#Ryul

[bardsonly]

It may be a bit before it can go on the #artfight site proper...but first attack of the year! had to start with @vernal-witch 's Colm and my Ryul, since he's finally on there too. Gay people real.

[stardragon77]

JulyViolet - Ryul and Scanlan

To celebrate the release of the new episodes of season 2 of Critical Role's "The Legend of Vox Machina", I present this to you. New art piece drawn by JulyViolet that shows one of my DnD characters with one of theirs. Those of you who follow my work will recognize my character, Ryul the high elf monk, and those of you who know of Vox Machina will recognize the bard, Scanlan Shorthalt.

With the way I created and wanted to portray my monk, I always knew that the two of them would get along quite well. After all, Ryul loves to bed men and women of various races from humans to gnomes, to goblins, even dragonborn and tieflings. This elf makes bards look damned chaste.

If you're interested in seeing the process of how this piece was put together, I will be releasing a video detailing the coloring process of it very soon on my youtube channel.

Please, be sure to subscribe and become a patron.

And don't forget to check out JulyViolet's Patreon without whom this art would not be possible. Thank you to them.

StarDragon77's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohanStarDragon

JulyViolet's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/julyviolet

(C) Scanlan Shorthalt - Vox Machina - Critical Role

[heph]

GUIDANCE❗️

[purichou]

Seong Ryul @sseongryul

[dramascene]

DAILY DOSE OF SUNSHINE (2023) EPISODE 11

[dramastream]

Behind the scenes photos of CHANG RYUL for GQ KOREA, Jan. 2024

[moonlightsdream]

People can start adopting personas to mask their low self-esteem.

Daily Dose of Sunshine 정신병동에도 아침이 와요 (2023)

[antronaut]

Park Kyung Ryul - 21;19 (2024)

oil on canvas 140 x 170 cm

[drunkonluv]

I've always liked to play with fire

-  Sam Tinnesz

[beyourselfchulanmaria]

Park Hang-ryul 박항률 (b. 1950, Korean)

[niragisqueenofhearts]

men i could fix ch.3

DO GANGJAE

God, this man is so fine.

So, Mr. Do Gangjae, where do I start with him?

[Minor spoilers ahead]

So, this mf lost a fight against Jiwoo and was so pissed that he lost, that he drugged her, tried to get his friend to assault her then nearly killed her. Then when he got caught, he was punished (slashed across the face, we know this.) and removed from the organization, started selling drugs, created his own gang, then started to hunt Jiwoo down then tried to kill her again! Then of course let's not forget his vendetta against Dongcheon. After he was caught trying to kill Jiwoo, Mujin slashed him and kicked him out of Dongcheon. Then, with his newly created gang, he also begun sought out revenge against Dongcheon... It's a lot, I know. Let's talk about it.

Man was a literal psychopath; I'm not going to deny it.

How you gonna get so butthurt at the fact a woman beat your ass at a competition that you wanted to kill her...Talk about fragile ego. I just know that when him and Jiwoo were in the last round of the fight competition, he was definitely trying to kill her. I don't know how long Gangjae had been in Dongcheon but I'm gonna guess it was a long ass time. So that means there were a lot of competitions taken place and a lot of chances that he'd win or lose. So, if a man beat him near to death to win, it was okay, but a woman winning was punishable by death?... Can you say ✨Toxic Masculinity✨ Like?! Gangjae, babe, it ain't that deep. I also found it so funny how it was his own fault he got kicked out of Dongcheon but he continued to blame Jiwoo, like bro take some accountability please.

Then let's talk about the Gangjae creating his own gang and trying his hardest to get his petty ass "revenge"

While Gangjae's reign of terror definitely showed his deeper descent into darkness, it was also him trying to prove himself to everyone. (Major daddy issue's) He had already been humiliated in front of his brothers of Dongcheon when Jiwoo rocked his shit, and it just went downhill when Mujin sliced and diced him before he kicked him out of Dongcheon. Think of it as a "Anything you can do; I could do better." trope. Except he really didn't need to do all that but of course we all know how that story ended...but we don't talk about that.

There really wasn't anything redeemable about Gangjae. Even on a personal level, they didn't give us a single crumb of who Gangjae was as a character before he joined Dongcheon. We don't know how Gangjae ended up the way he was. We don't know if he was made like that or born like that. Was he a sad lil loser looking at a chance for a "better" life or was he always the psychotic hottie we know, and love and Mujin just saw him as a good asset to Dongcheon?

That's for our delusions to decide.

