#...and be proud because it means you're refining your taste...

[desultory-novice]

for some odd reason, i can't help but find mirror marx/narx kinda hot, and i am very embarrassed about that.

You know, someone tagged him as "Sans Marx" (which made me laugh soooo hard) so maybe that's a part of it? XD

There is something about a character who is both extremely powerful but also very laid back. Also he's got that eyes-always-closed charm! Plus, who doesn't look good in black?!

For a slightly more serious answer:

You really don't have to feel embarrassed about it. According to Scott McCloud, one of the reasons cartoon characters are simplied is so that we have an easier time seeing ourselves or others in them! A few of us are told we look like X real life actor but not too often.

Now, someone who's just little guy with a ball-shaped body and eyes and (sometimes) a mouth? "Hey, I've got those things too!" It's not like you're admitting to finding an inanimate basketball hot! XD

When you combine the inherit sympathy involved in the design of a simplified character and then start throwing on traits like the "powerful/relaxed" or "fox eyes" or having them sing, that will inevitably make them...kind of attractive, yeah!

And they can be "attractive" without that automatically equalling "I want to date them in real life!" (Plus there are certain traits that might only really be attractive in fiction/made more attractive, like a sense of danger about a person or a mind caught in a tempest.)

Everyone has tropes in character designs they find "attractive!" White hair. Violet eyes. Long vampire cloaks. Long boots. These are just some of the traits I see pop up again and again because they WORK for people. I wasn't joking when I said everyone looks good in black. The mirror worlders so far all have a palette of desaturated grays and the occasional bright red. It's a GOOD palette and is gonna make some fancy-looking characters!

Heck, I'm certain that when I'm working on designing a character, I'm including some of my favorite design tropes to make them "attractive" to me. Scarves and gloves? Yes, plz, more, thx!

I can even say with Mirror Marx that I set out to draw him so he'd look pretty neat! I picked some of my favorite things to work into his design and when the sketches were done, I nodded satisfied.

So, tldr, not weirded out and thank you for the compliment!

[kyglow]

placing his faith and trust in her stated promise which he would mutually feel obligated to do the same by ' taking care of her ' this evening. apprehensive when it came to her pointing out that kissing her now or more would certainly draw all eyes on them giving the guests a show. wyatt wasn't the type of did well in the centre of attention as he would go out of his way to avoid it preferring the peace and safety of a quiet mild life which hardly had any excitement to it. wyatt didn't want to be rude though or even tough to work with as he trusted his instincts to give her suggestions a shot and would only protest if they were to cross that line to be sexually intimate with her in public although he wasn't expecting it as he respected her as a co-worker. he would respond to her quietly. " nothing too crazy i hope maybe save the crazy stuff for later as a backup. " making a suggestion with his broad shoulders shrugging nonchalantly.

surprised by the revelation when she admitted that she had dated men his age before causing him to look baffled. " whoah. really? i mean i am shocked but - - wow. i had no idea, i am sorry. " he nervously fumbled over his words yet he didn't judge her if she had a refined taste for older men like him as it did seem to ease his guilt for having used her as his date. unable to answer her after she had thanked him again when his mouth met her lips. the kiss was deep and rather serene having become lost into it however he couldn't help but feel the need to break off the kiss thinking perhaps it was enough to make his ex jealous. turning his neck he looked over at his ex who was scowling in annoyance at them both with balled fists. wyatt then shifted his attention back to dove as the mission had been a success. when eased and assured that apology was not necessary due to him overthinking that the kiss had gone for too long he felt a swell of ease and comfort. " oh? i mean i liked it too. " he swallowed the lump in the back of his throat only to then turn his neck and glance over at his ex who was walking towards them. " um maybe we should continue this elsewhere cause right now she's speeding towards us like a torpedo and she's pissed. " withdrawing his hands away from her lower back when his hand then reached for hers taking her hand in his as he held it down by his side.

" i hope you're happy with what you two have done. treating this party like it's a whorehouse. you've made me very unhappy and i hope you're proud of yourself for embarrassing me." regina directed her vitriolic anger primarily at wyatt yet her eyes shifted towards dove. " i had to tell my date to leave because he was eyeing you like he wanted to fuck you! so thank you for ruining my relationship." the ex opened her mouth standing enraged before them with scornful eyes her voice was stern and loud and some of the guests could hear her as they stared at her looking uncomfortable and puzzled. " by the way she's way out of your league. because no one in their right mind will ever love a dumb, soft, stupid boring hick like you. " her mood shifted into condescending as she giggled and turned around only to then knock into the waiter's tray by accident. drinks would spill onto the front of her dress staining it and ruining her hair. " oh my god. " she exclaimed as one of the guests laughed at the woman's misfortune. she shook her hands looking distraught as she then began to cry and proceeded to storm out as she felt humiliated and embarrassed.

