#testing out a new coloring method hehe

[kingatrice]

I had to do it to them

[iisuya-simps]

Hello! May I please request headcanons with the buster bros (+Samatoki? If that’s okay!) with an S/O who is into anime + idol (rhythm) games? Thank you! Hope you’re having a good day/night 💙

A/N: *Rubs hands together* Buckle up yall, this is a long one. I may have had too much fun writing this... :p lol enjoy~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ichiro Yamada

Ichiro first saw you at a manga cafe rocking some merch from your favorite game franchise and had to go over and talk to you

he also found out that you're into anime too

he may try and quiz you to test how into games/anime you are

his eyes light up and his heart pounds but he plays it cool

after a long interrogation conversation, he asked if you would meet him back at the cafe next week

he lent you the latest issue of a light novel that you never got around to reading

now he would have an excuse to see you again

a few months later one of your favorite animes was being played in the theatre once so you both went on a date to see it

if its a sappy rom-com he will 100% deny that he cried and brush it off as an eyelash caught in his eye

but he totally did

to be fair you did too

though he may prefer light novels over anime most times

he will totally sit down at watch the new season of an anime you two enjoy together

prepare for a brain malfunction if you tell him you're into cosplaying

"oh yeah I cosplayed them a year ago"

"y-you wouldn't happen to have any pictures, w-would you?"👀"

*cue nosebleed*

"That's it, I've found my soulmate" he says he's kidding but actually means it

ANYWAY

him being a weeb

Ichiro is also well versed in rhythm games

he will tell you if your waifu/husbando is trash or not

you both have your own little superstitions and rituals you do before gacha pulls

you might use a certain finger to click the screen because that's the lucky one

Ichiro turns the volume up and closes his eyes before clicking

"What no way!! CLICK MY SCREEN! YOU'RE LUCKY TODAY!"

"AHHH thank you y/n! Look at them! They're so cute!"

you both marvel over the cute characters

he is totally impressed by the songs you can do on pro/master

"NO WAY A FULL COMBO?!?!! You're amazing!" 😍

he will totally challenge you to see who can get a better score

but you always win

he did come close a few times

but gets flustered and flubs it up at the end when you're watching over this shoulder

he finds it cute when you're humming along to the songs while DESTROYING the beat map

Bonus+

*you unbox a package left on the doorstep to find a scanty cosplay* "Ichiro, what is this?!?" "What? I thought you would look cute in it" ;p "I'm not dressing up as your favorite idol!" "wh- babe why not?!" :"( "ok maybe..."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jiro Yamada

Like Ichiro, Jiro is a big nerd too

you two met in a soccer match of all places

you were taking a break during halftime when you quoted a line from some weird obscure anime

"No way you watch ___ too? I thought I was the only one!"

you haven't seen each other before because you're on different teams from rivalling schools

after the game he gives you his number then the rest is history

you two end up messaging each other all night talking about other animes and games you enjoy

he likes sports animes along with action and adventure

you also found out he plays rhythm games too

after a while, he'll invite you over to the Yamada household and show you his collection of light novels and games

"There's more where this came from, my big bro is a bigger nerd than I am."

you'll sit down on his bed and show each other your cards and play a few songs

"Jiro why is your tap sound louder than the music!?!?"

"I need to hear the beats or I'll fail the stage!!"

He might challenge you to see who can get a higher score

you both play on hard

but you're pretty evenly matched

"Haha! That's a point for me, y/n!"

"No fair! I don't know that song very well..."

If you don't have the best gacha luck Jiro will cry with you during your loss

he's not much better...

"NOOOO I PULLED THE WORST ONE"

and because of that, this boy spends all of his allowance on gacha...

"Jiro, don't tell me you actually bought a gacha pass..."

"I SPENT ALL OF MY GEMS TRYING TO GET THEM SO I HAD TO!"

"JIRO!!!"

"Y/N PLEASE, I NEEDED THEM!!" (╥_╥)

Bonus+

"Here Jiro I got you this." He excitedly opens the package. "No way! A ___ Figure??!" "They're your favorite right?" "YESS" He sets the figure down and bear hugs you. "Thank you y/n, I'll treasure this forever!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Saburo Yamada

Saburo picked up anime from his brothers

they would all watch action animes together as kids

until Saburo started a fight with Jiro and they tried to one punch each other out of existence

"HEY GUYS CUT IT OUT YOU'RE NOT FRIKKIN SAITAMA"

ahem. moving on...

Saburo is a nerd too

but he may be a bit more casual (in his own way)

he spotted you playing a rhythm game in the corner of the hall during lunch break

"Is that _____? I play ______"

"Oh really? Whos your favorite?"

"What? you like them?!? You have no taste..."

"W-what?! Shut up! their cards always have good stats!"

"But look how pretty this one is!"

you two quickly become friends and meet up every lunch and discuss things like your methods to preserve gems

Saburo likes making charts and spreadsheets to predict what event will be next and what characters are featured

"Haha! look y/n I totally called it!"

He likes collecting cards and comparing the stats

cause that's fun too I guess :/

He must assemble the best possible unit

I can see you two having competitions to see who can get the best score

or who can rank higher in an event

Saburo is very good at analyzing the beat map at first glance

he will also point out patterns he sees to try and help you understand the rhythms

he usually plays on hard and pro

while you do pretty well on normal or hard

he likes a good action/fantasy anime

but he likes sci-fi too

maybe even mystery

he was nervous asking you over to his place to watch anime

because you suggested a slice of life rom-com

does this mean he makes a move or you just watch it together and that's it O_o

Bonus+

"Yes! New high score! Y/n, did you see that?" You giggle. Good job Saburo. You lean over to kiss his cheek then see the smoke coming out of his ears. "Y-y/n!" *blush blush* "Hehe, you're so cute when you're nerding out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Samatoki Aohitsugi

Rio invited Samatoki out to a neat cafe because they offered cool exotic blends

When they walked in Samatoki was intrigued spotting your crazy colored hair and tattoos from the corner of his eye

which was weird cause that's not his type

or maybe it was

After ordering the coffee and sitting down Rio noticed that he was distracted

"I see you staring, why don't you go over and talk to her?"

"I wasn't staring! But there's just something about her..."

you were sitting in the corner of the cafe reading manga when he approached you a few minutes later

"uh hey, I like your tattoos"

"Oh thanks! Do you watch___ too?"

*casual panic* "Oh yeah totally, what are you reading?"

You knew he was faking it but continued anyway

"Eh, what's the difference?" 😮 "The difference is--"

He didn't know much about what you were saying but he loved watching you talk about something you were obviously passionate for

through an hour or so of conversation, you realized you both had more in common than you thought

he asked if you would like to do something like this again and gave you his number

You were happy to explain plots of random animes and games to him

Samatoki may not get the appeal but he likes seeing you happy

You go on a few dates and make your relationship official

he's absolutely fascinated by you and your nerdiness

"BABE!!!" "What is it?! Are you ok!?" "I JUST GOT A SSR CARD OF (insert favorite character here)"

Tch, *rolls his eyes. "That's good, right?" "LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE!"

he may get a little jealous watching you fawn over you your fav

"Hmmph, why would you want a fictional character when you have a real man right here?"

*author sobs* :")

you let him try a song on normal difficulty

but it is still hard for him

"What the hell! Why are these notes coming at me so fast?!"

He doesn't pick up any manga or light novels

but he likes watching anime with you though

preferably a good action and or adventure one

he may become more interested when the female lead shows up on screen

hey, eyes up here buddy >:(

he won't say it but he secretly likes romcoms

maybe cause Nemu used to watch them growing up

I can see him getting so invested he'll yell at the characters

"Are you stupid?? She's trying to confess to you! Moron..." he huffs

(he does this with cooking shows too)

Bonus+

"Samatoki come on! The next episode of ___ is airing! You rush into the bedroom. "Hey, have you seen my pho-" "Shut up, I'm trying- to win." You laugh hysterically at him stealing your phone to get a full combo. "You got this babe, I believe in you!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you for reading!

