#Backstage Fun

[konietzko-sylvoran]

Day 1 for May DWC 2024 Mysterious - Appearance

★ Backstage Glimpses at Hearts of Tenacity Fest ★

'It's for the show, I'd do anything for the show.' He thought to himself internally for the thirtieth time tonight. 'Elune please, I beg of you please make my nose stop itching.' Mind over matter Kon... you are tougher than this. You can get through this. "Bare with us a little longer Kon, how are you holding up in there?" A familiar voice said though his eyes were still closed. "I'm managing, but my arms are getting heavy." "Do you need us to get you some broom handles to hold onto?" The question brought a sense of hope. "NO! No we can't his palms haven't finished curing yet." A different yet also familiar voice exclaimed. And like that, his hope was gone in an instant and the weight of his arms grew even heavier. "I will be alright everyone, worry not." Kon said sounding calm and confident even if he was internally dying. Who'd have ever thought that being mostly naked with only a tight thong on his body would make him hotter than hell itself. Or course, he was also covered literally head to toe in high performance platinum silicone rubber specifically designed for creating silicone makeup and fake skin effects. Did the audience truly know how to appreciate the artwork that went into such special FX? Did they know how many hours one had to stand perfectly still while layer after layer was applied. Hours spent sculpting each wound, each scale on his body and each scar. The science behind creating certain spray molds and smooth casting. All the chemicals used and mixed perfectly and time spent letting them cure in their molds to later be applied to his body. All the talcum powder applied and the adhesive applied painstakingly to every inch of his body. Being forced to resist the urge to twitch when it tickled, to scratch when it itched, to move at all and risk an imperfection of something falling off or not sticking when it wasn't dry yet. Light forbid if you have to take a leak during all this, a bathroom break was NOT an option when this heavy of effects were applied. One had to risk dehydration from the moment they woke as they could not risk having a full bladder till the show was over. And even as the last of the prosthetics were finally applied, then come the hours of makeup to get the color and tone just right to make it more believable. So much so the audience would genuinely feel it was real as they quite literally could reach out and touch it. It was all for the visuals and the more real it looked, the more real it became. This was nothing Kon told himself, trying for a moment to just imagine what it would be like to become an Illidari in reality. To embrace the fel magics and your literal inner demon as your body is twisted and torn into something grotesque for the power and ability to fight fire with fire in the most literal of sense. What he was going through now paled in comparison to the real deal. But tell that to the literal STING in cheek DEMANDING to be itched. To the ache in his arms as they felt like 50 pound weights. To the crick in his back for standing still for so long without moving. To the throb in his feet as every muscle scream to move. To the... "TALTHORN!" Konietzko suddenly yelled, head jerking up from the backstage table it had been resting on. A few cotton balls stuck to his skin from the heat he'd generated in his short respite he'd unintentionally taken to get a little shut eye in the dressing room backstage before the big show tonight. His eyes wide with alert and darting around confused as he was ripped from his slumber so suddenly. "Sorry Kal'dalah, I didn't mean to wake you." The magi replied not too far behind him mid wince as he picked up the brush he'd just accidentally dropped from his own hand. "Damn thing got tangled in my hair." he whimpered trying to fix the tiniest of knots in his long well kept silver locks.

Still somewhat confused in his sudden wakefulness, Konietzko staggered out of his chair and went to Talthorn taking his hands a little desperately as he looked him in the eyes being rather dramatic. This was nothing new to his husband of course so he just laughed as he held Kon in return. "Pleeeaaaseee tell me you're going to use your magic to apply my Illidari makeup for Inner Beast's set tomorrow." Kon whined making Talthorn quip a brow. "Of course, do you doubt my talents love?" "NEVER!" Kon exclaimed as he breathed a breath of relief so big it was as if he'd been holding it all this time. "Thank Elune I married a magi." Talthorn laughed as he reached up to remove those cotton balls on his cheek. "You didn't marry me just because of my magic did you?" "Of course not Kal'dalah. Only -mostly- for your magic." Kon teased at him as he leaned in to kiss his husband holding him tight in a warm embrace with a deep smile curved along his lips. "GET A ROOM!" A shout cried followed by many giggles from the nearby doorway. A quick look and both saw a few of their fellow stars standing there watching them. "Why when being watched is soooo much better." Kon purred in his deep voice as he slid a finger down Talthorn's thigh then hooked his leg and raised it up around Kon's own thigh. Talthorn played along, pressing his body against his husband as he hit the onlookers with a look only this silver fox could pull off and that made many jealous of Kon's marriage to him in all honesty. The doorway filled with smug grins, laughter, a few yelps and even the sound of a few feet running away suddenly down the hallway of the backstage area. It filled the elves both with laughter of their own as they looked to one another once more. "Guess we'll just have to save it for the Talicious show." Kon teased as their leftover audience groaned their displeasure. What happened backstage at HoT Fest stayed at HoT Fest... or usually wound up on their stage in some form. Either way, noone ever complained.

