📣First Time For Everything Ikemen Fan Zine: OUT NOW [Download link] !
This project wouldn't have been possible without the enormous passion of our contributors. Thank you all for joining us on this adventure, and now... Might we invite you all to settle in a comfortable chair and enjoy the contents of our zine? ;)
First Time For Everything Ikemen Fan Zine includes:
works featuring Midnight Cinderella, Ikemen Sengoku, Ikemen Revolution, Ikemen Vampire, Ikemen Prince, and Ikemen Villains characters.
20 stories by 14 different authors.
20 artworks by 16 different artists.
The Art of Prince & Villains Trailers.
Photocards depicting select characters in outfits designed specifically for this occasion.
Soooo my ducklings, I am beginning to work through my drafts so that hopefully I’ll be opening my requests again ^^ It’s gonna take me a while, and I’m so so sorry that it’s taken me so long >2< I can’t thank you enough for sticking by me during my hiatus and slower upload schedule - You are awesome <3
- JJ x
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Leonardo Da Vinci:
Leonardo will need a little time to get used to the constant affection but, he’ll learn to love it as much as MC does.
He’ll be firm with his boundary of needing some space and time to himself but whenever he can, he’ll make sure to be with his girlfriend and make sure she knows exactly how he feels about her.
Leo is an excellent cuddler: He’s big and warm and his hugs always make his lover feel protected and safe. His embrace is especially welcome on cold winter days where snow coats the gardens with a blanket of frost, and always a little tighter on days where you’re feeling especially tired or grumpy.
Leonardo is a sleepy, sleepy man but that makes him an amazing cuddler. When he feels MC’s presence enter the room, he’ll simply open his arms where he lays in bed - not even blinking an eye open - and usher her against his broad, warm chest.
Arthur Conan Doyle:
He absolutely adores the attention, honestly he cannot get enough of his darling little bird and he cannot bring himself to say no to a good cuddle whenever MC needs it.
Arthur is a very hands-on lover so to have that energy reciprocated by MC? That’s paradise to him.
Arthur is a very fidgety cuddler, he’ll need to change positions a lot, his hands will wander both innocently and not-so innocently from time to time.
Morning cuddles are a must with Arthur. He normally goes to bed far after MC does so, he’ll always relish lazy mornings in with her, carding his deft fingers through their messy hair and nuzzling his face comfortably into the crook of his beloved’s neck.
William Shakespeare:
Will finds the idea of being with someone 24/7 a little daunting - its not that he doesn’t want to spend time with his girlfriend whenever he has the chance, not at all, he just needs space to himself sometimes.
However, he is extremely grateful to her for making him so feel loved and secure; he never had to ask how she feels about him because she always makes it clear that she is absolutely smitten with him.
Shakespeare is an anxious cuddler. When you first snuggle up to each other, he’ll be a little stiff and awkward but once he’s warmed up, his main objective is to just be as close as possible.
👉 Top Tier Ikemen Gift Exchange Sign-Ups: OPEN! [March 21st - April 4th]
Top Tier! Cybird Ikemen Gift Exchange is about to begin. Will you accept my and @pond-lilies' invitation? 😉 We hope to have S-pectular time together -- let's make it A-wesome if nothing else, as we have no intention to step anywhere near the D-ull tier!
How to sign-up?
#1: Make your own Fandom Tropes Tier List [Link].
#2: Fill out the sign-ups survey [Link] Remember to include your list!
Consider reblogging this post with your Tropes Tier List too 😉We're dying to know what your preferences are.
Event details below the cut! >:)
Participants
Fandoms: Cybird Ikemen Otome Games [all that we can accommodate]
OCs are welcome, but not required
Communication: Discord or Tumblr; in case of Tumblr -- have DMs enabled!
If you participated in either Mayday!Heyday OC Gift Exchange 2024 or Spill the Tea! OC Gift Exchange 2025 feel free to reach out to @lorei-writes to claim your OC form(s).
