#rath illuser

[unluckyxse7en]

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I haven’t done a lot of art lately, and decided I wanted to try doing a panel redraw for a change of pace! I picked one from Dragon Knights bc it’s a manga no one pays attention to and is so silly and ridiculous. I Have to make art for it.

The numerous and inane hair varients are bc if you have Any familiarity with this series you’ll know the author never draws the fucking protagonist with the same hair colors twice /hj and I will Die on the ‘his hair is black but the streak can change color’ hill for no reason whatsoever (you know... mood ring hair Rath!)

panel referenced below cut:

[ovenproofowl]

i can't stop, it's too late it pours out, it's my fate my legacy in black

HISTORY IN BLACK by Priest

[archive-of-alexandria]

Grease Paint (Buggy x Reader)

A/N: This is my first attempt at writing on Tumblr in over 10 years, but I am so down bad for this man that I can't help myself. I'm working on drafting my Moulin Rouge! x Buggy long-form fic, and this was just something I scribbled out in the meantime. This is pure Buggy x Reader fluff, so I hope you enjoy!

***

For once in his life, the ever-flashy clown pirate has nothing funny to say.

Your thumb gently ran along Buggy’s cheek to correct your lines, and the genius jester felt the greasepaint being very obviously replaced by his own maddening blush. Your tongue pokes out in concentration, and he fights the urge to grab it between his fingers – haHA! Cat got your tongue! – and spoil the mood with a poorly concocted joke. 

Buggy blinks.

….Mood? Who said anything about a mood?

A blush begins to bloom under his collar. Buggy had, in fact, been planning a way to weasel his way into your heart for months - and it seems as if you'd fallen right into his brilliantly scripted scene....so how come he can't remember any of his lines?

You continue working, and Buggy’s usually frantic mind suddenly falls deafeningly silent. Instead, the captain seems to fall into a sort of trance – focusing the entirety of his attention on memorizing your face. He observes every freckle and crease, wishing to commit it to memory. This was the first time -the only time - he’d ever been this close to someone in this…domestic…way, holding his breath out of fear that the illusion of contented bliss would shatter. 

Buggy swallows.

He had planned for this, written out every charming and witty line he could think of.

Your eyes catch hold of his through the fan of your eyelashes. Now it was time for your ears to turn pink.

“You’re staring,” Your voice is barely above a whisper, and Buggy practically melts as your eyes soften, “Something on my face?” As if on cue, a strand of hair falls in front of your eyes.

God.

He clears his throat, a soft chuckle rippling off his lips, “Well, now there is,” he muses, “Talk about a paid actor.”

You reach to push the hair from your eyes at the same time as he does, fingers awkwardly colliding as soft chuckles and mumbled apologies spill from both of your lips. Still, your eyes hold one another. 

You give way to allow Buggy to proceed, whose deft fingers trace along your forehead and behind your ear. Buggy feels electricity shoot through his hands at the feeling of his touch against you, swallowing as he allows his knuckle to caress your cheek. When you seem to lean into his touch, however, he panics.

It would seem he failed to write that into the script.

Buggy barks out a laugh, gently nudging your face and making a pop! noise with his lips to try and swim back to shore before he’s too far gone. You grab hold of Buggy’s lipstick, the last bit of his flashy facepaint to be applied. 

"And, for the finishing touch," You hum, taking his chin in your hands as you lean forward with his lipstick in hand.

Buggy's heart hammers against his chest as he feels your breath against his lips, the blood rushing to his ears in the same fashion as one hanging from a highwire.

At this moment, he indeed feels as if he is on the trapeze - delicately balancing with the hopes of making it through without a fumble.

“Doh–!” A chuckle passes through your lips, closing your eyes tight at the sight of Buggy’s comically crimson mouth. In the months that you’ve been a part of Buggy’s crew, you've never seen his makeup so fresh…and the sight was actually rather startling. It was as if the captain was in bad 3D, sponsored by technicolor, painted in by the most potent Crayola markers known to man. Buggy’s whole face looks crimson, but perhaps it's just a reflection of the brutal lipstick…

Buggy’s lips, like two bright cherries, suddenly form a pout at the sound of your laughter. His heart sinks, mind immediately skipping to the worst possible conclusion: You agreed to do his makeup not because you might care for him, but rather this was your chance to humiliate him. Buggy could feel his heart clench in his chest, and his delicate balancing act was about to turn into a dive routine.

