#“you are one of my main inspirations in art” what if I laid on the floor and cried

[nekrosmos]

Nekro, i have yapped away to others in the fandom(cod) about their works, but I've yet to do so to you!(i think. I've got poor memory), but oh my goodness, your art and writing! Good lord, it is so good. You were the person who kicked me fully into the nikprice part of the fandom with your artworks, and oh my god! Losing my mind, lovingly, over your art works holy shit. I dont know how you do it every time, but i am always bloody knocked away. You and a few others are some of the only people whose writings I've read. i can fully 100% picture in my head. It is simply so good. It's, as i always put it in tags, a full course meal to me. I feel so giddy when i get to see one of your artworks because the way you draw faces is so gorgeous to me. I've mentioned it before but in your winter like work where john and nik are like huddled up. The space where Nikolai's nose bone meets the eyebrow bone the little shiny bit makes me go rabid. i love the way you highlight it and the eye! I hope one day I'll get to the level you'll get with your writing and especially your artwork because you are one of my main inspirations in art. It's all so damn gorgeous to me.

(Golly, that was a ramble! Haha '--] )

Wow, what an insanely sweet message ;-;. Thank you for this, for taking the time to leave your thoughts in my inbox, my brain truly cannot grasp the kindness I've received from lovely people such as you these past few months.

I'm so so so happy that you enjoy both my art and my writing !! Writing is tougher for me since english isn't my first language but writing ficlets has been really nice as of late, I'm happy people are enjoying my silly little thoughts <3

And I love love love that you pointed out that small detail of the highlight on Nik's nose, I adore when people tell me about a specific thing they liked in a piece, or a sentence they liked in a fic, etc. I actually REALLY struggle with colors still so I'm still experimenting with it, and hearing feedback on it will help me out for sure !

Seriously, thank you for being this nice, I noticed your tags before and know that they always bring me joy and make me want to keep creating, so thank you thank you <3

[yakool-foolio]

A couple question, because I am undecided.

Do you think the Eito x Takumi ship is being (or is going to be) pushed particularly hard as the the big ship of the game?

Do you think it might be a bait somehow? [Still eyeing Eito's suspiciously Nagito adjacent traits]

And what do you think the context of the sex scene is? Is it for real, a dream, an illusion?

There isn't a shred of doubt in my mind that Takumi n Eito are going to be the next big doomed yaoi ship to hit the visual novel scene. The groundwork has been laid out before us in the marketing (mainly the little teaser videos on Twitter) and the demo and there's no going back now. Full steam ahead!

If I may delve into my prediction headspace for a moment, I'd like to bring up one of my big ideas for a potentially story-altering decision Takumi may end up making. Who will he choose to love and loyally follow: Nozomi or Eito? Will he sink back into the comfort of blissful normality with the uncannily familiar lookalike of his childhood best friend? Or will he risk life and limb to trek through uncharted territory, ensuring the safety of this naive stranger that heals the phantom pain in his heart? THE FACT THAT THESE TWO BOTH HAVE LIGHT GRAY HAIR AND MISTY BLUE EYES IS DEFINITELY ON PURPOSE. I've played enough Silent Hill 2 to know that a major theme in Hundred Line is probably going to be the choice of embracing the unsettled past for the sake of one's own solace or looking ahead towards an uncertain future full of risk and reward with the company of a flickering light in the dark (and a complimentary emotional ass-whooping for one's morally gray actions). I'm sure there can be pros and cons to both options, it just depends what the player thinks is best for Takumi in this war-ridden hellscape. And just as a small addition, it seems like there could be other romance options for Takumi such as Tsubasa, so I don't think Eito and Nozomi are gonna be the sole two options for who Takumi could end up having romantic feelings for (or maybe there's a choice to not crush on anyone at all, which would surely be appreciated as an option).

In regards to if Eito and Takumi's potential romantic relationship might be bait, I have a hunch it might not be. Kodaka is a wildcard and is prone to including character relationships that can be viewed as queer have one or both characters dying at some point (but in the Danganronpa series it is a killing game so it can be difficult to draw the line between what is 'burying the gays' and what isn't, but that's a whole other conversation). Komahina ends up being the best example out of his (probably accidental) entourage of queer-coded relationships. As for Uchikoshi, I have some more faith in him since I noticed AI: Somnium Files (just the first, haven't played the sequel yet) has confirmed queer characters: Mama, Renju, and Pewter. So in the end, I think we just have to have hope that Uchikoshi is pulling the reins for the gays since he seems to be more apt at handling queer characters and themes.

As for the context surrounding that image, it's a wild west for crack theories and educated guesses. I have several ideas for what the scene could be about, and I think Kodaka's comment in an interview (translated by the lovely Asaka-Lucy) of that moment being "one of the more intense scenes" could have implications. Kodaka says they just threw that art in the collage at their Tokyo Game Show booth to cause a stir, so I don't truly know if it connects to all the art of character deaths alongside it. Yet the main theory that's come to my mind is that this is a dream Takumi is having after Eito permanently dies (for one reason for another, most likely while out exploring beyond the Undying Flames). It would explain why Takumi looks so... indifferent. Distant. He's staring into the misty eyes he'll never get to catch a glint of an inspired sparkle again, grazed by the gentle touch of bony fingers he'll never get to entwine between his own again. He's lost a future he'll never get to share with someone he cared so deeply for. War does not allow for intimacy. Vulnerable feelings let old and new wounds blossom so they can be ripped apart at the seams and reveal corrupted insides. It's not fair.

There's a best case scenario hiding within those 100 endings. We just have to fight for it.

[vxnuslogy]

❛❛ 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐱𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲’𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞! 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐢 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞? ❞

— 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 .ᐟ  a collection of vee’s wips, soon to be posted fics, and future works they’ve yet to really start on.

𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈 — Art: Truth and Beauty. ꕀ one-shot fics, drabbles, & headcanons.

❛❛ i love you, most ardently. ❞ a diluc x f!reader multichapter fic inspired by pride and prejudice. 

❛❛ would you fall in love with me again? ❞ a zhongli x gn!reaeder in which he asks each of your reincarnation if you'll fall in love with him again.

𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈 — The Utmost Beauty. ꕀ series.

❛❛ letters to alhaitham. ❞ an alhaitham x f!reader smau. in an attempt to express your affections for your fellow broadcasting club member, you begin to send anonymous love confessions under the name of “kafka.” however, your carefully laid out plans unravel when alhaitham starts to suspect your true identity. 

❛❛ the secret of us. ❞ a xiao x f!reader smau. what was once a petty and unspoken rivalry between you and your ex now spirals into a full on war. songs, lyrics, performances, all sharpened to point at the other’s throat in hopes that they bleed. but overtime, after 4 years of this constant exchange of hurt, lines of love begin to bleed into the mix. amidst the tours, charts, and concert lights, the question still remains: have you actually moved on?

❛❛ destined to die. ❞ a genshin multi character x f!reaer series. after playing through a villainess genshin mod and carelessly using up all your free lives, you are suddenly transported into your character’s life after she gains a cryo vision. with the game in merciless mode, you no longer have the ability to use free speech during main quests, death means actual death, learn how to juggle every character's favorability bars, while trying to uncover your parents’ mysterious past and why they’re wanted by the tsaritsa. 

❛❛ the final cut. ❞ a xiao x gn!reader series. what was supposed to be a relaxing trip home quickly spirals into madness when you’re unexpectedly commissioned to tailor your former high school sweetheart’s suit for his wedding. you’ve moved on from your relationship with the rising attorney, content with your life, and had no complaints about being his tailor. until mysterious letters signed in red ink start appearing at your door. xiao believes they’re connected to the “loose bride killer” from six years ago. but something doesn’t add up: you’re not xiao’s bride. so why are you being targeted?

𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐈𝐈 — The Pearl of Vienna. ꕀ to be posted fics.

❝ teka lang muna. ❞ in which gen narumi, reno ichikawa, and soshiro hoshina try to make you stay (or not) after a nasty argument. [bulleted headcanons with a short written portion.]

❝ will it still be me? ❞ people say you meet people twice, be it the same person or another that resembled the previous one. for sunday, he first met you on the lowest point in his life, the second, he meets you when he's ready to love you again.

© vxnuslogy 2024. do not plagiarize, repost, or translate any of my works without my knowledge or consent in other platforms or websites.

[bonesy-doodles]

BONES !

I wanna hear all about Prism (apart from the things you already answered ofc <3) tell me something super niche about them I’m so curious

Also! If you waaaaant maybe perhaps yell about your version of the Ministry? I saw you talked a little about it and IM SO CURIOUS

I hope you have a good whatever time zone you’re in :3

SENTIENT GOLFBALL!

