#Florida oc

[panda-state-panoptic]

What’s your thoughts on Texas being Spains neglected son. I have a headcanon he is because historically Spain was the first to try and settle into Texas a long time ago. But had trouble due to the land being a bit uninhabitable for people to settle there. While Natives were also making it difficult.

To me he’s like the runt of Spains giant family, first he was called New Philippines, Coahuila y Tejas, Tejas, the republic of Texas etc.

After Spain had a difficult time trying to push settlers in his land, he eventually gave up because it was just almost impossible and prolly didn’t have enough men. I think people forget that Spain owned Texas before Mexico really did. He used to be a colony but was eventually given up on. I imagine Mexico being his older sister when Spain found them both. Perhaps Mexico was carrying him because he was fragile.

What’s your headcanon I’m interested to hear yours!

Thank you for not going with the AmeMex baby trope. It’s such a tired one, people, let it rest. Also I’m going to ramble a bit but I like where your head is at for the most part! I agree that he’s sort of a puzzle piece that doesn’t fit.

So I’m still figuring out logistically when each state came into the picture, but pretty much all of them come into being when a sense of identity starts taking shape. So for some states that’s way before they became a state or territory, but for some it’s a closer time frame to when things start getting declared.

The original 13 for example would have existed before they came into contact with Alfred or ideas of the US, but a state like West Virginia would pop up more towards the time she became a state. Texas is also one of those that I do think would exist early enough to have interacted with a previous nation or colonizer before the US. For me I just don’t really think of the states as literal family to anyone besides maybe another state or states based on the preceding territory and history. It’s just not my vibe but I see why it’s appealing to other people. (I’m going to eventually do a post on why the AmeMex kids trope is tired, that and Alaska being Russia’s kid, are the only ones I can think of that I’m like “nope”). Metaphorical or found family bond is a hell ya to me for the states and each other and Alfred though lol

When it comes to Texas I do think it would be interesting (and funny) to have him interact with Spain and Mexico and other personifications like Florida before Alfred. I think he would pop into existence as tensions started rising there when Spaniards tried to move in. I do think him and Spain would be more or less estranged to the point where, although Texas may have felt neglected at one point, it stopped phasing him by the 1900s at the latest. But all in all I see him as just Texas not really “used to be under this nation,” but I don’t think you or someone else would be wrong for going about it that way. He just has this attitude to me of being his own guy that just happened to have a transition of power under different people.

When it comes to his interaction with Mexico I personally don’t see it as family, at least not biological, but again that’s just me. I see where you’re coming from with them geographically and both being under Spain though, and I don’t think it’s a necessarily bad idea. I don’t have a Mexico oc since I like seeing other people’s (shoutout to dahliamorena’s oc), but in my AU I think they’d butt heads since the beginning of Texas being under Mexico lol. Before that when they were both under Spain I’m sure Mexico might have felt protective of him, and even when he was under Mexico, because Mexico was in charge of him. I think Texas would’ve appreciated it but been like “nah I’ve got this” and Mexico probably wouldn’t have minded as long as he didn’t do anything disruptive. But once Texas was under Mexico it was like moving in with an acquaintance only to realize you hate being roommates lmao.

He would’ve felt like he was getting the short end of the stick on decisions that Mexico was making in the interest of the nation. All of this when Texas doesn’t want to be under anyone anyway. To me Texas is definitely a DIY sort of man and Mexico was immediately taking leadership there to stabilize the country. So the lack of independence Texas felt he was getting didn’t sit right with him. It pretty much went from a difference of personality and opinion, plus during a tense political situation, to “yeah I’m out” “what do you mean you’re out??” cue fighting. I don’t think it would be so bad that they could never get over it, but I’m sure it was and could still have the potential to be awkward lol. I also think Texas today would believe he’s closer to Mexico than Mexico does to him XD but not in a really serious way and I can see other interpretations.

That’s all I have to say on your question specifically (if I keep adding thoughts it’s not going to be on topic XD). I’ll definitely add onto this or make another post about Texas’s relationships with Alfred and other states or nations who were under Spain later though because he’s a state I could ramble on about

Thanks so much and definitely feel free to ask more!

TLDR: ya he definitely wasn’t that close to Spain and he has a lowkey complicated relationship with Mexico but it’s not bad or anything and the history is interesting. Basically he’s just a guy lmao

[mr-groovyart]

Florida woman beats up a giant gator to death in the radioactive everglades.

DW she's fine.

Quick sketch to reconfig my pen, from a fun small cyberpunk sesh.

