#That's actually how I made Moss! from my comic.

[bearchuckles]

One bit of advice that has stuck with me (I cannot remember who said it. Feel like it might have been Neil Gaiman? I'm probably wrong.) But it was something like 'If your ______ is more interesting you're writing the wrong ______ and should refocus the story on that interesting thing.'

I've kinda always taken it to heart. If my backstory is more interesting then maybe that's the story I should be writing. If a side character is more interesting then maybe that's who I should be focusing on. I kind of try to apply it to everything. I've even adjusted chapters in my original work off this premise. (like the beginning just seemed too slow so despite how I liked the start I ended up starting the book kind of 'in the middle' and it really works far better this way with the occasional throwback to those earlier chapters now woven in)

So yeah, if you like those side characters and they're interesting perhaps you need to change who you're writing about.

Aha...ha...I need to stop falling in love with my own side characters.

The way my stories tend to go this is setting myself up for pain.

[ballcrusher74]

OK . REALLY BIG CLEANUP CREW DUMP . EXPLAINATION FOR STUFF AT THE END OF THIS, OK? OK CLEANUP CREW BLAST GO

Reference image for Four's high-vis suit that was given to him by Faux, purposefully resembling Inspector's suit and a side by side comparison

Inspector and Doc moment from a small larp session, in which Doc had cornered Inspector and questioned his true position at the company ( Fun fact : This resulted in Inspector actually being fucking scared and running out of the ship. This is the only time he's gotten visibly startled and felt powerless. Fun! )

Small little Dopey design

Scene from season 2 of CC (Waltz of the Alter Ego) in which Faux punched Four, trying to silence him

Inspector's freaky ass eye

Small Four doodle that was from a scrapped mini-comic

Four and Inspector design parallels

Bnuuy Dopey. that is all

Doodle when I was in character for Inspector on VC and my friend was asking him questions ( hi wes )

Inspector and apparatus. I'm gonna be honest I forgot the context for this one

Really dumb Deacon doodle

Deacon teaching Lieutenant how to kill an eyeless dog and that going horribly

Loose doodles of Faux and others that were made when season 2 was first beginning ?? I think ?

Rookie 👍

Faux and a totally normal deck of playing cards

Inspector carrying Rookie's corpse, based off a small bit from season 1 of CC (Smoke and Mirrors)

Scene from the ending of season 1, in which Inspector has a full breakdown and murdered Dopey

Terrance.

Render based off the question "How would Faux react to seeing Rookie's suit being a little grey?" ( or smth along those lines )

Render based off of another scene from season 2, in which Four almost crumbles Faux's whole cover after he killed Brain ( saying "Where's Brain? You told me to go back to the ship." )

Unfinished render based off another season 2 scene, where Faux hushed Four ( I believe he was questioning Four some things and he heard people were coming back to the ship )

CREDITS FOR SOME OF THE OTHERS SEEN HERE : Rookie - @personalizationai Dopey - @blegsbag Doc & Four - @wesblr Lieutenant - @moss-244466666 Specs (even though he's only in one drawing) - my friend Kris. Idk if they want their socials out there but hi Kris

anyways ok that's my super brain blast . have fun with this all !

[femminger]

Art practice by trying some other artist's styles that I'm a huge fan of!

From Top Left to Bottom Right:

@ghostishere0 - the original reason I started this doodle, as I wanted to draw a "shepherd lovers squad" and their OC (who I don't know the name of F) was the perfect fit for it.

@luminesparkz - the best interpretation of Pom pikmin. If I were Mr. Nitendo, I would make them the official comic creator along with the manga comics.

@marblyso - If I was a little more unhinged and made a shrine to Erma Shepherd, it would be mostly marblyso's art of her, it's my absolute favorite Erma depiction <3

@rexscanonwife - another OC that I don't know the name of, but she makes such a cute pair with Shepherd and has such cute art that why not, let Shepherd have multiple canon wives at this point.

@citruscrisp - I think this is secretly Alph in an alternate universe where he makes comics about himself, because citrus has Alph's character SPOT ON, and also loves to put that boy in a situation (which I am happy for, I enjoy seeing that boy in a situation)

@daisythecomic - oooaaaaaaaaaa they look like little mice people they look so soft and sweet I love them so muuuuuuuuuccchhhhhhhhh

@louie-posting - I can't not include actual Louie Pikmin on this list.

@kiwilittle - the soft, the sweet, the one who makes the best family style art, really making me wish I was an inch tall so I could go to holidays with the olimar family, also their wife design is so cute that if Olimar didn't already get it I would shoot my shot for her m a a m

@pikbugz - really nails the soft aesthetic that makes pikmin such a calming series, and their coloring style is so soft and good that it gives me the ratatouille nostalgia flashback moment.

@splitster - more than just the wraith au guy, they are the one who makes incredible and funny comics; I've seen so many fics with the rescue corps where I can pick up that yes, this trait came from a splitster comic, and that's a GOOD thing. Made me actually LIKE Dingo, the nerve.

@diesaur - I can't do diesaur's incredible, unique art justice, they are amazing at using geometrics and have the best charlie (his little teefs...)

@solluxander - Cars, one of my favorite pikmin Ocs I've ever seen! Collin deserves a slightly unhinged sentient fluffball boyfriend, and I always love seeing the new ways Cars will interact with him.

@sillypikmin - all hail the best pikposter, who I'm still convinced is an actual leafling living on actual pnf-404, literally every time I have a bad day I look at drawings of Moss and feel better.

@eggpathy - thank goodness they came back to give us old man yaoi. I keep their drawing of olimar kissing the pikmin good night on my phone and look at it before I go to sleep and so far I have yet to have a single nightmare.

@the-knife-consumer - the only person I trust with Louittany, toxic yuri my beloved, I just adore their beasty brittany design so so much, I wish I could have a small brittany to live in my house...

anyway they have the best headcanons for our beloved blorbo hamster people

@natibranch - there's a voice line of Louie going "wa-ha!" in this really cute sing-song voice and every time I see any art by natibranch I hear that sound in my head as a little burst of serotonin, they just nail that exact feeling so so well.

@pikked-min - Another of my favorite Pikmin OCs, Yuva! A really interesting and unique character concept with a lot of thought put into the worldbuilding, followed by a strong unusual personality that had me looking at the pikmin world through a new perspective entirely. Please, someone, give them some sunglasses. Read the fic it's so good

@ssserf - artistic and deep while still somehow looking like official nintendo tm art, genuinely the best at the pikmin proportions, how could I resist trying my hand at the classic amazing beautiful Brittany Fruit Sweater moment, literally SO iconic

@kashi-pon - while I was working on the part of this that was just kashi's various highlife dresses there was a part of me that wanted to dedicate the rest of the space to paying homage to the joke comic of Louie lifting his skirt to show Olimar that he's wearing shorts, except this dress....well......

@diamondwerewolf - the reason we got louie in a little bunny outfit anyway, and thus why we got kashi's dress version. you single-handedly turned Louie into a tumblr sexyman, how could you

[yellowhollyhock]

2003 turtle tot headcanons

Raph always trying to sneak out (and sometimes succeeding)

Leo very scared that his brothers are going to be eaten by humans ('hide from them because they're dangerous' to a four-year-old is pretty much like saying 'they will eat you').

Leo is a schemer. Rule follower yes yes But. The one thing more important than obeying Master Splinter is having adventures with his brothers! ('we've never been down this tunnel before! :D master splinter said it's dangerous so we hafta wait till after bedtime')

Donny gets attached to items the most. His Blanky is named Otto and you Cannot take it from him. He also has a corkscrew named Manna and an old boot named Jib. They have tea parties with Mikey and his pillow called Leela. (Mikey drew a face on Leela but Donny says Otto, Manna, and Jib already have faces and it's mean to draw on people)

Raph is a storyteller. Probably kinda starts with him sneaking to the surface and telling his bros about what it's like. When Splinter is reading them bedtime stories he insists on taking a turn. He doesn't make up stories unless he's trying to get away with something, but nobody can tell it like he can.

This is what gets Mikey so into movies and comic books. Engaging with a story makes him feel a bit of how it felt to sit in a circle and listen to Raphie.

Helping Mikey when he's afraid is a big part of what helps Leo overcome his fears. It's very 'hey Mikey are you scared of the thunderstorm, you can come sleep in my room' and it's actually Leo who is scared of the storm

Donny's hands are always sticky from whatever he's been picking up to bring home. He's always Finding Stuff and bringing it back like 'what's this master splinter can we use it.' Moss and sticks, abandoned clothes, soda tabs, all kinds of plastic (Splinter: do not send the baby turtles any more plastic they will get their heads stuck. Donny: plz more i am building Otto a Sibling)

Projecting a bit: when they're mad at each other they say 'I'll jump on your head >:(' because that's what you do in video games to squish someone. They also use 'pause' and 'rewind' when they're playing together outside

Also when they play together Mikey is SO bossy. He has a scene in his head how he wants it to go and if you miss your lines (which he made up and didn't tell you) he will call you out in front of the class

[flockofcrowsinaturtleshell]

Why I like Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

(my part of the letter from my last reblog)

Up until about three months ago, I disliked the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I saw the trailer for the Bayverse live-action TMNT and quickly decided I hated it. The live-action designs and the turtles’ attitude towards April felt gross, and I suppose that I, a young teenage girl at the time, felt like I didn’t fit in the target audience.

