#hi I'm back with some goofy sketches

[ratwithhands]

A few days ago I woke up bleary eyed, sat down at my computer, and spat this out.

Mostly just a bit of goofy sketching but here's magical boy (magical man?) submas

I'm not gonna flesh this out a whole bunch since there's not much I can really do with it, but some rough notes:

Both of them have two soul stones, one in the hat and one in the staff. In their base uniform, the staff's stone is on the back of their gloves, separating when activated

They're only able to activate their abilities when they're with each other. Though they can both separately fight and return to normal, they need each other to begin the reaction and use their powers. Should one of them go missing, the other will not be able to use their abilities

The stone can be removed from the staff, returning to the hand if it is. The purpose of doing this is to replace it with a pokeball, allowing the staff to channel the pokemon's moves along with its standard attacks (electricity for Emmet, fire for Ingo)

Ingo and Emmet can trade (or steal) clothes mid transformation, switching pieces or entire uniforms. Emmet will typically borrow Ingo's darker gloves and boots if he expects to get particularly violent in battle, while Ingo usually takes Emmet's white accessories since he finds them more classy than his full black uniform

They are able to float in their magical forms, mostly using the levitation to run loops around their opponents and pressure them from all sides

The only opponent is literally Team Plasma, this power is reserved solely for beating grunts, sages, or Ghetsis should they ever cross paths (technically the code is to defend the world from evil but for any other issue they'll either settle it normally or with pokemon battling)

This was mostly for shits and giggles but I hope you enjoy 👍

[zae-heeyyy]

Valor

Summary: Arthur takes you on one of his adventures. Pairing: Arthur Morgan x female!Reader Word Count: 1,760 Trigger Warning: Animal attack, angry-ish Arthur, violence Tags: mid- high honor Arthur, damsel in destress, fluff, and angst

a/n: Hey y'all! It's been a while since I posted because life is crazy right now. This is a request from @littlemistey. I'm paraphrasing from our convo, "Arthur x reader where the reader is saved by Arthur from almost being mauled by a cougar or a pack of wolves." Sketches are copied/cut from Arthur's journal. A classic "Arthur Morgan, please save me" trope. Thanks for reading!

Valor: Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle. It denotes bravery and heroism, particularly in challenging or risky situations.

The bones in your wrists ached with the numbing weight of boredom as another morning of chores lumbered on. In, around, under, off. In, around, under, off. In, around, under, off. Intertwined pieces of yarn grew longer at your feet as the knitting cadence played in your head. You'd zoned out, daydreaming of anything more exciting than this.

A rhythmic clank of guns on a belt alerted you to your approaching burly cowboy.

You would've been glad to see him any other time, but your contempt for your chores and an odd hat on his head made you groan with irritation. A lit cigarette sat snug between his lips as he talked, muffling his speech.

"Why you sittin' here with your lip stuck out?" he asked, adjusting his belt and sitting beside you on a wooden crate. He tossed the cigarette away, leaned over to kiss the temple of your head, and placed a hand on the small of your back.

"Bored outta my mind," you complained. The sun reflected off a shiny decorative piece on his hat, making you squint. "And why are you wearing that stupid hat?"

"What?" he opened his hands out questioningly with a goofy grin stretched across his face. "A man keeps this camp afloat, and he can't even wear a nice hat without his lady callin' it stupid."  

You rolled your eyes and gestured to all the women in the camp, cleaning tables and guns, sewing, and helping with dinner.

"No, we keep this camp afloat while you men are out doing god knows what," you said, your stitches getting sloppier as your vexation grew. "I'm losing my mind here. Meanwhile, you come back with fancy trinkets, weird statues, emeralds, and crazy hats! You know, I think you do the robbing and hunting only sometimes, and when that's done, you're just out there playing around!"

You finally stopped knitting and turned to Arthur, whose playful grin had faltered into a thoughtful glance. You continued your monologue, "Ugh! I swear, if you don't get me outta here, I'm gonna stab Grimshaw through the eye with this needle!"

You held the sharp point inches away from Arthur's face, prompting him to snatch it from you. "Alright, easy there." He grabbed your hand in two of his gloved ones and glanced at it from under the brim of his hat, thinking for a long moment, "Fine, you can come with me long as nobody gets stabbed. Can't have a degenerate murderer loose in this camp, now, can we?"

Ignoring his sarcasm, you squealed excitedly and jumped up from your spot, pulling on Arthur's arm to make him stand, too.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," you said between the many kisses you laid on him. He stilled you with firm hands on your waist and chuckled.

"I reckon it won't be as exciting as you think, but I can't say no to you."

Within a few minutes, you were ready to go, aiming and checking the ammo on a varmint rifle that Arthur had given you.

"Met a strange feller, Algernon Wasp. He's a— he has— well, he— he's an artist, I guess; he's paying me to collect some stuff for his, uh, creations. Bird feathers, orchids, that kind of stuff. Would be faster with the two of us."

And that's how you found yourself in the swamps of Lemoyne with the varmint rifle slung over your shoulder as you swatted away mosquitoes and sweated your ass off. You were hot, thirsty, and worst of all, you'd only found four of the seven cigar orchids you needed.

Mud squelched under your feet as you followed behind Arthur; you spoke exasperatedly, "how much is this fool paying you for all this?"

Arthur had gone quieter as you'd gotten more frustrated over the hours. Both of you were starting to regret this decision.

"I don't know. Money is money," he said dismissively, his head on a swivel and eyes focused. You were bothered that he could so easily spot plants and always knew which direction to go, expecting you to keep pace with his long strides when mud weighed down your skirts, slowing you down. You knew it was irrational, but you were mad at him for dragging you out here despite your near begging.

The heat was getting to you, and you'd lost control of the filter from your brain to your mouth. Arthur was a few feet ahead when you started your mumbling, "goddamn swamps is no place for a lady. Gators, mud, bugs and—" You didn't get to finish your sentence before Arthur spun and made two giant steps toward you, jaw clenched.

"You got something to say?"

You crossed your arms, defiant. Arthur's reputation as a vicious intimidator didn't phase you, though. He wouldn't lay a finger on you; you both knew it. You rolled your eyes and said, "this is as boring as being back at camp, except I'm all dirty now."

He stepped closer into your space, his angry eyes searching yours. He spoke in a low volume that would scare anybody but you: "This is what you wanted, woman, so don't go gettin' mad at me because things ain't all neat and proper."

Were you frightened by him? No. Were your feelings hurt? Yes. You scoffed and nodded slowly while you spoke, "You're right. I'm gonna head to camp. I'll see you when you get back."

You didn't give him the chance to respond before you trudged in the other direction, clicking for your horse waiting nearby. Arthur watched you go until he lost sight of you in the overgrown vegetation.

Then you were on the road, your horse at a trot, when something in his line of vision spooked him. Before you could even react, you were bucked off, your head hitting the ground with a thud. Despite the pain, you knew better than to just lay there. Gators and snakes were everywhere, but only something notably terrifying would scare off your Andalusian. You took the rifle off your back, pointing it aimlessly all around, trying to focus your spinning vision on the threat beyond.

Before you could blink, a big cat took hold of your leg through your skirt. You shot wildly once, twice, then three times before the beast let go of you. Screaming at the top of your lungs, you scrambled backward as more bullets rang out from your low-caliber weapon. Hoping and praying, you squeezed the trigger one last time. Eyes closed, you prepared for the inevitable when a louder shot rang out somewhere near you.

When pain and death didn't come, you opened your eyes to see Arthur standing over you, concern distorting his face. Beads of sweat ran down his forehead, and he huffed, trying to catch his breath. His hands scoured every inch of you, searching for signs of bleeding. Panic started to set in again when you realized you couldn't feel anything; you held your breath as Arthur pulled up the hem of your dress, bracing for the worst.

You breathed a sigh of relief and let your head fall back onto the ground. The puncture was minor, no worse than a needle prick. Arthur stood, using his arm to wipe away the perspiration that had soaked him. Then his anger started up again.

"Can't go getting hurt like that, girl. Shouldn't've let you run off by yourself. If something happened to you, I'd—"

"Shut up, Arthur," you rose back up and tried to smile through your unease. "I'm fine, thanks to you."

He held out a hand to pull you back to your feet, then wrapped his arms around you tight. His heart hammered against his chest, and you could hear your blood rushing through your ears. Then you finally let yourself cry in the safety of all his bulk.

"I'm sorry, sweet girl; I'm sorry." Every shakey inhale, sob, and gasp from you ripped him apart from the inside out. He was supposed to be looking after you, always, but his hardheadedness and pride left you vulnerable. Killing was the one thing he knew he was good for, and to almost fail at the cost of your life made his insides rot with guilt.