Uuhhhh, let’s seeee. A really niche thing about Prism is that their favorite color is black. But not like any black, it’s specifically that really inky black that reflects a bluish-purple hue when it’s shiny. It reminds them of their eyes, and as their concept is prismatic light, they don’t really produce black as a color.

It’s also interesting, as I haven’t done clothing studies, I’m not sure what looks good with their design in terms of outfit color palettes. I’m not sure if the entirely black with gold accent palette would necessarily look good with Prism’s design (I haven’t even tested it with the other ghouls beside Mountain and Swiss that one time, oops), so I’m considering Prism having a special uniform and mask that is white. Of course, it’s just a thought.

Oh, and then my Ministry. Oh my Ministry! I actually have done a full map mock-up of how my Ministry is laid out and it’s really big. So far, my favorite part about the Ministry is finding inspiration and thinking about the art and architecture used in the different buildings’ construction. What I call the Administration Building is based upon the Mausoleum filming location in the Chapters, of course expanded upon and developed. One of my favorite buildings though is the Central Cathedral, which of course is based on Gothic architecture for cathedrals, but my main reference points for it is the Cologne Cathedral and the Rouen Cathedral. I’m a pretty big art history nerd now thanks to going to art school, so my brain is always running a mile a minute when thinking about different parts of the Ministry grounds.

At some point, I hope to actually put together a document about my world building for my Ghostverse, cause it’s been getting really expansive. I’m doing my best to have it actually built like a real church, using the catholic system as the basis, just Satanic of course. It’s also really fun, cause I get to think about character interactions we’ll probably never get in canon cause I’m not killing off the first three Papas. I get to enjoy Primo and Terzo beefing with Copia becoming Frater Imperator (Primo wanted to do evil plots and Terzo wanted to improve the establishment, but noooo, Nepotism).

I’ve rambled a lot. Oops :D

[wynnn]

So I disapeared...

Hello everyone, been a few months...

So many things happened in my personal life, but the main one was that I got laid off last year. Initially...I thought hey at least I get to spend more time drawing itasasu and madasasu stuff...However the stress of looking for a new job, of supporting my cats in addition to supporting myself, it all came crushing down on me, like waves after waves, and everytime I sit in front of the canvas I realise I have nothing to give.

Apparently all these years, my works have come from a feeling of security. And when that was taken away I just found it so difficult to create.

It was just recently I feel an itch to create again. Regardless of anything that happens in my life, my art has always been there, and I think I found it again. I've been reading old fanfic favourites (Senru lol) and watching old anime, which were conforting and inspirational.

I'm rambling! What I want to say is that I'll be posting new art soon-ish. Life can break into pieces, but I am picking it up one by one.

Thank you so much for sticking with me. I appreciate it so much.

[riverjphoeniix]

PARTNER SEARCH

Intro ➯| Hi hello, if you’re looking to give the icon a name, I go by Jude. I am 27 years old and live in the Midwest (CST) I would say that I’m a fairly laid back writing partner with a wide arrange of interests. However, if you’re looking for someone to write slice of life, cheerleader and bad boy, fluff or purely smut I may not fall exactly into that category. However, I have been writing for well over 13 years (YIKES) and love diving into new and expansive stories!

 Content I enjoy/prefer ➯ | I feel as though it is important to put the content I prefer above writing preferences just so it is clear, and I don't waste anyone's time ♡ I will always, always, always prefer writing dark content above anything else. This means mature themes such as addictions, crime, toxic relationships, gangs, apocalyptic, dystopian, angst and drama will always come first. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean I don't write anything other than that. I've written and enjoyed celebrity, marvel and small town plots before but preferred them if they involved some of the themes I have listed above (I almost never deny them! )

 I have almost no major triggers but would prefer to discuss any you may have as to respect those boundaries ♡ As for smut, I would prefer it not to be the main focus of our stories. It can be involved, just not majorly. I do primarily f x m and f x f. Every day, I am gaining new inspiration for characters through various types of media. Click this link here to see my navigation that leads to all sorts of helpful information!

 What I enjoy in a writing partner ➯ |

 I would say that my writing style could be defined as strictly literate. Which means when I send a reply, it should be expected that I will send multiple paragraphs in response. This doesn't necessarily mean that I expect the same in return, either! I would much rather have quality over quantity as long as we are both having fun and enjoying ourselves ♡ Nothing makes me happier than world building as well!~ If world building is ever an option, I always much prefer it! I believe that the more characters are involved, the more chances there are for character development and various obstacles to create. Not only that, but I think always having extra characters to stir the pot makes things SO interesting. I also prefer not be the one to only write the male roles and prefer if you’re upfront and honest when it comes to playing male roles.Please do not be open to doubling if it's just a means to getting a ship that you’ve been wanting. I will more than likely notice. That means not favoring and only responding to roles where I play a male, and neglecting the roles where I play a female. Keep it fair. Partners also must be 21+ and understand that replies will not always be quick and fast. I often work, and I am working on my personal art business which means I may be online and responding when it comes to just having fun and chatting, plotting, head-canoning and sending ideas -- but I could be working on art on the side as well! Nothing makes me happier than having a partner where we both respect when each other is busy or when we are taking a moment for either personal reasons or mental health. I also prefer to use real face claims as opposed to drawings/anime/etc.  Helpful info ➯ | If you have any triggers, anything that is off limits, anything that makes you uncomfortable, PLEASE do not feel shy to let me know ahead of time. Even during, before, or after a reply. DO NOT HESITATE. It does not matter at all the time, what matters to me is your comfort and your boundaries. I will not be upset, and I will completely understand. As for my triggers and my boundaries, I do not do any plots involving minors, massive age gaps, incest, bathroom kinks, or vore . If you are hoping for a major choice to be made, please feel free to do it if you feel this would add to the story – HOWEVER, if it involves something extreme being said or done to my character, I would prefer this to be discussed with me beforehand. Thank you! I look forward to writing and making some cool stuff with you <3

 Feel free to like this post or DM me and I will get back to you! ♡

[cup1dt3a]

I loved your Wally x reader and their little sister its so cute I hope its ok if I request a Wally x reader who loves to draw and reader starts looking for inspiration and they come across the show and they start drawing the characters Wally seemingly there favorite to draw

Tysm for the request and kind words! It always makes me happy to know people are enjoying my writing! And your request sounds very intriguing I like it! Hope you’re doing well or that things get better!

“ Ugh! Why must artblock be such a bitch!?” You cried out scribbling over the drawings you deemed not good.

You’ve had nothing but what feels like years of artblock. Even though it’s only been two weeks you just really wanted draw something and be happy with it but with whatever you drew you immediately hated it or just couldn’t get it how you wanted it to look. Including when a single idea came to mind it would completely vanish the moment you tried to draw. It was almost as if the gods forbid you to draw. Eventually you sighed out too frustrated to keep going as you tossed your sketch book to the side of your nightstand with your pencil and eraser.

“ Maybe watching some TV will do the trick?” You questioned to yourself .

As you grabbed the remote to the Tv flipping through the dully colored shows. Some more mature, too childish for you, others too in appropriate for you. Soon enough after your mindless flipping you came across a bright and colorful show displaying its intro. Now this looked interesting! You put the remote down onto a nearby surface as your eyes were now glued to the TV. Everything about the show from beginning to end captivated you. The show’s character designs were outstanding, the animation even more the puppets was almost too smooth like they were alive, and just everything about it made you admire it. But one character in particular caught your attention.

Wally Darling the main character of the show drew you into it even more. You loved his design and character traits. He was like a little gremlin! It didn’t help that he was also 12 apples tall. He was just a tiny little gremlin in your eyes that loved apples and drew. Him also being an artist was just a bonus for you!

“ Now! What do you think I should draw today?” He asked through the screen staring at the viewer who was currently you.

“ How about I draw you?” You muttered eyes flickering back and forth to a cream colored page and the colorful puppet.

Your art block finally vanished from your new obsession with the main character Wally. His design was supper easy to draw his figure too was just as easy. It didn’t help that the day after watching the show and drawing him the next few episodes all he did was give you brilliant and adorable poses. It was like he was practically begging you to draw him.

What a model he was. It was almost as if he never wanted you to take your eyes off of him. Like he was your little model doing anything you needed without being asked to. The perfect model indeed. But everyone has their secrets right? And your precious model had many.

He swung his legs back and forth with glee as he laid on his plush stomach on the the floors of your room. Flipping through your many many many pages of him and his friends. But mainly him. He couldn’t believe that he was the main focus of your inspiration. Him! Wally Darling the main focus of your own masterpieces. He had to admit you really did have some talent with shading and even just with drawing in general. You were just as good as him! It made him so happy almost too happy.

