#the colors are so good!! I can’t get over the background and the shading!!

[leonw4nter]

Hi! I love your works sm and have a silly little idea.. Maybe planning and having a wedding with leon? Like im seeing you in your dress for the first time, choosing flowers, the rings, and having all of your friends/family at your wedding etc? Just little headcannons about it would be super cute!!!

DI!Leon Headcanons on planning + having a wedding…

RE:DI!Leon x F!Reader

Leon was supposed to propose to you during an out-of-the-country trip to Switzerland but unfortunately, he left the ring behind and had to secretly beat himself up over it. One beautiful evening, after you and him had just gotten home from the orchestra, he fished the tiny velvet box from his pocket and got down on one knee, too overcome by nerves to remember the speech he swore he memorized and too much in love to stall the question.

“You’re the last person I’d want to lose and the first person I’d think of growing old with. Y/N, will you marry me?”. In the end, he got the most unforgettable ‘yes’ he’s ever heard from you.

The wedding planning took 12 months, enough time to plan the wedding straight out of your dreams. He made sure to make the occasion magical, ensuring that the wedding is fit for a goddess amongst women (in his humble opinion). The wedding rings you and Leon agreed on were perfect, eager for the day that you two will finally have them on forever and ever, the rings facing wear and tears as you go gray and feeble with him.

Everyone saw your wedding dress before your wedding day– everyone but Leon. As soon as the large doors opened up and revealed you, Leon could no longer stop the tears flowing down his cheeks– you were so beautiful and breathtaking and it was as if veiled light itself was walking down the aisle. He was unable to keep his gaze to the front, head tilting to admire you every second. “You look so beautiful,” he excitedly whispered. “I can’t believe I’m marrying you.”

Since you and him agreed on a wedding color scheme of black, different shades of pink, and varying shades of warm white, the flowers you had for your bridal bouquet also followed that scheme, the flowers being cashmere anemones; white and baby pink tulips; vanda orchids; white limonium flowers, and white mink proteas. Everyone else also wore their dresses and suits in pinks and black; Chris opted for a sleek black turtleneck and blazer with a pink flower pinned to his breast pocket. Most of the women in attendance at your wedding opted to wear pink, with the men opting for black. Everyone was buzzing with excitement in their placements: Rebecca and Claire making joking bets that whoever cries first will pay up; Jill and Hunnigan were talking about how pretty you will look; Ethan and Chris were hyping Leon up since the groom was nervous but nevertheless excited; Piers and Carlos were talking about how good everything looks and how magical the air feels.

When the priest said “you may now kiss the bride”, Leon took a small step closer to you, gently lifting the veil that covered your face. He did everything slowly, as if he wanted to savor the moment and commit every single detail– the sparkle in your eyes, the music in the background, and how everyone and everything else seemed to be a blur of colors except for the glowing bride in front of him. As soon as he removed the veil from your face, he took a few moments to admire you and pepper you with sincere compliments. He placed his left hand on your waist while his right gently cupped your cheek, big hands handling you with so much caution as if you were made of porcelain. He leans in and presses the gentlest, softest, most tender kiss ever, a small spreading on his lips when it really sinks in that he finally gets to call you his wife.

You and Leon had your first dance somewhere private since you wanted it to be a moment only you and him will share so after the first dance, you and him walk back to the reception hand-in-hand with the brightest smiles. The ring looked amazing on both your hands and Leon couldn’t stop to admire your hand. “You’ve got a ring like mine too, you know,” you’d softly tell him. “I know. It looks better with you though,” he’d respond sweetly before kissing the back of your hand. For the bouquet toss, you decided to use an exact replica of your bouquet since you wanted to keep your flowers in your own home; Rebecca ended up catching your bouquet, much to everyone’s surprise. She happily swung it around, showing it off to everyone, before walking with a happy sway of her hips towards her boyfriend Billy, which made Billy chuckle before pressing a kiss to the crown of her head.

You and Leon left early, waving everyone good night and good bye as you got in the bridal car that would take you to the hotel you were going to stay in. Since Chris was sober and had already volunteered to drive you to the hotel, he also left the party early. As soon as you two were out of the reception, it was immediately all kisses and giggles and I love yous muttered. Chris had to look you two through the rear-view mirror and say “I’m still here. You’ve got a room for all that when we get there.”

Married life won’t be all smooth sailing and conflicts are unavoidable but in facing and resolving those conflicts together, you will discover just how strong your commitment to each other is.

NOTE - TYSMM to the anon that requested this, I know I took long before I finally got to answer it but I hope it was worth the wait (despite this drabble being shorter than usual) <33 Currently craving ramyeon and mushrooms and seafood... naw but eating noodles late at night?? TOP TIER EXPERIENCE. Kinda stressing rn since one of my groupmates can't do their part on our research paper and it's getting on my last nerve BECAUSE I GAVE US SO MUCH TIME GIRLIE PLEASE 😭😭🙏🙏 Anyways, let's hope that I passed my entrance exams and the exams I took last week bc my grades cannot take another beating 🕯️TYSM for reading my fics, I <33333 UUUUUU !!!!!!!!

The hanging star divider is made by @benkeibear , the images are colored by me (sourced from Pinterest).

[hongthoven]

"𝚂𝚞𝚛 𝙼𝚎𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎" ✃ 𝙷𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚓𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚂𝙼𝙰𝚄

› pairing balmain prince!hongjoong x fem!reader (reader works for Balmain)

› genre SMAU / not much for now except for some light flirting - expect some smut later on and maybe angst- to be defined.

› summary you're working for Balmain as Olivier Rousteing's assistant and regularly meet Hongjoong during FW - but while you wish to keep things professional, Hongjoong seems to have other plans

› author's notes kay so I wanted to give SMAU a try and since I'm equally obsessed with Hongjoong's journey into the fashion industry AND Balmain/Olivier's background, I thought it would be fun and easy to dive into that world - also Paris FW coming next month might fuel my inspiration if this gets any notes at all.

I might throw a little bit of french language here and there just for the sake of it but will definitely keep it light so it doesn't get too 'oui oui baguette' for your liking.

› network : @newworldnet

Feel free to reblog/comment/DM & let me know if you want more ♥

"La mode passe, le style reste"

― Yves Saint-Laurent

November 15th - Paris, FR.

You almost crash in the backseat of a cab, drenched with rain as you curse yourself for your perpetual urge to leave your umbrella behind even though you have thoroughly checked your weather app the night before so you can match your outfit with Paris’ unpredictable yet so familiar gloominess.

It’s been a day – a week, actually, as you collect whatever strength you have left to share your address with the driver while thinking about the unexpected perspective of a night off to yourself. The possibilities are infinite: an early dinner and a good book? That tv series all your friends have been begging for you to watch for months now? A bath? It’s like you don’t even know how to function as a human being with a couple hours to spare after weeks of busting your ass from dusk to dawn through the most hectic time of the year.

Paris Fashion Week.

Though there isn’t such a thing as peace & quietness in the fashion industry, nothing can ever beat the hecticness and thrill of the couple days heading to a show. People running around, having three breakdowns an hour, the unexpected drama, the technical difficulties—it wouldn’t be Haute Couture if everything ran smoothly from the first draft to the catwalk, and you would be lying to yourself if you pretended not to be a little bit addicted to the chaos.

If given a chance to go back to a quiet life, you would never seize it. After years under the house of Balmain, traveling from a country to another, crying over different shades of red and filling up the fanciest rooms with the most selective A-list guests, you could never think about a normal life to settle for. Not after a week like this, not after making a chosen family out of the Balmain Army and trusting Olivier Rousteing with your own life.

The car radio is playing an old classic from Charles Aznavour as you drive past a typical boulevard filled with Hausmannian buildings, their cream-colored stone and mansard roofs always filling your heart with joy and the purest form of thankfulness. Taking a moment to be appreciative of the incredible luck you have been given, enjoying the simple thing such as the peaceful sight of a raindrop rolling over the car window, you don’t pay too much attention to your phone, buzzing repeatedly in your purse.

All over your screen, messages from your team, friends, and family, congratulating everyone for a successful show and another wonderful collection while your heart fills with another type of pride—that’s the magic of Balmain. A small team turned into a chosen family, people working day and night to turn dust into glitter.

But of all the messages popping up in front of your eyes, one surprisingly catches them.

You haven’t known Hongjoong for too long, yet, his charismatic aura is still all over you like a perfume you can’t quite get rid of – and though your encounters (two, so far) have yet to pass the fifteen minutes chat prior to a show, you both have felt the need to exchange your numbers – for professional purposes.

At least that served as the perfect excuse to keep in touch with the Korean heartthrob.

You can’t really pinpoint the moment your heartbeat switches from perfectly normal to a-second-from-a-stroke but as you stare at the conversation for a few more seconds, you cannot help the sudden twist of your lips as they curve into a genuine smile; the perspective of seeing Hongjoong again filling your chest with butterflies you don't even dare to fight against.

March 8th - Paris, FR.

