#Chenria

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For lesbian awareness week here's art of my warrior-queen Viarra and her handmaid Elissa from my novel-in-progress, The First Empress! All of them commissions from the amazing artists MJ Barros, Chenria (@chenria), and Telenia Albuquerque (@9musesandanoldmind). Elissa has been Viarra's servant and companion since they were little, they become lovers for the first time as teens, and after she becomes queen Viarra makes Elissa her royal concubine.

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For the artist ask: 1, 9, 29

Thank you for the questions! 💗

1. Art programs you have but don't use Oh noooo don't ask me that! I install so many but always crawl back to Photoshop and Painter... let's see: Krita, Clip Studio Paint, Heavypaint, openCanvas 1, openCanvas 3.03, an old copy of Paint Shop Pro that won't open but I don't have the heart to delete it, Rebelle, Flame Painter, Al.chemy that I forgot about but wow it still works!, Amberlight.

9. What are your file name conventions Ah, just regular and descriptive file names? A character name, or character-doingathing, or a title if I have something specific in mind. I name it filename/filename2/filename3 when I make a new copy while working (usually after merging a lot of layers because I still want to have a copy where they're preserved). And of course, the filename-final once I'm done!

29. Media you love, but doesn't inspire you artistically Hm, probably movies/TV shows? I don't watch that many to begin with, but I'm rarely inspired by them in an artistic way.

[idontknowreallywhy]

Oh I mean both are Fabulous! But the heels are just 😘 and the expression in the new one is everything.

Redraw of an illustration of my OC Alani - the previous piece (with the green accents) was a picture of 2017. I redrew Alani with the redesign she underwent since then.

And honestly… she would wear heels in a cyber suit…

[isa-sketches]

@chenria s vamp oc "Alessandro" and my vamp oc "Remus". I just really felt that they should meet!

[evilsapphyre]

Dropping some inspiration for my upcoming Veilguard character. The lovely Dahlia Nimbleheart drawn by the ever impressive @chenria

[whatgaviiformes]

i'm absolutely windswept

I started Thunderteers in May of 2019. I remember very distinctly being out to dinner with Hubs, coordinating the AU concept almost entirely for a long, epic first story. We were at a Chili's and I had my usual indecisive platter of appetizers as my meal. As of today there's only been 3 chapters of what mapped out that day. Some of it made it to paper. I've never been great at those long epics - I love reading them, but my writing brain is most solid with the 1K-6K word length.

So I started building the world with fic. I wrote about Virgil playing the violin, and how he made music. I explored Gordon's accident, and what it could've happened in place of a hydrofoil. I reached for Military!Bros instead of my usual FishTank, and explored the truth behind legends. I forced myself to make and break OCs, spent way too much time researching when songs were created, recipes of the time, if certain animals were classified the same way, and what name a city may have had in 1774.

Other things I decided not to research at all.

Above all that, before I posted a new story or fic, I asked myself if the imagery was there, and was it something I was proud of? Because I knew - the only way I could get others to set sail with me, was to make sure I was taking you on the journey. Not if it was historically accurate, but does this feel like our boys, and are they interacting with the environment in a way that feels like it would still be them? Is it possible to still see Gordon? Still see Scott?

That was my first AU.

Naturally, in asking myself this, I've had different images in my head all this time, and I was lucky enough this month to have the chance to ask the amazing @chenria to bring one of them to life for me. You can find the post below:

Sailor Gordon by Chenria.

Go like it, reblog it, send her support, consider joining her patreon if you can. She knocked it out of the park, and in so doing - inspired me along the way.

If you decide to read Thunderteers, just know - it's not always beautiful.

But this one - it's all love and heart. I've written the snippet for Windswept as a thank you to chenria's amazing work, to everyone who puts up with my reblogging posts for the age of sail (#ships ships ships) or who tag me in things to see, or have Wellerman living rent free in their heads and let me play along. Thanks to those that have read the story, maybe cried along, or sent me words of encouragement.

Thank you for letting me experiment with language and story, and sometimes - when I get really lucky- for the words I've written to matter to you.

