED!

[spookbooh]

“Snowed-in Sketching”.

Albedo x Reader

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Dragonspine was even crueler in the winter months— which was saying something since the snow in the region was year-long. But today? The air was frigid, nipping at your nose and biting the tips of your fingers.

You huddled your coat closer, pulling the collar over your mouth to insulate some of the warmer air you were exhaling every few seconds. You’d decided to visit Albedo today- though, perhaps you should’ve waited until the weather was clearer. At this rate, you’d be stuck up at his lab for at least the next few hours while the clouds cleared out… not that you were going to refuse such a tempting offer of accompanying Albedo a built longer than usual.

The wind was starting to gnaw through the thick fabric protecting your legs, and you stumbled through the haze towards the area where you’d memorized Albedo’s vicinity. You peeked over the top of Wyrmrest Valley- finally spotting the light of flame through the fog and continued walking up- albeit at a faster pace now. You could feel the excitement brewing to see the chionophilic scientist.

He sensed your approach, spotting your figure as you finally reached the small dip in the mountain where he set up his things.

“You… what are you doing out here during a storm like this..?” He remarked, immediately pulled towards you as he insisted on helping your exhausted body stay upright. “You surely are troublesome.”

You huffed a laugh as he sat you down next to the fire he’d set up and rummaged in his pack for a portion of rations, handing them over to you as he sat near you. Oh, how the fire illuminated his features so well. You almost preferred coming to see him when it was darker out because of how well the golden color seemed to suit him

“I suppose I learn from the best.” You simply smiled, happy to see his familiar aquamarine blue eyes. “I came to see you, though maybe today wasn’t the best choice… hah.”

“You should have consulted Iris outside the valley before trekking up here…” He paused, reaching out to brush your hair.

“…You had a snowflake in your hair.”

༄.°

After settling and warming up by the fire, you engaged in conversation with Albedo as he worked near his alchemy table.

“How long do you think this will last?” You asked, almost too enthusiastically. He looked out in your direction then past you into the fog.

“Hm.. I’m not sure. Either way, I insist you stay until the cold starts to calm. You really shouldn’t head out in this kind of weather regardless.” A beaker clinked as he set it down, reaching for something else on his desk and occasionally glancing up at you as you nibbled on the dried fruit he’d offered you.

“Guess we’re stuck together for a bit, then.” You exaggerated a sigh. You couldn’t be happier to have an excuse to stay with him, even just a minute longer than usual.

Albedo didn’t seem bothered. He sat cross legged at his desk, sketch pad in hand. Even sat a few feet away, the flame adorned his features in that gold hue you loved.

“There are worse places to be trapped like this. The wind doesn’t blow in this direction, so it’s easy to keep your body temperature higher inside an exogenous cave like this one. The warm air gets trapped inside easily.” He explained to you. He often blubbered random facts at you- but his fancy words tended to go over your head.

“Exo..genous?” You hesitated repeating the word. Albedo raised his eyes to look at you again, humming thoughtfully.

“It’s a word to describe a cave with a smaller opening that have a relatively short distance underground. A rock shelter, to put it simply.” He explained. You nodded in understanding.

A moment of silence passed before you stood up, walking over to snoop at his work.

“Are you still working?” You leaned over, eyeing his paper.

“Not right now, just sketching.” You tilted your head a bit, curious as your eyes landed over his sketch pad. He turned it towards you.

“Oh? What are you—?” You paused, feeling warmer inside your chest.

There you were. Curled up by the fire, hair tousled and tangled form the wind- eyes tired and drooped slightly, but warm. The kind of expression you hadn’t realized you were making.

You blinked. “That’s… me.” He nodded.

“Mhm.” He flipped to the next page— another drawing of you, this time smiling as you talked with your hands, mid-conversation. Then another, you munching on rations, quiet while you ate and eyes tracked to the side.

You were baffled. How did he draw so quick? And when did he…?

“How long have you been sketching me?” You asked, heart fluttering.

“Not for long, I admit. But I took the opportunity once you had gotten comfortable.” He looked at you with those eyes- oh, those eyes that made your stomach do flips and your brain spin in circles. A loose strand of hair draped over his forehead, blowing slowly with the small breeze sneaking into the cave.

“Do you always draw people like this?” You couldn’t help but ask. He hummed again, his fingers tapping the side of his pencil.

“Only when I can’t find the words for how I feel, Snowflake.”

Your breath caught this time, and you just stared at him. You saw the way the firelight reflected in his eyes- the way his usual calmness cracked just enough to let his vulnerability peek through.

