The rambling & creative-focused sideblog of @fangirlylady! Expect mid art, rants into the void, & other types of posts!
๐ Minors DNI, even though I won't mostly post NSFW ๐
Usually active during weekends
Hello to everyone familiar with me & hello to anyone not familiar! My name is Misty, a 25-year-old multi-fangirl who draws, memes, & rants whenever given the chance! Just like my main blog, I'm hoping to have some fun here!
This side-blog was created solely to put my art, memes, & rants from here-on-out! The main blog will only house my reblogs, fanfic updates, & other types of talks into the void.
A Quick Rundown of Me:
I still am:
A cis woman (she/her)
25 years old
Queer (attracted to men & enbies, but not looking for a relationship atm)
Biracial (half-black, half-white)
unfortunately American
An introvert
And the fandoms I'm into at the moment:
Mortal Kombat
Sonic the Hedgehog
KPop Demon Hunters
Jujutsu Kaisen
Love and Deepspace (new though!)
Knights of Guinevere
Invincible
Arcane
Dandadan
The Amazing Digital Circus
Baldur's Gate 3 (new though!)
Romance Club
Homicipher
Touchstarved
With a dash of:
Spiderman: Into/Across the Spiderverse
The Boys
Cyberpunk 2077
Silent Hill 2
Super Mario Bros.
Resident Evil
Okami
Marvel Rivals
Some of what I ship:
I am a proud & shameless multishipper! Here's what I ship off the top of my head:
Happy Pride Month, y'all & all! ๐๐๐ Instead of making my favorite MLW pairings gay this year, I decided to showcase some of my original characters fall under the rainbow like you & me!
To start off, I'm gonna showcase three of my trans OCs (yes, there's more in my arsenal, but I wanted to show my main three of each trans identity)! Why them first?
During this horrific time for trans folks in my country & others plagued by the trans panic, I wanna make it loud & queer that I fully support y'all - all of y'all. As told by many in the community, the LGBTQ+ wouldn't exist without the T's & the Q's! That's the main reason why I'm putting my trans OCs first before everyone else. Plus, I've had a lot of fun developing them over the years!
Cori, Sierre, & Devon are my precious trans OCs & I'm excited to yap all about them!
(also, this piece is comprised of different sketches, so apologies for the mismatched anatomical scaling)
(If there is anything insensitive or inaccurate about their trans identities, please tell me. I'm cis, so I may not be perfect with my rep. These characters aren't made to be perfect little angels or anything - I just want to make them interesting & experience their trans identities in different ways.)
(Also, also, if y'all wanna ask questions about them, please do! But I can't spoil much for the original stories they're in.)
Corvina "Cori" Amani
24 years old
5'9"
Half-Black, Half-White
Trans Woman (she/her)
Heteromantic, Heterosexual
Cori is both a witch & a Witch. In her universe, Witch is a race of beings descended from de-powered Fae, separated into three (for lack of a better term) categories. Her parents are Full Witches, meaning that they look more like humans than Fae and they have to make their magic instead of conjuring it from their bodies. So she's a magical witch and also not as human as she thought she was.
She & Devon are from the same universe/story and are very best friends, acting no different from siblings!
Some non-spoilery facts about my girl:
Cori started transitioning at 14 years old, so she's identified as trans for a whole decade!
Her transition only consists of changed pronouns, presenting feminine, & HRT (mostly magical DIY). She's not cis-passing, but she doesn't really care. She loves how she looks and if folks got a problem with that, that's on them.
She has gender dysphoria, but it's so lukewarm that it's more of a gender incongruence. The only time it flares up is when she's faced with horrific transphobia.
Her style & sense is of the alt & gothic kind! It ranges from her sense of fashion & decor to her taste in music and political views. She's also always wearing skirts & dresses!
She has powerful innate magic, yielding the powers of her paternal realm's Sun & maternal realm's Moon. But due to being a Full Witch, she has to draw their respective magic circles to use them.
She's a bitch, and I don't mean it in a good way. She's an extremely unpleasant person to be around if you're not a member of her metal band, her love interest, her roommate, or the "club" she's in. She even proudly calls herself such when the opportunity arises.
She's only ever graduated high school. She has no desire to pursue college, only a desire to be in a famous metal band and a powerful witch!
Despite being very supportive of the queer community...she's not really active in it. And not that she feels ashamed about her transgender identity and how she presents it, but it's not something she feels compelled to advertise. That's also not to mention how she's a het and feels less attached to the community because of it.
Despite this feeling, Cori's not that picky when it comes to men. It doesn't matter if he's cis or trans, if he goes by other pronouns, if he's slender, athletic, or chubby - as long as he identifies as male, she'll be attracted. It's just difficult as hell to find one that was attracted to her & who she is...
She used to get along with her parents well, especially since they were very supportive when she came out to them. However, they're on less-than-pleasant terms currently 'cause of a falling out unrelated to her gender identity.
Sierre Barros
23 (human) years old
5'6"
Latino(-coded) (Half-Asian-coded, Part-Native-Mexican-coded, Part-White-coded) (i say -coded 'cause in his universe, Asia & Latin America doesn't exist)
Trans Man (he/him)
Biromantic, Bisexual
Sierre is an elf "dustkicker", or nomadic desert biker/criminal. He lives on a planet conquered & colonized by a matriarchal alien race (whose matriarchy is functionally no different from human patriarchy). He got caught in a horrific situation, but was saved by a Fae assassin paid to do so by his "Mii'ma". Now, he not only has to live with said assassin, but also recover from the trauma as best as he can & get back to his criminal ways with a new partner (perhaps falling in love with her along the way~).
