kristina5226: 95 icons of varying quality (original) (raw)

Hello~ Bringing some icontest icons inspired by 10_lyricons. I have actually been working on these for several years, so it may be obvious to tell the older icons from the newer. In any case, I'm just glad to be finally posting these.

Subject: Edward Elric
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, the original anime. Not Brotherhood.
Lyrics: "Tears of Pearls" by Savage Garden☆ the songset (hover over icons for lyrics)

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and we stare. each other. like victims. in the grind. weakness and hurt.
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left behind. and we cry. the tears of pearls. really the tragedy. leave you cold inside.
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mixed emotions. locked away. devotions we keep. so different and so rare. left you bare.
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made you cry. the tired joker. sacrifice my had-beens. just so I could win. we twist and turn.
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where angels burn. like fallen soldiers. we will learn. once forgotten, twice removed. the death of you.

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☆ notes

I started this set back in July 2007 and finished it back in April. I started it because I was watching through the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime and the end struck me and left me hanging and unsure at the same time. So, yes, I guess the ending of the original anime was what inspired this set.

It also uses images from the FMA movie, The Conqueror of Shamballa, which I was able to watch that summer. I have yet to watch Brotherhood, and it obviously wasn't around when I gathered images for this set, either.

My favorites are: 01, 05, 13, and 18.

And yes, I realize that I used the banner image kinda recently in an icontest but I had the full-size image on my computer and I didn't feel like looking for another big Ed image so I just used it. And I like it anyway?


Subject: Ai Haibara
Fandom: Detective Conan
Lyrics: "Strength" by Sister Soleil☆ the songset (hover over icons for lyrics)

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gotta love yourself. nearing the end. been through so much. find that strength. your higher place.
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understand me. give it up. walk away. walk in the light. back from hell.

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☆ notes

I actually started this in late 2006, before I even really knew who Ai was. Even so, I'm pretty pleased with this set. Then again, several of these icons are kind of new. But then, several are quite old, too. I finished this set a few months ago, barring some tweaking I did yesterday. |D

I think this set and song show Ai in a more positive light, and I think that's good. And to think, I picked this out before truly knowing her character. Ha.

My favorites are 02, 03, 09, and the banner. |D I love how it came out~


Subject: Arc
Fandom: Final Fantasy III DS
Lyrics: "New World" by L'Arc~en~Ciel☆ the songset (hover over icons for lyrics)

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it's useless to look back. endless sky. a world without shadows. the time of fate. rip apart the darkness.
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catch the overflowing light. I'm awakening in the new world. gather the winds. will you still be in your dreams? endless future.

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☆ notes

This was a kinda strange set. I began working on it in September of 2008, shortly after playing through the DS port of Final Fantasy III -- my favorite in the series -- and beginning to adore the cute, dorky kid. Of course. |D But then, I found a L'Arc~en~Ciel album, Awake, in a store and freaked out -- it's the only time I'd seen a Japanese CD in a store ever, I think -- and this came together kind of haphazardly. Oh well; I thought it worked decently well. I completed it... back in April.

My favorites are... 02, 06, 09. I also like how the lyrics worked literally with many of the images, ha.

☆ Please credit kristina5226 or pixelfall, thanks~

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☆ I am working on a second batch of three more 10_lyricons-inspired challenges that I hope I can post soon! Hint: They're all Detective Conan-related. Of course. |D