#<- I have more plans 2 doodle her with other computer companions ^_^

[khiptid]

Saturday & Kinito

[ladyinthebluebox]

🍵 and 🎨 for each of your OC. ^^

🍵 Are there any rumours about your OC hanging around? Nasty ones or just good-humoured? Got any gossip to share about them?

There are quite a few rumours flying around Heleus Cluster concerning mostly the company Sybil Ryder keeps while the Tempest docs in the Kadara Port. People are whispering about her relationship with the certain smuggler, his shady associations as well as how much influence he has over the young human pathfinder. Not all rumours about her are like this, however. Around the Nexus you can hear the stories about her roasting members of the Nexus’ leadership.

When it comes to Scorpius Ryder, for quite a while not much was known to the wider population of Andromeda about him, except for the fact he’s kept in the Hyperion’s medical bay. Later, when he was finally awake from his coma, people began to talk about how there are crates of tech delivered to his private room in the hospital wing and what the pathfinder and her twin might be up to, When the Initiative’s personnel has finally been allowed to set an embassy on Aya, the rumours started spreading around the angara about there supposedly being not one Ryder, but TWO of them. 

There are many, and I mean MANY rumours flying around the famous or infamous Commander Shepard, especially that so many of the missions she was a part of both as an N7 operative as well as the first human Spectre, are surrounded with layers, upon layers of red tape. Some rumours are good, some are bad, and others, like the ones concerning what exactly took place on Torfan, are just disturbing. Very popular one suggests that Andromeda faked her death, though the reasons for it are unclear, ranging from infiltrating Cerberus to being a part of some sort of dodgy Council businesses. Meanwhile, some people believe it was the Council itself who planned the attack on the Normandy to get rid of the human Spectre and her ship. Then ofc, once it becomes clear that somehow, she was back, there are all sorts of rumours about the ragtag group making up her new crew and their association with Cerberus. Then, for a while, there were rumours spreading around the Citadel about Commander being seen in various parts of the station in the company of her turian crewmember.

There are quite a few rumours travelling around Thedas about the dalish elf, who became the Herald of Andraste and later took over as the Inquisitor. Most of them, however, are surprisingly positive. Smallfolk are often talking about Lady Lavellan being unusually kind, spending much time in places like the refugee camps and infirmaries. There’s one story about how she supposedly gave away a pair of her own boots to a girl who was close to getting frostbite during one of the long, cold fereldan nights, her family spent in Hinterlands’ refugee camp. Ofc there are some nobles gossiping bout her relationship with a reclusive elven scholar from her inner circle as well that together they are trying to push some sort of elf agenda but those are a minority. Later on, some whispers can be heard here and there about Deirdre’s strange connection to dragons, of how supposedly she was able to call one during the last stand in the Temple of Sacred Ashes but barely anyone believes it.

There aren’t many rumours about Falon Lavellan. One would be that supposedly the Inquisitor has a sibling somewhere, but he’s never mentioned anywhere in it. The other, spreading out between his clanmates concerns the reason why, at the age of 33, Falon still hasn’t invited a woman to his aravel and started a family. As clan Thelen isn’t upholding the traditions related to the Emerald Knights, the big wolf following him everywhere is also met with some suspicion.

Nobles living in High Town can’t stop talking about Keres ever since she and her mother moved into the old Amell’s residence. The rumours are wild, talking about how it’s not possible that her mother is actually who she claims to be. There’s also a matter of a rather suspicious company coming and going to the manor and how the strange, tall young woman is actually a mage. 

Most rumours about Renan Mahariel concern either her influence over what happened during the Landsmeet and the coronation of king Alistair that followed it. Other is related to her relationship with the assassin from the guild of the Antivan Crows and how they have been working as mercenaries in Antiva for a while. Later on there are many rumours about people who saw the Warden and her companion in the western parts of Thedas, while some other rumours suggest that she’s sucumbed to the taint.

🎨 Is your OC artistic? Can they draw or paint or do they prefer another medium? Are they a writer or musician or do they do something else? Give us a quick rundown of what they can get creative with!