Non-spoilery facts about my guy:
Sierre was born & raised in a nomadic clan of dustkickers. Think of the Aldecaldos from Cyberpunk 2077. Suffice to say, it was no wonder he grew to be what he is. He had a trans mother & father and two older sisters. But when everyone died in a turf war, he ran away and sought shelter from an alien woman, his "Mii'ma", running a series of desert brothels.
He's identified as a boy since he was 6. Of course, his family and clan were accepting of this and treated him as one all throughout his life. It's no different with his Mii'ma too, especially since her brothels are queer- & trans-friendly.
Transitioning was hard for him though. Being part of a nomadic clan, it was hard to get a steady supply of testosterone & binders and even harder to get reliable surgeons to perform cosmetic procedures on him when he came of age. However, his family & clan put in a great effort to help him medically transition as best as he possibly can. When taken into custody by his Mii'ma, access was much easier & safer.
Sierre's taken testosterone, presented masculine, grown much body & facial hair, and has had top surgery and facial masculinization surgery. He never had bottom surgery and doesn't desire to go through it - he's fine with what he has downstairs.
His gender dysphoria wasn't something that reared its ugly head when he was a child. When he hit puberty, it did. He was taught how to manage it by his parents & one sister when faced with transphobia of all kinds during his tenure as a dustkicker. But after that traumatic incident, it grew tenfold. He needs a lot of help bringing it down to a crawl...fortunately, his love interest and her employees were there for him.
He's rarely struggled with his bisexuality though. He's always grown up around queer people in his clan & in his Mii'ma's brothels. He's hooked up with men, women, and nonbinary people, but wasn't ready for a relationship. The only big problem was with how his partners & others hitting on him would treat him after learning/seeing what he has downstairs. It made him stop hooking up for a while since he wasn't seen as a person during these encounters, but something "exotic" & "unique" as well as "subby". It doesn't help that his ethnicity and vitiligo were looked at as anything more than what they were.
Speaking of his vitiligo, that's what those marks are! That made living in the desert even harder for him since they can easily get burned. He has more patches on his chest, stomach, back, legs, and feet.
He's also got plenty of tattoos around his body. The most notable one is his chest piece, which says "BADLANDS", the desert he calls home.
Sierre has a devil-may-care attitude when it came to anything or anyone. Unfortunately, after surviving that situation he got caught in, he became moodier and overly cautious of anything & anyone. He even developed monophobia, despite being fine alone before. Fortunately, as long as he lived with the assassin, he would eventually get back to what he was before.
He absolutely loves riding motorcycles, especially on the desert sands! To him, it's so freeing & so much fun!
Devon Lecomi
21 (human) years old
6'1
Multiracial (they're of a Fae ethnicity that doesn't have direct racial correlations to us)
Trans Nonbinary & Intersex (they/them)
Panromantic, Pansexual
Devon is a Fae that's unfortunately in bad company. Without spoiling much right away, they're continuously looking to escape their terrible circumstances. The reason why they're associated with this group is because they were born in it, they have rare healing magic, & is the last descendant of its wielding Fae.
They & Cori are from the same universe/story and are very best friends, acting no different from siblings!
Also, before I begin, the Fae in their universe come from realms different from ours & are matriarchal. This is going to matter when I talk about them.
Non-spoilery facts about this sweetheart (โ ๏ธTW: religious trauma, mention of self-harm & attempted suicide):
They were born in a traveling cult, one that's a paradox of religion & heresy. It operates as both a terrorist cell & religious sect. The cult comprises of Dae (Fae corrupted by dark magic) and fanatical Fae not wielding dark magic. Unfortunately, Devon's parents were the latter. They were murdered by Fae authorities before they turned 4, leaving them to be raised by the leader. They were treated like royalty in the cult because of their healing magic, but that didn't mean they were treated well.
They have Klinefelter syndrome, having XXY chromosomes. They were assigned male at birth and was treated as a boy until they hit puberty. The cult had simultaneously treated them as the best garson (male version of maiden in this universe) ready to be the perfect husband and breed fine children, as well the best woman to one day led the cult to greatness & good health. After all, the sect holds both transphobic & trans-positive beliefs, misandristic & misogynistic.
Yeah, being treated that way made their dysphoria a literal headache & then some. It had gotten so bad that they've harmed themself a few times and attempted suicide. The leader wouldn't let them and kept assuring them they were both man & woman for a higher purpose, a greater meaning. They had to start believing that, no matter what their mind said otherwise.
Despite all of that, Devon's still the most kindest, sweetest, and wholesome person you'd ever meet. Because of their status in the cult, they have a little more freedom to express themselves when away from the cult's eye.
As of right now, they're more gender-questioning with the way they've been treated & their lack of knowledge about gender identities beyond male & female. They do go by "they/them" outside of the cult after getting to know Cori and learning about different genders. They really like the set of pronouns and they'll eventually identify as trans, nonbinary, & intersex once they escape the cult!
Devon's body is kinda built like mine: not fat per se, but there's a gut. Unlike me, they're not aiming to work it off. They've come to love their plush belly!
