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yuurivoice · 3 months ago

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since you love to write, does your job ever feel like actual work? Kinda like that saying “if you love your job, you’ll never work a day of your life.” Kinda question.

also, how much free time do you normally have?

It felt like actual work from pretty early on. The moment I crossed over from doing it for funsies to sometimes taking commissions I didn't really feel strongly about for money, it was work.

I've had to drag my ass into the booth and record on days when I couldn't even take care of my basic needs because of ADHD struggles, and that sure felt like work.

I've had to write like absolute dogshit and just accept it because I had deadlines and people waiting on me. That felt like work.

I've had to spend hours breaking down different shots needed for visual projects, like a caveman painting on a wall for a renaissance artist to reference. That definitely felt like work.

I've had to deal with community moderation, personal betrayals of trust, harassment, goddamn pr crises, tax nightmares, and shipping hundreds of orders by hand. That was work.

That old cliche of if you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life is a crock of shit. But all of that being said, even though it is work, and even though it can be really difficult sometimes?

Wouldn't trade it for the world. There is no other calling for me, my heart is not satisfied if I am not telling stories, and for some reason the universe decided that this was the path forward. I didn't plan on it. I never loved voice acting, but I learned to. I wish there was less bullshit over the years that robbed me of my joy. I wish I wasn't fighting my brain for so much of the time I've been doing this.

But the good will always outweigh the bad.

It's a dream fulfilled. I never needed or wanted to be some sort of massive sensation, or have broad renown or appeal. I didn't need to become a best selling author, or create a hit video game, or do anything like that. I am happy that I've found even a small group of people who love to get lost in my worlds, or spend time with my characters, or hear them get railed in pumpkin patches.

I get to experience the magic of creating something I didn't know was within me. Again and again. Projects like BitterSweet, Shattered, and Echoes of Evalas are precious to me because of the wondrous feeling creating those stories gives me. They could all flop, and I'd do it anyway.

I was creating art when no one was ever there to listen or watch. In that regard, it's never been work. It is a function of my existence. I was made, raised, and shaped to tell stories. It's the one thing I can do. At a table of friends, an audience of hundreds, or on long drives by myself. It's like breathing. It just happens.

Being able to call it work is a privilege. I'm thrilled that I've got the chance to work. I'm happy that I even have the opportunity to have days where I have to push myself. Because it has given me more than I've ever thought it could. I was on food stamps living with family under constant threat of getting kicked out. I was lonely, isolated, and scared of the world. I was considered lazy.

Finding my lane, getting traction, and thriving was something I considered out of reach. I was ready to tap out and accept that I just wasn't quite right for life. Like maybe I just didn't have all the right parts. I was okay with it, even. I was tired.

So yeah. It's work. But I spent a long time desperate to find work I was suited for, and with a lot of recent life changes I've removed many of those points of friction that would make it tough to work. So I'm thrilled.

And that, my friends, is what happens when you ask a professional yapper if they love yapping. 😂

As for free time, it's hard to say. So much of what I do being my own boss and shit, plus creative stuff just constantly churning in my brain, I struggle to clearly define what is and is not "free time". I basically have to be on call. At any given moment something might need my attention, or creativity comes knocking. It's hard to completely disconnect.

I've done a good job of getting into the office about four times a week. That has helped me find some sort of balance, but even recent writing I've done was on my laptop at my little breakfast nook having coffee.

I think the big thing is, I can create my free time whenever I need or want to.

Anywho, this is why you don't open Tumblr when you wake up to pee in the middle of the night because then you spent 30 minutes staring at your phone writing a whole ass essay. I'm gonna go get out of bed and make something awesome now. 💖

#yuurivoice

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sarahlizziewrites · 1 year ago

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Writeblr for newbies

So you joined Tumblr to talk about your writing. Maybe you're published and you want to promote your works, or maybe you're wanting a supportive community of fellow writers, or maybe you're just writing for the hell of it and want to show the world your blorbos.

Welcome!!

Being a part of the writing side of Tumblr is a little bit like being in kindergarten and all the kids are talking about their imaginary friends to each other. Except some of the kids have published stories about their imaginary friends in real books you can buy. It's so cool.

I have made some wonderful friends on Writeblr, I've ARC'd and beta'd books for people, and I've gotten a lot of warm fuzzies from sharing my snippets and my characters. It's somewhere between self-promo and group therapy, but it doesn't feel like either. It feels like a wonderful community of writers supporting each other.

The Writeblr lingo can seem a little intense at first so I thought I'd set up a guide. If I've missed anything lmk!

WIP - stands for 'work in progress' (plural: WIPs). Any piece of writing (or poetry, or any kind of art) that isn't completed yet. This might be the first draft of a story, or the nth draft of your novel, or the not-yet-posted chapter of the fanfiction you're writing. WIP is a state of mind: it might be nearly complete, or it might just be an idea with a few hundred words attached to it. Talk about it as much or as little as you want.

WIP intro - a totally optional (and honestly a lot of hard work sometimes lol) post explaining the main themes/background/plot/characters of your WIP. Something you can link people to so they good a good idea of your WIP and what it's about. Similarly, character intro, for individual characters within a WIP, often with art/picrews.

Tag game - the lifeblood of Writeblr! In its most basic form, someone tags you in a game, you play the game, then tag other people you want to play the game. Lots of people do 'open tags', which you can also pick up. These games can range from making picrews of your characters to posting a snippet or multiple snippets. A few common ones at the moment (these change often!) are: Find the Word (the tagger gives you words to find in your WIP, you post a short snippet for each word, then give the people you tag new words to find); Last Line (you post the last line(ish) you wrote, or wrote recently); 9 Lines 9 People (post 9(ish) recent lines, tag 9(ish) people). There are so many more, and new ones being created all the time.

Blorbo - your OC (original character) that lives in your mind rent-free. The one(s) you would commit war crimes for. You know the one I'm talking about. In addition, blorbo trading and sharing is encouraged in the Writeblr community.

Ask game - a post that you reblog, usually containing a list of prompts or questions, that encourages your followers to ask those questions in your ask box. It is friendly to drop an ask from the game to the person you reblogged the post from.

Weekly asks - if you've asked to take part, questions about your writing in your inbox, related to a certain day of the week. There's Worldbuilding Wednesday (WBW), which are questions about worldbuilding, Blorbo Blursday (OC questions), and Storyteller Saturday (STS), questions about writing in general. These questions can be very generic and vague, or can be about specific characters/stories.

Pinned Post - basically, an 'about' page. Talk about yourself, your WIPs, the kinds of things you like, whether you want to be involved in Writeblr games, whether your asks are open. You don't need one, but it can be a handy reference point for your followers.

Taglist - sometimes, Tumblr posts get lost on the dash. If you are interested in a particular WIP, ask the author if you can be put on their taglist, so you can get notified every time they post about it. They will love you for it, seriously!

Overall, on Writeblr, it is always encouraged:

to talk about your stories and characters as much as you like. People might not follow along at first, but they'll get on board!

to reblog others' writing/snippets/promo. We're all relying on each other for our sanity here, and a nice comment in the tags never goes amiss either!

I'm sure I've missed something - feel free to add!