“What?” He manages to quirk his lips into a strained smile, “You didn’t make me look like a clown, did ya-? Hrumph-!” His attempt at salvaging his pride is derailed by your thumbs pressing to his lips, your giggles giving way to a radiant smile. Little did he know that your fingers against his lips were just as much an attempt to quiet him as they were an excuse to touch Buggy.

“This color is so much more red than usual,” You say, your face growing warm, “What did I do wrong?” 

A blink. Moments pass as Buggy stares at you with saucer eyes before his hands fasten themselves to your wrists with a gentle tug. Had you realized that your fingers were still attached to his lips? 

“If you must know,” he gulped, “I have a top secret makeup technique.”

“Oh?” You feign surprise, leaning closer to your captain. A smirk twists into your lips. “Top secret, eh? Even from me?”

You bat your eyelashes, emboldened by your captain’s sheepish expression, and Buggy mutters a curse under his breath. 

Oh, fucking fucking fucker fuck.

Buggy’s voice lowers and his grip on your wrists tighten, the creak of the supple leather breaking the silence. “Especially from you.” A blink passes with the realization that Buggy wasn’t cracking a joke or being wise. He genuinely seemed…embarrassed. You’re not deterred yet, and instead, he finds you leaning in closer as your legs involuntarily squeeze together – Just imagine what those gloves would feel like in your –

You’re nearly nose to nose with the dread pirate as the air settles thick. For months you and Buggy have fallen into the old routine of cat and mouse, always teetering on the precipice of…something. The way Buggy allows his eyes to follow you during your routine without shame and latches on to your figure like a predator observing his prey is undeniable. He relishes in watching your body twist and writhe on the acrobat hoop, and you'll admit that all of your special tricks are, indeed, for him. You live for the moments he would stalk up behind you after a performance during the roaring applause when no one would be able to hear his voice - low and thick - praise you with lips ghosting your ear: “What a good girl you are, hm? Making your captain proud.” 

Your eyes fall to Buggy’s lips.

“Show me,” you swallow thickly, brushing your nose against his, “Show me your special technique.” 

Buggy’s eyes flicker elsewhere – anywhere – from your gaze before deciding upon your own lips. His grip falters, his body erupting into flame as his eyelids flutter. 

This was it: the climax of the show he has been planning and rewriting in his dreamworld for months. Buggy's flashy showmanship, however, deflates. Your hands are suddenly dropped from Buggy’s grip as he pulls back, redirecting his gaze to his now unoccupied hands. As he begins to peel off his gloves, the silence shifts into something unsettled. The fizzing tension between the two of you seems to thicken.

Meanwhile, Buggy is desperately trying to suppress an impending, raging hard-on. He already feels humiliated enough at the fact that you're laughing in his face, and now...

Cabaji had made fun of Buggy for weeks after discovering the wanted poster smeared in crimson red grease paint in Buggy’s quarters, your face barely visible beneath layers and layers of kiss marks. Buggy initially tried to cover it up, claiming it wasn’t intentional and he just needed something to “blot and perfect” his signature look with at call time. However, the sheer amount of kisses scattered across the page betrays him. There is no denying that Buggy was completely smitten with you. And here you are, practically begging him to kiss you. The set-up, the lead-in, the wind-up to the punchline…It is the perfect joke, all at his expense.

At least Cabaji hadn’t found the other copy of your wanted poster, crinkled and smeared thick with Buggy’s–

“Bugs?” Your hand on his thigh pulls the captain out of his thoughts, eyes darting up to meet yours with an unmistakable look of guilt as he tries to wipe away the memories of his moans and your wanted poster slick with his– “Are you okay?”

The clown clears his throat, finding the willpower to bring his fist before his face with a flourish as his humorless eyes settle on yours in an attempt to save face.

“For your viewing pleasure,” he forces a smile, “The technique!”

Without another word, Buggy begins to rub his lips back and forth vigorously against the top of his hand in order to remove the excess pigment. 

Fuckingfuckinghellthisissostupidthey’regoingtofuckinghatemewhatamIevendoing–

His brilliant demonstration is put on pause as you take hold of his wrist, his gaze snapping up to meet yours. A sheepish grin attempts to cross his lips, but it falters. His eyes fall to the floor.

He looks ashamed.

“For once,” Buggy’s voice is hoarse as he huffs out a laugh, “I don’t have anything funny to say.”

A beat. 

The intimacy of the moment is almost too much to bear, and your skin pricks with nerves.

