#I'll get to them eventually I promise

[the-sky-queen]

How much chaos would Duke and Scourge cause in the IDW comics?

Sooooo much probably. XD

For the sake of the ask, let's assume that IDW is at least semi canon to whatever canon we're working off of for Duke and Scourge's stuff. I think for the most part, they're off doing their own thing, but occasionally run into Sonic and the Restoration. Scourge doesn't really want to work with the Restoration, and the Restoration probably doesn't trust him in the first place.

The real thing I'm looking at here though is the Metal Virus Saga. It happens after all the drama with Duke's inhibitors goes down, but before Starline's capture of Duke (and later Wilder). I think it would be fun if Scourge and Duke end up in a town that gets hit by the Metal Virus and get to witness it first hand. Scourge gets Duke out of there as fast as possible. They need to find a safe place to hide out and Duke suggests they go to the Restoration. Scourge is reluctant, but eventually agrees.

As they approach the base, they cross paths with Sonic who's out on a run to burn off the Metal Virus. Sonic gives them the condensed version of what's up and asks Scourge to please stick around and help them. Sonic can fight off the zombots directly since he's already infected, but they need another speedster to help with evacuation. Scourge immediately refuses. He's not here to help save the world, he's here to make sure his little brother stays safe. Sonic presses that the only way Duke is gonna STAY safe, is to help them fight off this plague. Sonic needs to leave to finish his run, but he urges Scourge to please think about it.

In the end, Scourge does decide to help them out. He goes on missions with Sonic and the Restoration to help with evac, though he makes Duke stay back at HQ for his own safety. Now. Here's where I'm gonna get evil. >:)

Duke being at HQ means he's there when the outbreak happens. And unlike Amy, Cream, and Espio, Duke isn't able to make it out. When the remains of the Restoration comes to pick up Scourge, Sonic, and Tails from their mission in the city, Scourge ends up finding out what happened to Duke. His brother went down the zombots and he wasn't there to save him. Scourge is FURIOUS. He yells at Sonic for tricking him into this. He yells at Amy for not protecting Duke. He yells at Tails for loosing the cure data. Finally, Scourge jumps ship and and runs off, desperately searching for his little brother.

The next time we see Scourge, he's gotten himself infected, but he's able to fight it like Sonic. By now, everyone's up on Angel Island and since Scourge threw away his communicator when he left earlier, he can't contact them. But that's okay. He doesn't want to see the Resistance's stupid faces anyway. Scourge confronts Sonic right when Zavok smacks him all the way down to ground. They have a pretty one sided fight where Scourge once again lets out all his grievances against Sonic. Sonic can't really fight back much since by now he's so dead tired. But miraculously Sonic is able to get a word in and he apologizes. He knows he messed up. He knows this is his fault. He never thought Duke would get infected. He truly thought he'd be safe at HQ. Sonic promises he'll do whatever it takes to make this up to Scourge, but right now, he needs to get to the last Chaos Emerald so he and Silver can fix this. Please. Scourge punches Sonic one last time and says. "You'd better." Right then, Metal swoops in and flies Sonic up to the last emerald. Scourge goes off to look for Duke.

Once everything is over and all the metal virus has been pulled away and burned, Scourge starts to loose hope. He can't find Duke anywhere. What if . . . he . . .

And then Duke pulls himself up from some rubble and catches sight of Scourge. He calls out to him. Scourge looks up, tears in his eyes. The brothers run for each other and collapse to the ground in a hug. ❤️

[mattodore]

birthday boy 🎂

[levemetal]

Day 2: Timeloop / Xiao Qi and Jiu Ge

I am cringe and I am not even free

Feel free to reuse this idea but 24 hours are not enough for me to finish an entire comic. I could have taken the simpler prompt but nOOOOOO timeloop is too tempting. Past me why are we like this

[gazkamurocho]

Omg omg omg your Zhao is soooo adorable!! Just imagining the adventures of him and Majima living with their himbo boyfriends makes me giddy ☺️☺️☺️

Ahhh thank you so much dear anonymous! ;; ❤ I have sooo many Ichizhao comic ideas ready, I just need the time and motivation to draw them fjksdhfjsk

[alittlefrenchtree]

You know how we always say "how do the people around him act normal?" here that poor journalist was the perfect representation of what it's like to be close to him 😭 "this man is so handsome" "please stop I'm married" I'm giggling

IT'S SO FUNNY 💀

She's all of us. I love it.

[nyaagolor]

got a request on discord to draw lesbians

[comikadraws]

Whats tobirama's beef with the Uchiha?

