#SNS Style note

[xinganhao]

⛓️‍💥 svt trying (and failing) to gatekeep you.

ANON REQUESTED “SEVEN-I wanted to gatekeep you from everyone else but I failed-TEEN and their bff/gf??”

ⓘ INCLUDES: romance, fluff, humor. established relationships, use of pet names, mention of alcohol (soonyoung). headcanons under the cut. ・ NOTE: the laugh i let out when i saw this request. my favorite genre of svt fr. ‹𝟹

⛓️‍💥 how (and why) seventeen failed at gatekeeping you.

seungcheol posts a photo of you on weverse. it's simple enough: a picture of you across the table from him, smiling over a dinner date. the only caption is a single red heart emoji. the photo choice is intentional. he chose one where your face is clear and your identity is unmistakable, because he'll be damned if any other guy tries to hit you up when you're spoken for.

jeonghan falls into the rabbit hole of couple items. it starts with the phone cases, but it doesn't end there. clothes of the same style. shoes from the same brand. he swears he's not playing relationship olympics; it's just so clear to him that the two of you are the it couple. anybody who says otherwise can talk to your matching luxury bags, thank you very much.

joshua misses the fact that he hadn't switched instagram accounts. he has two: his work-sanctioned one, and the one where he keeps up with everybody that matters. the boys call it his 'shrine' for you, because that's where he actually keeps log of your little dates. until he accidentally posts it to his main. where's that damn delete button, and why is it so elusive?

junhui is on a roll during an interview. he's in a chatty mood, and he's feeling a little loose-lipped. when the interviewer cleverly asks about his love life— phrasing it like they already know he has one— jun is trapped. hook, line, sinker. he happily yaps about you, only to realize much later that may have not been the move. too late. the interview's already live.

soonyoung should have known that alcohol and a media engagement would not be a good combination. he had begged the producers to cut the footage out, but, alas; it was the most clickbait-y part of the video. how could they? now, everybody knows soonyoung can rant about how much he loves you for upwards of twenty minutes.

wonwoo isn't aware he was supposed to be gatekeeping you. one fine day, he drops a carousel of photos on his photography account. you're partially visible in some of them— the side of your face, the curve of your side, the flash of your grin. the two of you had been on vacation. the account is his archive, anyway; everyone else's opinion be damned. he wants to remember you like this.

it's not a name drop, but it's a close thing. jihoon's never been the type to declare things on sns, so he does it in the way that he knows. a throwaway lyric. an entire song. fine, maybe a mini-album. he could have an entire discography solely about you, if he's being honest. people can guess all they want. if you're immortalize in his song, then jihoon's job is done.

from the very beginning, seokmin has wanted to scream you off the rooftops. he holds back because he knows the consequences of going public. he can't resist it, though, and he eventually sneaks a photo or two into a photo carousel. he gets giddy at perfecting the soft launch, at nailing the art of perfectly-cropped photos and choice songs. it scratches that itch of his— the urge to have everybody know about you, while also keeping you to himself.

you and mingyu show up at fashion week, immaculately dressed from head to toe. talk about a hard launch! he giggles as he answers questions from interviewers. it's clear to everybody that he's absolutely smitten. there are literal models in front of him, and he's looking at you like you beat them out any day. he never really liked these types of events, but if he gets to have you at his side, looking like the goddess that you are— well. he might have to start responding to a couple more invites.

minghao shocks the entertainment industry with a well-worded essay on weibo about the importance of valuing an idol's private relationships. in true minghao fashion, he makes it abundantly clear how important boundaries are to him. buried underneath that is the confirmation that he is dating, yes, and that it's a part of his life he'll stake his career to defend. this is just his job, but loving you is part of his life.

seungkwan's cover of a western love song has fans swooning, but a dedication buried in the description of the youtube video has everybody flabbergasted. 'dedicated to my girl,' it simply says. no explanation. no name drop. seungkwan has a girl, and that's that. he accepts your wrath; he knows you'll secretly enjoy reading the absurd speculation with him. chaos is fun in moderation, and this is one of the ways seungkwan likes to poke the bear.

it's a series of unfortunate events for vernon. he posts a mirror selfie of himself— a rare one!— without knowing anyone can zoom in and see you on his bed, (thankfully) fully clothed but definitely looking very comfortable. like you belong there. he takes a long nap after, missing dozens of calls and waking up to hundreds of texts. oh, well. you were going to have to go public one day, anyway.

your privacy might have lasted if chan wasn't so damn obvious whenever the two of you were out and about. even on your most discreet dates, chan looks a little too happy to just be hanging out with a friend. the paparazzi catches wind. the final nail on the coffin is a close-up stolen photo of chan's lockscreen: a selfie of him planting a big, fat kiss on your cheek.

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[kristenebria]

SNS! SNS! NMZ! NMZ! YYY! YYY!

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Side note, would anyone be interested in commissions? You can let me know which style (lined colour or painted) of art you'd like.... hmmm (DM if you're interested ;u;)

[boopshoops]

TWST OC INTRODUCTION - TCOAV

Salem Lee - The Profane and the Sacred

Name: Salem Lee

Nicknames: Maybell, Ichthys

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: Bi-Sapiosexual

Birthday: June 29 (Cancer)

Age: 19 in canon TWST age, 21 in TCOAV AU

Height: 5'3 or 159cm

Voice Claim(s): Carolina Ravassa

Twisted from: ;)

Unique Magic: "The Witches' Sabbath" The witches' sabbath was once described as a nocturnal gathering to perform rituals for demons, now it is used by Salem to call upon others for aid. Using her familiar, Eugene, some of the surrounding nature can be pulled towards his body, morphing into what is essentially a black hole. Once absorbing enough material, Eugene can transform into a pitch black beacon. This solely alerts other magic users in a twenty-five mile radius to her location, and those who are around the beacon during its activation receive is a significant boost in power, along with less blot accumulation. However, the spell cannot be activated while she and Eugene are separated.

Grade: N/A

Job: Waitress (with hairdressing and baking commissions as a side)

Hobbies: Writing, baking, cooking, tarot reading, good old-fashioned reading, magic study.

Likes: Chocolate Pave, anything chocolate really, spring, summer, herbology, mycology, witchcore, goth music/style, lunar science.

Dislikes: Improper self care, being dismissed or ignored, nutella, mainstream sns, the dark, a messy environment, too much free time.

Fears: Losing loved ones due to negligence, being ghosted, not being taken seriously by those she loves, heights.

Summary: Moon fae, known for maturing similarly to humans and forgoing excellence in magic to trade for even longer life spans, are rare. Even rarer, however, are those like Salem, who work tirelessly to reclaim their magic in a magicless land. The results of her efforts? A sputtering, gooey, feline familiar with a tendency to absorb anything and everything.

Despite her typically serious and down to earth personality, this has landed her in trouble a good handful of times. She's no stranger to chaos, or the cops for that matter, but despite all of this, she is a gentle old soul with an endless capacity for care. She believes magic is the perfect means to keep her friends and family out of trouble. "No magic" seems like a stupid law in comparison when it could keep them all happy, healthy, and safe.

This belief does come with more downsides than simply breaking the law, though, as her abilities are quite... limited. While Salem has an unending passion for the craft, she also tends to overestimate herself. With her main focus being on fortune-telling and clairvoyance, she will often find herself extremely paranoid by the little things, given the (more than likely) chance her predictions are incorrect. Even with how much this may drive herself and her close ones crazy, she is, in the end, just trying her best.

Character Playlist - Outfit Inspiration - Moon Fae Info Post (TBD)

Author's Note: Salem has been around for awhile- though I never quite use her as often as I should. It felt like everytime I tried to insert her into some new AU, something would come up :P Anywho, She is a rather neutral character. She doesn't care a bunch about morality as long as it follows her own code- which, hey, I guess explains how she could end up with and be exes with Yuu Shi. Aftermath of doomed yuri? ya. Unfortunately she has not been transported outside of Dusk Summit like my other characters, so it will be awhile until there is more content with her. bUT i still wanna do more with her rather than just have her be "Yuu's ex."

