#faux-mance

[m1lkt00th]

🙌 & 📚 perhaps for the ask game?

🙌 (non dominant hand) - woe, geno and cross be upon ye

📚 (number of layers) - that depends!

for pieces like these i'd do two layers (line-art & colouring) then merge into one layer and continue rendering / colour bits over the lineart :]

not sure if the background really counts but that would also be another layer. so two in total

link / link

for something like this i'd have two layers for the just the line art and the colouring :]

link / link

ask game

[kaissauce]

hello!!! i havenmt been following long but I just wanna say I love your art and your posts and I really enjoy seeing you on my dash :-) absolutely makes my day so thanks a ton !! love ya 🤍

AW THANK YOU!! ♥

[pigeonstab]

I literally love all of your art that ive seen idk why i havent followed you sooner !! hope you’re having a good day :-)

Omg thank you!!! That's so nice <3

I hope you're having a good day too!

[vanglaggle]

this is so important

wow geno how come your mom lets you have two hooded boyfriends

geno by loverofpiggies

murder by ask-dusttale

reaper by renrink

[waitingforwinterwinds]

A Clash of Kings - 68 JON VIII (pages 850-861)

After giving it a good effort to escape pursuit, Jon and Qhorin find them selves surrounded, and under Qhorin's orders, Jon changes teams.

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When night fell, the Halfhand had told Ebben to take the squire's garron as well as his own, and ride east for Mormont with all haste, back the way they had come. The rest of them would draw off the pursuit. "Send Jon," Ebben had urged. "He can ride as fast as me." "Jon has a different part to play." "He's half a boy still." "No," said Qhorin, "he's a man of the Night's Watch."

sorry, hang on... was Qhorin planning for Jon to go 'under cover' the whole time? Like that wasn't just a last minute plan after they'd been captured, he was actively planning for it as soon as they started their retreat, or since he let Ygritte go?

"Is your sword sharp, Jon Snow?" asked Qhorin Halfhalnd across the flickering fire. "My sword is Valyrian steel. The old Bear gave it to me."

Valyrian steel = 🥛

"We may escape the, yet," the ranger said. "Or not." ... "If we are taken, you must yield." "Yield?" He blinked in disbelief. The wildlings did not make captives of the men they called the crows. They killed them, except for... "They only spare oathbreakers. Those who join them, like Mance Rayder." "And you." "No." He shook his head. "Never. I won't." "You will. I command it of you."

Yeah, Qhorin has definitely had this Plan B brewing for a while now. I would love to be in his head right now, just to know, is it because he thinks this is Jon's best/only chance at survival, or because he wants a spy on the inside because this whole thing is so much bigger than the normal crow vs wildling stuff?

Also: kinda mean to give him this order right after having Jon recite his oath with him.

... darn it Qhorin, you're hitting right in the sweet spot of the vibes, I can't tell if it's one or the other re:motivation. Like, Qhorin could even be giving Jon this 'mission' just so Jon will agree to the effort to save his life. Cause, like, at the same time, I get that Qhorin has been keeping Jon for this as they fled, but it's equal amounts, "Jon's the only one that could get undercover/pull of the faux defection" and "Jon's the only one Qhorin can save."

Beyond, the walls pinched in sharply, and the stream led them to the foot of a tall twisting waterfall. The air was full of mist, like the breath of some vast cold beast. The tumbling waters shone silver in the moonlight. Jon looked about int dismay. There is no way out. He and Qhorin might be able to climb the cliffs, but not with the horses. he did not think they would last long on foot. "Quickly now," the Halfhand commanded. The big man on the small horse rode over the ice-slick stones, right into the curtain of water, and vanished. When he did not reappear, Jon put his heels into his horse and went after. His garron did his best to shy away. the falling water slapped at them with frozen fists, and the shock of the cold seemed to stop Jon's breath. Then he was through; drenched and shivering but through.

WATERFALL CAVE!!!!!!

Ahem, I'm fine. It is a Rule: if there is a waterfall in your narrative, there must be a cave behind it. I do not make the rules, but that ^ is one of my favourites.

... OMG this freaking bird! quick, someone, make a pun about twitter and followers, I'm sure this eagle has one in it somewhere.

On either wing, archers notched shafts to the strings of small wood-and-horn bows, but did not loose.

I notice he didn't say they drew either. Nice.

It will remain, to my dying day, a pet peeve when archers in movies draw and hold the full draw for several minutes at a time. Look, I'll let Elves get away with it, because mystical BS reasons, but humans? No, gtfo, you're breaking my suspension of disbelief. What am I upset about? I think I've mentioned before, even Olympic level archers can't hold a full draw on a bow for very long, I've seen one person claim they can hold a full draw for a minute or two, and on a composite bow with the pulley system holding the draw weight, yeah, maybe? But a non-composite bow? Bullshit you can go longer than 20 seconds if you aren't fully trained for it. And they are never composite bows in the movies (Except Hawkeye in the Avengers, i think?) it's always long and/or recurve! Also yes, draw weight can and will affect how long you can hold the full draw, but again: long and/or recurve bows, typically things that are supposed to be in the war bow range which have some of the heaviest draws! for several minutes a scene! If the prop bows didn't have the draw weight of a licorice strap, the extras would be so screwed.

