#and completely diff from what i've done on here before

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YOU ARE CHALLENGED BY BIKER ENEA!

[mysteryshoptls]

SSR Malleus Draconia Dorm Uniform Personal Story: Part 3

"Briar Valley's own"

(Part 1) (Part 2) Part 3

[Interior Hallway]

Vil: So, just like last week, our meeting is in the Mirror Chamber this week.

Kalim: The party we had after the last meeting was so much fun! Next time, the rest of you should come too, not just Riddle and Azul.

Leona: I refuse.

Riddle: That reminds me… It seems that Malleus-senpai received a warning from the Headmaster after being absent last time.

Riddle: I wonder if he will properly attend this meeting?

Leona: It'll just be the same as before. He'll just skip anyway.

Kalim: Eh! Then should I go and get him!?

Leona: Don't bother. There's no point if you don't think to do that on your own.

Vil: Says the person who was sleeping right up until the start of the meeting and had to be woken up by someone else.

Idia: Yeah, yeah! Even tho there's no point if you don't participate on your own!

Azul: Says the tablet…

Riddle: I have my own thoughts for Idia-senpai, but… I do agree that if you do not strive to participate of your own volition, then it is rather meaningless.

Azul: Very true. I do hope that Malleus-san is reflecting on his actions.

Vil: I wonder… Well, for the time being, let us wait for the meeting to begin inside the Mirror Chamber.

[door opens]

Dorm Leaders: !!??

[Diasomnia Dorm – Lounge]

Leona: Hey… This musty atmosphere… It can't be…

Dorm Leaders: DIASOMNIA!?

Idia: Eh!? The picture on my screen is kinda weird. Is this a virtual background!?

Vil: Not at all. We are definitely, actually in Diasomnia…

Riddle: When did we get here? We were just in front of the Mirror Chamber a moment ago!

Crowley: WHY IN THE WORLD IS THE DOOR TO THE MIRROR CHAMBER CONNECTED TO DIASOMNIA!?

Kalim: Oh hey, looks like the Headmaster got bought over with us too.

Vil: He's just as surprised as we are, which must mean that it's not necessarily his doing.

Riddle: So then, the only possible remaining explanation would be…

???: Hello, everyone…

Malleus: Welcome. I've been waiting.

Crowley: Draconia-kun… What a spectacular entrance! It almost puts me to shame as the Headmaster here.

Leona: I knew this was your doing, you damn lizard.

Vil: Please explain what is going on. Why are we currently in the Diasomnia Dormitory Lounge?

Malleus: I had heard that you were all dissatisfied with my being unable to attend the dorm leader meetings.

Malleus: I myself believe that it would be unfortunate to not be able to come to any gathering there may be.

Malleus: And so, I thought about what could be done… And it came to me.

Malleus: If I will not be invited, then I should be the one to do the inviting.

Malleus: If I do not know where the meeting is taking place, then I should decide where it meets.

Malleus: If I do not know what time it takes place, then I should make it so that I will be available.

Malleus: That is why I used transference magic to connect the Mirror Chamber door to Diasomnia and bring you all here.

Malleus: What do you think? I was neither late nor absent, yes?

Dorm Leaders: …

Leona: So… What? You're saying that for the sake of attending the meeting, you cast transference magic on all of us?

Malleus: That's right.

Riddle: Without our consent? On your own, for your own benefit?

Malleus: That's right.

Dorm Leaders: HAAAAAAAAAH!?

Azul: I never expected to be treated with such disrespect in my life. This is an outrageous insult!!

Vil: Do you think of us as mere objects!?

Idia: We're not familiars you can just summon, yknow!!

Malleus: Are you... Are you all angry with me?

Dorm Leaders: OF COURSE WE'RE ANGRY WITH YOU!!!!

Malleus: Why? You all usually summon your magical pens with magic.

Malleus: What is the difference?

Riddle: IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT! PENS ARE OBJECTS, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS!!

Malleus: I know that. But both can be carried by magic.

Idia: Oh snap. He doesn't get it at all. Is this one of those things that only sounds scary once you understand it?

Vil: It seems as though he definitely doesn't think of us as any different from a pen or a book.

Leona: Tch. This's why I can't stand people with no common sense…! How dare you transport me like luggage!

Sebek: STAND BACK!!

Sebek: HOW DARE YOU TRY TO GRAB MALLEUS-SAMA… IT'S UTTERLY DISGRACEFUL, HUMAN!!

Azul: Ah, you must be… That first year Sebek-san, yes? How astounding that you can even look at this situation and use the term "disgraceful" like that.

Silver: Welcome, friends of Malleus-sama. We're glad to have you here.

Kalim: Oh hey, it's Silver. Good to see you here.

Silver: Yes. I had heard that Malleus-sama intended on inviting the Dorm Leaders here, so we waited with him.

Kalim: Oh, cool. Thanks for waiting, and thanks for having us!

Silver: Right. Enjoy your time here.

Malleus: I had the two of them prepare Briar Valley’s own tea cakes. Now, everyone. Please do not hesitate to dig in…

Dorm Leaders: AS IF WE'D EAT ANYTHING!!!

Crowley: Draconia-kun… Please come with me to the Headmaster's Office now.

Crowley: I HAD THOUGHT YOU A KNOWLEDGEABLE FELLOW, BUT… IT SEEMS THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE TO TEACH YOU!

Malleus: …And so I thought I had finally successfully attended the meeting…

Malleus: But in the end, today's dorm leader meeting ended up cancelled.

Lilia: …

Lilia: …Heheh.

Lilia: AHAHAHA!!! HEEHEEHEEHEE!!!

Lilia: I can't believe something like that happened while I went out to pick up my phone… My laughter won't stop!

Malleus: What did I do wrong?

Malleus: I would not have been upset were transference magic used on me. If anything, it is a rather mundane mode of transportation.

Malleus: In order to become closer to those people, I thought I would provide my hospitality, and yet…

Lilia: Malleus. Humans have a different level of sensitivity than us.

Lilia: Think of it like… Pulling in the remote control closer to you with your foot.

Lilia: That is something that Silver would always scold me on.

Lilia: A remote doesn't have any will, so it may not complain, but those Dorm Leaders do.

Malleus: I did not intend to be impudent.

Malleus: But then I was told, "If we are to be insulted like this, there is no need for you to attend the meetings henceforth."

Malleus: So now, it is not as though it would be acceptable to join them without a prior invitation…

Malleus: Grandmother had always sternly instilled in me that it is rude to invite oneself unilaterally.

Lilia: That's true. Her Majesty the Queen has always been extraordinarily unbending when it comes to invitation decorum.

Lilia: However, for you to have enacted such a plan… I'm rather surprised you put this much thought into it.

Lilia: Did… Did my little scolding strike a nerve?

Malleus: Let me answer your question with another, did you truly think that I wouldn't be affected after seeing you so angry?

Lilia: Kufufu… I see, I see. What a cute lad! I didn't think you'd get that upset.

Malleus: Stop, don't treat me like a child.

Lilia: I'm praising you. Maybe it didn't go as planned, but it was a huge step forward for you to try to find a way to work with the others.

[headpats]

Malleus: Only Grandmother and Lilia would pat my head so vigorously like this… I simply cannot refuse it.

Malleus: After you left in anger, I thought about what I should have done.

Malleus: I agreed that I had not put forth enough effort in both understanding the humans, and having them understand me.

Malleus: And that is why I attempted to fix things, but failed. I still do not understand what went wrong.

Malleus: I thought humans appreciated convenience like their technology, but they also reject other rational means.

Malleus: They are indecisive in their standards, and they are strangely sensitive. It's quite difficult to comprehend.

Lilia: You seem to have made quite a mess for yourself. Are you regretting leaving Briar Valley?

Malleus: …Fufu. Don't make me laugh. You should know better than anyone that I do not think.