*****

Windswept (~500 words)

As far as clouds go, Gordon is among the strangest. The wind tugs at his clothing, hanging loose and informally on his silhouette, and at his hair where he stands aloft amidst the sails. The seabirds close to shore weave their dance between the ropes above, circling him curiously. Even though his form is strange to them, he’s not unwelcome in their home in the air. If anything, he’s just a part of the flying clouds that make up the rigging of their ship.

The gulls’ calls sound like laughter, and he smiles with them. The birds will accompany the ship for a time, darting towards the quick meal at the bow where the front of the ship often disturbs the sea life below. If the voyage is to be a lucky one, they’ll grace the wood of the ship with a gift or two that’ll be left to wash away only with the next rain.

Gordon can feel the sway of the ship stronger from above; though with the Thunderbird still anchored close to shore, the waves are gentle as they lap against her firm hull. The movement is a tease for the voyage ahead, as Gordon has always found himself more comfortable in their journeys out to sea than he’s ever felt in his tentative steps on land. The ship has watched him grow and come of age, from awkward limbs racing up the rigging, to strong shoulders heaving her lines and helming her wheel. She’s given him the freedom to roam, to explore lands and seas unknown, and even with the thrill of adventure, Gordon feels most safe in the comfort of her embrace. If that isn’t a home, he doesn’t know what else is.

He knows her in the early morn - the way the sunrise paints cotton and how the mist tingles at the fuzz on his arms at the start of his shift. He knows the echo of their shanties within her oak beams, and the squeak of her joy when the creatures of the sea ride along with her bow waves upon them really catching the wind and when the tang of citrus remains on his tongue from breaking fast.

He knows her in the rain, the smell of wood and cotton when burdened with wet from above as well as below, the crackle of lightning in its brief and staggered illumination of her flags. He knows her in the cold, when the puff of his breath is visible and the wind cuts into his skin. Among whales, massive and elegant as they groan their song into her hull.

He knows her in the evening – Virgil and John’s cooking and their different nuances for flavor and spice, the vibrato of Virgil’s violin paired with the warm timbre of the Scott’s cello pulsing along her foundations. The way she creaks below Alan’s eager footsteps.  He knows the soft glow around flame-lit lanterns in the darkest of night and the hush of melodies uttered in multiple languages up towards twinkling stars. The way his hammock rocks him to sleep with her movement.

He knows her in both fair winds and motionless skies, in the brightest of sunlit days and the most cloud-covered of nights. Through doldrums, archipelagos, and the far reaches of the seas, and along coastlines, he knows her.  

And his soul trembles just as she does, her unfurled sails shuddering in anticipation of catching the wind.

TBC..?

[tracybirds]

unfortunate duty to report some lovely art stealing happening on FB again :( if you're inclined to report the post / message the group leader about it please do.

post is here

artists involved that I recognise are @gumnut-logic @knyee @chenria @myladykayo and @soniabigcheese if I've picked them right, and a few more but it's 7am and names are escaping me so tag them in if you know them

sorry guys ><

also if there's anyone hanging on here that crossposts to FB - stop this. Link back to original artists if anything, stop stealing work, make your own things and share those. our wonderful artists spend a lot of time and effort creating for everyone to enjoy things and this is totally disrespectful.

[magpiefngrl]

HP Rec Fest Days 4-5

© Ian Schneider

It's super late but I've had a frantic December and now that I'm on hols, I thought, well, why not talk about some fics I love even if I missed the deadlines? Never too late for that, and some people might discover something new and fun to read.

(most of these are going to be fairly old fics, mind you)

Day 4: A fic with art

The Rules of Matchbreaking by @nerdherderette Artwork by chenria and higelaw

This is such a fantastic piece of writing and the art that accompanies it is simply gorgeous.

Day 5: A non-AO3 fic

Fear and Loathing at the Phoenix by curiouslyfic

I don't know if this has moved to AO3, but I discovered it on LJ in my early days of reading drarry and I was blown away. Definitely a formative fic for me.

Thank you @hprecfest for this initiative!

(All my recs here)

[mimikoflamemaker]

rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as you feel like.

