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Super cool fanart of pythor by @tabithatabby123 !

Everyone is working so hard on the collab! We’re so proud of everyone❤️

If you want to join the team, link is below! The episode is broken up clip by clip so there are some really short parts and longer parts, all that is required to join is one part so it is up to you how much you want to commit to to join! Every little bit helps even if you can only take a small part💯

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Amazing fanart by @tabithatabby123 for the collab!

We’re making progress! Though some parts are claimed, with a ton of parts left please apply if you are interested!

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(Use this ask to ramble about your oc(s)..if you want ofc)

Glad I saw this when I was in an OC rambling mood lol.

I just want to talk about my wonderful boy Vivian. I was literally just talking about him to someone (mainly about his terrible fate at the end of a comic that I keep saying I want to make but keep putting it off, but that’s for another time).

Anyways, Vivian is a character I made a couple years ago just to be the childhood best friend of a side character from a show that I was trying to make a backstory for. The backstory was going to be separated into 3 « books » about all the characters being samurai/soldiers, and Vivian only was going to featured in the first book as the friend who ends up sacrificing his life for the one he loved (although he would never get the same love back), only to not get mentioned again.

As I thought more about his character and his dynamic with the other characters, I realized I wanted more of him. Then there was a spark. He originally had a secret crush on the main character, but accepted the role of wingman only to block an arrow to save his crush. Why not develop that crush further? Why not let Vivian get together with his crush? Why not let Vivian live longer? Why not let Vivian become a main character?

Then came Vivian Anand, a 21-25 year man who had the dream of performing on stage, but mainly stuck around his friends and family to help them (either with taking care of the house for his family or going on slightly dangerous vigilante missions with his future fiancé). He went from a flat character who really had no discernible personality and was made to die to a (hopefully) dynamic character that is more than just an outgoing wingman (but was also still made to die *cough cough*). Now, I plan to explore his life more with his friends and family, see him fall in love, see him follow his dreams, and then see everything come crashing down around him.

But yeah, just the whole development of Vivian 1.0 to current Vivian is so interesting to me since it changed everything about the story I wanted to write. Really the development of most of my ocs is crazy to think about. For example, I have this oc named Luna who originally could’ve been classified as a Wattpad protagonist. Now, she starts off being a knock off Robin Hood, gets hunted down, and then instead of getting arrested or killed, she becomes part of a found family made up by two people who were hunting her down (one of them being Viv), a cop, and a man who used to be part of a cult but is now everyone’s uncle.

Anyways, if you want to know more about current Vivian (or any other oc), here’s an unfinished doc with some information.

OC Bios

Also here’s some drawings I’ve done. My oc art can be found on @nerdwaifuu-art . Hopefully I’ll post more art on there (I do have a drawing of Vivian in the works rn).

Thanks for reading my ramble

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Pass the happy🌹! When you receive this, list five things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notification💙💚💙

Thanks for the ask!

I guess the 5 things that make me happy are:

Drawing

Spending time with my friends

Listening to music

Working on anything related to my new OCs and a Ninjago related comic/story I want to make in the future

Playing video games

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We’re open!

Applications for both mods and participants are now open!

Participants

If you would like to apply as a cover artist, artist, or writer, come fill out the form! We accept people of all skill levels, though keep in mind there WILL be spoilers for Ninjago since this is not a spoiler-free project (all content past season 13 is considered spoilers in the server and will be blocked out while chatting. But the calendar itself may include past s13)

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We are currently looking for around 3 people (maybe more) to join us as assistant mods! There are three roles available:

1) Server mod

The server mod is responsible for communicating with the server, sending out reminders/announcements, and checking in with people. Basically, server responsibilities. This job requires you to check in OFTEN with the server (about once a day but this is not a requirement). You will share this job with 1 other server mod (if applicable) as well as the main mods.

2) Design Mod

The design mod(s) will be in charge of designing the actual calendar. In other words, they create the calendar template design that we will use to put the artwork and fic excerpts in. You can check out the 2021 calendar to see what we did last year.

