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ArtFight revenge for @sunnythesheep 💕

Thank you for the lovely attack of my sona ^-^

ABOUT THAT SUMMER PRINTED BOOK!!!

Hi! if you follow me, you probably know my iwaoi comic "About taht summer"

I was asked if I wanted t print it so...I ask you to fill out this form ONLY IF you are actually interested in purchasing the printed version of ATS. I need the real number of people who are really interested in order to see if that's possible.

Based on the number of fill-ins of the "interest check form" made on Twt, the cost of a 260-page book will be about 25 to 30€ (I have to check if it can be printed).If not, I can consider the option of printing two 130-page books for 15€ each excluding shipping costs.

CLICK HERE TO FILL THE FORM

With the annual updating of all my links I've made the decision to (finally) formally phase out Amino in favor of BlueSky.

Tumblr is and will remain my main, but I'd still be thrilled if you give me a follow over at BSKY (handle is charlythelee, same as here, link through the LinkTree in my bio) 💕

🧼 SOCMED, ORGA & FINANCE - MOD CHARLY 🧼

Next up, please meet Mod Charly @charlythelee ~ They are getting warmed up to wrangle with both our social media accounts and our spreadsheets and will also be responsible for handling our charity donation at the end of our project💕

✨☕️Coffee Jelly: A Saiki K Zine - SHOP OPEN☕️✨

Happy birthday, Mera-san! In celebration of her birthday, we will be OPENING OUR ZINE STORE! 🎉

PREORDER PERIOD: APRIL 20TH, 2024 to MAY 20TH, 2024

SHOP HERE: https://saikizine.bigcartel.co

Jusssss 👋🏼

Currently fighting my way around a pretty stubborn creativity block - this kind of just…. happened.

Levia vs. the Art Block

-Lv 1 - The Gatekeeper -

Been like forever that i did a traditional piece - also sort of style experiment? Idk anymore

(Pls ignore that hind leg - my little sister barged in while i was lining and i slipped)

Also introducing my second sona Leviathan to Tumblr. She’s my demon and a snarky girl (secretly she just wants to be petted but she’ll chew off your hand in the process)

Art was made by me / Character also belongs to me! Dont use!

🪻MOD SPOTLIGHT: CHARLY — FINPROD🪻

Next up, we want to introduce you to our Finance and Production Mod @charlythelee, who will be supporting our Merch Artists and work hard on realizing all our contributor's amazing work 🪄💵

(Meet the whole Team on our Carrd!)

Hi! I know you're very much "in" the zine community (i loved your hqmm zine!) so I had a question that I was wondering if you could answer. on projects where it was a physical zine, how did you order them/manufacture them? because most places refuse to do fanworks. Thank you & have a good day!

Hi there & good day to you too 👋🏼

Firstly, thank you so much for the compliment, I'm really happy you liked the Murder Mystery Zine (it was a really cool project with a lot of amazing people) 💕

I am by no means a big production guru (there are mods out there with years of experience and dozens of projects more than me who really know almost every single manufacturer there is and have tried and compared them all) but I'm always happy to answer zine related questions and help to the best of my knowledge — I'll put the booklet related tips below the cut but if you have any other zine or production questions, please don't hesitate to ask again or DM me ☺️

To answer your question, for physical booklets, I, personally, tend to use Mixam UK, because in my opinion they have the best price/cost relationship (there are certainly manufacturers who deliver a better quality and more paper options, but if you are trying to keep costs low, then Mixam UK does a very good job! You need to pay attention though, because Mixam also has a US site, but I would advise against using them, because they are both more expensive and their quality is at best acceptable and at worst subpar — depending on what size and page count you have it can also be cheaper to order from the UK site with shipping to the US that ordering directly from the US site, so be sure that you are on the right Mixam site. There is also a Canadian & Australian site but I have not yet worked with them so I can't speak to how they compare—as far I remember the hearsay though, they seem to be doing okay) ☺️

I have also been part of 1 zine where the booklet was ordered with PixartPrinting (though not as a moderator), who seem to do great work with their finishing (though that was some years ago and last I checked they don't offer shipping to the US/international anymore, only EU, but you might be able to get more info if you contact customer service). I have also heard good things about Jukeboxprint and Skating Bear (especially if you want things like foil on the cover, etc), but never actually used them myself because from what I hear and the prices that I have been quoted for past projects, you need to reach a high quantity (250 & upwards) for the costs to balance out. Mixam has recently also added foil options but I have not yet tried them so I can't judge their foil work.

All of these have a website where you can order directly, except Skating Bear, who operate via Alibaba.