He peeled you away from his chest and cupped your face, "I won't let anything else happen to you, ya' hear?" You nodded, and he wiped dirt and tears away from your cheek with a big thumb and brought you back into him, stroking the back of your head. After a long moment, he retrieved your horse, helped you, and then rode beside you the whole way back to camp.

The next day, you gladly did your chores while Arthur went on his adventures. You didn't complain in the comfort and safety of a shade tree and other skilled gunmen. You were sitting in his tent when Arthur returned in the evening, now wearing his regular gambler's hat and carrying another adorned with floral designs and a peacock feather.

He greeted you with a peck on your cheek, joined you on the cot, and talked through a crooked smile, "found the rest of those orchids today and gave 'em to Algernon. Took this instead of the money. Think he was happier with that trade, anyway."  

The closer you looked at the beautiful monstrosity, the more you had to fight off your reaction. It was undeniably unique, but you couldn't image anyone wearing it seriously.

"It's um—," You covered your mouth to stifle your giggle, but your quaking shoulders gave you away. To your relief, Arthur joined in your laugh and placed the hat atop your head.

"He tried to give it to me, made me try it on, but I figured it'd look better on you. Now we both got a crazy hat."

The idea of Arthur standing in front of a mirror in the hat with all his hardened features made you throw your head back in near hysterics.

"Well, I will cherish that image and this hat forever. Thank you." Arthur's face softened as your amusement died down, then morphed into a lamentable combination of worry and self-loathing. You recognized it all too well.  

He stroked your face with the back of his hand and spoke in a hushed tone, "I'm sorry, again, for letting you go off by yourself like that. I—"

You silenced him with your lips, pushing him onto his back and mounting him. Your new hat fell away along with his worry as you showed him just how appreciative you were.

[julioleote]

Hello my Dear Ones! And look who's back! SCOTT SUMMERS! - Our heroic Cyclops! And he just wants to be 🎼Part of Your World!🎵

A few years ago I had started some sketches of a comic sequel starring Scott and Logan, as a little celebration of MerMay, and now, I couldn't resist making a scene where we would finally see Scott Summers shining all proud with his Merman Tail!

And so that you can know which comic book sketch I'm referring to, I'll leave a sneak peek for you here...

Yeah, I know, it's kind of goofy, but I made it with a lot of love. And I hope you may enjoy these my Dear Ones! Muah! 🌊🧜‍♂️💜

P.S: and sorry for the delay... I wanted to have finished it a few days ago to celebrate MerMay, but I ended up needing more time than I thought. But Hey! It's Pride Month! It's only fair that we start with Scott dressed as a Merman, shining all Proud bathing with a Rainbow. . (If you Like my ArtWork, Please, Please Please ! do consider to supporting me at my Patreon 😘)

[dodger432101]

Oh! Since you also brought up the idea in the last chapter, could I please request the reader and Lux exchanging some sort of jewelry or Momento for one another?

You and Lux have been together for nearly 2 years, and you’ve loved every second of it. Well, apart from the times he’s scared Mr Pye, and burnt food, and pranked you while you’ve been doing your job, and been stubborn over the silliest things, and that one time he drenched himself in milk (he can claim it was an accident all he likes, he looked guilty as charged when you’d found him). Even with all of that -and more that you can’t think of right now-, you wouldn’t trade the God of Light for the world. For the goofy mischievous cartoon he’d taken the form of, he’d helped you through things you hadn’t told any other soul about. He made you laugh when you were down, held you when you cried, took care of you when you weren’t at your best, and always encouraged you to keep going. It was as clear as day that he loves you more than anything. You really hope he knows that you love him just as much. 

While you’re out in town one day, you spy some simple craft pieces in a shop window. Coloured paper, beads, little jewels, the whole lot. That gives you a cute little idea; you could make eachother something! Lux had kept saying about having little trinkets that reminded you two of each other. Sure, this wouldn’t be as fancy as rings or other proper jewelry, but the thought of having something from your God that he’d made felt much more sentimental to you. Hopefully he’d agree with you. Once you’ve bought what you want, you head back home.

Lux sprints to the door at the sound of your keys turning in the lock. As soon as the door’s open he’s jumping up and down, grinning as he gets a laugh out of you. He was only wearing a beige short-sleeved henley shirt, black slacks and socks. His shoes were at the door next to the pairs of yours you’d bought over the years. “Welcome back, angel! Did you get anything fun for me while you were out?” You have to use your bag to push him away from you so you can walk further into your house. As you put down the bag on the coffee table in your living room he hops up onto the couch, purring/chittering as you give him head scratches. 

With your other hand, you take out the stationery you’d bought and lay it out on the table for him to see. “You know how you’re always saying about wanting something to remember me by? Why don’t we make something for each other? I know you mentioned rings, we can still get them too if you really want one, but I think it’s sweet to have something that someone close to you made. Especially if it’s a personal gift. What do you think, Lux?” 

He's got his hands on everything in an instant. Paper, glue sticks, crayons, he investigates all of it. Then he turns to you with a grin. “We get to make each other something? Oh, angel, I love the idea! I already know what I'm gonna make!” Lux swipes up a piece of white paper and a pencil before he begins sketching.. something. You don't recognise what it is at the moment, so you settle on the couch next to him and begin with your gift. 

You'd been thinking of what you could make while you walked back home. Lux has 2 pet names that he calls you the most; sunshine, and angel. So why not combine them? You get yourself some white paper and sketch a pair of wings on it, cutting them out before you draw the best circle you can on a yellow piece of paper and cut that out too. With orange paper you make the rays for your sun, then glue it all together. A cute little sun with wings. Just for the flashiness, you glue some matching jewels along the rays of the sun. Then you get a spark of a little idea and write something in the sun. ‘Light of my life’. That was fitting for the both of you. 

It.. really doesn't look like a lot, now that you're looking at your finished product. While you try and brainstorm what else you could add, something flops onto your arm. Lux has leaned his head onto you, his eyes fixed on your creation. He gently picks it up with both hands, his antennae curling into a heart shape as he admires your art piece. “Heh, it's you!” He's grinning as he holds it up to his face, looking so proud you'd think he was the one who made it. “I love it, angel, I'll keep it with me forever. I'll make it a symbol for you. When I tell other planets about the light of my life, they'll know you as this.” As you lean in to hug him, he holds the gift out of the way so it isn't crushed, his free hand wrapping around to return the embrace. 

While you're hugging your God, you take a peek at what he's making. It's still unrecognisable to you, a white mass and some rainbows surrounding it. “What about you, hun, what're you making?” Lux quickly pulls away from your arms to cover it up, his antennae straight lines.

“I'm not done yet, toots, no peekin’! It's a secret!” You can't help but giggle at this protectiveness, petting at the tuft of hair behind his left ear.

“Alright, I won't look until you're finished with it. Why don't I make us some lunch while you keep crafting away?” He nods with a smile, waiting for you to go into the kitchen before he gets back to work. 

Halfway through preparing the meal for you and your lover, he comes into the kitchen with his hands behind his back. He's got his nervous grin on, swinging on the soles of his feet as he waits for an interval where you're not too busy. “I've finished it, darling.” His shoulders raise up a bit when you do look down, a smile on your face as you turn your attention from your cooking. 

“Lemme see then, love.” You recognise his nervousness right away, giving him a reassuring smile as you crouch down to his level. He takes in a breath before holding out his art. It's quite humanoid in its figure, with a spiked head. There's rainbows surrounding its ‘face’, white jewels aligned in the middle. The light reflects in them to shine even more colours onto the paper. “It's beautiful, Lux!” 

He's pulling at the collar of his shirt, cheeks a darker blue than the rest of his face. “Well I'm glad you think so, sunshine, ‘cause it's me!” You look between the paper and him, blinking in confusion. “Well, you know, when I'm not in the body of some rubber hose cartoon.” The hand pulling his collar moves up to behind his head, scratching as he chuckles. “It's my real form. I can't really show it to you, your eyes are quite sensitive to light, I mean you can't even look at the sun! I don't wanna hurt you, of course not, so.. I thought I'd use this opportunity to show you my true appearance.” 

Carefully, you take the paper from Lux’s hands, admiring it up close with a smirk. “It's a shame I can't see you in your true form, you look gorgeous like this, with all the colours reflecting around you.” When you look back at him, he's picking at his fingers. They're covered in glue. “Oh, Lux..” He grins sheepishly at your amused sigh of his name.

“Yeah, it kinda got messy when I was sticking those jewels on. Uh, a little help here sunshine?” He's flicking his hands, antennae drooping to show his discomfort with having the glue stuck to him. After you put his gift for you somewhere safe on the counter, you lift him up to the sink and wash off his hands (yours too, the paper had not been spared from glue). With clean hands, you finish making your lunch and dish it out, the both of you eating at the dining room table since your coffee table was still covered in stationery. 