Malleus: There was never a time back in Briar Valley like this where I was so bewildered by other people.

Malleus: And that is why… This is more than amusing to me. I feel as those these moments are utterly enjoyable.

Malleus: I believe that there will come a day in which I will be able to understand them, so I will continue to do my due diligence.

Malleus: Let's see… I am certain we will be able to understand each other in another 100 years or so.

(Part 1) (Part 2) Part 3

[gentlebeardsbarngrill]

Is it me or do other people find it jarring how Taika's haters try and distort reality and act like everyone loves him and they are the only one? Or that everyone acts like he's perfect and heaps him with praise for doing the bare minimum when from what I've seen no one who actually likes him does that.

I've seen people like 'if you're cancelling the last of us cancel ofmd cos Taika is zionist scum who supports genocide'.

Hi Anon! Oh interesting question. I don't know if I've personally seen a lot of that specific situation where they think everyone is blindly supporting him (I do tend to block after a certain point so maybe that's why?). If I'm understanding you correctly it sounds a lot like they're seeing any support of Taika as "HE IS PERFECT AND NO ONE SHALL CHALLENGE HIM" when most people who support him know he's not perfect (as no one is) and we accept him anyway.

Which is one of the things OFMD really drives home-- you're not perfect, that's okay! You can do better if you mess up! You are deserving of being forgiven!

Which I mean, in general I think that really points to your first point, that folks who are mad at him are kind of living in this distorted reality. But also too... I've seen this a lot in my personal life with ... various folks that some people see the world in a very black and white state. They see things as "if it's not this, it MUST mean THIS" -- in this case "If people support Taika, it MUST BE BECAUSE THEY THINK HES PERFECT", same with "If he asked for hostages to be released, HE MUST BE SUPPORTIVE OF GENOCIDE".

--- sorry long post is long, I'm in a rambling mood today sorry!---

Which.. to be fair there's a lot of cultural training for that.. as some folks have put in tags of other posts, it's lack of critical thinking and questioning skills. I know where I grew up they were super big into us questioning everything, but when I talk to some friends who grew up in other states here in the US, they didn't get the same focus on critical thinking in public school, and got more of it in college (and not everyone can afford to go to college). I had a really cool 11th grade English teacher who showed us a video in class one day. It was a parody of a documentary and was explaining how the earth was flat (which we didn't know at the time, they didn't tell us this wasn't real). It was weird because it didn't come out and say "the earth was flat" though, it came out with kind of vaguely reasonable sounding arguments from people with "Dr" in front of their name.

I remember looking at my friend who was really confused too and saying something like "wait is this for real?" and them shrugging at me. It wasn't until this part of the video where there's literally cows running around Antarctica that a lot of us were like, "wait this is totally not real". That English teacher.. after we got done with the movie started asking us when it was that we started questioning the validity of the video, and then went into this whole lecture about how especially when we're young, we're so used to just being FED information that sometimes we get fed completely false information and we just DONT know it. The whole exercise was all about questioning and critical thinking skills and how not every "teacher" or "doctor" is going to be as qualified as they try to tell you they are.

I found that whole exercise really eye opening because I had never really thought of people purposely trying to bias my education like that before. I'm sure there's thousands of ways that people learn these kinds of skills (and I know mine aren't perfect) but I found that one to really hit home-- so imagine never being taught that. Never being taught that if you start feeling like the thing being said doesn't sound quite right to question it.

Now of course, some folks are purposefully ignorant and that's a whole other issue, but I do think we need better critical thinking education all over the world (but especially in America what with the vastly different education depending on which region you're in).

ANYWAY omg im sorry -- I dont know if I even really addressed your point, so I apologize if I didn't (the ADHD is strong today I tell you)-- so if I didn't please let me know and I'll try again!

I hope the trolls aren't getting to you too much today, sending love anon <3

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PLEASE share how you did the outfit mods. I want to make a mod for Shepard with the N7 hoodie, but Spectre logo and colors and as a content mod, and I'm STRUGGLING to find the resources on how to edit the texture/colors on the hoodie itself. Most of what I've found is how to upload a completed edited texture, but I haven't really found much on editing the textures themselves

Texture editing (✿ʘ‿ʘ)っ🔪

I think the thing about texture modding is that people assume that you already have experience in image editing. And it makes sense. Because texture editing is basically image editing.

The recommended image editing programs are usually either GIMP or Paint.net. I personally use Paint.net, but GIMP has more features such as being able to decompose your image into the RGBA channels as layers and then compose them again. But I use Paint.net. So I don't do any of that jfdklajkfds.

Disclaimer: I'm not an advanced modder!!! Everything I've done and said here is what worked for me, and everything I've written is under the assumption that you're also new to modding and are making personal mods. If you want a second opinion, the ME Modding Discord is a good resource, since a lot of the mod makers are there as well and are willing to help.

Under the cut:

In terms of basic editing like re-colouring textures or adding logos, what I basically did was putting colours on a separate layer and then setting the blend mode of that layer into overlay or multiply.

What you're editing is the diffuse texture. This is the one that has the basic appearance. Unless you're making drastic changes to your diff texture (such as replacing anything on your texture, or cutting/adding things to the texture image), you shouldn't have to worry about editing the normal or specular textures. The most important thing is that your texture still fits the mesh's UV Map (and if what you're doing is just re-colouring, then you don't have to worry about the UV map fjkdlajflds)

So here's a very simple example from my Syndicate outfit mod (I.E. the mod where I imported outfits from a now-delisted game). This is a comparison of the original diffuse texture from the Syndicate game and the edited N7 version I did, side-by-side (also this is the un-resized version; I had to re-size it in order to match the UV map):

It's a simple edit tbh. I basically selected the orange parts and changed the hue so they were more red, then I painted over the logo with part of the texture from the left side (I did this on a layer on top of the original texture) and placed the N7 logo on a different layer on top of it (which I took from the N7 hoodie fjfjdklajkfds). Same thing with the gloves, for which I just covered the original logo with a red square lol:

Here's a different example from the longcoat armor I use for John from the Syndicate outfit mod. Here's the original diff from the game, and then the one I used for the mod:

Whoa, it's different! Specifically, there is less of a beige-ish tone to the texture; the arms are more black, and map on one of the sleeves is gone. Basically, I:

Made everything except for the red parts grayscale (I did this by manually selecting the red parts and then inverting the selection)

Created a layer that's just black, set the blend mode to multiply, and then changed the opacity until it was at a suitable darkness. I basically masked the red parts so they wouldn't be affected using the selection I did before

Selected the square of fabric from the right sleeve, copied it onto a new layer, and then placed it over the left sleeve, thus removing the map from the left sleeve entirely

So yeah. It was a matter of just using multiple layers and setting them to overlay or multiply (depending on how you want it to look). I think that would be the most basic way of doing it. The advantages of that is that you can change the colours of the textures without sacrificing any of the actual texture itself.

Once your texture is finished, you're gonna want to export it as a .dds. I believe for diffuse textures you want to use the DTX5 setting. I usually export as .dds since the game uses .dds files anyway.