[pocketjoong]

ATEEZ REACTIONS TO YOUR FRIEND ABANDONING YOU AFTER THEY FIND AN S/O | ot8 x reader

GENRE | reaction, headcanons, angst, fluff

WARNINGS | Kinda sad. Mentions of bad friends. Mentions of friends abandoning you and acting like you don’t exist anymore. Self-indulgent. Lmk if I missed something.

NOTES | Just a little something bc I’m kinda sad and angry lol. These are based on a situation I found myself in recently, and this is how I’m coping ig lol.

Hongjoong

☆ Hongjoong is furious, but he reigns in his anger and instead, focuses on being there for you. That doesn’t mean that he will not express his frustration at your so-called “friend, though. He will definitely tell you what your friend did is wrong and that you deserve to be treated better.

☆ Hongjoong says things you want to hear in such a situation and validates your feelings of hurt, anger, and confusion. But, he also says things that you need to hear, telling you things like, “Don’t let other people’s actions define your self-worth. You are an amazing person, and you should not let someone like that make you feel like you were a bad friend.”

☆ If you want to, he will help you write a diss track so that you can channel your frustration and anger into something that will allow you not to feel sorry for yourself.

☆ By the end of this little collaboration, as you watch Hongjoong's proud smile from where he's seated in front of the studio equipment on the other side of the window, you will definitely feel a teensy bit better.

☆ If he has a personal SNS account (and if your “friend” follows him in said account), he'll post a bunch of pictures of you both enjoying convenience store snacks and of you laughing with a passive-aggressive caption. Something like, “Some friendships are like a bag of chips in the aisle of a convenience store—they're there one moment and gone the next. But our friendship is a timeless classic, always on the shelf, waiting to be enjoyed, and never going out of style.”

Seonghwa

☆ Seonghwa is going to be angry, too, but he prioritises your well-being and emotions above all else. 

☆ So, as much as he wants to have a word with your “friend”, he lets it go in favour of hugging you as you cry out the feelings of hurt, anger, and betrayal that have been building inside of you. Seonghwa rocks you back and forth in his arms, gently patting your back and handing you tissues when needed. He even makes sure to have a bottle of water nearby and prompts you to drink some from time to time so you don't get dehydrated.

☆ When you’re done crying, he wraps you in his softest blankets with a mischievous grin and brings out snacks before turning on the TV and watching sappy movies with you.

☆ If you’re not in the mood to watch movies, expect him to bring out a new Lego set for both of you to build together, seizing the opportunity to create a relaxing atmosphere so you’re distracted from your pain.

☆ While the two of you work on building the set, he makes funny sounds with a character he has finished and acts all goofy, especially when you become too silent or daze off. Sometimes, he smiles at you sweetly, gently encouraging you and reminding you that he is there for you, no matter what.

Yunho

☆ When Yunho learns that your friend has basically abandoned you, his protective instincts kick in. He is positively murderous, and he is very vocal about how he feels about your friend acting like a jerk.

☆ “How dare that idiot act like this?!” His words might be coloured with anger, but he really wants you to know that he stands firmly by your side and that he won't tolerate anyone mistreating you.

☆ He will drive you around the city because he knows how much a change of scenery can help and also because you love driving with no particular destination in mind. Yunho plays soothing music at first, slowly changing the mood of the songs until both of you are basically screaming the lyrics to Guerrilla as you drive past the city streets.

☆ If by any chance you happen to cross paths with your friend while you are out with Yunho, he does everything in his power to gently guide you away (ideally, you don't even notice said “friend” as Yunho jokes around, gently guiding you to his car while blocking your view of them).

☆ If he’s alone, though, he definitely confronts your friend. He uses his intimidating presence to subtly tell them that he doesn’t approve of what they did, “If I ever see you near y/n, I'll make sure you never have your kneecaps.” His words hang heavy in the air as he walks away, a stark reminder that he is willing to go to great lengths to protect you from any harm.

Yeosang

☆ Yeosang will be there for you, but silently. He gives you time and space to process your feelings, but he is there as a quiet yet reassuring presence because he won't leave you on your own when you need someone to be there. But he also waits for you to go to him and talk when you are ready.

☆ Though Yeosang doesn't push you to share your feelings, his presence gives you the comfort you need. Him just bring there serves as a reminder that you don’t need to face this painful situation on your own.

☆ His care for you manifests in subtle ways: snack delivery, random funny text messages, or him telling you something ridiculous the other members did. But the most noticeable thing is that he is around a lot more.

☆ He makes sure that you know he’s available for hanging out or just talking. He will mention it in passing that he’s free lately and use his busy schedule in the past few months as an excuse to see you. He arrives at your door, smiling widely, “I was free, and I haven't seen you in a while because of the tour. So, I wanna hang out. Let's get fried chicken?” (And how can you say no when he asks so nicely?)

San

☆ San is also very livid at how your friend treated you and is one of the members to let you know his take on the matter. His first reaction is to confront your friend directly. You will have to stop him from calling the friend or marching up to their house to give them a piece of his mind. You can feel his simmering anger as you tell him to let it be, but he agrees with your wishes (reluctantly).

☆ When it comes to comforting you, he provides you all the emotional support you need, letting you cry in his arms. But he also says cheesy things like, “Why are you crying over someone who doesn't know the difference between a gem and a lump of coal?” His attempt at being funny elicits a weak smile from you, causing him to smile as well.

☆ San is also someone to take you out on a surprise outing to stargaze, especially if he knows that a meteor shower is supposed to take place. As you both are laid out on the blanket, watching the stars, he softly reminds you of your worth. “You know, you shouldn’t waste tears on meteors that pass through your life when you have a bunch of stars in your galaxy.”

Mingi

☆ Mingi is sad when he learns about how your friend had treated you, and he is genuinely concerned despite his awkward attempts to comfort you.

☆ He pats your head or your shoulder as you cry, but at the same time, says something deep like, “I know you have a kind heart and that this situation has hurt you, but some people don’t deserve the love you carry within you.”

☆ Instead of assuming, he directly asks you what you need and how he can help, and he does it with no questions asked. Even if that means he has to pay unreasonable shipping to get you your favourite chocolates as soon as possible.

☆ He also orders takeout so that he knows that you’re eating properly and then puts on an old comedy show he knows you have watched countless times. By the time the sun sets, the weight on your shoulders lifts and you find yourself quoting the show line-for-line with Mingi while laughing into the night.

Wooyoung

☆ Wooyoung goes attack-mode but also protect-mode because he’s not one to let anyone mistreat someone he cares about.

☆ In attack mode, he calls your friend and tells them exactly what he thinks of them. He won't hold back, and says something like, “Don't mess with me. Because I can and will make your life hell, and I'm not scared of people like you who think it’s okay to treat people badly, especially if they have treated you with nothing but kindness.” His words, though playfully exaggerated, are stern enough to deliver the warning to your friend.

☆ Then, because he knows how much you are hurting, he does everything to comfort you. He cooks your favourite meal, knowing the recipe like the back of his hand. While cooking, he cracks jokes, hoping to get you to smile.

☆ With the meal prepared and the table set, Wooyoung opens a bottle of soju, and lets you get tipsy enough to relax. He listens as you say not-so-nice things about your friend, allowing you to vent without judgment. And if you are feeling up to it, he might put on some music and dance goofily, smiling when you laugh and encouraging you to join him.

Jongho

☆ Jongho, like Yeosang, is a silent supporter. He gives you the space you need to process your emotions but also lets you know that he is there. “I’m here whenever you want to talk or if you need anything.”

☆ He will be the pillar when you need him to be. Jongho lets you curl up next to him even though he’s not very fond of skinship and eventually starts humming under his breath, and when he notices you relaxing, sings gentle melodies to lull you to sleep. He smiles to himself when he feels the way you relax against him, forgetting the hurt, even if for a little while.

