#In the big black ink

[void019]

Whiteboard drawing :D

[kekothe-great]

Four dabloons

[the-starprince]

"Look at the stars in the big black ink, tell me what you feel and tell me what you think. Is it cold outside?"

It's Cold.

This is a shading test post, and kind of a vent post.

[bass-alien]

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[maddilynmuse]

Is it Cold Outside?

Okay yes I have the Cold Island meme from My Singing Monsters stuck in my head, but figured I’d do something semi-useful with it ;laksdfj;lsfakj

Asha looks up at the dark sky, and she misses stars.

Look at for the stars in the big black ink

Asha missed the stars.

For the most part, she tried not to think about it too much, but sometimes her body was tired and her mind wasn't. And tonight--today? there was no difference anymore--was one of those nights. The stone roof of Glowworm's house was cold against her back. Her legs dangled off the edge, arms spread out. If she had any sense, she'd go inside and start a fire, but instead she was staring into the endless black.

Back in her hometown, a hometown worlds away now, the lights and trees blotted out much of the night sky, but not nearly to the extent the ever-present darkness here did. She wasn't sure how it did that, actually. For a while, she assumed she must be in a cave, but no matter how she waited, there were no showers of dirt, no dislodged rocks proving that she had simply fallen down. Sometimes the concept was exciting; a world entirely different from her own, all hers to explore. The fact that it was mostly freezing did complicate that some, but she would figure it out. Worst came to worst, well, she got here, there must've been a way back. Kyra had told her there was.

For the most part, she looked at the dark sky only briefly, focusing more on the lights in the distance and the dancing gold lanterns marking the square, the bits of silver smattered across the sea like fake stars of their own. Even when she did look up, it was usually with some sense of curiosity, with some vague feeling of a problem to fix and the excitement of being the one to finally do what all else failed to. It was exciting, most nights.

However, tonight was not one of those nights.

Footsteps came from below and paused for a moment before backing up and running forward. Glowworm vaulted up onto the house next to his own and shuffled over to lie down next to her. "Asha?"

"Yeah?"

"Got something on your mind dearie?"

Tell me what you feel and tell me what you think.

Asha let out a long sigh, watching her breath turn into a gold cloud in the lantern light. "No... Yeah. Yeah I do. Don't think you'd get it though."

"Well, try me anyways! Worst case scenario, I still don't understand, right? And I already don't understand, so can't really get worse."

Asha snorted, "Guess you're right there." She kept looking up. There was just nothing up there. It was like someone put a black blanket over the sky, blocking out everything else. "I miss the stars. I mean, fuck man, it probably sounds dumb, but I don't think you can understand it if you've never seen them. They're, like... They're a bunch of dots of light, I guess?"

"Like lanterns?"

"Kinda? But you can't touch them. Can't reach them."

"How do you keep them from going out then?"

"You don't have to," Asha said. "That's the thing. They're always there. Sure, they kinda move around, or we move? Not really sure, but when you look up at the sky, there are a few you can always see from almost anywhere on the planet. And you look up and know everyone else can see them too. And, well, they kinda got me started adventuring too. Too much lights makes them look dimmer, but my grandad took me out to the plains, and I..." She reached a hand up like she was reaching for them, like she could reach through time and take his hand again and have that moment back, that first moment when she really looked up and saw a sky full of galaxies. But, of course, she couldn't. Her hand fell and she sighed, "I miss him, I guess. And I miss the view. I wish I could show you."

Glowworm nodded. "They sound pretty."

"More than pretty, if you can get to the right place to view them. Takes a bit of looking, have to get away from people and out under an open sky, but they're gorgeous. Even without that though, like, sometimes I'd climb up trees as a kid-"

"Trees?"

"Big, woody plants. Like bushes, but taller than the buildings here. Sometimes taller than three stacked together."

"No way!"

"Yeah way! This place is fucking tiny dude!"

"Aye, suppose you have a point there."

"Yeah I do. Back to the actual point, well, we had these things called constellations. I couldn't ever memorize the 'real' ones, but they're all kinda made up anyways, heh. I would look up and draw my own pictures by connecting the dots. Sometimes some of my siblings would come up too. It was nice, y'know?" Her eyes burned, but it was hard to tell if her vision was actually blurry until she looked over at Glowworm and could only make out a shock of candy apple red against pale skin and whatever abomination he decided to wear today.

"I can only imagine," he said. "C'mere."

