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Post-totk Zelda — why not another chop?
#been working on my style a little bit#this is the first thing I’ve liked#Zelda totally gets a pixie after totk#change my mind#loz#legend of zelda#tears of the kingdom#totk#post-totk#Zelda#bahbahhhart#concept art for a little something I might be working on
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At your side [End of Season 2]
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#lan wangji#wen ning#jin ling#wen qing#jiang yanli#a-yuan#It may have taken a year but we did it! The end of season 2!!!#(Granted: this season was nearly twice the length of season one.)#It's been a really fantastic season to draw for. So many iconic moments! It was a lot of work but I had a blast B*)#I also enjoyed experimenting more and more with my comic style. I'm growing as a comic artist bit by bit!#There is even a little bit of shadowing in this one for next season. As a treat. All the fun (and not heart breaking) scenes to come!#Comic talk time: Recently saw 12 angry men for first time and I love the coincidence of the themes aligning here.#They both touch upon the horror of judicial systems - in which the most persuasive argument wins and the truth is a nuisance.#All it takes is one person to stand against the crowd and say 'I do not know what is true. And that is reasonable doubt enough.'#When the majority is for condemning someone guilty - that in itself is persuasive enough.#One will set their mind to what the 'truth' is and refuse to see it any other way. That their perspective is the only correct one.#No one is born with a monopoly on the truth.#Everyone has biases and agendas. Some care not for the outcome - only that they can be on the convenient side.#Lan Wangji is putting everything on the line to say 'I'm not going to go with the majority vote.'#And that is a huge deal in a story that is so politically focused as MDZS is. Everything is a careful chess move to these sects -#and to not play the game is basically sacrificing everything you are and your families name. For some it is unthinkable.#And there is no doubt in LWJ's mind. He would stand there and lose everything if it means upholding justice.#More importantly - these two have each other's backs. The bond is unbreakable. This is the most ride or die I have seen two people be.
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checking the terrance and phillip subreddit while taking part in a time honored high school tradition: making it harder for other people to use the hallway
#stan marsh#kyle broflovski#sp style#sp stanky#style sp#south park style#stankyle#south park#south park fanart#south park art#stan x kyle#mine#HI GUYS SORRY IVE BEEN SO GONE.... WORK HAS BEEN SOOOO MUCH SDGHF#the craziest weekend of the season has just ended tho so im like a human person with time of my own again a little bit maybe
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⚰️figure from my dreams
again because it haunts my psyche⚰️
#jk it’s a very cool haunting#every cool little horror idea I’ve had was presented to me via dream#nightmare???#but anyway cool corpse guy plus powerlines because I like them#but at it again with the#medieval style#artists on tumblr#art#my art#illustration#digital art#finished piece#my oc art#2025 art#I’ve done a lot of drawing recently so I hope I keep that up :3#though haven’t done much with my sketchbook in a hot minute#guys should I do skecthbook updates?? :devious:#I completed 13 pages for March and as of the second of April I haven’t even looked at it#I’ve been super productive this week with art#I think I’ve now completed four pieces?#working on a Cesar wip from a bit ago#:devious: hopefully this doesn’t die out but lamo we’ll see
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Lore in Those Shirts… >>>
#star trek#star trek tng#tng#star trek the next generation#the next generation#lore soong#star trek lore#self indulgence hours#and a little change of pace!#this style was conceived in that Daforge comic I made a while ago#it has evolved since of course!#plus it’s a change of pace in my week sitting down and working on this while watching a movie with my sister#I’ve been a bit of a busy bee lately. in fact I’m starting a new campus job tomorrow!#I’m shadowing my first tour to eventually lead them on my own
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The smolryptid image that inspired some of dante's doodles btw (I wanted to light up dante's day somehow by going: Look!! look I'm showing him your stream)
Thought you tumblr people might appreciate him too :}
