#Samurai Squirrel

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Samurai Squirrel 2 Issue Complete Set (1986) by Spotlight Comics

Written and drawn by Kelley Jarvis

[andy-squirrel-and-friends]

"I have. I'm not entirely sure how. But when the evil Aku tried to destroy me after I refused to bow before him, I was able to leap out of the way. And somehow I was able to tear open a time vortex and accidentally flung myself into the distant future. Just like you, Your Highness." Andy bowed before him.

Open RP

The worst had happened. The land was in ruins, the kingdom was destroyed, the the benevolent emperor of the land, along with all his people, were now at the mercy of the Shogun of Sorrow, Aku. Overseeing the destruction he had wrought, the shapeshifting personification of darkness let out a demented cackle.

"AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!"

[acornsandoaktrees]

crazy abt this scene from Blue Eye Samurai so i redrew it as tauphes :) haven't done comic-style art in a little while, it was fun

no text version below the cut

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Nobunaga sees a 'flying' squirrel for the first time and...

Yep, remains absolutely calm.

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katanafool

a consciously inaccurate drawing of the Katana-Soul from Final Fantasy threex because 

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www.secretsquirrelgames.com

[isai-64v16]

"Samurai squirrel: guardian of the forest"

"For the honor of Lord Nut, I will defend the forest with loyalty and courage."

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Demonstober Day 2 White Birch Spirit

The birch tree has many symbolic meanings and spiritual significance in various cultures.

Tagging: @lavenderdropp @six-eyed-samurai @trancylovecraft @cherrysuzaku

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"You came back."

You smile at the beautiful purple eyes and white hair that stood before you offering her own smile at you in return.

"I did."

You still remember the first time you met the mysterious spirit of the old birch forest. It was last year during spring. Your father worked as a lumberjack and together both you and him would go out and start collecting wood from the nearby forest . However since his leg injury it's been solely on you to make ends meat and go get the wood yourself. It wasn't an easy feat. To help save yourself the trip, instead of going up the mountain to get the regular oaks and maple trees and bring them all the way down the mountain, you decided to go towards the nearby Birch tree forest. Your father did warn you before about the place-

"Do you ever know why we never go near those woods, Y/n?"

"No. Why?"

"Because it's haunted."

"Haunted? Haunted how?"

"Many years ago, there was a priest who lived there in a shrine that's now long gone. He had a daughter who became a shrine maiden after her father died however she herself died young. They say her ghost became a White Birch Spirit and she takes care of those sacred woods like he did in life. That's why no lumberjack ever dated go near those woods let alone take one of her trees. That's just asking for trouble."

You never took him seriously of course. You've never heard of such things from anyone else who you spoke too. So you decided ond day as your father was still healing, you grabbed the axe and made your way out down the valley instead of up the mountain. Until you came across the first  of the White tree line. You weren't very strong by yourself so you decided to venture inwards until you found one thing enough to chop down and easily carry back. The moment you stepped past the treeline-

It was as if no other life was there.

The singing birds stopped singing. No squirrels ran up the trees. And there wasn't a single insect in sight. Only the grass and the white trees. Odd certainly but not really too out of the ordinary in your mind however it almost felt like you were being watched. Nah that was crazy. You were just paranoid from the ghost stories. Eventually you found a good enough tree. A few years old at most and the tree you walked forward to was very thin. It'd make quick but thin firewood you could quickly sell for cheap. Stopping a yard away from the thin trunk, you sat the heavy axe down very quick to roll your sore shoulder from carrying it for so long. Before gripping it tightly, swinging it high above your head-

You froze solid.

Standing before your eyes ...was a woman.

A very BEAUTIFUL woman.

She was pale. So pale she might've been dead. With pure white hair to match and the most striking purple eyes you've ever seen. It pierced you straight through the soul. You both stood there staring at each other for a long moment before she spoke.

"Why are you here?"

The axe fell from your hands with a loud thud to the ground as you stuttered. "I-I-...I ju-just...firewood."  You managed to sputter out.

"This tree is not yet fully grown. You have no purpose here. Leave."

You didn't have to be told twice. Out of fear from the woman you snatched up the heavy axe and ran all the way home where you told your father everything that had transpired when he asked about your terrified face.