Looking over to your sleeping figure he couldn’t help but just want to give you a hug as a thank you for your amazing work. What kind of neighbor would he be if he didn’t thank you for being so kind as to draw him?

So as quietly as he could he had gotten up off of his little legs pushing up from the ground to tip toe over to your sleeping figure. Somewhere in your own dream land unaware and so unknowingly vulnerable to anyone who came in here. You should be glad it was him and not some horrible soul! Wally never exactly understood sleeping. Every time he tried he’d wake up in a panic scared of the horrible things his imagination came up with in his own dream land. You just looked so peaceful. He must admit that he envied you and his friends for having the gift of sleep. He’s almost surprised he doesn’t have eye bags like Franks. Just as he reached your comfy bed he couldn’t reach up. Pouting as he tried to quietly jump up without waking you. He couldn’t reach you even as he pitifully tried. Your bed was too high for his small plush legs to reach. He wondered how you even got up her everyday. You must of had to do some kind of cardio to achieve the top of this thing!

You stirred around on top of the bed hearing a small pitter patter constantly tapping your floor. You assumed it was your pet wanting attention. It was your fault for spoiling them so much they they only scratched at your bedside or tried to jump onto it so you would cuddle them. Tiredly sitting up you turned to the side of the constant pitter patter you felt around for them eventually feeling something soft and pulling them up. Not even giving it a second thought to the difference in the texture of your baby.

“ You’re so pitiful.” You told them nuzzling their forehead before dozing off to sleep.

Well this was unexpected. You’re now hugging him and he can’t get out of your grip now. Home is going to be so mad at him if he doesn’t hurry up. But at the same time you’re so comfy as you gently huggs you with his plush form. Why must the world be so cruel that he has to go soon ending this amazing moment sooner than he wants it to. If he could he would just lay in your arms forever always able to have your warm figure cuddling him. Wow he could actually go to sleep for once. But the sun is about to rise and home will lock him out again if he doesn’t come back! This was so unfair. After he sadly wiggled out of your loving grip he jumped off the bed. Landing face first onto the hard floor. How lovely?

He bit his tongue rushing towards the TV to scream out in pain as freely as he wanted to.

You woke up in an award position as if you were hugging something. You stretched your arms out trying to undo a few knots in your back. All the sudden you heart your pet making a ruckus at the door. You huffed getting out of bed to see what got them so rilled up. Soon you came to the door hearing the bell ringing. Opening the door you saw a small rectangular box at the bottom of your feel. Looking around the corner unsure you ordered anything that was supposed to arrive today.

You brought it inside to see if you could find an address or anything to know who’s it was and to your dismay there was no sticker or anything just a colorful. Little box the red, orange, and yellow pattern looked familiar. You decided to open it up to see if there was anything in there.

As you opened it you couldn’t help but squeal. It was a little Wally puppet! Whoever this was supposedly to go to was never getting it back now. You couldn’t believe it! There was only so much and so few Wally Darling puppets ever sold. You fawned over the doll not noting its smile growing by the moment as you hugged it.

Hope you all enjoyed this! I’ve been having a bit of writers block but managed to get through with this I’m so happy! I hope you’re all doing well or that yo ur day gets better.

Also ty all so much for the kind words you all comment on my works. It makes me so happy to know you all are enjoying my writing. I had written my first Wally Darling fic and a joke tbh and because I was bored and next thing Ik I’m now doing it so often I bearly write for twst XD.

Sincerely-Cup1dT3a 💌

[roadkill-raccoons]

just found out about your peachblood au but can't quite figure out what the story is or what it's about. it looks like some kind of apocalypse AU, but other than that I don't know anything ;-;

By the way, your art is beautiful!

AHH im sorry 😭, im not good at writing down my thoughts into ways that are understandable

I wouldnt say theres much of a story other than the beginning.

This au is heavily inspired by adventure time, a little bit of steven universe, the last of us and some story me and a friend where making but completely forgot about, plus the weird shit that goes on in a my dreams.

Yes its an apocalyptic story, i made it as a massive excuse to draw some weird ass shit when i felt like it.

It mainly starts with Mk traveling alone just trying to live and eventually find peachy (that pink monkey) scrambling around in a peaches box in a old corner store.

Mk and and the monkey travel for a bit before they run into macaque and bai he, where macaque decides to fuck with Mk nearly getting him and peachy killed multiple times.

After they escape macaque they run into a forest that they stay in for a couple weeks, going deeper into the forest where they find monkey kings staff, laid in front of an empty grave for the undead monkey, the six eared macaroni macaque.

Mk did not remember who the monkey king was since he spent most of his life trying to live after tang and pigsy passed, so despite being in a very magical looking place he takes the staff as a form of protection, somehow assuming its just a regular staff that someone lost, he does learn a bit from a comic he found.

Mk and peachy travel for couple months in different cities where each were filled with strange creatures (i have so many failed sketches for these creatures) most of these creature use to be people or animals that were affected by a man made virus that a demon (lbd) took advantage of.

Mk and peachy eventually find boat while running from something and use to it to escape, where they float around in the ocean surviving on backpack food and fish for about a month before washing up on flower fruit mountain, yeah mk somehow slept through sailing through those big ole fiery mountains, peachy didn’t tho.

Once mk woke up he saw the villages at the top of the mountains and wanted to go up the tallest one to ask for help.

He finds monkey kings little hut but not monkey king, since it was empty he fell asleep, where he woke up to wukong poking at him non stop

After that mk spends a month learning who wukong really is and what he did and can do (he learns through the monkey villagers, not wukong hes basically become a lazy dad after being alone for so long) after a few attempts wukong agrees to travel with mk for a while. Peachy didnt totally try to fist fight three baby monkeys

That where the main story ends and rest is just mk and wukong doing whatever. Not much of a story afterwards since then its just kinda open for interpretation, dilly little ideas n shit

Hopefully this is all understandable, im used to describing shit in very strange ways. I actually also keep forgetting about it too :,3

If none of this makes sense you can also go thru the #peachblood au tag

And lastly 🥺🥺thnk you!!!!

[thedragonagebigbang]

Bang Creator Interview: Tumblr: @exalted-dawn  |  AO3: Exalted_Dawn

The Collaboration period has begun! In these quiet months before works are due, we want to foster a sense of excitement, camaraderie, and celebration among our participants. To that end, all participants were given the option of a formal interview by our mod, Dema, or an informal “ask-game” survey. We hope you enjoy getting to know our phenomenal creators as much as we have!

Interview with Exalted Dawn

Ed and Dema talk collaboration, developing a personal style, and a bunch of stuff Dema had to redact but is leaving in to build suspense. 

Dema: I know in the beginning you were debating whether to participate as a writer or an artist, and you went with artist. What was the main driver of that decision?

Ed: It was definitely a combination of a few things. Workload and time allotment being the main influencing factors. My attention span when it comes to writing tends to be a bit all or nothing. I can have periods where I can churn out one thousand words in an hour and then go like two weeks without writing anything at all 😂 And then on top of it, with the new game coming out I was sorta trying to factor in how that would affect my ability to stick to a schedule. Drawing is a lot easier for me to sort of one and done over a weekend so I figured it might be better to start there for my first Bang.

Dema: Oh this is your first Big Bang! I don't think I knew that 😂

Ed: YUP LOL

Dema: When you do a collaboration like this, that isn't a commission but is based on another person's work, how do you navigate that process?

Ed: Well, from a starting standpoint, I really like to have a lot of communication with the person I am partnered with. I love collaboration work and really strive to capture the energy of whatever source material I'm working from. So getting the author’s opinions on their own story beats is a huge help. But aside from that, the element of choice in this sort of project definitely played a part. I got to choose a prompt that fascinated me, and then from there, I read through the material the author currently had and chose a few scenes that really struck me with a strong mental image. Something that when I read it, I immediately thought "Oh that would be neat to see in a picture!" From there, it’s back to touching base with the author and making sure that what ideas I have sorta line up with their vision. I want to make sure its respectful of the work its being based on, while still sorta playing to my own interests as an artist and a fan :3

Dema: You're a very prolific artist, how do you keep all these ideas organized? Do they behave themselves up there in your brain?

Ed: HAH! I would like to say that there's some sort of rhyme and reason to my creative process, but if I were being honest, they mostly tumble about in my brain. When I get stuck on an idea, I tend to fixate on it and continue to develop it in my head the more I think on it. With this prompt specifically, I was immediately hit with this idea of a vibe I wanted to get across in my art from the moment I read it. And then that continued to build and build, until I was left with these pretty complete ideas,  accompanied by atmosphere and layout, that I became stuck on. After that, I just laid them out on paper. (The bounty of inspiration certainly didn't help to make the decision easy XD)

Dema: Are you drawing inspiration from anywhere besides the source material for this piece?

