#i did not proofread any of this btw so i'm assuming it's okay

[iiboronii]

SHE'S SO CUTE HELLO ARTIC FROM IDPS!!!!! THE STARS IN HER EYES OHHHH SHE LOOKS SO GOOD <33333333 AND HER IN THE FIELD WITH THE FLOWER???? SHE LOOKS SO MYSTIFIED AND SHE LOOKS SO WARM AND COZY I LOVE IT. Even though she's winter she's still somehow so full of warmth!!

SOMEONE THAWING HER OUT WITH A HAIRDRYER LFMAFDAJOFD- LET MY GIRL BE FREE. And her getting caught in a loop omg :(( poor thing. Ink has to come distract her so that she just forgets entirely what was stressing her out! THE SNEEZING WITH A LITTLE PUFF OF SNOW THAT'S ADORABLE AAAAAAAAA <3333. The flowers are a cute touch too!! She's so naturey <3

Ohh to get my hands on an essence... I would kill for like. Idk actually. I think I'd want a fun location based or celestial body based one, like Essense of the Stars or something! Although that one would probably end up making you a little spacey (pun absolutely intended) like the Essence of Zonked. I could see them being used as treatments for ailments if they weren't so highly powerful!

The fact that Artic doesn't even know what she is is so captivating omg. And perhaps no one will ever know, but that's okay! What matters more is that she knows who she is as a person and not what she is, I think. I'm trying to imagine an inbetween of bone and ice right now (I am currently googling a lot of bone related questions), and I'm imagining that some areas are just more crystalline than they should be for a normal human. And since blood is made in the bones, I can see the bone marrow being blue and ever so slightly sparkly from the Essense of Winter that's in her instead of blood perhaps? Like instead of blood circling around she's just got winter being made and hanging out in her body ^^ Also TSA stopping Artic is HILARIOUS- "exsuse me, but... A highly controlled and illegal substance has been detected" "(sigh) this always happens..."

I feel kinda bad for the Alatreon :( It's just got so much going on inside its body. Poor thing... But the fight WOULD be pretty cool. They're both Something, but nobody really knows what that something is, but it's handled in such different ways I think! The Alatreon wreaks havoc while Artic is such a sweet and gentle soul.

ARTIC'S JOURNAL YES YES YES I LOOOVE A GOOD RECORD!!!! FIELD NOTES MY BELOVED. One time I had to go out and watch squirrels for a very long time and document what they did for a class project and I'm just picturing Artic doing something like that- Just watching from afar behind a bush or something writing down notes on the behaviors she's observing from a creature. The washing a Zinogre scene is sooo cute!!! She's so knowledgeable and knows how to best care for the animals!! And I can see Artic bathing a dragon or two at the sanctuary for the public every so often so that they know how to properly care for different types, narrating on what to be careful of and the best ways to keep 'em calm.

THE FESTIVAL SCENE OUGHHHH I'M UNWELL... I'm actually SO abnormal about this one. The scene is literally so bright in my head I can see it so clearly- Artic's got panic written all over her face but Ink knows just what to do because he's seen her do it before! She can basically dance, she just doesn't know it and she's just feeling too much pressure from all the eyes! And the scene from ATLA is TOOOO good omg. Perhaps I should watch it... I really like how they're treating it kinda like combat, kinda like dancing. I can really see Ink and Artic doing the same :D

MONSTER HUNTER TIME!!!!! I love that you include YouTube videos whenever you can btw. Super helpful for visualizing things in my mind!! The way it spins in the water seems like a good match for how I imagine Artic to fight! Something about the quick spins are almost dancelike to me, there's a beauty in it. AND OHHHH RUNNING FOR YOU LIFE MOMENTS IN VIDEO GAMES HOW I LOVE YOU <333 THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THEM THAT JUST PULLS A FEAR OUT OF ME. Poor Ceadeus, though :(. Bro's just trying to stop being in pain all the time and see a little better, it's not TRYING to cause harm. AND AISHA MAKES SUUUUCH A PERFECT OLDER SISTER TYPE MENTOR FOR ARTIC- She needs a push to believe in herself becoming the hero, and Aishe is completely there to give her that push! With her encouragement, Artic can do anything! I can see Aisha standing up for Artic no matter what and protecting her and speaking up for her when she needs it most!! There's absolutely a folklore feel here!

YES MORE DOODLES I LOVE YOUR ART <3333 ARTIC AND INK ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER- And Aisha is so cute!!

IDPS my beloved. Kat taking care of everyone in any way she can is so sweet, but ofc she's gotta have an outlet. Making pizzas is perfect! It reminds me of this game one of my friends plays called Good Pizza, Great Pizza. It's just a calming little game about making pizzas that she plays when she has some downtime and wants to relax!

