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Imagine that ex-husband Gojo is baffled by you giving him the cold shoulder upon your return from your romantic getaway with his replacement.
As far as he knew, Satoru didn't bother you or anyone else (except Suguru) about his grief over this trip whatsoever. So why were you upset with him? Why aren't you back happy, well-rested, glowing, possibly with a ring? (Even if that last one would've broken Satoru for good.)
"Hey, did you-- Where'd she go?" Satoru popped his head into a classroom at the Kyoto school where he'd just finished a meeting. As soon as he opened his mouth, you took off out of the room's other door. Sen looks up unimpressed while his friends give each other a dubious look.
"That's her business," he grumbles.
You'd been dodging him for going on two weeks now and while Satoru's always had an unbreakable spirit, he was beginning to think that he should leave you well enough alone. Even after the divorce, you never avoided him like this.
Sen watches his father's face fall and morph into genuine sorrow.
'He doesn't deserve her anyway.' Sen reminds himself over and over again. Satoru mumbles an apology and turns to leave.
Hikari Higuruma and Naoki Zenin both kick him under their desks.
"Come on, man," Nao murmurs.
"Say something!" Hikari hisses.
Both of Sen's friends are the type to respond to "will you help me hide a body?" with "yeah, what snacks should I bring and how many shovels do we need?" With that in mind, their disapproval in this scenario seriously puts the situation into perspective for Sen. That, and he thinks his mother stands to lose the most if he doesn't speak up.
'Dammit,' Sen thinks to himself.
"Dad!" he barks. Satoru must've truly been deep in thought when the sharp crack of his son's voice is enough to make him jump. He turns and Sen leans back in his chair, trying to look nonchalant.
"You didn't do anything wrong," Sen says before thinking of a caveat. "This time." He may not know the details, but Sen at least knows you well enough that whatever happened on your couples' retreat had nothing to do with anything Satoru did.
Satoru looks hopeful. "Then what's--"
"Didn't I just say that's her business?" Sen snaps. "Go ask her if it's so important!" Satoru affords his son a small smile. There's a nonzero chance that he spoke up out of pity, but Satoru is sure the majority of Sen's motivation was for your sake. If there's anything without doubt in this world, it's Sen's love for you.
"Right." Satoru tosses a green packet to his son, who easily catches it in one hand. "Thanks anyway, kiddo!" Good thing he grabbed a pack of chocorooms the last time he was at the train station.
As Satoru leaves, Hikari snatches the pack from Sen.
"Oh, I fuck with these," she says, tearing the bag open.
Nao reaches over. "Hand those over!"
"No way, you're too slow!"
"Those are literally mine."
"Get off!"
Satoru smiles. His son was never as lonely as he was growing up and he never would be as long as those two were around.
Imagine ex-husband Gojo hearing your soft sniffles from inside a random storage closet. He hasn't seen or heard you cry in, what, fifteen years?
He softly taps on the door. "Hi," he murmurs.
The sniffling immediately stops as you contemplate the likelihood of him going away. But you know him like you know yourself and even if you don't let him inside the closet, he'd sit down and wait by the door until you're ready. And if you don't talk to him after that, he'd walk you home. And if you were silent the whole way home, he'd keep his mouth shut until you were ready.
And that just about sums up the kind of person your husband is.
Ex-husband. Fuck.
You reach out and unlock the door, which Satoru takes as his cue to come in and shut it behind him. Normally, he'd cup your face in his hands like you were the most precious thing in the world (you are, as far as he's concerned) and wipe your tears with his thumbs, but he can't do that now because you've been avoiding him for a while now and you may or may not be engaged to someone else.
"This is my own fuck up, Satoru," you tell him with a big sniffle. You try to collect yourself before tears start to fall again. Putting your face in your hands, you tell him, "You don't need to comfort me. This is my own fault."
Satoru takes your hands in his. He doesn't feel a ring and he hates himself for feeling hopeful about that.
"Did he propose?" he asks as neutrally as he can.
You rest your forehead against his chest. "He might as well have. He offered me a promise ring. It was beautiful. I couldn't have designed a better one myself."
Saying it out loud make the guilt even heavier.
Satoru isn't afraid of much, but he is afraid to ask, "And?"
"And." You purse your lips and he deserves eye contact right now, but you don't have the strength. "I couldn't accept it."
