#also forgot my marker tag here

[kiwimeephu]

some doodles... as you can see my style has undergone a Small Change heheh... (i will post some more later :D) (some rambling in tags about activity too OOPS)

[old-women-can-peg-me]

When You’re Good To Mama

Lilia Calderu X Reader

Tags: teacher-student relationship, fingering, oral, alternate universe, degradation, multiple orgasms

Summery:

You had to physically stop yourself from tracing the outline of her body with your eyes. You knew most people just found her old and weird, one of your friends even calling her ‘kooky’, but something about the older woman was so enticing you just wanted nothing more than to get on your knees for her and push her dress up and you coul-

“Can I ask why you swapped the performance for lights?” She asked, her gaze lingering on you for a moment longer than necessary and knocking you out of your thoughts.

A/N:

Ok so this is based on a dream I had - we all know Patti LuPone is obvi amazing at theatre and so what if she was a teacher at a performing arts uni and one of the students is also the lighting tech and madly in love with professor Lilia Calderu.

Also not beta read, deal with my dyslexia.

Link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61456789

“So you’ve been up in this box all day?” Lilia asked, taking a seat next to you.

Today was an end of semester performance that everyone in the degree had to participate in but you had swapped out the performance aspect for lighting studies and now it was the hottest day of the year and you were stuck in the lighting box with the spotlight on at full force making the space at least ten times hotter.

“They let me out of the cage for food sometimes,” you laughed, keeping an eye on the stage.

Professor Calderu was the head of your degree and she would be one of the markers of tonight’s performance. You knew she was chatting with you so she could see how much work you had done to prepare for the show and that it wasn’t a casual visit, as much as you wished it was. She looked good, she always did, but because of the heat today she was in a sleeveless dress that came to a stop right on her knees, the style was perfect on her and everything the professor wore, she wore with confidence. You had to physically stop yourself from tracing the outline of her body with your eyes. You knew most people just found her old and weird, one of your friends even calling her ‘kooky’, but something about the older woman was so enticing you just wanted nothing more than to get on your knees for her and push her dress up and you coul-

“Can I ask why you swapped the performance for lights?” She asked, her gaze lingering on you for a moment longer than necessary and knocking you out of your thoughts.

“Oh, drama, lots of it, working on the stage with people who go around talking bad about others is very difficult for me,” you told her and she gave a thoughtful hum of acceptance.

You watched the stage and saw the rest of your classmates begin setting up for the next scene and you jumped up, getting the lights ready and making sure everyone was lit as they should be. You were so focused on the stage and getting your cues right you completely forgot that Professor Calderu was sitting there watching you.

Lilia watched the way you worked, completely engaged with the way you moved around the lighting board. Her eyes were drawn particularly to your hands, the way you pulled up the switches to bring in the lights, your finger curling around the sliders. Lilia always loved the rings you wore, you were one of the few people that wore as many, if not more, rings as her. Part of her wondered what your fingers would feel like sliding up her body or pulling at her hair. Lilia shook herself from her thoughts, paying attention to the way you focused on the stage. She smiled to herself when you began to hum the song the performers were singing on stage. Once the scene was over you sat back down and Lilia waited for you to acknowledge her again.

When you turned to look at the lighting patch sheet you saw Professor Calderu out of the corner of your eye, her presence almost making you jump.

“I’m so sorry,” you said, holding your hand over your chest, “I completely forgot you were here,”

You didn’t miss the way her gaze followed your hand as it rested on your chest, watching with rapt attention the way it rose and fell. You were thankful you went with the tight and low cut tank top that hugged you in all the right places.

“That’s okay, I’m glad to see you’re interested in what you’re doing,” she hummed, moving to stand.

You watched as she made her way towards the door that stood in the corner of the room, getting ready to disappear back into her office for the day. You weren’t sure what provoked you to talk but suddenly you were and the words weren’t stopping.

“We all usually go out after the show to the pub down the road, did you want to join us?” You asked and almost immediately regretted it.

Lilia looked back at you as if she was considering the offer before she gave you a small hum that didn’t answer your question. Before you could ask for clarification she had already disappeared behind the door.

____

“Hey, y/n, are you coming to the pub?” One of your friends called out.

“Fuck yes!” You yelled out, following your friend out the door of the theatre.

You had been at the pub for around an hour, laughing and talking with your friends. You were at least five drinks deep and your cheeks had a semi-permanent red tint to them. You were having a very heated conversation with your friend about how many people constituted an orgy, a topic which came up every end of semester show, when they suddenly surged forward and pressed a kiss against your lips. You pulled away just as fast and saw the deep blush on your friend's face.

“I-I’m sorry, I don’t like you like that,” you said, standing up from the table.

You didn’t want to deal with whatever they were feeling, you didn’t feel the same and she was drunk. You found a quiet booth and slid into the seat, your drink still cold in your hand. You took a sip and felt a ringed hand rest on your shoulder.

“Y/n,” Lilia said, her hand squeezing your shoulder a little, “are you okay?” She asked, taking a seat next to you.

You looked at your teacher with wide eyes, did she see the whole interaction?

“Professor Calderu,” you said, placing your drink down, “you came,”

“Of course,” she said, placing her own drink on the table, “and we’re having a drink, you can call me Lilia,” she laughed.

You smiled and took another sip, hoping that she thought your blush was from the alcohol and not from how close she was. Her thigh was pressing against yours and you were silently thankful for wearing a skirt that barely covered your ass.

“It seems I missed a very interesting conversation,” she said, giving a small nudge with her elbow.

You looked at her confused and opened your mouth to clarify before she spoke again.

“About how many people make up an orgy,” she laughed.

Your face went bright red and you began to sputter out an explanation.

“Relax, baby,” she said, her hand resting on your thigh as she took another sip of her drink.

Your thigh tensed under her touch and you prayed she didn’t notice. She did, a smile playing on her lips as she put her drink back onto the table. You bit your lip nervously as her hand slowly inched further up your thigh, you wanted her to go all the way up and feel the growing wetness in your underwear but the rational part of your brain knew that she wouldn’t. That being said, she was getting awfully close.

“You know,” Lilia said, her finger now stroking the inside of your thigh, “from personal experience, I think five or more is an orgy,”

Your eyes went wide at her words and you choked on your drink, some of the sticky liquid dripping down your chin.

“P-personal experience?” You said, looking at her and trying to wipe up the alcohol from your chin.

The older woman hummed in confirmation and the hand that wasn’t resting on your thigh reached up, a finger sliding up through your cleavage and up your chest, collecting a drop of liquid that had slid down. You watched with wide eyes as Lilia brought her finger to her lips and sucked the digit clean.

“Mhm, Midori lemonade?” She hummed, guessing your drink.

All you could do was nod, your pupils dilated and eyes wide. She had to be flirting with you…right? The hand on your thigh inched that little bit closer to the band of your underwear and you made up your mind, you were going to make the final move. Your eyes flicked to her lips for a second before you pushed yourself forward and pressed your lips against hers. The hand that wasn’t on your thigh reached up and cupped your cheek as she returned the kiss. Your tongue slid against her bottom lip, asking for entrance to deepen the kiss but she pulled away. You pouted for a moment but her hand still stroked your cheek and you leaned into the touch.

“You’re drunk,” she said, “we shouldn’t,”

“Lilia,” you breathed, your own hand reaching for the one that sat on your thigh, “I’d do this sober, and I need you,” you pressed her hand against your centre, letting her feel the wetness that had gathered.

The older woman let out a light groan before she pressed her lips back against yours. She pressed her fingers against your covered centre and you gasped into her mouth. Lilia took the opportunity to deepen the kiss, her tongue sliding into your mouth and you moaned against her.

“I know the back exit,” you said against her lips.

“And why is that?” She laughed, pulling away slightly, “gone home with another teacher?”

You looked at her sheepishly and her mouth fell open for a second. You gave her a wink and looked around, no one seemed to be looking in your direction so you gave Lilia a little push. She laughed a little but did the same look around, making sure no one had their eyes on the two of you. When she was certain she grabbed your wrist and pulled you forward. She let you lead the way towards the back exit and then you let her lead you towards her car. Before you could open the passenger side door Lilia was on you again, her lips slotting against yours. You groaned against her and your hands cupped her face, pulling her as close to you as possible. The warm summer air felt sticky and humid and Lilia’s hair had gone frizzy from the heat. She pulled the door open behind you and let you slide into her car. The drive to her house was mostly silent, the only sound being Lilia’s soft humming along to the music.

“So which professor was it?” Lilia suddenly asked, her hand gripping almost possessively at your thigh.

“H-Harkness,” you said, your breathing picking up slightly, “and Vidal my first semester,”

Lilia let out a low and almost dangerous chuckle at your words, her hand gripping tighter around your thigh.

“Mhm, Rio is certainly a good screw,” she laughed.

You stared at her eyes wide, did she just insinuate that her and Professor Vidal had…fucked? Lilia glanced over at you and laughed at your reaction, her thumb stroking softly against your inner thigh.

“Don’t worry, by the time I’m done, you won’t be going home with any other professors,”

Lilia was laughing to herself as she pulled the car into park and you had to focus on your breathing as she got out of the car.

“Come on baby,” Lilia said, opening your door, “unless you don’t want to,”

Your eyes went wide again and you pushed your lips back against hers, you wanted to, you wanted her. Lilia smiled against you and wrapped her arms around your hips, pulling you from the car and holding you against her waist. You squeaked against her lips and wrapped your legs around her as she carried you towards her door. You moved your lips further down, sucking small love bites into the slightly wrinkled skin of her neck. Lilia groaned and you felt the sound in her throat. You didn’t even realise that you were inside until you felt your back press against the door. You moaned against her and she began to press her own kisses down your neck.

“Lilia, please,” you whimpered and felt her growl against you, “I need you,”

You had no idea she was strong enough to lift you, let alone carry you to her bedroom. The fact that you could feel her biceps against your body was driving you wild and the way she practically threw you onto her bed made you whimper. You looked up at her with wide eyes and bit your lip, Rio and Agatha had been instantly in control, but Lilia, it was like she was fighting with herself about what to do. You wrapped your arms around your waist and locked eyes with Lilia as you pulled your shirt over your head. Lilia’s eyes dropped to your chest and her tongue dipped out to wet her lips. You smiled at her and pushed your chest out, placing your hands on the bed behind you, you bit your lip and took a deep breath, letting your chest rise. You smiled as Lilia’s eyes watched the movement.

“You know, Agatha and Rio already had me at least twice by now,” you teased, making sure your legs were spread and that your skirt had ridden up enough that she could see your underwear.

Lilia growled and lunged forward, her hand wrapping around your throat.

“You don’t want to tease mama, baby,” she growled against your ear.

“Then take me,” you said, “mama,” you added.

You saw Lilia’s eyes darken and the hand that wasn’t around your throat began to slide down your body. She pressed open-mouthed kisses against your skin, her hand sliding under your skirt and down your underwear. You moaned as her fingers slid through your wetness, two fingers easily sliding inside. You gasped at the sudden intrusion, your body easily letting her in as you pushed yourself down onto her hand.

“You looked all sweet and innocent up in your lighting box today,” Lilia growled, her hand pressing tightly around the sides of your throat, “but you’re really just a nasty little slut for any teacher who comes your way,”

You moaned at her words, nodding your head and she laughed as she curled her fingers.