#writing #writers #writeblr #writers of tumblr #writer community #writers on tumblr #long post

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adelphenium · 6 months ago

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ok i don’t AT ALL want this to be aggressive or pressury, but genuinely curious what percent of reqs you do/how you decide if you want to do one? i love everything you do and have submitted 3-4 reqs and you haven’t bitten on any of them which is totally your prerogative and again i love and appreciate all of your art and the fact that you share it with us, but i had a moment of being like, are my asks going through or are my asks just not what you’re vibing? ok i think you’re great goodbye for now! 💕

helloo and thank you for the ask!!

i have to say, i don't have much of a coherent process when it comes to answering requests -- sometimes i'll get an ask with my favourite teams/players that i'll feel inspired to do right away, and sometimes i'll leave them and save 'em up for later! other times i'll want to try out different teams or get to reqs that are more time-specific (e.g. trades, injuries) but then i'll forget about them and miss my chance 😭😭 while i do have players + scenarios i'm not comfortable with drawing, that actually hasn't been much of an issue thus far.

i currently have in my inbox, let's see...

uh. erm. 87.... and i also have some more started up in my drafts.........

i'm sorry to hear that i haven't gotten to any of your reqs; it's likely just me going through my asks randomly rather than being any systematic sort of issue !!

as much as i'd love to get to all of my reqs, realistically, i don't expect that i'll be able to complete them all...... i only have so much time for my hobbies as i'm also in school and working :")

if you'd really really like a certain piece, you can also consider commissioning me, though i understand that's not always feasible for everyone -- hopefully i'll be able to get to at least one of your reqs some time soon! tysm for asking + take care lovely anon!

#ask!

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meruz · 2 years ago

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hello! i'm a big fan of your work! i noticed youre a risd alumnus, and i just wanted to ask: as someone currently working in the animation industry, how was your experience with risd? i'm having to choose between risd and a school that's popular specifically for animation, and was wondering if you might have any info that could help.

thank you, i hope this ask isn't any bother!

ooh I actually love this question because theres SO MUCH I wish I knew about the RISD animation program ahead of time and I'd love to give people a better idea than the one I had going in LOL. disclaimer that because I went a while ago (a whole class of college students have come and gone since I've graduated!) some of this info may be outdated. also this is purely my personal experience. BUT hopefully it helps

I want to say upfront that I loved my experience at RISD. I attended from the years 2013-2017. Like all private art colleges it was way too expensive (worth noting I had a significant need-based scholarship) but I worked my ass off and I learned a lot about art and I made friends there that I wouldn't trade for the world. As far as an art school experience goes I would tentatively say it was "worth it". However, I went in as a freshman hoping to major in animation and I came out with a BFA in illustration and this is a large part of why: RISD doesn’t have a good animation program for those looking to go into commercial animation. And I don’t think this is a grand statement like I think most of my fellow alum and teachers would agree. The thing is it’s kind of intentional LOL?? And the keyword here of course is “commercial”. Culturally, RISD is kind of a fine arts school first and I wouldn’t say they’re hostile towards industry work but it’s more often treated as secondary or like something unfortunate/dirty you have to do to make money so you can focus more on your “true art”. I have a tweet about this that went semi-viral a while ago actually…

I’m not gonna say everyone at RISD thinks this but it’s pretty prevalent. I'm honestly not outside the opinion lol. You can call it integrity or pretentiousness or whatever but without going into whether this is good or bad it really orients the curriculum and priorities of the school. It’s hearsay so take it with a grain of salt but I’ve heard that on occasions where RISD has been offered opportunities or partnerships to make the school into a pipeline for big studios (like making work specifically to cater to those places and funnel students through the door right after school) they’ve always stuck to their guns and said no to preserve their independence.

The animation program at RISD is actually called FAV (sometimes stylized as F/A/V) for Film Animation Video and is… as one would guess..a mishmash of animation, film, and experimental video. Multimedia, experimental work is highly encouraged and overall the work and structure is a lot more geared towards submitting independent short films to film and animation festivals than it is towards building a portfolio to secure industry or client work. I didn’t major in FAV but I was on the FAV thesis track for about 3 years and I’d say the amount of help I had making an animation industry portfolio from my experience with FAV classes is close to none. At least for the thesis program we were never required or even asked to do anything such as design character turnarounds, bg designs or paint, even storyboards. And to be fair a lot of that pre-prod work that fills industry portfolios is a necessity of large commercial crews that need to coordinate over disparate departments and studios, not so much for independent single-animator projects.

But as a result, a lot of RISD students with ambitions to go into animation/video games/ entertainment industry art in general actually major in illustration. Myself included. It’s not a perfect 1:1 match and even within the department there’s conflict as to whether there should be more of a focus on traditional editorial illustration or otherwise but it’s one of the broadest majors at RISD because past sophomore year it’s 100% electives and there’s more classes oriented towards technical drawing and painting skill, concept, story, and communication for client work in a very all of which funnel rather neatly into commercial animation. It’s also a good route for exploring your options like if you’re stuck between wanting to do children’s books, TCG paintings, and comic books you can explore all those at more or less the same time. The downside to this is that in order to get what you want you really have to build your own curriculum. I definitely think it rewards the proactive.

So while nothing at RISD got me to build an animation portfolio I took a lot of classes that I think were fundamental to developing those skills. Ie I did actually take a storyboarding elective, painting classes that focused on color, illustration concepts classes that formed critical thinking and seeing, a sculpting class that trained anatomy and 3d construction skills, Barbara Meier teaches a 3D animation class at Brown that RISD students can cross-enroll at that’s pretty good? None of these are substitutes for a holistic animation curriculum but I think the education I did get was a lot broader and just as personally fulfilling. At the end of the day, I'm glad I wasn't so focused on animation that I was still able to explore illustration, comics, painting and sculpture. I led a student club that coordinated Brown and RISD students to work together and make video games every semester! I take the skills I picked up from these things into my animation career all the time.

Also the nice thing about animation jobs in the U.S. is that you don’t actually need to have animated a whole kickass industry-standard short film to be hireable. The pipeline is so compartmentalized and jobs so specialized that bg designers really just need to be good at environmental perspective and linework, and bg painters don’t even need to worry about that they can just be good at color and light. And almost no one at least in the U.S. animation industry actually needs to know how to animate LOL. Am I being reductive? Am I downing a heavy dose of copium for going to the school that I did? Who knows. Midway through my freshman year I was seriously considering transferring to a school with a better animation curriculum but I never completed those applications because I took a class during the winter semester called Science-Fiction Fantasy Illustration and midway between designing shitty aliens and my new best friends falling asleep on me during a 2001 Space Odyssey screening I was like. This isn’t so bad. Anyways, it turned out ok, we all have jobs now.

All that aside, Providence is a beautiful little city. There’s an arts and alternative culture there that feels completely different from those in places like NYC and LA. Chris Van Allsburg the writer/illustrator of Jumanji and The Polar Express was a RISD illustration alum and he based a lot of the imagery of Santa's Village off of Providence. This drawing I did is literally a view from Benefit st that I would walk from my off-campus housing to campus everyday:

There’s a lot of stuff that goes into whether a school, or any school, is the right fit for you. Sorry for rambling but I tried to answer this quick because ik college decisions can be time sensitive. Good luck with your decision making!

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bedknees · 1 year ago

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You always leave your cool headcanons in the tags! If you're up to it, do you have some for Simon and Betty your up for sharing? I'd love to hear them 🥺

lol sorry ha ha! I like whispering in the tags a lot lmao. And sure! I don't think I ever really gave headcanons on these two disasters but I have a ton so buckle up, and thanks for the ask. ^^

Betty

She was born to Russian Jewish first-gen immigrants somewhere in New England. They were medical doctors by trade, running a practice together and everything. She is an only child. Her parents worked a lot so she was often alone at home when she got old enough.

Due to relative solitude at home, Betty became an avid reader and allowed it to occupy her time when she was lonely. She has a particular penchant for mystery novels that persisted into adulthood. Her general love of the unknown led her into being interested in real world mysteries.

Her birthday is April 11, 1966 - making her an elder Gen X and an Aries.

Has always been very smart, especially in regards to mathematics and has a minor in it. It's definitely her forte, if not made obvious by Temple of Mars.