#okadraws#real life picture#not putting him in the cryptid kel tag because this is my actual laptop#thats my actual hand#oka hand reveal?? wow#but actually lemme rant in the tags for a bit#having been raised where I had internet safety hammered through my head since I was little#it fucking boggles my mind when people post their real faces on the internet#thats like telling people your real name in the tales of earthsea#READ THE TALES OF EARTHSEA BTW#magic system where people have power over you if they learn your true name#and having power over anything involves knowing its true name#kinda eragon style as well#but seriously#imagine the internet works like those magic systems. and your true name/true face is a HUGE vulnerability#DO NOT SHOW YOUR FACE UGHHHH#sorry ive followed so many blogs just to get flashbanged by a selfie and then I had to unfollow#I will never do that to you guys I promise <3#so anyway yeah :3#real life kelryptid... woe
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#oikawa tooru#haikyuu#hq#mer au#my art#Don't let him seduce you it won't end well for u#I've been having a style crisis lately and he helped me work through it a little bit ;;;#art hard#also mermay almost over and i am already sad
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super disorganized sketch page because i do what i want
#my art#not sure if i wanna tag these... hrm#i wonder if alt text shows up in search results.... shudders#well anyway. i wanna ramble about these!!#for willy mafton: i've been working on designing more of the human cast. mainly all the big name important ones#it's been a slow process + a little challenging but i like getting the chance to practice drawing faces! :]#in regards to His design specifically.. it's very much based off of his movie apperance#but with a reference to that Classic sprite thrown in#bc i thought making him a little cartoony and inhuman would fit him :] but idk im not an expert on his character or anything#about the rabbit lady: i forgot how i had that idea initially but it ended up looking so fucking cool tbh#im always a fan of making her design less of a feminine eye candy type of design and more of a Spooky Murderer type >:3c#it also gave me the idea to try making some similar designs for the glams...#but if i do that im not gonna be giving them that vintage rubber mask look... since they're meant to be super flashy and high tech looking#so i was thinking they could have faces with more of a silicone texture.. and that have a style based more off of their in game art work :]#so they'd be like giant dolls with weird moving faces rather than having a vintage animatronic look#also that van in the bottom middle is 100% a homage to a specific user i wont be mentioning but iykyk HFJZJFJF#ANYWAY the 🌞🌜 stuff: dont be weird about it please HFJZJG#im aware that these tags are very easy to ignore but like. genuinely pls dont be weird about them#dont romanticize it. its not meant to be ''y/ndere'' or anything like that#its actually a bit personal to me so like... interpret it as you like but be aware its not meant to be a happy or positive thing#anyway i think thats all i have to say... i've been trying to branch out a tiny bit regarding the things i draw#it's always nice to challenge yourself even if its tough... especially if its tough!!#i mainly draw just for my own sake but i hope ppl see something they like here#these tags got so fucking long oops... i'll stop now JFKZJFKSJGKSJG
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Attention milgramblrgram prisoners!! *attaches you to my keychain* *attaches you to my keychain* *attaches you
Not that I need atonement for anything, but I've been doing a lot of angst for milgramblrgram -- I wanted to offer something sweet 🤲
@amugoffandoms @rainbowghostcat @lostxmelody @gunsli-01 @justzosiahere
@waivyjellyfish @luce-speaks @fayesdiary @purgemarchlockdown @kyanako5972
#milgramblrgram#this was so fun waaaahhhh#everyone came out so cute :3#btw if anyone has any design changes lmk#ive been using the same doodle/picrew references so dont be afraid to tell me im off lol#i know the plushies have a range of expressions but i didnt want anyone to be upset with a mad/sad/scared look#was inspired by kyanakos art of her holding the amane plush and i was thinking about the reverse#so anyway you all must imagine your fave(s) with a you plushie :3#i thought itd be fun seeing waivydoll in a different doll style but the sudden change in eyes is jarring.... shes Looking... 👁����#im not sure how notts ears would work with the little felt cutout style they have -- i was kind of picturing them full of stuffing too :)#who knows if my milgramblrgramsona has glasses - i only remember to draw them like half the time asdfgh#it was easy to remember in Group Glasses Pic though 😅 rip to all of us blind milgrammers#my art#EDIT: now with a more accurate nott design! :D#i hadnt seen their sona art before and i still got a bit far from the other mlgbg art -- sorry for the bootleg plushie before 😂😂😂#😺✨️
