#creativity nightmare

[teacupsandcyanide]

Something I miss from earlier eras of the creative side of the internet was things just being unabashedly low-budget. Just all unashamedly amateur, unprofessional, ‘I don’t own a good camera but I have a story to tell you’, ‘I can’t afford a good mic but I have a song to sing for you,’ ‘I don’t have any kind of background in editing or lighting and I only just picked up this guitar last Tuesday but here’s an entire musical me and my friends wrote about our favourite book, we filmed it on a potato and put it up on YouTube in ten minute segments because we thought it was pretty funny.’

[threewordusername]

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d.b.a

[smallpapers]

I try to call out, begging them to stop,

but the ashes fill my mouth and nose and I can't make any sound.

Still the shovel scrapes on and on and on....

the hunger games: mockingjay

[Part 2]

[ren-from-mars]

The Queen in White...

a redraw of a webby painting i did a bit over a year ago!! super super happy with how it turned out and how much progress you can see :D

Old version under the cut -v v v-

[pan-fried-kirke]

my one and only new years resolution: get back into writing my novel and stop caring what people think of it, no matter the feedback or lack thereof. it's supposed to be for you! not them! stop giving a shit! embrace your idgaf attitude! have fun with your little dudes!

istg if future me doesn't get past this writers block I'm gonna throw a fit; can I please just finish one WIP

[chilling-in-the-void-alone]

I'm gonna have the whole set in my toybox!

yippie, have a sort of screenshot redraw of one of the sillies from the musicals I've been very normal about recently (again) <3

anyhow I've been thinking I might draw the rest of the lords like this (based on screenshots from the pro-shot of The Summoning), my friend voted on me drawing Blinky next so,, here's hoping I actually do that. (I mean I did this as like a shadow practice/study so it would all be useful practice at the end of the day)

Also <3 funny wip screenshot + the image referenced for this below the cut

he speed (eg motion blur before I fixed it)

and the image referenced <3

[raineandsky]

#137

tw: mentions of death

“You might consider yourself lucky, [Hero],” the supervillain snaps coolly, “being here, still alive. You are only alive because I let you—because you are much more fun to slowly squeeze the life from, until you’re begging me to end it all, and we will have plenty of time for that.”

With one last cold glare and a swish of his coat, the supervillain leaves the hero in the dungeon. The hero would be inclined to call it a prison, or even a cage, but the walls are damp and there’s bloodied chains sitting in one corner, so in their mind this counts very much as a dungeon.

They settle against the cool stone as comfortably as they can manage, which frankly isn’t comfortable at all. They close their eyes, a sigh escaping their lips. They’re prepared to face whatever agonies are doubtlessly ready for them ahead. Waiting for said agonies will be boring, that’s all.

“You too, huh?”

The hero opens their eyes to glance across the dungeon, to the other side of the darkness. They can only just make out the outline of a figure sulking in the other corner, but they recognise the voice all the same.

“Fancy seeing you here,” the hero says with a short laugh. “What did you do?”

The villain practically growls. “I’m not entertaining you.”

“It’s not entertainment; I’m just curious.”

There’s a second of silence, and the hero thinks they might get an answer before the villain simply says, “You first.”

“Fucked up.” The hero shrugs, though they can’t tell if the villain can see it or not. “Did something not particularly heroic.”

The villain shifts a little, chains clanking together with the movement. “Huh.”

“You sound surprised.”

“I figured it must be something bad.” The villain makes a noise that might be a laugh or a scoff. “[Supervillain] doesn’t get super serious with just anyone.”

“Must’ve been pretty serious for you to end up down here, then,” the hero comments with a huff.

The villain raises an hand to their face, and the hero gets a glimpse of the line of chain trailing from their wrist.

“Oh, it’s whatever. I also fucked up. Did something…” The villain grapples for a word awkwardly. “Not villainous.”

The hero barks a laugh that seems to make the villain jump, if the sudden clank of metal is anything to go by, but they can’t help it. A newfound anti-hero and a good-hearted villain sharing a supervillain’s dungeon. What a pair they make.

“You’ve peaked my curiosity,” the hero says brightly. “Please, continue.”

Like a broken record, “You first.”

“Ah, y’know, the usual.” The hero doesn’t really want to say it out loud. “I, uh… I killed someone.”

“Oh.” The silence following that is uncomfortably long, until, thankfully, the villain adds, “Yeah, you’re right, that’s not very heroic.”