“A dirty little whore who just wants mama to fuck her dumb,”

You cried out at her words, nodding your head as fast as you could. Lilia chuckled and began to kiss at your neck and chest again, her fingers sliding in and out of you at a fast pace. You were rolling your hips against her hand and Lilia was biting down on your skin, every sensation driving you wild and pushing you closer and closer to the edge.

“Mama,” you cried out, your whole body shaking, “I-I’m gonna-fuck,”

Lilia’s thumb reached up and pressed against your clit, your whole body shaking as you felt your orgasm crashing over you. You cried out Lilia’s name as you came, her fingers continuing to curl within you.

“That’s a good girl, you take my fingers so well,” Lilia cooed, her thumb still rubbing at your clit.

You could feel a second orgasm begin to build and you threw your head back, tears pricking at your eyes at the stimulation. Lilia continued to whisper praise against your skin as she continued to pump her fingers into you.

“You can do it baby,” she cooed, her thumb pressing against your clit again, “one more for me,”

“I can take more than that,” you breathed, your hips rutting against her hand, “but I want to fuck you next,”

Lilia laughed and continued to push and curl her fingers inside you. You felt the coil snap again and you screamed out. Lilia swallowed your cries and whimpers with her mouth, her tongue basically down your throat as you felt your body begin to go slightly limp. Your breathing slowly returned to normal and Lilia slid her fingers from you.

“Better than the other two?” Lilia asked, taking her fingers in her mouth and sucking them clean.

You laughed and sat up on the bed, pulling her towards you so you could press a kiss to her lips. You pulled her down so she was sitting on the bed and you dropped to your knees in front of her. Lilia bit her lip as she watched you, letting you spread her legs and push her dress up her thighs. You could barely hide your excitement at the possibility of going down on Lilia and the older woman smiled at you, her hand brushing over your cheek.

“You look so pretty on your knees for me, baby,” Lilia said, bending down and placing a kiss against your lips.

You smiled at her and gave her a wink before you pulled her underwear down her legs. You looked up at her through your eyelashes before you licked a long stripe up her centre. Lilia let out a low groan and you smiled against her as you licked again. You took her clit into your mouth and you sucked on the bud, delighting in the moan Lilia let out. You easily slid two fingers into her and curled and Lilia’s hands grabbed your head and held you closer to her. Your other hand grabbed her thigh and lifted it over your shoulder so you could have better access and you continued to pump and curl your fingers while licking and sucking at her clit.

“Fuck, just like that baby,” Lilia moaned, her hips pushing against your face.

You moaned against her and the vibrations had her thighs squeezing around you.

“I can take more than that baby,” she gasped and you slid in a third finger.

You smiled at the moan she let out and continued to curl and scissor your fingers inside of her. You felt Lilia’s heel dig into your back as her thighs tightened around your head. She cried out and you felt her walls contract around your fingers and you knew she was close. You gave one last suck to her clit and Lilia cried out again, the taste of her filling your mouth. You eagerly lapped up all of her, cleaning her up with little kitten licks that made her moan again. You slid your fingers out of her and brought them to your mouth, moaning at the taste of her as you sucked the digits clean. You smiled up at Lilia and watched as she tried to catch her breath.

“Fucking hell, y/n,” Lilia sighed, leaning back on her elbows.

You took the opportunity to climb up and straddle her hips and Lilia gave you a soft kiss. You immediately began to deepen the kiss and the two of you knew that you had a long night ahead of you.

[hansooyung]

hansooyung's coloring tutorial & ctiys: alma time! 🍒

hello everyone! though i've been meaning to for a while, i've finally gotten around to making my first manga coloring tutorial! i'll be going over cleaning panels and screentones, choosing base colors, and finally shading and lighting.

this will also be a color this in your style challenge, so if you're willing, feel free to post your colored panel and tag me in it!! i'd love to see all the results :)

find details under the cut! 🦋

DISCLAIMERS:

this is just how i personally color! i know for a fact that some of my other friends follow other methods and have such beautiful colorings <33

for colors specifically, i play around a LOT. if you don't like your color scheme for the time being, mess around with it! i don't use psds since i like to mess around by hand with color palettes, but maybe i'll look into it for the future.

i explain a lot just bear with me gang 🙏

TECHNICAL STUFF:

software: ibis paint x (on iphone). i use ibis since it is FREE for all phones and it worked on my chromebook as well.

while this tutorial is made for ibis paint x, everything works on other softwares except the brushes, which i've provided alternatives for below.

brushes: i will be using dip pen (hard) which is automatically included with ibis, and two other brushes i made myself which you can find here and here. for more brushes, @/bkdkdh was incredibly helpful and posted her awesome set here!

for other softwares, you can use similar brushes. dip pen (hard) can just be the default brush, while wet edges is just the default brush on lowered opacity (and more of a rectangle/marker shape?). watercolor pencil is a watercolor brush in the rectangle/marker shape as well. if you can't get the shape, you can always smudge your lines into shape as well, so don't fret too much! a bunch of people only use one brush for coloring everything (which is insane to me, personally, they are so talented!)

fun fact: the first brush listed that i made was originally called "aki tao watercolor smooth" 👍

ok here we go guys!!

STEP ONE: CLEANING THE PANEL

i think of this part as setting up the panel for coloring! usually it's pretty exhausting cuz it's all b&w but it's all worth it i swear. the panel i'll be coloring is this beautiful one of alma from chapter 2:

imgur link here (x)

a lot of people redraw their lines to avoid screentones, which is extremely helpful. however, i work on a phone and my fingers are not steady even with the stabilizer turned all the way up T~T. i do it this way, but a different (possibly easier) way may work for you!!!

your first step will be to remove all the white, giving us a transparent background to work with. THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON WHY I USE IBIS PAINT X.

when you upload the image to ibis, a popup comes asking if you would like to "extract line drawing". this creates a lineart of your image. click yes, and your work is like 90% done.

if you're not on ibis, you can redraw your panel, put lineart layer on screen, etc. or you can just extract line drawing from ibis and upload to software of your choice

for those of you not on ibis, i've included the line drawing here (x) if it looks black, don't worry and set your background to white.

omg i was not kidding when i said i explained a lot. ok now onto the three main steps of cleaning the panel:

cleaning background

removing screentones

repainting black lines

for cleaning the background, we're going to clear off all the extraneous stuff. this includes the text in the speech bubble, the gradient screentones behind alma, and the panel line on the left side. just use your eraser tool and go crazy! (i forgot to save the panel at this point of the coloring OTL)

for removing screentones, we're going to remove all those "dots" that mangakas use for shading. these are used to show value for b&w art, but since we're coloring we don't need them—a lot of people have really cool ways of incorporating screentones in their colorings though, and it looks amazing! i used it on nana's hand in my bnha coloring.

remove the screentones from alma's hair and jacket with your eraser tool. this will take time, but it's worth it in the end!

for portions with a bunch of lines, you can create A NEW LAYER and redraw some of the lines. that way, you can erase indiscriminately from the original layer but the lines you drew are still there. again, like i said, my hand is really shaky so i don't do it a lot, but it's extremely helpful for smaller parts where i have control! i used this on alma's jacket, and here's a screenshot of the process:

(i made his jacket purple so i could distinguish between layers easily).

it should look like this when you're done:

for the final step of cleaning, i like to erase all the things colored black (the collar and strings of the jacket, along with the back part of his hair). that way, i can color them in with dark colors and it adds to the whole look of the coloring.

i've circled the parts i'm going to erase below:

and it should look like this when you're done!

ok everyone cheer we're ready to color now!!!!

STEP TWO: BASE COLORS

CROWD CHEERS ok lets go!

this part is the most important to me, because it sets the tone for the whole coloring. i like to use three-four main colors in my colorings, and it's usually background, skintone, hair, and the secret fourth color. the secret fourth color is usually whatever color fits the character's vibe, or if the character's color is the bg, it'll be an accent color.

for example, with my nagi coloring, i used white for the hair, i had my skintone, i had blue as the main coloring vibe (as nagi's color), and black as the accent color.

for alma, i chose his main color to be red! it's the color of his hair and his jacket, so i wanted it to be vibrant and stand out. since blue contrasts red, i went for a greyish-blue shade for the background. (i went for grey rather than solely blue because then it would clash rather than complement).

disclaimer please please please take your device off night mode warm mode f.lux whatever you have. this has screwed me over more times than you may think :(

i like to make my vibrant colors closer to the right end of the color square. for alma's hair, i chose this color:

i dragged it down from the corner a bit but kept the saturation since his hair is kind of dark. we can use vibrant colors to shade it though, so don't worry!

here's his hair and the background together:

now from here, play around with skintones until you find one that matches the hair!

i usually drag around the wheel to the orange-red intersection, and have it on the lighter, more saturated side. here's the color i chose for alma's skintone.

i thought his original skintone looked a bit too orange, so i pulled the saturation back a little bit (moved closer to the left side of the square).

after that, color in his jacket with a bit darker red than hair, choose a gold color for the accents on his jacket, and color in the black parts with a grey-ish color (we will change that later).

here's the base colors!

if it looks a bit bright, don't worry! we can change that with shading. or you might just have to. accept the light.

STEP THREE: SHADING AND LIGHTING

wooo we made it!!!!!!! ok now i lied, we have a bit more of base colors to go. on a layer above the skin, color in your teeth and tongue. for pieces that have a more red feel (like this one), i like to make the teeth and the shading a more vibrant blue color. (for blue pieces, i make it a purple!).

IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL SHADING AND ALL COLORS SHOULD BE DONE ON NEW, CLIPPED LAYER.

i'll then go in and do some light shading with my wet edges brush. i'll use a darker color for hard shadows and then a lighter, more vibrant color to accentuate it.

next up we have blush! a lot of people do this in very different ways but i like to do it directly under the eyes, in a vibrant red shade. make a new layer above the skin and clip it on. color pick alma's hair and drag it to the most saturated shade (red corner). then using the watercolor pencil brush, lower the opacity of the brush and drag a line under the eyes on both sides.

make sure to erase the portion of blush that goes above the eyeline. i also added some lips for alma as you can see, and then added a red line under the eyes! this was back to the regular dip pen (hard) brush on 100% opacity. it may take a few tries to get your blush to the way you want it, so don't worry too much.

now we can start our actual shading!

i break this part up into three steps: skin shading, blue shading, and light shading (highlights?)

for all of them, think about where the light is falling and how it will look on alma.

quick interlude about brushes: i use the watercolor pencil brush for softer, bouncy looks (like blush and noses) and i use the wet edges brush for more hard lines in shading.

again, make a new layer above the skin and clip it on. (i like to have it below the blush, so it doesn't cover it). for skin shading, i take the vibrant red and lower the opacity of the wet edges brush by a significant amount (specifics don't really matter, as long as you're happy with it). i'll trace his neck, from the shadow of his face, shadows of his hair falling on his face, ears, and nose. (for the nose i used the watercolor pencil brush for a softer look).

this is what i have once i'm done!

next we have skin shading part two, where we basically make a new layer on top of our first shading, lower the opacity further, and trace outside whatever we just did to blend it in more.

i used the watercolor pencil brush since it's more softer shading meant for blending! i also added it around the eyebrows for depth.

next up we have our blue shading! this is a technique that i learned from @/bkdkdh's colorings, but adding blue as a shadow really adds to the whole coloring. using the watercolor pencil brush, select a light-ish blue shade (a bit more saturated than background color) and use it to shadow a few more areas than your skin shading. i always make sure to hit the underside of the nose, cuz i think it adds depth!