Sybil isn’t artistic or any sort of creative kind of gal. She’s always been more into sports and other physical activities. I guess that the only exception for the rule fitting under this question, could be when, back in the primary school she used to be a part of a drama club. One thing she’s got left from this experience is a secret soft spot for theatre, mostly watching plays though. 

While his sister joined the drama club, Scorpius, began learning to play the piano. After two or so years, however, he’s exchanged it for violin, which he plays still. He doesn’t write music, never have been, but he can transcribe melodies to notes. Scorp is most creative in the field of computer science. He’s writing programs, scripts and constantly coming up with new upgrades for his beloved drone.

Andromeda is probably the most talented of all my OCs. In fact, her mother wanted her to go to an art school to study art history and further develop her painting and drawing skills. Andy, however, chose the Alliance instead. It’s not a very well known fact, but during long, sleepless nights, Commander often takes out her sketchbook and draws everything from the environments of the recently visited planets, faces of her crewmates to the snippets of her twisted dreams. While working on the Lazarus Project Miranda (ofc) got wind of this, and allowed herself to leave a leatherbound sketchbook with a bunch of pencils in the Commander’s private quarters right before Andromeda took command over the new Normandy. After the Reaper War was finally over, Andromeda went back to painting and for quite a while she was trying to get rid of the atrocities of the war stuck in her system by creating paintings similar to some of the surrealist works of Zdzislaw Beksinski [1] [2] [3].

As a lore keeper and earlier, a disciple of Sylaise, Deirdre was taught at least the basics of various arts and crafts practised by the dalish elves. She’s no master of any of them, though. For instance, she’s decent at singing but she’s especially worthless at embroidery. However, at some point during her travels between clans living in Free Marches, Antiva and Rivain, Derry began writing some notes, which developed into full-on journaling during the time of the Inquisition. Her journals are made of notes, dried flowers, picked up in the places they visited as well as for doodles of some things of interest.

In his spare time between hunts and learning young hunters the ways of Vir Tanadhal, Falon can be found sitting by the fire with his wolf companion lying at his feet, either carving little figurines out of wood, bones or antlers. Over the years he’s become quite skilled especially at carving out animals and many of clan Thelhen‘s kids are playing with the figurines made by him. Sometimes he’s also making necklaces and bracelets either using craved out pendants or animal teeth.

Keres has never been especially creative, except for finding out new ways to get into trouble. However, when got bach from the Deep Roads with buckets full of treasure, she discovered a taste for fashion and finery and she began bothering seamstresses around Kirkwall with her ideas for new garments. None of her ideas has ever been in line with the current fashion trends coming to Kirkwall from Orlais and other places, but Keres never cared much about it and continued to order new doublets for her, and later on for Fenris as well.

Before she became THE Warden, Renan used to be an apprentice to the clan’s Sabrae Mastercraftsman. As such, she’s learned the art of carving out wood and working with metals as well as decorating weapons and armours with traditional ornaments. She’s never mastered the art, but when she went into Vigil’s Keep forge, she‘s made a lot of weapons decorated with intricate hilts and handles and when she was about to leave, to join Zevran in Antiva, she made a pair of beautiful, decorated daggers especially for him.

Ask me maybe?

[8emmy]

The Austen Experience

Start from chapter one here: Chapter 1 on AO3

Chapter 2: “The distance is nothing when one has a motive.”

Nesta woke up like any other day at six. She walked into her tiny little kitchen and made herself some toast, grabbing some jam from the fridge. She ate at her desk as she went through emails. Elaine left her a text last night suggesting that she would drive both Feyre and Nesta up to the resort next week and also to remind Nesta to request her two weeks off.

After taking a quick shower Nesta gathered her things stuffed manuscripts into her purse and head out.

She lived about twenty minutes away from work, taking two buses and walking three blocks. She spent the bus ride texting her sister back agreeing for the ride and thanking her for buying her brunch yesterday.

At work, she sat at her desk working till her boss Nina arrived. Nesta got up straightening her blouse before heading to Nina’s door.

Nesta knocked politely at the door waiting for Nina’s voice to come in.

