#but i miss digital because it's a fast way to draw

[vampirade]

doodle of will getting on his tip toes to mess up el's hair (affectionate)

[limbolants-art]

Recovery doods

[cherrygenshin]

Alone Time

Jujutsu Kaisen Masturbation Headcannons, drabbles, idk what to call them sorry lol

Characters: Satoru Gojo, Suguru Geto, Toji Fushiguro

Warnings: SMUT, MINORS DNI, masturbation, sexting (gojo), Toji is a little pervy if you squint.

Smut Under The Cut!

Gojo Satoru

Has a relatively high sex drive, but won't jerk off unless he's on a mission/ can't be with you.

If/when he decides to jerk off, you WILL know about it.

It's a step by step process.

He will start by bombarding you with needy messages. 'I miss you', 'wish you were here', 'need my baby back :(('

Next comes the photos.

Photo 1. He's in bed, shirtless. You get a divine image of his sculpted abs, his lower torso unfortunately covered up by his blanket.

Photo 2. His hand creeping in to his underwear, the lighting of the photo just perfect enough to see his bulge.

Photo 3. Dick pic. He can't take it anymore, he has to show you how much he misses you! And what better way to do that then show you a photo of his long, pretty cock gripped in his digits?

After the photos, he'll call you. It's fine if you don't answer, he'll just leave you plenty of voice messages of him moaning, his breathless whimpers of your name coming through the phone as he desperately tries to reach his high.

And after that? You get the loveliest video, he squirts all over his hand and lower abs with a cry of your name. He turns the camera around to his flushed face, and ends the video with a quick 🤪✌️ because of course he does.

Geto Suguru

I don't picture this man having a super high sex drive, I feel like life gets in his way a lot of the time.

The only time he'd take matters in to his own hands is if you were asleep and he really couldn't get his boner to go away.

He debates for a while, going back and forth on if he should just wake you up, but he eventually decides not to bother you, your sleeping form was just too adorable for him to disturb with his own lustful needs.

He gets up and heads to the shower, stepping in to the hot water with a slight 'hiss'. Perhaps he was a bit too eagre to get this over with.

Resting a hand against the tiles, he closes his eyes and brings a hand down to his already hardened cock. He pumps his shaft a few times, before his eyes flit open in search of something.

There it is. Your bodywash. He reaches over and grabs it off the shelf, opening it and hastily pouring a glob on to his hands. He inhales sharply, the scent of you filling his nose before he takes his freshly 'lubed' hands back to his now leaking cock.

He fists himself fast and hard, not wanting to draw this out any longer than necessary. His mind wanders to you, how you would feel if you saw him right now. Would you be mad? Or maybe turned on? Maybe you would help him, and he'd get to stuff his cock in your tight hole..

The thought sends him over the edge as he cums with a deep sigh. He finishes the rest of his shower in post-nut shame, and quietly slides back in to bed with you.

The next morning you wonder why he somehow smells like you. Perhaps he grabbed your bodywash by mistake?

Fushiguro Toji

This man a certified daddy of 2, so I'm sure he's got a decent sex drive.

He doesn't really like jerking off if you're around as he'd rather just pound you, but when the need comes, who is he to deny himself of pleasure?

You were due home from work in 10 minutes. He'd been walking around with a hard on for the past 30, and he'd decided enough is enough.

Sitting himself down on the lounge, he pulls his sweatpants down just enough for his thick dick to spring out. He spreads his legs, enjoying the feeling of freedom.

He glances at the clock. Okay, 10 minutes until you're home. He could wait for you, but this has been pissing him off long enough.

He spits on to his dick and strokes it roughly, not caring about the slight sting of his calloused hands on his sensitive dick.

He grabs his phone and pulls up images of you, one's he's taken after he's filled your hole with his cum, one's of your fucked out face, and some sneaky ones of your panties while you weren't looking.

He grunts, hand gripping tighter as he strokes faster now, his high approaching quickly the more he looks at your photos.

"Fuck-" He heaves a heavy sigh, moving his hand to pay special attention to his tip. He tilts his head back and cums with a loud groan, shooting thick ropes on to his lower stomach.

He opens one eye as he notices you standing in the doorway, stunned.

"Hey mama, come over 'ere and clean this mess will ya? It's your fault after all."

[gay-as-fucking-hell]

Headcannons (NSFW) | Adela

Rating : 18+ (Minors and Fetishsizers DNI!)

Fandom : Path to Nowhere

Pairing : Adela × Reader

(If I missed any, please tell me and I will fix it!)

CW : NSFW, Begging, Body Worship, Hair Pulling, Marking, Mommy Kink, Overstimulation, Praise Kink, Pregnant Sex, Scratching, Somnophilia, Teasing, and Transfem

Summary : My NSFW Headcannons of the character Adela from Path to Nowhere. This covers what role she plays in the bedroom, along with her kinks and her preferences.

Notes : This was made with a female reader in mind but it can be read as a GN reader and Adela is written as both AFAB and Transfem. Enjoy!

Adela's role in the bedroom is a Dominant Top. She's a mix of a Service Top and a Pleasure Dom. She likes being in control and gets very aroused by being the source of pleasure for her S/O and loves drawing multiple orgasms out of them. She is a hard top and doesn't like bottoming. The reason for this is tied to various parts of her past but it is mainly a tendency she has of putting others' needs before her own. She would try to bottom for her S/O if they really want her to, but Adela would have a really hard time enjoying it. Especially if her partner isn't getting any physical pleasure from it.

During love making, Adela notes every little detail about your body and the reactions she prods out of it. She's one to meticulously memorize every part of you till she knows your body and mind like the back of her hand. Its honestly scary how well she's able memorize you as it gets to the point she knows your body better then you do and can play you like an instrument, one of which she's mastered.

Adela prefers to use her own body on you rather than using sex toys. This kinda stems from a place of jealousy as she sees it as you getting pleasure from something that isn't her. She will use things like straps and blindfolds pretty often but other stuff, not so much.

Adela's finger game is god tier and honestly, it makes a lot of sense for her to be so good at it.  Working as a hairdresser requires some pretty nimble fingers and when you take into account how long each digit is, it all starts to click. So yeah, don't be surprised when she uses them on you and you can't walk afterwards.

Adela is one to check-in during sex pretty often, especially if you're experimenting with something new in the bedroom. She just wants to make sure that her S/O is comfortable and not in any pain. If there is something wrong at any time, tell her. She wants her S/O to feel comfortable communicating anything with her, especially during sex. So if she finds out that you were uncomfortable or God forbid, experienced any type of unwanted pain, then she's going to beat herself up and worry you don't trust her or are even scared of her.

If this situation ever occurs, Adela will communicate her worries and ask if there was a reason you didn't say anything. She might look composed on the outside but she's crying, worried, hurt, and scared on the inside. Just communicate with her and everything will be resolved in a healthy manner.

Adela is one to have soft, sensual, and romantic sex with her partner, both slow and fast. She sees sex as a very intimate bonding experience so she usually isn't ready to have sex with her partner until 4 to 6 months into the relationship. First time sex with Adela is so tooth rottingly sweet, it's adorable. She's constantly checking-in with you, making sure you're as comfortable as you can be, with a lot of praising and kisses from her.

During sex, Adela has a tendency to maintain as much skin to skin contact with her partner as she possibly can. She likes being physically close whilst being intimately close, it's like her way of saying, "I'm doing this because I love you, not just for of the pleasure," She kinda struggles with showing her love and vulnerability so she makes up for it during this time. Sex is already so vulnerable for her, so she sees it as the perfect time to be even more vulnerable with you by pouring every last drop of her love and passion into it.

