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Contributor Applications OPEN!

Gravity Falls: Road Trip is an upcoming fan-made anthology of illustrations, comics, and short-stories (also known as a “zine”) based on the animated television series Gravity Falls, organized by @lucheek​,  and supporting charity!

This zine will feature the characters of Gravity Falls at different locations based on or inspired by strange and interesting real-life “tourist traps” and road-side attractions from across the country. 

The collected works will be made available as a “pay-what-you-want” digital download on Itch.io for a limited time, and any and all proceeds of the zine will go to the Houseless Organizing Coalition of Houston, Texas. (After the sale period closes, contributors can post their work freely and publicly!) 

Contributing to Gravity Falls: Road Trip is a volunteer position. Contributors to the zine will not be paid, but will be given two physical copies of the zine by Lucheek as a courtesy. Physical copies will not be available otherwise. 

This project is currently looking for contributors- and teams of contributors- to submit ILLUSTRATIONS, COMICS, and ILLUSTRATED SHORT-STORIES. There will be a maximum of 12 contributors (plus Lucheek herself) for this project!! 

Applications will close on March 10th!

More Information and Application Link Below

Keep reading

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ANOTHER

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

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↷superior iron man packs

— like or reblog if you save it and © Iovelystony on twitter if you use it, please.

(my user's first letter is a capital i, not a l)

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In terms of fixer-uppers, Fierro Hammond is definitely a bit of one—emotionally, that is. Their debilitating emotional issues and constant identity crisis do, at least, make them a mildly interesting person, which they will count as a win. Fierro’s exceptional sarcasm and lack of verbal filter can get irritating (read: comically unbearable) at times, but once you befriend them, rest assured you will find no braver fighter, and no fiercer friend.

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If you’re interested in learning the basics of quantum physics, or the essentials of mechanical engineering, or even conspiracy theories about old unsolved murder cases, Lena Ward is the person to ask. Smart as hell, as sharp as a knife, and singlehandedly ensuring the profit of her local coffee shop, Lena is a friend you’d want on your side when things get tough.

And, boy, are they about to get tough.

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We Did, Actually, Start the Fire

(Yes, obviously, it’s a Billy Joel reference.)

You know how every single typical YA book or Netflix Original movie stars dysfunctional, emotionally-stunted teenagers who really shouldn’t have the burden of saving the world on their shoulders on top of their college applications?

Yeah. This one’s no different. (Unless…?)

Meet Lena Ward, a caffeine-addicted teenage genius plagued with eerily lifelike nightmares, and Fierro Hammond, a self-deprecating loudmouth bestowed with ADHD and a heat under their skin that just won’t quit. These two are taking the reigns this time. And, no. They don’t know what they’re doing, either.

Featuring way too many bad one-liners, interdimensional travel, maybe too much existential humor to be objectively healthy, quantum instability, outdated pop culture references, a non-binary main character, a cat (!!), and more, we bring you We Did, Actually, Start the Fire: an original comic book.

Follow us on our ongoing journey in bringing Lena and Fierro to comic-book life, and get a whole lot of rad behind-the-scenes bonus content!

After all, how often is it that you get to join an adventure from scratch like this? What have you got to lose?

#WeDidActuallyStartTheFire #WDASTF

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i haven’t watched spn in like 5 years but i’d like to think this is a summary of what happened

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things Old Man Sam looks like:

- an English teacher with a severe drinking problem

- an unsub on Criminal Minds

- your uncle who’s not allowed to come to family Christmas because your parents filed a restraining order against him when you were 3

- my sleep paralysis demon

- man who’s too senile to realize there’s no lenses in his glasses

- man who’s wondering if he remembered to turn the oven off

- theology teacher who believes his class will change your life 

- Mr. Roger’s shadow self

- Count Olaf, but a Chad

- Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween (2018)

- old man who’s like, really into bird watching

- tenured professor but no one actually knows what he’s supposed to be teaching

- Mr. Feeny, if he never got to meet the Matthews family

- Me when I dressed up as the grandmother in Billy Elliot for a musical theater class performance in 11th grade

- what Bernie Sanders thinks he looks like in his mind’s eye

- the Unabomber 

- guy you’ve lived next door to for years and you think he’s really nice if a little socially awkward and then one day the police show up and tell you he has dead bodies buried in his basement 

- man you just discovered lives in the neighborhood haunted house that everyone thought was abandoned 

- your ex-boyfriend at your high school reunion, cementing the feeling that you really dodged a bullet

- Peter Capaldi if he stayed on Doctor Who any longer

- an actor who’s realizing he just spent the last 15 years of his life working up to a terrible finale episode 

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This is so wholesome

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Happy to share my 2nd lot for @ficfacers requested by Moonweaver 30! Big big thanks for bidding on me and one more time big thanks to amazing organisers!

