#Puts on a confident front

[frostgnawdraws]

failure and futility

for day 2 of campfire fest! prompt: third eye (and i guess could also count for explosion, or a lack thereof lol) @outerwilds-events

[sysig]

Growing closer than expected (Patreon)

[koriand3r]

Willow | Spike - Clothing

“Why are you still in costume?” “Okay, still having to explain wherein this is just my outfit.”

[missymurder]

i havent been able to go back to my halau in a long time so im making kouao go instead

(if u need context on what they're doing, it's called tahitian dance or ori tahiti, you can find a very famous performance here)

[active-mind-15]

Akashi on the mind (because who the fuck else lives in my head rent free) and I was just thinking about he's not only good at everything but he also makes everything look easy and that's why people feel comfortable putting so much faith in him/putting him on a pedestal. Especially because Akashi makes it so that he appears to have no weak spots when that could not be farther from the truth. It's all just an image to hide the fact that he's not perfect. But you know what? I think, for the sake of humanizing him, the rest of the KNB cast needs to see Akashi do something and struggle while doing it.

People need to be able to look at his face and feel like they can physically hear the gears turning in his head. I need him to attempt something and then everyone watches him space out for an extended period of time while he figures out how the fuck he's gonna actually do the thing. Let him be clumsy as he finds his way. Let him have a trial-and-error process. Let him be successful at doing something while still having the privilege of not getting it right the first time. LET HIM NOT BE PERFECT.

[johnsspacesuittight]

Finally got around to catching up on 911 and oh my god the way I love Bobby with my entire heart and soul Peter Krause the man that you are

[timelyrmdoodle]

I need to know… do you think Royal margarine is scared of bugs? Like would he scream and climb on top of furniture with a pantufla in hand ready to throw it (horribly) at the bug or is he a brave guy and just carefully takes the bug outside again?

(Please don’t mind this very oddly specific question, I just think it would be neat if you drew Royal margarine with a little (or big) buggy creature)

OH DEFINETLY THE FIRST ONE

he for sure SAYS he would confidently take the bug outside for you if asked and the bug would be safe and everything would be fine but i dont think he could actually even throw anything at it, hed cower behind buttercream until the bug either just leaves on its own or someone else takes care of it

this also reminded me of this one meme everybody was drawing from however long ago and i wanted to do it for such a long time and i did im sorry couldnt contain myself

also a bonus little doodle of him actually getting the courage to carry said buggy

he would only do this if forced to take care of it by himself with no outside help and then he'd be fine and boast about it for the next 2 hours

[noivern]

im weeding and taking them out one at a time (cant supervise both while distracted) and lyra got ages of dirttime and still looks deeply aggrieved now pan's out

[bakafurai]

Remembered someone saying that Desuhiko blushes when Yuma says he's impressed with him in his 3rd Gumshoe Gab and I thought "they don't mean that literally right?"

Well.

[angryducktimemachine]

Yeah I bet experiencing romantic love is a great emotion and all but has a mouse ever put it's tiny tiny paws on your hand as you offer it a little snack.

[autistic-shaiapouf]

Writing the same scene from multiple perspectives to get a feel for how everyone thinks and feels, take 1/7:

HOLLY clung to the side of the group, core to it in her unique way of threatening others, but not necessarily feeling such. She cared for the other girls - well, maybe not so much for Heather - but could never quite tell if they felt the same. Though, it wasn't like she really gave them the chance to do so anyways. She was far too settled into her routine. Head in and group up, take notes, stay late and study hard, rinse and repeat. She felt more acquainted with the library than she did with any of the girls she spent her days with. Not that it mattered - her primary focus was acing the LSAT. Maybe the detachment was for the better. Though, the ache in her heart didn't convince her much of that fact. It was the same as it always was. Even when she did decide to go out - a change of pace for the note taking - she still kept her distance. It felt so much more comfortable to watch than to act, to risk doing something wrong that could topple the entire scene. She was better suited to take orders, but even then still struggled. Heather's orders were enacted with an iron fist, and while it wasn't often that Holly was the messenger, the few times she was she had been demanded to be nothing short of brutal. It was a facade she knew she could maintain, if only for a short period of time. Just long enough to deliver the intimidation, the mask slipping away as soon as the act was over. It never felt good. Heather did show something that could be vaguely adjacent to pride in her however, and that sliver of approval was sufficient to carry her forward. It was likely good practice for court anyways, when she'd have no choice but to turn the spotlight onto herself, calling the shots and making the decisions.

