Better Times: A FC/UC Graphic

"I remember asking myself, 

'will it ever get better?'

I waited, waited, waited.

And guess what? It did."

Russ' Updates #056: Ending October

Good evening, Darlings!

"Happy almost-Halloween. *waves*"

October's coming to a close this weekend! I'm surprised that the whole month flew by really, really quickly, to be honest. The month's been alright; I'm still managing to keep my head up despite *~college~* and all the sudden events that's been happening.

To be honest, I haven't been feeling that great in terms of the creative muse. I haven't really been feeling myself lately, but I'm hoping that it wards off soon enough, because I really want to start liking my own writings (and graphics) again. Hopefully this week will give me the chance to get some writing done (especially the weekend).

Speaking of closing October, closing October also means closing Elena's month. ;w;

"Aww...thank you for having me though, Russ. Really."

While Elena's month may be ending soon, don't fret! The Transcendence universe will still be making its usual appearances around the blog. :) For the month of November, I won't be featuring a character, so expect more of my scheduled posts to revolve around anything that comes to mind! 

That's all for this week, lovelies. Enjoy and have a great Halloween! 

Posts to Expect:

[x] Russie Writes: A Coalesce Short
[x] Russ Writes: An OTP Short

[x] Russie Photoshops: A FC/UC Graphic

December: A FC/UC Short

Free-Jones Apartment
New York City
United States of America
November 2120

“Do you want to eat something, Lena?” Ansel asked. He peered into their shared office and saw Elena by her desk, working on a drawing with earphones strapped to her ears. The man couldn’t help but smile, coming closer and nudging her shoulder playfully with his free hand. “Lena.”

“Oh, shit, hi,” she greeted. Elena quickly took the earphones off and smiled at the other, rubbing her eyes. “Shit, how long have I been working?”

“A little more than two hours. You weren’t coming out of the office to eat, so I decided to go out and get us something to eat,” he explained. Ansel pulled his own chair over and Elena moved to give him space, “Sushi?”

“Ansel Free actually feels too lazy to cook for once,” she teased. He made a face and she smirked, pressing a kiss to his nose. “Relax, I’m just teasing. What did you get?” She watched as he removed a couple of containers from the paper bag, expression perking up as she took note of what the other had bought.

His salmon sashimi, a few choices of sushi rolls, and there was Elena’s personal favorite: tempura with Japanese fried rice. Ansel took out two large cups of red tea next and she couldn’t help but plant another kiss to his lips. “You really went all out with this, Free.”

“You shared a sushi post on your Facebook, tagged me, and just put a smiley face,” he replied calmly. Elena snorted and then poked his arm.

Fresh Faces: A Coalesce Graphic

"Those three are ridiculously good.

They'll kick ass no matter where they strut."

Russ' Updates #055: Bounce Back

Good evening, Darlings! Apparently, there was an earthquake earlier in the hour and I (as usual) wasn't able to feel it despite it being a 5.4 magnitude one...

"I'm just gonna fear for your safety when the massive superquake comes."

As I mentioned earlier, there had just been a 5.4 earthquake which emanated from Occidental Mindoro, which is roughly 83 kilometers away from Manila. Additionally, typhoon Lando had hit the country last weekend, so please do take caution especially when it comes to these kinds of natural disasters. 

Anyway, I was supposed to post a lot more than two posts last week... *insert horrified emoji here* There had been an influx of academic requirements, and I sort of had to get my priorities on check because there was so much to be done. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this week won't be as stressful and acad-filled because I really do want to keep posting. 

As much as possible, I want to make sure Elena gets the same treatment Ansel got. *nods* I've currently done two shorts and two graphics, which means that she has one short and two more graphics to go until the 'quota' has been filled.

In all honesty, I'm not sure whether to push through with next month's FC/UC. We'll see how things go, though! Let's see how I manage to hold up, yes?

Posts to Expect:

[ ] Russie Writes: A FC/UC Short
[ ] Russ Writes: An OTP Short

[ ] Russie Photoshops: A FC/UC Graphic

"Stay safe, everyone! Enjoy the week."

Feature Piece: A Coalesce Short

Starr’s Pub
Liverpool, UK
September 2017

“I’m surprised you took on that special article, Cross.”

“Believe it or not, I actually have the resources, references, and the person for it.” Lysette Cross replied smoothly. Beside her, Eugene Ramsey coughed. “Besides – you’re on the article too. You, me, and that other writer.”

“Yes, but I’m actually assigned to the branch in South America. You, on the other hand, are assigned to the Tokyo branch. One of those places can carry English with a bit of help and the other place will ask a require a translator.”

“Didn’t you hear me? I told you, I have a contact in the Tokyo branch.” She explained. “And thankfully, they can speak English, as can the rest of her associates. Don’t think I’m going in there unprepared.”

“Tokyo has been reported to be one of the more active branches.”

“And you think I can’t handle it?”

“I never said that.” Eugene swished the contents of his glass slowly. “Never said you couldn’t handle it, Cross. It just seems a little…more dangerous than the other two branches we’ve been assigned to.”

“Steele got sent to Italy,” Lysette remarked. “You think that’s not dangerous?”

Clothing Style: Elena Jones