#formally opened

[rabbitcruiser]

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was formally opened on January 1, 1867.

[shithowdy]

if you are an artist just trying out commissions for the first time as holidays come up, my advice to you to avoid burnout is have a clear ToS that states what you do and do not want to do.

not what you can and cannot do, but what you do and do not want to do. don't try to be the cheesecake factory of commission artists and take every single commission even if it doesn't suit your style or preferred subject matter. don't write a little disclaimer about how you aren't very good at backgrounds or vehicles but will do your best; that's how you get a client that for some reason wants a full brooklyn cityscape from you and suddenly you have spent five months stressed out and guiltily avoidant of other projects. just say you aren't offering backgrounds.

if you're not interested or confident in concept and design, be clear in your ToS that you need specific references for things like clothes and features. coming up with design ideas is a completely separate skill from rendering them; figure out with what you are comfortable before accepting the task. a lot of clients themselves don't understand that saying "do whatever" is basically tasking you to design for them, something for which you are well within your rights to charge accordingly.

pick your niche and hone it, and stretch your comfort zone with private work. you'll figure out as you go just how far your comfort zone stretches and can update what you offer accordingly.

[zipsunz]

for such a cheerful guy, amada-senpai listens to some really emo stuff...

[satinfetishwife]

Does this blouse make her girls look good? I can’t tell 🧐

[10thmusemoon]

Zhangmen-Sidxiong and Sid Jiu should not exist, yet I love them deeply. May MXTX strike me down for my sinful hand.

[teamred]

Hello! Could you maybe write some sfw and nsfw headcanons on what dating Qimir would be like? Like his goofy side mostly? If that’s okay with you. I can’t find anything on your account about requests, so if you don’t take requests, I’m very sorry.

dating merchant!qimir sfw and nsfw headcanons!

sfw headcanons:

qimir isn’t big on pda, but when alone, it’s all fair game

he loves to kiss your skin tenderly, such as your shoulder, the crook of your neck, or the inside of your wrist

qimir always keeps a caring eye on you

“need a refill of your water canister?”

“you should probably sleep early for training in the morning. you know the master doesn’t like it when you’re tired.”

qimir’s usually far from being clingy, and yet, after sex and when he’s drunk is another story

clingy qimir includes nuzzling his nose against your skin like a lovesick puppy, hugging you lots, and saying “i love you” over and over (especially when he’s really drunk, but it's rare)

overall, qimir’s a heavy sleeper, but there are nights where he has intense nightmares or simply can’t sleep

on those nights, he loves to spoon you and hold you close, even if you’re fast asleep

if you ever have any dedicated date nights, qimir’s often late (like he normally is to anything), but he makes it up with a gift, hand holding, and post-dinner affairs...

nsfw headcanons:

foreplay is intimate – lots of kissing and touching

qimir loves to wind you up before sex through fingering or eating you out

qimir’s favourite position is split between missionary and doggy

despite his goofy, timid appearance, he has a more dominant side in bed (but he also won’t say no if you want to ride him)

loves to tease... he’ll spend minutes just rubbing his cock against your wet cunt, and you’ll be begging for him to put it in, but he’ll only do it when he’s content

sometimes likes to dirty talk

“show me how good you are.”

“tell me how it feels.”

qimir is a bit vocal with his moans, especially when you’re on your knees and deepthroat him until his eyes roll

qimir has a bit of a pain kink

he’s a little sensitive with his back from the scar he received as a teenager (he avoids the topic), but he loves it when your nails dig into his shoulders or into his arms, or even when you tug at his hair hard

prefers to thrust deep and hard; if slow, he wants to tease you or to savour the moment

aftercare, as aforementioned, is always soft; he wants to ensure that he never really hurts you at the end of it all

[sothasil]

Two blokes slacking off at work :p

Cretan diplomats based on a painting of the tomb of Rekhmire, Luxor. I was intruigued by the leopard skirt thingy one of them is wearing and drew a more or less realistic interpretation of it! The other guy's there so he can have a buddy.

While i usually draw people looking as average as possible, it's not the case here. It's fair to assume that within the "PR" context of the painting (representing their people in front of a foreign king) these would be the ancient aegean's hottest boytoys, so I kept them snatched and smooth shaved.

Originals under the cut!

Mural with my chosen duo highlighted

Cropped closeup, leopard skirt guy on the left (and the two arms of jugs guy!)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS Equineswap AU part 1: Bro we are horses. It’s okay to cry around me, we are best friends. Bro we are kissing.