At the end of the day, with everything cleared up, you and Lux put the gifts from each other on your separate night stands. He crawls right over to you once you're in bed, laying himself on top of you with his head resting on your chest. “You seemed to enjoy that, love. Feel free to make anything else that springs to mind, you know where it all is.” You kiss the top of his head, giggling as his antennae brush along your cheeks and lips.

Lux nuzzles his cheek into your chest. His eyes are closed but he has a small smile on his face. “I did, sunshine, and I will.” One gold eye opens, morphing to a heart as it looks up at you. “I love you. Even when you're gone, I'll have what you've made me, and that love for you will never fade from my mind.” 

With another kiss to his head, you shuffle down so yours is resting on a pillow. “I love you too, Lux. Goodnight.” 

“Goodnight, my angel.”

[pjberribear]

Barnaby's Official design! Original design back then tell now!

I'm officially back, yay! YAAAA-

Hello fellow folks, I brought to you Barnaby's official design or I like to call him, "Barnaboon." This goofy ahh dude has been sitting in my files for quite some time now, but he's out in public now. Yippie! I gave him his polka-dots back since when I first drew him his red suit looked boring. Plus, he looked bald without his colorful dots on him so... yeah. It's funny, because when I barely sketched him out @partycoffin released the plushie version of him. I was close to the actual design, but I made this arms longer than his legs.

Oh yeah, no ones voice acting Barnaby yet. So if you're interested in voicing him let me know!

Anyways, Bye now. <3

[leeneir]

Relationship; Iso x Gender Neutral!Reader Headcanons

This is my first time posting stuff like this so idk how it fully works but I'm figuring things out🫶

These are mostly based off of what I have written for my Iso x oc ship, I'm sorry for that but take what you like💙💙🫶

Iso at first introduction isn't talkative. He's not necessarily an asshole, but he is introverted. Either you'll have to pull the first move quickly, or let him warm up to you

Very much goofy. If you have loose locks of hair, Iso will push it back and forth with his finger like a cat.

Iso LOVES food, but he's also picky. He's the type to eat his favorite food nonstop, but if there's something he doesn't like, he won't eat it. If you don't mind, he'll let you have it.

Boy is RICH. Not like presumably Chamber, but he's an infamous assassin that can kill dozens at a time. He's got money for sure. Iso will spoil you with clothes, food, items, literally anything you want he'll buy it for you. Oh, there's a really nice top you saw at the store earlier? He'll buy all the options available. (Bonus: He knows your size and preferences.)

LOVES holding you. It doesn't really mean holding you. Iso will simply put a hand on the small of your back and just keep it there while you're talking to other agents.

Iso is a jealous type but it isn't too much of an issue. He'll notice how you were extra chatty with Yoru during training or how you volunteered to help Sage the entire day and he'll get a bit annoyed that you aren't spending time with him too. Later that, he'll come into your room with a knock and literally just bury his face in your neck while keeping his arms firmly around your waist. You wouldn't see it, but he's definitely pouting.

Adding on to the last HC, Iso will stay like this with you even though your standing. If you complain that your tired, he'll simply pull away, pick you up, and carry you to your bed where he'll snuggle up to you for the next few hours.

Iso isn't open about your relationship. He's not one for PDA, the most he'll do is just place a hand on your shoulder or back. No one even knows he has feelings for you (even you earlier on). But behind closed doors, he's one big softie.

Iso has of playlists for any scenario. You're on a mission and he misses you? He's got one. You two are together and he's just staring at uou lovingly? Yup, got one for that too. Both of you are with the other agents and you're on opposite ends of the group and it feels like a slowburn friends to lovers romance? You bet. This man has playlists for a n y t h i n g .

Iso does that thing where when you're aim training and your form is a bit wrong, he'll hold you and guide you properly and intimately. There's no room between you guys.

If you get injured on a mission, Iso will beg Sage in his mother tongue to stay by you and make sure you're. He doesn't tell her about your relationship, but because he's asking in their native language, Sage has a suspicion that there's more than he's leading on. (Bonus: She's the first to figure out your relationship but is a good bro and doesn't tell.)

Iso is an artist. He's more into environmental sketching, but he'll occassionally draw you. He gets embarrassed when you find out and probably assumes you think he's a creep. Show him some TLC and reassure him that you love the drawings, it'll get you a kiss.

[ofmdrecaps]

11/29-30/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; David Jenkins; Rhys Darby; Taika Waititi; Con O'Neill; Nathan Foad; Ruibo Qian; David Fane; Megan Vertelle BTS; Fan Spotlight: One More Song Drag; Articles; Love Notes;

= David Jenkins =

Chaos Dad is out helping to fuel the clowning! The big point of that interview that @adoptourcrew was kind enough to point out was that Rhys is absolutely ready to hop back into ofmd.

Source: David Jenkins Bsky

= Rhys Darby =

- Daily Darby Doodles -

More Daily Doodles from the Darbs!

Source: Rhys Free Substack

And Rhys doing a little advertising, and getting heckled by the kids.

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Rhys also did a short video while at the StarFury Event in the UK for his paid Substack.

Source: Rhys' Paid Substack

= Taika Waititi =

A little blep from Taika's Interior Chinatown interview!

Source: YulYY4 Bsky

Rita crumbs of Taika and his goofy self.

And some rugby going on with friends! You can see David Fane and Robbie Magasiva there too!

Source: Marsgee13

= Con O'Neill =

Some more pictures of Con from the Republic of Pirates that were posted after the con!

Source: Starfury Events

= Nathan Foad =

Nathan keeping us entertained with bratwurst, I love this man.

Source: Nathan's Instagram Stories

= Ruibo Qian =

A quick sketch of our lovely Pirate Queen out on the town with a friend.

Source: Ruibo Qian's Instagram Stories

= David Fane =

Looks like David Fane's old work Bro'town (with Oscar Knightly and so many others) has some new swag up! If you're interested, check it out on their Redbubble!

Source: David Fane's Instagram

= Megan Vertelle =

Our sweet Set Decorator Megan Vertelle was kind enough to give us some more BTS of Mary and Anne's antique shop! You can view them all here: OFMD Renewal Repo or on Megan Vertelle's Instagram

Source: Megan Vertelle's Instagram

== Fan Spotlight ==

= One More Song =

This is actually happening as we speak in Columbus OH because this recap is very very very late. For those of you who end up attending, please let us know how it was! It sounds absolutely phenomenal, so many great crew member (and even VICO!) joining this fabulous Drag & Variety Show! Wanna learn more about these awesome performers? Check out their Instagram posts (linked below) for their socials and introductions!

Vico Suave! / V.C. De Arte

Polly Amour / Zalestorm

Krill Collins / Polly Cocktail

Snake / Honeybee

BBQ Guo / Elixir Kant

G Wiz / Gagatha Christea

Keela Mann / Irritable Brat Syndrome

Source: One More Song OFMD Instagram

== Articles ==

Thank you to @adoptourcrew for continuing to keep us apprised of ofmd related articles!

Source: AdoptOurCrew

== Love Notes ==

Hey there lovelies. These are so late and I'm very sorry for that-- but I'll be honest I've been dealing with a lot at home and it's been hard to get to them. I still think of you all every day, and I hope you're hanging in there. Remember to take some time for yourself if you need it. Sending love <3

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[holy3cake]

WIP Wednesday!

Another week, another tag game! Please share your last sentence; or, if you don’t have one, share a plot bunny or idea! (OR sketch for your artwork!)

Hello lovelies! I'm starting the chain today because I had some goofy plot to share! Enjoy some Cynlaef/Osbert/Aethelstan crack. I blame this one on @thelettersfromnoone for distracting me with AU's, @grinningkatz for making me think Osbert would be a good merman and @paula-in-dreamland for our endless streams of crack (I love you all for this creation hahaha!)

Here's an extract from: "A Fishy Encounter"- Or the Aquamarine AU you never wanted or needed (Please go watch this movie it's so funny. For reference I based the characters on the boys here so Aquamarine = Osbert, Hayley= Cynlaef, Aethelstan= Claire and Ingilmundr=Raymond)

The morning after the perilous storm, Aethelstan woke with a start. He thought he’d dreamt of a rogue merman washing up in their tiny private pool, and that the merman had told them he was the son of Lord Uhtred, the King of the seas. The King supposedly ruled an underwater kingdom in the mythical town of Bebbanburg, and he wasn’t happy that his son was missing and currently swirling around amongst humans. And then Aethelstan remembered, it wasn’t a dream, more like a nightmare. Only this nightmare was real, and his aunt didn’t know that the scaly-tailed man was swishing about in the backyard, accompanied by seaweed and tiny minnows and any other shrapnel that had whirled into their midst. Aethelstan jumped up, shaking the sleep frame next to him as he mapped out their next moves. Cynlaef groaned, attempting to kick him as he mumbled in his sleep. 