She is bipolar II and has learned to manage it well over years, as long as no major stressors enter her life she is pretty good to go [crying cat giving thumbs up image]

Loves plants and mushrooms! She's especially fond of succulents. Very adept at fungi identification and foraging properly.

When she's not deep into her work, she likes taking nature hikes either on foot or on her bike. She's always loved the outdoors.

Betty loves all genres of music, but is particularly partial to Depeche Mode and Journey.

She also loves all animals, but really enjoys alligators and crocodilians. The first time she went down South and saw an American Alligator just casually hanging out near a river, she nearly burst into tears.

Simon

His birthday is August 25th, 1965. He is a Virgo because of course he is. Just misses Boomer status, as Gen X began in '65 lmao.

His father was a first-generation Russian/Yakut immigrant, while his mother was a second generation Filipina American. They were borderline hippies that met at a music festival, but break the (objectively flawed) stereotype by being very well educated with successful careers in teaching.

Simon had a younger sister and developed Older Sibling Syndrome that defines part of his personality to this day.

Stemming from his parents, Simon has always had a thirst for adventure. In addition to being exposed to camping at young age due to his family taking him to festivals in his youth, he also has always had a general inclination to explore the unknown.

Loves 60s-70s rock and roll a la Mountain and Jimi Hendrix, but just prefers the genre in general. This manifests later a bit in Ice King's love for Marceline's music, which is of course rock-centric.

He is autistic; his first special interest was cryptids, something that never really left him. He eventually developed one for playing the drums (also seen in IK later) and Cheers obv. His main interest is by far ancient artifacts. He was the kid that checked out books on Ancient Egypt every week.

Got his PHD in Archaeology by 27 due to being wicked smart and starting intro college classes all the way back in his Junior/Senior years of high school.

Unironically tuned into Art Bell's radio show because of his cryptid and conspiracy fascination. He never actually bought into any of it (mostly), but it was fun for him!

Is a cat person full stop. He will sometimes take walks in his neighborhood and be greeted by all the outside cats that he has made a point to get to know!

Simon and Betty

Met at a University-held science and sci-fi convention right before Betty was to leave for Australia. Simon held a small panel on the Enchiridion, talking about its history and his search for it. Betty fell fast and hard. They both did. After the panel they talked for hours about it.

Their shared love for mysteries and adventure made them a perfect match. They shared a ton in common and became inseparable almost instantly.

Were the couple that rarely ever fought, but they also possessed a level of obvious codependency. Betty was the first person to ever make Simon feel so seen and he loved her wit and eccentricity, and Simon proved so smart and sweet and genuinely interesting that their pull was magnetic.

#ask #anon #long post #headcanons #mymeta #betty grof #simon petrikov #petrigrof #atimers #adventure time

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dinosquad-central · 6 months ago

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Alright, after running this blog for over a year I've decided to make an actual pinned post��complete with a guide to my tagging system.

First off, who am I?

I am the sole moderator of dinosquad-central, obviously. You may call me Dino Mod, and I use any pronouns, including neopronouns that do not begin with x or z.

My Favorite characters are Caruso and Buzz. I don't actually know that much about dinosaurs in general; I just think they're neat. I'm the event coordinator on the Dino Squad discord server. And I love getting asks! (Although sometimes it takes me a day or two to answer them)

I tag posts with #dino mod to indicate that they are either original posts from me, or things I've reblogged wherein I added something to the body of the post, rather than just the tags. So if you want to browse my thoughts on the show, that's the tag to do it.

Now that you know who I am, what's Dino Squad and where can you watch it?

Dino Squad is a 2007 cartoon about five teenagers who can turn into dinosaurs, and you can watch it for free on YouTube. The first episode is called "The Beginning", but the series is episodic, so the order you watch doesn't really matter after that. If you want to watch in in order, there's an episode list on IMDB.

In the immortal words of my original pinned post, reblogged from @/deerlyloved: "Dinosquad is so bad please watch it forever 😌"

If you already know Dino Squad and want to hang out with other fans, we have a discord server! Anyone is welcome to join.

Is there anything else you should know?

Yeah, a couple of things, actually. But this is already getting long, so I'll continue under the readmore.

Firstly, I need to give credit where credit is due, and make sure y'all know that the person who made the banner I use for this blog, which is also the quintessential "there's like five of us" dinosquad fandom meme, is @scoutbot. Everyone say "thank you, scoutbot!"

My profile pic, on the other hand, is lifted from official Dino Squad promotional material, but if anyone wants to draw me a new one, I'd be willing to trade you a fic for it—DM me if interested.

Secondly, there's one type of tag I don’t list in the tag guide, and that's the type I use to fawn all over everybody's Dino Squad posts. In such a small fandom, every time someone makes something new for it, they do so knowing it won't get much engagement, so I want to make sure they get at least one person who with enthusiastically give a kind, thoughtful, personalized comment on their post. Creating for a small fandom can feel thankless, but I want to mitigate that as much as possible by saying thank you thank you thank you for hanging out with us and participating in our fandom.

I'll mention it a few times in this post, but as long as you tag a post with #dino squad (as one word or two) I am basically guaranteed to see it, and I'll reblog almost anything in this fandom. So if you want more of the stuff you like, I strongly encourage you to create it! I love to see new takes and new faces in this fandom, and I will always lift you up.

I think that’s it.

Wait, didn't I say something about a tagging guide?

Buckle in, because my tagging system is extensive and thorough.

Lets start with Basic Tags.

Every post about the show (which is 99% of what I post, since this is a Dino Squad blog) is tagged with both #dino squad (two words) and #dinosquad (one word).

In most other tags that feature the name of the show, I use the one word version, for consistency. More on that later.

Posts that are not about the show, usually either dinosaur/paleontology related posts, or occasionally technical information about this blog itself, are tagged with #not dinosquad. For cool dino fun facts and art, this is the tag to explore.

Every post on this blog contains at least one of these tags.

Next, how about some Character Tags.

Whenever a character is mentioned or very strongly implied in a post, I tag it with their full name, similar to AO3's character tags. You can follow any of these links to read every post featuring that character.

#Victor Veloci—That's his name, don't wear it out!

#Joanne Moynihan—AKA Ms. Moynihan, beloved mentor of the squad

#Rolf Maxwell—AKA Max, the squad's fearless leader

#Fiona Flagstaff—The Girl™

#Rodger Blair—Smartest kid in school

#Neil Buzzmati—AKA Buzz, the one who likes "punk stuff"

#Erwin Caruso—Yeah, his first name is Erwin

#Peter (Veloci's Assistant)—Remember him? Appears once in the first episode and never again?

#Rump (dinosquad)—The squad's pet dino-dog

#Liam (dinosquad)—Fan favorite autistic character

#Terri Flagstaff—Fiona's sister

#Winifred the Snake—Buzz's pet python

Obviously, some of these characters are going to have more posts in their tag than others, simply because people like and post about some characters more than others. If you want more post about your favorite character, Make Them. As long as you tag your posts with the fandom, I can basically guarantee I'll find them and reblog them to this blog.

That's not all, though, because there are also a lot of original fandom characters, and I tag for those, too.

If you want to see all of them, I use the tag #dinosquad oc on every post that features one, but I also tag them with the OC's name, in case you're curious about a specific one.