While we cannot guarantee your gift will feature an OC, we'd love to increase the chances of that and extend the invitation to the Ikemen OC community as well. >:)
OC Form
While there is some flexibility there, please make sure to provide the following information:
Full name:
Universe:
Pairing/Ship:
Important details (pronouns, age, likes, dislikes, anything you consider necessary):
Personality:
Backstory (summary):
Guidelines (things that are crucial to accurately portraying your OC, things your OC would never do, etc.):
Reference links (OC works, masterlists, moodboards, etc.):
Gift Guidelines
Art: black & white artwork or clean sketch
Writing: 500-2000 words
Rating: T or below No AI 1 gift
Your gift may feature violence, suggestive themes, crude humour, blood, simulated gambling, strong language or suggestive themes. Sexual scenes should remain in the suggestive realm or be fade-to-black
Schedule
👉 Sign-Ups: March 21st - April 4th
✿ Assignment Period: April 5th - April 10th
✿ Check-In #1: May 16th
✿ Check-In #2: May 30th
✿ Posting Period: June 7th
We will reach out to you with your giftee details and/or server invitation link during the Assignment Period. Joining the server is optional.
Q&A
Do I have to reuse my old OC form? [Past Mayday!Heyday and Spill The Tea! Participants]
No! You are free to submit a new one. If you don't have the old form available and would like to copy parts of it, I can access the file for you. However, you can also re-do it from scratch.
I am not sure if I will have enough information to work with an OC.
If you wanted to make an OC work, but came across any missing information, you can reach out to us. We will ask your giftee for clarification.
If it turns out that you can't work with the submitted OCs, that is fine too. We do not guarantee that any OC works will be created during the event.
I mentioned Midnight Cinderella, because many old time players still love it and I wanted to bring awareness to this game.
Please, please, please, if you were a MidCin player and feel comfortable working with the characters, do list them! If you have MidCin friends -- it is a huge favour to ask, but do let them know about us! We want to accommodate as many Ikemen games as possible, but given the general content of our blogs (and spam concerns), it isn't always easy to reach the players of the older titles.
If we can give you a chance to work with a MidCin chara, we will.
Would you assign someone a request from a game they haven't played and/or expressed interest in writing for that game?
No! During the sign-ups we ask for your preferences regarding preparing a gift, which includes selecting all the characters that you are willing to work with.
Other information we ask about includes what you plan to prepare (art or writing) or your preferences regarding creating OC works. We also leave a space for you to let us know about anything else you may consider necessary, e.g. tropes you are unwilling to work with or don't feel confident in.
Gifter-giftee pairs will be created with all that information in mind.
(a/n): This piece is my contribution to the First Time for Everything Ikémen Fan Zine hosted by @dicenete and @lorei-writes
It was such a lovely experience. Thank you so much for the opportunity ♥3♥
Don't forget to check out the Fan Zine
“Keep your chin up, cara mia,” Leonardo instructs with the brush in his hand.
“Sorry, it’s hard not to look down at Lumiére. He’s just so cute.” Ronnie pouts, gazing down at the sleeping feline again, and gently rubbing its black fur.
“You’re doing it again.” He chuckles, walking towards her. He fixes her pose and gives her cheek a gentle pinch.
“Sorry, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like your hands on me.”
“Naughty girl,” he snickers.
Ronnie chuckles, then sighs contentedly. The sweet smell of the flowers around them wafts to her nose, a familiar scent she has missed. “I’ve missed this place.”
He hums. “Me too. It looks exactly how it did when we left for our honeymoon five years ago… somehow.” She laughs again. “Now stay still, just like that.” He presses his brush against the canvas in swift and smooth strokes as he works on the portrait. “Good girl.” That makes her cheeks flush with a soft shade of pink, a smile fighting its way across her face. “Lovely shade…” he murmurs.
Leonardo grows quiet as he studies her face, her gentle expression, soft brown eyes, and warm yet teasing smile. After a moment—once her expression has settled into him—he says, “You know, cara…You’ve changed remarkably little since the day we met.”
She snorts. “We don’t change the way humans do, tesoro,” she says softly, “but the way we settle into ourselves… that does.”
He notices how calm she is with him, how natural their banter is, how inevitable they feel, and how he does not fear the passing of time since they are together.
“...Curious,” he murmurs to himself.
“What is?”
He hesitates for a moment, brush hovering over the canvas. “When did you know?”
She tilts her head to one side, confused. “Know what?”
“That I was the one you’d endure eternity with?”
Her cheeks blush ever so softly, and that almost shy smile that he adores creeps across her face. He feels the urge to recreate that hue.