"Didn't I warn you?," he scolded you with a frown, "You're lucky that spirit let you go with just a warning. What if she had made a tree fall on you? Or she followed you home to haunt us? Next time I tell you about something listen to me!"

You did. You really did. For the next month you went up the mountain to get wood instead of of the birch woods and thankfully nothing happened but you couldn't help but feel guilty about what happened. You felt like you disturbed a sacred area and now you had to right the wrongs. Despite your father's warnings and your better judgement, you decided to go back but this time with offerings. Some food, money, and incense since that's what they usually put on shrines for offerings. Being a former shrine maiden, she might like it. 

The pattern repeated itself. You went back to the Birch forest only this time without the axe and like before you felt like you were being watched the moment you stepped into the woods. White trees surrounded your body as you walked swiveling your head this way and that making your way back to where you first saw the spirit. You'd just leave it by the tree she was defending and leave-

"What are you doing back here?"

You jumped with a gasp whirling around and coming face to face back with her. She stared at your wide eyes with that blank stare she had before.

"I-I-..." You gulped again out of fear before thrusting the basket towards her and bowing. "I-Im not here to cut down anything I swear! I c-came to apologize!"

There was silence as you didn't dare look up, however you felt the basket leave your hands and there was silence still.

"..Thank you." You looked up. She was still there holding the basket but now smiling. "This is very kind of you. What is your name?"

"I-..Y-Y/n. What's yours?"

"Amane."

"You're very beautiful. Are you really a spirit?"

That took her off guard as she blinked a moment before smiled again. "If you'd like to know, we may talk under the trees."

[crackaneggonmynoodles]

⊱✿⊱✿⊰Intro ⊱✿⊰✿⊰

Hi, I'm eggnoodles. Welcome to my blog :3

⚠️⚠️Warning: I am gender critical/ a terf. I do not hate trans people or wish harm on anyone who is. I wanted to put this warning here because some people may not be comfortable interacting with a blog like that, so if you aren't, keep scrolling. otherwise, welcome to my blog. ⚠️⚠️

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I'm 16, so don't be weird. I'm a girl, I only speak english (sadly). I want to make tumblr friends. I'm autistic and I have ADHD, and I like talking about it because it's a significant part of me. Sometimes I don't make much sense when I post. I'm not part of a specific religion, but I'm questioning my beliefs.

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I have a mini Aussie named ginger (she lives with my mom) and a burmese mountain doodle named Finn (he lives with my dad.) During the school year I board at school, like college, and I want to go to art school when I graduate.

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I like fashion and sewing, making art (specifically cartoons and comics), collecting random stuff (sonny angels, precious moments, posters, hair clips, etc), animated movies/shows, reading fanfiction, manga, analogue horror, weird internet mysteries, music, and eating sugary food (ice cream will be the death of me).

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🛸　　　 　‘　°　　　•　　.’°•　　　🚀 ✯ 　　　★　*　　　　　°　 ‘ *　　“🛰 　°·　　                           🪐 .　　　•　° ★　•  ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇▇▆▅▄▃▁▂. Some media i <3:

SHOWS

° Arcane, Blue Eye Samurai, Vinland Saga, Serial Experiments Lain, Erased, KAIBA MY UNDERRATED FAVV, Attack on Titan, cardcaptor sakura, angel beats, Inuyasha, K-on, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, School-Live!, Kino's journey, Elfen Lied

MOVIES

°Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, Laputa, Princess Mononoke, Time of Eve, Wolf Children, The Animatrix, The Summer (korean lesbian movie so so underrated), Song of the Sea, Yobi the five tailed fox, Fantastic Planet, Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress, Spirited Away, Grave of the fireflies, Ponyo

° Non-animated: The Virgin Suicides, Thirteen, Juno, All about Lily chou chou, Kamikaze Girls, White Oleander, Ladybird, Jennifers body, pretty much any 70s-90s chickflick i watched with my mom (think Grease or Breakfast Club)

GRAPHIC NOVELS/BOOKS

°Chainsaw man, Oyasumi Punpun, On A Sunbeam, Spinning, Persepolis, Orange, I want to eat your pancreas, Attack on Titan

°Earthlings, No Longer Human, any poetry by Mary Oliver, and... I haven't read much lately give me recs pls ^_^

