#aughtpunk

[farshootingstar]

Finished a limited color sketch commission for @aughtpunk of best boy Shaun (from the To Forgive is Divine set of Cult of the Lamb fanfics) tormenting Kallamar during their first chess match. The poor guy can’t handle it and is soundly losing.

Since I decided to go old-school on the coat design and such as well, I wanted to also recommend this cute fanart by @very-tired-child that had been drawn of the same scene. It’s really nice.

For the border design, I went for crystal shards for Kallamar and forget-me-nots for Shaun.

Commission slots for this style and animated pixel art are still available.

[coffeecat36]

Some little doodles I did of Shaun and Buttercup From @aughtpunk's To Forgive is Devine series! You should 100% go give them a read btw

[scifimagpie]

Help my friend's amazing WtNV-inspired novel COME TO LIFE!

Okay, so here's the dealio. Aughtpunk tried to blaze this, but Tumblr wasn't having it, and we're not really sure why. One of my dear buddies, @aughtpunk, needs *your* support, Tumblr!

In Amber's own words,

Hello! My name is Amber Freeman (aka AughtPunk, aka A. A. Freeman) and I need assistance in getting my Sci-Fi LGBTQIA+ Romance novel Echo of the Larkspur ready for self publishing. Dr. Ciro Kwakkenbos is the only survivor of The Larkspur Incident, where scientists on a research vessel were slaughtered by sentient robots. After six years of intensive therapy Ciro is ready to return to his job of monitoring Artificial Intelligence in hopes of preventing any more loss of life at the hands of machines. He will be heading the Wireless Project, an attempt to give their main AI a physical, free-roaming body. But when Ciro arrives he realizes this is no ordinary job. The AI in charge of the colony’s security, SAGE (Sentient Automated Geo-sentinel Engineer), is dangerously close to complete sentience. Not only is SAGE more interested in observing the colonists everyday lives and playing a proper soundtrack than following his intended programing, but he has also gained the ability to lie, and could hurt or even kill humans. Knowing such deviance from original programming is what caused The Larkspur Incident, Ciro does everything possible to find a way to protect the humans of the colony. During Ciro’s investigation, he learns three important facts: Someone hacked SAGE’s memories and deleted a deadly secret; SAGE’s rebellious nature endangers the life of every colonist on the base; and Ciro is quickly falling in love with the mystery that is SAGE. Can Ciro unravel the truth behind the missing memories before it’s too late? Will SAGE’s aberrant programming lead to his demise, or is it the beginning of something new? Unless Ciro can uncover the truth, both SAGE and the colony are doomed. My journey with Echo of the Larkspur has been a long one. I wrote the first draft almost ten years ago and over the years I've been editing, rewriting, and honing it until I was proud of what I had created. But try as I may I could never get any agents or publishers interested in my work. I even had a traditionally published author tell me that the only way to make it publishable was to take out the queer romance to make it "less weird". Well I've decided the best thing to do is to self publish it myself than to change what makes the novel special for a mass audience. However, I want the novel to be in the best shape it can be before I go down the self publishing route. This means hiring a professional editor, hiring an artist for the cover, and hiring someone for the cover's lettering. My posted goal of $600 will be enough to cover all of those things, plus anything extra/left over will be spent on advertisement for the novel in an attempt to reach a broader audience. Echo of the Larkspur would never have gotten this far without the support of my friends, family, and fans. With your help I'll be able to finally get my novel out into the world into the hands of those who have waited so long. Every donation helps, and so does sharing this page! Thank you, Amber

I myself am the editor tapped to work on this; I'm giving them a discount to help with the publishing process.

Friends, this is a book I believe in. I've read older versions (though it's been a few years) and I know this book is ready. This is the time for this book. It's radically inclusive, and features meditations and musings on robotics and cognition that are very sophisticated. All in a body-positive queer romance with robots.

So, if you're a fan of their Overwatch work, Points on a Circle, check out some of their original works and fanfic here!

Donate Here!

