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Ai Ogura before the 2019 Moto3 Assen GP
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Top 5 or top 10 favourite Miku designs!!!
OK im finally going to answer this ask using 100% of my brain power.
I don't actually have favorites generally, but there are some modules I would LOVE to see more fanart of, these modules maybe have like one or two pieces of art out there.
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Jersey
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just perfectly fits when playing PO PI PO, and Miku with her hair in a bun is always good.
2. Hello, Good Night
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I mean just look at Her, She's the Queen of dreams and snork-mimimi. Basically the sandman if he was fucking epic. (this song is so fucking hard tho)
3. FOnewear Style
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Extreme video game vibes, and ELF EARS. AND THE BOOTS WHIP ASS!!! I love all the little ball accessories
4. Hello World
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I've literally never seen fan art of this module. It's super "sci-fi princess of the galaxy" vibes, it's Miku from the year 2253. It's the Miku that appears as an AI controlling some kind of 'Arc' class spaceship, the humans on board have all died for some reason so when you meet her she's been alone for awhile... I just made myself sad wtf.
5. Dancing All Night
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Extremely cool, extremely techo, this Miku knows how to put on a rave, and the little screens on her chest are animated! Plus the black boots, the black skirt, and the black gloves are sexy af
6. Interviewer
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This is what Miku wears on a day She has off, the low ponytails, the bike shorts, no shoes, baggy hoodie like whats not to love. But then they go and give Her red eyes? why tf not
7. Racing Miku 2012 ver.
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The racing QUEEN, She is presiding over one of those violent 'death race' type of motorsports events and She's sitting in a skybox watching the chaos unfold and laughing. She may or may not be meddling with the outcome of the race with a devious control panel that's linked to all kinds of hazards built into the track. She may or may not have some kinda freakish underling that's just begging to activate his most fucked up traps and obstacles, and She may or may not allow him to set some of them off, if she's in the mood.
8. Siren
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I find this module really charming because you'd think the color combinations and the kind of antiquated dress design wouldn't work but they come together in this campy way and it's so good. And the song it's tied to has this great 'twist' where the beginning of the song is this slow ballad being sung in some kinda garden, and then it's revealed that She's ACTUALLY performing in this crazy far off alien-world arena where I imagine all kinds of shady characters and rough types are patrons. And they come from all over to hear Miku sing.
I'm going to stop at 8 modules, ty so much for this ask though! These kind of questions really give me a chance to write about Miku and dive into imagining Her in all kinds of settings and scenarios!
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∞ teacher’s pet — i.n.
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summary: in which the top student fails a test and gets extra help from his favorite professor.
pairing: student!jeongin x teacher!reader
genre: college!au
warning: sub!jeongin, dom!reader, pet play, noona kink, exhibitionism, handjob, ear licking, humiliation, quirofilia, seduction, he still has his braces.
word count: 1.9k
authors note: i really don’t know where this idea came from, but all i know is subby jeongin = 🤤. thank you for supporting me! watching people like my little writings really make my day.. hope y’all enjoy this <3. stream “Going Dumb”!
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“would anyone like to explain what it means to be dependent on an organism?”
jeongin’s eyes concentrated on you, as he listened to your voice encompassing the leveled platform. today’s lecture was based on the living organisms in the world and you seemed to be determined for everyone to learn the curriculum.
however, jeongin could not focus on anything except your figure. you were wearing a white skin-tight turtleneck and black formal pants that emphasize your ass. all topped off with a large suit jacket and black louis vuitton heels.
it overall made his heart jump for joy just enjoying the view.
he thought about how those heels would look wrapped around his waist as he pounds into you; screaming his name. or maybe how your tiny hand would slip around his throat as he begs for your come.
“mr. yang?”
jeongin quickly snaps out of his trance to hear you calling his name. and not in the way he wanted.
you looked up at him with sad eyes, upset at him for not paying attention to your favorite lesson. “what’s going through that head yours? is it more important than organisms?”
he quickly fixed his posture, shaking his head rapidly, and responded with, “n—no, i’m sorry noona. i just was thinking too hard about something. i’ll promise to listen from now on.”
you hummed with caution, continuing the biological lecture. the student sighs gratefully for you letting him go off easily and tries to at least take some notes.
“yo, i.n. you okay?” a familiar voice whispered.
jeongin turns to see his two close friends, seungmin and felix, staring down at him in question. “yeah, you seem a little off today.”
confirming he says, “uh. y—yeah; i’m okay.”
“mhmm. okay with staring professor y/n down huh?” felix smirks.
the heat on i.n. 's cheeks becomes noticeable when hearing about his staring. he then tries to ignore the statement by writing his name and the current date in his notebook.
“leave him alone felix. he’s just probably having some problems with the lesson; you should perhaps ask noona for help.” seungmin tries to intervene.
“yeah; i mean, maybe noona can also help you with other problems. if you know what i mean.” felix grins bumping jeongin’s arm.
“f—felix!”
“boys?! care to tell us what is so interesting other than my lesson?” your voice suddenly booms throughout the room. jeongin jumps at your tone and begins to apologize again once making you soften.
“that’s alright, but please pay attention. oh, and jeongin, stay after class for a few minutes to speak with me.”
he didn’t know what to think at that moment; with felix oohing in one of his ears and seungmin trying to shush him in his other or the fact that you wanted to talk to privately.
alone, with no one around, made his mind officially shut down.
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“you wanted to speak with me noona?”
you shifted around to see jeongin’s stiff form; then took note of how nervous he looked and gave him a light smile. “hey, kiddo. i just wanted to see how you were doing lately.” you wished to see some type of relief release through him.
but unfortunately, that didn’t happen.
he still looked kind of anxious to speak with you, letting you know how intimidating you seemed. “hey it’s all good, you're not in trouble or anything, i promise. i’ve noticed how you’ve been acting recently in my class and how your scores dropped a little,” you reassured.
“ai! i’m so sorry noona!”
you giggle at the student’s consistent apologies. in your mind, you thought how cute he was; like a puppy aching to gain approval from its owner.
maybe you could make him as your puppy and work hard for that admiration.
immediately, you shake your head from the naughty images. ever since the semester started a few months ago, your thoughts almost ran around yang jeongin.
how his pretty smile, concealed by clear braces, shined at your speaking, how his crescent-shaped eyes followed your every move; making you feel sexy, how large and veiny his arms grew over time within the season, etc.
“that’s alright, jeongin. i just want you to feel comfortable in my lectures. how about this, you and i have a session later this evening to cover the material for the next exam. what do you think pup’?” you offering, accidentally calling him by the pet name you gave him.
after catching the tiny nickname, jeongin clumsy drops his possessions while feeling something swell in his pants. he begins to overthink the word. pup’? why did that sound so nice coming out of your mouth? and how was he gonna hide the fact that his dick got hard in the middle of their conversation?
“i–i’m sorry!”
“oh! no worries hun! here; let noona help you out.”
you instantly proceeded over, bent down, and gathered i.n.’s school objects. starting with some of his blue pens, his macbook, and then his green two-subject notebook. “n–noona! i got the notebook, it’s okay.” jeongin stuttered.
it was almost like he was trying hard to hide something in the notebook, and suddenly it all made sense as it opened to the front page.
yang y/n. it was his surname combined with your first name.
it seemed as if time swiftly froze with silence when discovering the secret. however, it didn’t bother you essentially much as jeongin thought it would have had. “aw, pup’, this is cute. yang y/n has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?”
the air that was in jeongin’s lungs properly stopped working when distinguishing how seductive your tone became. “i–i..”
“relax a lil’ pup’. listen, will you promise to meet me later this eveningfor some tutoring. i think you could really use it. plus if you’re good–”
you shifted closer to the student’s ear lobe and whispered, “–noona could give you a reward.”
jeongin swore he felt some pre-cum drip down from his pants. “y–yes, noona.” he swallowed trying to moist his dry throat, then jumped moaning in pleasure when your small hand gripped around his erection.
“good. see you then, pup’.”
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a few hours later, jeongin ends up at the university’s public library, not knowing what to expect. though, he did make sure to be ready for any possible situation. what did you mean by rewarding him? did you feel the same way he did?
you must have since you did touch his swollen cock during your conversation. or maybe it was just his imagination?
jeongin sighs restlessly thinking of the concept while waiting for your arrival. that soon ends as he hears your alluring voice greet out, “hiya pup’! ready for our lesson?”
he peers up from the library’s table to see you wearing informal clothing. a tight crew neck that reveals your smooth arms extending down to red-painted nails and large breasts bouncing with every step you take.
“ah! i hope you weren’t waiting too long, i got held up in traffic.”
“t–that’s okay noona! i just got here.”
you smile at his nervousness, now acknowledging where it came from, and sat down in the hard chair right next to him. “good, we can get started. i hope you’re ready,” you whispered, feeling an urge to dominate.
jeongin gulps recognizing a certain excitement coming from his pants within hearing your tone and replies with, “r–ready?”
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“so, what does adaptation consist of?”
jeongin couldn’t comprehend what you were saying being he focused on the way your glossed-up lips looked. the way he could imagine it wrapped around cock or it traveling up and down the side of his neck molding kisses; it worked him to the point where he was solid hard.
“pup’, what is going through that mind of yours?”
“s–sorry. it’s just, i guess this lesson isn’t grasping in my head yet.” he tries to explain not wanting to upset you.
however, instead of upsetting you, your colored eyes just darken. “oh! i have any idea; remember when i said i would reward you if do good–”
jeongin nods excitedly, making you giggle.
“–well, i know you understand the concept of this chapter. so to push you a little more, i’ll ask you a question and if you get it right, that little cock of yours will get to come.”
the student freezes up at your approach, thinking it was a dream too good to be true. “w-wait what?”
“what is the definition of homeostasis?”
“i, uh, i think it's an organism's constant adjustment to maintain stable conditions in itself?”
you reached under the table discreetly and unbuttoned the pants on jeongin grasping his swollen cock. “o-oh my god, noona!”
“shh, pup’. you gotta be quiet for me; now onto the next question. who created the biogenesis theory?”
jeongin’s breath became too much for him to handle feeling the pre-cum drip from his blood-filled tip. “n–noona, please.”
“come on puppy, tell me the answer or i stop.”
his mind starts to rush trying to find the answer before you let him go. it took him a couple of seconds, but once he got it, he hurried to speak. “henry charlton bastain!”
“good puppy.” your tiny hand moves faster, satisfied with the statement. you felt his cock throbbing with every stroke you took. like jeongin, you dreamt of this same exact moment. you wanted to control the poor student every time he walked through your room, when he made eye contact with you, or even when his plump bottom lip was bitten from his teeth.
and finally, it was happening.
“oh, who’s a good puppy for noona?”
“m-me! i am noona.”
“that’s right pup’. next question, what are the five steps to the scientific method?”
i.n.’s vein from his cock popped out sensing the rubbing moving faster than before. “i only know four noona!”
“too bad, i wanted five or i slow down.” you coldly demand.
jeongin began to try to think hard on the five steps letting the sensation run through his body. “o-okay. it’s defining the problem, making a hypothesis, testing it, analyzing the results… then..”
your hand slows at his hesitation. “give me the last one puppy.”
“oh! noona, don’t stop! i–i. is it d–drawing the conclusions?”
“good puppy!”
his cock grows bigger when your finger grips at the base. then, you painted nails lightly scratch at his tight balls. “oh! noonaaa. that feels sooo goood. pleaseee.”
“continue to answer like a good pup’ then i’ll keep going.”
soon after the next few questions, jeongin sits near his breaking point. “nooonnnaaa! please!”
“grab your textbook and hold it up.”
i.n. clutches the hard-covered biology book to cover both you and him from public eyes. suddenly, you lower yourself to his lips, deeply kissing him with tongue, and wander towards his earlobe. “one more question, pup’. what does stimulus mean?”
“uh! noona! please let me come! make your puppy come!” he moans a little too loud.
“shh. answer the question, then i’ll let you come.”
“s-stimulus? it m-means anything an organism responds to.”
you then move your head to spit down to moist his penis. “good puppy! getting your small cock rubbed in front of everyone like a little slut.” you cup the back of his neck feeling the shivers release through him.
“you can come pup’, come for noona.”
jeongin then lets go, coming hard in your hand. “o-oh! thank you, thank you noona!”
after guiding him to his high, you let go of him and licked the white, sticky substance from your hand.
“good puppy. i’m sure you’ll be ready for that next exam.”
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HypMic 7 - 9 | Maou-jou 5 - 6 | Akudama Drive 6 - 8 | I7 s2 6 - 9 | Taiso Samurai 5 - 6
HypMic 7
I will never not laugh at the content advisory, haha.
I like Kazuha already. Too bad he’s probably evil…
Oh, is it the day of the DRB in the series already…? Or maybe, because it’s the qualifiers, BB and MTC’s match is on a different day to FP and MTR’s.
Oh? Does Tom know Jakurai well enough to call him “Jakurai-sensei”? (<- middle ground between “Jinguji-sensei/Sensei” and “Jakurai”) Also, Tom uses “ore”.
Ooh, Iris is a motorbike rider, eh? Interesting. I thought they (<- not sure if Iris is a “she” or “he” with a really weird name) were more of a Saburo-type and didn’t bother with things like that, based on their appearance. Update: Someone on Yahoo Answers said based on Iris’s watashi, she is a woman.
Typo fixed! Good job, anime staff! Update: I’m referring to “…darkest hour is just before the down” (sic).
…bukkorosu = “f***in’ slaughter ‘em”. It’s not wrong…it’s just the subbers really like to abuse the F word for MTC. But you knew that already if you got this far…right?
LOL, Ramuda wants to “scratch [Rex’s] back” (figuratively) to…get SNS views? Hahaha.
This Studio Alita is probably a reference to Shinjuku Alta.
Yotsutsuji!!! That was the one big spoiler I got before watching the episode today and I’m so happy I got to see him animated!
(One of) Irihatoma and Degarashi refer to Jakurai as “Jakurai-sensei” as well. Hmm, I never noticed. Update: That’s Degarashi, because Irihatoma speaks to Jakurai alone later this ep.
There’s 50% chance I’m getting this wrong, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say Kazuha is voiced by a veteran VA…one I already know about.
Doppo calls Kazuha by his first name…That upgrade means their relationship escalated quickly (or this is a quirk of HypMic in general, since I noticed most characters are on first name basis with each other). Also, it’s cute Doppo finally has someone in his corner. No other part of the franchise has one, to my memory. Update: It might actually be “Kazuha-kun”…but I’m still surprised though. Update 2: It’s both, actually.
I’ve listened to the phrase “some random guy” several times from Hifumi’s mouth and all I can figure out is the “yatsu” at the end. (Doesn’t help my ears blocked themselves up again, although it’s less than it used to be.)
Harumi Wharf.
R? On a helicopter landing pad?
…uh oh. I was right when I thought Kazuha was going to be evil. Also, Doppler shift/effect. Update: “Doppler” is clearly a pun on “Doppo”.
Hmm? “Hey, Doppo” from “yaa”…it doesn’t have a name referred in there. It’s a small but odd thing to do. (I remember a professional translator was complaining that people with intermediate Japanese were giving them flak for translating things “wrong”, but what I do here is analysis for my future and edificiation. I’m not here to knock down pro translators’ doors and demand a refund, because I’m trying to go pro to atone for my sins as a scanlator.)
The soundtrack’s slightly sinister tone, plus the fact I figured the culprit well before Doppo did, makes me slightly scared…for MTR.
I realised they skimped on the budget…this “hot off the car chase” line seems more like an MTC line, doesn’t it…?...Yeah, it’s almost word for word for MTC in DRB+. Maybe the subbers rushed and used this translation (this link I put here) rather than their actual lyrics…? I will have to get to the bottom of this. Update: Turns out the translation is slightly different, but…yes, there is reference to a car chase in the start of Shinjuku Style. (Sorry, I don’t know every lyrics of every song off the top of my head.)
…wow, this got really Doppo-centric. I’ve never seen the leader relinquish their position when it comes to “leading into battle” before. It just goes to show the staff really do pay attention to how popular Doppo is.
Note “Doppo” means “walk alone”, roughly speaking, hence the “solitary” line.
This song is very, very faithful to its original lyrics, because I was trying to look at Hifumi’s “mixing paint” line and it pretty much matches.
Hifumi’s “my men”, LOL.
Kazuha = “one leaf”, hence the “leaves” in one of Jakurai’s lines.
I cringe every time I hear screaming coming from this episode, y’know…?
…oh dear. MTC’s plot actually bled into MTR’s.
I already knew from browsing Twitter earlier today that Kizuna was going to become FP’s today, but hearing it is another matter entirely.
Kosuke Miyoshi is Kazuha. Apparently, this guy also voiced Mashirao Ojiro (the tail guy) from BnHA, but that’s his only major role…so I was right in that I knew him, but wrong in that he was, again, a relative rookie in comparison to most.
Apparently FP’s sign is a peace sign sideways to represent an F, but…it’s just a sideways peace sign to me…
…how is Dice’s bead ornament attached to him? Is it on his hair, on his ear, on the skin behind his ear…? I was trying to replicate his outfit and got stuck on how to represent it, so I ended up opting for trying (and failing) to do a small braid on the right side.
IWGP shows up this season…it’s the song with the “hoo!” noise BB perform in this episode.
LOL, “Dead men tell no tales” is a perfect saying for MTC.
Akudama 6
Is there a movie called “Brother”…? There’s apparently one that’s the plural of that, but not that itself.
If HypMic likes the F bomb, then Akudama like the S word.
I-Is it just me or is the choreography sped up at some points in this episode…? It’s a bit disorienting to come back to.
I thought the kid was a robot…but close enough.
Oh no! Why does the teacher always have to die for the student to become stronger???
Kairaku/shugi -> pleasure/doctrine (if I didn’t somehow misunderstand the shark’s kanji combo),
The part after the ED looks a little too long…keep watching.
The Japanese says “Lost Children”, but the English says “The City of Lost Children”, probably referring to this French sci-fi film.
I7 s2 6
I like how Gaku is taking special offence to Yamato’s comments about him being a playboy.
Re:vale-san. I never noticed until now.
“I’m already looking forward to it.” That’s how I would translate Tsumugi’s “I’m already excited”.
“…who could possibly complain?” – I think Mitsuki might.
The pun in the MEZZO show is that tai (group/squad) sounds the same as tai (want to ~). Rabbinsta is obviously Instagram + Rabbit (Chat?).
Oh my gosh! It’s the Yotsuba sister!
Mitsuki’s shopping trip OST is nice, man. This piano.
This episode has a really great sense of danger and foreboding for the future.
I7 s2 7
Perfection Gimmick. Never heard it in the anime before.
Even the ramen house’s name is a play on “Idolish7”.
LOL, Yamato sure turned that comment around.
The sign talking about beer says something about coupons below it. (It went by too fast and my CR app’s kinda fiddly, so I can’t really go back…)
Kimi to Ai na Night (pun on Idolish7, aka “AiNana”, again).
Mitsuki, no one hates you! You’re just imagining it all!
I7 s2 8
Momo hugely resembles Sasara, right down to the highlights on the hair…
“…you’re so handsome…” – I’m dying on the inside here, people! *laps up the BL pandering with a derpy smile on my face*
Banri and Tsumugi haven’t been focussed on lately…they’re clearly doing something regarding Banri’s ties with Re:vale, but I can’t quite figure out what that “something” is.
Why is there a basketball and a football in the back of the Takanashi office…?
Please don’t run in heels, Tsumugi…
“I love Idolish7!” - Ah, despite my quibbles, Tsumugi is good after all.
“making one’s best exertions” – Why do those words on the cup worry me a bit…?
Isn’t “I’m watching you” a creepy statement…?
Apparently Tamaki’s symbol is mp (mezzo pianissimo), hence Sougo’s words.
…my gosh! Aya’s foster father is Kujou?!