Satoru's heart skips a beat and he curses himself for it. But even he's taking aback. The perfect man just served himself to you on a silver platter and you said no?
"Oh," is all he can say.
You reply, "Yeah. Oh."
"Why?" he can't help but ask.
"Satoru, you know why."
"I promise you I don't."
It takes a moment for you to figure out how you want to say this, but you settle for short version.
"It's just." You breathe in his scent, as familiar to you as your own. He smells like coming home after a long trip and while hotels and AirBNBs and temporary homes may be nice and have all the luxuries, nothing beats returning to the space you cultivated for yourself. "Every day I'm not your wife is the worst day of my life. So no, I couldn't promise myself to someone else. And I feel like a bad person because I went on this trip knowing that there was a possibility he'd ask to make us official and I went anyway, and you know what he said to me after I said no?"
"What?" Satoru breathes out. His mind is still reeling from the first thing you said. About how much you hated not being his wife. And now all he could think about is that from the moment the word 'divorce' left your mouth all those years ago, he'd been sleepwalking through life sustained only by the brief moments he got to see you or hear of you or be reminded of you.
You fist your hands in his shirt. "He told me it was ok. That I don't owe him anything and he'll always cherish our time together." You shake your head miserably. "I never deserved him. There's no version of me that ever will, but I just can't be with him."
Satoru doesn't move. He'd let go of your hands when you grabbed his shirt and his hands now hang limply at his sides. He stands so still that it's like he hasn't even heard you.
It may not seem like it in the moment, but your ex-husband always found the right words. From the first, "you look like crap" to the wedding vows he spent months on and ended up going off script anyways, he always knew just what to say.
As the silence stretched on, you grew increasingly uncomfortable. There was never any doubt that Satoru loved you, but now that you've said something you can't take back, has he realized how the eventual heartache wasn't worth it in the end? At some point, has he realized that maybe you were just never meant to be?
"Satoru?" you ask in a small voice.
Rather than using insufficient words for the feeling of joy and relief beyond comprehension, Satoru wordlessly reaches into his shirt and pulls out a chain. On it hangs his wedding ring, yours, and your engagement ring.
In the weeks after the divorce, you tried to give your engagement and wedding ring back to him. He didn't accept them at first, telling you they're yours and always would be, but one day, he came to work and found them sitting on his desk. He exorcised 37 curses that day.
You huff a laugh. "You keep those on you?"
The storage closet you're in is small, smells mildly of bleach and strongly of dirt, and the light fixture hands so low Satoru has to stoop to not bang his head. His elbow knocks over a mop and the bucket its in, which causes a chain reaction of falling cleaning supplies, but he ignores it all to awkwardly fit himself onto one knee.
Satoru unclasps the chain and slides your engagement ring off. Your hands fly to your mouth and to him, you look even more beautiful than you did the first time he asked. Your cheeks aren't as full, you look more world-weary, but your eyes still shine as bright and you'll always be you, and for that, Satoru could never love anyone else the way he loved you. Not even close, not even a little bit. Not even at all.
Satoru slides his blindfold up and it sits in his hair messily. "Maybe you don't think you deserve him, but if I could just be selfish this one time." He has to swallow to keep his voice steady. "I'd ask if you'd be willing to settle for me, who doesn't deserve you. Because I love you and I'll spend the rest of my life making you happy."
Your tears fall freely as he takes your left hand in his.
"If that's enough, then I hope you'll accept this as a promise ring. That I'll take it slow and I'll respect your boundaries and you can back out at any time." He winks. "And that I'll get you a new engagement ring when the time comes."
It's like you've just walked through the threshold of your home after ages away. Breathed in your scent. Taken in all the decor you've collected while living there.
"You've spent a really long time hung up on the same girl, Satoru," you laugh wetly.
Satoru grins. "You don't get it. She's a really special girl. No one compares. So, what do you say? I'll pick you up at seven tomorrow?"
And what else are you supposed to say? That's Your Man.
Hello, loves, I just moved from one end of the U.S. to the other and moved away from my parents for work. I lived in the same house in the same bedroom for 24 years, and it's been hard, so I haven't been writing, but here is the most emotional installment I've written of any fic ever. I hope you enjoy.