She thinks for a moment, the memory unfolding as if it had happened yesterday. The sound of the river, the distant market noise, the smell of freshly baked bread, the sweet tobacco clinging to his clothes, the cacophony of laughter, the bustling people, the flapping of bird wings, and the light, frantic stir in her chest. The Oporto of three decades ago comes to life once more.
They were walking along the Duero River; the streets were alive with vendors, laughter, and overlapping conversations. But this time, their loud voices did not bother Ronnie at all, perhaps because she was too focused on what Leonardo had to say. She always listened to him, especially when he rambled about the things he loved. This time, he was talking about humans, and there was a gentleness in his tone and a twinkle in his golden eyes that had her staring at him in awe and wonder. She tightened her grip on his arm, smiling softly at how passionately he spoke about those creatures. Were it not for his insistence on her giving humans a chance, she would have never gotten out of the comfort of her book-filled chambers at her family’s manor in South America.
“You see, humans aren’t defined by their worst instincts. They’re defined by the moments when they choose to—” He stopped abruptly, his expression shifted from admiration to focused. He let go of his companion and crossed the street without much of a word.
“Hm? Leonardo?” She stood there for a moment, confused and wondering what had just happened, before trailing behind him. He strode towards one of the vendors, the one who was selling birds. The cage was cramped and rusty, and the poor creatures were fluttering their dull feathers in panic, evidently stressed. She frowned, lip twitching in contempt, not at the birds but at the vendor.
“I want to buy them all,” was all Leonardo said.
Ronnie blinked in surprise, having expected him to lecture the vendor and demand the avians’ release—but instead, he paid for them.
As soon as the vendor handed Leonardo the first of the caged birds, Leonardo opened his palms, setting it free. He did the same with every one that followed—and every single time, her heart fluttered.
Leonardo’s soft chuckle brings her back to the present. She smiles at him, eyes crinkling with joy.
“Back then, you didn’t look back at me. You didn’t look at anyone. You only watched the birds flying away in the sky with an expression so gentle that it made my heart quiver.”
“Cara mia,” he whispers, walking towards her.
“Only when the birds were out of sight, you turned to me. Do you remember what you told me?”
He nods once. “I said, ‘If people were only what they do when desperate, then none of us would be worth saving. That choice… that’s what defines them.’” He smiles. “I meant it.” He cups her cheeks ever so tenderly, rubbing his thumbs on them.
She leans into his touch. “I know.”
“Didn’t know that simple moment stayed with you all this time.” He exhales softly, the sound almost resembling a laugh. “You’ve always seen me so clearly, haven’t you?” He leans his forehead against hers. “I think that somewhere along the way, that’s what made me fall in love with you, Ronnie,” he whispers, breath tickling her smiling lips, before claiming them with a loving kiss.
Leonardo pulls away, eyes closed, and exhales: “I couldn’t have chosen a better wife than you, amore mio.”
Her cheeks blaze at his words, and she giggles contentedly as her hands find purchase in his shirt, pulling him in for another kiss.
Lumiére, who feels trapped between the two, jumps off her lap and stretches meowing once.
Leonardo stares down at his beloved pet. “Heh, tired already, little one?” The cat simply turns around and calmly saunters towards the manor.
“Maybe we should continue tomorrow,” she offers, finally getting up and stretching her weary limbs.
He teases, “Hope you can stay still tomorrow.”
Smirking, she fixes the collar of his shirt and says, “Who knows, I might surprise you.”
Surrounded by tender banter, laughter, and the sweet aroma of the flowers, the painting remains unfinished—yet as inevitable as their love story.
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Maybe some of you noticed, but last year, I decided to drop my annual fanart for Charles birthday. I needed some time for myself, to think if my heart was still up to do all this, every single years, and guess what? I really missed it, it became so natural to me to draw Charles at least once a year, at least for that day, that it became MY time for myself. I usually don't express myself that much on social medias, but I felt like I could on this tumblr post: liking a character to that extent may seems weird to some people. "What can a fictional character do for you?" And each time I'm thinking about it, comfort is the answer. For some people, a cup of tea, a movie in the evening or a walk outside is what's giving them a moment to get together again, but after that year without my annual drawing, I now realiwed this was my way of coming together with myself.
Once again I'm happy I got into Ikemen Series, that I got into Ikemen Vampire, and that, although I'm done playing those games, I'm happy for the memories it had given me, through the community, through the characters.