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Hello, dear! You've been visited by the random character question fairy! :D ~☆

What does your character most value in a friendship (loyalty, honesty, adventure, etc.)? Why do they value this? Which of your character's friends have this value?

Hello! Thank for the ask. I have a couple ocs to run through, so this might get long-

This is my first time talking my new ninjago ocs on this account, but there’s like a post about them on my art account @nerdwaifuu-art . For context, they’re all characters in a backstory comic I want to make for Ronin. Anyways, onto the characters.

Vivian:

I guess trust. He’s very friendly with many people, but trust between him and the other person is what really bonds him with them. Plus he’s surrounded by kind of untrustworthy people who also have major trust issues, so he knows something’s working if he trusts them and they trust him. This can be seen within his friend group of Emon, Luna, Aries, and Ronin. He trusts Emon like a father figure and gets trust back. Luna is very trusting of people (a little too trusting). Aries is just very trustworthy, so there’s always been a mutual trust between the two. Then with Ronin (ah, someone is not very trustworthy in canon), Vivian is one of the few people he trusts, so Vivian is happy whenever he displays that trust.

Luna:

I guess she values freedom/independence in a friendship. When she was growing up, her family was very controlling of her future and wanted to mold her into the “perfect daughter.” Then her (ex)fiancé was super controlling of her to keep up a good image of himself. She gets this independence with Vivian, Ronin, and Emon. For once a supposed friend or loved one isn’t bossing her around, trying to make her match a certain image.

Emon:

I guess communication. He started valuing it after too many instances of there being a lack of communication that led to horrible results (I mean, there’s going to be trouble if your best friend didn’t mention that he started working for a totally new gang and then you never mention to your good guy fiancé that you’re the criminal he’s been hunting down, except you were unaware that he was the one hunting you down in the first place-). The only person he knows who has consistently good communication is Vivian (although he’s a little too open sometimes).

Jiro/Rin/Nobu/Evil Dad (I haven’t picked a name, but my friends and I just call him Evil Dad):

Extreme loyalty. Having it led to his prosperity; losing it led to his downfall. Emon was the first to show this trait to him, and Evil Dad used this to his advantage and was able to increase in power with Emon’s help. He continued to use it to his advantage until Emon betrayed him in order to protect the one he loved (who just happened to be Evil Dad’s brother).

Hisashi (technically he doesn’t even show up in the comic unless there’s flashbacks because my boy is dead, but I still wanna talk about him):

I guess support and good listening. Similar to Luna, his family was very controlling, but he didn’t have the issue of having no freedom or independence as he got that from being a samurai/soldier, also he wasn’t really the type to make friends, so he didn’t feel trapped in any relationships. Instead, he just never had a say in what he wanted. It wasn’t until he met Emon that he had someone who wasn’t trying to push him onto a certain path and was willing to listen to and support what he wanted to do.

I have more characters, but these are most of the characters who are major characters and who actually have their friendships explored.

Also here’s a doc with the characters of the comic and descriptions if anyone is interested. I’m always up to talking about them-

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The Great Flower Chain Making Competition

Written for the @ninjago-calendar project. The Ninja take Lloyd on a picnic and Cole teaches everyone how to make flower chains.

“He needs normalcy,” Lloyd heard Nya tell his uncle in a hushed voice. He paused outside of his uncle’s room to hear what would come next.  

“But his training-” Wu started in, but Kai interrupted him. 

“But nothing, Master Wu. You can’t expect him to adjust to being the Green Ninja right away without problems. He’s just a kid, so let him be one.” 

There was silence for a moment and Lloyd could easily imagine Nya giving Wu her signature you’d better do as I say or else look to prove her brother’s point. He waited to hear the response, not quite sure what they were talking about, but knowing it involved him. 

“I… suppose you have a point,” Wu admitted eventually, “you can do what you asked on one condition: Everyone stays nearby and return to the Bounty immediately if I contact you.” 

“That’s technically two conditions,” said Nya, pointedly. Wu sighed.  

“Don’t make me regret this.” 

