[[What exactly am I drawing?

Fabulouslyfreshmako, Asami--sato, and myself (oh look, a public debut where I'm not either Chuthulu or a space marine)

So, remember how I made a big deal about not being into shipping and how I ship aaaaall the ships and I'm the sluggiest of slugs that needs development before I can even think very far into anything?

Well, I got that development. So's this post is to pimp the lovely people who've been sucker-punching me with the shipping feels, entirely against my wishes. (Not that I'm complaining). I know people will think these are crack, but they're basically canon to me at this point. DUN CURRRR.

MASHIN

fabulouslyfreshmako Triads, Triads, Triads. I have this massive thing for Triads/Yakuza/Boso and I cannot express how seriously, mind-blowing awesome it is that I have a brain-mate that's got the same interest. And then you drop this fish lorry's worth of bro-feels on top of all of that. How is that fair? We'll be an entire Johnny To movie ourselves. Yes, I need to get off my ass to fic and draw this asap. (Also you were the second person to actually speak to me. CRAZY.)

SHINSAMI

asami--sato Thank you for literally being the first canon character player to use my ask box when I first created my account and had no idea what I was doing. (Followed 2 hours later with fabfresh's mun. That was a very busy day of me not doing much at work.) Come back to me baaabe, leave hiatus soon. We need to get to the next part so Shin can move on from being a perv staring at Asami's bumper stickers, as attractive as those stickers are. There will be art and those fic waiting for you, those ones I promised from like... a month ago!

LOOSHIIII -- I mean, whatever the hell you'd mash THE GOOD LT CAT-FISH FACE/SHADIEST OF SHINS 

the-lightning-lieutenant Because a fist to the face will always get my attention. Their hate is so pure and you literally took me by surprise -- I'd been contemplating not doing autorps at the time since I had no idea what they even were, what is context, how does tumblr work? I'm glad that I replied back to yours. BALL GRABBING FUN.

....in addition to all of that....

Original characters: matsurihakari for being the first OC player to immediately hit up my ask box while I was still trying to figure out how to add sidebar links to my layout. I found you very easy to interact with, responsive, and you really know how to keep things moving along at a good pace. Askbox format is short, but a lot closer to what I was used to before coming to tumblr and it was a big relief to go about it that way while adjusting to the new environment. 

Recently, I'm suffering a deeply manly love for a few characters from other canons:

impulsive--samurai Mugen from Samurai Champloo who's as IC as Mugen as Spike Spiegel and I always appreciate anyone that knows how to rumble.

sweetestvictory JP from Redline, BECAUSE HOW COOL IS IT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE RPING REDLINE, FUCK YEAH!

(I will admit to basing the race I'm going to be doing with Asami off of illegal street racing and found Redline HELLA inspiring)

....

And...this is my first real pimp post, too. So many firsts. Now I'm embarrassed. Gonna go work out now. 

That is all. *exits stage left*

I'm just a guy, minding my own business.

Mopeds are a damn road hazard.

So what can I do you for?

Come on, girlie, show me what you got.

Not baaaad.

Check out my ride, isn't she a beaut?

She's a beast under the hood.

Now, I've got a proposal for ya.

I think I could actually like you. Come on, come a little closer.

The sun was setting, the industrial fog of the Sato-owned plants turning the orange-red sky a sickly puce that reminded Shady Shin of an old lady's bad henna. Round three thousand of negotiations and a pocketful of cash meant he was getting a little closer with closing a deal with several of the local engine shops, but it was still too open for comfort. So far Triple Threat was the only family with their eyes on the chop shops and hardware suppliers, but it was only a matter of time before the other, far more established, Triads took notice.

Shin's style was a lot less handsy than his predecessor and the shop owners were taking well to that. But... and there was always a but, that meant they were less afraid of him.  Shin suspected there were one or two bosses hoping to take him for a ride. He was going to have to do something about that. 

Irritation mounting, Shin stomped on the gas, intending to speed his way down the empty main road... when suddenly, a girl on a yellow moped appeared out of nowhere.

"YUE'S TITS," Shin cursed. He was almost right on her. He yanked hard on the handbrake and sent the wheels into a spin. As he and the Satoracer skidded, circling around her, his vision blurred and the world passed in slow-motion. The smokestack overhead puffed three times, a flock of white birds took flight. He could see the girl's hair (long and dark). She had well formed lips (and very nice lipstick). The spin stopped and he nearly brain himself on his own steering-wheel.