He brought her into a hug, but even his warmth couldn't pierce the layers of fabric and fur surrounding her. Gently, he pushed her up to sitting, "C'mon dearie, let's get you inside. I'll start a fire and some nice tea, warm you up. I know it doesn't fix it, but..."

"It's fine. Thanks. It's, uh..."

Is it cold outside?

Is it cold out?

[miaruuu]

seiko ayase

[leekeyrouz]

[env0]

Gnaw me to the bone for my body alone

[delilahhyuuga]

Day 23, 27 & 29 of Inktober 2023: Celestial, Beast & Massive

[criminal-sen]

Might do a digital version where Mayuri’s wearing the fancy kimono from my ff🤔

[pixiegirlcam]

[aleclightofmylifewoodbane]

okay but im thinking ab ty being the only one who looks like none of the blackthorns (with the exceptions of mark and helen for obvious reasons) until dru dyes her hair black and it makes her look more like him 😭

[hanneloreleyx]

Don't tell me how you miss me, I could die tonight of a broken heart

[adamcasey]

Ursa Major, Day 15

[majiinbaee]

Time to float 🎈

[nettedtangible]

I’m not really one for having Sirius feel extremely upset by Jegulus yknow. Like I genuinely feel like that “you’re defiling my little brother” shit is weird and paternalistic and not something Sirius would care about (my boy is sex positive!!)

BUT, In a scenario where Sirius does get upset by Jegulus, I think it would go like this:

All his life, Sirius was put down by his parents, compared to Regulus. They never stopped talking about his potential, upset that he wasn’t living up to their expectations.

He was the golden child and the scapegoat. The weight of everything was on his shoulders, and Regulus just… got it easier. He didn’t have to work as hard for their approval, but he also didn’t have as much of their esteem. Regulus was in every way a spare. And while Reg resented it because he could never live up to his big brother, Sirius resented it because Reg never got the shit that he did. If Regulus made a mistake, it was just a passing moment. If Sirius made a mistake, it was picked apart and lorded over him.

And when Sirius finally decided he’d had enough and that he wasn’t going to try to impress them anymore, he turned to his brother and asked him to join him. To reject their approval and to actually try to make amends in their relationship. But Regulus was finally getting a bit of glory. Their parents eyes were finally turning from Sirius onto him. So he lorded it over Sirius, seeing it as some kind of victory, neglecting the idea that Sirius was doing it on purpose, and buying his own hype that he’d somehow surpassed his supernova of a brother.

And Sirius would hate it. He would resent Regulus for choosing them and their meaningless approval over him. That he would value such empty praise over his own brother who was there for him more than their parents ever were.

And then BAM Jegulus happens and Sirius’ whole world is spinning out. Because how could James like Regulus? Does James like Regulus more than him? Doesn’t James understand how much Regulus hurt him. Doesn’t James remember holding him every time he cried?? Why on earth would James take Regulus’ side??

Is Sirius going to lose James just like he lost his brother? Will Regulus make it a competition for James’ affections just like he did their parents?? Will he undermine Sirius and James’ relationship at every turn just so he can ostensibly beat Sirius again??

Does Regulus even like James or is this just another one of his bullshit one-sided competitions?? And surely James wouldn’t be foolish enough to fall for it right!? But James is kind, and soft, and trusting. And he doesn’t know Regulus like Sirius does. He didn’t see the little smirks Regulus would give him from behind their mother's back when Sirius was getting screamed at. The same smirk Regulus gives him now behind James’ back after they kiss. And oh god can’t Sirius have ONE THING?! Why must Regulus take everything from him, covet everything good that he manages to carve out for himself.

And oh god now he and Remus are getting along too! What if it isn't enough to just have James? What if Regulus wants to destroy his relationship with Remus too?? And anytime he freaks out about it to his boyfriend, warning him to be careful, pleading for him not to get too close to Regulus, he gets a kiss on the forehead and a soothing 'you're being crazy Pads.' And no one around him is taking his concerns seriously, and they're all looking at him like he's crazy and paranoid but they didn't see the look in Regulus' eyes when he was six and broke Sirius' favourite toy just because he could.

And doesn't Regulus know Sirius would just share it with him, if he asked. If he hadn't made it into a competition between them from the day he was born? Doesn't he know how much Sirius wants to show him?

He never wanted to be in competition. He never wanted to be their stupid golden boy. He only ever wanted to be himself. And now James is going to be ripped away from him and discarded like some used up toy just so Regulus can prove some useless point about being enough. When he was always enough for Sirius.