“Nesta, how are you this morning?” Nina sat at her desk. Piles and piles of paper were stacked on the table. The only place free from the paper piles was where her computer sat. Her glasses were sliding down her nose and her blouse had a large red stain on the breast pocket, she looked worse for wear.

“I’m doing well, Nina. I was just going to ask if I could have the next two weeks off, for those vacation days I still need to take.” Nesta felt her self-feel suffocated by the amount of mess that littered Nina’s office.

“Oh, let me check my calendar, it should be somewhere in here.” Nina began to lift up piles only to move them to other larger piles. Nesta wanted to ask if she had the calendar on her computer, it would be so much easier, or if it was in her purse.

“I know I saw it yesterday when Brittany was in… Just where did I put that stupid little thing,” Nina talked to herself, getting up to walk to her large bookshelf that lined the one wall.

“Maybe you took it with you when you went home?” Nesta suggests not moving any closer to help. Her back was almost touching the door.

“No, no, I don’t think I took it home? I swear I put it down…. somewhere.” Nina moved to the drawers of her desk opening and ruffling through her belongings. Nesta was almost wanting to suggest that Nina spent the whole day organizing her mess, maybe filing papers away will help her actually find things with ease. Her walls and shelves were covered in post notes full of reminders of places that she had placed things.

“Aha! I found it!” The calendar was raised above Nina’s head her smile wide. “It was in my purse.”

Nesta held back an eye roll. “Now what days was that again?”

“The following two weeks,” Nesta reminded.

“Okay, yeah totally doable. What do you have planned?” Nina asks as she pens in the two weeks Nesta asked to get off.

“Nothing really memorable, just going to resort to relax, really boring stuff,” Nesta says.

“Well, it will be much better than working,” Nina smiles. “Have fun.” And with that Nesta exits the office to go to her desk to start work.

The brochure told her everything that she needed to pack, one set of clothes, a weeks work of underthings (laundry was provided), a journal to write in or doodle, and no technology, all cell phones were to be confiscated at the gates. With so little to pack in her duffle bag she filled some of the space up with a few novels she was meaning to read, and of course Pride and Prejudice. With everything packed away she left her bag by the door and collapsed on her bed.

She had one arm draped over her face while her legs dangled from the edge. She sighs deeply knowing that she had to get up and grab some food for dinner. She stays laying there on her bed with her eyes closed listening. She was so tired. So tired of work and reading and being alone. She hated it, she had a love hate relationship with solitude.

Ask her when she was younger about what she looked forward to when she was an adult she would have happily said, “Moving out and having only my books as my companions.” Now as much as she wanted to sleep for days on end, she felt so out of tune. She knew her sisters were there for her, but they had their own lives to live, own friends to spend time with. And really what young adult wants to spend all their time hanging out with their loser of an older sister?

Elaine was busy still ordering flowers for the city charity Galla thingy. And Feyre was either painting the evening away or hanging out with Rhys. And here is Nesta’s wild Monday night, laying on her bed trying not to have a mental breakdown.

The other thing that’s been bothering her is Rhys, Feyre’s co-worker. Who is Rhys? What on earth does he do at Austenland? And how is it that two months of meeting Feyre he was practically glued to her. Just remembering how he acted at the restaurant yesterday, he was always sneaking glances at Feyre, stealing food off her plate, and teasing. He wouldn’t stop teasing her. Was Nesta looking too deeply into a friendship, or was this Rhys guy crushing hard on her baby sister?

Nesta knew she should be happy that Feyre looked like she was finally getting over that fucker of an ex Tamlin. But she just hoped that Feyre wasn’t involving her self with another psycho. Rhys might look like a better person, but just like Tamlin who you really are can be hidden quite easily, with a beautiful face, and a ‘genuine’ laugh.

Nesta removed her arm from her eyes and got up blinking. She moved into her kitchen opened her fridge and stared at what she had. What could she eat before heading to the gym?

After eating she got dressed in yoga leggings and a loose workout top. She headed the six blocks towards the gym for her yoga class.

