Todays practice
I'M SOOOO READY
we are so back baby
I'm obsessed with them
wip since this will probably take a while
huswifeband appreciation post (i have so many inappropriate things to say)
that bitch with the blue eyes really got me [affectionate]
๐พ๐จ๐ฐ๐ป, ๐พ๐ฏ๐จ๐ป?
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐
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๐๐: 1,419
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mizu had been away in london for two and a half years. with the help of abijah fowler, sheโd located the other two men she spent so much time looking for. the last two men that could have potentially put her on this godforsaken earth.
she killed all three of them in one fell swoop.
as she stood on the boat taking her home, she couldnโt help but think about what awaited her. how was everyone doing? did akemi and taigen ever work it out? where was ringo? how was swordfather holding up? how was yui?
as yui came to mind, mizu felt her stomach drop slowly but surely.
yui.
mizuโs closest friend. her longest friend. the reason mizu spent so many nights of this four year journey restless. yui plagued the womanโs mind like death.
the two met shortly after mizu began living with master eiji. yui would periodically bring fresh fruits and vegetables for the old man to have. yui, only seven at the time, was so fascinated by the kid, she couldnโt help but want to be around all the time.
now, she was twenty-six. mizu left right after yui turned twenty-two, being twenty-one herself. compared to the fifteen years theyโd known each other beforehand, four years wasnโt long, and they saw each other briefly just before mizuโs impromptu trip to find the white men. to be apart from someone youโd grown up with, though, someone whoโd been like an extension of you, was like missing a part of you.
if nothing else, i hope sheโs happyโฆ wherever she is.
the journey was long, but after five and a half months at sea and three weeks of land travel, mizu stood in front of the small hut she grew up in.
dressed in her very old kimono and very tattered pants, her hair tied back in her typical ponytail, mizu felt stuck in place.
what if no oneโs home?
what if they turn me away?
what if something happened to them?
it wasnโt the first time she had these thoughts, but it was the first time they hit her this fierce.
with bated breath and a hand on the blade at her waist, mizu stepped forward and walked inside.
the first thing she noticed was the lack of fire, swordfather nowhere in sight. her heart beat roughly against her chest at the thought of where he could be, but the shallow breathing quickly pushed that thought aside.
wait, what?
as she turned, ignoring the whiplash, mizu spotted a shorter figure tucked away in the corner. the lighting was bad, but if she squinted, she could make out the wide eyes of the woman whoโd unknowingly stolen her heart.
she didnโt look much different. same pretty eyes, same pretty nose, same pretty lipsโฆ
โฆaccompanied by some swelling, bruising, and a small cut.
wait. what?
โmizu? is that you?โ yuiโs voice was so small, you almost couldnโt hear it.
โwhat happened to you?โ mizu responded, taking long strides to wrap her friend in her arms, almost shielding her from the world.
โyouโฆ youโre here? iโm not dreaming?โ yuiโs hands shook as they came to mizuโs face, one holding a damp cloth. the samurai took that very hand in her own.
โiโm here, yui. tell me what happened. who hurt you?โ her voice was soft, and yet the malice was clear as day.
โi- i canโt believe youโre here. i prayed everyday for you to come back to me. you look so tired and- and thin,โ as yui rambled, tears welled in her eyes. there was so much concern in her voice, and mizu wanted to draw blood.
you beautiful angel. youโre hurt and worrying about me.
โyui, look at me. who hurt you?โ
the blubbering woman blinked a few times. mizu grabbed her flushed cheeks to keep eye contact.
โi- you donโt need to worry about me, mizu. are you hungry? let me get you some food,โ yui tried to pulled away.
โyui.โ
she stopped walking. with a drop of her head and a trembling sigh, yui turned back around.
โโฆ my parents married me off a year ago-โ
โwhatโs his name?โ
โmizu, this is why i didnโt want to tell you! you donโt need to do anything, iโm fine!โ
the samurai, in the middle of storming out, stopped herself.
when did i become thisโฆ protective?
she didnโt get to think on it too much before yui grabbed her from behind, pulling mizuโs back to her front.
โhe only hit me a few times. a few days ago he got really drunk and he was upset about something and he justโฆ we ran into taigen in kohama the day after. taigen told him to stay away from me and then brought me here. mizu, i promise iโm okay. donโt leave meโฆ not again.โ
as the sun came down, two sat huddled by the fire. swordfather, ringo, and even taigen surprisingly welcomed her home with open arms.
"ya know, master, taigen really gave yui a run for her money missing you."