Months feel like seconds as you start working on the new collection with Olivier, barely taking a few days off over Christmas to see your family; and as the weeks go by, the busier you get, definitely neglecting your social life and barely answering your friends’ texts, let alone Hongjoong’s— by the time the next Fashion Week approaches, his name suddenly pops up like a ghost, emerging from the guest-list as you try to figure out whose major celebrities to sit at the front row.

As you bend over your desk with a bunch of prestigious names and their pictures taped to a confidential notebook you always keep close to you, there he is in all his glory: Kim Hongjoong, right between Anna Wintour and Rihanna—a legend among the rulers of this industry.

So when he texts you the next morning, it feels like a demon has been summoned during the night. A demon with the most perfect face and impeccable features.

Guilt finds its way into you as you slightly step out of your professional persona to join his playful banter—and while the temptation to keep this little game going seems unbearable, you still decide to call it off and leave it as it is for the sake of your own reputation.

March 9th - Paris, FR.

“Y/N, I need a favor.”

Olivier never asks for any favor, even on his death bed—so when he reaches out to you, way past midnight as you’re both working on assembling a particularly difficult piece of leather to a crop coat, you know he has reached the point of no return.

“Sure, anything!”

“I need you to take over some of the fittings I have planned tomorrow—it kills me to admit, but I can’t be in three different places at the same time”

“And here I was thinking you were some mystical creatures with superpower! Disappointed is an understatement…” You try your best to laugh it off as soon as you sense Olivier’s obvious nervousness—if the smell of cigarette and the constant thumping of his boot over the floor weren’t the perfect signs of a mental breakdown already, his tone definitely sets the mood.

“Consider it done— just switch them to my schedule and I’ll take care of it” you smile, sincerely happy to be of any help although your own agenda feels pretty packed already.

“I love you so much” Olivier almost beams, his body suddenly more relaxed as it feels like a whole building has been lifted off his shoulders. Within minutes, your phone starts buzzing with a few notifications from your agenda—and as a couple random French celebrities’ names start pilling up in your schedule, one suddenly steals the air out of your lungs.

“Oh—I thought you’d want to take care of Hongjoong?” you dare to ask, remembering your last conversation with Olivier and how the Korean singer had quickly become a muse to him, inspiring the craziest pieces of clothes within a few months.

“I know. Breaks my heart really but—there’s just so much I can do” Olivier sighs, obviously upset “but I know he’s in good hands, right? Please make sure he feels at home with you… That man is a dream, isn’t he?”

Words don’t find their way past your throat as you quickly nod, trying your best to remain professional although you are now dreading the inevitable awkwardness of a one-on-one moment with Hongjoong and the intimacy of a fitting room.

Your cheeks turn a new shade of pink as you immediately lock your screen, too afraid to be caught in the act when nothing is truly happening. Though you have purposely ignored that one comment about his unexpected enthusiasm at the thought of seeing you, there is no point denying the fire starting at the pit of your stomach.

Around you, Olivier and half of the team is running on caffeine fumes and pining fabrics to the wall, drawing over a few sketches and making the craziest, last-minute adjustments for the show but their voices sound like white noise as your brain keeps buzzing with a sheer mix of excitement and nervousness.

And while you’re patting yourself on the back for keeping a straight face and a formal tone in your texts, you know there’s just so much you can take and soon enough, there won’t be a screen shielding you from Hongjoong’s natural charm.

[mouse-fantoms]

Absolutely one asked for this but I wanna say what all my favorite outfits are per character is bc I can!

First up, Miss Julie herself, the other day I said I can’t get over how pretty she is in this look so this isn’t that much of a surprise but I mean,

The shade of blue is so pretty on her and the illustration on her shirt is so cute. What also makes this look get double points too from me is bc of the whole how at the start Julie is in baggy clothes bc it’s a reflection of like her grief and where she is with it but then as the episodes continue her clothes get more personalized and like less baggy idk it’s just such a nice little detail and this is such a cute outfit to have be in the last episode for Julie that reflects where she is now with her grief since the boys are in her life now.

My absolute favorite Luke outfit is his llama jacket look,

You’re just used to seeing him in the black background color graphic tees with him and so to see him in this like lighter version of his wardrobe is nice. This one is also my favorite of his lil llama jacket 🥺 observe,

He’s got a llama on his pocket therefore it’s his llama jacket. Also too the jacket just looks so cozy, I mean all his jackets look incredibly comfortable (LOOKIN AT YOU SAD FLANNEL) but it’s easier to see the like individual like threads of it bc it’s white it just looks extra cozy.

My favorite Reggie outfit has to be this variation of his wardrobe,

Don’t get me started on the little detail that it’s implied through his outfits that he’s only got a couple things he can wear bc he always like reusing different things from his other outfits like he only has a rotation of a few things (that is a detail that implies so much about his character and like background of him and ugh I just love it but again don’t get me started). The white t-shirt with his red flannel just is like yes a basic look but idk he just suits it really well. (I love too how his belt matches his bass strap we love the coordination)

Call me basic but I love Alex’s debut outfit that we see,

Again he also just looks cozy with the hoodie and then also the denim material like jacket over it, I like the layering of it and like the distressed part of the jacket adds to it like it’s a good look, it makes it interesting to look at bc of the distress-ness in it. I like that he wears his Fanny pack across his body it’s a good look for him.

Naturally after Alex we have to discuss Willie, I love his lil sweater paws outfit,

This look of his is the closest to my personal choice of wardrobe so that’s probably why I like it as much as I do 😂 that hoodie just looks so comfy and oversized on him. To me too, him having this hoodie just implies that like Alex and him can share their hoodies WHICH IS JUST ADORABLE

My favorite Carrie fit is her like lounging at home look,

THE COLORS OF HER JACKET ARE SO GOOD TOGETHER AND THE DESIGN IS LIKE A SCRIBBLE LOOKING PATTERN ITS SO CUTE AND THEN HER SHIRT SAYS ROYALTY LIKE WHAT A QUEEN MOVE

…ahem

The colors of this one just compliment really well together and I like her shirt, it’s very Carrie of her. This also does indeed give the feeling of an outfit you’d wear to just like relax in.

Lastly, hear me out on this one for Nick,

I like the coordination of hat that matches his hoodie. Like he put thought into at least what hat he’d wear with this which I respect. And like again the hoodie with his jean jacket he just looks warm and comfy in it (Also he doesn’t have that many outfit options compared to how many the others had but this is my top out of them all for his)

[callsign-phoenix]

I wrote this as a part of my advent calendar fics, I hope you like it!

It is a Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd x gn!reader imagine.

Thank you @marvelandotherfandomimagines for proofreading!

Day 1: mulled wine

Warnings: tipsy Bob

“What are you making?” You heard your boyfriend of a few months ask as you felt his presence behind you.

Bob wrapped his arms around your waist, hugging himself close to you and putting his chin on your shoulder.

The act alone made you smile and you glanced over your shoulder, nudging his cheek with your own.

Christmas music was playing on a low volume from a speaker in the background and Bob subconsciously swayed with the music.

“Mulled wine,” you answered him softly, hearing Bob chuckle from behind you and feeling his chest vibrate at your back.

Bob didn’t usually drink, he was very careful not to drink alcohol when training or on a mission, but he did occasionally try some, when he didn’t have to work the next few days.

It was always fun because due to the fact that he didn’t drink regularly he got drunk quicker than everyone around him.

“Have you ever had mulled wine?” You asked him carefully, but you felt his head shake with yours in reply.

It made you smile in amusement, knowing that he and you too were in for a treat.

The smell of the red wine and the spices climbed up your nostrils, sending warmth and comfort through you.

“You’ll like it, trust me,” you said, leaning away from him slightly to press a kiss to his cheek.

You were right.

After finishing making the wine you found yourself on your couch, talking gently as the drink steamed in your cup.

You were wrapped in your favorite blanket and your favorite man’s arms, there was really nowhere you would have rather been.

“Hangman had to do push-ups again today, because he was a dick again,” he told you, going on with the story about what Jake had done that had offended his superiors.

While Bob was talking you closed your eyes, taking in his voice and sipping on your drink to receive the ultimate comfort.

Even though Bob didn’t talk much he could tell when you needed his attention, and he would talk about tiny things he had encountered during the day.

It always made you feel good and you listened gladly, just reveling in the comfort his presence gave you.

Bob occasionally paused his narration to take sips of his drink as well, a warmth spreading through him that you could see in the tint of red in his cheeks when you glanced at him.

You were having your third glass when you realized a change in Bob, he was a little less talkative and he when he did say something he talked more slowly.

When you looked at him you felt his eyes on you, just watching you with slightly hooded eyelids.

“You know that you’re so beautiful, right?” He whispered and you saw his cheeks turning an even deeper shade of red, not yet resembling the color of his drink in front of him.

“You’re the most beautiful person in every room, and I can’t tell you how lucky I am to get to spend my time with you,” he went on, making you chuckle at his alcohol-induced honesty.

“There’s not one person I’d rather spend Christmas with,” he whispered, lowering his eyes as if to mask how serious he was.

It made you smile and you leaned over, lifting one of your hands to hold the side of his face so he would meet your eyes.

“You’re drunk, Bob,” you chuckled as if dismissing his words, even though both of you knew how serious he was.