Their fashion sense is...eclectic. They're attracted to bright colors, comfy clothes, cute animals, whimsycore, & even fairycore!
They've discovered their pansexuality during their time in the cult, but kept their attraction hidden because the cult does not believe in it. But they'll be able to finally explore what it means to be pansexual soon!
They are more than willing to use their healing magic on anyone, no matter who or what they are...that includes people that'd treat them like garbage. Their kindness has no bounds and that can be to their detriment at times.
They're an only child, so it was lonely for them growing up. Being best friends with Cori & the "club" she's in was something they never knew was missing from their life. They're like a family to them and care for them more than anything in the world!
Averris: The Riftborn as Vines - An ATR Vine Compilation
Characters: Liren, Ashriel, Sailen, Eleonor, Celeste, Rael, Rona, Elian, Kael, Nomi, Caleb, The Entity
Trigger Warning(s): Sudden loud noises at 3:35, 1:22, 0:28, and 0:02, strong swearing, edgy humor
Unserious Warning(s): Ashriel slander, Liren bias, Liren x Rael bias
Rating: M
Taglist: @rc-catalog, @agattthaa
Well, one person asked & I delivered the best I can! I hunted for more vines so that this doesn't look the same as my Waterlily vine comp & tried to match them w/everyone. I hope y'all will enjoy!
I don't hate it as much as everyone else does & I do think this is Jack's best work, but it's also nothing too special either. I enjoyed it well enough, but it could be better.
I'll say that I like the settings presented in this story!
Searchlight is honestly a cozy little town, despite how Nevada it is. It helps that Joy & Jermaine are very cool people! I also liked the Western setting in the Unconscious Realm well enough. A bit generic, but a nice way to show how diverse the realm is.
That said, the Western setting & dream characters felt wasted.
Red-Eyes & Las Vegas especially felt like wasted potential. The former existing because of the minds of my girl Brandy & Luis was lame, IMO. Why not just make him the mysterious antagonist while Las Vegas remains as a neutral force of nature?
That's also not to mention how the finale was a whole nothing-burger. The Unconscious Realm merging with reality should have a lot more going on. It should be more chaotic than some stuff swallowing people out of reality. What about the horses? The dream people? Things blinking in & out of existence? This was way too bland & way too safe like the Stranger Things finale. Las Vegas getting the same treatment as Red-Eyes, again, is lame & corny in a bland way.
Overall, the story could be better. It's serviceable & I don't dislike it. I even liked seeing & learning more about the Unconscious Realm! But I wish more happened & the potential wasn't wasted in existential fluff.
Really, this book's only strong suit is the main characters.
I honestly enjoyed them all! They all have their flaws, but I really liked taking their scenes & getting to know them better! I think they're as memorable as Elite Tag's cast (pre-season 3)! Yes, I even liked Jessie, mostly 'cause of how humanly flawed she is.
Nina's hard-headed attitude is understandable, considering what she went through & what she's done. However, I never hated her once. She was still a pretty likable character to me!
It was also nice to see them as siblings, even for a little bit (though that whole bullshit with Brandy not telling her about him was annoying asf).
Colt's also a charming guy - I even had him as my horse! Handsome asf too, though I wasn't romancing him.
And Luis...oh, Luis~...
His route ain't perfect - I thought he got a little too cocky after his come-to-Jesus moment & his anger outbursts were weird and out-of-character. But I still enjoyed it! He's honestly such a sweetheart~! ๐
And there's my girl, Brandy.
She's alright. Her naivity & stupidity is more believable than with Isla in the last volume, since she's a rookie. It's still annoying at times, but again, better than Isla, who was a milquetoast idiot, despite being a senior-ranked agent...
All-in-all, this is just meh. Again, I don't dislike it as much as everyone else does, but I was left shrugging my shoulders like, "Well, that's the book." It could be better, but it is what it is. Jack's my least favorite writer in the entirety of RC (in terms of writing, not as a person), but I think this mid piece of work is his best. I wish him good luck in his new role in the company though.
Yeah, woof, this update's...something. I got mixed feelings about everything...
Happy to see the younger sprites of these characters! All we need now is Sailen!
...okay, I needed to start this yap off in a light way before I get into the meat & potatoes.
It was sweet to see Elian care for my girl Brienne above all else! It only makes his "death" that much more sadder...and his sudden taking over of Celeste a little more impactful. I don't believe Sailen when he said that it wasn't really him, or at least his spirit. I think he's still in that limbo where Caleb was!
But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.
These two look hot together - I need them to kiss! (sorry Celeste & Rona simps...)
Anyways, it was nice to learn more about the two of them! Rona gets a little more depth too! Poor Celeste getting sold away 'cause of her power...she deserves so much better. And I really liked that scene of the three of them smoking & talking about how girls should run this motha-
I also need to praise Anastasia's writing when it comes to the MC's hearing aid! It's not just there to check a box or look cool, but to add more world-building & fun dialogue like this! It doesn't full encapsulate her character, but it's not something that's ignored either. It's there & it's part of my girl!
I am very curious about the entity seen when in that limbo. Who are they? Why were they after Caleb & took a chance towards Brienne...?
I...got mixed feelings about Sailen now.
He's still pretty charming, I liked that cooking scene they had, & I still love his dynamic with Brienne, despite what's happened between them in this update. But that theater scene and what he's said about class...it got me looking like Eleonor's stank face, NGL.