[madfantasy]

Hi, I hope your day is going well :)

I'm about to experiment digital art for the first time, and I'm a little nervous... do u have any tips (maybe about the art program ecc.)?

And where should I start as a beginner?

Hello dear🌟

Thank you, and congratulations on the new experience and I hope you find it thrilling! I'm not a tech savy or hardly know enough to use the full capacity of what those programs offer. But I can tell you few things about it, specially based on my practice coming from a traditional background.

But first, talking about art software; there's alot. Depending on what device you're using for a start. My main mane is Sai paint tool 2, and Clip Studio Paint, both PC windows solo and both are not free, so I recommend MediaBang. Its the closet professional free software out there I think. Can be used on all systems, windows android and iOS, if I'm not mistaken. So if you got a pc and android phone, you can easily draw on both with a drawing tablet that works on pc and android! (I only tried it recently tho so I can't tell its a smooth working method)

I was going to recommend you FireAlpaca too as it stood as a replacement for Sai for years but now I downloaded to test and it turned out to be another 'simpler'... mediaBang 8l

I think its a very simple nice way to get you started, its not cluttered and you can find labels easily, now I spent some time on it. It has wonder stabiliser, actually the best on any other software I used. I know it can be a help to get your strokes more clean but there will be ways the debate of not over using them so you wouldn't relay too much on them, which I think its valid, but we are dealing with computers here that has to process everything we move in a certain way, and if your normal strokes on it looks much awful on screen than what you normally do on paper, than some stability tweaking is much better than continuing frustration. (But that's just me side tracking)

The easiest steps into making digital art with any app would be:

Finding a favourite Brush. You can almost use one brush throughout the whole drawing process by minding the size and the density of the brush and really keep tweakingit to your liking. But of course, it can be much neater, and easier, to use a brush for each purpose. Using a hard ege brush like ink to draw lines or sharp edges. Using a soft brush to add shade or color or blend, you can use an airbrush. For blending colors, you can always use watercolour brush, smudge, or blur.

Using layers. One of the best things about digital art is the ability to use layers. You can use as many or few as you like. The starter layer can be the sketch, you lower the opacity and add a new layer on top to ink or define the sketch, when you done you can hide the lower layer by clicking the eye icon and you got yourself a squeaky clean mess, heh. You can also using the blending mode with layers. Let's say you want to add light to your painting, you add a new layer and set ilthe blending to "Add". Then choosing light orange color you draw the sun beam or light up few areas as you like. You can experiment with all of the blending modes as each create a different results and helps tie picture together.

Using Filter. It can help you adjust the picture to the desired hue, saturation and contrast. There's all kind of ways to fiddle with these, you can always Google them to have more understanding of what you're doing. If not, do what the rest of us surely do; slide those bars mad till everything looks pretty, hehe

This is just me nitpicking, but I love to erase with my favourite brush instead of using the eraser, cuz then you keep the pictures harmonious with brush strokes even when you erase something it wouldn't stand out too much in the picture and doesn't introduce unwanted contrast within the drawing's lines, if I'm making any sense. Anyway, you can do that simply by clicking on the transparent square near the colors.

The things the software vary the most on is textures and endless ways to editing the pic, and of course, how smooth the program works with brush strokes and editing them and huge files of canvas. But it all will come in time and you can learn about them easily to find what suits you the best by experimenting on them!

Here's links to more random art tips if any could help:

Art-ing attitude +Simple colour theory

Expressions and posing

Blur and blend

I hope this is of help in any way and I haven't confused you more x'

Wish you all the best, and cheering you on🙌🔥

[daily-dose-of-imagines]

ᴀɴ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ | ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ!ᴀᴜ 𝘋𝘳. 𝘚𝘛𝘖𝘕𝘌 | [ꜰᴏʀᴇɴꜱɪᴄꜱ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪꜱᴛ!ꜱᴇɴᴋᴜ x ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ] ᴅʀᴀʙʙʟᴇ

Here’s a one-shot for my best leek boy~! As you can most likely tell-- I absolutely adore any sort of show that deals with the realistic and understanding of human decomposition and how the forensics teams work~ So I decided to do a little twist with a modern AU~! I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did writing it ;; and as always, thank you all for your love and support for our blog~!

» » Admin Ko

An aggravated sigh filled the empty void of white. The figure that stood near the stacks of unfinished paper work couldn’t help but run a hand through his silver and green hair as he lazily flipped through the stacks of paper awaiting to be filled in with his chicken scratch.

Despite having chosen this career, he couldn’t deny the blatant hatred he had for filing out the mountains of paper work that was undoubtedly tied to it. Ishigami Senku, a renowned forensics specialist at such a young age, had to admit that despite how much he wanted to avoid and honestly burn the hoard of paper, that it was most definitely vital in his line of work.

After all, no matter how much he enjoyed being able to complete experiments on the human body and testing new theories, he had to at least make up for the sheer horror and grotesque methods he choose to come exhibit during his trials.

“Tch...I wonder if I can pawn this off to Chrome... hehe perhaps with the right convictions I’ll get him to do it all for me~.”

A devious grin graced the young specialist as he began to shift the paperwork from his desk to his apprentice’s desk. A soft melodic tune escaping his pursed lips as he casually whistled the troubles away as he admired his handiwork. 

“Hello? Is Ishigami in?”

The new voice that filled the cramped and bright space had the male in question quirk an eyebrow up as he slowly cocked his head. Scarlet hues quickly began to dissect and analyze the new body as the person in question merely stared back at him with a curious gaze of her own.

“...mmmm....garbs are too tattered and clearly worn in....dark circles around the eyes....lack of physical appeal to the opposite gender...a detective?”

“Hey! I heard that! What the hell do you mean by lack of physical appearance?!”

Immediately, irritation flitted through her veins at the blunt and uncaring tone that left the male’s voice. Despite having been warned about his careless and aloof personality, she hadn’t exactly expected to be ‘insulted’ within the first couple of minutes with meeting the estranged specialist.

“What brings you here detective? As you can see I’m quite...busy, so I’d rather you cut to the chase rather than try to argue with me.”

Again, a mere shrug off his shoulders as he lazily began to pick at his ear. The lack of care and desire to even properly greet her grated against her nerves as she fought the urge to walk over and rip the multicolored leek colored locks out of his annoying head.

“I-- god I’m not even going to bother. I’m here to introduce myself to you. Believe it or not Ishigami, but we’re going to be much more...acquainted.”

“Oh? I’m intrigued. Explain to me what you mean pea-brain.”

“P-Pea-brain--” 

Another aggravated inhale. 

“T-To put it simply ‘you short leek’ I’ll be visiting your office frequently. The cases I’ve been assigned will have me practically in and out of your office constantly, and I would appreciate your expertise and help in completing and solving these cases.”

“Ah, you’re insinuating the sudden uproar of with the murders popping up throughout the city. Haven’t gotten any leads, have you detective?”

“N-No-- as I said I just received the case---”

“Well no point in trying to solve them if you’re trying to make friends with me. Tell you what pea-brain, if you’re able to come up with some interesting new evidence that even the veteran detectives can’t find, I’ll consider partnering up with you.”

A twitch to her right eye. One that she could feel and was almost certain that it was noticeable as the cocky grin that graced the other’s lips beamed straight at her. The first thought that came to her mind was: insufferable. How had she been given such a ‘privilege’ to work with such an experienced forensics specialist? Even she didn’t know. At this point, she wished she could take back the enthusiasm she showed for the case.

“Well? What’ll it be pea-brain?”