MUSIC

°Venetian Snares, Goreshit, Aphex Twin, Cynthoni/sewerslvt, 1-800-PAIN, Smashing Pumpkins, Kate Bush, Adrienne Lenker, Jun Togawa, Deftones, RADIOHEAD!!!!, Weezer, Sign Crushes Motorist, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, The beatles, Fiona Apple, Tommy February6, The Cure, L7, Courtney Love, Jack Off Jill, TV girl, Beabadoobee, Boâ, bjork

ARTISTS/OTHER STUFF

I like the art of aya takano, tillie walden, yoshitomo nara, kim jung gi, junko mizuno, si_ku, ken currie, daisuke igarashi, inio asano, gekidan inu curry, I also love analog horror (the tangi virus is my favorite one) and internet mysteries/lost media. Fashion archive/street snaps are really really awesome, I like Fruits magazine and Hel Looks.

My favorite food is french fries and ice cream TIED, but burritos are a close second. And pancakes, oh god... I like winter and fall a lot, because it's close to all the wintery holidays. And i love snow. I like cats a lot, foxes, rabbits, squirrels, caterpillars, MONKEYS AND PRIMATES OMGGGGG, and lots of other animals. I'm interested in really ancient history/civilizations, like Sumer. I like plushies too. And walking around in the woods, or sleeping a lotttt. And just weird stuff like random rabbit holes of research.

I'm questioning my exact political beliefs but I am interested in radical feminism. I do not identify fully with any political movements, I'm still learning.

I may express disagreement for certain ideologies, people, etc but I do not wish harm or ill will upon any such groups. If you disagree with me I am open to some debates but may not engage for long due to my own mental health and priorities. In the end we are all human and deserve a fulfilling life with one another.

I'm also very cringe and pretentious and if you have any feedback on any posts in which i try to say something of substance feel free to share.

I don't have a dni, if you're gross I'll block you. (I give a warning before I block, I won't randomly block you if we've been talking.) i mean, if you're some 4chan dwelling pdf file who wants to spam my asks with yaoi furry foot fetish art, thats an obvious dni, i guess just use common sense...

anyways ya be my friend pls

:3

[mosthatedlivingburden]

Dead Rising x Punch out au‼

So I found this au on my note app so decide to share it, warning the characters are probably OOC and my English can be bad since English is not my first language. Also no art since if I remember correctly I did do arts for this au but it was erased and gone forever.

Survivors

Little Mac and Doc Louis :

"It seems that Doc Louis been framed to be the cause of the apocalypse. Thankfully, Mac is there to help him prove his innocence and save everyone, but can he defends him from the others?"

Little Birdie :

"While in the middle of his training, he found himself surrounded by the zombies, thankfully Little Mac manages to help him. Little Birdie wants to help Mac clearing Doc's name as well, will he succeeds?"

Peter Champion (Yes that's what I used to call the green hair protagonist guy) :

"He was the first person that discovered the zombies in the town. He was resting in his house in his boxing retirement, but then greeted by the zombies breaking into his house. He manages to survive and become a part of Little Mac's group."

"Psychopaths"

Glass Joe :

"Joe found a new way to cope with his terrible losses in boxing. As soon Joe manages to defeat those zombies with his hands, he found satisfaction of defeating them even if they're incapable of fighting back. He was the first boxer Mac was trying to join them, but he's not acting like himself..."

Von Kaiser :

"The apocalypse really cause him to goes overboard. He locks himself in his house, places traps everywhere even inside the house, and uses all his weapons from his past military service. He'll attack everyone believing that everyone is either zombies or psychopaths that is going to get him."

Disco Kid :

"Disco Kid seems to be unaware about the apocalypse. He just sees his friends acting weird and decides to stay in the party house for a while. He does seems to be acting weird, he looks rather pale and have desires to eats people, maybe he's also unaware about the infection that got him..."

King Hippo :

"Even when his people turns into zombie, King Hippo still wants to protect them as for he was their king. He refuses to let other people hurts them despite it's for the best. The zombies do follow his orders, but probably not for long."

Piston Hondo :

"Hondo's been surviving by himself with his strength, speed, and the samurai that he used for training. Hondo doesn't seems to appreciate Doc Louis around, I mean, would you like to see someone that cause massive zombie apocalypse that kills hundred of people in front of you? If only he knows the truth."