I7 s2 9
If I heard it right, Tenn’s line was “I can be your idol”, not “your prince”.
“Older Izumi” - …ah, poor Mitsuki.
“Damn you, sexy beast…” – LOL!
…aw, I think this is the first time my heart has been lightened by Tsunashi’s laugh. He’s a good boy.
The chibis…I’m still trying to get used to them…
As a song once said, “You can’t please everyone so you just gotta please yourself.” (Blah blah blah, something about garden parties…)
Takao what now???...okay, Takao Dayuu.
…You’re lucky that wasn’t Tenn doing Takao Dayuu. It would’ve been very “Gentaro does his courtesan voice” if it was.
Nagi doesn’t overpronounce things as much in this season. It’s…pleasant, actually. Give me more of that.
Nagi’s “Oh my god!” was hilarious.
Taiso 5
Ra (ら) and ro (ろ) look kinda similar in hiragana.
Even without the audio, I can guess the words were “yarubeki koto” (things you should do) -> shachihoko.
The texts are written in gyaru-moji. Gyaru-moji is basically indecipherable to anyone who doesn’t know how it works – kind of like the common teen vernacular, to be honest (LOL…?) – and so the subs actually kind of ruin the confusingness of it all, but they did slightly better when they went “UR”.
Movie shiritori! But…has it really been half a year since Leo started? I feel slightly robbed about that plotline with the Men in Black right now…(then again, HypMic is just as bad about important plotlines, if not worse, so…I’m going to be patient and not complain.)
July 5th…Rei is a Cancer…?
They’re…finally moving on this Men in Black plotline! I only complained two points ago! Thank you, staff, for listening to my complaints (…?).
Moon Land finished recently, so I wonder if I’ll lose interest in this anime from here on out…? There was a Pommel Horse Prince in that.
Moon Land taught me that gymnastics has a lot of skills named after their creators, much like the Aragaki previously. The score is out of 10 for both D (difficulty) and E (execution), meaning a 20 is the best you can do, but the judges can get really picky...
The word for “vault” literally means “leaping/jumping horse”…makes sense.
Some of these names are names I’m familiar with from Moon Land already…but I never remember what the skills look like.
…welp, Leo just proved he really is a ninja after all.
Dr Stone’s s2 had its ED announced to be “Koe?” by Hatena and “Yume?” here really makes a theme…does Hatena give all their song titles question marks on the end?
Taiso 6
Colour gangs? Like in IWGP?
It’s nice to see they’re (Jotaro and Rei) communicating properly for the first time in possibly this entire anime.
On the wall, that thing is an evacuation map…of some sort.
…I’ve always wondered: if a bird eats chicken, does that count as cannibalism?
This is like thw Makkachin incident all over again (in YoI).
“…there’s no reason for you to grin and bear it.”
…Leo and Jotaro, both are so dense! Boys *shakes head*.
BB? More like ET (LOL)!
Maou-jou 5
…I didn’t even notice the cast was all dudes bar the princess at this point.
Tatakau Onnatachi. It could mean “fighting women” or “female warriors”.
I’m still vaguely pissed that Kirito is here under my nose…darn Demon King!!!
One of the harpy’s recent worries was that she wanted to become friends with the princess…That’s kinda cute…
Didn’t Syalis already get the coffin that one time? Or did it get confiscated?
*eyes sparkle* Cloud…I’d like to sleep on a cloud…*dreamy look on face* Cloud.
This is basically Princess, ‘Tis Time for Torture in reverse.
Is it “make do” or “make due”…?
I don’t think I need to explain the joke where the harpy is happy.
Gendo pose!
I wonder if the bed or the sheets will talk to her (Syalis) someday?
Maou-jou 6
The New Gearbolt’s quote is “guruguru dokkan”, which is just a bunch of sound effects. It would translate to something like “whir-whir-thud”.
Underwear episodes are some of the worst episodes ever…they’re so juvenile…I dropped at least one series based on the underwear episode alone.
Ah! The seal on the ice monster’s shoulder! Too cute!
How can a mechanical princess mecha (…thing?) have worries?
LOL, never underestimate the hilarity of the teddy demons ganging up on the Demon King.
I like how the Japanese pointed out the demons only moved the princess.
HypMic 8
I thought the robberies were Kazuha’s doing…? Or is this a separate case?
Samatoki answering his phone with his feet up…LOL, there’s just something funny about it. It shows he’s just so badass, he can get away with it.
Riou’s hacking (?) skills come to the fore again. (Or is that listening to enemy intel?)
Ooh, Iris is sassy. I love her already.
…er, Samatoki? Blowing cigarette smoke into Jyuto’s face is just rude…
“…don’t hang up your gloves.” – Considering Jyuto has his red gloves…LOL.
What the heck is that backing track when the 2nd car moved out? That’s a cool track.
Ah! Iris is a Saburo-type…LOL, Saburo’s fake identity.
“a cop who’s in with the yakuza” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki.
For a guy who was only just in the water, Riou doesn’t even look wet.
“2 DIE 4” – Hmm? So did the anime staff know what Riou’s 2nd round song title was at the time…? Update: Judging by the name “Requiem” dropped in the next episode, I would say yes.
“…f*** the police…” - Wow, way to diss your own teammate, Samatoki. X2
Hmm? In Riou’s rap bit near the end, he goes “mad warrior” and that rhymes (in a very loose way of speaking) with “Mad Trigger”. The English didn’t keep that.
I remember seeing a spoiler which said that line (the one about slaves)…but seriously, Jyuto is such a “sexy revenge cop” (as someone once said – I think it might be Slug, or an anon to Slug) that literally nothing else seems to matter about him.
Why do they subtitle the laughing??? I still have no idea.
“Sgt. Iruma”? The guy just says “Iruma-san”. Is he a sergant or some other rank? Update: Yes. (As in, he is a sergant.)
I’ve never actually seen Ramuda sleep in a bed before, come to think of it. Does he not have a bed?
I would assume Gentaro is going…but he said he won’t be going, then negated that and then negated it again. Unless the 2nd time was him admitting it was a lie the first time…is he going or not???
“shinsetsu no human” – (Spoilers for later on/manga)…Yes, that’s actually what Ramuda says. It’s as if Ramuda subtly admits, right there, he isn’t human.
Nodo = throat…If this were translated more literally, it would sound pretty clunky.
“…rappa no inochi…paa!” – Yep, the subbers got the gist of the joke there.
Dice is basically a worm at this point…He’s squirming like one, anyway.
That “number of pips facing up” thing has got to be foreshadowing for something, y’know? Nothing in a story ever goes to waste. Also, it’s likely the dice are weighted or something…
…yep, there you go.
That voice Gentaro used for “I despise lies” was amusing…because it’s so different to his normal voice, and because Gentaro is a serial liar.
The 2nd song…which I already know is called “JACKPOT” from browsing Twitter earlier today…was a bunch of fun.
Udagawacho.
Hmm…emphasis on the candy. I wonder what that means? (<- already knows, I just want to keep it a secret from you, dear reader, if you don’t know it too)
ANIME SHOP is so clearly a pun on Animate, including the colours, that I can’t even…LOL.
FP’s Kizuna sounds distinctly different to the others…probably because of Ramuda. It’s mostly Ramuda carrying the tune there.
“Life is what you make it.” – Hmm, an interesting quote for sure.
HypMic 9
…welp, they don’t call it Fling Posse for nothin’.
I didn’t believe my ears, so I went and listened to it again. Sure enough, Ichiro calls Jakurai -san, not -sensei.
Ramuda’s normal voice! Things are getting serious~!
“Hifuming”? Is that a deliberate choice on the translators’ part? Or is it a mishearing?
…I’m laughing at how Samatoki called Ichiro a “hypocritical piece of s***”. I know the “s***” part is correct at minimum from the audio.
I believe Samatoki said -san, not -sama when he asked for an honorific. Hmm, interesting.
I knew this would get animated, but…I still can’t believe I’m watching it! Amazing…absolutely amazing.
If you’re wondering…yes, that long thing is her entire title and name. It’s said the name “Kadenokouji” is the longest Japanese surname in existence.
I remember reading a tweet earlier today that said somebody wanted “Altercation! Altercation! Altercation!” as a song title…and now I LOL, because the subbers made Gentaro say the exact same word.
Hmm…I only just noticed BB are the only ones with bags. They probably came last, but who took the others’ bags into Chuoku…? Update: Some of the others did have bags, I just never spotted them. For instance, Riou is carrying a large black rectangular bag, but Samatoki and Jyuto don’t have any. Jakurai has the bag from his TDD days.
The 2nd DRB brackets got announced today. BB vs DH, MTR vs BAT, FP vs MTC, rolling out across Japan (and Japan only due to COVID) in 2021.
“What happened between you and him?” - I was going “who?” in Cantonese (as I sometimes do), but turns out they’re just referring to Samatoki.
This is exactly as it played out in the drama tracks and manga…exactly what I was waiting for all this time! So good, dangit!
LOL, in the future, we will have camera drones working our concerts like they do in the DRBs…I think (?)
I wonder what Dice is thinking right now, seeing Otome on the screen…hmm…
…gah! Airhorn! Airhorn to the ears! *tilts to side due to sound*
I still kind of remember Slug’s take on the final battle…”The popo? More like the poopoo!” (or something like that). *sniggers*
The little barking bit after Jiro’s verse was…kinda cute, actually.
…ow, these are some burn-ass words. See? This is the power of the DRB!
…eh? Riou’s mic has his MC name on it. Don’t think I’ve seen that in any other part of the series.
Hoh, Riou even made references to Saburo’s character songs.
You can see “Hc” on Samatoki’s mic too…probably another case of his MC name, but partially obscured by his hand.
Aw, “Samatoki no sabaku toki” is a good lyric. Why couldn’t you try to keep that, instead of translating it literally to “judgement day for Samatoki”?
You can hear a thumping beat in the background when Samatoki prepares himself. That seems to be a similar way to how ARB treats this stuff.
“I’m THE Samatoki” – “Samatoki-sama da”.
I think it was really cool to show Samatoki handing the song over to Riou, but it also indicates there’s a disjunct in the lyrics that would cause such a thing. From this, maybe Riou is MTC’s weak link���?
Skeletons with katanas! Is that not cool?!?
…hey, that joined words thing Ichiro does…I would assume that’s what Rhyme Strike looks like in the HypMic universe?
Notice Samatoki took the word “signal” from Ichiro’s part and put it into his own one.
“Today is a good day to die.” – *eyes bulge* Oh…gosh. What a quote. Update: Someone theorised Ichijiku wrote these titles (the last 2), but someone else – like me – theorised this quote was what FP and M fans thought for this battle.
Akudama 7
…that’s one twisted kid.
Never threaten to kill a kid who can regenerate far better than you, Hoodlum.
Brawler is still in the OP…it’s kind of saddening to see him now.
I noticed a certain character appears on the Executioners’ hands if you pause at the right moment in the OP. It’s the first character in shori (management).
Bunny: set meal/Shark: roasted meat (yakiniku)
…This sounds a heck of a lot like the genbaku dome (Hiroshima Peace Park).
Bunny and Shark’s shirts together: Idiot -> Shark: Bone
Actually, this also reminds me of the Osaka Expo held in 1970. I loved writing about that event – it was just so fun to write about.
This anime is like Appare-Ranman’s sequel, except without the racing and crazy racial stereotypes (although there are still crazy stereotypes).
…whoa! This scene is going on the end of year list for sure. Just…have to remember this scene, where all the children disappeared, exists.
…”The City of Lost Children” is an apt title for this episode.
(HypMic spoilers!) I wonder if they’ll reveal that Ramuda is a clone in what’s left of the HypMic anime?
…oof, Doctor’s a filthy traitor!
Rule number 1 of fighting: never yell out “Smokescreen!” when the smokescreen is meant to cover you.
…LOL, dark censorship bar. Please wait for the Blu-Rays to see this scene uncensored.
What the heck?! The countdown went from 7 to 0 so fast!
Akudama 8
Black Rain, huh? *checks* It’s a movie about a pair of New York policemen who have to save a Japanese gangster from his death.
…don’t jinx it, Swindler!
Your brother isn’t on the moon, Sister. It’s just your dreams on there.
Notice “Neo Lake Biwa” actually has “Reiku” in its name, as opposed to, say, “mizuumi” or “ike” (the Japanese equivalent).
You can still see where Doctor stitched herself up.
What did Doctor “hold on to”?
Way to monologue through the whole morality thing… (<- not as satisfied as they would like from this scene)
I wonder if the seal is electronically tracked…
Tsubo = pot, vase…*thinks about drugs* (Not that pot.)
“…I’ll make you into a real man.” – More like a eunuch, LOL. (partially sarcastic)
I recall from Sarazanmai that “pair look” is the term for “twinsies” in Japanese.
Oh! Swindler kind of looks like the Executioner Boss now.
…I find it ironic that Swindler had long hair up until not too long ago.
Can to the eye! Ouch! That’s gotta be worse than a lightsaber…er, jitte to the eye!
This makes me wonder…was Courier a rich kid once…?
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It took until the end of their dinner and leaving to head back to Chie's house before they were calmed down enough to discuss what had just happened. Chie was highly embarrassed, but before she could even begin to fully dig into the reasons, Yukiko had something else prepared to say.
"I'm very sorry, Chie-chan."
"Ye-what?" she said, switching gears mid-word because she was taken aback and unprepared. "For what?"
"I believe you weren't really ready for me to do what I did just now. And yes, I know you insisted that you could handle it, but… I have a feeling that Ebihara-san coming up to talk to us changed your feelings. But you didn't stop me, so I made an assumption, and now… I think… it was the wrong one."
A long sigh of relief burst from Chie. "Okay, thank you. Whew! I was gonna say that I was a little freaked out, but um, I didn't want you to feel bad. Especially 'cuz I did something so gross."
"Huh?" Head tilting adorably in confusion, almost making Chie want to sweep her into a fresh kiss, she asked, "What did you do?"
"What do you mean? I kissed that bitch!"
"Ohhh. Well, I just assumed that was part of the playacting." Though her eyes did lose a little of their light as they resumed walking.
"Yeah. I mean, it kinda was, but like… I dunno, I was trying not to moan when I came and that was the easiest way to cover my mouth. And she is cute. Even if I wish I was kissing you instead."
That made a brief smile flash across her lips. "Oh, I see."
"Sorry."
"Well… it's my fault for continuing to play with you while she was leaning so close. I could see as plainly as you that she was making a 'kiss me' face."
"A 'kiss me' face?" Yukiko recreated said expression, and Chie had already started to lean in before she shook the spell off. "D-damn, that's… that is super effective!"
The Yasogami beauty queen giggled as she slipped her arm through Chie's and pulled her up the walk to her house. "I've seen the other staff at the inn do it to get tips. Not all of them, of course. Perhaps they watch the same TV shows as Ai-san? Those Korean dramas…"
"Ugh, I can't stand those. I mean, they're good right up until they hit some scene that's just so super dramatic that I can't take it seriously anymore."
"Really? I love them; you're not wrong, they are exaggerated, but I look at it as… that's the art form. It's how they display the full spectrum of the human emotional state by shining a brighter light on them."
Chie blinked a few times, then stuttered, "W-well, yeah, that's true. Sorry."
"You don't have to be sorry. I always knew you didn't like them as much as me."
"Oh." As she fished out her keys and opened the door, she said, "Well… isn't that bad, though? Like, if we're dating…"
"So what? You and I don't have to like all the same things. I never much cared for that Super Sentai show of yours, but I don't hate it, and I like watching it with you because you just get so into it." As they stepped out of their shoes in the entryway, she asked, "Isn't that what relationships are all about? Compromise?"
"Huh, well yeah. I mean, I wanna argue, but that makes total sense. You're sure you don't mind sitting through my stuff?"
"Not if you don't mind sitting through mine," she answered with such a sweet smile that Chie felt her pulse racing. "I think that's settled. We will continue to share our shows."
"Deal," she chuckled lightly as they lingered near the bottom of the stairs. "Hey, you can go on up and start on your homework while I get a couple chores done. Won't be that long."
"You sure you don't want some help?" Yukiko asked with very genuine concern in her tone.
"No, no! I got this. Plus once you figure out the assignment you can help my dumb ass."
Pouting, she slapped her arm and hissed, "Stop that! You are not dumb. Just not an academic." And still they lingered. Yukiko slid her hands up to perch on Chie's shoulders. "You're my Prince."
What was she supposed to do besides kiss her? Whatever it was, it wasn't going to happen, because she was already leaning in to gently take her soft lips, pressing her back against the wall by the bottom step. Yukiko barely squeaked before relaxing into the contact, lips sliding over her girlfriend's as they enjoyed their sweet moment together.
"CHIE! IS THAT YOU?"
Moment over. Hastily stepping away from her friend, she called out, "YEAH, MOM! BE THERE IN A SEC!" Then she hissed, "Go on, I'll catch up!"
"Okay," she chuckled before whispering, "I'll try not to think too hard about how sexy you looked in Aiya. Squirming everywhere from my-"
"SHHH! God, you're going to drive me crazy, I gotta go talk to my mom!" But they were both grinning as they parted ways.
                                           ~ o ~
The chores didn't take too long. Her mother wanted her to clean up the kitchen, take out the trash, and to go outside and feed Muku. She rumpled the big, lovable Saint Bernard's fur after his bowl was full, smiling and doting on him for a little while. He would need a walk in an hour or two.
"Awww, your poor collar," she sighed as he licked her all over the face. "STOP! Haha! Sorry, I got you a new one but it's too small, I gotta take it back. This weekend, I promise."
Muku barked as she played with his jowls, still sadly glancing at the old, threadbare leather around his neck. Privately, she was glad she had the wrong size; it was red and she thought maybe a black collar would suit him better. Serendipitous. Then he pounced on her and she laughed and shoved him away.
"Okay, OKAY! I gotta go, but I'll be back in a few, boy. Be good!"
He barked his approval. She shook her head and rolled around with him again. Chie had always liked dogs, but there was an even more special bond she shared with him. Yukiko had loved him the minute she found him, but her parents knew a busy inn was no place for a puppy that would grow into such a large, exuberant dog. That had been how Chie met her for the first time: sobbing on the sidewalk and clinging to his neck, lamenting that she couldn't keep the creature that had wormed its way into her heart so quickly. So Chie's agreement to take in Muku had cemented their freshly-created bond — an early indicator of how close they would eventually become.
Almost like he was their child or something.
Chie quickly washed up and used the toilet before heading into her room to check on her friend. "Hey, so I was gonna grab us some chips but Mom says we shouldn't spoil our dinner, so I guess… we have to…"
"Oh, that's fine," Yukiko said with a sweet smile from where she sat on the floor in front of Chie's bed, copying down notes from the textbook open next to her. Then she noticed she had frozen just inside the door. "Um, Chie? Is something the matter?"
"What… is that…?"
After a few seconds of trying to figure out what she meant, she saw the finger pointing at her. "What is me?" But when her hand moved up to touch her chest, she breathed, "O-oh. I forgot."
Apparently, Yukiko had forgotten she was wearing Muku's would-be replacement collar. The bright red of the leather was rather flattering against her pale skin, and the shiny metal studs caught the light just right. It was a little loose around her neck but not terribly so — though she had it cinched to the tightest setting.
"How? I m-mean… how could you forget you were wearing it? Isn't it uncomfortable?"
"No, not really. But now I feel silly…" She smiled shyly as Chie closed the door and walked over to sit on the bed. "I just saw it lying on your dresser and thought I might try it on, because of how happy it made my shadow. But I completely forgot I did that when I got focused on homework."
"Well, um, it's totally cool. Just really wasn't expecting it, but I guess…" She shrugged awkwardly, hands clenching on the edge of the bed.
And then Yukiko turned slightly and looked up at her, eyes wide with curiosity and concern. It made for a very specific type of display that Chie could not ignore: fists pressing down into the rug, back arched. Almost on her hands and knees. And that striking red collar dangling around her neck while she looked at her with such a compassionate expression…
Compassionate… or loyal. Obedient.
