something secret is going on,
so marvelous and dangerous.

— LISEL MUELLER

❝ it seems you are the only
person i can trust in this
establishment, miss cobel. ❞

WELCOME TO ACES UP!! did not think i would be returning to have a graphic shop in the year of our lord 2025 but here we are . i feel my design skills have improved immensely since my last graphic shop LOVESICK, and i really want to focus on making good quality graphics for you guys.

this shop will use the batch system ( as opposed to my graphic lotto which has specific chapters for certain graphics ) and will have a limit of 5-6 people per batch. whereas my lotto was purely noncommittal on my part, i will be very selective with which graphics are accepted and try my hardest to make them in a timely manner. that being said, if you are not accepted in one batch, you are more than welcome to request in the next one 🤗

the theme of this graphic shop is based off a drafted knives out fic which i will never publish, but the aesthetics are cute and i will take any excuse to use my #1 girl sophie thatcher in literally anything. in this case, she is dani cobel, an teenage worker at a luxury hotel who comes into contact with the one and only benoit blanc and, of course, a murder, while working a shift. with everyone in the hotel a suspect, benoit and dani must team up to figure out who the real killer is. it's fun but this is all you're ever gonna see of it, so enjoy the little snippets of the story throughout <33

NOW ONTO THE RULES!!

maybe there is a beast...
maybe it's only us.

— WILLIAM GOLDING

ONE. — your story must be posted. this can simply be the introduction chapter but i will tend to favour stories with multiple chapters posted or those with the promise to post more chapters in the future.

TWO. — you have 5 days to pick up the graphic and post it in your story. i understand life can get busy and you don't have time to get your graphic, which is why i'm giving you five days to pick it up and post it somewhere in your book. this will be pretty loosely followed but try to pick up your graphic within a week at the most.

THREE. — you must use the graphic for a minimum of two weeks. i work hard on these graphics and appreciate seeing them used. the graphic can be posted anywhere in your story, it just has to be presented somewhere for two weeks minimum.

FOUR. — do not shop hop. if your request is accepted in one batch, please don't go and request the exact same graphic in another shop. however, if your request isn't accepted, then this rule doesn't apply to you.

FIVE. — payment is proper crediting. yup, that's it. i'm no longer requiring a permanent follow (though that would be nice), all i'm asking for is proper crediting for the graphic. if it's a cover, please credit me in the description of the story, and if it's a gif, tag me somewhere in the chapter where the graphic is used.

SIX. — do not request with problematic faceclaims. unfortunately, the list of problematic actors keeps on growing as time goes on, so please do your research before requesting. some faceclaims i will not make graphics for include: elizabeth olsen, chris pratt, jeremy renner, evangeline lilly, scarlett johansson, johnny depp, gina carano, ansel elgort, armie hammer, tom felton, gal gadot, tom cruise, brad pitt, and many more.

SEVEN. — be respectful. seriously, just be nice. also, don't plagiarize my work, this should go without saying but i put a lot of effort into these graphics and don't want them stolen.

EIGHT. — password is mandatory. in order for me to even consider accepting your request, the password must be included somewhere in your comment so that i know you have read the rules. the password is: who is your favourite book/movie/tv character of all time?

NINE. — VIPS are exempt. VIPS are exempt from most of these rules and will have top priority when it comes to accepting requests. these people are some of my closest friends on here and have supported me and my graphics since the beginning, i love you all <3 potter_spellbook , fireestar , llxcifers , Toxicobsessed , tisiix , Winter326 , aurunium

TEN. — anyone who fails to follow the rules will end up on the blacklist. eek i know it sounds scary but i don't feel comfortable making graphics for people that don't respect the rules or me.

FORMS & EXAMPLES ON THE NEXT PAGE !!