Bear Hugger :

"After being left out by the group and witnessing Mr. Squirrel's death, Bear Hugger become more protective towards Ms. Bear. He already lost a lot of friends, he will not let anyone hurts Ms. Bear, but he seems taking this a little too far."

Great Tiger :

"Because he used his magic many times, his clones seems to had enough of him and decides to take control of his body. Now that the real Great Tiger is no longer be able to take control, the clones decides to take this apocalypse as the opportunity to take over the city. They can't die since they are clones, however if his body died..."

Don Flamenco :

"Poor Don, he hasn't been the same since the zombies killed Carmen, everyday feels like torture to him. You can tell that he doesn't like Doc to be around, but this is his chance to get his revenge towards him."

Aran Ryan :

"He seems to enjoying this apocalypse a lot, killing zombies in many way and all the time. He's the only one that isn't concerned about the zombies, and even happy that it happens. Nothing bad happens to him, he's just being himself."

Soda Popinski :

"Soda don't know how much longer he can stay without drinking any sodas during this apocalypse. It's driving him crazy, he desperately looking for any sodas and he wasn't so friendly to the survivors either."

Bald bull :

"He manages to survive the zombie apocalypse and find himself a hiding place, unfortunately for the survivors, their hiding place just happens to be the same as his. Bald Bull already have bad relationship with Doc from their past, but now he doesn't even want to talk to him knowing "the problem" he caused."

Super Macho Man :

"The apocalypse happens in the middle of him shooting the best movie he'll ever be in. Despite that, he insisted to continue the shooting, he's not letting his staffs go until they finished making the movie. Seeing Doc around him makes him mad, but it's also a good opportunity to become everyone's hero."

Mr. Sandman :

"Through all the adventures the survivors have been, it seems someone been following them for so long. That person is no other than Mr. Sandman himself. He have only 1 goal for now, and that is to make sure Doc faces his consequences of "his actions".

Also, I think I was in the middle of writing Pizza Pasta so I assume that I was gonna add everyone but then give up. Chat, should I continue this?

[togethernow]

Get ready for an extra special edition of Headcannons!

Anyways RHYTHM HEAVEN PRIDE HEADCANONS YIPPEE!!!!

They're in no particular order btw

ANYWAYS HERE WE GO

The Paddlers and the Cosmic Paddlers (and I guess the space and cosmic dancers too) are agender!

Yeah their whole general species is agender. They also reproduce asexually (as in paddler babies just pop up out of nowhere)

Oh yeah... on the topic of people from space...

Cosmic girl is trans! (A trans girl to be more specific)

DJ Yellow and DJ Blue are both gay

And dating!

Aheehee they're so so so SO cute

I think DJ Blue always had a crush on Yellow, and since Yellow is always was a physical affection sort of guy even towards friends, Blue always felt super flustered Yellow would hug him or something.

For Yellow, it took a while, but I think he fell in love with Blue after about 2-3 years.

Student Rocker/Deshi/Cecil/whatever you call them is non binary!

They go by they/them

JJ's demi aroace!

He's pretty standoffish and I feel like if he did fall in love with someone, he would still act all cold and distant. (There will be signs though!)

hehehehe flustered JJ...

Wandering Samurai's aroace!

Literally cause while they were out dating n stuff he was here studying the blade

Also I thought it would be funny cause a bunch of ladies like him

I mean he's still flustered cause you would be too if a lady just up and lunged at you, right?

He's more interested in keeping the peace instead of saving the damsels though

UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN-

And it's allllll you guy's fault TwT/hj

They are the epitome of banger date idea: fight another couple

Adore is pan!

Heh heh fun fact she actually has a pretty big crush on Assistant (you guys didn't hear that from me btw)

Oh yeah, speaking of Assistant...

She likes girls :3

Does she like Adore back? Idk maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

(UUUUGGGGGHHHH WHY IS THERE ONLY THIS AND THE SPRITE OF HER FROM NINTENDO BADGE ARCADE AND NOT THE ONE WHERE SHE LOOKS SUPER HAPPY)

(and yes I'm getting these from rhwiki.net, the superior rhythm heaven wiki)

Ann Glerr is aroace and agender!

In terms of everything in life, it really said "Nah, I'd fish."

She goes by she/it btw

Squirrel dude's also aroace!