“We won’t,” Kai assured him and then the door opened before Lloyd could disappear around the corner. Nya raised an eyebrow when she saw him.  

“Lloyd, were you… eavesdropping?” 

“N-no,” he insisted at first, but both siblings immediately saw through his lie. 

“How much did you hear, Lloyd?” Kai asked quietly. Lloyd shrugged.  

“I dunno. Not much. But you guys really didn’t have to get on Wu’s case for me over training. I’m fine.” Another lie.  

“Considering we literally just got you back from a group of traitorous snakes, I’d say it’d be completely understandable if you weren’t fine. And besides, it’s our duty to protect you. Even from your uncle,” Kai stated fiercely, ruffling Lloyd’s hair. Nya nodded in agreement.  

“Which is why we convinced him to give everyone the day off so we can take you to do something fun!” she announced. Lloyd blinked.  

“Fun?” he repeated blankly. He had to admit that doing something to get his mind off of, well, everything, sounded appealing. But there was so much to be done now that he knew he was the Green Ninja. Could he even afford a day off? Lloyd wasn’t sure how all this destined savior business worked.  

“That’s right! We’re going on a picnic!”  

“Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Lloyd questioned, not sharing Nya’s enthusiasm, “I mean, the Serpentine probably want revenge for what happened at the fire temple.” 

“Sure it is. We’ll just have to be careful,” Nya assured him at the same time as Kai insisted, “We only have good ideas!” 

They rolled their eyes at each other, but neither backed down.  

“We’re not taking no for an answer, Lloyd. Fresh air is good for shrimps like you,” Kai continued, giving Lloyd a smile. Lloyd knew he was probably right, though he didn’t know much about fresh air. Darkley’s had always been kind of stuffy.  

Nya looked at him expectantly. He bit his lip.  

“Fine. But if anything goes wrong, I’m telling Pythor to eat you first,” Lloyd relented. A few hours away  couldn’t do any harm.  

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“I think we’re almost there,” Cole announced. Lloyd could just make out the clearing up ahead. After gathering the rest of the ninja and packing lunch, which had been a hectic affair, the group had set out to find the perfect picnic spot. Cole claimed to “know a place” and the others had eagerly followed his lead.  Lloyd had never been on a picnic before, so he wasn’t really sure what they were looking for, but hopefully it would all make sense sooner or later.  

“Awesome,” Nya said, running her hands together enthusiastically.  

“Yeah,” Kai agreed, sounding less excited, “what did you put in this thing, Zane? My arms are starting to get tired.” 

“Oh, just the picnic essentials.” Zane called over his shoulder. Kai held the picnic basket in front of him, giving it a distaste glare.  

“You sure you didn’t pack the kitchen sink?” 

The nindroid deigned not to reply and Kai continued to mutter complaints as they continued down the trail. Deciding to have mercy on Kai after a few minutes (he was a little tired of the complaining), Lloyd asked,  

“Want me to take it for a sec?” 

“I don’t think that’ll be necessary,” Cole cut in, “we’re here.” 

“Thank goodness,” Kai declared, staggering forward to set the basket down on a tree stump. Lloyd rolled his eyes at his dramatics before wandering off to explore while Nya and Jay spread out the ginormous picnic blanket they had stolen from Wu. 

 He found a stream not far from where Kai had left the picnic basket. Sitting down amongst the reeds, Lloyd watched the water ripple and swirl. He could see tiny minnows swimming in and out of the shadows. What other creatures might be lurking nearby?  

Maybe after they ate, Kai would be interested in helping him find out. There could be water snakes, turtles, or maybe even frogs! Frogs liked marshy areas – didn’t they?  

Lloyd could just imagine the look on Jay’s face when he and Kai brought back the biggest, slimiest frog they could find. He giggled maniacally as he skipped a stone across the stream. It bounced a few times before sinking with a soft plunk. The minnows scattered. Lloyd sighed happily, watching them.  

There was something so peaceful about this place. About the way the gentle breeze tickled the flowers that covered the meadow. Maybe he should pick some for Nya. Girls liked flowers, didn’t they? There hadn’t been many girls at Darkleys.  