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♡ jaide, it's me! ♡
finally did that meme that was going around awhile back <3 i had to draw all of his cool costumes at some point and this was the perfect theme to do this hehehehe <3
source of their outfits + original image under the cut c:
credits to @/cafekitsune for dividers
#O9DUFUSUUDHDHSUDD I FEEL SO HEALED . SO REVITALIZED. SO POWERFUL#IM SOOOO STRONGGGGG (is having the shoulder aches since last night. drawing grind goes crazy bro)#WKWKWLLSSKKS WHATEVER RAGAHSHAHA guys lookie i worked very hard on this 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺💚💚💚💚💚💚💚#its so PINK!!!!#i went my way to use a different brush and pen for the lineart which is why i struggled A BIT here#i wanted it to be super clean since this was gonna be a big piece#and i wanted to preserve that sticker like/comic book styled presentation more effectively sooo hehe#shojo manga moment real. stevaide shojo real#~ art#♥ memoryshipping#��� memoryshipping#selfship#selfshipping#pokemon selfship#safeshipping#selfship community#ocxcanon#dude i woke up very early today to go to school but they postponed the rehearsal to 1pm so i stood there like “huh” with wet hair#since i couldnt sleep with wet hair. i went straight to finishjing this hehehehe. well im going to nap a little more now...#ive been itching to finish this im so happy how this turned out fdngkgkdngkdn win for me today <3
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Art dump (PHIGHTING)

Starting strong with this. Thing that a friend requested I saw, do I have regrets? No. Will it forever haunt me because apparently she has a shrine that she will not tell me about? Yes (ROSA I SWEAR TO GOD PLEAAAAaaaaSE WHAT IS THE SHRINE)
ANNND these things! These were style experience at and I honestly had a lot of fun with them LMAO, I was wanting to play with a more anime/manga-esc art style and it was pretty much so win :3




There’s also sword, this may or may not be a draft for mermaid au sword idk just maybe

(It was for a Twitter thing by the way! Just a small simple doodle I did for fun)
#Honestly had a lot of fun with the style experiment bits#I think Grav is kind of my least favorite but she still looks nice so it works!#Rendering hair in that style is SOOOOOOOO tedious but I definitely like the result :3#I’ve been a little meh on what to draw lately so I’ve kind of just been doodling up random things just for fun#The medkit thing is from a few weeks ago by the way! I just forgot to post it until now#I find it funny how I used to avoid drawing Phighters with ears completely and now here I am drawing all of them with silly little ears#Teehee#anywahs enjoy this#I’m going back into my hole in the everglades#For once I’m not actually posting something at 2am#art#artists on tumblr#phighting!#phighting fanart#phighting#roblox phighting#phighting roblox#phighting art#digital art#roblox#roblox fanart#roblox art#roblox game#fan art#pixel art#artist#my art#illustration#artwork#art process
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I don't know what I love more, the fact that as rook you can make a statement in NO uncertain terms that you are NOT responsible one way or the other for the theological implications of the shit you're discovering in the 'regrets of the dread wolf' memories. not my jurisdiction. quite simply none of my business. not my chantry circus not my chantry monkeys. irrelevant to the matter at hand here we'll kill that god if we get to him he can get in line. or if the best thing about it is seeing the lone little 'lucanis approves' that pops up right after choosing it. corvid with a knife about to commit deicide keeping it real and sensibly, pragmatically, wilfully agnostic with me here in this magical lighthouse today