Working out was something she really started doing during university when she wasn’t in class or working, she went to the free yoga class at the school. She found comfort in not having to go hardcore with weights or running, she hates running. Yoga was a hard workout you were pushing yourself, and if you had a good instructor you had fun while doing it. By the end of her first class she felt as if a large weight was lifted off her shoulders, she could sleep without twisting and turning every hour. Her muscles were looser.

She continued going to classes and when she got her job in a publishing house she had more time to take classes three times a week, maybe five if she was really stressing.

Nesta always wanted to invite Elaine to class with her, but always chickened out. Elaine spent most of her day on her feet lifting and moving around the cramped flower shop and was always in bed passed out by ten every night. And Feyre was more into kickboxing, she was always waking up before the sun heading to class before zooming out of the city to work on more art pieces.

Nesta got into the studio prepping her mat with two water bottles (glass never plastic) a yoga block, and her trusted towel. She pushed her gym bag to the side of the studio where everyone else left their belongings. Her shoes were already in the bag.

She wiped down her mat never trusting that the previous user did so, you just never know what type of gross shit might be lying in the grooves of the mat. Finally, she sat on her shins and began to do some small stretches, she was a little tense around the upper part of her shoulders and she really didn’t want to pull anything during the class.

Groups of girls arrived to class, a few with a friend, others like Nesta going solo. Everyone got their unassigned mat waiting for the instructor to start the class. There was the usual noise of people talking and laughing in hush tones, and the sound of mats being moved to new spots. Nesta tuned them out looking at the front of the class where the instructor was plugging in her phone to the dock to play music for the class.

After class Nesta spent some of her time as other people filed out to help clean the mats and store them away. She helped set up for the next class, a step class. Before putting on her shoes to head home.

Sweaty and spent Nesta dragged herself up the steps going to her floor. She had an irrational fear of elevators, the idea of being stuck had always scared her. Rides like Hollywood Tower of Terror or any elevator like rides made her stomach want to fall out. So she pushed through her tiredness and climbed up the six flights of stairs, only to drag her feet farther to her apartment. Ready to have a shower and go to sleep.

The rest of her week consisted of going to work, working, eating a light lunch, going home, doing some reading, answering emails, eating a pretty good portion of dinner and heading out for yoga, or reading another novel (just for fun).

By the time the weekend rolls by Nesta is on the phone with Feyre. “I was thinking that we can have brunch at the cafe by Elaine’s. Maybe spy on the new guy?” Feyre says. Nesta can hear the splash of a paintbrush being dunked into a water jar.

Nesta was curled up in her arm chair, in her lap was a heavily red marked manuscript. “I don’t know, it takes a while to get there,” Nesta says picking her nails.

“Maybe Rhys can take us. He’s taking me to work tomorrow and it just isn’t fair that he helps me load the car and just sits there while we eat.”

Nesta rolls her eyes. She’s sort of fed up with Rhys, she spent most of her time trying to figure out this guy and only disliking him more each and every day. But a chance to actually get to see him again was hard to pass down. “I guess he can join us if he picks me up to go to the cafe.”

“Awesome, I’ll text him right after this.”

“So how is work?” Nesta asks. She picks up her red pen to underline another sentence.

“Good, I still don’t know who on earth is my boss, but as long as I’m getting paid to paint flowers in vases I don’t really care.”

“Must help that you have some eye candy while you work. Hopefully, he doesn’t distract you that much.”

“Rhys? No, the guy is way too busy with the guests to actually distract me. Annoy me yes, but not distracting.”

“He must look delicious in his dandy uniform,” Nesta cooly teases. Teasing is something that never came that easily to Nesta so it comes out a little choppy and a tad bit cold. But Feyre understands what Nesta was trying to do.

“I won’t complain about the uniforms, except for mine. Everyone has to wear period costumes so we don’t shatter the illusion for the guests. Like I’m so far away from the guests that they will have to get lost in the house just to find me painting. It gets so hot and it’s hard to breathe when your boobs get pushed awkwardly into the collar of your dress,” Feyre complains.