Again, she reviewed his words in her head. The choices that were lain before her only had a headache slowly work it’s way up as she felt the sudden strong desire to have a drink after her shift ended for the day.

“...Fine. I’ll take on your stupid challenge.”

“Excellent~. Do make sure it’s something worth my time Detective~.”

With a wave of his fingers being the last thing she saw, she immediately rushed out of the office back to the hallway before letting out an aggravated yell. Completely unaware of the mirthful scarlet eyes that kept watch on her retreating back as he made his way over to his desk.

“Hmmm...let’s see just who you are detective.”

»»————-　★　————-««

A week had passed. The information she gained only seemed to multiply in her face as she sat her desk. The stacks of paper work and empty coffee cups that littered her car and desk seemed to be all too telling to her associates as to how hard she was working on the case.

Taking a deep breath and leaning back into her chair, she couldn’t help but stare up at the ceiling as she allowed her eyes the much needed break from staring at the black and white texts along with the grotesque mutilated bodies that were photographed at each crime scene. 

A light chuckle escaped her lips as she reminisced on her first visit to one of the many crime scenes when she was first assigned to the case and found how terrifying it was that she now was practically immune to the sights and smells now. Of course, the motive and reasoning behind each murder had her stomach swirl with disgust and unprecedented rage, but even then she couldn’t do much besides look.

“What exactly are the motives...why are there so many?”

Closing her eyes, she allowed her mind to briefly rest. A brief run through of all the images of the bodies and words mindlessly ran through as she soaked up the information she had tried to observe when she had first started for the day.

Though as she thought back to the photos, she couldn’t help but furrow her brows at the strange pattern that continued to show up. Quickly sitting up, she rummaged through the photos and theories that the rest of the detectives on the case had come up with.

It was without a doubt something sinister. Tragic even, and many had considered it to be a large organization. A cult even.

“But...even for a cult...a lot of these are premeditated, yet hold such strange religious symbolism...what exactly--- maybe?”

Jumping out of her seat, she found herself rushing towards the forensics lab. The weariness that once plagued her body now gone as she felt a surge of adrenaline run through her body at the sudden information that ran through her mind. 

Finding the familiar and dreaded door, she pushed her way in. The sight before her practically comical as she almost forgot what was on her mind. Ishigami sat atop what seemed to be his assistant. Two cotton swabs placed against the male’s nostrils as screams of pain escaped from the brown haired male.

“Wake up and smell the ammonia. We have paperwork Chrome~.”

Though as dark burgundy eyes finally met her own adrenaline filled (e/c) ones, he couldn’t help but slowly pick himself up as the man named Chrome pulled the cotton swabs out of his nose before kneading at the abused airways.

“Oh? Looks like the pea-brain stopped by. What did you find out---”

“What if this is all an elaborate plan?”

“...Okay, explain?”

“The cult-like activity. The multiple killings. Sacrifical pawns. The strange messages? What if...it’s a preparation for something big? A doomsday sort of attack?”

“A demand for a rebirth for the country then. That’s what you’re saying? Even so, why is that a theory?”

“The positioning and contents of the bodies. I know you did the autopsies, you saw what the bodies were filled with Ishigami.”

“Tch...you’ve got some brain cells that’s for sure pea-brain. You’re correct, each body was filled with something that coincided with the corrupt society we live in. Even then--”

“What if...the people involved aren’t cultists, but people in the higher ups with position of power?”

The silence that filled the room had her heart quicken in pace as she watched dark scarlet eyes shift to the files that laid messily across his desk. A low chuckle escaping the male as he slowly returned his gaze to her.

“Well that means we’re going to have to look into this a little more then. Won’t we, partner?”

[ashleigh-luvs-14cats]

A Rencounter fic

My first fanfiction after 5 years. It's a My Hero Academia fic and this fic is dedicated to my friend @ice-cream-kitsunegirl. Both of our OCs are here, I had her permission to use her character. I hope you like it, its been sooo long since I wrote for my own pleasure.

Summary: Ashlen and Amy have been friends online for three months but never each other's real names or faces. They are from different countries but feel as if they are very close to one another. Ashlen is on an exchange program to UA High School to Class 1-A for a year. One year away from home in the U.S, will she get along with her new classmates? Why does one of them sound familiar?

Chapter One: Last Day at Home

I stared at the ceiling, seeing that it is my last time I’ll be in my room before going to Japan, and transfer to the prestigious high school, UA High.

   “Ashlen!! It’s time to wake up now! And she's waiting for you at the training room!”

Sigh and no doubt I’m definitely gonna miss that.

   “YES, PROFESSOR, I’M COMING!”

Well, time to get ready and might as well turn on some tunes to start the day, I check the time:

5:15 am

Crap, I got 15 minutes! I press the button of my music player, it's nice that it started on 'Born for This,' and began to dress in a slightly loose shirt and my yoga pants. Mmmm where are my gloves? I could've sworn I put them in my box where I put my other training gear. All my other stuff are all in the moving boxes; there's no way I put them in there. I search around my room, my desk, my shelves...shit. I went on my knees and looked under my bed and AH! Found them! I got them on, and I looked at my clock:

5:30 am

Welp, I'm dead.

I got out of my room and start sprinting across the hall….Damn it why does the training room have to be on the other side of the mansion!? Man, it's my last day here at home, and it might as well be my last day of living! Hopefully, she's also there to protect me from her rage! I pushed the door wide,

"GOOD MORIN-IINGG!!!........ooooowww."

Of course, I just have to trip on air...ughh good thing I didn't bit my tongue like the last time. I opened my eyes and see a pair of white socks; I looked up and see a couple of violet colored eyes, filled with annoyance. This is it, I'm going to die.

"Hehe, good morning sis, beautiful day outside ain't it? OW!" Her foot is putting pressure on the side of my head, and now she's gonna lecture me again.

"How many times do I have to tell you to refer me as sensei when you enter this room?" She added more pressure. "AND how many more times I have to tell you to always arrive here on time? It is your last day here at home, and you would have at least get here on time!"

"Now now, let's not be too rough on her, it is her last day."

Thank the gods! My prayers have been answered!

"Last night, I did ask her to memorize all her lessons for today," explained Ashleigh, "we are planning to make her fight one of us."

The gods had failed me. Why did she have to say that with her bright smile, I've always loved?

   “You know, you shouldn’t let her off that easy,” she starts to lecture. I knew Ashtan isn’t gonna let this go, “ We must show discipline to Ashlen: no matter that she’s our sister, we are training her to be an assas-”

   “It’s hero, Ashtan.” Ashleigh interrupted. I couldn’t help but notice that her eyes are starting to glow a bit; which isn’t a good thing.

Ashtan rolled her eyes, “We are still teaching her the same teachings, there will be a point where she has no choice and-”

“Which is why,” Ashleigh's voice had raised a bit, oh please don’t let them fight. If the room didn’t have any power containment, those two would have destroyed half of the mansion like that one time. “We are also teaching her other methods so that she won’t have to come to that, my dear sister.” I gotta do something, I could feel both of their energies rising; I sooo don’t want this to end as my last day.

“Umm, if I could throw in my two cents here?” They both looked at me as if they have forgotten that I’m here, which by the way ouch. “While I don’t want to die in the presence of two powerful beings, I also want to say that I’m still grateful that both of you are teaching me and wanting to help me reach my dream to be a hero. If it weren’t you and the rest of the family, I’ll probably end up in the streets or be with a family who won’t support me as much as you guys do. And who knows, maybe there will be a time where I might have to. . do that.” My sisters told me their adventures and missions, they traveled across the world, and they made mistakes by going in different paths that were against their morals. They didn’t tell me how many people died in their hands, although something tells me that killed so many, I know that most of them could’ve done worse if they are still alive. Which is why they will do something that they will never do: Kill the Innocent.

