#Mun Pink//

[pink-onyx-au]

I didn't realize how tall Pink Onyx was until I read "Steven for a day."

I love their design and height, but I wanted to ask you, out of curiosity:

Do you have a tall reference sheet comparing gems/fusions sizes with Pink Onyx? :D

I don’t have much but here’s some comparisons to pictures I found on the wiki next to Onyx’s current official ref. Plus or minus show-consistency standards.

Their canon height (without the longest horn or hair) is 2 Teen Steven’s tall, or 11 feet. 12ish feet from toes to horns. So, not quite as tall as Pink Diamond in her normal form.

[splatoonusna]

This may be copium, but I want a Squid Sister pose and some Squid Sisters themed shoes/gear. I get they've been around for three games, but we didn't have any themed gear for them in 1 or 2.

Now we have themed gear and poses for Deep Cut AND Off The Hook. Squid Sisters stuff would be so cuteee. ;w;

[ceephorsshitshow]

I’m gunna be so good at drawing Steven’s house when I’m done with this episode hnnngggg

[choco-lips]

fall in love with you ₊˚⊹ ᰔ

[dragonballnewstar]

// @viopolis Wasn't sure how "scrugly" we were going for and uhhh hand slipped

[hunter-den-mother]

Mist and her everything growing gaggle of adult children.

Echo belongs to @mantleoflight

Selene belongs to @datarevived (finger hearts)

Flotsom the eliksni titan belongs to @blue-is-grey

Risen Rhulk @firstglaive

Ace and the two subjucators (Azul the blue one and Charlie the green one are mine lmao)

[theycallmekaibara]

ONE MORE DAY, I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF RN

[draconicfool]

A fool is a fool is a f o o l i s a F O O L

[golden-explosions-main]

Its pride month. You know what that means.

Flowey: "Huh...what? Do you want us to throw a tiny pride parade in my bedroom or.. what....???"

Frisk: "Oh! Can we?!"

Flowey: "No,"

Frisk: "Awe...,"

Flowey: "We'll throw one at Papyrus's house instead,"

Frisk: "Yes!"

[eternasci]

Anatomy of Writing

This is just an analysis on my writing style, my weaknesses, strengths, and other tidbits I've noticed over the ten years of my tumblr writing journey. I always strive to improve, which means acknowledging my banes and boons, as well as spots where I feel style has taken precedence over rules. I welcome others to do the same.

This is also littered with links (whether to my old blogs, or my current writing advice blog), so feel free to be nosy. I welcome input of any kind!

Epithets. My earliest (tumblr) writing can be found on my first roleplay blog, pintsizedpyro. By no means did I write the way I did now. On first glance, I utilized simplistic epithets heavily (e.g., "the girl", "the Korean", etc). I've strayed from this as a result of advice given (and also, a general dislike for how it cut into my writing). To this day, I believe I still typically avoid them if there is no deeper meaning. Whether this makes parsing my posts difficult is unknown to me; I have no issues when re-reading, though that's an obvious bias. I love ones with meaning; ones that typically coincide with a character's facets (e.g. using a title to demand authority rather than a simple first name, or calling a character, whose personality can be likened to a dog, a "hound"... you know who you are). Repetition. Similarly, I found repetition within my earliest attempts. It couldn't be helped, but I did notice and often attempted to revise statements in which I would experience overlapping of words even then (epithets being a big one; particularly, when paragraphs would condense and I'd see similar phrases stacked on top of each other, I wanted to kill someone). This is an inevitability at times; the dictionary has many words, but switching them around for the sake of prettying up a post can cause confusion. At the most, I would rewrite entire sentences to at least break up the distance between repeating offenders. This still happens today, but I am swift when it comes to recognizing and rewriting it out.

Length. We've all been there. Receiving a long post and wanting to return fire. I have long found this useless, something to be ironed out of me. Unless I have substance to fill the page, I have to simply be complacent with how much I can give back. We've all gotten carried away and had much to say, but as we always politely mention: there is really no need to match. Due to the "method" behind my writing, I can string lengthy, prose-laden sentences together, but I do not expect the Mona Lisa in turn. That's just a stylistic choice. Similarly, I can get a lot out of a little, and won't press myself to add more if I believe the point has crossed over. I think we would all prefer to have something to work with over a bunch of pretty fluff.

Writing Structure. The beast that typically intimidates others from interacting with me. This post inspired the way I create my sentences. I think, in some ways, I've taken it beyond suggestion given (I like my replies to sound lyrical, perhaps due to the way the post describes their "improved" sentence). I don't think I've fully embodied this just yet. I feel as though my sentences still end up particularly long with no abrupt, shorter statements to allow for breathing. It's something I'm conscious of and actively trying to work on. I'm not particularly upset with the way my current writing manifests itself, though, especially when comparing one of the older threads I was proud of on pintsizedpyro to one of my most "memorable" ones on burstbombbitch.

