#hopes for future projects

[mayapapaya33]

I am so torn, on the one hand I want the Calamity/Downfall type things to happen sparingly because they are special and if you do it wrong it fucks up Matt's carefully crafted world. On the other hand, I want more so badly, they are so good, Matt and Brennan together are a magnificent combination! I know the Divergence, or the Schism are popular candidates, but I want one that is set in a non-specific point during the Calamity with an unimportant cast of characters in an unimportant part of the world that history never recorded so that Matt can play a character, and Brennan can GM for him! And I want Liam to be there too, he wasn't in Calamity or Downfall! Give our Shakespearian sad boy his moment to shine in a tragedy!

I know Matt knows too much (he built it, of course he knows too much!) but why can't he Dariax-esque himbo his way through the Calamity in a group of survivors trying to get by. Maybe it's just a simple protection mission, trying to bring normal civilians safely from one place in the war-torn calamity landscape to another, that'll give Brennan ample heartbreak opportunities. Maybe they have a champion we've never heard of with them, maybe Purvan shows up, maybe we can be in Xhorhas, that place is scarred to shit, all sorts of remnants of the Calamity are there. Who knows, whatever it is, it just needs to be small scale and not in the history books so Matt can play and not worry about it fucking up all of his secret lore lol. No pivotal moments to the larger narrative, no "if we do this It'll end the war!" No insane level 20 combat, nothing like that (Ok maybe still some lvl 20 stuff if they want, though I do think it would be interesting to see some lower level characters struggle their way through the calamity landscape). Just a wonderful, character driven moment of people in a terrible situation doing their best, one of millions of stories lost to history. I think it would be great.

[rika-mortis]

Made a silly alternate version for the previous comic

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

Heroes of Millennium (HoM) AU

Act 1: What was left behind. - Part 1 <- Part 2 <- Part 3 <- Part 4 <- Part 5 <- Part 6 (here)

Act 1, Omake 1: Master of Time - read here

Act 1, Omake 2: Barrier Team. - read here

[inspisart]

very happy with ezra's live-action casting and look

[veinsfullofstars]

“If the Fountain itself considers you worthy…

then so do I, my liege.”

⭐MetaDede Week 2024 Day 7: Loyalty ⭐

(ID: Kirby series fanart of King Dedede and Meta Knight leaping up together in triumph, the former alight with boisterous laughter, the latter heroic and graceful, his great wings framing the two of them as they rise, their hands clasped, their weapons - the Star Rod Hammer for DDD, Galaxia for MK - held aloft in a flurry of bright stars and crackling lightning respectively. END ID.)

Partially inspired by this post thread by @acutestar.

Previous Days | Prompt List (made by @/mtddweek)

Started 08/25/24, finished 08/27/24.

[ali-borsch]

hi everyone yall remember this?

i actually made it into a full animation

THIS TOOK ME LIKE A MONTH BUT IM KINDA PROUD WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT even if this isnt the best looking animation. but hey maybe ill make more in the future

art from thumbnail

[gaywarcriminals]

Bby siren SJ & spoiled kid SY 

I cleaned up a ficlet from a sprint I did with @danmeichael while ago! Cw implied murder & cannibalism (none depicted, just normal siren stuff)

"My parents said I'm not supposed to get in the water," The young human— Shen Yuan, he called himself— explained with patience but no small amount of self-importance, as though Shen Jiu was the one being difficult and the human was being the bigger person by humoring him. 

"I can't play on land" Shen Jiu said with a put-upon pout, flicking his tail above water-- the small, short glimpses of his shiny scales were usually enough to beckon the human children closer. They were, in all honesty, usually quite easy to trick. Safer, too– even if humans were softer and weaker, Shen Jiu was still far too small to over-power an adult. When it had been the two of them, he and Qi-ge had been able to catch larger prey, but now– well now, Shen Jiu had to look out for himself, and that meant smaller kills, even if he had to venture much much closer to shore than he would have liked.

“We could, um,” the human paused, “I guess you can’t have games or books underwater…” he trailed off for a moment, before his face lit up with a charming smile. “I can read to you! I can read chapter books now,” the boy said with great aplomb, as though it should mean anything to Shen Jiu, “wait here, I’ll go get one from my parents!”

"NO!" Shen Jiu cried out. If the boy left, there was no guarantee he would return, or worse, he might come back with his kin trailing behind him. Shen Jiu hadn't eaten in weeks; he couldn't allow this chance to slip through his fingers.

Shen Yuan blinked at him, and then sat back down on the rocks, his cross legs out of reach of the lapping waves. Still not close enough for Shen Jiu to drag him under before the other humans heard his screams. Then, miraculously, and without any further beckoning the boy leaned closer. Shen Jiu's body tensed, tracking the movement, waiting for the boy to reach an angle where gravity would do most of the work to send him toppling into the waves.

"Are you lonely?" Shen Yuan whispered. 

Shen Jiu jolted. "What-?" The anger was immediate and instinctive. He snapped his teeth. His hand jerked up, but no, the human was still too far from the edge, from Shen Jiu, all Shen Jiu was doing was flagging his intentions as plainly as a whale, like an idiot--

"Hey, that's-" annoyance flickered over the boy’s face, and for a second Shen Jiu thought he had caught on, that he would run, and Shen Jiu too would have to flee, wasting more of his energy with a failed hunt– but then Shen Yuan was once again the picture of a young lord. The boy cleared his throat. "I mean, you don't have to be embarrassed. I would be upset too if I had no brothers or gameboy," he said with the air of someone delivering sage wisdom. 