“Aethelstan. Too early!” Cynlaef grumbled, turning his back to him. 

“Cynlaef! We can’t stay here, we have to deal with our fishy friend, remember?” Aethelstan shook him harder, frowning when Cynlaef refused to move. 

“CYNLAEF! Operation hook a merman!” Aethelstan sprung out of bed, losing patience for his friend. They couldn’t dawdle, and they had to move Osbert before his family found him. He couldn’t even fathom what his aunt would say to such a strange occurrence, and knew that they were already in Lord Uhtred’s firing line for harbouring him. Aethelstan threw on a light shirt and shorts, glad to see Cynlaef moving behind him in the mirror. The urgency had finally clicked, and Aethelstan fled into the yard, tugging Cynlaef’s hand. But as they reached the pool, the janitor was hauling an orange tube against the cracked tiles. Empty, turquoise tiles. 

“What have you done?!” Cynlaef cried, squeezing Aethelstan’s shoulder in an attempt to comfort him.

“I cleaned the pool!” The janitor tutted, stepping past the nervous men as they eyed each other suspiciously. 

“Maybe he made it out?” Aethelstan chewed his lip. 

“How?! He had a tail, Aethelstan! What if they saw him-” Cynlaef paused, panic temporarily suspended as the sound of crashing inflatables startled them out of their stupor. Aethelstan turned towards the beach hut, lunging forward to grab the lock. He fumbled a little, but eventually yanked the padlock open and flung the window open. Beach balls, plastic flamingos, lawn games and skittles greeted him as usual, but he almost sacrificed an eye as someone brandished a wooden tennis racket. Cynlaef and Aethelstan screeched, joining a chorus of alarmed screams until the assailant sighed in relief. 

“Oh, for Heaven's Hake! It’s you two.” Osbert panted, lowering his unorthodox weapon. Aethelstan sighed, clutching Cynlaef for support as his heart stopped hammering his chest in fear. 

“How long have you been in here?” Cynlaef frowned, keeping watch in case Aethelstan’s aunt decided to come snooping. 

“I don’t know. I’ve been floundering for hours, but as soon as I came out of the water, I had these!” Osbert squealed, attempting to pull his newly acquired leg up to his head. But as soon as he lifted the appendage, he lost his balance and dived headfirst into a pile of pool noodles. As he attempted to detach himself from a thousand inflatables, Aethelstan cocked his head and wondered how mermen could just spring a pair of legs out of nowhere. Both men watched as Osbert regained his balance, fighting with a dingy until he could see their faces again. 

“My very own pair! Oh, and check this out!” Osbert giggled, turning slightly to show off a brand new butt, pink as a prawn and completely bare as he laughed in glee. Aethelstan and Cynlaef both slapped their faces in shock, turning away as they exclaimed in surprise. 

“Isn’t it cute? And, I can sit on it!” Osbert practically vibrated on the spot, aglow with his newfound arse discovery. 

“Someone’s gotta teach him about modesty.” Cynlaef smirked, holding up a well positioned hand to hide Osbert’s pearly particulars. 

“I’m not so sure what this eel is for though?” Osbert titled his head, eyes glued to the new oarfish between his legs, dangling in a bizarre manner. He wondered if it was something humans used to relieve themselves, and his curiosity got the better of him. 

“Do you two have these as well? Oh, perhaps this is how you reproduce?” Osbert asked bluntly, perplexed by Aethelstan’s horrified expression. 

“Cynlaef, we have to cover him up, NOW.” Aethelstan choked out, his face resembling a spooked salmon. Cynlaef couldn’t stop laughing, almost losing his own balance as he listened to Osbert’s bewildered speech. But he understood Aethelstan’s fear, and he didn’t want to explain the mechanics of sex to a merman. Instead, he pulled his shirt off and chucked it to Osbert, crossing his arms. 

“Tie that around your waist. We need to get you inside, before you scare Aunt Aethelflaed.” Cynlaef declared, still on alert for the formidable woman. Aethelstan made a hurried gesture, still reeling from Osbert’s outburst. The merman grinned, stepping through the sleeves to create a makeshift bathing suit for the time being. It was either that, or walking around in his birthday suit. Aethelstan sighed in alleviation as Osbert stepped out of the beach hut, halibut and seashells snugly stuffed into Cynlaef’s aqua shirt. Sure, the shirt rode up his thighs and barely covered his beach balls, but it would have to do. 

“You’re very sweet shrimps. But you should know, I don’t intend to spend my time here shrinking in the salt.” Osbert announced, putting his hands on their shoulders. 

“W-What do you mean?” Aethelstan was really terrified now, dire as a dolphin. 

“I came here to find love. My father doesn’t believe in such things, and thinks I have bubbles in my brain because I want something more.” Osbert explained, looking down slightly. 

“Mermen don’t believe in love? Wow, I’m sorry…” Cynlaef glanced at Aethelstan, knowing that he’d never be able to live in the underwater kingdom, not if he couldn’t harbour his secret crush on his best friend. 

“I know. But I’m not going to swallow his bait. I will have my love…with him!” Osbert’s head whipped around, eyes hooked on the waves behind them. 

Riding the waves expertly, a surfer was taming the sea, wielding the water to his slick movements. His dark curls shone in the burning sunlight, flailing wildly as he outstretched his arms and welcomed the sea spray. Seals jumped around him, squeaking and squealing in delight as the surfer waved to them, laughing and blinding everyone with the intensity of his teeth. His chiselled jawline was littered with sandy stubble, complimenting his cute coral corneas. As he stepped forward to ride a particularly gnarly mistress, his abs looked as hard as a crab's shell, but he moved like a sleek seahorse. Even his golden skin was magnificent, sweaty and slick, and Osbert wanted to lick the salt from his seaweed. Aethelstan and Cynlaef followed his gaze, jaws dropped at the implication of Osbert’s choice. 

“Ingilmundr?!” Cynlaef gasped, shocked as a shellfish. 

“Ingilmundr?!” Aethelstan screamed, petrified as a porpoise. 

“Ingilmundr.” Osbert breathed out seductively, biting his lip in excitement. 

“NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Both men hollered hellishly, heavy screams hurting the halibut in the harbour.

No pressure tags: @grinningkatz @lancedoncrimsonwings @book-and-music-lover @errruvande @waterfallsilverberrywrites @persephones-journey @whitedarkmoonflower

@paula-in-dreamland @kingslionheart @fabiochampioraro @ripmyfictionalfriends @thenameswinter99 @lord-aldhelm

@corktheauthor @redacted-thething @thelettersfromnoone @beginning-writer @lesbians4connorrhodes @oddsnendsfanfics @thelettersfromnoone @bilbotargaryen

[ouchpotatoex]

There's a year end wrap up going around Twitter so I figured I'd do here since I'm more active on this site. Not quite a year's worth of drawing since I started scribbling again around June after a forced break of few years. The journey back into art has been nothing short of amazing thanks to the X-Men and Cherik fandoms. It's been wonderful to see everyone inspiring each other. Thanks for following along on my learning journey. :) Here's to more fun, learning, and goofy scribbles in the coming year. Happy New Year and all the best to you and your loved ones, my friends. 😘

First sketch of the year: Some of the first sketches that I did in a very long time and boy was I rusty. First one was inspired by a story prompt by dear friend @mkpersephone 😘

Most fun: Sketches inspired by Snap and his inbox. XD Pretty sure y'all are familiar with Snap by now. Absolute gem of a person, can't say enough about how awesome he is. 😊

The one I'm most proud of and the most difficult: I technically haven't posted the final version yet because it's part of a story that I still need to finish. This was my first dive into background/enviro art after being inspired by one of Philip Sue's process videos. There are at least 5 versions of the background which have been patched together above and I'm pretty sure I'll have another version by the time I actually post the final. I wanted to end the story on something hopeful but life events both good and bad have forced me to put this on the back burner. Apologies to the friends who have been waiting for the continuation. 😅 That said, there is one very good reason why I've been distracted and I can't wait for you all to see. :)

EDIT Update: The good distraction reveal. 😁

[baudouinette]

Art log: old, unfinished projects… once again

Warning: long post, lots of yapping

another oldish project that I wanted to do in a KCD (Kingdom Come Deliverance) style. I have a very clear vision of the horse’s pose and his too, but… I can’t find a reference for it. (I might make it a palomino in this one btw!) Nowadays I’m leaving references behind for the most part, but for horses I’m not at that stage yet lol. // I also wanna draw him in joust in another art even if he can’t partake, just because I love the aesthetic of it 😅

The text is from the letter to Constance of France because I love that intro, but I’m still thinking of what to add next.