☆ To alleviate some of the pain and anger that you are feeling, he makes witty jokes and humorous comments to lighten the mood. In a moment of lightheartedness, Jongho might playfully break an apple in two pieces and hold it up for you to see, saying, “Hey, isn't this,” and show you the two pieces of the apple, “that idiot who let go of one of the most amazing friends he could ever get?”

[riyangiis]

flowers for you ! ─ han yujin

you've had a crush on yujin for so long, you just gave up on trying anything because you're nowhere near his level. but rumors started to go around about him and another idol in your school, you couldn't help but be jealous.

pairing , han yujin x reader

warnings , idol!classmate!yujin, idol! oc, rushed..

𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 !

han yujin, a name known all around your school. insanely talented, unbelievably attractive, his whole existence is precious, and so many more. you were absolutely nowhere near his level. he's adored by many and probably has his own group of admirers.

you know there are so many other talented people like him in your school, so you don't even bother and try to get him to notice you unlike delusional daydreamers who can't seem to catch a break.. chocolates here, letters there.. you just sort of ignore him the whole time to ease the pain of knowing that there isn't a single chance of him liking you back.

just one thing caught your attention, seo jiwon. she's the rising star of the infamous group starlinx. the frequently praised and adored, the super talented maknae, the drop-dead gorgeous girl. she was exactly what you were scared of.

jiwon's had her own share of admirers too, but rumors started going around stating that yujin and jiwon have a thing for each other after a fan recorded their interaction in school. it's nothing really, socializing at it's finest. but fans started realizing how 'good' the both of them would be for each other. you felt a little bit of jealousy bubble up at the thought.

nevermind. articles like k-daily use their aesthetic and unique style more than the main focus of the entire website. so it shouldn't matter at all, right? maybe. you snapped out of your thoughts and went to a specific app to see other's opinion on this. you scrolled on twitter and find some tweets about the whole situation.

this whole idea may sound stupid, but you really thought of fully ignoring both jiwon and yujin as if you were only able to sneak a few glances with them whenever you got lucky. give up.. it's not like they will notice and as if it's gonna do anything major.. (maybe)

you turned your phone off and started getting comfortable in your bed, trying to get some sleep. all you could think about was yujin, jiwon, yujin, jiwon, it was suffocating. if anything you should be drowning in your soft bed and get some sleep, not drown in those stupid thoughts.

what should you do tomorrow? just let them be? safest option but your intrusive thoughts or your heart will never agree to that. be mean to them? might get cancelled by their fans around the school. fully ignore them and act like they never existed and dodge every option that leads to them? maybe.

"gosh jiwon, no wonder people called you helpful."

yujin sighed and dropped the notepad with a million ideas to make the first move. for who you ask? you'll see. he checked each page to see how many recommendations jiwon did with a whole lot of research about what that lucky person likes and possibly wants in a guy.

"how do you even do this?"

yujin's face was full of shock and wonder, jiwon smirked and looked and yujin's reaction in satisfaction. she snatched the notepad and flipped every page to boost her ego a little bit more.

"hey, it's me, the super wonderful maknae, jiwon! you'll never get anything wrong with me around!"

"i don't understand how you're good at this more than taking simple notes and putting the teacher's lectures to use."

jiwon slowly looked at yujin to create a more dramatic effect, she stared at him as if she just failed her exams. yujin just sits there confused.

"was i wrong?"

jiwon smacked yujin in his shoulder playfully and made sure he wasn't hurt at all, yujin acted as if he just got shot and played along with her.

"all we need to do is focus on the main thing, get [name] to like you and not get scolded or caught."

a camera from afar failed to hear their conversation and just snapped a picture of yujin and jiwon at the back of the school, jiwon seemed to notice an awkward presence and looked around in her surroundings, yujin followed. the person slowly walked away without the both of them knowing that they pretty much screwed their plan up. a little bit i guess.

the bell rings, a few people sigh after getting tired of hearing the teacher's boring lesson in mathematics. everyone grabbed their bags and rushed out of the classroom. jiwon and yujin involved. jiwon sneakily watched the both of you exit the room, why do you look more gloomy than usual? yujin hold the chocolates in his hand feeling a little nervous, he walked up to you and tapped your shoulder, you continue walking.

"hello?"

you continue walking.

"i'm busy."

he tried to catch up and stopped in front of you. in which you tried to pass by him, is anything wrong? you usually tried to greet him but his fans were always near him that time. he gently pulled you to a private spot and held you as if you were delicate. you blushed at the thought, but snapped out of it.

"what is it that you want?"

"i was about to ask if we could hang out for lunch, since you were busy i just wanted to give you these."

yujin opened his hand that had pieces of your favorite chocolate inside. you slowly took them and kept them inside your pocket. he knew what you liked?

"wait.. why are you giving me this?"

oh, yujin didn't think about that. he tried to brush it off with a pretty bad excuse.

"i always saw you buy them in the store or eat them at least once a day. and you're really kind to me and treat me like a normal person instead of some deity.. i just wanted to give you these as a thank you.."

yujin nervously looks down at the floor with his face fully red. he tries to cover his blushy state with one hand but you noticed right away.

"i.. thank you, i don't really know what to say. don't hide yourself, yujin. you look so cute right now."

you teased him and removed his hand covering his face and held it. you remembered that he asked you to hang out with him, you can't miss that opportunity.

"uh, also, we can hang out another time if you want? i can ditch my friends-"

"what? no need to ditch your plans.. that's pretty ridiculous to do for someone you only interacted with a few times.."

"someone? you're the han yujin! even if i tell my friends they will probably get it.."

there goes your blushing yujin again. he's all giggly as well, you could honestly ditch everything just to see yujin blushing. maybe that's just how adorable he is.

"maybe we can hang out at the park, if you're free at saturday?"

and there it is. you finally got to have a pretty long conversation with him, is this a dream? whatever. you just had to get prepared for saturday, get your best outfit, maybe prepare incase anything happens.

"what do you mean you're gonna hang out with someone?"

gyuvin asks yujin confused, they had a packed up schedule and this is the first time yujin was able to hang out with someone.

"are they special? what did they do for that hang out? is it jiwon asking you to do your 'secret sessions'? what is it??"

gosh, gyuvin really sounds like a curious mother. curiosity kills the cat (ricky) you know? (probably why he's really curious)

"hyung, calm down. were only studying for a quiz.."

yujin looked down on the floor knowing he messed up big time, that horrible excuse did not do anything but peak gyuvin's curiosity more.

"a quiz?? you can ask hao hyung for help.. or maybe gunwook.. what is it that you need help for?? are you hiding something from me??"

yujin inhaled and tried to explain to gyuvin about everything.

"uhm.. iwantedtoaskjiwonforhelpbecauseilikesomeoneandiwantedtomakethefirstmovesoiaskedthemtohangoutwithmenowweregoingtotheparkonsaturdaybutidon'tknowwhattodo."

gyuvin's brain was processing on what yujin just said. holy, his son is a rapper too?

"wait wait, YOU LIKE SOMEONE??????"

gyuvin shouted out loud enough for the other members to hear.

"be quiet!"

hanbin, zhanghao, and ricky scolded gyuvin for #1 being too loud, #2 disrupting hao's precious beauty sleep, and #3 ricky just wants to scold gyuvin. gyuvin's jaw is still on the floor after what yujin just said. him? liking someone? his son is growing up?

"wait, i have an idea."

gyuvin dragged ricky and hanbin to a flower shop and asked hanbin which one should yujin pick for his.. crush..

"what are their preferences anyway?"

yujin looked around and spotted a bouquet full of pink tulips.

"this, i once saw in their instagram post that they liked pink tulips."

ricky looked at the price and the quality of the flowers. hanbin seemed impressed by yujin.

"pink tulips.. affection, caring, good wishes, and love.. not as deep at red tulips, which is good because you guys are still kids. impressive yujin."

ricky grabbed the bouquet and his wallet to pay for it. they walked out of the store and talked about what yujin should do on the way back to the dorms.