finally, to wrap up our skin shading we have our lights. i use an orange-ish yellow color, which i set pretty light to not blend into the skin. using the watercolor pencil brush, i'll basically highlight any areas opposite to where the blue was, and highlight different parts. i always highlight one side of the nose as well.

i erased the line around the nose since we now have shading there, and added a darker shade to the teeth since i felt it wasn't shaded enough.

now onto the hair!!! (guys we're almost done bear with me, skin and hair are the two main things and then you can half-ass the clothes)

color pick alma's hair color, then drag the red a bit further down to get a darker yet still saturated color. here's mine:

then, using the wet edges brush, draw lines of shadow wherever clumps of his hair fall or overlap with each other. you can have the opacity set to whatever level you want, i just went with around 90. just try to follow the natural lines and patterns of the original line drawing, and everything should work out fine.

here's how mine looks! then, just like we did for skin shading, place a layer on top and lower the opacity to around 50%. place some more shading to blend it in. you can also shade more parts with this shade for some softer shading. i actually forgot to take a screenshot of this step but you'll see it in the next one!

for our (almost) last part of hair shading, take a layer and place it below both of your shading layers. this is going to be our highlight layer! you can see it below, labeled 49%.

remember how we set alma's hair a bit darker from the corner color? now select that corner color and draw highlights in the center of each hair clump.

lightly visible but it's there!

now here i skipped around a bit bc i was having fun and forgot i was doing a tutorial, but repeat the shading (not highlighting) steps with darker colors for alma's jacket. you should have your base layer, a dark shading, and a softer shading for blending.

we're almost there guys!!!

for the pretty much final step of shading, select a light blue color and do some blue shading with the watercolor pencil brush opposite to wherever your darker shading falls (just like we did on the face). make sure to do it to both your hair and your jacket! here's mine:

now for the black portions, we're going to color the whole thing in a dark blue color. just alpha lock your layer and make a big stroke of dark blue, almost black. for our black shading, we're actually going to go lighter.

select a lighter (but still dark) color and place highlights on the base layer, then take an even more vibrant, lighter blue and place it on the very outside for highlights. a better example of this would be nagi's legs in his blue lock uniform here. then, choose a shade to apply shading to the gold accents on alma's jacket and we're done!

CROWD CHEERS!!!!!

STEP FOUR: FINISHING TOUCHES

we made it guys!!!! for finishing touches, i'll usually do background effects or text or that kind of stuff.

step one is coloring your lines. you can add a new layer and clip it to your lineart, or simply alpha lock your lineart and color directly on top. for hair i like to add vibrant blue/purple lines, along with a few red ones. for skin lines i try to do dark brownish purples, but leaving some black is good too bc it adds flavor!

i colored in the text boxes and added shadows using the wet edge feature, then added some text. for the glitch effect, i duplicated the lineart, dragged the layer below all of my colors (including speech bubbles) and then used the glitch effect with height full from ibis. if you don't have ibis, you can look into features on your software, or you can also just drag your lineart layer a bit to either side and color it in. i also applied just the tiniest bit of noise on top of everything

and there we go!!!!! we made it to the end :)

if you've read all the way til here, thank you so much! if you decide to color this panel of alma (or any other panels!) don't be afraid to post them and tag me for a color this in your style type of thing! (you can also put it in my tracked tag, #user.roy) i'd love to see everyone's works :)

here's the full timelapse: (it stalls for a bit at some times but hey we can't have everything)

[bucketofbugz]

I havne't been home all day :((( so I haven't gotten to watch the new TPOT episode :(((((

but I'm finally watching it now :) so as always, live Bugz reaction to TPOT 18

ohhh Lollipoppp <333 I've missed her :(((

I've missed . her. silly

why do they have teardrop stamps. hello?

OH??? BFB INTRO??

would've been funnier if they put Marker in with the green characters. cus. y'know. he's supposed to have always been green. but it's okay

how do you just FORGET that bubbles pop that's like their whole thing

honestly yeah that's a fair reaction to sticking your whole hand into your friend when you expected her to just disappear.

I really like his face here idk.

OOOOOH MEMORIESSS?? Inch resting

FINALLY CAN WE TALK ABOUT MATCH

WAIT HER HAIR :(((((

I THOUGHT something was off when Blocky got stabbed with a purple cord instead of a red one

I don't know why I keep giggling every time the credit card is mentioned why are there credit cards in this universe (I say, as if it hasn't been proven time and time again that objects in this universe just. have lives. and the bfdi contestants getting kidnapped and locked in a box isn't normal object behavior)

HELLO??? DID HE JUST??? DIE????

Blocky you can't just "lol" that

I need to stop screenshotting every time there's a face I really like in a shot but look at Lolli's face here. idk. I just like it.

Flower looks distraught though

YOU CANNOT "ALLIANCE, REMEMBER" ME RIGHT NOW. ESPECIALLY NOT FROM GELATIN. 2021 me would have DIED at hearing Gelatin say a Leafy quote.

I feel like this sometimes.

Loser buddy your career is over I'm sorry. You should pursue other things. Like maybe getting yourself un-cancelled

OH SO THIS IS WHEN RUBY SOLD THE VAN TO YELLOWFACE

"would be nice to see Match, though" AW??????? :(((( I miss their friendship actually. I hate everyone for getting Match eliminated sometimes. Like we coulda gotten an interesting story there and instead everyone just. VOTED HER OUT???? like what the heck.

anyway sorry. Bubble ily don't die

Gelatin and Lollipop and their books full of lies

Only Blocky could figure out how to turn a contest about retrieving someone's stolen credit card into committing credit card theft himself

:((( THEY'RE SO CUTE :(((((((

okay then. sure. threatening murder. we love to see it.

"why are we trying to help this person again?" good question. I don't know.

SHE. LOST IT UNDER THE COUCH CUSHIONS?????

EW FLOWER MOVE YOUR HEAD

I never wanna see Flower from that angle ever again

EUGHH HOW'D IT GET WORSE

GIGGLING

Okay so recovery is a normal thing for non-bfdi objects as well that is good to know

I love when we get random lore for objects outside of bfdi it's lovely

HOW AM I ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH THIS EPISODE WHAT ELSE COULD THERE BE HERE

THEY GOT ARRESTED

"WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE BEDS" giggling why did they just sleep on the ground for years did they not try SOMETHING??? was there NOTHING to salvage from their old tower?

genuinely wasn't expecting to giggle at this episode so much but my stomach genuinely hurts now. I think I've been needing something more lighthearted after all these recent episodes

oh they're so beautiful

"assemble teams and fight to the death?" yeah sure why not

when your freaky holographic future self that's been taking your place and hanging out with your friends all day finally dies leaves you alone

Taco are you. good?

oh heck yeah team Lollipop

yeah I imagine that watching yourself die wouldn't feel very nice

oh well I guess they're dead too

OH WAIT YEAH I FORGOT?? THAT LOSER DIED ALSO???? IS HE OKAY??? ARE THEY OKAY????

I think I've had enough of living Tacos reaching towards swirling portals for one lifetime

HIIIIII HIHIHIHIHI HI HI HIIIII PRICE TAG HELLOOOO

wow so all of that was for nothing. wonderful and lovely.

MATCH. REALLY??

y'know what it's fine Match can have it

at least she can kinda get away with being a Lollipop

ough,,, owie,,,,

:C :C ;CCCCCCC

"of course not" SOBBING

"I wanted to see more of them" well,,,, if you think you're up for the trip,,,,

of course. they're still. like that

I GET IT THOUGH if someone I was friends with disappeared off the face of the earth I'd be like that too

OH HE'S ACTUALLY GOING!!! YAY!!!!!

BALLOONY IS IN SPACE????? HELLO??

I kinda forgot he was supposed to be there until I saw him in the credits tbh

Okay i'm gonna be honest when it was revealed that the episode would be focusing on these guys I wasn't all that excited. I'm not all that attached to any of them in post-split (I love Gelatin, Teardrop, Leafy, and Lollipop. But I prefer Gelatin in BFDIA, Teardrop and Leafy aren't HERE, and I fell out of really liking Lollipop near the end of bfb because her character shifted a Lot) so I didn't see myself liking it.

the episode was. definitely very reminiscent of post-split. which. wasn't GREAT. but when compared to all the serious stuff we've been getting it was kinda refreshing.

I happen to be someone who doesn't hate post-split. I just don't remember anything that happened because it was. boring. and the characterization got on my nerves a lot of the time. but like. I don't think it's the worst thing ever.

the new episode was fine. I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece, but it's enjoyable and fun and honestly that's all that really mattered.

definitely more excited for the next one though, sorry.

[avgyana]

The Crackship has done it again!

I put a lot of effort on this. I have not actually drawn or painted anything serious in nearly two decades, and YET!!

...I'm super rusty of course, but I feel like I defended myself pretty good.

Anyhow, more plot for The Crackship 🥰

EEEEE!!!

Ring Pop Engagement Ring!

*ahem* moving on...

Lucifer, Samael, Lilith, welcome back from this post! ...though Lilith forgot to change her profile pic on purpose.

Demi-fiend survived this post as well (Nahobino survived too, but we already knew that), but getting those many 😆 from the Fiends up there might just finish the job!

That one last link tho... A couple more comments below the cut!

Michael is still out there from the cliffhanger post; big "uh oh" moment may be coming!

And Baal, of course... We have not seen him around since the second post for The Crackship (censored by Tumblr due to the tags, so you may not be able to see it outside my blog), and he has opinions evidently...

Also including the full picture, just in case:

I eyeballed a reference picture for the hands, it's easy to tell because I messed up so clearly, but I did fairly good for using a mouse.

The ring pop is supposed to be grape flavoured. It's also vaguely semitransparent. I was very tired by this point.

And obviously I was implying this is Beelzebub's Hottie Mode, but I should probably try to do his Handsome Mode sometime too... *sweating nervously*

Note for posterity: on the tech side, I used Krita (free AND open source), mostly the Basic "brush" (looks like a marker), the No.2 Pencil and the Q-tip blur, on at least a dozen layers; the tiger stripes are the water stamp + eraser, just because, just for fun, I'm not lying here, legit! :3c *collapses*

[misslavenderlady]

Monster Mania Con 2024 Post!!

So I only went to the Saturday event this time around to save money, but it was still quite eventful!

First thing I did was get autographs from a few actors. I started off with Dermot Mulroney because my mom is a HUGE fan and I promised her I would get an autograph. He was incredibly charming and fun to talk to. I took a selfie with him but I unfortunately didn't realize I had lipstick on my teeth, so I have to edit that picture first lol. But he was a wonderful guy and I even talked to him about the movie Angels in the Outfield!

Next person I spoke to was Jeffery Combs. He was super sweet and polite. I picked out the coolest looking poster for my autograph and he was sure to deliver!

Next was Roger L. Jackson, aka the voice of Ghostface (and Mojo Jojo from the Powerpuff Girls of all things, which I didn't know despite being such a big fan of that cartoon!). He was so awesome!! Very funny guy and super cheerful. Made me laugh so much. Definitely a lot of fun, goofy dad energy there! He signed my Ghostface mask and told me about the cool markers he used since I complimented the look of them.