"You guess?"
"I guess… it does kinda… look good." That was not quite what she had intended to say. Really, she had completely forgotten what she was going to say before now. Wait — now she remembered. "You're sure it's not scratchy or something? Because if you like it, hey, feel free."
Cheeks turning a little rosy, she smiled and said, "I don't mind it. Really! Does… it make you uncomfortable?"
"What? I'm not the one wearing it!" But when Yukiko raised an eyebrow, she scratched the side of her face and looked away. "W-well, like… it's weird, because… people don't normally… but you kinda make it work, a-and you look so natural sitting down there… with it on your neck…"
"Sitting down here?" Unfortunately for both of them, she figured it out before Chie herself did. "Ohhhh. Because it's a dog collar, right?"
"Huh?"
Yukiko walked in a small circle on her hands and knees, a sort of bemused smile on her lips. "Am I a pretty puppy?"
Full blush. Chie felt like someone could make okonomiyaki on her face, it was burning so hot as she gazed down at her best friend, who was literally behaving like a dog. For her. If not for seeing Other-Yukiko do the same thing, she would be laughing her ass off right now, thinking it was a mere joke. But that shadow had made it distinctly…
Sexual.
"Yeah," she breathed. When Yukiko actually waggled her hips from side to side, she reached down and caressed her hand over her hair. "Pretty girl."
"Mmm," she sighed, closing her eyes and leaning into the touch. "My Prince…" The eyes slit open and she smirked. "My Master?"
God, why did that instantly stir butterflies in her stomach? Not only that… but it made her want to further explore the dynamic between them. "Does, um… does my cute little Yukiko want a treat?" Then she muttered, "That does not sound right, even a little."
Yukiko chuckled. "You're right, Yukiko isn't a very good dog name."
"How about…" It came pretty easy to her while she was petting over her hair again. "Yuka?"
"Oh? You think I'm a gentle flower?" Belatedly, the meaning began to catch up to her and her cheeks turned rosy. "Chie…"
"You knew that, though," she hedged as her own face flushed. "Everybody in Inaba knows… especially after you've been on the news. You're the fairest in the land, and you would never hurt a fly. Japan's sweetheart."
Biting her lip to keep from giggling, she finally managed to whisper bashfully, "Stop. I'm n-not that pretty."
"God, you so are. But I know… you don't see it. Like, even before your shadow pretty solidly confirmed that. But I swear… I'm gonna spend my whole life trying to convince you."
Now tears were blossoming at the corners of Yukiko's eyes. She trembled a little, swallowed hard. Clearly her thoughts were racing, butting up against the wall of emotion trying to overtake her. Then rubbed her cheek against Chie's leg. "Master makes Yuka so happy. Yuka is hers forever."
Now her heart really was hammering in her chest, and her pulse was pounding somewhere downstairs — an area she would always associate with Yukiko for the rest of her life. Because she was the only one for her. Hers. How lucky could she get?
"Good girl, Yuka. Good girl."
"Chie? Are you… crying? Is everything-"
"All good," she cut her off, wiping at her eyes hastily. "Noooo problem here! Just, um… just all… a-anyway, it looks like you're really happy about the collar, so it's yours. All for Yuka, okay?"
"All for Yuka!" she piped up with a big grin and a little bounce. Of course, Chie could see she was a little bit bemused that she liked having her best friend as a dog, but… it wasn't all that. She also found their little impromptu roleplay to be fulfilling somehow. Both of them did.
"Okay, up, Yuka!" She obeyed, climbing into her lap. "Such a good girl — so pretty, so sweet."
Clearly a little nervous about it, Yukiko let out a quiet little bark. It didn't sound much like an actual dog but it wasn't bad for a first try. Not sure what else to do, Chie decided to kiss all over her face like she would with Muku.
"AH!" she yelped out before giggling, "Stooop, that's so much!"
"Well I have to show my doggy how much I love her," she laughed back — before her breath caught in her throat. It had been so easy to say. Was this too big a step too soon, when they had only just barely begun to realize they had such feelings for each other?
But before she could dwell on it too deeply, Yukiko was already pressing a very light kiss to her lips. "Yuka loves you too, Master. Very much."
"R-really? Are we just playing, or…?" When Yukiko shook her head, biting her bottom lip to keep from grinning too wide, Chie found she felt light-headed. "Oh. Wow, I'm- okay then. I guess that answers that question."
"Guess it does. Is that alright?"
"Absolutely. I mean… I already knew I loved you the most, so I guess… since we're together now, that means…"
"We're in love," Yukiko breathed for the two of them. Her arms tightened around Chie's body as she pressed her face into her neck, adding in a muffled voice, "I… this is crazy, and I'm shocked, but I've never been happier. Do you think this is normal?"
The Prince couldn't help laughing nervously as she pushed her hands into her best friend's back through the layers of her school uniform. "How the heck should I know? I've never been in love before! Geez, I've never even put a note in a boy's locker before!"
"Well, it probably isn't normal that I'm wearing a collar. But otherwise, it feels… nice. Letting you keep me. I belong to you forever."
"Yeah. Crazy, but yeah, I… I'm never letting you go. Bet on that."
The next kiss lasted for a long minute, hands caressing, lips entwining as their hot breath commingled in the space between their bodies. Before she knew it, Chie was undressing her as they rolled over on the sheets, hands seeming to know exactly where to go.
"You want me right now?" Yukiko asked in scarcely a whisper, pupils dilated fully as she gazed up at her best friend.
"Damn right. Do you… not want to? We could-"
"I just want to be close to you," she cut her off. "What we do isn't nearly as important."
Chie kissed along her neck, feeling her pulse and listening to her shaky breaths. That light scent that only belonged to Yukiko filled her lungs as she finally got her skirt down her legs, then began to peel her black tights off.
"Oh…"
"What?" Chie asked urgently, stopping with them bunched around her friend's knees. "Did I screw up?"
"N-no, you're fine! I was just wondering if you had... a thing… but I suppose I don't know why I thought about that."
Completely lost, she prompted, "Thing? What thing?"
"For stockings. For some reason, when you started taking them off my thought was that clearly you don't have a thing for stockings if you're getting rid of them."
Glancing at the tights, she finally connected the dots and let out a long "Ohhhhhh" as her head bobbed up and down. "R-right! Well… I've always thought you look great in tights, but I definitely never thought about it that way! Did you… want me to be into them like that?"
"NO! I mean…" Now her legs were fidgeting, so Chie continued to pull the stockings off to let her have the freedom to move. "You were into stepping on my face, and… I kind of was too… I was mostly just curious."
"Oh. Like, if I'm into feet and stuff?" She wasn't, but could definitely see how Yukiko got that impression. "Nah. But don't get me wrong, yours are cuter than Ebihara's, that's for sure."
That made her smirk. At first she couldn't figure out why, but then Yukiko muttered, "You were checking hers out, huh?"
"What?! No way! I m-mean, she really didn't leave us much choice, did she? Slamming her leg up on the table like that! She's crazy!"
"She's vain," Yukiko giggled as she ran her toes up and down her girlfriend's leg. "But thank you, for your reassurance. I wasn't trying to fish for compliments but I like it when you give them."
"No problem. Easy when I think you're the hottest girl on the planet." She picked up the playful foot and began to massage.
"Mmmhh…"
Chie felt a new flutter in the pit of her stomach. Yukiko was into this? No… it was a lot more likely she was enjoying a foot massage like a normal person. Well that was fine. Smiling in the knowledge that she could do something for her favourite person, she started digging in harder with her thumbs.
"O-oh goodness!" she gasped out, squirming and clutching at the sheets as her pale pink sole was assaulted. "Chie! W-wait!"
So she paused in her motions. "Yeah?"
"Shouldn't… I be doing this for you, Master?"
"Well… I mean, um…" Flustered by the return of that term of address, she shrugged and looked away. "I've… never seen any dog give a foot massage, so I think you're in the clear. Thanks, though."
"But isn't that an obvious benefit of having a dog with opposable thumbs?" They both laughed at that one, and Yukiko took the opportunity to crawl up into her lap. "I also assume you would rather have human-kisses than dog-kisses."
"Hell yeah, I would. C'mere, Yuka."
Another few minutes became lost to time. Eventually, they were both in their underwear and tangled up in the sheets, enjoying the closeness and warmth that provided. Paradise. Chie really wouldn't have minded if time froze in that ephemeral moment: she couldn't imagine a better one coming in the future.
Although the collar was still on. Was she really that comfortable in it? Curious, she slipped a finger in past the band of leather and gave it a gentle tug.
"Nhhh," she breathed into Chie's lips. That sounded favourable. So she tried it again a bit harder, and this time their kiss broke so she could moan out, "A-ah… Master?"
"Is my Yuka okay?" she asked cautiously. She only wanted to keep going if it wasn't a problem.
"Uh-huh. I mean, um, yes. Yuka is fine." She maneuvered two sets of legs until they were able to press their sexes up against each other, thin layers of panties notwithstanding. "Mmhh… does Master want to train me now?"
Luckily, Yukiko had tapped the hand tugging at her collar with a single finger; otherwise she wouldn't have been able to catch on. "Oh? So… you like this training?"
"Yes!" she gasped out, barely a strain in her voice from the restricted airflow. "M-makes me feel… like Master will take care of me!"
Maybe eventually, they would be practiced enough that they wouldn't have to reassure each other so often. But even with that slowing things down… this was still so much hotter than when she had been trampling Yukiko or spanking her. It felt a lot more right – which was both worrying and reassuring at the same time. Why did she like bossing her around? She knew Yukiko wanted someone to take care of her, but was that all it was for Chie? That she wanted to be her caretaker, and it got a little twisted due to petty jealousy?
"A-ah!" Yukiko gasped out a little weaker, face flushed from the effort to breathe.
"Good girl," Chie purred down at her as she rolled her hips a little harder. What she wouldn't give to suddenly sprout a thick cock with which to slam into her… or vice versa, really, but she figured being the owner meant she was supposed to have it. Maybe they could look into buying one at least. "Master's so happy you… like your training! I'm gonna train you real good!"
Hotter and hotter, their passions burned as they writhed together. Eventually, Chie awkwardly yanked down her own panties, and Yukiko took advantage of the break to drag air into her lungs and divest herself of all remaining garments, as well. Then they resumed their positions, this time with one of Yukiko's legs up over her shoulder.
"MMhhh! My Prince! Or… I mean, Master?"
Chuckling breathlessly, she told her, "It's fine, whatever! Do you… like one more than the other?"
"Well…" Laughing herself now, if a bit more shyly, she licked her lips before answering, "I like Prince more, but… Master is… it m-makes more- NNH! Makes more sense when you have me in a collar!"
"Yeah? I mean… this was your idea," she snorted as she tugged on the leather.
"Was it? I think it was yours! In the TV!"
That brought a full blush back to Chie's cheeks — though it wasn't a far leap, since she was already glowing red from the exertion. "Y-yeah? I guess… you have a point, b-but…"
"I know! You didn't really… think of me… it's okay! Just keep going!"
"R-right!"
So keep going they did. Chie made sure to exert more pressure on the collar, on Yukiko's throat as their hips ground against each other. GOD, that direct contact really made a difference! It still wasn't as incredible as using fingers or mouths, but the knowledge that her most intimate area was pressing right against that of her best friend in the whole world more than made up for the awkwardness and lessened sensation. Her heat was building so fast that she knew it wouldn't take more than another minute.
"M-Master!" Yukiko gasped out weakly. "M-my head… is spinny…"
"Oh shit!" She let go immediately. "Are you okay?! Yukiko!"
After a couple of breaths, she smiled up at Chie. "Y-yeah! Thank you. But you didn't have to stop…"
When her calf muscle bounced off Chie's shoulder, she knew what she meant and smiled as she returned to her blistering pace, grinding their bodies against one another. She still slipped a thumb under her collar to exert pressure, but it was barely anything now — just a little added interest.
"MASTER! I'm- I am close! I think! A-are you?!"
"Ohhhhh YEAH! GOD! I'm so close, Yuk- Yuka! Be a good little doggie and cum for me!"
Instantly, she could see the blush was so much brighter in Yukiko's cheeks. Either from the pet name, being called a doggie, or how vulgar the request was. Maybe all of them — maybe it didn't matter. But all she panted out that was intelligible was the word "YES!" before she was rolling her hips just as hard, meeting her partner on her level.
They both climaxed mere moments later. Chie was both elated and disturbed to feel the wetness growing between them, and couldn't even be sure if most of that was coming from herself or the pet writhing and squealing on her bed. But in the end she decided there was really nothing wrong; she just was used to feeling wet things as being "gross". This was the feeling of being with her lover, and she would cherish it.
"Ohhhhhh," Yukiko groaned as their bodies finally came to a stop and the pressure on her collar was released. "Wow… that… is it… supposed to get better… every time?"
Laughing weakly, Chie slowly moved her leg from off of her shoulder and laid it down before she flopped onto her side next to her best friend. "Maybe? I… agree though, that… was super hot!"
"Yeah," she giggled as she easily rolled to face her, eyes dancing with light and joy. "I can't believe… we can do this, and it feels that good! Without a boy! I thought it was supposed to…"
When she didn't answer right away, Chie prompted, "Supposed to?"
"Oh, sorry. I just meant, I thought boys and girls had bodies that fit together. So that was how sex would be the most pleasurable."
"Well, I guess I sorta thought the same," she admitted with a half-smile as she pet up and down Yukiko's side. And Yukiko's eyes closed in bliss, so clearly it was the right move. "But like, whatever, right? I love you and I'm glad you were into it, since I was, too. Kinda works out like that."
Yukiko nodded fervently. "I agree — very much. And I'm devoted to you, so I don't really feel any need to find out the differences."
"You sure? Like, I would totally get it if you wanna bang some guy and figure out if like, the lesbian life is really what you want."
"Very sure," she reassured her with a little peck on the cheek. "The more I get used to you being my lover, the more I know… it was always going to be this way. You and I were destined to be together."
Tears began to form at the corners of Chie's eyes. They snuck up on her, and she had already sniffled by the time she regained control — which meant it was too late. Her Yukiko was already kissing the tears away, embracing her tighter.
"It's okay, my Prince."
"I just l-love you s-so much!" she blubbered as she clung tightly to her girlfriend. She could hear a tightness in Yukiko's voice when she reassured her that everything was going to be fine, but she didn't break down; she had to be strong while the other was weak. She knew they would be taking turns like this for a long, long time.
"Ohh, it's okay! Shhh, Chie, I love you, too!" The delicate hand petting over her hair both helped and made it worse. "Yuka loves Master!"
That made the next sob turn into a chuckle. "God… we're pretty messed up!"
"No, I don't think so. Just different." She pushed her head back enough to kiss her lips, gazing up into her eyes — and revealing her own were slightly wet. "But you and I are forever. Even if we're weird, we can be weird together, okay?"
"Uh-huh," she managed to blubber, sucking in a deep, hard breath to steady her nerves. "Okay… God, we have homework to do and stuff, and I'm… I mean, we just banged, and it was incredible, and I don't know why I'm sad about being so happy?"
Yukiko giggled and kissed both her cheeks again. "I've heard that people cry when they experience extreme emotions. I know I do. Doesn't only have to be bad emotions, you know."
"Well, I think it sucks! Get me outta this mess!" They both laughed as they relaxed on the bed, more or less nude and basking in the afterglow of a good lay… and the acceptance of their connection to each other. "Ah man… Yuki-chan, I'm so happy."
"Me, too," she whispered as she curled around her body and nestled in again. "Your puppy really loves you."
"Y-you don't have to say the puppy thing, y'know. I was just messing around."
"You were not. And neither am I." As Chie tried to fight off the hot shame trying to fill her, her new pet kissed her gently and whispered, "I can be your secret puppy whenever one of us needs it. I do not mind at all, because I know you take good care of Muku, so… why wouldn't you take good care of me?"
"It's demeaning…" When Yukiko frowned hard, she sighed. "Okay, okay, we both know I'm gonna treat you great for a dog, but I should be okay treating you like a person, right? So… maybe just a sexy thing, once in a while… that's not so bad."
Her girlfriend pet up and down her stomach. "Whatever makes you comfortable. But if it would help… I'll start wearing this collar all the time to help you get used to it."
"WHAT?! N-no, don't- I mean, somebody's gonna ask, and what the hell would you tell them?!"
"That I belong to Master." When Chie paled, she giggled hard a few times before saying, "I'm kidding! I would tell them I'm trying out a new fashion statement or something. I think it looks nice."
Swallowing hard, she looked down at her nude best friend, clad only in that collar. "Damn, it looks really nice… but I don't want anybody else seeing you like that."
"You don't? Oh…" Her cheeks turning rosy, she bit her lip and looked away shyly. Adorable. "Yuka is all yours, you know. Nobody else will see me this way. But… w-well…"
"What?" she prompted.
"I'm only yours. And this collar will tell people that, even if I don't confirm it. Maybe subconsciously, it will stop guys from hitting on me, because they will equate seeing a collar with ownership. You don't own me like a slave," she cut Chie off when she saw her opening her mouth to protest. "But we can play like you're my pet-owner. And the rest of the time, think of it like an engagement ring."
Well, if Chie didn't already feel like she was about to faint, she definitely did now. "ENGAGEMENT! Y-you wanna marry me?!"
"Obviously."
"NO! No, not obvious — I'm losing my… you would really…"
"Shhhh," she soothed her as the tears came back for both of them, even if moreso for the kung fu master. "Chie, have you heard of a promise ring?" A little nod, so she continued, "Let's say that instead of an engagement ring, then. Just a promise that we are exclusive, not that we're planning to get married. Is… that less… troubling?"
At first, Chie just nodded, and earned herself a few more kisses in the process. When she found her voice again, she whispered, "Not 'troubling'. God, I'm sorry, it's just… freaking me out that I get to be this close to you! That you wanna make it a steady thing! Like, so do I, but you're a literal dream girl and you're picking me over anybody in the whole country, and I just… can't… even!"
"Just a puppy who loves her Master," she whispered into her lips. "Yuka is all for you. Forever."
She had to step up. Say something less freaky-outy. "And Master is never, ever letting you go." Then she let her urgent need to kiss her sweep over them both.
Their homework remained neglected for some time.
                                          To Be Concluded…
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J/H 4-14: Jackie Says Cheese
Following production order, the next few episodes - "Red and Stacey," "Eric's Hot Cousin," "The Third Wheel," and "An Eric Forman Christmas" all remain unchanged in this timeline. I imagine some of you are surprised "The Third Wheel" didn't come in for a rewrite, and I watched it multiple times looking for an opening myself, but nothing jumped out at me. "Jackie Says Cheese," on the other hand...
(This is another one that was only partially re-written. Some re-written scenes are sequential, and some aren't; you'll know those by the *** separating them. Enough material is the same that I think anyone familiar with the episode can recognize the context for all of these. Just to get us all on the same page: imagine the episode playing out as you know it up until the second scene dealing with Thomas...)
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INT. HUB - DAY   THOMAS continues to make his own mark as the “foreign kid:” he sits at a round table with TWO PRETTY GIRLS. Over at the wall table, FEZ watches with cold disapproval, while KELSO eats. “Long, Long Way from Home” by Foreigner plays on the jukebox.   THOMAS: (laughing) I don’t know. I’ve just always been good-looking.   He and the girls laugh some more.   FEZ: (to Kelso) Look at that foreign bastard. Cracking up the whores.   KELSO: Yup. That is one sexy accent.   FEZ: Hey, if I pretend to say something funny, will you laugh?   KELSO: What would you pretend to say?   Fez snorts and looks back to Thomas.   FEZ: That Thomas is shady. (to Kelso) And have you noticed he never says what country he’s from?   KELSO: (beat) What country are you from?   FEZ: What country are you from?   KELSO: America.   FEZ: Fine, mystery solved.   He scoffs and turns back to stewing.
