Why Do I Have Two Messages I DON’T HAVE ANY MESSAGES

Now that S2 is almost over, I wanted to finally get out that post talking about all of the insights and things I did, learned, or other fun stuff about the countdown pieces I made. I still have something in mind for the S2 finale, so maybe if you read (or skip) to the end I'll have a preview for you?

Oh god here we go One day I was coming home from work and decided to check how many days there were until the new season released and I found it was 7 days. So I did all of these in 7 days. Literally everyone was worried about me because I did nothing but draw for those 7 days.

... Except for when I went back to work. I worked I came home and then drew until I literally couldn't anymore lmao. I remember being dazed and exhausted after the Clock Keepers and my dad came up to my room literally right as I finished and asked, "Have you gone to sleep?" And I said, "NOPE! :D" I was living on energy drinks

I'm also 90% sure this started the "ren you're doing too much you need to chill the hell out" thing with me and my friends now

When I was doing these, I had only read the first ten volumes of Hanako-kun at the time, so I was stopped right in the middle of Picture Perfect. I had the second box set, but I just hadn't gotten the time to read it since I got it for Christmas. That means I didn't know Shijima's full deal, and I didn't even know Hakubo's name, so I was winging it hard.

All of the full pieces are linked by clicking their names :)

NO.7 HANAKO

You can tell from the speedpaint I was struggling hard with the pose lmao. I honestly felt like the one I chose was a cop-out and didn't feel energetic enough, but the time crunch got me. At this point, I was also really unsure about how I wanted to treat the colors, because I'd only just started dipping into seriously studying how Aida does it. So many references. And him wearing basically all black didn't help I wanted to scream. I was TRYING to keep everything as solid colors without falling back on overlay and multiply layers, but I got desperate. Still looks pretty good I think.

My favorite part was probably the hakujoudai and the detailing on his collar/shoulders! If I were to edit anything, I think I'd put more on the bottom half of the background because it feels a touch empty. kinda killed it on this pant leg and his hat tho

NO.6 HAKUBO

Like I said, I had no idea who Hakubo was. For the first half of things, I couldn't even find his name, I was just calling him "Shinigami-sama..." I wasn't going to go trampling into spoilers just for references either, so I was freaking out on what to do for the background. All I knew was that there was something to do with lotuses or bugs, and already having an idea of where I'd take Tsuchigomori, I took the lotus route. I uh also hope I didn't make his face too feminine. I don't know why but when drawing male characters who are larger or more built (even if it didn't turn out obvious in this piece) I somehow keep making them look like butches.

Shading his hair was the most fun part out of all of this, I usually never draw characters with hair as short as his, so it was a fun challenge! I'm also just a sucker for kimonos and flowy clothes. He was probably one of the most fun ones for me, even if he was so early on. I LOVE the texture I got on the skull. (even if it's technically too small.)

NO.5 TSUCHIGOMORI

Tsuchigomori onwards ALL used this sticky note full of thumbnails I drew at work for reference. Yes that is a note next to him that says + cuntier. He was also drawn on the same day that I did Hakubo, so I managed to buy myself some extra time.

I was so excited for this one because I could see it so well in my mind's eye, until I realized how many hands I'd need to draw. And then I sucked it up and locked in because I love Tsuchigomori. I'm so pleased with how I worked in more of the blues into the shading and his hair. It was at this point that I think I was understanding how I wanted to take the colors for all of these pieces! I enjoyed doing the fun trick I learned with the weave on his sweater and the spiderwebs where I drew a thick like and then erased the middle. Nearly forgot the markings on his forehead too lmao.

I wonder whose black book he's reading?

NO.4 SHIJIMA

Oh Shijima. I truly had zero real clue about her, and I managed to dodge spoilers about Mei even when I was looking up references. That's why she's painting using her paintbrush clone haha. It's still cute though, so I'm keeping it. Her hair kept giving me trouble because it's the kind of hair you draw and don't really realize just how big you're drawing it until you have to fix it. Actually, I'm having that exact issue on what I'm working on right now, and I'll fix it after I take a break.

I dug up a comment I made while I was working on it and I still stand by this.

There's also something a little odd about the positioning of her chin that I was too exhausted to fix, and I SUPER fudged the coloring on her hair. Also I really didn't know what to put in the background OTHER than the atelier, but I can't really draw buildings! So uh! The exhaustion was beginning to set in after 3 days of this. (Since Hakubo and Tsuchigomori were done on the same day. I didn't keep that time advantage for long though.)

think i fudged it okay, though.

NO.3 MITSUBA

I was struggling on Mitsuba some because that thing where you see/read something and then forget about it only for it to arise as something you think you did happened. That pose I thumbnailed on the sticky note was WAY too close to the official Hell of Mirrors standee/art. Luckily I contain extreme Mitsuba bias (shocker) and I was able to figure it out. I had a ton of problems shading his coat just like I did with Hanako. It's so hard to keep things from melding together when you've mostly got them wearing black.

