#here's something cute for you

[bcdrawsandwrites]

Day 10: Branding / Scarring / Collar Characters: Lucrecia Mux, Augustus Aquato, and Donatella Aquato Warnings: Blood, references to death/drowning Summary: Shortly after "Marona" and Augustus join a new circus, an accident occurs. But this might turn out to be a blessing rather than a curse.

Marona's first thought had been, I told the ringmaster it was a terrible idea to have two acts going at once.

She didn't get the chance to have a second thought, as the moment she saw the blood, her mind went blank.

"GUSSIE!" she screamed, bolting past the bleachers to her so as he shakily raised himself up on his arms. Blood dripped freely from his face.

"Agh..." he hissed, then tried to raise his voice. "A-all part of the act!"

No one believed it, of course—several members of the crowd were rushing out of the tent, and the rest were gawking. Marona didn't care one way or the other at the moment—she wasn't seeing them, anyway. She was seeing the Deluge, and her husband...

"D-don't cry, I'm okay!" Augustus said, covering half of his face and smearing blood all over his hand.

There was a whistle from the ringmaster, and suddenly the knife throwers and other acrobats were hurrying Augustus and Marona out of the tent, while a parade of clowns filled the ring.

"Someone help my poor Gussie!" Marona cried, holding her son close to her side as they stepped out of the tent and hurried to the caravan.

"I'm sorry," one of the performers—the knife thrower—said as he walked alongside them. He was staring at the bloody knives in his hands, which trembled badly. "Th-this was my first time performing—"

"Does it matter?!" a young lady—one of the acrobats—snapped as she shoved him aside. Without another word, she snatched one of the knives out of his hands and grabbed a piece of her own elaborate cape.

Marona cried out, but with one swift cut the acrobat sliced off part of the cape before turning toward Augustus. "Hold him still, please."

Not one to argue over the kind of help she was given, Marona did as she was asked, kneeling down and holding Augustus upright.

"Grazie!" the young lady exclaimed.

"You didn't need to—mmmph—" He was cut off as the other acrobat used the fabric to clean off his face. She then maneuvered the fabric to a clean side before holding it firmly against the cuts.

"Hold it there, please," she said, and Augustus complied, holding the fabric against his face.

"You... didn't have to cut your outfit like that," he mumbled.

"And you didn't have to cut your face, yet, here we are."

"Are you all right, Gussie?" Marona asked, looking down into her son's face. It looked less terrible now with the blood cleaned off, but the knives had sliced right over his eye, and...

"I think so," Augustus replied. "They just grazed me, I think. My eye doesn't hurt, though."

That nearly made her melt with relief, but this shouldn't have happened in the first place. "That will leave a scar..." she said, glaring at the knife thrower, who yelped and scurried away.

"Oh no!" the young lady exclaimed, throwing herself back dramatically. "He'll survive with a handsome scar! How terrible!"

Augustus snapped his head up. "W-with a what?" His face was turning red, but not due to blood covering it this time.

But the acrobat was already walking away, tossing the knife she'd swiped at the feet of its performer as she passed. Before she was out of sight, she cast a glance over her shoulder and flashed Augustus a smile.

"...Mother, I know that went badly, but..." His gaze was trained on where the acrobat had been. "I... I think I like this circus."

Marona followed her son's gaze, and her thoughts were on Lazlo again. While the memories were strangely fuzzy, she found herself thinking of when she'd first met him at the circus so long ago. Smiling, she drew her arms around Augustus in a hug. "Very well," she said. "Perhaps we will stay with this one a little while longer."

[habbibbi]

@seachant / sc

₊˚⊹꒷ cries  of  joy  can  be  heard  high  as  the  steep  crags  that  cradle  the  ocean  waters,  there  flails  the  pair  in  the  shallows,  up  to  the  midcalf,  so  clear  is  the  salty  water  that  one  could  see  the  feet  and  clothing  now  heavy  with  the  ocean.  he's  lucky  enough  to  enjoy  the  water  like  this,  splashing  about  like  a  child  in  a  puddle,  feeling  the  weight  of  the  water,  tasting  its  strange  salt  on  his  laughing  tongue.  Another  cry  out  as  he  looses  balance,  the  weight  of  his  clothes  finally  taking  him  under. 

Aladdin  falls  completely  in  the  water,  but  he  is  still  laughing.   “  I'm  a  desert  boy!!  Not  meant  for  the  water!!  Feels  like  I'm  gonna  sink  in!  ”

[sparkles-rule-4eva]

Ah yes, Sonic "I don't like physical affection much but when it comes to my brother I have no concept of personal space" the Hedgehog

[keferon]

The tac net crash chapter is one of my favorites so far~

Ah and. Guess what. I just discovered that including this post, I made 50 pieces of fanart for Mistakes on mistakes until.. I’m so sane and normal about this story can you tell👍

[zu-is-here]

˚✧₊⁎ Merry Christmas! ⁎⁺˳✧༚

A gift for @dragon-fuccer from your Secret Santa <3 All thanks to @starwishfestival for hosting it! ☆

Horror from horrortalecomic by sour-apple-studios

Underswap Sans by popcornpr1nce

[aka-indulgence]

Why do they do this

[hue-makes-burgers]

I COME WITH A GIFT

here’s some of the individual art:

and the original text post:

[yes-asil]

So ill about the Sky cotl AU, I put Siffrin into multiple capes for fun

[xxplastic-cubexx]

🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛

[canisalbus]

uh hi hello!! first i wanted to say i am deeply in love with your art (god those shapes, these lines, texture, anatomy, expression, EVERYTHING) and your latest drawing just moved something in me i cant quite grasp it, been thinking about it for a couple days. sooo i felt inspired and made myself a smol little machete out of uh wild clay so i could kiss him on the forehead before going to sleep, i hope you're ok with that? (also sorry he's kinda wonky, me and acrylics hate each other haha)

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[jellydragons]

been watching a lot of hermitcraft recently and am happy to report that i am hopelessly endeared by these little goobers 💕 they’re like bugs to me

close ups under the cut!

gonna be real this was absolutely just me taking the opportunity to get my grubby lil mitts all up in their character designs lol i heart interpreting mc skins

[anna-scribbles]

they should've been at the club(infertility treatment centers)

[nattikay]

[daily-smol-silm]

Cozy/warm winter drawing idea - Melkor and Sauron toasting marshmallows, but the fire is a balrog

Day #137 - Marshmallows

I mean, the balrog seems pretty happy about the whole deal. They probably get to eat the marshmallows Melkor burns.

[apnourry]

it was hot at work, i was hot at work, i forget the rest

[bonicedemandarina]

Jujy and Tetia being besties bc it's been a while since last time I drew them and wanted to make something winter themed