Ed: I AM! There were several pieces my mind immediately went to when I was reading through the source material. Lord of the Rings (specifically the cinematic scenery of the Mines of Moria) and The Song Of The Sea were both big ones that I drew immediate parallels to. The huge scale and vast landscapes as well as the beautiful pattern work and 2D story book style typical of Cartoon Saloon’s work were both things I immediately latched onto for this. But more abstractly, having just read [REDACTED], I was already in the mindset of [REDACTED] when I got assigned to this prompt. Since this one is also leaning into the [REDACTED] genre, it sorta pushed me towards these concepts of strong lighting contrast— stark shadows played against bright light. Bold silhouettes.  I was even considering playing with a black and white inked style with colored accents and a heavy focus on crosshatching to get that sort of [REDACTED] look at one point.

Dema: Mmmmmmm how much of that am I gunna have to redact 😂[narrator voice: it was a lot]

Ed: You can totally just delete the second half if that helps XD

Dema: I don't want to DELETE it I'm just gunna redact it haha. IT'S FINE. Also I love that. Sin City vibes.

Ed: YEAH!

Dema: How did you develop your personal style?

Ed: Many years of frustrated grunting at my own artwork kjdhfhjsgvfd LOL no but actually, what I consider to be most typical of 'my style' (and for this question, I'm going with the main illustrative style I typically use for projects like this, since I definitely have multiple) came about pretty much by accident for the most part. I basically stumbled upon it. I had spent many MANY years developing my skills from, like, middle school up through college, first with pencil and paper and then with a very large desk mounted display tablet, and was sort of trying to get to a point where I was satisfied with the look of my own work. It was a slow process, and I hadn't really been satisfied with my progress and where I was. In an attempt to sort of switch back to the more familiar feeling of pencil and paper, I had gotten an ipad to draw on since it was of a more similar size. I had been playing around with it, and was struggling with the pressure settings on my pen for making line art specifically, so I sorta just threw my hands up in the air and said "Y'know what?! I'm gonna try lineless cause why not!" I made this small, lineless doodle of my Dungeons & Dragons character at the time, and suddenly it all just sorta clicked into place! I've been basically drawing like that ever since, but with the aforementioned handful of stylistic exceptions XD

Dema: What do you feel like you are striving for in your body of work? Or I guess, is there a theme or a feeling or a "spirit" in your work you're hoping to convey?

Ed: HMMMMMMMMMMM THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION! I wouldn't really say I'm striving for any single theme all throughout my work (part of the reason why I have multiple distinct styles is so that I can really draw out the desired vibes I'm aiming for in each individual piece). But from a general sense, I think I tend to focus a lot on capturing emotion and atmosphere, especially in the lighting and color I use. As for the spirit I often capture— I don't think it's super intentional on my part, but for my lineless artwork specifically, I definitely get that there is this sort of adventurous, almost whimsical spirit to a lot of what I draw. Rather than dark dramatic pieces, with lots of sharp lines and dynamic movement, there's this sort of softness and quietness to a lot of my work, like capturing a peaceful moment between all the big dramatic stuff. Even for the tonally and visually 'dark' pieces. Which— honestly— I think speaks a lot more to my own personality and preferences than I maybe intend 🤣

Dema: I love that a lot. Thank you for such thoughtful answers, and for taking the time to be interviewed today! I can't wait to see the final piece.

[lemonsquashhh]

♥︎Prologue♥︎

(Note: Hello! This is the prologue for my fanmade Twisted Wonderland event! It takes place one year before the main series of events and focuses on Leona and my OC Chiiyuki. She’s a garden fairy from a far away land who came to NRC for reasons that will become apparent as the story unfolds. I’ve taken some inspiration from Chinese culture for the event and the setting of the Court of Springs which will appear soon. Chiiyuki’s mother is a local, while her father came from far away, which will add a hopefully interesting element to the event. I hope those who come across this will be interested to learn more. Please leave a like if you do! That would mean a lot to me. ALSO- special shoutout and credits to my friend @falsegodsprophecy for their support in me writing this as well as their art that they drew for me as a christmas present! Helped inspire the prologue 💖)

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Leona’s thoughts:

I’ve made it to the third year at Night Raven College. Showing up for mandatory exams and practicals somehow was enough to get me through the first two years. There wasn’t much of a need for attendance anyways. I’ve familiarised myself with the materials much before I arrived here two years ago. While my delightful older brother fooled around in his younger years, I- his sad, pitiful younger brother, remained indoors cramming every bit of knowledge into my mind.

This year, however, I feel like I deserve a little break. Perhaps show up even less, some more naps, forget about an assignment here and there…Because once this damn third year is over, I would had to start applying for internships. It’s not like I’d struggle to get opportunities, if anything it’s the opposite. I’m not worried about finding a place to intern at. But what comes after- graduation. Once I graduate I’ll be back at that damned palace. A cruel reminder of the fate I’ve been bestowed and the throne wrongfully pried from my hands.

And so, to celebrate my first day as a third year student, I decided to indulge in my desire to do absolutely nothing. The botanical garden is the perfect place to do so. Perfect temperature, moderate humidity, the sound of water rushing down artificial waterfalls, the list could go on.

When I pushed the door open today, an overpoweringly sweet aroma greeted me like a loud, obnoxious child. At that moment, the thought of turning back didn’t cross my mind. I was still keen on my nap, even if the scent made me bitter. No big deal, like dealing with an annoying hairball, you eventually become numb to it and let it drown out bit by bit until all that you are left with is the piercing sound of silence. Normally my father would say dulling one’s senses is an effortless effort, but in reality it’s quite tedious. Clearly he hadn’t had the need to do so.

I found my napping spot untouched and cold as I liked it. A special talent I never bragged about (as if I could) was that I could fall asleep on the count to three. I laid down on the familiar surface, my eyes shut and then…and then something happened. On the count of three, I was still awake. I was certain of it, I don’t have lucid dreams or any sort of out of body experiences. My keen sense of hearing didn’t pick up on any disturbances within the enclosed area, so next was to observe my surroundings.

Trees, leaves, flowers, rocks…nothing out of the ordinary. Was someone pulling a prank on me?

Just then, I sensed something flying past me. Something small, fragile and annoying. Then again. My ear instinctively twitched and picked up on the sounds of what I could only describe as “leaves chattering”. Soft muffled vibrations of what resembled the pattern of speech traversed its way to my left ear. I knew it wasn’t the sound of an insect’s hum from the beat of their wings, because this chattering had a specific rhythm to it that could be produced by spoken language.

And so I waited. Waited patiently like a true lion stalking its prey in the tall, golden grass in the Savanna. I stifled a yawn so as to not startle whatever entity felt so safe to disturb my nap without a modicum of fear for the consequences. And when the chattering concluded, I readied myself to grasp my fingers around the source, just so I could close my eyes for the next half hour…

And then it happened. Effortlessly, the lion caught its prey and was about to feast his eyes on what he trapped within his claws. Carefully, I uncurled my fingers so as to not let the pest escape immediately…only to be disappointed at a tiny kapok in the centre of my palm.

Just then, I heard a tiny voice from my right.

“Excuse me mister.” A high feminine voice tickled the hairs of my neck. “I dropped that little one while flying. Could you bring it back to me, please?”

From the corner of my eyes, I gazed downwards and was strangely puzzled at the sight right there. A tiny lady, holding her even smaller hand out. Her wide, shy but gentle eyes contrasted with the lack of the shine of life, which almost left me a bit unsettled.

I grunted and carefully held the kapok out to the lady. I wasn’t going to shoo her away. I was taught to be respectful and it was the least I could do.

“Here. Careful not to drop it again. You might not be as lucky the next time around.” It was a half-warning. “I haven’t seen you here before.” I quickly added. Making small talk was never my forte. As I commonly was the recipient, I fully understood if she’d throw a quick response to me and be off on her way.

But looking back, I was a fool to assume so.

Eagerly, the lady replied: “Today is my first day here! My name is Chiiyuki and I’m a floral whisperer. Plants and insects and my friends and I’m absolutely delighted to be here…” and so on. The bubbly lady went on and on, talking my ears off about how much she loved plants and wanted to make the garden a special place for all students.

“Did Crowley hire you just recently?” I interjected. Frankly, I still really wanted that nap.

The lady tapped her chin. “Hire? Yes, but instead of the paper coins, I get lodging and free meals at the cafeteria.” She nodded her head. She slowly sounded out the word ‘cafeteria’, as if the word was still new to her.

