#I'm always happy for people to share fun little things like this - my focus may be physical media but I'm also interested--

[milgramvisualarchive]

Hello, I know your focus is physical media but there is something I want to share because I don't see it shared often: Yamanaka's drawings of the prisoners. And it'd be nice to have it all in one place (all pictures are linked back to Yamanaka's twitter account via nitter, allowing them to be viewed w/o a twitter account, replies included)

Haruka: Posted 21 June 2020, caption "難しいのね…" ('it's difficult' in the replies he said he can only draw faces and from only one angle)

Amane: Posted 26 June 2020, caption "すんっ" (hmm)

Muu: posted 4 July 2020, caption "むぅずかしい" (a pun on muzukashii meaning difficult and Muu's name), the kana next to her name is 'muu' because she has a habit of making that noise (like a pokemon)

Kazui: posted 4 August 2020, no caption, someone was very happy in the replies lol

Yuno: posted 1 September 2020, caption "ム↑ズゥ⤵︎" (hard to explain but just sort of noises)

Mikoto: Posted 6 October 2020, caption "尊。" (Mikoto.), you can tell this is early days of the project because it has no replies/less retweets than other drawings

Shidou: posted 25 November 2020, caption "遅れてごめんのシドウさん" (Sorry for the late Shidou-san), Shidou's birthday was the 24th October but this drawing and 2020 TL convo were delayed a month due to writer sickness

I feel like I remember a Fuuta drawing too but I can't find Fuuta, Mahiru or Kotoko

Thank you so much for sharing this! I had a quick look myself to see if there were any other illustrations, but came up with nothing too... oh well. Maybe they're out there somewhere!

[moved-lambyblurbsfics]

ik you wrote all little abt bully schlatt already but could you maybe make smth out of it? like a little fic? possibly smut👀🤭

just a thought, anyways LOVE YOUR WRITING!! BYEEE!!!!

I had alot of fun writing this! Thank you, thank you, thank you for your ask/submission <3

Your Bully, Schlatt

Summary: its finally your senior year of highs chool, ready to get out of this place and onto new stuff, but you still have to deal with your bully

Warnings:annoying schlatt

Word Count:723

Authors Note: May or may not make this into a series, idk yet, and I'm still trying to find my writing style. Ignore how all over the place stuff is, haven't written in a while. Getting my writing boots back on for y’all :D

Y/N POV

It's your senior year, and you're just happy to get this last year of high school over with and done, getting onto better things with your life.

You had plans for after high school and wanted to get away from these other people you went to school with. Especially your bully, Schlatt. He has always picked on you since probably freshman year of high school. You don't know why as your groups of friends never interacted that much or at all. But he's always just been mean to you. Making fun of your style, things you liked, or stuff you did with your friends. And it aggravated you so much.

First day of senior year, and you're already halfway through the day when you find out Schlatt shares a few classes with you. Which only makes you groan at the thought of having that semester with him in the classroom with you.

The first class you had with him, you walked into your biology class, kind of excited about what you'd be learning in the class that year. Only to immediately curse to yourself when you walked into the classroom and saw Schlatt. Sitting at the back of the classroom, leaning back in his chair, and resting his feet on the desk. He had a big smirk across his face as he saw you enter the classroom.

You avoid eye contact instantly, beelining for the furthest empty seat away from Schlatt. But it was still too close to him for your liking. The bell hadn’t rung yet to let everyone know that class was starting. Students were still coming into the classroom filling out some more seats. You sat silently in your spot, no one taking the seat next to you, yet.

But before you could call it clear with Schlatt not bothering you. But then you could hear a small whistle from Schlatt’s direction, you didn't pay mind to it trying to ignore him. The next thing you knew, Schlatt was now sitting at the table behind you, you could feel the smirk radiating off him as he moved his legs to bump your chair.

You started to get irritated and already over his whole annoying nuisance act, you whip around in your chair to tell Schlatt off. “Do you need something?” you asked him with a little angry growl to your question.

Schlatt just crossed his arms and leaned a little back in his seat, a grin on his face and shaking his head no, not saying a word making you more irritated. You turn back around in your seat hearing the bell ring signaling that class has started. Sighing in relief a little maybe the bothering would stop from Schlatt.

Your focus was on the front of the classroom, but you then heard the seat next to you at the table you sat being pulled out from the table. You glanced over to your right, to see none other than Schlatt sitting down in the seat.

You noticed Schlatt sit down only making you frown. The biology teacher got to handing out the packet that outlined the sections and stuff they were learning for the year, the class expectations, and the teacher's email for communication.

Schlatt quietly pulled out a notebook, as you did and some other students did as well. Writing down the information he was giving to the class. As you started writing down some of the supplies needed for the class, there was already a problem with Schlatt sitting to your right.

You're right-handed, and unfortunately, Schlatt is left-handed. His elbow bumped into yours now and then as the two of you wrote in your notebooks. Only making you more frustrated, you glance over at Schlatt with an annoyed glare as you look over at him. Only to be surprised with an almost apologetic look from Schlatt, not a thing you got from him ever.

Schlatt's POV Schlatt actually had a small, okay he liked you a lot more than just a small crush. He didn't know why he was mean to you or so rude. But he didn't know how to express how much he liked you. And since it was your guys' senior year, he might now see you after graduation. He was gonna try this year, and hopefully ask you out.

[lactoseintolerentswag]

Rise Characterizations Pt. 5!!!!!

Okay I promised I'd share my Splinter reference notes, so here I am! Also wanna take a moment to thank everyone reblogging the prev. parts. All the tags/notes are so sweet!!! Anyway, here's our one and only Rat Man,

Splinter Character Notes

Language Habits:

Catchphrase: "HOOOOOT SOUP!!!"

Will yell "whoa/oh nelly!" when in a tight spot or stumbling around

Makes puns/dad jokes, and laughs at said jokes to himself

A poor liar, will skirt around the truth until you drop it

Penchant for interrupting people if he's not interested, devout user of "yada, yada", "ah, bup, bup, bup"

Verbalizes his attacks/moves, something his sons pick up on. Could be a habit picked up from his action star days, such moves include: lights off jitsu, and slow motion jitsu

Uses 2010's slang, (i.e. "totes", "chillaxed"), could see him incorrectly using up to date slang to embarrass his boys

In a group refers to his sons as "boys"

One by one will refer to his sons by their designated colors, but will pull out the full name (not nickname) if the situation is serious

Also refers to Donnie as "the funny one"

Personality:

A performer, well he is an actor after all. He knows how to captivate an audience. Splinter likes attention--something that may be connected to his strict childhood with high expectations--but he also performs for his boys. To keep them happy, but most importantly safe. This also means he keeps his true emotions tucked closely to his chest

Jovial. Despite his dark past and heavy responsibility thrust upon him at a young age, Splinter is always laughing. He finds the fun in everything

Secretive. As mentioned before, Splinter tends to keep things close to his chest. Despite this, he's a terrible liar. He'll just avoid the truth until it comes back to bite him in the ass. This makes him sometimes a little emotionally unavailable

Lazy. He always finds the easiest way to do something, and procrastinate on his responsibilities as long as possible

Vain. He's glory seeking for all the proper attention he lost in his youth. So the Lou Jitsu aspect of his life boosted his ego in irreparable ways. He also uses the identity of Lou Jitsu to escape from the idea of being stuck as a rat. Glorifying the past is way to find comfort for him

