#i think that's the ship name anyway

[nebulousboops]

I love ships with yellow and blue color schemes between pathetic men and cool ladies

Embellished Lisa's design a bit since. I don't mean to be mean but her original design is so undetailed I couldn't think of an interesting way to translate it into the Layton style while being 100% accurate

[ffxivbabey]

Halcyon

Sphene introduces her new girlfriend to her real home. Obviously major Dawntrail spoilers.

Written for ffxivwrite for the prompt 'halcyon'.

Wuk Lamat still wasn't entirely certain how she felt about this place. Living Memory, she had dubbed it, and Sphene had seemed... well, not pleased, but also not overly disappointed with the name. She looked rather more at home here, the queen in her bright colours surrounded by her bright surroundings. Her people often rushed up to greet her here, and Wuk Lamat would smile fondly at the love that Sphene's people showed her. Babies were kissed, children were hugged, a few pictures were taken. Wuk Lamat felt a little out of place here, but that was okay. She felt a whole lot more comfortable with Sphene, even if Sphene was technically not real (according to everyone who chose to give their opinion, and there were many). That didn't matter. Her feelings were real, and that was what mattered.

"Living Memory," Sphene mused now as the two of them walked through the busy streets of Canal Town. They fit in here, just two lovers holding hands and taking a leisurely stroll. "The name is quite apt, I suppose. This place is, after all, a recreation of halcyon days. Better days. My golden city." She smiled, closing her eyes for just a moment. Wuk Lamat blinked slowly at her, a purr rumbling in her chest which pleased Sphene greatly.

"It is a very nice place," said Wuk Lamat. "Very different to anything I've ever seen before, and a lot different to solution Nine." Sphene laughed, the sound like a bell.

"Yes, Lamaty'i, it is quite different to Everkeep, I know," said Sphene. "You look a lot more comfortable here, certainly."

"Not as comfortable as you," said Wuk Lamat. As soon as the pair had walked in here, Sphene had brightened up considerably, and not just because of the golden sheen in the air. She had more of a pep in her step now, her smile more real as she moved among her people.

"Of course, this is my home," said Sphene.

"Yes, it is," said Wuk Lamat. "Would that I could show you more of my mine."

"I would dearly love to see it when it wasn't being invaded," said Sphene with a wince. "But never mind. Perhaps, if your plan works, we may be able to." Her plan, flimsy as it was, involved asking her brother Koana if there were perhaps a way that he could place a copy of Sphene into an automaton, similar to that which she used to get around the Yyasulani dome. Most would have seen it as a foolish idea, as a part of Sphene did. Wuk Lamat, however, was ever full of vim and vigor and hope for the future. Sphene envied her that. Perhaps she had lived too long in this form, after all. To have hope, to wish, to be happy... that was all she wanted, truly.

"I truly hope so, Sphene," said Wuk Lamat. "Oh, is that a gondola? I hope it doesn't make me seasick."

"Yes, it is," said Sphene. "And don't worry, everything here is filled with the good memories, so you will get all of the good of a canal ride and none of the bad."

"Doesn't that only work for the Endless, though? Like the food," said Wuk Lamat, recalling with a shudder the utterly tasteless pasta the two had shared. Sphene had enjoyed it, though, which had made it worth it, but still... food was supposed to be a pleasant experience.

"Not quite," said Sphene. "You see, the food is different." Some coins appeared in her hand which she handed to the person in charge of the gondola ride, who took them with a smile.

"Wow, you don't need to pay, Queen Sphene, but I'll happily accept," said the man. "Hop aboard with your er... guest?"

"My date, actually," said Sphene, and delicately stepped onto the gondola, taking a seat and smoothing down her skirts. Wuk Lamat eyed the gondola before shakily stepping in, wobbling a little before sitting down a little too hard with an 'oof'. Water sloshed over the sides, Sphene giggling.

"Er, sorry," said Wuk Lamat. "I didn't get you wet, did I?"

"Not to worry," said Sphene, shaking her head with a smile. Her eyes twinkled like stars, reflecting the light of this golden city. "Tis all a part of the experience."

[nikeiyomiurioverthinker]

How do I explain to people that YES I ship Nikei and Syobai for the ahah get naked comment but ALSO because they are thematic foils?

