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Elias von Neuschwanstein

Elias' fashion is actually surprisingly stylish! He seems to just prioritize fitting in, reflecting the same kind of styles as other boys his age but remember! he's also a ladies' man! He likes to look good!

I really wanted to note Elias' habit of keeping his layers on. I think in the modern world, he'd definitely always have some sort of jacket or layers going on.

I'm also intrigued by the ways his sensitive nature is reflected in his design. I think we'd see him in a lot of warm colors, oversized clothes, and a mix of styles between "rough and tough" and "i write poetry sometimes"

yes of course! (this account may look inactive, but i'm still very much a hardcore stepmarchen fan!)

also I am assuming they are all still VERY rich in this world. it may not be the modern version you were looking for... but here we go!

Shuri von Neuschwanstein

In a modern world, I think we would see a lot of similar elements from Shuri's romantic style! Things like softer, lightweight fabrics and lots and lots of ruffles!

She definitely has a spring color palette, so I think she would wear bright and natural tones- lots of greens, pinks, and yellow! Feminine, ethereal, and whimsical!

Don't forget the chokers too! I think she'd collect a lot of fun jewelry and whimsical pieces like ribbons.

My evidence for my claim is the three cats that I currently own, and previously owned cats.

Cats have THEIR person. Sometimes they'll go off and do their own thing but most of the time they just hang around their person. Sleeping in the same room if not ON them. Being bad just to get their attention.

And you already know where im going with this but Lucy is Natsu's person. He hangs around her almost constantly, eats her food (which can be cat or dog), he shows a different side of himself to her/since she's come into his life: happier, softer.

Like we see Natsu when Lucy's not around (see: the blossom viewing festival where Natsu just sits there and pouts the whole time). We saw snippets of Natsu before Lucy's influence and after Lisanna's 'death'— after the guild brawl he goes RIGHT back to the job request board. No hanging around, no visiting, no relaxing like we see him do AFTER Lucy enters his life. It's just: time for a mission. He kinda gives a 'i keep myself busy so i dont have time or energy to think' imo)

*Natsu's still friendly with his guildmates, but cats will also be friendly to people their familiar with— they're just more friendly, affectionate, and playful around their person (kinda like Natsu with Lucy).

now, am I aware that everything I've said so far can also be true for dogs? Yes. at no point in my life have I been without at least one dog in my home.

The biggest difference (that i have witnessed between cats and dogs) when it comes to their favorite person: dogs can [usually] be cheered up when their favorite person leaves. never once has someone been successful at cheering up my mom's cat if she leaves. he complains if she leaves the room when he's too lazy to follow- will literally howl until either she comes back or he caves and gets his ass up to follow. if she leaves the house? miserable. he sulks around, doesn't care about treats, toys, nothing. ((he's a bit more dramatic that Natsu. but you get the idea)

The ep where Lucy cleans Natsu's home, waits for him, just to find him and Happy passed out in her home waiting for HER to come back. Cat behavior.

and becuse i think it deserves an honorable mention: Natsu leaving Lucy for a year. Cat behavior. you could give that cat everything they ever wanted: unlimited food, toys, treats, clean water, comfortable place to sleep— and they will STILL dart outside the FIRST chance they get. (One of my cats just wants to roll in the grass and play chase; sometimes she'll slip out unnoticed, usually middle of the night, and we'll just hear her howl at the door bc she's ready to come back. The other runs like she means it. she wants to be in the yard and come back on her own time.)

Natsu left with every intention of coming back. just like a cat.

Thanks!!  First I watched a number of youtube videos, then picked up a book with my supply order from Talasonline.com.

I’ll repost some details here:

I ordered a copy of this book, “Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide” by Laura Young. The book has a lot of information but it’s a little confusingly written. It’s overkill for a first time try but I guess it worked out fine.

There is another book they sell that might be the optimal fit: “ Hand Bookbinding: A Manual Of Instruction,” By A. Watson sounds like it has way more illustrations. If you pick it up I’d love to hear what you think of it.

Because I picked up traditional case binding methods, I’ve been almost entirely focused on long epic works. But there are a ton of short fics out there (under 20k) that are perfectly worthy of binding and you can do that!

Option No. 1: Single signature booklet - “Zine” style

For very short works, you can create a single sewn signature (I’d cap it at 32 or 36 pages max)

@eat0crow​ created a tutorial for this method! 

Here’s my zine using this method

Option No 2: German Stiffened Paper Binding

A slightly more involved method that employs bookcloth, and can accommodate more than one signature. This is great because a lot of fics end up being somewhere between 25-72 pages, and this is really awkward length for either the single-signature booklet or for a hard spine case bound book.

Video: German stiffened paper binding with a variety of endpaper attachment methods (video)

Procedural with diagrams. 

Here are pics of my first go at this method.

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