maybe she should have eased him into it. though it wasn't like she had, had time to plan. dove knew that he was nervous and he wanted the night to go well. that was why she had even been willing to do it. plus she knew that it was going to fun to see how people reacted. she hadn't exactly missed the looks that they had gotten when they had walked in together. she had clearly chosen the right dress and it helped that elijah was good looking. plus she knew that she always tended to attract attention. a small laugh fell from her at his words," i promise that i will take care of you tonight." she hoped that he believed her but she didn't know if he would. of course she wouldn't help but laugh at his words," we can give them a show but i promise that i would get you in trouble."

everything that she was doing was to make a show of how comfortable they were with each other. all she did was shrug since she could see where he was coming from," i have dated men your age before." she didn't really date that much any more considering her job. a lot of men didn't like it and she was done letting that get in her way. that was why she was fine with playing arm candy for elijah. she had no idea where it would lead but she wasn't against finding out. already she knew that he was going to want to repay her for the favor. though she wasn't that worried about it herself," thank you, again." she didn't think twice about pulling him into a kiss. though it seemed it was her turn to be surprised. he seemed to sink right into it and she gasped. though eagerly her lips meshed with his as she found herself pressing right up against him. she was nearly breathless by the time that the kiss broke and she didn't go to back up. a few people were staring at them but she was focused on him," why are you saying sorry?" that was not what she was imagining and she took a deep breath," elijah," she breathed," i liked it." maybe she shouldn't have said that but she was being honest. her hands ran along his chest," i think you should do it again," she breathed," unless you didn't enjoy it?"

[celestial-demonic-pacts]

hiii bestie here is for the emoji asks :)

👁 💥 🥞 ☕️ 🍧💐🌙 ☀️ 🙉 ⚾️ 🪤 📸 ✏️ 🔫 🎀 💧 🌈 ☁️ ❤️

👁 - what colour are their eyes? do people notice their eyes? is there anything special about them (shows emotion easily, literally magical...)? Lux's eyes glitter like gold, they are a beautiful color reminding many of a dragon's eyes. Sage's eyes are an ocean clear blue. 💥 - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with? Lux has a tendency of ignoring when something upsets him. They'll ignore it and go back later, always showing a strong persona. Sage is similar but he doesn't deal with it because he would be made fun of by his family and older brother for showing "weakness" so it's difficult for them. 🥞 - what is their comfort breakfast? Lux: "Pancakes" The demon enjoys how fluffy they can be and the sweet taste. Sage's comfort breakfast is warm fresh baked bread. It doesn't matter what kind as long as it's fresh, he loves it. ☕️ - do they prefer hot or cold drinks? what is their favourite drink? Lux prefers hot drinks, espresso is one of his favorite forms of coffee but he also likes teas. Sage enjoys cold drinks, gingersnap or gingerbread lattes are his favorite. 🍧- do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it? Lux doesn't have much that connects him to his childhood. He moved past that. It's not one object but his family always has a golden retriever or two in the family so the breed always means family to him, and happier times. The dogs he grew up with were hard to lose, the small child crying for multiple days after his favorite passed. He does have a picture on his desk of this dog, Duke, he would be deviated if that picture ever got destroyed. 💐- create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?

Lux doesn't care for flowers. They last a few days and then die, he doesn't understand the appeal. If he had to pick a favorite, lilies. A blue lily flower not only stands for tranquility but also of hope and inspiration. Sage enjoys a lot of flowers, tiger lilies and orchids are his favorites. Tiger lily - Symbol of Wealth, Positivity and Pride orchid is love, beauty, refinement, many children, thoughtfulness and mature charm. 🌙 - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

Lux wants fame and recognition. It's something a lot wish for. Lux will go as far as he needs to, not worrying about who he hurts at the time until he can see the aftermath. Sage just wants to make his family proud, even though he knows it's silly because if his family knew a lot about him they'd disown him. ☀️ - are they a morning person? what is the first thing they do in the morning?

Lux is a morning person, first thing is a cup of coffee and reading the paper. Sage enjoys getting up with the sun. Normally the first thing he does is take the dogs out. 🙉 - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?

Lux: You did a horrible job.

Sage: You're still a disappointment. ⚾️ - can they play sports? what is their best position if they play a team sport? what's their strong suit (speed, power etc.)?

Lux prefers not to, but can if he's forced. Sage has played baseball, normally the pitcher. So he has a strong arm and is good at catching. 🪤 - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

The promise of fame would be one for Lux. His family or loved on in danger would easily get Sage to cave in/lure him to danger. 📸 - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what's their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of?

Lux doesn't care either way. He won't react a lot of the time unless it's with a group of people he's close with then he'll smile.

Sage always his smiling and has his arms around someone pulling them close. He loves taking pictures of his pups. ✏️ - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them? They are too new so I don't have anything for them 🔫 - do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?

