#but its done!

[silverskye13]

Some only turn towards the heavens when the end Is feeling desperate, have the overwhelming feeling That there's nobody who's looking down (Looking down) At least I'm looking down

Notre Dame -- Paris Paloma

[wanderingxrivers]

I've done it! I have a finished object! Finally seamed together the panels for the Peek A Boo Tee (https://www.kniftyknittings.com/the-peek-a-boo-tee-free-pattern/) just in time to wear it for mandatory fun at my job in a couple of weeks. Slowly bit surely working my way through all my WIPs so I can cast on even more things.

[ultravioletqueen]

CASTLEVANIA/ HECTOR X ODYSSEUS READER(PLATONIC)

Warnings:mentions of slavery, mentions of torture towards reader in the past, reader has a foul mouth towards the vampire sisters, reader is a loving parent and partner, comfort for hector(bc he needed it), found family, hector let the reader call him "son" bc they miss their family, homesick reader, reader take no shit from lenore, reader tries to unalive themselves at one point.

When Hector arrived at the dungeon of Carmila's castle he did not expect to have company, so he was surprised to see that in the next cell there was another person, said person looked even worse than him and that he was there longer due to familiarity. with which he insulted the guards.

At the time, Hector didn't pay any attention to you, he thought you were simply a prisoner who was there for speaking out of place or that you were one of Carmila's old toys that she got tired of as you got older.

They didn't talk for the first few days until the incident where Hector wanted to attack Lenore and ended up biting her on the butt afterwards.

For the first time Hector heard you say something other than insults towards the guards or the Styrian sisters.

"Are you okay boy?"

Hector didn't want to talk, he just wanted to be invisible at that moment as he remembered that there was another person in the room who saw the humiliation he had suffered.

Hector did not want to speak until he saw that you threw your piece of bread into his cell (which, unlike his, was in good condition and looked appetizing), Hector just looked at you in disbelief and you just shook your head at him, inciting him to eat the piece of bread.

"You must stay alive, you need it more than me"

After this they started talking, Hector introduced himself and asked your name, you introduced yourself (for some reason your name was familiar to him) and asked him why he was there.

Because there was no one else to talk to for the rest of the day until Lenore bothered him again, he began to tell you about him, his old teacher, his "alliance" with Carmila, and how much he regretted having been so stupid to believe his words.

Easily gaining your sympathy, you decided to share more of yourself to make things more balanced.

You told him that you were a ruler, that you had left your wife and son to do a mission in Styria, which was to get information from the vampire sisters and destroy them from within.

However, it didn't take them long to discover you and decided to lock you up, they stripped you of all your old clothes (except for your wedding ring that you managed to hide), they put you in beggar's clothes to humiliate you and locked you in their dungeon.

At first Hector was very skeptical, but when you started talking about military strategies, historical facts about your homeland, your bloodline and you showed that you had access to secrets of the royalty of your country, he realized that you were indeed the ruler you said you are.

Hector asked you how long you had been there, and you heavily responded that almost 20 years. The sisters wanted to get information from you at all costs about how to invade your land, but you were clever and always managed to make them lose interest or focus on something else, they didn't. They could afford to get rid of you even if you acted like a compulsive liar.

You made Hector laugh that afternoon by telling all the times you've tricked the sisters to get your way (especially Lenore).

The following days Hector started talking to you more, you turned out to be pleasant company.

Hector asked you more about yourself and your life as a ruler, you told him about the adventures you had with your companions on the high seas, the beasts you faced on your travels and your stories with your family.

Hector asked you about your family and saw how your eyes lit up but at the same time you looked sad, you told him that when you left your country your son had just been born and that you didn't want to leave him alone with your wife, but your colleagues They convinced you to go help them with the vampire sisters and you could go home when it was all over.

But obviously that didn't happen, you were captured and now you're in a cell until your captors decide they don't need you.

Hector felt pretty bad for making you remember what you lost, even if you looked happy talking about your family you looked sad remembering that you'll probably never see them again.

Hector saw how you began to look out for him, whether when the guards used too much force on him or when Lenore was around you were always on the defensive for his safety.

Hector began to see you more as a friend than as a partner in torment.

Which meant he also started watching over you.

You obviously appreciated the little grand gestures, but you advised him not to fall for Lenore's flattery, you didn't want him to get in trouble with her for your sake.

