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And now we've been talking about them obsessively. Pig! Feste and Hog! Guy are making me sob and roll around with cute aggression

Idea spawned from an image I drew over that will be posted sometime later. Rn please enjoy Pig!Feste and Warthog!Guy Gardner :>

Feste belongs to @arcade-writing btw

I struggled to draw these without a reference LOL but I think they didn't come out too bad, actually.

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I'm gonna make him a body pillow! I NEED IT

Drew a sexy Guy for @arcade-writing <3

original:

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An angel loses it wings everytime they make a character a conventional loser instead of an ugly rat.

when they make an unconventionally attractive fictional man conventional.. it hurts the soul.

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Me when ghostie makes their followers view my self shipping bs and how well they feed me. I'm being fed so much scrumptious as always

A little something I wrote for @arcade-writing between his self-insert, Feste, and my Guy Gardner some time ago + a little follow-up and a tiny bonus bit at the end:

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Guy was sent out on an extended mission in space alone, a very important one that was top secret known only to him and the Guardians. Feste was left to his own on Oa, but was given freedom to head back to Earth.. So he did. And for a time, Guy and Feste would send each other little voice messages through their rings.

After awhile, Guy had stopped sending messages.. Feste sensed something but he wasn't really sure what it was, so he kept sending voice messages to Guy. Messages checking up on him and giving a little info about what Feste was up to, whether Guy cared or not. Telling him about his aid with the Justice League and others. He occasionally even checked in with the Guardians to see if they had any information about Guy's status, well aware they wouldn't tell him much, but he still asked anyway. Anything to kill time.

As well, he'd repeat the messages Guy had sent, just to hear his voice again. That stupid snort and laugh. The little names he'd call him. He'd do this anytime he got lonely.. which was more often than he'd care to admit.

Feste's messages had eventually slowed down after a year had passed. The last time he sent Guy a message was a little over 2 months ago. He missed him.. So he sent one last message--

..but then it happened. A little ping on his ring. A message. It was Guy. He sounded even rougher than he usually did, he apologized greatly, saying he'll fill Feste in on what all happened, that he was heading back to Oa, and for Feste to wait for him at their favorite place at a specified time.

"This message'll prolly get t'ya before I do, though, heh."

Feste couldn't believe it. Hearing his voice again.. a wave of emotion and relief washing over him to know Guy was alright. And that he was to be back so soon, too.

So, he got himself ready for that date. Come the time, he set out to wait as promised, even sending a message back to let Guy know he was waiting.

Guy is a little late when he finally arrives.. Feste didn't care. Heck, he could hardly breathe and stand being able to see Guy again after so long. Guy didn't say anything, he just simply reached into the collar of his GL vest and tugged out a necklace hooked around his neck with a bog toothy grin. Rings from the other Lantern Corps hung from it like little fishing trophies.

All but one ring color was on the necklace. Red, Yellow, Green, Blue..

Guy stepped forward, his uniform changing from green to.. pink? Feste's eyes widening in surprise, his mind trying to process everything as it occurred. Guy now wore a custom Pink Lantern uniform.. the ring was on his left hand, explaining why it wasn't on the necklace.

"..I've listened to all your messages you've sent. They've kept me grounded when I had the red ring. the yellow.. I'm sorry I wasn't able to send you any messages… I didn't want ya to worry.. didn't want you to hear me in such a state. Luckily.. the Pink Lantern Corps was my last stop on that mission.. Heh. As much flack as I give ya.. the love really helped pull me through it.. and I got this pretty little souvenir to ke--"

Feste collapsed to his knees as he rushed over to hold Guy. Tears falling and his aura flaring up, his hair had never been curlier. Guy was surprised and fell down to his own knees to check on Feste who simply babbled in response.

"..You really missed me, huh?" Guy says, patting and holding Feste close. "..It's alright, I've missed ya, too."