Here are some webpages that might help even further with how textures work in-game:

Textures in Mass Effect entry in the ME3Explorer Wiki (and here's the link that jumps straight to the Comparison Table section that tells you which algorithms are used for certain textures)

Ottemis' blog entry on textures for aspiring modders (mostly tells you about the different types of textures used in the game; this info is also on the wiki page but there's additional info for when you're exporting your edited textures. It's an old page, but I think the information is still relevant)

Girlplaysgames modding tutorial on editing textures (this one focuses on using Photoshop to edit your textures. It's another old page, but I'm adding it here because it's the first tutorial I ever found on texture editing when I first started out, and I found it useful solely because it actually told you what formats you needed to export your textures in. Also some of the links may be broken due to the restructuring of the website, but you may still find them on the master post)

I hope this is what you're looking for jfdklasjfkldsakjf if you have any more questions feel free to ask them; it's been a while since I last did any texture editing so I may have missed something

[sehunniepotwrites]

HAAAAAAAI i'm so glad i could bring a smile to your face in your day through my messages heheheheh ☺️ how was your day today!!!

omg is this telepathy or what! i was just considering and thinking of whether i wanted to pursue a masters after finishing up my undergrad degree studies!! hehe what's your masters in if it's not too private to ask 🫢 i was just thinking of doing masters because of my current timeline!! it's rly rly tuff to find a job here after graduating because the mkt is currently just kinda meh :/ so i was just wondering if perhaps going for masters would put me in a better spot!! but then again masters is something i can decide at a later time so rn im just gathering opinions from ppl who have taken it! wbu!! do u have any thoughts or opinions? :")

OMGGGGGG have i mentioned im a SUCKER for childhood besties concepts cuz that's just so so so cute 🥹🥹 I LOVE IT I CANT WAIT!!!! 😍 and my goodness how r u alw so creative w your ideas??? iM so unimaginative that like stories alw amaze me 🫢 hehehehe and HELLO wdym u have a life like a fic odnfoenfoke THATS SO COOL AND SWEET N LOVELY gosh i'd WISH i had like one thing from a fic ever happen to me 🥰🥰🥰🥰

AHHHH im so glad u could meet your friends and hang out together!! wish u had as much fun as u possibly could!! hehehehe how nice would it be if we could always be hanging out w our besties and just spending time together 🥺 hope you guys r meeting again soon!!! sounds rly rly fun to karaoke together it's been so so long for me to both karaoke and meet my friends cuz literally everyone im close to or care about is on exchange this semester :/

which brings me to my never ending rant of how despresso espresso i am this semester >< it's a rly tuff time in my life rn cuz im trying to navigate and find an internship that matches both my interest and my degree cuz it is a graduation requirement for me 🤡 i guess im at least getting somewhere w the search cuz i did have a pretti good offer lately! and im currently just pending the outcome of another role i interviewed for under the same company before making a decision (if i do get offered by the other role too heh) 😊 but then im just rly rly LONELY this semester and im just sad cuz im attending classes and doing everything by myself :/ and i dont have friends arnd locally rn that i could meet and just unwind after a period of stress so its rly draining me a lot on top of my never ending assignments projects and exams 🥲🥲 and yea ldr is so so tough and its so hard to keep my emotions in check because of how big of an overthinker i am so im always just having sleepless nights, constant nightmares and sometimes even sleep paralysis 🥲 i guess im becoming more independent from this whole experience though! forces me to become a whole even without everyone by my side and to continue living and functioning, doing what i should be doing!

i love coming to talk to u and reading all your responses too!! 🩵 m alw looking forward to your replies and your kind words to me hehehehe keeps me going!!!

love, 🍑

i've spent the weekend in bed becuase i'm sick again! i binged s2 of the summer i turned pretty and i cried a whole bunch. i love how they really took the angsty route this season--really showed how diff people deal with grief! probs gonna call out tomorrow because i've been sneezing like crazy and my voice is lowkey gone ;; i think i'm gonna try to get some writing done and post a teaser for a story that may never be completed but it's too good to just stay in my drafts!!

oh sure, i have my masters in education. i went thru a one year ma program with a teacher's cred tied into it too. my program was unique in that they condensed a two year prog into one accelerated and it was the toughest year of my life tbh. working full time as a teacher and going to school full time for basically two degrees was tough.

i love all my ideas but i haven't been able to finish them!!! i really want to get them out to the world bc theyre too good to sit in my drafts but it's so incomplete!! the one i am thinking about posting can be a standalone because its such an open-ended ending but there's still WAY more planned for it.

if you have time, playing games together online is a good way to keep in contact. we played pictionary on a website and it was super fun during the pandemic a lot!

it looks like youre slowly getting your ducks in a row for the internship despite the stress! but i see how missing your so and friends can affect your mood. feeling alone is never the best feeling and i totally see where you are coming from. but look at you, you're already looking at the positives out of your stressful situation! that's so great! you can only go up from here, you know? and listen, this is something i always tell my students, each person has their own timeline--their own time to make mistakes, to figure out what they want or need, etc. you may take longer than others but you don't need to worry about others. worry about you and focus on the things you can do for yourself to make you better. and if you make a mistake, that's just a lesson you can take. it's all about your growth mindset!

love u lots!!!

[brattyandwhorrible]

Omg im so mf funny. So my gfs phone lit up last night when i was getting up to go potty after us just having like the best sex I've ever had and her already having passed out afterwards.. and this phone that lit up said.. "hey baby... blah blah blah"

So NATURALLY ima pick up the phone and see who is saying this right.. well when i picked the phone up the message saying this wasn't on the notifications anymore. 😐 so me starting to rly feel some type of way proceeds forward in the snoopy sesh thru baes phone tryna uncover this person 'hey baby'ing' my girl.

All out on camera and all. Plus i was still naked 😂💀 i did not gaf how crazy i looked.

Oh uh uh.

So during my little investigation adventures i realized that MY GIRLFRIEND IS NOT THE PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL I THOUGHT SHE WAS.

I just had this image of her in my head of being God-Like and blemish free. Especially when it comes to personal matters i guess. But what did i learn. NOBODY IS TRULY PERFECT AFTER ALL. Bc while shes here rn bothered by me telling her a lie #1 (me saying that i was in love with her b4 i actually was), by me telling other ppl the same lovey stuff i was telling her while i was locked up #2.... she also was being all extra friendly wit other ppl and in a whole 'relationship' or w/e wit someone else, telling grls she wanna see them and good morning texts and inviting them over to netflix and blah blah whatever.. WHILE I WAS IN FL WITH HER.

And ya wanna know what else ive realized?

I dont care that she's imperfect, i love her anyways and i just am going to trust that we not be like that to each other anymore. I'm not saying what she did is worse than what i did either.. just had to put that out there.

Anyways so now not only did she wake up without me, she came looking for her phone.

She's acting all weird and being distant and quiet.

I feel wrong 4 just tryna act like nothing happened and i didnt just do what i did and see what i seen.. lmao this is so typical. I couldn't even help it, my inner most crazy got the best of me when i seen that hey baby whatever it said. I had to know what the fuck. Im not even mad tho, not yet anyways... i mean ill be mad if she dont stop tryna act like she didnt do the same thing shes upset that i did.

Lol. But rly tho, its not cool but i mean its cool. I fucked up, she fucked up. I have genuine, real feelings for her unlike before.. and ive fallen in love with her, experiencing a type of love I've never felt before. I'm not trying to sabotage our bond we have together what so ever, over nothing. I feel like our feelings for each other are mutual so i can trust that the funny business wont be a thing from here on out. Leaving me not to worry but to be excited abt having her and the Universe working its magic like it did..

I'm not the same person i was 2 years ago by any means. Im like complete polar opposite of where i was then actually. And for the first time i actually WANT to have a future with another human being period.

I rly hope we can not lose all of our trust over the things we did before we rly had a chance at being together and fully experiencing one another. I also hope this isn't gonna be an on going issue or source of sorrow either.

Ugh.. ok im done 4 now...

GOOD JOB LIL BABY 4 SLIPPING AND RLY LETTING YOUR CRAZY SHOW.

0 to 100 real fucking quick. I do have to say im glad i got to the source of recent consistent concerns abt my actions during the time of these events taking place. Maybe now we can call it truce and grow into better ppl tog..

