#so heres a doodle of gwen i like her very much :]

[theghostofwilburtheworm]

POST THIS SPIDER WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT!!

Edit [bonus silly under cut]

[pigcowboys]

dating hcs !

summary: how do the atsv characters act w/ their s/o?

genre: headcanons

characters featured: miles morales, gwen stacy, hobie brown & pavitr prabhakar

warning(s): kissing, swearing, mostly none, though!

⋆·˚. . .miles morales

i can imagine miles running late for class on account of some random villain that was attempting to snatch another purse when he ran into you in the hallway.

he's obv like shook because wtf he just knocked someone over?? he's pleasantly surprised to find out you're not mad at him and that you've actually seen him around?

now he's very surprised.

you two clicked from that point on. afterwards, you were always around each other.

he trusted you with his whole heart and you trusted him as well.

miles is genuinely so smitten with you, it's adorable.

everyone who knows him also knows you. whether they'd like to or not.

i imagine him finding out about his feelings most likely happened when he was rambling to you one day about whatever crossed his mind that week. he's ranting and he just looks over at you and actually freezes.

you two are like cuddled up in his bed and your head is like rested on his shoulder as you drfit in and out of sleep.

yeah... he realizes his feelings real quick.

actually so scared by the fact he likes you.

he knows he likes you, a lot. the problem is, do you like him back? and if you don't, what would happen to your friendship?

he brings his troubles to his mother, taking her advice to just be honest with you. so, he does.

he invites you to your favorite spot in new york, offering you you a goodie bag filled with tons of things he knows you likes before then confessing to you.

"so, the reason i invited you out here is actually important."

"I like you, a lot."

heart basically STOPS when you say you like him too, a small smile decorating his face. he's overjoyed!!

after the initial awkwardness in the start of your relationship miles earns his title as the best boyfriend ever.

he's super caring and so sweet!!

calls you every single day just because he loves hearing your voice SO much

his sketchbook is literally littered with drawing of you that are extremely detailed.

he practically doodles you every chance he gets.

died the first time you caught him sketching you. you were chill about but he was super embarrassed regardless.

overall just a super sweet relationship, miles is not very experienced.

⋆·˚. . .gwen stacy

the most awkward one on this list.

gwen has noticed you around the city all the time but never had any confidence to go up and talk to you at all.

literally just stares at you and your friends and hopes you'll notice her and come over to talk.

she accidentally stumbled into you when she went to her favorite coffee shop, turns out you worked there.

shit.

she pretty much visits that shop every other day from that day on and the one instance she does talk to you formerly is only a result of peter dragging her over to you. she stumbles over her words a lot but reluctantly is able to invite you to her band's concert.

so giddy when you agree to show up.

needless to say she spent way too much time practicing on the drums that week, much to her father's avail.

when the night of the concert comes she's trying her best to be better than she normally is, sneaking glances at your facial expressions in the crowd.

it eased her to see you were extremely invested in every part of the song, wonder in your eyes as you stared up at her on the drums.

you two become good friends from there and you even helped her work through her trauma with peter's death.

it takes MONTHS for the two of you to confess and even when it actually happens, gwen isn't the one to do so. you beat her to the punch, confessing that you were starting to really like her.

she was so surprised by the confession she lost her train of thought, causing you to panic slightly from her complete silence.

she's even more embarrassed by the fact she just shut down.

she admits to liking you too and you two started dating!

SUPERR protective of you.

she already lost someone dear to her -- she's not going to let it happen again.

she's also a very sweet girlfriend.

i feel like if you're the artistic type she'd ask you if you could draw her. when you do, she keeps the drawing forever, hanging it up in her room and telling everyone who didn't want to hear about the fact that you her s/o had drawn this for her!!

kind of nervous but all around a very good girlfriend.

⋆·˚. . .hobie brown

this fucking guy.

he originally got introduced to you when he invited to join the spider society.

you stood out to him for some reason. he wasn't even sure why.

all he knew was that he couldn't stop himself from looking everywhere for you whenever he had free time. attempting to learn more about you.

you rejected his advances most of the time, shutting him down with a "maybe later" or "haha, keep dreaming, hobie."

that didn't discourage him, though.

he decided on inviting you out with him one night for a few drinks with his friends and the alcohol really allowed you to loosen up a bit.

he got to know a lot about you and it sadly only made him want you even more.

you two become good friends over the course of a few months.

you poured your heart out to him and he confided in you as well. the two of you were basically dating, despite it not being declared.

when hobie did confess his feelings to you, it was in the most surprising way ever. he was spending the night at your place and you two were cooking together.

well, he couldn't cook. you were teaching him how to.

music was playing in the background as you two chatted and jokes about random things that happened that week. it was nice.

so nice that hobie felt the need to confess to you more than ever.

you were on the couch, watching a movie together when hobie paused the tv and turned to you with a genuine smile. you looked back at him in confusion, an amused look painting your face as you mumbled out a small "what?"

hobie leaned in, planting a kiss on your cheek before saying "i'm crazy about you, you know that?"

yeah..... he's so unpredictable.

you two start going steady after that, finally.

despite already being in a relationship with you, he still feels the need to flirt with you like he was trying to pick you up at a bar.

in fact, he tested your limits every single day. especially due to the fact that he didn't have a single care for any onlookers who were witness to your dynamic.

he's super cheeky but sweet either way.

he has def wrote a song about you at some point. though, he'd never play it for you or even show you the lyrics. that's something only for himself to have.

tries to act chill about the relationship but he's genuinely just so soft for you.

would rebel against any and everything if you so much as made a small comment about not being the biggest fan of it.

vv caring boyfriend!!

he makes you go to every single one of his shows and swears it's because you're his "luck charm"

good god.

⋆·˚. . .pavitr prabhakar

where do i start with this guy.

he was originally assigned to tutor you in math due to your dropping grades. you were embarrassed by the fact you needed a tutor but he reassured you anyways.

you weren't a very talkative person whenever you two did work together which only led him to be more interested in you.

he told himself the only reason you were crossing his mind was because he was gravely concerned about your math final, but, it wasn't true at all.

the truth? he had actually taken a liken to you.

you were smart, witty and extremely kind. how could he not??

at the end of your usual session, he'd chased after you, sputtering out something about a gas station nearby with good slushies as he hoped you just agree to go.

to his surprise, you did!

pavitr made it his mission to make sure you had maximum fun capable with him. he needed you to know how fun he could be, just so you'd at least reconsider hanging out with him again.

thankfully the plan works and the two of you begin to hang out regularly after every study session.

funnily enough, you two only got together because of his spidey duties.

he was watching you intently from a building to make sure you were getting home safely, texting you at the same time when you're approached by a couple of not-so friendly looking men.

they're grappling you and attempting to shake you down for money when pav springs into action, sweeping the floor with them with ease.

he consoles you on the attack, a bit too much. a relieved sigh leaving him when you confirm that you're okay. he just about to leave when you stop him, calling out a small "Spider-man?" that instantly catches his attention.

he turns to you with a confused expression, stiffening when you moved closer to him.

your hand rested against his chest as you angled your head up, inching his mask up.

he rested his hands on yours, mumbling out a "Wait." that fell on deaf ears as you pulled the mask up further, leaving it bunched up just above the start of his nose.

you analyzed his face silently and pav felt nervous under your analytical gaze.

he almost outwardly screamed when you inched closer to his face, pressing a soft kiss to his lips.

he literally froze. does he do something? should he touch you somewhere? is appropriate for him to do that??

you broke the kiss, pulling back with a small smile on your face. and while pav was dazed and happy you'd kissed him, the reality that he was spider-man right now sank in.

did you like spider-man but not him?

his thoughts were cut short when you cleared your throat.

"i like you, pavitr." you paused. "and i know it's you under there."

oh shit. you didn't like spider-man, you liked..him?!

his mouth hung open as he processed what you said, his ears growing hot when it finally clicked.

he dejectedly pulled off the rest of the mask, a smile gracing his lips as he confessed you liked you as well.

when you two start dating, pav feels like he's on cloud 9.

HES SUCH A GENTLEMEN.

opens doors for you and holds your hand whenever you two go out together.

he's also super patient with you too.

he's a bit more experienced than miles and gwen but is still nervous around you regardless.

use to say thank you after you kissed him during the first few months of you dating for no reason. you had to ask him to stop doing that because it was ruining the romantic moment.

listens to every single thing you say and actively defends you no matter what. even if you're wrong.

feel like he's def gave you a tour of mumbattan via web slinging.

secretly loves the way your arms are wrapped around him. it makes his heart flutter inside his chest. though, his face would grow hot if he ever had to say it to you.

he loves you so much it's overwhelming.

a/n: woo!!! this is my first atsv fic, i hope you like it :)

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[sisaloofafump]

Mr. Lane and Ms. Wayne

I don’t have a reasonable explication for this I’ve just seen a lot of genderbent DC art recently and this latched onto my brain and refused to let go. So enjoy Sam "Louis" Lane Jr. and Elizabeth "Barbie" Wayne.

(More thoughts below, slightly nsfw)

Names:

Lois is Sam Lane Jr. for obvious reasons (her father always wanted a son and I think he would totally jump at the chance to name one after himself). For similarly obvious reasons (Lois does not like her dad and wants to form her own individual identity) AMAB Lois would go by his middle name Louis.

Bruce is named Elizabeth because it is feels regal and old fashioned and it is the name of the spouse of Robert the Bruce (Scottish king who popularized the name).

Bruce is nicknamed Barbie instead of Beth/Betty because I read it once in the tags of this anonymous fic and it has been stuck in my head ever since.

Misc:

I am torn between Louis being named Sam Lane Jr and him being trans masc bc oh man that would be very cool and interesting. So he has top surgery scars in the above doodle. I think he'd also have bottom surgery and being fairly stealth in his day to day life.

Louis didn't care at all about Elizabeth/Barbie until he started suspecting her of being The Bat and no he is unhealthily obsessed.

Barbie is unfortunately obsessed back and tried to turn Louis off her scent by leaning into the ditzy persona and trying to show how busy she must be with her parties and charity work etc. That only backfired bc she's like "oh no he's hot and smart" and because Louis immediately noticed the holes in her story and was now close enough often enough that she noticed how Barbie's injuries lined up with the Bat's

I just realized that Barbie looks like Diana here bc of the colouring. Oops. My iPads dead now tho so I ain't gonna fix it (edit: just changed her dress to blue. Red version is still there in the red background variant)

Barbie wouldn't be able to get away with wearing full coverage outfits as much as her male version would. I'm not sure how that would be rectified

It's an open secret between them that Louis is investigating her for being the Bat

It's making them so much worse btw

Clark/Clare does not understand. "Do you like her?" "no." "Oh. Uh. Okay"

Barbie buys any edition of the planet that Louis' articles appear in and keeps them. Louis is unbelievably smug when he finds out

To be clear I think this would be even more toxic than regular loisbat but with the same levels of playful obsession and investigation as silver age clois

Perry/Gwen does not like how often Louis goes to Gotham but also can't stop him

Uh yeah I think that's it for rn

[theprismyyy]

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt

Gwen Stacy x Fem!Reader

Tw: Mentions of self-harm, nothing really graphic but still don't read if you don't feel comfortable.