Ahem, sorry, I think I'm done being oddly passionate about things now... yep, I'm good, let's move on.

Oh! Oh! It's happening!

Oh my gosh, Jon just suppressing his feels and doing his best. His acting right now... You're doing great sweetie. Qhorin's doing a damn good job of selling this too, he is not making it easy.

The ranger was leaning away, and for an instant it seemed that Jon's slash had not touched him. Then a string of red tears appeared across the big man's throat, bright as a ruby necklace, and the blood gushed out of him, and Qhorin Halfhand fell. (...) The light was already fading from Qhorin's eyes. "... sharp," he said, lifting his maimed fingers. Then his hand fell, and he was gone. He knew, he thought numbly. He knew what they would ask of me.

Yeah, and that's why he asked twice if the sword was sharp. A moment of silence for Qhorin Halfhand, he was a pretty alright fella.

...

Ruby = 🥛 I'm adding it because the word keeps popping up this book. (now watch it not show up again for the next few.)

I do not care for this Rattleshirt fella. He's kinda whiny, very quick to disavow Jon and Jon's win... or try to steal the credit.

[orbitalshards]

Thank you @faux-mance and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!

I mean.... it's a bit silly. Do that at 50 again, please.

Seriously tho, thanks for liking my wannabe memes. :)

[the-selfinsert]

Do you want the forbidden knowledge? 👁👁

hey, MOOTS! The poll's over, I know what kind of mortal coil you think I have now. So, like... do you want me to actually tell you, or is the mystery more interesting?

@howlsofbloodhounds @liliallowed @toffeebrew @faux-mance @undertale-person

@mintflavoredfemurs @m1lkt00th

(Also sorry for summoning you, I'm lonely. And having notes withdrawls)

[vanglaggle]

i'm gonna eat my own hands

i'm never doifn this again

Do it. Draw him normal, I dare you.

...Hello, Dust Sans enjoyer. I would like to play a game. Before you is a high end drawing tablet, with all the art programs you could ever want or need. You have one hour to draw Dust Sans, without his face blacked out, with Normal white pupils. If you fail, mustard gas will fill the room, causing an agonizing death. The timer begins now. Good luck.

[angelkitty32001]

Top 5 places in England!

Initially I thought this would be difficult, then my brain kept supplying places 🤣

1. Birmingham - I do love the city where I live (although I don't actually live in Brum, but it's the nearest big town). Pre Peaky Blinders, Brum had a terrible reputation. It was viewed as dirty, ugly and weirdly stupid (mainly due to the accent).

Brum has always been way more than that. It's a huge melting pot of cultures, has developed it's own curry dish - the Balti (authentic ones from Sparkhill are allegedly the best), has an incredible history as City of a Thousand Trades and has never been afraid to try new things.

And we have more canals than Venice!

It has the third largest St Patrick's Day parade (after Dublin and New York), and a MASSIVE Pride celebration.

Plus Birmingham is responsible for heavy metal. There is no way it could have existed anywhere else. Listening to Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Napalm Death etc whilst walking round town gives you the perfect soundtrack. Plus I also find it hilarious that none of the above have lost their Brummie accent, despite living elsewhere for decades.

2. Canterbury - I spent 3 very happy years in Canterbury for uni. When I first visited, as we drove into the city, I thought "I'm home". It's the smallest city in England and when I was there, it only had 1 nightclub. It does have over 80 pubs tho. It's a very odd place, the cathedral dominates the landscape and it has a lot of really weird shops and eateries. I will always love it because of uni, even though it has changed so much in the years since.

3. Whitby - I have only been to Whitby for the goth weekend, but I utterly love it. The food is incredible, whilst heavily fish oriented, there's the fab Pig in a Bun shop, and there was an excellent (if bizarre) World War II themed tapas bar. Justin's Chocolate shop is a must visit. Their slabs of chocolate are incredible. Whitby has very few chain stores, so it's all odd little shops and exciting things to find which adds to the charm.

Goth Weekend gets very busy with the doilies and tourists who come to stare at the goths (who are usually hiding in a pub), but when they sod off, we have the best time!

4. Cornwall - there's something magical about Cornwall. It's part of England but also Celtic, has it's own language and some of the oldest folk customs (the Obby Oss dance is incredibly old). The beaches are fantastic, it has links to King Arthur (Tintagel) and is very pagan & witchy. It's also a great place for holidays and I had one of the best faux mojitos I've ever had in Newquay. There's just something wonderful about seeing the sea and hearing the waves.

