They say that people come and go...
It's clear though that sometimes people come and stay.
In my case, people come and they always go. They leave one way or another. Never in my life have I had a friendship that laster over a year. There is something going on now (for over 2 years) but I've got a feeling that I won't last - have had that feeling for a while and that person's actions do not help the case.
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@salzrand - Okay, belatedly posting this update on Tumblr (the chapter was posted on AO3 a couple weeks ago) because the illustration is now up as well!!
And ajadkaldkdlsajdkajds I AM DYING HERE <3 Brynlin feels dialed up to the max. AJDKLDKSLDJDKDDK. So gorgeous @salzrand (and expect way, waaaaaay more mail on this soon :))
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If Taeyang were to make the rest of the Buck-Tick gang as collaboration dolls...
I'm predicting next would be Hide, followed by Yuta, and Toll last.
Much as I want Toll next (and I hope he's wearing the same music-score themed white and black set that he is on the cover of his autobiography), the level of customization that he would require is considerably higher than the rest of the band, most notably because of the Tollhawk.
Taeyang's dolls and others like them all follow a standard design for the wig, back of the head, and eye lid mechanisms. While the mechanisms might be close enough together that the outside edges of the mohawk could sufficiently cover them, there's still the matter of the scalp on either side and the wig-line, or lack thereof in an entirely custom designed head.
He would have to be manipulated to fit into packaging as well, as the back of his head could not be pressed into the box like Sakurai's and other such dolls off the shelf. He'd have to be packaged with his head turned sideways, and the plastic that usually protects the hair and keeps the head still in other dolls would also have to be laid over a longer area and otherwise reinforced.
Not to mention, the matter of styling the hair, which is not usually done on the manufacturing end, but, as it's such an iconic element of Toll's look, would almost have to be done for appeal.
(Also, you'd probably want to get an extra utensil just to manipulate the eye lid mechanisms with, as trying to use your finger would mess up any styling.)
Even if the accessories are kept to a minimum (say, a single snare instead of the whole kit) and the decorative elements of his outfit are printed instead of embroidered or appliquéd, I still expect we'll see a price tag of no less than 60,000 JPY.
Hide and Yuta each would probably closer to Sakurai's 25,000 JPY price tag, and therefore, an easier sell. (Imai was 35,000, mostly because of the intensely detailed outfit.) But, if you have four, how can you pass up the only chance to own all five? Saving Toll for last would pull at completionists' desires to overcome that high-price hurdle.
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this was in response to a now deleted tweet by an adult about disney channel "falling off" and I think about it all the time when people my age complain about teen media
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palestine is in a complete and utter blackout with israel launching hundreds of its heaviest airstrikes so far across gaza. this is a mass slaughter and we won't even know the extent of the casualties until it's over; israel have cut off telecommunications so they can commit their atrocities in the dark. there is a genocide happening right in front of our eyes and every person who has ever defended israel's "right to defend itself" has the blood of palestinians on their hands. we cannot ignore what is one of the most devastating massacres in human history.
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I want to see characters being taken care of in an explicit and worshipful way. Home-cooked meals. Hair brushed and braided by gentle hands. Little gifts just because.
I want to read about characters who are not used to kindness being bombarded by acts of service. This trope works romantically and platonically. Give me found family and acts of service - all the ways a character is wrapped up in wordless, explicit care after years of cruelty and having no idea how to handle. I need it.
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