#bc i am not tryin to be a menace

[withclawandvine]

i don’t like to engage in ship wars or make anti-posts, so i’ll probably delete this but lately i can’t stop thinking about “i want to see her. just once. just — to know. … if she’s worth fighting for” versus azriel being ready to square tf up the second the possibility of a duel was mentioned

[belee-art-dump]

✨LADS concept/pose reference dump ✨

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Some rambles abt why I’m dragging references over to this hellsite to start this off

Feel free to skip down below the cut if you’re just interested the pics, there’s a good bit of yap in here lololol

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Ive realized I physically and mentally cannot put most of these to paper with the state of my arm and eyes being what they both are

Even if I accept taking my sweet time

..There’s just way too much lmao

So!

Here’s some things I’ve stumbled into, and started gathering up during my reference huntin’ over the last few months

Bc these men and their lore has infected my brain to a horrific extent

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✨Hidden away under the cut for easy scrolling, bc this first one is a bit much, even after editing✨

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These posts will be a bit of a mess, but are at least slightly organized for my own brain, just in case I come back to these later for use

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Side note:

I do my best to scope and toss out any AI bs

But, between my eyes and how this nonsense is progressing, I don’t trust myself as much as I used to

So, if you notice anything blah with these, please, lmk

It will be ✨gone✨ as soon as I’m aware lmao

Bonus:

Made me think of the incredible college AU snowcrow I see poppin’ up

Do I think Zayne would’ve drank, even in college?

No not really

But the vision is there regardless

So it’s staying ✨

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More yapping? More yapping.

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Like I said, I’ve got.. a good few of these

And that’s not even including the in-game ones LMAO

So, they’ll have to be broken up into a few separate posts

Which I’ll be pacing out a small bit, bc I don’t want to just spam the LADS tags like an ✨utter menace✨

I mean, that’s exactly what I am, but I’m tryin’ to practice my chill

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With fan works and discussion, that’s one thing

That’s great and I adore that, it’s what fandom’s for, that’s part of what makes it good and keeps it alive

But this feels different

For whatever reason

I’m probably overthinking it LOL

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But!

If you’ve somehow made it through all this (first off, thank you), and would like the others before I get to posting them, feel free to shoot me an ask or a message, ill be happy to send out whichever ones folks might be looking for

Im not trying to make people wait if anyone’s actually wanting them, sometimes the inspo search is dry

Like I said, just don’t want to aggressively flood the tags with this shit

(Or my mutuals, their dashes suffer enough when I’m in a scrolling mood. Sorry if you’re reading this, I appreciate yoouuu)

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Regardless, I’ll be posting these every couple days— give or take— until I’ve run out

Hope ya enjoy and/or can make use of them!

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[unnerving-presence]

I possess a naggering (according to the English language, that adjective does not exist, but today I decide it does, if Shakespeare was permitted, so may I) thought that been pondering for some time, to which I am in great need for your wisdomical input as one of the few who properly understands the raw patheticacy of Spring/Will's character, and that is...

How would Springpaw (derogatory) react, and cope (he will have reasons to find cope, hang on soldier), to a survivor (especially a fem one specifically because I'm tired of seeing fanfics depicting fem readers in horror fandoms as some shivering, quivering and stuttering mousy 'damsel in distress' person with no self-preseverance, awareness and instincts who doesn't let out a loud audible moan the moment a boob felt an inch of microscopic physical contact) who is, unapologetically, an opportunistic and unwavering menace.

To broaden, a survivor who is the human embodiment of Chief's (Isle of Dogs, if you haven't seen it, I wail) ''I bite.'' quote and is the ''don't you dare give up'' beacon of the survivor team, who has grown accustomed to the trials (and became sick of it than petrified at this point bc of the predictability of the outcomes, its reskinned torture each time) and rather dreading (still there's natural fear behind the waiting process, nobody is truly a tuff sigma😞), makes plans instead based on experience, since if I remember from the lore after years of departure from DBD, only survivors who died during trial will have their memories wiped, and even if reader died multiple times, muscle memories and deja vu's wont lie (assuming that the entity only wipes imagery memories).

Someone who will bite back at the killer, and violently so, without hesitation, especially, an interesting fact about our bodies, 100% of our strength is restricted by our brain for the sake of our safety which is only triggered under extreme stresses and situations, hence hysterical strength, until subsequently feeling the consequences of it and you began processing that ''Oh, I may have broke 20 bones in me or so'' (avulsion fracture babyyyy). Maybe not 100%, since you could risk dying from that, but a significant percentage.

So, how will Spring cope with a reader (adrenaline demon with tactical plans) who, purposefully and with (menace) intent, fights back where ''giving up'' is not in their vocabulary and stabs behind his back right through the open gaping holes through his suit or worse, punctures right under his suit thoroughly when given the chance and twisting the weapon that was either found or literally made from scraps found across the map, to sabotage his chase with a fellow survivor, and then runs away.

Especially since Spring, if I remember from listening to his voicelines, thrives on the fears and suffering of survivors most (as usual) and seeing someone who doesn't seem to tickle his ego, instead challenges him despite the disadvantages, who actually has upper and lower body strength and is an adult who can defend themself, he's going to inevitably throw a big tantrum as he does in that one animation when you manage to escape his grip. :^(

A major humbling experience for him. (😼)

It may not be a full 'put you in your place', but enough to humble his ego and overexaggerated sense of self when it comes to killing because he never properly faced adults (if i remember, as a fnaf veteran, been there since Tony Crynight days and departed years later after FNAF 3), so facing someone who directly challenges his perception of himself and gives him a, subtle, reality check, a tinkle if you will, would ultimately make an interesting dynamic and contrasts, a challengggge, even if he will most likely go on a raging rampage of tunneling at first... oh well 🤑

Essentially the ''Now look here, you snag mouthed motherfucker', I'm on the phone with the dentist, tryin' to get you some teeth so you could eat some solid food, keep on you lizard'' to his ''aeehhhhhhouuu''.

