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Geek and his acoustic girlfriend

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So Bloom's reboot outfits made me so mad I did mini fashion study on what I think a 2020's, California-raised, respectable denim queen Bloom Peters would wear, pulling from Y2K style and Winx Club itself. iPhone quality, sketches not cleaned up, etc. Further notes/ramblings under the cut!

Going left to right:

Denim Dress -> Heavy inspiration from Bloom's S4 Band outfit. Girl needs to wear black more. Cute little bow because she's being Formal, and bits of pink with the socks and the word 'love' on her shirt.

Denim Skirt -> How do you make leg warmers look good on Bloom? Step 1 is not making them out of denim. Step 2 is referencing Bloom's casual partywear from Season 1 and this Pacsun model photo. Other notes not drawn in detail: Bloom wearing some gold necklaces, including one with the classic winx wings, and her crewneck saying 'Gardenia California 2004' as a nod to the OG release.

Denim Pants -> We're stealing everything from Classic Bloom with subtle updates. Turning the classic white and blue striped sweater into a tee with thinner lines. Updated flare jeans and of course the return of the yellow platform sandals. Some may stand for their erasure, but I don't. Also some bracelets and a ponytail in reference to the Reboot leaks (!!) because there are good ideas there, they're just executed poorly.

Denim Shorts -> Bloom's cropped hoodie is a reference to comic #17 The Ghost of Balmoral, but with a heart because Pink and Heart Motif. Fun fact if you don't own a pair of worn denim shorts you can't live in California (that's why I had to leave).

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tiktok has sucker punched me back into my captain swan era please pray for me

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inspired by lam’s artwork again !! i hope u guys get my vision and the hands r the ancestral witches

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I keep getting ideas for fic but I’m too exhausted to write them and it’s high key pissing me off

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thanks i hate it!

Winx Season 9/Reboot Leaks

Okay here's the tea: earlier today a twitter user by the name of Cataclysm_Power started posting a video they claimed was from the new Winx season/reboot. When pressed for further information, they linked to a telegram chat with what appeared to be assets from Rainbow (17 screenshots/2 videos). After some C-grade internet sleuthing, I am here to give my (worthless and possibly wrong) opinion on which ones I think are real and fake.

A note before we jump in: I'm not posting full images on my blog, because again I do think some of these are real and if the leaker is to be believed, they hacked Rainbow to get them. You can look yourself through the telegram link, or others who've posted them on the Winx Club tag. I also think the leaker themselves is scammy because they've tried charging for Miraculous leaks before. Do NOT give them any money if they ask.

Real: Bloom, Stella, and Icy's asset sheets, Bloom Full Body Pose

A lot of these leaks are 3d modelling assets, and these 3 are the ones I'm totally convinced are real.

The biggest clue of their validity is the bottom banner. All 3 sheets have them, along with the same episode code and notes in Italian. They're all also linked to the same person: Pasqualino Masciulli is Rainbow's 3D modelling supervisor, and has been with the company for at least 9 years. He's done videos on Rainbow's youtube channel as well, using his shortened first name Lino. My main point is that's way too niche for someone to fake just to make some convincing leaks, and it would make sense for the assets to be tied to him.

Likewise, there's a full-body frame post of Bloom with fucking ugliest denim leg warmers credited to a g.riccobono. This is likely Giulio Riccobono, who is listed on Linkedin Italy as a Rainbow employee.

Probably Real: Tecna's asset sheet, Bloom's detailed asset sheet

Both of these are likely real but have weird things about them that make me pause. Bloom's more detailed asset sheet is missing the name, date and episode reference on it, and the notes are in English. Tecna's is missing the bottom banner entirely, and there's some weird cutting around her head that makes it look like someone hastily made a png and stuck it on there.

Unsure: Computer File Tab, MD Concept Photos, Videos

There's a screenshot of a folder with both 2D and 3D assets of all the girls. in the files. I'm not sure if this is from a computer at Rainbow or the hacker's personal folder, so it goes in unsure. I do think most of the assets in it are real - it's low res but the eyes on the 2D sketches are so similar to the ones on Rainbow's newer images of the girls I think they have to be connected.

