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thefallenangelsgang · 1 year ago

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The Avantris Fam Discord got this a few days early, but, in a burst of academic energy I haven't felt in weeks, I wrote a 2k word Literary Analysis on Marius from Edge of Midnight in 4 hours (complete with citations and sources)

What you are about to read is the culmination of an 18 day hyper fixation (I averaged more than a session* a day) (*each session being about 3 hours in length). It has only been slightly edited for better Tumblr consumption. It is legitimately almost 2k words. It starts VERY academic (as I get to flex my knowledge on an obscure Arthurian legend I love) and then immediately drops off in quality as I traverse some "dubious psycho-analysis" (my own words) and try to wrap up a half finished thoughts that should be thousands of words longer.

If you want to see my active descent into madness or the original google doc this was written in, join the discord (linked above!). I've got massive Legends of Avantris Brain Rot and will for a very long time I fear.

TW for Sexual Assault Themes (please tell me if my tw tags are not extensive enough)

CW for my insufferable academic attitude, literary analysis where no one wanted it, "dubious psycho-analysis", half finished thoughts, DnD, vampires, and my sailors mouth

Marius: An Analysis on Chivalry and Chastity

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To get the literary shit out of the way, Marius’s seduction is a parallel of the Arthurian Legend “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” intentionally or not. I have a sneaking suspicion perhaps The Duchess scene is also based on the “Tale of Sir Galahad” bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail BUT that bit draws inspiration from Gawain’s story. So no matter which way you cut it, Marius is connected to Gawain to SOME degree.

Attempting to be brief, I’ll sum up Gawain as briefly as I, someone who loves this tale a ridiculous amount, can.

Gawain is King Arthur’s nephew, a knight of the round table, young, chivalrous, pious, but itching to prove himself. He loves the aging Arthur and Arthur loves him like a son but he feels restless in his station because he has not gone on a great quest like many of the other knights.

Serendipitously, during the New Years celebrations a strange man enters Arthur’s great hall. He is green and carries a great axe in one hand and a bough of holly in his other. He challenges anyone in the room to hit him with the axe and he will return the blow in a year and a day. No one takes the man up on the challenge. Arthur is about to do it when Gawain takes his chance to prove himself. Thinking he can outsmart the Green Knight, Gawain cleaves the man’s head from his shoulders. Unexpectedly the Green Knight picks up his detached head, leaves the axe for Gawain as a trophy, and strides out of there with the reminder that he will return the blow in a year and a day. Gawain has effectively doomed himself.

Attempting to put off his fate, Gawain waits to seek the Green Knight until All Saints Day (November 1st). He is sent forth with all of the pomp and circumstance a Knight of the Round Table and favorite of King Arthur can get. He spends nearly two months seeking someone who knows of the Green Chapel where the Green Knight resides and is fruitless. Winter sets in and he begins to suffer exposure when he is greeted by a beautiful castle that seemingly appears out of nowhere. He meets the Lord of the Castle and the Lord's beautiful wife. In the spirit of Christmas the Lord challenges Gawain to a game. The Lord will be hunting the next three days, anything he catches is to be Gawain’s. In return Gawain is to give the Lord anything he receives during his stay.

Well what Gawain receives is a lot of unwanted attention from the Lord’s wife. She attempts to seduce the ever pious Knight. Gawain, minding his promise and his tenets, only allows her six kisses over the course of the three days. All of which he returns to the Lord. But seeing as she can’t sway him with the sins of the flesh, she tempts Gawain with magic. The same day she convinces Gawain to receive three kisses she offers him an enchanted sash that will keep him from harm. Gawain accepts this knowing it will save his life in the coming days. He breaks his promise to the Lord and does not divulge this gift.

Gawain keeps his appointment with the Green Knight who admonishes Gawain when he flinches at the first swing, holds back on his second, and finally drives home the third, only wounding Gawain slightly. Gawain now must confess his temptation to the Green Knight who tells him that it is not Gawain’s fault. This has all been a plan by Morgan le Fay to attempt to ruin Arthur. Gawain only fell to part of her plan and so it has been thwarted. He should learn from this stumble on his path. And learn he does.

Monty Python takes this tale and guts it for “the Tale of Sir Galahad” segment. Galahad is instead searching for the Grail when he stumbles upon a mystical castle with a grail shaped beacon. His temptress(es) are the “8 scores” of young women of Castle Anthrax. He too enters the castle sick from exposure and wounded and thwarts unwanted advances until he learns that the grail is not there. Before he can fall to his temptation Lancelot, Ector, and ironically Gawain rescue him from his “peril” judging it to be “too perilous” for him to face. (It is really important to note that the actual Sir Galahad in Arthurian Legend doesn’t have a story that even resembles this one. Galahad is supposed to be an emulation of good ol’ Jesus Christ and the perfect chivalric Knight. He literally ascends to heaven in his tale. The only reason Gawain’s Tale is used is because it is the perfect setting to test “Sir Galahad the Pure” as long as you fudge a few details.)

These are both humorous stories with happy endings. It is important that Marius’s story is not.

Marius is searching for the Grail much like Sir Galahad in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (a parallel Mikey brings up often by singing “Brave, Brave, Brave, Brave Sir Robin Marius”).

Like both Gawain and Galahad his quest leads him on a lengthy adventure that causes him to suffer from exposure to the elements. A fate he is saved from by a mystical castle that appears out of nowhere.

Much like Gawain and Galahad, this Castle is the home of a seductress.

And all too much like Sir Gawain, the Lord of this Castle is away on a hunting expedition.

But here is where Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad, and Sir Marius’s stories diverge. Because Marius’s story partially is a story of sexual assault.

We see in the ritual that Marius’s “head is filled with exhaustion, wine, and a strange perfume that feels almost magical in its enchantment” (Nikkie’s narration, 2:32:00, Chapter 17). There’s literally no other way to say this, Marius cannot consent to the acts about to take place in The Red Duchess’s bedchamber. He is too sick, too drunk, and, on top of it, literally charmed.

His affliction is also another facet of this assault. While his transformation is not a direct result or part of the sex act, it follows quickly on the heels of it. Nikkie even notes Marius is still naked and that the shame of what has just happened is beginning to bubble up.

(Now this is where I get into the dubious psycho-analysis)

Perhaps attempting to swallow that shame, he accepts the Faux Grail and drinks from it, not questioning the appearance of the so-called Grail of Dawn. If he can just get through this night he can bring it back to Victor and all will be righted. He can live with the shame if it saves his kingdom.

But that isn’t the Grail of Dawn he is drinking from and the woman who has just taken something irreplaceable from him is not just a beautiful woman looking for the comforts of the flesh on a cold, lonely winter’s night. And he is going through something so much more horrible than being assaulted like he has been.

And so he ends up back in the cold, irrevocably changed through no fault of his own, and he hates himself for it.

It’s heartbreakingly common that Sexual Assault survivors blame themselves for being assaulted. Marius’s conviction that he was at fault, that if only he was stronger, smarter, less feeble, he could have found a way to say no. He could have escaped her clutches. He wouldn’t be a Dhampir. He wouldn’t be haunted by her noxious perfume. He would still have his clear connection to Lathander.

None of it is really his fault. The Duchess took advantage of him. There was truly nothing he could have done to change his fate that night.

At this point I am trying to articulate some of the things @middycat_ @zer09851 and @purpledinosaurdnd were talking about here https://discord.com/channels/223485292449890305/892828741900849182/1182483200505815153

I think I want to jump into my High Inquisitor thoughts because they tie so closely with the novel I wrote above. This section is admittedly a little more scatterbrained.

The High Inquisitor is a perfect example of both Marius’s self loathing and the way abusers seemingly can sniff out who has been abused before. From the second we meet her she singles Marius out. While yes, Marius is the most “normal” out of the EoM cast, Jericho is a MUCH easier target. He is touch starved and his sin is literally Envy. Jericho would have bent immediately at the first hints of affection and then she has an actual demon under her control. But Marius, though a tougher catch, is a much tastier meal so to say. (Not in that way you freaks /j)

By answering to the High Inquisitor’s beckoning is how we end up with Marius as the Crimson Abbot. His self hatred would make him spiral and he’d turn to his Wrath to compensate. We’ve seen it before, especially recently when he thinks Lathander has abandoned him. He gives in because it's so much easier. She wants me? Fine. Let her have me in all of my broken glory. I’m too wrong to serve Lathander. Etc etc.

Man, I wish I could string these thoughts together better.

AHA! This was the thought I had that I felt needed more context!

@middycat_ brought up “hoping beyond hope that it’s not lathander’s choice to leave him”

I think the severed connection between him and Lathander is both a subconscious self-sabotage and a direct result of the ritual binding him to The Red Duchess.