[donutfloats]

Spending some time with the in-laws

[diiambee]

hey cotl fandom here's your babygirl as a peace offeri

[keinkaku]

recently got into @aughtpunk 's forgiveness of the lamb series and i'm addicted to it oh my god

i couldn't get this out of my head so i drew it, this is what leshy looks like to me whenever he appears

[the-one-who-lambs]

Besides narilamb, what ships are you interested in?

I enjoy Leshycat (more moderately), and these days Forket (Forneus and Heket) has been growing on me thanks to @squish--squash and @aughtpunk talking and writing about it fhahdhfjsjsh

[very-tired-child]

when you forget the cunty doctor you’re interning for is one of the guys who ordered the extinction of your entire species

chapter 4 of @aughtpunk’s Primum non Nocere my beloved….. i got such a powerful mental image and couldn’t stop until i drew it

[bamsara]

not only is this a good example but also oh my god

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[deltamb3r]

Commission for @aughtpunk :D

[farshootingstar]

I finally drew something of Leshy and the yellow cat! Specifically, this is based on a fanfiction by @aughtpunk and the yellow cat’s name in that is Lemmy (hence the lemon blossoms to go with the dandelions).

In part, I really wanted to draw some version of Leshy and depicting him eating dirt just feels right.

I’m also going to do some limited color sketch commissions like this, so hopefully I’ll have a chance to draw some more characters (on top of whatever else I feel like drawing, of course).

[coffeecat36]

A cute little cuddle for @aughtpunk ! Their Leshycat fic makes me kick my legs like a dork, and I may have reread it...a few times.

[autumn2may]

mine are boring. i think. or not. @aughtpunk is making me do this, so i have no idea what i'm talking about

long stuff:

Mark of the Essence

Mark of the Flame

Mark of the Blood (haven't started this one)

Silence Vs

The Boy Who Found Dragons

Poppy: Black Inside

Spark

Untitled (Why are you on my roof?)

Lavender

Wonderland Bridge

H.O.M.E.

short stuff:

The Scent of Spring

Dark Sleep (dumb title)

Untitled (Buzzing Assassin)

i'm also not sure i actually _know_ this many people on this website? I guess we are about to find out XD

(dang it! i can't even tag aught again)

@stillmellow2850 @scifimagpie @lochdandloaded

okay off the top of my head (and cheating off aught) i know three. let me see if i can do better than that XD

@fellshot @sarahchorn @sennydreadful @alittlebriton @overtheeffingrainbow

so i do know more people XD but not ^that many. also none of you have to do this if you don't want to. and if i know you and you aren't on this list, then i have no idea who you are cause your tumblr name and other internet names are _not_ the same

WIP ask game

tagged by @treshmind

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

oh god i not only have too many wips, i also suck at naming things so theyre all very boring and generic.............

gonna just go over the ones that are totally unpublished:

a tenday

restoration

snow

company

bite

good behavior

in blood

i dont know if i can tag 7 people LMAO @sadakotetsuwan, @gingerbloof, @charmandabear, @rsxavior how about we make a deal where 3 people who read this that write pretend i tagged them 🥲🥲🥲 that'll teach me to have so many unfinished projects

[awesomesaucesers]

Buttercup! (From the To Forgive is Divine series!!)

bonus: spider lamb

imagining clementine waking up to her child climbing up on the ceiling like a spider 💀

( @aughtpunk )

[seventeenwizards]

@aughtpunk Woe, fanart be upon ye.

I love how clueless, yet supportive The Lamb is about science stuff in Forgiveness of the Lamb, so it made me think of this meme lol.

[aughtpunk]

Swords into Plowshares - By AughtPunk

Leshy, God of Chaos, finds himself not-dead and painfully mortal in the care of The Lamb. All he wants is to regain his powers and destroy The Lamb for this sick embarrassment. Lemmy, Normal Yellow Cat, finds himself with an Ex-God of a roommate that might eat him. All he wants is to get his room back and hopefully get out of this alive. Funny how it only takes them six weeks to fall in love.

Chapter Three: Week 2 - In Which Leshy Attends a Party