There are also some full body concept photos for Bloom, Aisha, and Stella. They all look pretty legit (as they're updated version of images we've already seen) but Stella's has other images for 'possible pallets' included. She's the only one with it and the images look like they came from a flash dress-up game, and it gives me pause.

Lastly, the teaser videos of Bloom are probably real based on the outfit, animation and that stupid fucking Bloom shelf being in the background, but I'm placing it in 'unsure' because of the bandicam.com logo burned into the top. If it really came from Rainbow and everything else was downloaded, there was no reason for the hacker to not get the raw file. I think it's real, but I don't know if it came from Rainbow.

Something Ain't Right: Group Shot

What gives me pause in the fully-rendered group shot (even though its shown in the computer file tab) is it shows transformation we haven't seen teased and has a 'Lorem Ipsum' placeholder text. Aisha's hair also looks like it was done with AI - the back of her wings clip through the hair, and parts of it look copy-pasted. I'm stupid, it's the end of her braids. The 'Lorem Ipsum' thing still stands, but I'm re-filing this under 'unsure.'

Probably Fake: Darcy and Damien's asset sheets

I'm showing things from here on out because I'm so convinced it's fake please let me be right. Unlike the other character sheets, the ones for Darcy and 'new character' Damien have no bottom banner, are marked as 'Winx Club Season 9' with an outdated Winx logo, and have notes written completely in English. Darcy's has a bit of 3D modelling, but it's too different from Icy's. Maybe they're super early concepts for Darcy, but Damien...go home, buddy.

You're in the Wrong Place: Rainbow Pants Girl

I'm convinced this girl is from a different show and was saved to the 'Winx Club' folder by accident. Different clothing, hair, and shading. May you end up somewhere better than this reboot, Mystery Girl.

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For old times sake is actually such a heartbreaking and beautiful sentiment. Like, let’s do it for the love that used to be here. It is reason enough.

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Icy, Darcy, and Stormy + Silhouettes

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new edit sneak peek shhhh

“Is anyone on this frequency?”

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art takes so long and its so tiring but if i dont make art for the rest of my life ill die

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… are we talking about twilight?

Gosh, I'm so sorry, I hate to be annoying and nit-picky and coming out as a Twihard, but Edward actually does not mature or change over the years as a vampire. Canonically, Twilight vampire are incapable of maturing or developing in any sort of way past the point they were turned. Nothing about them can change or grow or develop. They stay frozen physically and at the mental age that they were when they were changed. They're meant to be "frozen" in almost every sense of the word. That's why Twilight vampire children are illegal, cuz they will never "grow" or gain the maturity necessary to keep vampirism a secret and to not be a menace, lol. So, in canon, Edward is still 17 not only physically, but emotionally and mentally too - a 17 year old from the 1900s, but a 17 year old nonetheless.

But all that aside, maybe it's just me, but personally I do not care about these types of age gaps in immortal ships. The dynamics are often all about power imbalances and exploring that, it's sort of the whole point. It's what makes them interesting. Bloom may not be 16 when she meets Valtor, but he still holds a considerable amount of power over her (both magic-wise and experience wise), and that's the whole point. The push and pull of that, and how that could push Bloom to grow. And how interestingly you can explore that dynamic for both characters. That, to me, is what matters the most in ships involving immortal beings.

And the same even applies to Edward and Bella. Edward may still be a 17 year old mentally and emotionally speaking, but he's also like... not human. And he's a murderer! Try as he, and the rest of the Cullens, might to cling to their humanity, they're not human and that informs every single thing about them. And Twilight vampires are like ridiculously strong and powerful, so Edward brings all of that into his dynamic with Bella (plus the fact that he really wants to kill her and is trying hard not to). And that's the whole point, that's what's interesting and compelling. So shying away from those messed-up elements is just pointless to me. Like the age gap at the point is the least messed up thing in those dynamics lmao. And all those things are features of the monster/villain boyfriend trope, not bugs.

I am so sorry, this has been rotting in the back of my askbox for so long and I have no idea what the context for this ask was, but u go buddy! Give us that twilight trivia! Give us the deep age lore! Give us the controversy!

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warm hello from Bloom ❤

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Alright, unfortunately, the chapter is not getting done tonight.

In better news: We have now escalated to a 10k+ chapter. This is getting so out of hand.

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We started at 6700 words earlier and now we’re at 8100

I am trying SO HARD

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