Most of the binding rituals I was pretty comfortable with. Lethica, Briggsy, Farryn, and somewhat Yorgrim were simply binding themselves to their gods/patrons. (I’m still not entirely sure what the Maiden of the Mists' whole deal is about but she seems mostly benevolent for now. Mr Crossroads didn’t really make Briggsy that way, he kinda was a bastard from the start. The zombification was a result of “fuck around and find out”). The ones I felt least comfortable with and that are reaping the most consequences are Jericho and Marius. Jericho’s character analysis is another similarly sized tome that will have to wait but he is having a harder and harder time keeping Virgil in check. Marius has bound himself to the woman that literally raped him.

No wonder Lathander has found it hard to commune with him, The Duchess is practically breathing down his neck, whispering in his ear that he is not worthy of Lathander. He has been debased, ruined, made unloveable in the eyes of that god. And at least up until Chapter 22 he has been pushing back against that. Not any longer. He’s given in. As @middycat_ said “he’s a tired old man, a jaded old soldier who should have long since given up this fight to someone else.”

I am afraid we are about to see the beginnings of the Crimson Abbot

And the only thing that can save Marius are his friends.

But I am also afraid they may not learn their lessons in time. Many of them tried to encourage him to fuck or made fun of him for not fucking the High Inquisitor when he was clearly triggered by something.

Jericho will have to quash his envy.

Briggsy and Farryn will have to admit they were wrong.

Lethica and Yorgrim will have to speak up.

Inaction hurts as much as action

And Marius needs all the help he can get.

[If you stuck this out A) you deserve awards and B) check out my other 2k word research essay on a niche topic: Why Ghouls Look Different Across the Fallout Games (Not because of Stylistic Differences) ]

This is fucking insane but here are the sources i used

Sir Gawain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/sggk_neilson.pdf (Translation PDF if you want to read the tale)

Sir Galahad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galahad (for the one time i reference his actual arthurian legend)

Monty Python (I really can’t believe I cited this)

https://montycasinos.com/montypython/grailmm2.php.html (This is a script I was quoting from) https://montypython.fandom.com/wiki/Sir_Galahad (I was looking for other info on him in the movie but ended pulling the list of knights from this)

Pretty basic article on why victims blame themselves

https://www.throughthewoodstherapy.com/sexual-assault-survivors-blame/ (In case you want to do some light reading)

EoM Episodes

17 + 22 Definitely Anytime the High Inquisitor shows up

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insomn-art · 7 days ago

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For what feels like the first time, I have enough art from throughout the year to do one of those "one finished piece from each month" deals. Fun stuff!

Details below the cut.

January was some concept art for @astralfrontier ongoing Phase 3 Menagerie continuation stories. This is a very fun character named <deep breath> The Most Illustrious Supernova of the Universe, the Legendary Navigator of the Space-ways, the Right Honorable Quinnar Gentry who is a joy anytime they show up. Very much a foil for Concord, but also a (sometimes) ally.

February is more Phase Three art, this time of the Hand, a stage magician-themed villain who is a part of the Seven Wonders, a world threatening group. I really wanted to give her a look where, if I was to include them in any Sentinels of the Multiverse cards, she wouldn't be confused with any of the four-to-six other stage magician themed characters in the custom community's many decks. Not sure what the appeal is of the stage magician-themed super. I'm sure it's Zatanna's fault.

March is a bit of fun with @solkaras's Valerie and that skimpy meme dress that was floating around at the beginning of the year.

April is the first of several entries' here from my friend Bobbert's HMCS Moondancer environment deck, this one featuring cameo's from my other friend Mist's tokusatsu-inspired characters Alius and Ampere (whom I've also done art for). There's going to be several of these, so I'm going to spread my thoughts out, but for this one I will say that I always love doing cameos and I'm happy Bobbert let me go a bit wild with them in this deck's artwork.

May is when I started gearing up for ArtFight, including drawing new references. I feel like I've always struggled with drawing Niko in a way that I like (I'm not the best artist when it comes to animals) but this year I feel like I definitely made some strides forward in that department.

June is more Moondancer art, this time featuring Clara Cloverfield, whom I did the character design for (and might do some additional art for in the future, we'll see). This was one of the cameos that Bobbert insisted on, so I had some fun exploring the character and figuring out the best way to depict her undercover at the casino.

July a cameo from a pair of the Menagerie kids: Jason Quill and Alycia Chin, with Jason cheating at craps. I struggled a bit to figure out which of the Menagerie crew to cameo (it would have been fun to dress any of them up in fancy clothes) but the obvious conclusion was Jason and Alycia. Their leaning into spy tropes and their history with shady organizations made them a perfect fit for the Moondancer's themes.

August moves us on to the Moondancer's lounge singer, Frankie Bongiovi. They were a fun character to design with Bobbert giving me a bunch of inspirations for the character to draw off of. I also got to try out some new techniques (particularly with Tucker in the background there) that I think worked out well.

September gives us the final piece of Moondancer art, as the deck was released the following month in October. While I had a lot of struggles working on the art for Moondancer (it was the first project I've done at this scale for someone else) by the end I feel like I finally got to a good place working on other peoples' projects and I'm thankful to Bobbert for giving me the opportunity. It really helped me grow as an artist.

October saw me dive back into my comfort zone with this group shot of the Menagerie kids. I've got some big projects in mind for these kids coming up, which I hope to have started before the mid-year.

November was a bit of a cheat. I was running a Sentinel Comics RPG game during this time and spent a lot of time working on that game, so November we have artwork of Fractal from that game. This ended up being a token for her character when she showed up in the final fight the adventure (as a hostage, not a villain). As winter starts to rear its head, my drive to create tends to dwindle.

Finally December brings us a sketch of Ashley and @solkaras' Valerie again, playing off some silly BS we were talking about on Discord during the Christmas-to-New Years period. Given that this was done on 12/29 and I really didn't have anything else to show for December, I really squeaked this one in at the last minute. XD

Anyway, happy New Years. Let's all hope it's not utter dog shit.

#my art #2024 art #the menagerie #ashley truesilver

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fellow-traveller · 9 months ago

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This is gonna be long, so if you don't have the time to read it, it's cool, I'll summarise it like this:

I think I'm back. Kinda. Expect some blasts of Hol Horse fanart that I missed sharing here since November 2023 (if you followed my Twitter/X, you might have seen them)

Okay, I know excuses can be bad but here's mine to kinda justify my absence.

I admit that I had been feeling depressed with what's happening in P@lest1ne for the past 6 months, because I had never seen it happening in real time, in videos and interviews. 20+ years ago, anything about them came in the form of stories from actual P@lest1nians whom I had the privilege to meet during my volunteer work in school, and newspaper articles from local publishers. Our local broadcasters still chant FTRTTS whenever they talk about them. But the real-time atrocities and the aftermath really got me hard. I'm not one to shy away from real-life gore - true crime is my go-to documentary whenever I'm relaxing - but what's happening there - the injustice, the brutality, the depravity - can be too much for me to bear.

I'm not saying I'm used to it by now...I still hear my heart break with every dead and hungry child I see on my screen, but at the same time, I feel a bit more hopeful. Mainly because I believe in the P@lest1nians' faith and resilience, and I believe in mine.

Apart from world events, on a personal level, my company moved to a new building in December, about an extra 30 minutes drive away from my home, so I was almost on a blackout from online stuff back then. Didn't even touch the 1 Day 1 Hol Horse challenge (but thankfully they are done now...will share them later). The move-out was done around the end of January 2024, and then I got busy again with work in February. Work had been very hectic because everything had been disorganised since the move. Even now, we don't really have internet in the new building and had to use our phone data for that.

Wanted to get back last month, but delayed it until today because my cat was sick with cancer. My cat, little Vee, whom I had for 12 years, just passed 2 days ago, 1 day before my birthday ;-;

Anyway, all that said, I think I'm ready to be back now on tumblr. I know I missed a lot of drawings that I kinda promised myself to finish (like the Halloween Hol), and also posting the 1 Day 1 Hol Horse doodles. I missed other people's Hol Horse and HolPol fanart as well. I also have a few thoughts I wanted to share of our favourite JoJo cowboy too...

So in the next few hours, I'll be doing just that. I apologise for the massive spam that's about to come beforehand. Just note that if you cannot wait for the fanart blast, you're welcomed to dig for them on my Twitter/X.

On current notes, I'm in the middle of doing The Emperor Month Challenge. Basically, Hol Horse with the other Part 3 characters. I missed 2 days now, but I'll be catching up. This will be on until the end of this month.

For now, I won't be doing requests/art trades because I wanna start drawing for my JoJo OCs. I have been neglecting them for months.

Hopefully the depression will simmer down. The world is a mess, and I'm trying to soldier on.