***   INT. FORMAN BASEMENT – DAY   A quiet afternoon. HYDE reads in his chair, DONNA reads on the couch, and JACKIE paces up and down the room.   Kelso enters through the basement door.   KELSO: Hey.   Jackie immediately crosses to him.   JACKIE: Michael, I’m broke! I had to buy generic hair conditioner. And now, I have split ends.   KELSO: Well, no one is gonna notice that, baby.   HYDE: (to Jackie) Yeah, they’ll all be looking at that monster zit.   Kelso shrugs, nods, and takes a seat on the couch.   JACKIE: (to Hyde) I have to ration my cover-up. (to Kelso) So find a job already!   KELSO: I’m trying, okay? It’s tough out there.   HYDE: Kelso, you’ve been down here in the basement all day, reading the funnies.   KELSO: And the next page over’s the want ads! I’m getting to it!   Jackie glares down at Kelso, who tries not to look guilty.   DONNA: What about that new store at the mall? The Cheese Palace.   HYDE: “Where curd is king?”   DONNA: The very same.   KELSO: Nah. I saw that place. They’re only hiring for cheese maidens to hand out the free samples. Girl maidens. You know, with boobs and stuff.   Donna looks up at Jackie.   DONNA: Hey, you know who’s an actual girl with boobs and stuff?   JACKIE: Oh, Donna, you don’t have to get a job just for me.   DONNA: I was talking about you, pimple-chin.   JACKIE: Oh, no, no, no, no. I am not getting a job. A job is for poor people. I am a rich person who doesn’t have money. Big diff.   Donna and Hyde roll their eyes.   Kelso looks up at Jackie, leans closer.   KELSO: Hey, is that a blackhead?   Jackie recoils at the thought.   JACKIE: NOOOOOO!   CUT TO:   INT. MALL – DAY   On a mildly busy shopping day, Jackie stands in the courtyard, in full cheese maiden attire, with a tray of free samples. She meekly offers it up to passers-by, who all ignore her.   JACKIE: Cheddar? Cheddar? Cheddar?   FADE TO BLACK   COMMERCIAL   BUMPER   MUSIC NOTE: “Working in the Coal Mine” by Lee Dorsey.   INT. MALL – DAY   Right where we left off. Jackie keeps offering her cheese samples to patrons, none of whom seem interested. But for each effort, Jackie has a rhyme.   JACKIE: Try the Swiss. You can’t miss. Try the Cheddar. It’s even better.   Hyde comes around the corner and stops by Jackie. He looks down at the floor.   HYDE: The floor’s real shiny, and I see your heinie.   Jackie groans, hits him in the chest.   HYDE: Hey, the cheese maiden hit me! Cheese guards, seize her!   JACKIE: God, this job is awful! I’m starting to glisten!   HYDE: You mean, sweat?   JACKIE: No. Girls don’t sweat. Sweating is for boys and pigs. Girls glisten.   HYDE: Like a Christmas ham.   Undeterred by Jackie’s glare, he helps himself to some cheese samples.   JACKIE: Where is Michael? The only reason I have this job is so he and I can be together.   HYDE: In the basement, eating Fritos. (Jackie gasps) Yeah, if he sends in 80 empty Frito bags, he gets a remote-control car.   JACKIE: I’m working for our love, and he’s trying to get a toy car?   HYDE: (shrugs) Hey, bright side is, all that “glisten’s” pushed that blackhead out.   Jackie’s hand goes to her chin as Hyde takes some more cheese.   BUMPER   INT. BASEMENT – DAY   As Donna and Kelso watch TV (Kelso with a bag of Fritos), Fez paces up and down the room, muttering to himself.   FEZ: Thomas. Thomas. Thomas!   He stops, leans on the back of Hyde’s chair.   FEZ (cont’d): What I have to do is show everyone that I am cooler than Thomas. You know, I once saw the Fonzie do something on TV that just might do the trick.   CUT TO:   EXT. BEACH – DAY   FANTASY SEQUENCE. The whole gang, plus Thomas and the two girls from earlier, are gathered on a pier. Fez is the Fonz, complete with leather jacket, while everyone else is dressed for the beach.   FEZ: I am now going to jump over a shark on water skis to prove that I’m the coolest foreign exchange student in Point Place.   THOMAS: (scoffs) He’ll never make it.   DONNA: Shut up. He can do it. He’s – the Fez!   The gang all nod in support.   FEZ: Okay. Here I go. Hit it.   And off he goes, to a series of obviously blue-screened shots miming water skiing and stock footage of a great white shark. Fez takes time to break the fourth wall with a smile and a thumbs up.   Back at the pier, the gang cluster together, Donna holding onto ERIC and Jackie surrounded by Hyde and Kelso.   ERIC: He’s crazy, man! He’s crazy!   HYDE: He’s at the ramp!   An even more artificial shot fakes the act of jumping the shark as Fez cries out in triumph. Cut to him climbing back onto the pier and receiving congratulatory cheers, pats, punches, and hugs by the gang and Thomas’s two girls.   JACKIE: You suck, Thomas!   Thomas’s face runs with artificial sitcom tears.   ERIC: Fez, you jumped that shark, and you’re not even wet.   FEZ: That’s ‘cause I’m cool-a-mundo. Ai!   He gives two thumbs up and grins.   CUT TO:   INT. FORMAN BASEMENT – DAY   Back to reality. Fez is grinning here too. He looks down at Donna and Kelso.   FEZ: What do you think?   DONNA: Not only is that the worst idea I’ve ever heard, it was the worst moment in television history.   FEZ: (beat) Yeah, you’re right. I stopped watching after that episode.   KELSO: I kinda liked it.   Donna gives him a long stare; he inches away from her.   FEZ: THOMAS!   And back to pacing he goes.   ***   EXT. ROAD – NIGHT   Kelso’s Samba out on the dark backwoods’ streets. Fez is behind the wheel, Kelso in the passenger’s seat, and Thomas right behind them, an arm on either chair.   THOMAS: How exciting. My first American road trip. I can’t wait to see Lake Dillhole.   Fez, with a small, sly grin, pulls over and puts her in park.   FEZ: Well, the wait is over. We’re here. (to Thomas) Now, hop out, you crazy son of a gun.   Thomas, beaming, jumps out of the van. Kelso takes a careful look around the area.   KELSO: This is the Michigan border.   FEZ: Well, what do you know?   Thomas looks in through the drivers’ side window.   THOMAS: So where is Lake Dillhole?   FEZ: (pointing) Oh, it’s right there, behind the Get Bent Memorial. So, get bent, dill-hole!   He throws the van back into drive and takes off down the road. He and Kelso share a quiet laugh.   KELSO: That was a sweet burn, man.   FEZ: You don’t have to tell me.   KELSO: (beat) I don’t wanna take away from your moment, but we did just leave a high school kid stranded in the middle of nowhere, and his host parents are probably gonna want to look for him. (beat) And the cops.   He and Fez share a look. Fez spins the wheel, and they both lurch as the van turns around.   CUT TO:   INT. MALL – NIGHT   Jackie on the night shift. She continues to fail at drawing in samplers. Donna watches her with a big smile from the rim of a large plant pot, while Hyde stands just off to her side, sneaking cheese samples as she tries to solicit shoppers.   JACKIE: (to patrons) The Gouda’s so good-a. The Havarti’s a party.   Hyde reaches for a sample further down the tray. Jackie slaps his hand away.   JACKIE (cont’d): Quit it! Steven, why do you keep eating all my cheese?   HYDE:  We’re in Wisconsin. (takes a bite) Hey, this Havarti is a party!   He motions for Donna to come over. She joins them and takes a sample herself.   JACKIE: Oh, my God, this is awful! A few minutes ago, I smelled stinky cheese. And it was me!   HYDE: Hey, I stink after work too. Of course, that stink’s got nothing to do with work. And ganja ain’t no Gouda.   Jackie shakes her head, passes him the whole cheese tray and starts to walk away. Hyde and Donna follow.   HYDE (cont’d): Come on, Jackie. This can’t be that bad.   DONNA: Yeah. And you got this job so you could be with Kelso. I mean, doesn’t that make it satisfying?   JACKIE: NO!   Kelso and Fez come around the corner. Kelso smiles at Jackie, but she holds a finger up before he can say a word.   JACKIE (cont’d): Michael, I love you, but I am not cut out for work. I’m cut out for having rich people give me things. I’m sorry, but I can’t do this.   Just as she says this, her MANAGER comes up behind her and presents her with an envelope. He walks back into the store as Jackie opens it up.   JACKIE (cont’d): Oh, my gosh. It’s a check! And that’s my name! Mine!   She shows it off to Hyde, bobbing on her feet. Kelso starts to bob too.   KELSO: (to Jackie) All right, so we can stay together!   JACKIE: Yeah, and I can still be rich!   KELSO: Yeah! You know, we deserve a celebration. Hey, let’s go buy me a remote-control car.   JACKIE: No, Michael. Money doesn’t grow on trees. (gasps) Money doesn’t grow on trees. You know, I think having a job is changing me. Okay, think about it: a whole new me.   HYDE, FEZ, DONNA, & KELSO: (beat) That’d be great.   Jackie pouts at them all, takes back her cheese tray, and heads out into the courtyard.
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fyrapartnersearch · 5 years
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Once again, I’m AJ! Lookin’ for a couple of different things, mostly similar to my last ad. We love a (mostly) one trick pony!
  For original settings: apocalyptic (zombie, disease, extinction event, whatever), sci-fi (futuristic, space-faring, space opera), fantasy (high, low, medieval, urban), supernatural (fantasy, urban, sci-fi, literally anything). For fandom universes: Percy Jackson, Pokemon, and Fallout.
  Gonna run through my basic info and then onto the particulars. 💕
  ⥽ About Me ; ⥼
  • Name/Age ; AJ! So close to 22 I can taste it. One more month…
  • Timezone ; CST! I don’t mind time differences, this is just so you know my general schedule.
  • Length ;  Truly varies to the point where sticking an average on it is difficult to do. 3-5 minimum I guess? I can go with that as an average if you prefer multi-paragraph style or write novella.
  • Reply rate ; Varies depending on whether we’re doing multi-paragraph or novella. I can respond anywhere from every day to every other day or a few times a week to weekly depending on the writing style of the RP and my schedule.
  • OOC ;  I like getting to know my partners and sharing enthusiasm over our ideas and characters. Nothing hits quite like mutual investment! I’m ditch-friendly but don’t ditch myself, so you can expect communication. I’m not picky if I don’t get the same from you, though. I’ve been around the block enough to know it happens.
  • Contact ; Strictly email for OOC and roleplay unless we’re using GDocs for the RP itself, no messengers even for OOC. You can find me at [email protected].
  ⥽ On the lookout for ; ⥼
  • Doubling ; Unlike my last post, this isn’t a deal-breaker! I just prefer writing a cast of characters, so this is something that’s more of a bonus. Ideally we’ll double, but I’m down for writing just one character each.
  • Will only write MxM or FxF ; MxF’s not my cup of tea (I’m extremely picky with it, fellow gays u know how it is). If we’re writing a cast of characters then I’m fine with having an MxF side couple.
  • 18 + ; I’m pretty much 22! Partner’s gotta be 18 +. 20 + ideally. Same with characters, extra bonus points for characters who are 30+. Romance doesn’t die once you hit middle age!
  ⥽ Yes! ; ⥼
  • Smut ;  I enjoy writing it, but it’s not a deal-breaker if you’d rather fade to black.  All characters will obviously be adults. I expect versatile characters in bed by default, that way we’ve got an even route for playing roles in bed. Admittedly this shifts a bit depending on the character I write, but a HUGE no on anyone who comes in guns blazing off the bat with how they only write bottoms.
  • Face claims ; Spent a huge chunk of my roleplaying years on tumblr (it was very over-the-top and flowery and weirdly formatted and grossly difficult to read, I know I know), so having a face for characters stuck with me. If you don’t have any of your own and want good resources to find a face, I’ve got some recommended sites I can throw at ya! Had a previous partner who had a character sheet format that I use now that’s simple but looks nice! Nyx if you’re out there don’t come for me for copping your format.
  • Depth & growth ; Not a fan of one-dimensional characters or characters who act the same from beginning to end! People change with experiences and the people around them, so this is to be expected. ESPECIALLY when doubling with a cast. I loooove complicated characters growing together.
  • Plotting & Worldbuilding ;  *For original settings/worlds! I’m not picky with this if we’re working with a canon setting, so if that’s what you’re looking for, we can skip this section. I run into loooads of folks who say they do this when they really don’t. We’re writing an entire world together, so there’s some degree of effort involved! I need specifics to use as a start-off point for the roleplay and a general outline for where the story’s going. RPs that are just random, spur of the moment with writing as we go on tend to burn out REALLY quickly for me. I know not a lot of people are into this, so I’m sorry about that.
  ⥽ No! ; ⥼
  • Underage characters ; Total given that there will be NO sexual themes with underage characters, but in general as well! I only write adults.  20 +.
  • Single paragraphs ; I’m not too picky with a lot of length a lot of the time, I just don’t mesh well with people who don’t write more than that. Go ham. I like my responses meaty!
  • Limits ; Abuse, nonconsensual/sexual assault, pedophilia, incest (includes step-relations, adopted relations, and that figurative like if one character essentially raised another or they were raised as family), weird age gaps, BDSM, any kind of master/slave or dom/sub dynamics.
  As for the goods, I’ve laid ‘em all out for you here! Keep in mind that while all of these are fun on their own, I’m definitely the type of writer who’s into mixing and matching. Sci-fi apocalypse? Fantasy apocalypse? Fantasy supernatural stuff? Sci-fi fantasy? Sci-fi supernatural stuff? Supernatural apocalypse? Period settings? Literally whatever you could think of, I’ll give it a whirl. The particulars down below are just to get the ball rolling and catch some interest. Hit me up with whatever you’d like!
  APOCALYPSE: My bread and butter! Tense, harrowing, and especially gut-punching when it comes to how close people become to survive together in quiet moments of a world they used to know. I’m a big fan of zombies, so that’s my loose preference. I loved Black Summer on Netflix – the earlier episodes, at least, as well as The Last of Us. That’s the kind of vibe I favor with zombies/zombie-like creatures. But, ofc, an apocalypse can be anything! I love writing different takes on the genre since there’s so much to cover. Extinction event, pandemic, impact event, monsters/beasts, man-made, whatever. The more creative the apocalyptic setting, the better, so I’d love to bounce some ideas back and forth. Not too into a nuclear apocalypse setting, since that overlaps a lot with Fallout down below.
  SCI-FI: Sci-fi’s a bit tricky since it encompasses so many different takes, so I’m clearing the air to say anything’s good. Futuristic, space travel, time travel, space opera, AI, apocalyptic, cyberpunk – if it works in sci-fi, it works for me.
  FANTASY: High fantasy, low fantasy, medieval fantasy, urban fantasy, whatever. Love dragons, love magic, love weird fantasy flora, definitely love the classic prince/princess x knight or commoner schtick. You want prophecies? I’m game. You want elves? I’m game. You want steampunk? I’m game. You want none of that and wanna do something else? I’m game, baby. The possibilities are endless.
  SUPERNATURAL/PARANORMAL: Vampires and werewolves and demons, oh my! Can’t go wrong with horror, especially can’t go wrong with comedy-horror. I’m more of the type to prefer humans and supernatural beings together in a ragtag duo type of way as opposed to two supernatural beings, but anything’s cool in my book. Medieval/fantasy setting for a dark fairytale vibe, urban/modern supernatural beings slinking in the shadows outside of the human eye, supernatural sci-fi stuff, mysteries and danger lurking around every corner? Seriously, it’s a great genre! Any and everything is fantastic. I’ve got a loose concept of demons/the Underworld I’d like to get into since I’m struggling with the worldbuilding of it, so applying all that to a roleplay to give it a whirl sounds like a great way to work out the kinks. Plus, c’mon. Paranormal romance. What’s not to love there?
  PERCY JACKSON: I haven’t ever roleplaying this verse before, so this is completely new grounds for me. I’ve seen some fun takes on it, though! Scoured older ads but haven’t reached out to anyone because the posting time’s pretty old, but a couple ideas I’ve skimmed through sound fun. HP got a period take on it, so why not put that spin on PJ with a period setting rather than in modern times? Or just a regular modern setting. Y’know, keep it classy, keep it sexy, keep it fun! I’m definitely focused on life outside of camp, since all the characters will be adults. Life’s supposed to suck for demigods, so let’s get into that.
  POKEMON: Leaning a little more on the Detective Pikachu take, since it was fun to see a less anime/game-esque take on the pokemon world. The almost neo-noir style was sooooo cool, so I’ve got my sights set on leaning maybe a little more into the noir sensibilities and themes as an homage to the blending of genres between Pokemon and noir.  So a lot of themes of alienation, mystery, ambiguity, things along those lines. Definitely a weird mix with Pokemon but I think it can be fun.
  FALLOUT: Gonna be real with you guys, I’m a total newbie to Fallout and have only played F3 because it was the only game I found in my family storage for Xbox 360 and I don’t have enough money to get a gaming PC/Laptop to play the other games. I’m watching playthroughs, though! Dipping my toes in the water, so to speak. I’m into it! It’s a fun franchise from what I’ve played and seen so far, so I’d love to write OCs in this verse.
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lashtoncurls · 6 years
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Say you love me(AI)
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Summary: Ashton is in love with Y/N, Michael’s best friend
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Warnings: curse words, smut
A/N: The first of my Halloween series. Also, my birthday is on Sat and birthday sex is something I'm def NOT getting, so I wrote this. Enjoy, lol!
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Mikey: are you really throwing yourself a party? Y/N: yes, because I seem to have friends who don’t appreciate me enough to throw me one Mikey: how do we top last years tho? Y/N: that’s the thing, ya DON'T and just throw me a party, fuckers. It’s not my fault my bday is on Halloween
Y/N placed her phone on the table as another text from Michael came through, stating that he would take care of everything, including the decorating and food. She chuckled to herself and took another drink of her beer, glad that she had convinced him to be the one to throw the party.
Mikey rushed to have everything ready before Crystal brought Y/N back home. It’d been the only thing that he had asked her to help with.
“You’re acting as if she was your girlfriend and not Crys.” Ashton laughed as they helped him set up, already wearing their costumes.
“She’s my best friend. Has been my whole life.” Michael shrugged his shoulders.
When the door handle jiggled and opened, everyone hid hurriedly then yelled surprise as she walked in with Crystal.
“Oh my gosh, thank you!” Y/N put on her best surprise face and smiled as everyone hugged her and wished her a happy birthday.
The party was in full swing, music loud and everyone was laughing and dancing when Y/N found herself in need of some fresh air, the black leather of her dress and the black cloak getting hot.
“What are you even supposed to be?” She heard the husky voice as she walked through the glass doors and sat on the empty lounge chair on her balcony.
“Sexy Dracula, duh.” She laughed and lit the cigarette in her hand, Ashton shaking his head.
“I don’t understand how you and Cal smoke, that shits gross.” He made a face as she blew some smoke his way.
“You’re gross.” She shrugged.
“You weren’t saying that last weekend, sweetheart.” He made his way to her, crouching down so his lips were on her neck from behind. He licked from the base of her neck to her earlobe, biting lightly. Goosebumps raised on her skin, a low moan escaping her red lips “I’ll stay tonight if you want me to. I’ll wait out here.” He moved and began to walk inside as she nodded her head and returned to the cigarette in her hand.
Everyone was having fun and dancing away as Ashton and Y/N kept their eyes on each other the whole night. They would randomly bump into each other and share light touches. Nobody noticed, and if they did, they wouldn't say anything. Y/N had always been vocal about how she felt for him but never did anything about it until recently.
