#a different nutcracker

[rolex-kaard]

so... any MORE freaks in the chat

[vomittedsoap]

Christmas Poll

Ten days until Christmas!!!!!!! I'm so excited so here's a poll.. which has probably been done before but i'm doing it again.

FIND HMS EREBUS POLL HERE

You can choose based on who you think would be the best santa... OR you can choose on who would end up as Santa for the sake of everyone else's enjoyment, whether they like it or not. (and share why in the tags or replies i wanna discuss ehehe)

FYI both Jacko and Neptune get their own costumes by default.

[Heather and Gibson excluded just bc i dont think it would be them and i want to whittle down the choices]

[synthaphone]

oldass neopet art appreciation post

[reddish-ash]

Happy holidays🎉

Nutcracker AU sketches with Carol and Theo

[softodettes]

i'm juggling three wips right now and have no clue which one i'll be posting first, so have a longer snippet as an apology.

He bows gracefully. "Xaden Riorson." Violet blinks at him, frozen in place in the wake of this man.  He looks up at her from the depth of his bow, that smirk still on his face, and whispers, "Cat got your tongue?" Tairn chooses that moment to gently bump his head against her thigh, as if to remind Violet that she has a duty to uphold. She drops into a curtsy quickly, and it's a little less graceful than she intended. "Violet Sorrengail," she says finally, rising out of her curtsy and extending her hand to Xaden.  He brings his lips to her knuckles, kissing them chastely as he meets her eyes, and Violet's heart pounds underneath the layers of her dress and her corset. His stubble brushes against her skin, and her skin prickles at the sensation. Xaden's lips linger for a moment, like he, too, is trapped in this small pocket where time seems to have stopped and they are the only people around.  "The pleasure is all mine, Violet," he murmurs. Violet thinks she might've forgotten how to breath. 

[maniakmonkey]

Part 4

Clara shrinks down to the size of a toy and is able to have a dance with her Toy Soldier. Despite her being shrunk down she's still much taller than Rush! Thankfully, Rush can fly so she can still dance and not accidentally step on anyone's toes!

[pretty-idol-hell]

I awoke to find my all dark idol team had somehow become an all Christmas team!?

Welp. I guess this is happening.

'Tis the season.

[anjiedromeda]

Your honour, let them kiss. quick surprise smooches fluster Riddley, but gallant princely kisses fluster Kronya also, there is indeed a height difference, and so Kronya has to tiptoe on Riddley at times to reach

[tvntheatre]

I haven't drawn this bitch normally in a while. He's too cute like this to be lost to time.

Ignore the unfinished jackass to the right.

[jamboreeartsupplies]

watched Fantasia with Edamame tonight ⭐🩷🎄

[izzy-b-hands]

3,8,19,22 ?

3. Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Ooh I can't choose just one so I'm limiting myself to a Top 10 BC that's genuinely as few as I think I can choose between aksnfkfgn:

1. JPEGMAFIA

2. detahjae

3. jev

4. Fox Szn (I know technically it's. ya know. Danny Gonzalez in character but the songs are such fucking earworms I replayed so much that I can't not include him here.)

5. Isaiah Rashad

6. Sabrina Carpenter (not normally a pop girlie here but she grew on me and her songs are so much fun!! Aside from that One Song from her latest album with the one lyric I absolutely detest lmao)

7. Lola Young (shout to Fiancé for the recommendation! Big Brown Eyes became an Instant edizzy song for me, but her latest album overall was a good listen!)

8. MAVI

9. Alkaline (his stuff can be hard to find, but it's worth the search! Other artists that use Alkaline in their names tend to come up first in results, but searching him with one of my fave songs, With The Thing, in the search usually brings up whichever songs are currently available on various sites/streaming services!)

10. Tommy Richman

8. Game of the year?

Admittedly I really only played games I've owned for ages throughout 2024, so it's not anything new or exciting unfortunately. But I really enjoyed letting myself relax with GTA Online, Diner Bros, and I started The Pale Beyond! If I had to choose for a newer one, then The Pale Beyond would be my GOTY.

19. What’re you excited about for next year?

Getting married in March is the big one!! Right up by that would be finally getting my last ever name change done (first middle and last so the whole thing is fixed lol) and updating all the things/documents/etc!!

I'm also excited for going to more theatre shows (whenever we can afford and can get seats we like lol), more beach trips, and possibly a trip out to Maine or Rhode Island (never been to either so there's gonna be So Much to see!!)

Aside from that, I'm excited to keep working on my writing, fic and original. It's been a bit of a rough patch with my writing the last couple of years, but I'm hopeful I can get a bit more done and posted re: fic, and that I can get back into writing more original things and maybe post some of the original short stories I've been sitting on for the last few months.

22. If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?

I honestly don't really know, bc knowing me at the start of last year I was too scared, irritated, and frustrated with the state of the world and other things to want any advice from anyone, let alone myself. I think I'd just not bother myself back at the start of 2024 for my own sake lol. He's doing his best to get by and that's enough.

Granted, I'm absolutely terrified for the rest of 2025 re: state of the world and my country, but there's enough excitement/good upcoming things that I'm feeling slightly more positive/receptive to the idea of the rest of this year happening lmaooo

Thank you for asking, Anon! I hope you have a good new year!!

[awsydawnarts]

I hate you weight loss ads I hate you packaging that prominently displays calorie content I hate you menus that don’t show how much something costs but instead show the calories I hate you magazines that blast weight loss strategies in your face I hate you influencers promoting detox teas I hate how the world is so unfriendly to people recovering from EDs who are just trying to get through their everyday life without being reminded about it under the guise of a “fitness girlie” lifestyle

[reddish-ash]

Nutcracker AU Carol and Theo

[the-sunshine-dims]

love seeing this pretty ballet and going "what if i made it teeter on the edge of a nightmare?"

but its those nightmares that- your not quite scared, but if you thought about it more you probably should be

[shadowcatgirl09]

Going from The Nutcracker and the Mouse King to Artemis Fowl is...something. I wanna say jarring but it's not really jarring. I can't really describe it.