After that I did some shopping in the artist area. So many talented creators!! It was hard not to buy absolutely everything. The shop owners were all wonderful. Here's what I got:

I also got my fiancé an MF Doom shirt, but I forgot to take the picture. He was over the moon though. Absolutely loved it, and it looks wonderful on him 💕

Finally, I got to do a photo op with Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich. I had on my Scream shirt just for the occasion. They were quite popular, and for very good reason! They were both very welcoming and friendly. Skeet in particular called me "honey" and gave me a hug before our picture. Afterwards he thanked me and said it was nice to meet me. So wonderful 💜

Today I'm just resting and recovering from my busy day, but I'll be sure to make a second post with the additional pictures I took! Thank you 💜

Tag List:

@silvermaplealder @hypocriticaltypwriter @mikey-stardust-way @oceansrose2002 @vampirefilmlover @britany1997

[ohseumi]

hi! it's theo aka user worldoutlaw and for 500 followers i wanted to share my coloring/sharpening process ! i've been getting a few notes recently complimenting my coloring and sharpening lately (ty all so much they make me smile every time) and i thought some people might be curious in my process so here we are ! :3 this is just coloring and sharpening so if you're looking for a general gif tutorial i suggest you check out usergif! now without futher ado let's start (color coded for my fellow adhders/neurodivergents who find reading hard)

i do most of my process through actions; of which i have several for different gif dimensions ie 540 width (typically for fancams where i keep the width of the file the same but change the height), 540 height (which i use the most for gifs like the above), and 850 height which i use for my sets that have side by side gifs like my pinned

actions make the beginning of making a gif a lot faster and especially save time when you're rushing to make comeback gifs lmao

after i've converted to the video timeline and selected all of my frames and converted them to a smart object, i apply userdramas's camera raw filter action which can help gifs look higher quality and create the illusion of skin texture when there isn't any

after this i convert the layer into a smart object again and apply my sharpening as follows (partly from anyataylorjoy's action pack)

smart sharpen 1:

smart sharpen 2:

smart sharpen 3: (this one is optional)

smart sharpen 2 duplicated

gaussian blur:

and i click this button on the far right to change the opacity of the blur (usually i set it around 10-30)

it may look funky but noise at the end will always fix it :p

after i sharpen i start on coloring!

my coloring process starts with editing values with curves, brightness & contrast, and sometimes levels

this helps to achieve the high contrast look i really like on my gifs and below are my settings for this specific set

i find that the marker in the center of the curves graph can often help darken skin tones if the subject appears too light

after i have my values down i move on to the actual colors

i start with adding a selective color layer; adjusting the red values, followed by yellow, then black, white, and any other colors i would want prominent in the gif

for example, with this set i wanted the blues to look really nice so i increased the cyans and decreased the yellows to my liking

changing the black values adds to the dimension i like in my gifs; these are my settings

forgot magenta whoops

next i add a hue/sat layer where i mess with the red and yellow values which often adds extra help to skin tones (i also recently started using hue/sat on colors like the blues here)

now these gifs didn't need it thankfully, but if needed i will also do color balance and channel mixer layers

after all my coloring and sharpening is done and i'm satisfied with how a gif looks i will convert all layers to a smart object and add noise (typically 1.5-3)

then the gif is done and i save it! these are my save settings

and that's how i turn this

into this!

hope y'all enjoyed and found this helpful and thank you again for 500<3333

some tags for fun and also to thank my supportive lovely mutuals @solojihyo @twiceland @97chwe @jeonwonwoo @sanchelinz @applejongho @hwanswerland @kyubins @minchanz @seonghwasblr @get-lit @jjongho @userwoosan @strhwaberries @dqmeron (ty for looking over this for me 🫶)

[cursedlanternsstuff]

So I have been working on the second attempt Necromancer costume and uh. I kinda forget Ihave a tumblr that I was planning to post updates to?

So update time!

I had a hell of a time finding size 70/10 needles to sew the voile with and finally found them at hobby lobby along with a roll of their LED foam. Which we’ll see if it works as well as plastazote apparently does.

In between needle hunting though, I researched a lot on how I need to do the embroidery for the trench coat and made a tape and plastic wrap overbust corset pattern. No plastic wrap and tape encased Lantern pic though, cause I forgot and a was trying to keep the wrap from sliding down my back. But here’s the picture of the plastic wrap tape pieces but not the paper pattern pieces I made cause uh. I don’t have enough craft paint bottles at hand to weigh them all down because I cut them from a roll of paper and they all curling.

Yes, know I numbered pieces as 4 twice.

Now for the shirt! I got the pieces cut and after fighting the sewing machine metaphorically and a lot of researching on why the hell is the top thread snapping so much, have managed with cleaning the bobbin area out and leaving the top tension at a 2 ish and sewing slower and it’s actually not snapping anymore.

Wow I did not realize how blurred that is.

But progress! If anyone is wondering, I did not draw off the lines on the voile with my chalk or whatever the hell it is fabric pencil. I said 3/4” is good line spacing, and said I do not want a line right on top of the side seams. And then remembered that the machine plate has a mark for 6/8”. And so, for the first line from the edge of the fabric, I sewed the line with the edge of the fabric kept at the 6/8” line. The rest of those lines? I kept the previous line along the marker. Now, the plate is silver and the seam marks darker by shadow or design I do not know. But I thought of a solution when I realized that 6/8” line was harder to see under the voile. Behold!

WOW THAT’S BLURRY TOO granted I zoomed in a lot too.

Yes that’s a piece of blue painter’s tape with the edge of the tape along the 6/8” line. And it is easier to see! Listen if it works and helps you craft and ain’t dangerous it ain’t stupid.

Also, I do not have a pattern for this shirt persay. Instead, I found a YouTube tutorial on how to make a pirate shirt and the gussets are well explained so lemme figure out how to add a link uhhhhhhh.

Huzzah I figured it out! I don’t know how to attach it to clickable text but oh well!

I will update on the progress. When I make more substantial progress and remember to.

Edit: I forgot to add tags for sewing WHOOPS

[meenawrites]

9 Books

Hellooooo so sorry for the lateness of this.

The lovely @carryonsimoncarryonbaz tagged me a while ago and I forgot to answer (but I have remembered! A triumph with my goldfish brain for real)

Likewise, series will be a single entry for me. Also guys, I feel like I haven't read a physical book in way too long, so some of these might be favorite reads of the moment and of all time. Also in no particular order:

The Carry On trilogy by Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell). I will never shut up about this series. The characters and writing are some of my favorite ever, and I love seeing everyone's interpretations on here of different lines and moments and uncovering new layers to all of their emotional journeys. If you like the chosen one trope and have ever wondered what happens to the hero once they've done the thing/fulfilled the prophecy, this is definitely for you.

The An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir. I have yet to read the last book though so no one spoil! But a super well done series with incredible worldbuilding, plot, and characters. Definitely not a light-hearted series though so like be forewarned.

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam (@lauraroselam) I read this recently but as soon as I finished it I had the urge to re-read it again (which I will when I have time) just to re-absorb and understand everything about the world and character. It's such an imaginative world with very well defined history and social norms that my lore-loving brain couldn't get enough of. Highly recommend and can't wait for the sequel.

The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan (obviously). One of my favorites of all time and a big marker of my childhood. Ashamed to say that I still haven't read The Blood of Olympus though, so don't come at me. I'm planning a reread of the full series at some point so I can actually remember what was going on before I read it.

The Wrath & The Dawn duology by Renée Ahdieh. This is a re-write/re-imagining of the tale of 1001 Nights. The characters in this were great, and Renée's descriptions were so beautiful and artistic. Being Middle Eastern myself, I really felt like she captured the essence of our food and culture. I just really loved reading a Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy for once. I like to go back to it a lot, and definitely need to read other books by this author.

Peter & The Starcatchers series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Another childhood favorite. This is a re-write/re-imagining of Peter Pan, and starts with the story of how he actually became Peter Pan. From what I remember of this series, I absolutely loved the first three books. The last two were pretty good as well, but we started getting into a more modern time period and it wasn't my favorite thing to explore.

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson. This was a recent read so it's definitely just kind of been on my mind a lot. If you like magic libraries and flirty banter, you should read this. I loved the concept of books being alive and dangerous, and I loved the two main characters a lot. Elizabeth was a surprising delight and I really loved how smart and adaptable she was. All in all, it was just very enjoyable and ticked a lot of my favorite boxes.

Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull. This is another childhood staple. (I legitamately haven't had the opportunity to sit and read in so long that I'm blanking on anything I may have read in more recent years, forgive me). This was a super fun series with the main plot being about two siblings being sent to live with their grandpa for the summer who they don't really know very well. It seems like a normal farm on the outside but when magical things keep happening on the premises, it's hard to keep that façade up.

Ok so I didn't make it to 9. Clearly I haven't read much recently, and it's actually hurting my ego. This is tragic. I have a lot of books, but reading and buying books are lowkey separate hobbies for me. Someone recommend good books to me down below please and I will endeavor to read them.

I'll tag some people below whose usernames I actually know off the top of my head (sorry to any of my mutuals who don't see their names here), but I'd love to see anyone's favorites so feel free to tag me and participate.

@be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie

@shit-i-say-shit-i-think

@hyperfixatedfandomer

@milesocorro

@makedonsgriva

@noonopanir01

@rotxos-sweetheart

[spectromagic]

I'm sorry that you have to get to know me

I was tagged by @lauren-no-why and the original post was so long I had to copy and paste in a new post for my own sanity. Not tagging anyone sorry.

Last song: I listened to Halloween Lofi all day at work today. Specifically Trick or Treat by The Jazz Hop Cafe.

Favorite color: Yellow! I love all shades of yellow but earthy dark yellow is my favorite.

Last book: The Stars are Dying by Chloe C Peñaranda. It was a quick and fun read. It wasn't my favorite book, prob not even in my top reads, but I enjoyed it. I think it's a trilogy, and I'll prob pick up the 2nd at B&N next time I go in February.

Last film: Artificial Intelligence. I forgot how depressing it was and regretted watching it right before I had to go back to work on Sunday night.

Last show: I'm watching Chopped right now. It's a nice mindless way to unwind after a loooong day of work.

Sweet/spicy/savory: I am not huge on spicy things but can handle a little spice. As I get older, I also am not into very sweet things. But I like mildly sweet things. Love most savory things, there's just some savory flavor profiles my delicate princess tastebuds can't handle because of the smell or texture.

Relationship status: single and will probably die alone

Last thing I googled: The phone number to my student loan servicer so I can call them tomorrow. Big fun over here.

Current obsession: I'm not sure I have an obsession right now? I have a lot of things I'm interested in - Lord Huron, Stranger Things, Doctor Who, whatever book I'm reading at the moment, Mario Party, Retro Sonic games, attempting to color with alcohol markers, learning to crochet, surviving day after day at a job that is slowly draining the life from me. Things like that. I definitely am going through a phase where I'm just meh about everything so that has skewed this answer a little.

Oh wait I thought of things I'm obsessed with. Raccoons. Alligators. Opossums. Snakes. Animals wearing cowboy hats and/or boots. Meow Wolf and all the interconnecting lore at all of their locations.