Flash forward to four months ago. I’m scrolling through my Tumblr feed – looking for Ninjago fanart and completely disregarding the target audience for lego ninja – when I see something under the “For you” tab.

It’s a Rise comic, but I don’ recognize it as TMNT yet. It’s a drawing of a scruffy-looking teenage boy, with long black hair and a hockey stick. He appears to be underground, looking a little lost. He turns, and before him sits a giant robot, deactivated and covered in moss. It’s a turtle, I realize, but I still haven’t realized that it’s a TMNT comic.

Then the boy calls his Uncle Donnie, who’s a turtle in purple. It’s then that I realize; I’ve been tricked. I’m reading a TMNT comic and genuinely enjoying it. I begrudgingly give the comic a like and go on with my day.

Over the next few weeks, I keep seeing more of the comic. To my horror, I’m actually enjoying reading it. One month after discovering the comic, I give in. I go to the first page of the comic and read from the beginning. 

It’s the story of a family trying to survive in a world overrun by invaders. Their family is made up of four color-coded turtles who make up the nebulous concept of uncle-dad, their entirely human older sister, and the scruffy-looking teenager they-re all trying to keep alive. This family dynamic is one I quickly grow to love, and the comix earns itself a place in my heart.

And then I watch the Rise movie.

Skip ahead to the present. I just watched the Rise movie two days ago (it had me in tears). As I write this, I’m also trying to figure out a plothole in the seventh chapter of the fanfiction I’m writing. Just yesterday, I finished designing the skeleton of my yokai character (because why not. I love speculative anatomy). I’m still reading the comic, which just updated yesterday. I’m happy with my new interest.

I love Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the family dynamic. I’ve always been a fan of unconventional families, and I’ve grown a liking for color-coded squads. I enjoy how April is more like a sister than a crush for the boys to fight over. I feel a certain kinship with Donnie, as an autistic-coded middle child who loves to learn. I absolutely adore Raph, the person who’s had to step up to care for their siblings and yet hasn’t quite grown out of the stage of life where he’s just a kid. Mikey is so silly and adorable, and he reminds me of my younger sister; the youngest and somehow the wisest at times. Leo feels just like a character from the first show I ever had such an interest in (Lance from Voltron: Legendary Defender) and I think he’s pretty awesome. 

I also enjoy the show’s unique takes on some things. I find it cool how the turtles are all different species. I love how this iteration’s version of Casey Jones is an energetic young woman from a rival clan. I find it interesting how Karai is a loving ancestor instead of an enemy. I love the artstyle of the show, where each turtle’s design is unique (compared to other shows where the only way I can tell them apart is by the color of their mask). I think it’s cool how the backstory is different from some of the other iterations, how the turtles were mutated on purpose and how Splinter used to be a famous actor. I think the yokai are awesome, how they’re like mutants but were there long before. I enjoy finding the little references, like the pictures of other TMNT shows on Donnie’s conspiracy board, or the fact that the source of yokai power is a Kraang. 

I have so many questions left unanswered about the show, and I’m sure others do as well. I would love to see the return of Rise. I have no doubt that it would be awesome.

#unpause rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

– Crow

P.S. The comic I am referring to is by @somerandomdudelmao on Tumblr. I have no words to describe how much the comic means to me. Cass, if you’re reading this, thank you. 

[luciluck2046]

Felt bored, have some "head"canons of the CUS gang from Underwitch.(Yes, canons, dis is my au, I CAN DO ANYTHING!)

Frisk

They suck at anything tied to arts except drawing. (I mean, pottery, sculpture, writing, dancing, etc)

Absolutely loves anything rock/emo music related.

Have tryed to take care for a fish with Kris once. It did not swim well. (Ha, get it? Swim instead of go? Haha?? ₖᵢₗₗ ₘₑ...)

Has Hyperactive ADHD, Insomnia, C-PTSD.

Crows are their favorite animal.

Did a shitton of crazy stuff on campus (with Scarlett and Azzy, and rarely, with Caleb too)

Has made out with Scarlett

*(𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 '𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲...)

Loves trash. But even more, the butterscotch-cinnamon pie their mom makes.

Smokes because that's the only way they won't eat trash.

Kris

Has braches(or how are those things called??)

Has an unknown favourite animal.(Probably sheep)

Loves moss.

K:"SUSIE, WTF IS A DEODORANT?" S:"I DON'T KNOW MAN!"

Red, hidden eyes.

K:"MINIONS, TONIGHT, WE'LL STEAL, DA MOON!" S:"YEEEEEEEEEY!" N:"yey..?"

Is aroace & nonbinary. No gender, no romantic attraction, no sexual attraction.

Has a fish burried in the backyard.

Inattentive ADHD

Asriel

Autistic

Likes goats.

Everyone on campus calls him a furry.

Demiboy (He/Them)

Cringy DC comics nerd.

Gets pranked by both Frisk and Kris.

A:"Uhhmm, actually, Grass is a type of plant with narrow leaves growing from the base. Their appearance as a common plant was in the mid-Cretac..." F,S,K:"THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS."

Chara

Old. Like really OLD. Or would have been but they ded.

Liked owls. Now likes goats.

Has a crush on Clover

*(𝐎𝐇 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔, 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍)

Fav character is Bill Cipher

Actually ate a lot of flowers but never poisonous ones. Not until the plan came out!

Good at movie writing.

Sucks with secrets

Is buried under the first bed of flowers.

Healed depression.

If you mess with them, ohhhhhhhh you're sooooo fucked >:3

Hehe, did you like those? I may be a little annoying towards Chara but they don't mind :3

*(𝐈 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡🖕🏻)

Now, are there any other characters from LUW that you'd want to see?

Comment please! 🙃🙃🙃🙃

Or ask.

Or submit...

ᴼʰ ᵐʸ ᵍᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵈ ₖᵢₗₗ ₘₑ ᵀ⁻ᵀ

[hellosweetart]

You got me to start shipping Yog x Nacha.

HELP YOUR ART IS TOO PRETTY I CAN'T NOT SHIP THEM NOW...

Also your Nacha ending up in Astral Circle comic (is that what it's called?) is so pretty?? The emotions/facial expressions?? Ahhhh

Also Quachil is adorable (and I love the font style you use for her)

This is the first time in a while that I've gushed over someone's work (so many people in the TNMN fandom have wonderful art!!) (I don't know how to give compliments I think it's pretty clear)

Anyways your art in general is very pretty and I will probably spend time scrolling through your blog and liking practically every post (because you draw the characters so well and it's pretty and I just like your drawing style-)

I will stop here because this will become a mini essay if I don't stop (lol)

This honestly made my day, thank you so much for the kind praise. I really don't mind about your mini essay at all. In fact, I find it very much flattering.

I suddenly developed a huge interest of this game when I find out about milkman meme and then I get to know the rest of the characters...It is really fun!

Speaking of Nacha and Yog, I am actually making next 3 pages of the comics of them but its more like the Mosses family leaving the Astral Circle. I may make more of illustrations of Yog x Nacha but uncertain when because I have so many things that I wanna draw based on the game, like the TNMN bois in Hot Spring, Serial Killer AU Francis, Steven Rudboys boxing, Neighbors fighting back AU, Francis x Nacha illustrations/comics, and so much more.

Feel free to wait for more posts from me ! 😊

[ask-the-rpg-3]

RPG3 FIRST ANNIVERSARY + 500 FOLLOWERS MOD!

It's been a whole year of pushing teens down holes, surviving moss harassment, and surviving actual harassment from a stressful fandom. Despite all the bumps along the road? I'd do it all again.

IT'S THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY! AND THERE'S 500 OF YOU FOLLOWING ME!!! I needed to celebrate somehow, and my pals @chipistrate , @freemonngo , and creatorofyes (i forgot your @ LMAO) HELPED ME BRING THE PROLOGUE TO LIFE! GO PLAY IT!!!

Sappy ramble underneath:

God I. what a year it's been. I hold this stupid comic so close to my heart, even if it's a ridiculous concept to fuel my hyperfixations. There's still so much left to go, WE HAVEN'T EVEN LEFT THE RUINS YET, but I'm so excited to keep going and show you guys all the ideas I have.

I've met so many people this past year, I never knew how important making that Discord server would be. I've met so many awesome people and it's been such a silly goofy time. Your support means the world to me and it's still a weird feeling that people like my art and like my stories, I'm STILL getting used to that. Thank you all for just being here and sending asks and making me laugh and drawing fanart, you've all made my time here so worth while.