Adrenaline junkie. Part of that glory-seeking and glorification of the past manifests into him needing adrenaline to feel alive. (i.e. when he steals the tank)

Attentive and empathetic. He can be a little hare-brained when it comes to remembering the details, but he's always very attentive to his sons needs. In flashbacks he's shown to supply them with items needed for their interests (i.e. little Mikey gets art supplies), and always apologizes when he messes up (i.e. the conversation he had with Donnie). This empathy also extends to other people and animals, as he was sympathetic with Cassandra when she was lamenting about the foot clan and was immediately worried about the turtles Draxum had in his lab

Protective. He would sacrifice everything to save his sons, and he does

Miscellaneous:

His tail is Very expressive, and one of the most active parts of his body, so if you want to subtley show emotion I'd focus on that

Has a Lou Jitsu body pillow

Remembers all his stunt double's names

Snores loudly

Talented singer, can sing opera and lived next to a karaoke bar in Japan

The show he watches the most is called "Soapy Treadmill", a Japanese game show where they throw things like scorpions at people who are soapy on treadmills

Has a "do not touch!" cabinet, full of trophies, mystic artifacts, and mementos of his past

I have a List of all the mentioned Lou Jitsu movie names mentioned in S1, but I'm probably gonna wait till the end of my S2 rewatch and post it separately (it's also long too). Will link here!

I'm also gonna add a recommendation here at the end.

This is for the white and non East Asian folks. I'm not as well-versed in East Asian or Japanese culture, but Splinter is a first generation immigrant! He keeps a distance from his heritage because of the trauma of his youth, and the role Lou Jitsu probably also forced him to westernize his identity to make it more palpable to Hollywood. But it would be a disservice to sever parts of his identity, because one is uncomfortable or not knowledgeable in writing it.

For my white folks intimidated by writing a person of color because they want to get it right, research always helps. Research helps with everything!!! writingwithcolor here on tumblr actually has a lot of useful resources, here's their guideline, and a research chart one of their moderators created, which I personally found to be very helpful. I believe their ask box is closed right now, but if you ask questions in the future be nice!!!!

Anyway I'm gonna do April next :)

[cyberpunkaddict]

2023 Letter.

Here we are again. It’s been a year since my last letter. This is my last post for 2023. I included a bunch of unreleased VP again.

Read the letter below:

This year has been a rollercoaster in many ways. It’s really easy to focus on the negative because it seems to take up so much space. But it’s important to take some time and think about the positive in life too to get some perspective.

Life is made up of tiny moments of happiness after all. ❤️

The Cyberpunk 2077 community is very important to me. "Stuff" we may or may not agree with is bound to happen no matter where we are, IRL or online. But no matter who you are, in the end we all want the same things; feel like we belong, make connections with people, escape real life for a while, have fun and feel safe.

I'm a broken record lol, but... Without you there wouldn't even be a community whatsoever. Thank you for being part of it and making it fun! ❤️

So, back to reminiscing on 2023...

If you know me, you know I'm a stubborn perfectionist. With that comes pessimism, but I’ve grown and gained a more positive outlook on life, which is something I’m proud of. It's not often I'm proud of something, striving for perfectionism and all, so admitting this is a huge achievement for me. I know I'm always gonna be a perfectionist when it comes to my art though, but that just forces me to be a better artist, so it's not all bad... As long as I don't overdo it, which is something I'm working on. My goal for 2024 is to stop being so hard on myself and upload more to Tumblr. ❤️

I started doing OC gif giveaways this year, and I definitely wanna do more, and not just gifs but VP too. I do these because I want to spread, excuse the cringe lol, happiness and positivity. I love to give back. It gives me purpose in life.

I started modding as well, which I wanted to do for months, but I was too scared because it seemed so complicated... But I did it. I'm proud I went out of my comfort zone for once.

So, Dear Everyone ❤️, once again...

Thank you for sharing your incredible art, writing, cosplay, mods, and the list goes on. I hope 2023 treated you well, if not, let's make 2024 beyond amazing! I want you to know that you make my day better no matter what is happening in my life. The simplest joke in a tag or a simple hi in a DM make me smile and laugh. And if this is how I feel, just know you make other people you've never met before feel this way too. I think that's pretty cool.

One day I might have to leave Cyberpunk 2077 behind, because that's how life goes sometimes. And that’s sad to think about... I’m not ready to put it behind me yet. At the same time it means that this community, and my OCs and yours will always have a place in my heart.

I will never forget you.

Here's to another year filled with lots of happy moments. ❤️

Bye 2023! Hello 2024!

Vicky

To everyone who made it this far, I have a little surprise... I’d like to do VP with one of your OCs. Comment on this post and tell me what you’re proud of in 2023. In a week-ish I’ll pick a random person (from the comments). :3

❤️❤️❤️

[biasbuck]

BiAsBuck’s ficrec Fridays

Happy Fraturday everyone (oops, I'm late!) Back again with another round of the fic I've been reading this week. You can find previous rec lists here.

A reminder I'm here for all buddie/bucktommy/buddietommy configurations, and I'm always on the lookout for more henren fic to read, so please send author and story recs my way! (Feel free to self rec!!!)

15 June 2024

looking for shelter from the cold and the pain by @itsactuallycorrine is a post-7x10 summer fic, from Christopher's perspective. In which after communication is cut off and Chris is in Texas, both Eddie and Buck continue to send emails to keep in touch, and he reads them even if he doesn't respond. They get increasingly more confessional in tone. I really loved how Chris' understanding of them both as people and the revelations they share help him find peace, without glossing over the difficulties and pain caused. Hints of Buddie (and background Bucktommy break up) but mostly about realising parents make mistakes and growing up. A really lovely Chris voice. (Once you've read this one, go read this never would've happened in a catholic high school in which Chris comes home from an inclusive sex ed class with questions. Hilarious and sweet!)

your wings will find you heaven by elizabethgee a post-7x09 and 10 Buck vs Captain Gerrard fic (with Bucktommy) heed the tagged warnings on this one, it's dark and potentially triggering, but taken very seriously. Tommy is nervous when he hears that Gerrard is interim Captain. Buck thinks he can handle it. But things take a difficult turn, and Gerrard's ability to pinpoint and press on a perceived weak spot like caring for others means Buck's put in a horrible position. Cathartic and ultimately triumphant, I just want to give Buck a damn hug for being so brave.

like a bird stealing bread out from under your nose by @cal-daisies-and-briars 'If you’d asked Eddie back in May what rock bottom looked like, it was his son leaving him. That felt like it; everything ruined so entirely that there was no way to ruin it further. There’s always more to lose.' An Eddie Diaz breakdown fic, in which he self destructs and monumentally fucks up with Buck as well, but puts in the work to try and fix it. I particularly enjoyed the focus on Eddie reclaiming the joy in personal hobbies in this one, giving himself space and permission to be his own person.

odd man out by  @messyhairdiaz is an eddietommy focused buddietommy fic! Hooray! In which Eddie's self doubt makes him question whether it's all too good to be true and the triad relationship they've stumbled into is working for Tommy, so Buck convinces them both to go on a solo date. I really loved the communication and negotiation of this, and the lovely dynamic that they're working towards. Plus it's just delightfully flirty. Bless you poly fic, I'm smooching you on the mouth.