@daily-writing-challenge @talthorn-sylvoran

[the-paranomaly-hotline]

A project in the works.

Hi, this is Atari! We are the Paranomaly Hotline (like paranormal and anomaly, cool right?!?), we help people when they deal with places or creatures (or even people) that aren't exactly...normal, for lack of a better vocabulary. There's several of us, but we're the main ones who'll be taking calls!

Have a good day, and I hope you guys have no need to call us!

(Oh, our sign offs! Here they are below!)

📝 -Atari (it/they/mem/crys, tolerates she/her) 💫 -Rune (hex/mystic/xey/they) ✈️ -Ev (he/it/ball/nine) [mostly a bit, wont really appear in the story] 🔅 -Moss (he/her) 💠 -Whip (she/her or they/them) 🍀 -Clover (he/him) 🎀 -Milo (he/him) 🎈 -Piper (she/he/they/it)

I'm still gonna keep posting the actual project on my main (@s0lar-ch3ri), but if you wanted to talk to the characters or something, well, here!

If you wanted to see updates about this little story project, just follow the #Paranormal Callings (And How We Got You Out) on my main. Out of characters, I use he/her/it/sol! Uh, yeah bye bye lol

oh also any ooc things are gonna be tagged "#paranomal shutdown"

for my reblogs of the written out chapters, check "#written entity handling"

for my reblogs of the drawn out chapters, check "#drawn entity handling"

the story will always be tagged "#Paranormal Callings (And How We Got You Out)"

because it is a hastel to tag all the posts, any non-actual story (like random office things or whatever) are gonna just be tagged "#backstage of the hotline"

if i give a lil detail about the hotline or whatever, itll go under #fun ph factoids

new characters coming as i work on this lol (maybe tags too idrk)

so fun thing, asks with little things can be for any fandom and shit, and theyll have their own side plotline things (not canon to the main story, but canon somewhere) so yeah!

finished side story things will get put in the pinned to look thro later :3

#cat-otic demons - An anon called in, talking about a peculiar demon who's been talking to their cat, Toothpaste.

#wooded elks - An anon called in about a mysterious elk who had been watching them in the woods.

#demonic possibility - Mysterious shop owners who might be a bit more than human!

CHARACTER TAGS BECAUSE I CAN:

#mossed up posting - moss

#gathering magics of runes - rune

#ataris time shining - atari

#whips up - whip

#interning piper! - piper

#marble bows milo - milo

#4 clover posting - clover

#newer friends to organize - for when i make new guys for this shit and just am too lazy to make a new tag for em

[rqbossman]

TMAGP 19

Hey y'all, Just thought I would try something this week and give a couple of thoughts on today's episode. (I might do it again in future, I might not, let's see.) Personal Thoughts: I have to admit I was nervous about this one. I have taken lead researching the historical elements of Protocol and part of me is always terrified that someone will drop me a line and be like "FYI this makes no sense" and then I realise they are right. That said, I have checked and double checked though so it's probably fine right? Also frankly I didn't really have to make that much stuff up. History in this period is absolutely bananas. Fun fact for this episode: The Gilded Gallows. Look it up. Backstage insight: I don't deliberately keep including Newton in my work. The guy just has a lot of links to him on Wikipedia y'know? Also I super enjoy writing old-timey. Further Reading: If you are interested in the topics I recommend the following (on the understanding that they do not contain secrets for the show or anything I just think they are good): 1) Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood 2) Outliers Podcast S2E1 Crack of Thunder by Gabrielle Urbina of Wolf359 fame 3) The Ritman Library in Amsterdam

[butchhamburglar]

i was so lucky n got to see idkhow in syracuse today (technically yesterday bc it’s like midnight now)

[heartmender]

your art (backstage especially) gives me life

falling to the floor trembling, it's too good

thank you!!

[elhanoka]

[anotherjheastan]

Naomi: Hello? Jey? You and Rhea need to go straight to the hotel. No, y’all will not be the Crash Out Couple. Go to the hotel! What? Don’t ask me about Jade right now! I’m at home recovering! Don’t hang up—

Naomi: Jimmy, go get your brother. And bring Rhea back too!

[artseuki]

"The fluttering fiend...is drawn towards the masquerade..."

The official footage of the Anime Los Angeles Masquerade is officially out! It was an honor to participate in Such a Cool Event alongside such Cool Cosplayers, all the acts were phenomenal!

