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Some of my fox & dog “A Friend Who Looks Like Me” series - prints of these & more are available in my online store (linked here) until it closes on Nov 26th!

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Sakura in suits

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maiko commission for a friend

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My first time actually posting on here so here goes nothing

My page LGBTQIA+ friendly, neurodivergent friendly etc & I just like talking & connecting with different ppl so don't be afraid to check me out

MUSIC: Aaliyah, Outkast, Summer Walker, Linkin Park, Heaven Shall Burn, Carcass, Exhumed, Static-X, Nothingface, Korn, Kendrick Lamar, ASAP Rocky, Bones, Denzel Curry, City Morgue, Tallah, Slipknot, Coal Chamber, Drowning Pool, Utada Hikaru, Janet Jackson, Brandy, TLC, Nujabes etc

GAMES: Indie horror/anything horror, basically anything by Rockstar, Tony Hawk, Sonic, MK, DMC, Danganronpa, DDLC, Yakuza, Super Monkey Ball, F-Zero, Smash Bros, Viewtiful Joe, KH, etc

ANIMANGA: CSM, FT, EZ, TG, Black Lagoon, Deadman Wonderland, Another, Serial Experiments Lain, JJK, Demon Slayer, Dandadan, Sakamoto Days, Akane-banashi, DB, BC, MHA, FMA, Jormungand, etc

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Oh yea if you a Sakura fan (yes that Sakura) def don't be afraid to follow me

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naruto: is pink panther a lion

sasuke: say that again but slowly

naruto: huh I don't understand

sasuke: he's the pink PANTHER

naruto: uh okay?? but is he a lion

sakura: why did I sign up for this again

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Have you ever written a sasusaku story where Sasuke feels angry that people are judging his and Sakura's relationship even after years of marriage and Sarada? Maybe a non-massacre AU version.

his daughter is eight by the time his family starts talking to him again. he doesn’t really care to remember his life before he and sakura got married and before sarada came along. he has plenty of fond memories with his family, of course, but they all leave a bitter taste in his mouth when he remembers how callously they reacted to his marriage to someone that hadn’t quite been clan approved.

sasuke loves sakura, despite how awkward he is about admitting it, and he loves their little girl too. it was hard to walk away from his parents and his brother and all of their kin, but sakura was his family too and her love, unlike theirs, came unconditionally.

it’s been around ten years since they’ve actually had a conversation, so sasuke doesn’t really know what to say. and judging by the way his parents can’t even look at him, they don’t know what to say either.

Keep reading

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Highschool au sasusaku pt.2

you can find more art of this au on twitter!

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they are on a date

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kakashi

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Very excited about Saturday, I’m really hoping we get the Sakura debut. I’m sure she is going to look so beautiful in Shingo Kimura’s art style 🥺

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THE MISCONCEPTION ABOUT COMMENTING ON FIC

I’ve read all kinds of posts both from writers and readers lamenting about comments on fic. Authors are upset when they don’t get any, readers don’t know what kinds of comments to leave, etc. And it finally clicked in my brain why I think a lot of people don’t bother writing comments. 

And this is what it boils down to:

Writers do not want praise.  We just want to talk about our story. 

I can’t speak for everyone obviously - but I think the majority of writers don’t care so much for the “omg you’re a brilliant writer!!” comments as much as we just want to hear your thoughts on the story. Even if it’s just your thoughts as you’re reading of “oooh x happened! I can’t believe y said this! What’s going to happen now that z has happened?!” We literally just want to talk about what we’ve written like you would with a friend about a tv show. We’re not out here demanding praise like some entitled narcissist. 

While praising our writing skills or writing style is appreciated, it doesn’t need to be said on every fic and every chapter that you read. If you regularly comment on someone’s work that’s telling enough that you like our technique. Readers shouldn’t feel pressured to have to praise a writer’s abilities every time they want to comment. 

In the grand scheme of things, talking about the fic/chapter is actually more helpful to us writers instead of spewing praise. It’s the same with artwork. As nice as it is that people tell me “wow your art is so pretty!” it’s a LOT more useful to me to get comments like “I love their expressions!” or “the lighting on this is gorgeous!” because then I know WHAT people are liking about it. If no one ever comments on my backgrounds, I now know what to improve. If most people comment on liking the expressions, I now know the strong points of my art and can use it to my advantage to make even better art in the future. 

The same goes for fic. If multiple people tell me they liked a certain part of the story I now know that things similar to that are a hit. It’s feedback I can use to improve the story and give my readers more of what they want. Without that I have no idea what they like about the fic.