I was tagged by @emilykaldwen - thank you so much!

This is from chapter 8 of The False Dragon, because I really need to finish that:

His hands were once again dragging her closer, until she could tell his breastplate will leave bruises if he held her any tighter.

Tagging: @darkwolf76 @chenria, @lenkalost, @mabonetsamhain, @darknightfrombeyond, @acrossthesestars

[uniwolfcorn]

Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌟

Featuring a proud Jack Russell from Bluey!🌈

I was kinda nervous about posting this since it was meant for Autism Acceptance Month. But I've kind of forgotten to post it.

But I decided to post it now because this month is about love and acceptance.

No matter who or what you choose to be, always remember it's what on the inside that counts. Don't just only be yourself. Try to be the best version of yourself you can be.

You are valid😊❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷💖🖤🤎🩶🤍🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌟

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Line art: Me💕

Colors + shading: @dragonoffantasyandreality 💕

Background: Alan30141 from Discord💕

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Tagging: @alexthefly, @skymaiden32, @louthestarspeaker, @tracybirds, @jacksonstarkiller, @the-original-sineater, @janetm74, @thunder-pride, @godsliltippy, @avengedbiologist, @squiddokiddo, @n-chu4ever, @misstb2, @misssquidtracy, @nourelle-tracy, @willow-salix, @chenria, @ak47stylegirl, @katblu42, @dreamycloud, @gaviiadastra, @teapotteringabout, @gumnut-logic, @thunderbirbthor, @tikatu, @mothmannerly, @yarol2075, @bassic-ally, @thundergirl007, @lenle-g, and to all of Thunderfam and the LGBTQ+ community,

Thank You🌈🌈🌈

[thefirstempress]

I showed this series of pictures to the teens at D&D yesterday afternoon. I have to say I was delighted by the amount of excited squealing I received in return. Thanks again to @mjbarrosart, @chenria, and @9musesandanoldmind for the amazing art!

For lesbian awareness week here's art of my warrior-queen Viarra and her handmaid Elissa from my novel-in-progress, The First Empress! All of them commissions from the amazing artists MJ Barros, Chenria (@chenria), and Telenia Albuquerque (@9musesandanoldmind). Elissa has been Viarra's servant and companion since they were little, they become lovers for the first time as teens, and after she becomes queen Viarra makes Elissa her royal concubine.

[keldae]

I'm plotting and scheming for how to fill some of my Bad Things Happen bingo card (MULTI-CHAPTER ANGSTFEST LET'S GOOOOOOOO)... place your bets now: who's gonna crawl out of my computer first to kill me, Xaja or Devi?

Xaja has existed in some form or another for like 15 years, and she's been subject to The Angst for the better part of the last 11 years since I started playing SWTOR. Her angst started at age 7 with the Sacking of Coruscant! (To be entirely fair, a good chunk of her angst and trauma was dealt to her by BioWare's writers and NOT me. Looking at you, TR-8R arc and the entire Jedi Knight story from the end of Act 2 onward, not to mention KOTXX...) (but seriously, the latest story update is making her drink heavily.)

(artist is @chenria who is absolutely lovely and this is STILL the best art of Xaja I've ever seen!)

Angst counters: She gets the bisexual disaster spy (Theron), and she's got a loving dad and brothers (and a kick-ass Mando sister-in-law), and she's a galactic leader and respected Jedi Master, and she's got two adorable kids with Theron now, and the former Grand Master is her mother-in-law. Awks. But she's got LIGHTSABERS and natural telepathy/telekinesis, so I'm pretty sure that negates some of the bad, right?

Devi, in the BG3 context, has only existed since December 26, 2023. But ohhhhh she's got some angst in there beyond just what the game provides! Her angst started pretty much at birth -- thanks, abusive asshole father! And everything I'm planning for this multi-chapter angstfest for the bingo card centres around her. (It'll be an AU, so she'll probably be mostly fine in the end... right?)

(artist is @elspethdekarios who is a delight to work with!)