#Vega Veloci—Teenage transfem lesbian clone of Victor Veloci, created by @prometheus-adam

#Violette Veloci—Another female teenage clone of Vitor Veloci (though which one of them is trans is left to interpretation), created by @ufolvr

#Valentino Veloci—Male teenage clone of Victor Veloci, created by @al-gay-tor

#Iggy and Chloe—A pair of OCs by @musekicker who will be given individual tags when they have full names

#Gyrian Maelstrom—Buzz's dad who works for RaptorDyne and is also a dinosaur, created by @ufolvr

#Moss 'Rat King'—RaptorDyne employee self-insert, created by @hotratking5592

#Thysbe Ginko—RaptorDyne employee favored by Victor Veloci, created by @boysiinberry

#Miss Disma and Mouche—Head of PR at Raptordyne and her assistant, created by @boysiinberry

#Kalyeen—Raptordyne grunt, created by @boysiinberry

A lot of people seem to think that Veloci would be into cloning—can't say I would argue with them lol. On the discord server, people have shared way more OCs than this, but I can only reblog the ones that get posted about on tumblr. I anticipate this list will grow.

Ship Tags are a subset of character tags

Like with characters, if a ship is explicitly mentioned or strongly implied in a post, I will tag it with a ship tag in the format of characterA x characterB where A is the character whose surname comes first alphabetically. Posts about ships are also tagged with #Shipping.

#Rodger x Max—Those who like this ship often cite S1E2 "Growth Potential" as one reason

#Buzz x Caruso—Those who like this ship have cited S1E12 "Not so Great Outdoors" as one reason

#Moynihan x Veloci—A ship that is much more popular on the discord server than on tumblr

#Peter x Veloci—Remember Peter? Appears once in the first episode and then never again?

#Fiona x Vega—Ship between Fiona and @prometheus-adam's OC, Vega Veloci

#Caruso x Max—Those who like this ship have cited S2E10 "Scents and Scents Ability" as one reason

#Ginko x Veloci—Ship between Victor Veloci and @boysiinberry's OC, Thysbe Ginko

Most of the ship tags are pretty lightly populated, some only have one post. Suffice it to say, shippers are a minority in this fandom, but I still dutifully tag ships when they appear. If you want to see more of your fave ships, or have an idea for a ship not on this list, Create for it! I will happily reblog any ship for this fandom.

Now, let me tell you about my Categorical Tags

If you're looking for a specific type of post, for example, if you just want to scroll through all the headcanon posts, or all the fanart, that's what the categorical tags are for. These tags are usually accompanied by the word 'dinosquad' somewhere in there, and many of them are listed as featured tags on this blog as well.

#Ask—Someone sent me an ask to which I decided to post a public reply

#Character Analysis—These posts will always be tagged with the character being analyzed as well

#Crossover—These posts will always be tagged with both the other fandom in the crossover, and the primary character(s) from the other fandom that feature in the crossover

#Dinosquad AU—Posts about the Dino Squad characters or concepts in an alternate universe, whether it's completely different, or just minor canon divergence

#Dinosquad Fanart—Also tagged with #art and #fanart, in addition to the fandom specific tag

#Dinosquad Fic—Fan writing, typically, but not always, in the form of a link to Archive of Our Own

#Dinosquad Headcanons—Posts containing either a single headcanon, or a list of headcanons regarding the characters or world of the show

#Dinosquad Meta—Posts about the technical aspects of the show, like animation or writing, as opposed to the plot/characters/etc.

#Dinosquad Theory—Theories about the show, both in regard to the plot/characters, and the production (but usually the former)

#Episode Review—Posts in which a specific episode of the show is being analyzed, summarized, or otherwise reviewed

#Incorrect Dinosquad—Also tagged with #incorrect quotes, in addition to the fandom specific tag

#Poll—Posts that have at least one poll in them

#Prompt—Idea(s) meant to inspire the creativity of the members of this fandom. General prompts are distinct from the Dinosquad Monthly Prompts in that anyone can post them at any time. (more on the monthly prompts later)

#Rereblog—Posts that have been on this blog before but I'm reblogging again, either because something new has been added to them, or because there was nothing new for me to post, so I picked some old favorites to pad my queue. This tag stands in the place of all the things I originally tagged the post with, so when I use it I'll only add tags that apply to the new reblog

Most of these tags are self explanatory. Many have sub-categorical tags, which I've included either in the descriptions above, or in the Content Tags section.

After that come the Content Tags

Content tags tell you what's in the post, aside from characters, obviously.

#From the Dinosquad Discord Server—Posts containing content which was screen-shot or copy/pasted from the fandom discord server

#Dinosquad Monthly Prompt—The monthly prompts are part of an ongoing, year-round event hosted by the fandom discord server. Posts in this tag include not only the monthly prompts themselves, but also art and fic created to fill the monthly prompt. Members of the fandom server can DM me on discord to suggest prompts.

#Dinosquad Secret Santa 2022—We did a fandom holiday gift exchange in 2022 and posts with this tags are the gifts created for it

#Digital Art and #Traditional Art—Two self-explanatory sub-categorical tags for Dino Squad fanart

#Feathered Dino Forms—Posts wherein the characters' dino forms are described as or drawn having feathers

#Overheard at RaptorDyne—Posts about working at RaptorDyne, mostly incorrect quotes.

#Max Gets No Respect—Posts about the squad disrespecting Max, also mostly incorrect quotes

#Morally Gray Ms. Moynihan—Posts talking about the possibility of Ms. Moynihan keeping the kids dinosaurs on purpose, or similar theories/headcanons/AUs/etc.

#Trans Buzz—Posts regarding the popular headcanon that Buzz is a trans man

#LGBT+—Posts containing queer content, such as sexuality/gender identity headcanons for characters

#Trans—Same as above, but for specifically trans-related content

#Screencaps—Posts containing screen captures from the show

#Memes—Posts containing memes either related to the show or otherwise

There are probably a few more character-specific ones that I have forgotten, but I'll keep updating this tag guide continually as needed.

There is no #Gay Caruso tag because... well... Caruso. That would be every post about him lol. Maybe one day I'll go through his character tag and add it to every post where it's relevant but it'll have to wait until I'm really, really bored.

Lastly, I have Warning Tags

I don't really have warning tags for things that were in the show, like I'm not gonna have a warning tag for sharp teeth or carnivorous eating habits, because... well... it's a show about dinosaurs. If you had a problem with that kind of thing, you probably wouldn't be here. I also won't use the CW tags for passing mentions—my thinking is that if something's not really in the post I don't really need to tag for it.

#Cursing—I know most people don't have a problem with explicit language, but this blog is technically for a kids' show, so there it is

#Blood CW—For posts containing depictions or descriptions of blood

#Injury CW—For posts containing depictions or descriptions of one or more injuries

#Death CW—For posts containing depictions or descriptions of death

#Body Horror—For posts containing depictions or descriptions of body horror (excluding dinosaur tranformations)

#Long Post—For posts that are more than two screen-lengths on mobile. I will not tag something as a long post if it has a readmore, unless the part before the readmore is longer than 2 screen-lengths.

If there is anything not on this list you would like me to have a warning tag for, or if there's a post you think should have one of these warnings, but I forgot to add it, just shoot me a DM, or an ask, and 99% of the time, I will gladly add a warning tag.

Well done making it to the end! GOOooo GO DINO!

#pinned #not dinosquad #info #tag guide #dino mod

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kobling0007 · 6 months ago

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Brynna of Thorneval (Dungeon Meshi OC)

🪓 Brynna of Thorneval 🪓 she/her afab - dwarf - adult (101) - 4'3

Here's the second character of a group of six I've been working on, finally she's here!!! Their setting is basically Dungeon Meshi but I've changed it cuz I can do whatever I want lmao. So Dungeon Meshi but my version :))

She's their beast wrangler, tracker, and honorary cook. She doesn't really care that much about cooking, and definitely doesn't care if food is very high quality, but she begrudgingly cooks the party their food anyways. Sometimes her Gnome teammate, Avoni, will help since he is also very good at cooking! (And actually cares about food related stuff)

She comes off nonchalant, possibly cold and uncaring, but she deeply cares for her teammates and family. She is very bad at expressing this, but really, you'd know if she didn't like you. Strong lady… 💞

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Brynna's Toyhouse - Thalion's Toyhouse - Thalion's art post (Thalion is the 1st party member)

plsplsplspls like and follow, I try to return likes to art accounts and follow back almost everyone!!! I love art moots! I have open art requests (no guarantee I'll het back to you quickly) and am open to art trades :) PLS ask questions about my characters I'd KILL to answer any questions More versions of her art here below the cut!!!!!!!!

nude references are not shared here, they're on her Toyhouse tho :3c

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redstringraven · 5 months ago

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TMNT ask game! 6.) Do you own any TMNT merchandise?