I have also never heard of any of these manufacturers (or any other) cancel or refuse an order because it was fan work, so not sure where you have that information from 🤔 I have only heard of a single instance where a sticker manufacturer wanted proof that you could use the designs (I guess they became suspicious because the designs had different art styles?) and it was all resolved by the respective merch artists sending them a message that the project had permission to use their designs—as far as I recall this was a very small, local manufacturer though and it was also some years ago. So, if you are trying to print locally and go somewhere in-person, small shops may very well have individual policies on not printing fan works or be more pro-active when checking the designs for originality 🤔

If you had a big/online manufacturer refuse your order because it was fan work though, I would be really curious to hear which company it was, if you don't mind sharing! That could be really helpful information for future and ongoing projects which company to avoid or have a backup plan for.

I think that was it, my 2 cents on making physical zine booklets, and I really hope that it all makes sense and was roughly the information you were hoping for 😅 If there is anything that you are unsure about or want more information on, please don't hesitate to ask or DM me directly 💕

I only got my first 2 zines to completion because I had amazing co-moderators around me giving advice and sharing experiences, so I am always open to passing on that knowledge to others and help them realize their zine ideas ☺️

lover, hunter, friend and enemy daichi x suga | hunger games au

“You’re not going to volunteer if I’m selected,” Koushi says firmly. Now it’s Daichi’s turn to chuckle softly. He places his hand on top of Koushi’s and moves it gently, turning it to examine it closely as if this were the first time he had ever touched him. Daichi runs his fingers over each slender digit of Koushi’s hand until returning it to the spot at his jaw. He turns his head slightly, pressing a soft kiss at the junction of Koushi’s thumb and the palm of his hand.

“You know I can’t promise you that.”

Koushi knows. And yet, he won’t stop trying. Year after year. He doesn’t know how they got lucky enough to not have been selected yet.

He lays back down on Daichi’s stomach, his hand slipping from Daichi’s cheek over his neck, his chest until it rests around his hip. Koushi’s thumb slips under his shirt and caresses the soft, warm skin underneath.

continue on ao3

A little late, but here is my piece for the DaiSuga BigBang 2023 ~ I had a ton of fun with the panels and the atmosphere!

Please check out Sibel's (@daisugababy) awesome Hunger Games AU on Ao3, I'm biting my fingernails reading, it's so gooood ✨

(Also shout out to the mods for being so dang patient with me and for the amazing organization 💕)

No-Text version under the cut ~

Guess who had a shite art year? Ironically though I did have my 2nd best ArtFight year with 11 pieces & at least I was marginally more inspired to write than last year.

Thank you all for sticking around, also for the zines, which have arguably been my focus in 2023, so — here's to 2024 ✨

Happy New Year, everyone! I'm starting 2024 off with a BIG one, my Art Fight 2023 contributions! I did a mix of digitally-finished pieces and line-only pieces this year, allowing me to do a few more Attacks this year than last. You can see the details of which Artists and Characters I attacked under the cut!

My "Dragon Ball" OC Miruku with SpookyKnight's alien beastie Niedlich.

@werewolf-t33th's "Sonic" OC Madison.

@forestfairyunicorn's demoness Demonica.

@omnicenos' "Ronin Warriors" OC, the tengu warrior Kazeko.

My "Sonic" OC Valir VS. @starlitskvader's "Ronin Warriors" OC, the young Onmyōdō, Haneko.

@1tiptip1's gentle half-God half-Demon, Baith.

@jackcloverway's pumpkin prince Pepo Pompona and his pack of pets!

@charlythelee's Viking warrior Freydis.

Queen Moreta's elemental sorcerer Damion.

@hakahakaiprincess's "ARMS" OC, the spectral knight Cervantes.

Masterpost for my IwaOi centric Haikyu Royalty/Fantasy-AU fanfiction “All the King’s Blades”

-> Read on AO3 HERE

Up Next: Chapter 2 || Status: *I really, really swear I am working on it, okay >.<’’*

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The peculiar case of Tadashi Yamaguchi

Fandom: Haikyuu (My contribution for the @hqurbanfantasybang) Type: Chaptered (3/3 - 40.1k words total) // Urban Fantasy AU ; University AU Focus: Unknown Species!Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi/Kuro/Bokuto friendship/support/mentorship) Ships: TsukiYama, BokuAka, KuroKen, IwaOi & DaiSuga; implied LevYaku, UshiTen, KageHina & MatsuHana Rating: Mature (descriptions of blood and injuries & explicit language)