Oh, and to my Muslim followers, Happy Eid-ul-Fitr. ♥

#personal #update #i miss you guys #the love for the entire equine must go on

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keefwho · 1 year ago

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November 12 - 2023 Sunday

11:15pm

This morning I once again had a sausage egg and cheese sandwich because I've been making them real good. I took a long shower listening to music. For awhile I played Cities Skylines and did some doodling. For the most part up until this point I had a standard weekend. I didn't know what to do with myself to the point where it was hurting me. I had no drive or desires. I took a short nap because I kept trying to listen to what my heart wanted and my heart wanted to collapse so I did. Afterwards I saw some short expressive vlogs being advertised by youtube that looked interesting. I watched 2, one about not running from yourself and one about the boredom of everyday life. The latter didn't apple so much to me but the first one got me. It was about how we constantly distract ourselves from our own thoughts which I knew I was guilty of doing. It suggested the solution was to be alone which I knew and I've tried before but it can be scary and uncomfortable. To try and practice it a little bit, I started cleaning my bathroom after seeing it made me wish it was cleaner. I didn't have music or background noise going. I focused on the task knowing I was alone while doing it but not in a lonely way. I got in the flow for a bit and it was nice. Afterwards I carried that over to cooking lunch which was a burnt oatmeal cookie and a pack of ramen. I watched 2 Chris Chan documentary videos today and tried drawing a little bit more. I also got into the flow a little bit while drawing. At some point on the toilet I realized that just how I always practice less talking and more doing on the outside, I should do that on the inside as well. I'm always thinking to myself in my own voice talking about solutions or recapping everything. In this case the 'doing' would be focusing my attention elsewhere and being present with whats happening around me. After drawing Daisy wanted to Zelda and chill so we did that. She finished all her sidequests which I didn't know she was so close to finishing. I did a couple too. Then we got into VRchat so we could ride a remake of the Journey into Imagination ride. She told me all about it and how they ruined it around 2003 and other things regarding the park in general. During bedtime I played Mother 3 upon her request and got to nearly the end of the game. I'll probably finish it with one more session. I switched over to Star Stable while she fell asleep.

#journal #diary

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lucianbarbu · 1 year ago

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October Log

October caught me colouring this short comic I made at the end of AnthroArt's online applied anthropology Bootcamp. The drawing is a synthetisation of my research team's experience exploring invisible barriers that migrant mothers encounter in trying to grasp a new language and find a new, local mother-based community. The drawing will be present alongside AnthroArt's other artistic projects in an exhibition accompanying their Bucharest Conference at the beginning of November.

Finished colouring the series of waiting room drawings and turned it into a small zine that will be available at our After Hours Work Club stand during Sit+Read Book Fair later this month. I'm bringing my stuff there alongside Gavril, Meci and our newest member, Dariana.

Had the chance to reprint my MA project while preparing for the Fair. I can't express the contentment that xerox coloured paper gives me, especially for projects that need to be manually cut to shapes. I had some pretty unfulfilling experiences in the past while printing this little comic anthology, having printed them on white paper that leaves little white mucus whenever I tried to cut them. The thickness of the paper was also a huge issue for this project. Each comic is only six pages long so thick paper makes the book feel very awkward and hard to handle. The material composition of standard xerox paper fits much better and I can finally say that the project is reaching its final form, the only think that's missing now is an English translation for the Romanian text.

I also turned 40 of those transformers I keep studying into pocket sized publications. They were one of the hottest things among my creations at our S+R stand, which totally makes sense considering their sexy spicy roots. In the same way as my MA anthology, this project is slowly reaching its final form, hopefully being complete by the end of December and ready to hit our fair stands in 2024.

LuciAna (Ana Kun + me) strikes again with the vegan agenda, this time in linocut form. The prints are part of an ongoing project we have spreading messages of animal equality. I drew the image, Ana wrote the text (Împarte mâncare, nu teroatre - eng. Share food, not terror), after we printed some postcards with the digital image, Ana started to carve, I joined in printing and we ended up with A4 linon prints, while also dipping our toes into printing on clothes (some aprons, some chef shirts and some rags). They were available at Sit+Read and can still be purchased at our studio, Balamuc, but also online (DM us if you want one).

Another project that finally materialised in the S+R context were the Zine Maker/Lover/Breaker. The drawings were created and slowly

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vectorised by me, and printed by Livia at Gruni Ceramics (who turned 4 this year). They turned out amazing and were another fan favourite at our AHWC.

These weeks were more forgiving, soft and restful than September was, a much needed slowing of pace if you ask me. The Sit+Read fair came in such a rush, and it was such a wonderful experience, although quite tiring as well. Not too bad for my first fair experience. I'm beyond inspired by the organising team (especially Flo from Secret Garden Bookshop Timișoara). We've launched two new zines: No words, No words - Made in collaboration with the ever so lovely Meci (Melinda Ureczki-Lazar) and Make a Wish - the retrospective on the Balamuc residency that me and Gavril Pop were invited to earlier this year.

I'm reading all the publications I bought or received from swaps and I'm training on all fronts to undertake a commission for UPT Campus Creativ right after the fair ends.

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cvlutos · 2 years ago

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“No Nut November” Pt.1

| Repost: 01.10.23 | 1.3K | Mature |

NRC 1st Years X GN!Reader

♡ ACE TRAPPOLA ♡

LOSER #ONE

Swore he wouldn’t fail. Would not shut the fuck up. Would constantly brag about how well he did. When it’s only been a day. He’s the most likely to fail on the 1st day. Not even most likely, he does. That’s mad embarrassing but will most definitely lie for the entire month.

He 100% blames you. You just happened to wear a hot-ass outfit [very very casual relaxation clothes] when he came to Ramshackle after school, he swears you did it on purpose. When he returns to Heartslabyul, exhausted from studying but trying to hide his hard-on, he makes a beeline for the bathroom. Nearly ripping his belt off, biting his bottom lip as his hands make contact with his dick.

“This is all your fault—”

♡ DEUCE SPADE ♡

LOSER #TWO

Definitely was aware of No Nut November, but didn’t really get the hype, nor were girls really attracted to him during his delinquent days. [He’s lying. Deuce had girls flocking to him in droves. He’s just oblivious] Deuce doesn’t really view himself as a sexual person until he met you. Unlike Ace, he’s taking it seriously. He’s gonna prove he has self-restraint and is better than Ace. Fails on the 2nd day, partly because he forgot, but also because you smiled at him. He won’t lie, but at the same time will dance around the topic for the rest of November. It’s pretty obvious to everyone he failed.

He swears he isn’t some sexual deviant. You’re just so kind and sweet, and a wonderful person. He can’t help himself. The thought doesn’t cross his mind’ til he’s already close. Laying on his side, his face shoves further into the fabric of your shirt. He lets out a choked groan, desperately fucking his fist. He’s already so close, might as well finish. You won’t ever know.

“... I’m sorry, [Name]...”

♡JACK HOWL ♡

LOSER #THREE

Let’s be honest. Jack knows and finds it annoying, like what’s the purpose? Will definitely participate when Ace makes fun of him for not being able to last. He’s competitive. Will act all high and mighty and honestly does well. I give him 15 days at most before he breaks. He most likely forgot the first 10 days, but then started to notice you a lot more, like the way your eyes seem to sparkle, and your laugh is something he can’t ignore. The next 5, he’s forcing himself through and is becoming mad grumpy, cause well.

Says fuck it the moment he sees your skin that’s usually covered. [You showed him a portion of your stomach or bare legs, he’s going feral] Before you can say a thing, Jack is already gone, deciding that he’d be unable to walk into his dorm without drawing attention to himself, he’s deep in the forest. Leaning against a tree, imagining his hand is you. At Least he doesn’t have to clean up much. He’s slightly guilty for the next few days, but won’t tell you, but you will see an influx of gifts.

“This is so embarrassing…”

♡ EPEL FELMIER ♡

LOSER #FOUR

Almost as loud as Ace, with his bragging. Especially with just your friend's group, no Vil or Rook in sight. He’s letting his country accent fly, with not a damn care. It’s a little funny and cute. Don’t say that to his face. I’m gonna make an educated guess and say he definitely needs to bust it at least once a day. He gets even worse after meeting you, often disappearing into the bathroom, but who needs it for 20 minutes on average? I don’t know what’s worse, Ace bragging and losing the 1st day. Or Epel hyping himself up, only for you to mention how hot he is.

He’s already leaking. He sits on the toilet seat of your bathroom, rubbing his nose against your damp shower towel, squeezing his eyes shut, pumping his dick desperately. You name tumbles from his lips, muffled and desperate. He compares succeeding NNN to being a stronger man, and most definitely falls the 1st hour of making his bet. Will ask Jack hypotheticals, and he’s just like, ‘I don’t know, man’. Similar to Deuce, he will jump around the topic, or suddenly switch up. Saying NNN is dumb. Like bffr.