[cailinsblog]

Snowflakes and Mistletoe | Matthew tkachuk

Matthew tkachuk x reader

The air was filled with the comforting scent of cinnamon and pine as soft Christmas music played in the background. Y/N adjusted the garland on the banister for what felt like the hundredth time, determined to make everything perfect. Hosting a Christmas party was no small task—especially with a houseful of hockey players—but she loved every moment of it. Matthew Tkachuk had been buzzing around the house all day, lending a hand when he wasn’t sneaking cookies off the platter or making her laugh with his ridiculous Christmas sweater featuring a cartoon reindeer with sunglasses.

“Babe, it’s just our friends. They’re not gonna care if the garland is two inches to the left,” Matthew teased as he leaned on the railing, watching her work with an amused grin.

Y/N shot him a playful glare. “This isn’t just any party. It’s Christmas! And I want it to be special.”

He came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his chin on her shoulder. “It’s already perfect because you’re here,” he said softly, kissing her cheek. She melted into his embrace for a moment before playfully elbowing him.

“Nice try, Mr. Charmer, but you’re on snack duty. Go check the oven before Brady burns the pigs in a blanket again,” she said with a laugh.

Matthew groaned but obeyed, leaving her to finish the final touches. Soon, the doorbell rang, signaling the arrival of their first guests. Y/N opened the door to see Brady, Matthew’s brother, holding a massive stack of presents and grinning from ear to ear.

“Ho, ho, ho! Santa’s here!” Brady announced as he stepped inside, followed by his girlfriend, who was carrying a tray of cookies.

“Brady, you brought enough gifts for an army,” Y/N laughed, taking the top box to help lighten his load.

“Well, it’s a house full of hockey players. Gotta keep everyone happy,” he replied, giving her a big bear hug before heading toward the kitchen.

Before long, the house was bustling with people. Matthew’s teammates from the Panthers arrived one by one, each bringing something to add to the spread. There were platters of food, bottles of wine, and more desserts than anyone could reasonably eat in a week. The tree twinkled with lights, and the room was alive with laughter and conversation.

“Okay, secret Santa time!” Y/N called out after everyone had eaten their fill. She handed out the small wrapped gifts she and Matthew had helped organize. The room erupted in laughter as Brandon Montour unwrapped a gag gift—a giant inflatable flamingo—while Carter Verhaeghe received a ridiculous Christmas tie that lit up.

Matthew couldn’t stop smiling as he watched Y/N laugh with his teammates and chat with Brady. She fit into his world so effortlessly, and seeing her so happy made his heart swell. When she wasn’t looking, he pulled Brady aside.

“She’s something else, huh?” Matthew said, nodding toward Y/N.

Brady clapped his brother on the shoulder. “She’s amazing. Don’t mess this up, Matty.”

“I won’t,” Matthew said, his voice filled with certainty.

As the night wore on, the group moved outside to admire the Christmas lights. The Tkachuks’ backyard had been transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with twinkling fairy lights and a fire pit. Matthew and Y/N passed out hot cocoa as the group huddled around, swapping stories and enjoying the festive atmosphere.

“Alright, who’s ready for a snowball fight?” Brady announced, already scooping up snow with a mischievous grin.

The backyard quickly turned into a battlefield, with Y/N and Matthew teaming up against Brady and his girlfriend. Laughter echoed through the crisp night air as snow flew in every direction. Matthew managed to sneak up behind Y/N and scoop her into his arms, spinning her around as she squealed.

“Matthew! Put me down!” she laughed, though she couldn’t stop smiling.

“Not until you admit our team is winning!” he teased, his face inches from hers.

“Fine! You’re winning,” she conceded, her cheeks flushed from the cold and laughter.

He set her down gently, brushing a snowflake from her hair before leaning in to kiss her, the world around them fading for a moment.

Later, as the guests began to trickle out, Y/N stood in the doorway, thanking each of them for coming. When the house was finally quiet again, she turned to find Matthew standing by the tree, holding a small box with a red ribbon.

“What’s that?” she asked, her heart skipping a beat.

Matthew walked over to her, his usual confidence tinged with a hint of nervousness. “Just a little something I’ve been holding onto for a while,” he said, handing her the box.

Inside was a delicate gold necklace with a tiny hockey stick charm. “I know it’s not much, but I saw it and thought of you,” he said softly.

Y/N’s eyes filled with tears as she looked up at him. “It’s perfect, Matthew. I love it.”

“I love you,” he said, pulling her into a warm embrace.

As they stood by the twinkling tree, the scent of pine and cinnamon in the air, Y/N realized this was the best Christmas she’d ever had—and it was all because of him.

