#Irakata

[late-to-the-game-artist]

Crackship fanart of my OC and @ragethegemini’s OC, Ira. The lioness thinks that she can get the handsome healer’s attention with boo-boos.

[thegeminidraws]

let's see a little redesign, shall we?

The Lions and the Vixen got some new eyes 👁👄👁

[ragethewriter]

Romance tag game!

Originally a Valentine tag game, I think.  Is it Valentines Day?  no.  Do i care?  also no~ Thank youuu @power-of-ages-writeblr for tagging me!  I never get to answer romance questions :3c

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1.) How big a part does romance play in your novel?

Pretty Big.  I’d like to say that it’s a shared genre with whatever sci-fi/supernatural/adventure/dystopia plot is going on.  Why?  Because the main conflict of book one, and its resolution, hinges on my two protag babes working through their instincts and learning to embrace the power of loooooove~  If they don’t get to it, the rest of the plot doesn’t happen.  High stakes romance!

2.) What is the nature of the romance in the story? Are there any tropes it follows? (Infatuation at first sight, enemies to lovers, best friends to lovers, etc?)

WELL there are quite a few relationships that develop over the course of the series, and almost every single one of them follows or includes sweet juicy romance tropes~  Too many examples and too many spoilers. However!  The main romance between Ira and Case is your standard rivals-to-lovers slow burn - with a twist: their animal instincts want to duke it out for power (rivals), whilst their human emotions want to get close and fall hard (lovers).  This - plus the fact that Ira’s a touch-starved spitfire while Case is a hopeless romantic - makes for a pretty fun ride of mutual pining, crushing, courtship, and new experiences.  did somebody say bed-sharing

3.) Why did you decide to pair specifically these two characters? What makes their relationship compelling?

Ira and Case were actually conceived as a pair from the beginning!  The dark/light, sun/moon, feline/canine (etc etc) foil was the very first thing I had in mind, and their characters evolved to fit that, and develop a surrounding world and plot.  So it really wasn’t long before I realized I wanted these characters to be partners in every sense of the word.  Cue the romance!

That said, it really is the foil that makes their relationship compelling to watch - they are opposites in more than just iconography, and their arc as a couple covers a lot of ground: from snapping teeth all the way to devoted smooches.  They're also equally important to the plot, and as the series progresses, they learn to play to each others strengths and function as a proper royal powercouple.

4.) At which point in your story do your characters realize that they’re in love?

This is a tricky one - since the concepts of romantic vs platonic love are pretty skewed in their culture, it hits them both before they really have a word to put to it.  

For Ira, she first realizes about halfway through the book that she’s abnormally attached to him, before realizing she finds him attractive, or connecting the two dots.  She has a pretty good idea of what’s putting butterflies in her stomach by the time the climax interrupts their romancing, but it isn’t until the next book that she really makes the connection.

...Case has it a bit easier, because he’s a certified bleeding-heart drama queen.  He went straight from “wow that new girl sure is something” to “help ive fallen and i can’t get up” in like, record time.  

5.) optional Pics or it didn’t happen:

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WOO ROMANCE!  Okay I can’t remember who all has romances in their WIPs soooo I’ll guess at some tags:

@wingedcatwblr @kainablue @itsmadea @altheathewriter @lady-redshield-writes @i-rove-rock-n-roll

[wingedcatp]

A funny dream I had months ago of @thegeminidraws oc Rai. In canon he happens to be a great artist but... in my dream, he draws with crayon and has a fondness of turtles.

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[ragethegemini]

#3!

3) How did I choose [my OCs] name?

Well for all of them, I knew it had to be a mashup of languages, but heavily reliant on latin roots. “Ira” (from the latin “Irae”) is a pretty recognizable one for a protagonist - and is applicable to her story since she picks it specifically to reference her anger issues. The last half, from the greek “katara”, was given by her warden to mean “cursed”.

Fully conjugated in their language: Irakata - “she who is cursed by wrath”.

Thanks for the ask!

[ragethewriter]

THANK YOU AAAAAAAAA EVERY TIME I SEE THIS I AM FILLED WITH WARM FUZZIES 😍😍😍💕✨

@ragethewriter merry crisis

[jg-abuyuan-art]

Art Fight Attacks (2020)

It is my third year in ArtFight. While I didn’t receive as many attacks as last year, and thus I didn’t dish ‘em out as aggressively this year, either. What I did manage to accomplish is to demonstrate my new digital line art technique.

Thanks to the tablet settings at Clip Studio Paint, I’ve managed to not only clean up my art but also add line weight. This brought a sense of subtlety to my art that was usually didn’t carry over from the original pencil sketch back when I used actual ink. It took some getting used to, but I was impressed enough by my initial results that I decided it was worth applying to Art Fight.