18.) Who is your favorite villain?

28.) What is one thing you would like to see explored more in TMNT art/fics?

thank you!!!!! c:

TMNT's 40th anniversary ask game!

6.) do you own any TMNT merchandise?

a few things! most of them i've gotten as an adult, because i have adult money that sometimes doesn't have to go toward basic survival. uuh, i have a little 87s hotwheels battleshell i found in the grocery store, i got the '03 basic action figures for each of the boys, i have a city at war t-shirt from target that i think is IDW?, a 2003 20th anniversary print by @shellsweet which may not be 'official' but i'm counting it because i'm in love with it, those tiny funtastic books for each of the boys, and a couple dvds i've scavenged from my local movie trading company. --oh, also some '03 trashcan... storage thing i found on ebay. i keep it on my desk at work and store my pencils in it. i think it was originally meant to be a candy holder? who knows.

18.) who is your favorite villain?

*vacant stare as i blue-screen through the villains* ... honestly? probably stockman. i love to hate the guy, but, at the same time, a small part of me feels really bad for him and is shaking his hand when he's like "why won't you let me die". like. i might not fully understand, but i know the feeling of being exhausted and wanting off the ride. i get it, buddy; immortality is a curse. i dunno; he may not be the most compelling or threatening, but i always enjoy when stockman's on screen. it's fun to watch his hubris get the better of him, it's fun to see him be willing to sass/disrespect someone with as much power and influence as ch'rell (even if it often comes with a price), and also he made a jurassic park movie reference once at dr. chaplin's expense and gets major points for that. 🎵☝ ah ah ah! you didn't say the magic word~. also-also, he made mousers. i fucking love mousers. they're just lil guys! with a bit of a teething problem! their tails wag!!! these dogs are sharp, but they're still good, bront!

28.) what is one thing you would like to see explored more in TMNT art/fics?

it's probably the horror/lovecraft fan in me, but i'd love to see folks explore the fact that the alien creature from the darkness within is still out there and influencing people. i am semi-regularly driven mad (lol) by the fact that the writers decided to expand on the underground city and its old inhabitants more in s4, rather than acknowledge that THING is still alive. especially given how much heavier s4 was and the things it set out to do and address. i feel like that was gift-wrapped for them?? i dunno. i'm in pain. but if the fandom doesn't do it, i certainly will. i have a bit of a crossover/au i've been slowly cooking up behind the scenes directly tied to this fucker still being alive and active in the city. just... i, as usual, have a lot of stuff i want to do, so who knows when i'll get around to it. BUT IT'S THERE. plotting, scheming. eating me alive from the inside, as lovecraftian horrors are want to do.

#;letters #;meme: tmnt's 40th anniversary ask game #tmnt 2003 #[ i'll be annoying and put this one in the tag ]#[ but yes THANK YOU :D ]#[ ... i gotta bring back jeffrey the mouser; he has a tag and everything ]#[ and the crossover/au i'm talking about is tmnt03/malevolent because i am INSUFFERABLE #and my brand is ''i did something nobody asked for again'' ]#[ no one asked for this but i need it to exist for reasons. i made it for me but you can enjoy it to if it tickles your fancy. ]

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zem-zem-zoom · 5 months ago

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I saw Cosmic’s part of the art trade with your OC King and also that you reblogged that ‘bring back Tumblr ask culture’ post and it dawned on me that I wanted to ask you about King!

So, what’s the deal with King? What is King? How is King personality wise? Did anything in particular inspire you to make King?

(If you wanted an excuse to just go on about King here, I am 100% fine with you just doing that in response to this ask because I want to know more about the purple fella!)

Hi!!! Thank you for asking! I've been wanting to share more about my ocs here, but sometimes i get shy. I should do that more, thank you :D

"What is King?" King (by our standards) would be considered an alien of sorts. In my oc universe there aren't really "humans", but I'd consider it socially a pretty similar development to what we have on Earth. The main two species you'd find are cyclops and demon-like people. Horns, sharp teeth, all of that. So really, to him and everyone else he'd register as a pretty normal guy all things considered.

King is an autistic trans man, and his life passion is music. He really deeply cares about it (sometimes to a fault) and it tends to collide with his life more than he'd like to admit. After he has a scrape in his 20s with the negativity of the music industry, he decides to pursue making things on his own. To his suprise he actually does succeed to a degree, and locally his music has a sort of cult following. He kind of dances around between different aspects of production, doing work for himself or being paid to work for others. Beyond his career though, King is a very compassionate person. He cares about trying to help the people around him whenever he can. Unfortunately, this helping hand has led him to all sorts of manipulation that he was very fortunate to get out of. In his mid 30s, (the present time) he spends most of his social time being very present for Roux. Roux sees King as a father figure, and King wants to be there for him and give him support in what ways he can. King is a little bumbly and awkward, but think kind of goofy single dad. He isn't helpless or rude or depressed in that way, but he'd much more likely try to make some stupid joke or show up handing you leftovers in a tupperware you didn't really ask for. He wants to make sure everyone is happy before he worries about himself. (He should worry about himself more, too.)

"What inspired King" This question is actually kind of silly, because when I was initially inspired to make King, he was going to be an asshole personality wise. I really love the aesthetic of old glamrock and in some ways party culture. (Both of these influences are still present for him, especially leaning towards glamrock and 80's trends in general) Messy bright makeup, dark eyes, long fluffy hair. I was listening to "Shampain" by Marina and the Diamonds, and in that music video she has the messy hair, messy makeup, bright pink lipstick, glitter. I looked at it and I was like you know what, thats what I want to make today. Now of course he still has that look, but now I think he is much softer and friendlier. I genuinely think it's funny that he was ever considered an antagonist in my story, because now he is probably my kindest character. Anyway, thanks for your curiosity! Hope this gave you a better idea of who he is!

#ask #zemboocs #thank you for the ask!#zemboart

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artisplatters · 5 months ago

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Okay, so

I am wanting to make money with my art, always have and will for the foreseeable future

But to do that I kinda have to advertise myself. I hate advertisements as much as the next guy but its gotta happen.

Soooo....

I have set up a Ko-fi

What is a kofi?

Kofi is a website that allows artists of various trades to promote their arts, receive tips and take commissions

What is YOUR kofi?

My kofi is linked above. At the time of this post I'm gonna be taking small things like "draw this oc please" or "draw this character".

For either of these, visual references would be appreciated. And as of this post, I will not be doing sexual NSFW/NSFT. Its above my skill level, and I'm still kinda uncomfy with creating it.

I'm starting out slowly because I've never done proper commission work like this before. Testing the waters, acclimating, etc.

What kinds of art do you do?

Lots, though I'm not sure what genres they fall into. Some of it's semi-realism, a lot of it is cartoony, sometimes it'll be a blend of the two. I already have posted some older art to my page so you can look through it and get the vibes.

How often will you take requests?

Not often, to start. Again, testing waters, acclimating. I'm also gonna keep it minimal for mental health reasons, as it already takes a lot out of me to draw and I don't wanna burn out again.

How long will requests likely take?