Angst counters: She gets the hot wizard (Gale), and she's besties with a vampire and a warlock and an ex-Sharran, and she gets informally adopted by the High Harper, and she does (eventually) get her big brother back and watches her abusive father die in front of her. And her canonical angstfest is only a few months of having a tadpole in her brain, as opposed to Xaja's "song that never ends". And when she and Gale settle in Waterdeep after the game, she'll very quickly have an adorable little girl, and probably a little boy down the line too!

[godsliltippy]

Tagged by @chenria ! Here's my locksceen, last song I listened to, and the last picture I saved!

Gonna tag @sempsstuffandthangs @gumnut-logic @onereyofstarlight @the-original-sineater @katblu42 @gaviiadastra (no obligation :D just fun)

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Chaptered Works

Note: Incomplete fics are marked in italics

A Worthy Rival by ElyssaFlaherty I Can't Let Go by ElyssaFlaherty Loyalty Abandoned by LadyVelvetCPeterson Physics of Love by chenria Too Much to Calculate by ravenadottir What I Did For Love? by OoDeLally3

Oneshots - Villa

Back Burner by Hyperspacial Can we talk? by NoodlePie Flaw in our code by amandaptheauthor full circle by languidnimbus Into the Rushing Sea by kiwi_tai reassurance by NoodlePie

Oneshots - Post-Villa

An Investment by crimswnred Dumbing Yourself Down by Hyperspacial in your arms by maximofos We Own The Night by pandoraaa

Oneshots - AU

Down The Chimney by margotmuses Electromagnetic by PearlBracelet Gifts For Christmas by SilentScreaming Pining and Post-Its by Queen_Of_Boops Tell Me How by ThatWheelchairChick

Carl/Others

Room for One More? by pandoraaa (MC, Bobby) Stick and Switch by pendle_witch (MC, Gary)

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Cool, Chen!

While I should be working on commissions I am currently happy to slowly get out of my art slump. So I decided to experiment and tried to draw Mt. Fuji.

[whatgaviiformes]

Masterpost of Thunderteers (Gavii's Privateers!AU)

I am not sure if I've done this already, but this Universe has certainly evolved, so I figured why not. This AU started in a booth at tex-mex restaurant, with Hubs and I just talking sailing and the pirate trend that should never have gone away in my humble opinion. He knows just enough about Thunderbirds to brainstorm with me - so that conversation became the first three chapters of Voyage.

You can find the AO3 series in full here

I recommend starting with Hold Fast, which is Gordon's accident fic. It's heavy, but poignant. Then either read the three earlier ones for backstory or read forward chronologically for heals. Voyage is still solid since it was the start of the AU, but it is on hold so really it's just a small taste.

Did I crochet this because of Thunderteers? No, but I do really like boats.

~*~*~*~*~ In Chronological Order [Complete]

Lord Gordon's Reel: Summer, 1768. Virgil finds his best inspiration at sea. A Thunderteers Story. Oneshot Ao3

Fathoms: Virgil wonders what’s below and Gordon tells a story about a kraken. Oneshot  Ao3

Windswept: As far as clouds go, Gordon is among the strangest. Oneshot Ao3

Hold Fast: Autumn, 1775. “The rigging ran through his blood; it was an energy, a lifeforce.” Multi-Chaptered Ao3

Brother's Oath: In "Hold Fast," Scott makes a decision. It did not come to him easily. Oneshot Ao3

Blow Ye Winds, Blow: One Prompt Challenge Submission - A scene after "Hold Fast" Oneshot Ao3

Oak and Ivory: It’s a Thursday in the summer of 1776, and the USS Thunderbird is docked in port in New England. For Virgil, it brings him the gift of inspiration, starting with a rare morning off and a warbler… Oneshot Ao3

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In Progress/On Hold

Voyage of the USS Thunderbird: The Thunderbird is a merchant ship. Truly, she is. So why are Captain Scott C. Tracy and his crew trying to avoid the British navy? Privateers!AU Thunderteers Verse. Multi-Chaptered Ao3

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Artwork!!

Commissioned art of Gordon by the wonderful @chenria

Art of Scott here and here by followthepaintbrush/@soniabigcheese