The hero nods, though they’re not sure if the villain can see it. “I didn’t mean to. It was another villain. I don’t know who—they had red hair and glasses.”

“Oh,” the villain repeats, a little more strained this time. “Yeah, that’ll do it. They’re one of [Supervillain]’s favourites. Or were, I suppose.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Eh.” The villain waves a hand at them nonchalantly. “I didn’t really like them, honestly. They were always showing me up in front of [Supervillain], but I think that’s why he liked them. I wasn’t as willing to throw my comrades under the bus for attention.”

They clear their throat awkwardly, and the hero takes the hint. “What about you, then?” they ask shortly. “What did you do?”

The villain sighs, the puff of warm air catching in the one strip of sun lighting the place. “Well, quite the opposite.” A cough of a laugh jolts them slightly, like they weren’t expecting it. “I stopped [Supervillain] from killing someone, and they got away.”

The hero sits on that for a moment. “That’s very noble of you,” they offer eventually.

“Oh, don’t you start.” The villain tsks in annoyance. “I already have [Supervillain] calling me soft for it.”

“I can’t blame him. I mean… are we sure I’m the hero and you’re the villain here?”

The villain laughs like the idea is ludicrous, and the hero laughs too because it is, but then a silence falls over them and the hero knows that they’re both thinking the same thing.

“You know,” the villain starts slowly, “I’ve never really liked being here.”

The hero snorts humorously. “I can’t say I’m a big fan of grotty dungeons either.”

“Not here, you moron,” the villain snaps. “I mean here, with the villains. As one of them.”

“Oh, cheers to that. The agency has too many rules.”

“This hellhole doesn’t have enough.”

“Well,” the hero says brightly, “I’m sensing something big is happening here.”

The villain hums thoughtfully. “Can we maybe talk about it outside of the dank dungeon?”

“Oh, I thought you’d never ask.” The hero’s mind is already running through plans, scenarios, ways of escape. It’s always easier with a teammate, anyway. “Let’s get the hell out of here and start our new lives.”

[mortallypurpleshark]

I want to go home, but it’s not a place—it’s a feeling of knowing it’s over, and that you are safe. It’s no longer waiting for hope; it’s knowing that you are at peace. It’s no longer cupping the future in your palms, watching it fall through the gaps between your fingers. It’s knowing that you’ve reached the end of the tunnel, enveloped by light, clean, and free.

[treeckos-for-arson]

everyone used to joke about how r*bert always died in starkid musicals but i’ve yet to see anyone say the same about jon, when literally every one of his major characters in the musicals dies.

first of course we have paul.

then gary goldstein, attorney at law.

even wiggly, to the extent that wiggly can die/be defeated.

and of course, richie lipshitz (may he be reunited with rei and asuka in weeb heaven).

NMT honorable mention:

[deepwaterwritingprompts]

Text: As a child, I played with figures of animals that don’t exist, strange black and blue featureless things on four legs. They came from Nightmare Country, where my father grew up.

[salty-an-disco]

been coloring these pixies sketches a few at a time for a while now, and finally did them all

(none of these were drawn to scale; saying this mainly cuz it's very important to me that you know Oppy isn't as tall as he looks next to Smitten)

[abstractdogwolfthing]

Deer Goddess Nightmare Deer Goddess Nightmare

Magical shapeshifter woman save me (don’t save me— BREAK ME)

(Use she/her On Nightmare🏳️���⚧️🏳️‍⚧️)

Anatomy issues will be blamed on YOU, yeah

🫵🫵🫵YOUUUUUUU🫵🫵🫵

Me and @wewawoomp talked a bit about it (if my memory serves me right lol, if we didn’t, then I imagined we did 🙄🙄🙄) and I stayed up drawing her instead of sleeping like a normal person 😀😀

[assassinsmistress]

Micolash is desperate.

[bl00dy-entity]

mmmm Jack and Sally huh?

also can we appreciate Roman and Remus agreeing on sexy dudes?

need more dirty Roman

[ren-from-mars]

I know I’ve been tinkyposting a hell of a lot but. Yeah

[bludpudding]

if the second corinthian (netflix’s version) drops and he’s still prancing around in his expensive suits acting like he’s mr fancy penthouse and car I’m gonna reach through the screen and grab him by his taint. that fucker has every disease imaginable and eats dead animals raw and bloody he is not on the cover of vogue and has no idea how to fit into human society. respectfully.