A, true, enemies to 'lovers' (there's nothing romantic about him, sigh, what's the alternative word, lads?), you may say... yeeeeeeeeees?

That is the best I could muster and put the idea into words. I sincerely apologise for the long text, but short paragraphs and simple sentences are never my expertise. That's impossible for me. 😔

i did read allat but for true sake of most people going “i’m not reading allat” i will post a separate response to this 😭 i will get to it dw !

also intentionally stabbing in the holes of his suit is so diabolical LMFAOO

[quirkle2]

please for the love of god can I hear about your warriors thoughts I am so starved for content for my boy and ur fancy outfit!warriors drawing is like a nice tasty bowl of soup I’d love to hear any thoughts youve got about him

YES HI . YES I DO HAVE THOUGHTS

idk if u mean Fancie Warriors specifically but just in case u did i'll stick w that, but i will Gladly talk anybody's ear off abt my wars in general . i love him so much. idk much abt Fancie Gatherings (tm) so bare with me and my completely incorrect ass but

first and foremost my wars is Nice and he doesn't turn into a complete dick the moment he's surrounded by the entitled rich people that attend to the parties he usually goes to at the castle. he's nice and he doesn't rly think much abt rank even in general (a luxury only the Hero of Hyrule can afford, honestly), so he shows basic human decency even to the people in the lower ranks that most others would just shove aside

just bc he's Nice to people does not mean he won't take any shit from higher-ups that're tryin to fuck him over. he's been known to occasionally make snide comments to political leaders n such, and once in a while, if they deserve it, to a king. in any other circumstance i think he'd be put on death row for that shit, but he's the Hero of Hyrule and he Knows it. he's very hard to fire, and/or replace, and he Knows it, so he uses that to his advantage sometimes, if it calls for it. kind of abusing his power, but only to say Fuck You to a horrible king once in a while GVEYAIGVA

^ this makes his zelda very reluctant to take him to other countries for . political things /literally no idea. he is a menace.

but wars recognizes that talking back to kings n shit is dangerous, not only for him, but for zelda as well, since she usually has to deal with the aftermath of that. so he saves those moments for when he really, truly believes it'll make a difference, or prove a point

wars also does not drink or eat at parties for fear that the food laid out on the table is poisoned. his paranoia carries to the others if the chain is also attending the party, and he tends to watch them like a hawk if they eat or drink anything while there, looking for signs of it. if he's Really hungry or thirsty, he's usually alright with smth simple from wild's slate to hold him over

if anybody at parties makes rude comments to Any of the chain members, he is immediately backing them up and scaring whoever made the comment so much they simply jerk their heads up and down in a fearful nod. wars is very nice and soft most of the time, and very loving, but when called for it, he is scary.

wars is always armed at parties. usually he's expected to be carrying a sword at least, mostly for show since he's the Hero. but during times he's asked to attend unarmed, he usually hides a dagger on him somewhere, for his own peace of mind. traitors are still out there, lurking

wars also knows that some of the chain is very introverted and can only handle so much for so long before they start getting overwhelmed and tired at parties. when that happens (typically w legend, hyrule, wild, or sometimes sky), he'll excuse himself and then drag whoever is Very Obviously Barely Keeping It Together to a quieter hallway so they can get a moment to breathe :) he gets it. he's an extrovert but even he would sometimes rather be curled up at the inn with a book instead of this GVEIAYGV

and lastly i just think wars is very good at People. he's very good at talking to people and knowing what to say, what to do, what the body language points to, what double meanings are hidden behind small comments or eye movements. he's really good at it, a natural really, and most of the time it's that sense of character on him that makes him aware of a traitor in the room rather than them attacking him first.

oh also wars is very good at hair and make-up but we been knew that

[proxylynn]

i had a shitty day and now i’m kinda crying like a baby. honesty i hate myself and mostly i hate how hard i’m trying to be another person that everyone else loves bc i seriously can’t stand myself. who even am i???? sorry 4 bothering btw, i think i need comfort words from you and the boys… i’m literally crying while typing :(

Lynn: Men, we have an emergency. *bandaging up Mal's blade* Group snuggle, move it!

*you are held onto by the lot of them*

Peter: You are you. No one else can be you.

Pedro: Fuck tryin' to be someone else for others! Be the YOU ya wanna be because it makes ya happy.

Jack: Pressure can be so cruel. The need or want to fit in. It's scary when you look back and see how far it is you might have changed from what you once knew. But it's never too late to be that person you recognize as yourself. This is your life. Live it for yourself.

John Doe: It doesn't matter what you try to be. I still know it's you. The outside might look different. But your insides remain the same.

Lynn: I swear he means that as sweet and not menacing.

Mal: Don't let this world push you around. Be the one to push it back. Show it ya don't need to conform or fit in. Be the best fucking version of yourself for your own sake. You'll feel all the better for it.

[I hope you'll feel better, even if by a tiny bit. *hug* If you need me and them to tell you as many kind words as you wish, then we'll do it. You matter. You are loved. You are you and we appreciate you.]