Do Gangjae, a small asset to Dongcheon but a big asshole in life. I christen thee, unfixable.

(But I still could definitely fix him.)

[neomuni]

Build Up 다시 사랑한다 말할까 stage — Yeo One

[somanykdramas]

THE ROYAL GAMBLER

GENRES: Historical, Drama

SUMMARY: A young man, separated from his royal family at birth, reconnects with his brother and stands as the voice of the people.

THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Gambling, scheming gisaengs, deadbeat fathers, palace brainwashing, training montages, rebellion thwarting, opium incense, assassins, young love, gangsters, setting houses on fire, and good meals.

HOT TAKE: This show does not disappoint on the title. Any chance they can throw some gambling into a scene, they will do it. There's some great familiar faces and some even greater individual performances, despite the dragged-out plot.

[martinkate]

imaginary friend ..... you live up in in my head ....

[dongcheon-rentfree]

ink

do gangjae

x fem! tattoo artist! oc, established relationship

18+ (minors dni)

1.7k words

warnings: language, sexual themes, gangjae is a perv, needles (tattoo), drinking, smoking, mention of scars (not sh)

blue, green, and red lights danced across my skin as i walked from the bar back to my table, a stray of shots in my hand. setting them down on the table, a hand crept over my ass as i had slightly bent over to set down the drinks. as i playfully swatted the hand away, arms circled my waist, pulling me to land next to him on the large couch in the centre of the club, my legs across his lap as his face tickled the crook of my neck, nipping gently at the skin below my ear.

“mhmm.. jae-“ i giggled as his lips danced across my skin, and i could feel him smile against my throat. his hands found mine, fiddling with my fingers.

“i think i want another tattoo,” his eyes met mine, his fingers still playing with mine. i smiled, thinking back to the first time i met gangjae.

the bell above the door rang, signalling someone entering the building. i walked up to the front reception area of the tattoo studio i ran, to see a man who looked around my age, maybe a few years older, it was hard to tell with the gigantic scar that stretched across his entire face. even with the scar, he was quite attractive, his undone jacket showing off his toned body underneath. i smiled at him, drying my hands and setting down the towel i had been holding.

“what can i do for you?” i asked. he smirked, looking me up and down. being a female tattoo artist, i was used to getting checked out from time to time, and honestly, when it was from someone attractive like this guy, i usually didn’t care all that much; it came with the job in a way.

“i can think of about a thousand things i could say right now,” he smirked. i rolled my eyes, but laughed lightly. “but you’ve probably heard them all from every other creep who comes in here, huh?” he laughed, the sound was sharp and echoed off the walls of the empty studio. he walked over and sat in the waiting room chair closest to where i stood, slouched low in the seat with his legs outstretched and his arms tucked behind his head. “so how about just a tattoo?”

that had been 5 years ago, i had in fact done a tattoo for him that day, and many more in the months after that since he just kept showing up to the studio. gangjae had begun just stopping by to see me, rather than to get tattoos, sometimes he ended up getting something for fun if i had time or he was bored and thought of something he wanted to get.

in the first year that we met, when the shop was going to close for 2 weeks over winter holidays, i invited him to my apartment, rather than go that long without seeing him, since he had started showing up to the shop multiple times a week, at this point only occasionally getting tattoos, mostly to watch me design or to drag me into an empty room to have sex. gangjae started spending most nights at my place, until he was basically living there. he still drifted around from time to time, sometimes disappearing for a few days and making me worry, but he always came back.

“yeah? what do you want this time?” i asked. he gestured to the space just above his eyebrow. “just some script, think you can do that for me, hmm?” he gave me his best puppy dog face, which is both scary and cute because i find it impossible to resist and he knows it. i smiled.

“yeah baby, i can do that. right now?” i asked. he nodded, lighting a cigarette between his teeth. i shifted to be in a better position to kiss up his neck, feeling him swallow beneath my touch. “you know, this one is my favourite tattoo i’ve ever done?” i asked, sliding my hands up his throat to choke him gently. throwing his head back over the back of the couch, he groaned, exposing his adam’s apple to me. i placed a kiss on it, and up the side of his jaw along the edge of his throat tattoo. he shuddered underneath me.

“you know, you’re being very bad right now?” he teased, his hands finding my ass and pulling me completely into his lap. i moaned lightly.

“and very annoying- can you two keep your hands to yourself for 5 minutes?” gangjaes friend who was sat at the other end of the couch from the two of us bickered. gangjae laughed at him, pulling me closer.