(Gee, so many aroace people today...)

(Totally no bias here >:3)

Also because I thought it would be funny

I feel like for Squirrel especially, he legitimately does NOT understand what romance is, despite how long he's been with his colleagues for

Like he just thinks it's like friendship+, which it kinda is? But not at the same time?

Idk Squirrel man, keep studying the science of love and one day, you might get it

And last but not least...

THEY!!!!!!

OML

THEY LITERALLY

AUAUAAUUAUGUGUGUGHGUHGUGHAUUAGUHUAHUGUHU

AAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

Ok gotta explain them

Skip this next section if you don't want to read a MASSIVE MASSIVE LORE DUMP

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Uhhhh so basically in high school Pitcher was uhhh...

not doing too good

For reasons I'll probably explain in the future, (idk how far into the future), she was hit with the dysphoria™ and had this whole like mysterious/tough kid persona

I'll be referring to Pitcher as he in this next segment, as that was how he wanted to be called back then

He was part of the school's coed baseball team, and would wear his baseball uniform all the time, avoiding classes and hiding out in the boy's bathroom or the roof for most of the day.

He had very little friends, like Julia/Senpai/His Crush/whatever you call her since they were childhood friends, They weren't that close, though, since Senpai was very busy with studying or student council meetings or whatever (she was, in fact, the Ultimate Senpai!). Pitcher had A Boy/Romeo/Kouhai as his main friend for a while, due to their troubles in making friends with others (Pitcher cause of his standoffish-ness and Kouhai because of his social anxiety).

But there was also...

Reporter.

Oh sweet, chipper, who shines just like the sun Reporter. Reporter was a popular girl who got along with just about anyone you could think of. That made her job of being the reporter for the school newspaper very easy. That, in turn, made her appear at many schools events, like school dances, tournaments, and... baseball games.

Reporter was supposed to interview players for a segment in the newspaper the next week and she noticed a person she never saw in the school before.

Pitcher saw her approaching and hid somewhere before she could interview him. 'Damn, it's that annoying ass girl' he probably thought. From behind the bleachers, Pitcher watched her interview his other teammates, making sure that she wouldn't come her way. However, as he looked at her, he realized something.

'Ghghghhh... She's so damn cute!'

I mean like, Pitcher VERY WELL knew he was attracted to girls, even in like middle school, but most of those girls were like, beautiful celebrities on tv n such. Reporter was different, though. The way she was always so chip n cheerful, the way she always added meaningful comments in conversations no matter what, Pitcher felt something deep inside him. Like he wanted to squeeze the life out of her, but not in a malicious way or anything.'

'Damn, no wonder why everyone wants to talk to her...'

His hand covered his burning cheeks. Was he really getting this flustered over Reporter of all people??? He growled and scampered home, not wanting to think of it any longer.

Meanwhile, the event was winding down, and Reporter realized that she still didn't get to talk to the infamous, elusive pitcher. She looked and asked everywhere, but she couldn't find him no matter what. Eventually, she reluctantly went home herself.

On the way, her mind exploded with various scenarios on how a conversation with the pitcher would go. What would it be like to sit down face to face with him and talk about whatever? What would the inner thoughts of someone like that be like? Why did she never see him until today? Before she knew it, her heart was racing, and not just because she really wanted to talk to him. That day, she vowed

"I'm gonna talk to him no matter what!!!"

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Annnnnnd ramble over

If you made it to the end, you're a real one. Thanks for sticking along. Happy pride month to you all!!

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a/n: pixane breakup sorry

They’d fought before he’d left on the trip to the Desert of Doom. Pixal had been distraught after the dust had settled and they’d believed Zane was dead- tortured with the pain of knowing one of her last conversations had been an argument over personal space. An argument where she pushed him away.

“I feel like I am always waiting for you to pay attention to me.” Zane says crossly, the two of them in Pixals garage. She doesn't even know how the conversation devolved into this- Zane had come in while she'd been in the middle of figuring out a particularly challenging mech issue, pestering her to come to dinner.

“I have other responsibilities.” She retorts, “My priorities do not revolve around you, Zane.”

He frowns, frustrated, “I did not say they did. I just wish I could join you more often. I would spend every moment with you if I could.”

