#and then a handful of short stories

[golyadkin]

I cannot express enough that if your reaction, as a hobby artist, to not getting that many notes on your art is to say "maybe I should just stop doing art altogether" you need to stop posting art to tumblr

not necessarily forever, not even for long, but just stop putting your art on here and start doing it for you again, remember why you enjoyed doing art in the first place and stop relying on the attention of faceless people on the internet for your enjoyment of your hard work

believe me, I get it, nothing crushes the artistic soul quite like labouring for hours on a piece only for it to get like 10 notes, so you need to find your own source of joy in the act of creation and a lot of the time that means making art and not showing it to anybody

[timethehobo]

It’s so rare for a game to give us a canon older character romance option (who looks their age) and I’m so damn ready.

[j-tee]

Nobody wants to guard the civilian sea-gate.

It’s not that it’s a difficult job- hell, it’s barely a job at all. Nobody wants to swim in the water, it’s bad luck- so nobody ever comes to the gate. It’s a grueling 48 hours spent standing watch, watching nothing, bored out of your skull.

But still, two knights must stand at the ready just in case some poor idiot shows up- lost and confused, and always panicky to find themselves so close to the shore.

You make friends fast though, you and the other knight you’re stationed with. Often folks will bring cards, dice, or some other manner of distraction- or you’ll get talking, gossiping, it’s almost fun.

And yet, nobody wants to guard the civilian sea-gate. Nobody ever wants to be that close to the water.

[nataliesscatorccio]

YELLOWJACKETS

[batgirlcopia]

[hey-august]

buggy can't keep his hands off your legs.

kneading and squeezing your thighs. his hands drifting to just under your ass, but staying on your legs.

he also can't keep himself from pressing kisses on your sensitive skin. he loves feeling how your legs shake against his lips.

even better, he can do both when you're underneath him.

but rather than having your legs resting on his shoulders, buggy wraps his hands arounds your ankles and folds in you half.

the tips of his fingers and his thumbs touch. he squeezes so tightly. so firmly.

and when he's done, when your head is empty of everything and your body is shaking, the tender touch is back. buggy tends to bite marks left behind, soothes blossoming bruises, and massages sore muscles.

and with each action of love and care, he leaves behind another kiss.

[lady-raziel]

hilarious that with each new day that passes a new bit of dirt from JD Vance's past gets discovered and plastered over the internet...it's almost as if this is why presidential campaigns have always announced their running mates well before the convention...so that if glaring issues with a candidate came to light quickly there would be time to replace them on the ticket before they were officially locked in...it's almost as if certain things in political campaigns were done for a reason, donald...because the very same critical failures had happened before...but no i'm sure you and your guys attempt to recreate a fantasy version of history while ignoring all the reasons that history was a disaster will work this time...because you are built different and the 10000th time trying fascism will work like a charm...

[hereticaldetective]

Thinking about…John and Sherlock…flying out of a window…hand in hand…hovering over the great city of London…gently removing the roofs… peeping in at the queer things which are going on…

[pitchswift]

ok but this is so on brand for them 😂

[autixel]

Made this venn diagram of the ships I think about most often and realized some trends. Spoilers for tged and orv. Yes one of these ships is not like the others I'm well aware

[duckprintspress]

Cover Reveal for Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica!

Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica is Duck Prints Press’s seventh anthology, and our first collection of erotica stories, and we are beyond thrilled to finally be able to share it with y’all! The cover art is by the amazing Aaron Kotze, and the book has a cover featuring six figures, in keeping with our poly erotica theme! The book has a spectacular, wrap-around cover that we unfortunately cannot show you on Tumblr because female-presenting nipples or naked people aren't allowed to snuggle or some shit, but you can view it on our webpage!

What is this book? For those who love their short stories spicy, we’re delighted to share Many Hands: An Anthology, celebrating many flavors of polyamorous relationships. Orgy? Yes please! Ménage à trois? C’est magnifique! Foursomes and moresomes? Delighted to attend! We asked our 15 contributes to blow our minds with their fun combinations, unusual settings, favorite trope usage, and (of course) super sexy smut – and they didn’t disappoint! From a vampire free-for-all to a heartfelt reunion, from surprise soulmates to enemies-to-lovers, this collection has polyamory in lots of scrumptious varieties that lovers of erotica won’t want to miss!

The crowdfunding campaign for Many Hands will be launching on June 25th, 2024! Follow our Kickstarter pre-launch page to make sure you’re among the first to hear when the campaign goes live!