“I am going to be the best hero that both of you could be proud of because you two inspire me.”

You know this would’ve been meaningful if I weren’t still in the floor and pin down by Ashtan.

   “Also, could you let me up now?” I gave them a big grin at them, because I still love them, no matter what.

Both of their expressions soften, Ashtan lends her hand and help me up, and Ashleigh came to hug me tightly, in which I return with the same gesture, despite that she’s older than me, we both are the same height, and Ashtan is slightly taller by three inches. Maybe when I’m back after a year, I’ll surpass them both by five inches! But that is just me hoping.

   After a minute later, Ashleigh let me go with her eyes in their normal state, bright with a little bit of shine as if she is about to cry; she is the more emotional one out of the three of us.

"Well, I think we've delayed our training long enough, don't you think?"

"Yes, we delayed long enough," Ashtan agreed, "Well Ashlen, how about you choose who to fight, it doesn't matter who. Either of us will make sure to test you and gauge your abilities."

"Oh, boy, this is going to be a tough one." They are both ruthless when it comes to hand to hand combat, and they say they are gonna test me on some moves.

"Wait, am I allow to use my quirk?"

Ashleigh grinned, "You can, but I'm sure you know even your quirk won't stop either of us! So come on, make a choice, we don’t have all day.”

   Ugh I hate that she’s right, one of my ultimate moves requires extreme focus, if I time it right, I might have a chance, so it doesn’t matter who I choose. I chuckled, “ Well, I guess it doesn’t really matter who I choose, so how about we flip for it?”

So Ashtan pulled out a coin, flip it to the air,

   “Heads!”

   “Tails.”

She caught it and flip once more to her other hand. Tails.

I look at Ashleigh and smile, “Well, and so the fates decided.”

We both head to the leading mats, where so many times I have been pinned down, knocked unconscious, worked tirelessly to be strong and have quick thinking and reflexes. We took our places and made our stances, “Are you ready little one? She asked. The very same question she asked when I first started when I was twelve years old.

I smirked.

“Yes, Midoriya-sensei.”

   I wonder how she is doing?

[mylittlemystery]

My Own Attraction

A/N: a request for the lovely @aticklishtem, who wanted to see some more lovely ‘ler Bon Bon.

Bon Bon had her various hobbies, as expected. In her rare moments of spare time she enjoyed baking, entertaining the children that would stop by her palace now and again, and had even started to branch into writing. She was a quiet woman, one who didn’t have too many abnormalities about her. However, she had recently picked up a new hobby, one that she was quite certain the majority of others didn’t indulge in.

She loved to torture Beppi the Clown.

Granted, the two had a sibling esque feud going on for as long as the both of them could remember, and bickering was almost a guarantee between the two on a daily basis. Despite this, Bon Bon had this inexplicable place in her heart for the dolt, one that she had never been able to fully explain. At times she felt she despised him, and at other times she felt as though she’d lay her shotgun on any hecklers that might come his way. She had no interest in truly hurting the fella, that much she was sure of. However, she had discovered a much more delicate way to bring the clown’s sometimes astronomical ego back down to its proper place.

That way just happened to be tickling.

It felt silly to admit, but Bon Bon had discovered time and time again that it worked like a charm. Today just happened to be another one of those times to add to the tally sheet. When Beppi had strolled over to her residence when the both of them were on break, he had seemed keen to tap dance across her last nerve. He knew all the little things that would undoubtedly get him tangled up in her dark brown hair, and he made sure to exploit every last one of them. The Baroness had felt dangerously close to grabbing the closest sharp object to pop the twit with when he ended up - if you’ll pardon the pun - getting a little tangled up himself.

They had been in the kitchen, Beppi choosing to lean against the wall with that shit-eating grin of his once he heard the first of Bon Bon’s truly irate groans. She had looked at the counter in front of her, trying to steer her gaze away from the tempting holder of kitchen knives, and had spotted a rather large bowl of cotton candy that she had been in the process of making earlier that day. In a childish act of rage, she grabbed a large handful of the sticky substance, and chucked it at him for all she was worth.

It ended up missing his face, which was the desired target, but it did splatter across his shoulders, staining his suit a light pink color. Beppi looked a little frazzled for a brisk moment, but then chose to laugh at the glaring figure. It was a ridiculous move, trying to attack him with something as harmless as the cotton fluff. His humor lasted until he realized he couldn’t move - not his whole body of course, but just his shoulders (and, subsequently, his arms). Try as he might, he felt as though he were trapped in some sort of candied cocoon. The smile that was slowly molding on Bon Bon’s lips did nothing to help with his growing sense of danger, as it held every bit of malicious intent. That was when she had pounced, pushing him to the hardwood floor.

As a matter of fact, that was what had led them to where they were right now.

“Did you really think I was going to be that obvious? Who do you think you’re dealing with, some sort of amateur?” Bon Bon asked, her voice leaking with a sweetly sadistic tone. She was straddling the trapped figure, her legs across his waist. Her hands, however, were doing a much bigger job; they were carefully exploring every inch of Beppi’s torso, never quite stopping in one place for too long. Her fingers were wiggling slowly, the silk material of her gloves sliding against the trembling skin. She offered gentle squeezes, pinches, and everything in between - the method didn’t matter as long as she got him to laugh.

Beppi would say she had long since accomplished her goal, what with his squeaky laughter tumbling out of him by the minute. Many called it contagious, but Bon Bon just seemed to find it rewarding. “Thihihihis ihihihihisn’t fahahaha - HEHEE!” A sudden small squawk bubbled out of him as he felt those devious fingers start toying around with his stomach again. “Fahahahair, Bohohonniehe!”

“And since when have I been known for playing fair?” Bon Bon asked, batting her lashes in an image of mock innocence. She loved the position of power she was in; Beppi usually succeeded in making her the butt of his jokes, which never failed to make her blood boil. Now, everything was much, much different. “Hold on...did you just call me Bonnie?” She clicked her tongue, shaking her head as if in shame. “You know I don’t like that nickname…” She turned herself around, and slid further down on the clown’s body until she was perched atop his knees. “You just don’t learn, do you?” Her hands reached for the curled shoes, sliding them off slowly.

Beppi wasn’t able to push himself up to see what she was doing, but at this moment he didn’t need to. The second he felt his shoes coming loose, a chill ran up his spine. “NO! Noho Bohohonnie - Ihi mehean Bohon Bon! Plehease not thehere!” Already begging and giggling in sheer anticipation, he knew he was helpless to her whims. He tried to break out of his bonds, but the soft substance didn’t seem to be tiring in the slightest. He was nearly whimpering, his usually self-assured grin looking far more shaky.

Bon Bon only giggled sadistically, finding Beppi’s pleading to be very amusing. “Oh, darling…” She carefully pulled off her gloves, setting them to the side. “You should’ve known better than to mess with me~” With that, her fingers descended upon his feet, moving in a delightfully torturous dance. She liked to keep her nails well manicured, and she put them to good use now, dragging them along the deliciously sensitive skin.

Beppi had never paid much mind to Bon Bon’s nails in the past, but he certainly noticed them now. An ear-splitting squeal escaped his lips, and his laughter increased tenfold. “NohohoHAHAHA! Pleheheheeease!” He thrashed about on the kitchen floor with growing desperation; he resembled a beetle stuck on its back. His toes curled reflexively, as though that would do anything to protect him from the skilled fingers. As a matter of fact, it only made things worse.

Bon Bon noticed his toes curling, and smirked. She moved her hands up, wiggling those nails across the almost unbearably sensitive skin between and underneath his toes. “Oh, did these little piggies want some attention? My sincerest apologies, I’ll try my best to make it up to you,” she teased, gently squishing the rubbery pads. “Kitchy koo~”

Tears of mirth clouded Beppi’s vision; he was far too ticklish, this was too much! His laughter could hardly be called laughter anymore, as it was mostly just a collection of wheezes, honks, and snorts at this point. If he had the coherency to think properly, he would have been distraught at the thought of having to redo his face paint. “Bahahahahaaa - I-Ihihi’m sahahahahaaaaaa!” He was unable to even beg for her mercy by now, his chest swelling with so much laughter he thought he might burst.