Pixal shakes her head before he even finishes, “We have discussed this. I enjoy time to myself. I am no longer in your head, and I would like to be my own person.”

He seems wounded by that, “I am not attempting to take away your independence.” he turns away and the conversation lulls for a moment, “...We have not been on a date in weeks. We sleep in the same bed at night, but I feel lonely.”

Its her turn to get frustrated, “I have informed you multiple times that I am working on a major update for the Samurai X mech, and until it is finished I cannot take the suit out. It is imperative I complete the update as soon as possible.” She loses some ire as his words sink in, “...I know this is not ideal, but we can resume date nights once the update is complete.” She says far gentler this time, taking his hand.

Zanes face twists minutely, “There is always another update.” He says, voice tinged with bitterness.

Her hand feels cold when he pulls his finger away, “What are you trying to say?”

Zane shakes his head, “I do not want to discuss this any further at the moment. We will talk later.” He pulls away, rounding her drafting desk and making a beeline for the door.

When he’s gone, Pixal sits down in her chair heavily. She pushes the conversation to the back of her mind and picks up her pencil again, puzzling over the joint issue she’d been experimenting on for the past 2 weeks. She works late into the night, and by the time she comes to bed Zane is already asleep. In the morning, She wakes up before he does and rolls out of bed, getting dressed and heading out the door towards the garage as he first opens his eyes.

Then he’d left with the other to the Desert of Doom and all hell had broken loose, and then- and then he was gone.

Just like that.

And he died thinking she didn’t care about him.

That's a simplified version of the argument, she knows that, but she cant help it. She feels so guilty about it, even if she wasn’t entirely in the wrong. She needed alone time, it helped her center herself and focus- but there was nothing she wouldn't give for another minute of Zane's clingy presence curled around her on the couch as she works on blueprints and he reads the complete collection of ornithology encyclopedias next to her. She wishes she could take him out on a date again, just once more. Updates could wait.

When he come back from the Never Realm, she is there by his side. She nearly welds herself to his hip with how attached she is, following him around to make up for lost time. She'd missed him so badly it felt like her core had been snapped in two, half of it taken across the ethereal divide with him in his banishment.

Slowly, she realizes he's been wiggling gout of spending time with her. She wakes up to find his spot on the bed empty. She returns from the kitchen with snacks to find the couch empty. Half-baked excuses thrown out left and right so he can squirrel himself away on the roof, or in the grass outside the gates, or tucked away alone in the corner of the library.

that's where she finds him today, at her wits end, confronting him on the way he was avoiding everyone. avoiding her.

“This should make you happy.” Zane says cooly, and there's only a tinge of bitterness to his words, “This is what you wanted, after all.”

Her heart seizes painfully in her chest, her wires curling and her fans kicking into high gear as that simple string of words guts her. “That- That is not fair.” She starts, taking a fumbling step back as if physically struck. Where her stomach would be feels like its filled with bricks.

“It is not fair,” He acquiesces with a downward glance, avoiding her eyes, “Nothing that happened has been.”

“I did not want you to change.”

He smiles and its not a pretty thing, all sharp edged and a bit manic, “And yet, I have changed. Do you still love me?”

“Of course i d-”

“Stop. Stop.” He shakes his head, hauling himself up out of the chair to stand like its a great feat of strength, “You do not know that. You have no idea.”

“I know my feelings toward you.”

“Pixal!” His eyes snap to meet her for the first time in this conversation, and they’re wickedly blue and so, so scared, “This is not about you!”

She reaches out, “Zane-” But he turns away from her, shuttering his expression.

“You do not even know who I am anymore. I am not the man who left you. I am someone else, living in his shell.”

She flounders for a moment, “You are the titanium ninja.” She tries.

He smiles like that’s funny, “If only it were that simple.” He concludes the conversation with that, moving past her. She’s alone in the library surrounded by books with no answers, the sudden silence stunning her and rooting her feet to the spot. She had been horrifically ill equipped for this conversation, but she couldn’t- she couldn't just let him leave. Not like this.

“Wait- Zane!” She whips around to follow him, scrambling out of the room and into the hallway.

She catches up to him in the kitchen where he’s leaning against the counter and looking out the window above the sink. She stops in the doorway, “Please, explain this to me. Why is it not simple?”