IMO, there is something to be said about people who use their wealth for good & some poor folks not being good people period. But the way he's gone about it was so cringe and sympathetic to the wealthy that I just don't vibe with it. And the fact that my girl didn't even challenge him on that? C'mon, Anastasia...
He's still a very interesting character though: a true jester in that he's joyfully candid in speaking truths and his mind while also having an axe to grind. I wonder what axe he's grinding...
Unpopular opinion, but this is my favorite look on Eleonor! I honestly think she looks better with little-to-no makeup & her hair neatly messy. I still like her & her little scenes this update (though I really prefer Celeste on the bestie side of things).
Now...let's talk about Ashriel...
It was interesting to see how he went from the slums to the very top: from an orphaned boy trained to fight like a dog to a member of the Magisterium. And we get to see his late wife too!
It looks to me like he's always been cold, calculating, & fond of control, even as a young boy. The only difference between his childhood/adolescence to his adulthood was his social status. With more power, he could do more with his nature that he couldn't if he stayed as Elias.
From that scene where he's reminiscing about his feelings for his wife & Brienne, it looks like he's thinking he has a type: a woman challenging him & his understanding while never forgoing herself. Yvette was until she wasn't, but Brienne never faltered in her personality. I'm willing to bet it's tied to his past as a former street urchin/fighter & he doesn't realize that yet. At least, that's what it looks like to me. Regardless, he's going to keep being the same Ashriel he is...
Y'know, being the worst red-flag LI in RC?
JFC, I got a tolerance for red flags & a stronger one for dark romance, but I have my limits, y'all. And he is breaking through them like it's an Olympic sport. First his overbearing need to control everyone & everything, especially Brienne & the way she looks, then his need to abandon a child that was about to be SA'd 'cause of mission priorities, and now?
Astonishing shit, Ashriel. Just fucking astonishing.
Yeah, she nearly killed your ass and that's what you deserve after your bullshit (and Sailen's, but I digress). Putting her in a cage, forcing isolation on her 'cause of her emotions & anamoly? Are you serious? And although the testing of the magic-suppressing chains was an optional choice, did it really need a sexual undertone to it? Him entering the cage to touch her while she's like that too is just...
Yeah, my messy slot's gonna be just a Sailen-Rael one after this. This is extremely off & too icky for my tastes, so I'm not gonna pursue him any further. I should've stopped when he suggested leaving that poor girl behind, but I was morbidly curious & now regret that curiosity...
But at least there's a silver lining to this:
MY MAN, MY WIFESBAND, MY SHAWTY, MY WONDERFUL, MY PRETTY, MY SUNSHINE, MY CHERRY PIE, MY BELOVED
OML, Rael is clearly the BEST DAMN MAN in this entire book! He is the only one to care about my girl in every way! The fact that he had his ship haul ass to shore the second he felt my girl's pain & anguish? The way he confronted Ashriel about caging her & how he gave him a conniption about their alliance 'cause of her? OML, MY MAN~!!! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
Oh, my sweet, sweet, sweet Rael was a breath of fresh air in this gloomy update. He is just the sweetest & I think he deserves the world! ๐๐๐ Especially when it came to his past...my poor Remezar, losing his loving parents & village like that. ๐ญ
This kinda hit a little close to home for me. I was lucky to be raised by excellent parents & with full consciousness of my racial identity as a half-black, half-white girl. I was also lucky to be raised in a racially-diverse environment, where my race wasn't an issue. Yet when I was young, I always thought about how my race was perceived by others & how we live with two racial identities. I've come to realize that I'm just me & that's all I really need to be, but still...seeing this reminded me of those thoughts. It made me really wanna hug him & reassure him about his race, but his parents had done that already...I still want to though!
Also, I know kiss-healing (and the nude healing ritual) is icky for everyone & this scene shouldn't exist in any platonic manner. I understand that. I honestly wish Anastasia didn't write that in as a key part of the plot & world-building. Only time I'm fine with that is if it's in something inherently smutty. This ain't inherently smutty, no matter how much my girl flirts with everyone, so there's really no reason or excuse to have this in the story.
...that said, I still really enjoyed the scene. ๐ญ
He's just so tender with her here and she's just as tender with him! That's also not to mention how my girl loves his fangs (as do I, sister) and assured him that she doesn't fear them. She also told him not to be ashamed of everything that was deemed deformities on him, which was very sweet of her to say. It's honestly a very cute romantic scene between these two. ๐๐
...oh, if only this wasn't forced on ANYONE THAT'S SAPPHIC OR NOT INTERESTED IN HIM-
*ahem* So, yeah. I love my wifesband, y'all. He's my sunshine~.
All-in-all, there are parts of this update I liked & others, not so much. My stance on Anastasia's writing being underrated is hanging by a thread, I'm afraid. ๐ญ I hope things will get better & not weird in the next update!
His appearance doesn't really differ much from his canon appearance in MK1. However...I've struggled so much getting his hair right, then I just said, "Fuck it." and gave him the hairstyle y'all see here (& a few sketches beyond the "Keep reading"). I'll get it right someday!
I think the bio says it all, but I'm still gonna get into the details of him in this AU & his relationship with Khameleon.