"what the hell are you talking about, ringo? i did not miss him. i only spent so much time here because there needed to be a man to take care of the house with this idiot was getting his blood revenge or whatever. we seriously thought you were dead."
"i'm sorry for worrying you all. and thank you, taigen, for taking care of yui and swordfather."
taigen didn't have a retort for that, and it was silent save for master eiji's "hmmm."
as the hours ticked away, it got quieter, taigen and ringo leaving for their own homes and master eiji retiring for the night.
mizu and yui were still sat together by the small fire.
i'm gonna do it. she deserves to know.
"yui, I..." she started.
"yes?" the aforementioned woman looked up to mizu, eyes wide with innocence and happiness.
"uhm...i-"
"iโm so in love you, mizu. did you know that?"
wait... what?
"i- i'm not a... man," mizu had to force it out. she expected the joy in yui's face to dissipate, but the eyes staring at her didn't flash with any anger, distrust, or confusion.
"i know that, mizu," yui's lips curved in a small smile. mizu stood in shock.
"wait, but how? did you see me naked? you can't be in love with me, yui. i lied to you. for years."
yui giggled at her before grimacing softly.
"i guess that means the feeling isn't mutual then, huh?" her tone was light, but the hurt was written all over her face.
"no, mizu started, cradling the soft skin of yui's face, "no, no, no, yui. i love you more than anything in this world. i live and breathe for you."
"then how can you sit here and tell me that i can't love you and then turn around and tell me you love me?"
mizu sighed. she's never been good at this whole being in love thing.
"it's just... i've been in love before and it didn't turn out all that great. i just don't understand how you could... when did you... have you always liked women?"
now it was yui's turn to sigh, "why do you think i fought with my parents so much when we were teenagers? 'yui, you must stop with this foolishness, you will marry a man and bare me grandchildren!' 'but mama, i don't like boys! i like-" she cut herself off with a loud slap to the back of her hand. despite the seriousness of what she just told mizu, that smile was back on yui's face.
"what... what do we do now?" mizu had an inkling of a feeling as to what, but she still wanted to be sure.
"well," yui sounded cheeky, "it'd be really nice if you would kiss me."
and with a bright red face, mizu did just that.
after kissing for several minutes (not nearly long enough if you asked mizu), the two prepared to sleep. mizu snuck her futon out of the room she shared with master eiji and yui layered a couple of old blankets on top. as the pair laid together, mizu couldn't think of anything other than how happy she felt in that moment. and then she had a thought.
"you didn't tell me how you knew i wasn't a man, yui." as she snuggled closer to mizu, yui chuckled lightly.
"oh, my love, i've always known."
"yes, but ho-"
she was silenced with a kiss.
โsleep, mizu.โ
๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ (โก_โก) ๐บ'๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช ๐ข๐ฎ. ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ช ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ถ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช'๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ. ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข'๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต. ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต'๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ. ๐ฃ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช (โงโโฆ)/
โ ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐บ๐ข
mizu is so effortlessly funny
why is she posted up like fucking spiderman, yall donโt know how much i love her.
โ ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐บ๐ข
uh oh guys new favourite character time
forgot to post Mizu from couple of months ago here!! she was also in drafts for lloooonnggg
What a dysfunctional squad.
So freakin ready for a season two.
Mizu finally getting some much needed sleep
Episode One doodle
She lives in my head rent free
Fit courtesy of Ghibli of course
Anyone notice how Mizu and Ashitaka got similar fits?
New obsessionโฆ
A first attempt at a more Ghibli style
Whaaat? Someone who also likes BES and Fluffpillow's Ocs??? Dude, are you like, my sibling or something??
I saw your whole blog and I gotta say: you have a LOT of potential!! ;D
Keep doing your thing! (No pressure though!)
And hey... Could i present to you a really random ship? *Inhales deeply*:
Fowler and Dr. Phantasmo?
Dr. Phantasmo x Abijah Fowler headcanons:
If we ignore the ACTUAL dates where Telltown and BES takes place and pretend these two are in the same year (now which year would be up to you, dear readers), we can work better with these headcanons, alright? Good.
And now, without further ado: Fowler would have recognized Phantasmo (formerly known as Victor) thanks to T-oby (iโll explain better on my mini series (or should i say one-shots?) of fanfics that iโve promised of BESxTelltown) that he (AF) remembered when he was visiting a small town and saw him (T-oby) in the distance and decided to greet the robot. They have exchanged some small talk until Fowler brought up about Victor:
AF: where is that genius scientist who created you?