•The sword is the basic one I drafted over a year ago, looking at the one from the movie, looking at period-accurate references, then adding my favorite guard which is similar to the movie one but stylized to my imagination, and basing the grip on the movie too. There’s not really much to it, because there’s only so much you can do without straying from accuracy.*** But I always have to go back for measurements/dimensions for example, just to make sure (for example, i have to shorten the fuller a little). I still need to get used to drawing them effortlessly. I sometimes want to just change the guard a little (I like to make curved guards most of the time but I’m partial to straight ones too), or add stuff to it like little inscriptions or very few gems. Obv in the pommel I always add the cross, but on the other side I may add a fleur de Lis too sometimes. Especially with a ceremonial sword such as this one, he needs to be fully represented with his emblems.

***There are other “options” but they seem too simple for a king. But I do love them for knights. My OC Juliette/Julius will have a pretty plain sword for the most part, by the nature of the Order. Tho… she might acquire a bit of a nicer one along the way ;) (this is still super raw and quickly sketched so ignore the errors and goofiness. But I really like her and I think I hadn’t shared any concept or art of her yet)

I remember the first time I watched the movie and the swords were the first thing I (and I think everyone) noticed even tho I was a kid, and then talking about it in high school years w friends in a crusades groupchat like 🤓🤓😅😅😅 (some are actually ok? Funnily though, it’s some of the extra props. You’d think giving the King an accurate one would be priority)

•I have various versions for different stories (or not tied to stories at all) but in each I always give him two (“twins”): the battle-ready one and the ceremonial one. The ceremonial is technically battle ready too, but it’s got its own place and reserved for… you got it, ceremonies, and knighting, and imparting justice—hence why this particular one in the first image (name pending) has the inscription “Iudicium in Terra”, and why it’s so golden (more pure gold and expensive materials). Sometimes, I think of a heirloom sword for him too, that carries a lot of meaning. It was normal for royals to have more than one sword.

(art WIP) •The one from HCW says “Benedic et sanctifica hanc gladium cum tua serenissima pace et voluntate.” Baldwin calls this one Pais Sereine, and Sereine alone as a nickname for the battle-ready counterpart to set them apart. However, I'm not happy w the way it looks here, too similar to those exaggerated fake Templar swords that I hate. How did I draw something similar to something I hate? Makes no sense. I really should also design the Andalusi swords of the Al Jazirah family and guardsmen (bc Andalusi swords are so pretty and interesting!), as well as my concept for Saladin, etc etc.

I might buy Nomad Sculpt to sculpt all my “assets” for fun and for practice for my game dev journey. I’ve always had Blender but I need to work straight on a screen, so I’d rather work on iPad for sculpting, then for anything that needs rigging, hopping to Blender. I could make Baldwin’s “exact” sword from the movie but with accurate proportions and mod it into a game like Skyrim for funsies. I wanted to mod the mask into it too, and into Fallout for my ghoul-loving gang <3

And here’s another old concept:

JFK as King Arthur (in a non-fantasy way and w some accuracy lolol)

For Excalibur, this is just an interpretation with creative liberty in mind. The guard is supposed to have beast heads, like dragons or lions, so it’s fun to base it on Charlemagne’s for that. The pommel of Joyeuse (Charlemagne’s, although this sword is also legendary) is an Oakeshott type B or B1, supposedly the blade a slender Oakeshott type XII. Yes, this is more contemporary to his time, so I wouldn’t give him that blade, as I would for some of the crusaders n Baldwin. You can’t see the whole blade in the drawing so I’d leave it like that and not put much more thought into it. I could give him a late Roman-type spatha, but I’m also not sure, I can’t imagine Excalibur in that way for some reason, the blades are short and I imagine Excalibur a little more formidable (but I also don’t imagine that enormous, overcharged, super inscribed sword they always give him that makes no sense 💀). Although I did shorten the guard just a little to make it a bit more “accurate” and I should shorten the grip too. I might still change it into a spatha after all, if I continue it 😂😂

•I chose Romano-brit scale armor. I still had to add the pteruges (sturdy strips in the armor, typical of Greek and Roman). His shield would have a small religious icon. I in part use JFOliveras’ (who does give him a spatha) work as reference for many of my general historical works. Because he uses his references from real art from the eras, as do I. But he can sometimes help interpret many of the specific, hard to understand parts.

•I just… abandoned this because I didn’t like it, it wasn’t the vision I had, and now my skills are better over a year later. I thought of adapting it to a similar composition as the one above.

•For those not into JFK, the Camelot musical was his and Jackie’s favorite, and they played the record basically each night “before they drifted to sleep upon their cot”. And it’s also the name of their administration. Since it was more like a royal one than a presidential one. I always wanted to draw him as Arthur (and not Lancelot. Even tho his code name was Lancer.)

Speaking of sword names, I think El Cid’s la Tizona/tizón is pretty cool.

In the series Isabel they show the inscription to be “Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum”. He had another one called Colada, for “cast steel”, but colada also means laundry in Spanish so I can’t shake that off 😂 Titionem would be cool as a sword name, buuuut I refuse any word that starts with “tit” LMAO or anything that can be joked about (“Taeda” could serve as a substitute tho). I thought of a Greek word too, then decided against it because it started with “dik”. A sword name that sounds like d1ck… yeah, no. 💀

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////I had this post in my drafts (just added the newer art from HCW and of Juliette from Vide Cor Meum, and have other posts like this but they always remain there because I assume people don’t wanna read so much text (yapping, basically). A lot of times I cut out text from my posts and explanations because I’d rather people read a resumed version even if it doesn’t contain all info, specific terminology, or my full lore, than ppl seeing so much text and just not reading any of it, not even the beginning. ☝🏼🤓 but I know there are others who would. Would anyone also like to hear about other medieval weapons, siege weapons, languages, garments and armor, specifically chain mail (a hyperfixaton ⛓️), strategies, formations, diplomacy, instruments, music and dances, horses and horse riding and riding with ur legs and…? 🤓🤓🤓🤓 I will go bonkers even about super specific stuff like girdles/belts (I have a hyperfixation w them too 😂👉🏼👈🏼)

My brother is also a nerd (about everything) but since he’s done sword fighting for filmed media, I always make a point to ask his opinion about my swords and he’s like 🙂‍↕️👍🏼 , so we ballin’

Can’t wait to afford a real sword and duel him. Although he might lend me his Amazigh sword if he buys another one of those, he’s not happy with the current one, and we could try with that. Tho obviously I want to use western swords with western martial arts.⚔️⚔️⚔️

EDIT: oh!!! And I have this three way mirror that I was gonna use to paint a Christian triptych. But i may make one dedicated to phases of Baldwin’s life in medieval art style. I would include religious imagery too, but yeah more focused on him.

[komoboko]

There's a new official art and this tweet changed the trajectory of my life so I NEED AN ARTIST MUI X READER

Maybe the reader would be admiring his way of drawign and nad nadua ndaud *explodes*

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Artist!Muichiro x gn!reader

this character art changed my life cloudy i forever thank you for showing me this

Artist!Muichiro who first started having a crush on you after you complimented his art. It wasn’t something really big or important like slaying demons for example, just a passion he would do every now and then to pass the time.

While Muichiro was always aware that he's always had some skill when it came to art. He won't even realize how much people appreciated the craft until you complimented him one day.

"Muichiro you drew this yourself?" Your question snaps him out of the trans he was in previously. He stares at you a moment before nodding his head, noting the surprised but delighted expression that appears on your face. He never thought people actually admired his art, sure he's seen some lower ranks peer over to look at what he was drawing, but walking up to him? Complimenting him?? New territory for him.

He pulls his sketchbook in-between the two of you as he saw you take a seat next to him. He flips through the pages as he hears your comments and reactions to things he's drawn over the past couple months. "Who taught you how to draw?" You ask more eager to know where he learned his skills.

"I taught myself." He replies in a more relaxed manor with easily makes your jaw drop to the floor. Your reaction surprises him partially but he keeps his composure for good measures. "I could teach you if you wanted me to." He adds as your mouth continues to fall agape but your eyes shine with happiness. "Seriously? You wouldn't mind??" Muichiro nods his head as a goofy smile appears on your face. In response Muichiro can't help but let a small smile appears on his face.

He doesn't want to forget how beautiful you look when you smile, in-fact he doesn't really want to forget anything about this short conversation at all.

When the sun begins to set and you wave Muichiro goodbye, Muichiro immediately goes back to drawing. Instead of drawing the dragon like he showed you before or other animals he saw, he starts to sketch your face. He wants to make sure he remembers what you look like and who you are, and the next time he can see you for your first art lesson.

One sketch then turns into two, then two sketches turn into three. Then a sketch turns into a page, then two, then it turns into more pages then he can count. Different sketches of things you like or the food you told him you really hated. His favorite is the drawing of you two sitting next to each other while your sharing furofuki daikon, he was quite happy you remembered his favorite food for him.