โ ๏ธ MDNI โ ๏ธ
"A scuffle between a drug cartel and police in Guatemala left a newborn baby orphaned. Stumbling upon him, Daegon decided to take the child - not only raising him as his son, but also as the coldest, vicious, and most calculating ally he'll ever have.
Mavado had grown to be his father's deadliest warrior, elevated to his second-in-command in the Red Dragon. Armed with grappling hooks, knife boots, and deadly traps, he takes pleasure in taking lives in the name of his father and the syndicate.
His failure in Outworld resulted in a chance to rebound from it, a new feeling called love, and a new ally that would prove an excellent addition to the Red Dragon.
Though his father and allies were worried about his relationship with Khameleon softening him, they were happily proven wrong. If anything, love made him more deadlier than before..."
Half his bio here is my HC for his new origin in MK1's timeline. I mean, he lacked one before, I might as well have fun! I hate to link a Spanish character to a drug cartel, but considering the Red Dragon is a diabolical crime syndicate controlling other criminal organizations, I thought it'd fit more than any safer backstory. The specifics will be revealed when I get to Daegon.
Some facts about Mavado in this AU:
He's in his early 30's in this AU, slightly older than I HC him to be in canon.
He speaks with a faint Guatemalan accent. It's faint 'cause he wasn't raised there all his life, as he & Daegon travelled from place-to-place. Most of his accent is from his adoptive father. His voice also has a rasp to it, even appearing in his laughs.
Pride is a large part of his personality, though it's not exactly the same as, say, Johnny Cage's or General Shao's pride. His pride is more quiet. It also stems from Daegon & the Red Dragon as a whole.
Along with being prideful, Mavado is also cold, cruel, and calculating. He's also mostly quiet & antisocial.
He's not friends with any of his allies, but is a great son to Daegon, like Reiko to Shao. He is somewhat softer when it comes to Khameleon...somewhat. He loves her & cares for her greatly, but he's not above putting the syndicate before her. That said, his love for her has only elevated his coldness & cruelty. Anyone that did cross her or look at her a certain way would pay greatly.
He's got a penchant for charisma & charm, having a silver tongue & the ability to seduce anyone to carry on his missions. It helps that he's a rather handsome man, even with his more rugged appearance.
He's always making sure he's the sexiest motherfucker in the room. Absolutely no one (except Khameleon in certain cases) is allowed to touch his hair. He also rarely wears shirts & always wears leather.
He's made his grappling hooks into stretchy bungee cords 'cause he had fun experimenting with what he could do with them. He's wielded hook swords beforeโฆstolen from Kabal before he turned to the Red Dragon. But they're not his go-to, especially not since before that man joined the other side.
His sexuality is the same as I HC it to be: demiromantic/grayromantic & graysexual. To add, he's seduced and slept with both women & men, though he's only ever fallen in love with Khameleon.
He's multilingual: he speaks Spanish (both LatAm & Spain), English, Portuguese (both Brazilian & Portugal), Chinese, Japanese, French, & Russian, to name a few. He always needs to know what his targets/clients are saying at all times, so Daegon taught him the languages he needed to know for the syndicate.
Khavado Sketches (& details about their relationship)
(plz ignore the fact that I gave Khameleon pupils in one sketch-)
Their past is a whole lot to go over, so I'll just write it in a different post at a different time. I'll instead write about their current relationship in my AU (SFW & NSFW)!
Their Relationship
Mavado's nickname for her is "Kama" 'cause of the Spanish word, "camaleรณn". Quite literally her name in Spanish with a "C", but with the nickname, it's spelt with a "K"!
Khameleon calls him "my love" & "my Red Dragon", though she wants to call him something more. He doesn't care though, so long as she calls him hers.
They're both equally possessive of each other. While Mavado was more so from the start, as Khameleon embraced her dark side, she mimicked his possessiveness as well. Both find it attractive.
They exclusively train with each other after Khameleon's training period. On both ends, it's actually fun to see how each other fight, test each other's limits, & find new tactics to outwit each other.
Mavado is Khameleon's first everything: first kiss, first love, first bout of intimacy, first sexual experience, first exposure to kinks, etc. Meanwhile, she's his first love, his first training partner (Daegon doesn't count), & his first true friend.
He's always holding her in public, whether it's holding her hand or embracing her from behind. It doesn't matter what the others think of this piece of PDA, he wants to hold her and she allows him to. She's never been held the way he's held her before.
Mavado was not easy on Khameleon when it came to training her to be Red Dragon. Yes, he loves her, but he also wants her to be one of the syndicate's best, so he literally and figuratively pulled no punches. Although it perplexed and saddened her at first, she became hardened enough to understand what he was doing and became thankful.
Khameleon has a higher sex drive thanks to Mavado, but she struggled with it at first due to his graysexuality. But they've managed to communicate about this together and get to an understanding about how their sex life should go. She eventually managed to control it.
I won't go into the details of their kinks, but I will say...they involve pain, bondage, & a few things taboo.
They're a very deadly duo when they have missions together - not only because of Mavado's weaponry & kombat, but also because of Khameleon's transformation, abilities, & shape-shifting weapons. Combined, they can kill plenty in a room and then some with smiles on their faces.
Khameleon grew to like having blood on her. Mavado finds it hot when she's covered in blood.
Everyone gets annoyed at their PDA, but almost all of them know better than to piss off the both of them if they spoke up about it or try to break it apart. The only exception to this is Daegon, though he'd only allow them to hold each other.