One last thing.. 2 my Lover Baby, pls know that i do apologize for invading your privacy even tho i know you was looking 4 love else in somebody else too. I'm rly not tripping tho. I don't feel any diff abt you at all.. im just lowkey gonna be hurt if the situation abt tonight happening is handled the wrong way.. like i don't just wanna pretend like nothing happened. I want to talk abt everything.. even if it hurts, i still feel like its better 2 talk abt it. Even if we dont have much to say on something. I love you tho baby, I'm not going anywhere and i still trust you.. im not even tripping like that. I know how im coming at you also so i KNOW we good. You'll see that too once you see that ima consistently act right as well. Your still my sweet baby pookie pie 😻😘😇 and we were still made exactly for each other bc flaws and all, i want every single part of you bby. Im sorry for doing too much and letting my crazy get the best of me 🙄💀🙈 not gonna lie I'm a lil embarrassed over it lol

#crazygirlfriendsbelike #owningmyshit #shestillperfecttho #plsdontbemadbby ❤❤❤❤❤❤ #girlblogging #journalingintocyberspace #babygirlbratlife

#nowlemmecrawlunderarockanddie 😫🥸

[ghostingbrightly]

Wizard101/Pirate101 Commissions

you may know me as either @ghostingbrightly or as @wizzycore ... but regardless of how you know me, for a limited time, i'm opening wiz/pirate commissions!!!

SLOT 1: OPEN

SLOT 2: OPEN

SLOT 3: OPEN

i have six types of work that i'll do, with different spectrums of base pricing! let's take a look! ( under the cut )

1) LINEUPS

lineups will consist of anywhere from four to ten characters! though all of my examples are either sketched or roughly lined, i can do lineart and flat colors for lineups too! i will not be allowing painted lineups. lineart + flat colors will increase the end price.

2) COMICS

here's a quick smattering of comics i've done recently, i recommend clicking for better quality + to see all the diff types of comics i've done! these comics will generally be uncolored unless we negotiate otherwise. generally, comics will be anywhere from 3 panels to 3 pages -- but the length itself will affect the final price

3) REFERENCES

these are an example of what my references look like -- anywhere from sketched and colored multiple pictures of the same character to one painted or colored fullbody and a couple of other sketches, colored or not. there will be at least one "focus" picture of the character. this is another selection that will vary quite a bit in terms of final price. (individual items painted will increase the final price)

4) SKETCHES

(this is another pic where you definitely should click for better quality!) colored/not colored, amount of characters, and whether or not theres a background will increase the final price.

5) PAINTINGS

^ basically just another coloring style, with more rendering. amount of characters and background will increase the final price.

and a secret 6) FULL CHARACTER REF

which is anywhere from three-five pictures of a character in diff. armors and outfits! adding weapon refs/item or pet refs along with it will increase the final price :3

i will only be accepting payment in terms of crowns certificates right now, but i'll update this post if that isn't true anymore in the future! for now though ill be going by this scale!

SKETCHES will have a base price of 10 dollars!

COMICS will have a base price of 25 dollars!

REFERENCES will have a base price of 30 dollars!

PAINTINGS will have a base price of 35 dollars!

LINEUPS will have a base price of anywhere between 50-80 dollars (depending on the amount of people)

FULL CHARACTER REFS will have a base price of 80 dollars!

(TERMS: - i may post your commission on my tumblr

- you may not remove my signature from your commission

- you may not claim the commission as your own art

- if you post on other sites, physically link back to my tumblr

- i reserve the right to ask you to remove an upload to another site as i see fit

- if payment is one purchase, i ask that it be sent before i begin to work on your commission. if the payment comes out to be more than one purchase, i.e "35$" being a 25$ and a 10$ purchase, please send one before i begin to work on your commission and one after.

- i reserve the right to deny your request at any point before payment if i feel i cannot fulfill the commission

- i will not draw mecha (hopefully this won't be a problem) -- i will of course draw furries, but it may delay the time of completion slightly.

- i require AT LEAST two references, for example: an in-game photo and a drawing. if you cannot get two references, an ingame photo and a description is alright. (for OCS -- if you're commissioning a canon character, this does not apply.)

if you're interested, please dm me. thank you :-)

[sizzlingpatrolfox]

Hey, i hope you're doing well. I discovered your blog recently, you're answers r interesting n better insights than more of jikookers have. I want to put a thought here which is there a long time. ITS 1 Tae wanted to have convo with jk, I didn't understand that why he wanted to do it on cam? The awkwardness/distance they got probably might have a reason? Maybe of diff of opinions/ego strike btwn them? Whatever it was off cam. Even if we assume, it is harder to make an interaction after long time with the disconnected frnd still this whole epi can be done off cam as well. Like they can meet via jimin outside. I didn't understand the point of that conversation in front of million fans? I felt like it can sort out privately. Or this whole is jus a marketing strategy by company? Now that conversation happened so we r seeing more of tkk? Idk. I hope I made sense without being negative. Thank you.

Hiii, how are you?

I honestly have no idea why he chose to do it there....... I've wondered the same and every guess I have of why is as clueless as yours tbh.

I went to check on what I told my friend when that episode aired and I said:

"I'm surpised Taehyung chose to do this on the show. Not that thrown off by the whole matter in itself, that's just life, it happens, but the fact that he planned to have a conversation about it in front of cameras."

Then we talked a bit about taekookers theories and my friend said:

"If I was one of them I would be devastated that all the time I spent swooning over my fav ship, my ship hardly talked to each other."

Honestly, both points were the hardest for me to understand and the second was the most difficult to come to terms with, because of who I thought JK was.

The "theory" that makes the most sense to me, and it's just my own conclusion because I've never seen anyone talk about it, is that maybe Taehyung decided to have that conversation after the May 5th taekook vlive. It wasn't a horrible live, but it wasn't a happy live either. I think that maybe Tae watched it, and realized that their vibe was off and a couple weeks later, when they were filming ITS, he decided to acknowledge that lack of chemistry on camera.

I might be completely utterly outrageously wrong, but if I think about how they were during the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, there's no apparent conflict. Nothing seemed wrong during those days, in fact they seemed better than ever. I can't imagine either of taekook watching themselves cuddling on GDA and saying "yeah we need to address and explain this". You know that saying why fix something that isn't broken? So it makes sense to me to consider that maybe Taehyung saw something that looked off between them, and realized that probably everybody was seeing it. I know at least I would've wanted to explain why my friend and I don't seem to vibe after watching that live.

That's just an opinion I have and it makes sense to me because that live was like, the most inmediate thing before the filming of ITS.

Because otherwise I don't understand why publicly solve a conflict that nobody really knew existed in the first place. Apart from that live (which wasn't even thaaat bad but it wasn't good either, especially when compared to other duos lives), they looked perfectly fine to me all along the time they were supposedly awkward with each other. They looked perfectly fine right inmediately after that conversation, too; in fact they looked quite the same as before the conversation 😭

So at least in my opinion, Taehyung had to have noticed or felt like the conflict was out there, so the resolution for it had to be done out there, too. I personally can't think of any other instance that might've looked like there was a conflict apart from that live.

I also wonder how long was that "awkward" phase? When did it start, was it in the beginning of 2019, was it in March 2020, April 2020...? All JK said was that as they got time on their own, a part of his relationship with Tae started to get awkward. He never said they were distant, tho. Just that a part of it was awkward.

The other possible reason that I consider, is that Taehyung decided to have that conversation on camera for personal reasons, and Jungkook was a bit like collateral damage, like killing two birds with one stone. I know Jungkook would've not wanted to do that on camera but it happened like that because Taehyung wanted it to happen that way. It was an opportunity for Taehyung to talk about himself, the way he didn't feel like he was loved, the reasons for him to spend so much on weverse trying to connect with army, I don't remember well but he kind of let on a bit about having some sort of career crisis. I am definitely 100% sure that Taehyung wanted to put all that out there and having that conversation with JK was a way to bring all that up within some kind of context. If you think about it, it was supposed to be a heart-to-heart but JK barely spoke about himself, it was mostly Taehyung who talked about his feelings, who actually opened his heart; which is okay anyways, since he was the one who decided to do that in the show.