Left to right, from top:

Characters from the RP We Are All Pokémon Trainers. Pent Fiveside (Pentigan) and Colton Rever (AbsentCoder)

Experiment No. 9 (@chibi-pika-artwork) alongside my own OC Upton Braun, both Zapdos hybrids.

Jay Wayne, nephew to a certain Gotham bajillionaire (@samthepunisher)

Michi, a wayward orphan who can talk to ghost Pokémon (canisaries)

A winged lion-bird-human hybrid, Irakata (@ragethegemini)

Liam Foster, a teenager from the 1950s (Mal)

The gentlemanly eldritch abomination named “Steve” (@umbramatic)

All characters belong to their respective owners. My Art Fight profile is available here. Like what you see? Ask me about commissions. 

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Medium: Digital (hand-drawn line art)

Date: Throughout July and August 2020

Usage: Not available for reuse without the explicit permission of the owners.

[ragethewriter]

kim drew my idiot babies!!!!!! 😂 and it's so perfect

( ´ ♡ ` ) / 💕 yall go check out her new art blog!

I wanted to start off this art blog with a lot of positivity and fun so I decided to do a bunch of art for other wing artists and writers! First up in my blogwarming lineup is @ragethegemini ‘s protag couple, Irakata and Caseius! 

The text is super tiny (sorry small handwriting lol) so I’ll write it here so you can actually read it 

Case: Hey Ira you know what the most important emotion is when you’re learning to fly?  Ira: if you say ‘hope’ or some bullshit I’m leaving  Case: Ha! no no….its panic … Ira:.And then Caseius shoved me off the edge of the crater 

[thegeminidraws]

tfw your dumb captain-mentor-boytoy insists on staying out to train in the rain 💦

knock him on his ass, Ira

[thegeminidraws]

(✿ʘ‿ʘ) sweet innocent bbies, wandering off from royal feasts to cavort in closets~

[thegeminidraws]

wheezes

late to post the last of the mistletoe requests but here we go.  GET WRECKED IRAAA

the dashing hobo Lee belongs to @casterfyre

[ragethewriter]

😟cliffhanger!

Oooooh boy, here we go:

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oh my, Ira, so angsty >:3c

Thank youuuu for the ask my friend! tag list: @authorkimberlygrey , @wingedcatwblr , @kainablue

prompt list can be found here!

[ragethewriter]

What is Ira's favorite dance style? (Also, your art is v. cute!)

(AAAAAAAA thankyouuuuu I’m glad you like it!!!)

Ira girl, you love dancing - let’s have it, what’s your favorite style?

“With dancing?  Well, I can’t claim to know that many styles... I’m still learning.  Buuuut, Arcana says my style of Léondanza is kinda like the... um... what’s it called... Paso-Doble?  And a bit of the one called a tango - I love that one...” ~ ~ ~(thanks again, I love doing character asks! :3c )

[ragethewriter]

Five Man Band tag game!

Originally started by @jellybeanwriter , identify your characters as members of the Five Man Band trope, then tag 5 people!  I was tagged by @power-of-ages-writeblr, hey homie~

(For those who don’t know the trope, watch an explanation by Overly Sarcastic Productions here! )

I got waaaay too into this analysis, so consider this fair warning.

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Leader:

Caecius all the way.  Not only is he the actual captain of the team, his personality has “protag syndrome” written all over it.  Even when the Clan splits with warring dynamics, his role is fairly uncontested.

Lancer:

The uh... actual protagonist of the book:  Ira.  She fits the bill as a foil, rival, partner, etc to the leader - and she’s the unstable lone wolf, as well as the prodigy glass cannon in combat.  Also the lovely center of all the Clan tensions: inspired by those that would want to see her take Caecius’ place as leader.

 As a secondary lancer, however, I also have Raicouda.  He was enough of a surly, edgy foil to Caecius... but the catch is, they never actually worked well as a team, at least until Ira came along to shuffle the board.  Now with Ira as his leader, Rai makes a great right-hand-manticore.

Heart:

This one is mostly Talon, given that he play the emotionally stable middle man between Case and Ira for most of the book(s).  He fits the role nicely - as he was Caecius’ trusted right hand man, who then fostered a close friendship with Ira to help her acclimate to her new life, and keep the Clan Betas (and the rest of the members for that matter), from tearing each other apart.  He has a foot in each corner, and more than enough compassion to go around.

A secondary heart is also sometimes seen in Arcana, whose influence and character dynamics are often not as visible.  But she does play this role to significant effect during Certain Plot Events.