This was enough for me to tell that this young lady wasn’t from these parts, let alone knew how society worked. This laughable naivety was what all corporations would have a field day over. Free labour without even having to lift a finger? Opportunities like this almost never came by. Yet for some reason, knowing Crowley took advantage of this lady made me feel something I never noticed before.

“I don’t mean to look down upon you, but you do know that is illegal, right?”

The lady tilted her head. Ruby eyes widening as the words sink in. “Illegal? But I need a place to stay! I can’t go back to where I used to be…” she fluttered around in circles, muttering some words to herself.

“Mom and dad would be furious if they saw me, not to mention…her.” The lady stopped to look at me. Hope and desperation are both evident in her expression. She flew closer to me, not even a breath away from my nose.

“Please, please don’t repeat what I said to anyone. I-I need this job!”

I raised my eyebrow. A bit exasperated from all of this new information. I came here for a nap, not to get involved in whatever mess this is.

“You’re lucky you came to Night Raven College and not that Royal Sword Academy. Otherwise, I would have ratted you out.” I sigh, just wanting to get this conversation over. It was easier to agree than to disagree.

The lady’s expression lit up and she clasped her hands together. She flew in front of me, and all of a sudden my senses were attacked by a cloud of glitter and smoke. It was akin to standing out in a snow shower. I coughed and waved my hand to disperse the thinning clouds. With the last of the smoke dispelled, the lady emerged in a taller, more human-like form. She was no more than a foot shorter than me. The lady then approached me, a scent of first snow from her honey coloured hair tickling my nostrils. Thin, frigid arms ensnared me in a hug, followed by the lady rubbing her head on me.

“Oh! Thank you, thank you kind sir! I’ll forever be in your debt, thank you so much!”

I winced. Her voice was much louder now that she was more human in size. Although if I had to compliment her, at least the lady’s voice was still relatively soft-ish…kind of. I gently placed my hand on her shoulder, carefully pushing her off so as to not hurt her feelings too much. We were then staring at each other, face to face. A wry smile crept its way to the corner of my lips as I noticed her relieved and worry-free expression.

“Are you always this quick to change your mood? No wonder Crowley was able to score such a good deal.” I chuckled.

“N-no, of course not! You should never work a day for free,” The lady stammered. Her eyes fell to the ground. A hint of shame lingering in her eyes, “But I really didn’t have a choice…I had to take what was available to me.”

“If you’re worried that I’ll bother you, I promise you won’t ever have to worry about seeing me! I’ll be super stealthy and quiet!” She quickly interjected.

I shook my head. “No, I really don’t care. But now you’ve caught my curiosity, why are you here?” If she was going to take up my free time, might as well make it interesting.

The ruby eye lady had a look of expectation, as if she had prepared some sort of response to this question internally.

“I came here to find a place where I could be of good use…” She responded slowly and carefully, a vastly different cadence from her other responses.

I raised an eyebrow, egging her to continue onward. The lady nodded her head, trying to find the right words to convey (as she would tell me later). But as she continued to twirl the kapok between her index and thumb, I started to grow impatient. There is a time when you have to be delicate with your words, and there is also one where you just spit it out. And right now, I knew I should have let her speak at her own comfort, but the lack of sleep was really getting to me.

“Just speak.” I spat. A small part of me grimaced at the crankiness in the voice, even if she was too focused to notice.

“I…” She let out a deep breath. “I left my home and I really needed a job. The money I brought here isn’t valid, so I have been told.”

“What made you want to leave?” I asked without much thought.

“I guess…I was tired of being a burden to my parents?” She let out a deep sigh. There was a heavy baggage that was yet to be fully offloaded. “I’m not of much use in my hometown. Nothing really grows there, not without a greenhouse.”

She twirls her free index finger around, like drawing in the air. Specks of iridescent dust gather where her fingers grow and when she finishes, an unfamiliar flower falls before me on my lap.

“Pretty isn’t it? I used to daydream of all kinds of plants I can create right at my fingertips. Although the only thing my teachers saw were my poor grades.” She laughed bitterly.

“At least here…” She struggled with her words. “At least here, you need someone to make the flowers happy, I think? I don’t want them to be lonely…”

Upon hearing her speak truthfully, a small forgotten, neglected piece of me felt something spark. That sort of helplessness was too familiar to my liking. I could sort of understand what it was like to feel unappreciated by others, especially when there was lots worth praising. Sometimes I wanted to run away, although I knew it was pointless given that we have some of the best guards in the entirety of Twisted Wonderland.

But I didn’t say anything about it. I only nodded and patted the spot beside me.

“I’m Leona, Leona Kingscholar. Third year Savannaclaw student. If you ever need something, you know where to find me.”

The lady sat down beside me. I could sense either nervousness or excitement surging through her at that very moment. I almost smiled.

“I’m…Chiiyuki, nice to meet you, Mister Leona.”

to be continued….☘︎ ݁˖

Chapter one here

[lil-vibes]

Wait wait wait, is Nyx happy about there is being a cat alive because they haven't being liberated yet in their universe and ofc need a cat to do so (assuming they are a perfect reverse roles univarse of Lamb and Narinder) or because they have and Narinder didn't/failed to usurp them and now they miss him??? I NEED TO KNOW NOW /pos /silly

(Take your time ofc just being silly because I loved your art of them and now Im very curious about this version of Lamb, also btw, are their crows fully sentient like Aym and Baal or are they more magical/demonic animal servants? Since they arent humanoid I was left wondering about that)

ANON IM BLEATING AT YOU PATHETICALLY

This isn't a reverse roles au, but more like - What if you made the worst choices imaginable and survived to find out what happens after?

Nyx was still a vessel for Nari, but in their verse there are a couple of small differences (most notably: Nari didn't have Aym and Baal, only the ghost/illusion of them and Nyx was alone for far longer than my main verse lamb before their execution), that led to them killing him after their battle in a fit of blind rage and grief.

Their mind reading is entirely passive due to the crown being overloaded and it came to them as a shock when they heard Lambert's thoughts, but just assumed Narinder was still chained and were about ready to fight him asap. They still jumped him as soon as they laid their eyes on him back at the cult lmao

They resent and loathe him, and find it very difficult to believe that there is a version of them out there that spared him and very much aren't aware that the entire thing was a giant miscommunication.

(they also are just…, horribly, terribly lonely in their ascension and miss him so so deeply that when Lambert has dreams from their pov the entire cult appears empty and tinged gray.)

As for the ravens/crows! Nyx mimics Narinder a lot subconsciously to feel closer to him (^ like their clothes, but they also use chains in combat nowadays), so they are partly inspired by Aym and Baal. They are demons of sort, semi-sentient, and also containers for power bc the crown is just Severely Overloaded with handling the two massive domains that are Life and Death and seeks out outlets. They just kinda spawned one day and Nyx was like “Neat.” and went back to dissociating and purging Purgatory. They act as scouts and an extra pair of eyes to Nyx on crusades bc they see through the forehead ones!

[daynightshipping]

💚 Welcome to Daynightshipping 💚

Wowee I’m finally making a pinned post to explain all this!! My name is Ares, I’m 22 and extremely gay. I’ll warn you now I am the literal manifestation of 30 mental illnesses and banned from most public spaces. As John Mulaney once put it, “I also dont want me to be doing what I’m doing”. I’m ADHD and there’s probably some autism in there as well I don’t know anymore. My brain is not normal basically lmfao.

I ship with Jesse Glenn from Bakugan Battle Brawlers. I have loved this fruit since the moment I laid eyes on him at like 12 years old or however old I was when I watched Bakugan lol. About a year ago I got sick with covid, rewatched the show and fell absolutely head over heels again…. I definitely attribute him to being my gay awakening (even though I thought I was just a really fucked up weird straight girl up until after I graduated high school). This blog is for the ship between my self insert and Jesse, although I may refer to my s/i and myself interchangeably.

What is the ship?

Jesse Glenn x Aires Gallo. Aires is a boyfailure brawler who meets Jesse in Bakugan Interspace and finds himself in love and also entangled in an interplanetary war! Fun! Lots of angst potential here if u know the source material lmao

Why the name?

It’s inspired by the song When The Day Met The Night by Panic! At The Disco

DNI?

I don’t really have a DNI just don’t be an asshole about me self shipping or anything lmao. It’s honestly rare I block anyone but if ur being shitty enough I will 💀

As far as like content and sharing f/o’s and stuff I’ve always been of the opinion that it’s not my place to police anyone and if I don’t like something I may complain bc I’m a complainer, but in reality it’s not that big of a deal and more of a personal preference or something I just need to get over. Obviously not into going out of my way to harass people as long as they don’t harass me lol. That being said, I’m not the biggest fan of Jesse in m/f ships (and just most m/f ships in general UNLESS it’s your self ship or Zelink then I love you mwuah) so, not that I really think anyone would bc this character is so niche in general, dont like tag me or send me that type of stuff. TLDR, keep it at a distance ig lmfao.