As everyone left, Ashton found himself in her lounge chair in the balcony again, waiting for her like they had agreed. He thought that it was just a one-time thing, but he hadn’t been able to get her off his mind, night and day for the past week she was all he could think of. The way her lips felt against his skin, her hair tickling his nose as he cuddled her until she fell asleep, and the sounds she made while he made love to her. He was confused, but yet here he was, waiting for her to spend another night together.
“Hi.” She drunkenly giggled as she sat on his lap, the material of her dress straining as it stretched “Everyone’s gone.” She hiccuped, making Ashton laugh at her.
“Just how drunk are you, pretty girl?” He asked, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
“Dunno, had a lot.” The hiccups continued as she giggled some more. Ashton worried that she would regret it if they did anything, so he changed his mind.
“Maybe I should go home and come back tomorrow when you’re sober.”
“You already said you’d stay. Plus, you haven’t given me my birthday present.” Ashton placed his hands on her waist as she leaned in closer, her hands running through his hair and his chin on her chest.
“Cal and I bought you the tickets to the shows you wanted to go to, baby.” She pouted at his answer.
“You know what I’m talking about.” She smirked, biting her lower lip.
“Fuck, Y/N.” Ashton growled at her, pulling her lip out before she caught his finger with her teeth.
“Let’s go inside, yeah?” She removed herself from his lap and walked inside, her hips swaying in an exaggerated way as she dragged him with her. She picked up her phone from the coffee table then turned to look at Ashton.
“Mikey asked if you had left already.”
“I need to clear that up, are you sure there's nothing between you and him? Nothing at all?” Ashton asked, his palms sweating while he waited for her answer. He wasn't sure why he was so nervous to ask her.
“You silly, silly boy.” Y/N stopped and turned around, her chest crashing into his as he wrapped his arms around her waist and she did the same on his neck.
“Mikey and I are best friends. We have been our whole lives. That boy loves Crystal with his whole heart. Whatever we have, if we did have something is strictly platonic.” Ashton smiled as she finished her answer, her eyes glassy from the alcohol, but he wanted to think that it was because he was here with her.
Y/N gave him a kiss on the cheek, moving again before starting her journey back up to her room. On the way there, she began to take off her costume. Her shoes stayed at the foot of the stairs, accompanied by the cloak she wore. At the door to her room, she took off the dress. Ashton’s eyes widened at the site of her in her lingerie. She was beautiful; her hair falling down her back in waves, her skin glowing in the candlelit room, contrasting the black lace material she wore.
“Did you have this planned out?” Ashton whispered as he began to move the suspenders from his body, Y/N sitting down on the bed. Her room was surrounded with lit candles, the french doors letting the moonlight in. It smelled of fresh dirt and woods, a smell Ashton knew that she loved. The bed was covered in a white fluffy duvet, surrounded by pillows.
“Nope.” Y/N answered as she crawled further into the bed, giving Ashton a full view of her bottom. A low growl left Ashton's lips for the second time tonight, giving Y/N the satisfaction of knowing how into her he was. He crawled on the bed once he had removed his shoes and most of his clothes, leaving him in only his boxers.
“You’re so fucking beautiful.” He mumbled against the skin on her shoulders, raising goosebumps again. Y/N was putty in his hands. Since their last night together, she knew that she was his, and she would do anything he wanted her to. Ashton continued to pepper kisses on her shoulders, slowly making his way to her chest. He hooked his finger on the cups of her bra, moving it down and exposing her breasts, her nipples perking up with the breeze in the room. Moans left her mouth as he sucked on her right nipple, his free hand kneading her other breast.
Y/N lifted her chest as he bit her lightly, looking up at how she looked; her swollen lips parted open and eyes fluttered shut. Ashton removed Y/N’s bra, tossing it on the floor. He continued kissing down her stomach, stopping at the hem of her underwear where he bit it, then let it slap back on her skin. She let out a gasp, making Ashton wonder how long he would last. He knew that this was about Y/N, he needed to make her feel good. Ashton wanted to make her feel like she was the only girl in the world.
“Please, Ash.” Y/N writhed under his touch, wanting him to do something to release some pressure from her core.
“So wet for me, kitten.” Ashton replied as his fingers hooked on her underwear again, pulling them and sliding them down her legs. He watched as she spread her legs, the wetness dripping on the sheets below her. He leaned down and wrapped his arms on her thighs, lifting them to his shoulders. As soon as his lips touched her clit, she began to moan again and bucking her hips up.
“Stay still, baby.” He laughed as she groaned and tangled her hands in his hair. Ashton continued to lick and suck, bringing Y/N to her first orgasm of the night. She pulled Ashton up, motioning for him to sit, grabbing his member and pumping her hands a couple times.
“I-I’m not gonna last long if you keep doing th-fuck.” Ashton groaned and pushed Y/N back on the bed. He pulled a condom from his wallet on the night the stand, positioning himself on the entrance of her core. A groan left Ashton’s lips as he began to thrust slowly. One of his hands was placed on Y/Ns hip, the other intertwined with her hand above her head. His thrusts were slow and deep, hitting all the right spots. Ashton noticed the way her eyes had been shut as she moaned his name every time he hit a certain spot.
He knew that he was close, but the feeling of her wrapped around him was heavenly. Y/N was lost in a place of bliss, nothing but her and Ashton existed at this moment. She clenched and Ashton nodded as they finished at the same time, moaning each others name. He pulled out of her and disposed of the condom before moving Y/N under the covers. She lifted herself onto his chest as he wrapped his arms around her.
“Happy birthday, Y/N.” He whispered into her hair as she snored lightly, exhausted. Ashton wondered how he had fallen for this girl so hard. He just hoped that she would feel the same way in the morning.
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I’ve been promising this post for a while now. I did a voice actor version some time ago and it was one of my favourite lists to put together. I think you guys enjoyed it too.
As we all know, an actor’s performance can really drag down an anime. There’s something heartbreaking about a painfully wooden performance in the middle of a wonderful story that rips you right out of the fantasy. On the bright side, I’ve seen more than a few characters go from boring to endearing on the strength of an actor’s charisma. Voice actors don’t have as much to work with as conventional actors. They can’t rely on body movements or smouldering looks to get their message across. So it’s doubly impressive when they manage to convey subtle emotion and complex feelings though inflection and tone alone.
And for me, these ladies do just that.
Today let us celebrate the artistry that goes into bringing some of our favourite characters to life. In no real order we have!
5. Aoi Yuuki
I don’t care how petty it sounds, I’m just going to put this right here. This young woman is shorter than me!!! A musician and traditional actress, Aoi unique voice has made her quite successful in the field. Here are a few selected roles out of the tons she has had:
Hana – Ben-To
Tsuyu – My Hero Academia
Mina – Vampire Bund
The Energetic Ringo – Daily Lives of HighSchool Boys
Sosuke – Free!! (surprised? – I was)
Victorique – Gosick
Mihoshi – Gundam
Russia – Hetalia
Kino – Kino’s journey
Futaba – Persona 5
Iris – Pokemon
Mélie – Radiant
Shinra – Durarara!!
Sunako – Shiki
Borr – SSSS.Gridman
Tanya – Saga of Tanya the Evil
Oh yeah – she’s also Madoka in some magical girl show…
She’s set to play Touka and Boogiepop in the upcoming remake and I am psyched for this!
Not to mention roles in March Comes In Like a Lion, ACCA 13, Asobi Asobase, Welcome to the Ballroom, Gangsta, Gintama, Goblin Slayer, Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens, Hyakka, Hyouka, Your Name, last exile, One Punch Man, Seraph of the End, Sword Art Online II, Tanaka-kun, Tokyo Ghoul, Snafu, Yuru Yuri, and I seriously skipped over most of them. This lady works!
The surprisingly raspy quality of her vocals, and the counterintuitive depth of her tone makes her suitable for a wide range of diverse characters. A small actress with a big voice! Irresistible.
4. Chiwa Saito
Miss Saito has been acting for some time which means she’s had the chance to amass a pretty impressive portfolio. One of my favourite random facts out there, is that she is part of a voice acting groups called “MORE PEACH SUMMER SNOW”. That’s the best name ever. I’m going to rname Buddy that. (His actional name if Sir Buddy Livingston Master Chief Brown). Sadly, she is taller than me.
Yona – Yona of the Dawn
Aika – Aria
Hitagi – Monogatari series
Sigyn – Break Blade
Yuki – Vampire Bund
Chloe – Fate/Kaelid series
Natsumi – Keroro
the fantastic Riko – Kuroko’s Basketball
Louise- Gudam 00
Anita – R.O.D. TV
Kotori – rewrite
Meru – Zetsoubu Sensei
Nadeshiko – Yuru Yuri
She’s also Homura in some magical girl show…I swear I didn’t know this before researching for this post. I never realized how much I liked the Madoka casting before!
Of course there’s like a billion more titles but I’m going to name these ones because, reasons: Amanchu, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Boccano, Berserk, Dog & Scissors, D-Frag, Daily Lives of HighSchool Boys, Gintama, Girls Bravo, Kino’s journey, Last Exile, Log Horizon, Lyrica Nanoha, Murder Princess (I just like this title) One Piece, Sward Art Online, I’m just going to stop now.
You can actually hear her sing in some roles and she truly has a beautiful singing voice. It has a rich timber and she obviously has a great ear for melody. If ever she chose to switch career paths to the musical instead, I’m sure she’d have a great future. We would miss her as an actress though so let’s not encourage that!
3. Megumi Hayashibara
A more classical voice actress and one of the best known in Japan, Megumi almost became a nurse instead. There’s a certain personality that goes along with choosing a career in nursing. Caring but also resilient. You can see that peek through a bit in Megumi’s character and acting choice. Then again, there are so many to pick from I could probably make an argument for any character type.
Pai and IV – 3×3 eyes
Ai – Detective Conan
Haruko – FLCL Progressive
Haruka – Love Hina
Todomatsu – Osomatsu-kun
Paprika and Chiba – Paprika
Musashi – Pokemon
Ranma – Ranma 1/2
Lime – Saber Marionette J
Anna – Shaman King
Lina – Slayers
Ai – Video Girl Ai
Genkai – Yuu Yuu Hakusho
Hello Kitty…this woman is Hello Kitty
The incomparable Faye Valentine – Cowboy Bebop
Probably best known as Rei Ayanami – Evangelion
She can also be heard in Blue Exorcist, Bakuretsu Hunters, Sailor Moon, Blue Seed, Chihayafuru 2, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Macross Plus, Lupin III, Maison Ikkoku, One Piece, Project A-ko, Shadow Skill, the Doreamons, Tenchi Muyou, and obviously a million more shows.
This lady’s body of work speaks for itself. I have to say I was already pretty amazed that spunky, opinionated Faye, with her womanly register and quiet monotone Rei were played by the same person, add in Hell Kitty to the mix and my mind is a little broken…and then you have comedy queen Ranma. This is the type of career you look up to!
2. Romi Park
Did you know that Romi studied Korean in university. I just find that intriguing, obviously she’s always liked languages. Ok I’m beating about the bush so let me just say it, miss Park’s performance was one of the best parts of FMA: Brotherhood for me. I literally caught myself in the middle of scenes just going, OMG the acting is phenomenal. I’ve heard great things about the English language cast but you really are missing ouy if you didn’t catch this performance.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya –  Bleach
Teresa – Claymore
Akane – Danganronpa
Tanaka – Daily Lives of High School Boys
Igarashi – Deadman Wonderland
Kenichi – Cyber Coil
Ken – Digimon
Sena – Eyeshield 21
Natsume – Gakuen Alice
Walter – Hellsing Ultimate
Switzerland – Hetalia
Angelina – Black Butler
Taiga – Major
Falis – Murder Princess (love this title)
Temari – Naruto
My precious, precious Naoto – Persona 4
Jiro – Pokemon
Syrup – Precure
Alma – Radiant
Zoe Hange – Attack on Titan
Everyone’s favourite rocker Nana Osaki – Nana
And of course Edward Elric – Fullmetal Alchemist
And if that wasn’t enough, you can hear her in Air Master, Beelzebub, Blue Dragon , Clannad After story, Detective Conan, Devil May Cry, Garo, Granblue Fantasy, Hunter x Hunter, Kill la Kill, Lupin III, Gundam 00, One Piece (everyone is in this), RahXephon, Sengoku Basara, RDG, Samurai 7, Terra Formars (cause it’s terrible), Aquarion, White Album
Romi Parks has the most devastatingly emotional voice I know. She often plays calm, cool and collected genius type characters (a lot of boys as you can see) but when an emotional contrast is needed, she really knows how to deliver, making her characters feel so real and raw.  One of the greatest performers in my opinion, she tends to make me want to see a show just to hear what she can do with the character.
Honorable Mentions
Ami Koshimizu
C,mon, she Ryuko from Kill la Kill. Always loved that sexy alto voice! Apparently she was also both Hiro and Naomi in the recent Darling and the Franxx. I loved her as Ibuki in Danganronpa. She was Kallen in Code Geass, Holo in Spice and Wolf and Yuiko in Persona. Obviously I’m skipping over st of her work including some very big roles. I suggest you look her up! The only reason she isn’t on the list proper is that I simply haven’t seen that many of her shows even though a lot are very popular.
1. Megumi Ogata
OK fine so this is a subjective choice. Well they all are really, it’s my top 5 list. Fact is, I’ve been a fan of Megumi Ogata for a long long time and I’m just always going to be. She’s the first voice talent I ever learned about and I absolutely love her work. Sure, she might have voiced a few of my anime crushes but surely that did not influence my choice in any way…. She’s much taller than me.
Ayato – Angel Beats
Haruka (Sailor Uranus) – Sailor Moon*
Jun – Captain Tsubasa
Yukito and Yue – Cardcaptor Sakura*
Makoto – Danganronpa
Nagito – Danganronpa***
Shinji – Evangelion*
Izumi Rio – Searching for the Full Moon*
the terrifying Fairies – Humanity has Declined
Cranberry – Raising Project*
Ichigou Fujimoto – Magical girl Ore
Ken – Persona 3
Yukimura – Samurai Deeper Kyo*
Akagi – Slam Dunk
Valkyrie – UFO Princess Valkyrie
Yuugi – Yu Gi Oh!*
Karuma – Yuu Yuu Hakusho*
And just o drive the point home, here are a few more at random. If you want to full list, you’ll have to look it up. I just can’t type that much! Bleach, Detective Conan, et Backers, Great Teacher Onizuka, Kino’s Journey, Magic Knight Rayearth, Tamayura, Tokyo Mew Mew,
Megumi Ogata is a revered veteran in the field. Comparing Nagito to Makoto (purposefully similar characters with a lot of very similar lines) will reveal her mastery on inflection and subtle vocalisation to embody a character way beyond their dialogue. Anyone still under the illusion that voice acting is simply reading your lines, please see master Ogata’s work!
Good list isn’t it!?! I discover new voice talent all the time mind you. I’ll be watching a show and suddenly realize that the actor is doing fantastic work. And I’m always so happy when I discover a new favourite. So please, share yours with me!
that was a lot of pics to find….
  Top Five Voice Actresses in My Harem I've been promising this post for a while now. I did a voice actor version some time ago…
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Do you think Loki or Bucky would ever be into a plus size girl? Feeling a little down right now and could use a drabble (SFW or NSFW) I hope your move goes well and safely and that you enjoy your holiday, you definitely deserve it!
Love What I See
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Pairing: Bucky Barnes x OFC  |  Word Count: 2110 (so not a drabble)
Warnings: Angst, self-hate, body image issues, swearing
No one had seen her since last night, and Bucky was getting worried. He hated prying into her business, but she’d been getting more and more withdrawn lately, and he didn’t like it. “FRIDAY, locate Becca.”
“Becca is in her room, Sergeant Barnes,” the AI responded. 
Becca had come to them because of her powers, but Bucky had been instantly drawn to her because of her name. Becca was short for Rebecca and Rebecca had been his sister’s name. That was where the similarity ended, however, as the Becca of today looked nothing like his sister, nor did she act like her. 
Today’s Becca was tough. She was a powerhouse. She was a woman to be reckoned with. She wasn’t like anyone else, and she had such incredible self-esteem it was mind-boggling. 
He’d heard other people call her plus sized and had finally googled what it meant, not understanding the connotation when he’d thought it meant her big personality only to snort in derision when he’d realized it had to do with her physical shape.
A size larger than the normal range.
Normal range. Even now the idea of it made him roll his eyes. Who the fuck got to decide what normal was? By their definition, he was plus sized. He didn’t fit the same clothing as everyone else. He was far too wide across the chest and back to wear some shirt off the rack in just any old store. He was bigger than Tony, bigger than Sam. Did that make him plus sized? Was Steve? 
No. No one would ever even consider it. 
Plus sized. It was insulting. She was a fucking gorgeous woman. He loved her curves and would give nearly anything to get his hands on her hips, or her pillowy ass, or have those thighs wrap around his head while he-
Bucky shook his head to clear the image from his mind. That was not a thought he needed to be contemplating when he finally saw her face to face, or he’d turn into a blithering idiot and not for the first time.
Arriving at her door, Bucky knocked on it quietly. “Becca?” There was shuffling from within, but no answer and he frowned. “Becca, c’mon, darlin’. It’s Bucky. I know you’re in there.”
“Please… go away, Bucky.” 
Her voice quavered, the sound of tears caused his heart to stop. “Becca. What’s wrong, doll? Look, I’m coming in.” He pushed open the door before she could either lock it or tell him not to. What he found when he entered had him staring at the room in shock.
There were clothes everywhere. It appeared as if everything she owned was strewn around and had been thrown there with seeming abandon. 
“What… happened?” he asked. 
She tugged the robe she had on tighter around her body and turned away from him, thrusting the heel of her hand over her face. “Nothing. Please, just go away.”
He took three long strides across the room and clutched her by the arms. “No, no, I’m not leaving. Tell me what’s wrong.”
“I hate…” her breath hitched, “I hate myself.”
“What?” he whispered, completely stunned.
“I’m fat, Bucky. I’m hideous. I hate what I look like and nothing I do to lose weight works.”
His heart plummeted, shocked by her announcement. “What… why would you say that?”
“Because it’s the truth. Tony’s got that stupid party tonight, another one, another chance for me to feel horrible and ugly and huge standing beside Nat and Wanda and Pepper dressed like a joke.”
Bucky’s fingers flexed involuntarily on her arms. “Becca… no.”
“Yes,” she whispered, looking at the ceiling with a tear-streaked face. “I wouldn’t go, but Tony makes it mandatory.”
“You’re being foolish.” He spun her around and shook her by the shoulders. “You’re in no way fat!”
“Look at me, Bucky!”
“I am looking at you!” he bellowed. “Dammit! You’re one of the finest dames I’ve ever seen.”
“Stop it!” she hissed. “Stop lying to me!”
“I ain’t lying!” He shook her harder. “I look at you, and all I see is a fucking gorgeous woman. One warm and bright and so confident.”
“I’m not confident,” she jerked away and sat on the edge of her clothing strewn bed. “I’m just really good at pretending. I’ve done it all my life.”
Bucky scrubbed his hand over his mouth, unable to believe half of what she was saying. He sat slowly down beside her and watched her play with the tie of her robe. “You know,” he started softly, desperate to get through to her, “I don’t like being called a liar, especially when I never have and never will lie to you, Becca. On my way here, I was thinkin’ what a shame it was that people gotta label everything nowadays. I didn’t even know what plus sized was until I googled it.” She cringed away, but he took her hand and tugged her back. “A size above normal. That’s what it said. Well, my question is who the fuck decided skinny as a stick was normal?” He gave a disgusted snort. “Steve and I don’t fit in “normal” sizes. Does that make us plus sized?”
She rolled her eyes. “Don’t be stupid. Plus size means fat, Bucky. It’s a nice way of saying obese. I’m a big ol’ Butterball. Thick, chunky, fat, and flabby. I’ve battled my weight my entire life. I’ll never be one of them, and I’d been good with it until I wound up here where everyone looks like they stepped off the cover of fucking Vogue magazine.” She got up and marched over to the rack of dresses he’d not even noticed and jerked one from the hanger. “You see this?”