Bob nodded gingerly before looking down at his empty cup, a playful and tentative smile dancing around his lips.

“Do we have more?” He asked, making you both chuckle and nod your head.

Bob was so gentle, loving and honest, and you loved him very much.

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[isbus]

So I’m back…

But this time, I have a tutorial!

Do you have a 3DS?

(If you say yes to that, then we’re cooking).

Do you want to draw something similar if not better than…

THIS?!

Then boy I have a tutorial for you!

Since this was drawn on a 3DS, I can’t really tell you anymore than for a 3DS. Sorry..

Step One: Prep!

Grab your 3DS and go to “Nintendo 3DS Camera”! Or whatever it might be called if you have a “New” one.

Optional: If you want you can take a picture within the game- if it’s capable of doing so.

For me I’m gonna use a screenshot from Miitopia.

Step 2: Background!

Part 1: Plain Backgrounds

If you want something like the following image, follow this part’s instructions.

Take a random full screen sized image. Any image will work as long as it fits the screen perfectly. (Take a screenshot from a game such as Tomodachi Life or Miitopia).

Tap the image so that it says graffiti.

Then use a stamp, such as the dialogue bubble.

Hold the stamp and make sure it fills the corners.

Then you have a plain white background! This one you can press finish,but the other method you can’t.

Here’s a quick video tutorial, because I don’t think I phrased it right!

(I took it on my phone, that’s how easy it is).

Part 2: Backgrounds that aren’t pure white!

If you want to make the starting image (but your own), then follow these steps!

(Once again, I’m using Miitopia screenshots for an example).

Once again, GRAFFITI!

Instead of using a stamp, you might have to just color it yourself. Mainly because the stamp method is harder for backgrounds like the first one.

COLOR THE BACKGROUND, BUT DON’T DRAW ANYTHING ELSE. (Unless you just want to draw a background). Trust me, it’s easier.

Boom! Plain background ready for sketching.

Don’t press finish cause it can decrease the quality with enough graffitiing and finishing.

Step 3: Draw the Base!

You gotta draw that body-ody-ody!

Just draw a bust or whatever is easier for you. “Omg IsBus you have to have drawing skills?!” Yeah I know. How could I?

I’m gonna draw the bust up because it’s easier for me.

(Don’t look at me like that.)

For the plain BG ones, just do the same thing for the rest of the steps but for your screen.

Since the background hasn’t been saved, don’t use the eraser because it will remove the white BG. Unless you are using the first background method, that is. (Use the white pencil.)

Step 4: Draw the character / Coloring Page Step!

On the plain BG you can draw what ever but for me and my Miitopia character, I’m gonna draw him. If you did the color-only-a-part-of-the-drawing method (like I’m doing), you can do whatever still.

Think of the white area as a green screen; you can draw whatever you want on it.

This phase is like the pencil part of a physical drawing. White out the base as you get to parts you want over it (for example: hair or clothes).

Bam! Coloring page!

Part 5: Coloring!

Remember when I called it a coloring page? This is why.

Color the drawing how you see fit!

If you’re using the all white bg, then you might have to use the stickers or the rainbow pencil. I recommend the stickers if you want to shade/shine, but if you want more options, use the rainbow brush.

If you’re basically doing what I’m doing, you can use the colors from the image to color your character!

Once you’re done coloring the image, remember to ink the lines again! Use a medium brush for coloring but a thin brush for inking the lines.

Part 6: Final Details!

For people who want any additional details, or need to clean up edges.

If you did the plain bg you can decorate and clean up as much as you need!

If you’re doing what I’m doing, you can clean up the edges of the white spot and add additional details.

And Voila! You did it!

If you have a 3DS and followed my tutorial, show me what you did! I wanna see it!

Have a good day/night! And thank you for reading!

~IsBus

[ugh-yoongi]

9:02pm | fa&r: timestamps

read the original / series masterlist. pairing namjoon x f. reader. wordcount 772. genre smut, light angst/fluff. rating explicit. minors dni. warnings brief smut: fingering, protected penetrative sex. it's very brief, most of this is background. timeline september 2019.

Namjoon lives in a very tall building.

He lives alone now. Gone are the days the two of you used to rendezvous in all your cramped apartments. Every iteration of them. Namjoon has seen them all, and it should feel weird, or perhaps unfair and a little violating, maybe, that there’s a person you love but can’t have that has this kind of familiarity with you. That Namjoon has grown up alongside you, two parallel lines.

But you’ve seen all of his iterations, too, so maybe instead of weird or unfair or violating it’s just an even trade. Just one of those things.

Still. Namjoon lives alone in a tall building now, massive rooms filled with art and books, and it lends itself to celebrations. Seoul is full of life that’s nothing more than idle, muted chatter from Namjoon’s place in the sky, and there’ll be fireworks soon. It should feel contagious, exciting. The two of you had sat in front of the large window in his living room earlier, naked, your back pressed to his warm chest, trying to decipher the kites flying along the Hangang river, laughing when they all blurred into nothing but a colorful mess, making the most of it, because Namjoon’s usually not around for Chuseok.

This year he is, though. Hadn’t made a big deal of it, just asked if maybe you’d want to come by for his birthday, so here you are.

“Do you want to do all those silly traditions?” he asks, pulling open the shades in his bedroom. You’ll be able to see the Yeouido fireworks if you’re lucky. “Go around the room, say what we’re thankful for?”

Namjoon’s wearing nothing but a tight pair of black briefs, some luxury brand that’s so affordable for him now it’s no longer desirable. You’re thankful for that, all his tan skin, still sun-kissed from another agonizing summer, and he laughs when you tell him so. “Are you objectifying me, baby?”

A smile tugs at your lips, and you roll your eyes, good-natured. “Yeah, I am. What about it?”

Namjoon is beautiful in a way that feels unfair. He is beautiful in a way that feels endless, like you could look at him a million times and never quite come to terms with it. Namjoon is beautiful when he smiles, when he’s flushed from his cheeks to his shoulders, but he might be at his most beautiful when he’s confident, secure, in love. That’s what you are to him; you know because he’s told you, endlessly.

Namjoon is beautiful when he places one knee on the bed and the mattress depresses under the weight of it. He’s beautiful when he circles his fingers around your ankle and drags you to the edge. He’s beautiful when he looks at you with sheer reverence, when that plush bottom lip gets tugged between his teeth, when he skims his hands over your bare thighs.

“Don’t be a brat,” he says, all humor gone. “I asked you a very serious question.”

“Who says I was joking?”

He smirks despite himself. Still not used to this kind of persona, still growing into himself. He traces over your hips with his thumbs. “You want me to go first?”

“Second,” you tease. “I already said what I’m thankful for.”

Namjoon needs to be challenged, but he still huffs at your response. He can be so petulant. “I’m thankful for you,” he says. “Thankful you’re in this bed right now.” Your breath hitches when his delicate movements move lower, inching closer to where you want him. “Thankful it’ll smell like you after you’re gone.”

You’re still a little wet from earlier. Namjoon groans when he sinks his middle finger into you and discovers this. Works in a second one. “Thankful for this wet fucking pussy.”

“Joon.”

You’re still a little sore, too, but you want the reminder. Want to feel Namjoon days from now, when all of this feels like nothing but a fever dream, some desert mirage. This is what it’d feel like if it was real, you’d think. Namjoon slips on a condom out of obligation and you think, This is what it feels like because it’s not.

Those Yeouido fireworks boom in the distance. Namjoon pushes inside, buries himself fully, rolls his hips. No matter how many times you’ve done this, you may never get used to how overwhelming it is. The feeling, the pleasure, the ultimate meaninglessness of it all. Namjoon chases his own end shamelessly but knows how to bring you with him.

The immediate silence following an explosion is always disorienting. Loving Namjoon feels a lot like that.

author's note: hi, everyone! i wanted to include this here, because i have plotted either the next installment or a very near one. a future drabble will deal with namjoon questioning his sexuality and eventually exploring it. i consider all of my characters canonically not-straight unless explicitly stated, so if that's something that bothers you, you should not read this series further.

this is not something i'm budging on, but if you have any questions/etc. or general feedback, please feel free to shoot me a message!

(also this was supposed to new year's eve 2019 before i remembered they were in nyc adlkjgdfg. sorry for two septembers in a row.)

[lixenn]

I have some questions for Dave this time hehe

What was his first meeting with Chief like?

What was his original hair color?

I wonder if he gets along with Bel?

*crawls out of trenches, bloodied and covered in mud*

"I-" *huff* "I have fought in war and it was close but! I HAVE WON! The evil snippet has not defeated me!"

So now, I can finally answer this!! I'm sorry that it took so long Ein 🫠🥺🥺please forgive my tardiness 😣

Let me satisfy your curiosity!

Original hair color

Dave's hair used to be this really mousy brown and it just wouldn't do! No! He refuses! It was boring and common and absolutly clashed with his vibe so it needed to be adressed immediately. He bleached his hair the first time when he was 14 and it turned out horrible but he was still happy with his shitty dyejob because at least it was unique!

