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Poster Boy | Rated Explicit

Written by @dutifulriley | Art by @still-living-like-im-trying

On a grocery run, Blackheart finds that one of the awful skin rags on the magazine rack has a photoshoot with Sir Goldenloin as its cover story. He absconds with the magazine and curls up in his lair, searching through its pages for answers— why Ambrosius would agree to a pin-up shoot, what he’s been up to over the past few years when they’re not crossing swords, and if there’s anything left behind those eyes of the man he remembers loving.

Additional suggestive illustration, content warnings, and tags below the cut:

Rating: Explicit

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: Nimona (Webcomic)

Relationship: Ballister Blackheart | Ballister Boldheart/Ambrosius Goldenloin

Characters: Ballister Blackheart, Ambrosius Goldenloin

Additional Tags: well Ambrosius isn't technically here but he's very present, Angst and Smut, Memories, Masturbation, Pin-ups, mentioned non-consensual photography, but not of a named character and nobody looks at it, skeezy magazine interview, Pornography, Bitter ending, lying to the media, Lying to yourself, background homophobia, Nimona Big Bang 2024

Words: 5,346

Chapters: 1/1

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More sketches of Rose and her dads!

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Rose was unexpected, but they decided to have her. But having her was rough on Ambrosius' body and rough on both of their sleep schedules.

(I didn't know I drew them the same until I was almost done with the sketch)

Ballister was unsure of teaching Rose science at first, but after discussing it with Ambrosius and realized that Rose was too stubborn to not do it on her own, they decided that it was better if she at least learned it in a safe environment.

Ambrosius used to read fantasy books to Rose when she was little, but as she got older, she preferred reading books on space and astrology, which she preferred reading to him and going on long rants about Astronomy and the Jyotiṣa. Ambrosius will sometimes purposefully say a word wrong or mix up a fact, which always had Rose ready to correct him.

(He sometimes does that Dad thing where he'll get a word wrong just to annoy her, like 'libary' (library) (my dad used to do it a lot))

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MORE DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES OF ROSE BLACKHEART!

This time in my style~ ✨️

Rose Blackheart:

Hair: Jet black

Eyes: Sky blue

Skin tone: pale-peach

She has long hair and a strong nose.

She wears brown goggles on her head where one lens is shaded green.

She wairs a while lab coat with a brown waist belt that works as an apron holder for her brown leather apron that can easily be attached and taken off of the belt. In the front of her apron she has a pouch where she keeps a lot of her 'tools', mainly her green laser gun (her own invention), and her blue cube gun (aslo her own invention) (think of Megamind's dehydration gun).

She occasionally uses her guns, especially the blue one and her and Ballister have come to call it: Getting Cubed.

At the bottom she wears a blue skirt Ambrosius got her, and white pants underneath that disappear into her black combat boots.

She's just a bit shorter then Ballister in height, though her black combat boots give her some help in that.

(Rose and her Rival/Sort-of-friend/they-def-have-feelings-for-each-other-but-are-both-stubborn, Bísa)

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Decided to draw the comic version of Rose in the Graphic Novel style!

Movie and Comic version side by side under the cut, as well as the sketch.

M!Rose Goldenheart / C!Rose Blackheart

+ first sketch:

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Some sketches for the Marine Biologist Ballister/(Secret?) Mermaid(?)/Siren(?) Ambrosius (workshopping it) AU (Also, is now going to be known as the Golden Scales AU

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"Never speak to me, or my weird baby, ever again."

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Drawings of @riririkinzi 's Nimona Little Mermaid AU with riririkinzi's Ballister Mermaid.

Inspired by @riririkinzi 's fic: "Golden Tides and Bold Horizons"

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Another sketch for my Beauty and the Beast/Big Hero 6/Nimona AU!

This time! A cover sketch!

La Belle et la Bête

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Beauty and the Beast/Big Hero 6/Nimona AU ft. my Tani that's been plaguing me for the longest time.

You know what? Fuck it, we ball.

Here's some things I drew for it during an artistic breakdown because I can:

Tadashi (26), Ambrosius (21), and Hiro (19)

Nimona (15), Ballister (22), and Tani(18).

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The fic's gonna be based on a mix of the book and the movie, so honestly what I loosely remember and whatever the hell I make up along the way because it has been a while since I've last seen either.

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Goldenhearts

(a.k.a Tragic Lesbians)

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Sketches under the cut:

(Warning ⚠️: some images are suggestive, discretion is advised)

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(I just wanted to draw women generally)

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Got some more Genderbent Goldenheart drawings and sketches in the works!

Here's part of one of them:

Might post them tomorrow if I remember.

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may I humbly ask for more Nimona gender bend art pieces

Of course! It's interesting you would ask this because I've actually had some concept sketches bouncing around my sketch pad for a bit!