#we do not see it. we cannot read all of a sudden.#rye having war flashbacks to watcher conferences and firmly going 'we are *not* getting derailed by the metaphysics here folks'#rare stern moderator/dad hat moment from ingellvar lol. he's Seen Some Shit in his time (debates that raged over the multiple#and not always concurrent life times of the participants involved. ain't no academic rivalry like watcher academic rivalry#because watcher academic rivalry doesn't stop even when everyone involved is dead. and the rest of us have to live with it)#I. do not think the way I'm getting this quest is how it's meant to be experienced so I'm a bit at a loss as to how to pace it out#I've been an annoying little completionist so I have ALL the statues and could just marathon it out#but that does not feel like the best way for the story and upcoming reveals to work. hm. how to do this#I'm supposed to go fail to save weisshaupt right around now I can't be having study group with all of you rn as much of a delight as it is#rye is nominally an andrastian as mainstream nevarrans generally are but as I gather is the case with many of the watchers#what he *actually* believes in is the grand necropolis itself haha#(and the philosophy of history memory death and relationship (as well as responsibility) between the past and the present#and indeed the future that it represents. we have a duty. to what has been to what is and to what will come after us. good shit)#the nevarran/mortalitasi element just makes their lack of care or respect for chantry orthodoxy *mwha* that extra bit special#the nevarran lack of concern bordering on quiet condescending disdain for official chantry doctrine and policy my beloved#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age spoilers#poor harding really is living through the most relentless 'if this is the maker testing my faith he sure be testing me' gauntlet of all tim#good news: god might be real! bad news: god might not even be a real thing but more like a magical accident or vibration or something#honestly tho. if we could get full lovecraftian incomprehensible to human conception the maker -- He is a particle and a wave style --#that's the only way I'd be cool with him or them actually answering the question of his existence. that'd be kind of sick#'yes. but no. but maybe. depends on how you define god. and exist. and he. and does.' *ingellvar sets of the METAPHYSICS!! klaxon#that's a time out folks good game but easy on the jargon and navel-gazing definition of terms next round#rye and lucanis have some slightly differing views about at what exact stage of a problem murder becomes a valid solution#('well you just kill them and then I'm the one who has to deal with the next much longer part')#but they're surprisingly kind of vibing on a lot of other stuff lol. good for them <3#oc: Ellaryen Ingellvar
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... @toadettely @sopping-wet-cat-wizard y'know, april fools is over, BUT...
"No, what am I saying- That's too mean, I can't do that-" "Fufufu~ But I can~" (`▽ ´) // "YOU-" (/`ᗣ ´ )/
(also for reference bc GUESS WHO CAN PEN- XD /hj /lh /silly):
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(TW: blood/gore, death, car crash incident, graphic imagery)
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S&S: There is a world where Brent never meets Eevee. There is a world where he wakes up one morning, yawning as he rubs his eyes. He'd been somewhat exhausted by his gaming session with "Sofist" last night, not that it was unenjoyable. He gets ready for the day as per usual, nothing out of the ordinary. It's all regular, for now, that is. Walking out of his apartment, he raises an eyebrow at the suspicious amount of cars stuck on the local road. Oh well, a crash of some kind? He shrugs and continues walking down the road. Ducking under some construction, he carefully avoids all the prying eyes and workers, taking his shortcut to the cafe. What he sees when he turns the corner, however? Well..
It's graphical, distraught to say the least. He can see the limb of somebody, splayed across the road in a pool of blood. He winces. Damn? They'd been sloppy setting up the perimeter apparently, blocking it from normal eye-witness view, but not from here. Either way, he couldn't make out too much between the ambulance and the police cars stationed in the intersection.
As for the authorities, he can make out them questioning certain people and speaking into their walkie talkies. Their faces are far away but filled with concern as they discuss with each other. Meanwhile, the paramedics tending to the body on the ground, and.. For some reason, he pauses. It's not in any of his good interests to watch this, to get involved with some random traffic incident of an unfortunate civilian, and yet? Something tugs at him, opposing his normal desire to stay out of conflict and general indifference/apathy. He doesn't know why, why this moment specifically?, but it doesn't.. feel.. weird. It's weirdly urging, instead bringing him to stop in his tracks. As he choicely watches the paramedics ready the body bag, he catches a glimpse of the poor man who had faced the consequences.