The writing is objectively different. In the time (four years) between these posts, I believe I had adopted a more descriptive method of writing. I know when writing the latter post I was primarily aiming for beauty and scene setting, but body language had evolved to become one of my most prominent focuses. Due to my muse's anatomy at the time (the lack thereof), I felt as though I could emphasize and exaggerate body language, pushing it to its limits. I am also aware I wrote in this way to "match" with the person I was writing with, as their writing entranced me and was something I aspired to become. I have found a middle ground, being the style I now write in. I do feel as though my background/scene setting could use more work, but I know it is not impossible for me to do, having evidence of doing so previously. That, and other wonderful writers really help me with their love of elaborating on plots!

I've also been told that my writing is "difficult to read," but not in a particularly bad light. I think the critique is spot on, but I do need the ability to make it "easy" on the fly for others as well. That being said, I find myself omitting things that I believe should be derived from context, which makes a good segue into this next segment...

Word Choice and Character Voice. This is something I feel I could work on. I have three "main" muses at this time: sinsolucion, lovlorne, and eternasci. I want to believe they all have different "writing styles" when I piece their threads together, that others will read the narrative (not just the dialogue!) with the same "vibe" the character themselves give off. Much of my struggle comes from how lovlorne and eternasci both can be on the "fancier" side of things. I struggle to differentiate the two, which isn't inherently bad (someone can simply like a character archetype, which I most definitely adore both), but I do wonder how successful I am when it comes to isolating what makes these characters them.

Then there's sinsolucion, who I believe would have none of the elegance the former two share. On rereading posts, I think I've managed to nail keeping him "simple," although actions like body language may still invoke my type of "lyrical" writing. This is a post that kind of has me like... "wait, maybe this was written with too much influence from my other blogs?" Objectively, nothing is wrong... but it does feel too fancy for a dude who just... isn't. Funnier still, this character is a writer, but he would absolutely never write the way I do. It creates some dissonance that makes for a challenge, but I do love him for it. It can be drowned out when reading other replies from Lucien or Xiuying, though. It also helps that, unlike these two, Soren doesn't typically undergo the same thought process or even have the same weak points in their characterization, leaving him to fill in voids they don't allow me to write.

It's difficult to divide your "style" for a different "person," but Soren gives me a good challenge, and helps me grow all the same. Also, he's a breath of fresh air when it comes to his very different interactions. Honestly, after going over these, that aforementioned post definitely felt a little fancy for Soren. I might rewrite it just to see what I could've done differently, knowing the sentence that particularly stood out to me as being more "Lucien" vibes (e.g. "mutters he beneath breath, smirk unbending, nigh threatening to wax crescent").

Just all in the fun of dissecting one's own style.

Steps to Writing a Reply. For Lucien and Xiuying, the first sentence is key. Both of their writing styles are particularly lyrical. I utilize a lot of alliteration and rhyme to get that feeling of song, though it can bleed into Soren's replies as well, evident by the post that has become the previous topic. Typically, when I get that first sentence going, the rest all flow along behind it. I usually knock a reply out all in one go, though I will save a draft and return later to reread it and analyze if I've come up with anything better in the midst of that break. It feels fitting to "set the scene" for these two overly dramatic assholes with a leading sentence, bolded and in bigger text to capture someone's primary attention, both of which crave to be in the spotlight literally and figuratively.

I think just about any post is an example of me framing the first sentence, but a good chunk of my favorites come from Lucien, especially when they're on the particularly silly or dramatic side. Xiuying has her moments, but most of them were in her development a few years ago. Her style has become more "pointed" and jarring to align with her new design, though anything that comes before her third phase of development falls back to the eloquence Lucien has now.

things to come back and add to this: my weakness of scene setting/bgs dialogue

This isn't really something to "tag" per say, since it's not reeeally a prompt or meme, but I'd love to see some elaboration on writing styles I'm super curious about (and as we all say, for the love of all that is holy, you DONT need to match)! I've sent out asks already, but if you haven't gotten one, steal this!

so suffer: @bloodxhound, @kagoshou, @fatedprincess @lionfanged, @goldenfists, @vtriol, @passionoathed, @shdwtouch, @stillresolved, @mielmoto, @amorbloom, @wishedby !

[pink-onyx-au]

It both takes me back and makes me laugh that Steven is pulling a Lapis on Jasper

My green half-sister and I both have identity issues.

Hopefully, with it being not a Lapis, but her Diamond, and the reason for being held down being Steven's fear and not Lapis' hate, Jasper might be able to make a difference here.

Hopefully.

[0m0-0m0]

*places a cat ear headband upon the omoris head*

Meow.

[OMORI equipped CAT EARS!]

[DEF +1, SPD +10]

[PINK MAGIC ANON ASKS REMAINING: 1]

[charliesheartstopper]

cynthia and lydia - “crushing me”

[amitsuma]

places down this late pride month doodle (that i will probably not finish) of my ace girls (that i am aware of) gjfksgfd

i plan on drawing the other girls at some juncture, just........... when i can get to it--

[shit-enmu-says]

People say I sound like a man but I’ve been she/her’d a lot recently because thanks to a terrible accident all my hair is bright cerise and so far my hair does not hold dye well enough to dye over it. I cry forever now.🥲

[misteria247]

So I've now got another little guy who's joined the squad of Links who own my stupid little heart.

Legend my angry grumpy son how I adore thee 🌺💖