(i cant add more pics so pretend this is a divider)

it's saturday, you decided to pick a casual but good-looking outfit. you tried to look as presentable as you can, you're literally gonna hang out with an idol. yujin probably has better things to do.

you walked all the way to the park and waited for yujin to meet you at the spot you both agreed on. you waited for a little while until a familiar voice called your name. yujin walked up to you holding something behind his back with that cute smile he has.

"what's that behind your back?"

he slowly revealed the bouquet of pink tulips. you got flustered and took the bouquet, the price tag was still attached, it looks pretty expensive for flowers.. you looked at yujin in shock, how did he know? he just smiled in satisfaction. it's obvious that you love his gift.

"flowers, for you."

[nikkigameslore]

Love Nikki - Star Sea / Starry Sea Bond/ Starry Sea Memory

Note: you can find the Shining Nikki version here and Infinity Nikki here. There are three in LN because when SN got Star Sea and Star Dream LN released Starry Sea Bond / Memory as an updated and recolored version of Star Sea. A lot of the story surrounding the dress remains similar and given that LN takes place after SN it's kind of cool and interesting to see that some stories and items remain passed down. I don't want to yap too much but yeah i think star sea has so much potential for infinity nikki.

warning this one is so long it took me two days to finish

Star Sea The dress was a gift from the god of the starry night to humanity. It is the most precious dancing dress on the continent and only able to be worn by Sofia, a dancer who is the pride of the Lilith Kingdom. When wearing the suit her hair looks as though its decorated with real stars.

In the story Nikki first encounters Star Sea when going to watch the December Troupe's performance of "Candy Witch and the Star Sea". She, Momo, and Bobo overhear Kimi and Joe telling the theatre manager that seeing Star Sea was well worth the trip. With their curiosity piqued Bobo decides to sneak them backstage to see it up close. While sneaking backstage they are caught by Sofia who challenges Nikki to a styling battle saying that if she can beat her Sofia will gift Nikki her cherished ball gown and invite them to the performance. She says that if Nikki works hard at styling the ball gown can beat the Star Sea. On the day of the first public show an accident occurs and Sofia is nearly hit by a falling beam, causing the audience to rush out in a panic. After hearing a thief stole the Star Sea , Nikki and crew think that someone must sabotaged the stage on purpose and go to investigate. They find actress Lisa, who was said to have been sick. Lisa tells them someone had ordered to carry out the plan but nothing more and competes with Nikki one last time. Sofia gets the Star Sea back and thanks Nikki and crew for helping her retrieve it. Nikki asks to see Sofia in the Star Sea and they compete one last time. Nikki beats the Star Sea and it is revealed that Sofia is a member of the Phantom Thief Family. Later it is also revealed that Lisa was working with the Lilith Government to negotiate a compromise with the Phantom Thief Family who had originally ordered the theft of the dress.

Starry Sea Memory Nikki dreams of the stage in Cicia Theatre where Star Sea was glittering with golden stars. In the pure dark she feels like stepping into a distant world where there is nothing but desolation. In the dim light, one star shines as bright as always. Nikki reaches out for it. That is what living is about. In the darkness you always wait for light even if it may never come. The moment Nikki touches the star memories come flooding back, a past that cannot be forgotten and a future still uncertain. In each memory she sees familiar faces, countless memories of time spent with friends shine like stars and turn into cracks in the night.

Starry Sea Bond A soft pure white comes through the cracks in the night, the deepest bond between Nikki and her friends. Stars illuminate the sky, bringing daylight into the dark night and lighting Nikki's dance skirt. Star Sea begins to turn pure white as the glittering sky falls onto Nikki's skirt and the stars turn into her steps. The night may come but Nikki will always shine. The white dance dress left a deep mark in her mind. She believes in the power of light even in the darkest night. Nikki designs a dance skirt according to the sky she dreamed of. The Star Sea is a night-like dark purple.

There are four stories/legends that accompany the story to the dress:

Star Trail Legend said that the mysteries of the world are hidden in the stars. Wind, sea, flower, rain, love and hate, there is a mysterious connection between all things. Are emotions and desires born out of thin air, or is there a source? Personal emotions and memories separate them from the outside world, so "I" can become "I".

The first story tells of designer Leonid who spent his life in pursuit of perceptual beauty and knowledge. When he was 22 he rode a small boat in the direction of the tide and looked at the night sky and felt a mystery of the universe. He disappeared at the end of the sea and some say he committed suicide because he failed to find the truth while others claim he glimpsed the mystery of the world hidden in the stars, obtained a gift from God, and reached the ultimate truth of the world. Perhaps, however; he has already become part of the universe.

The Source of Miracles Legend said when the world first created, Miraland had no seasons, only a deserted void. Time flows silently, empty and meaningless in the immutable space. The gods have mercy on the emptiness of time and created the core of miracles. God has endowed the core of miracles with spiritual power, where the four seasons can change and life can exist.

The second story tells of the Lake Bovaly that nourishes the soil that is the source of miracles. The seeds that gathered the energy of the miracles take root and grow branches to become the tree of life. After a hundred years of being nourished the leaves o the tree evaporate water into mist which is blessed by the gods giving birth to the first light spirit. The first light spirit had no name but because of the connection to the core of life it can communicate with the tree of life and sense its emotions. The elves of light were originally creatures with no emotions but over time they became curious about the world. On the day the elves left they felt sadness from the tree of life. They touched it's branches and took a purple crystal from the shore of Lake Bovaly before embarking on a journey to explore the world. However, when they finally left the forest as they had always wished there was nothing, they dropped the purple crystal, not knowing where it ended up.

Echoes of the Abyss Legend said that at the lowest point of the world is an abyss. Its[sic] the darkest and most terrifying place in the world. No light can enter here. Everything will be swallowed the moment it touches the abyss. Except for silence, there was no sound in the abyss.

The third story is about the Abyss Well. It is not a lifeless black hole but rather has its own consciousness and has existed for thousands of years alone. It has never seen another creature or hears any sounds, seen color or shape. It is lonely and longs for a companion to talk to, but it exists at the lowest point of the world and no creature can approach it. One day the abyss heard a whisper from the devil, who looked down at it and asked "Fate is just a lie from the gods. It makes you willing to exist at the bottom of the world, but are you okay with this?" Under this devil the abyss began to swell and grow and swallow everything around it. Overturning snow-capped mountains, everything withered, and still the abyss couldn't hear any sound. Rather it found the world had become quieter and it could not even hear the distant birdsong as it had before. It swelled in loneliness until God dropped a flower seed in its center. The abyss did not swallow the seeds and they took root and grew in its center. The flower bloomed as red as blood, there was no light so the abyss couldn't see the appearance of the flower but it finally heard the sound from the world it longed for. The sound of flowers blooming. Listening to this sound the abyss stopped swelling, it embraced the flowers and shrunk back to its original size satisfied.

Breath of Ocean Time has no fixed direction, some things happen repeatedly, and no order can be produced. Until a butterfly flapped its wings, a gust of wind was set off in the distance, time had a fixed flow, and the world began to move in a certain pattern.

The final story is about the ocean of memories. It is the starting point of the world, and possibly the source of all wisdom in the world. To get that wisdom and open the door of truth a key is required. Someone once heard a prediction that the ocean is the beginning and the end of the world. It is a sea of human emotions and memories, a collection and concentration born of collective unconsciousness. It records the object truths, full of the desires and obsessions of different creatures. The prophecy told the people the name of that ocean- the sea of memory. Here there is unfathomable power, a force that people yearn for. But even someone who has been searching for a lifetime has not been able to find the path to the sea of memory, only the one chosen by the truth is destined to have the key. It is the fate of God.

[maga-sn]

Resources Guide for new Shining Nikki players

This is Part 1: Game mechanics

Part 2: Chronology for the story and where to find lore

Hi!! I'm Maga, a daily player in SN Global server, S2 Cloudcrest, and I've been playing since release day. Lately I've encountered a lot of new SN players or Wannabe players on Twitter, and I see some confusion on how the game functions, how to farm diamonds, how does x y z feature work, among other things. So, I wanted to extend a hand and compile some useful videos, guides, docs, and tips that I think would be helpful.