He looks at her like he’d already accepted she wouldn’t love him anymore, “I am never going to get better, Pixal.” He says plainly, and the words curdle in the air between them.

She feels like her processor has failed to load, “I do not understand.”

He spreads his arm wide, palms flat and empty, “This is all there is, now. I am all I am. I spent sixty years holding that staff, and it has changed me. All of you are waiting for me to snap back but there is nothing for me to return to. I am cold, and silent, and I want to be alone. I want you all to leave me alone.”

She can’t move, joints locked in heartbreak. All the words she struggles to string together feel so meaningless and pathetic. “I am so sorry, Zane.” She settles on, inadequate.

He slumps back against the counter and raises a hand to his forehead, rubbing at his temples as if this conversation has given him a headache, “All of your issues with me are fixed, Pixal. Be happy. I give you permission to be happy.”

“It doesn’t make me happy.” She says miserably, “You did not need to be fixed.”

“And yet, I am.”

A long pause where nothing is said spreads like blood over the room. Pixal doesn’t know how to salvage this. She loves Zane. She truly does, but he’s- hurt, and he’s confused. She doesn’t know what went on in the Never Realm, just that his sense of self has been ripped from him again. He doesn’t remember who he used to be, “I can help you. I can remind you of who you used to be- I could tell you who you are.”

His hand drops, but he doesn’t raise his eyes from the tiled floor, “Would you tell me what to think?" His voice is flat and toneless, "Who to fight? How to fight? Would you tell me what I've forgotten?”

“I could.” She confirms, taking a step towards him. She knows him, inside and out. She knows him.

“You have no idea… how tempting that is.” He says slowly.

Zane stands up, hip checking himself off the counter, “I’ll be sleeping in the guest room indefinitely. It is best if we terminate our relationship immediately. I will clear my things out of our shared room by 6pm tonight.” He doesn’t break stride as he walks past her and straight out the door.

Pixal has to grab the counter so she doesn’t collapse, devastated. she had to fix this. she had to.

could it be fixed?

[bobbybutterfly]

How about the general weasel commander?

Oh yeah! Here you go!

I was about to post this when I remembered I should try to push myself a little bit again. So I tried the hard round brush. Every time I use it I hate the outcome. I just don’t know how to use it. This piece I would say looks okay. I like how it added a bit more 3 dimensionality to him. Especially in the face. This time I also thought specifically about from where the lighting is coming from. It looks like he’s practicing kendo in the early morning.

A while ago I started watching Revolutionary Girl Utena where I learned about it (I knew about it before vaguely). Amazing anime. 16 year old me would have loved it. I mainly made him do kendo because I like to imagine him fighting my OC Shiho Tenshi. Who would win? Kendo or fencing? I’m sure someone made a YouTube video about it.

Commander Jobgebi is from a royal family in my AU. Probably descended from that world’s samurais. He’s very traditional due to how he was raised. He also likes to read and is highly educated. Most weasels don’t like him, finding his views outdated. Because of that he’s lonely. His only friend being While Weasel who shares similar opinions. But with him working on Sturgeon they don’t get to see each other often. Lastly Commander Jobgebi has an off again on again relationship with my OC Shiho Tenshi. Their main conflict stemming from him wanting them to adopt a more feminine presentation and become his wife.

I thought I would also go into a bit of a history of my Squirrel and Hedgehog AU in this ask. It would be useful to have it somewhere written down.

SO! The land we know as Flower Hill used to be a bunch of separate villages. A lot of them with long standing conflicts. That was until the Mouse Kingdom occupied the villages and called the new territory Flower Hill. OG Mouse Kingdom was south of Flower Hill. I made up some sappy story that the mouse king named the territories Flower Hill because they were a romantic gift to his wife.

Now I dunno. That was about 500 years before the events of the show. 20 years before the events of the show Flower Hill liberates itself from the Mouse Kingdom. There’s a lot more detail I could go into about that as it involves the wolves. But in the end they managed to send the mice back to the south.

This caused a crisis for the Mouse Kingdom. All their agriculture was being done in the north while the south was industrial. Leading to the Mouse Kingdom suffering a food shortage. The workers stopped going to factories. Instead going to the streets to protest. Everyone is fed up with the monarchy. Even the military.