Got Your Six by @sonofatoasterwaffle oh god...oh my god. The buddietommy voyeurism BDSM fic. Literally the hottest version of Tommy? He plays them all like a symphony. 'After Buck has a bad experience with a dom, Eddie decides that if Buck wants to scene, he’ll do it with Eddie there to chaperone or not at all. Tommy decides he's cool with that if it means he gets to be the meat in their weird, codependent BDSM sandwich.' Just *chefs kiss* Eddie's down bad and Buck is the sweetest little sub in this, give him directions and show him off!

all the vices i can't give up by @theweewooshow is a smutty Bucktommy phone sexting fic, with an alternative getting together scenario (aka they're unapologetically horny about it.) Buck accidentally sends Tommy a picture of himself with water dripping down his chest, Tommy takes the bait. Things escalate! Lots of fun and very hot.

seeing you with him just don't feel right (you're giving me a heart attack) by @bellabrady based on THAT Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode - in which Buck and Eddie kill Captain Gerrard in the most hilarious way possible. The firefam banter in this is just absolute top notch. Glorious and so so funny. It's what he deserves.

Special Occasions by @pop-me Henren smut and feelings! 'After Buck comes out in S7E6, Hen and Karen reflect on their own first queer loves and intense, romantic sex ensues.' OP's tags promise romantic fisting and well howdy do they deliver! Love when Hen and Karen are celebrated as sexy as hell.

this is it ( the thing everyone's looking for) by diabolicaldean the latest in a collection of Henren one shots, this one is a sweet gentle fluffy piece that celebrate the Wilson family, with the soft place to land that Mara deserves. God I hope season 8 cuts them a break!!

a miserable pile of secrets by @glorious-spoon a post 7x09 fic, in which Buck and Eddie argue, and Hen lends Eddie and ear and gives some tough love. I really appreciated how much this lent into the messy thorny nature of fucking up and fixing things, and owning your mistakes. Hen's perspective is really well drawn.

Okay I'll stop here because it's getting long, but see you all next week!

[xremus-is-deadx]

☆~☆~☆~☆~☆ INTRO POST ☆~☆~☆~☆~☆

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Um, hello, my name is Remus (my actual name, not a nickname), I thought I'd FINALLY make an introduction for this account so you can know a bit about to dumbass behind the posts:

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☆Blog info- I mainly post about Arcane here, though I will never EVER post spoilers before the show is released, and once it is out, everything will be labelled as S2 spoilers for ONE MONTH!!! As well as that, I post about other fandoms I'm in, as well as my little thoughts about life that I post under the tag "#remus rambles".

☆Nicknames- Remy, Re, Ratman. (Side note, I love nicknames, so I love when people give me nicknames, as long as they're fun and respectful)

☆Pronouns/identity/etc- He/they, transmasc nonbinary (questioning), bi, ace

☆Age- 18

☆Languages/etc- I'm British and I do only speak English fluently I'm afraid, but I'm trying to learn Norwegian!!

☆Likes/interests- ARCANE (current hyperfixation), The Owl House, Gravity Falls, MCR, Spiderman, women, Greek mythology, BATS AND SHARKS, Metal and Goth music, Vi from Arcane, women, creating clothes and fashion, The Marauders (not JK, I'm trans, I do not support her), women especially Vi, Hades game, David Bowie, Queen, and lots LOTS more (and did I mention women?)

☆Dislikes/fears/phobias- bugs, conversations about death/life after death (like I have serious thanataphobia, so please don't bring it up), transphobes, homophobes, ableists, general assholes, Nickleback, heavy political talk in my safe space (aka on my tumblr page, where I tend to go to get away from all of that for a bit), general shittiness of life.

☆DNI- if you are any of the above/ will focus on any of the above, if you will be unkind towards others for their fandom opinions (fandoms are meant to be a safe space for everyone to share), if you do not enjoy swearing because I swear a LOT, if you support the use of AI in any context (I am avidly against AI and do not tolerate it at all, im more than happy to explain why), or if you are a Trump supporter or anything like that 👍

☆Other things to know about me- I am disabled and autistic, a wheelchair user and a very proud rat dad. I am always, ALWAYS open to hearing people out if they genuinely wish to educate me as to why some of my views may not be fully considerate of others as long as you are respectful in the way you educate me (often the case when it comes to my white privilege and a lot of things I am still learning)

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Other than all that, welcome, feel free to hang around, feed the tism (pop something in my ask box), etc etc. This is a safe space!!!

[ut-versotale]

Update Time, Update Time

Welcome back, everyone. Hope you all had a very happy New Years! I come bearing a late present for you all: A Versotale update!

Game Progress

As I anticipated, I needed to take a break around the middle of November so I could focus on schoolwork. Now that we've been on break for a little while again and will continue to be for the better part of January, I've already gotten a sizable chunk of stuff done. Still not as much as I would've LIKED to have completed - There are still like only three fully-completed rooms at the moment, and even then they have a ton of WIP assets and first-pass dialogue and all - but, that is the way of coding a game solo, mostly from scratch, and with the occasional glances at Undertale's code, isn't it?

Unfortunately, while I really want to share stuff with you guys, it's all in some way a spoiler that I don't want to spoil for the people who'd rather experience everything fresh for themselves.

...

So, if you DO wanna experience everything fresh for yourself, feel free to bow out of this post here. If you're sticking around, enjoy some mild spoiler-y content, some character designs, and some fun vague allusions to things I still really wanna talk about! I need to give you guys SOMETHING after this long wait, right?

Game Progress: Slightly Spoiler-y Edition

The OPENING CUTSCENE you saw a while back has been tweaked slightly to make Hercine more likable, and so the dialogue can flow a bit more naturally.

Two new cutscenes have been added to the beginning, albeit with some rough visuals. These three all flow into each other, and if you're speaking through each line of dialogue, they only take up about six minutes total. Still, it is a TAD bit too long for my liking without any gameplay behind it, so there's a chance I might cut a cutscene or switch the order of things around so there's a brief gameplay section before the last one. Who knows.

Undyne has been redesigned. Undyne now sports some less bulky armor that combines aspects of her canon casual and armored forms. If she's gonna be there the entire game, she may as well have a visually-interesting design rather than the blob of bluish-grey her armor used to be. I'm sure some people will consider this a downgrade, which is always the risk you run when you redesign a character you've already shown off... but I personally just can't stand working with that old design any longer. The colors barely pop, it looks messy, the armor's boring and flat-colored and almost even blends into her scales, etc.

You didn't get to see the outdated Frisk design I had for this iteration of the project, and I'm glad you didn't, because upon writing more of their scenes and reconfiguring their personality, I HAD to redesign them again. I don't anticipate this one changing ANY time soon, but, as with Undyne, no promises.

Next up, some important human characters in the first area that AREN'T Frisk! You'll meet them later on, and I really hope you all end up liking them and the story behind them! In the meantime, here, have their designs. Again, they might change, but I'm comfortable with these for now.

That's all I feel comfortable showing off for the first area at the moment! I'm hoping to record everything up until the first save point and post it on YouTube at some point before the end of January (Again, as I must reiterate, in its very unfinished form), but no promises!

While that's all for the first area, I have been poking around with redesigning some of the later characters you guys have not even seen yet. Particularly, the primary antagonist of the new Cold West. I have to admit, I was a little worried that, if I didn't switch up his design, people would start comparing him to Clover since Undertale Yellow is still fresh in a lot of our memories right now, but... I think you guys will really like "The long scarf of the law." He's a fun character.