It depends on.... so many factors. My health at the time of receiving it, my schedule, how many other projects I'm doing, both personal and requested. It could take anywhere from a couple days to a few months in all honesty.

To reiterate: My mental, emotional, and even physical health often gets in the way of my life, but I'm trying to live it anyways. This is part of how I want to live it. This means I'm, unfortunately, not as reliable with stuff as I'd like to be. Please keep this in mind if you do decide to make an art request.

With all of that laid out, I think I'm ready to try this "doing art for a living" thing at long last.

#arti posts #starting out #kofi #artist on kofi #money #i dont have money #arti needs money #art #digital art #digital artist #small artist #idk what else to put

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blue-skies-in-autumn · 6 months ago

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Bridgerton- My hopes for the TV adaptation of 'It's In His Kiss'

Honestly Hyacinth x Gareth are one of those I love the potential but the execution was kinda messy stories I'm excited for the TV adaptation to make changes.

Firstly to speed things up I think the central conflict should be the St Clairs need money quickly and Gareth wants to dodge his fathers solution of marrying Mary Winthrop so he's desperate to find his paternal grandmother Isabella's diamonds and solve the money issue. Maybe he found a letter mentioning them or overhears his father? IDK point is Gareth is looking for the diamonds at the start of the story.

Lady Danbury doesn't have all the details but is aware that her favourite grandchild is being pressured in to marriage she wants to set him up with Hyacinth but the two of them have an ongoing love-hate relationship and rarely can be in the same room without trading barbs.

They sit next to each other at a musicale and he learns that Hyacinth knows Italian. He needs her to translate Isabella's diaries so he can find the diamonds, she's bored and up for an adventure he keeps most of the diamonds, she'll get a cut/the pleasure of solving a mystery and Mary Winthrop can find someone who actually loves her because Mary is 16 to Gareth's 24-ish and he sees her as a sister. Everyone wins!

(Note I do want Mary to get her own romance and have a little sister big brother bond with Gareth).

Poor Henry (Gareth's older brother) is dead though he died much earlier in this timeline and Gareth found out he was a bastard by his father lamenting how his real son died yet the bastard lived. I'm all for tragedy/trauma so I want Henry to protect Gareth at the cost of his own life in some sort of accident. Henry dies when Gareth is a teenager, about 14 years old.

Gareth has endured his "father's" abuse and stayed with Lady Danbury until his father lit a fire under his ass now Mary's 16 and her family have a large dowry.

He's kind of a free spirit, known to have dalliances with opera singers etc. In the original he had an artistic streak and I think I'd shift it to him being more handy/crafty than the drawing arts mostly because if he was good at whittling his father would look down on it as a lower class talent. He's more of a flirt than a rake, doesn't take mistresses and takes precautions not to get people pregnant. He has many friends but few that he's actually close to.

Hyacinth on the other hand is Lady Danbury's mini me - outspoken and opinionated she's managed to drive every potential suitor away with her wit/ferocity and in her 4th season she's mostly over the courting thing and prefers meddling and hanging out with Lady Danbury. At somepoint she expresses that she wants Lady Danbury to be her grandmother but then sighs as that means she'd have to marry Gareth.

Gareth is of course Agatha's favourite grandchild meaning they see each other often since Hyacinth comes to read to Lady Danbury weekly. Whenever Gareth and Hyacinth meet they trade jibes and have settled into a frenemies dynamic.

Back to the plot: Gareth needs help to find the diamonds, Hyacinth is sort of proficient in Italian- they become partners in crime rather quickly.

They spend a lot of time together on this project and there are rumours of them courting which they don't really confirm or deny. Sometimes their bickering borders on flirting but they are just as often genuinely exasperated by each other.

Gareth hasn't actually told her why he needs the diamonds and other than knowing he's Lady Danbury's favourite grandchild Hyacinth doesn't know much about Gareth's family.

(Feeling check: She finds him to be mostly sarcastic but the only guy that can keep up with her, she hates that she finds him attractive as when they speak she often gets the sense he's mocking her (because he does frequently tease her). She also finds he's oddly guarded. He finds it funny to tease her, having years of experience dealing with his grandmother. She also does make him laugh but he like most other people find her constant chatter and strong personality somewhat tiring).

The first hint she get's that there's more to him than a snarky freeloader is an upcoming ball. It's Mary's first one and Gareth is her escort he wants this to be the best night ever for his baby sister. Hyacinth is touched by him trying so hard and wants to help out. (Insert Mary Winthrop side plot where Gareth and Hyacinth are making sure to make her evening amazing and she gets to dance with a sweet guy interested in courting her).

Gareth's "father" shows up at the ball to berate him (as helping Mary find a suitor is counterproductive in securing her dowry- also he's the worst). Hyacinth gets him out of that by claiming she was promised a dance, there's sparks and Gareth excuses himself to cool off (because wanting to kiss Hyacinth messes with his world view).

He runs into daddy dearest again who can finish his rant without interruptions, his dad tells him that Gareth's real father must be a chimney sweep etc and reminds him to be useful and marry Mary.

Upset he finds a bottle of something strong and hides away in a study. Hyacinth comes to find him, notes he's upset/angry and sits with him to cheer him up they talk instead of their usual trading of barbs but he's still guarded. Hyacinth probably steals a swig of the bottle or something else impish and suddenly Gareth is overcome by the urge to kiss her. So he does. She kisses him back then comes to her senses.

She runs away and can't sleep properly as the kiss is on repeat in her mind so she stays up translating the diary. She is determined to not acknowledge that she likes Gareth and besides she's convinced he doesn't like her back.

Gareth on the other hand is like ok Hyacinth is attractive but he doesn't love her and the kiss doesn't mean he wants to court her. So he comes over pretty early the following day to set things straight between them.

When he gets there Hyacinth is more interested in her progress with the diary than the kiss- she's figured out there's another clue and they need to break into the St Clair house to find it. They plan the logistics of the heist (and argue about her joining him). Before he leaves, he tells her he wanted to apologise for the kiss last night. She breezes over his apology saying that it was perfectly understandable; he was drunk, she was a female in close proximity, and he's not to worry as she barely remembered it.

He's actually annoyed that shes so casual about it and she teases him over his indignation as she walks him out. She reiterates that his kiss wasn't earth shattering and jokes that maybe the women he'd kissed before were being polite. Pride wounded Gareth takes her hand to kiss it as is customary then pulls her close enough to whisper something to the effect of he hopes she'll find a man who will kiss her properly before kissing her hand and leaving. (It's very much a he doesn't want to marry her yet but he wants her to want him thing. He refuses to properly acknowledge why he wants Hyacinth to like him).

A few days later the heist begins Hyacinth is already adept at sneaking out of her own house and Gareth helps her sneak into his estranged fathers house through a window (lots of chaste but super inappropriate for the time period touching). They are able to search study of grandma Isabella (who owned the diary) and find a note in Italian which is the riddle that will lead to the location of the diamonds.

They get out unscathed despite a few hiccups but on the way home almost get caught if it wasnt for Hyacinth's quick thinking. She pulls him in for a much deeper kiss in a way that she was completely obscured from the passerbys using his body. The onlookers catch a glimpse of a couple but cannot clearly make out who's there and when Hyacinth and Gareth keep kissing instead of breaking apart the onlookers just walk on.

To lighten the mood she jokes that this kiss was better than the first but Gareth is not in the mood to play and reminds her that what they did was seriously risky and had anyone caught them they'd be forced to wed. They are both annoyed at each other.

(Feelings check in- Hyacinth has admitted to herself she finds him attractive and enjoys his company, she's living in the moment and not putting a label on things or thinking about long term consequences (there aren't any as long as they don't get caught). Gareth- finds her attractive and enjoys her company, cares too much to want to risk her reputation and as he falls harder will start to push her away so she doesn't get caught up with his mess or end up stuck with him).

