and... the part that i'm sure you've all been waiting for:

OBNOXIOUS amounts of cake 😂 i don't regret a single thing this is the best thing i've ever made

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and also also!! bonus pictures!!! i took gai to work and got pictures of him in the stacks!!!

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now for the details:

i made this guy (haha) with my own pattern!! if i can figure out how to clean up my notes and make it look pretty i'll release it for free so y'all can go forth and make your own caked up gais 😂

i used up more of my last few skeins of the k+c cotton yarn in a variety of colors, and worked the whole piece with a 3.5mm hook!!

Prompt: Strength

Bracket: 4001-5500 words (15 points)

apologies to all the kakashi fans out there but in my heart of hearts i just KNOW that he's got no ass. 😂 man's flat as a board to me (affectionate)

and of course i can't forget the bonus pictures of kakashi at the library!!

wait— kakashi, sleeping isn't allowed in the library—

KAKASHI GET OUT OF THE ROMANCE SECTION YOU'RE BLEEDING ON THE BOOKS

and one last bonus picture 💚💙

💚💙💚eternal husbands💙💚💙

okay details incoming!!

so i ran out of time to make my own pattern for kakashi because i spent all my time working on gai's butt so for kakashi i followed the "team seven fun size pattern" (with some of my own minor modifications) by mykwonders on etsy!! i'm still somehow working through the last of my k+c cotton yarn, and i worked the whole piece with a 3.5mm hook :)

huge huge HUGE thank yous to @jvnart and @ficklecat for hosting this, you're such delightful people and i had an absolute blast participating in this event 🥹💚💙

Prompt: Memorial

Bracket: 1001-2500 words (5 points)