At some moment you asked to call him "son"(because he was as old as the son you left home) and he agreed bc 1)it maked you happy and 2) he started to see you as a father figure.

But even if their quality of life is improving that does not mean that the sisters' treatment of you will improve.

Especially lenore.

She seemed to have a strong fixation on you as she was one of the few people who could make her fall for tricks, which caused her to have a certain dislike and some admiration towards you.

This ends in a fight between you and Lenore, you tell her your truths to her face and she responds by threatening you, she holds your neck and leaves you on the edge of the castle cliff.

Lenore makes it clear to you that if she wanted to she could kill you, but she doesn't decide to do it because she knows that sooner or later you will be useful, after all she has eternity to wait, but she knows that your family doesn't have that much time.

"How long has it been? 10 years? 20 years? How do you know they haven't replaced you? Are they even still alive? You're running out of time."

This makes you finally close your mouth, in fear and anguish.

Your paranoia makes your sanity compromise, Hector is busy making an army for Carmila and it seems that Strigga and Carmila are considering getting rid of you.

And you're not going to give them the pleasure.

Which led you to almost jump off the highest tower of the castle.

You almost did it.

But you stay still, your legs shake (and not because of the cold) and you can't get the sisters' voices out of your head.

You just want to close your eyes and think that you are somewhere else.

You want to be home.

But you don't.

Hector finds you and panics, it wasn't necessary to be a genius to know what you wanted to do.

Hector tries to dissuade you, convince you that this won't solve anything, that you can't give up now, he needs you

With a sob you move away from the edge, your whole body shakes, you were afraid, but you didn't want to die.

Hector cries on your shoulder, he tells you not to scare him like that again, you cry with him, you feel so relieved to have him here with you.

Hector didn't want to lose you, you were his closest ally and the only human he could trust.

After the tower incident, Hector was more attentive to you, he also began to talk to you about his plan against the sisters.

It was risky but they had to try or die trying.

For the first time in many years you felt hope, your home was within reach and they just had to get rid of the sisters.

Hector promised you that when this is all over he will help you return home, he meant it.

They managed to schedule your execution on the day the plan was carried out, you and Hector until then would act as if the sisters still had power over you.

When the day comes you find yourself fighting like you haven't in years.

Blood everywhere, constant fight to survive, adrenaline in your veins, everything happened so quickly until the moment when Lenore was under your and Hector's mercy while Carmila was distracted.

You never felt so much satisfaction, seeing Lenore's expression when she saw that she had fallen into Hector's trap was sublime.

You knew that they had won after the explosion caused by Carmila, she had decided to die and now everything was in ruins for the sisters, one dead, another captured and the other two without a trace.

The new human that appeared was a surprise to you, he literally appeared out of the thin air along with an army of what seemed to be demons but when you saw that he was an ally you quickly accepted him.

During the following days and after many reconstructions, Hector got to work to fulfill his promise to take you home.

The ship in which you had arrived in Styria had been confiscated by the sisters years ago, but with enough help and some magic the ship was able to be as good as new to set sail for your kingdom.

Your kingdom had merciless storms, so an ordinary ship could not withstand it, so Hector was in charge of not only repairing your ship but also making it strong enough for your trip.

At the time of departure, Hector wished you luck on your trip. He knew that this moment was going to come but he really hoped that this would not be the last time he saw you.

You gave him a hug (which he slowly reciprocated) and told him that if one day he goes to your kingdom he will be received as a hero, because for you he is.

A few days after your departure Hector was surprised with an owl at his window, the animal had a note in its paw.

Hector opened the note and realized that it was a letter from you.

"Dear friend, my heart is overflowing with joy, my beloved queen and wife has recognized me, my son has become a good-hearted man and I swear that none of this would have been achieved without you, that is why we will have a party at the palace of the royal family, I want you to go as my guest of honor and meet my family who are eager to meet you and thank you for bringing back their king..."

Hector saw that the back of the letter had what appeared to be a map to your distant island, underneath the map was one last note that made him smile like never before as he went out to look for a boat.

"I send you my best wishes, we will be waiting for your welcome arrival son"

[hurt-over-comfort]

Story & OC introduction!

Hello! So, after far too long of a wait, I have finished this OC introduction post! 