An Analysis of Tobirama's Prejudice

EDIT: If you have headed here via another user's post, here is a note. That user has never interacted with me. They clearly also haven't read any of my previous or linked posts, as far as I can tell. They simply just blocked me and then made that post to harass me afterward - completely out of the blue. My post has since been edited to better combat bad-faith takes and bullies like her.

Oh boi. More Tobirama. Once again, I am probably biased but these are my thoughts on him.

First of all, the guy definitely had beef with the Uchiha Clan, but I personally find the "racist" allegations he often gets to be... difficult, to say the least (not that I necessarily disagree with them). It is just that there are some very oversimplified, black-and-white takes out there with zero nuance.

Not that I am necessarily better but I'm definitely trying xD

Tobirama's Prejudice

Tobirama doesn't "hate" the Uchiha Clan but considers them to be a danger to Konoha. That is because

The Uchiha were more loyal/attached to the concept of "clan" rather than the concept of "village" (which stood in conflict with one of Konoha's main philosophies). Hence Tobirama sees them as "rebellious".

The Uchiha are more likely to lose themselves to intense hatred (aka "Curse of Hatred"). And, in the world of Naruto, hate is one of the main motivations of war, ever since the Warring States.

Combine that with the several bad experiences Tobirama and other Senju have had with the Uchiha (centuries of recurring battles, the death of Kawarama and Itama, Madara leaving the village) and you can see why Tobirama would think the Uchiha Clan is dangerous. Beyond that, Tobirama's character actually makes a lot of sense - more so than if he didn't have any prejudice. The prejudice he has is realistic.

He also personally does not believe that he "hates" the Uchiha and describes his bias as "caution".

The Racist Allegations

As I have already covered in this post about the Curse of Hatred, there might be parallels to our world's definition of racism, but Tobirama is not intended as a racist by Kishimoto.

What is important to understand is that perceived themes of racism in fantasy settings (where made-up races can have all sorts of magical differences between them, even those that are undesirable) do not equal actual racism in the real world (where racial differences are purely cosmetic) and often make for a bad analogy.

What I have also covered in the same post is that the Curse of Hatred very much does exist and Tobirama was right to assume that there is something "wrong" with the Uchiha. (For all of you not interested in reading, the TL;DR is that Zetsu's been manipulating the Uchiha for centuries, hence the illusion of a "curse")

Whether his theory was correct or not, however, is up to the audience's interpretation. The problem here is that Kishimoto never contradicted Tobirama's theories and also that they were presented and treated as exposition by the narrative. I am basing my own theory specifically on the exposition given by Hagoromo (chapters 670-671) and Zetsu (chapter 681) who are both relatively reliable sources and seem to imply (emphasis on "imply") that the Curse of Hatred mostly just affects Indra's reincarnates rather than the entire clan (again, reference to my other post because it has nothing to do with Indra specifically but rather just with Zetsu being manipulative).

Not that Tobirama could reasonably know about that detail, though. What he saw instead were centuries of war and Madara's defection, leading him to believe that there must be something influencing the Uchiha's decision-making. (And yes, assuming that my own interpretation about Zetsu is correct, that would make Tobirama a racist as his theories are not based on fact).

Systemic Oppression of the Uchiha?

Another misconception that people apparently have is that Tobirama ostracized the Uchiha Clan, which is untrue. Yes, the guy was horrible, was far too wrapped up in his own trauma, and should not have become Hokage. Not even because I think he was a bad leader necessarily but simply on principle.

That being said, the Uchiha were not being purposefully isolated from the rest of the village. The police force is neither entirely comprised of Uchihas nor are Uchihas forced to join the police. Instead, it is implied to be a choice in the manga.

Somebody else pointed out Orochimaru mentioning that the Uchiha had their clan compound near the prison. But this is not a criterion of ostracization. All the other canonical information we have on the Uchiha's supposed ostracization is based on Obito, who is famously a liar and not a reliable source (therefore it is up to headcanon).

Tobirama also practically gave away permanent leadership of the police. The police are part of the executive branch in any government, just like the military or, in this case, the ANBU - with the only difference being that the police don't require Hokage orders for everything they do. The Uchihas working at the police are in a position of power rather than in a position of suppression. It is also implied that they are able to arrest anybody they want (except ANBU members) without a warrant (again, emphasis on "imply" because the context implies that arrest without a warrant is possible for all non-ANBU citizens).

Keeping this in mind, the establishment of the Uchiha Military Police Force was (most likely) indeed a gesture of goodwill and trust. It was not a slight and it was not an attempt at ostrachization. If anything, it shows that Konoha (and by extension, the police) was corrupt and abusing power on a regular basis (though that is not the point of this post but yes, Konoha's politics are no unchangeable gospel).

