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Warning: lots of Yapping
Part 1/??
edit: this was originally from march 9th before i editted it in -checks watch- APRIL SIXTEENTH. uuh soooo yeah :>>
no literally i spent like 20 minutes tryna figure out how to make a post and then I went onto a guide that said "First click the pencil icon:D" and I'm looking like- *"Where the fucks the pencil icon??"* Cause I'm used to doing this on the laptop and then I look down and I see the bright blue button that says 'Create' with a pencil icon..
What the fu-
ANYWAYS sooo I got more drawings I wish to share, My Hero Academia drawings that is. MUAHAHAHAHAHA- ok anyways
Ths is for my Cacophony Cacophony series! Which is comprised of five rebellious Teenagers in a rock band. Which comprises of Juro Mizushima, Shikanai Ekusenshi, Ranma Jiyu, Reza Usagi, and Tsuyoshi Tsunemi.
Usually play these characters in c.ai rps (because I have no life) and even then I use mainly Ranma, Shikanai and Juro. soo I've gotten so much more lore on em. Considering they're all parentless. Reza and Tsuyoshi are the only normal kids here (for now >:>)
I WILL tell you. These og drawings I don't NECESSARILY like since they were kinda my first depictions of them but rn I'm too lazy to get off my bed to find their better photos so these'll have to do.
FOR NOW!! I'm going to do two characters since there's alot of Yapping and talking, so we'll be focusing on Ranma and Shikanai this post!!
(plot twist, I finally but off my ass and took their pictures, I'll let you know you which ones are Ogs and redraws.)
FIRST DRAWING (Og) !! One of my favorite guys, Ranma Jiyu!
(redraw of Ranma, I like this one better, my art style kinda changed)
TW: few mentions of childhood abuse, but it's not in detail. and mention of a overdose but only for his mom
Ranma's a certified 'punk', and kind of like an 'evil' version of Hizashi?? He was definitely based off of Hizashi at some point, especially with his quirk, [HARMONIC], which allows him to 'manipulate sound waves to create sonic blasts' and also Hypnotize people. It's a combination of both his parents quirks and also pretty much The same as Hizashi's, but instead of his Quirk always being on, he has to CONCENTRATE to scream. Not concentrate to NOT scream, y'know?
and a lil backstory- his dad was a small time villain (Quirk; SIREN SCREAM) who had Ranma with his partner (Quirk; SIREN) for the purpose of creating another villain to mentor and take on the quote on quote "Family business" (when there wasn't really a family to begin with). Like this man was teaching his six-year-old son how to hijack cars and steal from grocery stores on a daily basis.
At the same time he wasn't really a good dad since he was abusive and neglectful of Ranma. Same with the mom too, she was SSOO neglectful! and he still loved them even as a small child who didn't realize that his parents weren't really good.
Ranma was also taught to hate heros since they 'Made his dad's "job" Harder'?? He was basically groomed into becoming a villain like his dad.
His DAD in question got arrested while Ranma was around 6-7, which fueled the kids hatred for Heroes. He was then put into foster home after foster home but he kept running away and like- hating everyone. How did Dad got arrested is kinda a crazy story.
BACKSTORY: so what happens is that Ranma is you, right? I wanna say 7 or 6, and His Dad basically leaves to go steal cars and resell them, and his Mom watches over him. she tells young Ranma that she's gonna take a nap and to not wake her up, but the thing is that she took a whole bunch of pills (either sleeping or illegal substance) and literally overdoses in her sleep. Little Ranma doesn't understand what happened so he tries waking her up before deciding to call the police (even though he was taught that the Police were 'bad people'). the Police came at the same time as Ranmas Dad and they arrest him before taking Ranma to the Fostering agency because he doesn't have any parents anymore. I totally didn't make this story up in a bot in C.ai, whaaaaaaat, that's crazy! anyways-
He ALSO had another au version where he embraces his father's villain's side and becomes a little villain himself named 'Soundweaver' who's just like.. this teenage delinquent who constantly gets caught by the police and is on a first name basis with like 30 different officers.
Like it'll literally be like-
Rookie officer: *holding a struggling Ranma* I caught this kid smashing mailboxes with his guitar!
Veteran Officer: oh, that's just Ranma
Rookie Officer: what?
Veteran Officer: hello Ranma.
Ranma: *sighs* hello officer Tanaka..