He shrugged at what looked like a bit of cloth. “Yeah?”
“It’s designer. Pepper has them sent to all of us. Do you know what size it is?”
He shook his head, heart breaking for her as angry tears fell down her face. 
“Too damn small, that’s what size it is. That’s what size they all are. Designers don’t make clothes for big girls, and this happens every time Tony throws a party. I wind up with nothing to wear because this,” she slapped her ass, “and these,” she grabbed her breasts, “are too damn big to fit into something designer!”
She broke then, dropping the dress to the floor to bring her hands to her face and sob like he’d never seen. 
“Oh, dollface,” he sighed, getting to his feet to go and wrap her up in a tight hug. 
“I hate my body!” she cried, clinging to him.
“I don’t,” he murmured, rubbing his hands up and down her back. “I adore your body.”
“What?” she gasped, freezing in his hold.
“I think you’re sexy as hell, baby girl. I always have.”
“Shut up,” she whimpered, tucking her face into his shoulder.
“I won’t. I think you’re beautiful, tempting, and lush. You have this juicy ass and the best thighs, god what I wouldn’t give to-” He bit his lip, realizing what he’d been about to admit to.
“What?” she whispered, her lips brushing his throat.
The unintended caress made him shudder, and he knew it was now or never. “Have them wrapped around my head while I made you scream my name.”
She inhaled sharply and drew back to stare at him in utter amazement. “You’re… not serious…”
“I meant every damn word,” he murmured, placing his flesh hand on her cheek. “Baby doll, where I came from women were curvy and full figured and could drive a man wild with nothing more than a twitch of her plump ass. You’re one mighty fine bombshell. I’d love a chance to prove it.”
She bit her lip and searched his eyes. Eventually, her beautiful smile began to break upon her lips and she asked, “Prove it how?”
He grinned big and wide. “By letting me take you to the party.”
“Bucky,” she sighed and made to look away. 
He caught her by the chin and drew her eyes back to his. “Say yes and leave everything else up to me.” She appeared about to protest, her teeth worrying her bottom lip, and he couldn’t take it any longer, finally dipping his head to press a sweet kiss to her lips. “Just say yes,” he said softly when he lifted his head.
“Yes,” she whispered on a sigh as her eyes gradually fluttered opened. 
“I’ll take care of everything. You just worry about putting your closet back together,” he chuckled and kissed her again when she groaned. “Trust me.”
“Always.” She smiled shyly when he kissed her a third time because, Christ, she had the sweetest lips before he finally headed for the door. “Hey, Bucky?”
He paused to grin at her.
“I think you’re pretty sexy, too.”
His grin got all the wider. “Don’t go anywhere.”
***
He waited nervously in the lounge with Steve and fiddled with his tie, hating the damn things still but wanting to do this right. 
“You did good, Bucky,” Steve said, tapping his fist on the top of his shoulder. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen Pepper that mad. Or heard her yell in Italian before.”
“Well, when Becca told me about the designer stuff, I knew Pepper wouldn’t have been involved in that. If she’d known they were purposely excluding Becca, she’d a done something about it.”
“Sharon said Pepper was practically in tears herself when she went to talk to Becca.”
“Crying dames was never my strong suit, pal, but… I really like Becca.” He tugged at his tie a second time. “The shit she said about herself… it was so weird to hear it from her. She always seems so self-assured.”
“Hopefully tonight will be the start of helping with her self-esteem. She’s a great gal, a fantastic addition to the team, and I think you two would be good for each other.”
Bucky made to say more but the elevator announced its arrival and he swung around in time to watch the doors open. His jaw dropped like the glass of whiskey he was holding. Thankfully, Steve’s reflexes didn’t let him down. “Damn,” he whispered staring at the vision blushing between Sharon and Pepper.
The dress was a black sheath which left her shoulders bare, while the body of it was covered in geometric patterns of sparkles. She absolutely glowed and looked radiant with her hair curled over one shoulder.
“Told you he’d be speechless,” Sharon snickered as she made her way over to Steve. 
Pepper gave Becca a hug. “Remember, we are going shopping for you tomorrow. No exceptions.”
Becca nodded. “Thank you, Pep,” she whispered, tears choking her voice.
“I should have noticed. I never meant to make you feel…”
“You didn’t. They did and I let them.” She sent Bucky a glance and a smile. “I should have said something.”
“Well, they will no longer have me as a client, so there is that. Have fun on your date,” Pepper giggled, heading for the party and Tony a few floors away.
Bucky gave an appreciative whistle as Becca got closer. “Damn.”
“You said that already,” she teased.
“It needed to be said twice,” he murmured as he pulled her closer. “Please, please tell me you can see how drop dead gorgeous you are tonight?”
She smiled and nodded. “Yeah, surprisingly I can.”
Bucky brought his flesh hand to her cheek. “And just so you know, I think you’ll be even sexier should that dress find its way to my bedroom floor.”
“Down boy,” Steve snickered from across the room.
“Shut up, punk. I’m talking to my girl.”
“Yours, huh?” Becca murmured, tugging his tie.
“If you’ll have me,” Bucky said just as quietly.
“I’d love to have you,” she whispered and drew him closer. “Especially if you’d like to fulfill that wish from earlier.”
“I’d suggest skipping the party, but you’re way too good looking to keep all to myself. Come dance with me in public.” He leaned down to brush his lips feather light along her cheek to her ear where he whispered, “Then we can dance together in private.”
A flush lit up her cheeks but happiness sparkled in her eyes. “Thank you, Bucky.”
“For what, darlin’?
“For seeing me, even when I have trouble seeing myself.”
“Baby girl, I love what I see.” He tilted her chin up and kissed her with every ounce of his admiration.
-The End-
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Every version of Barney Calhoun, rated
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HL1 Alpha Barney: Jesus Christ, what’s Barney “M.P.” Calhoun so frightened about? The fact that his name-tag has a higher-quality texture than his clothes? Or the fact that he’s got a pistol super-glued to his right hand? Who knows. What I do know, however, is that if I saw this dude in my house at 2 AM, I would call the cops. 6.9/10
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Weird "In-Between" HL1 Barneys: Both of them are horrid zombie men and I hate the fact that they exist. 3/10
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HL1 Barney: Another great classic! With a tired face and strong hands, this Barney’s ready to protect you and fellow scientists from the threats lurking in Black Mesa! At least, until he dies from enemy fire due to AI issues. Or if he’s the one you kill for his pistol. 9/10
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HL1 Deathmatch Barney: It’sa me! Angry Security Mario! Man, Barney is furious in this model. He makes angry G-Man from the last post look like the happiest bloke on Earth. Other than his anger issues, this model’s just a red version of Barney. I guess you can say that Barney... is seething red! 8.5/10
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HL1 HD Barney/DC Barney: I honestly thought this Barney was going to be slightly lackluster, like the HD model for G-Man. But now that I look at it, it’s pretty good! Sure, Barney’s face doesn’t look anything like the SD model, but everything else is pretty good. You get a thumbs-up from me, weirdly-detailed ID card-carrying HD Barney! 8.5/10
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HL1 PSX Barney/Decay Barney: This Barney is the exact same as the HD model, but with different textures, a chin strap for her pleasure safety, and weird eyes. What is it with the PSX Half-Life models and having slightly unnerving eyes? 8.5/10
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Black Mesa Barney: This guy probably isn’t even Barney, but since every Guard from the original Half-Life are called Barneys, I’m including him here too. And it’s a really good Barney, fitting both the original design from Half-life and the realistic updates of Black Mesa. Plus, extra points for having randomly-generated faces. 9.5/10
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HL2 Barney: Another perfect model from Half-Life 2! Man, what is it with HL2 and having the absolute best models for characters? Probably the fact that there hasn’t been a third game to surpass its models yet. Hahahaha... :( 10/10
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HL2 Ep. 1 Barney: He’s the exact same as the Half-Life 2 Barney, but with a messier, dirty face and darker eyes. And I love him all the same. 10/10
Thankfully, there's no horrible Steam Emote of Barney (yet), so have the "Calhoun is Sexy" GIF as a consolation prize.
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Comic Girls - Episode 02
Why do I let myself stare into the abyss. …Anyways, anime. Anime is a good distraction. It’s Comic Girls, episode 02! Here we GO!
-It’s a new day at the dorm. The landlady is handling a chat with Kaos’s editor, who seems to be getting pegged into the motherly role for our little pink moeblob. And she can confirm that everything’s going great between all the girls, they’re getting along wonderfully…
-As Koyume puts Kaos’s long hair up into some twin buns. So what’s the over-under on the whole damn dorm turning Kaos into their doll slash mascot? But, they’re going out on a trip today! And not alone either, they’ll have Ruki and Tsuba—
-TSUBASA HAS ARRIVED! FULL SERIOUS MODE ACHIEVED! FEEL HER MANLY CHUUNI CHARM, YE LESBIANS, AND TREMBLE!
-Ruki quietly pulls her idiot roommate back to make her put on normal clothes. But even normal clothes still have Koyume swept up in her manly chuuni charm.
-Opening! Yep there are those lilies. If anyone turns out to really be a bear, I called it now.
-So where’s the gang going? Into Shinjuku, into the city proper! Into the kind of place where the trains are packed and the crowds are thick! So thick that Kaos finds herself being swept up in the sea of people, unable to escape…! At least until Ruki starts hauling people together. Ruki and Tsubasa, and Kaos quickly realizes all that damn manly charm Tsubasa has.
-Sidenote, just so we’re clear, I’m not the only one who’s just calling her Kaos all the time. Everyone is. We have heard her real name all of once, and I’m not sure what it is without looking it up. She’s just Kaos, through and through.
-Anyways, where do they end up first? Well, Kaos wants to go to a big proper book store…And woooowwww, this is a big place. Also I’m about 80% sure the fictional books the girls call out, like Super Exciting Paradise and Pretty Highness, are shoujo-ai books at the least. But that’s not all they find…Tsubasa’s latest work, the very same series they were just assisting on a few days ago, is on the shelf! And with a popup ad and the cover displayed! Holy shit they’re in the presence of not just an impossible amount of manly charm, but a GOD.
-So Koyume has to buy, like, five copies. As does Kaos. Even though Tsubasa has multiple copies of every volume to be given away as gifts. But you’re not going full otaku, or full hard crush, unless you’re spending money you don’t have to feed the machine. But eventually, they have their things…
-So what’s the next step? To a super trendy cafe! Where Kaos freaks out because only super cool high school girls can go in there. One, none of them are cool. Two, you’re a high school girl. Three, chill. Also Ruki insisted on lunch because if she doesn’t, Tsubasa will burn through all of her blood sugar at the art supply store and get dizzy. Again. So shut up and eat your damn crepe.
-And when the crepes arrive, Kaos doesn’t know how to handle something so cute, in a place full of nothing but trendy cute sexy young women in tiny miniskirts…Until finally Koyume feeds her the dang crepe.
-Finally to the art supply store and the meat we came here for. Kaos is freaking out at the density of the place. But, first step for her is she wants a full set of things she’d need as an assistant to be able to help everyone else out on the fly. Necessities it is! Forward MARCH! And then Tsubasa sees something she wants and she’s just gone, lost in her own fan behavior. Enthusiastic Tsubasa is kind of adorable, by the way.
-Then she picks up a feathered quill pen and sure, it looks cool, but it just seems impractical…
-And then Koyume says she looks cool with it and Tsubasa immediately goes FULL SERIOUS. Four-Quill Dip Style! And now she’s going to buy them all! Plus a ton of ink and new dip pens, as Koyume keeps trying to imitate her…And Tsubasa tries to encourage her to find her own path, but Koyume is most firmly motivated by, well, being like her Tsubasa-sama. It’s all that manly charm.
-So, quick sidenote, let’s explain fancy pens! While the analog comic artist has a lot of different options, there are essentially three major camps worth discussing for doing ink lines. These can be summed up in tech pens, brush and fountain pens, and dip pens. Some of this might get covered in the episode itself, but I love talking about stupid shit, so.
-Tech pens, or technical pens, started life as engineer’s tools before artists found them; you might be familiar with the Sakura Micron line if you’re a fucking weeb like myself. These are noted for a small, semi-flexible tip that gives a very consistent line width, and of course have an internal ink reservoir. Their greatest asset, this consistency, is also their chief weakness: A 0.5 millimeter tech pen is basically always going to put out a 0.5 millimeter line no matter which way you turn it or press it. This is fine, even preferable for more basic linework, but if you want to do more complex stuff…
-Then you need to consider brush and fountain pens. These are very different tools, but I’ve bundled them together to talk about them since they carry some similar advantages and disadvantages. Both still use an internal ink reservoir, though whether it’s pre-installed in a disposable or can be refilled varies. A brush pen uses an actual, quite flexible brush tip of I waaaaannna say a firm foam material, but don’t quite me on that, while a fountain pen uses a metal nib against a ribbed feed. The chief advantage here is flexibility; because firmness and angle matter, you can vary line width from stroke to stroke, or even within the stroke, by controlling your pen. The downside, naturally, is that you have to provide that control. Getting a line to stay at that 0.5 millimeter width the tech pen offers so easily, can be real hard with a brush pen, and not that much easier with a fountain pen. You don’t have as much flex with the fountain pen, but the size and shape of the nib give you a lot of control over like shape: Slightly modified forms, with a sharp-cornered square tip, are standard for Western style calligraphy, to give you an idea of what you can do with one.
-Lastly, and most simply thanks to all the previous stuff, are dip pens and straight-up brushes! These ultimately feed into the same idea as the fountain pen and brush pen, with one key difference: No ink reservoir. You have to dip into ink each time for your lines. This carries some advantages and disadvantages of its own, but it mostly feeds into the idea of control. Dip pens require very little commitment to a single shape for very long, as well as letting you do things to effect through how much or little ink you allow to fill the feed. All of this goes even further with the brush, though I’m gonna level with you, I don’t know of any manga artists who just use a brush like they’re doing fuckin’ sumi-e. I’m sure they exist, but they’re not likely to be found in the Jump-ass battle manga I typically read.
-Oh, and as ever, don’t quote me on this stuff I’m not an expert support your local library okay BACK TO THE SHOW
-So Tsubasa’s showing how you can use an overfull dip pen to create a really cool blood splatter effect by literally splattering the ink across the page, which is a skill Koyume wouldn’t even need while doing shoujo manga…And then Kaos sees their art pieces, from Tsubasa’s stern manly elf boy to the adorable shoujo girl from Koyume that he’s protecting…Aaand the best she can do is one of her cute chibi little characters in a very rough rendition of a knight’s armor, cheering them on.
-So where else are they going? To the screen tone section! Ruki is all gushing about new flower designs, which she inevitably ends up buying a bunch of. Koyume is imagining using them for cute flowing dresses on her girls. Ruki is imagining using them for sexy underwear. …Well, Ruki will be able to keep using the same pack for a lot longer, then, at least.
-Another aside while we’re talking craft, what are screen tones? You may have heard of them in previous manga-making shows and books, but the idea is really quite simple! They’re literally a pattern printed onto a very thin translucent sheet with a modest adhesive backing. When working in analog, you can get complex patterns easily by cutting out the rough shape of whatever you’re filling out of a matching screen tone sheet, adhering it down over your work, then using an x-acto knife to gently trace over the actual line edges and peel off the stuff you don’t need. You can easily recognize screen tone use because they tend to stay in the midtones, and are very consistent, being mass-produced and printed. Their most common uses are for complex symbolic backgrounds, and clothing patterns, but there are plenty of more complex and elaborate uses various artists have come up with!
-Back to the show. Ruki finds some cool bubbly background tones that Koyume can use…While Tsubasa’s going for the super-contrasty black and white lightning at FULL INTENSITY. And Kaos is buying lots of grim dark spoopy shadows. As for Ruki herself…She needs lots of smooth coverage for all the nudity coming up in her next work. Which means bubbly splotches, as Kaos asks what they’re for, and oh god she can’t admit the truth to this tiny innocent fetus.
-And then Koyume finds the cool patterned masking tape! …It’s patterned masking tape. Washi tape. If anyone you know goes to a craft store regularly or has a Pinterest account, you have seen this stuff. Tape in general is useful for keeping things firmly in place while working on your manuscript in an analog world, and, well, the cute patterns are because they are all teenaged girls. Mostly, Ruki ends up despairing when they start trying to pick sexy patterns for her, not some cute bubbly thing like everyone else got. I’m sorry, Ruki, but you have a reputation now.
-Also Tsubasa hears some girls debating pens and goes over to be all Cool and Manly and Get Their Numbers. …Okay mostly she goes over to offer help from a position of experience but I’m not wrong. So soon she leads them to some useful supplies for starting off drawing manga, and they’re all swept up in Tsubasa’s manly charm and Ruki’s gentle guidance and see themselves in Koyume and you can grow up to draw manga someday too, little pink haired moeblob!
-I’m sorry, Kaos.
-I mean, fuck, what else do you say to that, right?
-Eventually they can actually buy their stuff…Well, Koyume can buy most of her stuff. She’s a little shy after the books and the crepe. She’s gonna have to get rid of all of this cute masking tape…
-So Tsubasa picks it up to buy instead. And Kaos’s, too. A gift for both of you as thanks for the help the other day. Both girls are even more smitten than before. I didn’t think that was possible, but here we are.
-By the time they’re on the way back, it’s late in the day, and Kaos feels motivated to push even harder…Aaaand then they end up using the entire night chatting, and it’s time to get a few hours of sleep in the grim morning…
-When Tsubasa turns the TV on and the morning news is talking about the end of Golden Week.
-They have school.
-In like an hour.
-FUCK
-Episode 02: “Back to School”
-And Kaos gets to try on her new high school uniform, and she feels like she’s a real manga protag—
-And then she sees Ruki in her perfect setup and Tsubasa with her gives-no-fucks jacket and she realizes she’s just a background character next to these cool stylish girls she wants to smooch. …Oh and Koyume does the fucking shoujo manga toast-mouth run.
-Okay, to actual school! Where…
-I should have expected this.
-Tsubasa is the prince of the school.
-ofcourse.gif
-Also that cool splatter pattern on her shirt? …She spilled ink on it and just let it dry. How do you do this? Anyways, Tsubasa is the cool prince, and Ruki is the unapproachable stylish onee…sama…People are totally starting to realize she does something sketchy. Ruki, this is gonna be a lot less bad if they know you draw naughty manga than if they think you’re going and playing hostess to creepy old men or something.
-Oh and it comes out that Ruki and Tsubasa are the same age as our rookies. I’m sorry, they’re not older and more mature, those are just stress lines from the grim reality of a working mangaka lifestyle. Also Koyume is totally enthralled by the sexy slightly-stern homeroom teacher! So enthralled she puts a bow on her. And Kaos just wants to be scolded by the beautiful teacher lady. Truly you are Ruki’s apprentice.
-And then it turns out that while Ruki and Tsubasa are in the same class as Kaos, Koyume is in a different class. Alas, poor Koyume, no stern beautiful teacher lady for you. And that’s when Kaos realizes she hasn’t used her real name in so long she’s doubting her ability to write and pronounce it. She’s been going by Kaos around everyone. Everywhere. And people are staring. Trendy beautiful high school girls are staring, at her, with doubt in their eyes. So this, isn’t, ideal…But she finally pulls herself together despite the nervousness. That kid’s a real mess.
-Especially when she realizes she brought her manga pen case and not her school pen case. So instead of mechanical pencils and ballpoint pens, it’s dip pens, fat black markers and a screen tone pressing tool. …Well shit. And then people notice and Kaos cracks like an egg. If I hadn’t wanted to get a shot of each character for an episode…And then girls start asking her getting-to-know-you questions, which include her hobbies.