“Buggy…” you breathe.

Your fingers find his face once again, tenderly wrapping around his chin. Buggy squeezes his eyes shut as you guide his face up to you. He refuses to see the expression in your eyes as you stomp on his glass heart. Suddenly you're cradling his head in both of your hands, “Buggy,” you mused, “I have a better technique to share with you.” 

Your noses bump against one another.

A choking noise passes through Buggy’s lips, and in a moment of sheer desperation for tenderness he whispers, “Please.” 

Your lips finally meet Buggy’s, and the awkward feeling of your body being too far away is overcorrected by the desperate captain. Buggy follows your lips with his body like a man possessed, knees knocking with yours as his arms swallow you whole. His hands find purchase wherever they can, trying to quickly grasp any and all of you as if you'd disappear. It's awkward, teeth knocking against teeth with the expertise of someone never before kissed, and you can't help the smile that comes to your lips.

You break away and Buggy’s breathing hitches, eyes still closed and hands gripping you so tightly you know you’ll have bruises.

You don’t mind, though. Quite the opposite. 

You can always cover them up with a little bit of grease paint.

[fanficshiddles]

Villain Or Victim, Chapter 12

‘There’s been a report of some strange goings on in the military base out in Hungary.’ Steve said to the team as they gathered together.

‘Of course there is. The whole world has got strange goings on, if you hadn’t noticed we’re at war!’ Fury said.

‘No, I mean leaders turning on each other. But they’re all Hungarian, they shouldn’t be turning on each other. One man claims he saw double of the military leader…’ Steve continued.

‘Loki.’ Thor said angrily.

‘I think so.’ Steve nodded.

‘Let’s go.’ Natasha jumped up.

The team rushed to the quinjet and flew straight to Hungary. There was a big fight going on at the camp, like Steve had said. Tony did a scan of the area and he found a heat source locked up inside a cupboard in one of the offices.

Thor landed first and caused the three men fighting to stop, turning to face him.

Thor glared at them all, then his eyes landed on one. ‘Loki. Stop this nonsense.’ He snarled at him.

The man smirked, then a green haze fell over him and low and behold, it was Loki.

‘You’re getting better, brother. You never used to be able to see through my illusions.’ Loki snarled at him and got his daggers ready.

‘Maybe you’re getting sloppy.’ Thor retorted.

Loki chuckled. ‘Even getting better with your comebacks, I’m impressed.’

‘Enough games Loki. Look at the chaos you’ve caused!’ Thor said, just as a missile flew overhead, hitting Budapest. The military all jumped into action to go and help any civilians.

‘Glorious, isn’t it?’ Loki said delightfully.

‘No, it’s not.’ Tony snapped at him.

Suddenly there was a flash of green as Hulk roared and launched for Loki. He knocked him flying and then grabbed his leg and slammed him back and fore into the ground. He tossed him to the side, and Loki went barrelling into a truck.

Loki groaned, he was injured quite badly but managed to crawl out from the truck’s ruins.

Hulk roared at him again and was about to charge once more, but Loki laughed wickedly and as Hulk tried grabbing him again, he vanished. It had been an illusion crawling out, the real Loki managed to escape from the other side of the truck.

Loki hobbled away, and then teleported to a small jet he had waiting a few miles from the base. He was just a bit too beaten up to teleport all the way back to the cabin, which is why he always had a backup. Just in-case.

Unknown to Loki, he didn’t notice Hawkeye in one of the many helicopters flying around the area. Who spotted the suspicious jet taking off.

-

‘Loki?’ Echo called when she heard him return, but he didn’t come through to the bedroom straight away to take off her chains, which worried her. Though she was certain it was him, as she heard him groaning.

There were a few noises like chairs being knocked into, then she heard heavy footsteps slowly coming towards the bedroom. Even though she was certain it was Loki, she still felt anxious as the door opened. But when she saw him walk in, she was highly relived. Yet super worried at the same time as he was hobbling and had a lot of cuts and bruises on his face and hands.

‘Loki! What happened? Are you ok?’ She asked in a panic.

‘I’m fine, pet. I will heal.’ He groaned and fell onto the bed. He was breathing heavy, he knew he had broken ribs but he could already feel them starting to fuse together again already. Which was quite painful in itself.

He managed to get one of her wrists free, so she was able to get her other free herself. Then she leapt into action. Loki raised an eyebrow as she took his arm and pulled him up to his feet. He said nothing as he followed her to the bathroom.