T-oby: o-ohโฆ w-wellโฆ you seeโฆ my father isnโt the same anymoreโฆ
AF: Oh? May i see him then? I am curious to see what you mean by โisnโt the same anymoreโ! Has he finally saw how the world truly works? Perhaps it could be that?
T-oby: . . .Iโฆ i donโt think heโs going to remember you butโฆ s-sureโฆ
And so, they both went to see Phantasmo: T-oby was carrying a lot of plastic bags with things that his father asked him to bring and Abijah didnโt offer any help (because he be like that, an asshole)
When they finally got to the mansion where Phantasmo lives, Fowler couldnโt help but chuckle and comment about how worn out that mansion was, it was such a waste having a big house like that and not taking care of it
When they opened the door and went downstairs to Phantasmoโs lab, Fowler was surprised to see a ghost and not a man. He points to Phantasmo and asks T-oby if that was him: Victor.
T-oby: Yesโฆ and n-noโฆ itโs hard to explainโฆ you know? A lot hasโฆ changed ever since you and that blue eyed samurai leftโฆ
Phantasmo was so busy that he didnโt hear the two talking or rather, he couldnโt care less about who his โsonโ brought to his home
Fowler laughed loudly and said that explained the reason why the mansion was in such a bad state. Phantasmo started to growl quietly and told his โsonโ to get rid of the โguestโ because he (AF) was disturbing him (Phantasmo).
T-oby: m-maybe we should g-goโฆ my dad hates being disturbed and-! H-heyโฆ! What do you think you are doing??
Fowler ignored T-obyโs warnings and decided to sneak up on the scientist. But he quickly turned just in time before Fowler could give a big old pat in his back:
Phantasmo: are you deaf or something? Am i speaking in French? I said you must leave!
Fowler: Aye now, aye now! Why are you treating an old friend like that? You used to be a lot nicer, Vict-!
T-oby quickly ran into Fowlerโs direction and placed his hands over his mouth. The robot quickly apologized to his father and tried to bring Fowler with him to another room of the mansion. But was stopped by his father, who told his โsonโ to take off his hands off the manโs mouth:
Phantasmo: an old โfriendโโฆ you say? Pardon you but WHO the fuck are youโฆ? Also, how do you know my n- ahem, my OLD name?
AF: Wow! So you are saying you donโt remember me? You hurt me! *fakes dramatic pose and smirks* how could you forget me? I was that man who was accompanied by that blue eyed miss and-
Phantasmo: waitโฆ canโฆ can you repeat that againโฆ?
AF: hey, donโt cut off me like that, itโs rude. But continuing: i am that man who was accompanied by that blue eyed-
Phantasmo: samuraiโฆ hmmโฆ what was her name? What was her nameโฆ Mizuโฆ? Yeah, yeah! Mizu!
AF: hey, i already told you to not interrupt me like thatโฆ and you remember her? And notโฆ me? Oh, you have hurt me even more now! *fakes gasp and places one hand over chest*
Phantasmo: you knowโฆ i Think Iโmโฆ starting to remember you too~ yeah, werenโt you that man who wanted to buy T-oby~? *starts circling around the red hair man*
AF: so thatโs ALL you remember ME for? Ohoho, you know how to โflatterโ someoneโฆ specially an old friend!
Phantasmo bursts out laughing and compliments Fowlerโs sarcasmโฆ then, Phantasmo offered him to sit on a seat and the two started to keep in touch of what happened to both of them:
Phantasmo explained that his memory wasnโt always the best and because of that he doesnโt remember a lot of things after he died: he doesnโt know where is his wife (he presumes that sheโs dead), he doesnโt remember his past life and etcโฆ
Abijah explained to Phantasmo that the reason he was accompanied by Mizu was because he was one of the suspects of being her father and that she was holding him โhostageโ until she found the other two men who probably brought her out to this world. Phantasmo laughed at him and told him he was being too weak of being held as a hostage by someone who he could easily overpower. Fowler just shrugged off and said that indeed he had the upper hand against Mizu but she quickly turned the table and was ready to kill himโฆ
Phantasmo: T-oby! Bring some tea for this gentleman! NOW!
AF: is that offer still available? I really could pay good money for him!
Phantasmo: Hmmmโฆ justโฆ how much are we talking about~?
AF: 100,000,000 golden ryu~โช
T-oby โaccidentallyโ dropped the hot tea tray on Fowler and looked at Phantasmo angrily until he cowered when his dad looked at him even more angrilyโฆ
Phantasmo: forgive myโฆ โsonโโฆ he is sometimes a little clumsy but nothing like a good old spanking wouldnโt resolve thisโฆ are you still willing to buy him~?