“No Nut November iz dumb! No, I didn’ fail, ya jerk”

♡ SEBEK ZIGVOLT ♡

ONLY WINNER

Now, I know what you are thinking. Ain’t no way. Sebek is loud and most likely has announced his displeasures with NNN. It’s childish. Uncouth. For the dumb and ignorant. Wait—you think it’s funny and cool? He guesses he can try, and will publicly and I mean publicly announce his plans to win. And he will. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his challenges. Sebek is a knight in training and has amazing self-control. And last half the month without trouble, the other half, he’s just missing. You see him in all his classes, but he’s avoiding you like the plagues.

He is giving his all to winning. The moment December 1st strikes, he’s acting a damn fool. Fucking his hand, bed, blankets, anything and everything, cause cumming once just isn’t enough. He’s gonna casually NOT, will do a fucking public service announcement about his winnings. Gods, he’s embarrassing. Will not shut up. Please say you’re proud of him.

“Of course I won. As Lord Malleus Knight—”

#t.manor.erotic.stories #twisted wonderland smut #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x reader #ace trappola #deuce spade #jack howl #epel felmier #sebek zigvolt #ace trappola smut #deuce spade smut #jack howl smut #epel felmier smut #sebek zigvolt smut

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genopaint · 2 years ago

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I'm having a bit of art block at the moment. So I thought this might be a good time to go back and talk about the 3 games I released this year to give them one little bit of love before the year ends!! As well as some thoughts on where they'll be going next year!

First Up: Released August 10th, BOYZ: WORLD WIDE WEST! (x)

This was a "pseudo-multiplayer" quickdraw game. Make your very own BOY, and battle foes in quickdraw matches! The big draw was using codes from other's wanted posters to duel their BOY in your game!

This was the game I actually planned to make at the start of the year. I had the idea in my head for a bit, and I think it came out pretty good! Sadly very few people actually participated in the #BOYZWWW tag to share their wanted poster. But I stand by this concept! I've got ideas for updates to make to this game in 2023. I would really like to add real back buttons to each option so it's easier to enter codes and build a boy. But I think there's also potential to touch up some menus and make them look more original and less like RPGM menus. I wouldn't hold my breath for it coming out any time soon. But yeah... I do already have a small idea for a sequel to this game! It's a bit more ambitious than I can do at the moment, but I'll keep my mind on it. This was my favorite game I made this year!

Next: Released November 6th, DaRoach! (x)

A maze running arcade styled game. Play as DaRoach and try to collect gems and treasures! There's a 10 stage arcade ladder with a small story, and an endless mode with various layouts to try and master!

This game was something I wasn't planning at the start of the year, but randomly I had the idea that I could make a simple arcade game pretty easily. It took a bit to figure out what it should be about and how DaRoach should look, but I think it came out pretty good! This game really needs to get touched up a bit in 2023. Thanks to SumRndmDde's custom menu plugin I can FINALLY add a score present during gameplay. But I also would like to potentially touch up tilesets and gameplay to look and run a little better. I know this sounds silly. But I already have plans for the next 3 DaRoach games. I'm not joking. The whole DaRoach lore is already figured out. 3+4 won't be able to be made soon. But DaRoach 2 isn't entirely out of the question eventually. But I'd still need help to get it done.

Lastly: Released December 13th, FLYTRAP! (x)

FLYTRAP is a simple Game & Watch styled game where you control Marty the Flytrap and stop flies from biting your stem! It's a simple blocker game, jump in front of the flies before they reach the center!

This game was completely spur of the moment. After playing Garden Gaurdian and redrawing old G&W fanart. I realized I could make a GW game pretty easily. And people seemed interested so I sat down and made it quickly over a weekend. I'm still shocked by the love this one got! There's not a whole lot to the game that can be cleaned up in 2023. But I certainly think there's room for improvement with playing on phones. However my main goal is to add additional game modes that make the game harder/slightly different since it's easy to edit. I do have an idea for a sequel to FLYTRAP but it'd be more of the same. Nothing too fancy. I don't know when I'll get around to it but it's one I could even potentially do in RPG Maker. Maybe. We'll see. No promises.

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And that's all the games I made in 2022! Thank you all so much for your support, and thank you for playing anything I put out there! It all means the world to me! As always, these smaller games are leading up to me finishing Once Upon An Adventure, my full scale RPG. I don't know when it'll will be done. I'm at a point where I'm pushing myself to just be happy with what I am making currently, I want this to be the last round of asset making I do. I don't think it'll be done by 2023. But I'm hoping I might be able to show more videos by then. Currently Im working on the maps! I'm on the second to last chapter for dungeons. Then I can do towns, then hidden areas! Once that's done I can build them all in game, then start working on overworld sprites and then when its all put together I can record footage of maps! There's still a LOT of work to do on Once Upon An Adventure, but please look forward to it and please look forward to more updates in 2022!

I do still plan on doing 1 short game per year. And I have a couple of ideas. I'm thinking of maybe letting people decide which one I should attempt? We'll see. A big goal I have for game making in 2023 is to try and enter some game jams. I've made games in really short times already so I think entering game jams could be a ton of fun. So don't be surprised if you see stuff like that from me. And as always I'm working with @CloudyGamesLLC and @SeafloorGames for various projects. Please check them out!

Once again, thank you all so much for your continued love and support. I hope I can make even cooler things next year! Here's to a great 2023 with many more video games to come!

#indie dev #indie game #Indie Games #oc #my stuff #long post

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little-lynx · 4 years ago

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THE COLOR OF MY DRESS IN 7

Who missed Victory Tour outfits? ;) Me! So here’s Everlark Outfit #15: Victory Tour, District 7, dinner.

What do we know about this outfit (not much, haha): Jackson has devised a game called «Real or Not Real» to help Peeta. He mentions something he thinks happened, and they tell him if it’s true or imagined, usually followed by a brief explanation. <...> But since Peeta’s greatest confusion centers around me—and not everything can be explained simply—our exchanges are painful and loaded, even though we touch on only the most superficial of details. The color of my dress in 7. My preference for cheese buns. The name of our math teacher when we were little. Reconstructing his memory of me is excruciating. Perhaps it isn’t even possible after what Snow did to him. But it does feel right to help him try.

So we have only one sentence in “Mockingjay” about this outfit. And still I decided to draw it because I have a theory (head canon?) about it. Ok, look. There are this couple of quotes: [1. At dinners, we are borderline delirious in our love for each other. We kiss, we dance, we get caught trying to sneak away to be alone.] and [2. You're so ... pure,” he says finally. “I am not!” I say. “I've been practically ripping your clothes off every time there's been a camera for the last year!”] and [3. I sit next to Peeta on the sand to eat my rolls. For some reason, it's difficult to look at him. Maybe it was all that kissing last night, although the two of us kissing isn't anything new. It might not even have felt any different for him.]

So my theory is that something really steamy happened during Victory Tour dinner in District 7. I mean, Peeta couldn't remember his favorite color, but for some reason he was interested in the color of her dress in 7. I think there are some very vivid memories associated with that night, which Peeta may have replayed more than once in his head (and that's why they're so tightly stuck there, haha). I suppose that they succeed in sneaking away to some private room (or balcony, I prefer balcony 😏) and tried to be really convincing about why they wanted this privacy. Just a little more intense kissing you know. I think that’s why Katniss suggested that Peeta “might not even have felt any different” because they already had some really passionate kisses. And something like “ripping his clothes off” too, not literally but... Well, Katniss was stressed and focused on their purpose (to appear “madly in love” when they would be caught) but I think for Peeta it was really... ugh... hard night. In many ways 😂.

Actually I even started to draw a comic based on this head canon (with a lot of passionately kissing everlark haha) back in November but it’s so difficult and detailed work, it will take me days to finish it. Maybe I will return to it eventually...Or I can set a goal for this comic on my Ko-fi, if anyone is interested 😏.

Ok, well, now to our outfit. I think red dress is perfect for some passion, right? Peeta has dark red + black + a little bit gold which is also sexy color combination. Hope you enjoy this one! ❤️

#the hunger games #thg fanart #everlark #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #katniss x peeta #katniss and peeta #hunger games fanart #everlark fanart #lynx hunger games #lynx thg outfits #victory tour #everlark outfit

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summmeister · 2 years ago

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A look over the art I made in 2022

Once again, a year has flown by, and I’m none the wiser to the sheer amount of progress I’ve made with my art over the past 12 months. It’s astonishing now to look over all the drawings I’ve created, comparing the earlier ones to the later ones, and seeing clear as day how I’ve gained a clearer eye for detail, style, and consistency.