Ambrosius genderbent concept:

Amber-Rose Goldenloin

And Ballister genderbent concept:

Breanna Boldheart

I've been planning on making a full drawing of the two, but I don't know if I should do original poses or something from the movie.

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Dr. Meredith Blitzmeyer and Tani Sparrowmace in Obsidian Gold.

(a cover sketch for one of the chapters of obsidian Gold)

More sketches/drawings under the cut:

Some more drawings I had for them in the AU.

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More sketches and drawings of the Goldenheart kid: Rose🌹M. Goldenheart!

Rose was practically born with a scowl and a pout on her little face-

And she mostly can't help it-

Mostly.

Rose M. Goldenheart has Ambrosius' hair, nose, and gets her height from him, but basically has Ballister's everything else, including his brains and big eyes.

She's a bit of a trouble maker, and has a strong sense of justice.

The kingdom doesn't have many knights anymore, but as traditions do die hard, they have guards now who are trained under some old knights from the day who are supervised by Ballister, who is supported by Ambrosius.

Rose is inspired by this and wants to become a guard when she's older, just like how her parents were knights.

Both Ambrosius and Ballister are reluctant, Ambrosius is afraid of denying her something she might want to try or aspire to be as his own parents and society made him a knight. So, he allows it under some conditions (and a lot of talking with Ballister).

She fights with a staff instead of a sword, it was the compromise her and Ambrosius came to when she first started training to become a guard.

The staff itself looks like it's made from wood, but it's actually high tech titanium with taser shocks at the tips.

She's more elegant in fighting when she uses her weapon, but she will throw hands if the time calls for it or when she gets mad, then she becomes brutal and mean.

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1, 4, 5, 30, 31 from this ask game

Thank you so much for the ask!

Here we go!

What medium do you use the most?

I usually use just a pencil and sketch paper, I will occasionally use coloring pencils, and on rare occasions I will use canvas and paint.

4. Piece you wish got more love?

These three definitely

They're some of my favourites that I've done.

5. How would you describe your style?

I'm actually not too sure. Some people have told me it gave them anime vibes, which I don't necessarily see, and others have described it as cartoony. This one guy once told me I write how I draw, which I don't know what that means honestly. I'd say sharp with soft angles, and detailed? Sometimes there are sketch lines and you can see the remanence of the sketch that made it into what it is now, which I love, and sometimes it's completely lined and clean.

30. What's something you're proud of about your style?

Oh, the character expressions and bodies are definitely something I'm proud of. A lot of what I know, like many artists out there, is self-taught and it took me years to get expressions right. I am also proud of my bodies and proportions (these are some older sketches and drawings on my Tumblr).

(this one of Nimona is also one of my faves and I'll never be able to recreate it)

Someone has also told me one they love the way I draw hair, and I love that too.

31. Which fandom have you drawn the most for?

Back then it was Big Hero 6, I have many of those as I was obsessed with it back in the day. Nowadays I still draw for the fandom on occasion, but I have been more focused with drawing things for Nimona now, especially with the Nimona Big Bang (I have not posted these) andall my W.I.Ps for the fandom, as all of the things I draw I drew for my stories.

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I hope I've answered these well and thank you again for asking! Have a nice day!

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with how much this site loves its writer ask games, im astounded ive never seen one for artists, soooo

ARTIST ASK GAME!

1. what medium do you use most (if applicable, what software)?

2. most popular piece?

3. your favorite piece(s)?

4. piece you wish got more love?

5. how would you describe your art style?

6. favorite thing to draw?

7. easiest thing for you to draw?

8. thing you struggle to draw?

9. whats something you always come back to when drawing?

10. how do you deal with artblock?

11. do you listen to anything while drawing?

12. describe your process while drawing

13. talk about a wip you like!

14. whats your favorite thing about drawing?

15. least favorite thing about drawing?

16. how do you motivate yourself to draw?

17. what is something youre confident about in your art?

18. something you feel like you need to work on?

19. where do you find inspiration?

20. is your workspace, digital or not, organized (not neat, organized)?

21. what do you think your artstyle would taste like?

22. do you have a favorite color palette to work with?

23. how many artstyles can you work in confidently?

24. whats a compliment about your art that has always stuck with you?

25. what size canvas/paper do you use?

26. what do you physically draw with (pencil and paper, tablet, etc)?

27. do you ever have multiple wips going at once?

28. whats a piece you would like to redraw at some point?

29. do you use a lot of references while drawing?

30. whats something youre proud of about your artstyle?

31. which fandom have you drawn the most for?

32. have you done a lot of collabs?

33. have you taken a lot of classes for art?

34. whats something you still like from your old art?

35. if you had one piece of advice to give your younger artist self, what would it be?

(remember to give the person you reblog from an ask!!)