#i’m a bit late tho

[quackburtism]

cellbit and fit got into the federation headquarters !!! they started to investigate and even went to the place quackity disappeared (thing they don’t know)

but it didn’t last long because cucurucho found them and weirdly enough cucurucho wasn’t angry at them (specifically cellbit) but more stressed, he said he hasn’t assigned him a mission YET

after both cellbit & fit left the federation, fit went to his place and found A CAT which he along with bad have been theorising about them being spies for the federation

[ch10srac00n]

First of all happy holidays for y’all! Second, drawings! I drew Scarlet since it has been a while since I last time I draw here. Happy new year and enjoy.

Space riders AU belongs to @onyxonline

[viperwhispered]

Too Hard

Woop part 2 of the trip inside Jamil's head. Part 1 here.

The next time Jamil caught sight of you on campus, his first instinct was to turn around on his heel.

What a stupid thought to have because of you.

Besides, that would only make him more conspicuous, not less.

So, when your eyes met his, Jamil gave you a short nod in greeting. He would’ve left it at that and kept on his way, had you not walked up to him.

“Hi Jamil! How’s it going?” you said with that impossibly disarming smile of yours.

Why was it so difficult to look at you like he normally would? You had no right to make him feel so stiff, so unnatural.

On autopilot, Jamil exchanged a few pleasantries with you - those lessons from his parents had been instilled too deep in him for him to falter too badly in a simple exchange such as this. Still, Jamil quickly excused himself by telling you he still had to find Kalim before his next class.

Jamil didn’t miss the way your smile faltered. Had you hoped to get something out of him?

“Oh, okay. I’ll see you two later, then.”

Something about that irked him, though Jamil did not allow himself to dwell on it further.

His heart really had no business still racing as it did when he walked away, unaware of the frown on his face.

Just act normal. That’s all he needed to do.

After all, he had no time for dwelling in silly fancies.

If Jamil had been acutely aware of you before, it only seemed to worsen now that he was making a conscious effort to not act any differently with you. In fact, the harder he tried to keep you out, the more you invaded his thoughts, unsettling him.

The most innocuous words from you looped in his mind, and even the simplest actions caught his eye. For goodness's sake, he’d found himself staring at you while you were queueing up in the cafeteria the other day, not even doing anything other than standing around and looking bored!

For once, Jamil found himself grateful for all his duties. At least they provided him with something else to occupy himself with.

After all, if he was busy enough, it was difficult to think about those bright eyes of yours, your sweet laugh, or the way you bit your lip while thinking.

Still, sometimes it felt like no matter which way he turned, you were there, ready to throw him off-kilter. Not like it was his fault that often the most convenient route to class intersected with your daily routines. Or that your face seemed to jump out from any crowd, catching his attention.

Which certainly did not help his basketball performance. Jamil certainly did not recall you having such an interest in sports before, yet suddenly you were always there, distracting him. What had changed?

Could you possibly-

Jamil scoffed to himself, forcing his thoughts back on track for the nth time that day.

He picked up the tray of food and started taking it to Kalim. After dinner, he’d need to help Kalim with his homework, there were some housewarden tasks that would need dealing with, not to mention the preparations for the next-

Jamil froze in his tracks.

The voice he heard was quiet, but it was unmistakably you.

Really, it should not have come as such a surprise to him. You had become a rather frequent visitor to Scarabia, and Kalim often invited you to stay for meals. In fact, Jamil had started planning the dorm’s meal prep with your tastes and dietary restrictions in mind, just in case.

Jamil rounded the corner with strange exhilaration, his heart fluttering needlessly.

Yet, his mood evaporated when he saw you.

Why did you stop talking and look so guilty as soon as you caught sight of Jamil?

Jamil knew that look you gave to Kalim, had used it himself a thousand times. The one telling Kalim to keep quiet about something.

What could there possibly be that you would be comfortable sharing with Kalim, but not with him? That would give Kalim reason to sit so close to you, a comforting hand on your shoulder?

Jamil's mind raced with possibilities, yet could not settle for any single explanation.

He’d have to ask Kalim about it later.

Jamil gave you a short, polite greeting, his eyes lingering on you in an attempt to read what you were hiding.