One thing about Artic is that she's always got a friend that's flashy enough for the both of them (Kat and Avie... What would we do without them?). THE MEME IS HILARIOUS BTW JFDIA;JFDAJFS- I'm picturing Kat dual wielding guns right now and jumping up into the air before taking aim for the theatrics of it all rn. She looks over and winks at the imaginary audience before shooting, and then when she lands she just sighs because nobody was around to see her cool move :(

Ok so the aforementioned OC universe is known as IDPS, short for Interdimentional Pizza Shop (and Mercenary Work)! There is literal YEARS worth of lore and ideas put into this thing I love it so much :D

This version of Artic is the one in my pfp, and who the oc: artic tag refers to lol- Basically she's embodiment of the season of winter, a huge dragon enthusiast, and the much-needed voice of reason!!

She's not a "true" skeleton per se, like she's not undead, she's just kinda in the shape of one- Though she can disconnect and reattach her bones like a cartoon ouo

She has ice powers, but not in a "shooting ice beams out of your hands" kinda way, it's very contact based!

She can freeze things by touching them, she can make a layer of ice under her feet to sliiide around super fast, and sometimes she physically freezes up under stress so you have to wait for her to thaw out akjfds

She can pick up your drink and little ice cubes form in it, in whatever shape she wants! And when she cries the tears freeze up so there's just little bits of ice on her face you gotta wipe off

In IDPS there are these things called essences, which are the super concentrated (and super illegal) form of a concept, usually in liquid form like a potion. Like if you poured a drop of Essence of Princess onto an apple, it would turn all sparkly and have a big bow on it!

Artic just naturally has the Essence of Winter in her bones instead of blood or marrow! So she doesn't have to worry about vampires bc they'd just get a really bad brainfreeze lol

She mainly fights with dual blades made of ice, inspired by Monster Hunter's dual blades! She's a very strategic and speedy fighter, her movements almost dancelike in combat, and she likes to use the terrain to her advantage!

And since this is a multiverse story, she actually goes through the story mode of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, saving a village from a giant sea monster! The gal who gives out quests in that game, Aisha, is like an older sister to her hehe ouo

So Artic is a licensed monster hunter, and she is absolutely FASCINATED with these creatures and how they work. And after some shenanigans in her childhood town in the mountains, she even starts her own sanctuary to educate people and care for dragons that wouldn't make it in the wild!

Here she's shipped with Ink Sans, and they live together with her dragon pet / companion Blizzard ouo!

It's this really sweet little story about Ink showing this really anxious and sheltered girl the world, seeing all the potential and life in her eyes and wanting to see her blossom.

And there's a scene where Ink is trying to hide his condition (basically he's undead and needs to drink magic paints in order to feel and regulate emotions), bc so many people have left him after finding out. But Artic doesn't mind at all, after all it's still him and she likes him for who he is ouo

The two are basically opposites, but they work well together and they're just silly little guys in love ouo

Artic's main arc is about identity and archetypes. Like how winter is often portrayed as this harbinger of death that needs to be driven away, but Artic is really soft and sweet-

She wants so desperately to be a hero, but the archetypal hero is confident and charming and brave and super strong; everything she thinks she isn't. But in reality, she's the most heroic of her peers because of her kindness!

There's a whole theme of knights and dragons and legends, realizing that those notions of what she should or shouldn't be don't define her, because people are more complex and nuanced than that ouo

THIS IS SO COOL OUGHHHH I LOVE IT I LOVE IT

My FAVORITE part is that there's literal years of lore built into this thing. Clearly it has been crafted with nothing but love and care in mind and I think that's beautiful.

I didn't even realize that was Artic in your pfp?? That's so cute I love it so so much :DD (Is there a high definition version I can look at? I wanna see her clearer!)

ARTIC'S POWERS ARE SO NEAT IN THIS!!!! I want heart shaped ice cubes that's actually so cute. And the way her abilities affect the way she experiences stress and cries? Chef's kiss. Do her ice powers affect her whenever she experiences other intense emotions? And also can the thawing out process be helped by blankets and stuff or does she just stay frozen? Oooh or does she just continuously keep refreezing bc of the stress? Like trying to thaw her out helps a little but not for long and not much? SORRY I'M JUST SO CURIOUS I REALLY LIKE THE CONCEPT OF HER POWERS AFFECT HER BASED ON EMOTIONS THAT'S SO FREAKING COOL-

And essences!!!!!! Oughhh I really like the concept (pun intended)!!!!! Is there an essence for every concept or just certain ones? And vampires getting brainfreeze LMFAO. Can you drink an essence or does that turn your organs into the concept? And is Artic the only person with an essence in her bones or do other people have it?

THE COMBAT YES OMFG I CAN SEE IT SO CLEARLY,,, STRATEGIC AND SPEEDY AND DANCELIKE I LOVE IT!!! She's so intelligent using the terrain!!! I can see her in my head looking around, eyes darting quickly to survey the area as she narrowly avoids an attack before making her next move!! Effortlessly she slashes her opponent when they're not looking due to her adaptability and quick thinking.