The Kid's kinda famous. Even in his non-villain arc he's still pretty famous around the police stations, just not as much since he plays guitar and sings in the band 'Cacophony Cacophony'. Little fun facts; he speaks English and likes English rock bands, and has a lip and eyebrows piercing which was done by his Bio parents. He's also Cupiosexual, Gender fluid and Bisexual! He's very open about his identity and sexulality and even dyed his hair to match the colourd of the Genderfluid flag! he's also very expressive with his clothing, and likes crossdressing.
In some rps he wears Hearing aids, but I don't know if that's canonical
He was also originally named Kyoka (mainly because I used ai to come up with names at the time and I didn't realize that it was a girl's name) because his parents were expecting a girl, so when the kid was born a boy they decided to just keep the name instead of coming up with another name. Also Kyoka Jiro?? I didn't know her name was KYOKA????
Alright that's enough Ranma,
onto my next favorite boi! Shikanai Ekusenshi! (Og)
this is Shikanai , and uh.. *this is a really bad photo of him.* Reza too, she's got better photos I swear-
(Redraw 2 from 1)
(Redraw 1, the first redraw)
So Shikanai has kinda changed over the months, but basically he's a kid who has extremely bad social issues, DID, and just a heck ton of problems.
His Quirk is called [BATTERY]! He can take the energy out of both humans (life force) and electronics (Electricity) and either store it or transfer it to either himself or other people/electronics. His Quirk was originally called Life force Absorption and he could only take the energy from humans, but I edited his quirk a bit. Basically how his quirk works is that Energy (for him) in all things is a 100% digit battery. Meanwhile he, Shikanai, has TWO 100% batteries. (His second battery is basically a extra storage unit).
He can take a certain percentage of someone/somethings battery and add it to his own battery IF he has the room. For example, say he has 50% battery in himself and he takes 100% battery from something else. That first battery (which is HIS personal battery) fills up to 100% and his second battery gets the excess. This does mean he has a limit of how much he can absorb, but as long as he has the room, he can take it.
*(Thing is that Electric Battery and Life force are completely different things, and he can only use Life force on himself and others (who are alive). So he can use Electrical stuff on other electronics, but they can be stored the same battery unit)*
another thing he can do is USE the energy in his batteries for himself. So, for example, if he himself has 40% battery and his storage battery has 10%, he can use that energy to fill up his first battery and gain more Energy. Fun fact! He can also use this to kill people by taking away 100% of their energy! (Which he may ot may not have done before, but it's not like he'd TELL.) but if his personal battery goes below 10% then he gets super sick (like throwing up and fever type of sick). and if it gets to zero he either dies, goes into a comatose state, or literally starts acting like he stayed up 5 days in a row (like a zombie basically). I wanna say I like Zombie Shikanai better but I ain't too sure which'll be canon
Also, another thing, Shikanai has DID! (Dissociative Identity Disorder; a mental health condition that involves the presence of two or more distinct identities, or "alters". -Wikipedia),
NOTE; (I Do not have DID so i am not a expert at it. I do have 1+ friends who have it though so I have a good understanding of it. I also did a whole bunch of research while making Shikanai's alters/experiences. Please don't like.... Kill me, or something-)
ShIkanai has 7 Alters, Hikiagenshi, Jousuke, Yūkoku, Mukō/Hinata (technically counts as two but nobody really knows), Yachiyo, Dempei and Ren. Each of his alters has their own distinct personality AND Quirk, which leads to my usually pondering question of what DID Alters would look like in the MHA world. Like- would hey have their own quirks? Would they have similar quirks or have like something completely opposite? I know it's one of those "It's not that deep bro" questions but its something I lile thinking about. Soooo i guess Shikanai could be sort of my own take on it??
ANYWAYS. Shikanai is like- such a traumatized, anxious mess. Like this guy has depression, GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), Insomina, ARFID (Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder) and on top fo that DID-, Like one at a time, jeez! (Im joking, but he has alot of problems). not to mention he has stuttering problems
So Shikanai, as you can probally guess, has no parents. where are they? not here! They might've abandoned him when he first got his quirk at like.. 3?? 4? I dunno, But i DO know that he doesn't have any. he currently live in either a group home or Foster home (Ain't too sure yet) and Plays guitar in the band.