Of course there were some editing decisions made and the conversation in reality didn't last only two minutes, but yeah I don't know what else was said so all I can talk about is what I watched. And I watched Taehyung opening up his heart and JK giving nice advice.

I was never suspicious per se of why he wanted to have that conversation on camera, but I was confused about why solving a conflict that didn't seem to be there in the first place. Like you said, it could've been done privately. I don't know if he wanted people to say "oh tae he's so great he wants to fix things etc", because yes, they all also do stuff with that on mind sometimes. So I think that's a valid possibility, too.

Maybe it was the whole vibe of that place, maybe they were all on their periods (joking) at the same time and were sensitive. You know how when you start opening up, you just keep going. When you're in the mood for sentimentalism it's easy to keep being sentimental. I'm a woman, but I'm sure men feel like this sometimes, too.

So... yeah. What do you think could've been the reason?

It's okay, you made perfect sense and you weren't negative at all.

[touchmycoat]

mido, i would like to uhh ask for our thots on something - lemme preface this ask first by saying that this is more of a "me" problem, than it is the other party, but, here goes: if there's one thing that i've learned since consuming danmei, it's that you have two very different approaches to it re: fandom. on the one hand, you have the camp of ppl who like to go all out and wild w/ canon, do whatever, enjoy however, and on the other, ppl who try to stick closely to canon, or - 1/?

- those who don't even engage in fandom at all, and are just there to discuss the text as it is. there's nothing wrong with both approaches - we're all just here to have a good time. that being said, it kind of is giving me ??? doubt as to whether or not i'm enjoying fandom the right way. ofc there's no wrong or right way to enjoy a piece of media, and i like to think that this sin't an anne rice situation at all, but - i see ppl say fanon is shit all the time, ppl don't like certain ships.. 2/?

b/c the characters in the ships are so far removed from who they are in the text that they're pretty much just "ocs wearing the character's faces" that i have to just pause, and rlly ponder - am i doing fandom the *right* way? and it's cause for concern because i've done fandom like this ever since. i mean, my first foray into fandom was legit reading pwp/dead dove wild-ass content that was so far removed from canon, and it's been the same for every fandom i've ever been a part of 3/?

a bit of bg on me: before i came to danmei, i was knee-deep in comics. and if there's one thing you need to know abt comics - hell, even star wars - it's that anything goes re: canon because canon changes SO MUCH every few years - canon is always at the whims of the next writer who comes on board, and so it's more or less just a free-for-all pick-what-you-want buffet re: canon. doesn't mean you didn't have the occasional disk horse or meta re: canon & fanon, but. 4/?

i suppose it's just been quite.. the change of pace? anyway, fun fact: i came away from my last fandoms worrying abt and trying to be more dead dove, and now i'm worrying abt whether or not my interpretations will be canon-compliant enough. (damn @self, pick a struggle dude) anyways, one thing i've noticed is that, with mxtx, sv mains are well, i mean the book is legit sy reinventing pidw canon, and anything just goes in sv - so it's perfect. and i guess my worry is that there are - 6/?

- some mdzs-main authors whom i rlly rlly respect but am also so intimidated by because they have such amazing meta on canon events that i'm a little worried abt them seeing my works in the sv ao3 tag - even tho i know some of them don't rlly read fic - and well, getting vagued abt how my fic and interpretation of the story might be, or is, subpar. like i said, it's a me problem, because fandom is all abt writing for yourself, and the easy fix is to simply post on an altogether diff platform 7/?

but, yeah. i guess i'm just - i'm feeling kinda lost, and i get that this is borne out of my own irrational anxiety, but - what're are your thoughts on it? what do you think - is there like, not exactly *right*, but a more *aligned* way of interpreting canon that stays true to the spirit of the story, or should fandom be also all abt going crazy with your ideas? imo, u could adapt a "business in the front, party in the back" strategy on ao3 8/?

- use two complete separate profiles - one account for canon-compliant stuff and another for the id-stuff. but, yeah. i realize that the numbering of my asks may be wonky as hell, because i didn't write this ask in one go and section it off, so i'm rlly sorry if the numbering is confusing af when you view it in your inbox. anyways, that's abt it, and thank you sm for entertaining me, i rlly appreciate i. no rush, this is a super long and ?? ask, and i hope you have a nice day!

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aah i hope you're having a good day too darling! it sounds like you're feeling anxious about the engagement aspect of fandom, that maybe there's a monolithic interpretation of canon and a "mainstream" way fans are supposed to enact fics/art/vids/etc. To deviate from that would garner negative notoriety, specifically from people whose interpretations are widely regarded as "good and true" and whose interpretations you also do personally like.

To directly answer your question, I do think that fandom should be all about going crazy with your ideas. I don't believe in any policing at all.

Let me try to impose a concrete example onto this real quick (do tell me if I'm misunderstanding). Back when I was on bird app, i followed two kinds of accounts: the Analysts and the Horny Folks. They're not mutually exclusive ofc lmfao but for the sake of ease: we have a set of tweets that are like, "SV identifies XYZ specific failings in stallion novel tropes, prescribes them to toxic masculinity, and reworks them in ABC ways" and another set of tweets that are like, "so Bingge kidnaps SQQ and LQG from canon timeline and fists them both one on each hand." Both kinds of tweets take hard (hard 💕) work to produce and both kinds feed me, god bless. But if you were to write fic based on these, only the first kind of tweets invites the question of whether or not you're going to incorporate that into your writing, which may or may not manifest as pressure bc it's 1) from a person you appreciate and 2) if you don't, you think maybe other fans who've seen those tweets will think you're doing something wrong or ignorant. Furthermore, if I want to write fic based on the second kind of tweets, do I then have to incorporate the gospel as spoken by the first kind of tweets??

Hell no!! You sure can but you don't have to. I feel like you know this is the answer already so let me just affirm that.

Look, I will say that I think there are fan interpretations out there that are more canon-aligned—but then I gotta ask myself the question, which fics are trying to be? When I read a Modern AU winter fluff 2k songxiao fic, I don't need it to have incisive commentary on the canon theme of blame and complicity, y'know? The fans who wrote that fic also aren't trying to give me that. Same thing with porn. I think the question at the heart of all reading endeavors is "what is the author trying to do?" The onus isn't all on the writer to be good, imo. Good readers will ask that question and meet the author where they're at, esp in fandom. It makes no sense to expect the same thing of a 4k coffee shop AU meet-cute and a 40k post-canon fix-it. It sounds like you're a generous reader and fan who is experienced with accepting, appreciating, and working with multiple interpretations of fandom (oh man, coming from comic fandoms?? you've got a soul of steel babe). So you know well that not everybody needs one definite and consistent reading of canon to happily engage in fandom. Many others are the same as you~! Even the BNFs, most likely. And if you follow people who post things that sour your self-confidence, here's the friendly reminder to unfollow them.

Another possible way to avoid concerns about being called out for misinterpretation is to write for smaller ships and audiences lmfao. Too many existing metas about the main character? Write about a minor character instead, wahoo! Too much ship content with a cemented dynamic? Write a completely new ship nobody's even heard of, ayooo. It's both good writing exercise and good for the soul 'cause people who find you want to be there and everyone else won't even see what you've done. I just think it's sexy lololol on both the reading and writing sides.

Okay also—there are interesting politics about "who has the more correct interpretation" when it comes to danmei bc not everyone has access to Chinese. I don't know if this plays a factor in your worries in any way? It's a whole other conversation lmfao so I'll keep it short but I definitely have had complex feelings about my own readings vs. non-Chinese speakers' readings vs. other "authorities" on interpreting the Chinese etc. etc.

At the end of the day, fandom is a sandbox and you should play how you want. Write your id fics, publish them on main, publish them on anon, don't publish them at all—whatever makes you happy! It sounds like visibility plays a large part in what you're anxious about? So yeah, maybe a side account or going anon is the way to go. I know people who do exactly what you said, one main for the character work and one side for the id food!! That's fucking valid fam. I have works on anon for the same reason.