[kirabasai]

beautiful additions. don't hide them in the tags i love them. i was actually discussing w my friend king (he doesn't have a tumblr sadly ik but he has ao3) more abt this earlier so i'm gonna dump some things we've discussed/brainrotted so far.

on the hair, lilia's pink/red streaks are actually dyed LMAO so that might not be a marker. i initially said the marker is the eyes, yuu and lilia's eyes are VERY similar, but king made me see the light by proposing lilia's little ear tufts that look like bat wings.

malleus and silver see it and INSTANTLY make the connection. they actually look similar enough that ppl look at them and go huh, must be cousins and never mention it around them because it never comes up. cousins because who would assume that a third year is a first year's bio dad? nobody! except malleus and silver. they Know. they have the horrifying realization that they're father has bred like oh my god, he actually at some point got someone pregnant. they do NOT wanna think of their dad in that context. they didn't even consider he was capable of it. poor silver has struggle sleeping.

but like, lilia was fucking WILD at some pt man. it's a miracle he doesn't have 20 bastard children running around and this yuu is the only one. he has decades of child support to pay lmao.

we were thinking this yuu was born sometime after malleus hatched (a very rough time in lilia's life), so that time period between malleus hatching and silver being found. accidental fulfillment of the forgotten middle child prophecy lmaoo. but yeah statistically it's most likely for yuu to be a full fae so that's what i decided. king and i had a brief thing where we weren't sure abt the genetics of it, but in the end we decided the bat fae gene is recessive (based on a couple things) so rlly yuu ending up bat fae was luck of the draw and fate fucking w lilia once more. we also decided on her being 142 because that's a nice even number, and based on our eyeballing and at-a-glimpse math of how bat faes age that would make her abt 14 in human years. she got to nrc early because she's good at magic. so technically she is simultaneously the youngest and the middle child if u think abt it lolol

as for yuu's mom, she doesn't give a fuck abt lilia! or anyone/anything tbh. she's out chilling in the twst maldives with a glass of wine in her hand while her only daughter (we at this pt decided this yuu was she based on vibes) was off at school. she doesn't care abt if yuu meets or finds her father because tbf yuu's mom doesn't even know herself— could have been anyone really.

king also suggested giving yuu a neglectful childhood from an alcoholic parent for angst and i loved that. we love angst here. king said its incentive for yuu to be taken in by her bio dad and u know what that's fair. i was already on board before he even said that because i love making my characters be angsty.

this yuu sorta gives me "so self sufficient never even considered there was neglect" vibes. like that's just their normal. in her head it's like, all families are different. and besides ppl cook the meals at home instead of their parents all the time, doesn't see an issue w the fact she started to do this younger than most because her mom occasionally forgot to cook for both of them. she's probably kind of casual about her home life too because she thinks it's normal.

riddle's overblot is probably a culture shock to her because to well adjusted ppl they look and go, oh his mom is a helicopter parent and abusive and probably a bit crazy. YUU however looks at riddle and is thinking is this guy in jail or smth, because she literally can not perceive a parent being like that. literal opposites.

taking the whole school year to find out WOULD be funny, maybe as an offshoot oneshot moment instead of the actual fic though. because sadly and realistically the chances of sebek not being in the room whenever yuu and lilia are with each other until the end of the school year are slim. that, and lilia knows his boys are hiding something from him (malleus & silver still do not know if they should tell him, let alone how to broach the topic)

when lilia is officially introducing malleus and silver to her as her brothers lilia would probably also say something like "hmm, though i suppose if you were to go into technicalities, malleus would be your third-brother" (like half-brother. i strongly hc lilia/reven/maleanor and we also don't know how dragon reproduction works so for all we know malleus could have 2 bio dads. just saying). and it'll b a ??????? moment for all 3 siblings because they do not have the context to know that lilia means third brother as in yuu and malleus share ⅓ dna from him. realistically they all might consider that there's another brother they don't know about, or does lilia mean sebek?? they do not know. honestly it's probably like dad lore.

twst au where yuu is lilia's illegitimate child. lilia had a rough time you know, had a lot of one night stands, doesn't even remember over half of them. totally reasonable. so yuu turns up to nrc and lilia is oblivious because the notion of having a bio child has never occurred to him. but malleus and silver notice. they're staring at yuu suspiciously and then looking at each other like... you see it, right..... that person looks a LOT like dad, right.... like A LOT a lot..... yeah. and yuu is also oblivious!!! yuu's never considered who their father may be. they see lilia and are like oh cool another bat fae, don't see too many of those.

lilia snd yuu unironically bonding over both of them being bat faes w/o ever realizing they're father and child.

silver and malleus are in conspiratorial whispers like. DO WE TELL THEM.

in the end it's sebek who tells them but it's like, complete accident. like oh lilia-sama!!! i was not aware you had a blood child!!! and they're both like. ???? what — but then it processes and they're like, wait. pause. squints at each other. looks in a mirror. PAUSE.

[bucketofbugz]

tpot 16 live reaction let's go

forgot to screenshot for a bit and I don'tttt wanna go back so

price tag istg if you become friends with yellowface

ohhh they're... they're not doing well me when my friends are busy and I can't call them

oh heck yeah gimme more GB angles. I say as if she doesn't look exactly the same from all sides

I'm gonna be 100% honest my immediate reaction to this was "EUGH??" because I haven't gotten into wacky-bfdi-nonsense mode yet

THE EDITED HEY TWO IS KILLING ME STOP

I've missed Four hosting chaotically I love thissssss

girl... girl are you good?

PIN NOOOOOOOOOO. PIN. NO

I'm going to kill.

Thank you FOur I needed that

I know my 7 year old self would be going insane right now. Anyway WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS TO ME NOOOOOO

I'm genuinely loving this episode so farWAHT DO YOU MEAN WE'RE 8 MINUTES IN

Bro is NOT happy with this information

Pen is getting SO interesting. Like I've always liked him as a character because. silly guy. But oh my god he's getting a character arc?

They're just having fun in there. good for them.

FOUR YOU CAN'T JUST KILL THE LITTLE ALIEN GUY WHAT THE HECK???

Black Hole did NOT need any more reasons to be anxious

hello One

"A lot changed in there, Pen"

GOD the exit-ors make me SICK

nothing to say I just like this frame

Grassy controlling Tree? eyes emoji?

I never expected to see the inside of a recovery center this is. interesting

Grassy you're so lucky you're with Marker of all characters if it was like anyone else on Death P.A.C.T they'd have realized by now.

Going insane don't mind me

The one who doesn't know how to externalize his anger and the one who can't STOP externalizing hers? I love them. they still make me sick.

SOTP TI SOTP IT SITP T STOOPT TSOTP STIP TSOP IT :((((((((((((((((((

"It's never too late to express yourself, Pen" oh heck yeah Liy

important moment for pen but eughehugheughug I hate when he takes his cap off. put it back.

it feels weird to see Grassy's uncontainable whimsy on Tree's face

He's so happy to be called strong look at him

"I just can't lose anyone else"

gys have I mentioned that I feel sick. guys. guys can you hear me.

GB she's not ready to be reasoned with yet I'm sorry

Telling the person whose best friend literally left them for a role in a movie that "they'll always come back" is. a choice. but yeah I 100% get where Book is coming from here. They've just had very different experiences with that sort of abandonment. plus her reassurance afterwards was really nice.

"Look GB let's face it, we're the true heart and soul of this team" I mean you're right but you didn't have to say it

NOT TREE ALMOST GETTING RUN OVER BY THE SUPERVAN STOP

"I've.. I've missed something" yeah. clearly.

Also EUGHHGUEHGU MARKER WHY ARE YOU STILL GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN

Grassy is bug

Grassy just sitting on top of the supervan while CloudYAY argues is. so silly to me. He wants no part of this.

"she hurt me, but I don't wanna hurt her" OW???? also Pen recognizing Pencil's trauma and issues more than the fanbase can is so funny to me

NOOOO??????? TWO MEMBERS FROM CLOUDYAY????? THE TEAM WITH MY TWO FAVORITES?????????

my girls :(((((

ignore Donut

[pfhwrittes]

oh hello this is the perfect question for me to answer with a reblog instead of chucking in the tags.

(also hi cyn, i love your brain! i love you!)

okay here we go, in no particular order:

simon riley - 1/10. no thank you. it would suck for both of us. he'd be fighting back some godawful flashbacks, i'd be gutted with the results because i feel like my incision sites/future scars would look janky as fuck. 1 point for his steady hands re sniping but that's it.

john price - solid 4 or 5/10. it'd be okay. but just okay. i'd probably end up needing to have something revised at some point. also, i feel like if the surgery ended up being longer than expected his needlework would get a little sloppy as he'd start needing a cigar.

kyle garrick - 8/10. it would look pretty good! c'mon now we're all aware how cool he is under pressure so he'd be on top of making sure i was stable on the table. he gets a higher mark (but not perfect) because of his sniping ability. he'd make for a great nurse post-op though.

john mactavish - 9/10. man's a demo expert. steady hands used to delicate work. those stitches would look great. i'd half expect him to cop a feel while marking me up for surgery though so he gets a point knocked off for that.

alex keller - 10/10. perfect. no notes. the stitches would be beautiful and he'd be super respectful of the "i have to awkwardly touch your chest to put marker pen on you now" situation. in alex keller we trust.

farah karim - 4 or 5/10 for farah. sorry my love. i can't see her being a surgeon. however an anaesthesiologist? that woman would be on it! she knows exactly what she's doing when it comes to putting in your cannula and being in her pre-operative room would be a delight.

nikolai - look it's either 0/10 because he doesn't give a fuck and would rather do something else or it's 10/10 because it would be his greatest achievement to date. i don't know, i feel like i'd rather have him be my incredibly straight shooting nurse for the aftercare portion instead. he'd definitely tease me for my reaction to the anaesthetic but he'd slip me an extra cup of apple juice if i asked nicely enough.

so team effort wise, i'd vote for alex as my surgeon, john mactavish for the stitches, farah as my anaesthesiologist, kyle and nik as my post operative nursing team. simon can come hang out in my room post-op as a visitor (and watch cartoons with me) and i'd get price to give me a lift home when i get discharged.

edit to add:

i forgot kate laswell and i'm a fool for doing so. i'm so sorry.

kate laswell - 0/10. not because i don't think she'd do an amazing job but because i am so intimidated by her i'd probably request a different surgeon. sorry kate. i wouldn't even turn up to the surgical consultation to meet her.

who in cod would you trust to do your top surgery and why?

i'd go with nikolai and alex as a team like i wouldn't die on the table and i think nik would do a great job with the incisions and alex with the stitches like i wouldn't look like i got mauled

[iheartgod175]

Totally Not Flustered

I almost forgot how simple it is to doodle Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! characters and backgrounds, and was surprised that I was able to get this finished so quickly, haha!

But uh, yeah. Pure nostalgia is what drove me to doodle this pic. Widget and Walden have always been my faves, and I remember that my good friend @jordby got me into the idea of shipping the two. I know I tagged them as the “brains and brawn” ship in the WIP, but technically speaking, Widget also has the brains to keep up with Walden, albeit more in a “street smart” way where as Walden’s more book smart. Their dynamic really reminds me of Zeeter and Multo, in that one likes to be in the thick of things and takes action, while the other likes to study things to find the solution. That’s probably another reason I like them so much, heheh 🤭

The background I doodled here is taken from one of the episodes featuring Widget’s workshop. I was able to test out some markers I got from my job and some cool erasable colored pencils, only the marker that I used died halfway through 😩 I still managed to get it done. Also, I know neither of them are this tall/short, but I figured it’d add more dynamic to the pic. And I had fun playing around with their eye colors. Blue fits Walden perfectly, while going green for Widget took a bit of testing, but it turned out nice!