“Albedo…”

He looked away momentarily. “I didn’t expect that reaction… I just supposed you wanted to know of such things. You deserve the truth of my opinions, after all.”

You didn’t say anything at first, the staring off as you subconsciously took in the space around you. It was like everything was quiet for a moment- no annoying little whistling from the wind outside- no crackling wood.. just his voice and the slight movement of his clothing fabrics rubbing together. You stepped closer, reaching over to gently rest your hand over his.

He looked down at your joined hands, eyes examining it like test results that differed from his initial hypothesis.

“You didn’t have to say it with words, anyway… I think I already know.” You smiled gently as those eyes met yours again.

Outside, the snow kept falling. But inside? Everything was warm.

- (っ´ཀ`)っ

Extra: w i n t e r’s “there once was a prince forged by alchemy: Kreideprinz”

[shouyuus]

sometimes i think that i'm just not... enough. right, like i'm sure everyone's felt it before, this pressing sense of not fulfilling some arbitrary.... goal to it's fullest. not writing enough. not reading enough. not sleeping, not practicing art, not chatting w/ friends, trying to better yourself, etc etc etc.

but also then it's important to take a breath and consider -- good enough for who?

[hyperfixation-research-station]

Part 8 - BTS MV outfits

I made one canvas dark because my screen was starting to blind me. but I forgot when I increased the canvas size so oops.

Here's MIC DROP and FAKE LOVE. MIC DROP still feels weirdly recent to me, but I think that's because there was an English version and I think of it as related to the newer fully English songs somehow.

Reminder: S is for steal (I would wear the fit/ 'steal' it or inspiration from it), """ is around my favourite, and :/ for my least favourite (but I probably don't hate it, it's a context or preference thing).

I really loved seeing them back in their hip-hop fits with MIC DROP, it felt like it had been a while. I have 4 different fits from the MVs to judge (although 1 is mostly from live performances I think).

Starting in the top left with the black-red-and-white combination. These fits look cool and comfortable so I would steal most of them. Taehyung's is my least favourite because he's the only one who doesn't follow the colour scheme properly, which washes him away slightly as these colours pop so much on the dark set. Jimin's fit is my favourite, because it has all 3 main colours, and the white makes it pop most (next to Hoseok's but I feel he's a bit too red to be my favourite).

Let's go reverse clockwise and go to the bottom next, where we have a picture that makes it hard to tell what they're wearing but oh well. This has a lot of camo, which I won't wear myself, so no real steals here. Jin's fit is my least favourite, I guess? His colour scheme matches the least, but I don't feel strongly about this. Jungkook's is my favourite, but you can hardly tell what he's wearing so this is kinda just showing you my bias.

Moving right and up, I remember these as the main fits of the MV, and the long shirts under the jackets look so good dancing, but idk how good they would look on me if I was just walking around. I think I'd lose shape, where here they accentuate shape during dancing. Anyway, I would still try with Namjoon's and Yoongi's. Yoongi's fit is also my favourite, I like the sweater and the light pants. Hoseok's is my least favourite only next to the rest, as the colours are alittle off from the scheme everyone else is wearing. With a white shirt under or just in a different context I think it would be better, it's only in context with the rest.

Last but not least for MIC DROP, the top right, where Jungkook's is my least favourite because what is happening with that tied shirt and I don't love camo. I also have to say Hoseok stands out, with his fit being most different from the rest, but it's less confusing than the tied shirt situation with Jungkook. Though Namjoon is a ? because I fully can't tell what he's wearing and I'm too lazy to look up more pictures now. Jimin's is my favourite because that looks the most comfortable, like I'd easily wear that. But it's close with Yoongi's & Taehyung's outfits because black and white just tends to be good for everyone.

Then we move to FAKE LOVE! Black and white and purple vibes? yes please. Let's go clockwise here because why not, starting at the upper left.

The theming here is a bit messy, with most wearing a lot of black, white and grey, but some strong pops of colour. But because of that happening with both Jungkook and Namjoon, and a bit with Hoseok and Taehyung, it comes back together. The vibe is a bit of a painterly/ sketching thing, with the paintsplatters, grey, and patterns. Honestly I really love this because much of what they're wearing looks like something you could do with DIY, which I do a lot with clothes now, so I honestly just want to make some of their outfits (a little different maybe, but the idea of it at least). I don't have a least favourite because they all have a bit of that mismatched but somehow matched DIY energy, and I would wear literally all of them. Jimin's was my favourite by a small margin when I made this, which I do still agree with, but it's also a pretty much impossible pick.

