Sebastian Michaelis Cosplay by: 冬雨 (Dōng yǔ)
*gasp* Oh my, there goes my brain, melting all over the place.
OH MY FUCKING CHRIST IM WATCHING BLACK BUTLER IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I SPIT MY FUCKING DRINK AND SCARED MY CAT JESUS CHRIST WHAT SEBASTIAN FUCCK I JUST I FUCK.
THIS MUTHERFUCKER IS TRYIN TO MAKE ME PREGNANT WHAT
So I didn’t share this story yet but I will. So, at Anime Detour this year, I made a Sebastian woodburning for the charity auction. I asked the girl in charge of the auction if I could come by before the con for J. Michael Tatum (Sebastian’s V.A.) to sign it. She asked guest relations and it was decided that, yes, that would be a good idea.
So I was sitting in the hotel lobby on Thursday night (there was a HUGE SNOWSTORM GOING ON BTW THAT WE DROVE THROUGH) and he walked through the door. I kinda just sat there like, “Ahahahaha… not moving, no, just… no he’s… no,” because I get really stuttery stupid around guests I like.
So the guy in charge of guest relations walks over and tells him the situation. Meanwhile, Greg Ayres walks over, and he recognizes me and my partner because he goes to every con in the universe (seriously I adore him) and because we spoke at the “It Gets Better” panel did a few years back. Greg is like, “Hey ladies,” to me and my partner and we hug and stuff, and THAT’S when Detour’s guest relations guy brings J. Michael Tatum over. I’m like, “OMG OMG OMG,” and Greg is like, “Hey these ladies are awesome,” right in front of J. Michael Tatum.
So my brain is like, going into shock, and I kinda just hand him the woodburning to sign. And he SPAZZES over it, like, “OMG YOU MADE THIS AMAZING!” Then he posts a picture on twitter (which ironically we had a bunch of people wander over to our table on Friday lol). Then he hugs me, and I’m like, “OMG HE’S HUGGING ME!”
So I let him pick a coaster he wants, just to have, and he picks the NO H8 Sebastian coaster I had made. I’m like, “Yeah this topic means a lot to me I’ve been with my partner for 11 years.” He’s like, “OMG AWESOME I’VE BEEN WITH MY BOYFRIEND FOR 12 YEARS!” Then he signs my Black Butler boxset and we get a picture together.
BUT THE STORY ISN’T OVER!
So on Sunday we go to the “It Gets Better” panel and he’s on it. So after the panel (in which I shared my story sort of and just… yeah) I go up to him to tell him how the woodburning did (went up to $115, it started at $50, so I call that a victory) and I get hugged again. So I’m standing there like, “Uh… so… can I ask a favor?” He’s like, “Yeah?” And I’m like, “… can you do the Sebastian voice?” And I feel really derpy, like, “Der I can’t stop smiling and blushing and can barely look him in the eye but I’M GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS O.K.?!”
So then he leans in. And whispers into my ear, “Is that an order,” in the Sebastian voice.
And… do you ever feel your face about to melt from how hot it’s getting? Because that’s what happened to me. And I kinda just like turned away like, “Lord have mercy on me,” and ducked into my partner’s arms like, “Oh god I’m going to die right now.” Later, after we left the room, her and my friend were like, “What was that reaction about?” Because they didn’t hear what he had said.
I told them what he said and they immediately understood.
So that’s my J. Michael Tatum Anime Detour story.
On and here’s the woodburning in question:
I still wonder who it went home to. Whoever you are, thank you so much, and I hope it makes you happy :)
Okay, you know I'm older than you so I can't call you Senpai. But since you're going to be this super mega awesome published writer soon, I'm planning on calling you Sensei. Deal? ;)
Deal! But I’d be a terrible sensei. Like, “Yeah… uh… today, um… let’s talk about how hot Sebastian Michaelis is, o.k.? Class dismissed.” By the way J. MICHAEL TATUM IS THE NICEST AND SWEETEST AND CUTEST GUY EVER O.K.?! And he whispered sweetly in my ear and hugged me a bunch at Detour and OMG HE’S THE BEST YEAH SO PRETTY SO SO PRETTY!
Right, I’m sensei material…
Hello everyone! Sorry I haven’t been doing much writing lately. Anime Detour is only 2 weeks away so its crunch time on getting things done for my table. I thought I’d share some pics of what I’ve been up to.
1. Shin Megami Tensei tarot card coaster set! There’s only 8 more left to woodburn, but the picture shows that I, indeed, have every single card that shows up in Persona 3 and Persona 4 :)
2. Sebastian Michaelish woodburning. For Anime Detour’s charity auction to hopefully be signed by the voice actor and put up for bid. His eyes are painted red because he’s “one hell of a…” yeah you know the saying.
3. Eva unit 01 woodburning. For sale at my table along with a whole bunch of other things.
4. Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop. For sale at my table along with a whole bunch of other things.
Also at the table I’ll have business cards for my book, “Treat Me Kindly,” since they came in a week earlier than expected :) I’ll be spending this weekend writing, since I have a short story to look over and edit by Monday. Whee, busy busy busy!
Message from the writing blog on why the heck there hasn’t been much writing lately. Look at them crafts, yo!
This is how I spent part of my weekend! Anime Detour has a charity auction every year and I try to come up with something to put in it. This year is the first year I thought ahead of time ^^;;; J. Michael Tatum will be at the convention and I thought, “What if I woodburned a big picture of Sebastian? And he signed it?” I’ve been emailing the people in charge of the auction and they like the idea!
The burning is done (yay!) and now all that’s left is to have him sign it. The plan is for it to be signed the night before the convention, so it’ll be autographed when its put in the auction on Friday :)
Along with the finished picture is some progress pictures. This was something I started to do on Saturday and finished about half an hour ago ^^
Picture one: All finished, red eyes and all!
Picture two: The start of the project. The picture is sketched onto the wood in pencil, very lightly, in case I had to erase anything.
Picture three: Penciled in the parts that will be woodburned.
Picture four: Started to woodburn, took a picture to show the difference between the woodburn and pencil :)
Picture five: All the burning is done!
This was fun to do and I’m kind of surprised it didn’t take as long as I thought. My poor little woodburning probably hates me, though ^^;;; If you’re going to Anime Detour, be sure to check this out in the auction!
As always, feel free to check out my Etsy store or my DeviantArt :) I haven’t done too many large woodburnings, so I hope this turned out o.k.?
Anime Detour work station! This is what my living room looks like right now. Look at all of those woodburned and painted coasters. I have at least 72 ready, but these are the ones done this week. So yes, on top of getting the book published is epic crafting for my art table ^^;;;
If you’re going to Anime Detour, check out “Sewn Together Reflections.”
Characters that are complete shit-bags that you, for some reason, continue to adore.
Ciel Phantomhive. He’s so awesome. He’s such a little piece of shit sometimes. But he’s so fucking awesome. My favorite Ciel is the “Tee hee fake smile” Ciel, because you’re just waiting for him to fuck shit up. Little shit bag.