"Love does crazy things to somebody, yes?" He hears Mr. Ubuyashiki states as Muichiro stares up at him, his face more confused than impressed. Kayaga only smiles before sitting next to the boy. "I'm surprised you haven't realized you've fallen in love yet." He. adds on as Muichiro can only look at him in surprise.

"Who have I fallen in love with..?" Muichiro asks the corps leader as he can only let out a laugh. He watches his finger glide until it lands on your face drawn delicately in his sketchbook. It only hits him then of what his master was saying.

So that's what he's been feeling when he's spending time with you. The warm feeling that bubbles in his chest. Love. You've struck him in the heart with your affection and now he can only wonder. Has he done the same to you?

[popculturebuffet]

Valentine's Comic Wedding Special IV: Archie''s Revenge: Bunnie and Antoine

Happy Valentine's Day all you Happy People! So for those new to this proud tradition, I love a good wedding episode, issue, what have you and so for the past 3 years i've had my patreons each pick one from the massive pile there is in comics, many of which I haven't read, and then you fine folks vote on the winner. In previous years it's been oops all superheroes, but this year I added a few non superhero weddings to the list my patreons, and yours truly could pick from. And this one, like last years Wally and Linda Wedding, was a landslide.

Yes by an overwhelming margin, WeirdKev's pick of Antoine and Bunnie won. It's honestly nice as it not only shows how strong the love for the Archie Sonic comics still is after nearly a decade out of print, beating out marvel, dc and the other archie option. On the bright side archie at least got a sponsorship deal on the wedding

I was pleased with these results: Antoine and Bunnie are some of archie's best characters and some of the main reasons i'm mad Sega won't let anyone what use them because their bitter lemons.

While the happy couple may not be superheroes they do have a history as vast, rich, weird and often exausting as them. Sonic's ongoing lasted for 24 years so it had plenty of time to build up as much continuity, good and chunky, as possible. A few years back I read through EVERY issue of Archie Sonic. It was.. truly exausting for reasons that will become clear as I dive into these two's history, but ultimately worth it. So join me for a deep dive into these two and their nuptials under the cut.

For starters Bunnie and Antoine actually debuted in SATAM, one of two sonic cartoons at the time each taking a diffrent approach. It's sister series Adventures was a wacky looney tunes style series where Sonic foiled Robotnik's wacky schemes and robotnik posed naked or near naked a few times, one of which my friend Mars proudly owns a cell of.

SATAM on the other hand took this shit seriously and took a turn that worked far better than it had any right: In the world of SATAM Robotnik isn't a goofy guy in various contraptions, but a cruel horrifying dictator voiced deftly by Jim Cummings. He still does schemes of the week at times, but instead of stuffing animals into cartoony robots he horrifyingly turns furries into milndless roboticized slaves. The only line between him and total world Domination are the freedom fighters, Sonic and his amazing friends who do daring raids on Robotnik's nightmare city of Robotropolis.

The Freedom Fighters exist because back then sonic's supporting cast was .. just Tails. There were sketches of characters, but with CD and Knuckles only on the horizon, early stuff had to get creative. Hence the freedom fighters: Leader, stratigest supreme, love intrest and princess Sally Acorn, Rotor the tech savy walrus (Tails hadn't picked up that trade yet), and of course Antoine and Bunnie. Bunnie was the muscle of the team, a rabbit who'd been partially roboticized but could use her cursed gift to help others. She wasn't in the show as much as she should've been but was well loved.

Antoine was more prominent.. and also an obnoxious asshat. Antoine was a self important twit who while deftly voiced by Rob Paulsen, pritoitsed trying to get into Sally's non existant pants over their life or death struggles and constantly resented sonic for having her affections and being cooler and actually doing his job. Antoine seemed to be only on the team because shut up. He was a coward, and while it's okay to have fear given the odds their against, he seemed really not cut out for this and given they had a villiage base, should've stayed there. Tails was protrayed as a tagalong kid here but he should've easily taken Antoine's spot as despite being greener, he had far more pasion and bravery than his older counterpart.

So while SATAM and Adventures were in development Archie Comics, they of the never ending love triangle that should really just be a polycule now, came a knockin. They TRIED to get the rights for adventures but instead got SATAM.. and being archie proceded to make a comic that had the premise of SATAM but stuck to their comedy wheelhouse. The comics would evolve past this as they went, largely thanks to MIcheal Gallagher (Who was still good with sticking in gags) and well.. Ken Penders

Who slowly grew to suck , but that's a story for another time.

Back on point the cast was transplanted as was. Antoine fit better here as being the douchey comedic foil works better in a comedy. He still had exactly no shot with Sally. For a while though he mostly stuck around as panicky comic relief and didn't really change much from SATAM, the only big change being he was less obnoxious... apart from his prosecuting sonic for treason, which he turned out to be innocent of. Again story for another time.

Bunnie however got fleshed out a bit. For starters she got a proper origin story, as rather than be with the team from day one with the initial mini or ongoing, she joined in issue 3. Sonic and Rotor got word of use of a portable robtocizer, via Rotor's Little Mermaid Camera, yes really, and found a rabbit farmer being captured by swat bots. Calling them a yankee did nothing and she was chucked in

Exausted for obvious reasons, Sonic ran Bunnie back, not carring if robotnik tracked them: saving someone in distress was more important. Sally agreed and Bunnie joined the team, proving to be an instant asset and the series break out star. While most of the focus was still on Sonic , as you'd expect, Bunnie got a consderable number of backup features. She never got a mini series like Tails and Sally, weirdly enough, but she still got more than enough spotlight to flesh her out and add a new dimension: While her robotic limbs made her super poewrful.. they felt like a curse. She wanted badly to be herself again and even had a nightmare one issue where robotnik hacked her cybernetics to slowly reoboticize her. It was the cornerstone of her character. And if you thinka southern accented hard hitting southren belle who has a tragic condition sounds familiar... your right. Bunnie was made more like Rogue from the x-men with time, even getting a leather jacket in the strips later years.. also a neat cowboy hat.

As the comic went on more twists turned, things got more serious, and as things escalated. And with all this Antoine's jealously MOSTLY disappeared, replaced as Sonic's rivarly by prized asshole and 19 year old Geoffery St John, because 19 was okay for a 15 year old back then as far as fiction was concerned.

Geoffery fucking hated sonic, partly out of jealously and partly because Sonic never gave the prick respect, constantly calling the freedom fighters "Ameturs" as he'd been fighting robotnik longer.. despite them having way more success. If he sounds punchable your extremley correct.. and it's someone acting on that that lead to Antoine's finest moment. After close to 50 issues, he got some character development when the freedom fighters, their allies the wolf pack and Geoffry all had a tense camp out.

Also present was Uncle Chuck, sonic's uncle who had been roboticized but got freed of it earlier in the comic and had since served as their spy on their inside, a kingsman who might let some things slide. Geoffery being nature's biggest dickhead, wasn't convinced Chuck was on the up and up, and figured he was a traitor. Sonic understandably popped the arrogant prick and certified pedophile one, and Geoffery less understandably prepared to kill sonic... till a hero emerged

Not only does Twan stand up to the asshole but he points out his DAD founded the underground Geoffery leads and accuses him of being a traitor. Sadly the skunk isn't but the issue does flesh out Twan considerably. He's revealed to be the son of King Acorn's most loyal soldier, wearing his father's uniform in his honor and actually starting as a hero, having apparnetly saved bunnie in backstory, a retcon I don't hate. His decline is blamed on his crush on Sally: his loyalty turned to love she never reciprocated and the depression over it broke him a little. But clearly seeing his dad's legacy coopted by this prized asshole relit his fire and from here on Antoine is a certified badass and master swordsman and all the better for it.

He's also no longer alone

It's not super sudden either: an earlierr backup had her protecting him when he did a solo missoin, showing off both his growing bravery and hinting at her crush on him. With this the two became a solid couple, the war soon ended and the comic... forgot about them.

The comic largely forgot about Bunnie, Antoine and also Rotor during it's post-robotnik era. Sally's father tried to get her to marry Antoine or give up her crown, yes really he was a right asshole, but when it came to the main plot the two were largely left out. It's a mixed bag: on the one hand seeing two of the series best characters benched, especially since Antoine had just hit his stride as one, is depressing. I didn't realize till writing this review just how little they did between robotnik's fall and the time skip. Their still on the team but Sonic, Sally and to a lesser extent Tails get all the focus.

There were two big developments: We found out what happened to Antoine's father Armand.. he became the evil high shierf while roboticized, terorizing Mercia, a small forest villiage protected by Rob O Hedge, amy's cousin. All stuff I didn't make up. They eventually got him back and eventually his mind was restored like all other robians.