As for people visibly chatting about the validity of certain characterizations or interpretations...that just can't be helped, y'know? It's the nature of the internet, and it's another way of fandom engagement. As long as it's not mean-spirited, I think you just have to make peace with it. Carry that dead dove spirit with you, maybe!! I fucking love dead dove fics. "I have done this and it is here and I'm not apologetic about it." That's just completely tits out and phenomenal. Alternatively, maybe try to manifest digital data in analog—this is what I do whenever I get anxious about my presence in fandom. The digital world distort the impact and importance of most things, y'know? Whenever I think someone is out of my league, it helps me to imagine a chat as a face-to-face discussion, and that reminds me this is a cool person yeah but they still have like, a real face and a real body with all of its real, normal things like itching and the possibility of tripping on stuff. A BNF might say something that makes me feel super insecure but i dunno, they still have to periodically scrub down the sink. They're still cool but they're also normal. Your methods of engagement are 100% valid with or without consideration to people you admire.

anyways those are my thoughts. It might also be worth mentioning too that people who apply strict standards of canon-compliance to their own readings and writings might not apply those same standards to others. I certainly don't. I mean, it's arguable how canon-compliant my interpretations are lmfao but I certainly try for it. But it's not so important for when I'm reading, y'feel? The central concern of reading, at least for me, is more "has this author sold me on their story" and less about whether or not it complies with "my" readings. if I'm only interested in my readings, I wouldn't be reading other people's works. And if I am in fact not interested in other people's interpretations, then maybe you shouldn't be so interested in my interpretations either hahahha.

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Was reading your response to the Okumura Ryuji/Morgana fight, and the way the person worded Ryuji's character made me wanna ask... Do you think a bad fanbase is a fair reason to dislike a character? I've heard people say things like "no look at the character too", but... For example, I'm very neutral on Ryuji. When he's good, hes SO GOOD, EXCELLENT BOY, but Ann is my favorite girl. Guess who he pervs on exclusively and is rude to all the time? I've never seen his fans talk about (1/2 sorry)

His rude behavior, or his pervy tendencies, or his more selfish desires regarding the PT. That's fine!! Not everyone wants to constantly talk about bad things their fave has done!!! But people referring to him as a "woman respecting king" so insistently rubs me the wrong way, since he treats Ann Like That. That, and (more personal) i remember making a post/ask thing once about my grievances with Ryuji, esp his perv stuff, and the fans that interacted very aggressively denied his behavior (2/3)

And it even turned into a big discourse on the blog I submitted it to (it was that one confession blog). All the people that responded and just tried moving the arguments to "well Yusuke did this-" or even tried to push blame on Ann "she was asking for it" just kinda cemented my already growing dislike for Ryuji. Super sorry this is so long!!! Final question: is a bad fanbase a fair reason for disliking a character? (3/3)

Don’t say sorry about multiple sent asks, I don’t mind kfdsjla;fja As for the answer, I want to say yes and no, but really it’s just “yes with a side note attached.” Yeah, it’s ok to not like a char because of their fans, but I think it’s as long as you know why you dislike the char beyond the fans (well tbh, imo it’s usually the crazy fans so I think stans is a better word, but even then there’s diff stans). And tbh, I....can’t....think of a character I don’t like that the fandom/fanbase does....but I know nothing about the char all the while (closest and most recent example this....is....I know people dislike that grey haired moe blob on twitter even tho I don’t think they watched the show, and while I’m not a fan of the moeblobness I don’t know anything about the char so I’m personally not upset). I can only name chars I don’t like because of what happens in the text, fandom be damned (but sometimes they don’t help). Which is why it’s a yes with a side note. If you don’t like the char despite not knowing them.....probably get to know the char first even if your impression is clouded by the fandom....at least you gave the char a chance. 

Under cut cause length (first few sentences in the first paragraph under the cut/tldr at the end gives you the answer a bit more in depth, the rest is rants related to that and why I get frustrated in a similar sense too, but yeah sorry if I repeat myself, I kinda jumped all over + my tendency to try to nail a point home I feel like might’ve had me repeat a bit more than usual akslfjdakfjaf):

I say this because.....it’s hard....it’s hard to keep them separated, unless you completely isolate yourself from the fandom (which is basically impossible if you wanna keep up with news, even the comment section is part of the fandom tbh...and you might be looking down their for diff reasons). And then.....well...the big reason....sometimes seeing the fans really highlights the reasons you dislike the char. That’s what happened to me and Makoto, specifically cause of....a certain fan (and buddy if you happen to see this, nothing against you, no bad blood, def won’t mention your name I respect you and the debates we had)....AND TO THE TUMBLR READERS WHO GET NERVOUS: It wasn’t on this website in case anyone is freaking out so if you’re thinking “Oh god it’s me” it is most likely not you (tho I think we do know each other on here cause of usernames/saw each other in passing but we def aren’t mutuals last time I checked), and while I do respect that person.......my god did they highlight the reasons I had issues with P5 and Makoto. Ironically in trying to defend her and show off her good sides, I realized the writing issues more and more and her bad sides became more glaring. It turned my frustrating dislike and attempt to try to work out my issues with her and P5 (ironically “working out” in hindsight would’ve been me....denying and refusing to look at P5′s flaws) into....well......the salt factory you know today. (same thing happens with like......Yukari and Junpei fans too tbh...that’s more recent tho, it feels like they are just downplaying their negatives constantly and I’m not about that). Basically, you probably have issues already, they are just more pronounced now. 

As for “look at the character”....you kinda already are doing that, and that’s probably where your existing issues originated from (tho if someone wants a more in depth reason as to why, while you DON’T OWE them an explanation, it is also hard for someone to understand your feelings and reasons if you don’t try to explain). 

As for Ryu, yea, I getcha, I like the guy, I’m neutral positive on him....was my best bro but he’s 2nd best thanks to post-Kamo writing. I like him because of his positives, but I always keep his negs in mind because. Cause like while I agree with the fans IT MAKES NO SENSE! P5′S WRITING IS BAD! it happened, same as I agree that Anne kicking Ryu’s ass, along with the other girls, is shitty. Hate the scene, and I accept that it happen (low key gonna start some kinda 2nd wave war with this bs cause the fandom be like that, but I’m really surprised no one took Anne smacking Ryu behind the neck cause he was being too loud as super offensive and abuse.......it’s def something a friend might do, not like belting him just a tap, and it’s framed as chill and also as warning him to reign in the volume control, but high key surprised no one has tried to cancel her cause of that). BUT that DOESN’T mean it erases all the creepy stuff he’s done. Is he the goodest boi when he’s being good? The best. Is he always a good boi? No, he def is not. And hearing that he is can be frustrating to people that do see his flaws (cause they are there). And like....you are 100% able to like a character despite and because of their flaws, while also accepting they have those flaws. I do it with Yosuke, Ryuji (for the most part), Teddie, Shinji, Ken, Kanji (when he’s not around Naoto, then he’s in a trash can for me), P1/2 casts, Aigis, Mitsuru, as long as the flaws are within reason and are treated pretty well....then I’m ok with it. (again, Kanji/Ryu have moments when I’m like....NOPE! but when they aren’t doing the bad thing I’m cool with them). As long as the flaws are withing reason (aka they aren’t making a jerk person out to be the person in the right, or the writing is trying to sweep what they did under the rug, or trying to force us into empathizing with them despite what they did while also trying ot sacrifice empathy towards another char.....*cough*Makoto/Yukari/Junpei*cough* if the writing isn’t doing that...... I’m probs neutral to pos on them). 