It's an odd thing to be proud about, but I feel I did the best on the.. Legs of his pants, the chains and lockets, and the eyes and teeth on his jacket. That and the ribcage scarf. I'm really disappointed in myself for the background and his hair, if I'm being honest. I wanna fix his eyes. I STILL haven't figured out his hair either too. Which makes me even more surprised that my friends said, ren, your bias is showing on this one because I was like IS IT??? ARE YOU CERTAIN?

his hand turned out nice too and did i mention i had fun on the ribcage

NO.2 YAKO

I sketched the first initial draft for Yako on the same day I drew Hakubo and Tsuchigomori, but when it finally came time to sit down and draw her? I realized there would be so much empty space where I couldn't have fun with colors and it'd just be the white back of her kimono, so I turned her around and scrapped the idea of her fox form curling around her. I couldn't fit fox Yako in, and I'm STILL kind of bummed about that.

The flow of her hair was so much fun to figure out, as well as the patterns on her kimono. I'm really happy with the background, combining the aspects of the Misaki Stairs' original version and the one after she's been removed from her seat with the spider lilies. The lilies themselves are a little fudged if you look too close, so... Don't look too close? :3

loved the kimono. every bit. can't believe i had her turned around.

NO.1 AKANE/MIRAI/KAKO

MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS WAS THE COGS IN THE BACKGROUND SORRY AKANE'S FACE BOTHERS ME I NEED TO FIX IT ONE DAY HE LOOKS TOO OLD I WAS LOSING MY MIND AND THE EXHAUSTION WAS KILLING ME IT BEGAN MY HATE OF DRAWING AKANE'S HAIR BECAUSE *GESTURES VAGUELY*

Uh okay some good things to say about this one... The colors were a ton of fun to figure out how to place, and I think I at least did a good job on that part. Shading gold things is always really fun! And at least Akane's ponytail was fun to make flow, I was riding the high from Yako's hair here. I think I got a lot of that fun flowy movement in here, which I'm pleased about. This was another one that my friends say turned out the best, again that I'm ??? about.

these cogs are my everything

FINAL THOUGHTS + EXTRAS

All of the kanji's colorings for their numbers were taken directly from the anime! I don't really wanna get rid of that fun reference even if in like, Tsuchigomori's case the colors are REALLY different from the main piece.

Most of the first day was spent on, Hanako of course, and then setting up the frames for everyone else to go into. I spent money to get the patterns to go on the colored part, actually. Constraining everyone to the frames helped a LOT in terms of balancing myself and made it fun to choose what elements would stick outside of them. If I pushed for entire full backgrounds, then I would have been doing even worse.

I was on the ropes at the end. I was half dead and drawing like I was possessed. And the catharsis of it being done and it all looking acceptable just. Ough. I don't know if I'll ever have a high like that again. There's an evil, evil part of me that says, ren! redraw all of them for s3 under the exact same constraints! And shit I might but I'll complain about it. I think it's more likely though that I go back and doctor them up some so I can print them as standees. Probably just for myself, but I do want to build a stock for artist alleys.

I had so, so much fun overall even if it was so much it really could have put my already bad health in more danger. I learned so much about coloring, lineart, framing things, and I really attribute my gauntlet to the explosion in my art progress. That, and my sheer adoration for this series. Am I rambling? I just love TBHK. It's only been 5 months since I first discovered it and it's done so, so much for me.

Even if you went and scrolled through all of this nonsense, which I don't blame you for, here's a little preview of what I'm trying to finish by next week for the finale.

I can't believe we're on the final episode! It's so close now, and it keeps flooring me how little time has really passed. I'll try and push to get SOMETHING else done before then, but we'll see. I've got so much I want and have to get done.

i just had a breakdown, a macaroon, a hug and a secret-spilling session this past hour. it’s too bad that couldn’t keep me down! i’m still alive and a wonderful human being !! who’s good at lying (to themself) may i add.

anyways. the universe should invent more days bc im in need of a day dedicated to myself

goodbye

　　　　「 ✉︎ you’ve got mail ! 」

　〜 it appears to be an introduction . . .

hello, i’m cinna! and my blog here is @lyingintheclouds~ i write, i make art, i obsess over jshk !! shijima mei ily ♡ your resident cloud dweller & lowercase lover :3

　→ kamome gakuen discord . jshk fics . follow my moots !

general likes ♡ : cats, tea, lattes, cinnamon, cinnamon rolls!!!, caramel, sweet things, quiet music, nighttime reading, writing, art, writing/art prompts, soft lighting (fairy lights!), warm blankets, warm things when it’s cold, aesthetic layouts, aesthetic in general...

my fav characters ♡ : hanako/amane, nene, (shijima) mei, aoi, akane, kou, mitsuba, tsukasa, sakura, mirai, tsuchigomori... (continues to chant tbhk characters) + u can tell that they’re especially loved if i refer to them by their first name <3

ships ♡ (multishipping shenanigans !!) : jshk: hananene, sakuhiko, mitsukou, tsuchiyako, aoikane, terukane, teruaoi, terukaneaoi, aoinene ... !