Alright, that's all from me! I hope you guys enjoyed this brief little peek at some mild spoiler-y content! I hope to be back soon with some neat stuff for y'all to see in action!

[starryeyedreviews]

Hello, world! 🌟

Here's a hot take: maybe game reviews don't always have to be hyper-critical.

What a way to start a blog, no? But genuinely, I do feel like many reviewers/sites focus a little too much on the negative bits of a game, or refuse to give games high scores just for the sake of it. I'm here for you gamers who simply want to enjoy, and let people enjoy things. In a world that's been pretty negative lately, a little positivity doesn't hurt 💜

Anyway hi, I'm Gabi! I love love playing video games, and love sharing my gaming experiences with people. I buy and play a LOT of indie games, mostly wholesome ones, and want to talk about them + give them the recognition they deserve.

This blog is named the way it is because I have a tendency to be kind or optimistic about the games I play — if I had fun, then it's a good game, simple as that. Though I know every game has its flaws, I'm here to talk about what made me happy, and what could make you happy too! Also, I like stars 🌠

💫 A few questions to get to know me and what I plan to do here 💫

⭐What kind of games do I play? I prefer wholesome games, particularly point-and-clicks, logic puzzles, RPGs, and farm sims. I'm not afraid to step outside of this, however, and would love to try suggestions people give me!

⭐Does this mean every review I give will be positive? Not necessarily. Everyone has their own tastes, including me, so while there may be games I don't fully vibe with, I recognize that some of you might like those kind of things, and will definitely try to get that through in my writing.

⭐Why am I doing this? I originally just wanted a way to jot down my experiences with the numerous games I play, then I realized if I could get people to appreciate these games too, so much better! ✨

⭐What games am I currently playing? As of writing this, I'm in the middle of playing Fossil Corner and TOEM. Maybe one of them will be the subject of my first review! 💜

ANYWAY-

That's all I have for now, and I hope you guys like what I'll do! If this all sounds like a great idea to you, a like and reblog would mean the absolute world to me ✨ Talk to you all soon!

~ Gabi 🌙

[rainworld-obsessed-cat]

I wanted to do this ask in anon for reasons, So

I'm glad you made Cloudcat, I'm glad you made her steal iterators, an idea you got from me apparently, I'm glad for the silly iterators you made, I'm glad... I got to meet you, that I got to become friends with you, that we shared ideas, that I got to be there by your side though the ups and the downs

tbh, I am the person that I am today because of you, I still look up to you actually

everyday I would be excited to see you, no matter how long or short we would talk, it was fun when you put my rw OCs into your au(?) of rain world, it made me so happy whenever you made art of my OCs, I thought of you as one of my best friends and still do, I was so worried when you suddenly went silent, I keep looking everyday on tumblr, hoping to find a new post from you or a message but it seemed like you never would.... Then out of the blue, in 2023, I get a message from you, saying that... well, that you were feeling like heck because of people being negative about your Cloudcat stealing iterator stuff, and I felt sad, sad that I couldn't help when I probably couldn't have anyways... but it also confused me a little bit, besides from one blog, I hadn't really seen anything that negative at Cloudcat and her silly funny stealing iterator thing, I just hoped you'd be alright in the end

Then on Jan 31, I SEE YOU!!! and man, am I glad you are okay enough show yourself with Cloudcat again, even if she doesn't steal iterators anymore

I want to support you, to draw art for you, to have fun with you, to give you all the love in the world because my friends and family mean the world to me, and your one of my best friends, and if I'm being silent to you, its not because I'm ghosting you, it's most likely because I'm doing something like hanging out with my family or I'm somehow busy with something or I've made a new friend and I regrettably forget about my other friends, NOT THAT I DON'T CARE, its just hard to focus on different friends at once

I still miss Cloudcat, Crystal the Cloudcat, and her stealing iterators thing, maybe I'll just draw her stealing iterator to myself or something, since I know you don't want to have that stuff around

you may have found out who I am and if you haven't, honk you don't need to answer this ask on your blog but I would appreciate if you tell me you've seen this in our messages when you have

Never forget, I'll always be by your side Echo, no matter what

This means a lot to me. I know exactly who you are... and I just wanna say, thank you so much for this. I can't tell you how much it means. I could say the same to you. I'm sorry I disappeared. I'll never do it again. I promise, I am here to stay.

[am3ya]

HI TOBSSSSS!!!!! May I ask that you share 5 (or more, or less) things that make you happy? Only if you want, of course. And, also only if you want, you can ask other people this too💗

SPREADING HAPPINESS YIPPEEEEEE

Ty for the ask and ofc!!💜

I don't have a particular order for any of these, and honestly they can be a little weird but I don't really care atm, this is tumblr. anyway, I might rant a lot here so be prepared <3

The first, and I guess most obvious would be Endeavor from MHA. He's a really interesting character and one I can relate to on many aspects. I love how Horikoshi wrote him, he's extremely complex and honestly underrated. I get peoples dislike towards him but he is more than what many people portray him to be, in terms of his character. I love how he's developing, and I love seeing him in artwork, and offical media, and fan made media. I love seeing people talk about him and try to understand him as a character. I am extremely excited for his development and I love where Horikoshi has taken him, I love his atonement and his design and finding out more about his actions, why he does them, what things influince him as a person. Fiction, in all honesty. I love creating fictional stories, I love creating characters, and indulging in fictional media, I love watching shows and looking at what people create with it. I love inserting myself into the fictional media I adore, It's so fun and is just a really good way to get ideas for my own stories. I love fictional characters, especially those with complex stories and minds, I love finding out more about the characters I like and reading those little fun fact pages in manga that tells you a little bit more about who the characters are. All forms of art, I love looking at sculpters, reading poetry and writing, I love seeing what people paint or draw, I love seeing the diferences in peoples artwork, I love listening to music and making things myself, Honestly no matter how much I struggle with drawing or writing I always come back to it. It's something that I am extremely passionate in even if I'm just a novice at it. I love making my own stories and artwork, and I love art in general. I love the idea of being able to write and draw out what I want to and turn my emotions into something everyone can enjoy and relate to. Clothing, I love how much you can do with clothes, I love accessories and looking at the different styles of clothing, I love playng games that have some sort of focus on dressing up your character. I don't have many cute clothes yet but I do want to get some soon, I want to experiment with different sweaters and hats and maybe even jewelery if I can. I love how personalized you can be with clothes, and I adore looking at different fashion styles, things like punk, emo, goth, and seeing how other cultures and time periods dressed is all so interesting to me. I love seeing how people can break rules with fashion and twist it into something uniquely theirs. plushies, posters, figures, funko pops, really any sort of merch of shows and media I like. I love looking for plushies and figures in stores and seeing what I can find, I don't even care much about the quality a lot of the time as I know it wont be that good coming from places like walmart. But I like to get them anyway because I just like having physical items from media I love. I love having figures and plushies of characters like Endeavor or Gojo, and I love being able to personalize my own space with my interests. One of the first funko pops I ever got I think was an Endeavor one. I still adore it to this day tbh.

[vlkodddlak]

For shockwave!

15. Does this tf character ever make anything creative (e.g. writing, drawing, sculpturing)? If so, do they show other people what they’ve made?