If you have a couple hours to kill (or just want to bounce around between acts), I do highly recommend checking the whole thing out! 👉[link]

Cosplay: @aseuki Photography and Editing: bakephotogatari Video Footage: @steamninja

[sucretto]

weirdo

[ndostairlyrium]

I think we're crying for something that has been and it's still there, which is counterproductive. We can still have fun and thrive in the fandom space without new material coming out (allegedly)

And if it doesn't come up, I'm kinda relieved btw, so we don't have to deal with the ramifications of that secret ending that, to be utterly frank and unfiltered, is a cliffhanger but the cliff is one meter tall and made of horse shit

We've had our answers; they were partial, most of the time unsatisfying. However, considering that wings were clipped and some choices were made out of corporate greed rather than care for the source material / the fans of the saga, it could have been worse

I'm just sad for those who wanted to develop something good and that they would be proud of. I liked the game, I was satisfied at the end, even if the "even ifs" were gigantic. I know they know it, but they can't express their opinions publicly for good reasons. Also good for them if they find better work environments, with people that could cherish their talent. They really deserve it. In the meantime, the inspirational things they did, against the odds, won't get lost

We have the right to be upset, that I agree with and I'm there too, but I find the "oh no it's dead" attitude to be undeservingly drastic

[mitamicah]

Kitty and Puppy 🐶😺🩷🧡

Seperate files under the line:

[jarofalicesgrunge]

James Hetfield's 1984 first contact with an Explorer Guitar „Hamer 1981 - Black 4-Digit Explorer

" @hamerguitars

[the-blossica-fan]

I imagine in the Actors AU, when Sophia and 37 (who, yes, is legally named Thirty Seven) saw the new dress Sophia would be wearing in Chapter 7... well, uh. Let's just say 37 REALLY liked it. To the point that even Arcana was wheezing from how red Sophia's face was

LMAO

Well, I gotta say, 37 was cast for a reason...

Onion: So, Atticus said that the funniest season to film was chapter 7, may you tell us why?

Sophia: Oh, well that- I don't think I can tell you that...

"Sophia, are you ready? The producers want to know how it looks before chapter 7!"

"One moment Thirty-Seven. This dress has a lot of accessories..."

Once Sophia finally walks out of the dressing room, the stunning black dress with blue accents perfectly illustrates the change of character mid-chapter as well as marking a difference between the old Sophia and the new Sophia. It's a really stunning dress, Thirty-Seven especially thinks so

"? Thirty-Seven?"

"Oh... Oh wow."

"Does it look bad?"

"What?! You're Gorgeous!"

And this continued for a while, escalating a bit with time. From silly pick up lines to more... Dedicated lines.

"Sophia, are the sum of one plus two plus three?"

"uh, no."

"Because you got me six."

"... Please spend less time with Miss Lucy."

The scene unfolding before them is supposed to be sad, a betrayal and abandonment. Sophia turned her back to 37, looking at her over her shoulders, regret and determination present in those beautiful green eyes of hers. Arcana's hand caught Sophia's attention, she is also staring at 37.

They both waited for a line that never came, standing there awkwardly until Sophia had to turn around to stare at 37 fully.

"Uh... Thirty-Seven (whispering), your line..."

"Oh! Sorry you're just so beautiful from this angle, the perfect angle to stare at you!"

"I'm not sure you were staring at her face though"

Arcana had a big laugh that moment, Sophia's red face was something that couldn't be ignored and they had to re-do that scene multiple times.

Arcana would laugh when she remembered that moment, Thirty-Seven would forget her lines and instead stare intently at Sophia, and Sophia would blush almost every take.

Onion: I see, so you couldn't concentrate because Sophia was really beautiful?

Thirty-Seven: That is a big understatement! Sophia was like a shining star in the sky, her light attracting me even more than before. It was really attractive when she turned her back to me and looked at me with such eyes, how could I concentrate when I had an angel right in front of my eyes?!

Onion: *taking notes* ...Okay, please tell me more.

[thistledropkick]

So uh... Immediately after Wrestle Kingdom, the big show that brings in both new and lapsed NJPW fans, and Wrestle Dynasty, the AEW crossover show that was intended to bring new overseas fans to NJPW... New Japan management decided to take the only commentary staff member who speaks any Japanese at all off commentary for two months? So the only remaining English language commentator will just not have any clue what anybody is saying during the entire show? Right when a large influx of new English speaking fans is expected? And they're doing all this just as Kidani, who owns NJPW's parent company, was complaining to Tokyo Sports about how NJPW isn't getting enough overseas fans? Have I got that right?

[lilywalkers]

i love being a theatre kid 😁🌈☀️🪽💘

[kindahoping4forever]

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