In this post I’ll be going over the past 12 months of my art and briefly explaining any pieces that stand out, showing how they made an impact on how I approach the hobby of illustration.

JANUARY

To kick off the year, I participated in HillelArt’s Rhythm Heaven art collab! I both contributed an art piece and helped with the project itself, creating the grid and frame that artists would use to draw their pieces around. I also created a much more in-depth reference sheet for Skweeb, a major upgrade from the previous, more lore heavy sheet I had made in November of 2021.

FEBURARY

February was an… interesting month, shall we say. There was a trend involving, well, I mean I feel like the images explain themselves. I feel oddly compelled to do this again, and I have no idea why.

MARCH

March was a depressing month for me. I was having an odd crisis around my art style and where I should go with it. Some of these pieces look very different than anything else I had put out this year! I ended the month with a drawing of Jevil. My second attempt at drawing the character, in fact. I hate this drawing. To be quite honest, I think it’s the worst thing I put out this year. I hated it so much I immediately went in for a second attempt. It would be finished the next month.

APRIL

On the 1st of April, I finished my newest Jevil drawing. I’m quite proud of this one, I think it’s one of the best things I had put out up to that point. A lot of my friends agreed with that as well. It’s put together fantastically. This drawing also marked me switching my pen that I use in Clip Studio Paint to Real G-Pen. The less blurry lines allowed my art to stick out more, I feel.

This month, I also created the main artwork for Skweeb that I continue to use, even now. I think I’ll update it soon, but it’s lasted for longer than any of the previous “Renders” I’ve made.

MAY

May was generally uninteresting. I was busy with college work, so I didn’t experiment too much. I continued to improve this month, experimenting a little with smooth shading. I also made a piece I will only show and not talk about whatsoever.

JUNE

June was, again, generally uninteresting, But I did create 4 new original characters this month! It had been a while since I last create new OCs, and I felt a drive to create new ones. I do quite like them, although I admit I haven’t given any attention to them since, and I should create new follow-up art for them.

JULY

During July I participated in 2022’s Art Fight! Because of this, there’s only a couple drawings from this month that aren’t related to the event. However, these couple pieces I feel are important. They’re both Don’t Starve drawings, predominantly featuring the character Wortox. These are an extremely large bump in quality to what I had been making previously that it actually scared me a little. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to follow up to the first drawing, but I luckily proved myself wrong and proceeded to make a new piece of art I’d consider even higher quality than the previous. Quite happy with how July ended up!

AUGUST

August was a very dead month for art. I was VERY burnt out from making so many pieces for Art Fight, so there’s only one drawing from this month, however, it’s no small drawing! It’s a large collection of my favorite demons and imps from media that inspire me.

SEPTEMBER

September marked the first month I’d try to experiment with art more, and actually being successful! I started off the month with remaking emotes I had made earlier in the year, under a new style which would stick out much more. I like how these emotes turned out, and the style works well for both Dark Mode and Light Mode users! Next up, I created the character Lucy, which you’ve likely seen me post about recently as I redesigned her only a few days ago! (As of this post.) I also created this moody and atmospheric drawing of a plague doctor, where I tweaked around with colours to show warm lighting.

OCTOBER

Skweeb turned one year old! I made a fan art collage to celebrate, but that’s not really original art. This month, I was also given access to a drawing tablet with a screen and used it to create a drawing for Klei’s yearly Halloween fan art event for Don’t Starve Together. Once again, I’d experiment with smooth shading here, coming out to very interesting results indeed! While I’m firmly sticking to flat shading for now, I can definitely see myself to returning to smooth shading in the near future as I attempt to get better at it. I think some surfaces look much better when shaded smoothly!

NOVEMBER

November was another month that doesn’t have much of note except… Courtney… I don’t have much to say. No, not at all.

DECEMBER

And finally, we arrive at December! THIS MONTH!!! I experimented with editing colors on drawings to match the atmosphere, with blues for colder environments. As you could likely guess, I tried this out with a Christmas profile picture. I think it came out quite well! As well as this, I (VERY recently) Decided to switch to a community CSP pen for my drawings, as I’ve grown a little tired of the rougher pen look. As of right now, I’m quite happy with the change, although feelings can always alter down the line!

Once again, we arrive at the end of the art recap. While most people simply just put together a simple image, I like to go into detail how I was feeling throughout the year and anything that might have changed how I approach illustration. 2022, suffice to say, contains maybe even more progress than 2021!

Last, but certainly not least, I, once again, have redrawn my first ever piece of art I made when first delving into this hobby. I hope you like it!

Bring on 2023!

#summs-thoughts #summs-art #digital illustration #digital art #original character

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mademoiselleparapluie · 2 years ago

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Yule at Quinn’s

Yuletide at the village was beautiful. The snow banked every cottage and fluttered in the wind. Mr. Flanagan hired a group of singers to carol people near his shop and the scent of Quinn special spiced wine wafted through the air. Usually, Eufrosyne would have made the track to town just to enjoy the ambiance, but the snowfall had been heavy that year. Traveling from the cottage had become first rather difficult, then life threatening and finally completely impossible. Wisely she had prepared for this possibility and had plenty of provisions. Still Yule alone felt depressing beyond belief.

Kierana pushed her snout to her hand. Eufrosyne smiled and cuddled her familiar. Kierana looked at her and wagged her tail. “You always cheer me up.” After her obligatory dog tongue ear washing, Eufrosyne got up and put the kettle on. A cup of tea was a perfect pick me up during the dark winter days. This tea had some cinnamon and other warm spices. She added a nice dollop of honey in and took the cup to her library. It had once been a drawing room, but generations of her family had collected enough books to merit the library title. She sat down on her favourite armchair and sipped her tea. Kierana put her head in her lap and gave her the most pitiful look she could manage. “You won’t like tea Kirry.” Saying that did not help. It never did. Kierana was absolutely convinced that what ever humans were eating was absolutely delicious for a dog’s palette as well. Eufrosyne found it annoying but also a bit endearing. Without Kierana the room would have felt very lonely indeed right now. In her grandmother’s time everyone had come here for Yule. The cottage would have been full on noise and life. Even when her mother had been the Witch of the Village Eufrosyne’s uncles often made the trip for Yule but now they had families of their own in cities faraway from here. Eufrosyne took another sip and sighed. The room was lonely and the thought of making Yule dinner for one made her unspeakably depressed, partly because she didn’t have much in the way of ingredients. Kierana made an impatient sound and poked her leg with a paw. “It’s still just tea Kirry.” She finished her cup and got up. They should at least get some fresh air.

Getting some air was much more of a chore than during autumn. Eufrosyne pulled on her heavy wool coat, her winter hat and mittens and winter boots with the fur lining. Kierana on the other hand was an arctic breed and thus needed to wear nothing. She was however very helpful while Eufrosyne dressed and by helpful Kierana meant being in the way in worst way possible and then shooting out of the door like a bullet when it was opened. This too was somehow very endearing. Finally, Eufrosyne was done.

By the time she got to the chicken coop Kierana had run around the house three times. The chickens were fine for now. The coop was well made and possibly warmer than her bedroom. The chickens had stopped laying at late November which was normal. They would get back to it come spring and Eufrosyne had made a bunch of fruitcakes for winter around October. She had planned to have some for her Yule meal but now it felt a bit sad. She grabbed the chicken feed and started sprinkle it on the floor. The chickens and her one rooster flocked around her. She was just about finished when she heard Kierana greeting someone. She pulled her mittens back on and stepped outside and followed the sound of barky screams just in time to save Quinn from the mandatory ear cleaning. “Quinn? What are you doing here? The path through the woods is lethal!” “ I came to invite you to my tavern for Yule. It occurred to me you’d be alone for Yule and thought you might want to join us. Kirry-berry can of course come too though we will have to exercise her often to make sure she doesn’t return as a barrel.” Quinn smiled and petted Kierana who was trying to steal his glove for a game of fetch. “And I used a horse to get through the snow. A friend was kind enough to lend me his sleigh.” Eufrosyne smiled. Quinn had a surprising amount of very generous friends that seemed to show up at convenient times. “I guess I shall pack. How many of my fruit cakes will we need?”

In the end they decided on five fruit cakes. Yule at Quinn’s tavern was usually busy as people from all around with nowhere to go made the trip there. Eufrosyne was glad Quinn had thought of her. It made her feel lighter. They wrangled Kirry into the sleigh with some help from the treats Eufrosyne always had ready for her and then Quinn helped her in. “The trip didn’t take much time at all.” he said and took the reins. “Milady will be brought to town in no time.” “Don’t tease.” “I would never Effie-dear. Especially in front of Kirry-berry.” Eufrosyne hid a smile, and they took off.