As I said, Adela enjoys soft sex but that doesn't mean she's not into rough sex. It depends on how long you've been dating and the amount of sex you guys have had. She won't bring rough sex into your relationship until a lot later, probably not until the 9 month mark. She'll bring up the idea to you and will proceed with it only if you want to. Even with your consent, Adela will still be holding back pretty hard as she's afraid of going to rough and hurting you. As the session goes on she'll ease up on her restraint and start going at you harder, but if you want her to cut the shit and get to it then a "Adela, stop holding back and fuck me properly already," should suffice. She'll still be holding back but she will be pretty rough with you.

When Adela does eventually let all of her self restraint go, she lets out her Overstimulation Kink. Remember how I said she's a pleasure dom? Yeah, I wasn't joking. Once she's comfortable with dropping her shackles of control, it's pure, non-stop, continuous orgasms. She'll have you so overwhelming fucked to the point your overstimulation will trigger overstimulation. There will even be sessions where Adela goes at you while you're floating in and out of consiousness or till you're on the brink of passing out. These are also one of the few times Adela will use a sex toy, that being a cockring. Her goal is to fuck as many orgasms out of you as she possibly can and a cockring allows for longer sessions by trapping more blood in her cock and making ejaculation harder. These sessions only take place on occasion though as her S/O is left pretty sore afterwards and there would be consequences if they occur too often.

Adela is huge on Body Worship. She genuinely sees her S/O as perfect in every way and wants them to know that, inside and outside the bedroom. If you have any insecurities about your body, wether that be scars, deformities, stretch marks, weight gain, infertility, body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria or anything else of the sort, expect to be bombarded with kisses, various love marks, uplifting praises, and gentle touches. She'll show her admiration through these means with passionate and loving sex or whilst simply holding you, which ever you prefer.

Has a HUGE Praise Kink. Adela is one to praise her partner a lot but absolutely melts if she receives any kind of praise from them. She finds it very reassuring and it eases her worries, so give her a lot.

Pregnant Sex is a definite yes for Adela. Even though I see her as one who would rather adopt a baby than make one, I can't deny that she'd love to have you while you're pregnant. Its probably the sweetest sex you'll ever have with her. She's just filled with so much pride and love that she can't help but want to softly thrust into you while caressing your swollen belly.

Hair Pulling is a kink that Adela found out she had after her S/O yanked her face into their shoulder while she was going at them from behind. Now, anytime her hair is messed with in a sexual manner it causes heat to pool with in her groin. There are even times when you're innocently playing with her hair and Adela will feel the familiar sensation of blood/heat rushing downwards.

She also finds arousal in messing with her partner's hair. As someone who works with hair, Adela has gained a unique fascination and appreciation for it. People use it as a way to express one's self and put great trust into another person to shape it for them. So being able to mess with her S/O's hair in a rougher way during sex fills her with euphoria and she sees it as huge show of trust. She loves being able to harshly grasp it, tangle her hands within it, stuff her face into it and maybe even lightly tug at it.

Scratching is another kink Adela found out she had because of her S/O. Being able to make you feel so good that you dig your nails into her flesh before dragging them across her skin fills her with so much pride and bliss. Burying your nails into her like they're talons and just gripping her flesh does it for her to. And the burning sensation that follows after feels so nice on her natrualy cold skin. She also loves the markings that are left behind. Seeing all of the red lines and welts littered on her body gives her a feeling security and fills her with love.

Adela enjoys teasing her S/O as it feeds into her Begging Kink. She likes hearing you beg and hearing how much you want her is a pretty big turn on for her. This kink kinda ties into some insecurities she has of her S/O leaving her after she allowed herself to form such a intimate relationship with them. It's reassuring to hear you begging for her affection and she correlates it to you saying you won't leave cause you need her.

Adela is very into Somnophilia. She originally used this kink to satisfy herself as she didn't want to bother her S/O. But now she finds herself taking them whilst they sleep to pacify her libido and because of how arousing she finds it. Remember how I said she'd fuck you till you pass out? Well if Adela's sex drive hasn't run out yet, she'll keep going at you whilst your unconscious until shes satisfied. Waking up with cum between your thighs becomes a regular occurence, along with waking up in the morning to feel Adela thrusting her cock/fingers into your cunt.

And finally, Adela has a Mommy Kink, I don't think I need to explain myself on this one.

Notes : And that's it! I may add headcannons if any more come to mind but this is all I have for now. Anyways, thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed.

[goldammerchen]

Hima bullying his OC (Hetalia Prussia)

...Or "Forever Alone" jokes made over the years (2007 - 2014)

(It's possible I still missed something).

2007 Christmas – Original Story part 5 (Explicit/Mature! No kids!)

(And the post it's already long! Fuck!) In the next page, Fran helps with a revenge, this backfires, and... He is given away to a fan?!

設定資料で何故かオーストリアだけ貧乳とか書かれてる

Old Blog: 2008/04 (in Japanese). "Not rewarded"

Nonlinear – Valentino – Final Chapter

Dejected collection (2008)

The whole way he behaves towards Ita during 2009 April's Fools Event (also Rode and Erzsi), mentioning this here because is so one-sided lmao (at the same time RusPru is also very one-sided loool)

From the event adaptation: Hetalia Drama CD Interval Vol 1: The CD Of The Awesome Me – Track 05 “What’s up with that guy”

Prussia: “Italy-chan! Let’s go on a date at the river Danube today!” Italy: “Ah~ a photo of the bird!” Prussia: “Danube! Danube!” Italy: “I really like drawing pictures of birds like that. They are so small and cute~” Prussia: “Date! Date!”

From that CD song, Track 8 or "My Song That Is Written By Me, For Me" (yup)

Being alone is too much fun! (Too much fun too much fun…)

Requests (2010)

Philhellenism (2011), or why it is he fucking alone down there lmao (the sleepy series has groups! In this post EGY, GRE and TUR are away from PRU)

2011 Halloween Overflow – Page 2. Not exactly on topic but kitawiki highlights how he gets quiet after India tells him he has many friends

...

Overflowing Passion (2012), BTT/BFT song from Hetalia Digital Single The Best Plus α

Prussia: So much fun alone!

France: Let’s talk about love Prussia: Solitary passion is the best, too!

2013/2014 Halloween Comic – Page 5 (backup on blog)

Extra, from Some guys I doodled (2014)

【Bierßen】 (Beer + Prussia) You’ll find him in festivals. He likes to make people drink beer that he’s already taken a sip from.

no comments about that, I have mentioned this before enough times.

Conclusion: there is plenty of reasons why Hetalia Prussia has fame of loser/pathetic and why he is that, at least in interpersonal sense(?). After all, we are talking about the same character that threw away a book about how to socialize with people, concluding that after... sneezing? (he also became fed up with a how to draw manga book after sneezing). He is well educated and skilled and can learn shit fast, but that is something different! He is someone capable, and there is multiple references about him being bored "out of his mind" because his brother does everything (or talking about wanting to be remembered), the type of info that adds to his pathetic image, in the literal sense of the word, or pitiful, to sound less harsh.

[cbedfordart]

Hey! I’ve been following you for a while and I really love your art, it’s absolutely stunning and I love the way you paint and capture anatomy. I know this is a bit of a broad question but I was wondering if you had any tips on getting better at painting digitally and studying anatomy, maybe more specifically blending, colour picking, and structuring anatomy in a way that looks somewhat realistic?