Lux doesn't trust easily it takes him a bit to warm up. He meets most people as clients so its easy for him to learn about them before deciding to trust them. He can be quick to turn his back if he needs to, used to not having close ties with many. Sage is slow to warm up to people but does eventually. Its hard for him to turn his back on someone or to betray someone. He's loyal and trusting too much when he does open himself to others. 💧- random angst headcanon

Lux doesn't have much ties with his family since he can't remember most of them, a lot of his family passed when he was young.

Sage has nightmares from his own past, but they get worse after witnessing the belphie plot line. 🌈 - what advice would they give to their younger self?

Lux: Keep working and things get better.

Sage: Family isn't always blood. ☁️ - a soft headcanon

Lux is a book nerd. He has to read a lot for his job but he enjoys sitting down with a book in his free time, normally a romance novel.

Sage has tried to take in multiple lost creatures that find their way into the HoL gardens. Sneaking them in is easy, making sure Lucifer doesn't find out is the hard part. ❤️- their love language(s)?

Lux enjoys acts of service. Most of the time it's him making an extra drink in the morning or doing a chore, things like that. Sage enjoys physical touch, hand holding or just sitting close are enough to make him happy.

[eatersgrin]

I realize as an older writer who did original fiction first before ever touching fan fiction. It's straight up easier to look good writing fanfiction because it's pretty much all there, even the most minor character who was only in the story by name alone can be built off this entire existing story.

I make a arachnid themed character called Carapace who rips off criminals in Houston tx and got their power from an experimental cancer treatment. That's not just OC but an original story, if not heavily recycled.

I write Skitter in her hometown who robs the ABB and Empire. And you use your knowledge of the IP to know exactly who she is where her hometown is and you can imagine her robbing ABB drug warehouses and ripping off Hookwolf's dog fighting ring. You can also easily imagine how'd she do it with how Taylor thinks and has used her powers before.

It is a double edged sword because someone can come at you saying you're not writing Skitter or Blorbo correct but you slap AU in the title or subtitle or description and you're absolved because this is an alternative Universe, it strays from canon anyway you see fit.

The thing with art is that everyone has their own taste. Duct taping a banana to the wall is apparently an art installation, I call it an expensive chore for the art gallery to change the banana daily. The people who criticize don't know how hard you worked on it or even if the art took minutes to execute don't know how long the idea sat in your head being refined.

Anxiety, fear, rejection, negative feedback loops, triggers, trauma, are all valid things that impact people in their daily lives. I know I've felt shitty after having someone get frustrated with my writing and have laughed at my digital art.

I still do it because they don't know that I even started writing fanfic again to exercise my brain because my neurologist said I needed to stimulate my mind or I'm only going to get worse from my condition.

The people who laughed at my art don't know these are the first pieces of artwork I've ever done outside of a class setting. And this is the first time I been proud of it because I finally have a combo of medications that works for me after decades, and let's me focus and keeps my hands from shaking so much and my shoulders from twitching.

And Honestly those people who criticize - they contribute nothing. It costs them nothing to read or look and then move on. It does show how callous they are reading and looking and to criticize with broad strokes.

"this is bad" "this sucks" does nothing to help, and when something does nothing to help it means nothing. Vague negative remarks take zero effort and have zero value.

I've seen your post on Reddit about story ideas, and those are solid ideas and look forward to their any of their executions.

Also on Tumblr I look forward to your posts and observations and discourse. Your thoughts you share here, they carry an air of weight and bearing, almost not an authority, but purpose. I guess I'm saying they carry value and if your deep goings ons or even one off smears of your mind grapes have value then your self expression through fiction and visual depictions carry value too , especially since you wish to share them.

Yeah ok memes aside I can’t take criticism. I won’t argue with the criticizer or anything but my self esteem will be crippled forever. One time, over a year ago, I tryharded an art piece, someone said it looked ugly, and I haven’t put a lot of effort into art ever since lmao because it’s all ugly and bad so what’s the fucking point. I shouldn’t create art, because the execution would ruin the concept behind it, and I should stick to my shitty memes. 

Same goes for writing. I’m genuinely scared of the Worm community, because they’re all so good at writing and Worm’s such a complex work and I fear that I’m going to fuck up some aspect of the worldbuilding or someone’s blorbo characterization and I’ll be impaled with pitchforks from all angles. Or maybe that won’t happen, but people will remember the flaws in my writing and judge me for it. It’s different in other communities because I don’t know the authors, haven’t spoken to them, I’m going to write shit and post shit and I won’t even care if people like it, but it’s different with Worm. I read my old works and I die of cringe but I sleep easy with the knowledge that I don’t interact with the readers outside of the context of the work. I don’t know if I can, in good conscience, post shitty Wormfic.

In the final stages of editing one of my Eidofics. I’m going to post it. I’ve been trying to make it not shit for hours now, and I can’t do it, but if I don’t post it today I’m never going to be able to post it.