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Sometimes it blows my mind that there are people that donât wear glasses/contacts. Like they can literally see with no aid. Like they wake up and just be out here seeing. What a wild concept.
zukka au where aunt wu looks straight at sokka and instead of telling him that his future is full of pain and anguish caused by his own hand, she tells him that heâs going to marry the fire lord and sokka is like âEXCUSE ME?â
Dr. Gojo Satoru added Prof. Shoko Ieiri to Cupids <3
Dr. Gojo Satoru: Sho where are you taking your lunch today? You: Eat with us in Gojoâs lab!
Prof . Getou Suguru emphasized your message
Prof. Shoko Ieiri: âŠwhy? Dr. Gojo Satoru: colleague bonding time! Prof. Shoko Ieiri: whatâs the catch? You: Why does there have to be a catch T-T Prof. Getou Suguru: Join us, and weâll accompany you to that meditation class taught by the cute brunette youâve been drooling over.
Dr. Gojo Satoru laughed at a message
Prof. Shoko Ieiri: yeah alright
Shoko appears in the doorway of Gojoâs lab shortly after agreeing to join. Her white lab coat flutters as she strides in, a fitted blue shirt tucked into black pin-striped slacks. She plops her brown bag onto the table beside you, tossing her long brown hair over her shoulder, and extracts a sandwich and an apple.
Across from you, Gojo sits perched at his desk, leaning back with his legs crossed atop the surface. His usual smug determination is evident, highlighted by his untouched strawberry cheesecake yogurt. His white turtleneck peeks above the collar of his lab coat, accentuating the icy hue of his hair and brows.
Unfortunately, spending so much time with Gojo means you are beginning to mirror him in subtle (and sometimes regrettable) ways. Todayâs shared wavelength is your matching outfitsâboth of you in white turtlenecks and brown straight-leg slacks. Though, judging by the label on his, the price tags arenât even close.
Getou, seated on a stool to your other side, shakes his salad container, the silver hem of his cardigan shimmering under the fluorescent light. A stray strand of hair falls across his face, and he tucks it behind his ear before turning to Shoko, who silently munches on her sandwich.
âSo,â Getou begins, smirking, âweâre just going to ignore how quickly the promise of getting near your little hippie crush convinced you?â
Gojo snickers and Shoko shoots Getou a glare.
âSheâs not a hippie,â Shoko retorts, wiping her mouth. âMeditation is a holistic approach with spiritual and health benefits. What do you guys even want from me? Gojo, you donât eat lunch on campusâever. The cafĂ© staff down the road probably know you better than your students.â
You chime in. âImportant business, Shoko. Gojo and I are working on a project requiring the intellectual brilliance of like-minded individuals.â
Getou nods solemnly. Shoko laughs.
âThank god you entertain him,â she says. âBack when my pre-med lab was next to his, he wouldnât stop dragging me into his ridiculous schemes. Youâve saved me countless headaches.â
Gojo grabs a stress ball from his desk and lobs it at her. Shoko deflects it with her elbow, the ball bouncing to the floor.
âYouâre so mean,â Gojo pouts. âAnyway, youâre here to confirm my theory that first-years Itadori Yuji and Kugisaki Nobara are the ideal match.â
Shoko groans. âOf course I am. Let me guessâyou two,â she points at you and Getou, âthink Itadori and Fushiguro Megumi are a better match.â
You nod eagerly.
âWell,â she sighs, leaning back, âconsidering Gojoâs total lack of social awareness, Iâd normally side with you two. ButâŠGojo, are you positive that you can concretely back your theory?â
Gojo stands, pacing dramatically. âIs an atom thatâs lost its electron considered positive?â
âI think youâre saying yes?â you guess.
âExactly!â Gojo snaps his fingers, grinning triumphantly.
Shoko, ever the pragmatist, pulls out her phone. âFine. This semester, Iâm teaching those three in Health & Wellness. Let me show you something.â
She scrolls through her phone and finally finds a video. âYuji and Nobara worked together on a group project. Watch this.â
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[The video begins, revealing Yuji and Nobara squeezed together in the frame, their smiles radiant. Nobara playfully elbows Yuji, whose eyes widen in mock shock before he starts speaking.]
Yuji: âHello, Sensei! Nobara and I finished the group assignment together and decided to try something totally out of our comfort zone. Actually, itâs something weâve joked about before because it sounded ridiculous.â
[He stifles a laugh, running a hand through his pink hair, the short strands standing on end.]