Thanks and I'm glad you enjoy my work long enough to be following me for this long! I definitely love drawing a naked body that's for sure haha. In terms of tips for getting better there's a few things I can mention but it's going to fall broadly in the general answer of "study", because this is the most sure fire way to be able to understand what it is you're trying to emulate in your art. There are different ways to study, and they teach something slightly different. For example, doing studies from life (live drawing classes) help me understand movement in a way studying from a photograph cant, simply because you're seeing the same model in different poses in real time, you can see how the fat and muscle moves around as they shift to different positions. So they're not technically moving the whole time, but you're still seeing some movement there, and understanding what sticks to what while it rotates and bends. Studying from photographs can help give you time to do some real deep dives and investigate where different bones/muscles sit while someone is in a particular position. There's also the opportunity for understanding how shadows may be formed by the body as typically photographers are more conscious of how the subject may be lit than what may be available in a live drawing class. Beware though, as more things are photoshopped than you realise, not all photos represent reality. Especially glam and fashion photos. It doesn't mean its bad to want to have these effects on your work but just be conscious they might not always be anatomy accurate if that's what you're striving for. I sometimes make a conscious decision to go against what is anatomically correct for a certain effect myself. A book I have been recommending for years for anatomy is Dr. Paul RIcher's "Artistic Anatomy". It's great for understanding muscle structure intimately - it's designed specifically for artists, but with the idea of trying to stylise the diagrams as little as possible for the sake of understanding the human form. There's a lot of great info and detail in here, but beware, there is not a lot of variety in body structure (at least not in the edition I have which is missing female anatomy I think already so I'm not sure what else I don't have in here). So you'll be able to understand function a lot from here but you wont be able to learn a lot about fatter body types sadly.

Colour picking is probably the most difficult for me to explain easily, as I have spent a long time winging it, then studying it, then being really experimental with it. I could write a lot a lot about this but to spare making this post any longer I'll refer to another fun book just for getting started on some frequent and common terms called "Color and Light" by James Gurney.

I also love that he uses like, dinosaurs for everything in here lol. It's a great starting point that can give you some go to ideas that you can then experiment from there. It's not very authoritarian (or at least that's what I feel), and doesn't push anything forward as a hard and fast rule, just showing what affects some colour combinations might instil in someone.

As a whole, I've gotten better at painting digitally by studying traditional painting techniques. They theories are basically transferrable one to one with some few exceptions. I tend to blend my colours by simply using a soft round brush in Photoshop with a low opacity. Much the same way I would with a real canvas, with a large round brush and diluted colour. I hope this answers your questions in some way. I tried to be not too specific only because this answer would be at least another 30k words lol because this is something i think a lot about! I love technique! If I ever stream again, feel free to pop in and ask more questions where I might be able to show some stuff in real time! Not sure when that will happen though!

Also the way i do stuff isn't a "correct" way either. I like painting from imagination so this is how I make that work. Some people like to only work with references for every piece, and that is a completely legit way to create stunning art as well. Good luck!

[qqtxt]

[🍬] home will come home soon [🦊]

[!] this is for the 500 followers mini fics. click here to find out more! ✿ pairing: yeonjun x reader / idol!txt / non.idol!you / fluff / 531 words / minor cursing (none with ill-intention!) ✿ request: “you feel like home to me.” + yeonjun ✿ goodness, i tried not to make it sad but like... i listened to this cover of ‘home’ and i just :”) [main masterlist 🌸] / [event masterlist] / [tag: #qqtxt: 500]

yeonjun wonders if he knows how pathetic this is or if he was being a hopeful romantic. the kind he hadn’t anticipated to be but... 

“sleeping now?” his voice is soft, despite being alone in a hotel room staring at the person through a phone he wants to reach out and pull through to be in his arms. having turned down invitations to have fun after one of their concert tour performances, here choi yeonjun is: in bed. on a saturday night while it was a sunday night for you; thousands of miles apart, connected through the shitty wi-fi of his hotel and the crisp internet speed from the comfort of your own home.

“mhm, you? i have energy left in me to keep my eyes open if you wanna talk,” you offer, though sleepily (trying your best to sound enthusiastic), yeonjun knows you like the back of his hand that you want nothing more than to just sleep.

he shakes his head into his pillow, hugging the spare one to his chest, “it’s okay. let’s just sleep.”

“okay,” you quickly give in, eyes already fluttering shut but it’s like you know how to draw him out when he lets out a soft sound between a groan and a whine at how fast you were to dismiss him. he gapes at the sight of you tucked in and looking like you’re ready to drift off to dreamland but–”gotchu, didn’t i?” one of your eyes peek open and a cheeky smile lines your lips that sets everything straight in his entire life just looking at you smile.

“c’mon, i know you have something you wanna say first,” you lean up closer to the phone, and yeonjun subconsciously does the same.

slowly, the hilarity dies down and yeonjun watches how your eyes mimic his own. it’s... the heaviness, the sadness. the longing of wanting to be beside each other physically but sometimes life gets in the way of things. it’s inevitable, and it surely isn’t the first time you and yeonjun have spent time apart but it never ever gets easier when you two felt so much a whole together.

"you feel like home to me and...” he murmurs, taking a deep breath before continuing, “i miss you..." the soft crack in his voice is what makes you hug yourself tighter. 

the frown already takes over as you sigh, nodding along, “i miss you too...”

“stop that,” he huffs, now mirroring your expression as his brows furrow.

“you stop that,” you counter, now pointing with your chin.

one, two, three.

“okay,”–”okay,” the two of you say simultaneously, a little choppy because of the internet connection but it’ll do. it’ll always do.

“goodnight, y/n.”

“goodnight, jun-ah.”

“i love you.”

“i love you.”

although each sentence one after another got softer and softer, the amount of love that you two had for each other never ceased to diminish. even though you two were apart in reality, emotionally and spiritually, perhaps digitally, you two were constantly together. and that, this piece of home that yeonjun’s able to take with him is enough to keep him through the tour before he’ll actually, physically return home (to you).

[raised-u-fr0m-perdition]

the girl that kindness forgot | part 1

SUMMARY: I never knew that I’d suffer anything worse than losing my family (sans one) to a ghost. And yes, I didn’t. But I was approached by Anthony Lockwood, a man that I hate, to help him with his small-time agency. Me being me, my guilty conscious got to my head, and now look at me. I honestly think I’m going mad.

CHAPTER ONE: REMINISCE THE GOLDEN DAYS, OLD FRIEND

I was sitting at my office desk, flicking through some digital files. They concerned information about Lockwood and Co, given to me by DEPRAC after I requested it, just to do some background research. 

“Miss Hernandez, someone’s here to see you.” My assistant called, so I looked up from my computer. 

“Send them in, Laila.” I busied myself in the computer again, typing fast just as two boots clicked their way across the floor. “Anthony Lockwood. You’re an hour late.” I lectured coldly, not looking up to meet the eyes of my visitor. 

“I apologise for that, Ar-“ 

“It’s Miss Hernandez to you in my office, Lockwood.” I looked up, and we met eyes for the first time in a while. He was taller, about 5’ 7”, his cheekbones were more defined and as usual, his dark circles. The outfit was suitable for an office, though. Mine was a little… unconventional. 

“Ok… Miss Hernandez. I came because I need your help.” 

“If it’s money, you can leave.” I shot back, setting my jaw. I knew he was a stubborn person. It’s good he met me, then. 

“It’s about ghosts.” 

“What about them?” 

“I want you to join my company-“ 

“I own one for a reason, Lockwood.” I swiftly replied. “SP3CTR is my company. I don’t work for others.” 

“Hear me out.” He begged. “I know you’re a skilled ghost hunter. One of the most skilled in the world, and I need your help because DEPRAC will be on my case soon enough. Plus, the ghosts are getting more and more dangerous.” 