The other was a bit more distressing: in a side story Bunnie found out her cybernetics were no longer working with her nervous system and had a choice: undergo upgrades, or die. She choose, with Antoine's support and love to go through with it. She'd never be free of her limbs, but she accepted them.

This also meant when some random ass aliens deroboticized almost everyone, Bunnie couldn't be, but it's something she accepted.

So yeah not much happened for the two. They were happy, they were stuck playing support in various nonsense overcomplicated plot lines I thankfully don't have to get into, things were good.

Sadly there IS a nonsense overcomplicated plot line I do have to get into. So Mobius what got invaded by starfish aliens and sonic seemingly died but instead spent what felt like a few months but ended up being a year to everyone else making his way back across the galaxy. This lead to a time skip. Which would be a great idea, I love a good time skip and after years of the status quo being kind of wobbly we were back to Eggman having the upper hand and our heroes on the backfoot, which could be seen as regressive but honestly worked.

The problem is most of Boller's other ideas.. didn't. He decided to shake up the main couples and had antoine don an eyepatch and break up with Bunnie, while Sally broke up with sonic because he woudln't stop fighting which she screamed at him for and slapped him.. despite the war being at it's worst again and badly NEEDING him and part of the deep shit they were in was due to his absence. It felt horribly selfish and out of character. Sally was the general for the rebellion previously. She knows the sacrifices needed. Sonic isn't doing this for the thrills like she thinks but because people need him and like a true hero he can't let good people get hurt.

This felt like an excuse to get Sonic and Bunnie which while sadly brief.. actually kinda worked. The two had chemistry before, it created tension and we could eventually find out WHY Antoine broke up with Bunnie. Instead this lasted maybe a second, and instead Bunnie ended up making out with Scourge, sonic's evil alternate universe counterpart who at the time looked just like him. If this sounds fucking gross it was. He made out with a bunch of people while pretending to be sonic. It's gross as it sounds and somehow gets more fucked up as he ended up kissing supporting character fiona fox.. who then started going out with sonic. Whose best friend tails had a crush on her and...

Eventually the comic imploded: Bollers left having trouble working for Ken Penders and Penders was fired for being impossible to work with and kinda nuts.

On his way out though he DID clear up the Bunnie and Antoine thing. And shockingly for Late Stage Ken Penders.. it was suprisingly simple. Antoine had been replaced by his Anti-Counterpart from the same evil universe as Scourge, who wanted the crown and started poisioning people: He poisned antoine's dad then poisoned Sally's dad so he could trick her into marrying him. Thankfulyl Antoine's dad had figured it out, Sonic stopped the wedding and got the real antoine back.

Thankfully after Ken and Karl... came Ian. Ian Flynn, as mentioned is a massive sonic fan, and already loving archie took a similar approach to superhero writers of the time: fix the mess he'd been left with while reminding people whyt hey loved these comics. He spent the first year largely playing clean up, tying up the various tangling threads left by the previous teams. He ended Sonic and Fiona with the whole "She was actually hot for Scourge thing", turned Scourge into scourge in the first place going from a greaser sonic to a real true evil counterpart, refocusing sally's character, and brought tails parents back from space. All mostly done by just.. writing a story around it instead of trying to hastily retcon all the stupid shit.

Naturally that ship writing included Antoine and Bunnie, who were back to being prominent and got a subplot leading to their nuptials. It was a small one and moved fast, but it was nice to give them something, and lead to a full honeymoon arc I already covered some time back . It also implied as hard as an all ages comic could they what did sex to each other

Which let's be fair here: their both hot , their both 18 and over respectively, why not? He knows the fanbase. Their both smokeshows. Let bunnie use those special attachments while Antoine shows off his swordplay. Before we get to the consumation of the marriage we had the marriage itself. The buildup started with a tragedy: Due to all the evil doppleganger shit, Armand died. The story is deeply touching, and seems to be pulled from Flynn's own pain as he dedicated it to his late mother. Armand tells his son how proud he is, not to be ashsamed or blame himself, and to hold onto bunnie. It's a truly wonderful story and a good way to send off the character.

This feels like the big push towards it... though earlier in the story he was already considering it before sonic told him to go to his father. The final push comes after Fiona's betrayal: with a bunch of their enemies loose, one of their own having betrayed them, and things getting more and more dire Antoine decides to do something about it..

After some talking with Sally, who put the two on a mission right away but really just wanted a chance ot talk with Bunnie and apologize for being so distant, the wedding is soon on the issue after the proposal. After all the whole reason he proposed was they don't know how much time they have left. Why wait?

So we've finally come to the actual wedding. Sonic is getting tuxed up in his house, happy to go STAGGGGG after the whole fiona debacle, and heading off to in his words "Go bug the groom". Never change man, never change.

Sonic is going with Tails, who isn't living with his surrogate brother as his parents, as I will never get tired of saying, came back from outer space something the little guy is overjoyed about. He actually likes thier fussing over him like Sonic's Mom does asking him not to run in his nice suit. Maam that's his thing and he has two genuises in his friend group and one for an uncle. If none of them could make fabric that won't roll around at the speed of sound that's on them.

Tails isn't all smiles though as he's still going through some stuff.

Now Fiona and Tails.. is a pretty sad tale all things considered. He fell in love with a robot copy of her.. but that copy was the same age as him. Tails is ten, fiona is 16 and never remotely took his crush seriously, brushing it off when he finds out about her and sonic and when betraying everybody, making sure to hit the poor kid in the face. This is also nice build up for later: Sonic just kinda brushes it off.. and that's part of the problem as Tails is still understandably feeling betrayed his big brother went out with his crush, and this all boils over soon in the excellent house of cards arc. Rather than just milk shit for drama, Ian milks shit for drama.. but couches it in the characters. Sonic SEEMS uncaring because he's laid back and chill and dosen't realize how hurt his friend is or how much tails has grown.

So they go to someone's basement where the Chaotix are trying to help Antoine's nerves.

Why Rotor is absent I have no clue. The Chaotix in this continuity were Knuckles best friends, allies and squad, all coming from angel island themselves.

It is kinda nice vector is trying to help as he's a bit of a playboy in these comics, while Charmy is indeed married. Or at least engaged. It also makes his words here tragic as after this he suffers severe brain damage to put him in line with his child counterpart from heroes.

Espio is absent as he's on a mission, sneaking into the Eggman Empire to find out what he's up to. We'll cut back and forth to him all issue and it's a ncie contrast: the truly happy day at the wedding with everyone in good spirits and reflecting on their own romantic troubles.... while Espio uncovers a terrifying secret: Eggman is gearing up for a massive assault complete with fresh body armor and easily incapacitates him. As our heroes have one of the best days of their lives.. one of the darkest is coming. Again though..

It's one I really want to cove ras the fight between Eggman and Sonic next issue is fucking brutal. Truly fantastic. I honestly might need to cover ian's run after giant days. May have to find someone to sponsor it.

For now though Sonic's bored and goes to the bride to bug them instead. Rosie, Sally's old baby sitter and mother figure while her mom was in a coma tube, decides to use another rose to deal with this

It's a fucking great gag. And yeah Amy at this point is still in her obessive fangirl mode. She's also 12, her body just got what aged up to a teenager. I ship her more with Tails for that reason and because it's always been a ship in my back pocket. NOt against Sonamy mind now she's stopped making stalker rooms or trying to force him into marriage, it just does not work in this continuity. She's too young and he's interested in someone else.

We get some really sweet interactions here as Sally brings up how in her first apperance Bunnie wanted to be her hair stylist. And she will be... it's just now as a side thing for her friend inbetween time with her husband and beating up badniks. They even have a giggle when Rosie and Bunnie tease Sally about Sonic. Sally, like her ex, is happy riding solo for now. Sure hope she dosen't get turned into a robot before anything happens and dosen't get freed because of rights issues> That'd really suck.

It's time for the Wedding as Sonic arrives with Knuckles and runs into Knuckles girlfriend, soulmate and sonic character I dearly miss Julie Su. Julie is a had scrable former soldier and that's why he loves her. She also hates formal wear and how she looks in it, though knuckles he er.. tries to make her feel better

I love this scene, the little banter and the fact neither really want or need to get married. It's neat for a sonic comic of all things to have such a progressive stance for it's time. It's also understandable from a character perspective; both are highly indepent and both's parents had... less than stellar marriages. Knuckles parents divorced while he thought they were dead, with his mom remarying and having another son Kneecaps, and Julie Su's birth parents abandoned her. Her foster parents are doing fine but I get maybe not wanting to get married with all that baggage.. or you know just because you don't want to.