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Guy & Feste sharing a meal and Guy is just prattling on and on and on and-- about the whole mission. The battles he fought, the food he tasted, planets he saved, how hard he kicked Sinestro's butt, how he won a fight with Atrocitus (it was actually a respectful truce), etc etc. He's getting so animated and loud.

Feste is watching, listening, and eating every word. He has never been more maddeningly in love with a man in his life.

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(italics = Arcade's comments)

all I can imagine Guy, purple blood on his knuckles (idk it seems alien) and acid blood that red lanterns have dripping out his mouth. Panting and all crazy eyed as he just had to fight some people and then he just sits and listen to voice notes and it's just Feste trying to cook whilst talking and him screaming about the water being on fire

Local angry man listens to his clown of a bf be an absolute loser Because when Guy isn't around - Feste loses all charm and "I'm so cool and collected, so suave" air

Guy sitting on a cold rock in space, battered and bruised and bloody and so tired. Holding his Green Ring up to hear Feste's messages. He is miserable in his Red Lantern attire, but hearing Feste talk about some friend's he made in the Justice League in Guy's place, about the food Feste made..

Guy finds it super soothing. He can picture everything clearly as he drifts to sleep to prepare for another busy day of his long extended mission.

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They're morons. The safety of thousands is in their hands and this is how they behave. I love them. They are tormenting each other with each breath and they will not stop.

@arcade-writing Guy/Feste but make it an outfit swap!

it was a slow day and Guy was bored when he decided to use his ring to change his outfit into Feste's and imitate him. Only to have Feste do the same and change his outfit to look like Guy's usual uniform in return. Guy approves greatly.

they're also making googoo eyes at each other. of course :)

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My reaction to this masterpiece. I say I'd eat all your art but this? This I'm eating without chewing. Shoving it straight into the throat

Within reach

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This is quite literally been my issue recently and it's been making me hate being aroace. I hate that when I talk about my future where I'm alone; no partner, no kids - just friends and maybe pets. I'm told it sounds "incredibly lonely" and "sad".

Like no, you're making it seem like that.

Once I stopped being a child who just copied what everyone else wanted and liked and actually started becoming my own person - for so much of my life when imagining my future it was simply just living alone. In a cottage or just somewhere further away from people. For me just simply moving out was a fantastic thing - which is due to my home life at the time but even now when that issue is no longer present. I still imagine my future alone (alone in the sense of no roommates and no romantic partner)

I've grown to just teach myself to not care so much what others think. People simply won't get it but it's so frustrating when I talk about the fact I won't follow the standard conventions of having a family or a romantic partner I'm always met with people telling me I'll change my mind (even people who know and understand that I'm aroace and what that is/means) or that I just sound lonely.

They act like it's some sort of punishment. A death sentence.

I just despise it all. This attitude the world has - the devaluing of friendships. I've been told so much lately that someone prioritizing their partner will always happen and I just need to accept and cope with that. And I am but it's so unfair. Its unfair that I could be someone's best friend, someone's #1 and we could have a platonic bond that is so strong and id still be shoved to second place if not more than that because my friend got a partner. Like our bond meant so little.

It's just all so so frustrating.

being on the aro spectrum would be a lot easier if being single wasn't made to feel like a literal death sentence

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Genuinely this PISSES me off so hard when I see this happen in fandoms. It's like you're only an acceptable aromantic/asexual (as they do this with both labels separately too) if you can still follow the convenient norms. Like yeah! Some aroaces CAN be like that but here's the thing, most depictions of aroaces are NOT like that. They are shown to be disgusted or uncomfortable by these things to show that they are infact aroace. We typically do not have characters, or atleast I hasn't seen any, that in the show/movie/book go into the nuances and spectrum of these things.

It's usually "I'm repulsed or uncomfortable by sex/love/both" and the audience will go "WELL THERE ARE AROACES WHO DO ENJOY-" SHUT UP. this character doesn't apply to that CLEARLY. there has been no signs that this character is like that and so you are just being disrespectful to their identity. You just can't handle not having your little ship and also you clearly don't have any real respect for this kind of identity if you can't accept it when it doesn't follow your societal rules.