“One, of course you know I’m skilled, we trained together. Two, DEPRAC is obviously after you, they loathe you with a burning passion. Three, when it gets too dangerous, then I can come into play. Otherwise, I need to mind my company.” I stared him down intensely, unwavering, but he didn’t back down either. 

“Reminisce the golden days, old friend.” He convinced, English accent producing more clipped tones than ever. 

“The golden days are over, and reminiscing is for the weak.” I spat. He smirked, drawing his rapier. 

“You lost your fighting spirit.” He teased. “Shame.” 

I reached for the scabbard hung on the wall and pulled out my gold rapier, gifted by my dad, brandishing it. “Over my dead body.” 

“Let’s test that out, shall we?” I leapt nimbly off the desk and let our blades clash, stepping forward and making him instinctively step back, the sound of metal on metal grating our ears, but we continued anyway. “Stop playing, Miss Hernandez, I know you can do better than that.” My clandestine anger surged from its hiding spot, and I viciously flicked my blade, swiping it clean out of his grip and letting it lodge itself into the wall. 

“I stopped playing.” I panted. “Are you happy now?” 

“More or less.” He shrugged, a small smirk tugging at his lips. It makes me wanna-

“Wrong. You’re never satisfied, Lockwood. Not even George and that new kid of yours could balance you out.” I retorted, turning away. 

“Exactly why we need you.” I reached two fingers backwards, feeling a small piece of paper slot in between my fingers. “That’s my calling card. If you’re interested, give it a ring.”

“Don’t sit on it.”

[katyspersonal]

When you started drawing? And how? Your works are so detailed and you feel the perspective so Q_Q Your drawing of old hunter from DLC is incredibly cool, I am looking respectfully

Oh- You mean this ( x ) one? Haha, yeah, it was an art commission, so I tried to give it the best I could... Though maybe using something I was paid for as a chance to practice perspective was a little irresponcible :') But the customer was happy, and this is what matters!

To be honest, I've been drawing for as long as I can remember...? I have quite the regrets about having basically none of my drawings from childhood survive, because it's been a LOT. But I've been going over the top with details, colors and settings since the age of like, 4-5 I think? I recall the caretakers at kindergarden REALLY loving my drawing of underwater, because I killed it with variety of fish and seaweed, despite having no references or knowledge! Also, fun fact - the very first art criticism of my life from me was towards a girl that colored every woman in her coloring book as blonde with blue eyes! I criticized her saying that there were other colors for people and that it was boring to be so samey dsfjjdshfsd Had to apologize, but.. yeah, it was the ultimate "I've always been this way" moment if I've seen one. :')

I used to visit classes to practice my drawing in elementary school, though! But it was mostly environment and animals, when I was more interested in drawing people at that time! The period from 8 to 12 years was the one where I kept creating OCs obsessively, and stories for them, and I've had like 6 comics I've been drawing and coloring at the same time (mostly comedy + fantasy)! I think what really inspired me to start creating the comics and characters that were mostly young girls with elemental powers was the Russian comic, Rainbow Knights x) (Журнал "Юла", припоминаешь? хд) I was obsessed with it, and I was obsessed with excuse to use more colors, effects and nature/elemental aesthetic. And yes, it was all trdaitional! I love using crayons, markers, pens and pencils for coloring. My clumsy hands were never good for paintbrushes... I moved more onto digital around the age of 14. It was when I've found a summer job, and earned enough money to buy a tablet! So.. I started prioritize digital art since then! But it had the form of me first drawing something on the paper, and then scanning and fixing/lining/coloring it on the computer for a LONG time! Well, it was taking some time to get used to, as well, so I also had some drawings I did with my mouse and vector tool in PS or SAI, like this:

It is one of the only few remaining "ancient" ones, since most of them got lost forever on the old hard drive! ...I still HAVE this hard drive, I just have no idea how to extract anything from it.. It is kinda broken :U But if I get my hands on very old doodles trapped there, I will share!

^ I believe this was the first doodle that I did 100% on the computer AND with the tablet! Without mouse, without first drawing traditonally and then digitally, but just on the computer, from start to finish! But it was still hard to do, so I kept with the use of paper and pencil for some more while. Like- I hoped I'd find some old drawings for this ask, but all I found were traditional versions of some of my drawings!

You could tell that using traditional paper + pencil were beneficial for anatomy and proportions. And that I used to be better at that, VERY much better. And that it was sorta... easier to 'get lost' in the process? It was a simpler life when not only I was far less depressed and broken, not only I had more spare time in schoo/uni years, but also just... I did not feel burnt out. Or guilty over the fact of not finishing new drawing "fast enough" (and thus, looking like a loser). I also had less things online to drain my spare time, less distractions... I kinda miss that time, really...

All in all, I've never learned to draw PROPERLY. I was self-taught but not studying too hard, mostly I was just analysing art of artists I loved to improve my own, and asking advice from good artists to fix this or that! Hence, my skill used to be better! Year 2015-16 was my most productive year artistically! I've been drawing a bunch of (then) popular cartoon stuff, as well as TONS of fanart for Rick and Morty RP community, and all the things were sooooo bright, colorful and full of energy...

And now meet the man that sorta ended my art career :^) I've picked interest in Mark (Endlish localisation called him Marx and I hate it lol), and that pulled me into the rest of K1rby. Except I could not actually play anything (besides 64 Crystal Shards that I emulated), so I compensated with letsplays and anime. And Super Paper Mario was a side obsession. xD But.... yeah, since MARK, dark ages for my art started. No, no, my art was good! Awesome, even! I kept people begging me to "please draw K1rby again" for years since fandom shifting! Words like, 'no one ever cared about this universe and characters the same way you do'... But! Drawing 'creatures' for 2-3 years completely destroyed my prior (already loose) knowledge of human anatomy and proportions, and I am still struggling to recover that former skill! :')

Finally, year later, around February/March 2021, I've gotten pulled into Bloodb0rne! Badly. And thanks to Mic0lash. Huh, it is always some madman, isn't it? xD But I felt very self-consious about my art... I felt like serious, detailed, dark and beautiful atmosphere of BB deserved better than my "overly cutesy" and "tone-deaf" art.... annnnd if this sounds like something I'd never say, but rather as an unfair criticism from some antsy reddit-ish asshole? It is because it is EXACTLY what it was! :')

But in either case, the Doll was the first time I've used paper and pencil again in many years. I felt so... alive? I recall the feeling I could only describe as 'blood returned in my veins' but spiritual, you know? It felt like so much fun! To remember how to draw traditonally, to break out of my 'round cutesy' comfort zone- heck, I even downloaded brushes for my SAI for the first time in my life, just to color the characters better! Learned new coloring style, too: usually my coloring was very rigid and relying on very concrete colors for shadow and base.. but from this point on, I prioritized more 'chaotic' approach, as I felt it was more appropriate!

....and so, now we are here. x)

You could tell that some of the things I am just used to persisted, and that colorful, "childish" energy is still slipping through the cracks. Soulsb0rne games are ideal for how my mind works... but perhaps not for how my soul works. There is just something in me that craves that sillyness, overly colorful designs and settings, and maybe ER is closer to that aesthetic? Yeah, had I not been criticized on my art harshly upon joining BB, maybe my art would've been way more cute and 'free'! I always loved drawing many details, but something about the route I've taken about drawing made it very heavy. My brain short-circuits at the AMOUNT of the details I keep in mind, yet I can't rest unless I got it "at least 90% correct", even when it is a darn shitpost ;-; I will figure out what went wrong compared with the way I used to draw humans..... someday.