So sonic arrives to meet the royal family. Max, the asshole I mentioned whose left in a wheel chair after the poison, his wife Alicia, and sally's long lost brother I mentiond Elias. I joked about that but while his introduction is needlessly convoluted Elias is a fascinating character and Ian will use him well. He never WANTED the crown, and in fact ran away, finding his wife Megan and soon marrying her and adopting her daughter. He only returned when the kingdom needed him to lead as things got worse with Max, but does a stellar job. He later gets to run my faviorite incarnation of the freedom fighters, the secret freedom fighters.

Despite all the lingering tension... Sonic and Sally still fall back into their old routines.. and the spark is still there.. even if both are.. not exactly ready to reignite it.

We get some omnious setup for a future arc as Tails dad Amedeaus talks about how it's an honor to serve Elias.. and then behind his back admits he soon won't have much more power anyway. This leads to the whole house of cards arc. Seriously while this issue is good it is very hard to talk about a single piece of Ian Flynn's sonic. Like Chris CLaremon'ts x-men it's really one big ongoing story nicely chonked up into arcs and what not.

And so the two are married in a touching ceremony as Espio nearly dies overlaid with it. And we end on.. er Eggman preparing to kill a whole lotta people. See what I mean?

This issue is decent. The sentiment is nice, the sally and bunnie scene are nice and I really do like the contrast between this very happy day.. and the impending doom awaiting our heroes. It's a solid issue with some good moments... but on re-read it's not nearly as good as it was the first time. On Re-Read I noticed just how.. little Antoine and Bunnie play into their own wedding issue: we get a really nice moment of Bunnie and sally.. but Antoine dosen't get anything like that with Sonic, just him being really sweaty while Vector and Charmy of all people try to calm him down. I get their not as close but you could still pull on their long rivarly and it was clear fromt he previous issue just how much Antoine had grown. Instead most of the focus is on Sonic's love tornado, tails depression and setup for later. The setup is damn good.. but it feels like this could've been two issues instead of one but Ian wanted to continue the tradition, upheld to this day, of every 25th issue of sonic being a big deal. A huge story turning point. The resulting story feels great but it rushes the wedding out as a result. There isn't reflection on how they got here, not enough hyjinks.. it just happens really fast and it's over and time for the horror show to start. It's easier to notice in isolation as before i'ts sandwitched betwene Fiona's brutal betryal and the big wham episode that's the next arc.

Thankfully the two would get more spotlight in a tails adventure adaptation of all things, because Ian unlike the writers before him gave a shit about these games and noticed they missed one. The marriage would mostly just be really happy and the two would get used more often.. until tragedy struck and Bunnie was deroboticzed while Antoine was left in a coma, both not resolved as Ken Penders and rights issues meant a reboot came.

Thankfully in the reboot both got plenty of stories, stayed married, and reflected on things, ending the second continuity happy. And we have fan comics to pick up the slack elsewhere. Still this was a nice milestone and with Sega being anti-relationship, I don't see the lemur and wolf wedding we all want and deserve coming anytime soon, so this may be the last sonic wedding. I mean there was that one in Sonic 2 but I don't think traps to catch our heroes count... I mean for these polls they do but we won't be doing that one. Thanks for reading , have a happy valentin'es day and remember, i'm pullin for you, we're all in this together and if you liked this consider checking out the Giant Days retrospective I did yesterday.

[maddragon15]

Happy pride everyone!!

I'm a bit late to the first day but nevertheless I throw a transtho at ye. I've made some slight changes to my headcanon version of etho because the sims has permitted me complete and utter control of how to envision him and therefore I'll make it everyone else's problem to also see said vision.

Ramble and variation down yonder

It's not uncommon to come across etho with the roots (bc of arctic fox seasonal colors) showing but what about the freckles on the body? I need to see more of that, and also he has gallbladder surgery scars because I said so. This man is so unbelievably a blank slate in terms of design and so I'm just gonna be silly goofy with it. I imagine that he has even more scars on the back due to battles with skeles and zombies alike.

Also I've had this pose with etho stuck in my head for at least a week and a half but I have not had the time to actually draw it until today. I wanted a pose that just kinda displays his body but in a non suggestive way, hopefully it comes across as that. Really it's just meant to show pride & positivity in top surgery scars along with other scars n details of the body. I figure Etho would be an ideal candidate for said topic because as I said earlier his character is such a blank slate but also I just really tend to project my transness on character fixations of the decade. (I'm still staring at you trans scar and gnc grian)

I wanted to do a more oil painted style for this piece but I figured a good 'ol watercolor style would be nice to dabble in again.

Also also I do plan to at least doodle the days I've missed for hermitaday as one mega post once I finish impulse & tango despite it being nearly a week after hermitaday finished.

Sketch & Sim (In case anyone wanted to see my eef sim)

[clown-jail]

Haha, I totally forgot to share this! A few months back, I decided to order a plush toy of this little cutie (I'm just waiting for it to be finished)! I even made a little reference sketch for the maker with all the details. We've been working on it for a bit now, so I thought I'd share some tiny spoilers for the plushie 🥧✨

The maker said it will be ready in January!

P.S. Just love his goofy face with this little bowtie😭🙏 I’m crying

[cyren-myadd]

Update on Common Enemy: Avatar fancomic part 2

I'm almost done sketching out the whole thing! I've completed 12/15 so only 3 pages left before I can finally start working on line-art and coloring. I am planning to take a break from drawing once I finish sketching all 15 pages, but I believe I'm on track to finish part 2 and have it posted sometime in mid-July. I'll keep you guys posted as I make progress.

Sometimes when I sketch I get carried away and add unnecessary details that don't fit with the mood of the story. Here are two little "bloopers" that I already know I'm gonna have to cut from the final draft of the comic:

I should draw Lo'ak more. I love drawing his goofy wide-set eyes lol.

As I've been working on this, I've also discovered there's potential for an interesting dynamic between Lo'ak and Quaritch that I haven't thought about before. As far as Quaritch is concerned, Lo'ak is just Jake Sully 2.0, while Lo'ak himself doesn't believe he's anything like the "legendary Toruk Makto." Lo'ak would be weirded out by Quaritch making some irritated comment of him being "just like your daddy 🙄" because he doesn't think he can live up to Jake. He doesn't realize the reason Jake is so hard on him is 'cause Jake is scared Lo'ak will make similar mistakes that he did because he IS so much like him. And Quaritch on the other hand can see how much Spider cares about Lo'ak and can relate it back to how he and Jake used to have an amicable relationship. Quaritch would be scared of Lo'ak "turning" on Spider the way Jake "turned" on him... especially knowing that the Sullies won't be thrilled when they find out why he's still alive.

I don't have the time to explore that in this comic, but maybe I could write something about it one day 🤔

[periwinkla]

AU where everything is the same but all animals are replaced by Pokémon. So Phoenix cross-examines a Chatot, defends a Wailord (I know Finizen would fit better but it's funnier) and Missile is a Growlithe that probably sets something on fire at some point, maybe Miles' jabot somehow, which probably leads to Gumshoe not being able to afford anything but noodles for a month or two. Pess is probably a Dachsbun? Miles' main partner would be a Gardevoir (little Miles with a Ralts would be adorable), possibly a Kingambit as well in adulthood? It would kinda fit him in a weird way (chess theme, literal steel samurai theme, general color scheme). Honestly there are many mons that could fit him but these are the main ones I thought about.

I can really see Trucy somehow having a Hoopa and screwing with everyone. Phoenix is a tad bit more difficult to pinpoint. Any mon I thought about is a flying type but he's afraid of heights and it wouldn't fit. The most interesting would probably be a shiny Decidueye because it would fit with his colors and the fact that it's not really a flying type. His hair too, kinda. Also can you imagine little Rowlet with his faux bowtie next to little Miles? Gosh. Phoenix would be like 'see, you're like twins!' would take a thousand photos. (and then when Miles moves away and Phoenix looks at Rowlet he's always reminded of his long-lost friend...cries) Maybe I'll sketch something about it sometime. Also Trucy somehow involving a Decidueye in her magic tricks would be hilarious tbh. A Decidueye with a top hat. Imagine. Athena would probably have a Rotom in her Widget and a Pawmot and/or a Medicham. Apollo would have a Scorbunny or a Whismur. Klavier obviously a Toxtricity. Maya a Munchlax because I like the idea of them both driving Phoenix penniless with burger orders. I want to draw some sketches about this sometime, although I'm still pretty unsure about Phoenix. Other mons I thought about were Appletun (since he likes apples and he's also a dragon type, but maybe it's way too goofy for him even), or even a Goodra (esp in his crybaby days, but also from a pokedex entry: 'It loathes solitude and is extremely clingy—it will fume and run riot if those dearest to it ever leave its side.' so kiiinda similar nature). Maybe a Wobbuffet for funzies because he's a punching bag that always bounces back somehow. Maybe I spent a bit too much thought on this. Oops.