Smart Guy:

Now this one is actually Arcana.  As the legitimate Clan tactician, she was Caecius’ pocket ace in intellect long before she began gravitating to Ira.  Thankfully, she has enough loyalty to serve both Caecius as her captain, and Ira... as her own personal “heart” member of the team.

Branching off into Caecius’ perspective, we also have Pinnavoche, his previous emotional center who is now a guarded but trustworthy confidante.  While Case still relies on her for some emotional support - she fits this role in his eyes thanks to her practical knowledge in socio-cultural matters, which proves useful as the plot progresses.

Tank:

... Also known as the big guy, this role on the main squad tends to shuffle between Talon (Ira’s self-proclaimed bodyguard) and Caecius (her partner in battle.)  Both are certainly big enough, and tip the scale with their own brand of strength: Talon is a damage sponge, and Caecius is a veteran hard-hitter.

Also a notable addition in the full ensemble is Amani who, despite his social aloofness, is in fact a big boye, and the most defensive tank on the team, thanks to his constitution and super-healing.  He, fittingly, serves as the medic.

and yes I am ignoring the legitimate giants on the team for now

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Annnd imma tag  @wingedcatwblr , @valeriemcqueen, @callmeweeeh , @charlies-korner, and @i-rove-rock-n-roll

[ragethewriter]

Excerpt tag game!

I was tagged by @writings-of-a-tired-ravenclaw ! <3

Write and post a new excerpt from your WIP, as long or as short as you’d like!  

I’m tagging @natalienider , @67crashpandas, @authorkimberlygrey, @wingedcatwblr, @v-writes-sometimes, @thatwriternamedvolk, @corishadowfang, @jaycewriteslikealot,  @adiwritings , @i-rove-rock-n-roll, @siarven, @axelrider

+ anyone else that wants to do it!

My excerpt is part of a scene from the middle of Hybrid, it’s under the cut!

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Between the shaking and the radiating pain, my body didn’t feel like my own.  I didn’t even realize I’d been gasping for air until the pressure of Caecius’ arms unwound from my sore ribs.

That’s when the shock set in.

Too much adrenaline in the hands that were hooked in a death-grip behind his neck; they were brittle, and when he pulled, they came undone.  I settled for having my fingers curled in the front of his shirt, something solid, watching them shudder.  His heart was thudding somewhere beneath them. I could hear his panting between gritted teeth by my ear, and the small noise of discomfort that accompanied his wings stirring the dirt, lain out at odd angles.  We were sitting, somehow; he must have knelt down.  To his credit, Caecius wasn’t shaking at all.

But he did flinch, when the slightest movement sent a flare of white-hot pain through my shoulder, and made me bite down on a yowl.

“Don’t move-”

I couldn’t tell if it was an order, or a plea, his facade was so thin.  I could almost feel his hands hovering; tense, unsure of where or how to help.  I just shook my head, blinking the tears back.  Don’t move - I don’t think I could if I tried, my legs already felt liquefied.

And oh gods my wing… I remembered the thunk of bone sliding someplace it shouldn’t.  Now the pit of my back felt heavy and on fire.  Something wasn’t right… the thought alone made me nauseous.

“I’ll take you to Amani…” Caecius’ words trailed off as yelling and pounding feet filtered into the small bubble of our near-death experience.  One, two, three sets of legs touched down at a sprint, their owners reaching us in a flurry of panic.

“Gods above- Case are y-”

He cut off Talon’s urgent babbling with a low growl.

“Get the door.”

In any other circumstance, the icy tone would’ve terrified me - it certainly did the job on the other three hybrids.  No more words were spoken as they stood in silent attention.  Talon was already jogging away.

What followed were a few wary negotiations between Caecius’ arms and mine.  The pain made me hiss no matter the angle, shooting out from my hip, my shoulder, the odd set of my wings.  But he had a hand under my back and he kept it there, hoisting me up in a compromise.  With his other arm under my knees he could walk, and I could grind my teeth in displeasure.

Thunder rolled in the distance, mocking me.  There wasn’t any room for me to consider shrinking away - not with my hands still so desperate to grip something steady.  My thoughts crowded with the memory of the ground rushing to meet us, wind howling in my ears.  Caecius felt just as solid now, carrying me with such a stiff gait.

“S...sorry…” I managed to bite out, as the guilt began to dawn on me.  We were only a couple hundred feet shy of a blood spatter… Just another thing gone wrong to add to the list.

I glanced up to see Caecius shake his head in response.  I knew the words.  Don’t apologize.  But I could see the difference this time, in the sharp line of his jaw, his brow, the cutting aversion of his pale eyes.

He was furious.

[thegeminidraws]

We interrupt this scheduled posting to bring you... a tiny baby Ira 💖

(Yes she has little chickin nugget wings, halp)