[lizathebunnyart]

Finally got to finish up my florida man bean! Introducting! Oakley dokey! :D✨

[ibetittering]

I love oc x canon

[spencsaur]

Sona ref sheet reveal (Luke)

first tumblr post... do you guys still like furries? lmk. this is me

[dailymothanon]

Florida my crazy lady <3 🍊 admittedly I was lazy with her hair.. but alas this is Florida! She’s Spanish/cuban, and based off of citruses.. she struggles with mania, likely because of Spain abandoning her (she wasn’t her mom per say… she was a caretaker), and she’s a lesser developed character but this is what we got so far! She doesn’t have a canon name or relationship yet ✌️

[swissboyhisch]

You Can't Be Serious

Pairing: Matthew Tkachuk x OC

Summary: A night out celebrating brings co-workers closer than what they thought possible. With the help of a little alcohol.

Word Count: 1346

Warnings: Probably crossing work boundaries. Alcohol. Kissing. Blurry consent.

A/N: This is for @offside-the-lines Birthday Bingo!! Happy birthday to one of my favourite Aussie girlies. I know it was a couple weeks ago but Birthday month is the best thing to celebrate!

My choice of four bingo boxes were:

Drunken Confessions

Dancing

Rivals (enemies) to Lovers

Mistaken Identity

Sorry it's so late but work became a little stressful and unpredictable. But I got it in just in time! I really hope you enjoy this as it definitely had me writing tropes I haven't before. Happy birthday Rox <3

Also shoutout to @mp0625 for being my beta. Always can count on you!

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Cora sighed happily as she finally stepped foot into her apartment, taking off her shoes and collapsing onto the couch. Even though it was a lost cause as she’d be leaving again to meet the boys at the bar, they had organized to celebrate the team clinching a playoff spot. Some country bar that the boys liked to go have a good time at when celebrating a win.

As one of the off-ice fitness trainers, she spent a lot of time with the players, creating great friendships. Cora was the only woman in the facility's fitness physio and trainers team and the youngest by far. She had done a traineeship last season, and when the head physio left, he suggested that she come onto the team as one of the other men would be taking his position. As the only woman, the boys had taken to her like family, and suddenly, she had 22 brothers. 

Notice the 22 and not 23? Well one of the team decided she was annoying and just looking for attention. Even when she was just doing her job. Matthew Tkachuk, ever since she started her traineeship, had taken a liking to pissing Cora off whenever he could. If she had to spot him while he did weights, he would do the opposite. She was younger than him and telling him what to do? Yeah right. 

But he had been injured for the last 4 weeks so the two had been spending more time than usual working together making the tension peak. Hopefully, with Matthew being back on the ice tonight, he will have simmered back down before he said something to make Cora strangle him. He was holding it against her that he wasn’t allowed to play yet. Like it was solely her fault for not clearing him to play.

Instead of wallowing and thinking about the dumbass that was Ratthew, Cora pulled herself off the couch and into her bathroom where she could shower and get ready. She was thankful that quite a few of the girlfriends, wives and family members were also coming so she wouldn’t be the only woman within the group.

Cora chose to wear a red lacy bodysuit and a black denim skirt with a leather jacket to finish off the look. A bold red lip and simple smokey look with curled hair made her look out of this world. Something the boys weren’t used to as they only ever saw the woman in athletic clothes and team gear. She traded in her worn pair of Nikes for a pair of trusty black heeled boots. She knew by the time she ordered her uber and got to the bar, some of the players and family would already be there so she grabbed her clutch that had her phone, portable charger and ID in it. The uber luckily wasn’t that long for a Friday night. 

“Cora!” Yana Tarasenko yelled as the young woman climbed out of the SUV.

“Yana,” She laughs, being brought into a hug. 

The pair intertwined their arms and made their way through the security with Vlad to where there was already a group gathering in the back corner around multiple booths and tables. Players, partners and family alike were all chatting away happily, nearly all with some kind of drink in their hand. Whether it be alcoholic or not. 

“I’m going to get a drink,” Cora yells over the music to Yana who nodded and waved her off. 

Yana found a seat with some of the other girls in a corner booth tucked behind the boys. Cora found herself at the bar, ordering her usual vodka cranberry along with two tequila shots. If she was to get through this social gathering, to be what she deemed as a normal, she needed a few drinks. Hence the shots. When she wasn’t paying attention, a body slid into the bar right beside her. 

“Your lips look lonely. Would they like to meet mine?” A familiar voice spoke up over the Carrie Underwood song that was blaring. 

Cora turned slowly, not wanting to believe what she had heard. There beside her, and apparently hitting on her, was an already tipsy Matthew Tkachuk. What the actual fuck? Those words did not just come out of his mouth.

“Tkachuk,” Cora muttered uninterested.

“So you’re a fan?”

Cora laughed, “You can’t be serious…” The curly-haired boy looked confused for a moment. Which to Cora was comical. “Matthew, we literally–” 

“Cora!” Barkov shouted when he saw her at the bar. He brought her into a hug, but she didn’t miss the shocked look that crossed Matthew’s face.

“Cora?” He gasped.