I love our little RPG trio, I'm amazed at my art improvement throughout the year, I'm amazed at the blogs growth, and IT'S JUST SOO MUCHHHHH THANK YOU ALL FOREVER!!!!

I feel so happy to know that RPG3 (and me by association) has helped people actually get into some of these games, and that was kind of a hope I had, I think. I got Chip into both Omori and Yume Nikki with this in one fell swoop and that's hilarious to me. I hope to throw in more games that everyone should hyperfixate over, just like me <3

I hope you enjoy this playable version of the prologue, the thing that started it all! Here's to the continuation of RPG3 and hoping that these funny little protagonists can get back home. I hold these guys so close to my heart. I really, really can't wait to show you guys the future plot points, because, not to brag, I think they're REALLY cool. This is more than just a crossover comic.

And a special thank you to @chipistrate for sticking with me throughout this past year. Thank you for being my friend, my infodumpee, my support, my moderator, thank you for helping with this mod, and thank you in advance for whatever happens in the future. You're important to me!

I don't know what else to say,,, expressing emotions is hard yo

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

[thepixelelf]

that daeyeol mystery-solving ghost speaker with the ghost reader that one person made a poster for a while back? i don't remember if you already wrote that but it sounded cool

Ohhhh the fic that came to Bee @runawayfuture in a dream??

warnings: mentions of non specific death and murder

[speaker with the dead] When you go into CardSharp, it's much brighter than you expected. After all, hearing about a place that lets you talk to the dead doesn't exactly evoke images of trendy moss walls and chai lattes.

A combination café and séance business...strange, but you suppose there's a market for anything these days.

There's no one at the counter, but you see a silver service bell and a cutely decorated note next to it that reads, Welcome! Ring the bell to order!

Beneath the plain black ink, though, more words glow in a way you're sure only people like you can see.

To communicate with the living, enter through the door to the right ->

And so you do.

There's no one in this room either, which still isn't really as dark as you'd expect a room expressly for beyond-the-grave communication to be. It looks like a regular old break room. Two small couches with a coffee table in between, and a folding table to the side with an electric kettle plugged into the wall, some paper cups stacked next to it.

From a side door, a tall man enters. His hair is grey, but you suspect it's been dyed that way, since he looks around the same age you are. Were.

He spots you immediately, brows furrowed as he glances between you and the door you just came through.

"I'm sorry," he says calmly, in a please don't take this the wrong way kind of tone. "This room is off-limits to customers."

You cross your arms. "So you really are the real deal."

"Excuse me?"

"I thought those guys were totally yanking my metaphorical chains when they told me about you."

The man's confusion only deepens. "I don't know what you..."

"You're Lee Daeyeol, right?" you ask.

"Yes, but—"

"I heard you can talk to the dead."

He sighs through his nose, seemingly done with you walking in like you own the place. "Yes, I can. That doesn't mean you can just—"

"I didn't believe them at first, but now I do. It's obviously true. You're talking to me." You jut your thumb from your fist to point at yourself. "And I'm dead."

Daeyeol's jaw drops. For a few moments, neither of you speak, and the air is stale with silence.

Then he says, "You don't look dead."

"And you don't look like a shaman." You nod towards his t-shirt and cargo pants. "Why do you look so surprised? Don't ghosts come through here all the time?"

"I don't usually see them. Or hear them, either."

"What?" You cross your arms. "You literally said you can talk to the dead."

He frowns. "I can. Anyone can, there just needs to be a ghost around to listen. They just don't talk back."

"Then how do you know what they're saying?"

"I use cards to— you know what, that's not important." He takes in a deep breath. "How the hell can I see you right now?"

You scoff. "So you're saying you can't normally see ghosts? You've got to be the worst 'seer' in history."

He glares at you, and you shift uncomfortably under his gaze. It's not scary, really, but more curious. Like you're something in a petri dish under a microscope.

"Listen," you speak up, making him meet your eyes. "I came here because you apparently help ghosts move on to the afterlife or whatever."

He shrugs. "I try. What's keeping you here?"

"I'm not sure. My memories are foggy."

"That's not very helpful."

You give him a shrug of your own. "Well, I do know one thing."

"What's that?"

"I was murdered."

Daeyeol's mouth drops open once again, and the sight is almost comical enough to make you laugh. And when he finally speaks after another prolonged silence, his words actually do cause you to chuckle.

He slowly closes his mouth before saying, "You don't look murdered."

[yourfriendlyshapeshiftermonsters]

UGHHHHHH. I stayed awake to finish my homework but now i can't sleep. So here some sketches and my work in progress comic lore because why not. I haven't posted my art in the past weeks or so

Before explaining,let me explain how my world work first. In this earth,there's a random place where there are a stronger rush of magnetic energy/magic. It act like air,every living being need it. But it was an everyday thing that they didn't really think it's a strange things. Everything that exist in this world can absolutely absorb magic and store it inside it their own way, but there are definitely some that are better at absorbing them. They're usually called overcharged item which usually be used at mage staff and etc but besides that

There's actually two kind of way approach objects at reproduction/existing really

1. The old fashion way.

When a flesh creature has perished, rotting and only leaving a bit of flesh and bone besides an overcharged item,it soul and dna will slowly goes to the overcharged item. This situation was described as ants carrier(i'm suck at name) since the creature feature will be dragged through the ground into overcharged object,connecting it to the item (like ant,duh) like gravity (idk how to describe it but bigger magi can attract small magic like how gravity work. I'm bad at describing this one sorry).

And after that,the sarcass would slowly be healed by the new rush of magic while it attaching itself into the item. Now,the environment play a hard role at this. From health,dna,how it look and such. This overcharged item basically slowly draining others magic since more features mean more place to absorb energy. Making the place really vital to the object growth. And after a long 5-12 hours,your object has now born! This prosejure was hard to do and easily fail due to climate. But anyone that was born this way was usually a strong and even immortal being that exist even until now.

Yeyyy holy shit i wrote a super long paragraph. Anyway

2.nowdays way!

Since bone and overcharged item are now a super rare item (and expensive) due to how many living things that exist nowdays. This was now a common way objects reproduce. This was possible to do for one object,but two or more objects are recommended since this prosejure can be quite draining. Firstly,the object parent need to choose what objects their child are (recommend to choose one that assemble/represent an aspects of them the most). For example,a coffee cup can choose a plastic cup. This was to make sure that your magic can be received by the said item. And magic to it for some months,then boom baby. Sorry this end is not that good my hands are suuupee tired rn :"D

-me earlier,i can't even feel tired rn >:^

Here a pics of the main villain and his helper!

I haven't named the villain yet,but i named the right one Lorelei/mele,i may changes her design in the future tho

Sea sheep

They're gonna be super big and fluffy. Breed by the farmers on rocky beach right by coral reef so they cannot be eaten by predators. They photosynthesize and eat moss on rocks. Making them rarely move and extra fragile because of that.The leaf like part are (almost) going to be like otter furr. Trapping oxygen inside it leaf so once it goes back to water,it can absorb the oxygen it got earlier on the surface.So,depending on it sizes, it can breathe underwater from 8-20 hour is. It easy to harvest leaf and the added benefit of your own choral farm made this one of the main job of the blossomstone-becah side folks

Anyway here a random pic of me playing A bit with my school assignment

[fleurcareil]

Northeast Quebec & West Labrador

I drove in the pouring rain onto the ferry between Matane and Baie-Comeau across the Saint Laurent, so unfortunately there were no whales to be seen but the ferry was super modern with lots of different seating areas to choose from, and you could simply drink a beer at your table rather than being constrained to the bar area 😊. After arriving at the north side, I first had difficulty finding the motel, then got soaking wet getting stuff out of the car & finally only found a mediocre place to eat... you can't have it perfect all of the time!

Next morning, I started a route that I had anticipated for 14 years since I came to Canada; driving the entire Labrador loop from west to east! The first leg of 565km is actually still in Quebec, which was built to access massive hydro projects along the Manicouagan river. On the way, I pass the Manic-2 dam but the real beast is the Daniel-Johnson dam at the Manic-5 power station, which with its 14 buttresses and 13 arches is the largest of its kind in the world. A free tour allows you to go inside the power station, walk at the base and atop the massive structure and provides tons of interesting info, including that it's named after the Quebec prime minister who died on the eve of the inauguration... 😢.

To my big surprise, the paved road stops immediately outside Manic-5 and continues like that for 100km... I remember having seen in the news last year that the entire highway had finally been paved, but I now realised that that was the Labrador section, whereas Quebec did not pave it... the often-loose gravel, many construction road stops, fast truck traffic and the rolling hills made for a tiring drive, so was glad when I arrived at my place to stay for the night at Station Uapishka. They had originally cancelled my booking due to the wildfires (which I saw evidence of further south along the road) but when the road reopened, they did too. Luckily so, as my next stop was 494km further which would have been too much to add!