She glanced across the group. Bluebell and Aster took up the rear, both shuffling forward in silence, as per usual. Daisy flanked the opposite side, interjecting into conversation as Iris and Heather maintained a shallow back and forth, discussing plans for the week for the group. Holly rarely joined the conversations, the topics moving too quickly for her to get in more than a single sentence. She did wonder if it would be easier with fewer people, but never deigned to meet with any of the other girls one on one. Too busy, she'd told herself. She turned her attention back to the hall in front of herself. Shoulders back, head up. Look confident! She did wonder about the new girl she'd seen here and there. Her name evaded her, but she had the cutest pink chassis; she wondered if she could start anew with her, strike up a conversation. About what? She hadn't thought that far in advance, only entertaining the idea of chatting. She'd double up on reading that night. Thinking too hard about the social gaps hurt, but the promise of success in law came first - she could worry about the specifics later. Staying with the other girls kept her from being singled out and took some of the sting away; her refusal to take breaks was the bandage on top. Look alive! You're stepping out onto the floor, and your opposition is guilty. You know it, and now you need not just to prove it, but to rub their face in it. Who's it going to be this time? All she needed was the word, and she could begin her targeted attack. Not that those orders came very often - the legal process was quite lengthy - but when they did, she would be prepared. She'd done it once before, she could absolutely do it again. All she needed was that little push.

[alacritysparked]

💬 // @brctherscnce

send me 💬 or "unsent texts" i'll share a text my muse typed but never sent yours.

You won’t hear from me for a while. That test procedure I had done? I’m trying to reverse it. We don’t have a medic, but I think I can do this. I’ll need to go into stasis until my frame fully recovers. Don’t worry, I’ll be super stealthy! And I’ll look different! Just…whatever happens isn’t your fault.

Why did you leave so soon after you came back? What made you think that anyone would listen to me? I would do anything for you and that will never change, but moving on day after day without being able to trust anyone around me? If that happens again, I don’t think I’ll survive.

Optimus. Talk to me. Please stop avoiding me. I don’t blame you for anything. Do you blame me for being weak? For going down so quickly in that fight? Do you hate me? I don’t care just please talk to me.

Vontra didn’t lie. I reverted frame sizes because my spark couldn’t sustain my larger one. But my spark is stressed, dying multiple times will do that, huh? You come back to life at the expense of your lifespan. I have maybe another three vorns, five if I’m lucky. If I take it easy. If I’m careful. But we both know I’m bad at that.

I’m happy you have Roz. I’m happy you met and that she brings out the best in you. I’m sorry I could never do the same.

[obsidiannebula]

L is playing daycare teacher while I do my homework for the day. Apparently one of her kids got out of the classroom- I overheard her very responsibly ensure that the other teacher in the room (Grandma) was watching the kids in the classroom so L could go look for the escaped child- and apparently she could not find them.

She came downstairs and searched "my" classroom and announced that she couldn't find the baby and they were missing. She took one more look around, said "oh my shit" and went back upstairs while I tried my hardest not to bust up laughing

[seakrisp]

I think Modern Au Suletta would be a Glass Child

[girlivealwaysbean]

so tired of being a shitty bandaid for my parents' loneliness. like have u ever considered you passed your curse to me and some days i feel so lonely it's like i can't breathe around the emptiness in my chest????

[jpivot]

continuing the tradition, heres my art summary for 2023! (though i must admit, i cheated on december's by working on it a little more during this january)

as always, heres a link to last year's. and hey, while im at it, heres a link to all of the previous years. wow! thats 12 years worth of art