(English is not my first language)

Here's your request, I did my best to keep this interesting without being too extreme (I like lighter stuff), I hope you like it and enjoy @jas-the-shrimp

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Firstly and obviously, she would be super worried, so...like…basically panicking if she caught you in the middle of it, she would probably need a second to compose herself before she could actually help you; taking a few deep breaths and going to get the first aid kit, sitting cautiously next to you and very carefully starting to inspect your wounds.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who will pay attention to every little wound, whatever type they may be; she will clean and dress quickly and efficiently, trying to make things easier, even if just a little; she would kiss each of her bandages, she would put colored Band-aids on the little bruises and if they were too big for that, she would simply put the Band-aids and small stickers over the bandages.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who would let you cry if you needed to or dry your tears, hugging you close to her chest and giving you the sweetest affirmations of affection.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ I would think a lot before actually saying anything about the situation, she doesn't want to pressure you and would completely understand if you want stay silent for a while. But assuming you want to talk, she'll be all ears, just letting you open up and sometimes talking back to you gently.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who would do everything to create a welcoming environment for you, respecting your individuality, without ever invalidating or neglect your pains no matter what they are. She always makes a point of highlighting how important and valid two emotions and thoughts are, even if sometimes you may find them silly.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who would care to know the things that can set off triggers in you, so that she doesn't end up accidentally slipping up; The last thing this sweet girl wants is to be the reason for her tears or worse, her bruises. She knows she won't be able to protect you from external events in the world, but she will try to do everything possible to keep you away from stressful situations or situations that she knows can trigger you.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ God help the person who tells her that her pain is nonsense, she would definitely avoid making a big fuss or getting physical about it, unless the person does it first, but it would definitely give the idiot a piece of your mind.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who always makes a point of helping you find other healthy alternatives to resolve things.

Do you like painting, drawing or just doodling? This girl will make sure to always save a portion of her allowance to buy her things, never missing the most colorful and fun pencils of all, she bought white and colored sheets, sketchbooks, markers colors, paints, brushes and basically everything you need. She gave him a gift set with 12 colors of those colorful glitter pens and it was so adorable.

If you like writing a diary to express yourself I'm sure she would buy you a new one whenever the previous one was full.

Hot and relaxing baths??? It's a complete yes for this girl, she will reserve God's favorite bath products for you, she can come out and let you have fun or just sit on the toilet seat and talk to you quietly or just be silent (for you two, it's not something weird, it's just an intimate and affectionate way of showing how much she cares for you). Now if you ask her to take a shower with you, this girl will triple her efforts, washing your hair, rubbing and massaging your back, whispering words of affirmation in your ear and hugging you affectionately.

She is willing to accompany you and participate in any activity that helps you cope, she just wants you to be well, so: running, dancing, tearing something or screaming, all of this is a big yes for this girl, anything that can help you in a healthy way she would automatically accept.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ If you take medications for this, she would make sure to always remind your doctors to take them; Gwen knows how medications can affect you and also always tries to be as understanding and calm about it as possible.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ It would collapse if you ever ended up in the hospital because of it, she would never yell at you for it, but she would definitely hug you strong at the moment when I saw you and I simply cried holding onto you. Seeing you like this just breaks Gwen's heart and she can't even imagine losing you, it scares her so much😭

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who would definitely accompany you to the psychologist or psychiatrist's office whenever she could, waiting with you at the reception until your time and still patiently waiting until the end of your session, probably buys you an ice cream after each session. Even when she can't accompany you, Gwen makes a point of sending you a message to know if you arrived at the office safely.

Gwen with a girlfriend who gets hurt —------ Who would just be the sweetest and most understanding girlfriend of all, always willing to help and listen to you. She's so sweet and I just need one Gwen in my life😭😭.

© 2023 theprismyyy — please do not copy, translate or repost any of my work without my permission.

[franollie]

Ghostpunk hcs if you can?Preferably with my Gwen(afrolatina)

to be perfectly honest i dont have a lot of spiderverse headcanons in general so i'm definitely not the person to go to for engaging with spiderverse stuff in a more fandom way? if that makes sense? idk with itsv and atsv i love dissecting and studying every little detail about the series instead of deconstructing or engaging in transformative fandom. i'm really really in love with the story that the writers and artists are telling, and i don't really have anything that i want to change (including the romantic relationships that have been implied in both movies i.e. ghostflower and petermj).

that being said, i feel bad just leaving this here so instead i'll use this as an opportunity to write about my thoughts on ghostpunk and share some old ghostpunk (and hobie) doodles and wips i'll probably never get around to finishing. this will probably be pretty lengthy!

overall, i don't see ghostpunk endgame at all, but thats mainly because i read them as exes. in the timeline that exists in my mind to fill in the gaps between itsv and atsv, gwen leaves her universe a little less than a year after the events of atsv (because we know that she was probably in the spider-society for about 6-8 months and we know that atsv takes place 1 year and 4 months after itsv). i like to think that one of the first people she met in the society was hobie. they were instant friends and started going on missions together pretty soon after their first meeting, BUT in my brain at this point Gwen isn't living with Hobie yet. they haven't known each other for very long and Gwen is definitely not the most trusting after everything she's experienced. realistically, Miguel has apartments/rooms where the spiders that can't go back to their dimensions for whatever reason can stay. but in my heart, Gwen spends her first few months living with Jess and learning from her. after about 3 months of joking around with Hobie and learning from Jess, Gwen starts to get more comfortable with the other spiders and she starts opening up.

AND THEN, she and Hobie go on a mission together. on this mission, Gwen is confronted with the "gwen stacy always dies" canon event, and she's not allowed to do anything about it but watch another version of herself die. that night is the first night she spends with Hobie in his dimension. Hobie gives her the couch and he sleeps on a futon next to her. Gwen has many panic attacks about her dimension and whether or not it's still intact because she truly believes she was supposed to die at her father's hands. she wakes up many times, but Hobie was there and patient with her the whole night to reassure her that her dimension is still in tact and her friends are all safe. they have much happier memories in that apartment of course, but that night is still the most important to them.

they start dating after about four months of knowing each other. they have a super sweet relationship that lasts a few months, but inevitably stay friends because they love each other more as friends. they're definitely the closest out of the spider-band, and their relationship doesn't change much after they break up anyways (they're still physically affectionate and spend the same amount of time together all that changed was the label).

Old Gwen and Hobies i'll never get around to finishing:

the first one is loosely based on a painting of a couple getting ready in the mirror together, the second one was a wip of hobie in clubkid drag (look into club kid if you haven't it's really interesting), the third was just me practicing lineless doodles, and the last one was a doodle of older more fem ghostpunk

sorry, I know this wasn't what you were hoping to get out of this ask, but i hope some of it was at least enjoyable to read through?

[astridsinthesky]

MEET POSEY

; know by her alias Josie, a princess who disappeared from her status in X-Rank…now she has come back but under a new name

WRAP IT UP GUYS SHE’S HERE 🗣️ the one i’ve been secretly dropping to my moots; the beloved Posey! another species that i had a hard time making up in the spot, but aaaaa i’m so glad she worked out just fine! there was so much that went into her, she has more beta than Orion and ////, and they’ve been around the longest lol

RIP QUEEN ELIZABETH YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED POSEY

; the scuff ref sheet happened to be made before i made her into a regular rich girl. you see, originally, Posey was going to be part of a royal family of sea harelings who have ink sacks, since majority of cephalopods are the ones who can produce ink sacks

but then it didn’t make sense with the whole tennis theming since i wanted her to be sponsored by a gear brand (in which i decided it would be Tentatek) so i changed it to be her having a rich family, but keeping the whole sea hareling’s ink sack ancestry consistent

this doodle was supposed to be her as a princess, it was too late to make a whole new doodle … luckily this is just a scuff ref sheet and not the actual deal hehe

WELCOME TO THE POSEY SALON

; she was by far the one with the most troubling hair style. originally, her story was that she was disguising herself as the princess by completely having a whole makeover by ////. however, the gear, Fishfry Biscuit Bandana, i wanted to use was not working the way i wanted

this lead to a constant battle between her hairstyle as i was deciding whether or not i wanted her hair to signify that she’s a princess or hide her whole identity in general

eventually, i ended up choosing the hairstyle she has now and you could see notes to stretch out her character

her rhinophores (the antennas on the top of her head) really looks like cat ears lololol

WHAT’S HER DEAL WITH THE TENTATEK DIVISION?

; as stated above, Posey is sponsored by Tentatek which lead her to be part of Tentatek’s X-Rank Division

she originally got sponsored through her dad, who is part of the sports industry, since he noticed how she always buys her tennis clothing from that brand. since then, she’s been promoting and playing turf war ever since she can stabilize her kid form

however, she slowly lost the energy to continue, part due to how aggressive everyone is, and another part of people being judgmental due to her status (both financially & rank). this cause her to go on a hiatus on her 18th birthday, and eventually joined Kaliscope after she turned 19

BIG SISTER GWENY

; Gwendolyn or Gwen for short is Posey’s Big Sister. Gwen used to be a professional athlete, participating in League Battles and her team winning the championships 2 seasons in a row. Eventually, she retired and decided to get into the sport industry business with their dad

Gwen loves her little sister very much and always takes care of her directly and indirectly. In a way, Gwen is Posey’s no. 1 fan

Despite Posey’s stubbornness, she equally loves her sister

END OF INTRODUCTION

; congrats you reach the end! and for that, here is Posey’s icon and splashtag

[cl-0v3r]

Hello ! I am Cleo, but I do go by other names too, you can call me Cleo, Clover, Cl for short, or Zuu.

♡

I enjoy drawing, writing, and talking about my interests like there's no tomorrow.

♡

Although I'm currently fixated on Arcane (and will continue to be so) I'm also interested in other media, especially the following:

• I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream

• Castlevania + Castlevania Nocturne

• Lies of P

• Spiderman Into & Across the Spiderverse

• Blue eye Samurai

• Shadow & Bone (+the Six of Crows duology)

♡

I am a HUGEEE Mel Medarda lover, a big kinnie too, I literally adore Mel and she's honestly my favorite character of all time, I talk about her a LOT and im sure my friends here know how much I do, I'd genuinely die for her and her character and everything about her is AAGHHHHHH

I am obsessed with Meljay, they both have my whole heart.

I am VERY focused and fixated on Mel, Jayce, Sky and Viktor out of the whole show, don't expect to see much content of the other characters (as much as I ADORE almost every single one of them, these four are my top favorites)

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What to expect:

Doodles, a lot of doodles. Normal art as well (often sketches or incomplete), doodles, did I mention doodles?

Potential Fanart of Various characters from the fandoms I've noted above.

Rants and Takes on things (that are possibly unpopular opinions)

doodles

Posts of Nonsense (AKA: SHITPOSTS) I AM a hyper person afterall and I mash my keyboard to express myself as well as say random things out of pocket.

Potential 'Fanfics' or writing (however do keep note of the fact that English is not my main language, errors are very much inevitable)

Writing Alternative universes of said favorite fandoms.

perhaps some content of my Original characters once in a millennial.

Doodl-

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DO NOT INTERACT IF:

You HATE/DISLIKE any of the following characters:

• Mel Medarda

•Viktor

• Jayce Talis

•Sky Young

• Ellen (IHNMAIMS)

•Hobie Brown

•Gwen Stacy

•Akemi (BES)

•Annette (Csv-N)

•Sophia (LoP)

•Inej Ghafa (S&B)

•Kaz Brekler (S&B)

• Jesper Fahey (S&B)

You ship MelVika (Mel x Sevika) i despise it.