Thank you for asking, though! Ha! Honorable mention: tons of shitposty comics and doodles I kept drawing in classes, both school and uni! x)

[lemurblog]

Hello lémurblogs I have a question, how do you make your drawings? (๑'ᴗ')ゞ

Hello! It depends on each drawing. Generally, I sketch on paper and bring the scan into Clip Studio where I adjust the levels (make the whites brighter and blacks darker without losing too much detail) and redraw anything or adjust proportions with the transform tools. I apply color on top with layers set to Multiply, Overlay, and/or Soft Light.

An important step for me is taking at least a day to look at it with fresh eyes. If I'm stuck, it also helps to check how it looks on my phone. And lately adjusting the Color Balance has been my friend.

My process is pretty messy and I often don't have a plan; I just feel around to see what's good for a drawing and do it a little differently each time. For example I don't plan to color, shade, or add a background to 90% of my drawings, but they end up that way bc something will feel missing, so little by little stuff gets added.

I followed a strict pipeline as a teenager ("sketch this way, do line art that way, color like this") and ended up dreading digital art, so I took a step back. Now I give myself permission to be as messy, lazy, and improvised as I like. I'll draw or edit all on one layer even though that's not what people teach, bc it actually works for me.

I also find it useful to strike fast and finish as 'quick' as I can. Because it's natural for me to have drawings that become months or years-long WIPs. and that's fine! but it can't be everything I'm working on or I get discouraged.

Oh, and drawing on post-it notes really helped me complete those small illustrations for madaparty! It was such a life-hack when I realized it'll help me complete small ideas in one sitting. I love drawing compositions, but forget about them on a big sketchbook page where lots of little drawings have no borders, so the small post-its really helped. It also helped me think more with metaphor or staging, rather than getting lost in anatomy poses and being too literal.

[mirersc]

{ art by Aaron Hammerstrom }

HELLO GUYS ! ! !

It is really nice to meet you all. The name's Myler <⁠(⁠￣⁠︶⁠￣⁠)⁠> I've been here on Tumblr since February of 2023 and I must say that I don't regret it, because man, this place is a treasure. The art, the headcanons, the theories, the announcements, the people -when they don’t cause drama- et.c.

Overall, EVERYTHING!

✨🌀✨

{ art by tracy yardley }

SOME INFO DUMBING ! ! !

➺ Name’s Myler!

➺ Any pronouns- just don’t it me!

➺ I'm a Sonic fan, but I as well seriously enjoy GI, Encanto & TPN.

➺ Writing & drawing are my passion ( traditionally or digitally )

➺ I love cartoons and I'm keen of chocolate -consider yourselves eaten if you happen to be chocolate-

➺ I'm planning on creating a comic when I am more experienced.

➺ I support Sonic & Tails' Supremacy ( they are my life! )

➺ My OTP is Sonadow ( with all due respect, if you come to this blog and accuse me that I support pedophilia, I will immediately blog you, because I simply do not support it! )

➺ My dream is to work in a Sonic Zine. Doesn't matter if it is as an artist, writer, mod, et.c you name it- as long as I can contribute doing something I love.

{ art by tracy yardley }

FANFICTIONS – ONE-SHOTS ! ! !

I used to be a writer on Wattpad, but I don't use that platform for my stories anymore, because I moved to AO3.

If by any case you want to check out my account here's the link → https://archiveofourown.org/users/Mirai_Scar

Come say a hello or drop a comment if you like any of the works.

Few Recommendations out of my Works:

Talking through a Barrier ( Multi ) / Complete

Chaos Reversed One-Shots ( Gen ) / In Progress

Tell me that you Love Me just the Way I am ( Multi ) / In Progress? { needs editing }

-all works might need some editing, now that I think about it...-

{ art by evan stanley (line-art) & reggie graham (colors) }

CONCLUSION ! ! !

Of course more works will be coming in the near future so you better stick around. And if anyone would like to work with me on a sonic fanfiction, consider me already in. The only thing you should know is that I might be a procrastinating person, but thankfully I've never missed an assignment or project from a dealine.

Welp- that was all to say about me- hopefully I will be able to bring more content to share here! If I am offline, then I am most likely around GI amino or reading fanfiction on AO3.

Stay all pleasant and sound! Promise- I don’t bite! If you want to shoot me a message go ahead. I may be at first closed, but once I feel someone close I am getting quite bumpy and noisy, heh.

Oops- have to go- GOTTA GO FAST!

[dollycas]

Fast Times, Big City by Shelly Frome #AuthorInterview / #Giveaway - Great Escapes Book Tour @AuthorShellyFrome

It is my pleasure to welcome Shelly Frome to Escape With Dollycas today. Hi Shelly, What are three things most people don’t know about you? I’m an incurable daydreamer and storyteller. I once played the violin in a symphony orchestra in Miami. I attended law school at the University of Arizona for a time. What books/authors have most inspired you? In part, I’ve been affected by the writings of Hemingway, Salinger and Ray Bradbury because each, in his own way, followed their individual voice with no thought of what was commercial, trendy and/or expected of them. Admittedly they wrote at a time when being an author was considered a noble and meaningful profession. What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book? The place and the life are very important to me and greatly affect everything that happens. For instance, I spent a couple of months looking at fifties photos of Times Square, Washington Square, the environs around the cobblestone streets in an around Greenwich Village, the Broadway Theater district, Little Italy, etc-- becoming reacquainted with the distinctive atmosphere of Manhattan during that era when I was a starving actor. I do so before embarking on the storyline of “Fast Times, Big City”. Do you ever suffer from Writer’s Block? Actually, there are times when I wish I would get writer’s block so that I could give myself a little time to relax and engage in placid, everyday life. What advice do you have for someone who would like to become a published writer? Read as much as you can until you find authors you can relate to and then read some more. Stay away from most how-to-write handbooks until you come upon a quest that will sustain you throughout all the drafts it takes to complete the narrative. Then try to find a kind but relentless editor who will tell you the truth and go ahead and make whatever changes are necessary. If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why? I’d like to think there are still kindred spirits of all nationalities in and around the left bank of Paris so that in some way I could recapture the days and ambiance of the expats like Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. As a result, I’d hope to embark on brand new adventures and experiences totally unlike anything I’ve done before. What is next on the horizon for you? The working title is “Charlie and the Blue Ridge Caper". It centers on a handyman who has spent most of his life avoiding involvement with other people. One day a newlywed, who also happens to be a new resident in this little mountain town exactly like my own Black Mountain, comes barging in on Charlie’s woodsy, secluded cabin claiming her husband is missing. The inspiration is all the men I know of a certain age who opt for the routine of fixing and maintenance and never stray, supposedly hanging onto a sense of security. I’m reminded of something a minister once told me:  we can never be whole until we tap the side of ourselves that’s lying dormant—e.g., spiritual, becoming some kind of naturalist, creative artist, activist or campaigner championing some just cause, playing a sport, etc. Thank you, Shelly, for visiting today.  ____ Keep reading for more information about Shelly and his new book Fast Times Big City About Fast Times, Big City  Fast Times, Big City Thriller/Suspense/Crime Escapade Settings – Miami, Miami Beach, Manhattan Publisher ‏ : ‎ BQB Publishing (February 27, 2024) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 284 pages ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8886330267 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C92RW97K Like most people, Bud Palmer felt this was just another day. Though the era was drawing to a close, he assumed his life as a sports columnist in the subtropics, in keeping with the benign fifties itself, would go on as predictable as ever. But that particular autumn morning he was thrust into a caper that was totally beyond him, forced him to leave Miami and take the train to Manhattan, and suddenly found everything in this restless "Big Apple" was up for grabs, on the brink, at a dicey turning point. Excerpt The looming billboards were so massive, in contrast the Times Square sign jutting out of the lamppost was totally eclipsed. As if it might have been a relic from a long-ago era before everything had given way. Here, high above the rooftops to Bud’s right, was a massive Pepsi bottle doing its best to block out the sky, not to be outdone by an equally outsized bottle top on its side. Further ahead as the Square verged into a tip of a triangle, other billboards joined the fray, starting with a domineering Admiral Television and Appliances sign, topped by a Canadian Club whiskey sign, topped by a Chevrolet sign.  All but eclipsed, a lesser billboard around the corner advertised the musical West Side Story—the very same black-and-white logo with the girl ecstatically racing by the tenements pulling her boyfriend along. Other logos and marquees took part by marking the street entrances to buildings so that the Statler Hotel sign didn’t stand a chance. At the same time, fighting off the prospect of becoming overwhelmed, Bud couldn’t help wondering if Amy had been among the rushing pedestrians who had gotten off the buses and trains. Had they too gotten wind of small town dreams—that legendary call of the lady carnival barker promising never-ending opportunities? More About Shelly Frome Shelly Frome is a member of Mystery Writers of America, a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at UConn, a former professional actor, and a writer of crime novels and books on theater and film. He also is a features writer for Gannett Publications. His fiction includes Sun Dance for Andy Horn, Lilac Moon, Twilight of the Drifter, Tinseltown Riff, Murder Run, Moon Games, The Secluded Village Murders, Miranda and the D-Day Caper and Shadow of the Gypsy. Among his works of non-fiction are The Actors Studio: A History, a guide to playwriting and one on screenwriting, Fast Times, Big City is his latest foray into the world of crime and the amateur sleuth. He lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Social Media Links Author Website Facebook     Twitter/X    LinkedIn    GoodReads Purchase Links Amazon  B&N  Kobo  Bookshop.org Also written by Shelly Frome TOUR PARTICIPANTS - Please visit all the stops. March 25 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW March 26 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT   March 27 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW March 28 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT March 29 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT March 30 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT March 31 - Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT April 1 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT April 2 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT April 3 – Ruff Drafts - SPOTLIGHT April 4 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT April 5 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW April 6 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW April 7 – Teatime and Books – SPOTLIGHT a Rafflecopter giveaway Have you signed up to be a Tour Host? Click Here to Find Details and Sign Up Today! Want to Book a Tour? Click Here Your Escape Into A Good Book Travel Agent Read the full article