His hair was curly, coifs of coffee brown tinged with blood. His facial hair was the same color, and his gaze relaxed. His eyes were partially closed in a stereotypical thought of sleeping, with a glint from the sun revealing his hazed over green eyes, devoid of any brightness. What catches Brent's eye immediately, however, is his bright purple coat. Most of it is soaked with crimson gore, now a dark maroon, but even still. It's such a stand out, he can't help but wonder how the man even got hit in the first place.
After a few more seconds, the guided feeling seems to go away, and he turns his head away from the scene. (Unbeknownst to him, he'd been watching for, comparatively, far longer than a few seconds.) Best to move on, for whatever reason he felt compelled to watch EMTs deal with the body, almost as if he was making sure they would properly take care of him. It was weird, but whatever. He didn't have enough time to stay around and see him get sent off, realizing he was late for his shift. Despite his sudden spike of empathy, it was just another day, just with an unfortunate incident. He prayed for the man though, as he finally set foot onto regular sidewalk. May his soul, and whoever he is, rest in peace, for meeting such an untimely end.
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Walking into the cafe, the door closed behind him with the bell's signature jingle. Vern's head shot up, his face twisted with a hint of concern as he rushed over to Brent, who'd barely placed his bag on the desk before Vern grabbed his shoulders, gripping them firmly and causing Brent to jolt a bit out of surprise.
"Brent! Oh my god, you scared me-" "?" "-I saw the crash nearby, and you- came in a few minutes later than you normally do, and- oh god I'd just thought the worst!" Vern could hardly control himself from his ramble, spilling out his emotions, but he paused when he noticed the rather amused look on Brent's face. Brent only chuckled at him, despite the severity of the situation/his anxiety. Vern gave him a dirty look, but let out a sigh of both relief and annoyance relief, glad to know his friend was okay.
As Vern let go of his shoulders, Brent starting unpacking stuff from his bag. Placing his log sheet and charger down in the little table within the break room, Vern asked:
"Why were you late anyways? You normally show up before I even get here. Did something.. actually happen while you were getting here?" He added tentatively.
"..." He paused, his hands tightening around his laptop, contemplating if it was worth it to tell Vern. About the man he'd seen, eyes hazed over in death, body dull and cold, hair stiff with dried blood. It was something in it of its own right, something that he wished he hadn't seen. But at the same time, the death of this random civilian weighed heavier than it should've in his heart. He didn't know why, but still, maybe it was the sight of his eyes; ones that pierced his soul, staring at him even after passing. They were so.. cold. Almost as if they were blaming, in hatred. His blood chilled, thinking about it all, and a heaviness set in the room. Oh. Man, he'd never felt this way before. He'd just witnessed death, hadn't he? How was he acting like this was all okay?
He held in a sigh, settling for a tight exhale as he shook his head, not looking up from his stuff. No, it was best not to trouble his more emotionally affected friend with his.. issues. Were he to tell Vern, he'd likely become more aggrieved than him. Even still, looking up and noticing Vern's still apprehensive gaze, he feigned a small smile; keeping it up even as he looked back down in the black expanses of his duffel bag, now empty. He couldn't bring himself to meet his eyes. "I'm serious dude, nothing happened. Don't worry about it."
"... Alright, if you say so." The air was thick with tension, the silence being left unbroken. Vern's footsteps were soft as they padded against the tiled floor, the door slowly creaking closed behind him. One last glance behind his shoulder, before he fully shut the door, putting on a smile to greet the guests that had entered the cafe. Meanwhile, the room had become dimmed sightly with the waning sunlight as the light from the cafe dissipated. Brent stared down once more, as if questioning the true morality behind what he'd seen. With a sigh, his shoulder slumped. Sitting down onto the rickety foldable chair, he put his head in his arms, on top of the table. He wasn't ready to go out. Not just yet. Not while the green eyes of someone haunted him. He couldn't just go and pretend everything was okay, even he had no damn idea why the death of some random stranger had messed him up so badly.
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Vern found him struggling to think of positive messages to write atop his orders for the rest of the afternoon. Brent did not come out of the break room for a long time, and even once he did, he was silent as he worked. Nick didn't come in for coffee that day.