Firsts things first: welcome, stylist! It's great to have you here, and I hope that, in spite of roadblocks and pulling woes, you can enjoy the game and have a positive experience playing it (⌒▽⌒)☆ Looking forward to your creations and reactions to the story~

To begin, I'd strongly suggest joining SNOD, that is, Shining Nikki Official Discord server. There, you will find lots of stylists to chat with, a space to share your outfits, channels to help you find a guild that matches your playing style, a channel dedicated to questions, guides and strategies; also activities with in-game rewards. And lots more, so it just makes sense for you to join and make the most of our community!

If you're planning on playing casually, maybe you're just interested in the story and want to read it, collect few sets here and there, then this compilation of resources will be overkill for you, and you might prefer to skip straight to Part 2 of these Guides. But, even if you're playing casually, you will at some point or another interact with different game features and be blocked by certain requirements, so it will help if you know your way around the game.

On the other hand, if you're planning on committing to the game so you want to build your account correctly from the beginning, or aren't sure yet but would like to play it safe just in case you get hooked, then this will be helpful for you.

Tip: If you haven't started your account yet, make sure to join S3 Rosset. The third server released months after the first two, so most players who locked in are in S1 and S2. Rosset is the most f2p server, with the least p2w players- so even if you're not staying f2p, it'll be easier for you to rank higher, which is a must to save diamonds. Best server to join as a new player looks like this: Rosset > Flowerland > Cloudcrest Miscelaneous: server population and competitiveness (S1 and S2)

Useful Videos

Next, I'm going to add every video that I have personally used all those years ago, plus other guides I consider important to understand the game and play smart from the beginning. Please try to read or skim my notes first and don't just dive into the videos directly.

Simply Nightshade and LoveEffie's Beginner's Guide Playlist

✔ Great, concise introduction to many game features for you to not go in blind.

✔ While these guides will feature an old version of the game with a different UI, the mechanics for the features present there are mostly the same as they are now. This applies to most videos on this list. Some game features aren't present because they hadn't been implemented yet, but I'll try to get those covered through other videos and resources.

✔ I wanted to include this playlist because they cover little things like friend affinity points, which is one of many features that have been left forgotten for a long time now, because we old players are alredy done with them, and have been for a long while.

Vivi Gaming's guides for V0 players for the first week of the game

Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7

✔ I don't love these guides, because in retrospective I disagree with certain things, but I can't deny that when you're new and lost and there are so many things to do the first few days, something like this is very helpful.

✔ If I remember correctly, she tells you to buy the diamond stamina pack at first. While I did do that, I don't recommend it if your goal is to start saving from the get go. The schedule used to be a lot more forgiving back then, so that decision didn't affect me too badly, but It's still 300 diamonds down the drain, 60 short of 3 pulls. If you're really itching to speedrun stages and farming, you can do it, I can't stop you, but I have warned you. Maybe the first week it's alright, but it's not a good long-term deal (unless perhaps you're planning on paying for monthly cards often and don't mind it).

✔ I don't remember if she also says to buy diamond arena attempts to get the arena reflection sooner- but in case she does, also take this recommendation with a grain of salt. It will help you rank faster if you're not pulling for current UR limited events, but it's still spending diamonds in an otherwise free feature of the game. Still, if you feel like you want to, go ahead. And do use the Arena Calculator to manage your bought attempts.

✔ My intention with these videos is for you to familiarize yourself with the game and its core mechanics. The long format and repetitive nature of Vivi's videos makes for a great teaching tool regarding the names of different menus, tabs, features and other details. This will help you learn from the basics so you can work your way up to understanding other guides that can confuse you if you don't know the terms, concepts, and names of things very well. It'll also help you develop a routine for dailies: make some actions more natural for you so you don't forget about them. I suggest watching them while you play, so you can see the new locations or looks of certain features that have changed since.

Sei Nikki's guide on Styling Power and scoring

This video covers scoring for Clothing, Designer's Reflection (DR), Awakening, Passive Effects, Call of Reflection, Concepts, and Stylist Academy (This is super important to do early game, I'm begging you to not forget about it. I'll link a farming doc later)

✔ Obviously we've gotten tons more DRs by this point, so when she says "this is the strongest for x attribute" remember this was during global release. It can work as a reference for which DRs you should work on as a new player, but for current rankings refer to the DR tierlists I'll share later. There are plenty of f2p friendly DRs there, that will help you direct your resources to what works best with what you can get.

✔ She mentions that concepts that are part of a Resonance will be numbered, but there are exceptions, so watch out for Concepts that look like pairs, and check their resonance info on 'Promote Concept' in the Ark.

✔ Bond with Nikki isn't super high priority for scoring, but it blocks some rewards, like Chapter rewards in the Achievements menu.

Simply Nightshade's full Concept crashcourse

This video is a wonderful guide to understanding concepts, Concept Voyage stages, how does leveling and petaling (deepen) works, which concepts to prioritize and why, decomposing and merging.

Tip: I didn't go throught the entire video, just skimmed it to verify it was useful, but! In case it's not included: don't decompose R concepts, at least early game. Either merge them to obtain SR concepts (this is just at the very beginning when you're struggling to get new concepts), or leave them as leveling fodder. SSR and UR concepts take a lot of points to level up, so be mindful and allocate your R concepts wisely.

Benign Chaos on Stylist Academy

✔ Stylist Academy is a feature you need to do a lot of farming for, and includes Mind Maze and Challege Stage drops, which you get 10 tries per day for, so you should start farming ASAP so you can be as efficient as possible and not waste those tries. Of course, you'll struggle with stamina at the beginning, so even if there's a lot to work on, it's understandable if it takes a lot of time, be kind to yourself and do what you can when you can. The amount of things to do at the start is simply overwhelming. But don't neglect the Academy.

Tip: what she says about not being sure what the strategy is to choose what to upgrade, she must be referring this: First, upgrade everything to lvl 3 for the 7-day Tour Then, prioritize Dress > Hair > Accessory > Shoe > Sock > Coat > Full

Evie Gaming's Guides

Evie has several guide videos, but next I'll list the ones I think you would need the most.

Ultimate Battle Guide: These videos are heavy on math and calculations, but they offer great insight into how scoring works and what features affect your overall scores. The guide is incomplete, sadly, but that couple of videos are already a great boon.

Nail Salon: Both the video on how the feature works, and the one with tips.

Memory Stairway: Full Guide on the feature, with the weekly schedule, currencies, Idea lab recolors and score boost (though please don't reset your recolor levels if you don't want to spend diamonds freely, this is more for monthly cards players), how to best pick your DRs and concepts, and a couple other details. Super useful.

Memory Stairway Shop

✔ She says there's no reason to exchange the Star Wish (puzzle piece) currency for the Rewinding Hourglass one, but that's more for old players. Since you're new, you might prefer to work on old sets that you aesthetically like more, so feel free to play around with that exchange if it's what you want.

✔ Current Idea Lab cap level is 400, soon to be upped to 500.

Feel free to peruse the rest of her playlist, but there's a lot of videos that were meant to be useful before the events came out (pre-farming for example), so I didn't feel it was necessary.

Sei Nikki's other guides

✔ Diamond farming guide (doesn't include Memory Stairway)

Recommendation: Like she says, please don't spend your diamonds on the permanent pavilion sets. And as an adendum, don't spend your Fantasy tickets (InNikki equivalent is the blue crystals) on the Fantasy pavilion- focus on Gleam. You'll collect SR and SSR sets way faster, and slowly but steadily nip at the permanent URs. There's a strategy with Fantasy for endgame but until you get there, you'll see more results with Gleam.

✔ Intel Hub Tips

✔ Redundant, but in case you prefer her video about the Nail salon

✔ Styling Competition feature

Tip: These competition DRs are SUPER easy to max for their Call of Reflection, so make sure to check the DR tierlist I shared below and see which ones are worth gunning for if you're lacking a good enough UR. Remember; a good and properly leveled SSR with maxed Passives and Call of Reflection can beat a base leveled UR.