Talking with a writer about their story also gives them inspiration!! Nothing gets us more in the mood to work on a fic than to have people wanting to talk about it. A lot of times just talking about one of my fics with someone will give me that push to continue working on it. Getting a comment that just says “great chapter” or “you’re a great writer” doesn’t do much to motivate us to continue that particular fic. But if you talk about the story and the characters it gives us motivation to continue working on it, may even give us ideas for future chapters. I would hope that those of you with “comment anxiety” find this approach so much easier than trying to praise the writer every time you read.

So that fic the author hasn’t updated in forever that you’re dying to read? Talk to them about the fic and the elements of the story! It will make the writer want to talk to you about it and will get their mind thinking about it, hopefully inspiring them to continue where they left off. Fics that are left in silence are more likely to be abandoned or even deleted because nothing feels worse than putting your heart into a story to have no one say anything about it. 

TLDR; Writers do not want praise, we just want to talk with our readers about the story itself, and these are the kinds of comments that inspire us to keep writing more. 

AMENDMENT >>> Some people are misinterpreting my words so I just wanted to make something clear. I am not trying to police how people comment - I am merely reassuring readers that not every writer is an entitled asshole who expects you to comment about how talented they are and what a gift they are to the fandom. I’ve seen this attitude in writers occasionally and I want people to know that most of us writers are not like that. We love any and all comments but you do not ever need to feel pressured to say how amazing we are and lick our boots. There is nothing wrong with praising the writer, in fact a lot of us love it, but it is not something that should be required if you feel inclined to comment.

A good writer will love any positive comment whether there be praise or not. A good writer will never have expectations or demand something of their readers. A good writer will appreciate their readers and cherish the comments they receive. 

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square up

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SasuSaku in Spirited Away 🫧

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“I’m sorry to do this during your break.” Sakura heads out the door with her luggage. “The conference will only take a week.”

“Don’t be.” In the cocoon of Sasuke’s arm, their toddler Sarada is asleep. More than ever, Sasuke relishes the opportunity to take some load off his wife’s back. And get to know their precious one after months of being on a mission. “Just…come back safe.”

Sakura tries to steal a quick kiss on his lips but the babe starts to stir. It’s Sasuke who closes the gap with a peck on her nose. The bloom of color on her cheeks is still fascinating to watch after all these years. “See you soon.”

She starts walking away but halts to look over her shoulder. “I forgot to tell you..she likes to squeeze.”

“As all babies do.”

Sakura seems to want to add something but she settles for a cryptic smile. “I’ll go now. Don’t miss me too much.”

‘I miss you already’, Sasuke thinks.

x x x

Sasuke realized what that smile meant as soon as Sarada demanded playtime.

It’s after dinner. He’s on the floor drinking tea while Sarada crawls on all fours. She picks the green dinosaur he asked Naruto to buy for her birthday and chews on its tail. She loses interest in ten seconds and starts to move towards him.

He silently cheers for her until she reaches his lap. A smile breaks on his face when Sarada tries to stand in her two wobbly chonky legs, but as soon as she is able, she loses her balance and holds on to —

“Aww!”

— his cheeks.

Sasuke tries to readjust but Sarada tightens her grip. He has no choice but to stop moving when he hears the first sniffles. His one arm wraps around her back and pulls her tighter to his chest. “Silly goof, you’re not falling. I got you,” he tries to tell her with his mouth bunched.

Sarada quiets down and her lips purses into a determined ‘o’. She gathers her father’s cheeks once more and squishes them together, unaware that her mother’s strength flows through her.

Inside, Sasuke is crying in pain. Yes, he is pretty conscious of his weight gain. Yes, he doesn’t care. And apparently this extra layer of cushion is Sarada’s newest fixation.

She lets go and claps her hands with a giggle.

“You’re a sadistic baby,” Sasuke says under his breath. He’s pretty sure his face is now deformed.

Sarada reaches out again and Sasuke lets her. He would do anything for her, even become her squishy toy. When he pulls her away so he can give her milk, she bites him and chews a portion of his skin. 

“Uchiha Sarada!” Sasuke hisses, but like a good father he is, he lets her believe he is a chew toy.

It still hurts even with when it's mostly gum and baby teeth.

She lets go after a few seconds and giggles. Then throws her fudgy arms around Sasuke.

“Ah, you’re such an emotional manipulator.”

x x x

Sakura arrives one week later to Sasuke with red cheeks. She quickly offers him an apologetic smile.

“Please teach her how to control your strength,” her husband says in a flat tone.

“Let me heal that real quick later but where’s Sarada?”

Sasuke points to the couch where Sakura finds Iruka and Kakashi sleeping with heads on top of each other. 

“I needed backup,” Sasuke sighs.

Both cheeks of their teachers are covered with pain relief patches.

Sarada, nestled between them, giggles in her sleep.

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SasuSaku in Spirited Away 🫧

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