#august black

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August and Cho visit Golden Grove for @meowzilla93's birthday! They deserve it~

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Commission for @meowzilla93 MC: August Black (ft. Baxter)

Alternate version with added text [inspired by this beautiful work]

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BaxterMCWeek Day 1: First Meeting

Happy Birthday my darling Monochromatic Man big thank you to @minthe-drawings for hosting this!!

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Baxter was incredibly bored.

Traveling with his parents was always a chore but being stuck at the Cypress, being unable to dance or find a way to entertain himself made things even more so boring. Whilst his parents where busy ‘making connections’ they had banned him from dancing so that he couldn’t get into any trouble.

This of course just made him all the more restless and more likely to look for a way to get into trouble. He had spoken with a few of the other children there, much in the same position as him, being told to ‘rest’ and being quite bored of it.

Hearing the music come across the grounds, Baxter was more and more tempted to find a way to escape the eyes of his instructors and make his way over to where the music sang to him. As he was trying to be as nonchalant as possible, he slowly made his way towards the edge of the crowd, making sure not to draw any attention towards himself.

Biding his time, Baxter simply waited for an opportunity to sneak away undetected, that was until a head of copper hair caught his attention; One that was making its way towards him.

Baxter was certain he had never seen the person before, the striking hair and the pair of mismatched pair of green and gold eyes making a definite impression on him in that moment. Paired with a smile that showed off their teeth, he could swear that they almost looked like a fox that had gotten away with doing sly. He could certainly understand the feeling.

As they made their way closer to him, he noted that this fox was as pale as he was, but their skin was marked with a smattering of freckles, unlike their tanned companion who was attempting to catch his attention as they got closer,

“Hey, so, this might sound weird, but what are you guys all doing here?”

Bright verdant eyes looked up at him, and before he was able to answer the admittedly ‘weird’ question, their fox-like companion chuckled before poking them in the ribs,

“Really, that’s the question you’re gonna go with? After the whole ‘perhaps we walked into an alternate universe’ spiel just earlier?”

Baxter couldn’t help but chuckle at that remark, causing both pairs of eyes to train themselves back onto him. This whole interaction was taking a different course than he anticipated, and it wasn’t something he disliked at all. Allowing a coy smile to cross his face, he decided to play along with their little adventure,

“We’re visitors who are in this town for a dance circuit. This dining area is reserved for our group only tonight. What is going on with you?”

As the shorter of the two chuckled uncomfortably, scratching their cheek, the Fox, as Baxter had chosen to label them, snorted at the reaction; Verdant eyes narrowed at the Fox before starting their apologies,

“Oops. We didn’t know that. There’s a soiree happening on the other side of the club for members and their guests, that’s where we came from. Please don’t tell on us.”

That caught Baxter’s attention; Leaning forward, he became more intrigued with he pair with each passing moment,

“I thought I noticed something that way. It’s been bothering me the entire evening. I was planning to check when it got darker.”

“Why wait?”

Baxter wasn’t certain he heard right, but as verdant eyes matched his own in wideness, he realized he most certainly did. Turning his head back to the Fox, he couldn’t get a proper sentence out,

“I-sorry. What?”

Cocking an eyebrow at him, the Fox tilted their head at him, eyes sparkling with mischief,

“Why. Wait? Seems most of the adults here are busy. Come on! We will sneak you into our soiree! Doubt anyone will notice.”

Baxter wasn’t a stranger to getting himself into trouble or any amount of mischief, but these days that typically happened on his own. A stranger offering to help him sneak out of a boring event? That was certainly a first.

Eyes narrowing at the mischievous Fox in front of him, he couldn’t find it in himself to deny the offer. Taking a quick look around the area, he was confident that no one was paying attention to a trio of kids hovering at the edge of the crowd, he decided that if he were to take up this Fox on this offer, he had better do it now.

“Very well. Lead the way.”

The sly grin turning into a wide smile, Baxter knew he had made the right decision. What he was not expecting, is when the Fox nodded to their companion to quicky make their way back to their soiree, was a warm hand gripping onto his and pulling him along.

Allowing himself to get pulled along, Baxter didn’t even look back to see if anyone had seen him leave. His mind was focused on the person ahead of him, the one with the hair coloured of fallen leaves and a personality that certainly matched the moniker he had given them in his thoughts. He was finally able to take in what his Fox was wearing; A flowy dark green dress with golden accents stitched into it, paired with gold, kitten heeled shoes.

He really could help but think that they belong in a forest, every part of their aesthetic and personality convincing him further. Before he could muse any further about the person who’s hand still held onto his own, the music had started to grow louder and they had finally arrived at the event he was planning to sneak off to later in the evening.