[bluerosefox]

A Little Robin

Has this been thought of before? (If so someone please, please send me it. I wanna read)

Either due to something his parents made to catch ghosts or some kind of new "I'm gonna end Jack but my soon to be step-son needs to be out of the way" plan by Vlad, Danny (as Phantom) gets trapped in a doll, a bird(robin) doll/plushy.

Somehow, someway the doll get sold or sent to Gotham and is picked up by Dick one day while shopping who decides to give the doll to one of his brothers (or Steph cause she was a Robin as well -slides on mutli-shipper shades- I'm not picky) cause it's Dick trying to be funny. (Or he keeps it cause it's a Robin plush)

Danny, whose slowly regaining his powers even in plush form (maybe whatever got him stuck in the plush is wearing off over time, not enough that he can get out though), is trying very hard to get back home (he tired mailing himself once but someone almost caught him moving about, let's go with like Toy Story rules). He doesn't want to get caught in Gotham cause of the bats, when he finds out his 'owner' is part of the batfam he REALLY doesn't want to get caught. Cue many moments of Danny trying to get his way home under the radar.

And... he tries very hard not to crush on his 'owner' too as well...

[d8tl55c]

oh boy !! ! ! ! !!! ! thANK y0u all for the kind words on my last art posts. you all get it and i was/still am so happy about it

as promised, here's some close-ups of the comic for image quality's sake, and other screenshots i rescued from the community whiteboard (and something else)

first up another sketch of mystery gender-ambiguous being. (please send me more name ideas for them if you got one- i like to hear em! (reminder it's the side character that appeared for <10 seconds in AvM Ep. 30))

a few fav scenes

emotional support cwab

they weren't meant for this purpose exactly, but i do have countless "fluffy sticks" loose in my notes and homework sheets from the school years.

papery critter.

even when i wasn't confident in fur or feathers, they helped me practice posing and create some satisfying gradients/flowing poses. (im a sucker for good tail poses) (oh yay! i found a good pic...)

and finally, little sneak peak for you for reading so far ;3

i realized that whiteboardfox is pretty great for my working needs. simple and to the point and all. feels nice with the mouse and the tablet.

so i started hashing out a big project idea just to see if it holds up and

[

several hours later ...

]

oh

oh man

it's a little bigger than i expected

<next>

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I snuck in through the garden gate every night that summer just to seal my fate // My broken bones are mending with all these nights we're spending up on the roof with a school girl crush, drinking beer out of plastic cups // And darling you had turned my bed into a sacred oasis // I'm spilling wine in the bathtub, you kiss my face and we're both drunk // I'm laughing with my lover, making forts under covers // There's glitter on the floor after the party, girls carryin' their shoes down in the lobby, candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor, you and me forevermore // Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet, now I've read all of the books beside your bed // We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January and this is our place, we make the rules / We could let our friends crash in the living room, this is our place, we make the call // We bless the rains on Cornelia Street, memorize the creaks in the floor / You hold my hand on the street, walk me back to that apartment, years ago we were just inside; Barefoot in the kitchen, sacred new beginnings that became my religion // Light pink sky up on the roof, sun sinks down, no curfew, twenty questions, we tell the truth / Feels like home, stay in bed the whole weekend, it’s nice to have a friend // And he feels like home // Outside they’re pushing and shoving, you're in the kitchen humming, all that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing // You wouldn't take my word for it if you knew who was talking, if you knew where I was walking to a house, not a home, all alone 'cause nobody's there // Remember looking at this room? We loved it ‘cause of the light, now I just sit in the dark and wonder if it’s time // I left all I knew, you left me at the house by the Heath

TS + home

[mathes0n]

How’s it going gamers I replayed Portal 2 the video game of all time and have been reminded of how truly obsessed I am with all the characters

So I present to you: Typical AU where everyone’s a normal human who works at Aperture but Glados and Caroline are sisters who are just barely keeping this company from going bankrupt

[bun-fish]

warning: This behavior is dangerous and these are silly billy boys who are willing to fight God, please do not imitate.

This is how that scene in chapter one went right

Crack movie poster version below:

that was fun

(Please go read Things That bleed, it’s so packed with beautifully written action and tension and anticipation and I will stop the consonance now but just, go check it out!! You can find it on the chapter one link up there, or at the fic blog itself, @thingsthatbleedfic )