Yuji: âWe went to a local teaching farm and did⊠goat yoga. Weâve seen the posters on campus forever, so we thought, why not? It was a blast! The goats were fun, and hanging out with Nobara was great too!â
Nobara: âYeah! Honestly, I was kind of nervous at first. Itâs not easy convincing a goat to climb on your back during yoga poses. But once they did, their little hooves felt like a mini massage. Hereâlook!â
[She lifts a photo into the frame, holding it close to the camera. The image comes into focus: Yuji in a shaky downward dog pose on a yoga mat, Nobara beside him coaxing a tiny goat onto his back with a piece of hay. Nobara bursts out laughing and shakes the photo.]Â
Nobara: âHaha! Right after this, the goat climbed off Yuji andâget thisâit started peeing. Like, it barely missed his pants! Heâs so lucky he didnât get soaked.â
[Yuji yelps, shoving her shoulder while Nobara doubles over, her laughter echoing. Grinning through his embarrassment, Yuji snatches the camera, bringing it close to his face.]
Yuji: âOkay, Sensei, Iâm cutting this off. Nobaraâs having way too much fun at my expense. But yeah, aside from that one⊠incident, it was really fun. Iâd totally do it again!â
[His hand covers the lens, and the screen fades to black.]Â
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Shoko lowers her phone, pressing it to her lips as if lost in thought.
âSorry, you two. After watching that again, Iâm siding with Gojo on this. Look at themâtheyâre glowing. If someone made me laugh and smile like that, Iâd be completely done for.â
Getou scoffs, muttering something about how that explains why Shokoâs âso giggly after meditation.â
You shush him, trying to keep things light.
âAlright, that makes it 2-3. But you know who else teaches those three? Professor Haibara. We have to ask him.â
Before long, Haibara Yu strolls into Gojoâs lab, looking as disheveled as ever. His charcoal slacks are slightly wrinkled, his pale pink shirt untucked, and his silver glasses sit crooked on his nose.
âYou calledâOh! Everyoneâs here! Hi!â he exclaims, spreading his arms wide in greeting.
Getou, ever efficient, disposes of his salad container and slings an arm over Haibaraâs shoulder.
âHey, Yu. Quick question: as their professor, do you think Yuji and Megumi would make a good match?â
Haibara blinks, caught off guard. âAs in⊠romantically?â
When Getou nods, Haibara rubs the back of his neck, thinking.
âWell, theyâre in my History of the Samurai class, and let me tell you, theyâre my most enthusiastic students. On the first day, I asked what everyone already knew about samurai. Yuji and Megumi practically bolted to the board and started writing a list of skills theyâve practiced together.â
He grabs a marker and writes neatly on the whiteboard:
Samurai Fighting Basics â Megumi & Yuji
âą Iaido: Drawing & Sheathing IaitĆ âą Kenjutsu: Bokken Stances & Striking âą Kendo: Shinai Quick Attacks
âThey even demonstrated some techniques right there in class,â Haibara says with a grin, his thick bangs falling into his eyes. âItâs obvious theyâre close and share so many interests. Honestly, I ship it!â
The room erupts into chaos as everyone starts debating further. The argument rages on until Gojoâs next class begins trickling in, scattering the group with reluctant promises to continue later.
During your own lesson, as your students take turns popcorn-reading poetry, your phone buzzes in your pocket.
Dr. Gojo Satoru: Hey, I just remembered. Weâre facilitating that student union meeting today. We can totally ask the upperclassmen for their opinions!
You sigh, typing back a quick response.
You: Fine. Get back to teaching, Gojo.
When you woke up this morning, you definitely didnât expect to be holed up in an empty classroom, grilling the Student Unionâs elite members one by one about your matchmaking drama. Yet here you are, derailing their bi-weekly brainstorming session for fund allocation. To justify your antics, you and Gojo promised them unwavering financial supportâif they gave you honest answers.
First up is Vice-President Okkotsu Yuta, his usual warm demeanor making him an ideal candidate for candid feedback. Sitting across from him, you canât help but notice how he smiles sheepishly, like heâs trying to soften whatever heâs about to say.
âThis probably wonât help much,â Yuta begins, rubbing the back of his neck, âbut Iâm ninety percent sure Maki likes Nobara. I mean, I can really see it, so I propose⊠NobaMaki.â
You and Gojo exchange a look, equally unimpressed. Without a word, you call in the next person.