There are more misconceptions about Tobirama that are often twisted to fit people's agenda, but I'll leave it at that for now.

My personal conclusion is that Tobirama might fit our real-world definition of "racist". But that heavily depends on your interpretation. Either way, Tobirama was a product of his times.

[citrusapphire]

another! will i continue with this project??? who knows

<- 001 ☆

[volivolition]

volition and empathy childhood best friend propaganda RAUGH!!

[amethystina]

Hey! Just wanted to tell you how deeply in love I am with Who Holds the Devil. This is a stunning story, it's so in character and so realistic, it's really like S2 that you chose to bless us with. Of course I love the show's ending, but it leaves so much up in the air that seeing it explored in such meticulous detail is a blessing! Wishing you all the inspiration and joy. When they FINALLY kiss, I'm going to lose my mind, lol.

Hi! Thank you so much! 💜

I feel you on the ending of the drama. I think it was a pretty satisfying ending considering everything that had happened, but it's true that it left a lot unsaid, unresolved, and unexplored. And so, unsurprisingly, my first thought was that I wanted to know what happened next. But I also soon realised that the only way I would get it exactly the way I wanted was to write it myself, so here we are.

Tale as old as time xD

I didn't set out to write what is essentially turning out to be a second season, though, (my timeline for the first draft was very contained and to the point!) but as I started writing I just couldn't help going deeper and deeper, adding more and more details. I guess because the characters are just that interesting? And there's just so much potential? And so much to explore? Every character has so much room to grow!

How could I possibly cut any of that out?

So yeah. I just can't help myself. And I'm so happy to hear that the characters feel accurate and realistic! I think that's probably one of my trademarks by now — I make a sport out of trying to capture the characters' personalities as well as possible. And so it's very satisfying to hear that I've managed! Thank you!

As for when they finally kiss, I'm probably going to have a mental breakdown when we reach that point, simply due to the pressure I'll be under. What if I don't deliver? What if it's not what everyone is hoping it'll be? I'll never be able to forgive myself if the kiss ends up being underwhelming after such a long wait x'D

Like, I know exactly how and when it'll happen (not when as in which chapter but at which stage in the story) but I also have to write it well. At that point, I will have put you all through such a long, drawn-out slow burn that the stakes will be incredibly high. And I am terrified of disappointing you.

But, that said, I'm too stubborn (and too fond of this story) to let that stop me. So we'll get there eventually! And I hope you will enjoy it when we do! And that the road there will be just as enjoyable as it has been so far!

Thank you so much for the kind words 💜

[feenixmork]

[vuulpecula]

✖ alright alright alright. hi i'm still here, life just keeps throwing really annoying curve balls my way while i'm already busy. anyway, the kitchen reno is at a standstill, the garden is full of weeds, but i have a whole host of baby chickens and i love them. pics incoming sometime in the future.

i'm going to try to be around more in a few weekends, but i wanted to apologize to anyone waiting on a reply, a starter, a meme response, an im, or a discord message--it isn't y'all, it is most definitely me. until then, i really hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying pride month <3 i miss and love y'all to the moon. xo.

[alittlefrenchtree]

We Taylor tense and anxious at an event for the first time he's human like the rest of us ❤️ but he was so good

It's actually very cute, seeing him a bit nervous because how important and meaningful it is for him 💜 He's done photocalls a million times during events and fashion weeks but this seems pretty special to him. Can you imagine? He's never been to the sag awards (and yet to have a freaking premiere for one of his movie) and suddenly he's the freaking ambassador of the whole thing? Insane.

[somelazyassartist]

I'm trying to keep the 20 full illustrations a surprise until the zine's 100% ready for preorder but I'm so excited I can't help but post a tiny tiny tiny sneak peek for just ONE of em hehehe,,, here's a very small look at the wip for Hallows' spot in my pinup Zine I'm working on :]

Etsy

[fleetsonourgecentral]

You remember my ask about how Fleetway Super Sonic's birthday went and you said that in the end there was a family photo?

I made a Fanart of It for you go check it

AAAAAA YES I SAW IT AND I LOVED IT FHDSHFDSJA EXACTLY AS I ENVISIONED IT THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I would've reblogged it to this blog but alas.... gotta keep somewhat on topic lmao

For anyone who is interested, the art is here!

[assidvous]

excuse my lack of replies , my brain's been operating at a snails pace these last few days and when i can bring myself to write anything it's super picky.