She sat him on the toilet seat as she ran the bath. Then she began trying to unbuckle all of his belts and straps. It took a while, and he had to guide her on how to do it. But soon, she had him naked. He had lots of bruising over his ribs and cuts, but they were slowly healing.

‘Oh god.’ She whimpered, seeing him beaten up broke her heart.

‘I’m fine. Stop fretting, Echo.’ Loki muttered, though he rather liked how worried she was over him.

‘A warm bath will help.’ She said as she added some bubble bath then checked the water temperature.

Loki got to his feet again and managed to get into the tub. It was a bit on the small side for him, but he managed, just. The water did help, he couldn’t deny that.

Echo grabbed a sponge and began gently cleaning the cuts on his face. He did hiss a few times, making her flinch and apologise each time.

‘Don’t apologise, you’re doing good.’ He said softly.

She then washed his hair for him. Which at first, he had been reluctant to have her do, but then decided it was quite nice so he allowed himself to enjoy it.

By the time he was finished in the bath, he was practically all healed.

‘Wow.’ Echo said in awe when he rose out of the bath. ‘I can’t believe how quickly you've healed.’

‘All the quicker thanks to you, pet.’ He smiled and cupped her cheek, warming her heart.

She wanted to help, to keep doing good. That was all she wanted. And Loki knew that all too well. She closed her eyes and leaned into his touch for a moment. Then she grabbed a towel for him.

‘What happened?’ She asked after he was dried and put on some clothes.

‘Nothing for you to worry about, pet.’ He said as he made his way to the kitchen.

‘But, what if it happens again and you’re badly injured. If you can’t get back to me? I should come with you. I can help.’ She said worriedly.

‘Do you not trust me?’ Loki asked in a slightly clipped tone.

She looked horrified that she had angered him. ‘I do, you know I do. I love you, of course I trust you. I’m just worried about you getting hurt again.’

Loki’s face softened and he walked up to her again. He pulled her into a hug and squeezed her tight. ‘You don’t need to worry about me, pet. I will always come back for you. Always.’

[dead-dog-dont-eat]

Clockwork: Now you can see the importance of time. It helps us make pizza; it keeps us in line.

Astrodactyl: But when did it start?

Ball Weevil: And when does it stop?

Clockwork: Time is important, and I am a clock.

Rath: If we run out of time, then where does it go?

Toepick: Is time even real? Does anyone know?

Grey Matter: Maybe time is a concept of human perception, an illusion created by--

Clockwork: *starts making angry alarm sounds*

[sunshinebunnie]

Fan Fic Rec List(s) - 2023 ed. (Pt. 3)

From the Vault…

Who I Did On My Vacation by Mnemosyne (WC: 14,223) [Maria/Rath]

Both Sides of the Law by JoeyLee (WC:179,459) [Brio]

into the ashes (and no return) by ElixirBB (WC: 4,578) [Kate/Alejandro]

If you could only see (the beast you made of me) by ElixirBB (WC: 7,941) [Kate/Alejandro]

Thunderheads by ArtemisRayne (WC: 3,508) [Annie/Auggie]

Signals by imaginarycircus (WC: 2,761) [Annie/Auggie]

A Series of Optical Illusions by Fahye (WC: 20,391) [Phrack]

Fake Dating

better date than never by Alphinia (WC: 22,672) [Jiara]

Odd Lots

Thank You for Your Donation to the Wayward Girls’ Fund by dagas isa (WC: 548) [Lost Girl, St. Trinian’s Crossover]

Nasteb Encalada-Bernal and Exilus Bucher (in progress, intended for the Revacholian Journal of Literary Entroponetics) by verdenal (WC: 1,037)

Part 1 Part 2

[washwashgalaxy]

POIGNANT FEELINGS By Lokanath Rath

Poigant Feelings———————————————-My thoughts enlive my feelingsThat makes me to live with hopesYou may say it’s the illusion of my dreamsBut my heart believes there is still a scope.Whenever I look at the skyTry to read it’s silenceThat says me not to cryAs the time can’t even question sky’s existence.This enravishes my desiresMy emotions gets imbuedWhich reminds me about our love affairsThat…

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UPDATING...

WELCOME TO THE HUB: 

please look over the welcome checklist before beginning interactions!