Nesta rolls her eyes turning the page of her manuscript over. Period costumes, in general, are uncomfortable. “I am now even more excited to be wearing the getup.”

The two sisters talked for another hour before saying goodnight. Feyre made sure to tell Nesta that she will text Rhys and about him picking her up for brunch tomorrow.

[pristinepastel]

5 Things About Me Meme!

Tagged by @awakaru ! This time i’ll tag the last few people in my activity- @robtari , @tavros-tardis , and @boundtoanandroid ! 5 Things You’ll Find In My Bag: -My sketchbooks(two of them. same kind but one is vertical and the other is horizontal) -My art supply box, which is pink and glittery and used to be a makeup box that i got for christmas one year -This probly counts as two things, but my plusle and minun plushies! i also have a plusle keychain. -I have a calligraphy pen w/ multiple nibs that I haven’t used very much yet. I’ll hopefully start using it and improving when i start college this fall! -And finally, my tablet with bluetooth keyboard. No mouse or pen for it but that’s fine for now. One day though… 5 Things You’ll Find in My Bedroom: Too many things;; -I have a book bag that I only use when I travel. When I’m at home though, it holds most of my plushies! Including a pachirisu that lost an ear. Which I. Kiiind of fixed? I tore off a scrap piece of a purple scarf and sewed it over the hole with yarn. Maybe I’ll take a pic later, lollo -I keep a cat cube on my bed near my feet. It’s purple and pink, with a leopard print. The outside is a kind of messy texture, while the inside has a soft carpet on the bottom. The cats don’t normally use it but when they do i try to take pictures! -My favorite blanket! I use it to stim. When I was at high school I’d usually take it with me in my bag, as well as my scarves. It was helpful for taking naps during commons, especially after a bad insomnia bout. Also helpful during my depressive episodes- even if I’d still end up going home early sometimes. -I have various posters put up in my room- including some prints from juicyink on youtube, a kingdom hearts 2 poster i got from when borders was still around, a print of Vincent Valentine that I got in the Artist Alley at colossalcon last year, a print i got from a caricature artist i got on my birthday as well as the caricature he made of me, and some old fashioned prints made on corkbord which kind of remind me of lowbrow fantasy art. I don’t know how old they are, I think my mom got them for me at a flea market? -I also have some old drawings of mine on my walls. I used to have a lot more of my older older pics, but i took them down because I wanted to start fresh. These were from my senior year i think? So far it’s just drawings of Osiria and Dahteste so far lollo -I lastly have my desktop computer! It’s a p big screen. My dad got me a new screen, keyboard, and pc box for my birthday, after I told him I wanted mass effect andromeda once it came out. For the specs he said. He’s very enthusiastic about that sort of thing;; 5 Things I’ve always wanted to do in life: -Become a concept artist/character designer -Write a story/Draw a comic about my characters(sadly my imagination is more abstract and my minds not v suited for concrete scripting lollo) -Somehow meet and help my characters in real life. I know that’s impossible, shoosh -Become a side character in someone else’s story/video game. Not physically of course- I mean I want to play as the sort of character that supports the protagonist and helps them get a good ending. -Become a voice actor! I really enjoy the thought of my voice bringing a character to life. I’ve tried auditioning before, but I’m not very confident in online auditions like that cus my mics not the best;; 5 Things That make me Happy: -Philadelphia roll with smoked salmon, avocado, and cream cheese! My fav sushi yums;; -My cat Molly! her purrs sound like a pigeon or a dove coping and she’s so soft -Comforting and emotional characters!! Like Cole, Sandal, and Dog from Dragon Age, Jaal from me:a, Legion from Mass Effect, Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter, Lee from Naruto, Dogmeat from Fallout, etc. -My Mom gives really good hugs and she’s really good at emotional support! She understands what I go through cus she has depression and anxiety too. We even take some of the same prescription! I like her more than Dad cus he gets angry sometimes and I can’t really predict when that happens. He’s not hurting me or anything, he just gets loud and that makes me a lil nervous is all! -Conventions! I’m not really equipped for big social events usually, but these are usually the exception. You don’t really talk to people one on one, and you don’t have to be afraid of being the center of attention. Even buying stuff is easier cus no ones judging you for how much you’re buying or how long you’re at one booth! 