Secretary Inumaki Toge is next. Sassy and loyal, he takes his seat across from you with a raised brow, clearly amused by the situation. After you explain the debate, he listens intently before lifting his hands to sign his response.
âI donât know about Megumi and Yuji,â Toge signs carefully, his fingers precise, âbut if youâre suggesting Nobara and Maki, Iâve got news: Iâve heard Maki and Yuta are actually a thing.â
You freeze mid-follow-up, fumbling for the signs to convey âsuggestâ and âimply.â Gojo swoops in, translating seamlessly. Of course, heâs fluentâhe picked up sign language quickly after the two of you agreed to learn for Togeâs sake.
âWell,â you mutter, leaning back in your chair. âThat cleared up absolutely nothing.â
Finally, you summon President Zenin Maki. Confident and direct, she strides in with her arms crossed, rectangular glasses reflecting the fluorescent lights. Her thick lashes peek over the frames as she narrows her eyes at you.
âWhat now?â she snaps, cutting right to the chase. âMe and Yuta? Seriously? Look, you didnât hear this from me, but since weâre dragging Yuta into thisâToge likes him. So thereâs that.â
Maki turns on her heel and marches out, her ponytail swishing with every sharp step.
Gojo groans dramatically and leans his head on your shoulder, the soft tips of his snowy-white hair brushing your cheek.
âThis is just getting more ridiculous,â he says, voice muffled against your arm. âEveryoneâs in love with someone else. What the fuck?â
Your phone buzzes in your pocket. Careful not to disturb Gojo, whoâs still sulking on your shoulder, you retrieve it.
Prof. Nanami Kento Can you return my projector tomorrow morning? I need it for my lesson. Thank you kindly. Also, I hear you and Gojo are still sniffing around where you donât belong. Just a word of advice: being messy usually leads to more mess. Good luck cleaning it all up.
You sigh, sliding your phone back into your pocket. Nanamiâs right, of course. But does that mean youâll stop? Absolutely not.
insp by @r4yz-4u's comment !
Whenever someone criticises AI in fandom, thereâs always a bunch of people wailing âbut I use AI to write! :(â , as if their hurt feelings have any weight. Bad news boys, if something sucks it really doesnât matter if you like doing it. It still sucks. AI will still pilfer the real work of real people, launder it, average it, and feed it back to you at the cost of the planet in a way that will become increasingly monetised by (and is already controlled by) corporations - as well as gradually filling the internet with lowest common denominator SEO sludge.
âBut my writing is bad without itâ - if thatâs the case, your writing is still bad with it, because AI-generated material is not your writing. You have many options, including some combination of âgetting goodâ and âlearning to accept being badâ, just like the rest of us. If you actually like writing, grit your teeth and get to work; if you donât, then thatâs fine. The world is full of oceans of cared-about, thought-about work, much of it free. Glory in it!
(BTW, if you havenât read Ted Chiangâs articles on AI, I highly recommend; all of the ones Iâve read have been amazing. Hereâs one!
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art )
Help My Two Daughters Escape From Gaza War
Hello everyone..
I am Hadeel Mikki from Gaza, Palestine and this is my husband Waseem Mikki, my daughters Mira and Nadia, My mother Tahani Mikki, and my two brothers.
Here is our story - Ever since the morning of the 7th of October, none of our lives have been the same. Everything in our lives has been disrupted. The first night since the beginning of the war, our home got partially destroyed because of a very close Israeli strike.
Despite the damage, we stayed home for another two weeks until suddenly and without preparation, we were told to evacuate our homes and weâd be in danger. From this moment our endless journey of suffering and pain began.
Throughout this journey, we later Knew that our home of three floors where my family and my uncle-in-law family live. My uncle family of 5 members did not leave our home and it has got bombed directly and completely destroyed and all of them were martyred.
My father-in-law his heart could not bear all this pain and all this grief; so he got sick. He found himself living the darkest of realities and through the scarcity of medicine and lack of medical resources in the hospitals, he passed away.
My husband, Waseem, was very sad, and my daughters missed their grandfather, who used to play with them and bring them toys.
The situation was very difficult for my children, and my eldest daughter, Mira, kept crying and wanted to go and see her grandfather, and she did not realize that he had gone and would never return.