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I’m beyond excited to share my art for @ficfacers 2020 for a lot bid on by @maeveor! huge thanks to them for bidding on my lot and huge thanks to ficfacers for another amazing event!

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сorrection, sammy IS baby 2005

SPN Hiatus Creations 2020 @spnhiatuscreations | Week Three Favorite Character ⇢ Sam Winchester

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wallpapers with songs I've been vibing with lately pt.1

listen to the spotify playlist here

included:

astronaut by sir sly

you're so dark by arctic monkeys

turn up the faders by nathan asher and the infantry

west coast by the neighbourhood

i used royalty free images from pixabay and phonto and snapseed to edit and add the text:)

please reblog if you use and shoot me a request if you want wallpaper with a song lyric!

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OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS. EVERYTHING. BOTH THE FIC AND THE ART.

Can we get green with deckerstar please?

sure can, bud!

Green- Flower Shop AU

(Also, I can’t resist making this a Flower shop/tattoo parlor au) 

Chloe doesn’t know why she’s nervous. It’s silly, really. She’s seen him mostly unclothed and had her hands against on him for hours as she worked to ink delicate petals into his skin, but somehow now she’s got the butterflies. Still, she wipes her palms nervously as she approaches his shop. Morningstar Flowers is hard to miss. 

The bell jingles as she walks in. “One moment!” Lucifer’s voice calls out from the back. She looks around, her inquisitive nature prompting her to nose about. It’s not your typical florist, the lighting is low and warm and the walls a dark cherry wood. She’d mistake it for a speakeasy, if it weren’t for the tastefully displayed arrangements. Lucifer appears, looking rather startled to see her. But then he practically lights up, delight suffusing his expression.

He’s not in his typical extravagant suit, but rather a henley shirt with the buttons undone, exposing his throat, and a dark apron smudged with dirt. There’s a smear of soil near his cheek like he’d wiped at his face without realizing. The tattoos on his forearms are on display, his sleeves rolled and cuffed. She can’t help but admire them. Her own work peeks out a little at his collar, thin inked petals edging out, teasing at more. The desire to reach out and trace the lines twitches her fingers before she smothers it.

“Chloe!” He smiles at her as he sets a small potted sapling down on the counter. “What a surprise.”

She does her best to return it, but it feels shaky on her face. “Hi, Lucifer.” There’s a beat where they both sort of stand and stare at each other. “Um, could I buy a bouquet?”

Her question seems to snap him to reality. “Oh! Yes, yes of course,” he says, wiping his hands on his apron. “How can I help you? We have some lovely selections, just got stock in from-”

“It’s, um, it’s for someone important to me, so I’d like to choose specifically the flowers that go in it, if that’s all right.” 

He blinks, but doesn’t let it slow him down. “Of course. Any particular preference regarding the container?” 

She hadn’t considered that. “No, whatever you think is best. It’s for a bunch of different flowers.”

“Ah, so you already have something in mind, very good. Shall we step in the back?”

“Sure,” she says and steps around the counter when he gestures for her to move forward. She brushes by him and he smells like rich, freshly turned dirt and clean sweat. His eyes are dark in the low light. 

He leads her to rows and rows of flowers, some freshly cut, others still planted. He snags a plastic pot and sticks a pair of shears in his front pocket. “Right,” he smiles, effortlessly alluring. “Where would you like to start?”

She shifts he weight back and forth, biting her lip, trying to decide how to go about this. She’d done so much research for his tattoos and now it all seems to flee her brain. Did the order matter? Or was it just the end presentation? Lucifer saves her after a moment of indecision. 

“Shall we start with the foundation? Perhaps some hydrangeas or chrysanthemums?”

“Not hydrangeas,” she says quickly. “Chrysanthemums would be fine as long as they’re white.” Loyalty. Devotion.

“All right.” Lucifer moves over to the flowers in question and snips some, arranging it carefully.

“I’d like some asters.”

His eyebrows raise. “Any particular color?”

“Red. Purple would be fine, too.” Undying affection. Patience. Wisdom.