#swizard this ended up getting too long (as always) but TRUST I WILL BE BACK FOR YOU. :)#i feel like my writing has come back a little bit but in the manner that i..#despite really wanting to; i dont think i have the motivation or passion to continue my old WOTC drabbles..#idk maybe itll come back to me eventually but i fear that its been so long that the ideas ive had for them have just sorta.. faded..#and my motivation to write them as a result has too#idk its kind of a relief that im not loosing my ability to write but it still stings yknow#oh well its not the end of the world ig; and with any luck ill hopefully come back to them even if its REALLY far into the future-#pc rpf#rpf#skill and spill#king of soph#Also this does feel rather ooc for this au/definitely MY style of writing vs Eldette's that Pen's able to recreate so well-#(just another example of Pen's superiority in writing XD /hj /lh /nm)#so take with a grain of salt/as a serious non-canon work XD#this got so much longer than i intended too as well (like always-) but thats mostly bc i never initially planned to write him going to work#but hey it just felt natural and then it gave me a leeway to brent which.. y'know. theres a reason why he felt so distraught. even if#its his unconsciously feeling as if somethings changed and being affected by what should just be a random strangers death#MAN this is probably one of the darkest things ive ever written? i feel a little worried tbh.. uhmm this really isnt for the lightest. /srs#sorry everybody im REALLY not trying to crumble el's sweet au at all PLEASE take this as un-canon as possible. /gen /srs
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"I will keep going forward, no matter how hopeless it might seem."
(please do not repost my art and just leave a link to it if you'd like to share instead, thank you!)
#shining nikki#sn nikki#my art#sn#nikkiverse#i drew this for an art contest#but i really drew it because i wanted to say something with its message#and because i needed a reason to paint something to practice my art style#lol#i tried to make it so even those who don't know its context could understand...at least a little bit#i've recently been watching Naoki Saito (an illustration advice youtube channel) and i've been wanting to try out the things i learned ther#this time i wanted to try conveying a concept/message just in 1 image alone#at first it was honestly more difficult than i thought i tried it for days#but nothing worked and when i finally did get the idea that became this drawing it was because i was thinking one night of how#nikki was someone who has failed thousands and thousands of times yet she never gave up#i admired that because i was thinking of how i just keep failing in my goals that night#that was when i thought i wanted to convey that strength that nikki has#that strength that i also wished to have#and that was when the concept just flowed to me like water so easily#isnt it strange that its only when i start to feel like theres something i want to say that i finally find the idea to express it#something so obvious that i don't even realize lol#for context this image is about someone who lived in a world operated by AI where all emotions and creativity are shut down and dominated b#AIs kinda like the current AI crisis in the art community#but this someone believed in a world with vivid color#and the heart that created such an imperfect yet beautiful world before AI dominated it#thats what i wanted to express#thanks for reading if anyone bothers reading my long rants lol :)
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Futtershy and Discord :DDDD

Did NOT mean to go this hard, this was just gonna be a low effort sketch. Discord's a little awkward, but it's my first time drawing him, but I think now that I have it'll be easier next time, I wasn't feeling this halfway through but I actually really like how it turned out :)))
#ignore that fluttershy only has one wing#i wasnt gonna give her wings at all cuz they weren’t coming out well but i figured it out#but i didn't want to cover the rest of her up so her other wing is in imagination#haven't actually been working on my infection au 🤪#but since i drew celestia i thought id draw the rest#and i needed to get a feel for drawing them in a cartoon realistic ish kind of style like i did Celestia#working on the rest of the mane six#twi's... a bit odd? ig so i think im gonna redo her#i actually like my pinkie but shes a bit messy so im gonna touch her up#then its RD AJ and Rarity#mlp#my little pony#my little pony friendship is magic#fluttershy#discord#discord mlp#fluttercord#love them#they remind me of me and my bf :)#mlp infection au#my little pony infection au#my art#traditional art
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Me? Writing my Balan Wonderworld: Maestro of Mystery, Theatre of Wonders Self Insert chapter? Yeah why not. The tag's already full of OCs and S/Is, might as well add mine into the ring.