In the future I’ll think about how to organize this better, maybe as a google docs or maybe as a separate website, but for now this is as good as I can make it. 

It might be quite long given the sheer amount of OC’s introduced so I kept the descriptions to a minimum - I’d love to expand on that later once I decide what’s the best way to do it. Also, all asks about characters and the stories are super welcome! I love talking about my blorbos.

This post focuses on introducing one of my two main stories and their casts, but all of these characters exist through different AUs. I will share more details about the second story soon, I haven't finished writing descriptions for that one yet : (

“JOINT VENTURE” AKA COLLEGE AU

My main squeeze, the story I think about most often and what I consider the ‘baseline’ for the character’s personalities. It's definitely a whumpy story, but I doesn't focus exclusively on whump.

In short, it’s a story of the destructive relationship between two college students and how their decision to partner up and make some cash haunts them. A story about addiction, desperation, control and loss of it, of all encompassing love and betrayal. It’s doomed, it’s tragic, it’s abusive, it’s gay!!! Content warnings for the story: sadism&masochism, torture, noncon.

I’d love to elaborate, but to not make this post any longer than it needs to be, here are the featured characters!

1. ALBERT

My main guy, nr one little guy inside my head. I love my Oc’s equally, except for Albert, whom I love the most. (I also hate him the most, so it equalizes.)

Albert is a rich kid fuck boy who everyone only pretends to like. He’s a rather bright chem-engineering student who spends most of his time getting drunk, high and having lots of party sex. It seems like life handed him a golden ticket - good looks, filthy rich parents, great education - and maybe that’s why he started acting out, because it all was going too well. And now it’s harder to pretend that everything is great, which makes him try even harder, become faker.

The only person who truly sees through him is Cedric and maybe that’s why he hates him so much. Only sometimes, he doesn’t hate him - sometimes he feels a wild yearning for any shred of Cedric’s validation or affection, and he buries that feeling so deeply that he’s not aware it’s even happening. He prefers denial - denial that everything is amazing, that he didn’t fuck up his life entirely, that Cedric is no one to him. It works until it doesn’t and for these times even the usual vices don’t stop him from spiraling. He hates it, or maybe he doesn’t, it’s hard to tell - He’s so dangerously masochistic that he might just be in love with being miserable.

2. CEDRIC

(OC of the lovely @whmp)

Albert’s roommate and the absolute bane of his existence. The person who hates him the most and conversely the only one that can put up with his antics. He’s spent so much time trying and failing to get away from Albert that now he just accepts him as any other inevitability of life. Vaguely aware of Albert’s feelings toward him and even less aware of his own feelings for him. 

A major control freak about everything in his life, from academics to personal relationships. Will claim he just want to be left alone but will get lonely if that actually happens. He’s aloof and quiet with a tendency to be outright mean and sarcastic when in a bad mood, sees people mostly as noisy distractions. Annoyingly aware of his own intelligence, definitely thinks he’s better than other people. In between studying and dealing with Albert he has a little business on the side - synthesizing drugs. 

3. NICKY

Cedric’s sweet boyfriend, a chronically online liberal arts major and Albert’s number one secret hater. He’s not the smartest, but he makes it up with his enthusiasm and a general aura of positivity. Will make you a delicious meal if asked, but will also go on twitter and argue for hours about the stupidest, most inconsequential things. In between watching anime and romanticizing every aspect of his life he loves to game with Cedric’s weirdo friend, Leo. 

4. LEO

(Also OC of @whmp)

An absolute social reject shut-in loser who spends most of his days browsing very questionable websites and forums. Doesn’t mind people, but doesn’t like them either - he’s so apathetic it’s hard to make him care about anything, really. That includes being likable, so he never tries to cover up his nature (he sees any relationship as a transaction anyway). Not hard to get along with if you can stand him, but you probably shouldn’t try because he’s not a good person. Not so secretly sadistic - maybe he loves it so much because violence and abuse is one of the only things that can make him feel anything. Awkward most of the time, especially for those incredibly rare times where he feels any attachment to a person. Stay away at all cost.