Summary: Tadashi Yamaguchi has problems. As in: A lot. People can’t stop reminding him that he smells tasty and they’d like to eat him. His best friend and he are indirectly responsible for burning down their previous university. He can’t figure out how to stop turning orange whenever he’s nervous, keeps hitting his antlers on the lintel and the lion’s tail growing out his back seems to have developed a mind of its own. Oh, and of course there is that cute but grouchy med student vampire living across the hall who he is crushing on hard but doesn’t have the courage to ask out! On top of everything he now has to transfer to a new uni and try to survive campus chaos. Luckily, a pixie with chronic bed-hair and a shapeshifter who transforms into a duck rather than an owl whenever he’s upset, decide to take him on and teach Tadashi some confidence. Inbetween mysterious mentors, headless centaurs, annoyed dragons, hungry werewolves, kickboxing archangels, literal gods and sassy half-ghosts he isn’t quite sure if they are actually helping his increasing anxiety attacks, but hey… it’s the effort that counts, isn’t it?

Partner: DazzleTwig (on Twitter & Instagram) -> Art made by them (please support their amazing works!)

Read on Ao3 -> The peculiar case of Tadashi Yamaguchi

Preview:

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🔎 ZINE RELEASE 🔍

Sharpen your pencils and polish your binoculars, the time has come — 40 contributors are bringing you 180+ pages of Haikyu!! themed murder and crime mystery adventure across 6 different cases, as well as a wide variety of digital merch.

📁 FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

Thank you everyone for your patience and support and we wish you a thrilling investigation — The StS Mods

@haikyuu-community-board @all-zine-apps @haikyuubulletin @fandomzines @zinefans @anizines @zinesunlimited @zine-scene

Third year of @hqbb and as always I had a ton of fun participating ~  This time around with Aria (malewifereoagenda) and their super sweet UshiSemi fic "A Love Once Lost" (Preview | full link following soon) 💕

🥇 Justice (and Waffles) for the Grand King (✒︎ on Ao3) (Preview)

Seijoh 4 + KageHina | Haikyu!! | Timeskip (Olympics) | Rated: G | 2.5k words

Hajime knows he says and thinks this a lot, but this time he truly, deeply and sincerely means it: He’s done. Like done done. “So just to make sure I understand this correctly,” he takes a deep breath while just barely resisting the urge to smash his head through the next best wall, “you finally fulfilled your lifelong dream of winning Olympic gold, and the best thing you could think of doing with your medal was to put it by the wide open window, where a bird flew in… and stole it?” “... … … Yes,” Oikawa grits through grinding teeth, eyes set firmly on a point somewhere above his shoulder.

I was so so SO thrilled to be able to contribute to the @hqanimalzine "Gone Wild" last year and, as is custom with my Seijoh 4 fics, it turned out to be absolute chaos 🤣

🏐 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 🏐

Hey, hey, hey 👋🏼 To celebrate our 2 year mark, we are releasing the "Passing the Torch" PDF & add-ons for everyone! PtT is a gen, PG-13 fanzine, centered around platonic mentor & student relationships. Please enjoy💕

➡️ DOWNLOAD HERE

@haikyuubulletin @haikyuu-community-board @zineapps @zine-scene @zinefans @anizines @zinesunlimited @eufanzines

from the team of aria (malewifereoagenda on ao3) and @charlythelee, we have for you an enemies to lovers slow burn with a generous amount of mutual pining, starring ushijima and semi! read more in the picture or the alt description!

🩷 The Name (✒︎ on Ao3) (Preview)

Spy x Family | Becky Angst Study | 3.1k words | Teen Up

When Becky thinks about the Blackbell family, she thinks of everything but family. She thinks of duty and of pain, of responsibilities that bind her and all the little joys that are supposed to be beneath her. She thinks of the other picture, the one in her room, and she thinks of Anya.

Aaaaaand, my fic for the @spyxangst zine earlier this year ~ The spot art was made by the amazing Saint Artemis (on IG) & the whole zine is free to download, so check it out, I had a blast working with this team 💕

My fic for @spyxangst. It's still available for download too: https://luhua.itch.io/spyxangst Check out all the good stuff here!

I had the joy to not only contribute my own fic to the recent @spyxangst zine, but also make some spot art for @fallsintograce super angst-juicy fic "The Face of Love" (on Ao3) ~ 

The whole zine is free to download, so please check it out, there are so many amazing pieces in there ☺️✨

⚡ Zine Release ⚡

The result of our mission is finally ready! Enjoy the wonderfully angsty works of over 30 creators, available now for free!