Cressida Reed — Tilly Keeper — Illusion manipulation ( ali )

Daniel Wright — Jensen Ackles — enhanced marksmanship ( di )

Devon Lance — Katherine Mcnamara — telekinesis ( livvy )

Eliana Kapur — Meaghan Rath — aura perception ( lena )

Jordan Aslani — Aria Shahghasemi — superhuman speed ( livvy )

Orion Adair —  Chris Wood — odynokinesis ( ashley )

Mirana Diaz —  Ana de Armas — pyrokinesis ( ashley )

Mylene Kar — Maddison Jaizani — invisibility ( natasha )

Ruri Yun — Jung Hoyeon — technopathy ( lena )

Thea Shaw —  Grace Van Patten — odynokinesis ( devon )

[christian-perspectives]

Signs And Wonders From God

Signs and wonders done by God began with the creation of the world and they continue today. We are privileged to read about the miraculous acts He has sprinkled throughout scripture. Here are some of them. They include the great flood, a virgin birth, and the death and resurrection of our Savior. Just to name a few. What do you think one of the most significant demonstrations of the signs and wonders of God is? It has to be when He delivered Israel out of bondage from Egypt. Why? Because the Bible refers to that event over 70 times. Also, God Himself announced that He would do multiple miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. But I will make Pharaoh’s heart stubborn so I can multiply my miraculous signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.  Exodus 7:3 God called Moses to lead His people out of a land they occupied 400 years earlier. During that time they became a threat to the Egyptians. Therefore Israel became their slave. When Moses went before Pharaoh asking him to set his people free, the king wanted to see a miracle. God, however, had already prepared Moses for that request. Pharaoh will demand, ‘Show me a miracle.’ When he does this, say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down in front of Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.’ Exodus 7:9 It happened just the way the Lord said it would except for one thing. Pharaoh’s magicians duplicated what Moses and Aaron did. Fortunately, God’s serpent came with an appetite.

The Egyptian Magicians

Then Pharaoh called in his own wise men and sorcerers, and these Egyptian magicians did the same thing with their magic. They threw down their staffs, which also became serpents! But then Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. Exodus 7:11-12 The Egyptian magicians were able to duplicate the next two signs and wonders done by God. They turned water into blood and they caused frogs to come up on the land of Egypt. I enjoy watching a good magic show where a magician can make something seem to appear or disappear. They, however, practice those tricks until they’ve perfected their illusions. I don’t know how the Egyptian magicians copied what Moses and Aaron did but I’m sure Satan was involved. Satan can’t create, but maybe he can move things so fast they look like miracles. Keep in mind the devil is the father of lies and the master of deception. He will perform illusions to make us think they are signs and wonders from God. Even though he seems powerful to us, the devil’s abilities are nothing compared to the Lord’s. In the next plague, God turned the dust into gnats, a feat the magicians could not duplicate. Pharaoh’s magicians tried to do the same thing with their secret arts, but this time they failed. Exodus 8:18 Satan continues to deceive in any way he can. He still uses the same tricks he’s always used. Jesus even warned us ahead of time about people falling into his scheme. For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones. Matthew 24:24

God Still Uses Signs and Wonders Today

After the 120 received the Holy Spirit in the upper room, their numbers grew to 3000 and never stopped. With the birth of the church, signs and wonders from God became the norm. - The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. Acts 2:43, 5:12 - Stephen performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. Acts 6:8 - Simon was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed. Acts 8:13 - The Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders. Acts 14:3 - Everyone listened quietly as Barnabas and Paul told about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done. Acts 15:12 In today’s church world, do signs and wonders from God still happen? Absolutely, maybe not as much as we would like, but the Lord still does them. God, however, has never given us a “how to” manual on performing signs and wonders. He does them for us. But He would rather we exercise faith than be baffled by miracles. Jesus questioned a government official who came and asked Him to heal his son who was sick. Jesus asked, “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?” John 4:48 I don’t believe that God minds if we ask him to provide signs and wonders. Let’s just understand why He does them. And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose. Hebrews 2:4

The Miracle of the Shed Blood

Ten plagues affected the land of Egypt. Signs and wonders sent by God to that magnitude have never been seen since. They concluded with the establishment of the shed blood for salvation. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt. Exodus 12:13 The same promise is extended to us. But not by the blood of a lamb. Our salvation comes by the blood of THE Lamb, Jesus. For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13 Check out another post that will come when God shows us its signs and wonders called When Is The End Of Time? Lord, we enjoy the signs and wonders you do in our midst. Even without them, help us to strengthen our faith. Read the full article

[lediableblanc-amoureuxdechats]

She doesn't have the words today. In fact she hasn't actually spoken in days, if he thinks about it. She's still awake when he finally comes back to the apartment, and watches him as he moves through it with wide dark eyes. Picking up on of his shirts, she slips into it and pads her way over. The wet of the rain clings to his skin, curls the ends of his hair. That tiny hand trembles as she slides it along his arm, up to his neck and brushes his pulse point. A question rests in her gaze.