The forest was like a fairy land during winter, especially during the early sunset hours when the light painted everything in the hues of gold and made everything sparkle like diamonds. They were about halfway through the trip when it started snowing. “You would have been really snowed in if I hadn’t showed up.” “Quite true. Snow has been rather heavy this year.” On her last trip to town, she had gotten stuck in a snowbank. Luckily Kirry loved to dig. She had helped her after giving her face a very thorough bath. Eufrosyne gathered the sleigh blanket closer to her. The wind was quite biting considering how fast they were traveling. They would be at the tavern before night fell.

Quinn’s tavern was a unique place. The song of magic was easy to hear in the tavern and judging by the guests, the veils between the worlds were particularly thin around the entrance. Eufrosyne quite enjoyed the atmosphere at Quinn’s. You never knew what was about to come through the door. Quinn himself was possibly the wisest, kindest man in this side of the world. No matter how lonely, sad or angry a guest at his establishment was, he made them feel welcomed, cared about and that truly was magical. He also had a knack of guessing exactly what sort of drink or dish each person needed. As they approached the sounds of an ancient yule time carol filled the air. A warm scent of spices wafted from the door. Quinn pulled the sleigh to a stop and laughed when Kirry shot out of it and ran straight into the tavern. Eufrosyne herself disembarked more gracefully, carefully carrying the boxes fruit cakes. Quinn, being the gentleman he was, carried her overnight bag.

The tavern was quite crowded when they stepped in. In a corner a harpist was playing festive music and Eufrosyne saw that Kirry had made friends with an enormous white wolf that lounged next to the grand fireplace. In one of the booths three witches argued very loudly. Oldest of them turned her stern blue gaze towards Eufrosyne and nodded slightly and respectfully. Like always knows like and, witches always knew each other. Eufrosyne nodded back and followed Quinn up to the guest rooms. Eufrosyne had a specific room in the tavern. She stayed over quite often, usually when there was sickness in the village and her brews, hands and potions were desperately needed, or if someone was giving birth or someone’s cow was giving birth. Deaths were another occasion of her inn visits as well. But Yule sounded a whole lot more fun than any of those. Quinn put her bag on the bed, and she handed him the fruit cakes. “Dinner will be soon.” He smirked “It’s lamb stew today.” “My favourite.” She smiled at him. “I know. I made it special and planned to use it to lure you here if you refused to come otherwise.” “You are a crafty man, Quinn Thompson.” He stuck out his tongue and closed the door. Eufrosyne shook her head and took off her coat and gloves. Her dress was perfectly respectable for simple dinner, and she had packed her good dress for Yule festivities. She straightened her collar and cuffs. They were just simple white ones, but she had nice lace ones for special occasions. The lace had been handed from mother to daughter in her family for several centuries and was as fine as gossamer. They were with her as well. Yule should be celebrated in proper style. After neatening her hair, Eufrosyne made her way downstairs and checked on Kirry who had fallen asleep on top of the enormous white wolf. The wolf did not seem to mind. Eufrosyne smiled at the sight and sat down on the counter. Quinn handed her a cup of spiced wine and said that the stew would be done any moment now. Eufrosyne took sip of her wine and sighed contently.

The morning of Yule dawned with the clouds dispersed and sun shining. Quinn was putting up evergreens when Eufrosyne came down from her room. He looked like he needed help, so she stepped in and Kirry did too though her help was more hinderance in all honesty. Fortunately for them and the festive décor, Quinn’s fry chef lured Kirry over with the promise of breakfast and treats. Soon others joined in to help Quinn decorate. After a while it turned into a regular party. Cesar put out a buffet spread for breakfast, and everyone grabbed what they wanted while helping to put up boughs of spruce and red velvet ribbons, some with more success that others. Eufrosyne would never forget when one of the three witches, a very short, round woman helped to decorate the huge iron work chandelier by standing on Big George George’s shoulders before being urged out the door by her stern companion. Big George looked relieved and quite red afterwards and absolutely refused to speak of the incident ever again. In fact, he drank his giant cup of coffee in record time and bolted out of the tavern clearly fearing that the woman would return. When the decorations were complete, Eufrosyne put the leash of Kirry and headed out. She needed her walk after all, and the Village was lovely during Yule, a perfect picture of midwinter cheer. Every door boasted a wreath of evergreens, the roofs were covered by pure white snow and while rather limited in their song selection the carollers hired by Mr. Flanagan filled the air with music. At evening candles lit in the windows would fill the streets with their joyous flicker.

Eufrosyne and Kirry headed to the village square. At this time of year, it was filled with little stalls selling all sorts of wonderful things as a sort of a Yule market. Farmers that lived near the village had their stalls as well as travelling merchants from further away. Even some that had travelled from different continents. It was a tradition for Eufrosyne to check out their offerings each year. Sometimes she found some real treasures, rare herbs, crystals from far away lands or simply a delicious new mayonnaise from the farm over yonder. Often it was Kirry who lead her to the best finds. Kirry had a very discerning nose, and she was an excellent judge of character. Many a merchant who had wonderful wares had been sorely disappointed by the little orange dog leading her mistress to another stall entirely after a whiff at their direction.

Eufrosyne was quite surprised when Kirry headed straight to booth selling woollen goods and fabrics. Admittedly her autumn cape had been exhibiting signs of falling apart so perhaps Kirry had a point. She stepped up to the booth and removed her glove to feel the fabrics better. “Hello dear! What are ye looking for?” The seller, a woman of advanced age and wizened face, asked. “A wool fabric for an autumn cape. Or mayhaps a coat. Something that holds well against rain.” “I have lovely new tweeds straight from the north. And…” the woman gave her a sharp look. “Something dark, for a lady with the Hearing?” “Yes.” The woman pulled up a few bolts of dark grey tweeds and Eufrosyne picked one she quite liked and added a pair of colourful mittens to her purchase. She enjoyed colourful patterned knits and even made a few herself from time to time. Knitting was a relaxing hobby, good for those evenings when there were stories to be listened to or told. After a moment she grabbed a few balls of yarn as well.

While the lady packed her things, Eufrosyne looked about the marketplace and noted that many of the farmers had managed the treck to the village. But of course, they had the advantage of a horse. Lil’ George George was currently manning his family’s booth of apple preserves. The boy waved excitedly. She’d have look of his wares later but now she felt like a cup of something warm was in order. Hot chocolate stall was singing its siren’s song at her so after getting her wools she made her way there and received a cup with a generous dollop of whipped cream post-haste. Kirry practically glued herself to her legs to get her portion of the cream. Eufrosyne obliged and found her way to bench nearby. It was blessedly covered in lambskins and quilts. Kirry quickly put her head in Effie’s lap and let out a pathetic whine. “No more cream Kirry.” Another whine. Eufrosyne took a sip of the wonderfully hot drink and savoured the deep flavour. The seller always used a special mix of spices to make the drink especially nice. Vanilla, some cinnamon and just tiniest bit salt to bring out the richness of the chocolate. It wasn’t just the flavour she savoured. The warmth of the cup was seeping into her fingers which had grown a bit frozen in the brisk cold air. She smiled contently and people watched a bit, while sipping her drink.

It seemed like the whole town was out. She could see Mr. Flanagan standing before his shop, directing his carollers. His wife was making her way to the herbal stall to talk to Mrs. George who seemed to be arguing about the price of bath salts. The whole square was filled with the pleasant whirr of the season. Eufrosyne returned her cup to the chocolate stall and made her way to the George stall. It was filled with all sorts of preserves. Apart from apples the George’s grew cherries and pears and a large assortment of berries. “Miss Effie, mam wanted you to try the cherry compote. She used some new spices and said ye have the best palette in the county!” “Of course.” Lil’ George handed her the spoon. Eufrosyne took a careful spoonful and nodded her head slowly. “She’s outdone herself. This is delicious.” The addition of basil was quite inspired. “I must buy a jar and maybe one for Quinn too.” Lil George moved fast as lightning and packed two jars. Eufrosyne paid for them and looked around to decide where to go next. She was just about to get some roasted chestnuts when Mr. Flanagan called her name. “Ah miss Taylor! Just the person I needed!” Eufrosyne gathered her patience and made her way to Flanagan’s. “What is it Mr. Flanagan?” “Oh, you see my wife wished to give you a nice yule present and I couldn’t make it to the cottage with the snow but now you’re here.” Mr. Flanagan seemed a bit flustered with the idea of his wife giving a gift to a witch but managed to hand it over. “It’s just some of her toffees as you like them so much.” “It’s very kind of her to remember.” Eufrosyne smiled and curtsied a bit. “But of course, miss Taylor. You’re one of our very favourite customers.” “Well do thank your wife.” Eufrosyne would naturally send her a thank you-note after Yule. It was just polite to do so. The note for Quinn would have to be particularly nice.