Other stuff???

My headcanons aren’t exactly 100% clear and I do like to imagine different scenarios between these 2. One of the divergent paths is where they have a kid together, Zephyr, so I’ll of course post him too. Idk this started off as more of a selfship dumping zone and it still is kind of that.

I have a NSFT blog (gummysharksafterdark) where I do post some selfship stuff too that’s obviously 18+ only.

My ask box is always open, and my dms are too to some extent, although I don’t answer those as often usually. My main is gummy-sharks666 which is mostly Bakugan right now bc that’s what I’m hyperfixated on atm and other general fandom stuff. I look forward to interacting w other oc/canon shippers and selfshippers, esp ones with anime or hobbyani f/o’s, and also obviously Bakugan fans if u care this oc/canon stuff at all uwu.

That’s about it, so yeah

(Art at the top gifted by @ / freaquin)

[ivyial]

Canonicity in the Context of Ships (and Ship Wars)

Essentially, what makes a ship canon? Does it even matter that a ship becomes canon?

So, disclaimer before we start:

1. This is my interpretation of the meaning of "canon" and what it means for a ship to be canon. As always, I'm open to disagreements and constructive criticism, especially if it can tame the constant aggression in some fandom spaces

2. I like ships, but I don't support ship wars because they're all fucking pointless and if you're a grown adult or close to being one and you're still harassing people over ships on the internet, you're a fucking loser

That being said

As we all know, online fandom spaces have developed their own vernacular over the years: canon, fanon, headcanon, OC, AU, OTP, the infamous 'Dead Dove: Do Not Eat', etc. Fandom slang has also evolved since it was first coined. A prime example of that would be the use of the term "lemon" to refer to erotic fanfiction, which while still used, has suffered a sharp decline in favour of the word "smut" (although smut has its own use and meaning outside of fandoms).

The word "canon" is arguably one of the most important words in fandom, since it refers to the official source material from a game, book, TV show, movie, whatever form of media said fandom is about. In essence, it's the official story: what actually happens and what was intended by the creators. Some universes are easily accessible and the canon isn't really subject to much debate. Most TV shows have very straightforward canon: assuming that everything is contained within, let's say, 5 seasons of 22 episodes each, with no spin-offs, movies, or exclusive bonus episodes, the canon of the show will be laid out in these episodes. That's it. Some other fandoms will be much more obscure: think of game franchises such as Resident Evil, where many games have been released over the years, remade, and some have been largely forgotten and can even contradict the current version of events. In this case, it can be much harder to define what canon is, which events are official and still applicable to the story and which should be discarded completely. (And I have to say, as a law student, canon is weirdly reminiscent of the hierarchy of norms, but that's for another day.)

I could discuss the importance of canon in fandoms, but that's irrelevant to the point of this post. Let's talk ships. I don't need to explain to everyone what a ship is. There's no point of contention there. In most media where romance is either dealt with or hinted at, fandoms, and therefore, shippers, will jump at the opportunity to write about or make art of their favourite ship. However, there's always something rearing its ugly head and contributing to the toxic atmosphere in fandoms: ship wars.

Ship wars are in essence extremely simple, and I'm sure we've all been in a fandom that participated in a ship war, whether we were involved in it ourselves or not. Long story short, shippers argue over which ship will become canon. Writers are toying with the idea of two or more major ships and teasing that both have their chances. So, in the end, it's all about who comes out on top and who becomes official.

The canonicity of a ship is a lot more complicated than the canonicity of media itself. I'd argue that even if the canonicity of the story is simple, it's likely that the canonicity of ships will necessarily be harder to draw conclusions about. So you can imagine how complicated canon is when it comes to ships from franchises that barely know their own canon.

Since I've seen a lot of arguments over canon ships in the Resident Evil fandom as of late, and this is what inspired this post, I will be using this example primarily - and since ideally I'd like this post to reach fandoms outside of RE, I'll be explaining and illustrating my examples. Other fandoms and ships might also be referred to.

1. Canon, semi-canon and non-canon

When it comes to ships, there are 3 main ways to describe them:

- Non-canon: quite straightforward. The ship has not officially expressed any desire (even implicit) to get together whatsoever. They may or may not interact in canon, and if they do, there's just no romantic interest there. Non-canon does not necessarily refer to a ship being into each other but not doing anything about it, as this is characterised as:

- Semi-canon: there's something there. Maybe both characters like each other romantically, maybe it's one-sided, maybe there is potential but it could either sail or be ruined completely by Character A's reaction to Character B's feelings. But overall, the general consensus seems to be that semi-canon ships have not acted on their feelings. This definition is not set in stone - we'll come back to it later.

- Canon: yay, your ship has sailed!! The pairing has officially been confirmed. The characters have acted on their feelings and you have won the ship war.

These are the general definitions of canon ships. And if you think they're clear and satisfactory, in what world are you living?

2. Past canon vs current canon

You finally got around to watching the season finale and there it is: Character A and B confessed and kissed. Finally, it's canon, and you can gloat on social media about how you were right all along.

But then it turns out that by the final season, your ship breaks up, and Character A gets with Character C. Even worse, Character A stays with Character C and the show ends with them being officially together. What the fuck.

So, what does that make your ship? It's officially a sunk ship, sure, but what about its canonicity? Should it be considered canon? I mean, they dated for 2 seasons. So technically, there was a period of time when your ship was canon. It just isn't anymore.

This is the first hurdle we meet when trying to define a ship as canon. It all hinges on the when aspect of it. This is also where ship canonicity differs from story canonicity. Storywise, the ship is rooted in canon since they were together at some point. Shipwise, however, they are not canon anymore, since they have broken up. It's canon that they happened, but they themselves aren't canon anymore.

At this point, I would argue that most people consider that a ship that is together by the end of the show/game/movie/book etc., by the end of canon essentially, is canon. Don't worry, we're still far from having solved this.

3. What does it take for a ship to be canon?

You will have noticed by now that, so far, I have instinctively referred to a canon ship as a ship that is together. I'd argue that this is what most people think of when they think of a canon ship.

But what does it mean for a ship to be together? Do we mean that they have to be a couple? Is it marriage, is it a relationship, is it friends with benefits? Or is it a simple kiss and confession? Do they even have to make out, or have sex, or put a label on their relationship?

This is when we venture into the territory of canon vs semi-canon. Earlier, I defined semi-canon as a ship that has feelings for each other, or is one-sided, but no one has acted on their feelings. Mind you, this is the definition provided by the Internet.

Let's say Character A confesses to Character B. Character B feels the same way, but they don't want to get into a relationship right now. The show ends there. I mean, technically, they like each other, right? That much was confirmed. They acted on their feelings by confessing. Technically, that gets them out of semi-canon territory. But does it get them into canon territory? Nothing came out of the confession, really.

We can't in good faith argue that two characters confessing is enough to make them canon, since the term semi-canon also exists, and could very well apply depending on your own definition of it.

The problem lies in defining what it takes for a ship to be canon. If we go back to the very roots of canon, it's confirmation that a ship has an official romantic nature.

Is liking each other enough? Doubtful: if a main character flirts with a minor side character, who reciprocates, does that make them canon? They're into each other. But it would be ridiculous by fandom standards to deem them canon when the side character might never be seen again and has no real bearing on the story.

Truth is, what makes a ship canon fluctuates depending on the standards set by the media itself. If a piece of media is heavily romance-based, canon will most likely be defined by the ship that makes it out in the end, the one that has proclaimed to be a couple. If the piece of media is not keen on romance, and never creates romantic relationships between characters, it might be enough for the fandom to consider canon a pairing that has simply alluded to being into each other.

Whether the last example is good enough reason to hail a ship as canon depends on the fandom and the shippers. Some might think it's a stretch, some might think it's more than enough.

One possibility would be to look at the writers' intention for the pairing, read interviews if they're available, etc. However, most of the time, franchises have changes in writers over the seasons/games/movies, and it gets even worse when you take into account franchises that are adapted from another source material - say, Game of Thrones vs ASOIAF: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' intentions for the characters certainly differ from George R. R. Martin's intentions.

I'm going to start using actual examples now, to better illustrate my point. I'll be using Resident Evil ships, like I said. RE, despite having constant ship wars, is not famous for making ships canon or focusing on romance at all. The most you'll get is indicators that two characters are into each other or you'll get established relationships that are not subject to ship wars since they have no other love interest (see Mia and Ethan Winters: married couple, established as part of canon and the validity of their relationship with regards to other characters is never questioned). As a matter of fact, you could probably argue that the Winters are the only canon couple in the REverse.