So we moved in with my husband, children, and I, full of great sadness, with my mother and two brothers, who are the only survivors of my family;Â They are all that I have left, and I hope that we will all escape with our lives outside of war and destruction, and that my children will survive. We do not want to lose them.
Our future has become unknown, our present is unbearable, unlivable by human standards. Weâre stuck in a harsh reality each moment. We live in a constant state of sounds of explosions, bullets raining down on us, artillery shells, and warplanes dropping destructive missiles on us every day.
In addition to our ongoing suffering to this day: lack of resources, humanitarian aid, medicine, and food. We can barely find food for my girls, as they eat one meal during the day and spend the rest of the day crying.
This is my daughters enjoying a life before 7th October.
But now my princess Mira stay alone all the time remember her previous life, her school, her friends, our beautiful life, and all places we were visited with Mira and Nadia as a beautiful family and still cry I need my school, I need my friends, I need my toys.
This is the cry of a mother and father. We hope that our children will be given the opportunity to live in peace and security and have access to food and a safe life like the rest of the children of the world everywhere.
Now I am pregnant in the 4th month , and I don't know how I will get the baby, there is no hospitals , no pregnancy care , no food , no clean water, so I am worried about this pregnant with these circumstances.
Maybe this fundraising effort is like a beacon in the darkness, our sole source of hope that we hold onto tightly. I urge the world to listen to my plea and the sorrowful cries of my Gaza kin. We desperately require the helping hand that can dry our tears and lead us to safety.
Your contribution is more than just money; it's a chance to reconstruct life and illuminate a brighter future. Join us in shaping a tale of hope, as we rely on your support to begin afresh.
The purpose of the fundraising campaign
The objective of this fundraising drive is to secure the passage of my family, comprising my husband, two daughters, mother, two brothers, and myself, through the Rafah Crossing to Egypt. Presently, this journey necessitates ÂŁ5000 per person. This campaign stands as our sole opportunity for survival, and I earnestly implore your aid during this pivotal juncture. Rest assured, I will furnish you with a detailed breakdown of the expenses, vowing transparency, and lucidity throughout.
ï»żBreakdown of Expenses
âąÂ Rafah/Egypt crossing: âŹ5000 per person (a total of âŹ25,000 for five adult family members)
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So, this is the first time that i publish something that i writed, is part of a gojo x OC series that i just started to write. I hope somebody like its, and if someone could give feedback i'd really appreciate it, i just learned english based on fanfiction.
When Satoru woke up that morning in the hotel room, he was alone. Or that's what he thought, until he saw the cherry strands of hair of the woman that slept with him last night, moving along with the breeze that came from the opened crystal doors that lead to the balcony.
âWhy are you awake?âasked Gojou, his voice heavy with sleep, his head still smothered against the pillow âwe still have time before the check-outâ said, closing his eyes again hoping to sleep some more.
We still have time before going back.Â
Just then the woman looked back at him, with a pained expression adorning her already made up face, freckles hiding behind her foundation. âI told you I wanted to talk last nightâ said the redhead almost whispering, like she was afraid of waking up the rest of the hotel âyou know, before you tossed me to the bedâÂ
ââbout what?âÂ
âAbout usâ now he was fully awake, he even sat on the bed, leaving the sheets uncovering his defined torso and arms. Gojou stared at her in silence, expecting her to continue. Leaving a sigh, she elaborated âIâmâŠiâm starting to, you knowâÂ
âNo, I actually donât know, Yumeâ it was too fucking early to be having this type of conversation.
âIâmgettingattachedâ said Yume fast, looking at the wall and avoiding his eyes at all costs. âWe talked about this at the start, but I-I just couldn't help it.â she rambled, trying to clarify her feelings. âI think we should end things here.â
âYou think that is the best?â
âOf course it is.â She sighed, still ignoring the troubled look that Satoru was giving her. End things here? but we were just fine last night. Yume walked around the room in the really, really uncomfortable silence, waiting for him to tell the contrary, to tell that she misunderstood his actions, that he wanted to give it a try. Anything but the silence.Â
But the answer never came.Â
So that's how is it? huh.