“What? Too much for you to handle?” Bon Bon chuckled good-naturedly, although her fingers didn’t slow in the slightest. “Well, that’s just too bad; you’re my perfect clown now, and we’re going to have a lot of fun together!” She would stop before he popped from all that air, of course, but she knew he could take just a little bit more. After all, she wanted to make the most of every last moment she had with this nutcase, just to make sure he got the message of what would happen if he decided to test her again anytime soon.

Yes, the Baroness had her share of hobbies.

This one just happened to be her favorite.

[pyrewriter]

Stories and Surrender (Part 1)

Adrien had just severed the last tithe that connected him to everything he has ever known, now he had nothing but what he stuffed in his bags and whatever was in his bank account. Considering what his previous occupation was and the fact he was the son of a famous designer he was probably better off than most runaways. That didn't mean it was going to be easy, from now on he has to lie about who he is and hope that no one sees through his charade.  

Adrien groaned as he remembered that all of this was on top of being Chat Noir one of Paris' saviors, then he remembered he had a loose end to tie up. This time however he would be ready for whatever Wild Willy threw at him. Adrien ran to find somewhere to put his belongings and safely transform but he didn't trust an alley to be safe not with search parties roaming that is. Looking around, he spotted an underground station "There, I can use the luggage storage" he thought making his way to the entrance and down the stairs.      

Once his only possessions were secure now he just needed to find a place to transform but Adrien didn't want to waste time so the bathrooms would have to do. Looking over his shoulder as he entered and checking every stall he deemed the room clear "Plagg, Claws-".

Plagg stopped him asking "WAIT wait don't you wanna know about your new threads?".

Adrien raised an eyebrow "What do you mean 'new threads' Plagg?" 

Doing a little spin he explained "Hehe well my boy as you know every suit is different for each wielder correct" Adrien nodded motioning for him to go-on. Continuing he said "Well they change to fit the current wielders needs and hide their Identities".

Still confused Adrien asked "Ok so what does all that mean exactly?". 

Plagg only smiled stating "Transform and see, I think you'll like the new look".

"Oook then Plagg, Claws Out" the transformation to Chat Noir did feel different but he was curious as to what Plagg meant by "New threads". He left the stall and looked in the mirror thinking it would be easier to see the changes in a reflection. His costume was completely redesigned only ears were unchanged and his tail was almost the same as it was but the rest of his new look was new.  

The mask that once covered his eyes was gone and was replaced with one that hid his mouth, dull white wisps seemed to float and churn in the black of the mask. As he reached to inspect his new mask the wisps shifted and molded themselves into question marks seeming to emulate the expression he was making. Chat decided to test this by making multiple faces from a smile to a frown and the white wisps moved to form a shape that projected his expression. 

Shifting his gaze downward slightly he realized that his prior observation was not totally correct as the costume did still have some skin tight elements. He had a slightly loose fitting short sleeve two tone jacket with spare pockets and an extra high collar, green highlights the same color as his eyes accented it nicely. Underneath was a skin tight under shirt that extended down his biceps to about his elbow before changing to wraps. His gloves were still present but his signature bell seemed to be missing.  

Looking down at the rest of himself he discovered he had a loosely wrapped belt with green stitching that still doubled as his tail. A small jingle caught his attention, lifting his coat he found where his bell had gone it was now dangling from his belt. He wore slightly baggy pants that tapered to skin tight as they reached his knees and transitioned into his shoes.  His shoes had a split toe and looked more like a ninja shoe than anything else. Out of sheer curiosity he lifted his foot to take a look and found another green accent that matched the symbol on his ring. 

Chat continued to look at himself in the mirror until a random citizen opened the door to the bathroom, the sound of the door shook Chat from his trance snapping him back to reality. They stared at each other for a moment before Chat gave the citizen a nod and left the bathroom to start his search for Wild Willy. Once Chat was back on the surface he reached for his staff ,which was thankfully in its usual spot, and launched himself onto the roof of the nearest building.

His new outfit however gave him an odd compulsion to try out a new technique for traversing the rooftops of Paris. Ordinarily he would run and use his staff to propel himself if he needed to bridge a gap but now he wanted to test his limits. The transformation had always enhanced physical abilities ,that much was obvious, but he had pulled off feats of agility he previously thought impossible while not transformed as well.  

Getting a running start he took a leap of faith aiming for the roof across the street from him, to his joy he made the jump easy. He continued to do this as he made his way across Paris finding his new method to feel more natural and fluid. When this Wild Willy business was over and he got a new life started he would seriously have to consider taking up free running but that would have to wait.  

Willy had left his alley and was wandering the streets gardening stares from most with others outright running away at the sight of him. Willy had tried to talk to a few passersby but they all neatly fainted and some had pissed themselves in fear of what they thought he was going to do. After a while he tipped his hat forward hiding his face in shame and regret at what he had become. Only the cling of his spurs and the murmurs of the terrified citizens accompanied him as he aimlessly walked the streets hoping to meet once more with Chat Noir.

Meanwhile Chat was getting used to his new outfit and keeping an eye out for a certain cowboy but so far he had no luck. After an hour or so of running he found himself near the school he decided to check in to see how his former classmates and friends were doing. He didn't want to be blatant with his interest however as it was after school and Chat Noir just dropping by would be strange. He prepared himself to take a dive, making it look like a misjudged jump but he planned to land on his feet and tumble. With a purposeful over shoot he plummeted into the courtyard smashing a bench and kicking up dust in the process.  

His former classmates were gathered in the courtyard all seeming to be talking about something as a group. Upon his sudden entrance however they all gasped and screamed not knowing who or what just fell from the sky. When the dust settled he could see they were all staring at him in confusion he tried to get up but struggled to pull himself from the rubble. After a few failed attempts he let out a sigh looking to the class "Little help?". Juleka was the only one to step forward offering him her hand which he took, as she pulled he gave one last effort to free himself and he was suddenly standing.  

Letting go of her and cracking his back "Thank you" he said 

Juleka fixed her hair replying "No problem, it's the least I can do"

"You guys seemed pretty deep in conversation, what was it about if you don't me asking" he said still stretching and cracking. 

"We were organizing a search for a friend of ours" Alya was the one who spoke up this time and of course she had her phone out recording everything since the crash.

"Oh nngh really for who, where'd he go" he asked feigning ignorance while he dusted off.

"A boy named Adrien Agreste ran away and he could be injured...hey maybe you-" he knew what Alya was about to say and he hated what he was about to tell her.

"I'm sorry to hear that but I don't have time to help" he cut her off with a dismissive tone turning around grabbing his staff and launching onto the roof.  

"Wha-WHAT!" while the others were shocked and confused Alya was furious about what Chat Noir had just done and said to her.  After a few minutes of fuming and incoherent angry rambling she finally spoke clearly again "Slight change of plans Juleka, Nino, your with me, the rest of you stick to the plan".  

"What are you guys gonna do?" Kim asked sounding concerned.

"We're going to tail the no-good street cat and see what's so important that he can't help look for Adrien" she stated with anger in her voice

In one collective voice the class let out a single "RIGHT!" and all walked out of the school splitting up to cover more ground. Juleka, Nino, and Alya however ran in the direction they last saw Chat Noir heading, spotting him after only a few minutes. They did have to ask around for directions but it didn't take long at all but when they did find him and were about to confront him he seemed a little preoccupied.  

"You're a hard man to find, Willy!" Chat yelled standing on his staff which was currently bridging the gap between two buildings. 