You Glorify AM and ship him with any of the 5.

You have no media literacy, like at all. Please don't talk to me if you can't understand basic things in several medias.

You can't withstand heavy and dark topics.

You can't handle things that are considered 'cringe' (Like Headcannons for example)

You're Homophobic, Racist, Sexist, Misandrist, generally a disrespectful person towards things that aren't harming you or doing anything to you at all.

You joke about serious topics like SA or Abuse, or glorify/romanticize said serious topics.

♡ FYI: I am not very active, I am busy with my own life IRL so please do not expect to see content very often

♡ PS. I AM A LEAK-ANTI. I DO NOT SHARE LEAKS NOR DO I WANT TO VIEW ON ANY LEAKS AT ALL.

[atlas-accidental]

Hello!! I'm having financial troubles lately and I need help getting a car so I can find a better job to support myself.

Hi! I'm Joey, but I use Atlas online. I'm a 20 year old neurodivergent transmasc who loves fandom. I write fics sometimes and make silly doodles and memes of my blorbos, for whom my brain functions like a centrifuge.

Recently, I've been having car troubles (among others) nonstop and have been without a vehicle for some time now. I hate to do this, as everyone seems to, but my lovely girlfriend has made a GoFundMe to help me out. Truthfully, it would be benefitting her as well.

She's doing her best to help me get around, but she can only do so much and my city doesn't have very viable public transportation options.

I'm hesitant to ask for this sort of support because posting this here puts a lot more of my personal info on this blog than I ever intended to, but I'm truly in a bind. Needs must and all that.

Any help would mean the world to me, even just spare change or a signal boost. I don't expect anyone to donate if you don't feel 100% financially comfortable doing so, but support of any kind goes a long way.

Thank you thank you thank you for even so much as reading this post. If you can't spare some cash, even knowing people care enough to pause means a lot.

[bunny-lou]

The Black Phone details, part 2

Warnings for a discussion of a film/short story called The Black Phone, which deals with a young boy being abducted and abused by a much older man. This response discusses the abuse toward the young boy.

My thoughts on The Black Phone, part 1

Just saw The Black Phone for the second time today and I brought in some paper and a pen to jot down all the little details we get and things to discuss.

I missed the baseball scene the first time I saw the film. I ended up walking in right as Bruce is riding his bike. I’m glad to catch it this time because it’s such a good opening scene

Intro to just how strong Finney is when he wants to be. He whips that ball hard.

Gwen is in the bleachers cheering him on, showing their good relationship from the very beginning. We also see her with a group of friends, showing that she is more social than her brother

I believe we see Terrence drinking in one shot at the game, but I can't be sure

Finney's jersey number is #3. The front of his jersey says 'Front Range' or maybe 'Front Ranger

We also get the iconic 'your arm is mint' line from Bruce

Gwen is a fan of Happy Days, she says one of her friends wants to marry Potsy, but she prefers Danny from The Partridge Family

Finney and Gwen's last name is Blake, not Shaw. I'm not sure where the last name 'Shaw' comes from. Even the movie synopsis lists Finney's last name is Shaw. I read some online articles that say it's the Grabber's last name, but I can't confirm it.

Several hints that Finney enjoys space. He sets off a rocket after his baseball game, they are learning about the layers of the earth in science, he doodles about NASA in his notebook, his pen is the shape of a rocket, he has space themed pajamas and he has rocket models on the dresser by his bed

There's also a poster for science club on the classroom door, but no indication if Finney is a part of it

The bullies use different insults at Finney, like 'noid' (which I think means 'geek) and 'dickweed'. They also use two homophobic slurs at him throughout the film. Finney ends up being taken by another man, but Finney himself has a crush on a girl, so I think this is just from the bullies being jerks.

Finney's line in the bathroom when Robin asks the bullies what's happening is 'keeping on keeping on'. Finney isn't about to admit he gets his ass kicked, even when it's so obvious. Also a parallel to how he and Gwen don’t tell anyone about their abusive father.

Gwen stays the night at Susie's every Friday, so Finney is left to take care of their dad, who drinks until he passes out

After he is done beating Gwen with a belt and she runs into the living room, the dad points at Finney and says 'the same goes for you'. We don't get clarification of this line, but I think it's to mean the dad is worried Finney has weird dreams/special abilities like Gwen does and Finney needs to learn he's not special.

When Finney is taken, he sees the black balloons in the van, but while we the audience know that black balloons are a sign of the Grabber, there's no scene that says Finney knows that. We see Gwen talking about the black balloons to police, but we don't see her mention it to Finney, which is why he doesn't run.

The Grabber says "nothing bad is gonna happen here, on that, I give my word, Johnny". The film never explains why he calls Finney 'Johnny', but John Finney is Finney's real name in the original short story, so I think it's an odd call back to that.

The mattress Finney has is bolted to the floor. Not only did the Grabber bring the mattress into the basement, he had the forethought to secure it to the floor.

Or one of the other boys tried to move it to the window to get help, like Finney did, so then the Grabber had to secure it

Finney wakes up to find the Grabber staring at him but the Grabber is facing his back, which is very odd. When Finney asks the Grabber why he's down there, the Grabber says 'just to look at you. I just wanted to look at you', but wasn't even able to see Finney's face from where he sat.

I think it’s a sign of how the Grabber wants some kind of ‘intimacy’ or for someone to be defenseless around him. If Finney sleeps with his back to him, the Grabber can convince himself that it’s because Finney isn’t scared of him.

Finney says he's hungry but the Grabber can't bring him food yet (because Max is upstairs). With the other boys, the Grabber likely didn't have that issue and could feed them when/if he wanted. It sounds like most of the boys, he killed right away and didn't have to worry about feeding them. Finney is being denied food when the other boys probably weren't. (We'll come back to the food issue.)

We later see Finney drinking out of the back of the toilet when he’s trying to bust through the wall. The Grabber didn’t have to provide constant drinks or water to the other boys, he doesn’t even think about it with Finney

The drink Finney is given is 'lemon sprite' in glass bottles. We never see Finney try to use the bottles as a weapon, even though Vance and his rage later shatters them against the wall

Gwen ends up taking a nap in the nurse's office and has a dream of Finney banging on the front door, which never actually happens. Later, we see her having a dream of Vance kicking the fence to the Grabber's house, which never actually happened. Her dreams aren't just visions of things that happen, but also like...metaphors I guess for what has happened. She knows Finney is locked away somewhere and she knows Vance wants revenge for his death

She's also taking a nap in a brightly lit room right by the nurse's desk. That can't be comfortable.

Later, when she talks to their father about their mother, Gwen is told her mother was 'special'. 'Special' is a term used to describe Finney in the movie as well, notably by the Grabber and I think Robin in one scene. Gwen is special because of her dreams. The specialness that Finney and Gwen have that allow them to survive seems to have come from the parent they lost.

Also, Gwen's line of how she loved her mom 'how she was' is so precious.

Finney has blood on his right hand his whole time he's in the basement, between his thumb and index finger. I'm not sure what it comes from, but it never goes away, so I'm thinking it's an injury, maybe a rug burn from the carpets or the cord he kept throwing.

The Grabber tells Finney he never knows the names of the boys he takes, but it doesn't matter because the newspaper gives him all the information, including 'what you boys like'. Not only does he know Finney's name, he probably knows about Gwen and his dead mother and his love of space and baseball

The fake name Finney gives the Grabber is 'Taylor Mullin'. I feel like that has to be a reference to something but I'm not sure

The Grabber punishes Finney for lying by dropping his food and depriving him of a meal. There are only two times we see the Grabber feed Finney and this is one of those times. Not only do the meals come randomly and sparingly, but now the food is used as a punishment for Finney disobeying. We later see Finney picking the food up off the ground (and presumably eating it) because he's so hungry

This is where we learn the game is called 'Naughty Boy' and the Grabber can't keep going if Finney doesn't play. I talked about it in one of my other ramblings, but the line of how the Grabber beats them until they pass out is significant, especially in this scene. This implies the Grabber doesn't try anything sexual until the boys are beaten and unconscious. He can't do the next part if Finney doesn't play the game and let the Grabber beat him until he passes out.

During this scene, some kid who was way too young to be watching this movie just goes 'oh no, that's not good'.

Finney finally participates in Naughty Boy when he tries to escape. That scene had me on edge a second time and the acting between Mason Thames and Ethan Hawke can not be overstated. The Grabber tackling Finney and his line about gutting him like a pig is chilling. He hits Finney in the head and says 'night night, naughty boy' because he can finally move on to the next part, but he doesn't get to beat Finney because of Max.

Also noteworthy is how the Grabber carries Finney this time around. He hauls Finney over his shoulder and tosses him on the bed, much less nice and caring than the first time he brings Finney to the basement

We get Vance's flashback and see Finney was present that day Vance got in a fight in the convenience story (why was there a pinball machine in the store as if it's an arcade anyway?), but he's also the one that holds the door open for the police as they drag Vance out. I didn't catch that the first time around.

The scene with Finney crying in the corner after he can’t break through the freezer...damn. Mason Thames was incredible. I felt so sorry for him and I already knew how the movie ended. He really sold this coming of age film and learning to stand up for yourself, but also the aspect of his character being an actual fucking child going through so much trauma at once. His mom kills herself, his dad is abusive, his best friend gets taken, he’s thrown in a basement and starved and he’s waiting to be killed. I just wanted to hug him.

Later, we get Finney's amazing phone call with Robin, where Robin says he has been with Finney the whole time. He knows Finn has been crying, even when he denies it. I imagine after defending Finn from bullies, he has seen Finn cry and Robin just knows.

We also learn Robin's father died in Vietnam and Robin can't leave his friend behind because of this.

As Max is beginning to piece things together, we see the Grabber buying supplies to kill Finney. He buys tarp from Floro Supply Store

It's a small moment, but we see Finney rubbing his arms in the basement to keep warm. It's raining outside as we can see from the window and he hasn't been getting fed properly, only twice over a few days. His strength is starting to go and he's losing weight and body heat. Another clue that the Grabber doesn't keep the boys very long, as he didn't have to provide blankets or warm clothing for the others.

We see a couple of time, especially towards the end, that it almost looks like the phone is breathing. It swells and shrinks certain times Finney looks at it. Maybe a hint that the phone is the last connection the dead boys have to the living world?

That fight scene is just as intense the second time around. Like, the whole movie built up to such a climatic ending.

The hole Finney dug was Bruce's idea, the grate at the bottom of the hole that breaks the Grabber's ankle was what Billy helped him get, the phone is Robin's plan, Vance's idea of breaking through the freezer is how Finney gets past the dog and he gets out the front door with the combination Griffin gave him.

After Finney escapes, the first word he says is 'basement' to the police. He can't even say anything to Gwen but hug her.

Robin is the only person who calls Finney just 'Finn'. Finn's last line of the movie is 'call me Finn' as to show he has learnt to stand up for himself and more mature, it's also a nice callback to his friendship with Robin.

Ending with Donna also shows Finn is more confident in himself, he’s less shy. If he can survive a serial killer, he can talk to his crush.