Hyacinth translates the note and thinks she's getting closer to the location of the diamonds. Gareth comes over for tea as a family friend of the Bridgertons via Lady Danbury and Gregory teases Hyacinth over her special friend, in the midst of such a large and warm family Gareth is incredibly lonely having only 2 people (Lady Danbury and Mary Winthrop) that he can say that he loves.

Later they go on a walk (so Hyacinth can tell him about her progress and where they need to search next), Gareth makes a comment to the effect of not wanting to take advantage of her family's good will or break their hearts by doing something that might compromise her. (No more sneaking out at night). Hyacinth complains that her family annoys her (she doesn't truly mean it- she's having fun with this treasure hunt and doesn't want her family to get in the way) he tells her to check her privilege as he'd trade anything for a sliver of that warmth. It's left mostly unsaid but what he does say about his father/miserable childhood speaks volumes.

Hyacinth is left speechless and she fully appreciates how lucky she is. With him opening up she realises that she loves him and wants to bring him warmth and make him smile. She tells him that since they are sharing Lady Danbury he can share the Bridgerton clan. She opens up about her family and her insecurities regarding them (never knowing her father etc) but also who Gareth would get on with best in her family giving him a short introduction to all of them in order. When she reaches herself she admits she's the most difficult of the Bridgertons to get along with.

Gareth frowns at how she says that but Hyacinth steers the conversation back to the heist and tells him they can search his father's house together in the day if he were courting her.

He's shocked and anticipating his refusal Hyacinth stresses he would be pretending to court her. She does her best puppy eyes and Gareth finds himself unable to refuse.

The fake courting has them both on edge since Hyacinth has accepted she loves him but is sure that he's putting up with her and he's doing his best to keep her at a distance whilst also noticing how distressed she seems and wanting to make things better.

He's shaken about (fake) courting her and at tea with Mary Winthrop (his adopted little sister) he comes clean about his mixed feelings towards Hyacinth. He's basically looking for advise on how to make Hyacinth happier in this fake courtship thing or sympathy as he endures this until it reaches a good stopping point except he doesn't actually want it to stop.

Mary takes it all in and asks him if this was an elaborate way to ask her to be his best maid at his upcoming wedding? Gareth's like no way I'm not in love, I'm trying to keep her out of my family's mess so that she can marry someone worthy of her. Mary's like sure honey would you be cool seeing her with someone else though? He leaves without saying a word.

They keep carrying on this (fake) courtship whilst searching for the diamonds and thanks to Mary, Gareth is wrestling with his feelings walking around his home and all the courting has him daydreaming about marrying her for real.

At somepoint Hyacinth brings up that the reason the ton keeps staring at him is because they are surprised she hasn't driven him away yet and lists her faults. Gareth disagrees saying that what she's saying about herself is not true. (It can't be because he loves her). Disagreeing with Hyacinth is the fastest way to get a lecture on why she's right and so he shuts her up mid lecture by kissing her. (Insert mutter about 3rd time being the charm because this is the earth shattering kiss).

Gareth is all hold up I gotta marry this girl and leaves her after turning her world upside down to go straight to Anthony to ask for her hand in marriage. (Insert the iconic Anthony celebrating Hyacinth finally being off his hands scene).

Gareth then proposes to Hyacinth the next day. Hyacinth says yes but is suspicious as he gave no indication of wanting to marry her until the proposal.

Congratulations are given by the Bridgertons, Lady Danbury and Mary Winthrop. But Lord St Clair ruins stuff by announcing that he and Lord Winthrop had gone behind their children's backs and made a formal betrothal that needed to be broken before Gareth could marry. Mary asks her father to reconsider but he wants security for his daughter and Gareth is her good friend who cherishes her telling her with her condition this is the best she can ask for. Mary is distraught as she believes she can find her own happiness and has been having sucess but her father won't listen.

Gareth basically kicks the diamond hunt into over drive sure that Hyacinth's dowry and the diamonds would outweigh what the Winthrop's offered which would let him break the engagement.

He comes over anxious to learn of the progress Hyacinth is making with the diaries but though his intentions were to talk to her, steal some kisses but ultimately return home with her still chaste- one thing leads to another and they sleep together. Gareth is frustrated as he compromised her and Hyacinth is like ??? We are getting married it's no big deal right? Gareth makes a face then promises her they will get married. (Not telling her why she needs to rush finding the diamonds, not telling her about his betrothal).

This isn't reassuring to Hyacinth because she still doesn't know his reasons for asking her to marry him. What if he doesn't love her?

They leave together Gareth pretending to have arrived super early at the Bridgertons to go to his father's house and keep searching. Whilst there they find the next part of the puzzle. Lord St Clair arrives, Gareth hides Hyacinth. Lord St Clair tells him to give up the Bridgerton girl as the betrothal to Mary is still ongoing and the Bridgerton dowry won't cover their debts. He berates him and calls him a bastard.

When he finally leaves Hyacinth is gone. Gareth sneaks back into her room to find her angry convinced he seduced her to secure her dowry and the diamonds/get out of marrying Mary.

Because he could have stopped, knowing that things were complicated he didn't have to tie her to him like that.

He tries to explain that it wasn't like that, that he wouldn't say anything.

"Do you love me?"

Gareth freezes. But the silence is enough.

She tells him to leave if he has any affection for her and he does.

Violet realises that Hyacinth hasn't spoken to Gareth in 3 days and asks her about it. Hyacinth admits they had a fight but refuses to go into details. When asked if she wants to break the engagement Hyacinth realises that no she still loves him and she wants to marry him even though she doesn't know if he loves her back.

Violet's like baby girl you are the strongest and most willful of my children. You saved me when I thought I had lost everything after the death of Edmund, you can absolutely ask your fiance to speak his mind just give him time to speak spitfire.

So she does. She goes to Gareth tells him that she loves him, and they'll figure it out together. Gareth tells her that his father doesn't call him a bastard lightly and the only reason he was legitimised is because his father would rather raise a bastard than be called a cuckold. He's basically giving her the you can back out now speech, apologising for being selfish. And tells her everything.

Hyacinth listens and is fine with it. She tells him her favourite sister in law is also a bastard and the real problem is the society that punishes the child for the parents sin. In her eyes "bastard" (if that term should still be used) is a circumstance of birth not a character trait and even if people found out she would not be ashamed of him. They kiss again.

As a know it all she then quips that Gareth has been legitimised and his father would never risk his reputation and tell others the truth of his birth.

She tells him that she loves him and she's pretty stubborn about that so he should prepare to be loved until the hatred he bore is a distant memory. If he will take her.

At this he kisses her deeply.

After reading to Lady Danbury as she does weekly she is able to translate the diary and finds out Gareth's real father who is actually the man he thought was his uncle. Gareths paternal grandmother Isabella had hidden the diamonds for her beloved 2nd son as his father left him no fortune or title and practically disinherited him. Edward St Clair bounced back he never married, but he did become a respectable member of society.

Hyacinth rushes to Gareths side eager to let him know of the news. He reflects on his favourite uncle who did show him love until his unfortunate passing and tells Hyacinth what he remembers about him.

Hyacinth does something inexplicably Hyacinth which makes him smile and tease her about it. He then says he loves that quirk of hers and begins to list every small detail he loves about her saying that he's loved all of these small things for so long that he failed to see the droplets for the ocean. They get it on right there on the carpet of the study. Afterwards Hyacinth thinks wait a second... ocean... bathroom did Edward have a bathroom?

With this piece of information they are able to find the diamonds from Isabella as well as gold left by Edward.