“ahhh, you’re just mad because you’ll never touch a woman like this-“ the other man slammed his drink on the table and stormed off.

holding me against his chest so i wouldn’t fall, gangjae leaned forward and grabbed two of the shots off the table, passing one to me. after we both downed the bitter alcohol, his fingers found their way to my hair, tucking a lock behind my ear. i took the opportunity to admire his features, his bright eyes, the curve of his nose, and the gnarly scar that stretched across the width of his face. his chest shook as he chuckled.

“you’re staring, baby,” he teased. i leaned forward to press soft kisses along his cheek, tracing the path of his scar. he hummed, his eyes closing as his body tensed, and then relaxed, his large hands roaming up and down my back. gangjae always had to be touching me, sometimes innocently, usually not, but his hands were always on me.

“you’re handsome,” i replied, pulling back to look at him again. “you wanna get that tattoo now?”

•

“jae, stop moving so much-“ i warned. that tattoo machine buzzed in my hand as i stopped tracing the line for a moment.

“it tickles i can’t help it,” he laughed. he was laying back on the reclined tattoo chair as i tried to tattoo the cursive script above his eyebrow like he asked.

“i’ll mess up the line work if you don’t sit still,” i sighed. i loved tattooing gangjae, but he wasn’t always the best at sitting still. “the sooner you stop moving the sooner it’ll be finished-“

“distract me.”

“how am i supposed to distract you when i’m trying to focus on tattooing your face?” i laughed, turning to get more ink.

“come here.” i spin back to face him. he patted his lap, gesturing for me to climb on top of him.

“i need to use the foot pedal or the machine won’t work,” i explained. “if you sit still i can finish this in like 15 minutes and then i’m all yours.” i promised. he hummed in response, closing his eyes and resting his head back on the chair.

“you should let me give you a tattoo,” he suggested. continuing the design above his eyebrow, i considered his offer.

“do i get to pick what it is?” i asked. i didn’t answer right away.

“no, it would be a surprise,” he decided. i thought about it for a minute.

“where would it go?” i asked, and he let out a chuckle.

“don’t you trust me?” he smiled, as i finished up the final lines and details on his tattoo. i set the machine down, grabbing a small handheld mirror to show gangjae his new tattoo. when i turned back around he was sitting up, my face ending up inches from his, and his fingers gently catching my face. “maybe here?” he suggested, the pad of his thumb gently rubbing against my cheekbone, below my left eye. i let out a breath.

“you’ve never tattooed anyone before, if you think i’m letting you put a needle anywhere near my eye-“ he laughed, taking the small mirror from my hand to admire his new tattoo. he turned back to me, roughly pressing his lips to mine, his arms pulling me out of my chair and close to him. i laughed into the kiss as he lifted me up into the tattoo chair and into his lap just like he wanted before. he pulled his face back to look at me, smiling.

“ok ok we can pick a different spot. where do you want it?” he smirked. i thought about it.

“what size design are you thinking?” i asked.

“just something small, that’s why i was gonna put it here,” he poked the spot with the tip of his nose. i sighed. “trust me,” he whispered, once again tucking my hair behind my ear.

“okay,” i agreed, causing a grin to spread across his face and him to pepper my face with quick kisses.

•

letting gangjae tattoo my face (while a little drunk to make matters worse) was by far the stupidest thing i had ever done. after explaining and showing him how to use the machine on practice skin for about half an hour he was growing impatient, so i decided that was as good of a lesson as he was gonna get. as i sat in the chair, my leg shaking anxiously, i watched as gangjae picked up the machine.

“you’re not using a stencil?” i asked.

“no- i don’t know how to make one and you’ll see the design if i let you make it. just trust me.”

“ok but if you stab me in the eye or something i’m never having sex with you again-“

“i promise baby. i won’t mess up.” he tried to convince me, but i was more and more convinced that i was crazy for letting him do this. “especially with that motivation.” i slapped his arm gently. “just trust me.”

the tattoo itself took about 2 minutes, and surprisingly gangjae was quite careful, for once in his life. he set the machine down, wiping the area under my eye with a damp paper towel to remove any excess ink. he handed me the same mirror i had given him earlier, and i looked at my reflection to see what he had tattooed on my face.

under my left eye was a small letter ‘g’ about a cm in size. considering he’d never tattooed anyone before, his line work wasn’t half bad.

“what do you think?” he asked, kissing my neck from where he stood behind me.

“i love it.”

[distance-does-not-matter]

shoutout to Korean indie/indie rock (idk what to call it) ballads from the 2000s. one of the genres ever