other fandoms ☆ : apothecary diaries!!!!!, assassination classroom!!!! mha (oopsies i slipped and fell out of the pit), komi can’t communicate (najimi is an icon, but the pit is far behind me)

　〜 other stuff

follows sparingly . . . so if we’re moots, feel free to msg me whenever !!

almost always sleepy & eternally active, and if im too sleepy i get very dry and start swearing but i promise i do have a filter most of the time lmao

goal is to be a beacon of niceness and positivity half of the time, and whatever tf comes with 'tired, depressed & hyper' the other half. if you're allergic to positivity, beware

i should sleep . . .

reblog if you’re okay with people writing fanfics of your fanfics and/or fanfics inspired by your fanfics

okay let’s do an Interest Check (but im not that interesting)

〜 reaction fic, writing update !!

not an actual update im so sorry

click below for a thing

“Should we start with just one, to keep the pace simple?” The sound of idle pondering was out of place next to the pandemonium happening in their secondary domain. “But the chapter numbers have to match…” Viewed from a tower, a floating dome of marble and glass suspended in a night sky shimmered with supernatural magic. They hummed. “Well, I suppose it’d be good to clear backlog.” There was a small swishing sound, and brushing of something over canvas paper. “I hope Shijima-chan doesn’t blow my cover.” You look at the paper as the figure stands up and backs away. It says, in loopy letters of cloudy sky-blue paint, 「Hanako-san of the Toilet + The Boy Exorcist」

i can deal with summaries and teasers and smol selective screenshot updates, but who tf can actually write?

definitely Not Me !!!!

writing my reaction fic. ohhhhh shit im writing my reaction fic. this is going to be sooooooo horrible

my current list of fanfic projects <3

i’m editing my old fics rn bc i realized most of them aren’t actually open for guests to view 😭 so here we go ! if it’s old, it means it was released before this tumblr acc was made! there is a high chance of abandonment so i suggest you don’t get invested in these :’) tysm for supporting me!

~ posted on my ao3 account!

(old) not meant to be - a mitsukou soulmates au <3

(old) 5+2 clubs of kamome academy - my old way of exploring character relationships! i might just release all the unfinished drafts and then stop releasing chapters 😔

the little mermaid - that one mermaid au :3

have you heard (the future from a screen) ? - the reaction fic !!!

~ unreleased

my extra special swap au, which is going to happen in a couple hours ft. a couple other projects !!

pre-seventh spiritings/spinoff: music box arc - aoikane & sakuhiko’s time at the human palace! i needed some place to try angst... and uh... slight gore

5 times hanako had to guard nene + 2 times he didn’t have to - there’s some trigger warnings for these, please read them! nothing explicit, but it’s better to be informed.

if only i’d told you so - i wonder if you can tell that i love hanako & aoi’s interaction on the train to the far shore, because this was inspired by another fic that i can’t find and im not posting until i can give credit to the original

there’s more but,,, who cares

~ unrelated/abandoned

assassination classroom x mha - my secret pet project bc i love assassination classroom so deeply. but it’s likely never gonna be posted so-

yydc - it was so early on i forgot about it. anyways, i’m super sorry, mha fans, because this fic is basically abandoned now. oops. bye bye momo, ily but jshk is always priority 😭

it appears kou and mitsuba are appearing most often <3

i find myself more like a merged version of aoi & shijima mei ! mei when we’re not being all soft voiced like this ♡

Take the quiz "My goofy brain assigns a tbhk character to you" on uQuiz at https://uquiz.com/quiz/QBmaao/my-goofy-brain-assigns-a-tbhk-character-to-you

Found this through Pinterest and got Mitsuba

I dunno how- i find myself like Nene

IM SORRY DID I JUST LOSE MY ABILITY TO BREATHE

HELP???????? I LOVE HER SO MUCH ♡♡♡♡

they’re so stupid wtf get out

im starving for attention and social interaction. it's wayyyy past midnight. this is so inconvenient

reupdate ! @bee-calm added + adjusted spacing ♡

(+ omfg your fics???? so many???? and they’re amazing??????? i don’t have the time to bingeread yet but you BET i will)

go check out lyingintheclouds, hanakokun (momolight), farawaymarin, 7flyingpancakes7, musicalmoritz, renguro, & beecalm on ao3!! plenty of jshk fics to go around <3

hey jshk ao3 fanfic writers ! would u mind if i added yall to a jshk writers masterlist? i’ll probably include the ships you write for and a summary of a fic just so that people can access more jshk content <3

i sure love promoting stuff like this !!!

feel free to reblog/ping others so that others can see! and comment ur acc + best fics <33

as for my beloved moots & people i’ve conversed with ... @strawbes @snowiwyvern @mari-lair @musicalmoritz @itzprismosblog hello ♡