AF: hmmmโฆ he seems to love you a lot, but yes: i am still thinking of buying him~โช
T-oby: H-HOW ABOUT YOU MOVE IN TO OUR MANSION? AFTER ALL, YOU ARE STILL HIDING FROM MIZU, R-RIGHT?? HERE IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO-!
Phantasmo shouted at T-oby and told him to shut up. The poor robot went silent and basically thatโs how Abijah moved in to Phantasmoโs mansion!
These two would be plotting many evil plans to take over the world (technically, Fowler already owned entire armies and had many costumers because of his trafficking and other illegal things he does. But the more the better)
Charlie would have a lot of difficulty to reach Phantasmo now thanks to Fowler (have you seen his aim?? He has scarily good aimโฆ and also his size-). She would need to team up with Mizu to beat him and Phantasmo. And how would that happen if Mizu was probably at the other side of the world? Wellโฆ T-oby may or may not have secretly tried to sail (along with Charlie and Squirt) to find Mizu and tried to bring her to Fowler, so that way she could finally have her revenge and T-oby would be free from that man๐คญ
These two (Mizu and Charlie) would team up to take down Phantasmo and Fowler and Charlie made it very, VERY clear to Mizu that they wouldnโt be killing ANYONE. That they would sent both Phantasmo and Fowler to the prison: where they belong. Of course, Mizu is very against the idea and wants to kill Fowler. They have a little fight here and there but eventually Mizu agrees to just send Fowler to the prison.
These two (AF and Phantasmo) would pass off the โcanโt stand this bitch for one minute๐โ to โme and bestieee๐ฅฐโ kind of vibes, you know?
If they somehow had the idea of marrying each other, it would probably go down like this:
Phantasmo: Buhahahahaha! Give up now! We are going to take over the world you fools! And thereโs nothing you and your blue eyed friend can do to stop us!!!
Fowler: hey, hey. Phantasmo.
Phantasmo: WHAT? Canโt you see i am in the middle of an evil speech?
Fowler: i was here thinkingโฆ we could be something more thanโฆ evil partners in crime you know?
Phantasmo: are you really suggesting what i think youโre suggesting right NOW?
Fowler: *bends in on knee* i know right now isnโt the best time butโฆ would you marry me?
Charlie: . . .
Mizu: . . .
T-oby: . . . *screaming internally* โplease say no, please say no, please say n-โ
Phantasmo: . . . are you serious right now?
Fowler: *opens ring box, revealing a big diamond ring*
Phantasmo: *snatching the diamond ring as soon as he sees it and placing on his finger* Yeah, yeah sure whatever, we are married now and iโll be the husband of this relationship, understood? Good.
Fowler: *chuckles and gets up to teasingly kiss Phantasmo on the cheek*
Charlie: oh God i think iโm gonna puke-
Mizu: simply d i s g u s t i n g.
T-oby: *faints*
Phantasmo: *blushing and shouting at Fowler* Abijah! Donโt kiss me in front of my arch nemesis!
Fowler: *laughs even more*
After they would get married, i imagine that they would constantly bicker a lot but would still โloveโ each other, lol
Phantasmo would sometimes try to kill Abijah to take possession of his fortune, lol (and Abijah couldnโt be bothered by it because Heiji shindo also tried to kill him when they were โbusinessโ partners. So he (AF) is used to it by now, lol)
Usually itโs Abijah who is the one who makes Phantasmo flustered, because he (Phantasmo) is easily flustered by any little thing that Fowler does: especially his public โaffectionโ
ANOTHER paint study because i can always do better.
This was a gorgeous scene and I decided to use a bigger canvas than usual, so naturally this took a while.
Like uhโฆ 5 hours a while
MY POOR BABY SHE DONT DESERVE THIS
oh and click for better quality of course
hereโs some quick 10-15 minute studies I did on episode 2 :)) I donโt really like them very much but oh well
RANT BELOW:
one thing I noticed and loved about this episode was the EXTREME AMOUNT of detail in which is present and the LACK of mention. I am appalled by the amazingness of this episode.
One interesting comparison I found was the scenes with Chiaki and Mizu when she was a kid and when she is an adult.
In both meetings, Chiaki knocks Mizu to the ground.
BUT
the second time she gets pushed down, she stays down. Of course, Chiaki mustโve remembered the time he knocked her down as a kid, so he knew she would stay down. Of course, his foolishness lead to one of THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED AND SHOT scene (in my opinion). And he dies. (loser)
So anyway, sorry for the rant on something that was probably obvious.
study of one of my favorite shots :pp