(I'll probably do a post with Shikanai's alters. I got actual designs for them and personalities!)
And Lil fun fact, He had a Canonical death! like if he WAS to die, then he has a canon way he dies. actually all of Cacophony Cacophony does, except for Ranma who survives (lone survivor frfr). It's kinda depressing to think about, but It's more like an interesting "what if AU"
Alright thats enoughh Yapping, mainly because I legit forget if I wanted to show any more information... uuuhh anywhoo- So that's 2 out of 5ish of Cacophony Cacophony! I'll show up with more of my guys in the future but for now, enjoy!
ahh so much writing.
cant be an outfit repeater if you have like 2 outfits i guess
maybe a bit controversial, probably not but lace code is alive and well and i find it weird that some people throw a fit over that.
(please keep in mind this blog is written by a German from a German perspective and with German lace code in mind, red =/= Nazi here)
the only people I've ever really seen throwing a fit over lace code still being taken seriously is Nazis trying to signal their allegiances without having to live in fear which is absolutely fucking stupid because Nazis aren't safe and shouldn't feel safe. especially not in a community that is literally built on leftist politics. and the other people is people who for some reason feel like they cant just wear for example red laces without being a communist or anarchist, like that's fine. antifascists wear them too!!
lace code is alive and well and is getting used daily by many people, whenever I've asked people if their shoelaces have meanings if they have different coloured laces in their boots it was rather "yeah its my favorite colour" or "yeah its lace code" and both is totally valid especially since in Germany or at least were i am the only suspicious colour is white, or white paired with literally anything else.
i personally wear a pink and a red pair of shoelaces and i used to wear red and blue or pink and blue, I'm currently looking to extend my shoe lace collection but its extremely difficult to find coloured shoelaces IRL so i might just dye a few at this point
oh yeah and here's a little cutout from my reworked lace code blog from my banned spacehey acc (rip) I'm probably gonna republish this and then also throw it onto here it has a bit of history and stuff
absolutely love the Nova Twins. Check them out if you have a chance
did this at an artist meetup in my town a while back and made a Nova Twins inspired piece
@crustfantasies Looked for a reference for my crust pants but he was to badass not to draw. (Also,firstpost on new acc!)
i’ve got a bomb
I’m working on commissions so here’s a quick class doodle
Punk Anakin inspired by @letoscrawls ‘ punk Maul and @cranity ‘s Punk Ahsoka🔥🔥
Okay so correct me if I’m wrong but you CAN buy fast fashion BUT ONLY if it’s from thrifting, and like you can buy trendy stuff if it’s from a small business
RIGHT???
Like obviously I wouldn’t be caught dead in something from shein but like, hypothetically, I could if I wanted to??, or like if I wanted to use its fabric?
Back with another alternative Unsure-if-it’s-a-hot-take-here-but-would-def-be-a-hot-take-on-other-social-media-platforms.
“Well I have to buy from (fast fashion/unethical fashion brand) because I’m Alt and local/thrift stores don’t have any alt stuff that fits my style!!!” Is complete bullshit. Make it yourself like the original alternative subculture did.
You don’t know how?
The internet has a thousand tutorials. If you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start you can literally DM me and I will send you some of my favorite YT channels that I learned from when I started dressing alternative years ago. A bottle of dye cost me like $8 last time I bought it, and I can use that to dye a whole bucket of clothes black, and an even larger amount of clothes if I want some grey tones and I’m not too worried about having it all completely black.
But I don’t have time to learn all that right now!!!!
That’s completely fine and understandable! I’ve been there, but it’s not an excuse to constantly consume fast fashion. Pick up one skill at a time and change your wardrobe slowly. It’s not going to be instantaneous. Also skills you already have are transferable. You like drawing/sketching? Get a couple markers and transfer it onto a tshirt, and now you’ve got the coolest shirt in the room.
But what about disabled people????
I’m going to be so real with you rn, every single disabled person in my life (even ones I just casually talk to at art markets) are the most creative people I know and this one just feels like a random scapegoat that able-bodied people throw around. I’m disabled too, specifically surrounding muscle/connective tissue function, chronic pain, and motor skills. I work at a slower pace, with mediums I know I’m good with, and take breaks, as do all my friends and acquaintances who share similar problems. If you’re disabled enough you cannot do so, this does not apply to you and I support you getting your needs met in the way that makes the most sense for you.