✔ General tips, tricks, recommendations, and reminders

More Videos:

Mind Maze

How to make and/or change your name card: unfocused but it does show you. This video is on a playlist of similar inquiries, such as profile pictures, use lighting, filters, backgrounds etc. I will continue linking a few more I consider important, but you can check out other things she explains in those.

"Why Can't I Decompose My Echoes?"

Hard stages for Clock Workshop and Concept Voyage (same idea applies to Neverfall Courtains and Memory Stairway): This video and This video

Reverie Moment: basics about our Instagram-ish feature

Set Breakdown videos so you can decide what limited events you'd like to save for, and see a variety of other sets.

Docs, Written guides, Tierlists, Archive of Past and Future Suits, and more

Here I'll put together guides and other resources available on Shining Nikki Official Discord (this is partly why I insist you join), that I have used myself in the past and that are incredibly useful. Lots of respect and love for the creators and contributors of these.

Remember to make copies of the docs that require it

Terminology used in the server

So that you can understand the other docs and answers you receive in the server

Farming Docs

Designer's Reflection upgrade costs (elexela)

Academy farming guide (kami.8518)

Crafting Sheet for Main story, Lifetimes and other Workshop sets

Designer's Reflection Tierlist

Go to the Doc

This doc was last updated mid 2024, next is an adendum made on SNOD

Again, for those times when you want a second opinion deciding on what to prioritize or if a DR is better than another depending on the context, don't hesitate to ask for help on discord!

Make-up Album by crystalrainchimes

✔ Awesome archive, because you can see the make-up close-ups on all skin tones.

Gallery for past and future event sets (both limited and permanent) by Rummi

Tip: make good use of this archive to create a wishlist. This way, you'll prioritze what you absolutely want to get and plan your savings accordingly.

Recently I sent this gallery to a new player, but they weren't sure how to navigate it, so I made some basic explanations that I'll share as well. Though, on this other post so as to not clog this one

✔ Just in case you miss Rummi's note on this- this gallery uses the TW/CN server rarities, which basically they go up to SSR instead of UR. Our URs are their SSRs, our SSRs are their SRs and so on and so forth.

Event Costs (from SNOD)

✔ Every pull costs 120 diamonds

Single SSR: 70-100 pulls

Double SSR: 130-180 pulls

Single UR + SSR set: 70-100 pulls for just the SSR set, 180-240 for both, up to 360 pulls for echo

Double UR: 180-200 pulls for one set, 300-350 for both, possibly more for awakening

Collaborations: Are a special type of event where SN collaborates with another brand and make in-game sets featuring said brand. Collabs cost about the same amount as regular events of the same rarity, though they don't come with reflections. Collaborations do not return.

Arena Costs Calculator

✔ Remember to make a copy to use it

Weekly Gems Calculator and Gem sources by Ruby, doc by nununana9515

✔ Remember to make a copy to use it

✔ Adendum to set completion rewards: If the UR set doesn't come with a DR, sometimes the reward will be 300 diamonds. If the SSR set doesn't come with a DR, the reward will be 75 diamonds (so half compared to one that has a DR). If the SR set doesn't come with a DR, the reward will be 25 diamonds (so half compared to one that has a DR).

Last words: join the discord!! there are many more guides, calculators and resources there. I just listed barebones here ;) Plus other wonderful stylists you can interact with and ask questions to.

[tamelee]

Hi Tamelee!

I was wondering if you could give me some tips/advice about color theory (in art/illustration specifically)?

Anyway, hope you’re doing alright! ( how’s life post uni if that’s not too intrusive?)

With luv <3

Hi @bruitdevague !!

No problem! ^^ I mean, with AI and all, things have changed a lot since my previous plans fell away. It's a bit stressful to say the least... But I don't want to stop drawing, and I really want to dive deep into storytelling (I also can't wait to share my SNS stories with all of you 💕) so, we'll see!

And yeah, sure!

Color theory is a massive subject though, is there anything in particular you want to know more about? For me personally, I think the best thing you can do is to simplify your learning process. I've ignored color theory for a long time because I found it complicated and overwhelming and always just thought I'd wing it. The main reason being that color is relative: it changes depending on the impact different interactions have with the subject: material, color temperature, transmissions, reflections, etc. And my brain can't really handle "well, it depends" when it comes to learning new things. But the result is obvious; I think some of you may be able to see at which point I finally started to learn it a bit on my own journey. ><

Of course, you’re completely free to use whichever colors you want and experiment to develop your own style regardless of theory, but understanding how colors interact is helpful, and in some cases, crucial. Some things are just more visually appealing together and more effective to suit the mood you're going for. (Look for complementary color theory, here's a helpful tool.)

I think, above anything else, the best thing you could do is start learning how to cell-shade until it becomes easier. (It's the art/shading you see in anime, webtoons, and comics.) This also helps you with forms and shapes.

Open a document, add a screenshot, and take your color picker to study the color wheel and take notes on saturation, hue changes, and light. 

I've done this many times until things just started to 'click' in a way. But take your time, it can take a while. For some this also might be overwhelming, in which case I recommend doing this while studying the theory together.

When it becomes easier and you want to take it a step further, then look at the famous ball that explains other lighting:

And honestly, also take your time with this.

Take any term, learn what it means and implement it one by one until it starts to make sense.

One thing I'd certainly learn first, or which one has been the most helpful for me is learning about color temperature. Since color is relative, shadows/highlights can become cooler or warmer (it's the shift in hues), which is a much more efficient way to look at it than determining whether something is just darker or not. When I started, I learned greyscale values at first, and although it helped me a lot regarding readability, it never taught me any of this, setting me back for a while. If you want to learn more about the theory itself, I'd recommend: "Color and Light" by James Gurney, and follow along while reading with a document to experiment. Or watch YouTube tutorials for free, but definitely scribble along while you do so! I think, even if you watch YouTube tutorials, it's important to have some kind of goal, or steps you want to take, otherwise you'll drown in all the information. So, this is what I'd recommend:

Cell shading (like in anime, webtoons or comics)

Learn about color temperature and experiment with casual scribbling.

Study the relevant terms which you see in the circle (sometimes they have slightly different names though. "occlusion shadow" can also be referred to as "ambient occlusion")

Implement them one by one into your art/illustrations if you want. Maybe just add highlights at first, then maybe consider focusing on the terminator if you're interested.

Practice a lot and whenever you find something you like, use the color picker to see what happens to the colors. You don't have to copy it, but you can copy the changes within your color wheel and see what happens!

Like I said, it's an incredibly large subject, but I hope this can at least give you some direction ^^💕

[frightt]

GOD. the makeup and accessories system in Infinity Nikki is such a breath of fresh air from Love Nikki's system

(no i have not played Shining Nikki so I'm sorry if anything i mention here already was fixed in SN).

Thoughts Below

Of course with LN being a 2d game it has its limitations (and there's stuff to be said about letting players choose what layer they want accessories to be on) so creating any sort of outfit that uses a lot of accessories is bound to have some overlap/clipping. While there is places for you to be able to dress up with the sole purpose of looking good (Competition, Starry Corridor), the player is mainly creating outfits for the sake of story progression or other scoring events (like stylist arena). And god, uhm, most people in comp just use paid/complete sets. But that's another thing and I will not rant about that one today. I'm sure every LN player has tried to just make a cute little outfit and "oh that veil would look so good but GOD the overlap. that is horrible".

They've taken so much time and put so much care into IN to make sure that the accessories DONT look bad when you wear them with other things and certain hair styles. gone are the days of your pigtails sticking out of your hat. I've probably spent at least an hour just going through the different accessories and hair combos so i can see what changes from each one.