They're the most stylish duo of the Red Dragon! Khameleon likes to dress Mavado up with whatever she thinks he would like. More times than not, he lets her, so long as he could return the favor.
They'd die for each other & they'd kill for each other. ๐๐ฉท๐โค๏ธ
Characters: Carmen, Fabian
Trigger Warning(s): Teen pregnancy
Rating: T
Taglist: @rc-catalog
...so if y'all read my last post on Waterlily's newest update, then y'all remember how I don't have a high opinion of Carmen Reyes. I hate to say it, but I still don't. That said, I'm little more softer on her 'cause of a couple HCs of mine. But I digress.
@rc-catalog's Mother's Day Event gave me another burst of inspiration to sketch up what y'all see here!
I imagine that despite being a teen mom, she took her situation with as much grace as she could and became a great mother to Fabian. I believe she was certainly an influence with his music-playing and his charms!
This was before she up & left her family to become a latin jazz singer.
But hey, we don't know if she's truly a terrible person or if she made a painfully-human decision for herself for once in her life. Despite my ick about her decision, I'm leaning more towards the latter. I don't gotta like it, but considering the character writing in the book being solid so far, I wouldn't put it past her.
Anyways, these sketches are imperfect, but I enjoyed making them, especially the centerpiece with what I think she looks like now!
The newest update left a stronger impression on me than the last! Finally, I get some good horror & good character writing (& good CFTL scenes)!
More yappin' down below:
Let me get this out of the way first:
Thank god for the option to change Dex's appearance. Unpopular opinion, but I prefer this. As I said before, I went to high school with guys that looked like him and this appearance is the closest to the truth of that.
However, I'm not romancing him, I'm romancing Rudy! But I'm getting ahead of myself.
When it comes to the story, I'm glad it's finally picking up with its horror & mystery! Now it's starting to feel like the Saintfour I knew & hated. Angel's seeing & hearing things others can't, just like my girl Kaya (no relation to the guitar player from WL) in the first SOS. But I hope to see everyone else see what others can't too, just like the rest of the cast there!
Also:
Wasn't that also the title of the book the first MC read? Finally, something to connect this book to the first!
And not only that:
Welcome back, Pisadeira & weird-ass deer corpse!
At least, I think the creature to the left is Pisadeira. It's like a darker version of her spirit. It has to be her though! Now she's spookier this time around!
The scene with the deer was absolutely creepy, I loved it! With its newer appearance, it really sells how scary it is. It makes me wonder the Faun might make a return in some way, shape, or form...
Just give me a hint of the freak circus returning & every villain's back in town!
Everything relating to Miranda was so sad & creepy to see. That poor girl deserves the world, but life said, "Nah, here's some possession." At least, I think that's what's going on. She did not look or act normal at the door, so of course I ain't of the belief that she hung herself. I just wonder what the hell it could be. It had to be someone from the dream realm...the Masked Man perhaps? Or someone new...?
There's also those photos Alice processed. I have a feeling Mr. Howard is somewhat responsible for the misfortune happening with Angel & Miranda & the town at-large, but I just can't prove it. No doubt the sheriff's in his pocket too, which makes me more suspicious of how he handled Miranda's case...
Oh, and speaking of Alice:
I like her. She's your typical rebellious teenage goth girl, from what we've seen of her. But she seems cool. I'm sure she'll leave a stronger impression on me as the story continues.
Also, also, a little bit on Darren:
This expression got a good giggle out of me, NGL.
But I like him a little more in this update! He's a typical prodigal nerd character, but with a charm that's won me over. Not enough to start romancing him along with Rudy, but I'm happy there's an effort to make him a character and not a point in a checklist. I might make another slot just for him...
And one last thing, I do like how cordial Angel is with her brother. Reminds me of my little brother & I! He might be up there with Kiran from KCOD once we see more of him!
Only gripe I have with the story in this update was the sudden framing device introduced in one of the episodes. Suddenly, we're in the future where everyone's in Old Saintfour trying to survive, then we're back to the present? I don't know why Anna did that - it was distracting, especially since this should've been introduced in the beginning...
I think I've said all I had to say about the story, so lemme yap about Rudy!
Ugh, it's such a shame he doesn't have a CG in the update, but that's fine. I got these screenshots instead:
Isn't that the sweetest damn thing you've ever seen~?
OML, he's such a protective sweetheart, just like how Michael eventually became in SOS! But not in a particularly saccharine way - just in a down-to-earth way. Him letting Angel lean into him like for comfort in public speaks a lot to how he is. Normally, the guy in CFTL relationships usually act icky being soft for their lady friend in public, but not him. My CFTL-loving heart is already swelling!
Girl, no-
This entire scene was super cute - it actually read like teenagers quietly falling in love. And then my girl had to go and say that.
Yeah, they hadn't kissed "like in a bad movie", but it sure felt like they did, since I believe the vibe of their relationship has now permanently shifted. Think this might be a point of no return & she doesn't realize it yet.
All-in-all, I've enjoyed this update more than the last! I can't wait to see how everything will go in the next update!