"Hehe I could say the same for you, Chat Noir" Willy yelled back looking exhausted and tired after almost an entire day of walking with no food or rest.  

"So how are we going to settle this?" Chat asked crossing his arms Willy drew his gun but Chat was surprised when he threw it to him. Catching it he quickly pointed its barrel at the cowboy, finger on the trigger.

"I figured I'd let you decide how this ends" Willy said raising his arms in a gesture that seemed to show he accepted whatever happened next. 

Still pointing the gun "WHY?" Chat asked with authority in his voice.

Willy shook his head "I never signed up for what I did and frankly...I don't wanna do this anymore". Chat relaxed, lowering the gun he dropped to street level and threw the gun back to Willy who fumbled to catch it. He looked at it then to Chat confusion plastered on his face.

"You're not getting out of this that easy" Chat said walking over to him "-but I'm not going to fight you either".

"But-" Willy tried to protest 

Chat cut him off "Where'd you sleep last night?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

Willy sighed "An Alley next to a construction site, but what does it matter aren't you just gonna de-evilize me once Ladybug shows up aren't you?" they were face to face now.

"Ladybug isn't in Paris right now so no and it matters because if your powers haven't been taken from you and you don't work for Papillon you can't go home" Chat stated. He started walking "Now follow me". 

Willy rushed to catch up "Where're we goin an-and what do ya mean Ladybugs not in Paris" he asked even more confused now.

"The police station, you're going to turn yourself in because villain or not you don't deserve to sleep in an alley and besides I can tell you haven't eaten" both their stomachs growled. It had been almost a whole day since either of them had a decent meal let alone a hot one and the mention of food made that fact very apparent. "And it's exactly how it sounds LB has been gone for about a month now".

"Well it sounds like you're in a pretty similar boat" Willy joked.

Chat chuckled "Yeah, hey I know this great bakery that's on the way, let's get something to eat before we turn you in". Alya had been recording the grand majority of the whole interaction ,of course, and was more confused than furious now.  

"So what now, are we gonna follow them?" Nino asked 

"No, they won't be going anywhere worth the chase" she wanted to follow them to the station but that could wait until later for now she needed to focus on the search for Adrien. Motioning for them to follow Alya told them "Come on, let's get back to the search for Adrien with any luck we'll find him before Marinette gets back from her family reunion". 

"Kinda hope we have bad luck in that case" Nino muttered under his breath so neither of the girls could hear. He was the only other person who ,at least partly, knew what was going on with Adrien but he couldn't tell that to anyone, not even his girlfriend. Nino followed behind Alya and Juleka who were looking in every alley and asking anyone who would listen if they had seen their Adrien. No one had of course, no one except that unfortunate couple who had seen him climb over the wall. 

"Um ar-are you looking for that Agreste boy?" asked a voice from behind them, it belonged to a woman who looked rather timid. 

"W-we know it's not much but we saw him jump the wall of his house, at least I think it was him" the man spoke this time.

Alya practically pounced at the couple "Really, was he ok? did he look like he was running from something?".

"No-I mean ugh we don't know, all we saw was someone that looked like the Agreste boy climbing over the wall with bags, he saw us and gestured for us to not say anything. After that we ran and that was the last time we saw him but he didn't look hurt or scared or anything" the woman explained.  

Alya let out a sigh of relief "Ok so he's not running from anything that's good thank you, both of you" the couple nodded and walked away holding each other. The three of them continued their search while the rest of the class scoured the rest Paris in an effort that only one of them knew was a lost cause. Even if everyone knew the facts however it would be unlikely that they would stop trying to find him.  

Chat and Willy walked in relative silence as they made their way down to the bakery, as they got closer Chat checked his pockets. After a quick pat down he pulled out a twenty.

"You just have that on you?" Willy asked sarcastically.

Chat deadpanned "Yeah, my wallets in my other pants so I always carry some money in my suite" 

"I see, and while we're on the topic of suits what's with your new get-up?" 

Chat tugged his jacket "Well since I can't exactly show my face I needed something to hide...what happened" Chat wanted to keep what happened to him secret. "-and I was getting kinda tired of the old suite anyway so here we are," he explained.

Willy shrugged "That makes the most sense I guess, how you holdin up after 'what happened' by the way?".

"Still hurts" Chat stated plainly, after a few minutes of walking they had reached the bakery. "Stay right here I'll be back with some macaroons and croissants" he went inside leaving Willy outside while he got them something to eat. Chat placed his order "Three croissants and a half dozen macarons please, whatever you have on hand is fine".

While he waited for Chat Willy stood outside trying to ignore the stares and whispers around him, looking over at the park he saw the statue of Ladybug and Chat Noir that stood in the park. "Not the best pose they could choose is it" he thought aloud.

"No not really but I didn't design it so c'est la vie" Chat had come out of the shop without Willy noticing.  

"Ah-jeez you bout scared the piss outta me" Willy jumped not realizing Chat was next to him.  

"You want a macaroon or a croissant?" Chat asked digging into the bag of pastries.

"Croissant please" Willy replied holding out his hand.

"There you go, let's go find somewhere to enjoy this stuff" Chat stated.

"Aren't we supposed to be turning me into the cops?" 

"I ain't got nowhere else to be or go but if you're so eager I suppose we could go straight there" Chat said with a sarcastic mocking tone.

"Hehe guess our situations ain't that different after all" Willy mumbled under his breath before, in a clearer voice "Nah let's go enjoy our treats". Together Willy and Chat went to find a bench down by the waterfront to enjoy the only food that either of them have had for most of the day. When they found a spot that looked secluded enough Chat removed his new mask and chowed down on one of the other croissants. 

"Mmmm I love that bakery, they make the best croissants in all of Paris" Chat said before taking another bite. Willy was sitting to his left watching him as he ate staring at the scar left by the shot.

"Man I really did a number on ya didn't I" Willy said in a solemn regret filled voice.

Not wanting to try and talk with his mouth full Chat replied with "Nhnn" he swallowed "Yeah, still kicking though".  He sighed reclining further back before asking "So what made you get Akumatized anyway, if you remember?".

Willy took a deep breath before replying "My brother...my little brother" Chat brought himself to a sitting up position looking at the cowboy sitting next to him. 

"I'm all ears man"

"I only moved to Paris a few months ago from Mexico, we lived in a town that divided territories of two rival cartels".  He pulled out his gun "This used to belong to my little brother heheh he loved playing cowboy 'someday I'll be sheriff and keep the bad guys away' he'd say. I got my hands on a fake passport and cash but there was only enough for one person so I took it planning to get him over here legitimately". Tears were dripping from his face and his voice was getting strained.

"Hey-hey breath man breath..." Chat was tearing up himself but kept it together enough to comfort Willy.

Previous Chapter  Next Chapter (Part 2)   Chapter Guide 

[nisarifdah]

ESP32 Web Server ft. Coronavirus

Hello, fellas!

After not post anything for 2 weeks, finally I’m back! How’s life? Stay safe everyone wherever you are. The world is in a bad condition where the coronavirus is spread all the entire world. I hope you in good condition and also the people you loved. Stay healthy everyone!

This global pandemic also affected to my campus life. The learning method is fully online or e-learning if I can say. The campus is locked down from last week until an unpredictable time. There’s no activity again on my campus, even if there’s an activity, it restricted to laboratory maintenance, and so on. So from last week, I’m staying at home and learn from home with a video conference. The lecturer of the subject shares a link of the conference so the student can join and study as usual. I can’t enjoy this because my laziness level is truly increasing with online learning. I’m lazy to wake up from my bed because I know I can learn from my bed (just by holding a laptop!!!), and I only take a shower when I remember ONLY (please don’t do this because we must maintain our body to keep them clean).