-So what are Kaos’s non-manga-drawing hobbies? She ingests tons of otaku media full of cute waifus and collects their slightly ecchi bishoujo figurines. But that’s not something you can say out loud. And the questions keep coming and Kaos just straight up faints. Which means a trip to the nurse’s office…And Koyume coming to check on her, before being dragged off by her new normal friends to get lunch. She’s already gotten friends. Alas, poor Kaos.
-At least you’ve got your fellow weirdos. But, yeah, Kaos suffers from social anxiety. I know these feelings all too well, even if they got expressed rather differently due to my own circumstances. Also when Ruki offers to get her moved closer to them in class, and Kaos’s look of appreciation just breaks Ruki as she has to keep herself from doing things to this sweet innocent zygote. …It doesn’t work very well.
-But Tsubasa’s advice is also that you don’t need to worry nearly so much about actually talking to people, making tons of friends, as you do about observing them…Learning from them. And that really hits home for Kaos, who’s been struggling with how to portray Normal High School Girls…Oh and Tsubasa’s advice is rounded off with her big buff bad guy sketch she’s been working on the whole time. You’re absurd.
-At the end of the schoolday, Koyume immediately comes and clings to her sweet little Kaos…And also she’s immediately made friends and had chats with girls who have actual boyfriends. Tsubasa and Ruki quietly despair at their own lack of success in love. Just steal these two rookies into the night, it’ll be fine. Mostly fine. It’ll work out. The law will never catch you.
-So, back to the dorm? Back to the dorm. When they run into…A stray kitty! TAKE THE KITTY HOME DO IT NOW. I DEMAND IT. And Kaos gets all the kitties. Except for one scared little kitty in the distance, so nervous, even as it lets her pick it up…She knows this fear, you sweet precious creature! KEEP THE CAT.
-Credits!
She better keep that cat.
And hey, another huge log. I blame the amount of setup, and also the amount of time we spent talking about craft materials. Next time should be more room to loosen up since we can broaden out to scene-level recap more. In theory. We’ll see what happens in episode THREE of Comic Girls! Wait for it!
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August 27-September 2, 2017
This week’s installment of wonderful Gundam Wing works is here!
Please sit back and enjoy them! Lots of things to read and art work to drool over.
~Mod Hel
Fanfiction:
@ahsimwithsake​
Chains (Ch. 7-9) http://archiveofourown.org/works/10884354/chapters/26941902
In which Trowa tries to get back to normal.
@anaranesindanarie​
Death Unspeaking (Ch. 5) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11483196/chapters/27041313
What happens when a Gundam Pilot is mute? What happens when the other Pilots look down at him because of it? Will he overcome the odds or will the odds overcome him?
I Swear (Ch. 2) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11967684/chapters/27064149
Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell
Trowa Barton, Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei
Song fic, Breakups, pinning
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
Strangers http://archiveofourown.org/works/11974647
Character Death, Song fic, Death Fic, hope you like it, The feels, Suicide?, accident?,i have no clue
This is for Shini who asked that someone write a fic to this song. I hope you like it!!!
The song is Strangers by Scratch21.
Bernie Calling
Triangle (Ch. 9) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12512891/9/Triangle
Suite "les chasseurs sont lâchés" et " Dilemme" Pourquoi cela s'appelle un triangle amoureux? Duo ne comprend pas, il aime Heero, Heero l'aime ainsi que Hilde, seulement ni elle, ni lui ne sont amoureux. Ce n'est pas un triangle à la rigueur ça peut être un angle amoureux
Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Hilde Schbeiker
@chronicwhimsy​
Symptoms of Exposure http://archiveofourown.org/works/11966928
Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy
trope: sex pollen, dubious consenticles, but not really, A little?, they all check things are happy, consent is important kids, also Very Bad Science, and poor quarantine procedure, for reasons of shameless filth.
After exposure to an unknown substance in the course of an operation, Heero, Duo and Wufei spend the night in quarantine. A long, increasingly acrobatic night…
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
@claraxbarton​
Ready for You (Ch. 5) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11763066/chapters/26972172
A chance meeting ten years after the war leads Duo and Trowa down an unexpected path.
2X3
Academic AU http://claraxbarton.tumblr.com/post/164774181565/trowa-looked-at-the-single-table-at-the-small-and
2X3, First Morning... >_>
Academic AU http://claraxbarton.tumblr.com/post/164790571080/the-faculty-meeting-wasinteresting-trowa
Faculty Meeting was interesting
Diana_Lua
Right Now http://archiveofourown.org/works/11946267
"And we wanna fight; each of us has something to do, something to achieve.
So, we just wanna be right here, right now.
We got fire, so, let it burn…"
Warning: Some context of Episode Zero, chapter 4.
Trowa Barton
Burning (Ch. 3) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12326620/3/Burning
Same as above...(but this is connected to the first two chapters).
Ónoma Ὄνομα http://archiveofourown.org/works/11970393/chapters/27071328
Sometimes it's necessary to choose a new name to live freely. [AU; Something about Duo's past with Solo; 'Where my demons hide' side story (can be read independent of it); Angst; Shounen-ai; probably yaoi/lemon at ending (Angel incest)]
Duo Maxwell/Solo
Duo Maxwell, Solo (Gundam Wing), Zechs Merquise, Naina Peacecraft
Angst, Yaoi, Angel Sex, Shounen-ai, Alternate Universe
Duointherain
Santa Clarita: You’re not my Mother! http://archiveofourown.org/works/11939703
In the virtual world, Duo discovers his power and a moment before he tears Heero's mind apart, Martha shows up to send him to his room.
Santa Clarita: Going Home (Ch. 3) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11858241/chapters/26916459
Heero thinks he's going to find a young Duo, that he'll be responsible for him, that he's going to do everything he can to take care of him. Things never go to plan.
ExecutiveShrimp
The Princess With The Purple Heart (Ch. 19) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12584463/19/The-Princess-With-The-Purple-Heart
AU, 2x1: Don’t ask, don’t tell.
Greentbag
Trust (Ch. 15) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12226861/15/Trust
It’s been years since the Gundams existed, yet he still manages to find himself in the clasp of those metallic prongs. The scientist has always been lethal, he knew that better than anyone. But how much did they know about the good doctor? More importantly how did they manage to involve Relena? He could never bring himself to kill her, the old man might not be so lucky.
Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Relena Darlian/Peacecraft, Doctor J
Friction (Ch. 4) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12627540/4/Friction
AU(ish). Relena, a preventer agent is sent on mandatory leave after the death of a colleague. With no choice, she heads to her favorite vacation spot for some much needed r&r. No one told her she would be neighbours with the very handsome, very intriguing Trowa Barton.
@isolavirtuosa
Unlikely Office Romances (9&10) http://isolavirtuosa.tumblr.com/post/164709214984/unlikely-office-romances-9-10
1x2x1, probably PG-13ish though there are some mildly sexy times and the usual trashmouth
Basically Duo is a jerk and Heero is an awkward nerd.
Unlikely Office Romances (25) http://isolavirtuosa.tumblr.com/post/164856606269/unlikely-office-romances-25
1x2x1
It’s the last part!  Thanks for reading <3
((All other ‘parts’ are connected, be sure to read them all!))
@kangofu-cb
Just Getting Warmed Up http://archiveofourown.org/works/11923545
Trowa Barton/Duo Maxwell
Huddling For Warmth, Tropes, Sex, loads of sex, mostly just sex.
Duo and Trowa are hiding following a mission in a frozen wasteland. An unexpected storm causes lower than expected temperatures, leaving them only one option… Huddle for warmth. 
End of Summer Tropefest!
Right in Front of Me http://archiveofourown.org/works/11923836
Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell, Minor or Background Relationship(s), Quatre Raberba Winner/Heero Yuy, past Duo/Trowa
Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei, Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, Zechs Merquise
Tropes, Fake Marriage, a bunch of emotional shit, some commentary on figuring out orientation, Pining, Sex, somewhere in all this emotional bullshit there's sex in here, not angsty though, for once, Fluff, happy endings, Alternate Universe - College/University
End of Summer Tropefest!
@lbro009
Legacy Part 4: WuFei’s POV https://lbro009.tumblr.com/post/164713501400/legacy-part-4-wufei-pov
An old story I am trying to finish up- set post-EW. Mostly about Sally but also heavily featuring Duo and Wufei, among other characters. A smidge of Zechs in this chapter too. Angst angsty angst is how I would describe this chapter.
Lord Raa
Heero Sandwich (Ch. 7) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12594063/7/Heero-Sandwich
Nobody asked for this, especially not Heero Yuy, but here we are all the same.
Prepare for a "comedy" with some adult content. If the chapters feel truncated, then you might want to look for a certain Fanfiction Forum on the (dot) net for a more complete experience.
luvsanime02
Turbulence http://archiveofourown.org/works/11927283/chapters/26957496
The story about what Agent Frank Parks has been up to between Evasion and now.
This is the seventh story in Navigation, a fem!Heero series.
I noted this in the tags, but I just want to say again that there are a couple of sexist slurs in this interlude, and I don't want anyone to be caught off-guard. Read safely!
Maeyne_Ann
Boot Camp fr (Ch. 24) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5998164/24/Boot-Camp-fr
1X2, 3X4, AU, Yaoi, Langage grossier oulàà, et pas qu'un peu, Assez OOC, Violence, ref. NCS plus tard
French translation of Snowdragonct’s Boot Camp.
Maldoror_Chant
Darkside Tales http://archiveofourown.org/works/11910963/chapters/26913267
A Preventer has caught a thief. How banal. Having a straight poker like Chang Wufei chain him up and hang him from the ceiling is a tiny bit on the left side of banal, but still within spitting distance, Duo judges. Nothing to see here, folks, keep walking.
But on the darkside of this tale, like a cracked photographic plate, monsters of the mind are revealed.
5/1, 5/2
Moving http://archiveofourown.org/works/11973444
Goddamn, moving was a pain in the ass. You had to strip yourself down to the bare bones, and Duo had spent five years in Sanq padding himself up.
Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy
Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei, Relena Peacecraft
The trauma of moving house,Relena Finds Out, And loses her shit, Sparkly shining things, Jerry - Freeform
Mistaken-Miracles
When The Tides Change (Ch. 31) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12432602/31/When-The-Tides-Change
Preventers learn of a new underground rebellion group, along with the arrival of a new ally. Can Heero put his feelings aside to trust this ally or will new discoveries create tension between the Gundam Pilots? Can they work together to keep the peace? Or are there too many complications to control?
Heero Yuy, Relena Darlian/Peacecraft, Trowa Barton, OC
Morbidbirdy & @the-indomitable-bhg​
Where I Belong (Ch. 21) http://archiveofourown.org/works/10691187/chapters/27012999
In the year AC 205 the status of the Earth-Sphere remains relatively peaceful thanks to the efforts of the ESUN and it’s peacekeeping organization Preventer. The five young men who had once fought together for this peace now work quietly behind the scenes to maintain it. Despite their new roles in this world, Heero and Trowa struggle to establish a comfortable place in it. In the process of finding themselves they eventually realize that their place is with each other.
Something About Us (Ch. 20) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11333262/chapters/27012636
Five Years after Operation Meteor the fragile peace between Earth and the colonies is once again threatened when a beloved prominent political figure is assassinated. The former Gundam pilots come together again for a new mission, which forces unexplored feelings to arise between Heero and Trowa.
Zodiac Black (Ch. 2) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11947887/chapters/27012120
Set several years in the future, Heero and his seasoned crew are on a mission to transport passengers from Earth to a colony planet. Under the guidance of new management, the crew has to cope with the inconvenient changes that disrupt their lives on the ship. Heero, captain of the Zodiac Black, faces off with a longtime rival who threatens his control. Will the crew successfully complete their mission despite the chaos that ensues? Or will something go terribly wrong, forcing them to abandon their journey?
@nekoflashficcing​
Misadventures http://nekoflashficcing.tumblr.com/post/164882685645/gw-misadventures
Magic gone wrong AU/accidental summoning AU
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
Speed http://archiveofourown.org/works/11968653
AU - Quatre and Duo meet at a dating event.
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
@noelleian​
Beyond the Nexus http://archiveofourown.org/works/11932002
In a bid to increase his income, Trowa accepts the position of Executive Assistant to New York’s most distinguished fashion editor, Quatre Winner. Over time, he begins to fall in love with standoffish blond and hopes to be the one who can crack the icy fortress that Quatre's built around himself. He finds the courage during their first night in London, but Trowa’s reward comes at a steep price after the unwelcome arrival of an old flame.
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
@outofworkshinigami​
Special Needs (Ch. 8) http://archiveofourown.org/works/10549412/chapters/26964906?view_adult=true
Sally finally gets out of Duo what happened between him and Wufei. Treize’s fate is decided.
Also known as the chapter in which Relena is a badass and hands Treize his balls in a gift bag. (Rather, BALL. Singular. He lost the other one to Tallgeese ii.)
Heavy warnings for mentions of rape/non-con, as with the entire fic
Control http://archiveofourown.org/works/11965875
Sometimes, you don't truly believe you've been traumatized until someone getting you ice cubes causes you to shatter a drinking glass.
Treize Khushrenada, Zechs Merquise, Lady Une, Vingt Khushrenada, Hundeldt Catalonia, Angelica Khushrenada
13x6, 13x11
Warnings: past child abuse, past rape, past incest.
@post-settlement​
PS: Mars Fic https://post-settlement.tumblr.com/post/164679931324/characterdevelopmentforwriters-has-your-character
About growing your own food.
@remsyk-blog​
Blooming For You http://archiveofourown.org/works/11981688/chapters/27101835
Hanahaki Disease
Established 1x3x1, eventual 1x2x3
"You made flowers grow in my lungs, and though they are beautiful, I can't fucking breathe."
Duo has silently loved for them for years. He watched them find each other, yet the feelings still remained. But now the love he's carried for so long may become the thing that ends him.
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
@rhysgalentalcernunnos​ & @anaranesindanarie​
The Maxwell Twins: Shi and Duo (Ch.7) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11026149/chapters/27043587
(It had apparently been left out...)
Shadow-Hawk2
Imperial Guard (Ch. 59) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12559874/59/Imperial-Guard
Duo Maxwell is trapped in another part of the galaxy far from all that he knows and the woman he loves. He must learn to survive among primitive violent people and accept that he may never be able to return to Earth.
ShenLong
Bound, Bonded, and Betrayed (Ch. 61) http://archiveofourown.org/works/7188593/chapters/27087705
Heero is the eldest son of the King of Colonia. His 21st birthday is approaching and as tradition dictates his betrothed is soon to arrive. However he is also bound by tradition to select his own personal slave. The events that unfold lead him down a path that not only tests his sanity but his humanity and love as well.
1x2, 3x4, 1xR, 2xR
Soloscry
Mysteria: Myth of the Siren (Ch. 11) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12615425/11/Mysteria-Myth-of-the-Siren
A cursed Siren must find the One to lift the eternal darkness cast upon his eyes. But can the beautiful creature of the sea be able to purify the ruthless heart of the One?
1x2, 3x4, 13x5
AU, Dark, Angst, Romance, 13x5 Initial Non-Con
Luxevar (Ch. 7) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12628162/7/Luxevar
A beautiful male, betrothed to the Master Vampire of the City, enrolls himself into a Boarding School under strict orders to find the Human who's been tracking cult-movements. His mission: Seduce and Kill. But can he do such a thing when his love for the Human becomes stronger than the love he has for his Master?
1x2, 3x4, 13x5
AU, Dark, Romance, Vampire, Lemon
Taichara
Knights And Castles http://archiveofourown.org/works/11947839
Some years after the final clash over Mars, Gaelio's found he has unusual company indeed ...
機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Gundam Wing Frozen Teardrop, Gaelio Bauduin, Heero Yuy, Alternate Universe
Tahiri-Chan
Studio 10 (Ch. 3) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12623011/3/Studio-10
Quand on a 16 ans, et que la vie ne vous a laissé aucun répit, il faut du courage pour aller de l'avant ! Et faire les rencontres qui changeront vos vies...
Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell
@the-indomitable-bhg​
https://the-indomitable-bhg.tumblr.com/post/164655310602/the-deafening-grating-sound-of-metal-intruding
Snippet from Eve War Event fic
“Good Deeds” https://the-indomitable-bhg.tumblr.com/post/164849415777/tropes-supernatural-au-high-school-setting
TROPES:  Supernatural AU, High School Setting  |  Zombies, Tentacles |
Duo Maxwell & Heero Yuy (+ Relena Peacecraft )
God of Death Duo Maxwell encounters a rather formidable zombie.
@gwblockparty Gundam Wing Fan Fiction &  Art submission by BHG
TheManwell
May Demons Rest: Shinigami Sleeps (2017) (Ch. 18 & 19) http://archiveofourown.org/works/10944786/chapters/26929380
2X3, warnings for language...
Vega_Lume @vegalume​
Afterthoughts of Discourse (Ch. 8) http://archiveofourown.org/works/4095778/chapters/26936103
Angst, MPREG, Yaoi, Het, limey? Lemony? Mountain Dew?(Let’s just say there are some citrusy parts, k?)
2x1, 2xH, OMCx1
@weiclown​
Accidental Clone http://archiveofourown.org/works/11980098
Quatre was simply touring the research labs at WEI. He hadn’t planned on being doused in an experimental liquid that didn’t have any obvious reactions right away. What will he and his lovers do when faced with a perfect clone of the blonde CEO?
Trowa/Quatre/Wufei/Clone! Quatre (in various combinations)  Smut, NSFW, No plot.
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
Fanart:
@endlesschaoscosart​
https://endlesschaoscosart.tumblr.com/post/164678575071/trowa-barton-as-roy-walker-by-endlesschaoscosart
Trowa Barton as Roy Walker
@gundamwing-ellesmith​
http://gundamwing-ellesmith.tumblr.com/post/146208549944/pure-nonsense-inspired-by-this-post
The GW boys on Peacemillion
@hainekoken
http://hainekoken.tumblr.com/post/164752439661
Trowa Barton
@jadeune​
https://jadeune.tumblr.com/post/164881980206/so-i-dont-write-fics-i-draw-so-for-my
Duo Maxwell/Trowa Barton
End of Summer Block Party Tropefest!
@littleladyfish​
http://littleladyfish.tumblr.com/post/30132093101/i-still-dont-think-wufei-gets-enough-fan-art
WuFei Chang
@maevemauvaise​
http://maevemauvaise.tumblr.com/post/164917528156/yeah-so-ive-really-been-feeling-relena-as
Relena as Anastasia
@milliardo​
http://milliardo.tumblr.com/post/164818905520/a-gundam-wing-song-came-on-my-playlist-so-i-had-to
Milliardo Peacecraft/Zechs Merquise
@missingart​
https://missingart.tumblr.com/post/164812001040/thisweekingundamwing-requested-lucrezia-noin-from
Lucrezia Noin
@my-lovely-sketches​
https://my-lovely-sketches.tumblr.com/post/164693345233/uploading-old-fanart-of-mine-back-in-2000-i-was
WuFei Chang, Heero Yuy, Quatre Raberba Winner, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton
@space-husband​
https://space-husband.tumblr.com/post/164694644832/i-did-the-thing
Gundam Heavyarms, model
@vegalume​
http://vegalume.tumblr.com/post/164764416350/hand-painted-wall-scroll-24-by-36-inches-on-blue
Heero You, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, WuFei Chang
Cosplay:
@mysteryandcheekbones
http://mysteryandcheekbones.tumblr.com/post/164894810733
Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy
@outofworkshinigami​
http://outofworkshinigami.tumblr.com/post/164782098487/more-metrocon-photos-renmaxwell-as-mercy-and
@renmaxwell, @chemicalcrush​, @abitofdeath​, @scytheatariocosplay​, @ahsimwithsake​
MetroCon
Head Canons:
@lifeaftermeteor​
https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/164876823419/that-rd-shop-has-a-whole-lot-of-files-that-are
Quatre Raberba Winner
@outofworkshinigami​
http://outofworkshinigami.tumblr.com/post/164741784392/treize-headcanons-i-love-to-imagine-young-treize
Treize Khushrenada
(Taking/was taking asks about everyone’s Treize HCs)
@maevemauvaise​
http://maevemauvaise.tumblr.com/post/164697610281/the-indomitable-bhg-dorothy-catalonia-im
Dorothy Catalonia (check out the notes)
@the-indomitable-bhg
https://the-indomitable-bhg.tumblr.com/post/164704855127/pallistic-peridot-meteorite-gemstone-gundam
Birthday stone headcanon for Trowa, Heero, and Duo.