The special thing about this hotel is that it's on the shores of the "L'oeil du Quebec", the reservoir filled by the Manic-5 dam in the form of an eye, as a result of a meteorite impact 214 million years ago. At a diameter of 75km, it's the 5th largest astrobleme in the world and clearly visible on Gmaps... I had wanted to go supping on the lake but decided for a walk and a beer on the beach instead, sometimes it doesn't hurt to be lazy 😊. Over a delicious dinner, I had a great conversation with a woman who is professor in cellular biologie about amongst others how to stimulate children to study sciences. With my engineering background we had a lot of back & forth, which I tried to do in French as much as possible. She's Quebecois but teaches in English so we had a good linguistic exchange! 😁

Next morning, I continue the unpaved road for another 200km or so😒, passing massive mines and electricity projects until I finally arrive in the "Big Land" just outside Labrador City. The first thing you see when coming into town is the Canadian Tire store, which still makes me smile 😍, but less than 10 minutes later I had inadvertently driven out of it already and had to U-turn to find a gas station and a park to have a picknick lunch. I had hoped for some Canada Day celebrations (was wearing a red tshirt 🍁) but there was nothing going on. The only funny thing to see is that most cars have a pole with a flag on top for better visibility on project sites, quite comical as it looks as if everyone's celebrating a birthday 😂.

Then another 3 hours onward to Churchill Falls, on a much better, less industrial road which was a breeze to drive on (apart from the water holes left by rain bursts). I made a few photo stops to capture the boreal landscape, which is dominated by thin, almost skeleton trees with sometimes a light green moss undercover and lots of bogs or little lakes in between. It's not the prettiest forest I've seen (I like fuller trees) but its vastness is impressive. You could also see the ecological succession of regrowth after a fire, as some older fire areas were regenerating with tons of little trees with the burnt stalks still standing tall...

Arriving at Churchill Falls, I only take 2 minutes to drive all roads in town to find the gas station (very important as there's signs at the intersection that it's 285km one way and 240km the other way for the nearest gas station!) and the one building that houses the library, canada post, grocery store, hotel and sole restaurant - convenient! 😁 The tiny village (collection of houses really) did celebrate Canada Day with a baseball game and fireworks which I couldn't see but hear from my comfy bed 😜.

The next day it was sunny, so after a call with my parents, I already hit the road at 08:15am for the next 327km. Labrador looks big on the map but feels truly massive when driving... whenever I hit a traffic jam in the GTA, I was longing for empty roads... they do exist; in Labrador!! 😎 I think I saw less than 15 cars on the entire drive (in both directions!). A pitstop for some stretches and a muffin gave me another opportunity to snap pics of the strange trees.

I first skipped Happy Valley - Goose Bay on arrival and went straight to North West River where the Labrador Interpretative Centre has interesting exhibits about the 4 peoples that live here (Inuit, Innu, Métis and Settlers) including the installation of an inukshuk, one of my favourite symbols of Canada 😊 (I still would like to buy one but not sure where exactly, perhaps in a Montreal art gallery or out West). For who like me, until today, doesn't know the difference; Inuit are coastal people that came from the Artic, whereas Innu are traditionally nomadic people from Quebec who followed the caribou herds. The Métis here are descendants of Inuit and settlers (although due to dispute about the name east of the Prairies, they've renamed themselves to Nunatukavut). Labrador has a complicated history including the forceful relocation of villages and lack of self-determination over its rich resources, so good to learn more about it! Before heading to the guesthouse, I have a peek at Melville Lake and sit at the beach (it's 27 degrees!) until the rain forces me back to the car.

After having done the laundry, groceries and ever-crucial filling up the gas, I head out to the Birch Island Boardwalk which gives access to a sandbar on the Churchill River. Once a year, I dedicate time to reflect on the beauty of life while remembering the people who died too young; my half-brother André, my housemate Berber, and since 2019, my friend Soren who took his life on the 2nd of July. These deaths have impacted me tremendously, in that they have given me the resolve to live my life to the best of my abilities and spur me to put my personal life above a career, including my decision in 2009 to leave BP for a radical change and then now doing it again. Especially given that I have the flexibility without a partner or children, I owe it to myself and to André, Berber and Soren that I go after what I think makes me happy 💖. For now, that's traveling through Canada!

Wildlife: 1 moose & 1 rabbit (along the road)

SUPs: none

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Books I finished in August 2023

I finished a grand total of zero books in July by the way, so didn't feel like that warranted a post.

Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013

First of all, why'd I buy this book? I'd been hearing about it for a while and it was on my list, but then also Shawn Mccomb made a video about it, which bumped it up. It's a book about nature and plants and humans' relationship to plants, from a scientific perspective (author is a biologist) and a traditional perspective, because the author is also a native american, whose people historically cared for the land in a way very different from how the land is being handled today. It's really interesting, but also made me tear up a few times because fuck if humans aren't asshole sometimes, but also fuck if humans aren't beautifull sometimes. Yeah. It took me quite a while to read because I've been stressed and more in the need of light entertainment then ecology lessons but when I did manage to get further in my reading I always emerged deeply touched and amazed at the power and particularities of the lifeforms presented in the book. It's definitely worth the read!! (Also I really wanna read gathering moss by the same author now, I love moss.)

Universal Harvester, John Darnielle, 2017

Okay I did buy this one because I like the moutain goats (which is a folk band this author is primarily a singer in). It's about a dude in his early twenties who works at the video store and comes across some weird stuff recorded over parts of movies after some customers complain. I definitely thought it would go way more into horror territory, but it doesn't, really. It does have some very eeries vibes, but no outright horror. I've read a bunch of reviews of people calling it confusing, but I didn't really feel that. Sure, you get thrown into chapters with no knowledge of some situations, but it isn't insurmoutable, I feel like it's on par with most mystery-ish novels. I actually quite enjoyed it! I read it in two days, it's a quite easy read as well. I do feel like no every loose thread gets fully fully wrapped up at the end but it feels like more of a choice, you just have to accept you won't know everything.

The Nice House On The Lake Vol. 2, James Tynion IV, 2022

This is the second part (volumes 7-12) of the comic book! I read the first part earlier this year. It was good! Idk it continues in much the same way as the first volume, we learn more about the characters’ pasts which is pretty interesting. The art continues to be really good. I started volume 2 hating the main character/villain again after liking him last book but by the end the sympathy for him came back. It went by really quick, which makes me wanna read the rest, which sadly isn’t out yet. I’m definitely going to continue the series!

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I love this show so much.

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#4

I offer a shitpost comic.

29 notes - Posted July 20, 2022

#3

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#2

There's no road Heatwave.

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My #1 post of 2022

Wild Kratt's but the bros are ancient gods that created the creatures.

The rundown on this au:

Chris things:

He's a land god that created most of the land dwelling animals.

He also was unsupervised while creating a plant, he created weed and got high for three days straight.

He also created shrooms.

He has a necklace that keeps him in a human form, made for him by Martin.

He has gotten decapitated multiple times.

His blood is tinged green, bleeds slower, and is sticky like sap.

Doesn't like fire because tree.

Can stay under water for a few hours before drowning actually becomes a threat.

He's tied to the above water land masses, like a dryad.

Occasionally becomes one with the mushrooms.

Agender he/him.

Poison ivy, poison oak,and wild flowers on his shoulders and tail in god form.

He can grow mushrooms and flowers out of his skin, regardless of form.

Hollow chest cavity is filled with vines in god form.

Freezing can kill him, but only in extreme freezing temperatures.

Has a secondary set of wings that unfold from his upper ribs, in his god form.

Has moss on his primary set of wings.

Martin things:

He's a water/ocean god that created most of the water/sea animals.

He has a anklet that he wears to keep him in human form, made for him by Chris.

Clear blood like the ocellated icefish.

Extremely flexible.

Has gills that show up under water.

Falls asleep under water sometimes, in human form.

In god form both his mouths have megalodon teeth.

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#the thing i have to praise about this season is at least it leaves me wanting more from it. makes me think about how i'd do this all better#my strong opinions for ff are a cross between 'they would not fucking say/do that' and 'how cool would it be if you'd done [x] instead'#whereas i literally feel nothing at all for the ninja tribunal arc. i just don't care. i'm completely apathetic#except for how rockin splinter looks in his getas ofc

First of all I want to say that you are SO RIGHT, AGAIN for these tags. I/we feel exactly the same - I want to fix FF so. badly. but the dragon season is just... shrug. ok. how about it didn't happen though. (Except Splinter's outfit, which I am keeping forever. When I watched this season 10 years ago I did NOT appreciate his DILF energy enough.) So FF has that going for it. Also, the animation overall is pretty great and fluid, which I like - I thought the dragon season was way too busy, and we do not speak about BTTS in this house.

Please don't apologise for your most excellent opinions, I'm currently living for this.