5. Manchester - I always get excited visiting Manchester. I've had some wonderful times there, usually for bands (first saw Rammstein and Blue Gillespie there), queer stuff (Bifests and SM Dykes), and wrestling (FTLOW). It's so easy to navigate and I always feel like I need to explore it more. Afflecks Palace is an absolute gem (or at least it was). Again Manchester has an incredible music history, and it's rightly proud of this. There is a rivalry between Brum and Mancs, but Brum will always win for me

[joyffree]

On the Map an Accidental Marriage Romantic Comedy by Christina Hovland is now live!

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Christina Hovland, comes an accidentally married, marriage of convenience, football x popstar romance!

One chance encounter plus one drunken night equals Maya and Sloan as the city's latest married couple—a blitz neither saw coming. Once the shock settles, they see the opportunity: a marriage is good for Sloan's reputation. Meanwhile, Maya can use the spotlight to launch her solo career. But executing this play perfectly means sticking to the game plan.

No misunderstandings. No expectations. No falling in love.

As their faux-mance deepens, she's scared of losing her heart and he wants to stop playing games. But do they have what it takes to go all the way?

[henlp]

I don't get defending Rule of Cool

Not just 'cause it's a very superficial and subjective metric for media; but also... if you end up not seeing something as 'cool' anymore, and that was the whole reason you took enjoyment from it, aren't you going to sour on the whole thing?

My first mental crash regarding Rule of Cool was (obviously) with Bleach. That's all that series was, and I was hooked. Even though it's awful, I stood by it all the way through. Even as the final arc kept making less and less sense, and I had zero investment in any of the bullshit that the story wanted me to care about (like Bazz-B and Haschwallt's faux-bro-mance), Rule of Cool kept me going. And then Ichigo's final Hollowfication/Bankai was revealed, and it shattered all my standards and expectations regarding Bleach. Because it was fucking lame design-wise, lame in execution, and lame in the crippled sense, considering how the story went from that point onwards.

So what's the point? If there's nothing of substance to back that up, if there's no substance to style, what's there to take away from? What am I not getting?

[mintflavoredfemurs]

I've gained Cool status!!! Also DUUDE,,

@wickjump @vanglaggle @faux-mance @liliallowed @alyimoss @ozziethegreat @irridez (and the following have already been tagged but STILL) @howlsofbloodhounds @m1lkt00th @toffeebrew

Y'all are so cool,,,,, (dies)

do u have those mutuals who are like WAY COOLER THAN U and when they reblog/like ur stuff ur just like 👀💯✔️👀

[the-selfinsert]

ok, last poll has got me in a mood, so here's a question for all my moots that I thought was funny.

Just was thinking about this and was curious to see what vibes I give off. I *might* tell you at the end. Maybe.

@howlsofbloodhounds @faux-mance @liliallowed @undertale-person @redbowinferno @mintflavoredfemurs @toffeebrew

[innerdreamercollective]

Christina Hovland has revealed the cover for On the Map!

Releasing May 10, 2024

From USA Today Bestselling Author, Christina Hovland, comes an accidentally married, marriage of convenience, football x popstar romance!

Professional backup singer Maya Mitchell keeps accidentally getting hitched in Sin City. Now, she’s back for her childhood best friend’s celebration and she’s vowed to dodge any new matrimonial chaos. There will be no more surprise ‘I dos,’ even if the margaritas flow and the chapels never close.

Denver's heartthrob and most eligible bachelor, Sloan Steele, loves his single life. He loves it as much as he loves the football field. But, after one scandal too many, his management is tired of playing defense and asks him to take a time-out on the drama. 

One chance encounter plus one drunken night equals Maya and Sloan as the city's latest married couple—a blitz neither saw coming. Once the shock settles, they see the opportunity: a marriage is good for Sloan's reputation. Meanwhile, Maya can use the spotlight to launch her solo career. But executing this play perfectly means sticking to the game plan.

No misunderstandings. No expectations. No falling in love.

As their faux-mance deepens, she's scared of losing her heart and he wants to stop playing games. But do they have what it takes to go all the way?

Preorder your copy today!

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[themancorialist]

Church Street, Manchester.

[tastywordgasms]

Today we are sharing the cover reveal of LIAR by Stephanie St. Klaire! This is a Faux-mance novel you will not want to put down! It is available for pre-order now and will release on August 23rd! @StephStKlaire @InkSlingerPR

Today we are sharing the cover reveal of LIAR by Stephanie St. Klaire! This is a Faux-mance novel you will not want to put down! It is available for pre-order now and will release on August 23rd! @StephStKlaire @InkSlingerPR

Today we are sharing the cover reveal of LIAR by Stephanie St. Klaire! This is a Faux-mance novel you will not want to put down! It is available for pre-order now and will release on August 23rd! Sign up for Stephanie’s newsletter for exclusive news and details about the book. ————- Pre-order Now on Amazon (coming 8/23!) | Kobo | iBooks | Barnes & Noble Universal Link LIAR by Stephanie St.…