#『 outside of here ◦ ooc 』

[mammoth-clangen]

I love seeing the colour patterns on your clan gen homotherium and smilodon.

They remind me of cat colours. Colour mutations in animals (cats and prehistoric animals on general too) are my special interest

I remember that my favourite smilodon design was the one from Primeval. I still have the box sets and they were my favourite as a kid (and now lol).

Sad that Smilodon was most likely tawny like lions. It apparently lived in open areas so most likely wouldn't have spots or stripes. But that doesn't mean we can't draw them like it. Also I wonder what mutations they did have in real life (like white lions, white tigers, "strawberry" erythristic leopards, albino leopard, and melanistic leopards and jaguars do appear in the wild)

I actually discovered your comic when I followed the homotherium tag after seeing the frozen cub. I once saw lyuba the mammoth at the natural history museum, London, at a limited exhibition. I'm completely obsessed with the permafrost mummies. I hope I get to see more in person one day.

Here's my kitty, Zoe.

Oh my goosh what a cute cat ;A;

here's my creature, Fat Tilly! She's an 11yr old Selkirk rex who likes loafing and lying in the sun c:

And thank you! I adore colour mutations in extant animals and I agree that it's really fun to contemplate them in extinct ones c:

I'm gonna preempt this getting long and put a cut here jhrjhrf

I'm sure you will already have seen this, but for anyone interested in paleoart depictions of colour mutations, I'd really recommend this great article all about it

White Cat, Gold Plains was actually all about the premise of a Homotherium with piebaldism. Pied is one of my favourite pigment mutations because it's so much deeper than integument patterns; it's actually a neural tube defect that leads to distinct behavioural changes. WC,GP was about Kiina, the pied cat, and her struggles with always being view as 'childish' by her peers and struggling to fit in. There was also more human impact in this story, as Kiina gets picked up as a cub by a group of early humans. It was sort of my own experience/musings on neurodivergency played alongside some thoughts on early domestication attempts humans must have had (though we all know that, sadly, Homotherium did not end up domesticated). Pied animals are typically more trusting, which is why you see so many pied domestic animals! (Fat Tilly and Zoe both are, for example lolol)

Also the Primeval Smilodon has one of the most gorgeous and distinct designs of any media sabercat tbh, I really loved the episode as a whole even though it had a sort of sad-but-expected ending.

I don't remember where I read it, but there was someone discussing Smilodon patterns and the conclusion was basically "we can't be sure". While lions are solid as adults, they're spotted as cubs and likely had spotted ancestors seeing Pantherines seem to have strongly contrasting patterns as the default. Machairodontids aren't even the same lineage as Pantherines, so we really can't know what patterns they had except for Homotherium latidens having dark brown cubs! They could just as easily grow into a different adult coat, like hyena do. (side note, I was sorta hoping that absolutely amazing Homotherium mummy news might drag some people to my comic so I'm glad it did lolol)

Smilodon was also likely very ambush dependent, being too bulky for pursuits even as long as modern lions. Disruptive colouration could have helped with this even in fairly open habitats. This is actually why I gave the Ice Fangs very faint stripes; high contrast tiger striping didn't make much sense, but breaking up the outline a little couldn't be a bad thing even in a steppe environment. I also didn't want them completely solid because there are actual lions to differentiate cx

[min-xie]

help i cant stop drawing fem neuvillette

[ohgreat-moretapes]

Hey Tim, my dad recently had a seizure and I wanna be able to comfort him...it really scared me and of course it scared him too and I figured you might know a good way to help me to comfort him? I'm sorry you have to go through stuff like that all the time I wish I could comfort you too...🫂

Everybody's situation is unique so you'll need to find what works for y'all personally of course, and that's just gonna come with time.

But that being said, I am certain what would mean the world to him is just simply spending time with him. I've had a lot of health scares in my life and a lot of those times I just wished someone was there by my side, not to take care of me, just to distract me and help pass the time while I was healing.

Board games, crafts (without sharp objects), getting into a podcast together, gardening, starting a collection of some kind... Fun little things like that can make such a big difference.

And that being said, don't forget to look after yourself too. If you feel like the stress is weighing on you too, you gotta make time for yourself and make sure your own needs are being met before doing things for others.

Take it day by day: drink water, eat healthy, avoid alcohol, and get some physical exercise when you can (extra points if it's something y'all can do together like pickleball or table tennis). I know everyone says this stuff but it really does help.