Characters: Riley, Xavier, Emma, Declan, Fabian, Luna, Tiffany, Lily, the Fairchilds, Oliver, Lorraine, the Romanos, Joaquin
Trigger Warning(s): Sudden loud noises at 4:03 & 1:23, strong swearing, edgy humor
Rating: M
Taglist: @rc-catalog
Waterlily's rotting my brain, send help-
So I gathered up all the vines I have in my arsenal & cobbled together this compilation relating to Waterlily & its characters. I hope y'all enjoy this!
Hey ! Sorry if this is out of the blue - this is Liz, from the rc-catalog blog :) Here to announce you as one of our three winners for the april bingo event โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ We'll be rbing all your stuff in June <3
Honestly, I wasn't expecting something this good after the catastrophe that was Volume 1. But lo & behold, I enjoyed this story very much! The TLDR is that I enjoyed the whimsy of this story & I'm glad it's so much better than volume 1! And also I love Matt~! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ
Anyways, onto the yappin':
Can I just say that I love that adult whimsy was on the menu all the way through this book? We rarely get feel-good stories like this, especially in this day in age. Though I love me some action & misery, stories like this are a breath of fresh air. It honestly reminds me of the feel-good films of the 2000's, except it's my generation experiencing that adult whimsy here! Not to mention the nostalgia from that Christmas fair in the flashbacks - like, that's how I remember events like that as a kid. It warms my heart. ๐ฉต
I also liked the funny bits too, like Matt & Liza's first scene, the whole scene with the fake medium, and this:
This caught me off-guard, NGL. ๐
I love the friendships I had with everyone in this book, even more than the romance! It was great to get the band back together and hanging out, making the best out of this odd ghost situation. Their wishes were cute & I'm happy I got to fulfill them!
Okay, so let me simp about Matt for a moment:
I knew I was gonna go for him & him alone when I met him in the first episode. This man is quite literally my type and I was afraid that Henry wouldn't stand a chance. Although Henry's a great character too, he really didn't. ๐ญ In another slot, sweetie!
But anyways, his romance was as cute, funny, & down-to-earth as he is! It was honestly perfect for a story like this!
(don't think I didn't peep the title drop on my girl's tracksuit here)
His wish being to fly around was honestly very surprising, but it led to that fun scene with them gliding that ad around town and this proposal! It's fun!
Also, I love Monica. She's one of the best kitties in RC! Glad to be a cat mom again! (it was also funny of her to leave the living room when my girl Liza & Matt were ready to go to town on each other-)
I ain't even mad at this. This makes sense for Liza's character & the influence I had her bring to her childhood friends. It's cute, shut up!
I was super relieved to see that there was no dark or straight-up tasteless twist at the end! It's either my girl remembers everything she's done through the stat check or she doesn't. Nothing more. Of course, I passed the check 'cause I want a happy ending, goddamn it!
...and here I thought Jester had nothing to do with this.
Listen, I may be his only non-white fan on this platform, but I wasn't surprised at Vol. 1 sucking due to his influence. I honestly think he's better writing in non-contemporary settings. But this is surprising nonetheless. Someone must've kept him & Dmitry in check 'cause this is a great far cry from their first attempt!
All-in-all, great feel-good story with great characters! I only have a few problems with it, mostly due to personal taste:
I wish we learned more about the MC's life apart from her work-life & how it's affected her. Like where's her family? What's the situation there? There's also everyone in this cast being childhood friends. But we never learn how. I would've liked to see how they were in the first place...
I also kinda didn't like how the ghost powers culminated in the end. Could be just me & my taste, but I wish Liza remained invisible for more ghostly shenanigans. I also would've preferred if the kissing & the sex scene happened after she recovers from her coma. It would've been great from the romantic tension, but alas...
Still, I enjoyed this book! I wished it had more episodes to flesh everyone & everything out more, but it is what it is. Again, if I made my ranking video now, it'd be an 8.5/10 with this clip:
Episode 9, with episode 8 sprinkled at the beginning. Let's go!
To summarize my feelings on episode 8 (non-Fabian-related):
With Tiffany, it's always sad to see an abuse victim defend their abuser, especially when said abuser's family. And it's especially disheartening to see them act just like their abuser. It doesn't stop her from being an awful person, but my point still stands.
That one scene with Leigh & Declan talking about the performance & him saying that she still played beautifully, that made me smile, NGL.
Didn't take long for Emma to let the cat out of the bag, huh? But now we got a little Mystery Gang, ready to solve whatever's going on!
I can be of the belief that there might be some spooky ghost things going on, or that Lily's ghost is a vision & someone's doing this, or maybe it's both. Tiffany's behavior is suspicious, but I don't think she'd be the one behind all this. Vivienne or Amelia might be, but I ain't too sure. Marcus, maybe, maybe not? The supernatural could also be real in this universe too...who knows right now?
I do like to think that maybe this really is an Until Dawn situation, where the possibility of the supernatural & someone real are both responsible for the overall peril. If so, I'd like to gather more clues to find out who's terrorizing poor Leigh like this along with Lily.
Also, that was incredibly sweet of Luna to check in on my girl. What are friends for?
Throwing out that dress in the ocean resulted in another bout of Lily's teasing and the sheriff saving her (...why is he there?). Lord, give my girl a BREAK!
Okay, onto our regularly scheduled program:
Oh, I fucking knew he was earnestly pining for Leigh! Why go for Lily then?!
The Reyes family was actually so sweet in this flashback! No wonder Fabian's current situation fucking sucks. Good Lord, his father's a piece of shit, talking to Leigh like that & shamelessly berating his own son.