One thing that didn't make it into my rant earlier: Apart from the obvious Shredder episodes, Sh'Okanabo's "mutate people with goo" plan was already done by Bishop, by accident, and better in S04.

I desperately want to give Raph a hug.

You're completely right that I would have LOVED to see some acknowledgements of the turtles' trauma for being ripped from their lives to a future where everyone they love has been dead for 50+ years, and the fact we don't get that is one of the show's greater failings. I know you've been mining Laird's old blog for opinions and notes like @battle-nexus and I have, so you have probably seen the rant he went on regarding Cody, but it feels worth pointing out again that Laird explicitly wanted to address this elephant in the room, and was told by the studio that doing so would make Cody look bad and to drop it, which just infuriates me to no end. It would have made for an infinitely better story.

By the way, part of me has started plotting a FF-esque rewrite a la Scooby Doo with Darius Dunn as the obvious Big Bad, who would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling kids and their two weird dads. Again, it would have been a much better show for it.

I know Fast Forward was meant to get two seasons and ended up going down after one, and I would be willing to make concessions for this if I saw any evidence that they were setting up something interesting anywhere, but... I am seeing very little of this.

I do love TT2 though. He's one of the better parts of the future. Good kid.

One thing that has been on my mind all day (sorry to my wife for randomly bringing it up every hour or so...) is that the future on Earth is utterly devoid of humans. Like, now that I'm looking for it, it actually creeps me out. Every single person in the background is some sort of alien, and not even like, a consistent six species or anything, they're just shapes and colors everywhere. Parts of some episodes & the supplementary comics keep mentioning that the atmosphere has been altered in NYC but also elsewhere to contain more sulphur and nitrogen to accommodate alien species. All food is synthetic, or moss, or marine life, or alien animals (herd-beasts or something for hot dogs? squid-cicles?). So my question is... are there any humans left? Is earth's plant and animal life just completely gone? or is New New York (don't get me started on that name) just really, really weird?

The only humans that feature at all are Cody, his uncle, and Bishop, all of whom are white, American, uber rich and running the show. No other relevant humans I can think of except TT2. (Do we count the Street Phantoms as human? I don't know???)

In a similar vein, it creeps me out that everything of any relevance or importance in the background seems to be O'Neill-Tech-powered. Buildings and billboards are everywhere. They provide most tech and power to the city. They run most large events. Yet Cody never leaves the house. Except when he does, to go to all these events. Or something.

ALSO. WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE REST OF HIS BUILDING APART FROM THE TOP FLOOR PENTHOUSE? ASKING FOR A FRIEND (my sanity).

At least FF becomes a lot more enjoyable now that you're somehow making me like Serling. I mean, he is SO RUDE. But he's actually right, though.

(When the turtles set up their parkour in Ep02 and start smashing furniture while Splinter lobs cutlery at them, I actually had to pause and take a deep breath. There's "we didn't clean our takeaway boxes and smashed a plate while doing the dishes", and then there's... whatever the hell is going on here. Talk to me again about how they don't have any trauma or residual vengeful fantasies about the whole Cody scenario that they may be acting out here, show. Go on.)

@love-killed-the-superstar​ I hope you don’t mind but this particular part of your recent liveblog just… really sparked something in my brain that I need to get out, re: Fast Forward, and it’s this repeating theme of FF rehashing a plot point from S1-4 but worse. Like the turtles version of a live action Disney reboot.

This turned into a massive rant, oops, more under the cut. Clearly, I have a lot of feelings about this.

Keep reading

[amatchinwater]

When Trust is Earned

Warnings: N/A

Ch 5/14 (Ch 4)

Ouroboros (ao3)

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The walk from the tunnels back to the school to get Theo’s truck sucked. Even on a newly turned chimera. Stiles’ feet are killing him and he’s glad to now be sitting in the passenger seat on the way to his house. He’s in desperate need of a shower. Or five. A year's worth of sleep wouldn't hurt either. It’s weird feeling two creatures inside of him. He can’t believe Theo has felt like this since he was nine years old. Stiles curls the blanket Theo grabbed from the backseat closer to his chin. He’s not cold per say, but it’s doing wonders at being a comfort for him. 

Especially with how much it smells like the other chimera. The sweet smell of chocolate, lilies, and fresh moss. There’s something spicy that he can’t quite put his finger on. Maybe it’s Theo’s cologne. He’s not sure. Whatever it is, the concoction of scents is putting him at ease and making him sleepy. But his phone goes off for the hundredth time and he groans. Digging it out of his pocket he sees several missed calls and texts from Scott and Lydia. 

They were at the school using Liam and Hayden as bait for the Dread Doctors and now they’re both missing. “What a stupid fucking idea,” Stiles growls. Actually growls and the sound kind of startles him the first time having done it. “Scott went and got Liam and Hayden kidnapped. They need our help.” 

“Idiot,” Theo grumbles under his breath. “Tell him we’ll head over in the morning. I’m not saying I don’t give a shit about them, but you need to sleep. You almost died twice in one fucking day and went through turning into a chimera. You need rest. And you know,” the other chimera circles a finger at him, “my blood is still on your face.” 

Stiles’ cheeks burn red at the sly grin the other chimera gives him. He shoots Scott a quick text about what happened with Josh, obviously leaving out the part of Theo taking him to the tunnels to turn him. Telling the wolf that they’re going to shower and will be there first thing in the morning since he and Malia are out in the preserve trying to pick up a trail. He wants to tell Lydia more than that, but he can’t do that yet. Not without talking to Theo about it first. 

The truck pulls up to his house, “I’ll come back in the morning to bring you to Scott’s.”

In the morning? 

“You’re leaving?” He doesn’t mean to come off desperate or hurt. But he kind of is. Every other time something’s happened to Stiles, Theo has been right there. Staying with him through the night to ensure he’s okay and actually sleeps. Stiles needs him. So much so that he’s almost willing to say the words. 

The chimera’s eyebrows rise, “do you want me to stay? I figured you’d want some space from me with everything that happened today.” 

“Well, I don’t,” Stiles reaches over and turns the truck off, taking the keys with him as he opens his door and gets out of the truck. “So get a move on, Raeken,” he smiles, walking backwards towards his front door, “tell me what it’s like being a chimera.” Okay, so maybe he’s not ready to say the words just yet. But he got pretty close. 

Theo returns his smile, meeting him in the doorway, “well,” he taps Stiles under his chin. “Since you and I are made of the same concoction, you can most likely fully shift into a wolf too.” His eyes widen comically large, his mouth following as he locks the door behind them. “Don’t worry, I’ll teach you how to do it. But first, let’s get you in the shower.” 

Stiles couldn’t agree more as he follows the other chimera up the stairs towards the bathroom. “I’m sure I’ve got some clothes somewhere that should fit you. I’ll wash yours while you take a shower.” His heart is pounding in his chest when he steps into the tiled room, turning the shower on to let it get to temperature. “What are you doing?” The chimera asks, watching Theo turn to leave. 

“I’m gonna wait in your room while you take a shower?” The other chimera grins, pointing over his shoulder. Stiles whines as he looks at his feet. He doesn’t want to be alone right now. But, admittedly, he doesn’t know how to ask Theo to stay with him. He’s doing his best. “I didn’t think you’d be comfortable showering together. But if you want to see me naked that badly, all you have to do is ask, Kitten.” Theo crosses his arms, leaning against the doorframe with a smirk. 

Heat flares his cheeks, “I- that’s not- I just meant-”

Theo’s hands cup his cheeks, shushing him softly, “I was just teasing you, sweetheart. If you don’t want to be alone, I’ll sit in here with you, okay?” Stiles lets out a sigh, nodding his head. “Okay,” Theo presses a feather light kiss on his mouth and turns around, giving him the privacy to get undressed. “Don’t be afraid to ask for things you want Stiles,” the other chimera tells him, using his actual name to prove his seriousness, “even if it’s just company.”

“Thanks,” Stiles murmurs, undressing quickly and stepping into the shower. “So what are the odds that I’ll be a failure,” he asks before scrubbing his face clean.

“None,” Theo snorts. 

“But I wasn’t-”

“Yeah you were,” the other chimera cuts in. “The Nogitsune left more than a mark on you. Yeah, I know about that too,” Theo says at Stiles’ sharp intake of breath. “From what I understand he made a carbon copy with you and left a piece of himself. And I made sure they did exactly what they did to me. I never once bled mercury. You’re going to be just fine, sweetheart.” 

Rinsing the rest of the suds out of his hair and body, Stiles turns the water off, reaching a hand out to grab his towel from the rack. “Thank you,” he says, wrapping his towel around his waist and stepping onto the mat. 

Blue eyes flash gold, watching a droplet of water slide down his chest with a growl. “I’d never let anything happen to you,” Theo assures him, gaze flicking back to his. “But you’re welcome.” 