Most RE ship wars happen as a result of Leon ships, the main ones being Aeon (Ada/Leon) vs Cleon (Claire/Leon). There are other Leon ships out there, mainly Chreon (Chris/Leon), Serennedy (Luis/Leon), Leshley/Eagleone (Ashley/Leon), and many more, but they don't engage in ship wars because they have the common sense to be normal human beings about their ships. (Seriously everyone, chill the fuck out.)

Aeon shippers are known for one thing: banging on and on about how their ship is canon - which, in their eyes, automatically discredits all other Leon ships (what's the point of shipping if it isn't to win, right? I'm obviously being sarcastic). Which, knowing the canon nature of Aeon, makes it the perfect test subject for this discussion and post.

Are Ada and Leon into each other? Sure. Ada confessed to falling in love with Leon in OG RE2, they flirted in OG RE4, Resident Evil: Damnation suggests that they have shared at least one night together, and in RE6, Helena guesses that Leon has feelings for Ada. These events, however, have changed in the remakes: Ada no longer confesses to being in love with Leon in RE2R, though she does kiss him to manipulate him, and they don't exactly flirt much in RE4R. But then, by discussing this, we'd end up discussing what is canon in a game franchise plagued by obscure secondary sources of canon, and that's not what I plan on doing here (I also severely lack the extensive knowledge to do that).

Despite all of this, Ada and Leon never actually get together. It's a constant game of cat and mouse, will-they-won't-they, whatever you wanna call it. Since they are on opposite sides of the same fight, it's practically impossible for them to get into a normal, healthy relationship. Going back to what I said about the canonicity of a ship being defined by the standards set by the piece of media itself, you could argue that Aeon is canon by those standards: since they can't get together, it only matters that they have shown reciprocated feelings towards one another.

However, that's not entirely true, is it? RE hasn't set those standards for romance. It doesn't act on ships, but it hasn't deterred romance as a whole: look at Mia and Ethan Winters. It is possible to get into a relationship in RE - now whether it is possible to get a happy ending is entirely less likely.

But I mean, there are other love interests for Leon that aren't on the side of who he's fighting. Look at Claire, or Ashley, or hell even Jill. We can't, as a fandom, reasonably ignore the flirting that went down between Claire and Leon in RE2R (and Infinite Darkness at times) and Leon and Ashley in both OG RE4 (though he does reject her at the end of the OG) and RE4R. And he was probably trying to flirt with Jill a little in Death Island, too - he's a bit of a whore (affectionate).

How do you even define the canonicity of a ship in a universe like RE, in which most characters can't form normal, healthy romantic relationships? Is it enough to kiss/sleep together (Aeon)? Is it enough to unabashedly flirt and to practically be parents to a practically adopted daughter (Cleon)? Is it enough to share all sorts of romantic tropes and overtly flirt with each other (Leshley/Eagleone)? What happens when you start removing all of the events that used to be canon, but might not be anymore/be part of a different canon than the current one?

4. Conclusion (kind of)

I really want to offer a definition of a canon ship that suits everyone, but every time i come up with one, I bump into yet another wall. Tentatively, we could define a canon ship as a ship that has, by the standards of the piece of media they belong to, acted on their desire to be together in a lasting manner that disproves all other potential ships for the characters. I'm sure that can be perfected, and there might be elements of this definition that can be refuted, but this is how I would characterise a ship as canon. Which would, you guessed it, make pretty much every Leon ship non-canon in the context of the REverse as a whole.

The one true conclusion of this post, however, is that shipping amounts to playing with Barbies and should not be taken so seriously. There are a lot of shippers who know that their ships have no chances of becoming canon, yet still choose to have fun with it, make content for it in their own space, and some of you guys are dicks enough to go and bully them over it. Go outside, take a breath, and understand that canonicity is not the be-all and end-all of shipping.

I went a bit overboard with this and I'm sorry (not really). I'd love to know everyone's opinions on what makes a ship canon, if there's scenarios I haven't considered, etc! Constructive criticism is more than welcome and as always, my ask box is always open <3

[ritzrawt]

Chapter 2 of Random MSM Oneshots!

While writing these one shots, I was considering making a separate fanfic series with more continuity and follow a storyline I’ve got in my head. But enough rambling, this chapter is called:

Monsters Argue About Something That Draws Heavy Inspiration From Real Life!

“Hey guys, look!”

Pompom rushed into their living room in which their friends, Mammott and Furcorn, were sitting on the sofa eating smunkin cookies.

The three friends were, in other monster’s eyes, somewhat weird, even for them. Each of their names was just their species name for some reason.

They also didn’t have the “usual” personalities for each of their home islands.

Furcorn was high-strung and introverted for the cheery and sociable Plant Island.

Mammott was a bit rambunctious and eccentric for the otherwise relaxed yet frigid demeanor of Cold Island.

Pompom never felt like they fit in with their island or their species. Pompoms were expected to be very ✨preppy✨ and perpetually cheerful and tolerant of everything. Air Island was always very gooey and sentimental about love and very laid back. Pompom has always resonated more with Earth Island even when they moved to Plant, as they were more down-to-Earth, rowdy, caring, and extroverted. They never really understood sentimentality.

But enough yapping about the lore. The story hasn’t even started yet and we’re already losing the plot. Just pretend this entire shoehorned chunk of exposition paused the main story.

The story now continues.

“What is it, Pompom?” “Yeeaaaaahhhh?” Furcorn and Mammott replied respectively.

“You know that game, Hooman Handling?”

“Uhhhhhhhh nah.” Said Mammott.

“Are you kidding me, Mammott?” Furcorn seemed irritated. “I was JUST telling you about it a few minutes ago. It’s an interactive game set in the hooman world where you travel as a hooman and meet different hoomans in various hooman regions, such as Cally-Fornya.”

Mammott suddenly snapped from their trance while drooling. “What was that, Corny? Sorry, I thought you were talking about cupcakes. Mmmmm, cupcakes.” Mammott proceeded to daydream about eating cupcakes.

“You know, Mammott, I sometimes feel like I can actually HEAR the few cogs spinning inside your head.” Furcorn sighed exasperatingly.

“Uh, as I was saying,” Pompom started, “Hooman Handling is actually getting a cartoon made of it!”

“No way!”

“Yes way! The main characters are going to be Emma, a White Female, Olivia, a Black Female, and Jackie Hoomanson, an Asian Male.” They referred to them as though they were species instead of races, as they didn’t have the most accurate knowledge of humans despite being around them a lot of the time. “They haven’t released to plot, yet, but I think it will be a comedic slice of life.”

Furcorn frowned. “I don’t think this whole cartoon idea will be a good one.”

“What? Why not?”

“First of all, the game has layers upon layers of lore that affect the hooman world and make the story more interesting. We don’t know if the producers who team up with the creators will honor the lore. The game’s main fanbase is monsterlings, so there’s a higher chance that the cartoon will disregard the built in lore and story of Hooman Handlers in order to appeal to a wider audience.

“Besides, have you seen the promotion art?” Furcorn used their leaf stalk to pick up their dark green phone to go on the internet and show Pompom the image. It was a picture of three of the animated human character designs in a city. “You see there? That’s a breeding structure on the background. Hooman’s DO NOT breed that way!”

“Gee, Furcorn, you sure get worked up over one of those video-gamey thingies.” Mammott said.

“It offers me solace in stressful times. I often like to play Hooman Handlers while eating smunkins in my room while crying about my wasted investments.” Furcorn turned back to Pompom. “Besides, the game had just the right balance of canon lore and fan interpretation. Fan works could be able to headcanon different hoomans with various personalities while building off pre-existing lore. There was more creative freedom because of the innumerable inconsistencies that the creators themselves put in the bios of the hoomans. This may very well be one of the only times I consider inconsistency a good thing. But, with the introduction of the cartoon, they may base their characters on inaccurate lore and simultaneously give less creative freedom and be totally inaccurate.”

Pompom went quiet from the entire essay/rant from Furcorn. They were actually really hyped for the cartoon. Mammott had quietly sneaked out of the room to avoid the interaction between Furcorn and Pompom and to get more food from Pompoms fridge.

“Well, Furcorn, I understand your concerns with the Hooman Handlers show, but think of it this way: they could actually expand on the lore they already made and it’ll be a really good show! Or, they could be more like a usual comedy cartoon while staying true to the lore they made. Either way, if we don’t like it, we can ignore it or send so much toxic hate mail to the producers that they cancel it altogether! Whadd’ya say, Corny?”

Furcorn looked up at them. “Well, that last part wasn’t totally concerning at all.”