Now in possession of a great fortune Gareth returns to the Winthrop's residence and tells Mary's father that he must end the betrothal as he's in love with Hyacinth.

He presents some of the diamonds/gold as compensation which Mary accepts just a single bracelet or earrings as a token overriding her father's wishes. She tells him that she will find her own happiness and thanks him for being her brother. (As Gareth leaves he runs into the gentleman that Mary danced with at the ball who's bringing her favourite flowers).

Lord St Clair is snide about his pursuit of Hyacinth and Gareth tells him that it turns out his father is Edward St Clair effectively telling the man to get stuffed cuck and going to find Hyacinth.

He tells Hyacinth that he loves her and proposes to her again.

Hyacinth and Gareth get married, as promised Mary Winthrop is best maid and Gregory gets to be man of honour.

#bridgerton #hyacinth bridgerton #gareth st clair #Bridgerton rewrite #rewrite #it's in his kiss #hyacinth x gareth

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angelofchaos001 · 8 months ago

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Wave to your local chaos idiot!

Hi, I'm Angel, artist, writer, and dumbass extraordinaire! I mainly stick to Fandoms for my works, since I'm not the best at coming up with strictly my own ideas (Ask some of my friends, I've been trying to make my own world not based in any fandom for two years now with almost no success). Just because I stick to Fandoms does not mean I don't enjoy seeing stuff outside of Fandoms, I love seeing fun ideas bloom into something the creator truly enjoys!

Like my profile says, here's some basic things about me! I go by She/Her, and I'm somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum (Still questioning it, it's just not straight I know). I'm a minor, and a furry as well, but some other neat things to know that aren't on my profile include that I'm American (Send help this country is burning down), and neurodivergent (Anxiety is amazing).

Also, wave to your other local chaos idiot, @doodlebug091 (My beloved)

I'm on ArtFight!

Wanna try your hand at my shipping bingo card?

I migrated from Fandom to Tumblr, though you can still find me on the former as Angel Of Madness 001. I've even spotted a few people I know from Fandom on here!

When Can I Talk to You?

You can send in asks whenever they're open! Here's a list of some stuff I do commonly.

-AU/OC Ramblings (I'll talk about my things for hours if you let me)

-Roleplays (I'm bored usually)

-Legitimate questions (Of course, I don't bite!)

-Talking about my interests (Fuck yeah, I'd love it)

-Art requests or trades (Yep! I don't do art for money yet, mainly due to lack of a proper online money service such as Venmo or Paypal)

Don't feel like you have to stick to the list, either!

Here's some other questions to get to know me better!

What do you do on Tumblr?

I write fanfiction, make OC's, draw/write comics, and make AU's for various pieces of media I enjoy. I also love to find others who make similar content, especially AU's, since others' ideas can be so cool at times.

Tumblr happens to be my catch-all for sharing new ideas, making jokes, and meeting others who share my interests.

What do you enjoy outside of the internet?

When I'm not online, I like to keep a busy life still! Usually I'm drawing-traditionally or digitally-, reading, cooking, or thinking up new ideas for my art, AU's, or other projects! Sometimes, I hang out with my friends, though we mostly keep in contact through the internet.

Obviously, I also like to game. Excluding my video games, I play Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons the most. Including them, however, I mostly play Rain World and Pokemon. The kinds of games I tend to like are ones with heavy lore, but from an actual gaming standpoint I tend to play 2D and 3D platformers, deckbuilders, and turn based RPG's.

What do you want to do in life?

My hope is to become an ecologist, since I've loved animals for my whole life and have been branching that out to loving anything nature related. Biology often finds a way to creep itself into my fictional works, and I tend to look at things through a very scientific eye.

Tell us some more hobbies!

Alright, okay. I love Dungeons and Dragons, even though I'm stuck as the forever DM. I sing, travel, play the violin, and love watching mildly educational YouTubers (Oversimplified and such). I'm also quite the animal lover, with two precious cats and five snakes!

What Fandoms are you part of?

Alright, here's the list, broken into sections! Note that these are just the media that I actively talk about/participate in chats about/make AU's or OC's with. I still watch, play, or read other things!

Shows/Movies

-Helluva Boss

-Hazbin Hotel

-Murder Drones

-The Amazing Digital Circus

Games

-Hollow Knight

-Rain World

-Slime Rancher

-Outer Wilds (I'm normal about this game)

-Pokemon

-A Hat in Time

-Inscyption

-Dicefolk

-Worldless (I'M NORMAL)

Books, Comics, and Other

-Bugtopia (gotta love the bugs)

-Wings of Fire

-Warriors (I do not mind spoilers for this one. I've read up to Midnight.)

Side Blogs

@monarchtonone (RW Iterator)

@nine-drops-of-iron (RW Iterator)

@ask-wings-of-rain (Ask, Chat, or RP with anyone from my Wings of Rain AU)

@the-rot-parasite (Ask, Chat, or RP with The Parasite)

@ask-the-splitmind-au (Ask, Chat, or RP with anyone from my Splitmind AU)

Unique Tags

#Wings of Rain (Wings of Rain content, WoF x RW AU)

#season of blood (Season of Blood content, Warriors AU of 'If Scourge Won')

#shared sparks (Shared Sparks content, a Firecracker fancomic)

#splitmind au / #rw splitmind au (The Splitmind AU for Rain World, where Iterators have shared bodies with the slugcats)

#fallen-angel-rambling (Vent posts; Very rare but do happen)

#art-of-chaos (Art by me!)

Links to all current comics (on Tumblr)

The Story of the Iterators

Within a local group of iterators, there are stories to tell and lives that unfold, hidden just beneath a layer of dust settled on old memories. Taking a glimpse into their lives, these purposed machines of flesh and iron to solve one goal, may reveal why they turned out the way they did.

Shared Sparks (A @firecracker-pup fancomic)

Blight was the lucky pup. The one who survived at the cost of her sister's life. Ever since, she tried to live up to what she thought her sister could have managed, but was stuck in her shadow. Timelines away, Firecracker had been left to the mercy of scavengers after stealing a pearl from them as a pup, only to end up adopted by them. A call inside of it, however, still wants to learn from slugcats the things it never got to.

When their paths cross, when timelines collide, both slugcats get a glimpse into a world they never knew existed, and find similarities buried in the vast differences of their lives.

Season of Blood

Scourge has won the Battle of Blood clan with the death of Firestar and all who oppose him. The Clans are united in the forest once more, but under the cruel rule of the small tom cat. He rules with an iron paw and has no sympathy for others. Every cat has been stripped of their warrior name and given a more fitting one, by Scourge's definition. Many have been killed for displeasing him, or for minor physical imperfections. Anyone with open ties to StarClan have also been killed.

Because of a Medicine's Cat's close ties to the spectral clan, only one remains. Racoon was only a Medicine Cat apprentice when Scourge took over, but now that she's grown, all duties of the job fall to her. Tending to a massive, bloodthirsty clan isn't a small task. It's demanding, exhausting, and the whole time, she has to hide every notion that StarClan still visits her in her dreams. A single meek kitten must find a way to grow up and face the challenges ahead, persist through times of hardship, and find it in herself to risk her life to save the forest-and all the cats in it.

Greenleaf is over. The Season of Blood has begun . . .

All Current AU's (On Tumblr)

Wings of Rain (Wings of Fire x Rain World crossover AU)

Splitmind AU (Rain World, Iterators live in the slugcats' heads as a last-ditch effort to ascend)

Season of Blood (Warrior Cats AU, 'What if Scourge won?')

Starless Nights (Worldless x WoF AU)

Link to fanfics (Yep. I'm on Ao3)

Stranded in the Rain (Outer Wilds and Rain World crossover)

Starless Nights (Worldless and Wings of Fire crossover)

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