“If I’d known you were coming over, I would’ve prepared something for you to eat as well,” Jamil said, already thinking about which parts of the dorm’s dinner to spruce up for you.

“Oh, no need, just figured I’d pop by. I’ll get out of your hair soon enough,” you said, something sheepish about your expression.

As expected, Kalim asked you to stay and dine with them, and with just a bit more persuasion you agreed - though not before telling Jamil that he should join you too and have himself a breather.

And since Kalim agreed with you, Jamil soon found himself sharing a meal with you and Kalim. Yet, even as he sat down with the food, his mind raced.

Had you been getting particularly close to Kalim lately? But surely Jamil would’ve noticed such a thing. Maybe someone from the dorm had been giving you trouble? But if that was the case, then surely you could let Jamil know about it, too. Unless for some reason you did not want to? But if it was something that concerned Kalim, then sooner or later it was bound to concern Jamil, too.

All the while, Kalim was talking to you about this and that, the latest topic being the animals kept on the Asim estate.

“I’ve got some pictures, let me show you!” Kalim said with an excited grin.

Only, a thorough patting of his pockets and a look around confirmed that Kalim’s phone was nowhere to be seen.

Jamil pinched the bridge of his nose. Where had Kalim left it this time?

Before Jamil even had the chance to say that he would handle it, Kalim sprinted off. Jamil hesitated for a moment, automatically halfway up from his seat, before he decided that leaving a guest unattended would be a worse offense than not helping out his master.

Jamil slumped back down with a sigh, mentally tracing the path Kalim took today, trying to recall the last time he saw Kalim handle his phone.

“Breathe. He’ll manage,” you said. There was the faintest of smiles on your lips, and Jamil could not decide if it was knowing or amused. Perhaps both.

Somehow, despite his frustration, Jamil’s own lips wanted to curl up too.

“Hmm. Maybe he will.”

Sure, Jamil could’ve called Kalim’s phone, to make it easier to find, but it was not that urgent, was it?

Jamil took another bite of his food, keeping an eye on you from the corner of his eye.

How was his mind so empty and so buzzing at the same time?

“You know-”

“So-”

You looked at each other, both just as surprised that the other had spoken up at the same time.

Even your surprised look was so-

“You first,” Jamil said. The way you bit your lip... Jamil had to raise a cup to his lips, slowly sipping his drink.

“Just… Feels like it’s been quite a while since I’ve seen you be still, you know. Or exchanged more than two words with you,” you said. You were attempting a light, joking tone, yet it was quite clear there was more to it.

“You say that like it would be unusual for me to be busy.”

He was not prepared for the way your soft sigh tugged at his heartstrings.

“No. It is not.”

You were both quiet after, poking at your meals. Normally, Jamil would’ve cherished such a moment of peace, yet this particular silence between you two was decidedly awkward.

Where was your usual chatter? Why weren’t you looking at him like you usually did?

“If you’re worried about me, don’t. I’m fine,” Jamil said, some softness creeping into his tone despite his best intentions.

“That's what Kalim said too,” you said. Yet the way you looked at Jamil made it clear you were still skeptical.

Wait.

Had you clammed up earlier because it had been Jamil you had been talking about with Kalim? That Kalim had comforted you about?

The thought twisted his stomach into knots.

Eta: you can find part 3 here, part 4 here, and finally part 5 here. Hasdhfsdf the way I fought with that last scene I swear. I don't even want to know how many versions I went through, trying to figure out how to say what I wanted without rubbing it into your face or making it too veiled. The joys of trying to convey things through a limited pov. Hopefully it came out reasonably balanced in the end. Rip to all those sentences that were lovely on their own but didn’t work for the whole. Hopefully I can rehome y’all one day. I do have thoughts for part 3 and part x (might be some chapters between those two as well, who knows at this point), so maybe we'll see those at some point, too. Tag list: @colliope @crystallizsch @diodellet @jamilsimpno69 @jamilvapologist @twstgo If you'd like to be tagged for future works, let me know! (Just be aware that sometimes I do also write nsfw, though you can certainly ask to be tagged only for particular kinds of works.)