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ALRIGHT SO my pal @kalreyno wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on that. thereâs also been a lot of complaining about âboo hoo fat characters are hard to draw so i canât include them in my work Everâ goin on lately so if thatâs your case then this is for you too!! and also just for anyone who would like help with fat bodies in general, ofc. anyway, letâs get this show on the road!!
letâs start with some common misconceptions. these are the two main attempts at chubby bodies i run into, so iâll focus on them.Â
the Anime Chubby i see everywhere, and itâs justâŠâŠso wrong in many ways. first of all, there is almost no additional body fat compared to your average thin character - except for where itâs added in âattractiveâ places (breasts, hips, thighs). the breasts are way too perky, and donât have the realistic shape fat would give them (though how to draw accurate breasts is another tutorial all on its own lmao). there is still a thigh gap, which usually only happens in very thin people, and bones are still visible on the surface of the skin, which also rarely happens in fat people.
the Michelin Man is better in some ways, but still not that great. itâs a slightly better attempt, but basically all thatâs done there is taking a thin character and blowing them up, while giving no thought to fat distribution. the thigh gap is usually still present, and they look a lot more hard than soft - and fat is very soft and pliable.
hereâs a chart on how fat usually distributes (if you canât read my messy writing, â1. next to no fat, 2. moderate amount, 3. most of the fat distributionâ). basically, the more muscle an area has, the more prone it is to develop fat, such as the abdomen, thighs, and upper arms. itâs important to note that fat sits on top of muscle, and that it does distribute in different levels, and not evenly across the body as shown in the Michelin Man.Â
now, hereâs an accurate fat body with all of that kept in mind!! notice how the fat isnât only kept to aesthetically pleasing areas, and how it sits realistically on the characterâs body. their breasts sag a lot more, which happens even in thin people with larger breasts, and the nipples are pointing more downwards than straight out. there is no thigh gap in sight, there are no bones in sight, and most importantly, they have fat rolls, which are very important in drawing a convincing fat character!! as far as i know iâve never met a single person with no rolls at all, and everyone has them, whether thin or fat - theyâre just more prominent and more consistently present in fat people. pay close attention to where they are and how theyâre shaped.
here are a couple of drawings showing how fat is affected when sitting vs stretching. as seen in the first, the fat specifically on the stomach is distributed a lot more evenly and stretched out, so it becomes âflatterâ. the love handles are still pretty visible, though, as well as the fat on the thighs and arms. the breasts are raised with the shoulders, and the fat on the shoulders and near the neck forms rolls as itâs being pushed together.Â
in the second, there is a lot less room for distribution, so the fat is all pushed together. the breasts sag and the stomach forms rolls and spills into the lap. a good analogy for the way fat works is to liken it to a water balloon, and thinking of how its shape would change when resting flat on a surface, hanging off of a ledge, held upright, etc.
here are a few extra tips i find a lot of people miss!
first on the top is the hip/pubic region. the first circle is showing the way the bellybutton is folded in fat people, as opposed to stretched out in thinner people. the second is the stomach fat spilling over onto the pubic region and creating a separation in the two areas, which is something thatâs missing in a lot of art. in addition, the pubic mound also gains fat, making it round as seen in the profile drawing i did up there (iâve heard people refer to it as fupa?). the last in the hip region is the lack of a thigh gap. i canât stress this enough!!!! if youâre trying to draw a convincing fat character, make sure their thighs are pretty much always touching!! for reference, mine literally donât separate until my feet are about 2ft from each other.
the bottom right is showing the double chin, which a lot of people are afraid to draw!! fat does distribute itself here too, and thereâs nothing wrong with it, so donât feel like you shouldnât give fat characters a double chin in your work for fear of it looking like a caricature.
in the bottom middle, itâs showing how fat affects different types of breasts with the presence of more or less breast tissue.Â
lastly, at the very right are stretch marks with their usual locations and directions, which i also canât stress enough!!!!! i sometimes forget to add them honestly, but theyâre so important in accurately portraying fat characters, as they literally come from the skin being stretched from fat being gained (and theyâre also just rlly neat lookin like why wouldnât you lmao). some people have less and some people have more, feel free to experiment with them!
the last thing is body types!! there isnât one single way for a person to be fat, so feel free to experiment with shapes once youâve learned the basics!!Â
so there you have it, a tutorial on how to draw chubs!! now go forth and make some accurate fanart or some rad fat characters, because the world could always use more of both. hmu if you have any questions or concerns, and thanks for reading!!
EDIT: someone pointed out the bad wording in the tutorial. thank you for bringing it to my attention and sorry for offending anybody. iâve updated the tut, so please reblog this one!