Syobai has a lot of power: that much cannot be stated enough. He has enough influence to force *Tsurugi* of all people to bend his own morals in order to find an excuse to employ him. He is overqualified for basically any job you'd ever want to put him to use for, and his abilities are clearly valued in-universe, considering he ended up working for three different people with three different agendas at the same time. Syobai is someone whose existence cannot be easily cast aside or left behind, and the interesting thing is that Syobai *hates* it. He doesn't ever express it out loud to anyone directly, but both his FTEs and the first omake story show us that he clearly hates having to live like this, he finds no comfort in what he was able to accomplish.

Nikei is the complete opposite of that: he wishes to be something, *anything* at all, to have enough of a social standing to matter in the grander scheme of things. His struggle is born out of his inability to make his deepest desire come true- Linuj himself has stated that, while everyone else in Void has the abilities to actually be considered an Ultimate, Nikei specifically does not. He isn't special, and the few times he manages to gain something that makes his life matter (in his own eyes), it is taken away from him. Nikei is never allowed to succeed in life, he is bound to always fail.

So we have a man who craves for success in any form in order to feel like he matters, and another one who hates everything he is despite his success. They both have something that the other one wants, and are unaware of said thing being the exact reason behind the other man's struggles.

Nikei's desire is obvious: Syobai is successful, and that's all Nikei wants. He managed to do what Nikei wishes he could, and he can't help but deeply respect the man for it.

Syobai is less obviously stated, but it's still pretty clear that he wishes he had a normal life, or at least had been given the choice to live one. Nikei and Syobai both have struggled in their childhood (although we do not know yet what Nikei's backstory is, but I've heard of a theory going around about him being trafficked- which if it comes out to be true, would make the parallels between the two even more obvious, but that isn't necessary for me to make my point right now), but Syobai was never given the opportunity to go back to a normal life like Nikei was.

They also obviously have some sort of soft spot for one another, but that's for another post entirely

Anyway Syobai x Nikei supremacy

[what-in-gaeas-realm]

I don't really draw much and when I do it's rarely people. That said, I cannot get @aceasadhd's Mawage is wot bwings us together today series out of my head, so I doodled a couple scenes.

[aceconnorhawke]

Rita x Rouge friends to enemies to lovers

[zephyrine-gale]

somebody called argenti and boothill guns n roses and i think thats neat

[noctilin]

could we kiss and perhaps… fall in love…? haha just kidding… unless…? 😳

available for preorder as charms, standees and stickers until nov 1~

[hugs-and-stabbies]

The self-awareness on this guy 😞 someone pls send him an "are you bi?" quiz STAT

[rythyme]

a lot of the popular "queerbait" ships are just "these two characters are friends / they stood close together once" but every once in a while i'll stumble into an unfamiliar ship tag and see shit like "in episode 169 Scrungko gives Blorbis multiple prostate orgasms with an anal vibrator while pretending to date him" and like. idk what the hell is going on there. but if it's not queerbait then they just invented something even more insane. maybe y'all are right sometimes.

[kaahmbem]

legend has it that the young witch circe and the once beautiful nymph scylla shared a complicated past...

[upon-the-snow]

early mornings after nightmares

[aunmenosheteroenespanol]

2.12 Chimney Begins - 2.09 Hen Begins - 2.16 Bobby Begins Again - 7.04 Buck, Bothered and Bewildered

Tommy's family arc

[vantablackdraws]

DarkPlums but make it fluffy

[doctorsiren]

things didn’t work out with the Mothman

I don’t think the siren mentioned in Lost Legends that Ford had dated ever had a name, so I’ve decided to call her Penelope because silly Epic reference

I found those deleted storyboards from A Tale of Two Stans where it showed the siren and so I’ve decided to draw her my way based on those boards and do some sillies (5th drawing features my friend @pinkhibiscustea ‘s mermaid OC)

[bklily]

Do you guys ever think, VERY VERY early on, right after baby Adrien was born and Emilie started going down the long painful journey of "deathly motherhood disease". Do you guys think that. That Natalie like. Hated baby Adrien. Like. For a split second. She looked at the sparkling white crib hosting the most tiny golden perfect angel baby, who looked so much like Emelie, who was faded to slowly but surely syphon away her life, and for the tiniest of moments she glared at him. Because who else was she meant to resent? Emilie? Gabriel? The baby? ... probably Gabriel would be the safest bet actually. And then baby Adrien just smiled at her and held her finger and his eyes shone so much like Emilies and she knew she was doomed forever.

Do you guys ever think

[teansouprmyjam]

a sketch of 2 beloved silly guys,,,,,,