@brooklynislandgirl

consent is sexy ! meme

There is an ease Remy only finds in his home, his sanctuary from the rest of the world, most of his obligations {lessened, now that he's no longer an X-Man but existent nonetheless}. It gives the illusion that it's entirely removed from danger, that he cannot be reached within his little hidey hole. Granted, he had much fancier, much more expensive properties with more modern flare, but the apartment in the Quarter was something that vibed of home, and a history that had long ago become a part of the very structure.

There was a faint trace of the boiled cinnamon he used in lieu of incense in the air even as he'd opened the door, and he heard the thump of a cat jumping down from what was probably the mantle or a bookshelf. Lucifer most likely, since there wasn't a follow up of a cat immediately attempting to trip him up indicating that Figaro had no intention of waking for him at this hour.

He slipped off his shoes by the door and rolled his shoulders as he moved into the apartment. He despised cold rain. It was nice when trying to avoid being seen, sure. Everyone was too busy ducking their heads and going about their hurried business to be too vigilant of their surroundings. But if you wanted to maintain your footing easily on a rooftop, it was not the ideal weather. Definitely not the weather one would choose if you didn't want to leave a drip trail inside {whether or not this was somewhere you belonged was not of consequence}. And Remy especially disliked fall or winter rain for the selfish and mildly petty reason that it tightened up muscles and reminded him he had more than one joint that had taken an unfortunate beating. The need to roll out his muscles, do an actual stretching session was in the back of his mind. Right now he simply wanted to warm up, relax. Maintaining his limberness could wait until tomorrow.

Remy peeled off the wet shirt, laying it onto the fire screen. He debated chucking his pants too for a brief moment, and then did so, the jeans heavy with water and utterly unpleasant to pull off with how the wet material resisted removal. Once down to his boxer briefs he sank down onto the sofa with a small sigh, hand already going absently to his right knee to rub at the tendon. 

The noise {faint as it might be} and movement of Beth was to be expected within his apartment at this point and didn’t set him on edge, something he noted with a mere casual perk of the head when he caught movement in his periphery. Humming quietly in acknowledgement of her coming closer {so soft she probably had not even heard}, his dark eyes studied the movement of her arm, the lack of anything on but a shirt of his- that just about swallowed her whole while somehow also still leaving little to the imagination. He could see well enough there were no pants underneath, maybe even none of her undergarments. 

Shifting his legs to allow her more into his space, Remy’s hand stole under the hem, fingers edging around her waist to draw her closer, hand already withdrawing from the folds of the fabric to instead mirror her touch, long fingers tucking hair behind her ear to circle down and trace lightly along her jaw, under her ear down to her collarbone where he toyed with the neckline. Remy could already smell the traces of sandalwood that had become synonymous with Beth, and the realization that was now a Beth scent only made him smile. He wouldn’t rob her of her modesty, not if she didn’t want to remove it, so rather than play further with the shirt, he drew her onto his lap, while still leaning back enough for her to see his face. 

“Whatchu wan’, mon osillon?”

[unluckyxse7en]

So I've been rereading Dragon Knights recently. I love it, it's a terrible manga and idk that I'd necessarily recommend it even for how much I adore it, BUT. I HAVE to direct everyone's attention to this page because there's a sequence of actions happening that literally No One is talking about in or out of context of the story and it's cracking me up.

Ok so ignoring the dialogue and what's Actually happening, we're following the guy with black hair (Rath) and his proximity to the guy with the scars (Thatz). Reading left to right, top to bottom:

panel 1: Rath is leaning over Thatz's shoulders, presumably by this point it was to get a better look at what they've been scrutinizing. Excusable levels of contact.

Panel 2: Thatz has pulled away to get the stick from the kid Zoma. Rath is Nowhere to be seen in this panel.

Panel 3: Rath is once more perched against Thatz's shoulders, implied like in panel 1. However, since this has NOT been continuous contact, this suggests that either Thatz repositioned himself back in front of Rath (possible, not unlikely but awkward); or Rath followed after and closed the gap himself (possible, likely, and not as awkward a position for him to recreate); or perhaps even a mix of both actions. Either scenario means the physical closeness has been Intentionally recreated Exactly.