It’s a lot more counter-culture to just listen to the music and wear a basic pair of jeans and a shirt from the thrift that you put a skull on with sharpie, than to wear plastic crap from Shein and Temu. It’s not really raging against the machine to buy into it. Being clothed is important and a human right, however having your perfect ideal wardrobe immediately, cheaply, and at the expense of the wellbeing of either the planet or other people is not a human right. There’s a bit of a difference between those two, and you can survive in a pair of basic blue jeans, I promise you.
Made some diy pins for my battle jacket! I want to make more but those were the only bottle caps I scavenged from work so I’ll need to wait until I work again and can get some more.
Idk if this is going to be an unpopular opinion (probably would be in Insta or TikTok but I feel like ppl are a bit more reasonable here), but while goth/punk/grunge/etc are PRIMARILY music and political based subcultures, there is still a fashion element. Fashion is political in today’s world, due to the nature of capitalism and it’s social effects, and the primary hallmark of the fashion side of these subcultures (in their origins) was the DIY clothes that served multiple purposes: reducing your capitalistic footprint, your environmental footprint, and defying social norms of physical presentation. Same thing with makeup, which is weaponized off of women’s insecurities. I respect your right to do whatever you want with yourself but if it happens to be following the exact trends and beauty standards of your current time, it’s not counter-culture.
You can be goth/punk/grunge and dress “normal” because it is primarily musical and political. BUT, you cannot be goth/punk/grunge and wear Shein, Temu, buy into all the latest trends and participate in fast fashion, etc, because that is against the ethics of the subculture. Similarly, we need to stop watering down the look to the point of incomprehension and normalcy and calling it after an alternative counter-cultural group. And I understand being poor, I’ve been low-income for a while now. I thrift what I can but if I really, actually need (not want!) a new pair of jeans and I can’t find one that fits anywhere else, I will go to Walmart and buy a pair from the clearance section. However I then wear and repair that pair of pants until it’s literally tearing apart, and then repurpose the fabric I can salvage into new projects when I can no longer wear it.
“It’s the most punk thing to not care what anyone thinks!!” No it’s not actually. Punk has been defined by it’s almost obsession with politics, ethics, radical empathy with the oppressed, and fighting for change. Ignoring those calling you out on your privilege and your contributions to the capitalistic machine isn’t Punk. And I say all this as someone who’s parents were part of the original alternative scenes back in the 70s-90s, and who’s talked to a lot of people who were in it at the time of its creation.
♥Ideas for my future shopping spree ♥
niffty song: bad boys
made a niffty song cause I was bored xD
remember, this is an improv and not recorded professionally
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Editorial fashion photography project inspired by punk culture
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Sketch I did for someone a while back, absolutely love how it turned out so thought I’d share it here…
Original Art - Colored Pencil/ Marker
~Spooki🖤
THEYRE SO FUCKING COOL
I love hijab Mohawks
Modern Punk Style
I need like, a new punk style. But suitable for modern times. Like sure, Doc Martens were great but now they're just flimsy and super expensive. Working class? yeah right. Leather jackets? Uh... not as affordable as they used to be. Basically the style has become capitalized and it's not accessible anymore. Which is why I wonder, how would punk look if it was? What are strong but cheap clothing products in todays times? good shoes? Common thrift store styles? Looks that go COMPLETELY against social norms, things that are considered 'ugly'. Turn it into a style! Please share if you come up with something, im so interested!
im so confused why are runway shows being posted in #punk, #alternative and the likes??
are they not like, very mainstream and capitalistic?? can somebody explain imitations of punk and other alternative cultures really piss me off so if this was one of those I'd be sad :( please don't be some soon to be fast fashion knock-off for posers
Cushnie & Ochs Spring 2014
Hey so I usually avoid gatekeeping, but I’m so fucking sick of this shit.
I’ve seen “punks” with back the blue patches, “goths” for trump, ect ect. You are not a fucking punk if you support the police, or if you vote red, or if you bully gay/trans people
You can’t be punk and apathetic, just “oh I’m not voting they both suck 🥺” you are a whiny ass liberal
You can’t be punk and drive a fucking Tesla, or buy mass quantities of SHEIN and Temu.
You’re also not a punk if you shit talk and refuse to listen to the music, but that’s definitely less important than the political stuff
Some people are posers, and deserve to be told that