Shen Jiu blinked. “Yes,” he repeated, perhaps unconvincingly, “I’m very sad without a ‘game-boy’ or… my brother.” he finished with a whisper. Shen Yuan nodded sympathetically. 

“Ah!” His eyes widened and then curved, sparkling in the midday sun. He shoved a hand into his clothes and dug around, before pulling out some kind of small white and blue object. 

“Da-ge always gives me milk candy when I fall and skin my knee. It’ll cheer you up!” He explained, dropping the thing towards the water. 

Shen Jiu fumbled to catch it, only for the crisp white and and blue paper to start dissolving in his hand. He dropped it on instinct— bright colors spreading through the water could only mean poison. He glanced up and sent the human a viscous glare. 

"Nooo, you have to eat it before it gets soggy!" Shen Yuan urged, seemingly oblivious to Shen Jiu’s ire. 

Shen Jiu considered for a moment. This creature was far too stupid to poison someone, and seemed to have been carrying this for some time without any precautions or fear of it. It probably was just food. Shen Jiu’s stomach grumbled. Cautiously, he grabbed the ‘milk candy’. The blue had fallen away to reveal a white pellet that sat nicely in his palm. He put it in his mouth. 

“Mm—“ Shen Jiu couldn’t suppress the noise. His head fins fluttered in delight as the creamy, sweet taste spread. He held it there carefully, letting it slowly melt over his tongue. 

“It’s good, right?” Shen Yuan asked, just a little smug. Shen Jiu reluctantly nodded. He reached down to pat Shen Jiu’s head, as no one had done in so long. “You don’t have to be sad. If you’re lonely, I’ll be your friend.” As the boy gently stroked the siren’s silky hair, Shen Jiu decided that lunging up to bite wasn’t worth losing the treat in his mouth. It was okay to stay like this, just for a little while.

[firestorm09890]

thinking about how fucking amazing Bari is. she’s so kind. she wished to give a group of lonely and empty undead something to truly live for, and whether she did it out of pure altruism or if she just wanted to inspire (original) Don Quixote enough that he’d be able to end a war, it's still a very admirable thing to do.

and every single letter Sancho sent to various fixers, she answered. there never was the opportunity for crushingly cruel responses or the despair of waiting and waiting only for no one to answer because someone was always there, gently watching over you and breathing life into your dreams. so the world may be cold and cruel and fixers aren’t what you thought they would be, but does it matter? in this terrible world, someone cares about you. you’ve never been alone

[kadextra]

I’ve been literally reeling cause wdym I predicted this yesterday in my drafts????

[moonkhao]

ภาพสุดท้ายจุงดังMV dir. Joong Archen

[bunnyspine]

[flame-shadow]

Hi, all! This has been quite the project to run. Huge thanks to everyone who participated or contributed in any way - this literally couldn't have turned out the way it did without you. So many characters showing off a range of personalities, designs, and art styles. How cool to see them all intermingling. :)

Below the cut are ALL of the BF OC Collab pieces in one post for easy viewing. Credits for the contributors can be found on the individual posts accessed via hyperlinks. IDs in the alt texts. Enjoy!

1- Ant Kingdom Plaza [Daytime]

2- Ant Kingdom Plaza [Daytime]

3- Ant Kingdom Plaza [Nighttime]

4- Ant Mines

5- Underground Tavern

6- Bugaria Pier

7- Golden Settlement

8- Golden Settlement

9- Bee Kingdom Central Hive

10- Honey Factory

11- Bandit Hideout

12- Bandit Hideout

13- Defiant Root

14- Far Grasslands (Riz's Camp)

15- Wasp Kingdom

16- Termite Capitol [Green]

17- Termite Capitol [Blue]

18- Forsaken Lands [Abandoned Town]

19- Metal Island

20- Spy Cards Tournament Stage

21- Giant's Lair [Roach Village]

22- Lower Snakemouth Lab

23- Lower Snakemouth Lab

24- Upper Snakemouth [Sophie Flower Area]

25- Upper Snakemouth [Sophie Flower Area]

26- Cave of Trials

[there's an animated version of this final piece; click on the title to see it in its own post]

[polyshodivorce]

Hoh/deaf wxs

Tsukasa who’s always talked too loudly and has to ask people to repeat what they said. Saki’s friends noticing she tends to talk slowly and use her hands when explaining things by habit even when her brother isn’t around.

The Otori family learning sign language. Emu getting so excited that she signs too quickly for anyone to keep up and decorating her hearing aids with stickers. WxS always leaving the lights on at sleepovers so she can read their lips during late night sleepy conversations.

Rui noticing he’s beginning to find it a bit difficult to follow what others are saying or doesn’t realize when someone’s talking to him. Always unconsciously leaning in when he’s spoken to. Putting in extra effort to make his shows visually engaging and full of easy to follow gestures so they can still be enjoyed without music or dialogue.

Robo-Nene programed to sign as she speaks. Nene shyily asking people if they can come closer when speaking to her. She used to worry whether she could perform or act properly, so she always takes extra time to memorize not only her own lines, but everyone else’s, so she’ll never miss her cue even if she doesn’t hear it.

[eggonthemoon]

Unknown lady (who shows up in Dieci ID's background art) my beloved <3

[wyvspike]

JE animatic progress

a couple of frames from the intro sequence

im gonna get into the actual jonelias stuff soon, this is just setting the scene ;)

[thefrsers]

Caitriona Balfe reads from "Prophet Song" | The Booker Prize