On the way back to the tavern she picked up some of the chestnuts. They were her favourite yuletide treat. She even saved some from the autumn harvest to cook some at home but the ones at the town square were always more special. Quinn laughed when he saw all her packages. “Lots shopping it seems.” He smirked. “The market had very good things this year. I got you some of Mrs. George’s cherry compote. She used basil this year and it is exquisite.” Quinn grabbed the jar and opened taking a long sniff. “Smells nice. I’ll put it on the paper cakes tomorrow morning and get the guests opinion. If it’s really good, I might make a stock order for it. The Georges could do with one of those.” Eufrosyne agreed. Fruit farming wasn’t the easiest job to get by with. Especially during winter.

Eufrosyne went up and put her shopping in her room. Well apart from the chestnuts. Those she brought down with her with Kirry hounding her heels. She too quite liked chestnuts. They were lucky to make it downstairs without falling. Eufrosyne took a seat at the tavern’s common room near the large fireplace. Kirry said hello to her wolf friend before returning to look longingly at chestnuts. The wolf reluctantly joined her. There was almost a human sadness in the beast’s red eyes. “You are a long way from home, aren’t you?” Eufrosyne said and scratched its ears. She could barely hear the whine it let out. “Poor dear.” She handed the beast chestnut which he took from her hand almost daintily. A moment later Quinn brought her a cup of tea. “It will go with your chestnuts.” He smiled and put it down to a table next to her. “And a treat for Kirry-berry and our canine guest.” Both creatures received a nice bone. Eufrosyne smiled at them. “Tell me if you need help Quince?” Quinn shook his head. “You are my guest. And I’m sure the town will have your hands full before long.” Eufrosyne quirked her eyebrow. “But there is always so much to do on Yule.” “Well yes. Maybe after your tea you could make a couple of witch-balls for the tree.” Quinn suggested. “It would be my pleasure.” Eufrosyne smiled. She liked making witch-balls, weaving spells into them and hanging them into the tree. “Which one would you prefer?” “Anything you can make Effie-dear.” “I’ll raid Cesar’s spice cabinet later.” She already had a few ideas. “And if some of your other guests wish to join, I don’t mind helping them.” “You are a treasure Effie-dear. Some of my guests were getting a bit bored.”

An hour later Eufrosyne was holding court at one of the larger tables at the tavern hall, surrounded by spices, flowers, twigs of evergreens, dried fruits and glass orbs. Quinn had even brought out a few crystals. She started with the traditional Yule ball with holly branches, a bit of evergreens, a few sticks of cinnamon and rose petals. It would bring good luck for the coming year. After thinking it over for a while, she added some star anis for protection. Something in the air had felt strangely threatening since Samhain. In fact, she should make a few specific ones for protection. And some for prosperity. She looked up and noticed a curious crowd gathering around the table. She waved them to sit down and explained she was doing. After a while the whole table was covered in witch-balls of various purposes. Just in time too. Quinn was bringing the tree in. Eufrosyne smirked. They had more than enough of the ornaments. When the tree was up, she was the first one to put one on. Soon the tree was full of them. A moment later Cesar came out of the kitchen with a tray of hangable, beautifully decorated gingerbread biscuits which also went on to the tree. After they were done it was a handsome looking thing indeed. Even if Kirry stole a biscuit or two for her and the wolf. Afterwards the guests slipped out to get dressed for dinner

Eufrosyne had been saving her better dress for this. It was a simple but made out very fine wool mixed with a little bit of silk which gave it a luxurious sheen. With her antique lace collar and cuffs, it was quite elegant. However, before dressing she should deal with her hair. Eufrosyne had kept it on a braid for the day to give it a bit of wave. For the evening she would put it on a nice pompadour with maybe some strands curled near her face. She might even add a bit of holly in the back. It would look nice and festive. For once her hair agreed with her. Eufrosyne smiled and put on her good dress. She took a long look in the mirror. She looked very nice. The sweep of the skirt was truly very elegant. After she was done Eufrosyne turned toward Kirry who was sitting up very nicely. Slowly Eufrosyne took out a length of wide red silk ribbon. Kirry looked very disapproving but changed her mind when Eufrosyne offered her a chestnut. Soon the ribbon was tied around the little dog’s neck in a luxurious bow. It looked very fetching. Of course, it was likely that Kirry would get rid of the ribbon as soon as possible. But for now, they were ready to go downstairs. Eufrosyne pinched her cheeks quickly a few times and opened the door. Kirry slipped out before her and sat down at the start of the stairs looking expectant. She knew there would be nice food tonight. And loose fingers.

The tavern hall and the common room looked like the most festive places in the world. The greenery they had hung at morning was still green and lovely and the red velvet ribbons added a bright spot of colour throughout the room. The candles Quinn had lit gave the room a warm golden glow and the witch-balls glittered in the tree. There was holly above the fireplaces which also lend their light to the glow in the room. The small booths of the hall had disappeared and been replaced by long large table with enough seating for everyone. It groaned under the weight of Cesar’s Yule dinner. There were roasted geese, giant puddings, plates full of roast potatoes, pitchers of Quinn’s spiced wine, all sorts of preserved fruits, buns and of course Eufrosyne’s fruit cakes. It was a truly wonderful sight. Quinn spotted her and insisted she’d have to sit at his right hand at the head of the table. She agreed and he led her to her seat. Kirry followed them and slipped under the table. And with that everything was ready. Everyone sat down and the Yule dinner begun.

It was truly a wonderful evening. Cesar’s food was wonderful, the surroundings were beautiful, and the conversation flowed like the wine. Quinn started a round of storytelling by recounting the legend of the holly king and the oak king. Eufrosyne had never heard so many Yule tales in one sitting each one more wonderful than the last. Her favourite was perhaps the story about the yule of the forest animals. It was very cheerful though very unrealistic. But it was lovely to think that there was one night a year when everything was at peace. She felt Kirry put her head on her lap and rethought it. Looking around the table a night of perfect peace didn’t feel unrealistic at all. She petted Kirry and smiled. She was glad Quinn had convinced her to come.

#eufrosyne the village witch #Kirry the dog #Witch #Christmas story #But pagan #My writing #Fantasy writing #short story #Cottage core

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violettelueur · 4 years ago

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ITADORI YUJI + FUSHIGURO MEGUMI + GOJO SATORU + INUMAKI TOGE || WITH A MUTE S/O

| featuring : itadori yuji + fushiguro megumi + gojo satoru + inumaki toge from jujutsu kaisen

| warnings : grammar errors and a lot of my side comments

| form : headcanons

| published : 25 november

| request : i really really like your writing, it literally makes me so giddy ngl. i’d like to recommend, if you can, a headcanon with toge, gojo, megumi and yuji where the reader is either blind or deaf or mute. you honestly don’t have to, but i think it be pretty neat if you did

| barista’s notes : hello guys! guess who is probably going back to school tomorrow after being in isolation? probably me~ ʕ ﾟ ● ﾟʔ also i can’t really lie, this piece was a bit difficult for me to write that i had to do some quick research about the topic that is related to this headcanons ʕᴥ·　ʔ other than that, i hope you enjoy your cup of classic black coffee (jujutsu kaisen request!) and have a wonderful day/night ʕ •ᴥ•ʔゝ☆

ITADORI YUJI:

Itadori would be confused at first since you weren’t mute due to you having cursed speech as a cursed technique as Inumaki does.

It would be a bit strange to him at first since he is so used to people talking to him through speech due to his energetic personality, but over time he really does try to learn how to communicate to you.

You would at first write to him with a pen and notepad or maybe a whiteboard to make the writing process a bit quicker and easier.

“Wow babe, you have really nice handwriting”

Then there is you replying with the board covering your blushing face - this action will confuse him as he wonders if he said anything wrong only for you to smile at him to ease his worry

He would slowly learn to read you expressions - though not very well, he is trying very hard.

The gestures that he knows you are trying to convey to him within a second are ‘I’m hungry’, ‘I’m tired’ and ‘I love you’ - because I love you is basically you shaping your hands into a heart (girl, that is so cute~)

Itadori will usually ramble a lot, filling the room with his words which makes you really happy since he seems really happy ranting about the movies that Gojo-sensei made him watch for his training or missions that he had gone to.

Even when you are mute, that’s okay because Itadori’s love language is physical touch - so prepare to receive many hugs and energetic kisses.

And due to that, expressing your love to each other is quite easy since the both of you could just physically inform each other - lowkey I feel like Itadori would give the best hugs, he’s like the sun.

In conclusion, he really is trying to understand you and learn as quickly as possible - even then you wrote to him that it was okay and he should take his time - he really wants to be the best boyfriend possible - even though he is the best boyfriend affection wise.