Dave and Bel

Do they get along? Ohhh boy, honey they get along like a house on fire! Dave and Bel often team up for pranks and mischief (Levi is one of their regular victims lol). Surprisingly Chief doesn't actually mind this relationship mostly because Dave tends to curb Bel's more ... homicidal tendencies. Dave prefers leaving his victims alive (though there's no guarentee for their sanity) mostly because killing them would limit his options for pranks. So when Dave and Bel plan mischief Dave puts his foot down about murder.

First meeting

As for that question....

Have a snippet!

The world is undoubtedly cruel. Criminally unjust. Life is filled with hurdles and hardships, with unimaginable challenges and dreadful chores.

Dan has been kicked out of his own office by an overly worried Lussuria.

(Honestly, the audacity of his doctor, the inhumanity. He is seriously considering a lawsuit.)

Apparently working for ten months straight without a break is “unhealthy” and “terrible for the skin, just look at those wrinkles Dani-boy”. Which is ridiculous in his humble opinion, he doesn’t have wrinkles. His skin simply has more character, more definition, that’s all. No wrinkles here, just a well-developed background story edged into his outer shell.

Nevertheless, Dan is left with no other choice than take the day off since he doesn’t want to deal with Lussuria drugging his tea again. One time was more than enough.

Well, at least he can use this opportunity to finally get some shopping done. His sister Is going to skin him alive if he shows up empty handed to her birthday again. Finding the perfect jewellery set to make up for his blunder took him some time but now he can at least cross that off his list.

He is slandering down the empty streets, enjoying the sunshine on his face, when his peaceful musings are interrupted by a body landing right in his path.

…

What?

Dan must have committed war crimes in his past life, it’s the only explanation. His former self probably kicked puppies for fun and slaughtered babies in their sleep because he can’t even take a stroll in the city without someone throwing bodies at his feet.

Puzzled and slightly annoyed Dan takes a closer look at the young man sprawled in front of him.

The first thing that catches his eye is the absolutely garish shade of neon green decorating the top of his head. Whoever did that dye job needs to be fired. His hair isn't the only thing that needed fixing though. He’s covered in bruises and dirt, blood is dripping from his nose and - Dan squints - is that a tooth on the pavement? Yes, it is. … Gross. Hopefully the guy knows a good a dentist.

The sound of footsteps alerts him to the arrival of even more people. Dan inspects the newcomers in irritation. There are three of them, all clad in ill-fitted suits, hair slicked back and fake gold rings on their fingers, making them look like stereotypical comic mafia goons brought to life. It would have been funny and something to laugh over with Squalo over coffee if said goons hadn’t interrupted his quiet afternoon with their petty disputes.

What a drag.

“You have five seconds.”

“Hah?” Goon #1 sneers at him, somehow turning even uglier in the process. “What do ya want, shrimp? Don’t ya see we’re a little busy here.”

Only sheer willpower prevents Dan from inspecting his nails in disinterest. Instead, he crooks an eyebrow, giving the idiotic trio his best deadpan fish stare.

“Three seconds.”

Goon #2 spots the Varia emblem on his hoodie and the Cloud clocks the moment he recognises what it stands for. He shakily points at Dan’s chest. “U-uhm… boss?”

“What?” Goon #1 snaps, but his gaze follows his friend’s finger and all colour leaves his face. “V-v-varia?”

Dan puts his hands in his hoodie pocket and smiles. “You rang?”

The way they freeze like a deer in the headlights. How they start quaking in their knock off designer shoes when realisations dawns upon them. The fear in their eyes.

Ah… making grown men piss their pants with a single look never gets old.

“By the way,” Dan drops his smile, his voice turning ice cold. “Your time is up. Better start running, boys.”

One would think that the Vendice are on their heels with how fast they scrammed.

Now, with that sorted.

Dan looks back the stranger who’s still lazing on the street. “You okay?”

“U-uhm yes…” he stutters with wide eyes that are filled with something uncomfortably close to awe. “Thank you so much.”

Feeling slightly awkward now, Dan avoids his shining gaze. “Don't mention it.”

“But-”

“Seriously don’t,” Dan interrupts him, combing a hand through his hair. He wishes this interaction was over already. He’s no good with shows of gratitude. “You should let a doctor check you over.” That should be enough polite concern, right? “I will be on my way then.”

Dan tries to speedwalk away to avoid further socialising but is hindered by a surprisingly strong grip on his hoodie.

Only his ingrained manners (thanks Mom) prevent him from breaking a hand and escaping anyways, which is probably for the best, the poor guy has enough injuries, no need to add broken bones to the list.

Dan turns around and sighs. “What is it?”

The young man gives him a solid try at puppy eyes. “What’s your name? I’m Dave by the way! You can’t just rescue me like a knight in shining armour and then disappear off into the sunset. That’s not fair at all.” He adds a pout to his pleading expression, which – in Dan’s humble opinion – just makes him look even more pathetic.

“Have you suffered head trauma recently?”

Dave cocks his head, confused. “I mean, one of them kicked my face for a bit but that was nothing, I’m good! They mostly focused on my upper body and limbs.” He lets go of Dan’s hoodie and lifts his shirt up to point at his battered torso in demonstration. “See?”

“Then, why are you spouting nonsense?” Dan takes a step back after he is freed from Dave’s clutches. “Run along and try to avoid getting beat up by shady men in the future.”

The puppy eyes start to fill with fake tears. “But they keep on finding me.”

Dan is suddenly overcome with a desperate need for coffee.

“And that’s my problem, how exactly?”

The responding grin sends shivers down his spine. It reminds him of Bel’s smug smile after he caught another one of his employees in his wire traps.

“Well, all your hard work would go to waste if they came back, wouldn’t it? So, how about you help a buddy out?” Dave winks and it would have been charming if his face wasn’t covered in dried blood. “You can start with your name and we will go from there.”

Dan barely lifted a finger, is this guy on crack? In fact… Is he trying to con him? This feels like a con.

Why did I even bother leaving my room today?

“Look, Dave,” he begins trying to salvage the situation, “if I tell you that Varia Housekeeping is always looking for new members, will you go away and let me enjoy the rest of my day off in peace?”

The other man’s jaw drops like Dan got on his knees and proposed instead of throwing in a job offer as distraction tactic.

Dan takes his surprise as an opportunity to exit the premises once again. This time he isn’t stopped physically but a broken “W-wait” still gives him pause and he reluctantly glimpses back. Dave has dropped his cocky façade leaving behind only shattered pieces and a tiny fragment of hope.

“Please. Tell me your name?”

His voice sounds fragile compared his confident tone before.

…

Dan has always been a sucker for the broken ones, hasn’t he?

Fuck it, in for a penny, in for a pound.

“You can call me Chief.”

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Hope you liked the little sneak peak into Dave's mysterious past 😊! Honestly the delay was mostly because that meeting was fighting me with tooth and nail but I managed to get it done!

I feel like I wanted to add something else but I forgot because goldfish brain lol

Anyways keep being awesome like the legend you are Ein!! Hopefully I could brighten your dim days in study hell 💕✨😊

[tomorrowxtogether]

TXT’s logo chronicles how they’ve grown up

The history and surprising depth behind the group’s animated logos

2023.03.07

One fan put it perfectly in a comment on The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION logo video that was released on December 15: “Only TOMORROW X TOGETHER could announce their comeback like this.” An animated logo is always one of the first reveals in the lead-up to their comeback. For every album, the group unveils a variation on their logo that functions as a hint toward the meaning behind the upcoming release. Unlike for previous albums, the undulating TEMPTATION logo represents a young man swayed by temptation.

Choi SeaYol, who works in the BX2 department behind TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s artist and album branding, went with a shade of green for the TEMPTATION background. He thought of it as a color that “has a sense of youth like a seedling, weakness, purity and yet peculiar like poison or liquor—and something somehow dark about it.” After losing everything, even love, in minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, their previous release, TOMORROW X TOGETHER is on the brink of being cut off from the world completely. In The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION, they shift their focus from their relationship with others and onto themselves. Unlike The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE days, when there was a clear choice to make, they now find themselves facing a world where it’s impossible to even differentiate good from bad. You can hear it in the way YEONJUN’s voice is warped in the logo video when he says the line, “It’s so sweet. But I should find my name.” They’re no longer waiting for someone to rescue them from this world; now they have to steel themselves against temptation without any help. “We’re focusing our efforts on making sure the TOMORROW X TOGETHER logo conveys what the artist is currently going through that’s allowing them to grow,” Choi explains, “and a bit of what they’re likely to face in the future.”