Like I’m fine if they are criticizing the writing and being like “Him doing this makes no sense cause it conflicts with the good boi we’ve already seen!” That’s a-ok! Not only do you recognize your char has flaws, you also are able to identify issues with the writing. But saying “so I’ll choose to ignore that scene” isn’t....ok. Because sadly it did happen, as contradictory it did happen. AU it all you want, but you have to accept it happened outside of that AU. Like, I don’t like the Mika conflict in Anne’s CoOp, by which I don’t like how it went down (100% fine with Mika, and there being conflict with her). How it the whole thing started doesn’t make sense if you put MainStory!Anne in her CoOp. MS!Anne can read the room and other people’s emotions (only other person capable of that is Haru, or at least with Mona), hell she was so good at it she noticed something was up with Shiho without Shiho telling her about it! The issue was the fact Anne’s not a mind reader and could only assume the issue Shiho was going through that Anne was aware of (and that was her spot on the team). Now MS!Anne is not like Yosuke, she doesn’t put her foot in her mouth. She’s not like Naoto who can’t read the room. She’s not super eloquent, but can empathize and when she can interact with people she can do it pretty well. So why the hell does she basically not think before talking and insult Mika? Sure Anne’s not GREAT at school, but she’s not a moron, she can talk to people. But her CoOp makes her a moron all around, 100% airhead, and that’s how her issues with Mika start, by not thinking before talking and accidentally insulting her via blatantly “not caring” about the job to a full time person......it’s stupid, it makes no sense, I hate it. But it’s there, the flaw might not be present in the main story, but for the all around character (cause CoOps are included) it is now and I just have to deal with it. We can bitch about it all day (and trust me I will) but it happened. Basically never frame it as “it didn’t happen,” but instead “It SHOULDN’T HAVE happened.” One is denial, the other is critiquing the text. 

Anyway my rant aside, yeah I hate it when...well Ren/Ryu/Yusuke (no one’s said Mona yet, cause....well yeah...which is good they haven’t labeled him as it yet tho), are labeled as “drinking respect women juice” and I’m like “I have one to a few women who would disagree.” I know some people will argue Goro is drinking it, and imo he’s not....he’s just eating the “I don’t discriminate sandwich” which is different. And yeah the “But Yusuke-” yeah yeah we’ll get to him, but right now we’re talking about RYUJI. I’m not a fan of derailing a topic *war flashbacks* *shivers* anyway. But yeah I remember that debate, I was probably one who was like “We’ll get to Yusuke but right now we’re talking about Ryuji” and pushing the blame onto Anne is disgusting and Kamo Arc!Ryuji would be very upset. >:( (btw high key I think I was the first one who started the first anti-makoto war wave with me saying “yeah Anne shouldn’t have apologized Makoto started it and blah blah she was an ass” not the exact words but basically just calling her out on her shitty behavior cause the game certainly didn’t......tho as Miley Cyrus would say.....”I didn’t mean to start a waaaaaar~!” I actually wrote my first Persona Problems on that topic.......but it got lost in the drafts....my photo examples kept getting messed up which is bad considering the whole post really relied on them....I should try to dig it up tbh....)

Tldr/short answer: Yeah, you probably already have issues with the char to begin with tbh, and the fanbase can highlight those issues more. It’s also hard to escape the fanbase (I see stuff I don’t wanna see despite trying my hardest to avoid certain circles, it just happens).

[unholyhelbig]

Always incredible writing! Can't get enough of your storytelling and I'm sure many others can agree. Keep up the amazing stories. Prompt idea for ya since I've just been Netflixing tons of movies after work lol: Movie Tulip Fever, oldtimeAU Beca is a lowly painter who has been hired to paint a portrait of a wealthy man and his new much younger wife. She has married him to support her family. They fall in love. Btw the movie was pretty shitty lol, but I thought it would be a fun/diff idea for ya!

[A/N: Thank you so much! This movie would have been so much better if it was gay… Anyway, this is a big prompt so I could only fit so much into it. This is longer than I usually do. So if you guys want to see a part two, send me an ask about it!]  

The candle gave a soft light to the crowded room. It was an arc of brilliant yellows that was cut with a horrid orange. However, the two colors worked together in an almost therapeutic way- one tiny combination of wax and wick giving a new life to the smallest room in the house.

That was no feat; the mansion was massive- coated in royal reds and cobalt blues. Nothing was spared when it came to Garret Beale. His family being ahead of all the trade on their small island- often taking a page out of the colonist’s books and resorting to working with the men of the sea. Men who pillaged and brought back three times what this home was worth, only keeping a small portion of it to get the great law of the king off their flame-heated trails.

He was a handsome man, one with charming stature and the best-assembled clothes. Garret carried himself as such- royalty that didn’t have a true bloodline, but enough to get everything he desired. Including the woman who stood with a hard stare in front of him. His deep Irish eyes were scanning over her figure, taking in the small stature that she carried. In fact, she reminded him of one of his men; not a nationally regarded painter.

She wasn’t traditional, a pair of grey slacks and a black shirt hugged her figure, her eyes almost as dark as the midnight sky. Different colors of paint popped against the fabric; it made her look more like a street beggar than anything. But he had seen her work- seen the way she made use of the canvas and vibrant colors given to her. She was an artist, one like no other.

“I’ve seen your work,” Garret said, quite dramatically as he leaned backward in his seat. It creaked and groaned in irony. A man with that much wealth should have a better place to sit. Maybe there was some semantic value, but the woman didn’t question him. Instead, she lifted her chin, keeping her jaw tensed. “it’s good.”

“Just good?” She finally spoke, lifting her eyebrows. She leaned heavily on his hand-crafted desk, annoyance sparking within her stomach. He had more money than he knew what to do with; Beca running her fingers over the carved edge. It was done well. Better than his chair. “I mean no offense, Mr. Beale, but I have spent years studying under masters of artistic ability. You’ve pulled me from sea two weeks ago, for what? To design your walls?”

“Garret, please.” He seemed unphased by her annoyance. The man knew that she wasn’t happy, practically being pulled onto his family’s property. She agreed, having to travel weeks to even get to the home. He offered up a project, one that peaked her interest. “If I wanted to have my walls recolored, I would not send word for you, Miss Mitchell, have a seat.”

She drew in a soft breath, that skeptic look still in her deep stare. However, she eventually lowered herself into the chair pushing at the back of her legs. It was cold against her spine, making her swallow back a shiver uncomfortably. She waited patiently, despite questioning the man’s privilege.

“My wife,” he drew in a long breath, “She is quite exquisite.”

Beca pressed her lips together in a frim line, instantly finding discomfort in the man’s words. The whimsical look in his eyes solidifying just how much he cared for this unnamed woman. A small smile played at the corners of his expression. “I have yet to find someone who is talented enough to capture her beauty, which is why I called you.”

“To paint her?” She eased out, “I paint what I feel, Mr. Bea- Garret.” She corrected herself last minute. “There is no rhyme or rhythm to my work. It’s near impossible for me to construct something when I feel nothing.”

“Ah,” he leaned forward, pressing his elbows against the desk. “I assure you, Miss Mitchell when you see my wife it will be highly unlikely that you won’t feel a thing.”

She gave him a jarring look. This man was quite clearly in love with this woman. So much so that he would invite a near stranger into his home to paint a fine picture of her. He had apparently done so before, many times, but was never happy with the outcome. Men, she was sure, men who drooled and didn’t focus on the task at hand. Maybe that’s why he hand-selected her. It couldn’t’ just be based on her work. He was a picky man.

“Are you insisting that I should fall for this woman?”

“No, of course not.” He waved his hand dismissively “I merely suggest that you form a bond with her before you even sit down to draw your first stroke. I’ll pay for it all.”

She lifted both brows, her head resting on her hand as she kept her fingers on her lips. She watched him carefully. “How so?”

“You can stay here, for as long as you need. I certainly have the room to spare.” He stated plainly. “I just require that you spend time with my wife enough to know exactly what I need to be portrayed in her portrait.”

“Her essence,” Beca said as more of a statement than a question. “Not just the way she appears to the human eye.”

