#as I am wont to do

[shepscapades]

Now open for Boops and Trick or Treating :3

[minyard-05]

hang on i'll be right back

[oblivious-aro]

Feels kind of weird posting my drawings online since I don't really think of what I do as "real drawing". I don't really "draw" draw, I just like to make copies of cartoons sometimes because it feels satisfying and relaxing.

Then again, there is skill involved that took time and effort to cultivate, and "real" drawings do utilize references and copying, so I suppose just because I'm not creating something new doesn't mean I'm not "really" drawing, but I still don't think of myself as on the same level drawing-wise as someone who draws original stuff.

[lurkingshan]

We Best Love hits so much harder on rewatch, when you already know Gao Shi De is leaving for America after graduation and just trying to steal some precious time with Zhou Shu Yi with no expectation of having his affections returned. He is absolutely stunned when Shu Yi starts liking him back.

[yours-the-author]

Spoilers for Princess Peach: Showtime

...Kind of? It's less about the overall story and more about my thoughts about some of the individual plays. I'll put my brain words under the cut if you want to avoid those kinds of spoilers.

I had a lot of fun with this game. Still am, actually; I'm really just completing the ninja hide and seek challenge, beating the final boss again, and buying the last decorations for the Sparkle Theater (I already got all the ribbons and sparkle gems on the first playthrough because I am shy and quirky :))

I've heard mixed opinions about the game from varying parts of the internet. Mostly things about the simple game play and story, that kind of thing (I think someone said it felt condescendingly easy? Which... feels too intentionally meanspirited? I don't know, I like to think the better of people and things), but in my honest opinion, I'm having a great time.

I guess I'm mostly writing to talk about the plots of some of the individual plays. Most of the time, you get something straightforward and fairly benign: Magical thorns have trapped the king in the castle and you have to cut them down with your sword! All the cookies were stolen before the baking festival and you need to make new ones! Some scientists were taken to an alien world and you have to beat up the aliens to save them! Someone stole something from the museum and you have to solve the case!

...But then you get some plays that are just... too real? Or at least super serious. Things like:

People turn into sweet-ravenous zombies on Halloween after eating a strange guy's "delicious and dubious" cookies (just for you!) and you have to cure them with your better baked goods before they stampede the bakers to death (Pâtissier Level 2)

An old man kidnaps four young women from a village for purposes that are never actually mentioned or explained (Kung Fu Level 2)

There's a plot to plant a bomb in a building and you have to find it before the whole town blows up (Detective Level 2)

You have to race against the clock to save the Cowgirl Sparkla from getting run over by a train (Cowgirl Sparkla Level)

A group of bandits are actively demolishing entire towns and leaving people homeless with a big evil train (Cowgirl Level 2)

The Dashing Thief Sparkla is being suspended with electric shackles and you have to free him one lock at a time by going through wormhole doors (this one's more of an interpretation, but I can only imagine how painful being suspended in a big electric orb is) (Dashing Thief Sparkla Level)

And those are just the ones I remember off the top of my head! There might be other ones I'm forgetting about that are also bizarrely serious!

This isn't to say I don't like these levels; I had/have a lot of fun with them! I really like the outfits and the gameplay of each level! And a few of the villains are fun and memorable, too (the snake boss, the kung fu mini boss, and the ice skater mini boss in particular come to mind).

I guess I just wanted to know if anyone else who played this game saw these levels I mentioned and thought: "huh... they are a little weird, aren't they?"

[veilkeeper]

astarionmancers: question

i'm vaguely aware that there are 2 alternate conversations with astarion in act 2 where he confesses that he manipulated the player; one that triggers after respecting his autonomy while talking to araj at moonrise, and one that triggers if you reach max approval (i believe). is the one where you reach max approval the famous "i had a nice simple plan" conversation?

[imaslowlearner-butilearn]

It’s getting pretty crazy outside….and there’s a tornado watch…

[mouthlessmaiden]

sorry i wanted to talk about how nmcu queer people came before unnamed gay russo brother but this has spiraled into complaining about karen page

[irkendogma]

going to make a strange and maybe even bad post

[emberglowfox]

Keeper -- a short comic about an angel meeting a robotic lighthouse keeper that doesn't know the world has already ended. Made in about 18 hours for a 24-hour 24-page* black and white comic challenge (that I arrived late to, ha.)

*the actual submission does not include the cover, which was created after the fact for this post.

This was a really great learning experience as someone who's... never really made a completed comic. I ended up really attached to the story by the end of the project (possibly due to all-nighter deliriousness lol) and ultimately am very proud of what I made.There are some things I'd still like to change, particularly text placement, but in keeping with the spirit of the challenge I've elected to leave it as is.

[mellosghosts]

oh to sleep in the warm embrace of your catboy coded boyfriend

[hinamie]

long way home

[vvelegrin]

guy who hasn't even finished their first carving yet voice: i want to carve a series after the various taxidermy war pigeons 😩 cher ami and kaiser and g.i. joe and--

oooh... oh wait, maybe just famous taxidermy pigeons in general. sweet martha the passenger pigeon...

[erabu-san]

I enjoyed every second of this quest

[This art has platonic intention. Thank you for not tag ship!]

[xxplastic-cubexx]

[right to left]

finally finished This Wip from Ever ago and so now i ask you ever look into another dudes eyes and suddenly want to do whatever he wants

[cosmicrhetoric]

my personal fave "luffy holds a mirror up to someone's soul" moments. aka the whole point i think