The Dream Chapter, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s first album series, begins with The Dream Chapter: STAR, the animated logo for which is two geometric shapes, identical except for their colors, that move toward each other and then overlap. This reflects “a narrative about trying to figure out your own identity within the bigger group picture of being with your peers,” Choi says. Kim Yeeun, another member of the BX2 department, says the albums are meant to reflect each step of growing up as TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s peer group experiences it. “TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s story is all about growth, and it follows the same trajectory as other young people, reflecting them as a persona,” she says, “so the logo grows along with the narrative just as the artists do.” Choi adds that, “within this process of growth,” the logo videos for The Dream Chapter series show “the vulnerability of childhood and a sense of what it means to be a young boy,” while those for The Chaos Chapter series show “figuring out how to break free of the chains of chaos after meeting someone new.” The logo for The Dream Chapter: MAGIC changes into a sparkle representing places and times that are almost magical, reflecting lyrics like, “We gotta be together to get to the hidden 9 ¾,” from the lead single “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away).” But the brief flicker of that sparkle can’t last forever. In MAGIC’s animated logo, the two shapes come together to form an X and a plus sign; for The Dream Chapter: ETERNITY, the green X becomes a circle, splitting out into separate green and purple rings. That brief moment from before is over and the cracks start to show, showing that, paradoxically, ETERNITY is anything but. That’s when the boys’ fantasies of eternal friendship are shattered and The Chaos Chapter begins. And that’s why, in the FREEZE logo video, the letters “TXT” are trapped in place by chaos outside their control and even the sounds in the video sound like something frozen. The only thing moving is the beating heart right in the middle. Isolated and cut off from others, the boys enter a period of life where they experience the kind of love that makes your heart race even amidst chaos. Now that they’ve met this “one and only,” the design inside the X in The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE logo becomes more pointed and stronger, and the same change is seen in the boys, who want to smash through the frozen world and escape one way or another. “The animated logos for The Chaos Chapter series capture how this generation responds when faced with certain chaotic situations,” Choi says. “First they freeze, then they have to choose whether to fight or escape.” Altogether, this acts as a metaphor for the fears TOMORROW X TOGETHER and the generation they represent have no choice but to face and how they choose to confront them. 

As the shattered heart in the Thursday’s Child logo suggests, TOMORROW X TOGETHER gets their hearts broken. The album also “shows the ‘good boy’ group of the K-pop scene has ‘gone bad,’” Kim says—a stark contrast with what had been their signature zestful image. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s main lineup of albums, the Chapter series, shows how they grow over time, shifting their focus from being a part of their peer group, to becoming one side of a couple, to discovering their true identity. By contrast, the minisode series reflects the realities they face, such as the opportunity for dramatic change they find in Thursday’s Child. The minisode 1: Blue Hour logo animation reflects the shift to virtual reality that took place during the pandemic through the use of pixel art to conjure up images of a game world. For the minisode 2: Thursday’s Child logo, brush- and pen-drawn X cover up a broken heart, suggesting a reality so broken that, like shattered glass, it can never be put back together. “We made the boys expressing the emotions they feel after experiencing first love and their first breakup in The Chaos Chapter the main focus,” Choi says. The logo shows emotional chaos—endlessly angry yet sad one day, then infinitely empty the next. The animated logos reflect how the Chapter series tells the major events of the boys’ life story while the minisode series gives a detailed account of the things that happen when reality steps in and causes their lives to change.

“The logos are a strong asset for TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s branding and serve as their identity,” Kim says of the animated logos. “They follow the artist’s narrative and serve to summarize the way they’re growing.” Each animated logo reminds listeners what the group was like during the corresponding period and the logos are as diverse and ever-changing as the group themselves have proven to be since they debuted back in 2019. You can tell how big that change has been just by watching the animated logos for The Dream Chapter: STAR and The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION back to back. Throughout that time, the members of TOMORROW X TOGETHER have passed through all the same stages of growth that everyone in their generation has gone through to arrive at where they are today. Youth is, after all, essentially a sequence of steps toward becoming a more complex person. And the group’s animated logos contain all that history and all that meaning in just three letters: TXT.

[dexterlittle]

Comics?

Hi Ghoap people! And shippers from the COD universe! I see comics are popular (Im also a sucker for those so dont worry!)

And I was wondering: What are the bare minimums for you to enjoy a comic? You see, I never really worked on a comic. I tried years ago for a project of some sort in my local area but never got anywhere. I always struggled with my art, perfection, proportion etc I put a lot of pressure on myself and projects a lot and either i dont do much effort or I do WAY too much and it burns me out. I get overwhelmed and it’s not fun. I am always feeling some imaginary pressure from others as I often got judged in the past and got my things examined closely and it started to get me paranoid and make me feel not good enough. Thats why I never published art before I joined Ghoap in over ten years or so. Im also terrified of art thieves and even more of all that AI shit going around. I want to be credited and known for my art, not be forgotten while my art keeps being reposted you know? SO if I were to make a comic (at least try) and tell a story, what are the bare minimums requirements? I see some comics have amazing art and I know I can’t deliver that. But I do see diversity of style from the 1Farm1 AU from Grimmzee to the Monster 141 AU from Bluegiragi to the CoffeeShop AU from Blueishfishfood and many more I’ve seen here and there. Some have backgrounds, some dont and some have simple elements. Some have amazing details and shading, some have basic shadings etc But what they all have in common is: getting proportions quite good if not excellent. And amazing angles instead of the basic standing/sitting. And all those nice facial expression that makes it nice to read what the character might feel. Especially the eyes for characters such as Ghost or Roach. Aaaand I know colors don’t matter. So at least there’s that. So what are the minimum requirements? I don’t expect doing amazing fight scenes like the Monster AU, I am clearly not that talented ahah but I know that it’s more interesting to have… something more than standing characters all the time. So please in the comments, let me know? Show me exemples? Doesnt have to be COD related but just comics from people around the internet who do it for fun and not professionals working for DC Comics for example ahah I just want to tell stories so badly but I know that writing is… a lot for me. Too much even. I’ll keep trying… but it’s complicated for now. And I know that comics are a great way to see your art get better with time! Lots of mangaka got better the more time passed so.. Why not me? Oh also another comic I’ve been following for years is A Tales of Two Rulers by Figmentforms And THAT is something I can never achieve. The attention to details and the shading and… UGH <3 But it still makes me want to tell a story. So please, comment and let me know! <3 Thank you! -Dexterlittle

[nerves-nebula]

Ok, I need to rant about your brain worm comic oh my god it's so good. It is very late and I am tired so apologies for probably being incoherent but this comic makes me unhinged. Feel free to ignore this

The fucking, the colors in the newest pages?? Amazing. The yellow contrasts wonderfully against the blue background (like specifically the shade of yellow you used is so unironically nice. It's warmer than the primary cool color palette of the rest of the comic and it works so well. Plus it's the same shade as little Leo’s eyes which kd just. Yes)

The squiggles on the bed? Person-shaped enough but still abstract enough that you can’t figure out exactly what’s going on but you don’t need to. You know. (Don’t even get me started on the fact that the brain worm is hiding in the bunny.)

God this is just so well executed and it’s left me feeling just, so profoundly uncomfortable which I assume was the intention. It feels weird to be geeking out over how great this is at making me wanna vomit but that’s showbiz baby. Congrats on once again depicting an uncomfortably Human portrayal of abuse using fucking ninja turtles, I’m going to pass out now.

thankkkkssss <<33 fadjsgadfagsdg color symbolism is fun when u have a limited color palette.

i guess this is what happens when the culmination of a comic takes months and i keep gradually editing and adding more stuff to it. showbiz indeed!

[im-1hater]

Me after being gone for months: hey…how y’all doing….

Anyways I’m finally out of school so now I have the time and energy to feel like posting :3

And Ig the best way is threw 3 years difference in my art !

This is the original photo (very crappy Ik)

My first attempt…. It’s something. I think this was one of the few I didn’t trace ( when I was first starting out and didn’t post anything ofc) so I think this might’ve been my first time free handing it with just the reference photo. I do remember being proud of how I did the water effect after watching a TikTok teaching me how to do it with on of the brushes 😭. This was on my first tablet so I don’t remember the exact time but it was about 3-4 hours on a random day in May in 2021 4/10 I remember showing this to my mom being very proud.

Oh boy…I can’t tell if this one or the one before is better. Well for one her head is HUGE like bigger than her ass big 😭🙏🏽. Speaking of her ass, I do not know why it looks like her buttcheek is dislocated? Like I think I tried make it look like her swim suit was tight on her body but it looks like her bottoms are 3 sizes too small. her hand and water got way worse too.. But I will say I definitely have a lot more shading and added more detail to the hair. The shading is decent albeit a bit boring but good enough. I also added color to the line art which is a nice touch. Could use some lighting besides the one coming from the sky. Also on my first tablet so I think this one was about 6 hours on a random the in May in 2022. 3/10 showed this to both my mom AND older brother 💀

Erm- I think I skipped a year or two? Either I got the years wrong or smth so I’ll need to get my hands on my old tablet lol. First, the water. I actually drew it instead of using the brushes in procreate which was definitely a better choice and payed off in the long run. And the sky is actually not just one solid bright blue that burns ur eye holes! And the clouds actually look like clouds and just not like cotton balls the same size. And it looks like I also figured out the different modes and effects I can use on the sky and water. I’m actually really proud of the background cause I literally never do a background. Also Momo brought the right size swimsuit this time! I drew the whole body instead of drawing the body as well as the clothes at the same time. I stylized my shading a lot more with the textured brushes I used. Also those knots she uses to keep her swimsuit look 100 percent better. And i used some line weight to make it way less boring than before. I put her head in a way more interesting angle. I also like how I went to one eyelash to many eyelashes to 0 of them💀. Also that hand! So much better and much more detail. Hands have become one of my favorite things to draw tehee. I fell like this is all over the place but I added some reflective lights from the water which was definitely a good choice and something missing in my previous works. I also gave her a more happy/ playful expression rather than that confused one I kept giving her. Like she doesn’t know how she freaking got there. Now one think I improved the most was….THAT HAIR! I decided “hmm, how about i actually try and put effort to the hair” and then it turned out pretty good at least I think. I added some lighting but not too much cause there is already so much. This took about 11 hours which is pretty impressive since I did this in two separate sittings. I showed this to my sister and she asked why she was a mustache cause of that line I drew coming from her nose and I can’t unsee it now 😭 11/10

[minato-division03]

Miku’s Thoughts on Ueno Division

Aranai Norikoru

“Cool? Not really my kind of crowd. We’re the same age, right? She looks like someone who will be screaming in my ear for every little thing. Migraines aside, who knows, I’ve always wanted to go a motorcycle. Maybe it’ll help me get from school to home faster.”