Of course, there was always the possibility that she was allergic to flowers. After all, Nya had once told him that she had a perfume allergy. He should probably ask Kai about that before he went and picked too many flowers for her…  

“Lloyd! It’s time for lunch.”  

Someone called, interrupting his thoughts. Plans for pestering his honorary siblings would have to wait. Lloyd sidled over to the picnic blanket and plopped down next to Kai, who handed him a plate.  

“So, Cole. How did you know about this place?” Jay inquired as he set out the sandwich supplies. Cole smiled wistfully and explained,  

“My parents brought me here a few times when I was a kid. We would play in the stream for hours and then Mom would teach me how to make flower chains and force Pop and I to wear them. It was really fun.” 

“Aww. That sounds nice,” Nya commented. She held out a jar of peanut butter to Lloyd, who happily accepted it. He slathered some onto his bread, listening to Cole share more stories about his childhood. Lloyd wished his own parents had been around to take him on picnics and have water fights with him. But that wasn’t the way the world worked.  

With a sigh, Lloyd took a bite of his sandwich. Just the right ratio of jelly to peanut butter. Perfect.  

“You mentioned flower chains, right?” Jay asked through a mouthful of food. It sounded more like he was saying, “Ooh entond oor Jane’s ight?” 

“Yeah?” Cole replied, raising an eyebrow. Jay swallowed before continuing.  

“This might sound kinda silly, but… I’ve always wondered how people make those.” 

“Oh, it’s easy!” Cole announced with a grin, “want me to teach you after we finish eating?” 

“I, for one, would love to learn,” Nya stated. She took a bite of jello salad and glanced around at the others, who nodded.  

“As would I,” Zane agreed serenely. Kai smirked and said,  

“Sure. Why not. But I say we make it a competition.” 

“A competition?” Lloyd asked curiously, his eyes widening. That sounded promising.

“Yeah! I’m thinking we each make a flower chain, and whoever has the best one wins. We can, like, have Master Wu judge them when we get back to the Bounty, or something,” Kai explained.

“That sounds kinda fun,” Nya decided, before turning to Lloyd, “whaddya think? You in?”

Lloyd shrugged noncommittally, but ultimately agreed to join in. He had nothing better to do and was awfully curious about these… flower chains, anyway. What was the point of making chains from flowers? It wasn’t like you could use such a chain to trap enemies or anything exciting. Oh, well. He knew this entire trip was just to distract him from Green Ninja stuff. So it was probably okay if there were no practical applications for flower chains that he could use to cause chaos later on.  

The small boy shoved what was left of his sandwich into his mouth and chewed messily as he gazed around the meadow. There sure were a lot of flowers to choose from. He wondered how they would know which were best to use. And how long it was going to take the others to finish their food. Lloyd was starting to get bored of sitting there with nothing to do. 

“All right, listen up, people. What you’re looking for is flowers with nice long stems, like this,” Cole finally announced. He held up a daffodil. “That makes it easier to weave them together. Once everyone has their supplies, meet back here, and I’ll explain the rest. Everybody ready?” 

“Aye, aye, captain!” Jay said. He gave a teasing salute and trotted off across the meadow. Cole rolled his eyes as he watched him go.  

“Apparently, we have started,” Zane observed with a wry smile. The others laughed. 

“Yeah, I think it’s safe to say the competition has begun.” Cole agreed. 

“Well? What are we waiting for?” Nya asked before nudging Lloyd, “We can’t let Jay beat us!”

She grabbed his arm and drug him off toward the opposite end of the meadow from where Jay had gone.

“Are teams even legal?” Lloyd heard Kai ask in the distance. 

“I never said they weren’t.” came the response. Nya giggled and came to a stop. 

“This looks like a good place to start picking flowers,” she said, bending over to examine a patch of irises. Lloyd nodded and plucked one, careful to make sure the stem was long enough to meet Cole’s standards. 