FUSHIGURO MEGUMI:

Fushiguro is the master of reading your expression and what’s going on in your mind.

Sometimes it really scares you because you wonder if he can read your mind since what he ‘guesses’ were just too accurate and precise.

“You seem like you want to eat Udon today, do you want to go to our favourite noodle place?”

You looked at him with widened eyes with the thoughts of: How the hell did he know what I was thinking? Can he read my mind?

“Y/N I can’t read your mind”

I......what a liar~

When it comes to your expression, he notices the smallest changes from the smallest crease that is formed on your forehead when you’re either annoyed or stressed to the smallest curve that your lips make you smile.

So when you are annoyed, he would gently take your hand in his and grip it tightly to tell you that he was right beside you and that everything was going to be okay.

He really takes in your expression and keeps them into memory, so it’s easier for him and you to communicate - or he just really likes to see you smile and would do anything to keep you smiling.

Fushiguro is really patient with you when it comes to communication, if you have to write a really long response, he would just patiently wait while either looking down onto the board/notepad to admire your handwriting or look at you and admire your face due to you looking so concentrated to finishing your answer - he thinks it’s a really cute sight.

Sometimes out of nowhere, he would kiss your forehead before giving you a soft smile when you look up - girl once again, I’m blushingggggg~

I don’t know but I imagined that little scenario with him sitting down in front of you with his hands in his pockets, while you’re standing in front of him as you write down something - I don’t know after many K-dramas and romance animes this is what is on my mind.

Unlike Itadori, Fushiguro isn’t that affectionate as his classmate but he would do things for you if you didn’t like doing them like washing the dishes or doing the laundry - basically acts of service.

In conclusion; Fushiguro is someone that lets you take your time and is really patient with you, he wants you to be comfortable and allows you to express what you are feeling in any way possible for you to communicate with him - don’t worry he knows what you’re trying to say/suggest.

GOJO SATORU:

Mr Gojo Satoru. The strongest jujutsu sorcerer will probably have a whiteboard himself like you so you didn’t feel alone.

Or maybe it was for him to proudly show you his drawing, just like he did with Fushiguro that one time.

To be honest, this really does light up your mood and sometimes make you forget that you’re mute to begin with because he just has that power.

There are times where he would write cute messages on the board and lift it up for you to see if you are at a faraway distance.

‘You look beautiful today ♡’ to ‘I love you honey~’

You can’t lie, sometimes it is embarrassing when it is shown in front of his students or when you are talking to someone - he’s basically teasing you at this point.

Also about his teasing, even though you can’t verbally respond to his playful comments, your face just expresses it all making it more fun for him to tease you even further.

Prepare for like 1000 flashes because he is going to take a lot of pictures of you - and you can’t even tell him to stop. Also, don’t try to jump around to get his phone, remember he is over 190cm.

On top of that, expect a lot of cute messaged from him during work or when he is on a mission like ‘I miss you’ or ‘I have some souvenirs for you’.

Sometimes he just texts you when you are standing next to him.

But once again, the blue-eyed jujutsu sorcerer really knows how to keep you happy and motivated even with your inability to speak.

There are times where Gojo is worried about your ability to fight for some reason - maybe he was just overprotective of you - but comes to the realisation that talking and fighting are not the same thing.

You are capable of defending and protecting yourself on your own, it’s just that he forgets sometimes.

Or maybe he uses it as a useless excuse to protect you because who knows, you can’t call for help when you might need it - spoiler alert, you bloody don’t.

But does he care?

Noooooooo~

He just wants you safe in his arms so he can come home with you - or maybe just to tease you even more.

In conclusion; expect a lot of cute drawings from him to lift up your mood as well as a lot of teasing here and there because he is Gojo Satoru…..what in the world did you expect?

INUMAKI TOGE:

Inumaki can really relate to you on the fact that you had an inability to speak, even though he can technically talk, it was still limited to ingredients of rice balls in a normal conversation.

Both of you would learn how to communicate with each other since both of you were hard to understand to other people that were around you.

Your friends would be so confused about how you both would understand each other even when there was just little to no words exchanged.

Sometimes you and Inumaki would smile at each other randomly and that other people around you would wonder what on earth the both of you were talking about.

Lowkey you two were gossiping about the second years.

Yes, you two were the perfect gossip couple - no one will ever know what you’re talking about.

Like Fushiguro, he is also very good at reading your expression and would ask if you were okay if he saw you looking upset or irritated.

“Salmon roe?”

You would then give him a thumbs-up before writing down what was making you irritated like “just a bit hungry” or “I really wanna go home, I’m too tired for this”

Since you and Inumaki couldn’t profess your love for each other verbally, you both would either text each other or just physically express it.

Mostly, forehead kisses and maybe some kunik kisses here and there.

Nothing too heated, but mostly sweet and gentle gestures.

Let’s just say you were the IT couple within the second years.

In conclusion; there would be a lot of lowkey gossiping since you two were basically the masters of keeping secrets and gaining new information and light gentle expression of love, even though the both of you struggled with the verbal aspect of your relationship, it really didn’t affect it at all since you two successfully climb over that issue.

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kelmcdonald · 2 years ago

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Getting Shit Done!

Hey hey folks!

November was mostly work focused and December will be too. This month in my discord we’re gonna watch an indie werewolf movie called Wolf of Snow Hollow. I was told it had a dry sense of humor but I haven’t seen it yet. If it interests you, pop into my discord on December 7th at 5pm PST.

Last month I finished Murky Water. It’s all done! I’m getting the whole thing proofread now. Then I’ll repost all the old pages with the typos fixed. There is still a paper shortage so I don’t know if I’m gonna print it right away. Like it would be nice to have a new book for conventions but Cautionary Fables South America will be out next year. So it might be better to hold off with it’s crowdfund until next year.

Another thing I finished is my Failure to Launch comic. Patreon backers have been seeing the pencils posted on Fridays, but I finished coloring and lettering it last weekend. It’s written by Ryan North and will appear in the anthology Failure to Launch: a Tour of Ill-Fated Futures. I’m the editor on the book and it’s gonna be a great book. It’s a light-hearted education collection of inventions and world plans that didn’t get to become reality. Some are because they were based on bad science (like my story is about a man who didn’t account for friction or physics in general) but others fell apart because of corporate greed or government interference. I especially like a story written by Harry “Hbomberguy” Brewis about the first attempt at making a union. That’s gonna crowdfund in February. I’ll make sure to let you all know when it’s up.

While doing all this work I watched a lot of TV. So much it’s a little hard to remember it all. The big stand out is probably Interview with the Vampire. While different from the books, the changes the show made really improved the source material. I especially think the show aging Claudia up a little was a good decision. Her being turned so young in the book and movie does some interesting stuff, it doesn’t quite fit with the series as a whole. Her being older lets her run off of a bit on her own and grow into someone away from Louis and Lestate in a way that she couldn’t in the source material. It makes her interesting and nuanced as a character for the show.

And the actress playing her knocks it out of the park. All the actors in the show do. I also like the reporter being older while interviewing Louis and pushing back on him in the interview more. The whole show is just really well put together. I highly recommend it.

Since I wrapped up a lot last month, this month I’m jumping back into You are the Chosen One. So that will be back as my patreon exclusive comic next month. I’ll post pfds of the previous chapters before I start things up again. I’m sure some folks have forgotten what’s happened since the couple of month break.

I’m also getting ready to jump into the next The City Between story. It’s titled Shards of Reflection. I’m gonna try to experiment a little with the storytelling because the main character is an unreliable narrator. It will be interesting to see how things go and I hope I can pull it off.

And I’m really living up to the cartoon of me spinning plates on the Iron Circus Geekshow. Because this month I also need to try and finish up the graphic novel I’ve been writing, Blue Moon. That’s the werewolf YA book I’m doing with Meredith McClaren. The script is due at the end of December. Or at least the first draft is. But it’s kinda fallen to the side while working on everything else.

I’ll be doing my usual streaming this month on Twitch. With so much going on, sometimes it’s hard to focus. So those two hour streams Tues, Wed, and Thurs really help me get at least my drawing done. One streaming thing that Spike and I are planning is on Christmas day we are gonna stream rimworld. During it we’ll be raising money for charity (but haven’t picked one yet). But it will be on both the Iron Circus Youtube as well as my twitch. We are gonna start at Noon Central and 10am PST. So join us if you don’t have Christmas plans. Also, since twitter is exploding I figured I should list all my social medias. You can follow me at these places.

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https://twitch.tv/kelmcdonald

Have a good one! Thanks for your support!

#werewolf #werewolves #iron circus comics #ryan north #comics #webcomics #interview with the vampire #you are the chosen one #the city between #newsletter #twitch #rimworld #kelmcdonald #kel mcdonald

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