Wrapped tightly around Aranai’s body was a long bandage that was painted several different shades of red, ranging from crimson, to a currant-looking color, to muted brick red.

Can’t say I’m too surprised… it’s almost as if she’s got a one-track mind and it’s taken over her life.

Shisuta Heisha

“Yeah, Christianity’s not really my thing. But good on her, right? I didn’t think there were a lot of Christians in Japan, but here’s one, I guess. Back when I was an active idol, I had to keep up the whole ‘I’m a dark, brooding witch’ act for… how long was I active for… six years? The concept was what sold, so I kinda had to keep it up. So if anything, I wanna know what a hardcore Christian person thinks of a… fake witch.”

Circling loosely around the nun’s body was a beautiful rosary, its beads glistening in colors of gold, white, and every color of the rainbow.

Yeah, that makes sense. Pretty typical for any spiritual figure. They’ll always look like this.

Even the little tinge of greyscale that’s hidden among the rest of the vivid colors that attack your eyes.

Kisouna Yuzairu

“Oh, a prosecutor… okay, well, any legal… whatever have always been taken care of and decided for me, so I don’t really know what to make of this woman or her area of work. Maybe I sound like a broken record, but I really don’t have any thoughts myself. Sorry.”

The colors that surrounded Kisouna were fitted into various scales that are often represented on Lady Justice herself. Those further away from her were represented with colors of peach, apricot orange, lemon yellow, and admiral blue.

The scales that circled closer to her solar plexus were a dusty, almost rusty shade of yellow.

Sakura Clan

“To be honest, I don’t really know what to expect from these guys. I’ve more or less got the gist of their backgrounds, but I still don’t exactly… understand them. So the probability of going up against them and thinking about executing it, it’s kinda strange. Guess only time will tell when the official roster for the DRB’s released.”

[bvannn]

Weekly Update March 1, 2024

I’m not doing the best this week but I’m also not doing the worst. I’ve not been sleeping well and I think it’s culminating today so slightly early update post just in case I fall asleep early tonight. I’ve had on and off moodiness and flareups but not a whole lot of surgery sickness, hoping next week will be the same. I think this week was a lot of semester stress, which makes it hard to take care of myself. I just ate three applesauces and next week is spring break, so I should have a bit of breathing room for more art stuff. Just in time for my art block to maybe be giving way. All I gotta do is get caught up on sleep, which I’ll try to start tonight.

So I’ve been trying to put more brain power into actual Oc story writing stuff this week. I have the little comic I’m working on in the background and that’s going a bit slower than I’d like but I’m still making progress and reviewing over it there’s fewer older pages needing redo than I’d thought. I’m also now officially through the second act of the episode/chapter/ w/e, so the third should move smoothly. Scenes are flowing nicer than I thought they would, generally going pretty good.

I also finally think my animation art block is giving way. Clip studio is good for flowier animation so I’d like to combine it with flash for any actual big animation projects I try to pick up but on it’s own it’s fine for smaller ones. I might do some more sketch style test animations for unfamiliar movements, and eventually I’ll need to do a test for one with lineart and color layers. The interface is not user friendly at all but I did figure out how to do it the way I had wanted. Not planning on doing any shaded animations though, shading will have to be done with after effects somehow. I’ll round up ideas for test animations tonight because I’m very headfoggy today so I doubt I’ll be able to throw music together.

I’ll definitely do a quick little gif for the bigger song I finished, I’ll try to get going on the next one, but for the time being I might finish up some half baked covers. I’ve fiddled with vocaloid more now, have two half finished vocal parts I’m using to test out how the English and Japanese banks work with English songs. Japanese bank is working better than I thought, but it’s annoying having to play with the dynamic and exciter settings for certain consonants, and the limited vowel selection also sucks, but it’s not like the English banks have basically the same issues too. I just need to play with settings a bit more, finish writing out the vocal parts (should basically be copy paste at this point, I’m already through one chorus of each), and throw together instrumentals to go with them, but I picked songs with simple instrumentals anyway, so it shouldn’t be too hard to get a skeletal structure ready, then I can fill it in with piano or violin because I can’t go two songs without either I’m addicted.

Music comic and animation are the main things I did this week but I am slowly getting my updated commission sheet together. I’ll probably start timing myself on smaller songs so I can try to add music options properly. Animation comms would be nice too but that’ll definitely be a ways off.

I did make unexpected progress writing an epithet TTRPG campaign, it’s like mostly structured, but maps minis and some encounters still need to get written. I might sit down to do that over break. I’m more certain now that I’ll need to take people online as players but I’ll wait until I’m closer to run before I make a google form for that

I’m going to try to either spend tonight with friends or go to bed early or both. I’m a bit worried about my body because flareups have been getting bad but tomorrow I don’t have to move my legs at all beyond doing laundry so I should be fine. If plans for both fall through I’ll either watch a movie or cartoon (I don’t do very often but if I indulge in media I can improve my writing skills) or draw or both. Tomorrow is walled off for homework though I don’t think I’ll be able to do much else.

[bargalaxies]

can i ask you how the DUCK you get your arcane gifs so silky smooth? even the ones that have tons of super bright colors just look flawless and it seems like wizardry to me

lolll thanks, glad you like them 😄 Generally speaking, I have a tutorial tag where I've answered questions about my coloring and sharpening process. It’s the same way I make Arcane sets.

More specific to your question, you definitely want to make sure you gif from as HQ a source as possible always, and don’t oversharpen your gifs. (I’ve talked more extensively about that here.) That’ll immediately make your job a lot easier. I think coloring vibrant gifs is the harder part, so I’ll explain my thought process for that some more.

Gifs can only have 256 colors, so I’d think about the following:

You should try to make as much “negative space” as possible instead of involving the “actual” colors. You can usually do this with the background, because that’s typically not what the main focus of the gif is. If you do this, it frees up more space in the color table for the colors you actually want in your gif. This is probably the most important thing you could do.

The more you limit your palette (i.e. making a gif blue-themed, or red-themed, etc.), the more shades of that color can be included in the color table, so the nicer it’ll look. I’d say if you want to include a lot of shades in a gif, you should limit yourself to two.

The more colors you want to include in your gif, the less shades of those colors there should be, so that each color can be represented with the minimum possible in your color table.

Also, in general, smaller gifs mean typically mean less pixels/colors, so those will look nicer if you want to include a lot of colors in your gif. That being said, I like big gifs a lot, so mostly I try to make those work :P

I’ve included some example gifs and commentary on how/why I colored them the way they did under the cut for further context. Hopefully, I’ve been detailed enough, but if you have any more questions, my inbox/DMs are always open :)

Example 1

Caitlyn is what people are going to be looking at in this gif, so we want to make sure there are enough colors for her in the table to make her look good. In the original screencaps, the background would take more more colors than we want it to because of the trees and fog, as would her gun:

So, when coloring this scene, I tried to darken the shadows of her gun and brighten the highlights in the background as much as possible without making the gif have too much contrast (which can also ruin a gif, imo; you kind of just need to eyeball that part). I did this with Curves, Selective Color, and Levels.

In the end, I’d say at least a third of the gif is just white and black. Therefore, that leaves more colors for Caitlyn herself, which make the gif look nicer to the viewer.

Example 2

I can’t do the same thing to the background that I did for the previous example, because I want it to be seen as part of the gif with Vi and Jinx. So instead, I decided to darken the shadows on the bottom half of Vi and Jinx themselves as much as possible. This is because when people look at this gif, they will primarily notice Vi hugging Jinx, which is mostly just the middle of the gif. They probably won’t be paying close attention to the bottom half of Vi and Jinx that much.

Since this was a bit difficult to do just using adjustment layers, I literally added a blank layer of black paint on the bottom and put a multiply filter over it. Look at the gif again — the edges of the “shadow” there don’t actually move. You can see the edges pretty easily across Jinx’s gun. That’s that layer!

But I’d hope that most people either wouldn’t notice it until it got pointed out, or noticed it but think it looked “real” enough that the gif still looks good in general. I’ve used this idea for some of my other gifs too.

