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Can't live with her, certainly can't live without her.

The incomparable STARSCREAM!

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I'm so curious on the ship you care the least for, I wanna know your thoughts

honestly I feel like I haven’t been that secretive about it, I’ve probably offhandedly mentioned it once or twice here

it’s not like it’s something I’m grossed out by, or I think of them as strictly platonic or anything like that—it’s just a pair of characters I think work better with a completely impersonal relationship. IMO the reason most people like their dynamic is because the way they’ve been written in modern iterations is transparently copied from the relationship between a different iconic pair of characters. The original is a pair of characters whose relationship I like, but the way it’s implemented in transformers ends up just coming off as a worse version.

I’m a nerd and I like the overly complicated and sometimes loaded politics of transformers—that’s what’s interesting to me! so for me personally I prefer the read of those characters that is more impersonal and political. You can have both (I do love political space opera) but there are some character relationships that really don’t interest me, especially when I think the relationship in question has already been done so much better by other things.

That said, I understand why people like it, and I think I just have a very different set of preferences than most people. I have a very particular taste and I’m mostly interested in bending the world and lore of Transformers to align more with that taste, which it inspired—it’s an Ouroboros of robot soap opera. I don’t want to alienate people who like a certain ship because I am so deep in disinterest for that specific character pair, as romantic interests or as friends, that I end up actively disliking it whenever it appears. That’s on me and my taste! So that’s why I probably wont talk about it too much.

Sorry if this was hard to understand, I’m tired right now but I wanted to give you at least a little bit of what you asked for. I’m very amused by the act of finding creative ways to talk around revealing the transformer ship I don’t like, like it’s something that matters at all

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Do you have any tips or guides on how to draw transformers (ur art is so good btw)

thank you so much!!

honestly I don’t put together a lot of tutorials or pointers or things like that because all things considered I genuinely don’t think I am /that/ good at drawing robots/mecha/etcetera (I’d love to be better!) but I can give you a few things I try to keep in mind:

unfortunately, one of the most valuable skills you can have is at least a rudimentary knowledge of robotics and the inner workings of machines. after an understanding of human anatomy, being able to recall and eventually even freehand mechanisms like joints and believable machine guts will take you a long way, both in the planning and execution of robot art!

if that sounds scary, a great place to start is just getting your hands on a model—transformer, gundam, whatever works! (honestly I tend to prefer model kits and other non-transformers because, while the functional transforming elements can be informative, most model kit figures are attempting to look more “believable” or “screen accurate.” besides, assembling them yourself means you know exactly what’s in there!). pay special attention to how the parts move and how the mobility is limited by the mechanisms. You can bend the rules, but it helps the verisimilitude if your figures are bending in a plausibly mechanical way.

You can stick very rigidly (literally) to rudimentary machine anatomy (I believe people call g1 style transformers “stacking boxes”) but what I like to do, counterintuitively, is find ways to work around the limits of machining to make my bots feel more organic. Instead of a straightforward hinge joint, I’ll try to replicate the interlocking shape of an elbow, and include physical adductor muscles and other more organic-looking elements (here’s an example of some robot guts from a scrapped comic:)

my point being: don’t forget to get creative with it! find some references of artistic renditions of machine innards and use your understanding of their function to inform your drawing. your robots will stand out if you’re constructing them with an idea of how they work in mind!

I know this was more conceptual than direct, but I hope this helps regardless!!

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does soundwave miss their pre empurata face? or do they not think of it

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How do I seduce Megatron?

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your megatron used to be a miner, how was her life back then? what made her become a gladiator?

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crushing on your megatron….. heyyyyyy

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“terror of the skies”

a short comic I’ve been working on in my downtime :)

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do u listen to certain music while drawing starscream and megatron stuff?

if you’re asking if I have a playlist, I do not! when I work I usually throw everything I have on shuffle and I am lazy, so I’ve never sat down and tried to make a themed playlist. but I guess I could try to think of a few songs!

account veterans probably associate me with mcr, which is fair. the song “Demolition Lovers” is probably my favorite and the one I’d recommend here! If you want other emo stuff, “Current Convulsive” and “Hell Above” by pierce the veil too!