I think after this phase is over, it will be an interesting story to share with my children 10-20 years from now.

Okay, enough for chit-chat.

So this week project is making a web server with ESP32. Based on this link, I must test the ESP32 can control outputs using Arduino IDE programming. The web server must be accessed with any device (smartphones, laptops, etc).

The equipment required is:

ESP32

2x 5mm LED (but this time I only have one 5mm and one 3mm but I think it’s no necessary)

2x 330 ohm resistor

Breadboard

Jumper wires

Arduino IDE that installed on the laptop

USB Type-A Cable

Before I explain more, I want to disclaim something. All this time, I do my project with 2 of my friends for sharing the equipment so each of us can save our money more. But the minus is, we only have one for each equipment. We think it will no problem with it until we facing this quarantine because of the coronavirus. This condition makes who doesn’t bring the equipment can’t try and also we can’t do it together because we must keep distancing each other. Because the government and WHO said that we must keep distancing from other people at least 1 meters, I think it’s impossible to do this project together during this condition.

But last week I’m trying to buy the equipment that I need for this project and perhaps for the next project, but the new problem arises. Because of this coronavirus, regulation to reduce activity outside, I buy the equipment from e-commerce and will be delivered by courier. But during this condition, the courier on duty is reduced and the impact is the package arrived later than usual. Until today, I haven’t received the resistor yet so I can’t do the project by myself. Oh God, I only need a resistor!!!! The jumping wire has already arrived, and the other equipment also arrived but the only resistor didn't arrive. But okay, my friend who brings the equipment told me that she already did this project and she wants to share the experience, how ESP32 works and also the documentation. Thanks a lot for the internet that make impossible thing possible and bring the far closer hehe. Even I haven’t tried this project, I know a little bit about the project based on my friend explained. She explains from LINE chatting platform and also sends the documentations. But after my resistor arrived, I want to do this project asap and I’ll update it on my Tumblr so stay tune.

Okay back to the topic.

After collecting the equipment, we can start to build the circuit. Connect the LEDs to the ESP32 using breadboard and connect to GPIO port.

And this is the source code:

// Load Wi-Fi library #include <WiFi.h> // Replace with your network credentials const char* ssid     = ""; const char* password = ""; // Set web server port number to 80 WiFiServer server(80); // Variable to store the HTTP request String header; // Auxiliar variables to store the current output state String output26State = "off"; String output27State = "off"; // Assign output variables to GPIO pins const int output26 = 26; const int output27 = 27; void setup() {  Serial.begin(115200);  // Initialize the output variables as outputs  pinMode(output26, OUTPUT);  pinMode(output27, OUTPUT);  // Set outputs to LOW  digitalWrite(output26, LOW);  digitalWrite(output27, LOW);  // Connect to Wi-Fi network with SSID and password  Serial.print("Connecting to ");  Serial.println(ssid);  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {    delay(500);    Serial.print(".");  }  // Print local IP address and start web server  Serial.println("");  Serial.println("WiFi connected.");  Serial.println("IP address: ");  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());  server.begin(); } void loop(){  WiFiClient client = server.available();   // Listen for incoming clients  if (client) {                             // If a new client connects,    Serial.println("New Client.");          // print a message out in the serial port    String currentLine = "";                // make a String to hold incoming data from the client    while (client.connected()) {            // loop while the client's connected      if (client.available()) {             // if there's bytes to read from the client,        char c = client.read();             // read a byte, then        Serial.write(c);                    // print it out the serial monitor        header += c;        if (c == '\n') {                    // if the byte is a newline character          // if the current line is blank, you got two newline characters in a row.          // that's the end of the client HTTP request, so send a response:          if (currentLine.length() == 0) {            // HTTP headers always start with a response code (e.g. HTTP/1.1 200 OK)            // and a content-type so the client knows what's coming, then a blank line:            client.println("HTTP/1.1 200 OK");            client.println("Content-type:text/html");            client.println("Connection: close");            client.println();                        // turns the GPIOs on and off            if (header.indexOf("GET /26/on") >= 0) {              Serial.println("GPIO 26 on");              output26State = "on";              digitalWrite(output26, HIGH);            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /26/off") >= 0) {              Serial.println("GPIO 26 off");              output26State = "off";              digitalWrite(output26, LOW);            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /27/on") >= 0) {              Serial.println("GPIO 27 on");              output27State = "on";              digitalWrite(output27, HIGH);            } else if (header.indexOf("GET /27/off") >= 0) {              Serial.println("GPIO 27 off");              output27State = "off";              digitalWrite(output27, LOW);            }                        // Display the HTML web page            client.println("<!DOCTYPE html><html>");            client.println("<head><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">");            client.println("<link rel=\"icon\" href=\"data:,\">");            // CSS to style the on/off buttons            // Feel free to change the background-color and font-size attributes to fit your preferences            client.println("<style>html { font-family: Helvetica; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center;}");            client.println(".button { background-color: #4CAF50; border: none; color: white; padding: 16px 40px;");            client.println("text-decoration: none; font-size: 30px; margin: 2px; cursor: pointer;}");            client.println(".button2 {background-color: #555555;}</style></head>");                        // Web Page Heading            client.println("<body><h1>ESP32 Web Server</h1>");                        // Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 26              client.println("<p>GPIO 26 - State " + output26State + "</p>");            // If the output26State is off, it displays the ON button                  if (output26State=="off") {              client.println("<p><a href=\"/26/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");            } else {              client.println("<p><a href=\"/26/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");            }                          // Display current state, and ON/OFF buttons for GPIO 27              client.println("<p>GPIO 27 - State " + output27State + "</p>");            // If the output27State is off, it displays the ON button                  if (output27State=="off") {              client.println("<p><a href=\"/27/on\"><button class=\"button\">ON</button></a></p>");            } else {              client.println("<p><a href=\"/27/off\"><button class=\"button button2\">OFF</button></a></p>");            }            client.println("</body></html>");                        // The HTTP response ends with another blank line            client.println();            // Break out of the while loop            break;          } else { // if you got a newline, then clear currentLine            currentLine = "";          }        } else if (c != '\r') {  // if you got anything else but a carriage return character,          currentLine += c;      // add it to the end of the currentLine        }      }    }    // Clear the header variable    header = "";    // Close the connection    client.stop();    Serial.println("Client disconnected.");    Serial.println("");  } }

After uploading the code, open serial monitor to find the ESP32 IP address. To access the webserver, open the browser at your device and paste the ESP32 IP address.

And here’s the result.

you can check here: https://youtu.be/7Kn67RSxdF4

I’m sorry I don’t know why Tumblr sometimes can’t upload a video here... :(

Honestly, I don’t know well about the disadvantages of this project because I haven’t done it by myself. But maybe tomorrow or 2 days from today I will try this project.

Last but not least, stay safe everyone! We don’t know when this will end, but let’s pray for the best. See you!

[ronaldbosieyiii]

DIY Insulated Dog House

 Things I Used in This Project: ISOtunes Bluetooth Hearing Protection Titebond III Wood Glue Miter Saw Stand Plan Miter Saw Infinity Table Saw Blade Infinity Miter Saw Blade Woodpeckers Speed Square Armor Tool Pocket Hole Jig Woodpeckers Straight Edge Woodpeckers 12″ Square Triton Track Saw Brad Nailer Titebond Thick and Quick

When my dogs aren’t with me in the shop, they are hanging out on the wrap around porch which has plenty of shade, is out of the rain, and always has a great breeze. During the summer it’s awesome because they stay cool but during the winter it’s hard for them to get warm. So this week I built them a dog house with the purpose of giving all three of them a place to get away from the wind and snuggle up. Let me show you how I did it. 

This will be an insulted dog house so instead of going with my first instinct which was a plywood body, I went with more of a framing design made from 2x4s ripped in half. I first sent the 2x4s through my table saw to take off the rounded edges on both sides, then readjusted the fence and cut them directly in half. 