“There’s more towels under the sink,” Stiles reaches for the door knob, “I’m gonna grab you some clothes, leave yours on the floor so I can wash them. Give that another minute or two to warm back up” The chimera hastily leaves the bathroom before he can watch Theo start taking his clothes off. He’d love to see that, but he doesn’t trust himself to not do something incredibly stupid. 

They’re meant to get clean, sleep for a few hours, and head straight to Scott’s. Seeing the other chimera naked would definitely put a damper in their plans. Padding over to his room, Stiles quickly dries off while digging into his dresser for clothes. Throwing on some old batman bottoms and a black tee, he finds some things in his closet that never fit him and brings the items to the bathroom for Theo.

The other chimera is already in the shower, thank god, and there’s enough steam in the room that even his silhouette isn’t visible through the thin curtain. Not like his imagination isn’t filling in the blanks for him. Stiles places the clothes on the sink, “these should fit you okay. I hope. I’m not really sure, they’ve always been too big for me.” Scooping up Theo’s bundle on the floor, “I’ll be in the garage.” 

Theo takes longer than expected to find him in the garage after his shower, his clothes are already in the dryer. But he comes with a plate of pizza, so for that Stiles is grateful. Except for one teeny thing. Theo’s only wearing the sweats Stiles had set out for him, not the shirt. Stiles forgets how to breathe for a painful moment, absentmindedly taking the offered food. 

“Figured you could use something to eat,” Theo leans against the washer with him, brushing their arms together when he grabs a slice. 

“Shirt.” 

Yeah, that’s definitely not what he meant to say. At all. He wanted to thank the other chimera for making him something to eat. But he’s focused on the two moles on Theo’s chest and apparently forgot common courtesy. When his eyes finally unglue themselves from the other chimera’s body, he’s met with a devilish smirk. 

“Like what you see?” Theo wiggles his eyebrows and Stiles playfully shoves him, earning him a laugh. “The shirt was too small,” the other chimera admits, “my shoulders nearly tore it. And I didn’t want to ruin any of your precious hoodies, so I didn’t bother trying those.”

He’s an idiot. Stiles barely holds back the facepalm. “I always buy a size up, they probably would fit you just fine. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that.” The dryer dings before he can think of another way to dig himself deeper into the hole of shame he’d created. Stiles turns to open the door.

“No,” Theo shoves the crust in his mouth. “You eat,” gently moving him aside, the chimera opens the door, “eat,” he repeats when Stiles just stares at him. “I can grab my own clothes.” Theo finds his shirt first and pulls it over his head. “There, now you can focus, Kitten.”

“Dick,” Stiles retorts, grumpily biting into his pizza and walking out of the room. Theo knows his way around the house now, he doesn’t need to stay and wait for him.

“If you had stuck around for another second upstairs, you could’ve seen that too,” the other chimera says. Stiles isn’t sure it will never not be weird being able to hear perfectly all the time now. Tossing the plate in the trash, the chimera heads upstairs to his room, flopping face first on the bed, leaving enough space, managing to maneuver the covers on himself. “Well doesn’t that look comfortable,” Theo coos and the mattress dips beside him. 

Smelling both himself and Theo on his sheets has the ‘weres inside of Stiles practically purring. Turning his head to face the other chimera, Stiles squints an eye open, “goodnight, Theo,” he whispers. 

“Goodnight, Kitten,” Theo smiles, wiping a few stray, wet strands from the chimera’s forehead. 

“Will you stop it with the kitten thing?” Stiles huffs, lying through his teeth, “I’m not a fan.” 

“You’re also a terrible liar,” Theo laughs, wrapping an arm around the chimera’s waist and pulling him closer. “If I knew you didn’t like it,” the other chimera taps his finger on the small patch of skin peeking out of Stiles’ shirt, “I wouldn’t say it. But you do. So I’m gonna keep saying it.”

Stiles smirks despite himself, “whatever you say. I’m still not calling you Daddy,” he yawns, thoroughly exhausted and so very warm from Theo’s body heat. His heartbeat and scent lulling him to sleep better than any lullaby. 

“Whatever you say,” Theo chuckles, pressing his lips to the chimera’s temple. 

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They slept far longer than they meant to. Showing up at Scott’s a little after eight a.m. Corey is upstairs with Mason and Lydia while he tries to read the book. See if he can find anything that might help with where Liam and Hayden might be. Malia keeps giving them weird looks and Stiles can’t really understand why. Everyone knows that they were watching Josh’s body together and that they would be cleaning up at his place together. Seeing as Stiles wouldn’t have a ride otherwise.

It’s not weird.

He’s trying his best not to make it weird. 

“You guys were supposed to be here hours ago,” Scott grumbles, pacing the living room.

Stiles opens his mouth to say anything to that bullshit, but the other chimera’s voice comes out, “Scott, his jeep caught on fire and was flipped with him still inside it. Stiles could barely stand up, he needed sleep. Can’t do much in the way of helping if he can’t even stand.” Stiles can’t help but notice the way Theo put himself in between them. “You’re lucky he didn’t take up my offer to bring him to the hospital. I promise, we got here as fast as we could.” 

Scott mumbles something under his breath that not even Stiles’ new chimera senses can pick up and then he’s storming out of the room and up the stairs.

“Scott,” Theo calls after him, but the Alpha doesn’t stop. 

Malia narrows her eyes again at the two chimeras' proximity. Don’t. Be. Suspicious. Just, don’t be suspicious. It's fine. Let’s just look away…oh, hey! There’s a corner fraying on the end cushion of Scott’s couch. Never noticed that before. A very interesting discovery if he says so himself.

He’s totally making it weird.

Fuck.

Corey mutters something about being a slow reader, to Mason’s reassurance.

“Scott, don’t!” Lydia yells. 

Stiles runs up the stairs, taking them two at a time. When he gets to Scott’s room, shock isn’t even half of what he feels over the scene before him. There the True Alpha stands with his claws in Corey’s neck. He didn’t ask permission. Didn’t warn the young chimera of the risks. Just shoved his claws in without uttering so much as a single syllable. It takes everything to stifle his growl when he turns to share a pointed look with Theo.

“Is that as dangerous as it looks?” 

“Probably more,” Stiles bites out, beyond pissed. He doesn’t bother hiding his scowl when the wolf’s claws yank out of Corey and Mason catches the boy before he can fall. Stiles barely pays attention to Scott’s mutterings, only really listening when he starts drawing wildly. Describing a bunch of blue pipes in his notebook. He shares a look with Theo, knowing that it’s the tunnels they just came out of, but they can’t blow their cover and say that. 

“It’s the water treatment plant,” Lydia offers. 

Scott is out the door again before Corey has barely stood on his feet. “Are you okay?” Stiles asks. The young chimera nods, rubbing the back of his neck that is hopefully healing by now. He seems lucid and that’s enough for Stiles. For now. “Scott,” the chimera calls, following the wolf down the stairs, Theo hot on his heels. “You can’t just run in there blindly. What if they’re not even there?” 

He knows they’re not, he was just there a few hours ago. No point in going on a wild goose chase. Stiles actually does care about what happens to Liam and Hayden.

“Scott,” Lydia comes up beside him, “Stiles is right. Think about this.”

“I am thinking!” The Alpha shouts, whipping around to face them. “Liam and Hayden could be dead! I’m going to get them back, no matter what.” 

“He’s my best friend, I’m coming with you,” Mason squeezes between him and Theo to reach Scott and Malia. 

He’s surrounded by puppies. Is this what it’s like watching himself from the outside? Yikes, no wonder Derek and Peter gave him so much shit. “I’m sorry,” Stiles scoffs, “did you somehow get supernatural powers that we don’t know about?” There’s that weird look from the coyote again. What fucking gives? 

“If you’re that worried, we’ll bring Theo,” Malia suggests, crossing her arms. 

“Maybe I should stay,” Theo counters, turning to look at Stiles. “In case the Dread Doctors decide to make a house call for Corey. Someone should be here to protect him.” They both know that Stiles is more than capable of doing that now. But it would make sense to offer himself to watch the three of them. Considering Lydia can just scream and Corey does… whatever it is that Corey does. Stiles should really ask him that. 

“I don’t care what you do,” Scott waves his hand, turning to leave again. “I have to find Liam and Hayden.” Malia and Mason follow right behind him. 

“Wow,” Lydia mumbles under her breath. “Are you sure you’re okay, Corey? You could’ve seriously been hurt.” 

Pulling Theo aside while the banshee is focused on Corey, Stiles whispers hopefully low enough that the pair doesn’t hear, “you and I both know they’re not going to find them in the tunnels.” 

“I know,” Theo squeezes his arm, walking back to the other two. “Corey, I don’t want to push you too much, but was there anything else you saw? Anything at all?” The young chimera looks aggravated and Stiles can’t really blame him. Having someone dig into your mind when you’re consenting hurts. Forcing it must be brutal. “Please,” Theo speaks softly, “I just want to find our friends.” 