I can’t really provide the context behind this pic, other than a smug/amused Widget and a flustered Walden is more than enough context. Widget’s like, “Really? Ya wanna try that?” And Walden’s like, “I’d rather you forget everything I just said.” XD

Enjoy!

[marblesphere]

Ensemble Stars Knights x Reader

I just recently got hooked by Knights🤣. Have known the existence of ES long time ago. But didn't properly watch it nor play it. So, here I am after listening on Knight Escort (stage play's original song) on repeat. This happened.

!!Warning!! I hope the character won't be too ooc.

Yumenosaki Academy…

A prestigious school where idols, especially male idols are cultivated. It is a sister school of Kimisaki Academy, another prestigious school that cultivated female idols. 

And here I am, just a normal 15 years old student of Kimisaki Academy. The very same school that is famous for its idol course. And no, I am not in the idol course. I am very bad with attention. Just being Kimisaki's student is already standing out enough. 

But today, I came all the way to the Yumenosaki Academy. It's because my cousin, Anzu, that clumsy and forgetful girl forgot her important documents that were labeled DreFes in my house. I bet she is panicking right now. And now, I also lost miserably somewhere in this school. 

While general public was not allowed to enter this school. Our school idol course student council president has made an arrangement for my errand. She gave me some file to be delivered to Yumenosaki's student council president. And so here I am, wearing an id pass tag and marvelously lost in this maze called school.

I can only say the students here is way more chaotic than what Anzu has described to me. I actually remember one time where I met someone that I assumed was from the idol department in a park. He almost vandalised the park bench due to not having enough space to write down his inspiration. I quickly offered pieces of blank paper before his marker touched the bench he was sitting on. After giving some blank papers… Well, I left him alone of course.

"Ummm…." I looked at the nice green nature landscape in front of me. "Where am I?" I sweatdropped. I wander aimlessly trying to get back to the front gate. Hoping a security guard will help me to find at least student council office. "Bwaaah!" I tripped and fell flat on my face. 

I look at the source of my disaster…. A sleeping student. "Mmmn…" He groaned a little and opened his eyes hazily.

"So-sorry." I quickly apologized. "I didn't mean to trip on you."

"...zzzzz…" He closed his eyes again and resumed sleeping.

"Eeeehhh?" I sweatdropped. 'He is not angry, right? Then, can I go now? But I don't know where to?!'

"Ritsu-senpai!!!!" While I was agonizing in my own mind, a loud voice called, startling me. "Ritsu-senpai!!! I found you!!!! Let's go to our lesson now!!!" A red haired boy frowned at the ravenette.

"Hm?" The ravenette cracked open his eye and closed it again. "It's just you, Suu-chan."

"It's not 'It's just you', senpai. Let's practice. We need to practice for the upcoming DreFes."

"But I am sleepy."

I look at their bickering back and forth. They might have not noticed me yet, or ignored me completely. The red haired boy is trying to lift the ravenette. I can tell the ravenette truly leans his whole weight on his kouhai and unconsciously let out a small giggle.

The two of them suddenly turn their heads to me. "Ah! I am sorry, I didn't mean to…" I quickly shook my head, apologizing for my rudeness.

"Senpai, you can't just drag some random student as your pillow." 

"You are so loud, Suu-chan." Ravenette yawned.

"Oh no. He didn't do anything for me. On the contrary, I was the one who tripped on him and disturbed his sleep."

"Is that so? By the way, you are not from our school… That uniform…"

"Ah, I am from Kimisaki Academy. I came here for official business and have been granted permission from your president." I bowed. "By the way… do you know Anzu? She is from the producer class. I have something to give to her but then I get lost." I rambled.

"Anzu-san? I think she will be with Trickstar. Usually in their classroom."

"Could you please tell me where to go. I sort of got lost." I smiled shyly..

"Let me guide you there." Suu-chan-san smiled. 

"Then I will continue sleeping."

"You can just tell me where to go from here." I added. "You are having practice lesson, aren't you?"

"We can't just let someone in need alone. It will be a stain for Knights. I will safely guide you to Anzu-san." He flashed me a knight smile.

'Too bright. He is too bright.' So, in the end the two of us dragged the sleeping ravenette throughout our search, reason being, ravenette would hide away again if he was left alone. To spare another effort tracking him, Tsu-chan-san whose name I learned is Suou Tsukasa-san and I are basically literally dragging his sleepy senpai, Sakuma Ritsu-san with us, with his two arms on each of us.

Suou-san was against it from the start, but I reasoned since I made him forgo his duties in bringing his senpai to practice it's only fair if I help, and then he reluctantly agreed. 

"We finally found you guys, Kasa-kun, Kuma-kun." Another voice yelled, making me flinch.

"Izumi-senpai and Narukami-senpai." Suou-san waved to his senpais.

"I sent you to fetch Kuma-kun, not to join him." The grey haired idol glared.

"It's not his fault." I quickly spoke up, afraid he will misunderstood.

"Who are you?"

"My my, what a cute girl." The blonde haired one spoke in feminine speech. "Tsukasa-chan, why are you making girls helping you with heavy loads? That's so unknightly." He frowned.

"Sorry. I-"

"Ah, please don't blame him. It's all my fault." I said again, directing their attention to me. Then I quickly explain to them what has happened.

"I see. You were searching for Anzu-chan. Then stumbling on sleeping Ritsu-chan. And then Tsukasa-chan helped you in your quest, but afraid Ritsu-chan will hide away again, so the two of you dragged him everywhere." Blonde senpai summed it all up.

"Yes. So please don't blame him."

"Oh no no. Of course not." He quickly assured me.

"You should at least tell us first, Kasa-kun."

"Sorry, senpai." Suou-san smiled apologetically.

"So, did you find Anzu-chan?"

"No, not yet. We didn't find her at her classroom nor Trickstar." Suou-san shook his head.

"Why didn't you just call her?" Gray haired senpai rolled his eyes.

"I did. She didn't pick it up at all." I answered. "I think she might have left her phone some-kyaa!!" My knees buckled down to the hard unforgiving ground due to unaccountable surprise additional weight from Sakuma-san. 'Since when he shifted his weight to me?'

"Ritsu-senpai!!" Suou-san gasped at the sight of his senpai who leaning his whole weight on fallen me. I am basically in kneeling position, trying holding up sleepy Sakuma-san.

"Sa-Sakuma-san?!"

"You smell nice…like the sun…" He nuzzled his cheek to mine, making me freeze on the spot. "So this is what they call sleeping under the sun." He hummed, exhaling a content sigh. "Sun usually drains my energy, but you don't." He murmured. "Hey, become my pillow." His red eyes bore into mine. I can feel heat rapidly rising to my head.

"Ritsu-senpai/Ritsu-chan/Kuma-kun." They pried the clingy ravenette off of me, all the while struggling. 

"Are you okay?" Blonde senpai held his hand out for me.

"Ah, thank you." I gratefully grabbed his offered hand as he pulled me up.

"Ara ma, you are hurt." He commented.

"Ah?" I looked down at my knee. The left knee is indeed bleeding a little. "It's just small wound. Nothing to worry ab-!!!!" I yelped a soundless scream as Sakuma-san who suddenly freed himself from the other two latched himself onto my legs, tongue licking my wound.

"Ritsu-senpai!!!!/Ritsu-chan!!!!/Kuma-kun!!!"

"As a vampire my saliva has healing properties." Sakuma-san explained?

"...Vampire…?" I tilted my head.

"It's unsanitary." Blonde senpai scolded. "I have a band-aid." He pulled out one from his pocket.

"Narukami-senpai." Suou-san handed him a handkerchief.

"Thank you." Blonde senpai, who I now know as Narukami-san, suddenly knelt down.

"Ah! You don't need to do that!!!! Let me do it myself!!!" I shied away.

"Hush now! A princess should be taken care of by her knights." He winked.

"E..eeehh..?"

"Either you stand still or we drag you to the infirmary." Gray senpai, or should be Izumi-san glared.

"Let's take her to the infirmary to properly disinfect her wound." Suou-san voiced.

"Hmm… we should probably do that." Narukami-san remarked. "Izumi-chan."

"Well, it's Kuma-kun's fault in the first place." Izumi-san suddenly swooped me in his arms.

"I-Izumi-san!!! I can walk by myself!!!!" I shrieked, struggling in his arms.

"Don't struggle too much or I will drop you." His intimidating glare quickly shut me up.

"So…sorry…" I responded meekly. I try to still my body as much as I can. 

"Izumi-chan, don't scare the princess. It's so unknightly." Narukami-san sighed.

"Shut up. Kuma-kun should be the one doing this anyway."

"Well, Ritsu-chan is in that kind of state." He referred to Sakuma-san who is being supported by Suou-san.

Arriving in the infirmary, my tiny wound was properly disinfected and put on a band aid.

"Well then, we will take Ritsu-chan back with us first. Tsukasa-chan, help her to find Anzu-chan, okay."

"Yes, Narukami-senpai."

"My pillow…"

"Let's go back, Kuma-kun."

After a round trip around the whole department. We finally find Anzu who is back in her class and is practically turning her backpack upside down to search for her forgotten document. "Anzu." I called.

"Rai-chan?!"

"Here." I held out her labeled important and confidential brown envelope. "You forgot it at my house."

"Rai-chan!!!" She tackled me down. "Thank you very much!!! You are my lifesaver!!" She cried. 

"Hai hai." I patted her head. Anzu then recomposed herself when she saw Suou-san with me.

"Why are you with Suou-kun?"

"He helped me search for you. Because someone didn't pick her phone up."

"Urk… sorry." She hung her head low.

"Producer-san!!!!" An energetic voice called while skidding to a stop in front of us.

"Akehoshi-kun."

"Did you find it?"

"Yes. It's right here." She showed him the envelope.

"That's good." He sighed in relief.

"I still have an errand to do. I will see you later, Anzu." I bid her goodbye.

"Ah, are you going home now?" Anzu asked.

"No. I have to give some important documents to Yumenosaki's president."

"Then, I will accompany you there." Anzu offered.

"That would be helpful." I nodded. "Thank you for accompanying me, Suou-san." I bowed to him.

"It's my pleasure." He did a knight bow.

'It's a real knight…' I looked at him dazedly. I was snapped back by Anzu's subtle nudge. "A…ah… well then, goodbye." I bowed 90 degrees and dashed away with Anzu in tow. 'How dangerous.' I shook my head to clear the rushing blood. 

"Hoho. Do you remember your childhood dream about being a handsome knight's bride?" Anzu grinned.

"Shu-shut up." I glared.

"Suou-kun is a model of a textbook knight." She added.

"Anzu!!!" 

"Ahahha. You better tell me all of your adventures leading to finding me." She grinned.

Just like Anzu has said… my childhood dream is to be a handsome knight's bride. But I suppose, studying in Kimisaki Academy, a prestigious all girl school, my dream is doomed to be only an impossible dream. Well, I suppose no real knight in modern times anyway. It already has no future from the start. But then… my mind flashed to them again…

"...-chan…ai-chan…Rai-chan!"

"Ah?" I snapped back to reality.

"What do you mean 'ah?' We have arrived in student council office. Don't tell me you were dreaming about Knights again." 

"Knights?"

"Yes. Those idols who were with you. They are from idol unit called Knights. Perfectly to your taste. You should have transfer here anyway and you can fulfill your desire of being handsome knight's bride."

"Anzu!!!"

