#THANKS XENO

[praybird]

i woke up from a nap and it's fucking snowing. this is @inrovina's fault

[chaosbeetlefrontiers]

Been talking to @xenocrow about chunky Querl stuff and eventually that included chunky Lyle so have a chunky Lyle y’all.

And go check xeno out they’re really cool.

[aeriona]

AF2024 Day 16: a very lost-looking Eve for @ryebreadedd! bugs when you lift up a rock:

[lucdrawsthings]

✦ XENO ✦

[antzinha]

Artfight almost here so I have to work on refs.... here's two cephalopods I hate them It feels SO GOOD finally having a reference for Camryn because I drew them like a ton trying to figure out a design but could never really settle on one before this

Bonus little drawing I made of them. They're shopping together!!!! (I made an edit saying how I drew a hand the wrong direction but there was never a such thing so I think drawing this took its toll on me)

[birdmitosis]

I think my favorite thing about that fic is the chirping? How it like- does something to the receiver?

They seem like they are unable to explain why, but the simple act of something like one of others uncontrollably chirping or cooing in glee at them causes them to just melt into a happy, gooey puddle.

Like, it reads to me as somewhere deep deep in their brain there’s a little bird that instinctually preens under the sound of happy bird noises (for Hunted that bird has probably taken up most of the real estate in his brain but bear with me here-).

These boys have bested drowning, being eaten, the horrible sensation of being sliced into tiny, tiny pieces- and a little noise is what makes them topple like a jenga tower.

!!!

I want to respond to this more intelligently but all my brain is wanting to say is ":D :D :D YES!"

okay okay okay

Yes, I really love this element of things. I think whether it is gentle touches, little instinctive happy noises, or little instinctive happy gestures... I think part of it is almost because they've gone through so much Bad Shit. Their entire existence for a large chunk of their initial lives was nothing but repeated horrible circumstances! And yet...

When they're together there can be gentle touches and vulnerability is no longer quite as scary, or someone might preen a bit at a compliment or there's a happy chirp and suddenly they're affecting someone they care about in a way that speaks to their hindbrain like yes! That is a happy sound!

I am so glad that you noticed and appreciate the idea of that making them fall to gleeful pieces <33

[eueclid]

Ásgeirr Bjoaeldsen, by @bendwill.

[diamondsheep]

Wait, can we ask? For the ship art could it be stan and xeno a1 or a2?🥺 Thx.

HIII ANON <3 !!! yes you could ask !! and sorry for making you wait for so long !! here is your evil couple >:Dc request !!

Hope you like it !!!

Original Ask Meme

[istherewifiinhell]

tips head.so far nothing moon and chime do has reached passed just kinda. adorable? to me. just a sort of mutual. aw this guys kinda pathetic i have to help him out. moons just like. damn. he doesnt know how to do anything. i have to help. i have to dunk him in the water. i have to give him nooggies (voice of a man who is NOT getting attached) and chimes like. FINALLY someones whose not weird about me. and he has to listen to all my infodumps cause hes like a newborn baby bird

that said. moon is hot when hes beating ppl up. so. u know. got that going.

[ornithological]

I want you to ramble about everything you love about tubenoses!!! Go!!!

OH SHIT-

well i love everything about them but i will mention a few!

they migrate pretty wild distances. some albatrosses circumnavigate the globe in a little over two months for example!! but even with species that are more close to home, manx shearwaters that breed in ireland and the UK go all the way to BRAZIL and back every year! and considering how long-lived these birds are, thinking about how many miles they must travel throughout their lives is so wild. many species can also go years without touching the ground, since it takes them a few years to reach breeding age

for albatrosses in particular, flying is no bother for them. they have this special tendon that locks their wings open so it takes no effort to hold them open. monitors have shown that their heart rate while flying is the same as when they are sitting on the ground, even while flying through storms. they can go ages without having to flap their wings because they're so good at riding the wind (known as dynamic soaring). in fact they have trouble flying in calm conditions. FURTHERMORE the tube nostrils of an albatross actually measure the exact airspeed when flying which is necessary for dynamic soaring

their sense of smell is spectacular too! it's been proven that overall birds have pretty decent sense of smell, but tubenoses are some of the best. they find their food over the open ocean by smell and actively track their prey this way! it's a reason that chum is often thrown overboard on pelagic bird trips, because the smell attracts the birds in!

they make very fucked up noises!!! i believe manx shearwaters frightened off vikings because they sounded like trolls or other beasties! cory's shearwaters sound even weirder and so do flesh-footed shearwaters. european storm petrels make a cute purring noise! bulwer's petrels sound like dogs for some reason. desertas petrels sound like ghosts. bonus fact, many female petrels and shearwaters make deeper and raspier calls, while the males sound higher pitched and clearer

also they can be really pretty!!! buller's shearwater, white-faced storm petrel, ringed storm petrel, cape petrel, blue petrel and snow petrel as some lovely examples

[zmasters]

Warhammer OC Poll Part 6 - Quirks

Part 1 - Setting

Part 2 - Imperium, Chaos, Xeno

Part 3 - Race

Part 4 - Subrace

Part 5.1 - Harlequin Unit

Part 5.2 - Necron Unit

So the winners of the unit votes were the Death Jester and Deathmark. Sniper vs Sniper.

From here, I can fill in the rest by myself and can make a short story eventually. Thank you for participating. One last poll.

[marazhai]

IT'S DONE 😭

[aeriona]

he is reborn..... with a cool new jacket and a terrible foot injury

Bonus (very scrappy) sketched memes under the cut:

[flutteringwings-coining]

Pinkraccoongender !

Pinkraccoongender is a gender related to the colour pink (any shade), raccoons, pink raccoons, being a pink raccoon, being a raccoon and liking pink, liking pink and raccoons, etc.

Coined by us, for me! (Bandit) - Inspiration from @fazbears-horror-attraction's daily prompt!

[mychlapci]

Do you have any thoughts on merformers? Horny or otherwise

hmmm i've seen some fanart and it was really cool. i've read some of the horny fanfics for merformers and enjoyed them (eggpreg my beloved). i dont really have any thoughts on it besides that. but, there have been many things within the transformers fanon that i found redundant or just. unimpressive by no fault of their own. and then they ended up growing on me when the right time came (for example, transformers with titties. didn't like em at first. weirded me out. now look at me.)

[ehlnofeh]

16 & 19 from my TES oc interview game :D

16. Yes, Finwe is literate and the amount of languages i guess would come down more to how they are split? She’s a Summerset native, but has picked up some from a variety of places like Morrowind and Skyrim.

19. I’m not sure i can call it a hidden talent as she’s worked as a smith and, while not a complete master in her craft, appreciates good work when she sees it. I’d say her tendency to walk into trouble completely unaware of what’s about to happen would probably count?