[girl side of the swap]

[blackmensuited]

[mensuited]

[the-final-sif]

what is your opinion on the situation?

I've been at work all day so I haven't been able to sit down with stuff fully, it also seems like Caiti is planning to release a statement later today with more information I think? So I'd like to get her response there, but based on what I've seen so far I think I fall more on the side of "people made some dumb choices and should learn from them" than anything else.

Consent is messy and it gets messier when people start lying or are drunk. In this case, both Caiti and George were drunk. From what I understand, either Caiti had a 21+ wristband from the vidcon party, or her friend group did and assumed since she was drinking with them, she was also 21+.

Honestly, when it comes to the matter of underage drinking, I don't think it's even remotely fair to place blame on Dream/George for that. The blame there lies with Caiti deciding to drink while under 21, and on her friends, Ghostie and the other person present who were both over 21. Unlike Dream/George, both of them knew Caiti and knew exactly how old she was and were letting her drink. They were also letting her drink with no one sober and no one making sure she got home.

Now, Caiti is 18 and also I'm not a goddamn square, I'm not gonna stand here and be like "oh no drinking at 18 clutch my pearls" but like, if people are going to blame other people for that situation, that very much lies with Caiti's friends who knew they had an underage person drinking with them. I feel like people are weirdly assigning blame to Dream/George for not like, iding every person they hang out with (particularly if she had a 21+ bracelet at vidcon, which would mean she already got IDed). While completely avoiding placing any blame on the people who 100% knew they were taking an 18 year old drinking without a doubt.

Putting that aside, from my understanding George's side is he believed at the time that she was having fun, and the most they did was cuddle on a couch with other people there. He believed at the time that everything was cool, and that she later decided she was uncomfortable with what happened.

Honestly, I don't really think that's an unfair reading. At this same party, her best friend was there and from Ghostie's own words, she also didn't realize Caiti was uncomfortable until several months later when Caiti told her. If her best friend didn't notice she was uncomfortable or see anything wrong, then I find it hard to think anyone else would pick up on it.

There's certainly risks taken here that I wouldn't have taken. I think that George needs to do better with checking for consent and maybe vetting the people you're hanging out with. Although I also understand that doing a full background check on everyone you ever meet is an absurd requirement and if, at the time, they trusted the person that they actually invited, I get how that shit happens. Per consent, given that he was also drunk, I get how it may've appeared to him that he had consent. I do think it's still something to work on, but I'm also perfectly aware that in real life, people are often going off vibes and social cues, and sometimes those don't mash.

I also think that Caiti's friends have been pretty shitty throughout this. They take no responsibility for having let an 18 year old drink and then ditching her. They are absolutely milking drama out of this shit and they have a weird obsession with blaming Dream for shit he had no fault in.

As for Dream, I don't think he did anything wrong here. Full stop. If Caiti's best friend didn't notice that she was uncomfortable or unhappy, it's insanely unreasonable to expect Dream to have managed that. He was also drunk and hanging out with people, and he had no way of knowing Caiti was underage. None of that shit was his fault, and his statement seems very measured and reasonable. People are trying to blame him for things that he had absolutely no part in, and the UK group are absolutely trying to pull that shit.

Overall, sounds like several people involved made dumb choices, I hope they learn and grow. Otherwise all of this honestly sounds like shit that should've been talked out privately and not tossed to the internet for speculation. Human beings are messy and will fuck up sometimes. This feels like a case of miscommunication and people making risky choices that left people with some hurt.

Again, I may change my mind with further evidence presented, but that's how it feels to me.

[rabbitcruiser]

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was formally opened on January 1, 1867.

[mystic-warriors]

Due to my own recent… questionable financial decisions I have been reminded that I had yet to make an up to date commission page sooo here that is! Lmao 😅

Ko-fi link!

Guys just realized IS IT COMMISSION WITH ONE OR 2 S'S 😭 I CANT SPELL YALL...

[shaadowmilkcookie]

hi sorry yall really havent been able to escape these guys huh??? ;u; i saw a cute yume october prompt list and i knew i wanted to try some of them! the day 1 prompt is ‘first meeting’!

primotalii broke into the blueberry yogurt academy’s library in the middle of the night just to……. read…? okay man.

[knightowl-studios]

Portrait commission for Avmire on Flight Rising. This one took much longer than I expected, but I think it really turned out well in the end :] Getting to draw an Undertide for the first time was so fun, too!