#he’s such an interesting little critter

[alllgator-blood]

I went back to the very first post you made, and thought I already saw what each bishop originally looked like, but I guess I didn’t look up Kallamar’s species cause now I’m shedding tears at how silly it looks

This sucks so much after crying over the Kallamar angst comic, cause now it feels like I’m bullying him for laughing at his baby pictures HEIDBQKCKK💔💔😢😢

DON'T FEEL BAD, HE WAS A VERY GOOFY LOOKING BABY TBH, here is my artist's rendition of his silly critter form finding the blue crown. Marine biology has been a lifelong special interest of mine so the SECOND I had to pick a real animal for him to have started as, peacock squid was the first choice cause like...LOOK AT IT. IT'S SO STUPID. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S WEARING A WIZARD HAT. IT HAS A POLITE LITTLE SMILE. IT WEARS EYELINER AND ITS PUPILS GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THAT THING IS KALLAMAR.

bonus old sketch of baby god kallamar cheering up sad small mura cause idk when I'd ever post this otherwise:

[burningcheese-merchant]

Mythological Inspirations: Pepper Jack Cookie Edition

So, where did Pepper Jack come from?

Sex, you dumbass child ❌ (yes but actually no)

A witch's oven ❌ (yes but actually no)

Some spicy cheese, a mythical bird, and an elephant man ✅

Behold, the latest installment of "Merchant rants for 10 hours about how far they went designing some dumbass fankids" (also I fumbled coloring and shading his wings, I am deeply sorry for that)

Like I said before, I did some research into both Egyptian and Hindu mythology while thinking up these critters. Golden Cheese and Burning Spice take after some gods/myths themselves, so I thought "why not keep that sentiment up with their children?"

Golden takes after Ra, Egyptian god of the sun and leader of the Egyptian pantheon. With this in mind... Pepper Jack takes after the bennu bird, a godlike being that embodies the soul of Ra himself.

The bennu is/was most often depicted as a blue, gray and/or white heron (mostly blue). So, Jack's wings are likewise meant to be blue (with some gray and white mixed in)

The bennu bird is believed to have been the original phoenix, even predating the Greek one. It lights itself ablaze in the early morning and rises from its own ashes afterwards, thus symbolizing the dawn of a new day, as well as creation and rebirth in general. Jack can also light himself on fire, without the fire harming him at all. He can't control it very well when he's young, but he will have mastered it by the time he's an adult

One famous creation myth involves the bennu flying over the primordial waters of chaos, perching on a rock, and letting out a great cry - and with this cry, it determined what it and what isn't, and began the cycle of time and created the world itself. Mimicking this myth, I had Jack be born exactly at dawn, on a rock by the river (I also went ahead and added a Nile equivalent to the Golden Cheese Kingdom lol), with the sun rising immediately after he cried out for the first time. Almost like he summoned it personally...

A common funeral practice in Ancient Egypt was giving the deceased a heart-shaped amulet with the bennu's image engraved in it, as it was meant to be a protective charm to guide and guard the spirits of the dead; the bennu was considered a patron of death as well as life, and was invoked/prayed to to ensure safe passage through the afterlife for the deceased. Thus, Jack wears his own little protection amulet, tucked beneath his collar - a handcrafted, blessed gift from GCK clergy

(I FORGOT TO ADD THIS POINT LMAO) The bennu was often referred to as "lord of jubilees", referencing its association with the sun and resurrection (some festivals and rituals were referred to as "jubilees", including the one performed at dawn every day specifically meant to honor/invoke the bennu and its perpetual self-sacrifice and renewal). I let that be something High Priest Cheesenbird calls Jack, as a term of endearment. Jack is his "little lord of jubilees". Adoring Bird Grandpa lol

Spice is based on Shiva, Hindu god of destruction and part of a holy trinity (creation, preservation, destruction). Not only does he have a wife, Parvati (whom he's madly in love with and wholly devoted to), they have two children (which I did not know prior to creating the kids, that was a cool coincidence lol). Jack takes after Ganesha, elder son of Shiva, god of wisdom and good fortune.