[extremelyblackandwhite]

handmaid - 22

PAIRING: mob!sebastian stan x ingenue!reader

WARNINGS: age gap

A/N: there is a HUGE musical theatre reference in this chapter and i’m rly happy it is here 😉 hope you enjoy this chapter xx thank you so much for the love you’ve been giving this series so far, i love you all so so much !! 

NEXT CHAPTER

In any other circumstances, Y/N would’ve been crying but considering Daniel was downstairs awaiting her. She was happy, she convinced herself, she was happy to spend Christmas with Dan, Gwen and everyone else. She was happy, this was just her post first time brain playing tricks on her. Why would she expect the mob boss to suddenly drop his plans to come and spent Christmas with her at his wife’s childhood home? Maybe it was a good idea he didn’t want to go with her. How hypocrite to walk into Gwen’s house with the same husband to be she just slept with. God, Y/N, get your head in the game.

With the bag that hadn’t been unpacked the day prior she abandoned her bedroom, head slightly turning towards Sebastian’s room. Unconsciously, she hoped he would be at the door but it was closed. There was no way he was spending Christmas with the Forrests and Y/N did not know why she was hoping he did. Well, she knew why. She was an hopeless girl filled to the brim with naivety. Shaking those thoughts and the events of last night into a black corner of her mind, she went down the stairs where Dan was standing, awaiting her on his phone. 

     - Hey Dan. - she forced a smile out of her clouded, over ran mind. The eldest Forrest sibling smiled at her, coming in for a hug. However, Y/N was not much into the mindset to be hugged or to be her regular self so she let herself be embraced with a dazed off look. - We should be going before it starts snowing again. 

     - Of course, birdie. 

She gave the upstairs another look as she followed Daniel onto the lift. She was happy, right? She was happy to go spend Christmas with those who she considered the only sort of family she had ever known. She was happy. She couldn’t be happier. Right? Couldn’t be happier, right there with Dan in the car, sort of like her own happy ending, right? Spending Christmas like she always did. Though it is she admits the tiniest bit unlike she anticipated but she couldn’t be happy. No, she’s happy, she’s happy to be here driving away from the Upper East into her childhood home. 

However, there’s a kind of a sorta of cost, a sort of thing that got lost when she left that bedroom. There are bridges you cross you didn’t know you crossed until you crossed and Y/N, Y/N had just crossed that bridge. With an overwhelming sadness in her eyes, a far cry from the bright sparks whenever she got to see the decorations from the car windows, she leaned against the glass, finger raising up to doodle sweet nothings onto the fogged surface.

It didn’t take as long as she was expecting to arrive to her childhood home. Maybe this was due to her need to be inside her mind wondering if she had done something mid falling asleep and waking up that would’ve hurt Sebastian. Did she hurt him in any other way or was he just playing safe? He was an analytical man, after all he needed to be in order to thrive in the environment he’d been born in. Maybe Y/N was expecting regular expectations from a man who wasn’t regular. 

    - You’re very quiet. - Dan was the first one out of the car, thanking the driver before taking her bag off the back. - Did something happen with Sebastian? I was worried about leaving you alone with him.

    - Don’t you think it’s odd he doesn’t want to spend Christmas with us ... I mean with Gwen? She is his ... wife-to-be. 

    - Dad doesn’t really want him here. Don’t you remember Gwen’s 18th? He was here. 

    - I’m sure I would remember if he had been around. - however, in all honesty, Y/N had spent Gwen’s 18th, which had also been her 18th, much more interested in reading Pride and Prejudice for the 100th time. - Why doesn’t Mr. Forrest want him here?

    - You’re making a lot of questions you don’t need the answer to, birdie. 

    - Why do you always leave me in the dark? I’m 24, I’m not exactly a child anymore. - she crossed her arms, annoyed at the lack of responses to her questions. Maybe it was the newly found annoyance at everything that gave her the chops to stand up and ask for some answers.

    - You are not in the mob, Y/N. You don’t get to ask questions and you certainly don’t get to have the answers. - he harshly opened the door, allowing her to come inside and see the same sights she saw every single year. How come she didn’t feel as excited as she should? The decorations seemed prettier and shinier in her mind and the once environment she was sad not to return to, she was now sad to be in. It just felt empty. 

   - Where is the staff? - she looked around, noticing the substantially lack of people running around despite for a few bodyguards.

    - Gwen gave them Christmas off. - Dan shrugged. - I guess she’s preparing herself to be a housewife. 

   - I seriously doubt that. - she muttered under her breathe before grabbing her bag and climbing up to her bedroom. It was mostly unchanged, like a picture frame of what her life had been like before she had met him. Well, turns out she might have met him prior but Gwen’s and her 18th birthday had been a mostly chaotic experience so maybe her brain had compartalised that far far away from her. 

Sitting down in her bed she let out a huff. God what did she want? First she wanted to spend Christmas like she always did and when she got it she felt miserable. Is that how people behave after losing their virginity or was Y/N missing him already? It surely had hurt her for him not even to consider coming with her but if Mr. Forrest wasn’t found of him then maybe it made sense. Anyway, it felt like a cold answer and Y/N was starting to tire herself of being constantly left in the dark. If she was good enough to be close to Mr. Forrest’s daughter then she was good enough to get answers. 

Much too upset with that whole line of thought, Y/N grabbed her phone from her back pocket, unlocking it to reach for her contact list. She didn’t have many which gave her an easy path towards who she wanted to reach. Sebastian. After convincing herself that he wasn’t mad at her and that all of this was a great misunderstanding, she dialled his number. Leaning her ear against the phone she heard the long and high beeps, expecting to hear his voice anytime soon. However, it never came through.  

    - I thought I’d head Daniel arrive. - Y/N raised her head from her bed to see Mr. Forrest by the door. - I’m sure you’re hungry, Y/N. Why don’t you join us for lunch and great the guests.

    - I’m not entirely sure I’m up for food, Mr. Forrest.

    - Nonsense. Besides, I’m sure Gwen misses you. - he fully opened the door, gesturing out. Gwen, yeah, how was Y/N gonna look in her eye ever again? As she went down the stairs with the head of the family, she wondered how she was ever gonna speak to Gwen ever again until she spotted her at the table being very cozy with one of the associates sons. Great, just what she wanted, a table full of the same associates that clearly disliked her by the cabaret experience. However, it wasn’t Gwen flirting with the young men at the table or the amount of associates present at Christmas Eve, it was a very familiar man sat next to the only empty seat. - Y/N, I’m sure you’ve met Mr. Williams before. He’s spending the holidays with us. 

    - Yes, we’ve had the pleasure. - he smiled as she sat next to him. - We are very glad you can spend Christmas with us, Miss Y/N.

    - Imagine having to spend the holidays with Sebastian in that tiny overrated penthouse. - Gwen said before stuffing her mouth with a forkful of meat loaf.

    - He is really not that bad, Gwen. - Y/N spoke up in her normal soft and melodic voice. Normally her opinions tended to go unnoticed but at those words, every single person seemed to redirect his attention towards her. 

    - Never mind Y/N. She’s a very forgiving person. - Mr. Forrest diffused the situation with the sort of swiftness that only people holding power could do so. Soon enough, everyone was too distracted in their own affairs and conversations to really care about Y/N. She didn’t care much about being invisible, in all honesty, her expectation in life was to be invisible and so far she was good at it. Invisible people don’t deal with conflicts ... well at least not physical conflicts as she has mental conflicts galore. 

The meal took a rather long time to finish with people laughing and stopping to comment on various issues and she had to admit not having the staff to speak to was a bit boring. Yet again, Y/N was already quite uncomfortable being next to Mr. Williams and the weird aura he always let through, so she had spent most of her lunch checking her phone for any new messages, any new calls but there were none to be seen. He was probably busy, he was a busy important man. 

    - ... no, there’s no need. Y/N can take the dishes into the kitchen. - her name being spoken by Gwen made her raise her gaze from her phone onto the table and Gwen. - Right?

   - Gwen ... - Daniel warned, voice low but still laced with threat. In normal situations, she would’ve recognised it, but the heiress was much too intoxicated with champagne. 

   - What? It’s not like she’s part of the family, she’s staff. - she added and in that moment Y/N felt a bit less guilty she had slept with her husband to be.

   - Genevieve, that’s rude. - Mr. Forrest added.

   - What? It’s true, she’s a handmaid.

   - Gwen ... - Daniel returned with that same threatening voice but Y/N found it rather hypocritical coming from the same man who just a second ago had shot all her questions down in a rather rude manner. 

    - It’s alright. - Y/N stood up and started collecting all the plates, stacking them together on top of her arms.

Gwen was right, at the end of the day this wasn’t her family. They had raised her but they weren’t her family at the end of the day. She was just a handmaid. She wasn’t part of the mob, she was a handmaid. A handmaid. She never thought about the word itself for too long, always considering herself a friend but at the end of the day she was a subordinate to everyone and that was what she would always be. 

Words can hurt and these words had cut through her. Not even Sebastian seemed to want to actually pick up her calls. Maybe Gwen was right, she was a handmaid and that was what she was always gonna be. 

She put the dishes on the sink, taking them one by one to dispose of the food scraps and start scrubbing them. She looked down at her soapy hands and then at the metal kettle on her side, noticing her reflection in it. The tendrils flying in front of her head and the soap suds made her look exactly like the staff Gwen made her out to be. She was too lost in how she looked in her reflection that the slippery plate slipped off her hand, shattering onto the floor into a thousand bits. 

Y/N kneeled down, starting to pick up the shards so lost in her own negative thinking she didn’t realise tears had started to run down her cheeks until they hit the palm of her hand and she broke down sobbing in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by the shards of porcelain which once were a plate. 

Just a handmaid. Out of the sudden, it seemed to her that she had finally realised what she was. A subservient. At that point, Y/N wondered if that what she was to Sebastian too, a submissive creature which he could do with as she pleased.

   - It’s just a plate, there’s really no need for there to be any tears about it. - she immediately straightened her posture, returning to her standing position.

   - Mr. Williams. 

   - It’s really unfair, isn’t it? - he circled her, leaning against a opposite marbled surface in the kitchen. - People like us getting treated like dirt by the top ones. 

   - I’d really rather not speak about it. - she smiled softly, hoping he would leave. - It’s really no issue, I enjoy doing the dishes anyway. 

   - It hurts, doesn’t it, Miss Y/N? To know that she’s the one who is going to walk down the isle and you’re gonna be in the sideline. 

   - I don’t know what you’re talking about, sir. I really need to return to the dishes.

   - You and Mr. Stan aren’t fooling anyone. Maybe Genevieve, but you’re definitely not fooling me, birdie. You’re not the mistress type.