[izabesos]

ABOUT MY COMMISSIONS:

— I will accept three requests at time. (In case you’re interested on being part of a wait list, please contact me.) 

— I’m a working student, so depending on the complexity of your request, drawings might take up to 3-4 months for delivery, in case you are the last one in line. I’ll let you know that through e-mail, and will address deadlines below. 

— If you’re interested in a commission, please fill the Google Form that’ll always be linked alongside with the rules and the commission sheet. I’ll contact you via e-mail as soon as I receive the form answers to continue with your order. 

— All drawings are made and delivered digitally. If you’re interested in a print, I’ll be more than happy to make a special RedBubble link, but that would cost you a little more – to pay the site, not me. 

— Be as specific as you can about what you want. You are free to ask me for ideas or inspirations in case of doubt, or to just let me represent in the way I think would fit better if you’re still unsure. 

— If you’d like a specific size/resolution, let me know before I start sketching, on your detail description. 

—  As for the above, if you’re still unsure about what you want and would like some help, send me an email before you submit your form so we can discuss what works better for you. 

— I’ll send you the lineart or sketch as soon as it’s ready for you to approve or ask for changes, if necessary. 

— I don’t send updates as a standard, but if you’d like to see the progress on your drawing, hit me up! I’ll be more than glad to send you the update. 

— If you have a deadline let me know previously, but keep in mind that I won’t “jump” your commission in front of others because of that. 

— Drawings take a lot of time (from a week to a couple months), so please don’t ask for unrealistic deadlines. Consult my availability via e-mail. 

— Once the drawing is finished, it’ll be delivered on full-resolution via e-mail. 

DISCLAIMERS 

— I probably won’t accept any commissions that require me to drop my art style. Consult before requesting. 

— The prices on the sheet are for personal use. If you’re interested in a drawing to be used on your business, contact me via e-mail so I can send you the commercial prices. 

— Once paid, you own the drawing and can post it anywhere you want, just credit me somehow. 

— I accept one form per commission. If you’d like multiple drawings, please send multiple forms. 

— The form does not obligate you to commission me, it’s just a little help for me to consult whenever I want to refer back to something. 

— I will not start the drawing before payment. 

— Do not remove or blurry my signature for any reason. 

— You may crop it and use it as a profile picture or header, just credit me somehow. 

— Do not trace over, redraw or edit my drawing with the intention of posting it. 

ABOUT THE CONTACT 

—  Please be aware and understandable that I’m a working student that does this on free time. I may not always be able to work as fast as you wish. 

— Be kind. No disrespect will be tolerated. 

PAYMENT 

— The payment is made upfront, on its entirety. 

— PayPal only. 

— After agreeing on the price, I will send you a PayPal invoice, or you can pay directly on the account I’ll send you. 

— The refunds depend on progress. 

o   Not started: full refund; 

o   Lineart sent: half-refund; 

o   Started coloring/finished: no refund. 

— I will only accept USD in PayPal. 

I WILL DRAW 

— Fan art, OCs or real people. 

—  Any style of clothing, including armors. 

— Humanoid creatures, fantastic races and monsters. 

— Fictional and real animals. 

— Weapons, vehicles and robots. 

— Soft gore such as wounds, blood, bruises, slashes, scars, etc. 

I WILL NOT DRAW 

—  Other artist’s OCs (without permission). 

— Bigoted material or hate speech. 

— Religious art, unless the religion is fictional. 

— Heavy gore such as organs, missing body parts, pools of blood, dead people or animals. 

— Comics. 

[dazzling-sunshine-mel]

Tech Talk: A Day in My Digital-Centered Student Life

In the fast-paced world we live in today, technology has become an essential part of our daily lives and has advanced in ways we never could have predicted. If we look around, there are smart devices, internet services, and software programs everywhere that make life easier because they are readily accessible wherever we go. The said technological advancements have kept me informed, connected, and well-organized every day. Come along with me as I walk you through a typical day in my life with my phone and laptop, highlighting how technology enhances my daily activities and experiences.

My day begins with the gentle buzz of my phone's alarm clock, then, I instantly check my canvas app to see if there have been any updates on our class for the day. After that, I utilize my phone to awaken my system by browsing social media applications as I get up and have breakfast. I also use my phone or laptop to review readings and lectures on Canvas which could help me expand on what I already know to make sure I am prepared for the lectures that day.

As I enter the school premises and attend the class, I instantly record the lecturer's voice using my voice recording app, which helps me remember things I missed taking notes on. Normally, I start writing my notes down on paper. However, when I get home, I convert them to a digital format using Google Docs, which offers a blank canvas that lets me write digital notes without worries because it automatically saves my work and lets me share it instantly with others so they can view or edit it alongside me.

As the laboratory sessions of the day start, I frequently browse through apps like Bonebox and Immersify, which are available for free download on the App Store. It has enabled me to study dental anatomy and concepts in just a click. In addition, I also use search engines, like Google, to obtain digital photos that can help me with a variety of tasks, like making my own tooth and cavity preparation or drawing micrographs.

When we are required to conduct in-depth research for scholarly publications, I make use of online resources like Google Scholar and digital libraries. This assists me in obtaining a variety of objective data that I need to support my research efforts or serve as a reference for my studies. Additionally, I use citation generators like Scribbr to assist me in giving credit where credit is due for the information I have found.