16. What do you think this tf character’s opinions regarding humankind is?

THANK U FOR ASKING!! your ask game is super cool!!

im gonna go with tfp shockwave cause he's my fave. my version of him isnt that scary and evil he's just kind of a guy who likes to play around with science and engineering, doesnt know basic safety, and is bad at socializing. he's still kind of a cartoon type villain tho

15. ohh he's creative for sure. it's not always that obvious, but i do like to think that shockwave likes to create things for fun sometimes. about 98% of the stuff he works on are projects that will help the decepticon cause, but he does occassionally get a spark of creativity and decides to make something for himself. it's not art in a traditional sense, like poetry, music, etc, but it's enough to count as art (in my opinion)

the 'art' he creates may include stuff like: 1) creating little gadgets that have no practical use, they just look cool

2) playing with chemicals just to get some interesting reaction. like putting some liquids together just cause it makes them change colors in a pretty way or something

3) adding decorative designs to his creations, again, simply for the esthetics

ok ok i know these sound silly, but when you think about the fact that shockwave is a serious, 'logical' character and not someone artsy, these little actions DO count as creative! think about it!!

he NEVER shows others, tho. it's not that he's insecure about his craft, it's simply not something that he wants to share. i wouldnt say that the creative things he does are personal (he probably doesnt see any artistic value in his little projects, it's just for fun after all) but his art comes from feelings and thoughts deep within him that even he doesn't like to admit (like idk... the fact that he can be happy and enjoy something? no one should know that! 😡). basically, he's not comfortable showing his creativity to others, unless it's someone he knows for a long time and absolutely trusts, which isnt a lot of people...sigh hes so weird

16. oh he couldn't care less. like, fr. i mean if the decepticons want to transform Earth and eradicate all life including humans then he'll just... go along with it yknow? his main focus is helping megatron, it's all he really cares about....BUT! i do think that there's a chance he COULD develop some sort of care for humanity? i can't say it confidently, but i do think he would be able to connect with humans through his favorite things - science and technology!

human technology is WAY behind cybertronian one, but shockwave might find himself curious about it! well, to be specific, he would find interest in HOW humans came to their discoveries and research. humans are such a small, young species after all! how come they've done and discovered so much in so little time? (this is all relatively speaking lol)

of course, over time he would be interested in more than just human technology. he would also look into human history, art, language...probably anything regarding humans. if he's focused on something, he is focused A LOT. shockwave human hyperfixation real

eventually his slight interest for human science would turn into fascination and later... appreciation? maybe? it would take him a pretty long time and he would definitely need someone or something (preferably a human friend) to convince him to even look into human stuff, since he doesnt view humanity as anything important from the start... but yea! i like to think that this big purple mf would go from "humans small and weak and stupid and unimportant" to "humans small and weak...and kinda cool"

ahhh i can't believe i wrote so much omg.... embarrassing! 😞😞anyway yea shockwave is my fucking fictional fidget toy, whenever i'm bored i poke him and squish him in my brain

[coffeedrgn87]

Blurbs On Writing (2022 Edition)

I had this idea for a little thought compilation about my writing a while back, but I held back, unsure whether I wanted to write it all down. If I am honest, the thought of sharing something personal scared me, and still does. Today, I decided that I do want to look back on my writing exploits over the past year and add my observations. These will be at random, and I'll note them down as they come into my head. You can find the list after the break.

I enjoy writing for someone (I like the challenge), and teasing the recipient with excerpts or talking about their idea with them makes me so happy. There's something special about sharing a piece of my writing with someone or dedicating it to a particular person. Unfortunately, I don't get to do this nearly enough, and my anxiety makes it difficult to reach out to people. Occasionally, I'll jump over my shadow and ask, but it takes a lot of effort, and most of the time, I do not have the energy.

I guess not many people like reading unfinished or WIP multi-chapter things, and I understand why it doesn't work for some folx, but I've discovered that I love writing this way. It's hard for me to withdraw into a corner, quietly work on something long, and only share it once it's completely done. I don't know how other writers feel about creating their work and/or sharing it as they go, but my personal perception is that even if an author posts a chapter a week or every other day, the work is usually already finished. I may be entirely mistaken, so don't consider this opinion etched in stone. For me, writing a chapter and sharing it is thrilling. The anticipation of being able to share an update, the readers' excitement, and potential interaction via comments/messages. I thrive on that. It often lets me incorporate ideas, tweak future chapters slightly, or sometimes change course entirely.

I absolutely adore one-word prompts. There's something magical about building a short story around a prompt. Sometimes the story is centred around the prompt; other times, it's just a support, an aid. Whichever it is, it's always exciting. I particularly enjoy noun prompts, though I don't limit myself in that regard. The way these tiny prompts spark an idea is magical, but it's also frustrating when you stare at a prompt and draw a complete blank. Especially when that uninspiring prompt is part of a challenge.

Describing scenes, particularly outdoor scenes such as a forest, a meadow, a cave, or a beach (to name but a few), is such fun. I like painting a pretty picture, going into detail about what's happening, what can be seen, how things smell, what they look like... It's not been a big focus for me before, but in 2022 I really made it my priority, and I feel it's elevated my writing. I've had a few lovely comments from readers who enjoyed it, so I guess I'm on the right track.

Smells and tastes are a delight to describe, and I first dipped my toes into making that a priority when I took part in a fest in 2020, but it took time for me to turn it into a habit. My Google search has since learnt that I like to research these things. Thrilling. Thank you, Google, my trusted research partner.

If I can make it happen, I like it when my characters spent time in the kitchen. Growing up, a lot of life happened in our kitchen (mainly because my dad was a kitchen person, but it's also my inner cat, associating the kitchen with warmth, chatter, and coffee, which awakens the dragon in me), and that shows in my writing. I think I did it unconsciously until I, at one point, added the tag "life happens in the kitchen" to one of my fics on AO3, and now writing scenes in the kitchen has become a staple of mine.

I never thought I might enjoy writing sprints with other people, but for a brief period, I got to try this and found it delightful. It tickled my competitive side. Perhaps I'll dip my toes into that again at some point...we'll see.

I've gotten much better at showing rather than telling how a character feels, and it's become such a joy to add in all those little descriptors that my readers can hopefully identify with when they read my works.

Eyes seem to be something I focus a lot on when describing a person. Eyes are stunning, and I truly enjoy describing them, especially the colour and how it makes the other person feel. Knowing that one of my characters is smiling or laughing or just genuinely happy makes me happy, and I always quietly hope that the same applies to my readers.

I'm no longer all that fussed about writing super-detailed sex scenes. I go there, but in recent months I've found that stripping away some of the details of the actual "this goes there in this way" and replacing it with feelings or a character's reaction gives me much more joy. Perhaps it's loosely related to a recent discovery I made about myself, or perhaps it's just my writing evolving, but I find this interesting. We'll see where this goes. One thing that I'm very sure about, though, is that my love for smut will always burn brightly.

Pets or animals in general. I love including a pet or an animal as a character, especially when I can give them an attitude, a quirk, or something that makes the pet or animal a delight to read. I've invented a few furry/feathery/scaly companions over the past year, and it's something I want to focus on even more. I'd be happy to have 50K of one character + a menagerie of animals, and while I don't know how my readers would feel about that, a writer can dream, can they not?