Bookworm
Balan Wonderworld Self Insert fic based on the novelization
Streetbeat ran his hand along the brick walls of the town around the Checkered King's castle as they walked, staring at his shoes as he pictured the girl, Fighter, and the man in the hat in his mind.
Who were they? What did they want? Why was he the only one who didn't see anything else...?
The texture along Streetbeat's fingers pulled him from his thoughts. He turned to the wall to see no longer medieval stone work, but books lined perfectly on a shelf that seemed to stretch up into forever.
The floor beneath his feet was no longer black and white tiles, but deep, chocolate brown wood. The narrow alley replaced with tall, cherry red wood stained bookshelves nearly over flowing with thickly bound novels.
Clocktower Kid and Pensive Pierrot turned a corner, with Streetbeat close on their tail, and came out to a skylighted library lobby. Plush seats, couches, pillows, and reading nooks filled every space that wasn't occupied by tables with piles upon piles of books. Transparent residents sat scattered around the area. There was a hush of chatter that never grew loud enough to make out words, like a soft static.
Clocktower kid made her way easily though the maze of plush chairs and towering book stacks to the front desk, which was just as over run by books as every other flat surface. She knocked politely on the large oak desk and called out into the room behind
"Helloooo? Bookworm, are you in?"
From around the corner came a puff of white hair, followed by the face of a young man. His bright red eyes looked almost unnaturally large behind a pair of oversized golden glasses.
"Ooooh! Clocktower kid! Pensive! Hello hello! One moment please!" The man called Bookworm called excitedly before disappearing back into the room behind the desk.
Streetbeat navigated the maze of chairs with the help of Pensive Pierrot and found himself glancing around the building he'd found himself in.
The walls were tall, and while in the stacks the bookshelves seemed to stretch indefinitely, from where he stood now they seemed completely reasonably sized, though he couldn't see the end of alleyways they made. On the ceiling was a large pane of glass in the shape of a tear drop, like the strange crystals that appeared in everyone's stage. Evening sunlight poured in and made the library almost seem to glow with warmth.
Finally, Bookworm stepped out of the backroom, placing a pile of books taller than himself on his desk, "Sorry for the wait." He spoke, pushing the books off to one side, "Shelving."
Bookworm's eyes fell on Streetbeat and lit up in realization.
"Oh! You're Streetbeat! It's so nice to finally meet you." He smiled and reached out a hand, Streetbeat assumed for a handshake and met him half way
"Yeah, likewise-" He began, only to stare in wonder as Bookworm placed a novel in his out stretched hand.
The book was wine red with golden lettering, the word Waltz was written in cursive at the top. There was no author or any sort of cover photo, just the title.
"what's...?" Streetbeat was so caught off guard he couldn't form a full question, he just looked quizzically up at Bookworm, who beamed back at him, seemingly proud of himself.
"Ah, that's how Bookworm welcomes people, he liked to recommend us all novels in his collection. I still haven't finished the one he loaned me..." Pensive explained, scratching the back of his head with a shy smile.
"I finished mine!" Clockwork Kid bragged, "And it was sooooo good I started reading it AGAIN!"
"Oooh, I'm so glad you liked it~" Bookworm cooed, resting his elbows on the desk, leaning closer to Clocktower Kid, "You know when the Prince stole poor Mary away-"
"Aaaaah I read all night to get past that part! I couldn't imagine Mary with anyone other than Atticus!!" Clocktower Kid squealed, pacing a bit in place.
Bookworm nodded, "They get there in the end of course but that carriage accident, oh and the poor bunny, it's just all too stressful!" The short man sighed, then sat up straight and clapped his hands, "But enough about that! Are you three here to peruse the stacks?"
"Actually," Pensive spoke, "we came to talk to you. We think something bad might be happening in Wonderworld."
As Pensive Pierrot explained the visions everyone had been having of the girl and the man in the hat, Streetbeat took a moment again to look around the library.