⇝ Download here: https://luhua.itch.io/spyxangst

Thank you for reblogging! 🌟 @zinefeed @anizines @zine-scene

⚡ Piece Preview ⚡

Open the door to the pieces of Becky that she keeps carefully hidden away 🚪

📆 Tonitrus Bolts releases Nov. 1st!

Fic by Charly Lee: ⇝ @charlythelee

When people think about the Blackbell family, they tend to think about Blackbell Heavy Industries. They think of oil, of grime, of gears grinding tirelessly, of cogs turning and the hissing of hot metal being pressed into shape. It just fits. Black-Bell. Dark and intimidating, like the smoke of battle, demanding caution and respect.

Some style/design experiment featuring my secondary sona Leviathan.

I haven’t been very happy with the original design of the upper horns recently, because I never manage to get the curve right, so I’ve decided to explore some alternative shapes - don’t know if I will make this design permanent yet, but I like it plenty for now ^-^

Art made by me, character is mine too, please don’t use, trace or heavily infringe!  You can also find my art on DeviantArt where I go by CharlyLee.

Artfight 2023 attack featuring @charlythelee 's OC, Charlotte! I had a lot of fun with this one drawing all the floof and the backlighting!

Thanks for looking!

⚡ Contributors List ⚡

Now that you've met all the agents who are part of Tonitrus Bolts, here is the full roster! Your mission is to follow them 🕵️‍♂️

⚡ Page Artists ⚡ @pintoravasut @berrybanana-arts @eirenadraws @greeninkpenguin @hauntjester @itsaleois @kittenexmachina @lunahras-draws @meowlindax @snoweowlart @soquisvoce @yonsoncb

⚡ Merch Artists ⚡ @ejstrunck @n00fje @SaintArtemis

⚡ Writers ⚡ @aeriamamaduck @baconaggs @chaostellation @charlythelee @coloredices @happinessdeceit @sunfishtwilight @digitaldiscocat @fallsintograce @ladyofinkandpaper @loubuggins @meejunorp @rin-chan32 @romacharm @yellowcrazycricket @sideblog-yellowcrazycricket

⚡ Contributor Spotlight ⚡

Introducing Charly Lee, our writing and spot art contributor!

⇝ @charlythelee

Hi, I'm Charly, I'm a writer, backpacker and eternal procrastinator ~ What I love the most about Spy x Family is the way how it addresses serious and emotional topics while also just being an absolute joy ✨

Exerpt from "A Matter of Faith":

"I think it could have gone worse," Ennoshita contributes, as he sits down in his spot. "How?" Kinoshita asks, scratching the back of his head. "Well, at the very least it is vaguely human and we could all agree on the spot, that it's Daichi-San," the dark-haired muses. "Thanks for nothing," Daichi deadpans in response.

🏞️ Delta (✒︎ on Ao3)

IwaOi | Haikyu!! | Timeskip (Olympics) | Rated: G | 1.5k words

Hajime will never admit it, not until the day he dies, but from the moment he saw Oikawa, he knew they didn’t stand a chance. It’s a strange sensation really. An irritating sort of limbo between acknowledging an undeniable fact and the knee-jerk refusal to simply submit. “You made it,” he says. “I made it,” Tooru grins, the golden disk around his neck at home between the blue and white stripes of his jersey, like the final piece of a flag puzzle. A sign of completion and the embodiment of all that had changed. Oikawa and Iwaizumi reunite after a long time spend apart, contemplating what's behind and what still lies ahead.

For the @iwaoibb SummerCamp week 6 activity, prompt given by @mercrediad ^-^<3 It ended up a bit more abstract that I was planning but I hope you still like it <.<

🐉 Dragon of the West, Prince of Silver (✒︎on Ao3)

IwaOiDaiSuga | Haikyu!! | Medieval/Dragons/Magic AU | Rated: T | 3k words

“Wra,” the dragon drones. “Hm, but that would be rude, wouldn’t it?” The man looks at it. “Brrrafff.” “We haven’t even finished the story yet.” Oh gods, please anything but more of that weird story! Hajime wants to scream. The dragon seems to agree with him and gives the man the stink-eye. “Okay, wow, now that was hurtful.” The man returns the look with a pout and a grumble. His brown hair is cascading across his face in gentle waves that reflect the dim light like gold and the sharp line where his jaw melts into his neck is teasing Hajime from underneath the collar of a sapphire blue robe.

Don't mind this, just me back on my nonsense >.> Thank you @swimming-in-the-sea-story for beta-ing 💕