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[not-in-the-library]

Here I am again for the third time today hhhh

I am once again bothering @mybrothershands with doodles of Gwen. I have a strong idea of what she looks like in my head but I just CANT get it out. I think the side profile is the most accurate but the point in drawing this was to put her and Gran, my halfling ex pirate tavernkeeper, together bc I think they’d be really good friends,,, Gran is from one of my friends dnd side games, she’s mine, and I love her very much

Also I tried drawing my goblin pc from another game but it looks unsettlingly similar to me so

[melancholicvampires]

Some numbers requested from @swingxilly from this ask game. Thank you! <3 (It’s a lot. So I put it under a read more)

2. Do they have a fear of an animal? If so, what animal? (I only wrote the characters who are scared of an animal)

  Amalia: mice, rats

Célestin: spiders

  4. Do they like cuddling?

  Yes: Amalia, Adara, Célestin, Enzio

No: Carmilla, Rebecca, Dahlia, Valère (it does depend on how close they are with the person in question)

  8. What are their good and bad traits?

  Amalia:

good traits: helpful, curious, self-confident, intelligent, charming

bad traits: proud (putting her knowledge and abilities over the ones of others), dislikes others helping or advising her on her work

Carmilla:

good traits: adaptable, witty, polite

bad traits: aloof, self-loathing, moody

Rebecca:

good traits: honest, self-confident

bad traits: cold, indecipherable

Adara:

good traits: charming, smart, easily reads others, protective

bad traits: slightly obtrusive/pushy, mothers others too much

Dahlia:

good traits: intelligent, strong sense of fairness, hard-working, quick-learner

bad traits: stubborn, brings themself in danger easily, workaholic

Célestin:

good traits: charming, witty, self-confident

bad traits: superficial, pushy, careless

Enzio:

good traits: patient, loyal, kind, supportive

bad traits: unconvinced of himself, anxious, oblivious

Valère:

good traits: polite, willing to compromise, charming

bad traits: aloof, self-loathing, gullible

  9. Do they have any artistic talent?

  Amalia: sometimes draws little doodles on her notes

Carmilla: dancing, singing

Rebecca: crafting occult objects

Adara: decorating

Dahlia: calligraphy

Célestin: acting, dancing, singing

Enzio: playing violin, singing, writes musical pieces and stories

Valère: sewing, dancing 

10. What is their favourite room/place to be in, in the house  they live in?

 Amalia: laboratory

Carmilla: library

Rebecca: occultist room (the room in which she offers her services)

Adara: bedroom

Dahlia: bedroom (they are always tired)

Célestin: doesn't own a house or apartment, but loved the state room in his parents' estate

Enzio: garden

Valère: living room (there's not much else)

 14. What is a pet peeve of theirs?

 Amalia: continued arguing after someone is being proven wrong

Carmilla: loud noises and many people talking at once

Rebecca: people whispering, tapping of finger nails

Adara: people who believe everything they hear or read and don't think fir themselves

Dahlia: people interrupting them or not listening to them/doing something else while they talk

Célestin: children

Enzio: crowds

Valère: invading personal space

 15. What was the last thing they cried about?

  17. Do they have a best friend? If so, who, and what makes them their best friend?

 Amalia:

Célestin and Enzio. She likes hanging out with them and going to a pub for some drinks in the evening. She also thinks it's hilarious seeing how awkward Enzio is around Célestin and gives him advice then and again. Not the best advice, since most of her knowledge comes from rather unrealistic romance novels overflowing with kitsch, but she tries.

Carmilla:

Rebecca. Her calmness and wisdom fascinated Carmilla. Rebecca seems to always know how she feels and what to do she felt unwell. Also there is none other to have better company with at a cemetery at night

And she befriended Enzio after some time.

Rebecca:

Carmilla. She always liked to hear Carmilla's and wasn't even bothered when she whispered. She also bears many secrets. Rebecca usually sees through one with merely a handshake, however it was different with Carmilla.

Adara:

Valère. Not many can say they share a friendship with a bloodhound and disgraced heir of an aristocratic family. It won't get boring. They often help each other out as well. She doesn't has to fear him growing possessive of her, as she has witnessed many times before, but they are on a mutual respectful level.

Dahlia:

Used to be best friends with Valère. Because he approached them, was nice to them and he's the only one so far who genuinely made them laugh. But then he kinda fucked up.

Célestin:

Gwen. He likes her weirdness and her down-to-earth viewpoint. She doesn't evaluate people after their status or descent and always listens attentively to the stories he has to tell and he enjoys listening to hers

Enzio:

Amalia. She's fun to be around and always a good drinking partner. He likes hearing her talk about the cities and villages she visited and where she studied. He's always impressed when she explains a medical procedure and learned some simple treatments for wounds and common sicknesses. Her literary is questionable though and matches up with her odd live advices

He also became pretty good friends with Carmilla over time.

Valère:

Adara. Met her on the job one could say. Adara is one of the few who is actually nice and welcoming to him and they often met after a certain incident, so they grew close. She often exchanges with him information too. She is good company and talking to her feels normal, not forced or filled with anger and fear

Still he does miss Dahlia a lot. They had a sharp mind, like only few people have. He even misses how they always had a talent to put themself in risky situations

19. What does their relationship with their family look like? Are they close? Distant? Ect.

 Amalia:

Her parents died when she was still very young, so she doesn't remember them

The family she grew up in was very strict and never treated her as more than a servant. She doesn't really have a family.

Carmilla:

Hasn't heard of her family in years since she left and never bothered to contact them. Otherwise they would probably pull with their plans for an arranged marriage, she believes

She's partly relieved Célestin is in the same situation as her and she's not alone, but also worries for him to have chosen this life and isolation from his family

Rebecca:

Regularly writes letters to her family and is always happy to receive letters back from them. She visits them every holidays. They support and are very proud of her

Adara:

Doesn't have a strong bond with her family. She's alive since many years and lives her own life. Since then she has gotten to know new acquaintances

The people in the brothel are like family to her and they mean a lot to her. Whoever dares to harm them, won't have a great time

Dahlia:

Knows nothing about their family. They only know one of them was a vampire and the other a human. Part of why they chose to work in the Court was to get access to the extensive library to do research on who their family was. But it's difficult, since they have barely any clues on they might have been

They always thought Valère would become his family. His mother was always welcoming and they spent time a lot of time at her estate. She was always like a mother to them. Until everything went downhill

Célestin:

Ran away from home. He doesn't regret it, but sometimes misses his family and home. He has several high stacks of unsend letters. None seem perfect. The words never appear to be the right ones and he's too scares of their reaction. Giving up this life isn't what he intends

He's glad to still have Carmilla and to be among people most of the time

Enzio:

Is on good terms with his adoptive father and still thankful for taking him off the streets. But he's also to tell him, he doesn't want to live in this village forever. There's always a certain distance between them

Valère:

He didn't see his mother since the incident and doesn't even know where she is. He'd like to explain everything to hee, but he knows she doesn't want to see him again

He never like the rest of the family much. They usually were only interested in gossip and who might slip next, so they have someone to laugh over and feel superior over

Arsène is the only on he still hass a relationship with from his family and only because he has no other choice. They weren't on the best terms before and certainly aren't now

 27. What is their favourite holiday?

 Amalia: Bealtaine (May Day)

Carmilla: none

Rebecca: Walpurgis Night

Adara: New Year's Eve

Dahlia: none

Célestin: his birthday

Enzio: Venetian Carnival

Valère: none

 So, here's the deal. I think when your immortal most holidays won't really interest or excite you anymore. I'm 20 and am not as excited anymore for most holidays. So when you're around 150 years or so, I don't it much matters anymore. But perhaps I'll think of some specific holidays for vampires etc., that are only every few years.

39. Do they have any tattoos?

 Valère and Adara have tattoos. (You know the ones he has. I still have to think of one for Adara, but it's probably going to be a tattoo on her wrists or back)

 40. If I wanted to draw them, what would be distinct physical features that I would have to know to draw them correctly?

 I'm going to combine this with that other post you send me about describing a characters build. I'm not good at this. Especially with face shapes. Ans some parts I couldn't figure out how to describe. Sorry, if it isn't very clear :[

 Amalia: slim, tall, not very curvy, broad shoulders, athletic build, long straight red hair (usually worn in a braid), narrow oval face, greek nose

Carmilla: curvy, soft, kinda pear-shaped, small, long black wavy hair, heart-shaped face, full lips, button nose, large heavy-lidded eyes (usually wears black eye shadow), dark circles under eyes, very pale

Rebecca: wide hips, thick legs, slim arms, rather average face shape, long black curly hair, very light eyes (hides them under a blindfold when on the job), big nose, dark lips, black skin

Adara: hourglass figure, very tall, lower legs are goat legs, long tail, winding horns (similar to a ram) (adorns them with jewelry), long curly dark red hair, prominent cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes (pretty much like Jameela Jamil), hooked nose, full lips, dark skin

Dahlia: average height, very slim, almost no hips or curves, short dark brown hair, hair is on right side longer and has a wavy flow, curved waterline, kinda sharp triangular face, sharp-edged jaw, eyes looking a bit tired, pointy nose, dark skin

Célestin: average height, slim, long blond wavy hair (usually worn tied), narrow oval face, straight nose, heavy-lidded eyes, smug expression

Enzio: broad shoulders, athlethic build, tall, short curly dark brown almost black hair, concave nose, kind eyes, dark skin

Valère: somewhat dorito-shaped, broad shoulders, very tall, short black combed back hair, loose wavy streak of hair on the right side, hair end curly, arched eyebrows, sharp eyes, prominent waterline, dark circles under eyes, cheekbones, arched nose, pale

 47. If the world were to end in 24 hours, where would they be and who would they be with?

 Why do I have the feeling I know which answer you want to hear?

 Amalia & Carmilla: together in Carmilla’s mansion. Amalia laments about what she couldn't achieve. Carmilla calms her down, that it doesn't matter anymore

Rebecca: with her snakes and fianceé (who will still appear in the story sometime). She isn't necessarily surprised the world ends, but an answer to what happens to the ghosts and living afterwards, she doesn't have

Adara: alone on her balcony of her brothel, enjoying the view on the city while drinking a glass of her favourite wine. She's satisfied with her life. She has been around for a very long time

Dahlia: alone in their apartment, wondering if they made the right decisions and if they spend too much time for others and not for themself. So they go out on the streets, get drunk and do whatever they have missed out for the last few years

Célestin & Enzio: together at a glade in the forest, just lying there and drinking some glasses of wine together. Talking about what they still wanted to do with some melancholy, but also glas bot to be alone with this. They talk about life after death too, but without really coming to a clear result if there truly is one. But they'll it soon anyways

Valère: with Gwen in her cottage in the forest. Her place feels like home still even before the end of the world. He does is surprised to die like this. He thought someone else might kill him. Anyways, he's relieved to spend the last day of his life with Gwen and not Arsène

48. What does their room look like?

 Also something I'm not good at describing, so I apologize in advance.

 Amalia: rustic and comfortable. Furniture are made of light wood. Has lots of pillows on her bed. There's a tall shelf with filled with all kinds of books about medicine and notes. Next to it lay stacks of books as well. Her desktop doesn't look much different. Crowded with notes, papers, a few open and marked books. Her coat is always thrown over her chair or on her bed. Her room is not exactly tidy. Under her bed she hides her romance novels.

Carmilla: filled with antique furniture. She has a rather large room with a large bed with a canopy. Her room is kept dark. The furniture is made of dark wood and the fabric is made of velvet and is a dark red with elaborate golden patterns. And lots of candles and fancy candle-holders. (like a Coppola's Dracula vibe in a way). There's also a n old family portrait hanging on the wall, she covered with a cloth

Rebecca: a small room with lots of occult objects. Tarot cards, a crystal ball, a skull (real or not is unclear), bones. A herbal scent is in the room, coming from herbal essences she uses. The room is kept dark, since she doesn't really need light. There is a small window though. The walls are lined with chiffon.