"Please don't cause ruckus in front of student council office." A hard voice said and a glare was sent to us.

"So…sorry."

"Sorry, vice president. Rai-chan is on errand from her school."

"You are…"

"Oya? Are you the errand girl from Kimisaki Academy?" A platinum blonde senpai smiled.

"Yes. I am Hisaki Raika, as per Yumemi-chan, I mean President Tachibana's order. I am here to give you this." I presented a brown file holder to him.

"Understood. I am Yumenosaki Academy student council president, Tenshouin Eichi. Thank you for coming all the way here to deliver this."

"No. It's no problem at all."

"Since you have come here. I will have Anzu-san guide you around. You two seem to be acquainted already. And I might need some time to read this and make a reply." He smiled.

"Please take your time, president."

"Anzu-san, is that alright with you. If you are too busy, I can ask a student council's member to undertake this task."

"Please leave it to me, President. Rai-chan is my cousin. And I think it's nice to have outside input for the upcoming DreFes. Just like what she did for Tanabata Festival."

"Indeed. This is a good opportunity. Well then, I will leave it to you." President smiled.

And so, the tour begins. "...and this is…"

"Ahahaha!!! I can feel the inspiration bursting forth!!!" 

"That person is…"

"You know Tsukinaga-senpai?" Anzu blinked.

"No. But I met him once in a park. He was about to vandalize a park bench while having inspiration. That's why I offered some blank papers to him."

"I see. That person is the leader of Knights."

"Eh? Is that true?"

"Yes. Hard to believe, right? He looks like that, yet he is the one who made Knights and its concept." Anzu laughed.

"...But, Knights is having practice lesson… Why is he here alone?" I mused.

"Tsukinaga-senpai… has a habit of wandering around. I heard he took a leave from school right after he made Knights in favor of travelling the world and met some aliens."

"Eh? Eeehh??!!! Alien?!"

"Yep. But his composing ability is undoubtedly prodigy level."

"I see… Amazing…"

"Tsukinaga-senpai!!!!" Anzu suddenly yelled.

"An-Anzu?"

"Let's go." Anzu pulled me along with her.

"Wa-wait."

"Tsukinaga-senpai, Knights is having practice, why are you here?"

"Oh, Anzu. I am bursting with inspiration. I better write it down before I forgot." Tsukinaga-san replied.

"But you will get scolded by student council for vandalizing school properties." Anzu reasoned calmly. Now I am certain he does this daily.

"Ano… if it's okay with you, you can write them here." I pulled out some blank papers from my messenger back and a pen.

"Hmm… you are…" He squinted his eyes. "Ah! You are that paper girl."

"Tsukinaga-senpai. Her name is Raika."

"Then, Raika it is." His eyes suddenly widened. "It comes again!!!! New inspiration!!!" He grabbed the papers and started writing down his inspiration.

Right after we finished touring, a member of the student council, Isara Mao-san, came to get us back in the office. "Hisaki-san, do you know what kind of proposal your president sent to me?"

"I…am not sure… ?"

"Fufu. Your president is making a very interesting proposal."

"Is that so…? And this somehow involved me?" I blinked.

"More or less." He laughed softly. "She proposed a limited time to exchange students. Each of our school will send one representative as an exchange student and will become a student of the said school. This is a very interesting idea and a good opportunity to reconnect with sister school. We can also learn and expand our knowledge. Apparently she has chosen the candidate from Kimisaki Academy."

"...Knowing how our president is… she might have chosen me."

"Correct." 

"President Tachibana really favor me for some reason. But… I am not from an idol course. I don't have the qualifications to be a candidate. I must respectfully decline."

"Normally that would be the case. But, just like Anzu-san has said. Input from the general public is important. Considering how our school is made up of idols, this is quite difficult to achieve. The regular courses are more or less also influenced by the school system. So, a new opinion from someone who isn't influenced by the school system is extremely valuable. In other words, you are a perfect candidate."

"I…"

"Let's give it a try." Anzu quipped. "I am excited to be in the same school with you again. Even though it's only for 1 month."

As I opened my mouth to answer, my phone vibrates, indicating a new message. "Please excuse me." I unlocked my phone and saw a message from Yumemi-san.

"I have gotten the approval and stamp from the principal."

"Eh???!!"

"What's wrong?" Anzu inquired.

"Yumemi-san has already gotten the approval from our headmaster."

"Fufufu. She is quick to do something. What's your decision, Hisaki-san?"

"Understood. I will gratefully accept the offer. Please take care of me." I bowed.

"Marvelous. I will arrange your transfer to Anzu-san's class."

"Thank you very much." And so, it begins my one months stay as an exchange student. ~"~

The news travels fast. A lot of students have known about the exchange student and hound me every chance they get. More specifically asking about Kimisaki Academy. So, I am running away hiding from them. I just feel a little overwhelmed. I have been hiding away in one of the many rooms in this school. I just hope I didn't intrude the user.

The room is dark, the windows and binda have been closed, preventing sunlight from coming in. I have been hiding here for 15 minutes. I guess it's time to go back to my class or Anzu.

"Mmn.." My heart leapt to my throat when I heard a voice.

'Some…someone is here!!!!' My eyes met a pair of a familiar red eyes. "Sa-Sakuma-san?!" I whispered.

"...My pillow…" He wobbly walked to me.

"W-wait, Sakuma-san."

"Nope. My pillow is back." He leaned his weight to me again, head on the crook of my neck. "And call me Ritsu. I don't like my last name that much."

"Then, Ritsu-san, the sofa over there is much more comfortable than me." I slid down due to his weight.

"You are much more comfortable." He wrapped his hands around me, enough to prevent me from escaping.

"Ritsu-san… I still have lessons."

"...zzzz…." I sighed helplessly. "I should probably tell Anzu." I quickly texted Anzu and asked for help. I got her reply few moments later. "No worries. Reinforcement is on the way."

While waiting for the reinforcement, I somehow manage to move away from the door onto the sofa legs. "Raika-chan!/Kuma-kun!/Hisaki-san!/Rittsu!" The door opened with a bang, startling me greatly.

"Don't be too loud… I was just about to doze off." Ritsu-san complained as he held me tighter.

"Ritsu-chan. Raika-chan still has her class. You can't hog her." Narukami-san scolded.

"Oh! Inspiration!!!" Tsukinaga-san suddenly yelled and started writing on the floor.

"Ritsu-senpai, we have our own practice." Suou-san frowned.

"No… My pillow will run away if I let go." He whined.

"...umm… I promise I will come to see you practice after school is over. So, can you let me go for now?" I tried to compromise.

"...Promise?"

"Yes. I promise." I showed him my pinkie.

"Okay… then I will come get you after school." We hooked our pinkie. And he then very reluctantly pried himself off me with great difficulty. They look amazed at what is transpiring.

"Raika-chan. Can I talk to you for a moment?" Narukami-san smiled excitedly.

"Ah, yes." In short, Narukami-san wanted me to present in every of their practices so Ritsu-san would also participate. I don't really mind and Anzu is also okay with that. She also sent me a knowing smirk. ~"~

So, I have been spending a lot of time with them after school. Arashi-san ah, Arashi-neesan promised Ritsu-san a 15 minute cuddling session with me after practice. Of course if they practice until late night, it will be done before I have to go home.

I have also gotten closer to the point I call them with their first name, with honorifics of course. And well, it seems like Leo-san also likes to join our 15 minutes break because he said he is always overflowing with inspiration when he is near me. I somehow become his muse or something along that line.

Sena-san is like a mother hen that keeps nagging me to do my homework when they are practicing and he also helped to tutor me along with Tsukasa-san and Arashi-neesan. Sometimes they also offered to walk me home, but I declined because they have just finished practice and need to rest. And as a compromise I will have to have the call on right until I arrive home. They are a bunch of protective and worrywart knights.

And seeing them like this also brings me some inspiration. I… am secretly composing a song, about knights who brought their princess to a party as an escort. No no no, I didn't imagine myself as their princess at all… well, maybe a little bit… and… I might also be crushing on them hard. And I will definitely not say that outloud. I mean, saying I like 5 of them. I will come out as bitch. No matter how I see it, I am a bitch. So, this is forever my secret.

"So, which one do you like the most?" Anzu casually asked me as we were eating in a certain cafe in our town. I choke on the tea I am drinking.

"Are you alright?" She offered me a napkin. I take it and wipe any excess of the tea.

"Why are you asking that kind of question?" 

"Because your dream is to be a handsome knight's bride. So I am curious as to who will be your handsome knight. They are all good looking."

"All idols are good looking." I rolled my eyes.

"But not all idols are knights." She countered. "So tell me, which one?"

"...no one…" I sipped my tea again.

"I know when you lie. And right now you are lying." She grinned. "Ritsu-san? He is very touchy with you and you didn't mind it. Or Izumi-san? Rumor says that he is tamer around you. Maybe Suou-kun? A textbook model knight. Tsukinaga-senpai? He is that type of adventurous knight. You won't get bored with him, I guess. Or maybe Arashi-neesan? She is still biologically male."

"It's really no one." I denied, red faced.

"You are denying that with this kind of red face. No one will believe you." Anzu cocked her brow. "Should we call everyone from Kimisaki Academy and see what they have to say?"

"No no no!! There's no need to do that!!!" I shrieked.

"Then you better tell me which one."

I sit back down and think for a while. "...don't know…"

"Eh?"

"I really don't know." I shook my head and slumped my head on the table. "They are all wonderful people. Well, even though they have some strange quirks. But… I… no, they deserved a better partner than me." I felt tears pooled in my eyes.

"What happened?" So in the end, I spilled it all to Anzu. No matter what, Anzu is tight lipped. So, I don't need to worry about my secret being leaked.

"I see. I know where you are coming from. But well… you have only met them for 3 weeks. It's too early to say whether you are in love with them or just liking them as people. I don't think this is a bad thing. There's no right or wrong answer. Only people's thoughts made that so. For now, just enjoy your time together. Who knows, you might find your answer. And no matter what you choose, I will support you."

"Thank you, Anzu…" I smiled lightly.

"You are very welcome." She smiled back. "Let's go. We still need to shop for our Halloween's decoration."

"Yes!" I nodded. ~"~

Halloween is near, and after the Halloween festival, my one month is up. This might be a good thing too. I am starting to have trouble keeping myself in check. I almost blurted out I like you guys every time I see them. Though I guess it can be interpreted as I like you guys simply because you are all amazing people. But deep down in my heart, I know I want that to be interpreted as I like you guys because I am in love with 5 of you. That's what made it dangerous.

If I move back to Kimisaki Academy, this feeling might fade. And I think that's the best way. Well, even if, I said if by chance they wanted to be more involved with me romantically, society won't be so forgiving. Not to mention the backlash on their career. And I'd hate to be the one who breaks their dream as idols. Even if I have to hurt myself. I don't want to ever hurt them. 

And helping Anzu decorating the Halloween festival is a very excellent and valid excuse to slowly distance myself from them. I just need to make it like it wasn't intentional. ~"~

The Halloween festival is a huge success. In addition, we got to mend Sakuma brother's relationships, even if only a little. Now, it's finally time for me to leave this place. One month. Just in one month, I have experienced a lot of fun memories. I will forever treasure these memories of mine deep inside my heart. Who knows… maybe someday, I can reminisce about these memories with them with laughter.

I take one last long look at the Yumenosaki Academy. "Goodbye." I bowed and walked away. "Bwaaah!!" Only to crash into a solid wall.

