#and i am very thankful my friend !!

[birbs-in-space]

curious about what's in store for you for 2024? :D

Let AO3 decide!

(Updated from 2023: Up-to-date tag bank, opt-in tag categories, optional dark mode! As always: proceed with informed consent.)

[itty-bitty-sunshine]

Fazbear Entertainment did not program him to deal with that

[bacchuschucklefuck]

while teen while goblin while aroace while injured while doing your best

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Do you like sci-fi and indie animation? Check out Monkey Wrench!

[answermywearyquery]

the theerapanyakul kids: how close are you with each other?

loan’s kinnporsche 2nd anniversary: favourite familial relationship: the theerapanyakul kids (insp: ½+½)

[almondpiglet]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST REIGEN!!

everyone thanks you for entering their lives :')

[seafoamsol]

Hey, different post than usual, but this is just a PSA for people who may follow or have purchased anything from @/kagebros, or are looking to join any of the zines run by them @/allsparkzines. They have a history (and present) of tracing for profit.

I don’t think this one requires an overlay. It’s a trace of the yolopark bumblebee shockwave model kit promotional image, as a “sketch”.

Which they changed, once people noticed it! Changed most of it. They traced a different promotional image for the gun, which remained largely the same, even in the final piece (right).

Their matching Optimus Prime poster is a trace of the still from a [ Paramount promo video ], 36 seconds in.

There are several other examples that I can’t fit into this post without making it overly long, but if you have purchased or have been gifted anything from them, there is a chance it has been traced.

Regarding tracing as a tool:

Go hogwild! Trace all you want! Tracing is a very useful tool for learning shapes and forms, but like any other tool, it’s only useful if you use it correctly. The ultimate goal of tracing is to understand. It’s training wheels. Just don’t hide and lie about it, because as soon as you do, it becomes plagiarism.

Even within the finished versions of the Shockwave poster, it’s still clear where parts have been traced or copied without understanding. It’s a shame, because transformers as a franchise having so many toys makes it very easy to make references!

Here's an example of how I use them:

Luckily for me, the Cybertron toys and models are more or less exactly the same. I don't own the toys, so I have two images from a [ toy reviewer ] on top. Many angles to help me understand exactly what's happening. Granted, I could just ask my friend who does own the toy for him in the same pose, but tracing over that directly would make it too stiff and it wouldn't mesh with my style.

TL;DR: Kage traces, blindly and without disclosure, for profit.

[kyonshi-8610]

lifes fleetin do whteve yu want & die 2be a buttrfly aftrwrds

Ta p in to no blurry

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

Hello may 31th anon! Look at that, another year behind us and a new one to come. Have a nice day! ₍՞◌′ᵕ‵ू◌₎♡

[simplykorra]

sometimes the simple truth of being alive just...moves me

[ahollowgrave]

-- all saints' wake.

[teddybeartoji]

mickey i fear youre the only one who can match my freak .. OLEASE FUCKKKKK CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT TOJI N SOMNO FUCKMEEE

FUCJCKKC I NEED HIM SO BAD . toji using u in ur sleep but accidentally waking u up in the process of him sliding his thick cock into you , but he doesn't care , rlly he prefers u when ur all dazed and sleepy like this . he shushes you when you whine at the stretch and just tells you "go back t'sleep, doll." he has to hold himself back from cumming so quick when you clench around him tight when u finally realize whats happening FYCICKKKK

anyway hai mickey boo how are u on this wonderful day :3

SOMNO MENTIONN LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i genuinely think that you would always wake up bc he's just so big yk...... he peels off your pants and then just kneads your ass a little while palming himself over his own pjs aaaaand then he's parting your cheeks so he can get a good look at your holes and oooh my god it takes him so much effort to not let out the loudest groan ever..... and then he leans forward to press a kiss to your cunt . the first one is always a proper kiss. aaand then he's placing another and another and another, coating you with his saliva to get you nice and ready for him. plays with your folds and rubs your clit with his eyes all heavy and low fuck you look so so so pretty like this... and thaaat's when he finally pulls his own pants down too, spitting down onto his cock and giving himself a couple of firm pumps before lining up his leaky tip with your tight little hole mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

he always likes to get all close to you too like he never stays upright while fucking you while you sleep bc for one. he doesn't want you get too scared yk he wants you to feel good too and two. he just loves being close to you. that's it. he presses himself against you as he grinds his hips into yours at a deliciously slow pace, occasionally biting your shoulder and the crook of your neck to stifle his own moans.. he always ends up cumming so fast too bc you're just so fucking cute like this, all pouty with your eyebrows scrunched together, your hands pawing at his chest like a little kitten as he fills you up with his cum mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[silvergreenseraphim]

The character we are analyzing and expressing sympathy for, the one that was truly a subject of detestable circumstances and Shinra’s cruelty and control, the character with tragedy written into his very conception, and that deserved a much better life…does not exist within the Sephiroth that left the library and burned Nibelheim.

He died during those seven days and while the writers may have included nods to the tragedy of that loss…

“FFVII Rebirth Director Hamaguchi says that, in FFVII Rebirth, when Sephiroth burns Nibelheim to the ground, there is a slightly lonely look on his face as he breaks into a grin. So, he's looking forward to how people will react to these more human aspects of Sephiroth.”

…while they may hint at his deeper grief, it is still truth that what drowns any of his sadness out is violent anger and hatred. The dark feelings that drive him to be cruel, sadistic, and merciless towards the innocent. Who Sephiroth once was is gone…and we can say how tragic that is and we do, but this never means we are standing behind him or supporting who he is now.

This reborn Sephiroth is a walking dead shell with nothing but his old soul’s rage and madness left. He is just the villain with evil motives now. Very few think he is in the right without being ironic.

I say all of this to make it clear that people ought not to be attacked for studying and sympathizing with his old self.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

You should be a childrens' book illustrator! Your style would be so perfect for that I think! Really unique :D

While I don’t know any children’s literature writers, I *was* commissioned to do illustrations for a medical journal article!

[demonslayedher]

I finished posting the unabashedly educational Sword Fic.

It includes a detailed (but hopefully beginner-friendly) explanation of all the steps of making a Nichirin blade from a sunny mountain like Mt. Youkou, a touch of swordsmith and metalworker folk lore (including demons), meta about what must make Kimetsu no Yaiba's swordsmithing methods different from real life methods, some character exploration for Haganezuka and his polishing method, vocabulary and additional resources in the chapter notes, and hopefully, an endearing, silly POV character to learn this all through.

[seagull-scribbles]

Happy valentines! what says ‘love’ like two smelly, unwashed teen boys?

Drew this after a lovely convo with @less-depresso-more-espresso, who also gave me this song to listen to 💕 so this one’s for you bestie aha