Mammott walked back into the living room, arms loaded with red treats including a bag of vegan pepperoni, Bulba fruits, cherry pie, and red velvet cupcakes. “Sooo, are you two still talking?”

“No,” Pompom replied. “I’m gonna go get something from my room. Be right back.”

Mammott attempted to power walk back to the sofa, and promptly tripped over their feet, landing in all the treats they were holding. Red stuff squirted everywhere. It looked like a murder.

Furcorn let out a visible gagging sound and sprinted out of the room as Mammott licked the treats off of the floor. They were so fast they could probably beat Whajje at that very moment.

Something nagged at the back of Pompom’s mind as they rummaged through their messy drawers, looking for their phone charger. They didn’t mind that the new cartoon would disregard the original lore, as they loved it regardless, but Furcorn felt differently. They seemed more “devoted” the franchise and was constantly spouting facts about it ever since they discovered it after they stopped filming MSM Fandemonium. Pompom wanted their friend to be happy about the new changes the franchise had to offer.

That’s when Pompom had the best most rational solution ever:

They were going straight to Hooman Handler Headquarters.

(IMO this prolly wasn’t as good as the previous chapter, but it sounded better in my head. Plus, this will have a second part!)

[teababe27]

Paint Me Like One Of Your French Girls

Kinktober prompt list by @josiebelladonna / @feverinfeveroutfic

Prompt(s):

Tijuana Sunrise Day 28: Intimate artistry

I was so happy when I realized I had the perfect IRL story for this prompt!!! This was a fun time, and it's always nice to remember.

With a couple pictures!

People:

Myself

C (Boyfriend 2)

Being around C has shown me a side to kink I never thought about much beforehand: an artistic/dramatic/funny side. Sure, I'd once had a couple pretty rope harnesses put on me before, but I hadn't had much experience with C's particular flavor of kink, especially in public scenes at kink parties.

You see, he sees a lot of art in kink and vice versa. He said on his Fetlife profile that art is his overarching kink. He has fun with it. He considers his public scenes to be "half BDSM, half vaudeville extravaganzas". I've seen some of this from across dungeon floors and have heard about it from friends and seen it in pictures, and I can't help but smile and roll my eyes (in a positive way). It sometimes makes me wonder how I managed to find such a dorky boyfriend. Not a bad thing, of course.

A couple recent examples include him masquerading as a weird TV show host with puppets while spanking people, as well as tying up a friend of ours, acting out a story where C is a landlord asking for rent, and silly hijinks ensued. Once, he dressed up as a pirate and sang sea shanties while spanking for teasing and kinky torture. I often veer between being jealous of and in awe of his creativity and ideas.

Being around his brand of kink, the drama and flair, also somewhat inspired me with a fanfic I'd posted the first part of last month. (Also, it's Powerwolf - drama and flair is kinda their thing.)

Though what he's probably most well known for - besides his unorthodox scenes - is body painting.

As in, "painting landscapes on naked people" (his words, not mine; a pretty apt way to describe it).

When in a dungeon or at a kinky party or otherwise public scene, he goes all out. He even sometimes dresses up as Bob Ross and does a pretty good impression of him, too, while painting (painting on?) his subjects. I was at a small kinky party where this happened, and while trying to negotiate a scene with someone else, I kept launching into small giggle fits because of what was happening. I was honestly curious to try out being painted myself, even though his out-there/silly side of kink isn't something I'd go out of my way to be a part of. I eventually figured out that I wanted my first painting scene with him to be in private, just the two of us.

C does private painting scenes sometimes, but only with his girlfriends and other trusted kinky partners. We were not officially dating yet, but we had upgraded our relationship to more of a friends with benefits/play partners/more than friends-type thing. He had considered me part of his polycule for a while before we officially started dating. So after a few false starts, we finally got to have this time together.

Flash forward to September 2022. After some time walking around outside, cuddling, talking, and playing Pokemon Go, it was time to get to the painting. We began to negotiate the details. I had suggested green be included, so he decided to paint a forest scene. He had asked me if there was anywhere I would not want to be touched/painted.

"Maybe not on my lower stomach," I said. "It's still a bit numb and twitchy down there from my hernia surgery."

After a bit more talking and paint-proofing the bed in his guest room, I stripped down to just my panties and laid down on my back. I preferred this position because I wanted to be able to see him. We soon got started.

At first, it felt strange, but it soon felt pretty good. The paint started out a bit cold, especially since it was warm outside, but I got used to it. It was essentially another form of sensation/sensual play, which is my main overall kink. He painted on my chest, over my tits, and part of my stomach. It allowed me to relax knowing I was under trusted hands and good sensations. It tickled in more ways than one, but I wasn't as concerned with the potential sexual/kinky aspects (though I did consider touching myself a bit when I showered off after the painting). And the art itself turned out really pretty, too. After that, we cuddled and then got up to some less messy kinky times in his guest bedroom.

This whole thing was quite the experience. It made me feel good. It made me feel special. It was actually pretty fun. If I wasn't already catching feelings for C over the past year and change of reconnecting after my health crisis, I definitely started to then. It was definitely a big step in my burgeoning relationship with him and in my kink journey as a whole.

"When I care about someone, I paint them. This is not like my public painting scenes: no wig, no Bob Ross voice, no shtick. It's just the person, me, and whatever creativity inside me is dying to be shared with them. It's an embrace, not a performance I got to share that yesterday with [teababe27], who a very special person to me I am a lucky man" - C, when he posted the second pic on his Fetlife page

[riverjphoeniix]

|| PARTNER SEARCH 9/19/24 ||

Intro ➯| Hi hello, if you’re looking to give the icon a name, I go by Jude. I am 28 years old and live in the Midwest (CST) I would say that I’m a fairly laid back writing partner with a wide arrange of interests. However, if you’re looking for someone to write slice of life, cheerleader and bad boy, fluff or purely smut I may not fall exactly into that category. However, I have been writing for well over 14 years (YIKES) and love diving into new and expansive stories!

 Content I enjoy/prefer ➯ | I feel as though it is important to put the content I prefer above writing preferences just so it is clear, and I don't waste anyone's time ♡ I will always, always, always prefer writing dark content above anything else. This means mature themes such as addictions, crime, toxic relationships, gangs, apocalyptic, dystopian, angst and drama will always come first. HOWEVER, that doesn't mean I don't write anything other than that. I've written and enjoyed celebrity and small town plots before but preferred them if they involved some of the themes I have listed above (I almost never deny them! )

 I have almost no major triggers but would prefer to discuss any you may have as to respect those boundaries ♡ As for smut, I would prefer it not to be the main focus of our stories. It can be involved, just not majorly. I do primarily f x m and f x f. Every day, I am gaining new inspiration for characters through various types of media. Click this link here to see my navigation that leads to all sorts of helpful information!

 What I enjoy in a writing partner ➯ |

 I would say that my writing style could be defined as strictly literate. Which means when I send a reply, it should be expected that I will send multiple paragraphs in response. This doesn't necessarily mean that I expect the same in return, either! I would much rather have quality over quantity as long as we are both having fun and enjoying ourselves ♡ Nothing makes me happier than world building as well!~ If world building is ever an option, I always much prefer it! I believe that the more characters are involved, the more chances there are for character development and various obstacles to create. Not only that, but I think always having extra characters to stir the pot makes things SO interesting. I also prefer not be the one to only write the male roles and prefer if you’re upfront and honest when it comes to playing male roles. Please do not be open to doubling if it's just a means to getting a ship that you’ve been wanting. I will more than likely notice. That means not favoring and only responding to roles where I play a male, and neglecting the roles where I play a female. Keep it fair. Partners also must be 21+ and understand that replies will not always be quick and fast. I often work, and I am working on my personal art business which means I may be online and responding when it comes to just having fun and chatting, plotting, head-canoning and sending ideas -- but I could be working on art on the side as well! Nothing makes me happier than having a partner where we both respect when each other is busy or when we are taking a moment for either personal reasons or mental health. I also prefer to use real face claims as opposed to drawings/anime/etc.  Helpful info ➯ | If you have any triggers, anything that is off limits, anything that makes you uncomfortable, PLEASE do not feel shy to let me know ahead of time. Even during, before, or after a reply. DO NOT HESITATE. It does not matter at all the time, what matters to me is your comfort and your boundaries. I will not be upset, and I will completely understand. As for my triggers and my boundaries, I do not do any plots involving minors, massive age gaps, incest, bathroom kinks, or vore . If you are hoping for a major choice to be made, please feel free to do it if you feel this would add to the story – HOWEVER, if it involves something extreme being said or done to my character, I would prefer this to be discussed with me beforehand. Thank you! I look forward to writing and making some cool stuff with you <3

 Feel free to like this post or DM me and I will get back to you! ♡