Corey sighs, ready to shake his head when his eyes dart wildly along the wall like he’s lost in thought. “There was a basement.” 

“Like a building?” The banshee scrunches her face.

“Like a house,” the young chimera corrects. “And there was this big hole in the wall. Looked like a bomb went off.” 

Theo faces him, features guarded, “didn’t Parish say that the guy with the talons smashed through a wall of a basement? Or something like that?” No wonder everyone bought what the chimera was selling. He’s very good. Stiles is actually impressed. 

“No,” Lydia sighs, “it was exactly that.” 

 “Stay here with them,” Theo instructs the chimera, “I’m gonna go get them.” 

Stiles chases after the other chimera, grabbing his arm before he can reach the door. “Wait!” He takes a shaky breath, “do you think he’d do something like that to me? I mean, I’m supposed to be his best friend. But if he starts to suspect something, Theo, I-”

“Let me go save Liam and Hayden,” Theo’s fingers hold his chin, out of sight of the pair behind them. “Then I’ll show you exactly what Scott thinks about you. He doesn’t love you like you think he does. But it’s okay,” his voice is incredibly soft, “you’ve got me. And I won’t let him hurt you like that.” His fingers apply enough pressure to be a reassurance in lieu of kissing him and then he’s out the door. 

“You’ve got me?” Lydia parrots back at him and when the chimera faces her, the banshee’s arms are crossed over her chest and she’s giving him a gentle smile. Her tone is not even remotely matching her face. “Corey, why don’t you go rest for a little bit. I’m sure you could use it after what Scott did.” The young chimera heads back upstairs and after the door closes, Lydia purses her lips at him, “is there something I should know about?” 

There isn’t a single response Stiles can think of that wouldn’t be a bold faced lie to her. So he digs his phone out of his pocket, claiming, “I have to call my dad. If whoever is taking the bodies can flip my jeep like it’s nothing, he’s in danger watching the chimera in the morgue.”

“Fine,” she calls after him. “Tell me when you’re ready. You know I’ll listen.” That shoots a pang straight to his heart. Stiles doesn’t want to lie to her. But an omission isn’t exactly the truth either. Stepping outside, the chimera does exactly what he says he would. Calling his father to warn him about who or what is stealing the dead chimeras. If he stays outside so he doesn’t have to face the possibility of that conversation, well, don’t worry about it.

Ch 6 (coming 7/2 because I will need to cry over Stranger Things first)

[mitamicah]

Spoilers from both Trollhunters the book and Trollhunters the series!

While reading the book I was really impressed with how many differences there were between the character so I have worked on giving my take on six characters from both media, book vs series, and how they differ from each other :3 

I should mention that while there was illustrations in the book I tried for the challenge not to copy those but follow along the describtions in the book - when possible - to give my own interpretation of the characters ^v^ 

Steve

First up we have Steve. Starting out as the stereotypical bully in both version their paths seperates quickly resulting in two different ending for the musuclar blond Jorgensen-Warner is the book version of Steve. Here's how he is described from our first encounter with him: "He was handsome but in the oddest way- He eyes were too small and his nose piggish: he had a ridiculous amount of hair and a couple of teeth that looked like fangs. Yet somehow in combination these features were sort of mesmerising. His unnatural muscular bulk and odd way of speaking -crisply, politely, as if he were a foreign student who had learned English in class - completed the strange package." page 21-22 For his outfit I went with the description of him on page 224 "[my clothes] ... didn't cast me in the best light when compared to Steve Jorgensen-Warner, who looked rather rakish in blue jeans and a shirt - definitely not a blouse - opened to the third button. He dribbled the ball casually with his left hand." The bold passages is added by me   This Steve is later revealed to be a changeling aka a troll   Before we go on: can any of you explain to me what a "ridiculous amount of hair" even means :'D? I had a lot of trouble with this prompt because isn't this so darn subjective :'D? and the official art look way less ridiculous than I'd figure it'll be :'D x'D Palchuk is the series version of Steve. His facial appearance being way less specific (I'd say he has normal sized eyes, a big roman nose and some more or less normal teeth) and his way of speaking is definitely not polite. Like book Steve, this Steve starts out with pushing smaller guys into lockerrooms yet after that he becomes way less of a terrifying bully and much more of a silly goose who brings a lot of the comic relief in my opinion Douxie says it best in Wizards when he calls Steve the "village idiot" x'D I do not recall seeing Steve being that sporty in the show, he is much more interested in becoming homecoming king  no basketballs around x'D While book Steve is revealed to be the enemy (a troll) series Steve joins the "good guys" creating the creepslayerz with the character Eli Pepperjack

Blinky

Blinky is just called Blinky in the book  Here's a bit of description of him "The third [troll] had scarlet eyes, eight of them on long stems. (...) The thing from my house glided toward me with a surprising grace for something with an indetermined number of legs, all of which were hidden behind a patched kilt scaled with layers of medals, prizes and trophies and award ribbons. An incalculable tangle of tentacles twined around one another as if dying to squeese something to death. As it passed the oven, the firelight revealed olive-green skin, reptilian texture, and lacquer of slime lubricating its undulating appendages Its moth a horizontal gash.. " The bold passages is added by me   So yeah this Blinky is quite something :'D I stopped caring to draw tentacles after a while but overall this was silly but fun to draw  since his teeth later is described as big as traffic cones I believe he must be very tall :'D Also he's close to blind   Has a bit of a dirty mouth but in a very "read" way if it makes sense :'D cannot seem to stop calling Jim dimwitted and tiny and Tobias big :'D Blinky's full name in the series is Blinkus Galadrigal  he has six eyes instead of eight and they are all working just fine, thank you very much x'D His tons of tentacles and legs has been replaced by four arms and two legs and while he is still olive-green he is now made of tone like texture just like the other trolls  the kilt turned into shorts and he is quite a bit smaller now not even as tall as Jim  He still has this very academic way of speaking yet he is way nicer to Jim calling him "Master Jim" instead of "the short one" x'D

ARRRGH!!!

Book ARRGHHH!!!s full name is Johannah Mmmm ARRRGH!!! and she is a pretty big deal warrior among the trolls in the book - she's so badass in fact Blinky has decided to call her by her last name to honor her for her deeds for trollkind   Here's a qoute from the book describing her appearance   "The goliath emerged from the tunnel as comfortably as a dog from a doghouse, coarse black fur pouring into the chamber before I could make out any actual arms or legs (...) Even beneath the fur I could see loops of muscles flexing. (...) ARRRGH!!! was built like a gorilla but three times larger: Two arms, two legs, and, thankfully, just two eyes. Horns, curled like those of a ram (...) The thing's orange eyes cast about with animal perceptiveness, and it used its snout and sniffed. Its jaws fell open to reveal a purple, slavering mouth armed with haphazard daggers of teeth." Page 75-76 The bold passages is added by me   (Also worth mentioning: the qoute is from before the protagonist knows of ARRRGH!!!'s gender which is why he calls her an 'it') At other times in the story we learn that ARRRGH! has quite scarred arms and really wishes for better tooth hygeine; so much so that Tobias actually end up making her a brace out of chicken wire :'D Idk I find it quite adorable :'D Now unto the serie's ARRRGH!!! - first up he is male, his name is Arghaumont and he is famous for another reason than Johannah: he was a general of Gunmar but retreated from the war making him a traitor to his people yet a hero for the good trolls in the series. Series ARRRGH!!! is likewise built like a gorilla but made of stone and having a mane long and green like it is moss  his horns is way smaller and less curvy and his teeth hygeine is never brought up  also his face is way less dog like x'D 

Tobias 

Book Tobias' full name is Tobias M. Dershowitz yet he is going by 'Tubby' or 'Tub'. Here is a describtion of him from the book: "You could call Tobias Dershowitz chubby, if you were being cute, or husky if you were being diplomatic. The fact is he was fat, and that was only the beginning of his problems. His hair was a thick, orange, out-of-control hedge. His face spilled over with the kind of freckles that make kids like Tub look like overgrown toddlers. Worst of all were his braces, marvels of modern torment: whips of stainless steel crisscrossing each tooth seperately and lashed to a dozen silver fasteners. The braces clicked so much when he spoke, you expected sparks. At least he was tall..." page 27 The bold passages is added by me   The outfit I went with is described on page 259 like this: "He stood in the driveway decked out in his best approximation of a ninja: black tennis shoes, black sweatpants, a black hoodie, a belt made from a red curtain sash, and an oversize fanny pack holding his gear (...) It was unfortunate that the fanny pack was lime green..." To describe Tub is a bit difficult because sadly he is not much in the story as I'd liked - mostly he is being quite serious and let us know he is not happy by being sidelined not speaking troll nor being invited on hunts which I completely understand tbh :'D What I do find interesting is how Tub and series Jim has seem to have switched roles a little bit: In the series Jim is the one giving a speech about how he is insecure about his place in life and how he wants more - in the book this is Tub in more than one occassion: "We have to accept who we are. And before you ask, I'll tell you. We're nobody. We have no life. We have nothing to look forward to. We're not special. I just want it to go away. All of it. The stupid being scared. Doesn't it seem we've been scared forever?" page 37 "Jim, you're wrong. We were meant to do this. This is exactly what we've been waiting for. They've chosen us. Of all people! Us! (...) Jesus, Jim, take a look at my life! You know what I'm worth! To anyone? Zero! Nothing! I'm a fat loser and will always be a fat loser. Until this. This is like a present. Full of, man, I don't know. Hope?..." page 196 (talking about trollhunting here btw) Oh yeah and book Tobias gets this badass scene where he uses his dentist's tool to kill trolls I loved that   Now series Tobias is way different :'D first up his name is Tobias Domzalski and his nicknames are Toby and Tobes. He is way shorter and has more neat hair (what is it with the series neating up the hair :'D? x'D). He also seems way cheerier and pretty happy with his place in life more or less  Unlike Tub, Toby is in it from the start being an important player in the story   He doesn't have the same drive to be something more than he is as Tub has instead Toby is going with the flow starting out quite afraid of everything troll and ended up being as brave as the rest of the team *tbh Jim's scared out of his wits too so they mimic each other x'D* Where Tub has dentist tools Toby gets a badass hammer so I'll say its an upgrade  