Panel 4: Thatz has once more pulled away, naturally, to fling the stick with all his bodily might. This was probably unnecessary given they're trying to observe it but either way Rath is once more Not Visible anywhere in the panel.

Panel 5: the stick in the abyss.

Panel 6: now Everyone is stacked on top of Thatz to get a closer look at the stick, Rath included. Obviously this is done for the sake of the gag, but this means that Once More someone intentionally closed the gap, most likely Rath, who is now Also hugging Thatz loosely in the process.

Bonus note, the following page: now, despite there being no more stick to watch, what little you can see of the adjacent page shows them Still in the same position based on the angle and placement of their faces of the visible panel.

And like. You can obviously argue that the author just wasn't paying attention to staging, I don't think that'd be entirely a first. However, both characters by this point have repeatedly demonstrated either a lack of personal space boundaries (Thatz) or a tendency to be very physically affectionate and almost clingy (Rath), on top of being close with each other in general, so you can also easily argue that this sequence of events happened Exactly As Implied and have it be just as if not more likely canon than any more sensible alternative renditions of this scene.

And that just cracks me up to consider, especially when this paints the mental image of zooming the camera out a little to see Rath toddling after Thatz like a baby chick for the entire scene.

[unluckyxse7enart]

Planning on doing some quick visual studies on the dorakishi cast to cure the sameface issue they suffer in the manga's art style... Not sure how far I'll get though so take this Rath for now.

[rhies]

Another completed bandwagon 6fanarts. Off to the next!.

[ohkamimineko]

[astroexplore9]

Contemplating Astrology PART (2)

Nowadays this thing is going on in my mind about beauty,fame and astrology by the blessing of Vignharta Shree Ganesha,Mata Rani,Adiyogi Shiva and all the Saptrishi may all the divine guide me to higher wisdom of astrology in present time so that through given knowledge send by the higher power I can humbly and with respect to all illuminate my mind and that of all mankind.

1)Venus beauty vs Rahu beauty: Most of the time for us celebrities is most beautiful appealing people for me personally we can't judge celebrity beauty as most of them has money to go for cosmetic surgery its the behind the scene people that keep on making them beautiful personally if we talk of photo beauty it comes with rahu planet of illusion more then venus for me venus is more of a person who makes things beautiful they can be behind the scenes too like makeup artist,art directors,writers and animators as venus is lord of taurus (tangible resource,seen possession) and of libra (Balance and harmony beauty through relationship) We can judge venus beauty of our friends whom we have seen in real life more compare to celebrities as it is all rahu and in modern astrology neptune so we really don't know if they have photogenic beauty or if they have venusian beauty because I personally belief if venus gives you ultimate deep level pleasure and beauty like when I got insight by blessing of God Ganpati I got these message venus beauty is deep long lasting it is a beauty when you see you feel enlighten in positive way it is more of spiritual beauty like a painter getting lost in world of imagination while painting or an actor submerging into there performance transcending there physical body and connecting with divine though there art but rahu and rest of all asteroid has surface beauty or beauty far away which can be seen by eyes through camera (rahu,neptune and uranus) but not feel by other senses as venus is lord of libra it also balance beauty in form of other senses and for me best example of venus beauty is nature you can touch it you can feel it you can smell it you can listen to it that is a beauty which transcend the physical form beauty which is appealing to eyes,relaxing to ears, pleasure to skin and joy to heart . Pt.Sanjay Rath ji 🙏 great respect to him had said that in hindu mythology venus is known as asur guru and it is venus i.e. shukra acharya who control obsessions of demons to make them have material gains and pleasure from tamasik (ignorance) to rajasik (passion) mode.Rahu beauty is beauty that activate one sense that is our eyes this beauty can be beauty of magicians too who perform the tricks it can be beauty of social media influencer I personally belief celebrity activate there venus plus rahu beauty when they do acting as they get to perform different role where they escape (12th house) from their own identity and create illusion (different reality) transcend audiences (moon) into different dimensions.