Adara: bigass room. Luxurious is understated. The walls and floor are made of marble. The ceiling is lined with artistic gold decorations, like floral and sea shell pieces. A chandelier with glittering crystals hangs from the ceiling. Tall clear windows are on the wall and lead to the balcony and view on the elaborate garden. On the balcony are vases with plants in regular spacing. The room is very light, thanks to the windows and also the white marble and overall ivory and pearlescent colours. Otherwise the room is symmetrical furnished. A very large bed is in the middle in front of the wall to the balcony. The bed is covered with silken bed sheets. Suggestive marble statues, alternated by marble vases in antique design with green plants, are in front of the walls.

Dahlia: very tidy. Everything has its place. Their room is middle sized. Not too big, not too small. They like those better and don't need a huge room. They have a few shelves with books, all sorted after year of publication, genre and author in order of alphabet. Books mean a lot to them, but they also have a tailor's dummy with their favourite outfit for special occasions presented in a pretty spot in their room.

Célestin: depends on where or rather with who he stays. The room in Carmilla’s mansion he stays in, is filled with books of plays, scripts, and clothes. The room decorated with flowers and scented candles.

Enzio: his room is rather small and rather humbly furnished. A desktop on which are stacks of empty paper and paper stacks with musical pieces he wrote, a bottle of ink and feather for writing, a candle-holder, dried wax from the candle, that dripped down onto the wooden surface, and dog-eared books. The furniture is homemade, but it fulfils ist purpose. His violin lies safe and sound in a fitted costum-made case.

Valère: pretty much like Bigby's room from TWAU

49. If they could have an extinct animal for a pet, what would they have? (Used the german names, dince looking up the english names was annoying)

 Amalia: Celtic Hound

Carmilla: Kaplöwe

Rebecca: Titanoboa

Adara: Europäischer Jaguar

Dahlia: Wandertaube

Célestin: Thaltan Bear Dog (smol doggo)

Enzio: Russian Retriever

Valère: Panthera blytheae (sieht dem Schneeleoparden ähnlich)

 70. What do you, the creator of this OC, like most about them?

 Amalia: period lady swordfighters are the best. Also a physician who (probably) becomes a vampire. She also has that gentlemanly attitude.

Carmilla: it's fun to write her! She's proud and kinda moody, but still an elegant lady. Also I like that she kinda has that bored vampire in need of something interesting-vibe (that's what she appears like to me at times). But also she is in a golden cage and is still hoping for true freedom, even if one wouldn't suspect it. Lots of great angst quality.

Rebecca: I like their design a lot. Greek stylistic, flowy dresses and snake jewelries are just neat. And her occultism and ghosts are pretty neat.

Adara: she's an aesthetic and a queen!

Dahlia: they are pretty independent, rational thinking and intelligent (which I fear a bit, because writing a good intelligent character is not easy), which I think is neat. They go their way, although they might be a bit too proud at some points. I like their design a lot too.

Célestin: he's the easiest to write, I'd say

Enzio: I like that he's kind, gentle and mature, but still anxious and doesn't like to put himself into the spotlight (because same). Also I love that whole orphic philosophy, which I took a lot of inspiration from (this just a sophisticated way of saying Oprheus is pretty much the inspiration for him). He's someone I'd like to be friends with in rl.

Valère: he's pretty much the most developed character so far, which is also thanks to a certain friend (Thank you! For real). He also has great angst. Oh so much angst. He's also sort of versatile, not just dead serious. Also his way of speech gives a lot of opportunities for pretty phrased insults, so I'm excited for that. Also again that golden cage and freedom motive.

 97. Have you ever drawn them before? If you are comfortable with it, would you post a picture?

 Yes, I have, but I don't feel quite comfortable yet. Sorry!

[hysteriamodes]

Coloring in grey scale

So, hey, this is somewhat of a tutorial for those curious about some of my coloring and blending. I made this especially for anyone younger than me and is exploring digital art, but this is also for others who are curious about what I do. I love reading other artist’s comments and looking at their WIPs, so why not.

Another reminder: if you’re looking for my artwork, please follow @rainbow-illness and not this blog. All of my finished stuff goes there; usually, my works in progress (WIPs) or Angry Doodle Corner go here. Sometimes I use this blog to repost my art, but that is my official art blog, no this one. Not unless you like nonsensical posting and metal, then have at it. If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to hit me up, I love talking about art.

So I can’t always sit down and talk about my processes and how I go about doing them, but I was able to sit down and take some screencaps while I was working on my iPad Pro. Using the iPad is actually my first choice to draw on because of the convenience of carrying it around like a sketchbook, whereas my laptop isn’t always easy to carry around--it’s a big laptop. While I use my iPad, I also like to go back and correct things, recolor, re-proportion, or spend more time privately working on a drawing. I have my iPad with me, all the time, so I’m out in places usually like Starbucks doing this. I also struggle with pretty bad PTSD and agoraphobia, so having my iPad out with my headphones on gives me an excuse to put my mind elsewhere to calm down.  My family just usually looks at me and goes “oh, she’s working on her art again”; I did this as a kid, too, only with sketchbooks.

I do not have a Cintiq either, though I would absolutely love one. This laptop is capable of using a stylus, but I think I need a better one to do it with. All I’m using is a cheap Wacom Bamboo tablet that I’ve had for five years, that’s it. Everything I’ve done on this blog has been on a small surface. So if you’re just dabbling into art, don’t beat yourself up for having the small stuff, I’ve worked with small stuff and still do. The only thing I have that’s not small is, well, the space and processor on my laptop are much faster than any other laptop I’ve owned, bought especially for graphic design classes and my artwork. 

So, that being said lemme just forewarn some of you guys. My artwork is all done in two to three layers! Yes, you read that right! Why? When I was 16, I didn’t have a Wacom tablet to mess with, so I had to use a mouse and learned from there. When I turned 18, I got my first Wacom tablet while working my first official job and the family computer didn’t have a good processor. So when I got my first official laptop, it was basic and not made to run anything beyond the web browser and such, it could barely handle Photoshop. It did, however, run Paint Tool SAI with no issue (which is why I still prefer it over anything I use), it just couldn’t handle more than five layers. After losing my drawings constantly and not being able to do anything in the prized software I’ve been eyeing since my Sophmore year of high school, I found a workaround with it. 

And that’s what I’m going to write about here. With that in mind, no, you do not have to limit your layers! I’ve taken traditional art classes so my first instinct is to literally paint over my stuff like I would on a canvas. If you don’t want to do that, you don’t have to! Yes, I am nuts. 

That being said, let's do this.

If you haven’t taken traditional art classes, that’s cool! I’m going to be using some art terms you haven’t heard of, but you definitely will when you take your first ever drawing class. These terms are foreground, value, negative space, contour, and weighted line (I’ve seen it called line weight too). For the more experienced art students who are likely groaning over that stupid contour practice from that book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”, I’m sorry, guys. Newbies, you are going to know this. 

And you are going to hate it. While I still hate it and, yeah, my eyes are rolling into my skull right now just even talking about it, there are some useful practices in here that I... actually use. Who would have thought? At least we’re not talking about still lives.

Anyway, here’s what I’M going to say that some art teachers will not tell you but I want anyone to read this to know:

- Do not obsess over your drawing to look exactly like your reference. Just don’t. Forget this completely, worry about it later or don’t even worry about it at all. This is your style, your interpretation.

- Digital art is hard. Art is hard! Practice makes perfect and you learn over time just by studying (looking at) other pieces of art. It took me like well over 10 years to find my own little niche and I’m still playing around with coloring styles. I have a lot.

- If you’re just starting to draw with a tablet of any kind, play around with it. My first official program was a cheaper version of Paint Shop Pro and when I first got it when I was 14, I sat around and experimented on layers to see what it would look like. Explore!

- When you start drawing figures or faces, try not to think of it as, well,  face or a figure. Reduce it to basic shapes, like squares, triangles, and circles.

Greyscale can establish light source, value, scale, and negative space.

I don’t always use greyscale for my art, but when I do, I appreciate it because it makes my life easier. For example, Alphonse Mucha’s pieces here from his “Slav Epic”.

Chances are, you’ve seen Mucha’s art nouveau on prints, fanart, fabrics, and all of that. But Mucha did so much more and he is a huge influence on me for a reason. By the greyscale we see here, we can see foreground/subject with each illustration. Mucha is using value (that’s shadow) to emphasize this, in addition to negative space (background) to draw you in, just by using black and white. Notice how the other subjects don’t have such a powerful contrast and light source versus the other, especially the woman on the left. Mucha made his art pop by his understanding of contrast.

For this first part of this entry, I’m going to be using Papa Emeritus II from “Ghost”... who is a good example of how to draw faces, too. Huh. Regardless of what drawing program you’re using, keep your opacity low, at 50%.

Simplicity at its finest

Instead of focusing a lot on Emeritus’ face, I’m going to focus on the negative space behind him. I’m using this to define his figure. This is a good picture because of the stark contrast, though, it’s a little tricky because it is really contrasted and you can’t see where the light source really is. But that is okay!  I am going in and just using this negative space, the contour of his head and torso. Before I even think of a face, I want to softly go in and use black (or grey) to fill up that negative space. Keep it simple and work your way up.

After I lightly fill in the negative space around him, I can start lightly going in and establish his face by blocks of shadow.  And this is why Emeritus II is such a good example for this kind of work. I don’t usually start going in and drawing eyes, I rely on the shadows of the face to see where their eyes, ears, lips, and such lie. 

Here’s another example (though, it’s old):

This is in my maroon style underpaint, which is what I post most of the time. For their faces, I just used basically eye sockets to start working on their faces, like Papa Emeritus II down below. Again, this dude is a great example.

Here is where it may get a little funky.  I created a new layer and set that layer to Multiply, still keeping that opacity low. Since I have no light source and I just want to create a really dramatic lighting, I made a vignette with a simple airbrush tool.  

With that little vignette, you can create a new layer (unless you’re me, I just merge it down because of that constant fear of nonexistent software crashing) and I’m using the color pick tool to go back and forth to start using greys to really get into Emeritus’ face, especially his wrinkles. I’m painting over it constantly, switching back and forth between a paintbrush tool and color pick tool to blend. Again, keep your opacity low... unless you’re me and you’re feeling adventurous. You’ll also notice here that I have more than one photo reference. I use several for a lot of my art, so I encourage you to do the same. I had no idea what his jaw looked like, so I grabbed a second photo. Now that I have a better idea of where his hat ends on his forehead and how his nose looks, I start doing a weighted line.

Weighted line and Contour

Now is the dreaded talk. Of contour.

Welcome to Drawing I hell. This cursed image is from the book “How to Draw on the Right Side of the Brain” and if your teacher does not talk about this in your first drawing class, I am going to eat my hat... I have a hat lying around here somewhere. ANYWAY, the contour line exercise is basically you just using a neverending line for a drawing. I don’t know who drew this (and tbh, thanks a lot for every single boring assignment I’ve done in drawing classes), but this guy used contour lines for his drawing. I’m having war flashbacks over here, but I managed to find an art teacher’s page talking about different types of contour. My god, they are evolving.

Going back to our dear friend Papa Emeritus II, I used weighted line to start adding in little shadows to his face.  Weighted line goes hand in hand with contour; it is a great technique to not only add details, but add little bits of shadows.

This is a simple example; the thicker line is adding to the shadow of the apple, giving it value!