As an aroace who has had my identity questioned a few times due to my lack of repulsion to these things, it just pisses me off so much. Like, whilst I am a "no love, no sex" aroace - I will do things like queer platonic relationships. Kissing, hand holding, intimacy, ect. Because I like doing those things. I enjoy physical affection and feeling close to another person who I see as a friend or I can enjoy having no strings attached and have a mutual agreement with someone. Because either way as long as both parties are understanding and consenting and can handle it, why can't people explore these things? To still get things we want without having to force ourselves into relationships we'll never be into it.

Love to all my fellow aromatics and asexuals who are repulsed or just simply indifferent. Love to the ones that'll try it out. Love to the ones who do date and have sex. Love to all of y'all. 🫶

Fandoms are a mess and tbh I kinda just stop being apart of them. My fandom spaces is my brain and my friends. And it's because of shit like this and also the other toxicity that swarms around. People have made having interests be like fast fashion and a kill joy.

the way fandoms are desperate to make all aroace characters romance and sex positive but then dont do anything remotely similar to any other identity is astounding. hmm i wonder why

PLEASE dont derail this about shipping characters of other identities please let this one post be about an aroace struggle

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I literally made mine in a rush and didn't even bother to do more than 1 layer which is unusual for me but I did draw this as soon as I woke up and COULD NOT be arsed to do my usual drawing process so ignore how messy it is.

But the Deadpoolsona in question. We are literally twins - clearly you can tell by the fact we both have big ass weapons and are silly. ✨

@arcade-writing made a deadpoolsona and for whatever the heck reason my brain latched onto the idea and I was able to come up with this for myself.

Oh, to be an irl cartoon. Defying all laws of physics and more.

No kill. Just goofs. :>

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I CAN'T HELP BEING SLEEPY OKAY??? IM JUST BUILT LIKE THAT

@arcade-writing fell asleep last night so I doodled a bunch of little pictures of him being sleepy and silly lol

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+ my live reaction

Training break 💖🌟

@ the Pokemon fandom: Wikstrom, am I right, guys?

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OH MY GOD IM GONNA CRY

He's just a lil guy

🦦🐾

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*EATS IT*

I love you SeaFoamSloth. You are my fav

SeaFoamSloth, but make it a D&D au--

FINALLY Got this finished!!

[Folivora Lore post]

You can never have too many magic users in your party. :>

My initial design for Acedia before I reworked it:

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When I look at him an impossible amount of rose petals rushes by

my magnum opus. I will never draw anything as good as this ever again in my life. I've peaked.

( @bioeiectricity / @arcade-writing )

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Stop putting 'free Palestine' on posts about Sudan I'm so fucking serious.

Sudanese people and Palestinians are not interchangeable just because we're Arab and / or Muslim. I cannot believe I just saw a post where a Sudanese person asked for help for her family and someone image ID'd the family as 'Palestinians'.

The post talked about the situation in KHARTOUM please do some bare minimum reading I'm begging you.

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How intimidated do you think trans women on this site feel to even speak up about their being banned at all anymore after what the CEO did to predstrogen and the ways that staff has continued to allow administrative punishment of random trans women, who rightfully email staff asking why they got murked, who in response get an email typed by an actual human person waving their hand around going, ohh don't you recall? You were weird and sexually strange once. I know you know what you did. You've read our TOS. You know we have rules against being sexually strange. You are so naturally implicated in your own execution that we won't waste our breath even explaining why this happened to you. Don't worry, this wasn't random- this was premeditated by a real human person and we've all reached a rational conclusion together, us here at staff and what could have just been one spiteful person or an army of TERF Pinkertons, and we find your assuming of the latter to be quite disrespectful. Think of all the kind, compassionate people on staff who're wishing really really hard that this kind of stuff stops happening. Think about how sad they must be that you're saying all this mean stuff about them. They're just following orders!