To the righ twe have our little e-boy moment. I think anyway, fits like these with the harnasses & belts, black and white and a tiny bit of red, feel very much e-boy to me, which I absolutely love and also wanna wear more myself maybe. Namjoon's fit is my least favourite, but only by a very small margin because the choker looks a bit out of place as it is not perfectly white (it would look better on Taehyung as he already has some off-white). I'd steal most of the other fits, they look great, black and white and belts is *cheff's kiss*. Jin's is my favourite because the stitches on the shirt & harnass he has look really cool, though it's a close call between him and Hoseok because of the pants & belts.

Moving down we have two pictures with bisexual lighting. They have comparable vibes in outfits to the picture on the bottom left. For Jungkook the fit is different but the jackets are similar, and for Jin the shirt+harness are different but similar in vibes, while the rest are wearing a more completely different fit. I'll compare them to the MV fits (as these are live show fits) more in a second, but first general judgement. Jimin's fit is my least favourite, because the shirt looks a bit weird in the screenshot (it looks better on the left screenshot, but idk, I can't tell what's happening on the right). I know Hoseok's fit is the only one with that much jean-material, so he stands out, but I think it works here. I'd steal most of the other fits, just not Yoongi's and Namjoon's because they're a little too shiny for me. But special shout-out to Namjoon's leg harnass situation because that is the best part of his fit. I guess I just like men in harnasses (jk jk, unless...)

Let's move to the bottom left now, were I don't have super strong opinions. The outfits really fit the MV, I like them, but because some are so shiny glittery I'd only steal Yoongi's, Jimin's, or Taehyung's fits. Taehyung's is my favourite because he has the most harnass-esque situation going on. For a quick comparison, Jungkook's fit here vs the picture on the right of it are similar in vibe, but because he loses the shiny it's a downgrade. On the other hand Jin gains a cool harnass thing and his pants became leather, so his fit is an upgrade to me.

These were fun, so I hope you liked reading my opinions.

[melancholyghoul]

I mentioned writing my paper on crime reduction about hate crimes against trans people to my lecturer because I obviously think about it all the time and he said none of his students have ever written a paper focused on trans people and that he'd be excited to read it

Great and all but finding enough references is going to be a nightmare, it's so niche and so under researched that my usual ~10 for a 1500 word report is going to be a stretch

Proves that it's even more necessary though

[notdysfunk]

Y'all ever get so hyperfixated on something it's ALL you look at/think about all day, learn a lot about it and then like have post-hyperfixation dread? 😭 Like "Oh my god I need to do anything but think about this right now, what am I doing"

[cat-dragron-arts]

Artificial Condition........ *blows up badly* Also MB 2.0 design that is going to be way too fun to draw :]

[ro-fromthestars]

Reading through TYO wikipedia page (as you do) and came across this -

And so if the ones on BBC are the shortened versions of the episodes, where can you watch the originals? Are they even available to watch or were they ever broadcast? Who knows, but I want to see them

[erinmccomics]

Also I have been just incredibly autistic about fish lately, of all things to firmly hyperfixate on.

Like standing in my house Jason Vorhees style deep breathing looking at my art supplies because I NEED to paint a fish despite whatever plans I had.

So after months of this I grabbed everything and painted a rather huge and very colorful Crappie with metallic acrylic paints, on Bristol board. It's very shimmery in person.

Recently I wanted that shimmer but in 3D so I grabbed some model magic and made an arowana and a dollar sunfish, a local and very beautiful little fish I caught recently on a micro hook. Going to paint and varnish them to see how they look.

I took up microfishing just to catch things and look at them, then put them back. Turns out we have beautiful iridescent fish everywhere and the whole world is full of shimmering glittering beautiful things that live just out of view.

[i-love-to-draw1]

*Falls on my face [finished finals for the semester] crawls*

I did Chap 6-8

Computer is still in shop, hahaha *sobbing*

Anyways Pencil sketches of LP still *throws*

Chap 6 n 7

The fact Megatron didn't like get it made me cackle. Like xjdbdb [but mood I didn't know a friend was dating another friend of mine back in high-school n I was like HUH!? ok then *thumbs up in confusion*]

THEY ARE SO CUTE AAAA

I was trying out a style for shockwave but I didn't like it. So back to simple style again haha.

But shdh So long jshdb I was grinning so wide when I first read it back then rereading made smile in fondness

Jdbdbd THEY ARE ADORABLE UR HONOR

Part 2 bc I hit my limit sighs