Papa Emeritus II is such a good reference... I used him as inspiration for King Melwas here.

Gwenhwyfar is also a good example of weighted line. Gwen is essentially a very, very pale character. In contrast to Melwas, who is in darker clothing, Gwen is soft, she is the focal point in this drawing. For the little pieces of her hair, the corner of her lips, eyelashes, and her fingertips, I used a weighted line to establish these things, otherwise, Gwen is so pale, she’ll easily be washed out completely.

This drawing of Alice, which I’m still messing around with, is another example of how effective a weighted line can be with depth. The lines I added into her face, eyelashes, creases, hair, and fingers add those little details since everything I’ve done before like Papa Emeritus II was so soft with a low opacity on the brush settings.

Layer masks and curves

There are two ways you can color greyscale images.

You can do this by going into Layer > Adjustment Layer > Curves (this is how it looks like in Procreate).

This gives you a neat ol’ base color! I am playing around in the blues, adding soft hues of blue in their figures and the white in this picture can either turn blue, cream, or even green. You don’t have to use Blue, you can use any of the other colors. For me, I’m always drawn to blues. Another cool thing to play around with is Color Balance, which is underneath the same function as Curves.

But if you don’t have any of these, you can add a new layer, and do Multiply.

The only drawback to this, of course, is how destaturated (the lack of color) it looks. And yes, that’s an issue you will have and I did run into this while doing this. How I combat this is using additional layer masks. Believe it or not, Alice here was once at a grey scale, looking even more desaturated than Gwen.

For Alice’s face, I went in and use:

- Soft Light because she needed more peach and roses in her skin. Omri’s original drawing gave her a light rose blush so I wanted to do the same.

- Overlay to mask out the black lines from the greyscale I had.

- Lighten which I used to make her lips pinker, her apron’s shadows lighter, and parts of her hair brown.

The same went for Gwen, who is, again, very pale. But while she’s supposed to be pale, I didn’t wash her out completely. To add more saturation, I used a combination of Soft Light over my Multiply layer and Overlay to start working at the highlights on her hair, nose, and shoulder. 

This little walkthrough isn’t as visual as I like, but with limited software like Fire Alpaca, GIMP, or Paint Tool SAI that don’t have the abilities of Photoshop in terms of color correction and playing around with colors, I really encourage you, readers, to play around with these tools. Using the color picker back and forth, especially after using layer masks, gives you an ability to mix and blend colors. The reason why I work with greyscale or a maroon under paint is that you can create brilliant colors and make a new palette; the trick is to constantly mess around with them. I never go in and flat out color anything, with the exception of things like “angry doodle corner” which is basically what I call my lazy drawings, drawings where I’m just honestly goofing off with.

So in summation...! Or me trying to summarize this.

 Experiment and explore with layer masks and adjustments. Whoever says that using these tools isn’t real art, they’re wrong. And please don’t ever be afraid of using references of any sort!  Alphonse Mucha is saved ten times over on this computer.

[forestwater87]

if you draw basic refs of the punk kids then i’ll draw them bc i don’t want to mess them up rip

Wait are you serious?! I’m gonna cry that’s amazing.

As for refs . . . I meant it when I said I can’t draw (there is evidence. It ain’t pretty), but uhhhhhh I can describe them and you can pick your favorite? Since the descriptions in the fic are intentionally pretty sparse. (under the cut because I know me and I will ramble)

Honestly, you can’t possibly get it wrong. If you actually went to the trouble of drawing a 2-second doodle I would actually cry real human tears. I tried to include a “one thing that matters” so you’d feel like as long as you had that one little element you nailed it and can go nuts with the rest, but . . . seriously. There is no wrong here.

Sooooooo this is gonna be kinda . . . vague? I’m sooooo not a visual person, and “don’t spend paragraphs describing your character’s appearance” has been so hammered into my brain that everything about this feels wrong, but . . . here ya go:

David:

What you get in the fic: “David with the short red mohawk and the little rings marching up the shell of his ear and the spiked leather jackets and the tight black jeans and the giant, grass-stained, door-kicking-in boots that must weigh half as much as he does.”

“shaking up the sleeve of his jacket, which hangs from his skinny frame”

“There’s a greyscale rose on his hand, beautiful and intricate. ‘Is this real?’ she asks, twisting his hand to watch the thorny stem snake around his wrist.“

What I was picturing: Literally that one guy from that one photo. You know the one.

What else is there to go on? Well . . . Jasper draws lots of fake tattoos all over him since he can’t afford to get real tats. (And yes, they’re dating, so . . . all sorts of places. Just saying I’m sorry please don’t throw tomatoes) Some are black n white, some have color; if David picks the colors, they’re mostly earthy palettes, lots of green and brown and blue; if Jasper picks the colors, they will be loud and heavily feature pink and yellow. He’s a very . . . twinky sort of punk, as you’d expect. Doesn’t bother trying to look like he didn’t spend 2 hours looking like this, because he did and he’s honest! But he likes shiny things and nature things and doesn’t really care that those don’t go together all that well.

The one thing that matters: Oversized black leather jacket. Or mohawk. Fuck, both of those.

Jasper:

What you get in the fic: “dressed in and pierced with and dyed so many colors he’s almost hard to look at”

“blue-tipped blond waves”

“Jasper’s shoes (the pink one. The other is a completely different style, Converse instead of a black knee-high heeled boot (how does he walk?) with bright orange laces).”

What I was picturing: Honestly, I’m not sure. I mean . . . we’ve all seen Counselor Jasper. And we’ve all seen Vaporwave Jasper. That, but . . . more spikes, I guess?

What else is there to go on? I may have also googled “neon punk” to figure out what on earth this boy could possibly look like and then fallen in love with a bunch of different style ideas. Anything flashy and weird will make Jasp happy.

The one thing that matters: Heels. At least one heel. Also he’s a bit of a beefy boy and I love that about him. (Shit, that’s two as well. I’m bad at this.)

Bonquisha:

What you get in the fic: “Bonquisha’s hair — the side that isn’t shaved, that is, and falls in long dark dreads interwoven with red sparkling tinsel”

What I was picturing: You know how hard it is to find dark-skinned female punks? There aren’t a lot.

What else is there to go on? Bright dramatic makeup and heavy jewelry, mostly. That oughta do it. Oooh and more spikes! Spikes everywhere! (I’m a sucker for a couple facial piercings, too; on all of them, but especially my girl Bon.)

The one thing that matters: Seriously, as long as half her head is shaved (or cornrowed; just real close to her head) and she’s so beautiful it hurts to look at her, you’ll be just fine.

Dirty Kevin:

What you get in the fic: red hoodie, “with green-rimmed eyes and artful stubble”

What I was picturing: Honestly? Half the original Dirty Kevin from the show and half @doritofalls’ high school AU version.

What else is there to go on? Um . . . Dirty Kevin. I don’t know how exactly to punk-ify this boy, so please go fucking nuts with this wild child. He just always struck me as a little too lazy to go full punk, but . . . there’s gotta be a laid-back, less-effort-filled version of punk, right?

The one thing that matters: Hoodie! Give the boy a hoodie! And sass!

Gwen: 

What you get in the fic: Nothing, basically. She has a camera around her neck and that’s about it.

What I was picturing: Gwen? Seriously I put so little effort into the characters the less punk they got, I am so sorry.

What else is there to go on? Okay, no, let me think . . . I imagine high-school Gwen’s style was a mix of wannabe-artsy and “my mom picked this out for me” (literally; Gwen’s mom is rather controlling). So a nice miniskirt and an oversized man’s button-down with the sleeves rolled up; a cute preppy blouse with shitty overalls on top; flirty sundresses with heavy boots. That kinda thing.

You know those art challenges where you choose a letter and a number for the artist to draw? Basically anything on any of those, toned down for a high-schooler’s budget and fear of social rejection.

The one thing that matters: Seriously, do whatever and she’ll be adorable. This is Gwen we’re talking about here. There is no way to do Gwen wrong.

Also please please please don’t feel pressured to draw anything! I had a lot of fun writing all this out, so it was a good time all-around regardless of if anything comes from it. :)

[finalequeerscanbecomposedclearly]

Tattoos

the following list is alphabetically ordered, not ordered by importance.

Name: 24601 size small.PNG Origin: Les Mis Meaning: I love Les Mis, but I also feel trapped. There is a burden that I carry and can never be rid of. I have suffered through years of suppression. This is my way of expressing it.

Name: amele hair size small.JPG Origin: A small doodle on my forearm during a rather boring math class Meaning: This squiggle captures the essence of Amele, whose hair is very distinct in a wavy sort of way. This indicates to the world just how much I love Amele, and how awesome Amele is. It also symbolizes how I carry them with me everywhere I go.

Name: amele sunglasses size small.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: Similar to the last entry, aviators are a large part of Amele's personality. They wear the sunglasses as both a defense mechanism and to look cool, similar to Crowley from Good Omens. They are rarely seen during a conflict without their sunglasses.

Name: angel wing for shoulder blade size large.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: This represents two things--Luna and Good Omens. Luna is an angel and is baby--hence this represents them well. Good Omens, as is relatively obvious, is about an angel and a demon who are essentially husbands. This was the first time I had been exposed to a media where the two main characters were portrayed by a male actor, and there are clear romantic indicators. "Somebody to Love" played in the background as the demon was looking for the angel. Seriously. It wasn't even subtle. Additionally, the angel wing on the shoulder blade looks sexy.

Name: ariel size small.png Origin: Disney Meaning: In senior year, (as you will soon see,) I played Ariel in my high school's production of the Little Mermaid. I enjoyed it immensely, and now just a little bit of Disney princess flair has been permanently lodged into my personality. It's sad, but true.

Name: athena owl size small.jpg Origin: Greek coin Meaning: As a child, I loved the Percy Jackson series, and definitely had a fiction-crush on Annabeth. Of course, I only wanted her to end up with Percy, but that's a complicated story for another time. She is the daughter of Athena, Goddess of Battle Strategy. She's awesome and really hot. Athena's owl, to me, not only represents the wisdom and courage that Athena represents, but the intelligence and bravery that Annabeth represent. Were those synonyms? Yeah, kind of. But the idea still stands.

Name: ballpoint pen need to get rid of shadow size medium.png Origin: Google images Meaning: Similar to the last entry--I love Percy Jackson. Read the books, no spoilers here. That being said, it's also an easy way to show that I'm a writer of both fanfic and original writing--seriously, who does serious writing work in crummy ballpoint pen?

Name: clarinet for ian sixe small.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: This image shows a treble clef with the long, straight part being a clarinet. My brother plays the clarinet, thus, this is a way to show my affection for him and to show what instrument he plays.

Name: dragon needs to be edited to it swirls around the arm size large.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: I was born year of the Dragon, additionally, I'm Chinese. Dragons are also just fucking sick. Not much needs to be said here--oh yeah, I also really like the tattoos that swirl around people's arms.

Name: f equals m a size small.PNG Origin: Screenshot of text Meaning: I'm a physics nerd. Oops.

Name: flying music notes size medium.png Origin: Google images Meaning: I love music, it's always been a big part of who I am. I've played piano for 14 years, I've sang for all my life. Also, it looks cool.

Name: ian's little piggy size small.png Origin: Google images Meaning: This little pig with a heart nose is freaking adorable. Also, my brother was born the year of the pig. He's small and piggy-like. It's funny and cute at the same time.