Some favorites of mine

[Image ID: Three screenshots of the Infinity Nikki character customization showing the different placements of a small flower hairclip. The left depicts Nikki with a hairstyle that has a side ponytail, the hairclip is placed on the character's front right side. The middle depicts a hairstyle with two low pigtails, the hairclip is placed towards the front center of her head. The right depicts a bob hairstyle, the hairclip is placed on the back left side of the head. END ID]

Also to note is that this hairclip gives some of the pony/pigtails little bows (visible in the middle screenshot)

And a hat one too

[Image ID: Two screenshots from the Infinity Nikki character customization. The bottom shows Nikki with the low pigtails style. The top shows her wearing a hat, no pigtails visible. The hairstyle item used in both images is the same. END ID]

Its just so good!!!! the attention to detail!!!!!!

AND GOD DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE MAKEUP. Firstly the ability to pick and choose different mascara, eye colors, eyeshadow/blush, lipstick, and eyebrows!!!!! LN's makeup system was HORRIBLE. Another, kind of, issue of the 2d design, although I'm SURE they could have done better. For those who have not played LN, the makeup was all one item and had the foundation/skin color built into it, thus applying a makeup would use the foundation color for your face. Setting a light skin color and a dark makeup is. not good. and even then LN does not have very diverse makeups (at least not ones easily accessible to players). They have a 'diverse' range of skin tones you can collect for free (which they only put in like 3 ish years ago? maybe?) but most of them are shades of grey for some reason. I've never seen anyone in Comp or SC take advantage of this, but during the main story or other scored events it can be. annoying. when Momo is unintentionally telling you to do blackface because you need a good lively score.

IN does not do this to you. thankfully. They give you 3 skin tones off the bat. technically 4 if you include the skin tone if you don't select any, which is just slightly darker than the White skin tone. And as far as I can tell there is no way to set your face to a different shade than your body. The "base makeup" item is essentially eyeshadow and blush. Makeup seems to be just a fun little thing you can do, since it's not connected to the completion of any sets or have any stats attributed to it. (The skin colors also do not have any stats, which is good). (There is makeup that go with certain sets, but they are not required)

Other little things I really appreciate is a rework of the tagging system. So glad that some of those tags are gone, and it makes sense that they would slim it down a bit. I do understand why they also reworked the stats system, but I do also miss it. <- That all being said, I have not gotten to any stylist battles yet so I do not know exactly how the tags or stats impact the gameplay

That is all for now! If I said something that seems incorrect please let me know :)

[kibbekpopcompendium]

Typing Visuals thru the years!

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Eugene (s.e.s)

kibbe type: soft natural

essence: ingenue - romantic - classic

notes: Eugene is a great example of an SN who looks delicate and romantic-ish at first glance, but her frame can carry slightly chunkier, stronger materials.

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Hyori (fin.k.l)

kibbe type: dramatic classic

essence: natural - classic

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YoonA (snsd)

kibbe type: soft dramatic

essence: ethereal - ingenue - classic

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Suzy (miss a)

kibbe type: flamboyant natural

essence: ingenue - classic - romantic

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Tzuyu (twice)

kibbe type: soft dramatic

essence: ingenue - classic

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Yiren (everglow)

kibbe type: flamboyant gamine

essence: ethereal - gamine - ingenue

notes: Yiren is among the best-dressed FGs for her recs. she has a lot of cool, elegant looks for any FGs who may be looking for inspiration.

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Wonyoung (ive)

kibbe type: dramatic

essence: ingenue - romantic

notes: Wonyoung is a curious case. technically she has the linear, angular look of a dramatic, but I find that pure dramatic recs (ie sleek hair, long straight shaped garments) don't do her justice. she needs softness, curved shapes, and yin-ness. I'm not sure if she's a Soft Dramatic, but I think her best looks straddle the line of D-SD.

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Yoomin (nrg)

kibbe type: romantic

essence: ingenue

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Jaejoong (former tvxq,jyj)

kibbe type: theatrical romantic

essence: ethereal - ingenue - romantic

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Minho (shinee)

kibbe type: soft dramatic

essence: classic - romantic

notes: Minho is another great source of SD-men friendly looks. he's frequently styled in a way that emphasizes in the elongation, romanticism and extravagance of his type and essence.

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Taeyong (nct)

kibbe type: flamboyant gamine

essence: gamine - ethereal - dramatic

notes: Taeyong is good at dressing for his lines as well. his aesthetic/essence ties in closely with the mismatched, quirky pieces that are often recommended for FGs. fun note: a lot of FGs (TY, Jennie is another one) have soft/doll like faces contrasted to sharp, angular bodies.

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Eunwoo (astro)

kibbe type: soft dramatic

essence: classic - romantic

notes: Eunwoo shows a less flamboyant, more classical, Hollywood-style male version of SD looks. long, wavier hair (a touch of glamour) is great for this type, as you can see in bottom-right.

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Lee Know (stray kids)

kibbe type: theatrical romantic

essence: gamine - ingenue

notes: I find Minho is the only real Jaejoong lookalike of current idols. not surprising they share the same type, albeit with very different styles. he's good at showing the masculine and softer/feminine sides of TR male recs.

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~~any visuals I DID NOT do are either: A)already analyzed, or B)will probably be analyzed in the future~~

[mio-nika]

We are here:

In my dream I listened to a Knifepoint Horror episode which doesn't exist.

It was called Heather and inspired by early 2012 bad horror video games, at least this is what was written in the author's note. If you were there you know what I'm talking about. I mean something like Slenderman Eight pages and its copycats.

Anyway. It was a catholic horror. Priests, demons, vampires and all that. The main character is a student (?) who are learning to be a priest. My knowledge about both English and catholicism is failing me, but you probably know what I mean by that. He has some deep Catholic Guilt because he's gay. I'm pretty sure it was important for the story, but I don't remember why.

He was sent to this remote house to check on Heather, who's a nun and lives alone. She stopped answering her phone. So out brave boy goes to her house to learn what she's not only super dead but aldo the house is infested by vampires.

And this is the kick. I don't know how to explain it, but the entire story had a vibe of either early b&w horror films. Of something like Exorcist. As I said, catholic horror. So I was expecting vampires to be in the same style. Like Nosferatu. The creatures of old. But they WEREN'T. They were creatures of the void.

Imagine the void. Zero of existence, abyss of nothingness. Imagine a vampire made from it. And I perfectly remember my reaction to it. I thought. First. Expected from SN's story. Second. What an interesting take on vampires.

Dats all. I remember the additional bits and pieces, but the concept of this slowly growing nothingness was horrifying. For me it was the scariest part of the story.

[arsene-fixates]

looking back at SN content for reasons and like . uogh. i love you seekers notes art style i need to find someone who can replicate it

this is the intro from when they changed up the intro of the game and they made it into a little visual novel thing! (but they went back to the original now)

informant's in the forth parter of that visual novel and hes SOOOOO CUTE HE HAS LIKE LITTLE HUMS AND "aha!" ITS SO RHUAGGUGYQWGHG i posted about them berfore hessooooooaueggurgehgrb BLOWS UP!

[niniiko]

My solar return chart of 2023 and how it went

Moon in gemini 1st house: 2023 was a year were I was very emotional, I had a lot of emotional up and downs, a total rollercoaster, since it was in gemini, I really reflected a lot on my emotions a lot and maybe even detached myself from them, but most of the time I was just very accepting of them and I let them flow. Since gemini is a mutable sign, I tried new makeup styles, new clothes styles, tried new hairstyles and got a failed haircut lmao.

Mars in cancer 2nd house: my self esteem was flunctuating a lot throughout the whole year, I gotta say that at the beginning of the year it was pretty stable, in the middle of the year was pretty bad and I regained back my confidence in October, I also started trying to find jobs but none called me back🥹Finances were also not stable at all.

Lilith in leo 3rd house: i was very active on social media this year which maybe without me knowing attracted some level of jealousy? I got into some arguments with friends online but we resolved it by talking it out. I also wanted attention on social media and followers and likes were kind of important for me, just because of comparison tbh, but we are good now, numbers mean nothing.