2)Saturn is the backbone of astrology the ultimate kingmaker: In kalpurush saturn represent as servants or let say in modern context employees but if you notice even in celebrity case there PR there behind the scene people is what make them last for long time they are usually in rahu or sun energy as they shine too bright or look at any successful people there focus is on there hire more and they give credit to there hiring procedure as one of the reason of there success it is saturn which keeps them grounded and make them focus on ground reality of things .I have noticed mostly jupiter is considered as planet of wealth but people tend to forget it is saturn that preserve your wealth your beauty for longer time Saturn (Servants,employees) are the one who find beautiful clothes (Venus) who find cosmetic doctors ( Venus plus rahu) who finds photographer and latest trends (Rahu) who finds media (Mercury) for promotion (Rahu) this quote will sum up what saturn is i really feel if your saturn is good you will have strong support system but again everything is synchronise in order for your saturn to be good your ultimate guru I.e.jupiter should be wise to select your saturn (Servants) like Chanakya did for king Chandragupta Maurya so I feel both jupiter and saturn combination is ultimate success.

3)8th house is good : I got this insight people in ancient time considered 8th house to be bad and I do understand but in modern time its one of the best placement according to me to be in acting field as 8th house represent transformation the actors have to go through various transformation into playing different characters as a human being I believe we really don't know ourselves whatever we know its through other people I don't know about other celebrities but seeing Mr.Amitabh Bachan chart i found out he has planets in 8th house and look at his work in his career through acting still now he is undergoing various transformation if in some one chart there is tendency to be killer thanks to Rahu in modern time they can do it on screen too even in occult study 8th house is good as you decipher and transform your research into different perspective because if 8th house is activate person will be highest level of research to go even into depth of darkness that is why for 8th house there is requirement of 9th house guru to protect from negative energies.

4)Jupiter plus rahu combination : For me it is in modern time finding your guru online in ancient time it was said to be guru chandal yog but nowadays if you see in modern time we not only get information from online but also we get wisdom too and we get to access different information every planet is energy it can be most of the time people having this combination find there jupiter i.e. guru through means of rahu i.e through unusual ways and not in traditional guru parampara It was said by lunar astro channel Deepanshu giri huge respect to him🙏that don't be afraid of bad combination or so call evil houses it is this house that will give you challenges you can either transcend this energy for your benefit or cry over it.

4)Astrology and witchcraft is evil and doesn't has sense : I really get angry on people giving out vague statements like this first of all you can give this statement only if you have done deep research and devoted your time to this subject it is for a reason considered one of the divine subject there are some doctors some scientist who gets involve in corrupt practices it is not like they are being blamed the subject is just the tool and every person in every profession operate with sattvik(purity or pure intentions)rajasik ( Based on passion,passionate desires)and tamasic guna(Based on ignorance,complete darkness) same with astrology please blame astrologer not astrology and people commenting there zodiac sign doesnt resonate with them have they gone deep into aspects deep into nakshatra deep into divisional charts deep into degree theory deep into dignitary deep into decans and do we humans really know about our ownselves our identity from childhood is shaped by our early environment (2nd house) to our mother(4th house,moon) one on one relationship (7th house) to our father,public and career (10th house) to our friends (11th house) we are accumulation of said identity of all this people around us who know us only what we show them (1st house) they don't know and we ourself don't know beyond it astrology represent different house a scorpio ascendant person will appear secretive to people but as cancer is in 4th house they will open there heart to there mentor a sagittarius ascendant will appear blunt but as cancer is in 8th house they will not share all the secrets easily especially deep secrets or they will open there heart to astrologers or psychologist so no person is same in vedic we see chart from lagan kundli,chandra kundli and surya kundli that is mind body and soul in form of sudharshan chakra by commenting on not resonating with one zodiac we limit ourself and I believe if your responsive and believer of higher self and God you have transcend your planetary body.

5) Traditional astrologer dismissing modern astrology altoghter: I have huge respect for our Ancient Rishi and Sages of India but if we contemplate deeply whatever knowledge they have been given by there guru is though there guru meditation and tapasya I believe every human being have part of GOD within them and astrology is ocean of knowledge and each astrologer has one aspect of knowledge within them we should listen,research and experiment personally for me I do believe in asteroids ,fix star ,blank chart prediction ,firdaus tables,dasha periods and decan but I don't get degree theory or in that matter sabian symbol but it is not that I will dismiss it basically my belief is if one basic is strong one can uncover all the concepts in both sidereal and tropical.

May Lord Jagannath and all the 9 planets along with whole vast universe explored and unexplored guide us all and make us respectful towards each other and all the subjects of universe and may we use astrology for higher good of all our fellow humans 🙏