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[welcxmetxthechaxs]

Photos by me, Posed and taken with @erxsxre !

'With a smile like that how could you not dig out the Polaroid?'

[dvilsdesire]

"Oh, come on! Who wouldn't love this little poppet?"

"Mmm, slobbery little pup. Alright, they may stay. Just because they have the cutest little eyes that say pleeeaaaase." ❤️❤️

[famiglia-lealta]

⚡️ For Neri - What is something you find attractive about Vergil, Squalo, and Xanxus?

⚡️ Ask my muse a question and they MUST answer honestly

"Are questions like these really necessary?" Neri muttered under her breath, fiddling with the few stray hairs around her ears.

"Well, let's see.. Vergil is-- he's very surprising. Obviously, one shouldn't go into meeting other people with their own assumptions, but he's not at all what I would have imagined. Or he was, in the beginning.. he always strikes me as so purposeful. Like everything that he does, he knows that's what he was destined to do, although that seems silly.." Smiling a little as her cheeks grow rosy, she presses a hand to one of them. "I don't like people treating me like I'm fragile, or need any special treatment, but.. he's always so gentle and delicate whenever he touches my hands or anything of the like.."

After a brief moment of silence, she coughs over the awkwardness. "But, ah-- he and Squalo are very similar in their motivations. Power and pride and all of that. I've always admired how Squalo can work amongst some of the most volatile and unhinged people, performing under so much pressure. He's a great strategy captain, and although I'm not fond of weapons myself, I can appreciate the dedication he puts into his swords. Watching the way he fights.. it's absolutely incredible, seeing how driven he is in his facial expressions.."

Good lord, this was turning out to be a lot harder than she'd first hoped. Her ears were now looking like someone had severely burnt her usual honey-coloured skin. "Xanxus is.. difficult." Chewing at her lip for quite some time, she pushed on. "I'm not sure I would use the word attracted, so much. He's a good leader in how he brings such a dysfunctional family to work cohesively, but the way that he does things.. a true mafioso, I suppose. Brutally unrelenting in throwing all that power around."

Neri half-turned herself away, a heavy note of shame in her voice. "I don't know what it is. I shouldn't be drawn to someone like that in the first place, but it's just.. there's no time to think, to be logical about it! He gets all up in your face, he's just there-- does that make me some sort of adrenaline addict? It isn't normal to have your heart racing, to have someone completely unravel and disarm you so easily-- I don't know. I don't know, he makes me feel a lot of things, and some of what he says isn't exactly wrong, I.. I work so hard to hold myself on my own two legs and every time-- every time! He pulls it all away and I'm just.. falling. I think.. I think I'm done talking about this, for awhile. I'm sorry."

[serenxtyinsxlence]

【@erxsxre and I decided to carve the scariest pumpkins we could think of】

[darlingdummydolly]

"WHO'S BEEN KICKING MY IMP?!"

[showmethehotpods]

"Sassing Gods is like an artform. And most of you can't even hold a fucking paintbrush. "

[nxxdleworks]

“🗣” for a conversation between the muse and the mun!

[[ AH look who finally joined the land of the awake!]]

"..Coffee first conversation later."

[[ You've had 3...]]

"Says the one who will push 6 some days?"

[[ You know what that's a fair point, carry on ^^;]]

[abyssonance]

Presents a loaf of garlic bread!

Oh this was...

Huh.

They did not expect an offering of food. They gave it a preemptive sniff.

Oh.

That smelled... very tasty.

They gently took it out of the girl's hands and monched it as gently as a giant dragon could.

...

.......

Holy fuck.

HAPPY ELDRITCH NOISES.

[welcxmetxthechaxs]

@erxsxre

[manbehindtheslaughters]

You can't spell toxic without ic.

"As in I see that you're in need of me~"

[welcxmetxthechaxs]

【After all the moving, getting things situated and finally being able to just...breathe I miss being here, miss your precious faces and your muses so I'm going to be here tonight to work on asks and maybe some drafts, do not let me not come see you guys tonight, drag me if you have to!】

[famiglia-lealta]

Spidershark, spidershark. Does whatever spidershark does. Can they fuck in a web. No they can't even go on a date. Look out, there goes the spidershark.

Don't mind him, he's just going to stand here with menacing aura casually plotting violent ways to end you.

[serenxtyinsxlence]

[Muse has a lot of energy tonight, so if anyone wants to do anything just give this a boop if you'd like to do something]

[deoidesign]

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

[corrodedparadox]

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[serenxtyinsxlence]

@erxsxre

                            i would do whatever it took to protect you 

                            let my hands drip  r e d  to keep you safe, 

                                            keep you smiling bright enough 

                                            to overwhelm the sun, herself

                             so you need never fear the shadows, again