After getting them cut to width I then cut everything to length at the miter saw. 

I started by constructing what will be the two sides, coming up a few inches on a few pieces to give the house some small feet and get it up off the ground. Again, mine will be under a porch and should be kept dry but just incase. 

I’ll be using pocket holes to join things together and I’m very excited to introduce a new jig to hit the market that has some really great features.It’s the Armol Toos Pocket Hole Jig. Right off the bat they made the deck of the jig the same height as a 2×4 so it’s easy to create side support feeds. Of course I don’t need them in this instant but this will come in handy. So on a traditional pocket hole jig you have three things to adjust, the drill block, the clamping tension, and the drill bit collar….on this jig all of those things are self adjusting so all you have to do is stick in your material. If you want to go from 1 1/2” to 3/4” you just clamp the new material into place and you see everything automatically adjusts for you. You can use the onboard Allen key to tighten down on the drill bit collar then you’re ready to go. If you want to double check, there are indication markings on the side annnnd they are color coordinated to the length of screw you need for that thickness of material. Pretty sweet if you ask me. 

After getting all the pocket holes drilled, I started attaching things. Even though this house shouldn’t ever see moisture it will be outside so I went ahead and used Titebond III wood glue since it’s a waterproof glue.

After getting one side assembled, I repeated the process to create another. Next I started working on the front panel, first cutting everything to size, drilling in pocket holes, then gluing and screwing it in place. This design is very easy to adjust depending on your size of dog. Since I have three and they all like to snuggle up together, I made this one long enough to fit three of their beds but still give them room to get around one another. 

After getting the door in place, I thought I should double check to see if they could comfortably fit. With that test passed, I moved on to attaching the back panel. Moving things to the floor to have more working room. 

Next up was a floor, but before putting in the decking material I threw in some insulation. This comes in a big 4×8 sheet and is 3/4” thick. Since my framing is 1 1/2” thick I cut two panels per opening and doubled filled up the cavity. I would use a straight edge and a box blade or my pocket knife to cut it out, then stuck it in place. 

Once the bottom was full I measured and cut some plywood to deck it. I ended up cutting this piece in half to make getting it into place a little easier and I just made sure to cut it in the center so I could join the seam to the floor joist. 

And now more insulation for the walls! To make this step easier I would cheat and set the panel directly on top of the foam then just trace the shape I was needing. If you’re working alone, you can set the insulation on the floor so you have less travel distance to move the entire house. I would line one of the straight edges up to the edge of the insulation then trace the rest, cut it then stick it in place. I was originally thinking I would need to glue these panels in place but the friction fit was so snug I skipped the glue all together. Oh and just a reminder this insulation has foil backing on both sides so if you want to use your table saw to cut it down, and have a SawStop then just be sure to put it in bypass mode or it will tip right away. 

The set in place and tracing method worked so well I next repeated it for the siding! For the siding I’m going with beadboard. This stuff is a huge pain to paint but it does give it some good texture and it’s pretty lightweight, only being 3/8” thick. As you can see I dragged the full sheet over to my work area, then set flipped around the house in order to trace all the sides. If you do this of course just make sure a horizontal reference is squared up to the headboard so your panel doesn’t come out wonky looking. 

After getting the sides traced I used my tracksaw to cut all the shapes out then Titebond III and brad nails to stick it in place. I started by attaching the two side panels so that when I cut and attached the front and back, the edges of the side panels would be covered up.

On the front panel, I went ahead and covered up the opening to the dog house with the bead board, but then after getting it secured in place I used a large drill bit to punch a hole through. Then I used a router and a flush trim bit to perfectly cut out the opening. If you don’t have a router then you can also use a jigsaw or even a reciprocating saw to do this. 

Now moving on to the roof. Since the dog opening is muuuuch smaller than me, I wanted to make the roof into an access panel to the inside so I decided to make it hinged. This will allow me to easily grab the beds to wash, check for snacks, or anything else. I decided to use the left over beadboard I had from the siding to create this roof and also decided to split it into two doors instead of just a single. This is fine for mine since it will live under a covered porch but if you plan to place your house in the rain then keep it as a single panel so rain won’t drip through the seam. 

Before attaching things, I set the roof panels aside and gave everything a coat of paint. Like I said before, beadboard is not fun to paint because it takes two forms of application. I would first use a roller to get all the flat surfaces, but then used a brush to get into all the valleys. Looking back on it, I should have used my sprayer, that would have saved me a ton of time, but oh well. For the body I am going with a grey and while it was drying, I also grabbed what will be the trim boards and threw a coat of paint onto them as well to be drying. Instead of white, I’m going with a light grey. 

While those were drying, I started attaching the roof panels. I started by centering and squaring up the panels to the body. Once I had it just so, I used a pencil to trace the underside of the panels. This line indicates the outside of the body, but since I want to also insulate the roof I needed to know where the inside of the body fell on these panels. With the framing being 1 1/2” thick, I grab something that was 2” thick, which just happened to be a level, and used this to mark the inside line. Now that I had this reference I could measure the area inside and cut a piece of insulation to size. To attach these panels Im’ using a multi surface glue made by Titebond called Thick and Quick. Since I could use brads to hold it in place while that dried, I grabbed an assortment of tools and just weighted it down for a bit. 

While that was setting up to dry I started working on the trim. I ripped down my 1x boards I had painted earlier then started cutting them to length and attaching them. Glue doesn’t stick very well to painted surfaces so learn from my mistake and leave the top edge of your body unpainted to give you a clean surface to glue to. 

I’m again starting on the edges of the house so that the front and back trim will cover up the end grain of the side trim. I also always cheat on trim. Instead of measuring and cutting I typically just hold the board in place and mark the back side. 

By this time the insulation was well past stuck in place so I first attached a portion of paino hinge to the underside then crawled inside the house and attached it to the body. And I should have seen it coming but to be honest I didn’t think about it when I was working the design….but the door actually has a built in stop with the overhang on the back end. So that’s convient. : ) 

Nice, that works nicely. After getting one secure, I repeated on the second. I used the Tounge and groove feature of the beadboard to make the seam in the middle disappear. This is great except when I tried to lift up one without the other, it was running into each other and prevented it. To fix this issue I grabbed my multi tool and just notched out a small portion in the back so that I could open one and give it clearance to pass up the other. There we go, now it’s working correctly. 

Next I did all the finish painting to the inside, the underside of the roof, and any other exposed wood. Now when I was trimming around the door I left the top piece of trim long so I could hang something cute and special. I used my CNC machine to cut out a cut little paw print and instead of just glueing this to the side, I instead added a small hook to the overhung trim and the paw so that I could hang it and there would be a slight swing to it. Hehe, I think the dogs will appreciate the marking. 

I thought I was done but the roof was really bothering me with how thin it looked compared to everything else. So I ended up ripping some 1/2” plywood and adding a small strip around the primereter of the underside of the roof. This just bulks up the look some and I think makes it looks better. 

And that’s it! Now the pups have a place they can crawl inside to get out of the wind that’s always present on our hill. They can all be together which will make them happy, but still have room to get around one another. Also, I have a way to peak in at them to make sure they aren’t staying up late and ordering pizza. 

So a few followers on my Instagram page were mentioning their dogs would tear up the exposed insulation on the inside. Mine don’t chew or scratch things up, but if yours do then I would certainly recommend adding a layer of thin sheeting to the inside as well. Don’t forget I have a set of plans for this build in the plans section of this website.

That’s it for this one, I hope you enjoyed it.

The post DIY Insulated Dog House appeared first on Wilker Do's.

from Wilker Do's https://ift.tt/2CnUOQU from Ronald Bosley III on Blogger https://ift.tt/2UXuPXW