A chuckle pulls him further from his thoughts as he turns and looks at his Fox, who wore a truly happy and satisfied smile; Eyes twinkling with mirth as they let go of his hand and instead swept their own out towards the crowd in front of them.

“Welcome! To our Summer Soiree!”

“Why thank you. I feel honoured to have been given a VIP pass to it.”

Baxter teased, but before he could say anything further, his Fox’s companion was trying to catch their attention.

“Aug, hang on where are –“

Their tanned companion had a worried look on his face as he searched the crowd, and Baxter considered this his time to bow out from their adventure and start on his own.

“It looks like you are both busy. I appreciate the assistance in getting here, but I’ll be able to entertain myself from here.”

He tilts his head in goodbye and watches as crestfallen expression appears on his Fox’s face. He couldn’t deny that he wished he could spend a bit more time with them, but he knew when his presence was no longer needed, and knew how to make himself scarce.

“I -wait hang on.”

Turning their attention back to their companion, his Fox was speaking quickly and quietly, their companion clearly a touch agitated, but the Fox seemed to not be worried about a thing. Not wanting to disturb them further, he quietly stepped back and walked away, taking in the lights and ambiance of the Soiree that he had found himself at.

As he walked around, noting the similar foods, drinks and set up that they had; Nothing drastically different from where he came from, but he could tell the energy here was much happier. More enjoyable to be a part of. Unlike the cold and proper stiffness, he had to deal with at the events he typically has to attend. He found himself enjoying just experiencing the ambiance of the event, and soon he wanted to join in on it.

Making his way toward the dancefloor, he listened to the band slowly coming to the end of current song as he looked around for a potential partner he could enjoy a quick dance with before he had to find his way back to were his parents were no doubt going to start looking for him. His mind wandered to his Fox from earlier in the evening, silently wishing he could see them one last time before he disappeared; That was until he found them standing at the edge of the dancefloor, seemingly looking for a partner to dance with.

Rarely does fate give people the chance to get what they wish for, and Baxter wasn’t going to give up this chance. Walking up, he taps his Fox on the shoulder and as they turn to see who had tried to grab their attention, their face goes from questioning to ecstatic in quick succession.

“Hello! I wondered where you went off to!”

It warmed him to think that someone cared about him, someone who was basically a stranger to him, but it brought a genuine smile to his face. With a flick of his hand, he quickly explains himself,

“I do apologise. I didn’t want to take you away from your friend and you had done so much to just sneak me in already. I didn’t want to impose.”

He watches as his Fox cocks an eyebrow at him, clearly amused at the language he was using. He knew too well that he spoke more formally than most kids, but it was something he took in stride.

“Though, now that I have found you this time round, may I ask; Are planning on dancing?”

“I am if I can find anyone to dance with me. My friend is off on a search and rescue mission, so I’ve been left on my own to find a new partner.”

Baxter would be lying if he said he wasn’t elated at hearing that, but he quickly squashed down any excited emotion and simply held out his hand towards his Fox,

“In that case, we should dance. It’s perfect timing, a new song is just about to start.”

“I think that would be quite fun. Plus at least this way, you won’t disappear as soon as I look away this time.”

The Fox teased him as they placed a hand in his. Without any further words, he simply gave her a wisp of a smile and walked out to the dancefloor. Once they had found a spot, he went into his proper form for dancing, and was pleasantly surprised when his partner had done the same.

The confident way his Fox settled into position, he would be hard pressed to imagine that they hadn’t had lessons in the past, and had been regularly training like he had. As the first notes of the song played through the night, Baxter took the lead in the dance, effortlessly guiding them both into the night. As he continued to guide his Fox across the dancefloor, he couldn’t help but be elated at the knowledge that he had a brilliant dancing partner, deftly matching his steps and competently keeping pace with the music.

Baxter was thoroughly enjoying himself in the company of his Fox, comfortably finding a rhythm with them as they dance. But as all good things do, it came to an end far too soon for his liking. As the music came to an end, he politely stepped back, releasing the warm hands of his fox, before taking a bow.

“Thank you for dancing with me, and for bringing me here tonight. It was truly a lovely experience.”

His Fox smiled ever so gently at him; He could feel the softness of their gaze as he straightened out.

As they were about to respond someone called out to them, catching their attention, though Baxter couldn’t make out what it was. With a disappointed look, they turned back to Baxter, their look having changed to a sad one, almost apologetic. Baxter could gather easily what that meant and so, made his excuses,

“It seems that I have now overstayed my welcome. Thank you once again for your kindness.”