The weasels see a chance to heh weasel their way in. Sending COMMANDER JOGJEBI! Remember when this post was about him? He goes to meet with the mouse king. Along the way bumping into the crown prince Mulmangcho. The weasels offer aid with the unrest. Provided they get something in return…

The king isn’t stupid. He might be delusional, thinking he can solve the situation by himself. But he knows if he took the offer he would become nothing more than a puppet.

It didn’t amount to much in the end. The weasels backed the rebels who eventually over threw the monarchy. Bringing us to the time the show takes place.

Damn. Did not expect this post to be so long. Oh well. Hope you enjoyed what I wrote.

[applebyss-snakybite]

Part 6 of Mobianification of Fire Emblem Fates character. Aka: FE fates: Mobian AU

If you don't know the Fire Emblem Fates characters/never played the game(s), you can see them as Sonic ocs HEAVILY inspired by the characters.

Next, we got the retainers of the Hoshidian family. Each with a little drawing of their interaction with the royal they serve.

So, first, we got Saizo the chameleon and Kagero the scorpion. They serve Ryoma. Saizo is the brother of Kaze. Thus, they are the same species, and Kagero is a scorpion because of the fe fates ninja skill of poison strike and her tendency of ending up drawing creepy things every time she does art. (This drawing seems a bit more rushed than the others. Still, we can see their traits. For example, Saizo lost his tail, and Kagero has a bow behind her head.)

Next, there's Azama the Porcupine (because of his spiky haircut) and Setsuna the Tapir. They serve Hinoka. Setsuna is a tapir because of this animal symbolism with dreams, and Setsuna main traits are that she daydreams to the point that she's elsewhere completely.

Then, there's Hinata the shiba and Oboro the Squirrel. They serve Takumi. Hinata is often overexcited and is very loyal to Takumi (almost like his lap dog), and the shiba inu is a japanese dog breed and is very energetic in nature. I wanted something cute for Oboro and give her something with a bushy tail since she likes taking care of her and the others' hairs. She's also a tailor, so she's very meticulous, and squirrels are resourceful and meticulous creatures.

Finally, we got Subaki the Dove and Hana the Shiba. They serve Sakura. Hana is a shiba as, just like Hinata, is a samurai with brown hair, extremely loyal to their lord, and energetic. (And I ship 'em.) Subaki is a dove because he is (or at least, he thinks) perfect and pure. And, he's a flying unit, so an avian he is.

[worldbuilding-tomfoolery]

This is ostensibly a worldbuilding resource aggregation blog. Maybe I should actually start organizing my collection of worlds and resources?

Here are some tags I'm using for collections!

#4444 -- contributions by me

#worldhoard -- for posts and reblogs about fictional worlds by other people

#this too is a magic system -- delightful declarations of magic or nonsensical physical laws. Anything that informs my developing theory/definition of magic

#clown husbandry adjacent -- for any and all posts that talk about clowns, pirates, adventurers, etc. as if they're creatures and discuss their welfare & needs

#heaven is a place on earth and it's tumblr -- posts that make you ever surer you could never leave this place

#you are my heart -- for things that remind me of the most complicated person in my life

#coachronisms -- when things happen around the same time (or conspicuously don't). Think that heritage post about a cowboy, a pirate, and a samurai adventuring together

For things I'm gonna steal be inspired by in my own wb, I'll tag them with the applicable worlds

#commonplace or #the commonplace -- about a YouTube channel that documents my research & worldbuilding. Could also pertain to the titular Commonplace, a multidimensional library/bar that opens portals into various worlds so the owner can write expedition studies about them

#olua or #tortolua -- Olua, my turtle planet

#moonsville -- a love letter to everything

#willowings -- mantidoid canopy-dwelling murder introverts with a sign language so complicated I can only even approximate it via full music notation

#skitters -- evil imperialist archipelago squirrels

#loverofthelight -- the romantic and well-intentioned origin of skitters

#oopsalleevees -- Oops! All Eevees

#microlife -- yes-anding expanding on my favorite game of all time

#underwater -- a very uncreative tag for my aquatic merperson societybuilding

#ironfolk #people of iron #the people of iron -- clay people who eat metal for power (listen I came up with it before I'd ever heard of legendary author Benedict Cumberbatch's fantasy series) and for caste enforcement

#life goes on #lifegoeson -- Rain World epilogue in fic or forum form