"What a bad girl you are, Rai-chan. Leaving without saying goodbye to us." My ears registered Arashi-neesan's voice.

"Arashi-neesan?" I rubbed my sore red nose which collided with no other than Sena-san. They have changed their outfit again, to the usual Knights' uniform plus cape.

"Kuma-kun, Kasa-kun." Sena-san called.

"Yes!/Yes~~~" Ritsu-san and Tsukasa-san suddenly hooked their arms to each of mine, literally lifting me up from the ground.

"Eh? Ritsu-san? Tsukasa-san? What are you-?" But they are all just smiling happily, ignoring my flabbergasted expression. I was brought to Anzu's with a very big and suspicious smile on her face. She helped me to get changed into a dress and then I was escorted again to the usual Knights' practice room. "Huh? What are we doing here?"

"Ahahahaha!" When the door opened, I could clearly hear Leo-san's laughter. The room itself has been decorated like a ballroom. I wonder where they get the big hanging chandelier and long red carpet from. Ritsu-san and Tsukasa-san finally released their hold on me. They stand in two lines and Leo-san walks to me and suddenly knelt in front of me, followed by the others. "Princess, welcome to the Knights secret party." He held his gloved hand out for me. 

"Ah?" I was so stunned that I couldn't even reply. 

"Ara? Our princess is so shy today." Arashi-neesan remarked, giggling slightly.

"Sorry, I was-" The rest of the words were cut off by a familiar tune of the recorded piano. "This is…"

(Note: lyrics translation is taken from ensemble-star.fandom.com. Translation credit goes to Kana)

Let us invite you tonight,

and make all your dreams come true.

To that place full of light,

please take our hands

and let us escort you.

Leo-san took my hand to his as he got up from kneeling position. He then slowly guided me to the center of the room to dance.

I want to hold you close… I want to protect you.

That smile of yours that reflected on my eyes

can make me forget even my sadness.

Your eyes,

… Please don’t avert them from mine.

Then, Arashi-neesan switches with Leo-san. "How do you-" Her finger is on my lips to silence me while still giving me a wink.

Please look at me, I’m right here.

Let’s make a promise that we’ll always be proud of.

If it’s for your sake… I will continue to shine.

I’ll stay by your side

forever.

Again, Sena-san switches in. "Sena-san, Did Anzu-" Again, before I finished speaking, I was cut off again. This time Sena-san pulled me into his arms. I let out a small squeak due to the sudden closeness. 'Too close.' My eyes swam as cheeks reddened. 

If you say that you want to see a dream,

then right now,

I’ll perform a miracle for you.

Ritsu-san switches in. Unlike lethargic Ritsu-san in the day, tonight he seems full of energy more so than usual. Maybe because he is a vampire and today is Halloween?

"Ritsu-san…" I called softly. Ritsu-san will surely answer me, right? With a soft mischievous smile, he leans in close to my ear and sings out the lyrics. Making this the 4th time I was left unanswered.

I want to hold you close,

and sing you a song just as bright.

I’ll take this jewel

and turn it into a ring of gold.

Let us invite you tonight

and make all your dreams come true.

To that place full of light,

please take our hands and let us escort you.

The last one to switch in is Tsukasa-san. Tsukasa-san will definitely talk. He is the type that will answer if asked. And he can't lie. "Tsukasa-san, where do you get this song?" But, today he was definitely influenced by all of his senpais. 

You can’t hide it if it’s a ring, can you?

I don’t want to hurt what’s precious to me.

Remaining as a knight for someone I hold dear is okay,

...even if it’s forever.

Instead of answering, Tsukasa-san gave me a kiss on the back of my hand. "Tsu-Tsukasa-san?!" 

The twinkling stars will always continue to shine so...

Let’s forget our names and swear right here and now.

I’ll continue to shine... If it’s only for your sake.

I’ll shine by your side always.

I’m sure we’ll meet in a dream again.

If it’s just a key to my heart, I’ll give it to you.

Leo-san then takes my hand again, this time I was placed on the throne that was placed there.

“...Welcome.”

Let us take you to a party

where knights gather.

Oh, beautiful Princess,

will you dance with me?

Let us invite you tonight

and make all your dreams come true.

To that place full of light,

please take our hands and let us escort you.

This string of fate...

If it reaches you, it will connect us together.

If ever we meet,

all of my feelings,

I will offer to you.

When I look at you,

I feel like even becoming a star is possible.

A brilliance that’s so beautiful...

I’ll offer you everything I am so,

let us make all those dreams you saw

come true tonight.

Oh, beautiful Princess...

take our hands and let us escort you.

Forever... Please watch over our stage.

The song is finally finished. To be honest, perfect is the only word I can use to describe them. This is the best farewell party that I have ever received in this lifetime.

"What do you think of our surprise party, Rai-chan?" Arashi-neesan smiled.

"As I thought, I really like you all." I answered with the biggest and the happiest smile. ~"~

It has been three days since my little farewell party from Knights. Apparently, right after that, other units from the idol course crash into our party, claiming to be sad about being left out in the farewell party. I spent the last day with them full of laughter and smiles. 

Now I am back in Kimisaki Academy as a regular student. I can't help but miss them terribly. I am just glad that my confession (only known to me) was not replied. I mean, that must be interpreted as I like you guys as people, to which I am very glad and a little bit sad. 'But this is fine. This is for the best. It's not like I can't meet them anymore. When the days come, I… can finally talk to them as friends.'

Back in Kimisaki Academy, I shared a lot of fun stories with my classmates and Yumemi-san. Of course I keep the stories about my time with Knights to myself. As selfish as this might sound. I don't want to share this to them. They are my most precious memories…

Most students usually leave the school grounds after the last bell rings, except for students with club activities. But today, they seem to be hanging around the school entrance, whispering to each other. "I wonder what happened?" I tilted my head.

"There she is, our runaway princess." 

"..." I might have heard it wrong, but why does it sound like Sena-san's voice?

"Runaway princess?" I blinked. A group of five boys walk to me. 

"Rai-chan…" Ritsu-san quickly latched himself to me.

"Eh? Ritsu-san? Everyone? Why are you here? No, more importantly, outsiders shouldn't be allowed to enter." I panicked, thinking they might have broken rules.

"Don't worry, Rai-chan. We haven't broken any rules. We properly got permission to run an errand." Arashi-neesan smiled.

"Run an errand? Five of you?"

"Raika. Don't take my inspiration with you." Leo-san latched to the other side.

"So…sorry… I didn't mean to?" I replied.

"Leader, please behave yourself." Tsukasa-san sighed.

"Then, what kind of errand do you guys need to do? I can take you to the student council office." I offered. Well, a chance to spend some time with them. I don't want to miss it.

"Errand from Tenshi has finished. We are now finishing our own errand." Leo-san grinned.

"That is…?"

"Escorting our runaway princess back to the castle." Sena-san rolled his eyes.

"...hai…?"

"Rai-chan. It's unfair that you left us hanging after confessing like that." Ritsu-san whispered.

I jumped at the sudden whisper. "Con-confession?!" Blush made its way to my face again. 'How do they find out?!'

"Your face looks like you were asking how do we find out?" Arashi-neesan grinned. I truly look like a deer caught in the headlights.

"H…How…?"

"That's because we like you as much as you like us." Tsukasa-san unexpectedly answered with such a straight face. You will think he will be embarrassed saying something like this.

"E…eh?"

"Since you still can decide who will be your handsome knight, we-"

"!!!!Where did you hear that?!!!!" I shrieked. "It must be Anzu telling you, right? Right? Right?" I clamped Sena-san's mouth with my hand.

"Anzu-chan might accidentally leak to us your childhood dream." Arashi-neesan giggled.

"Anzu, you traitor…" I sobbed.

"Well, thanks to her, we know all of us still have the chance of winning. So until the day you decide which of us you like the most. We will fight for your affection fair and square." Leo-san grinned. Somehow, his knight mode is activated. "As a king of knights, I won't lose."

"If it means I can take a nap with Rai-chan everytime I want, I won't lose too."

"I-I won't lose to senpais too. I am also a knight."

"Hehehe. I can spend more time with her anyway. I will seize the victory."

"Hmph! I can tutor her every time I want. I will spend a lot of time on our study date."

"Eh? Wait?! Let me process this first!"

"Then, the first step is, transfer to our school." They said in unison.

"EEEEEHHHHHH????!!!!!"

[shoftiiel]

secrets: 18 yes you do

synopsis: all sunghoon wanted was a calm year, he never imagined he would see his childhood best friend again, but how chaotic can things get? especially now that her friend group has ummmm… changed

warnings: none ig

word count: 600

a/n: hi guys, sorry for disappearing again i had a lot of stuff going on (school is draining all my energy at this point) but things are under control now, i plan on returning to my daily update schedule as soon as i can :))

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to be honest, you had no idea where the fuck were you, fucking beomgyu and the things you did for him. At this point you had walked in circles for the past 5 minutes, he said he was starving so you kinda felt bad for him. Someone walked past you and you took the opportunity to ask her for help. “Excuse me” the girl turned around and took off one of her earphones, “do you happen to know where is…'' you took your phone looking for the message gyu had sent you “dance room 3?”

“oh i'm actually headed there” he gave you a smile “i'll walk with you”. an awkward silence fell between you two, you wanted to ask her something but didn't know exactly what, lucky for you, she thought the same thing and broke off the silence herself. “So what brings you here?” she asked, “oh my friend was hungry so i bought him some food” you showed her the bag that you had been carrying, it was probably cold by now, but beomgyu would probably not care, not at all. “the dumbass forgot to eat”

the girl laughed at your comment, you met her not even 5 minutes ago and you were comfortable enough with her to joke around with her like that. “i’m yuna bt the way” she said, “nice to meet you, i’m-“

“y/n” you heard your name being called by a familiar voice “you are my savior!” beomgyu ran towards you and embraced you in a tight hug. “I'm sorry if it is cold,” you said, breaking off the hug. “I kinda got lost on my way here, but yuna helped me” you turned to her and gave her a warm smile which made her smile too. “It was nothing, y/n right?”

“the one and only” because of your answer a small laugh left her lips. “Well i have to go but-” he took out a marker out of her bag and grabbed your arm, “here’s my number, text me if you need anything” she waved at you “and bye beomgyu”

“you know her?” you turned to beomgyu who was also waving at yuna, “yeah, she is in almost all of my classes'' he looked at you “considering her friend choices...” he made a dramatic pause “she is quite nice”. It was safe to say that you were very confused at what beomgyu had just said. “What do you mean by her friend's choices?”. Beomgy chuckled and ruffled your hair “she is friends with sunghoon”.

“Anyway” he said, breaking the silence between you two, “I am almost done, do you want to come over and binge watch nevertheless again?”. The offer was tempting, very tempting indeed, “sorry gyu” you sighed “i can't, not today”, a pout appeared on his lips, “whyyyyyyyyy?” he whined “you never say no to our marathons” we stepped closer to you and placed one of his hands on your forehead “are you feeling okay?”.

“I am okay” you pushed him away “is just that i have something to do tomorrow” his expression changed fast, “what do you have to do?” His tone did not sound as playful as it did some minutes ago. “I have to see sunghoon and jake for our project”.

“Then it is settled” he said firmly “you stay over and i’ll be your chaperone tomorrow” he smiled proudly. “gyu i don't need a chaperone”

“yes you do”

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