if you want metalcore “Sleep Disorder” by Sycamour is really good! so is “Acid” by ghost town, and “Ascensionism” by sleep token (some people don’t like sleep token but I think theyre very fun)

and for misc, I’ll throw in “Face of Melinda” by Opeth, “God Made Me An Animal” by Better Lovers, and “Mouths Like Sidewinder Missiles” by Fall of Troy! (While I’m here, I just learned that one of my favorite songs from when I was in middle school got a remake/sequel, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Set It Off—that one is super nostalgic to me, and if you’ve never heard it before you’ll probably see why!)

anyway, that’s a little assortment of songs from my recent listening for you! tbh I’m sure you guys could come up with much better playlists but I wanted to give you an authentic selection from my music taste lol

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Things cats were right about all along:

Fuck staying hydrated by drinking enough water - eat! more! wet! food! (watermelon, cucumbers, SOUP!)

Feels great to be really high up in your house where you can see the whole place (loft bed loft bed loft bed loft bed!)

Express yourself as clearly as possible when people are touching you and you don't want them to.

Optional, but you can also express yourself clearly when your people are not touching you and you want them to.

Sometimes it's important to just go "hmm. actually, I don't care" and wander off.

You don't have to be the strongest or toughest to defend yourself, it's enough to just be difficult enough to not be worth the trouble.

Ghosts will eventually leave if you stare at them for long enough.

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A guide to KiriBaku Moments

I was looking over some of my favourite moments or hints between these two, and while searching through @aitaikimochi ‘s page, I actually came across many others I hadn’t seen before, and was given a really nice surprise! So I decided to make a small list of the known KiriBaku moments translated by her, some being lesser known, some more popular!

BNHA SMASH

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima getting jealous.

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima being shown to not like girls.

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima and Bakugou doing a duo comedy act.

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima flirting with Bakugou while he’s….different.

(BNHA SMASH) Duo work!! 

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima asking Bakugou to go hiking during a romantic holiday season.

(BNHA SMASH) Little Red Riot and the Big Bad Bakugou! 

(BNHA SMASH) Kirishima taking care of a sick Bakugou.

OFFICIAL ART / MERCH OR ANIMATED SCENES

Kirishima worrying over Bakugou in the new season.

Kirishima’s plan to rescue Bakugou and his breakdown in the hospital (animated). 

Bakugou making his classmates food.

BNHA Smash Tap Combo Move.

Bakugou lending Kirishima his festival jacket.

Formal Official Art.

Kirishima likes tough guys.

Kirishima, Bakugou, Iida and Deku official art. 

The sunset scene.

Kirishima and Bakugou episode one moments.

TRANSLATED ADD-ONS / LIGHT NOVELS, ETC

Kirishima and Bakugou being seen at the arcade together.

Kirishima and Bakugou Mountain Climbing (and heavily implied camping!) together.

Kirishima and Bakugou mention in an interview. 

Kirishima and Bakugou study session, plus run in to Bakugou’s old classmates.

Kirishima and Bakugou cheer for each other.

Kirishima meets Mitsuki.

Kirishima and Bakugou study session (yes, another one) and Kirishima making Bakugou genuinely laugh. 

More about the kidnapping and the two helping each other unpack (and a sentimental moment between them) 

KIRISHIMA IS THE DRAGON!!

FANMADE/FURTHER DISCUSSIONS 

A discussion on Kirishima’s uninterest in girls by @red-riot-kirishima-eijirou

A guide to all KiriBaku Manga Moments by @kiribaku-some-cute-stuff 

A presentation about Kirishima’s gay coding by @blackdeku

Feel free to add any, and I’ll try to keep the list updated!! 

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More Artwork for Signals Lost and Found, my slow burn reconcilation RadioStatic fic! This is for chapter 21, I'll Find Your Frequency Bit By Bit: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58333999

Art by the insanely talented @ararouge

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absolutely enamoured of deaddeerdonoteat's radiostatic fanfiction "The Devil Outside Your Door". And as i said in the comment. I want to print this fic and make a book out of it, i want to marry the creator i want to give them a big ol smoooooooch.

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i hate to draw background,.( TロT)σ

I give up on editing the background and just post it...🥲

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EVERYONE SHUT UP IF YOU LISTEN CLOSLEY ALASTOR BLEATS LIKE A FAWN