I don't especially feel like I'm part of my favourite fandoms. This might be a sad revelation, but it's true. While I thrive on making new connections and responding to messages/comments (after all, I am a chatterbug), I sadly am not the kind of person to reach out to people. It takes me forever to decide to take the plunge, and my anxiety always wreaks havoc on every attempt. I no longer feel confident enough to make the first move. I overthink, worry, and convince myself that there isn't a space for me. On a few occasions, it's made me want to stop writing, but I have since learnt not to give in to that impulse. My writing is all mine. It's something I would never give up, not for anyone. Still, not having that sense of belonging makes it hard to connect. I tried for a while, but I just don't have that much strength (for personal reasons, I won't elaborate any further).

Lastly, (and to end this on a positive note) I have learnt not to compare myself to other writers, whether they've been published or whether they're fanfic writers whose works I gobble up like coffee. Occasionally, the feeling still creeps in, but for the most part, I manage to ignore it. To continue to grow as a writer, I need to be able to appreciate without feeling like reading a gorgeous piece of writing makes me want to give up on my own writing. Instead, I allow other works to push me towards doing better.

[koneko-pi]

@thoughtfullyrainynightmare tagged meee for posting ten songs on shuffle from a playlist! I dont have spotify, tho, so I've shuffled my Likes list on Youtube Music! And it is a LONG LIST. With a LOT of different songs. I feel like I'm about to embarrass myself.

1. Blue Rose, by Somo

I did think this would be a good song for Yami and Charlotte. Of course, because of the title and a line "wishing on a four leaf clover". I like the soft beat it has and use this for some of my softer moments i want to write or draw.

2. What lovers do, by Maroon 5

This is from waaaay down on the playlist i dont remember any significance it may have held for me or my ships XD i think it was one of those songs I tend to brainrot to or just play, as with my ADHD I'm always thinking all the time about things and music tends to help me focus.

3. Mgno, by Russell Dickerson

This is one of my feel-good songs. One you play to just get the good vibes and energetic feel to your day! Brings to mind dancing people, bouncing, running, and just having a good time!

4. Mikazuki, by Sayuri

I don't exactly remember why I've had this song? The beat sounds nice, and I can imagine some nice scenes to it. But it must have been way down on the list because I really cant remember much. I must have likes it just for the beat.

5. Choice Scarf, by Signal

This is another song that's a bouncy feel-good tune. These are probably some of my favorites. I have quite a few with this similar theme with the vibrating beats and not many lyrics.

6. September-San, by Radwimps

This link isn't the original song but a cover version I liked more. It's softer and more "cute" sounding with the two girls singing. It is Japanese because I'm a huge nerd. I really like a lot of Radwimps music too, they have made things for a lot of Anime Movies you've maybe seen, one of their more well-known ones being "weathering with you."

7. Used To, by Damper (damperghost)

I really like future bass (‘-‘*) its a music genre I find a lot of music i enjoy. I use it for a lot of things like writing, drawing or just playing casually in the BG

8. Nonsense speaker, by Nekobolo

This is a song I have held onto for a long time, and the lyrics may be triggering for people, so PLEASE LISTEN WITH CAUTION. Heavy themes of depression and more. This is a cover by Lollia and is an english translation. It has similar themes to a song called "rolling girl" which some people may know, i know it was kind of famous in some circles. I use this song as a kind of "theme" (one of many) for my Bleach Oc Sakurana, who did not have a happy and loving upbringing, and it affected through her whole life.

9. Karano Kokoro, by Anly

This song is one of the two I've picked to be an ending theme for Silver Season if it was animated. And would specifically display images of Briar and what her life was like before everything had gone bad; so playing with her sisters when they were little, visiting The Lorelai when she had the chance, and seeing the other fairies and who they were before things took a turn for the worst. There is a short English cover by Liz Robinett if you really wanna appreciate the lyrics and how they play in who Briar is and her development with Nozel.

10. Beautiful, by Treasure

And of COURSE OF ONE MY FAVORITE BLACK CLOVER SONG'S HAD TO MAKE AN APPERANCE. This is one of the ending themes for Black Clovers anime, the 13th one, to be specific. Listening to it play while watching the ending or an AMV someone made to it easily makes me emotional. I am a huge simp and can be brought to tears with this song and Everlasting Shine by Tomorrow X Together. If you haven't seen either, please click the links. The animation is so nice.

Anyone else is free to share their own music shuffle adventures! I wont be tagging anyone since i see everyone else already has been, have fun and thanks for listening!

[acacia-may]

Ooo may I ask for 7, 24, and 30 for Vanessa and maybe your OC Altan please 🥰?

Aww thank you Lyra! I adore Vanessa and will gladly take any and all opportunities to ramble about her, and I'm flattered that you'd like to know more about Altan. I'd be delighted to answer these for you!

Questions for this Character Ask Game

(Warnings: some mentions of Vanessa's childhood trauma, the Forest of Witches arc, and related nightmares. Some mentions of the House Vaude drama, related trauma, and strained relationship between Finral and Langris)

Vanessa Enoteca

7. A quote of them that you remember

This is a hard one because Vanessa has so many amazing moments, but I think I'll go with the two that came to mind immediately. (1) I love the moment where she tells the Queen of Witches, "You and I have no bonds." Recognizing that the Black Bulls are the family she always wanted and that she doesn't need Her Majesty's "love" to be happy is such a pivotal moment in her character development, and it honestly still gives me chills every time I watch or read it. (2) An anime addition, but I love that encouraging little speech she gives Finral before he faces Langris in the Royal Knight's Exam (I won't type out the whole thing but it ends with something like "You're not going to lose to him so easily anymore. Go show him how awesome you are--and I don't just mean the hair!"). Vanessa just has such a gift in building up her friends and encouraging them, and she believes in them even when they don't believe in themselves. I love that scene because it is a real reflection of that.

24. What do you think is a secret they have that they never told anyone?

In general, I think a lot of what happened to her in her childhood is a big secret for Vanessa. Vanessa is the type of person who really tries to bury her pain and focus on the positive and/or on other people's problems even when she, herself, is hurting. She had told very few of her friends about her childhood in the Forest of Witches, prior to the arc that took place there, and even then, I think she only told them bits and pieces of the story.

Since she doesn't want her squad family to worry about her, she's never told them that her past still comes back to haunt her, mainly in her nightmares and fears of enclosed, crammed spaces. Though they had gotten less frequent, she does have still nightmares about her childhood and also about the events in the Forest of Witches arc/losing her friends, and when they get particularly bad, she will sleep by candlelight because she is afraid of waking up back in that cage and her tower.

30. The funniest scene they had?

Vanessa has such a great sense of humor, and I loved any time she affectionately teased her friends. There are some great moments between her, Noelle, and Asta on their first outing to the castle town of Kikka for instance, and her friendship with Magna especially has always made me laugh from their first appearance where they're poking fun at each other's vices. The scene that came to mind immediately read this prompt is also from Episode 80 in the Royal Knight's Exam (can you tell that's my one of my favorite episodes?) though. There's a moment where Magna asks if she'll do his hair too, and Vanessa teases him that there's no way. It's all in good fun, and Luck gets some great lines where he chimes in and teases Magna too. It's cute and makes me laugh every time.

Altan Vaude (OC)

[A/N: Altan loves his auntie very much so he would be so happy to know he has been included as part of the same ask as her 💖]

7. A quote of them that you remember

Poor Altan. I've barely written about him, so he hasn't gotten to say much yet. He has appeared in some of my wips though, and there's an exchange between him and his Papa that I really like so I'll share that here:

Langris had to admit, he was happy for the temporarily distraction from poor Finesse and her failing health. His palms started to sweat again at the thought, and he began to wring his hands before Altan’s tiny fingers curled around one of them.