Jack shares Ganesha's cleverness and love of knowledge, and similarly possesses a good amount of both (although Jack may not necessarily be wise, not as a child haha)

Ganesha is seen as a custodian of esoteric knowledge in particular, with a special knack for astrology. So, I gave Jack a hobby/interest in astrology and astronomy himself, which he pursues for fun on his own time (and that ended up making him a fantastic navigator, bar none; as long as he can see the sky, he'll never get lost)

Ganesha is celebrated as the remover of obstacles, literal and figurative. Jack... well, he's more of the sidestepper of obstacles lol. He works smart, not hard. If he can find a way around something using only his wits, he will

Ganesha has a sweet tooth, and his favorite food is modak (Indian sweet dumpling). So I gave Jack a sweet tooth, too, and likewise made his favorite food modak. (Jack is a fucking menace when it comes to modak. If any appear in his line of sight, expect it to vanish soon. He's like a crackhead with those things)

The Om symbol 🕉️, AKA the sacred sound/mantra that has a billion different meanings but is generally associated with universal harmony and consciousness, is also often associated with Ganesha (and Shiva, too!). So Jack is getting an Om tattoo on his wrist (or the back of his hand, idk haven't decided) when he's older.

Lots of jewelry in Indian culture and Hinduism, from what I've seen. So I took the liberty of giving Jack a little elephant pendant (gift from a Wild Spice artisan), meant to reference Ganesha idol pendants. It's also hanging from his neck and hidden under his collar, same as the amulet

Jack's beloved elephant toy, Pudding, is also supposed to be a nod to Ganesha lol

Sorry they look like ass, still a level 0 artist here lol. At least Pudding looks better here than he did before

Ok I'm done rambling. TL;DR I think way too hard about stuff. I will hopefully improve as an artist if I keep pushing myself no matter how much my doodles annoy me because they're amateurish at best. I will do Matar Paneer's inspirations post tomorrow probably. If you actually read through all of this, lol sucker thank you for coming to my TED Talk and eating my word salad

[radiansjort]

can’t believe neil josten has the 1972th fastest mile time in the world

[once-ina-blue-moon]

he fell asleep under the tardis console again 🙄

[stromer]

king of never letting shit go

[smiley-maize]

I discovered the hammock!

(It has been there for the last year, he couldn't figure it out)

[sirspeep]

why must he sit like this.

[buttfrovski]

everytime cartmans been in a relationship ship hes been disgustingly PDA

[hi-im-just-a-fan-here]

Hello Tumblr, haven't been here a while have a little oc drawing I did

[anjanahalo]

Working on the outline of my ghost story which, so far, feels like two fics of the two time periods I’m hoping to release in parallel, and I found the key way to write Heartbroken Kid Danny right is the same reason Damian, of all the batfam, connects with him fastest:

Treat the kid like a formally socialized cat that’s gone feral.

[starrierknight-main]

I think back to this one talking stage I had who asked me how I'd prepare and eat him if given the chance, and when I said "raw" he said I changed his brain chemistry. hope he's having a good day

[sedimentarysedentary]

heacanon: topher loves popping abe's pimples, cause he's a mean little shit and his love language is also acts of service

[ethory]

i do actually wonder the specific reason why rory seems to prefer animal blood to human blood. like, there are definitely ways to obtain human blood without attacking or killing them if that’s the issue, sarah does it all the time. does he just like the taste better? is hunting animals more fun for him? is there something specifically stopping him from ethically sourcing human blood? i gotta know. he’s such an interesting little critter

[the-acid-pear]

Honestly something I really enjoyed about Heiter is how his work doesn't feel targeted against anyone. My man literally just wants to do his things he doesn't care who he is killing. He's just a mad scientist and that's fun ^_^

[skrunksthatwunk]

at a restaurant and pumped up kicks is playing and my mom leans over and says y'know every time yusuke pulls out his spirit gun i think of this song. every time. anyway it took her like 40 episodes to tell me this and it's shifting my world a little

[lesbiangiratina]

Started watching hxh 99 with a friend tonight we’re so close to 99 killua funny moments truly beginning i feel the 99 killua autism taking hold of me aaghhh uaaghh uuoogghh clutches my cursed eye gguhhh