Chats/Dialouges:
@the-indomitable-bhg​
https://the-indomitable-bhg.tumblr.com/post/164762419472/duo-whats-up-bromeo-wufei-what-did-you-just
Bromeo. Duo Maxwell, WuFei Chang
No Idea What To Put This Under:
@helmistress​
https://helmistress.tumblr.com/post/164717477004/this-thing
Another Discord server for Gundam Wing
(Join both! It’ll be fun!)
In case anyone missed it!
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/04/17/feature-found-in-translation-how-gundam-wing-became-a-global-phenomenon
Crunchyroll Article about Gundam Wing’s Epicness!
@lifeaftermeteor​
https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/164843762549/so-i-went-ahead-and-uploaded-my-fsts-or-most-of
FST on Spotify
@snufffie​
http://snufffie.tumblr.com/post/164081305120/im-setting-up-a-gundam-wing-discord-server-pm-me
They have created a Discord server for Gundam Wing
Ask them about it! ^_^
Calendar Events:
End of Summer Block Party @gwblockparty
https://gwblockparty.tumblr.com/post/164876416556/its-here
Tropefest! Get your trope on!
Entries to be posted September 1st - 4th! (Happening Now!)
Gundam Wing Eve War Event @gw-evewar
https://gw-evewar.tumblr.com/post/164079261510/an-open-gundam-wing-fandom-community-science
Open Science Fiction Themed Event
(Saturday) December 23, 2017 - (Sunday) December 24, 2017
*** Event will be observing Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) ***
Submissions: Fanfiction, Meta essays, Personal Headcanon, Fan Art
Rules: All works must feature a science fiction theme. Alternate Universes, and cross-over fiction are welcome. There are no limits to characters, pairings, audience rating, time frame or universe.
OC October @gwoc-october
https://gwoc-october.tumblr.com/post/164521028355/update
For the month of October, we can post everything and anything pertaining to fan OCs in Gundam Wing with weekly themes and perhaps a featured OC every other day or so. This includes fic, snippets, art, OC profiles, headcanons, ships, discussions, and anything you have as long as it’s about an OC. Even if this OC of yours is still in the mulling-stages, we want to hear about it! Let’s embrace OCs and celebrate our collective awesomeness.
This Week in Gundam Events @thisweekingundamevents
Our new sideblog for helping to host Gundam Wing fandom events!
Check us out and hit us up!
Currently just reblogging Gundam Wing event in progress!
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divermoon · 7 years
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thoughts on pretenders
HAROLD SPEAKING TO BEAR ON THE SATELLITE PHoNE SHAW callinG HIM SEXY AND BEIGN WORRIED ABOUT HIM NOT EATING HAROLD BEING WORRIED RIGHT AWAY AND TALKING TO HIM ON THE PHOnE 
........................guess what my favourite moment of the ep was haha
truly the content i want to see
honestly this is one of the better eps of series 4 so far
i think ill enjoy watching it more the second time though
harolds interactions witht that bridget women felt so forced at first i was so worried about het but the end made it okay just next time i wont be worried
seeing harold geek out about maths and talk to someone who gets AI etc is nice.......................he could do that with root
his smiles though! i love seeing harold happy
i would have preferred it if he had talked it through with shaw and john before. i mean i know its supposed to be a twist but like.....i would have found it more fun plus there could have been banter (we’re spies dont u want some tips harold etc)
not that there was a lack of humour this episode
i have mixed feelings about walters man in the suit stuff.... only their last convo had any meaning to me? its the most ic johns been since episode 2 to me.. his strained smile
i mean hes been strained (away from harold, the numbers, his purpose..... so i guess thats partly why... but also :( other things)
there were some funny moments with walter (how do you do that with you voice)
“sameen? not my girlfriend” :’)
1 he says sameen harold did earlier in the ep too i think :’) 2 team machine literally only caring to correct people when its het i mean.....................................
“why not” walter.....obv has a crush on john 
i mean as far as numbers go it was a really sweet one? walter is really just trying to do some good in the world and there was a more personal connection and there were character moments
not to mention the whole hes pretending to be cop jokes and fusco just being exasperated (when is he not lbr)
honestly i think i will only like this ep more and more with time :)
sameen and fusco driving up in their cars...... nice 
john and shaw moments this ep!!!! so gooD!!
them both saying the name of the gun, “oops”, saving his ass,  “ow” “baby”, them talking abt places they’ve visited on missions, them working together with shaw at the computers..... :’) i love their dynamic sm i say this every time idc
shaw in glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im mega gay
her eating at finchs computer
her and harold talking!!!!! 
i did love the lighting in the hong kong scenes
some of the shots like when it suddenly went dark (not a fan) but lmao at johns face (made up for the black shot)
and the shot at the end of the ep felt weird tbh
SO is harolds mission related to the end of the last ep where he says we need to talk to the machine? probably
hes doing the kind  of thing root normally does 
also when he takes that cyclist out what a john move
i want harold to be able to talk abt maths and AI learning etc more.......preferably with root
plus more AI content.....samaritans development etc looking forward to that
oh i almost forgot john and elias’ scene.... i felt so vaguely uncomfortable i mean its a jump from “you will always be the man who showed up out of nowhere and saved me”
i mean...... sure ep 1, the fact that johns a detective now.... but elias is smart he probably gets there s Bigger Reason for it.... though harold was evasive
hmm hm im not sure how to express it. it felt almost too antagonist like a bit forced... elias knows john cares about saving people (baby blue i mean) and he could have appealed to that sooner. i think he gets that john as a cop is not about dismantling elias’ operation so ....yeah it felt a bit forced :/ idk
elias vs dominic.....honestly im bored i mean yeah
anthony and john should grab a beer and talk about what its like have smart bfs who wear glasses and how they look out for them idk
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your-dietician · 3 years
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Is the One Drop Glucose Meter Right for You?
New Post has been published on https://tattlepress.com/health/diabetes/is-the-one-drop-glucose-meter-right-for-you/
Is the One Drop Glucose Meter Right for You?
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In the history of blood glucose meters, there’s never been one as sleek and consumer-tech cool-looking as the One Drop meter made by a New York startup by the same name. No wonder it’s the only glucose meter to be sold in Apple stores around the country.
With its sexy chrome finish on the meter, test strip vial and lancing device, along with a molded Vegan leather case, this kit looks like it could have been designed by Apple itself.
But One Drop offers more than a good look. Their easy-to-use smartphone app offers artificial intelligence (AI)-powered predictive health forecasts, and 1-on-1 coaching from diabetes educators directly via the app. Also, the system easily connects to many other digital platforms and devices, including the Apple Watch.
And what’s especially convenient is their sales model, in which you get all the supplies you need shipped directly to your door regularly, with no need to visit a pharmacy or interact with any medical supplier.
For a company using the tagline “Reimagine possible,” One Drop is certainly making a worthy effort to offer more in a different way that fits into our lives with diabetes, rather than making us readjust our worlds to use the product.
DiabetesMine has been watching One Drop since its start in 2016. We’ve shared the story of founder Jeff Dachis, whose own adult-onset type 1 diabetes diagnosis paved the way for him to envision this startup. Former CEO of leading digital marketing solutions company Razorfish, Dachis is a serial entrepreneur who’s advised investors on a number of disruptive tech launches through the years.
After his own diagnosis, Dachis began his journey to remake the glucose meter into something “cool and badass,” while offering a simple, affordable subscription service for diabetes supplies as well as a mobile management platform to make our data more meaningful for us and allow for shared learnings from the community.
Here is what One Drop offers for people with diabetes:
One Drop Chrome meter. This stylistic glucometer resembles a computer thumb drive. As the name implies, it’s a thin, light, and handy plastic meter with the signature chrome finish. Clearly, a lot of effort went into designing this product to make it feel Apple-esque. It has an automatic backlight so you can see the white-on-black screen in darker rooms, but there isn’t a test strip port light, so it remains difficult to use if there isn’t enough light when testing. The meter is Bluetooth-enabled and automatically sends data to the One Drop mobile app for both iOS and Android. Its storage holds 300 readings.
Test strips. These come in counts of 25, 50, and 100 strip vials (depending on where you buy them). Staying on-brand, the strip container is made of shiny chrome with a color accent line. The all-black test strips use 0.5 microliters of blood, which is roughly a small droplet the size of a pinhead. After applying the blood to the middle edge of the strip, the strip sucks in the droplet and counts down from five before providing a blood sugar reading.
Lancing device and lancets. The lancing device is also in shiny chrome. It measures 3.75 inches long by 0.75 wide, and is a marker-style upright handheld finger-poker. It uses short round 33G lancets, which you can buy directly from One Drop or other lancet manufacturers.
Innovative carrying case. While you’re not required to use the carrying case provided (even though One Drop claims it’s the best one to prevent from damaging the meter), it is worth a shout-out. Because this case is totally unlike anything you’ve seen before in the medical world. Forget the worthless black zippered nylon bag with mysterious elastic loops that most meter makers provide. One Drop has created a wallet-like open-topped carrying case that keeps all the components snugly together and makes rapid access a breeze. While best suited to purses, sport coat pockets, or cargo pants, the case can actually be carried in the back pocket of a pair of jeans more comfortably than you’d imagine by looking at it. It comes in both black and brown Vegan leather. This is a great choice unless you also want to carry backup insulin and other supplies all in one place.
Powered by the highly-accurate AgaMatrix technology found in other common strips and meters like the CVS Advanced meter, the One Drop meter meets the FDA’s fingerstick glucose measurement standards. Clinical trial data show that 99 percent of BG readings on the One Drop Chrome are within 20 percent of lab results and 95 percent are within 15 percent of lab results.
Comparative studies by the Diabetes Technology Society show that AgaMatrix-powered meters are among the top 5 most accurate meters on the market.
The One Drop mobile app is a free cloud-based app available for iOS and Android devices, compatible with iPhones, Android smartphones as well as iPad, iPod Touch. It’s available in six languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, and Russian.
It offers direct connectivity to the Apple Watch, and also connects to Apple Health for data-sharing, plus it offers integration with many other health and diabetes apps like Dexcom (continuous glucose monitor app), Fitbit, Garmin, One Touch, Weight Watchers, and MyFitnessPal.
The top of the main data screen shows your average glucose reading and a horizontal line chart displaying your trend line, as well as any insulin on board, daily activity levels, and any carbs you’ve entered.
There’s also a “community” tab where you can connect with other users if you wish, and a “news” tab to see the latest One Drop and health alert notices that might be of interest.
Another popular feature is the world’s largest built-in food database, containing thousands of foods and beverages. The app can also scan product barcodes right from the product labels to provide carb counts and other nutrition information. You can also enter and save your favorite meals for future reference.
If you happen to use the Dexcom CGM, you’re in luck. One Drop can grab that glucose data and display it right in the app (with a 3-hour delay, due to FDA regulations). You’re able to see trends and different analysis, including how often you’re in-range or getting low and high results. All you have to do is sync your Dexcom account to allow One Drop to access that data.
One Drop was the first diabetes device to integrate directly with the Apple Watch. This means you can track blood sugars, medications, meals, exercise and other health information right on the smartwatch. The display shows you daily stats, as well as goal progress and a summary of in-range glucose readings.
Clinical study data show that using the One Drop app helps people many better manage their diabetes. This 2017 analysis, for example, showed that users with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes saw a 1.07- to 1.27-point reduction in A1C during 4 months of using the One Drop app to track their diabetes data.
One Drop is more than a meter and app. The company also offers expert diabetes coaching and advanced data forecasts and insights via their premium services sold in various subscription programs:
1-on-1 coaching. Get matched with a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (DCES) as your personal health coach, who is available via the mobile app and text messaging to answer questions, provide feedback, and offer encouragement. These experts typically respond within 24 hours, according to One Drop.
Interactive transformation plans. Backed by behavioral science, One Drop’s transformation plans use infographics, prompts, commitment pledges, articles, and quizzes to help motivate users to improve their diabetes and health habits. Personalized plans are available for people with any type of diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or any combination thereof.
Glucose forecasts. For those with type 2 diabetes who use insulin, One Drop offers an Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology that helps predict future blood sugars. This also provides personalized recommendations to help improve care.
Blood pressure insights. Beyond diabetes, One Drop premium subscription members worldwide can receive in-app messages with blood pressure trends, behavioral reinforcements, and alerts for hypertensive crises.
On Amazon, the One Drop Chrome meter gets an average of 4.1 out of 5 stars, with 331 current reviews.
One Amazon reviewer says: “The One Drop is love at first sight. This meter lists glucose numbers, meds, meals, physical activity, builds reports, and [does] some other things. To put it mildly, the meter is outstanding. This meter and associated app does an excellent job of interfacing with other tools. Kudos to the One Drop group!”
The meter gets high props for its looks, style, and thin profile. I have to agree with that personally, because I love that I can just pop it in my pocket and carry it around without much effort.
Some reviewers note “minor annoyances” like disappointment that the small plastic meter isn’t actually made of chrome as they expected from the product name. Others report that they experienced accuracy issues, despite the clinical data showing that it is indeed more accurate than most other products of this kind.
On the Google Play store, the app also gets an average of 4.1 out of 5 stars, with 2,871 current reviews. One top reviewer writes: “If you are a diabetic this is the best app for help and staying on the right track. The memberships are good and the health coaches are amazing. There is a news feed for tips and health advice. One Drop has an open invitation for everyone who is trying to reverse the condition of diabetes and pre-diabetes, hypertension. All platforms within this One Drop Application [are] amazing.”
Some users do note having difficulty with the app crashing, and experiencing glitches after product updates.
Still, the enthusiasm for the coaching and premium services is clear. One reviewer writes, “Amazingly helpful. Coach is terrific, and tracking more regularly creates a bit of a self-competitiveness for better numbers.”
Another reviewer adds: “This program offers what my employer-provided one did not. Not only am I getting the tools (meter, strips, coaching, etc.) to manage my diabetes, but I can also log so much more, like my weight, blood pressure, and more. Add on to that the ability to log my meals to see my carb macro-nutrients and it’s a solid program.”
You can find One Drop in Apple stores and on Amazon, as well as in Best Buy and CVS pharmacies. One Drop has its own online store where you can purchase all the supplies and digital subscription plans.
One Drop is not covered by insurance as of 2021, because it’s a direct-to-consumer product with a subscription plan. However, many people are able to use their yearly Health Savings Plan and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to purchase supplies. One Drop does offer itemized receipts for those needing to submit them for reimbursement.
Additionally, One Drop offers an employer-provided option for those who might want to get their supplies as part of a health benefit through their job. See One Drop’s employer program page for more detail.
There are many different options for those looking for a traditional glucose meter that takes fingerstick readings. Some features vary, and they vary in their connection to smartphone apps and ability to monitor data trends. But most work pretty much the same way overall.
The only other meter that’s paired with health coaching and connected devices in a program similar to One Drop’s is Livongo. They offer a color coded meter, subscription service with unlimited test strips and supplies, and expert advice from certified diabetes educators. That glucose meter itself is not as appealing, however, if the aesthetic is important to you.
Color us impressed.
One Drop can do a lot of good for a lot of people. First, it ups the ante on design of medical products with its modern, sexy meter that’s a joy to look at and use.
Their app is intelligent, easy-to-use, and syncs easily with CGM results, insulin pen and pump information, and a variety of other health devices/data.
The system is affordable, doesn’t place limits on test strips, and has the added benefit of offering quick answers from medical professionals for those willing or able to pay a bit more.
In a world in which getting ahold of your healthcare providers can be difficult, One Drop offers a full package of tools and resources to help people best manage their diabetes on their own.
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CAM (A Review) By Marcus
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I’m a big fan of when a horror film is through and through dark and sleazy. No good guys. No victory in the end that makes you feel like all is right in the world. No hope. Netflix’s newest original horror film is a chilling tour de force journey into the taboo world of online cam girls. Alice (Madeline Brewer) is an ambitious cam girl who while on the road to being a top lady of desire discovers one day that she’s been locked out of her camgirl account and that someone who looks exactly like her is now operating it, and to add insult to injury, running it better than before. Cue the paranoia and frantic heroine trying to solve this disillusioning mystery.
We’ve seen paranoia thrillers before that deal with doppelgängers but never in a package so stylishly put together with an intelligent commentary on a component of the sex industry.
The film has a very polished look when it comes to Alice’s set for her camgirl audience. The colors pop off the screen and give the mood a very sexy and jazzy feel reminiscent of De Palma’s sexual thrillers. And when it comes to the scenes outside of Alices ‘worklife’ colors are muted and dreary. The visual balance is very exact and ultimately works, I definitely love the look of this film.
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Aside from ‘Orange Is The New Black’ this is the only other work I’ve seen Madeline Brewer in and I was impressed with the performance. I say that because the character is frustrating and unlikeable. There are films where the ‘hero’ ultimately has no admirable qualities or is someone you sympathize with. Alice is such a character but Brewer plays the role so well that even though there’s nothing really substantial about her or her plight in the big scheme of things you still, as the viewer, are willing to go down this sordid rabbit hole with her.  So kudos to Brewer for being able to play an unlikeable character and still make the audience care enough to see her battle through to the end. The rest of the cast is game from the creeper male characters (there is not one likable male character in this they’re all creepfests in their own way) to the nice surprise of seeing Melora Walters (Magnolia, Boogie Nights) playing Alice’s thoughtful mother.
The story itself is a timely one. We’ve heard the opinions we’ve read the arcticles. Theres a very large subgroup out there of people who chase fame and affirmation (and the money that can come with it) in the social media world, Hollywood, sex industry etc etc etc. They post a version of their faces, their videos, and themselves regularly. Women and men bare their bodies and faces. All of this on devices that spread this info and these images across all the world and databases. The very real horror and commentary of this film is having your life and identity stolen AND used for nefarious purposes. The film doesn’t give a solid answer as to why and how this happens to Alice (supernatural? Computer genius villain? Maniacal AI bot?) but in the real world its not far fetched to think a bot utilizes all the video feeds and images you put out to create an online identity you have no control over. For example on Instagram every day fake accounts are created by bots or software that steal images of others for profile pics. So much info being put out on a platform and technology that even now we aren’t fully aware of the power and applications of it. And insidious things, as we all know, do happen to people and the information they share publicly.
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For me personally I do like social media and what it can offer but, for example, I always cringe at the countless selfies I see. Some people have accounts that are loaded with selfies or at the very least post one selfie a week. It boggles my mind because thats your facial print (fingerprint if you will) that you are distributing to the world to play with and with the constant selfie posts of different angles who could say what one could do with those images and what they could create. Paranoid? Maybe, I’ve been told that. Not to worry though I’m not awake at night pondering aspects of social medial like that but I do like to be cautious and aware of it. And a film like ‘CAM’ reminds me I’m not off base to have that perspective.
‘CAM’ is a solid horror entry. I despised everyone in it and was still entertained. A film littered with sleazy despicable characters (but very capably played by the cast) especially the lead who even in the final moments did not learn anything of value about what she had just gone through; she’s still chasing money and her vanity. A story that is timely and relevant to the subculture that again chases fame, vanity, and greed on an online/social media platform. A film that is interesting to the eye (which is always a plus for me, I love a film with style). And finally… this film just straight up creeped me out and oozed vileness so much so I need a shower. Kudos to the directors Isa Mazzei Daniel Goldhaber on a job well done. I’ll keep an eye out for what you do next.
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