After completing all of the tasks I was assigned for the day, I normally use my free time to browse social media while chatting with friends and family. In addition, I occasionally read digital books as a delightful escape from the rigors of my academic schedule.

Before going to bed, I look over my schedule and to-do list, set goals, and prioritize my work for the next day. I also set my alarm for the next day. In addition, I normally set aside some time on hectic days like hell weeks to meditate, even for just five minutes, to help my mind be at ease and peaceful when I go to sleep.

Indeed, the ability to instantly access a wide range of platforms has made life easier with the help of advancing technology. As a student, it has enriched my understanding of a variety of subject matter and given me the necessary abilities for managing everyday tasks. The websites and programs that have been provided have been really helpful to me but there are still a lot of apps available that could be more helpful to you.

Please feel free to add any more queries or recommendations in the comment section below.

Thank you. Have a pleasant day!

[findinginga]

"Captain, would you think it is possible…

 ...that Herr Laszlo will receive a visa?" - Major Strasser (Casablanca 1942)

Ingeborga has a new MacGuffin for our saga...

No, a MacGuffin is not a fast food breakfast item.  Rather, it has been described as an object of temporary focus to allow a plot line to be advanced.  In the above referenced "Casablanca", the MacGuffin was the exit visas obtained through robbery and murder.  In "The Maltese Falcon", possession of the black bird fueled murder and betrayal across the wide spectrum of those who coveted the prize.  In "Murder My Sweet" the search for the missing and elusive Velma leads Philip Marlowe into a complex mystery.  In all these examples, the MacGuffin is an aspirational goal.  Indeed, the last spoken line of "The Maltese Falcon" is that of Sam Spade responding to a question from Tom Polhaus about the heavy statue.  Spade replied to the detective (paraphrasing Shakespeare), "...the stuff that dreams are made of...".

Upon sharing my thoughts about retirement, or perhaps, continued work in a warmer climate as a "digital nomad", Inga seemed keen to discuss her own desire to escape the constraints and long winters of Northwest Russia.  My empathic internal voice was encouraging me to help her realize the dream that she expressed; however, I had learned many lessons about Inga along the way, which made me wary.  She was recently divorced and any international travel with Eva would require the explicit permission of Denis, Eva's father.  Additionally, given the state of world politics, it would be not be easy for Ingeborga and Eva to secure even travel visas for most, if not all, of Western Europe.  These factors dictated that I be deliberate in my actions.  It would be necessary to constantly question and then validate the progress of Inga toward securing the necessary documentation.

A goal or a fantasy?

With the onset of Summer 2022 there continued a succession of light, inconsequential communications with Inga.  I continued to inject as many supportive comments into our banter as possible.  I now appreciated how this was the fuel driving Inga.  I was complimentary regarding her appearance and progress in the gym.  I was supportive of her desire to improve her drawing skills.  I was also supportive of her financially by sending her small amounts of money to provide for some extras for her and Eva.  Of course, I had no way to determine how she was using the resources I supplied, but the money was not the issue for me.  If there was a way to demonstrate and model trust, I was prepared to do this even though the change I hoped to see may not be realized.

As the weeks passed over that Summer, I shared with Inga information about real estate and schools in Costa Blanca region of Spain.  In particular, I located a school I thought might be perfect for Eva.  I went so far as to attend a digital open house and asked the admissions director questions in preparation.

Despite the expressed enthusiasm of Ingeborga, there seemed to be no progress toward securing the necessary documentation.  Because I thought it ill advised to solely rely on her descriptions of the process or obstructions she may have encountered enroute to securing visas, I was independently making inquiries with the Spanish Consulate.  I was able to validate that having a visa granted to a Russian national would be extremely difficult, laborious and expensive.  Further, a tourist visa would only grant a limited stay  

It was obvious to me that Inga's enthusiasm was waning.  I suggested to Inga that if her goal was truly to find a warm weather home where she and Inga could move, there were over 100 countries granting visas to Russian nationals.  I suggested several of these as alternatives but she quickly rejected all citing either distance or potential difficulties transporting her possessions.  One country of interest to her was Cyprus, a divided island nation.  Cyprus is the adopted home of a large group of former or current Russian citizens.  A few years prior, Cypriot officials had been involved in selling passports/citizenship to Russian oligarchs.  Discovery of this forced changes in emigration law.  Cyprus reinstated visa restrictions for Russian nationals.  Inga would be forced to apply for visas just as she would have been required to enter Spain.  As for me, working as "digital nomad" in Cyprus was appealing.  Just as I had prior, I began to search out recommendations for appealing residential areas.

Summer yields to Autumn

With the rapid approach of Autumn 2022, Inga reported no progress toward securing a visa.  It was not even clear she had initiated the process.  Our communications, even though high in volume, were of predictable content - coffee, dresses, Eva and alcohol with each day being some variation of these topics.  Inga would periodically introduce comments about her frustration with making and receiving online purchases.  Sanctions, resulting in travel and commerce restrictions were viewed by Inga as insults.  Inga did casually remark in an exchange that the restrictions were compromising her ability to purchase items that she and an acquaintance had begun to sell.  This indicated that resources I had intended for her and Eva directly were being used for another purpose.  I purposefully did not react to Inga's admission.  I was not surprised and it was inconsequential to me.  I had come to expect just about anything.

In late September I was contacted by a recruiting firm to gauge my interest in accepting a locum tenens (temporary assignment) arrangement at the busiest emergency department in Chicago.  The contract was for three months and was to begin in early December and end the last day of February.  Before accepting the role, I decided to discuss the offer with Inga as both a way to demonstrate transparency and respect in a relationship but to also get some understanding what she was doing regarding her desire to move to Cyprus.  Inga made few comments about the job in Chicago other to voice support if it was something in which I was interested.  When I mentioned the timing of my assignment and a potential move to Cyprus, Inga replied that she would need to make a trip to either St. Petersburg or Moscow. Both are cities where Cyprus maintains consulates.  Inga claimed that because of Eva being in school, there was not a window of opportunity to make the trip.  Of course, she did not actually need to travel to the consulates as travel and visa related information is readily found online.  However, I did not make an issue of what was either procrastination at addressing the issue or a stall tactic.  I was more inclined to think it the latter of the two.

You guessed it...time for another scope of work for PI Labs

I was again struggling with a little cognitive dissonance as the result of my communications with Inga.  There was a disconnect between her stated goals and any initiative she was expending to realizing the same.  That, coupled with a few other casual comments, made me wonder what Inga was actually doing in the course of a day. 

I contacted PI Labs and Mikhail Levko and I agreed upon another round of direct observation of Inga.  Sections of the summary report included:

September 12, 2022 from 08:00 to 20:00 

Conducted observation of subject.  The beginning of the observation took place at: Pskov, ul. Nikolai Vasilyeva, 71g, where Ingeborga and Denis Reshetnikov currently live.

At 9:00 am, Ingeborga drove Eva to school by car: Skoda Octavia (Superb), number E 244 KU 60. This vehicle is registered to Denis.  Denis left the residence driving a Volvo in an unknown direction.  Due to bad weather and a gloomy period, a photo could not be taken.

Ingeborga returned home at 12:00.  The car was parked at the front of a beauty salon, which is located in the ground floor of the building where they reside.  Officially, the salon was re-registered for Denis's mother - Reshetnikova Elena Pavlovna.  Further until 2:30 pm Ingeborga was at home.  She left to school to pick up Eva.  Upon arrival home, they entered the residence from the side of the salon.  At 5:31 pm Eva and Ingeborga left home using the Skoda car.  At 7:36 pm Denis arrived home.  Once inside the house, he never left.  Eva and Ingeborga returned home at 8:23 pm. 

