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to: @bad-friend-trios from: @romanope

hewwo meg i drew ur college au heres ur losers.

they’re studying together, antonio has trouble focusing on books so lovi’s reading to him. but even so he’s still a dork so he’s trying to cuddle and kiss him instead of actually listening

Hello there!

There are two major ways to go about making cosplay boots: one is to paint an existing pair of boots, and the other is to make bootcovers. For this project, I would recommend bootcovers, since you can get the correct seaming.

There are a large number of bootcover tutorials on the website, but I’ll briefly go over the method that I would recommend for this.

For something with complicated seaming like this, I would recommend doing the leg wrap method of patterning. You will cover your leg and your base shoe in a layer of saran wrap and then a layer of duct tape (or just a few layers of Glad Press N Seal wrap, if you don’t need it to be super sturdy). Once your leg is wrapped, draw your seamlines on the duct tape with a permanent marker. I would recommend doing the purple seamlines and ignoring the blue swirl for now, unless you feel confident enough to do the more complicated seaming required. You will end up with a toe piece, the top band, a front piece, and a back piece, likely with a seam up the back so it can fit around your ankle. Label these and cut them apart.

You will then add seam allowance to the pieces and cut them out of your fabric – light blue for the toe (which may require a seam or a dart up it to get the curve), light purple for the band and for the back, and dark purple for the front. I would recommend a stretch fabric that doesn’t fray, like a matte miliskin.

If you are attaching the shoes inside permanently, you can simply keep some of the length at the bottom around the sole. If you want to be able to slip out your shoes, be sure that your pattern includes the sole, as well.

Sew these pieces together, and attach your sole as needed. If you are glueing the covers to your shoes, slash the bottom like you are clipping curves while sewing and glue, and then glue a separate sole piece on top. If not, you can add non-slip fabric (often sold in the baby section of the fabric store – this is the stuff for making sure footie pajamas don’t slip) to the bottom, add a dense foam or leather sole piece (glued on), or you can add puffy paint or hot glue dots and swirls for grip.

For the blue swirl up the leg, if you are confident in piecing the bootcovers together, you already included them in the pattern and they are done. If not, you will create a separate pattern for them and attach them on top. Personally, I would glue them, but you can also applique them (sew them on top) once the bootcovers are mostly assembled but the sole is not finished yet. Do the same for the crescent moons.

And congrats! You will have some nice bootcovers for your costume! It may take a bit of practice, so if this is your first time making something like this, I would recommend getting extra fabric so you can make a mockup.

I hope that helps! Good luck :]

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I took ‘just let him be happy’ as a personal challenge @romanope

    Snuggling with his boyfriend is what Lovino would call a good day. Waking up to the cool air of autumn wafting through their window, causing them to snuggle closer is just the best feeling, in his opinion. Later, he knows they’ll have to get up and face the day, but he can always have coffee to help with that. Antonio’s hands are warm where they rest on his back, pulling Lovino closer until he’s on top of him, looking down into his sparkling, playful green eyes.

    Lovino can’t help but smile, kissing him softly, hazel eyes shutting once more. He buries his face in Antonio’s neck, breaking the kiss. Soft lips brush over the sensitive, ticklish skin briefly, leaving Lovino with a bigger smile as he feels the vibration of Antonio’s laugh against his cheek. Antonio’s laugh is Lovino’s favourite sound in the world. Sure he can listen to his brother talk for hours, or listen to Antonio sing, but none of it can beat the deep, rich sound of Antonio’s laugh.

    “You’re ticklish.” He teases, kissing his neck lightly again, a smirk resting on his lips as Antonio laughs again. Lovino sits up for the first time, looking down at his handsome lover, reaching down to push the chocolate curls from his forehead. “You know, you’re so beautiful, Toni, it’s almost unrealistic. Like one day I’m going to wake up and I won’t have you anymore.” He whispers, eyes scanning his face. He leans down, kissing him deeply.

    Antonio silently lets Lovino regard him, loving the feeling of having those passionate eyes on his face, meeting his own, reading his soul like that. When their lips meet once more, he can’t deny himself the taste of Lovino. He tangles a hand in Lovino’s auburn locks, holding him there, kissing him more. This time, when they separate, Antonio rolls so Lovino is beneath him.

    “My turn.” He purrs, leaning down to pepper Lovino’s jaw and neck with kisses. The giggle that leaves Lovino’s lips captures his attention, rendering him unable to continue. He consumes the sound, a loving smile on his lips. The way Lovino’s long eyelashes frame his beautiful eyes, the way his lips look when they’re curled into a smile, the way his one stubborn curl sticks up, everything makes Antonio fall even more in love with the man in his arms. “How do you do it? How do you make me fall in love with you every day?” He asks softly, a gentle kiss is then pressed against the tip of his nose.

    Lovino blushes hard, feeling the heat rising all the way to his ears. “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t be so cheesy, Toni.” He huffs, though his voice is full of affection. “I love you too. Now go make coffee.” He says, covering Antonio’s mouth to stop the rain of ticklish kisses being pressed on him. “Your stubble is scratchy.” But his smile shows that he doesn’t really care. Antonio laughs, standing from the bed.

    “Alright, today I’ll make the coffee. But this is it, after this, you’ll have to make the coffee yourself.” Antonio leaves the room. As the smell of freshly made coffee fills the house, Lovino wonders how he got so lucky, and just what he did to deserve being so happy.

All seven days for @spamanoweek's Romano Week 2017! I messed up the colors oops but they should be in order for days~ 

Happy Valentines @romanope! Through the millions of aus, I found my true love… awkward middle school crushes.