Vertex & SN in scorpio 6th house: My daily routine changed a lot in 2023, I began to add things into my daily routine that could help me have a more stable start of the morning, they will definetly will be kept doing in 2024, in terms of jobs, I didn't work throughout the year but I did try to find some.

Pluto in capricorn 8th house: I started to feel comfortable with my emotions and I also started to write a lot more, journaling more, I learned a lot about psychology, followed people who added value into my healing journey and people who talked about the stuff i was learning about.

Neptune & saturn in pisces 10th house: I feel like these placements were the ones at fault for me not getting any job in 2023 despite me trying to work 🥹😭Saturn when I catch you Saturn...Saturn when I catch you Saturn....I also wanted to work at jobs which I could've regretted working at if I actually got them thanks to neptune...lol. The thing I wanted was maybe not good for me and neptune just blurred a lot of my decisions when it came to work terms.

Sun, chiron, jupiter & mercury in Aries 11th house: like I said before, a very active year for me in social media, I posted a lot on my ig but at the same time a year were I compared myself to people online. I also spent more time with my friends and went out more, tried new things that I'd never did in my life, learned new things, my dreams and optimism this year were big. 2023 might have been the year where I went out the most with my friends. I also got to try new foods all very yum! I started to take morning walks with my friend every Monday and Friday at almost the end of the year and I gave her a lot of advice on how to stop procrastinating and actually committing to the stuff you put your mind into. I also have to say that I kind of stopped talking with some friends which I used to talk to and call with almost every day which made me think of cutting them off, I didn't let my impulses take over because I know I would've regretted it, I also cut contact with an ex friend of mine of 2021 due to disagreements of the genocide going in Palestine, funny because the original ruler of the 11th house is aquarius and aquarius is all about humanitarian causes so it all makes sense now.

Uranus, venus & NN in taurus 12th house: a very stable year mentally for me but due to uranus also being there it kinda shook it so thats why there were some ups and downs but I always got better. My dreams were also very weird and very vivid, almost prophetic too, I had a lot of prophetic dreams in 2023, I remember a dream I had back in February were I saw some snow on the mountains and 3 or 4 days later it snowed after like 5 years without snow!!! I also began to write them down too, wether in the notes app or on paper, it really helped a lot.

[books-and-ivy]

Capping off our main cast is the Society’s director himself, Mr. Quincy Harker!

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Design Notes for Quincy:

- Credit to Harker’s final design goes to the lovely @translucent_ego

- Harker is rather tall for his time, standing at 5’11” (180cm). He is quite strong and has a large, looming presence when he enters a room.

- True to his namesake, Quincy has an admiration for American Cowboys that is reflected in his design. Being raised on the stories of his parents and their misadventures left him with an enormous respect for both them and their work.

- Quincy is a member of the Catholic Church. His belt features the Omega symbol (‘the end of things’) and he can also be seen wearing his rosary.

- Quincy’s promotion to director marked the beginning of a new generation of monster hunters following the retirement of his parents and the other founding members. Quincy does not take this task lightly and can often be seen toiling at his desk late into the night.

- Harker’s gorget (neck armor) is specially designed to cover his entire neck and jugular area. (The engraved crosses are also designed to resemble fangs). This is a special piece of armor that is worn by all of the leading figures of the Society.

- While he may not be on the field as often as he would like after his promotion to director, Harker’s armor is a special form of brigandine (metal plating covered in leather/fabric) that is designed for close, melee-style combat with SNs.

- Harker’s primary weapons are his kukri and Bowie knife (the same weapons used to slay Dracula), followed by his revolver for long-distance attacks.

[thekendallkathryn]

Yooo - found you through a reblog of your Lee Know art - it’s so so so SO good! The style!!! The monochrome!!! Ahhh YOU’RE SO TALENTED and I can see the passion and years of hard work :)

And then YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY?! Damn!

It’s nice to see another artist AND photographer on here who doesn’t just stick to one thing tbh :) takes the pressure off that I’ve been feeling to only post a singular type of content.

Anyways, love!!! Can’t wait to see more :)

- SnS/Caylen

Yoooooo hi Caylen!! I'm so happy and relieved to see so many people appreciating my style 😭😭 there's many days where I finish a piece that I'd gotten so absorbed in happily shredding up with random scratches and splotches and then I step back and wonder like.... is this going to give people a headache? ....will they even be able to tell what it is? 😓 But peoples' lovely words have been really lifting me up today and I think I'm going to feel more empowered to absolutely ravage my paintings and never hold back!!

Aaannnnndd photography haha! 😅 I'm so grateful you took a little peak at it, it seems like no one ever sees my other work (beyond digital fanart) on this site. And I actually do fan photography too, little does anyone probably know 😢 But yes I am a jack of all trades as they would call it. You name the art medium, it's probably somewhere deep in this blog. Acrylic, digital, watercolor, photography, gouache, sculpture, heck paper mache! I couldn't pick a forte if you threatened me, so I'm glad there's someone out there who appreciates the varying spatter!

Please, I hope you never feel the pressure to stay confined to a single corner of your big beautiful art realm! As much as I adore your drawings 🥰🥰 I'm sure everyone would love to see your other passions! And while it's true that most of my photography and acrylic paintings get maybe 1, 2 notes at most, I still post them and write a whole gushing backstory and lovingly make process vids that absolutely no one will watch because I love this blog like a diary more than a newsletter. I started it when I was 12 and one of my favorite things is looking back through it and seeing the ways my art, personality, and of course fandoms have grown and changed as I've become myself and played with my art style. Do it! I promise it will make someone happy, even if that's just me and you 🤗🤗

💜Ryn

[dangermousie]

I think it puts us on notice what kind of narrative it will be that when we first meet our FL as a child, she's being dragged as tribute to Yuan.

It is so interesting watching this in retrospect because while I obviously can't know for sure, everything at the start was setting up SungNyang and Wang Yu as THE otp. I mean, they may not have ever gotten a happy ending, it wasn't this type of drama, but there were definitely being set as true loves. They have the first meeting (Ta Hwan doesn't even show up in ep 1 except in the framing coronation scene):

He tries to stand up for her without knowing who she even is:

I mean, he even tries to help them escape:

But of course it all goes bad and her mother dies and she almost does too.

Side note: he's a bad guy but that styling makes me weak:

Anyway, to get back to Wang Yu and SungNyang (side note - Empress Ki is so well done that even though I ultimately ended up on Ta Hwan x Sung Nyang ship, I totally got those who were rabid for SN x WY. And honestly, Wang Yu is by far the best person of the main three, it's not even a competition. His greatest tragedy is that he's smart, he's tough, he's righteous - and it is still not enough, never enough. Not to win. And I am not talking about love, I am talking in general.)

It's an interesting parallel between him and Ta Hwan who, in ep 2, we find out is Yuan heir sent to Koryo to die just as the Koryo heir is sent to Yuan to die.

And then timeskip...

Ha Ji Won is queen of everything btw. I miss when we had roles like this. Here she is passing as a man, leader of an armed group, deadly archer. God. I love her.

Wang Yu and Sung Nyang's meetings in ep 1 all scream "kdrama OTP OTP OTP!" It's fascinating. Live shooting has pluses and minuses, but one of the pluses is that they can alter things if they see the story would be better in a different direction due to actor interactions. This isn't as stark a case as the legendary case in Queen Seon Duk (Bidam, Bidam, Bidam, BIDAAAAAAAM!!!!) but it's up there.

Heh...

This was epic!

This was gorgeous. Honestly, they had great chemistry and dynamics. If it wasn't for Ji Chang Wook being such a consummate scene stealer with a character basically written to cater precisely to me, I'd have been on this ship forever and ever.

Mmmmmmm

God

I love them so much!!!!

Man nobody does a tough BAMF the way Ha Ji Won does.

Next episode: Mousie's unhinged favorite, the powerless Yuan heir Togon/Ta Hwan arrives or a threesome would have solved everyone's problems.

PS Seriously, he'd be the antagonist or at the very least an evilish sml in any other drama. GOD. I love love love Empress Ki.