5 Things I’m Currently Into: -My mutuals/followers may or may not have noticed the posts about witchcraft ehe;; It started with me researching stuff that one of my brain friends, Elisa, is into. She started out with just general tarot reading, which then developed into her actually being a witch, which led to me discovering i really enjoyed the subject lollo -Dungeons and Dragons podcasts like The Adventure Zone and Godsfall. that is too many capital letters;;; -Modern Girl In Thedas fanfics. I especially enjoy the ones where the protag discovers no one in thedas speaks english. Sometimes people write it so english is qunlaat, but my fav is that the protag has to work at learning common on their own. -I’ve gotten into playing more mobile games again, now that i have a phone that can support them;; I now have Love Live SIF, Fallen London, and the new ver of Kingdom Hearts X(fyi the x is pronounced cross in english- in japan its pronounce chi!) -I’ve been watching doodle videos lately. They’re vids where the artist just doodles random lines and patterns and shapes to fill an entire page. Sometimes there are mandalas too! Sometimes the artist talks quietly and motivationally during it like Bob Ross. if you’re curious one of the artists i’ve been watching recently is called Peter Draws on youtube! 5 Things on My To-Do List: -Finish prepping all the paperwork for starting college. I’ve been accepted, but there’s still financial paperwork to fill out lollo -Make a grimoire/book of shadows/book of mirrors. Atm, all my witchy notes are in my phone. I plan to make a cutesy decoden grimoire once i’m actually in school! -Start doing physical stuff like yoga and walking. School has a public yoga class available, and the campus has a lot of places where i can take breaks if i start feeling light headed due to the scoliosis. I’ve downloaded pokémon go preemptively to help w that -Prepare for june’s various activities! This year i’m not just going to colossalcon- I’m also going to volunteer at a convention in DC! ooo I’m so excited and i wanna pack immediately even tho i know it’s not for a month yet lollo;; my mom is also in this mood - Mmmaybe get a spirit companion? Dunno for sure yet. Not sure if my social anxiety also applies to the ethereal. A bit nervous about the constant-ness of the interaction. Need to research the subject a bit more lollo 5 Things People May Not Know About Me: -I’m really disorganized. So much so that i can’t close my closet door due to the clutter in front of it;;; -Physically speaking, I am only 5'6", I have a lazy eye, and mild scoliosis. My right canine tooth is broken as well.Im kind of self conscious about my teeth so my smiles are usually closed mouth. I also have problems with hygiene, for various reasons- for general cleanliness i just forget to shower sometimes/don’t have the motivation for it. As for the teeth, my sensory issues make it so i very much hate toothpaste. That’s why my teeth are so bad;; speaking of- -I have various mental issues. I have depression and anxiety, which has been clinically diagnosed. My psychiatrist also suspects i have mild autism or aspergers, but the test people never got back to us so heck if we know for sure. My mom, a couple of my friends, as well as me all agree i seem to have it. I also believe i have maladaptive daydreaming. This is a condition that makes it so I have very detailed imaginary worlds in my head- so detailed in fact that I get very attached to the characters in them, who I call brain friends. The daydreams get so detailed and involved that it’s sometimes hard for me to focus on stuff like reading or sleeping. Which exacerbates the insomnia i already have lollo. It’s easier for me to read fanfics than published stuff as a result, cus fanfics are basically written dreams in that sense? i’m also p bad at explaining myself with words lo l l,o;; -Despite most of my posts being happy ones, i tend to have p bad depressive episodes. I try not to vent on here though cus i’m self conscious about how others interpret that. It makes me feel manipulative. I also have trouble with asking my parents for stuff for the same reason;; -I started the positivity tag on election night. I was really shaky and anxious, but all of that was trapped inside and i couldn’t cry, so i just felt stuck there(i now suspect i was disasociating at the time?). I started reblogging all these happy posts to cheer myself up, and thanking all the people who were putting them on my dash. That’s why my positivity tag is ‘thank you’! :^)