Example 3

This is an example of the “limited color palette” I mentioned earlier. The less colors you include in a gif, the more space you can just devote to shades of that color in the table, so the result will look nicer. This can be hard to do and make it look consistent, though. For the above gif, I actually layer masked the entire background to have that magenta hue because I couldn’t figure out another way to do it lol. Tbh it took a lot of time and effort and I’m not sure I’d do it again. But I do think the end product looks really nice, so if you want to put in the time to do something like that, go for it!

That being said, I also think these types of gifs (themed colors) are not really used for gifsets of shot-for-shot scenes (i.e. the first example gif), but more for “artistic” kinds of sets. Since you’re not trying to follow a scene shot-for-shot, you can make it easier on yourself by picking scenes that will be easy to gif in this manner. Here’s an example of a gif from such a set.

All I did here was shift the hue/saturation meter on the original blue sky background to yellow. I was able to do this because blue was not a color actually seen on Mel here at all, so changing the cyans/blues in the screencaps didn’t affect her look. Since the yellow background shades are fairly uniform, yellow is the color of her jewelry, and we get a lot of solid black in her hair and outfit, you see that Mel looks very HQ.

Example 4

This is a more “multi-colored” gif. We can see red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. However, each of these colors have large areas that have similar shades. When coloring the screencap, I tried to make these areas as uniform as possible. So, not as many colors in the table need to be occupied for each hue to represent all of them in the gif. That’s how the gif looks colorful, but still smooth.

Example 5

It kind of looks like there’s a lot going on in this gif, but again, it’s mostly a few colors. A lot of this gif is the blacks and whites, important as discussed earlier. The main colors are still magenta and blue, with some uniform yellow/orange highlights. You can see this reflected in this gif’s color table, which is largely shades of magenta, and then blue:

So, it still looks fine when saved.

[trinoxtrinox]

Drone to the Ghost Zone

Ectoberhaunt 2022, Side Order. Prompt: Harvest

Summary: Jack and Maddie Fenton send a drone to the ghost zone in order to learn a bit more about it, when suddenly they come across a Blob Ghost.

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“It’s time to send the drone to the other side of the portal to collect data. Care to do the honors Jack?” Maddie stood in front of the Fenton Portal holding a Fenton Drone in her hands, said drone was a normal model bought online that’s been modified to be able to send data through the ectoplasmic interference that’s commonly found in the Ghost Zone, reinforced with Fenton Ecto-Resistant material, a camera that’s been upgraded to zoom in great distances, a new filter with which some ectoplasm could be collected and, just to make sure, a small Ectogun to defend itself with while being controlled by the Fentons.

“On it Maddie!” Jack walked to her side and picked up the drone, turning it on and watching as the drone’s propellers slowly began spinning until it was able to stay afloat on it’s own. Being handed the controller by his wife, Jack slowly controlled the drone until it crossed the portal to the Ghost Zone, and after a little turbulence while crossing the veil tunnel to the other side, Jack and Maddie were finally able to see the Ghost Zone in it’s entirety. “I know we stand against ghosts and all they represent, but I still can’t get tired of this beautiful scenery”

“I understand you Jack, maybe one day we’ll be able to safely explore the other side, but that’s not today.” A green background, shearling rivers of concentrated neon green ectoplasms flowed over in the distance, the presence of stairs colored dark green and dark purple that lead to nowhere, doors of various sizes and decorations colored mostly by different shades of purple and the rocky formations right next to the portal that worked as some sort of platform or entrance towards the Fenton Portal. “Things are pretty empty near the portal today, so it should be safe to delve a little deeper.”

“I’ll check out behind the portal just in case, don’t want any straggler ghosts to gain an upper hand over us.” With that Jack turned the drone around and drove it above the portal, and after confirming that there were no ghosts hiding behind it, he began flying the drone forwards slowly, taking into view all the straggling ghosts that were wandering around in the far distance. After a few minutes of taking notes on everything that crossed the view of the camera, things began getting boring. “Should I do something else with the Fenton-Drone Maddie? I know we’re collecting data, but we can’t collect much from only the ectoplasmic air present in the ambience, and the recordings being done with the upgraded camera will take a while once we’re done to render well enough to be workable.”

“Mmmhh, maybe we should collect some samples of the rocky formation that’s near the portal. I know we have many samples of it already but I’d rather we keep collecting them and having nothing change than having something change and not know about it until it’s too late”

“Yeah, that’s a good idea. I’ll just turn around and-WOAH,” Jack recoiled, separating his face from the screen of the remote. “Did you see that Mads?”

“See what honey? What did you see?” asked worried the Ectobiologist and Ectochemist of the two, worried and letting her pencils and papers where she was reviewing some numbers down.

“I saw a ghost fly across the screen!”

“WHAT!?” Maddie practically flew across the room to stand next to the Ectoengineer and Ectophysicist, latching herself onto his arms as she tried to watch the screen for any movement. A few seconds passed and another ghost crossed the screen, this time a bit farther away, allowing the pair of scientists to see what ghosts was the one they crossed paths with, it being a Blob Ghost. “Phew, it was just a blob ghost.”

“Yeah, though I’ll be honest I didn’t expect one of those blob ghosts to appear so close to the portal, I always thought that they ‘lived’ farther from the portal.”

“Maybe there’s a reason for it. Would you mind turning the camera a little and follow the blob for a few seconds dear?”

“On it Maddie.” and after showing the blob ghost to the camera, Jack zoomed out a bit to showcase it’s surroundings as well. Strangely enough, there were only 2 other blob ghosts present as well.

“That’s weird, usually those blob ghosts travel in packs of between 7 and 12 of them, but here we have only 3…” Maddie was worried a second there about what the lack of blob ghosts could mean, however before she could give it more thought the blob ghosts present turned towards the camera and smiled, their glinting red eyes shining more than before.

“...What are they doing?” asked Jack, readying the gun on the drone just in case.

“...Jack,” whispered Maddie, looking straight into the screen as the gears of her brain began turning, “could you turn around please? I think they’re looking behind the drone”

Slowly but surely, Jack turned the drone around, and what welcomed them was the sight of a wave of green approaching them fast, way too fast for the drone to safely move away to a safe place, and as such had no choice but to brace the drone for the impact. Jack thought of using the gun for a moment, but after realizing that attacking what essentially looks like a huge wall of ectoplasm would be either useless or a bad idea, he chose against it and got ready for impact. Said impact never came however, the screen only turned neon green for a few seconds and then went back to normal.

“Hold on a second, are those…” Maddie took the controller of the drone from her husband’s hands and turned around the drone, focusing the camera on what now could be identified as a giant horde of blob ghosts, one that was about at least consisting of 150 blob ghosts, “they are! I’ve never seen so many blob ghosts together at once.”

“Neither have I Mads, I wonder why that happened? Maybe there’s some phenomena happening in the Ghost Zone that’s changing the properties of ectoplasm in certain places?”

“Maybe the Blob Ghost are imitating the behavioral patterns of living animals and are simulating a migration season?”

“Either way we’ll have to collect some samples of both of these, do you want to analyze the data brought by the filters of the drone or fish for some blob ghosts with the Fenton Ghost Fisher?”

“I’ll work on the analysis, I know how much you love fishing dear.”

“You’re right I do” kissing his wife in the cheek, Jack turned his back to the portal. “Would you mind measuring the distance between the blob ghosts and the portal and bring the drone back? I’ll go get the Fenton Ghost Fisher meanwhile.”

“Sure thing honey, be careful tangling the line.”

“I’ll get that fishing rod and then it’ll be time to fish for some ghosts!”

[imagines-babes]

Can’t pretend (sapnap)

Hello everyone, this one is for sapnap and it's based on a movie called Inception. It's a good movie with some familiar faces. Anyway, the movie is about being in a man having some problems with his home. One man could help him go back home if he goes into a person's dream. Honestly im not good at explaining but that's the main point somewhat. The song I used is 'Can't pretend' by Tom Odell. It's a good song. This is she / her reader and the word count is 2527 Also have any requests let me know thanks for the votes for the last one I did.

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One day after the accident.

"I want you to go first okay I will be right behind you okay,"  the dream was changing as the person started to wake up. I tried to abject but y/n wasn't having it. " it is an order Sapnap. You go and I will be behind you.  Now Go!" I started to run to the door waking up from the dream and taking in a deep breath as I look at the others. "Where y/n?" Wilbur asked as I look to the side to her, "she told me to leave but she said she's coming." We waited the second slowly turned to minutes. We knew what this meant. Wilbur left that room as I stay still holding her hand. "She's not coming back"

8 months later

"All we have to do is follow the 5 rules." The leader turned to face us. "1. Blend in. 2. Don't forget who you are. 3.  Use something to know what reality you are in 4. Don't go too deep into a dream there will be consequences. 5. Be careful cause If you die in a dream and go deeper into another dream chances are you die in the real world" These Were all the 5 rules we knew since being in someone's dream. This time we wanted to wake up a personal friend of ours. Yn. She was like us. Till there was an accident she went too deep into a dream. It was a team mission in someone else dream something went wrong she said she was behind me so I could wake up first but. That was a lie.