“Is Mama alright?” he asked.

“She’s just not feeling well,” Langris explained—trying to shake the worst-case-scenarios out of his own head.

“Should we go pick some flowers for her?” he asked with a kindness that brought a smile to Langris’ face. No words could describe how relieved he was that his son took after his gentle, kindhearted mother rather than a disagreeable misanthrope like him. The hard-lines in Langris’ face softened, and he even managed a slight smile.

24. What do you think is a secret they have that they never told anyone?

Altan is shy, but he's not particularly secretive on purpose. If asked about himself, he will share and actually answer instead of deflecting questions and playing 3D chess, smoke and mirrors mind-games like his dad used to do. It just isn't easy for him to freely offer such information without being asked about himself since he doesn't particularly like the spotlight. He tends to be pretty open with his family and closest friends though so he doesn't have too many secrets from them.

He does have one big secret, however which is that, by the time he's in his teens, Altan actually knows a lot about what went on between his father and uncle and how strained their relationship was in the past. Finral and Langris had long ago agreed to let bygones be bygones and decided not to tell their children about how much bad blood used to exist between them. Altan, however, kind of put a lot of pieces together and knows that his father made a lot of mistakes when he was younger, especially in regards to his relationship with his brother. He doesn't ever really bring it up, however, because he knows that his father has a lot of fear that learning all of that would change the way his son saw him, and he doesn't want to open those old wounds for his dad. However, the realization doesn't change much for Altan--he has forgiven his father and thinks what is important is that his dad learned from his mistakes and tried to better going forward, and in fact, he thinks that is a very admirable thing. Someday when Altan is a grown man, his father sits him down to tell him the truth, and it is such a moving moment for Langris when Altan just smiles at him and says he has known for a long time and it doesn't change anything.

30. The funniest scene they had?

Altan gets roped into all kinds of shenanigans thanks to his much more rambunctious cousins and friends, but he himself doesn't usually cause too much trouble or chaos on his own. However, he did participate in a prank of his dad once. When Altan wanted to get his hair cut by his aunt, the extended family decided to pull a bit of a prank on him and sent Altan home wearing a wig of a ridiculously awful haircut. Langris was so relieved when it was revealed just to be a wig, and they actually got him to laugh which made Altan very happy.

[idledreams4]

In your pinned in says “feel free to ask who”, Who are your fictives? If that’s not a rude question, I am not used to systems and have been attempting to learn.

-🌀

It's not rude at all! Some systems don't really like to talk about their alters, be they traumagenic (alters who split due to traumatic events) or introjects (characters or people from outside sources, fictional or real, who become alters) so just make sure that you ask others if they're comfortable sharing information about their systems. (you're doing great so far btw, don't worry, this is wayyy more respectful than some of the questions we've gotten)

it is quite a list so just bare with me lol

if you have any questions about terms I use don't be afraid to ask about them, for sake of time and cleaner writing I won't be explaining any system or fandom terms I may use within the little blurbs, but I am happy to explain anything that I write.

Alright, we're going to do this alphabetically, and by fandom. I'm going to give names and a little bit about their characters, as well as how they feel about their source, and anything else that happens to come to mind.

okay- *deep breath*

First off we'll do the DC Universe

Ecco Eco is a character from Fox's Gotham, and technically the first Harley Quinn. We were super close when she was first introjected, but due to recent events we've grown quite estranged. She's outgoing and passionate and a bit of a wild card. When you're on her good side, its great, when you aren't she can be a downright bitch (but me too so no judgement from me lol). She's very protective over Jeremiah, and highly loyal. She fronts occasionally, but prefers to stay in the headspace.

Jeremiah Valeska Ecco's better half, and best comparable to the first Joker, The Criminal. (see The Three Jokers for more info on him) Also from Gotham, Jeremiah was a child prodigy turned supervillain by his twin (who you'll hear about momentarily). He's cold, cunning, and analytical. I get to see a side to him that his source doesn't often show: he's charming and compassionate, but only when he wants to be. Aside from his distaste for the way Ecco is treated in their source, he harbors no negative feelings towards it. Unlike most of our introjects he's taken on rather significant role in the system. One of our alters, Zoe, is a child, and a few of the other alters have stepped up to help me as caregivers, Jeremiah is one of them.

Jerome Valeska My "brother" (Cygnus and I see ourselves as siblings of sorts) idolizes him. They get along fantastically. Jerome is a showman, a performer. He wants to make the audience scream, both with terror and laughter. He loves the spotlight, and is easily one of the most charismatic people in the system. He's neutral about his source, doesn't have any feelings towards it. He tends to carry that "I don't give a fuck" attitude about everything. Life of the party though, tons of fun. HUGE horror movie fan btw, especially loves slashers.

Jonathan Crane Alright, we're out of Gotham territory now lol. As you may know, there are many versions of our beloved Dr. Crane out there. Our first introject primarily takes from The Dark Knight trilogy, and the Year One Batman/Scarecrow comic. But we have a second Scarecrow running around up here, one that comes from Rogues! The Podcast. In order to help differentiate, they do go by different things. The former prefers to be addressed with his official title: Dr. Crane, while the latter goes by Jon. Jon would argue his source greatly exaggerated his drinking habit. We agree to disagree. Dr. Crane is, in large part, to thank for my success in the sciences. I've always enjoyed biology, chemistry, and psychology, so I rarely needed help to focus on such subjects, but when I did need help, him and Dr. Quinzel are the two to step up

Harley Quinn/Dr. Harleen Quinzel One of our Harleys is oldest introject in the whole system, the other was a more recent addition but we love her all the same. Specifically it was Batman: The Animated Series that was responsible for our Harley. Me and her are like peas in a pod, we go wayyyyyyy back. She is fun, charismatic, and her biggest critique of her source is that is forced her and Joker apart. Her devotion may be stronger than Ecco's, but she's much more of a free spirit and it makes her much more bearable to be around. She is one of our frequent fronters, and is a big help when I'm getting overstimulated. Then there's the lovely Dr. Quinzel, the angel on our shoulder. To be honest, I'm not sure what her source is, and neither is she. Before Harley Quinn was Harley Quinn she was a psychiatrist at Arkham, that's who Dr. Quinzel is. (Upon reflection we have considered her source might have been the comic Harleen) Much like miss Quinn though, the good doctor has evolved her own personality and both have almost "outgrown" their sources in a way.

Now I don't play favorites, but I really want to talk about these guys because I'm hyperfixated af so I'll do Supernatural next

Crowley King of the Crossroads, and ruler of Hell. A fantastic business man who knows all the right things to say. He's a charmer and a total snake (affectionate). He's also became a (very welcome) persecutor in the system. He may be the big bad crossroads demon to most people, but they don't realize how sweet and soft he can be (I would 100% believe anyone who told me I was being manipulated by him. I also would not care) He's ambitious, and above all else he is cunning. I feel like I'm just gushing about him, which I totally am, but its fine, he's underappreciated. He's not big on the whole technically being human thing, but otherwise doesn't mind it here. He does front as well, usually to either flirt with someone or tell them to piss off when I can't, but also he just fronts like any other alter. This is like a personal sidebar: but I actually really like my demonic alters because they save me such a headache when they first end up in the system. there's no panic, their reaction is more "how did I get here, I don't remember possessing this vessel" and I can just casually explain and its all good. There's usually a lot of confusion (at least in my experience) when an alter splits or a fictive appears, and it can be difficult for them to wrap their head around what's going on. In some cases *cough cough Will Graham* it brings the unpleasantness of literal headaches.