September 13, 2022 Information was requested from the surveillance cameras of the city monitoring center. The monitoring center checked the movement of the Skoda vehicle. The footage shows the silhouette of a man and a woman identifiable as Denis and Ingeborg.

Divorce did not change much...

Despite an official divorce decree finalized in April, Inga and Denis remained together and continued to share resources and who knows what else.  The report came as no surprise but did allow the confusion I was experiencing to resolve.  It also confirmed my conclusion that Inga was stalling and, again "future faking"

At least I could accept the new assignment and leave for Chicago with a clear head.

[chiyemoon]

Rainy Day 🌧 - ONE SHOT

Female OC x Male OC

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Descriptions of characters

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♡Ayumi Ritsuko♡

Gender : Female

Age : 15-16

Year level : 1st

Occupation : High school student

Height : 5'2

Weight : 125

Image color : Pastel blue 🩵

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Ayumi is a out going 15 year old girl who attends Kobayashi high school student. She loves to write , draw and read romance novels. She's a hopeless romantic pretty normal for a 15 year old. She loves pancakes and other sweets. She also likes to cook and bake different foods. She has long brown hair and bright blue eyes. She has a boy best friend named Satsuki Kazuno . He's her childhood best friend they've been friends since they were 3 years old. Her fashion styles are soft/cutesy like she mainly wears bright pastel colors with the exception of dark pants. She has an older sister named Ayane who's a 3rd year and the student council president.

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☆Satsuki Kazuno☆

Gender : Male

Age : 15-16

Year level : First

Occupation : High school student

Height : 5'11

Weight : 136

Image color : gray 🩶

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Satsuki Kazuno is a 16 year old boy who attends Kobayashi high school. He has medium long dark brown hair and teal-blue eyes. He's a tall boy with a muscular build since he works out so much. He likes teakwando , self defense-martial arts , archery , digital art and also likes to read. He's best friends with Ayumi Ritsuko and teases her a lot. His fashion style is Dark grunge or E-boy kind of look , mostly grunge. He wears a silver pointy cross like shaped necklace and earrings as an accessory. He also wears silver bracelets and rings. I can't decide if I should give him a wolf cut kind of hairstyle or just fluffy hair. He loves too cook just like Ayumi and he's a sandwich addict. He may seem kind of cold at first but he's actually a really good guy. He's sweet and soft when he's comfortable around you. He has an older sister named Alisa who's a 3rd year and his best friends with Ayumi's older sister. Both families are very close because they went to college together.

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Now then onto the story 😁hope the characters descriptions helps with you guys visualizations

-Aris 🦋🌸

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It was around 4pm I was sitting on my bed staring at the ceiling watching my fan move around in circles. Just laying there thinking about random things. I turned around and eyed my desk chair seeing an oversized gray hoodie with short sleeves layed across the chair. OH MY GOSH I FORGOT I jolted right up. I had washed Satsuki's hoodie the night before promising him to give it back before Monday. He and I had gone bike riding together and it was a little chilly considering it's November now. I immediately grabbed my phone and realized I had missed a call from him and a few texts.

He asked me if I could come over sometime today to give his hoodie back. I texted him that I'll do it today and I'm on may way. I opened my drawer looking for something to wear. It was raining really bad outside and I couldn't find my umbrella so I just decided to wear my navy jacket , a white crop top with black athletic shorts and converses. I decided to bring one of my mini backpacks so his hoodie wouldn't be soaked. He and I live like two minutes away from each other so I wouldn't be in the rain for too long.

I dashed down the street running as fast as possible to get to his house quicker. Finally I made it, I texted him "I'm here" he didn't respond. I knocked on his door and rang the bell. Hoping he'd answer fast because even though I had a jacket my clothes were already drenched. I tapped my foot on the concrete and decided to call him. He didn't answer my calls I began to get annoyed because he wasn't answering me. Who wants to stand in the rain for a long time I banged on the door and rang the bell once more. Finally someone answered it was Alisa his older sister.

"Oh hey Ayumi , are you looking for Satsuki?" She asked , Yeah I have to return his hoodie he landed me the other day. I peaked through the door, hey Alisa "yes" responded. Is he home he's not answering my phone I asked. "Oh he's in the shower he'll be out shortly" she replied. Okay thanks um..could you give this to him for me. "Of course , oh girl it looks like it's getting pretty bad outside you should stay here until the weather clears up" she stated. Really? I can stay here but I'm wet I don't wanna mess ur floors up. I stated , I took my shoes off and made my way upstairs his bedroom door was slightly cracked open.

He was still in the shower , I decided to sit on his bed and wait for him to come out. I've been in his room multiple times we've had countless sleepovers so why am I feeling nervous. I thought to myself, I realized that when he comes out he probably won't have a shirt on...awkward. But then again maybe that wouldn't be so bad I mean I've seen him topless before. I know he's my best friend but I won't deny it he's hot , he's a good looking guy. Suddenly I zoned out staring at his bathroom door causing my mind started to wander. I started to think about how he'd look while showering. How the hot steamy water brush against his face, beads of water dripping down his tonned chest , the water droplets on his hair tips. "NO STOP THAT AYUMI DONT BE A CREEP HES YOUR BEST FRIEND"

I said aloud in my head my cheeks redden from the thought of him in the shower. Finally he was done I heard the shower turn off. I stared at the floor refusing to look up. The bathroom door cracked opened "uhh..what the hell chi chi what are you doing here?" He questioned. I'm here for your hoodie since you wanted it so bad I snuggled through my mini black cat backpack and threw the hoodie at his face only catching a glimpse of his figure. "Why is your face so red you've never seen a guy without a shirt?" He joked , turned around and denied it. NO ITS JUST YOU I- ...I couldn't help but scan his figure this time getting a full look. He has a strong back , sharp shoulder blades , a chiseled chest and abs. The necklace he always wore made it even more attractive.

He chuckles, "I can see you staring" IM NOT STARING!! he laughed once more and leans in close to my face causing my ears to redden. "Oh yeah?" JUST PUT SOME CLOTHES ON ALREADY. I turned around so I wouldn't see him changing. "You can turn back around now" he wore a white sleeveless cropped shirt and black sweats. His sweat pants were low waisted the white elastic band from his boxes which had "Calvin Klein" printed on it were visible. "You..your soaking wet and since you'll be staying at My house until the weather clears up go take a shower" he commented, I don't have anything else to wear though I complained. "JUST wear one of my overzied shirts then it will basically be a dress on you since your short as hell" he mentioned.

SHUT UP I'M NOT THAT SHORT , he chuckles "Mhm..go shower we can watch a movie or something when you're done" Fine. After 15 minutes I'd finally finished my nice and hot shower. When I came out the bathroom I had a white towel wrapped around my body. He looked up at me but immediately turned away and through some clothes at me. "GO back to the bathroom and change" I laughed and changed clothes. He gave me a black XXL shirt that had moon phases printed on it. It looked like a dress on me. Though the Thought of sitting next to him with only a shirt on made me nervous. I came back out into the room he smiled at me "you look cute now come on" he patted on his bed signaling me to sit next to him.

We watched "the glory" a Korean drama about a woman getting revenge on her bullies from high school. We watched for about 2 hours , I felt My eyes getting heavy and they immediately shut. I fell asleep and rested my head against his shoulder. The show was still playing and he wanted to watch more despite being asleep. I'm assuming the time was maybe 7pm. The rain had long stopped but it was dark outside and chilly. I felt his hand run through My hair and make sure I was comfortable. I don't remember much after that but I did feel someone tucking me into bed. "Sweet dreams Ayumi" the voice stated then I felt a kiss on my forehead but I thought it was a dream since I was fast asleep.

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