Every stage so far had been missing something, something obvious to everyone but the stage's inhabitant. He thought it was weird the novel Bookworm had given him didn't have an author on it, but it wasn't unheard of, so he decided to do a little snooping, just to be sure.
Streetbeat picked up a random book from one of the stacks on a nearby low table, it was a deep forest green with the word Nightfall written in bold golden lettering. The one under it was a soft baby pink, the word Daybreak was seemingly stamped on in a deep blue simple font.
The one under than and the one under that followed suit, a single color cover with a one word title and no author.
Streetbeat put all the books back where he'd gotten them and turned back to the group, where Bookworm was now standing with his arms crossed, biting the tip of his thumb.
"I... I have... seen them..." He admitted hesitantly, glancing at the stack he'd pushed to the side before, which seemed now unbalanced and ready to topple at any moment.
"Did you see anything else?" Pensive asked as Streetbeat came to his side again.
Bookworm seemed to hesitate, biting harder at the tip of his thumb as he glanced around the library lobby.
"I saw a monster," Clocktower Kid admitted, putting her hand on the desk in front of Bookworm, "it was scary.. I didn't wanna talk about it either.."
Bookworm released a sigh he'd been holding at Clocktower Kid's confession and placed his hand on hers, holding it. He closed his eyes a moment and took a deep breath, the tower of books next to him stopped swaying.
"I saw a building... It was huge, and the doors were open like I was supposed to go in but I... I felt like going in would be my doom... Like I'd be trapped there forever..."
Clocktower Kid held Bookworm's hand tightly in her own, a look of sympathy on her face.
Bookworm took another deep breath, "Who is he? The man in the hat?"
"We don't know," Streetbeat placed his hand on the desk, "But we think something bad's going to happen."
Bookworm looked between the three of them, then squarely at Pensive, "Have you spoken to Lance?"
Pensive winced at the question, glancing first to Streetbeat, then Clocktower kid, before sighing, "Yeah... He warned us to stay out of it..."
Bookworm released Clocktower Kid's hands and stood up straight, "Then that's what I'll do." He turned and picked up half the books from the stack beside him, then walked off into the bookselves.
"Wait!" Streetbeat followed quick on his heels, Pensive hesitating only to follow as Clocktower Kid raced after the two of them.
"Aren't you worried? Somethings happening, these visions, they're not nothing!" Streetbeat argued when he caught up to Bookworm, who shelved books without so much as looking.
"If Lance says it's better to stay out of it, I trust him." Bookworm spoke matter-of-factly, pushing along a large latter on wheels.
"But what if something happens to Wonderworld?"
"Lance will take care of it, he takes care of us."
"But-"
Pensive Pierrot put his hand on Streetbeat's shoulder to stop him, he and Clocktower kid both shook their heads.
Streetbeat sighed and nodded, admitting defeat. He looked down at the Waltz book in his hand before setting in on a nearby self.
He followed the two down the seemingly never ending rows of books until they found themselves standing amidst ancient ruins, the stage of a man called Invisible Custodian.
#Emile's Writing#Balan Wonderworld#Self Insert#Me: I'm not gonna self insert into Balan Wonderworld I don't have any good ideas#Me like three days later: Librarby#very very VERY based on my favorite book series Hell's Library. Because it is my Ideal Place really#Aaaah I did miss writing a bit I'm glad I did this#Thought my finger tips are kinda numb dkfjgkfdjgkd It's been a WHILE now#I dunno what Monster I would be but I do have my reason for going to Wonderworld and little Trauma custscene worked out#I'm sure it's easy to guess though#This isn't really written in the style of the Novel because the Novel is pretty bare bones about describing people and places and#Well really everything. Like how people talk and hold themselves and such#Because it's very very based on the game#So I gave a little more flavor text what's it to ya?#Anyway. That's all. Thanks for reading if you did#I'd say I'd write more but that'd include eventually writing Balan or Lance and they both Rhyme and I can't. I can't write that.#So this is it so sorry but thanks for reading anyway
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