Dean Winchester Anyway, back on topic: Dean. He's been absolutely amazing. He's simultaneously the big brother I never had and the boyfriend I don't deserve (me him and Crowley have this open throuple thing going on, its great). He's yet another alter who stepped up to fill a significant role. I've been the only guardian in this system since it started, and now I have Dean to help share the load and it feels like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. He's exactly how you see him on screen: crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside. Like a waffle. (sorry we're hungry lol) but if you know anything about Supernatural you know what I mean: he's got that tough exterior that he only lets down around the people he cares about. It's been a learning curve for both of us figuring out how to share responsibility for literally every person in our lives with someone else, but we're getting there, and it's been a really great journey so far.

Sam Winchester My beloathed. We actually introjected younger Sam, so he's actually my precious baby boy, not my beloathed. This shouldn't be about my feelings though, its about him. Zoe has another friend now! Sam is older than her by a few years, but they're getting along so well. The Sam we introjected is probably early teens (like 12-14). We (Dean and I) have kept him away from the knowledge of what his source does because there really isn't any point in him knowing all that. He's such a sweet kid, and he's happy to finally have a family. He misses John though, which just breaks my heart. I wish he could have his family back together again, but the best we can do without having John and Mary introjected is creating projections of them in the headspace. Its not a perfect solution, but it's enough.

(possibly) Rowena I say possibly because I don't know for sure if we've actually introjected her or not, and until she becomes a little more solidified I'm going to have to say no, we have not.

It is also very possible that Demon!Dean is around here somewhere and just has yet to fully make himself known

Hannibal is another show with a few introjects. I'm also starting to run out of energy so these are going to lack in detail I'm soo sorry

Hannibal Lecter Another introject that helps as one of Zoe's caregivers, though I'm wary of him being around her. This is NBC Hannibal, not Silence of the Lambs Hannibal though, so do keep that in mind. idk which one I'd trust more with Zoe, but probably NBC's version. He doesn't front often, prefers to stay in the headspace where he can keep an eye on Will, but if people are being rude to me they get taken note of for future reference. (I would like to state that we have not killed or eaten anyone, and we will not kill or eat anyone)

Will Graham Does not front, does not want to front. Will has retired from the FBI and just wants to be left alone with Hannibal, his dogs, and Abigail. I respect these wishes fully.

Abagail was introjected, but is currently dormant, as is Freddie Lounds

Hazbin Hotel:

Alastor The Radio Demon! Another entertainer, though one with more class than Jerome. He gets along... ok... with Crowley. They don't talk often, but there is a sense of camaraderie. I think they'd get along better if Crowley didn't feel threatened. He does not play well with the other Hazbins though. He's fairly solitary if I'm being honest. Him and Hannibal do get along though as they have a lot in common. He likes to entertain Zoe, which I have no problem with. Cool little thing about our Alastor is that he'll alternate between his human and demon forms. He doesn't care about his source, its television, afterall.

Lucifer and Vox are currently dormant, but we did introject them as well.

And these are the second oldest fictives in the system, as well as a sub-system

Norman and Norma Bates I see more of Norman than I do Norma (which is probably a good thing) but they are both around, and Norman is a really nice guy. Me and Norma mostly get along when she is around, so I'm not too worried about her. Neither of them have much to say about their sources, they don't really associate with it at all, they just exist here now and wanna do their own thing. So they've got their motel in the headspace, and they're happy there ^w^ And we have a few random introjects from individual fandoms that were just one-offs Holden Ford, Mindhunter

Amanda Young, Saw

And I'm sure there are a few others that have slipped my mind.

so yeah, very long list 😅

Thank you to anyone who actually sat through all that. Please, if you have any further questions don't be afraid to ask!

[colonyworkshop]

Hello everybee~ 🐝

Once again it is time for me to celebrate the Anniversary of Colony Workshop and look back on everything I've achieved so far. I'm actually a little late posting this but I'm not going to let that stop me!

First of all I would love to say a big Thank You to everyone who's been following my art pages for the past few years. It has been a lot of fun working on these cute bug drawings and I'm really glad I've had a nice reception to my sketchbook pages and other odd bits I post. Your support means a lot to me and it has really helped me to continue working on this WebToon passion project~ 🦋

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And now for the part where I get to toot my horn about everything I've achieved this past year!

In the last year I've definitely put out some of my best quality work. I really feel like I've gotten used to creating and using assets to make better backgrounds quicker, and I've been getting more out of gradients now that I've spent some time learning them.

I have also improved on my WebToons processes noticeably. I learned how to use rulers and got a bit better with vectors, which makes it so much easier to do all the weird panel sizes and text bubbles! I think the switch to mono-colour was a good move too. Especially now that I've figured out how to make it a gradient layer.

I'm always learning new features and techniques with Clip Studio, and it's so satisfying to solve a time saving problem. It feels mad how much more I've learned in the last 4 years, despite feeling like I had a pretty good grip with it then!

Another big success for me this year was selling art at Furcation 23! It was my first time selling at a Dealer's Den so I was quite anxious, but everyone was super friendly and I got to chat a bunch~ A fair few people picked up the special Honeybee Gala prints in the Honeybee frames. To those people- I hope it brings you happiness every day! 🐝

I'm all set to run a table again later this year, so come say hi if you're there! I'm super looking forward to it but there is much to prepare. I have a pretty good idea of extra things to bring this time- sticker packs, small prints, acrylics. But there's still a lot to do and there's more I want to draw so it might be a bit of a mad rush getting everything done!

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Just a little bit about changes I'm implementing for this next year-

Some of you may have noticed by now that from January I stopped posting my usual monthly newsletter, and this is a decision that I will keep going forward. For the first few years of Colony it seemed like a really good idea to keep a monthly newsletter going so that I could do little recaps on what I had been working on and share my thoughts on how it was all going. However, I kept finding that I didn't always have a huge amount that I was ready to share and when drawing projects ran on over a few months it was causing me a bit of stress and guilt seeing the same thing recurring on my to-do list. Coupled with the time cost of writing a little newsletter every month it started to seem like I was better off drawing instead.

I am definitely trying to gain some confidence with social media and would really like to be comfortable enough dropping small posts with my thoughts every now and then, but for now I want to focus on reducing unnecessary stress and give myself as much drawing time as possible!

I really hope that little updates and WIP posts will be a good way to go. I'm actually pretty bad for forgetting to post things and when I get going with a big project it can end up being the only thing I focus on. I don't really want to trap myself into a routine of forcing myself to post, but I would really like to find a comfy middle ground where I can make a post once or twice a week and boost engagement!

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To sign off this Anniversary Newsletter I'd love to give another big Thank You to you all! The past 4 years of Colony artwork have been amazing and I'm so glad to have a setup to work on my little WebToon. I've really come so far since I started digital drawing in 2010 and it's been amazing to work on something meaningful to myself. I really hope I can keep this energy going and expand my audience as I release more episodes!

Wish me luck! 🐝