Here's to healing, we're in this together bud <3

-Tim

[peculiarbeauty]

hi guys ,

so i wanna be completely honest for a sec that i've been feeling super super weird being here and on my other blogs lately. i don't feel like i've had the same kind of drive. i've been trying to get through it and write and have a kickass time. i wanna be able to put myself into other hobbies though rn if that makes sense ?? and sometimes i can feel really overwhelmed like i have to look at follower numbers and i have to be present and i have to write or people won't wanna talk to me or be my friend anymore. and ??? i don't like that. i like to write when i want to and treat this as a hobby. i actually want to get into maybe painting and outdoor activities through a trainer maybe. go hiking more w/ my husband and stuff. there's a lot of things ?? i wanna do. and sometimes i feel this place takes up too much of my head , my heart , and just my time overall. and the worst part about it is , i can also feel REALLY depressed bc i will beat myself up for not being present. i'm such a people pleaser tbh. i try so hard to please others that i will stretch myself out far too much. i feel like everything might collapse if i'm not here. i don't like feeling like that. so i need a hiatus !!! i need some time to myself. to pursue other activities. to enjoy talking to my friends who aren't on tumblr too much if i'm honest.

i love all of you , you are so so cool . but i just cannot function rn the way i want to function. i don't even want to make these big ass promises bc i'm the type who will say things and then be writing two seconds later (but slap me if i do that pls. i need some peace of mind and being online is hard to get away from when you enjoy doing it) like , this place should not BE that serious. i have a job and actually I HAVE A JOB I AM HOPING TO GET THAT IS A HUUUUGE PROMOTION from the job i have now. so that's great yk ??? life is going on. i'm happy with my life. i just need to make decisions on what makes me happy and this just isn't right now.

[godblooded]

so like… controversial opinion but… if you agree there should be more female muses or lesbians… uhh… write them?

[lazaruswitch]

Guy Gardner: sometimes nuisance, often great friend, forever ginger, former social worker and teacher, current Green Lantern and... father.

"What the fuck," says Kyle. He was pretty exhausted from his latest assignment, and hadn't even hit the showers or went to bed yet, so he probably misheard. Or was hallucinating.

"What, Jane?" says Hal, like that's a normal fucking thing to say when John suddenly starts talking about running into Guy's daughter.

"What."

"Jane, or RJ, whichever she says. You haven't met her yet?" he continues as he digs through a bag. "You're missing out Kyle, she's a killer cook. Smart girl too, got a massive scholarship when she got into NYU. Might've been top of her class? Aha!"

Here, Hal pulls out a bag of brownies and crows in victory. Kyle's headache only intensifies.

"Oh, life is so good to me sometimes. Kyle, I'd offer, but I value these more than my life, so you're going to have to do all the hard work yourself."

Whatever that means. Hal starts eating the brownies like he's reenacting a vaguely pornographic food commercial. Kyle grimaces and turns away to look at John.

"Since when did Guy have a daughter? I've never heard anything about her," he asks.

"I'm not too sure myself, but I imagine it's been a couple years now. She was about 16 when he took her in, if I'm remembering right," John answers mildly.

Kyle blanches at that because, well, again, what the fuck. It sounded like she was already out of college, or at least finished a degree. That was probably at least 5 years of her being around somewhere.

John must see something on his face, because he says, "We didn't find out ourselves for a while, and only by accident."

"Yeah," Hal adds, slightly muffled. "He'd gone radio silent after a mission, and we were worried 'cause he got pretty roughed up. So we show up at his place and whaddya know! Some teenage girl, and a redhead at that, answers the door with the nastiest look on her face. Thought she'd deck us, honestly. And then Guy rushes out - totally fine for the record - and nearly flips his shit at us."

John gives Hal an unimpressed look.

"Get cleaned up and rest, Kyle," he says. "You'll see Guy in a few days, you can ask him then. It's high time you met her anyway, considering her ring."

"Her what?"

[captainseamech]

//me at the beginning of the episode: ohhh a Gangle episode! She looks sooooo cute with that happy mask! And I dig the fast food vibes!

Me at the end:

[mechahero]

//Hey, I really hate to do this during the holiday season but I've got a few adoptables here that I'll be selling as I really need the money for food.

Each adoptable is $10 USD and I've only got Cash.app as a purchase method! Please dm me if you're interested in purchasing! (Art under the cut below.)

[piningpercussionist]

(ooc)

Fellas. I may go Insane.

[tommyofspeed-a]

what if—and this is just a what if bc i’m still starting to consider— i end up moving tommy to a sideblog to my main blog ?

[psychcdelica]

Hey what's up, I'm still alive!

[fishermcn]

// sam's "mild" fixation with figuring out how things work mechanically leading him to pursue any sign or sight of pharros the vagabond's work

[rainofpainaaaaa]

Hmm…

There’s so much going on with the Milo’s, like V!Milo and Ten, Perfect Milo performing mitosis and creating Princess Milo, and E!Milo with Ryan… Not seeing much M!Milo here..

[enruint]

the way that from all day's today is the day my internet connection is wonky af and let today be the one day i wanted to actually sit down and write. the joke lit writes itself. it's so annoying bc my spirit, mind and body are for once ALL willing 🙄 i don't like writing on my phone tho but i am saving my thoughts in my notes before i forget what i wanted to write for my drafts 😭 bc that one good idea comes once and if i don't write it down it's gone in 5 seconds flat. can't even watch my shows in peace. can't play my games. lit forced to acknowledge the row of books i never bothered to read ...

[storybounded]

Lisa needs more horse friends or friends who rides horses.

[captainseamech]

//whoops I passed out last night how yall doin