Claire

First off we have Claire Fontaine, a foreign student from no other than Scotland with a taste for military clothing and liqourice   Here's how she's described in the book   "She tucked her long dark hair behind her ear and left ir with an adorable smudge of white dust. I thought she was beautiful, though she wasn't in the classic sense. The popular girl would say she wasn't skinny enough. They would also point to the fact that she didn't wear makeup or do anything to tame that hair. And her clothes -well, what could be said about her clothes? Her boots were not sexy and knee-high: in fact, they were ankle-high and rubber-soled and looked picked from military surplus racks, an array of pea-green coats and multi-coloured slacks, all of which looked as if they'd been through actual World War II combat. And that beret she wore before and after school wasn't of the look-at-me-I'm Frensh variety: it was more in the style of I'm-going-to-invade-your-country-and-be-your-new-dictator. Only one thing didn't make sense: that bright pink, exceedingly girlish backpack that inexplicably hadn't one anti-establidh patch sewn onto it (...) Oh, I forgot to mention that Claire Fontain came from the UK. That's right- the girl had an accent. I think you are starting to get the picture." page 30-1 The bold passages is added by me It is hinted at that Claire is quite tall and a great deal taller than Jim (more when I get to him) and she is actually a whole year older than Jim since they both have birthday May 2 but Claire is 16 while Jim is 15  Since Trollhunters in this story is not a "protected title" (aka the chosen hero type) Claire ends up being one herself even though nobody even herself didn't know: AND. SHE. KICKS. BUTT! She's even better than the guy that had 40+ years experience so yeah safe to say she's badass :'D Even before that she has a hilarious scene calling out Steve in the wildest shitstorm of Scottish slang I lived for it x'D She's described quite a few times with lots of bracelets, sometimes made of wire so I gave her a bit of both   She's not really a part of the popular group but has her own thing going on   Now onto Claire Nuñez the series' version of this badass   Here Claire is hispanic and pretty much one of the most popular girls seen around  her style is way more ... I've called it punk rock in purple but Idk exactly what to call it x'D she's shorter than Jim and slimmer looking than her book counterpart   She enters the story not as a trollhunter but as a victim of having her brother stolen by changelings and as time progresses she becomes a fastlearning and quite competent sorcerer dealing in shadow magic   Unlike Fontaine, Nuñes is seen wearing make up, shorter hair with dye in it and hair clips instead of bracelets  

Jim 

First up we have book Jim. His full name is James Sturges Jr. and lives with his single parent, his dad, after his mother went away the day before his birthday in start May and never returned. Sturges Sr. had been traumatized loosing his brother to trolls although none of the characters didn't know this yet - only Senior had seen the creatures making him paranoid and in turn making Jim very embarrased about his father. At the same time Jim seems to honestly worry for his father and his behavior too makes Jim very cautious and fearful a character. Book Jim is pretty much a typical teenager for the most part  He is seen to be a tad clumsy and not exactly brave really. And the author's choice of basically not describing him anywhere made my job way harder trying to be book accurate :'D So I've mostly inspired him of the official illustrations in the book   Here's what I could find about our little trollhunter   First off: he's a short fellow  that is first mentioned on page 14; "Sunshine is important for growing boys." (...) "I am not growing" I took after my dad when it came to size and was still waiting for that growth spurt everyone kept raving about. "In fact I think I'm shrinking." This is brought up most of everything Jim through the movie from him not being able to reach a point of a chalkboard (page 32) to people's dissapointing sighs taking meassurements when he is chosen as Romeo (107) and him wearing super high heels for the same reason (224) but also Blinky directly calling him a "little fellow" (page 127) On page 27 we learn that he is getting a bruise on his chin after being slammed into his locker by Steve  Lockers he has been thrown into enough to have learned to open them on the inside :'D He is a skinny fella which Tobias so politely call "lack of muscletone" due to "glandular" at page 120 He is not very good at anything describing his room full of stuff from hobbies he tried and failed at (page 63) The longest describtion about his appearance is probably page 105: "I lowered my eyes and regarded the chewed, dirty fingernails holding my script, thes scuffed shoes on my feet, and realized that these were the symbols of my pityful life: worn-out, insignificant, ready to be thrown beneath Dad's industrial mower" It pretty much says it all when this is the longest quite I could find :'D For the outfit I mostly went by the small describtion on page 89-90: "I tucked the medallion beneath my shirt. After a full day of wearing it, maybe the rest of the suffocating fear would go away too. My plan was to dart into the kitchen, grab my sweatshirt and be out of the house. " I added jeans since he is said to wear jeans on page 283 - the medallion sneak out beneath the sweatshirt/shirt on page 97 which is why I added it on top here as well   Now since there's a bit more to both versions of Jim due to their role as the protagonist I've added in a little extra features here being the medallion in the book vs the amulet in the series and the weaponry given to the characters   For Sturges we have the medallion who's described like this: "It was a bronze medallion conntected to a rusty chain. It was engraved with a foreboding crest: a hideous, snarling face; indecipherable markings of a sevage language, and a magnificent long-sword across the bottom." page 9 The medallion is treated like it is a common artefact if a bit rare in the book - its purpose is to translate trollspeak for the wearer. Jim is giving two swords in the book; a rusty longsword he calls Clairesword (do I need to explain this one?) and a cutlass he calls Cat #6 after the one cat at Tobias' house that liked Jim  x'D For Sturges' personality my feeling about him is that he is a bit more ... passive than his series counterpart. He is not really standing up for himself that much and would rather blend into the background. This qoute from Claire sums him up pretty nicely I believe   "You're a good person, Mr. Sturges. A bit gloomy, but good" page 246 I do like that Jim in this version is a Taurus  (I am a taurus too x'D) born on May 2nd so that's a plus   It is probably also worth mentioning that in this world trollhunters aren't a chosen hero type like in the series: trollhunters or paladin was once a title held by many warriors yet now there's very few left. Sturges was a proud paladin family making Jim a chosen candidate for the honor of becoming a trollhunter but he is not the only one - or even the best - in the book. In fact out of the three trollhunters we learn about I'll say Jim is the weakest (and he is not even the least trained; ouch :'D) Jim doesn't get a nice armour like his series counterpart either but is seen in the illustrations wearing a blue hoodie (like the one in the little doodle)   The full name of Jim in the series is James Lake Jr. He is the child of a single parent and lives with his mother whom Jim "mothers a lot" (Tobias' words in the first episode) This Jim is pretty "tall for his age" (Jim's own words uttered quite a few times across all three series) yet with quite skinny legs (he is called out for this by multiple characters). He is much more competent in life than his book counterpart being an exceptional cook, good at Spanish, seemingly alright in PE and at school he seems to stand pretty good if only holding himself back. Unlike book Jim, series Jim seems much more active and longing to be something more than he is - he is seen to be quite brave and protective of his friends, very kind and selfless. Also even from the start he seems much more nimble than his book counterpart being able to climb the robe (a feat book Jim didn't do before later) and with his training as trollhunter he becomes even more badass   Trollhunter status in the series is way more important since the title is given to only one chosen warrior of Merlin chosen by the amulet of daylight (the medallion in the book). This also makes the amulet way more special and important in the series which probably explains its shine up from rusty bronze thing to silver and blue. While Lake Jr doesn't have named sword he does have a magical armour and sword made of daylight   We do not know the exact birthday of Lake Jr but the creators have replied to a fanquestion saying it would be around fall especially October so by that estimate Jim is probably a scorpio  pretty far from the before mentioned taurus in the book   While Jim Lake Jr isn't seen with long lasting bruises in the original series he does get two more permanent scars in Wizards