But I hate to say it...his mother too. Like, what the hell do you mean she doesn't even call anymore? Doesn't even try to reach them other than postcards & shit? All because she could achieve her dream, without her family in the picture? Call me whatever you want, but that's a terrible parent right there. It's sad that they're half the reason why he stopped playing the guitar.
(wait, what things would you let her do to you-)
Can I just say I found this entire scene sweet & wholesome before Leigh broke it off? (I mean, I understand why, but still) Like goddamn it, girl-
So, that's the poem & it's truly about him. Got me grinnin'...and also thinking that Declan read more than that line & got jealous asf (let me be delulu about this love triangle, y'all).
I feel like a piece of shit for choosing to look 'cause Leigh quietly rejected him yet still objectified him behind his back. This is gonna be painful to go through.
Don't they look hot together? I think they look hot together!
Damn, girl over here looking like a BAMF (and matching with Leigh)! And look at the rest of the band! All-female metal bands are always the most badass! I bet the volunteering on stage is available for sapphic & bi MCs. I can only imagine what that's like...
Being at Lorraine's was a great time, and then Fabian, being a fucking danger magnet, gets his bike set on fire...and that's the end of the update?! Man...
So, all-in-all, I've enjoyed this update from the story! I still like how balanced in screen-time the LIs have (though it'd be nice to see more Xavier unrelated to his romance), learning more about them. I loved the moments with Declan & Fabian too! The mystery is still intriguing and I can wait to see how it'll all go down in the next update!
Having a house with no locks is fucking weird. And Lily walking in while Leigh's bathing, then asking if she'd freak out if her father walked in instead??? Fucking rich people, man...
Anyways, this lily appearing out of nowhere...this could be Lily's doing, but I have a feeling there's a little more at play here than her ghostly antics. I bet someone actually did sneak into the bathroom somehow set this up to drop on Leigh.
...I don't like him. I knew he was suspicious from the jump, but the more acquainted I get with him, the more alarm bells go off. I mean, he was way too open to discuss the secrets of the Fairchilds when he caught Leigh in the trash.
I nearly choked on my water at this option, 'cause what-?!
I didn't take it 'cause I feel like I'd be opening a fling option & I don't wanna get with a basic white guy, never mind that he's gonna get married. Only snow bunny Leigh's getting with is Declan-
Yeah, it seems pretty clear that Vivienne's making Lily out of Leigh. It's so scummy and so weird when it's not your kid. It doesn't help that my girl's still hurting and keeps getting reminded of her late "friend" at every moment.
...what's that supposed to mean, Leigh...?
Anyways, good on Emma for being there with my girl and talking to her. She's a ray of sunshine in this place of gloom!
This scene is something I tried to capture in one of my fanfics. This is probably what she looked like at that funeral, in a different dress at a different time.
It's not surprising to hear from Julian that this was Lily's dress & she played just like that 5 years ago. Another case of Vivienne making Leigh someone she isn't...
Well.
Jesus Christ.
Rich people, man.
The twins' mother being a turbo-bitch explains why they are the way they are, especially Tiffany. I knew her envy over Leigh & Julian talking to each other was a performance. I knew she didn't actually give a shit about him. It's about what her mother wants from her, the role she needs to play for her and the family. Poor girl...
Yes, part 1, 'cause I know I'll hit the photo limit with what I wanna show.
Also, my MC's name is Everleigh & I HC that everyone but the Romanos and Mr. & Mrs. Fairchild call her Leigh, so I'll call her that from now on.
Of course the first episode in this update starts with Leigh & Declan verbally throwing hands about heartbeats. And at an underage party too - what dorks.
...well...thank you?
Y'know, this does make me wonder how they are as siblings. Still, Declan straight up telling his own sister to fuck off from Leigh? OML-
Anyways, back to the present, man literally took a hit so bad, he could barely stand & speak. The things he does for love Leigh. ๐คญ Though this incident is a nice way for all three of my favorite characters to interact with each other! Quite a tense dynamic they have with each other...
My boyfriends are fighting & I wish they'd stop being so entertaining about it. Like, just kiss & make out already-
These band names are so unserious: "The Rolling Gnomes" & "Smooch" got me giggling. ๐คญ
(i wanna kiss that smarmy-ass grin off his stupid face-)
Well, this scene was a little...intimate, especially with a crowd of 2. But I liked it! These two got a little closer than either prefer and...liked it! They're still bantering, though I'm sure it's to get through this weird closeness
I made Leigh stay behind with Fabian 'cause drama I like them together too! Their mutual flirting is cute, save for the tenseness of him not working on her car, and then-
Oh.
So not only were they a secret item, but Lily never told Leigh about it? I thought she was just crushing on him & got jealous in those flashbacks. But no, they had something together, despite my girl having a clear crush on him. Lily's a snake...and so is Fabian, since I'm damn sure he was flirting with Leigh earnestly at that bonfire.
Anyways, let's get back to the estate and change into our nightgown and-
...why is he wearing that outfit like he's doing it a service-
Making you what, Declan?
God, the tension between these two is delicious, but I digress.
Amelia did invite him here to look after Leigh, so that explains why he's there & fucking frustrated with her antics.
...I'm also pretty sure that's the greatest excuse he could have to follow her.