Name: jack of hearts but just the J and the heart size small.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: Luna requested this one. Also, I'm a Jack of All Trades, Master of None. Still Better Than A Master Of One.

Name: love pa size small.png Origin: Google images Meaning: It's the Philadelshia LOVE sculpture, but in rainbow. I'm from Philly, I'm gay, idk I feel like this one is self-explanatory?

Name: love size small.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: It's the word love in rainbow, with a heart instead of an O.

Name: mermaid size medium.jpeg Origin: Google images Meaning: I was on the swim team for many years, I'm a registered life guard, I was literally Ariel, and my hair is long as fuck. Also gay and mythical. I'm a mermaid.

Name: mischief managed size medium.png Origin: Harry Potter Meaning: Uhm. Duh? I like HP. Also, I consider myself Chaotic Neutral. Some friends would argue that I'm Chaotic Good, but what do they know?

Name: mulan needs to remove background maybe size medium.jpg Origin: Disney/fanart Meaning: Mulan is freaking awesome? Okay? She's great. She's so freaking cool. She's Chinese. She's a warrior. She's a Disney princess. She's just so awesome I can't even. Kick ass babe.

Name: one day more size small.PNG Origin: Les Mis Meaning: I was suicidal as a teen, still have the occasionally intrusive thought now. I'm better nowadays, but at one point it really was one day at a time. One Day More. Also, Les Mis reference! Good shit.

Name: or worse expelled need to cut off side a bit size small.PNG Origin: Harry Potter Meaning: Hermione is fucking great? She was canonically conventionally "ugly", a total know-it-all, and managed to kick fucking ASS because she was smart enough to do so? Yes, please. Also, I've always agreed with Hermione. Like, hit me with a truck? Aight. Ouch, but okay. Punch me in the face? Rude, but okay. Expel me? Fuck, just kill me. I'd literally rather die than to be without access to knowledge.

Name: pansexual dragon size medium but need to crop.png Origin: kaenith Tumblr (a blessing. this person is a BLESSING.) Meaning: golly gee i wonder what this means

Name: pansexual pride size medium.png Origin: Google images Meaning: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Name: phoenix to be paired with dragon perhaps size large.jpg Origin: I tried to find the original artist for almost an hour. I can't find them. I'll have to list it as Google images even though it enrages me. This person--Pavel--signed their work, yet I still can't find them. I feel bad about it. Meaning: The phoenix has different meanings in different cultures. It symbolizes rebirth, the sun, fire, and the empress. I'm Chinese, yada yada yada. You got it at this point.

Name: piano keys heart size small.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: I played piano for 14 years. I love music. Duh?

Name: Plagg Cat Noir size small.png Origin: Miraculous Ladybug Meaning: I love Plagg! He is the kwami of destruction, the second kwami to exist. I really relate to him on a spiritual level. He's small, angry, and always tired. And he loves food. Can't get enough of it. I feel.

Name: riptide size medium.jpg Origin: Percy Jackson Meaning: it's his sworddddddddd swords are cool

Name: roses size medium.jpg Origin: Google images Meaning: My mom loves roses, and I ran a flower arranging business for a while. It was fun. Also, flower tattoos are great.

Name: slytherin crest size medium.png Origin: Harry Potter Meaning: I'm a Slytherin?

Name: spider gwen option two size small.png Origin: The Spider-Verse Meaning: She's? A female spiderman? But like? She kicks ass to the extreme? I'd die for her.

Name: spider gwen size small.png Origin: The Spider-Verse Meaning: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh gay

[conjure-elemental]

arwen for the otp thing

Arthur + Gwen, the mighty and historic pairing of legends, is about to be slammed into some fluff because I love that shit 

((sorry this is so late!!!))Anyway,  my headcanons! [And here’s the ask meme if anyone wants to send me another pairing name! Preferably BBC Merlin, Sherlock, or a platonic Harry Potter or Labyrinth pairing?]

Okay so this is gonna take place kinda in a Modern!Reincarnation!AU but before Merlin and Arthur find each other again. 

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1) Who rocks the Ferris Wheel seat and who flips out and begs them to stop?

~~Honestly I think Gwen would bc she thinks it’d be funny to watch Arthur squirm, and he wouldn’t even be able to get mad because her laughter clears the negativity from any area immediately 

2) Who is always horny and will have sex at any time, at any place and at any time?

~~I wanna say neither? But probably more likely Arthur?

3) Who is more into taking showers/baths together? Who tries to make it relaxing and who tries to make it sexy time?

~~bathtime is a mutually relaxing, kinda sacred time in which they wash each other’s cute, freckled shoulders and Arthur immensely enjoys playing with Gwen’s hair. 

4) Who likes to walk around the house naked and who tells the other to go put some clothes on?

~~Arthur walks around naked, or at least half naked, all. the. time. As if we don’t get enough of that in the canon show, this artwork from deheerkonjin proves that it’s a pretty widely accepted thing. (WARNING! link leads to VERY NSFW Merlin/Arthur fan art!) // yeah I know that link is switching it up from Arwen, but it proves my point- he’s an au naturale kinda guy 

,5) Who sleeps on the couch when they get into a fight?

~~Even though Arthur is a stubborn ass, he’d always let his queen take the bed :* 

6) Who takes photos of the other while they sleep?

~~I wanna say it’s Gwen. In a modern!AU, I think she’d make a pretty good photographer! Plus, she treasures her loved ones above anything- with the invention of a camera, she’d be snapping and savoring those keepsakes for ages. 

7) Who said “I love you” first? and who ends their arguments in a fight with “Because I love you”?

~~Arthur said it first  (p sure it’s that way in canon too), and then Gwen would definitely end an argument with that before storming out tearily, leaving Arthur to sit there and curse himself while his heart slowly dies :’( 

8) Who likes to wear the others sweatshirts?~~They both switch sometimes! Arthur’s usually fit her pretty well, a little big but cozy..... and hers just... well let’s say it comes up a little short in all directions, but it always amuses her, so he sticks with it. Plus, her clothes always smell like flowers!

9) Who wakes the other up in the middle of the night to tell them a cool dream they had? Who has the most nightmares, and who sings them back to sleep after?

~~Gwen often dreams of the “old days” when everyone was together and happy, and reminisces about these times with Arthur. Arthur is haunted by nightmares and flashbacks about the final battles, and Gwen sings him back to sleep with the folksy lullabies that the village people knew.  

10) Who is more likely to cheat?

~~Look we all know what happened between Gwen and Lancelot, I love Gwen, but if she didn’t feel secure/cemented in her relationship with Arthur, she’d be prone to wander. Once Arthur proves his devotion to her, however, she’s 100% faithful. 

11) Who makes fun of the other for having a crush on them, and who has to remind them that they are in a relationship?

~~ ooh I honestly don’t know this one, I’ve thought about it for a few minutes and I’m stumped 

12) Who starts a food fight in the kitchen?

~~Arthur plays with his food because he can’t cook worth a damn. He playfully tosses things at Gwen, and she’d pretend to be stern about it, but she would give in pretty quickly. :) 

13) Who initiates duets? and who is the better singer?

~~ Gwen often sings while she works, and what a beautiful voice she has! Arthur would be the one to join in rather obnoxiously, much in the style of a shanty singer at The Rising Sun, but they have a good time. 

14) Who starts the hand holding? Who grabs the others butt? Who slides their arm around their waist? Who likes to put their fingers in the belt loops?

~~ Gwen loves hand-holding... and butt-grabbing. Arthur’s butt is a grab-magnet. Arthur loves putting his arm(s) around his loved ones, and in belt loops.

15) Who likes writes the others name on their wrist?

~~Gwen has a lot of nice drawing pens and will doodle all over wrists and ankles :p 

16) Who is more seductive when they are drunk? and who is louder in bed?

~~ARTHUR FOR BOTH, TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE POSSIBLE 

17) Who is more protective?

~~Arthur would jump in front of a rampaging boar for Gwen, but Gwen probably has a whole network of people looking out for Arthur when she can’t access him directly, so really it’s both but in different ways? Also, Gwen would kick ass with a sword if necessary 

18) Who talks to the other while they are sleeping?

~~Arthur is v mumbly in his sleep 

19) Who drives and who has the window seat?

~~ Gwen drives because she definitely adapted to the modern life a lot quicker than Arthur. He rides shotgun to fiddle with the radio and try to help navigate (fun fact: she probably already knows where she’s going)

20) Who falls asleep in the others lap and who carries them to bed?

~~Gwen often nods off on Arthur and he happily carries her to bed and tucks her in :’)  

21) Who cuts the others hair?

~~ Gwen cuts Arthur’s hair! If Arthur tried to approach Gwen’s hair like that, his hands would get swatted away at lightning speed. #Don’tTouchMyCurls

22) Who is super bad at sexting? and who sends them encouraging messages throughout the day?

~~Arthur is really bad at sexting but makes up for it with real-life technique, so.... also, Gwen always sends cute messages throughout the day 

23) Who thinks they are not good enough for the others love? and who’s more afraid of loosing the other? Who thinks they keep messing up, only for the other to tell them they don’t need to worry?

~~I don’t like to think about these sad things :(  But I will tell you that in The Once And Future King (by T.A. Barron), Arthur dealt with a lot of insecurity issues and it added so much depth and color to his character. Gwen is always there to reassure him, telling him that no matter the pressures their lives put on them, they will always remember their sweet and humble beginnings. 

24) Who starts random slow dancing with the other in the kitchen? Who holds the other just above the ground and kisses them?

~~ARTHUR ON BOTH eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 

25) Who says shitty puns and sex jokes just to see the other giggle and blush?

~~ listen. Gwen has such an awful sense of humour that you would never see coming. Filthiest jokes ever, coupled with shameful puns? Gold. 

26) Who kissed first?

~~I don’t remember what it was in canon but I really feel like Gwen would just lose her control after a certain amount of mutual pining (over the class status divide thing) and lay a big one on him and he’d be swept completely off his feet 

27) Who orders take out at two in a morning? and who wakes the other up at three in the morning to go downstairs with them to get a glass of water because it’s too dark?

~~  “Gwen. I’m hungry”“.....Arthur it’s literally 2am. Go back to sleep.”“I can’t! I’m starving! I feel like I could eat a horse!” “Well I have a big day at work tomorrow, I’m not getting up to cook.”“Fine. I’m ordering food.” ----one hour later, five minutes after his head hits the pillow again---“Gwen....?”“.....what.”“Can you please get me some water?” “.....are you kidding me?”“I heard some weird noises coming back up the stairwell and I’m not too keen on poking around down there right now....pleeeeeease?”“Oh, fine.”“I love you!!!!”“Love you too....”

28) Who writes poems/stories and love songs about the other? Do they sing the songs the write for them?~~Arthur has so many secret poems and songs that he’s written, but never shares them because he’s scared that everyone will tease him.

29) Who does some crazy stunt to try and impress the other and who ends up driving them to the emergency room after it backfires?~~Arthur is the showboat that ends up hurting himself, Gwen is the one who drives him to the emergency room, slightly panicked but mostly exasperated 

30) Who is embarrassed when they have to wear their glasses and who thinks they look super cute?~~Arthur. detests. his reading glasses. Gwen finds them adorable- “so scholarly!”