And I'm so sorry I don't know anything about Monster Hunter whatsoever </3 BUT I DID SOME RESEARCH FOR YOU OFC AND IT LOOKS LIKE SM FUN???? I didn't get much of the story aspect of it but it seems great omg. Anyways Artic's curiosity is always something I love seeing!! I can see her killing this giant sea monster (Lagiacrus, I presume?) and then being like "wait a moment- I know this thing was terrorizing you all but I want a closer look at it-" AND FOUND FAMILY MY BELOVED OUGHHH ARTIC AND AISHA <333 THAT'S SO CUTE,,, and the sanctuary <33. Artic is so caring it's so sweet!! It's completely refected in her character and everything she does, I think. Not just in IDPS but across the board! Like. She saves this village from a sea monster and she wants dragons to be taken care of because she's just like that natrually. And even in like Buttermilk Daydreams she just wants to take care of The Onceler as best as she can!!!! And in the Biggering AU even though she's MAD at this man she's STILL telling him that they'll figure something out (they always do). Sorry I'm literally IN LOVE with the threads that stitch your AUs together I got so sidetracked LMFAO-

But anyways Artic and Ink Sans being opposites is SO GOOD AAAAAA- Artic feels so deeply and Ink doesn't feel at all without the paints. Artic has been sheltered and Ink has seen too much. And there's Artic's sweet and caring side coming out again!! Ink is afraid to tell Artic about his condition, but Artic could care less.

ARTIC SELF DISCOVERY YES YES YES YES YES!!!! SHE DOESN'T NEED TO GIVE INTO THE STEREOTYPES!!!!!! She's not winter even though she has its essence flowing within her. She's a hero even though she doesn't look like it. And her kindness being the thing that makes her most heroic?? I'M IN LOVE. This is what I was talking about earlier!!!! She's just so caring and sweet!!! It's something she uses to her advantage!!!!

[no-mercy-bby]

Hi, Abby! 😁 So you take requests? 🤭 I was wondering… is there any way you might could maybe write a soft!ledger!joker piece?🥺 I hope you have a great day💙

Hey Allie!! :) and at the moment I did take requests lol- sorry this took so long- I really couldn't think of a good idea, but I currently have a lil headache so:

[Very soft!J, he's not wearing his makeup in this btw, possibly ooc, not proofread, and I couldn't find a good gif💀]

Just A Headache

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You were laying back on the cushy old couch, arm tossed over your eyes as the sunlight from the sunset snuck past the blinds you pulled shut. You just had a headache, and it probably was from sinuses, but that didn't ease the throbbing pain in your head.

If it wasn't for J calling you and saying he would be back in Metropolis tonight, you absolutely would already be snug in your bed after popping a couple pain pills. However, he had called, and he would come over soon. You try to will yourself to get up, to maybe cook or order something in, but you end up flopping back further into the cozy embrace of the couch. You nuzzle your face against the soft fabric of the couch cushion, assuring yourself after a little nap that you'd get up, and get ready for J to come home.

You only wake up once your apartment door shuts, and tiredly- oh so very tiredly- you glance up. There J stands, the gray flat cap on his head hiding his fading green waves, his suit coat and pants were also matching gray as he fiddles with the keys on his key ring. From where you were watching him from the couch, you couldn't quite see the pattern on his shirt, but you assumed it would be something unusually normal for him. J always seemed to get a kick out of hiding in plain sight. He'd probably just sat for a couple of hours in the back of a Greyhound bus in too normal attire simply to get here. Home to yo-

"-Whatcha staring at, honey?" J chimes, his hand coming up to unconsciously scratch at his face, and unknowingly shielding his scars from your view.

"You, J." You murmur sleepily, still tired despite just waking up.

"Oh, is that right?" A grin spreads across his bare lips, and gosh, it only makes you want to kiss him. That boyish, cheeky, flirty grin. He's as handsome as he is smart.

"Mhmmm."

"Did ya just wake up, sugar?"

You don't even get to answer, as he comes to kneel before you on the couch. His hand moves to cradle the side of your face that wasn't pressed into the couch, and to say you melted into his gentle touch would be an understatement.

"How'd you know?" You mumble the question, as his fingers rub circles into your neck below your ear.

"Your eyes are all squinty, it's real cute," J chuckles, before ducking down and softly pecking a kiss to your temple," Although you've got to tell me what's wrong."

"Nothing's wrong, J." You try to assure him.

"Nuh-uh, not buying it sweetheart, try again."

"It's really nothing; it's just a headache."

"Just a headache," J copies you in a too high pitched tone," You didn't even wake up until I shut the door. You were out cold, suga'."

"I was tired," You breathe out, as his fingers wander to the back of your head, and carefully rub circles there now. His deep, dark eyes simply blink and you sigh, "Okay, I'm still tired, happy?"

"That your noggin's aching? No, I'm no monster. Happy I get to take care of you? Absolutely, sweetheart."

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Goodnight, I love y'all <3