Instead of wasting time, she disappeared onto the dance floor with some of her friends dancing and sipping her cocktail. A few of the girls were cheering her on when she shook out her hair that she had put into a clip for the trip to the bar. They were all having fun, enjoying themselves. When the first few notes of Kesha’s song Take It Off played, Cora let out an excited squeal. She had practiced the line dance a heap after seeing it on TikTok. 

“Go Cora!” The girls yell as she races to the middle of the circle with quite a few other bar patrons. 

As the chorus came up, Cora stripped off the jacket she was wearing and waved it around in the air above her head. She thrived on the attention of all the girls and their partners cheering her on. Matthew had stepped up beside them and watched the girl he had come to be so frustrated with. After the song came to an end the group pulled her into the circle, showering her with compliments on the side of her she’s never shown to the team.

“You make not liking you hard when you move your hips like that,” Matthew whispers, coming up behind the dancing girl as the attention turns elsewhere. 

She could faintly smell the beer on his breath but she was probably just as drunk. “Matt…”

Cora leant back against Matthew’s body as his arms came to wrap around her waist. His fingers tickled her skin through the lace bodysuit. Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy started to play as the two swayed together in time with the beat. 

“Wanna get out of here?” Matthew yelled over the music after another hour of drinking and dancing. 

Cora giggled, “Let’s go.”

Without saying goodbye to any of the team or partners, the two slipped out of the bar and into the back of an Uber that Matthew had ordered. The two laughed and whispered on the journey back to his apartment. Cora was helped out of the car by Matthew and led up to the 11th floor of the apartment complex. 

“You frustrate me to no end,” Matthew mumbles against Cora’s lips as he pushes her to the now-closed door. 

Cora frowns at the words, “What? Why?”

“You held me off the ice even when I was all good to play.”

That made Cora step away. Even though the two were definitely tipsy, probably drunk if you look at the true definition, it hurt to hear that. “I can promise you it was for the best.”

“But I was good to play…”

“We knew we’d make the playoffs, why risk you getting injured and missing the playoffs? Why risk our best player?” 

Those words coming out of Cora’s mouth made Matthew’s thoughts flip. He had only thought of himself that Matthew hadn’t considered the team and the future of the season of he had made his injury worse. 

The silence was worrying to Cora. What was running through his head? “Matthew?”

The curly-haired boy pulled her close again and pressed his lips to hers. It was addicting… For both parties. The two stripped off clothes, leaving a trail to his bedroom.

“I’m pretty sure I’m in love with you,” Cora slurs as they fall onto the bed together. 

Matt grins, “I know I’m in love with you.”

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[grif-hawaiian-rolls]

The Reds the Feds and Wash : GOSSIP

Look. This is as legible as i get ok i tried

Also known as Neko_you_Lying_Little_Shit (affectionate)

[theredghostart]

You okay?

[truantng]

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[what-is-it-to-be-pk-esque]

Ahhhhhh so next month I'm actually going to a con where like 4 of the BG3 VAs will be attending too, so I've been trying to get screenshots to pick ones I'll have signed and this is so difficult 😭

The title screen poster would be PERFECT if only Karlach was on it 😭😭😭 But she's not, so here I am debating on which of these I want signed and framed on my wall

This one is perf for Lae'zel

Cannot decide which is better for Wyll and Karlach cause I like her lighting the cigars but Wyll doesn't smile til the next shot

Shadowheart I'm leaning towards the one that's just her (or maybe taking a screenshot of her petting Scratch)

And Astarion... as you can see is a nightmare choice for me because I have so many good shots that are wholesome and I don't wanna buy the thirst trap-y or emotional ones that are online lol (and probably what'll be there in person too)

I took those above shots as potentials, but I'm leaning towards one of these next High Hall ones maybe? So there's space to write

These two from the graveyard scene and epilogue hug are good options too tho

sighhhhh maybe i should just buy prints of them all and see what comes out nicely

[floridasnatural]

art dump since i’ve been inactive!

i should be posting more soon i’ve just been unmotivated and at a low point 🙏

the snake one is snake florida and human california btw

[ultrademonkiller737]

How do you think Pegasus would feel about going to Florida? 🤨

(Can you guess where I’m going? And what I’m going to draw?)

Pegasus:

[solarpunkani]

Me, desperately googling trying to find out where the fuck to put my fictional solarpunk town and have it make sense considering the vibe I had in mind and distances between things and how long it takes to cross the state: why can't I just set things in places I've fuckin been to

[goth-in-gotham]

I am... quickly realizing that I shouldn't have come to Gotham for my film degree

"But Gotham has the best film program in the country! Goth U is sponsored by the Waynes! The equipment is cutting edge and they have a youth program LGBT students-"

I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE FACING DEATH EVERY OTHER DAY WITH NOBODY ELSE BATTING AN EYE!!!!!

I should have just found a good school in Metropolis...