“Perfect.” Nya smiled approvingly. She began gathering an armful of flowers of her own. Red, then pink, then white, then purple. The two soon had sizable clumps of irises and various other flowers they had found growing nearby. Ready for the next phase of the competition, they returned to the picnic blanket just as the others began heading back. 

“Congratulations, competitors. You have completed the first challenge,” Cole stated in his best announcer voice. The rest of the group cheered with much more vigor than was truly necessary. They were all quite invested in the competition by this point. 

“Now you must learn how to make flower chains from the pro himself. Watch as I demonstrate,” Cole continued. He showed them how to weave the flowers together by taking clumps of 3 and braiding them in an intricate pattern. Next, he showed them how to connect new flowers to the braid by counting several stems as a single strand while braiding. 

The project had mixed results. Cole kept having to jump in to assist Kai before he could tear his flowers apart in frustration (they wouldn’t stay in place), while Jay’s weaving was so complex that even Zane couldn’t make sense of his strategy. 

Nya and Lloyd were hard at work designing a pattern of colors that was extra appealing to the eye when they realized that they had neglected to collect any blue flowers. Nya nodded her head meaningfully towards Jay’s pile of flowers, which contained a variety of blue wildflowers. Lloyd grinned and swapped spots with her, giving her easy access to Jay’s stash.

“Hey, Jay- I seem to be having trouble with this part… mind helping me out?” she asked ever so innocently. Jay flashed her a smile and scooted closer to her before launching into a tirade about the art of braiding. 

“Mhm. Oh, that makes sense,” Nya commented, pretending to be interested as she slipped a few of the flowers from Jay’s pile into Lloyd’s waiting hands. She continued to do this for several minutes before Jay finally caught on. 

“Hey. Hey wait! You can’t do that!” he protested in frustration. Nya simply smiled. 

“All is fair in love and war, Jay.”

“Yeah!” Lloyd agreed, nodding vigorously. Jay glared at him. 

“Do you even know what that means?” he asked. 

“Nope!” Lloyd said, happily adding a blue flower to his chain. All in all, the picnic had been way more exciting than he’d expected. 

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Did a small #tutorial for class on “How to Improve Storytelling in Panel Layouts”! Thought it might help some peepz around here!

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Ninjago Pride Week 2020

Hey everyone!

If you’ve been in the fandom for a while, you may be familiar with this event. While the prompts for the past two years have been posted on my personal blog (@evelinaonline), this year I’m co-hosting this event with the amazing @nightlybirdie​!

If you’re unfamiliar with the challenge, Ninjago Pride Week is a list of prompts that encourages you to create content based on Ninjago + pride month. You may use these prompts as inspiration for whatever you like!

Without any further ado, here are this year’s prompts:

Day One (24/5) — Comfort

Day Two (25/5) — Serenade

Day Three (26/5) — OCs/AU

Day Four (27/5) — Bad Weather

Day Five (28/5) — Side Characters

Day Six (29/5) — Night Time

Day Seven (30/5) — Wedding

Make sure to use the hastag #Ninjago Pride Week 2020 and tag us in your posts! If we don’t reblog your work, it’s probably because it slipped past our radar, so don’t be shy to let us know.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that we will not be reblogging any posts containing controversial ships (ex: Lloyd x The Other Ninja) nor any content that includes inc*st or ped*philia.

For any questions or clarifications, our ask box is open. Have fun, and happy pride!

— Mod Eve

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i made a thing

"Me, give the ideas away to other writers who DO have time for them? Me, admit I will never actually work on any of these concepts? NEVER"

*hisses and breathes fire whilst protectively clutching the fic-idea-pile*

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“This is your daily, friendly reminder to use commas instead of periods during the dialogue of your story,” she said with a smile.

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Can we please bring male corsetry into style it’s like a basic vest but laced up all pretty.

Anyways, male corsetry by Innova is really cool. 

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he’s been through a lot

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Current mood.

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Me, the writer: "I should write the whole story before I post it."

Also me, the writer: "Let's post the first chapter now although I don't how to continue the story."

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*restarts a song to better imaginate the fan animated music video i could make but im too lazy to actually do it*