As he turned to leave, he could see his Fox try to reach out to him, but stopped themselves before it was too obvious for anyone else to notice. But he did, and that mattered more than he cared to admit for some reason.

He took a few steps, before turning back, his Fox watching him leave, he decided to leave on last parting comment, before disappearing from their lives,

“Oh, by the by, you have nice legs.”

As a red flush appeared on their cheeks, Baxter flashed a toothy grin at them before he disappeared into the crowd, feeling warm and accomplished in his adventure of the day. He hoped to remember this night, and his Fox for many years to come; After all, magical moments like these do not come often, and Baxter did not consider himself as someone to be gifted a moment like this again in the future.

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The canon queer character of the day is:

Tyler Ronan from Tell Me Why, who is gay and a transgender man.

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tyler ronan | 2021

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You get zero guesses as to what I've convinced @meowzilla93 to experience with me.

Bonus Baxter reactions below the break:

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🌹August Sionnach Black!🌹

(Step 3 August by the wonderful Sunny! )

My Beloved \(￣︶￣*\))

Some little facts about Sunset Birds resident rebel with a heart of gold!

August is non-binary, going by she/her and they/them pronouns by the time she is 18

Demi/Pansexual baby! When she falls, she falls HARD, but she never really experienced that until a very specific summer...

DOB: 20th October 1997!

She is a TWIN! Her sibling, Charlie Merrow Black is not an identical twin, but they do look incredibly similar!

She has beautiful copper red hair, the colour of autumn leaves (and perhaps a red fox's coat 0.0) with mismatch gold/green eyes.

Her favourite colours are deep reds and dark greens

She is very simple with her favourite flower, preferring roses because she loves the dark colours they come in! the smell is a big bonus for her too ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

Her personality is best described as a cheeky fox once she lets her walls down, but the way most people perceive her when they first meet her is a little intimidating with her resting b** face and aloof attitude as she figures out what kind of person you are hahaha

August likes to flaunt the rules, she is very much that stereotypical rebel, but with a catch - she will break the school rules (ditching class, skipping school, contraband 0.0) but she will have one of the best marks in class. She certainly doesnt start fights, but she will end them. August is a touch of an enigma because you cant lump her into a stereotype because she falls into one and then in the same breath, breaks them.

As you can see from her lovely little picture, she has a very grunge/alternative look to herself. Even as she grows older, she keeps to this aesthetic though modifies it to be a bit more formal

She enjoys reading, listening to music, dancing, skateboarding and gymnastics!

Her core discipline in dancing is Contemporary, but is also knowledgeable in ballroom and modern pop! She enjoys more fluidity and gracefulness in dance, theres a sort of freedom in it ヾ(•ω•`)o

(please, observe and love her hehe)

more to come of this cheeky foxxy rebel!

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Suddenly, Monochrome

I have finally started working on August Blacks story from OLBA and cannot be more excited to start sharing it here!

Have a snippet of the story and a wonderful commission requested by my other souls half @differenteagletragedy created by the wonderful @rui-drawsbox!!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

August couldn’t help but notice how gentle the strangers voice was when they made their realisation. Nor could she help but feel almost exposed at the gentle look in their eyes as they continued to stare at her. The smile on their face simply grew as she stared back, mirth growing on their features at what must have been a very amusing situation in their mind.

"We have?”

"Yes, I am positive. I would never have forgotten those eyes. I am just currently trying to remember where…"

Out of pure instinct, August brings a hand to her face, hovering just below her glasses as she tries to pinpoint when and where she would've met this increasingly intriguing person in front of herself. As they continue to observe her, she returns the favour, taking all the small details of the person in front of her. The hair isn't something that would be natural, clearly something that was done professionally, but those intense amber eyes seemed to burn into her with a familiar gaze, causing that dormant recognition to flicker ever more loudly within her. She moves down their face, that smirk of theirs slowly becoming something she wouldn’t mind seeing on a more constant basis, and then on his neck a little beauty mark placed so perfectly, catching the attention of anyone who would take the time to observe them.

From the depths of her memory, she remembers a dance she had with a stranger five years back, a boy that had snuck into the Soiree after she had snuck into their event first. A boy in a grey suit, black hair and warm brown eyes that sparkled as they danced together. Someone she came to recognize as her first crush, though she never admitted that to anyone but Charlie. After all, falling for someone after knowing them for a whole 10 mins and not getting their name? Those sorts of tales belong in books, not real life.

Yet, there he was. Standing in front of her with a hand to his chin, head cocked to the side as he sifts through his memories to pinpoint her. Before she could say anything, sudden clarity seems to burst through him as his eyes widen and he snaps his fingers,

"The Cypress! At the Summer Soiree! Of course.”