We all went to a building where her body was. The people we were taking were Wilbur, Alex, Karl, Clay, George, and myself. Everyone had a role Clay is our Exactor. Wilbur is our team point man. When Clay needs a background check or to keep us in check with the task we are doing. George and I are our architects. Designing a Maze in the Dream. Alex is our Forger. He can change his physical form. Karl is our Chemist. Creating the drugs we need to fall to sleep. Y/n was our Forger and our Topman. Since the incident Clay took their spot. Everyone got one more hearing of the plan. Then it came to action. Everyone sat on a chair while Karl set it up.

Putting a needle inside every one of us than bringing y/n body over. We were ready Karl pressed his machine. Under the gas, once more breathe till slowly everyone fell asleep.

We were in a car, everyone dress nice in suits as for Alex he change his appearance to a woman. The scar stopped as we all went out going inside a building. It was a hotel with a casino and dance studio. The words on the Billboard were, "Please join us for tonight's show and poker tournament." walking into the building getting sign-in for our room. Alex and my task were to try to find y/n. This was their dream after all wouldn't be too hard to find. Going into the casino, Alex and I nod split ways. Trying to look around a waitress walked around with a plate of champagne and passed by me grabbing a glass.

Looking over at the slot machine a leg with a heel stood out. Her skin looks smooth with the color of her skin. Slowly walking up to her with the drink in my hand. Her drink was on their side. The dress that was one was a dark red shade. Maroon, I believe it is called. She looked up to notice me coming up to smile at her. "Sapnap?" All I did was nod as she came up to me holding me close. "I thought you weren't gonna show up here. Is it only you or are the others here." She pulled back with a smile, "oh the others are here upstairs honestly wanna come to say hi?" She nods, "lead the way"

This was one of y/n side's life. Her being here with the lights, drinks, and gambling. It was Her and Alex going to the spot after any mission. Or at least tried to. After y/n hasn't returned, Alex never steps into a casino. To him, it felt weird like missing a piece.

Opening the door to the room, the rest of the boys notice y/n. All in a rush jumped in to hug them. "Wow can't believe you missed me that much you boys were just here last week or so." She questions as we all laughed. "Well, what can you say a lot of things can happen in a week including missing our top man," Wilbur replied. She just nods without a question. Karl came up behind her injecting something in her neck. She slides down to the floor. "We have to hurry that won't keep her asleep for long." Everyone grabs a chair putting another needle in their arm. "I will be staying to keep a check in here being here for too long the people in her dream will start to notice so hurry." Karl glanced up turning on the gas once more. Before going out Karl went to my side of me. "Bring her back alright." All I nods was nod closing my eyes once more.

This time we were in a different area. It was familiar to us once more. It was a memory to her. On the side of a house, walking in to see the party banner and flags were in. She jumps up from a counter. "Suprise boys," she blew into a horn. We all looked at each other. "Y/n wants all this?" Clay has questions about looking at the balloons. She moved away from the counter giving us hats. "Since we are always busy with work or finding information for a job or training. With today being our day off. I decide to plan a birthday party for all of us today.," she looked around, "uh is karl coming? He usually helps me?"  I shook my head as she just shrugs. "I hope he is here soon. Well, boys let's get the party started." she press the speaker to play a song. The song was giving us nostalgia, Stargazing, they would always play it after every mission. At first, it was annoying, but slowly we all got used to this song. My heart broke a little. "Do it," I heard a whisper from George and Clay. George started to walk up to her embracing a hug. It was a long hug. Y/n felt a needle pull away from George. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" She pulled a gun and faced us. None of us spoke. "One of you answer me or I will pull the trigger."  None of us believe her till she pulls it only to face the roof. "Y/n this is a dream we have to get you back." Wilbur started to walk closer she face him. "You can't take her out of there." This y/n was crying, "she gave up on you guys. She waited every day and told me that she will come but none of you did. She's dying " Her hands started to shake. "If you go further-," she choked, "if you go into another dream there will be consequences." I started to walk up slowly, "please just let us. We accept any consequences we just need her back." This y/n shook her head. "She doesn't want to go back Sapnap she doesn't any of you. she accepts that none of you came. Y/n told me to do anything for you to not drug me." Pulling the trigger at me. With a tear coming from her right eye. It started to turn into chaos. Feeling Clay bring me to behind the counter. "I don't want to but I'm her you can't take her." The blood makes it through my clothes.

Karl was checking vitals till something red caught his eye. Going closer to the body. Touching the red moving it around his fingertips. "Blood"

Clay started to wrap my stomach as we continue to hear the sobs and shots. He started to give a plan to Alex, Wilbur, and George. Acting as if they surrender will I laid on the floor. "You are staying in this dream. You aren't coming along Sapnap. You've had enough." The words were like bullets but I wasn't going to stand down. "I am going to get y/n back either it kills me or she kills me. I need to Clay. I need to." Saying it is more demanding for him to hear. Hearing the thud on the floor with Alex on top. Y/n body faced down on the floor with the needle in her neck once more. "Now we don't have much time." The one that was staying this time was Wilbur, he volunteer himself to stay.  Cleaning my wound l. I walk to a chair. "I know we never see eye to eye after y/n been trapped here but she's like a sister please get her back." Wilbur is never the one to plead. This Wilbur was broken without y/n. All I did was nod. Falling into a sleep.

Walking up to the final Dream. I tried to stand as Alex walked over to me for help. I sigh leaning some wait on him. We walk through the building in her mind. All of them were from her past with us. Walking into the center. We notice our building. Slowly walk in. I started to couch as they watched me. "I'm fine we don't have a lot of time."

The deeper I got I started to lose myself a little. Walking slower. Taking in my breaths. My eyes were droopy. I was slowly dying. I'm not giving up till I see her.

Walking into the top floor there she sat. She watches her watch on the phone. Putting down the drink she had in a glass. Standing up slowly she took in a breath turning to face us. "Well, I'm guessing you are here for me?" She questions while Clay nods. "Yeah, we are here to bring you back to the real world." There is a laugh escaping y/n mouth. We didn't know why a laugh maybe a thank you and a hug but not a laugh. "So it took you 8 months give or take to come and rescue a friend," the silence filled the air but outside of the building the winds started to change, "but if it was anyone else you all would've done it in days or weeks. Not months." She pulled a gun out of her hand and pointed it at the window. We question where it appears, "Crazy how it appears in just a thought, right." Pulling the gun to hear a shot. The glass shatter as the wind speeds increase. 

Wilbur started to notice the bleeding getting worse from sapnap. As for karl, he tried to hold the wound and check the pulse on his arm. It started to go slower.

"Now leave and I won't tell you again." she held the gun as she face us. "But if you don't go with us you are dead." I walked up a little with a limp. She looked at me and then at my hand. "What's wrong with you?" Clay answered, "your past dream. That version in shot him if we didn't leave." Y/n face fell a little. "You should've listened to them or the rules at least the longer you are in here. There is a small chance you won't make it back alive"  "y/n please just come with us. We miss you. I miss you" Her eye started to leave a tear. "Leave. all of you. I'm not gonna ask you again" We were giving up. They went to the window. As I stood in front of her. The three turn to me, "Sapnap what are you doing let's go" I turned to back to George. "If she not going neither am i" "Sapnap let's go she's not coming" Clay started to walk up to me. "No im not. I'm not gonna take orders from anyone this is how we got to this situation anyways," The rest just nods as they jump off the window first Alex. He looked at both of us once more. Y/n was breaking I saw it slowly. Next was George, he saw y/n as a sister but this y/n he didn't know who it was. Last was Clay, he was worried about what was gonna happen to us. With just a nod he jumped.

Waking up to see Wilbur pacing. "What are you three doing here? Where y/n and sapnap?" No words were passed just looks to y/n and Sapnap bodies.

"Why didn't you go you know your dying?" y/n turned to look back at the window. "I can't leave without the person who made me appreciate life." she froze placing the gun on the table. "You are talking childish you know," looking over at her, "I'm not the old y/n any more sap. I waited but the person I needed wasn't here to help me. Help me get out of this dream." The blood on my shorts started to spread more going over to a chair. "You didn't think I tried to tell them y/n. I would ask every day when we are gonna take you out of this dream. But I listen to the orders of clay.." Taking in a breath as I close my eyes slowly. "Sapnap-," y/n went over to my side trying to wake me up, "You need to go olay and forget about me. You are dying in here." I gave a small laugh as I cough. "You and I both know even if I do there is a chance I won't make it. This job takes risks but you are here with me I would take any risk for you." She held me as my arm was put around her shoulder. "Why did you have to be so stubborn Sapnap?" She mumbles as I looked over at her. "I love you y/n"

Karl was the first to wake up. Started to look at his time on the watch. Standing in front of sapnap to check his pulse. Shortly after hearing a gasp looking over at Clay. Then George. Then Alex. To Wilbur. Finally to y/n. She looked over at us all. Then to her side to see he was there. She started to pull the needles. " we have to get sapnap to a hospital now.!" Getting up from her chair. The rest stayed in their chair not moving. "What are you about guys doing let's go!" Karl stood from his chair he just hug her. She look over to sapnap as he didn't wake up but the wound got to him. All in her head replay were the last words he said.