5. DARCY 

A wicked demon in the vague shape of a man (metaphorically). There is little humanity left in him, or maybe there was none there to begin with. Bastard son of a prominent cartel leader with high ambitions how to run things and 0 actual leadership power. He’s the clean up guy, tasked with disappearing the people that the cartel doesn’t need anymore. And before he buries them in the desert somewhere, why shouldn’t he have some fun with them? They can have a lovely evening or two and when whatever is left of them is dropped into a shallow grave Darcy will have already moved on. 

6. CECILE 

Albert’s accomplished older sister. They talk sometimes, and she worries about him a lot, but their relationship is rather strained. Her life is a constant juggle between her demanding job and family life, and maybe if she keeps it up she’ll have no time to think about the life she could have had. About the people she had lost. 

7. WILLOW

Willow used to be a best friend of Cecile back when they were younger. They’d sneak off at night and go onto the grassy fields, setting up a picnic to enjoy it just as the sun rises. They’d talk for hours while laying on their back and staring at the sky, hands so close their fingers could touch if any of them would be a little braver. They were close and wanted to be so, so much closer, but you can’t get everything you want in life, right?

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That's it for now! Very excited to be sharing all of this with you! The picrew used is the amazing sushicore!

Here is also a little sneak peek at some of the characters of my second story while I work on writing descriptions for them!

[cupid-circus]

*drops this on your lap like hot soup*

he is done.

[the-uninspired-artist-account]

Made a movie poster for my Curse of Strahd campaign! (Reference is below the cut)

This took way too long to complete, so i hope yall enjoy it!

[ghost-trapped-in-the-screen]

Thoughts on Kuzukoma (Nagito x Fuyuhiko) and Komazumi (Nagito x Mahiru)? I just really love Nagito ships that pair him with a stern-but-caring tsundere that knows when to call him out, but will also provide positive reinforcement.

Mahiru and Nagito reminds me of one of my favourite (however, platonic) dr comics. So I do enjoy the idea of them, as Mahiru would be one of the few people that could keep Nagito in line. As after a while she may be able to pick up on his suspicious behaviour.

Not to meantion the two of them together would probably help keep others in line, from preventing Teruteru's uhhhh... behaviours, to telling Kaz to clean up.

While Nagito is a bit fickle, at least he's dependable in taking care of others. So he would probably tidy up for Mahiru, which she would like.

Fuyuhiko and Nagito I haven't thought about as much, but I imagine he would be more agressive in how he cares about Nagito. Like constantly checking in on him, and ensuring he is taking care of himself.

Not to meantion Fuyuhiko trying to teach Nagito to put himself first once in a while, since we all know Fuyuhiko's stance on people that don't think much about themselves.

[th3b33skn33s]

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FORMER GHOST OF THE MALE HERO HAS COME BACK TO HAUNT ME. THIS IS NOT HIS FIRST UNWELCOME INTRUSION. INTO MY PRIVATE IMPORTANT AFFAIRS. who... are you talking to? TECHNICALLY. IT WILL NOT BE HIS LAST EITHER. BUT IT WILL MARK THE FIRST TIME HE IS FORCED TO PAY A TOLL FOR HIS RUDE TELEPORTATION CRIME.

Homestucktober2023, Day Nine: Cherub

[boatemboys]

new name im jasper now

[paintedcrows]

They do this every year...

Happy 25th to Dipdop and Lebam!! and Happy 17th to Hatsune Miku!! 🎉🎉

(comic continued: The M&M stands for...)

[starrysharks]

ghanaian miku

[shoomlah]

I have a feeling that beneath the little halo on your noble head There lies a thought or two the devil might be interested to know You're like the finish of a novel that I'll finally have to take to bed You fascinate me so

You Fascinate Me So, Blossom Dearie

[littlelightfish]

Funny things I found out playing with language setting in Netflix while looking episode 15:

Chilchuck's scream sounds HAUNTED in brazilian portuguese. Give it a try if you can.

(You can hear it here)

In spanish dub, Senshi says: "tocó mis senos de hombre", which means "he touched my man boobs" in Spanish. And I think that's the best dub line one so far.

[mamaangiwine]

"Somebody needs to do something about Sephora 10-year-olds...these i-pad babies are so rude and don't do what they're told....oh my God, these kids can't read and have no social skills...Ugh, look at these little consumers and their Stanley Cups."

I am, in fact, actively worried for these children and I refuse to hate them for the ways that society, as a whole, has failed them.

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[hinamie]

to moving forward