It was interesting, something Beca had never done before. She was more into taking an edge of charcoal and sitting on the bow of a boat- sketching the way the waves ate at a flat-lined shore. But if this woman, whoever she was, took so much captivation from the world, then it would be a certain challenge.

“Do we have a deal, Rebeca?” He held out his pale hand, firm and strong.

“It’s Beca.” She took his grasp in hers, squeezing it with force. “And how could I say no?”

The warm spring day changed the atmosphere in the usually dark house. There seemed to be no such thing as vibrant yellow, and unforgivable violent the night before. Beca having an uneasy sleep in one of the cold master bedrooms. It was far from comfortable- but still too fancy for her taste.

She woke up to a long ray of sun pressing against her gaze, birds chirping incessantly on the balcony. The stone balcony that was warmed by the very star that stirred her from her snooze. Regardless, she pulled herself from the clutches of the duvet, flinching as her bare feet hit the cold floor.

Begrudgingly, the talented artist slid on a pair of black pants and a loose fitting white shirt- not ever bringing more than that with her. She was fairly simple, hating the wire corsets and edged dresses of the time. They were too heavy and nice for her to paint in.

After lacing up a pair of brown leather boots, Beca made her way to the kitchen of the house. It wasn’t too far, Garret had set the place up like a maze, although, she was at the edge of it. He gave her a half-hearted tour before fleeing from the property himself, claiming of some business he had to do. It was close to three in the morning, there was nothing he could busy himself with at that hour- but again, the woman didn’t question his generosity.

She was close to the service quarters, residing in the same sector as the staff; she was staff. Having been hired for a job. To paint a wealthy man’s wife in exchange for room and board. Part of her wanted to drag it out to its full extent, the other part hating the idea of spending one more minute in this place.

A sickly-sweet scent coated her lungs the moment she walked into the kitchen. It was large, set up and built like a room from the Spanish colonies; complete with deep yellow walls and terracotta tile with intricate suns and moons. Natural light seeped in from the grassy courtyard. It was good work, just like Garret had said, no expense spared for his family.

There was a woman leaning heavily over a mass of dough, she was tall, almost tall enough to bump her head on the chandelier, it hung low enough. Flour coated her fingers and clothing as a strand of dirty brown hair fell from the bun on her head, sweat forming on the woman’s brow.  She glanced up with deep charcoal eyes at the change in atmosphere.

“Oh!” She let her folders fall back, moving her eyes down her smock as a certain heir of heat pressed against her cheek. She reached for a dish towel. “I’m sorry Miss Mitchell, I didn’t see you there. The dining room is right through the left corridor.”

This woman, whoever she was, looked petrified. Like she had done something wrong against the curiosity of the young artist. Beca having noticed the same thing as she cocked her head to the side slightly- like a lost puppy.

“I’m not looking for the dining room.” She stated simply from the doorway, trying not to scare the taller woman off. She was young, a simple look of amusement finding a way to her face. “You know who I am?”

“Of course.” The stranger let out a soft breath, pushing the base of her palms into the moldable dough. “Mr. Beale often hires new artists to tackle capturing the enigma that is his wife. Many of them leave after the first few days. They’re not very social.”

Her slate eyes flicked up towards Beca, almost as if asking a question.

“I’m not either,” She relented, a small smile on her lips. “But I know proper manners. I take it none of them have ever been back here?”

The woman grimaces, shaking her head as she struggles to blow the strands of stray hair from her gaze. She was becoming more comfortable with the conversation, with the presence of Beca in general. This was her kitchen, the woman knew not to overstep her boundaries.

“Never, Miss Mitchell.” She held back a snort. “Wouldn’t give the staff a second glance. A bit like Mr. Garret himself, if I might add.”

“Beca is fine.” The smaller girl said, shoving her hands in her pockets as the woman gave her a kind smile. She was different than the rest of them, actually making conversation and not attempting to rush the other way. She made eye contact and didn’t hold her shoulders along the straight edge of a metal plate. Instead, she looked calm and collected. Strong, even. “And you are?”

“The chef.” She answered on instinct.

“I figured that.” Beca elicited a small laugh. “I meant your name.”

“Oh,” she stilled her movements, a genuine smile finding it’s way to her flour specked face. “I’m Stacie Conrad.”

The Conrad’s were a fun group of people, a family name that Beca recognized almost immediately. She had met a man in the Pacific with the same surname, almost the same features as the chef that stood in front of her; a strong and seducing fella with a great sense of humor. If this woman was anything like her bloodline, Beca would get along great with her.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you, Stacie.” Beca reached out to shake the woman’s hand, reaching over the island, not hesitating a bit as the taller girl produced a powder covered one instead. She shrugged sheepishly- taking it regardless, Stacie’s mouth falling open. “What’s a little dirt?”

“Ah,” She nodded softly “Miss Chloe will love you.”

“Chloe huh?” The name rolled off of the artist’s lips. It was the first time that she had actually heard it. She was always proclaimed as Garrets wife, or even the woman no one could really paint. But she hadn’t met Beca yet. “Do you have any idea where she is?”

“You two haven’t met yet?” Stacie raised a pointed eyebrow.

“I got in around three last evening,” Beca explained, following that ashy stare towards the courtyard. It was a feat in its own; large hedges shielding the home from the outside world, lush green grass coating the full area, even a tall tree that produced bright fruit like that of a flame. Yellow and sharp. “Mr. Beale took me right to my quarters. After a tour, of course.”

“A fine man that’s proud of his home.” Stacie grimaced, stepping away from her task as she rounded the large counter. She was just as tall as Beca though, both of them turning towards the large doors, leaning heavily against the island as they stared out into the yard, Stacie crossing her arms over her chest. “Every morning, you can find Miss Chloe out here.”

“Reading?” The tiny girl still couldn’t see much but the yard- assuming the woman of the hour was situated on the other side of the large tree, back against the bark as she perused some ancient form of literature.

Stacie scoffed. “You wish.”

Beca threw her an odd glance before turning her attention back towards the area. Struggling to focus her hearing. She had been so focused before- not paying much stock to the little patch of outdoors. She noticed the taller woman first, at least she thought it was two women. Both in form fitted white suits- mesh masks over their faces. Fencing.

This woman who everyone raved bout was battling it out loudly with another, stepping gracefully against the grass, unlike any high-class girl that Beca had seen before. Both grunting as the metal of their foil’s clanked with each fluid hit. The shorter of the two took a step out of bounds, her partner not sparring a second.

“Avertissement” Beca scoffed under her breath, shaking her head.

“Aubrey never plays fair” Stacie spoke without tearing her gaze away from the pair. “I’m sure she does it to keep Chloe on her feet. You fence?”

“I used to.”

The two burst into laughter, muffled by the door that separated their spectators. Each woman panting with a purpose as the taller of the two removed her mask first- face red from the labor as she struggled to catch her composure. Stacie cocked an eyebrow at the blonde, cheeks maintaining their rosy complexion. “That’s Miss Posen.” She informed the small girl. “I swear, Chloe and she are joined at the hip. Protective, that one is.”

Aubrey went to remove her chest guard, but Beca didn’t have the attention span to continue watching the blonde. Instead, she focused on who she deemed to be Chloe. The mask was removed, a bout of coppery locks fell against her shoulders; she shook her head trying to free them from the heat of the island day. Her own chest was heaving, cheeks a bit red as she tucked her weapon beneath her arm. An angelic smile pressed close to her lips, a thin layer of sweat coating her collarbone.

“You’re drooling, Beca.”

“What?” The brunette snapped her mouth shut, dragging the back of her hand across her cheek, checking to make sure she was in fact, not drooling. Stacie was right, she could catch flies the longer she stood there, each passing second, she stared at Chloe made a heat press near her core. “I was doing no such thing.”

“Hmm,” Stacie nudged her new friend. “There is a reason they call Chloe Beale unpaintable.”