He’s quiet as they move to a different section. He cuts them expertly and Chloe can’t help but watch his broad hands as they work. “Might I ask...Is the recipient male or female?”

“Male,” she answers, firm. 

His mouth presses thin. “I see. Well. I’d advise for choosing darker colored flowers, in that case.”

She shakes her head. “No. No, it’s got to be just right.”

He nods, not looking at her. “Very well, what next?”

They gather up the rest of the flowers. Light red carnations. Admiration.  Ranunculus. I find you charming. Valerian. Readiness. Red tulip. Love.

Chloe can hear the rush of blood in her ears as Lucifer carefully places the bright tulip in the center. “Is that all?” he asks when she doesn’t name off another flower. 

“Yes.” The walk back up to the counter seems longer than it did when she came in. Lucifer carefully wraps the arrangement, the crinkling of paper and plastic loud in the silence. He reads her the price and she pays it without thinking. 

“Oh, I forgot a flower,” she says, pretending at absentmindedness. Her voice sounds too high. Is her voice too high? Lucifer’s jaw flexes. 

“Not a problem, what did you wish to add?” 

She eyes the large sprays of Lucifer’s signature flowers on display behind him, the same ones she painstakingly rendered onto his body, flowing along the natural curve of his spine, curling over the arch of muscle between his neck and shoulder. 

“Lilies,” she says, and he finally, finally, looks at her. “Morningstar lilies.”

He swallows. She sees the moment he realizes who these flowers, who this message is for. “Oh,” he says softly. He touches the bouquet in front of him with reverent fingers. “Are you quite sure? I- I fear the lilies might be...a bit damaged.”

“That’s okay,” she says. “I think they’re beautiful anyway.”

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Forgive me. Maturity is making me poetic. Frozen II (2019)

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thanks for tagging me @cr-noble-writes :)

Nickname: Gray

Zodiac: Libra

Height: 5’9

Amount of sleep: 4-8

Last movie I saw: Blade Runner 2049

Favorite Musician: uhhhh picking is hard but i’m gonna go with Blue Öyster Cult

Song stuck in my head: Break My Heart by Dua Lipa

Other blogs: @local-occult-enthusiast is my aesthetic blog, @winchestered-since-1983 is reblog blog, i run @spnclassicbingo and @crossroads-study is my studyblr

Last thing I googled: Functions in bash tutorial

Do I get asks: close to never, but when I do, I’m very happy

Lucky number: 7

What am I wearing: black overalls with a grey undershirt

Dream trip: roadtrip in USA visiting haunted and paranormal places

Dream job: running my own tech business

Favorite food: Sushi and rolls

Languages: English, Russian, Greek, somewhat German and French

Play any instruments: guitar, very poorly

Favorite song: hard, hard, very hard. Burnin For You by BÖC if I had to pick.

Random fact: I run a small graphic tee-shirt online shop :)

Tagging: oof i’ve fallen out of touch with a lot of people on tumblr so just whoever wants to do it:)

21 Questions

thank you so much for tagging me, @leatherandapplepies <3

Nickname: Lou

Zodiac: Aries

Height: 5′10

Amount of sleep: usually 4-5 hours

Last movie I saw: uhm…? i think i had the first Hobbit movie running in the background while i did some chores the other day

Favorite musician: so many xD but i’m kinda hyping Jensen Ackles atm xD

Song stuck in my head: Where’s My Love (Acoustic Version) by SYML

Other blogs: i’m barely even managing this one…

Last thing I googled: how to convert cm to ft xD

Do I get asks: rarely, but i’m over the moon whenever i do get asks :) <3

Lucky number: 13 

What am I wearing: plaid shirt and jeans

Dream trip: usa east to west coast road trip

Dream job: ??? sth that pays the bills and i don’t resent doing?

Favorite food: casserole with noodles, ham, peas, and sO mUcH chEEse

Languages: German, English

Play any instruments: guitar, ukulele, bass, piano, drums

Favorite song: don’t make me choose >.< (but if i really HAD to pick one, i’d go with Sounds of Someday)

Random fact: after over a decade of constant pain in all my joints, a doctor finally figured out what’s wrong with me today o/ the diagnosis kinda sucks, but at least i know now what it is xD

Tagging: @suckerfordeansfreckles @cas-lost-grace @casbeanwrites @starespressos @deanies-weanie @waywardprince @wingsandimpalas @cr-noble-writes and everyone who feels like doing this thing <3