[sirmanmister]

Frostbite

A little gory/exaggerated but I actually like this a lot :D

I like the idea of the freeze being REALLY rough on the sole survivor, and there’s physical trauma involved that they have to deal with past the mental trauma of waking up 200 years in the future.

Damien gets pretty bad barotrauma from being frozen for 150 years, wakes up to see Shaun get taken, then freezes again pretty much immediately afterwards. It’s not like he could fully thaw in those 2 minutes it took Kellogg to open Nora’s door. So now Damien is deaf in his left ear, and he has trouble keeping his hands warm :)

Closeup under the cut

[plushypluto]

Redraw of an oldie/color study

[w1lmuttart]

Is it true. That I made whole ass character designs last year and then never posted them??? Anyway art dump incoming

Starting of w the main stars, Alexander and Dawn (names referring to the roses they’re based on). They’re,,, demons? Plants? Both? Idk. They’re fun tho

And here’s an Alex I drew yesterday cuz I felt bad for neglecting my emo plant and friends </3

[imbeingtauntedbyachild]

Edit for my bf

[sapphiresandgold]

2024 Fic Writer End of Year Roundup

Thank you @crazy-ache and @zenkindoflove for tagging me! Answer and then tag three or more creators to keep the game going!

(If you’re in my answers consider yourself tagged if you’d like to play!!)

1. How many words did you publish on AO3 in 2024?

68,611

2. How many fics did you complete this year?

3 completed, 1 chaptered and 2 one shots.

3. How many in progress or ongoing fics did you start this year?

If we are talking about already published fics, there are 2 ongoing fics from this year. There is Used to be Young (Demons), a Peaky Blinders canon divergent fic featuring some of my own OCs that I am really fond of. It’s a Tommy x OC fic. And, of course, there’s Flight Risk, my Elucien Christmas rom-com AU that turned out way longer than it was supposed to be. I also started writing a sequel one shot to one of my existing one shots though.

4. What was your favorite thing you wrote?

I’m not even sure about this because everything I write is dear to me, but I guess it is Love ain’t some magical thing. It was my first time writing Elucien and really diving into ACOTAR fics.

5. What piece was your most experimental or different from your usual style?

This would be I Found the Missing Part of Me, the one shot I wrote for Lucien Week this year. I dived back into the old writing form of song fics with that one.

6. Did any fics surprise you - either while writing or their reception?

Well, I get surprised by my characters on a regular basis, but I got most surprised by how much I enjoyed writing Vassa and Jurian in Flight Risk.

7. Do you have a fic you wrote and loved that went under the radar? (This is your sign to reblog/repost it!)

I really liked how my Lucien Week one shot I Found the Missing Part of Me turned out. And I tried my hand on a collage as a cover for the first time!

8. Who is an artist that inspired you?

There are lots of great artists but the ones inspiring me the most are @works-of-heart @fierling @jadedbug @bonecarversbestie @olenvasynyt !

9. Who is an author that inspired you?

I’ve been inspired to dive into writing Elucien fics thanks to @crazy-ache. I wouldn’t have been able to write that first Elucien one shot without her.

10. Who is a new author you discovered?

All the wonderful Elucien authors out there! @crazy-ache @zenkindoflove @clarafae @bonecarversbestie to name a few, but there were so much more!

11. Did you do any collaborations? How did it start?

I wrote (and finished) the fic Sixth Time’s The Charm with my bestie truly_madly_deeply in the span of a few weeks this year. We have written several stories together during our friendship. This project for Midsomer Murders started actually four years ago but when we went on holiday this summer we finally came back to this idea and finished it!

12. What accomplishments are you proudest of?

I don’t know if it’s an accomplishment, but what I am proudest of this year is the smut I wrote in Love ain’t some magical thing. I personally think it’s the best smut I’ve ever written.

13. What did you learn about writing and creating this year?

I have learned to go with the flow so to speak. I am not taking writing as seriously as I used to do. The world will not end if I don’t meet a deadline I have set for myself with a specific posting rhythm because I cannot force myself into writing if it doesn’t work on a specific time or day.

14. Any advice you’d like to share with new or aspiring writers?

See the answer above: do not take you or your writing too seriously. It might kill the fun you have while writing. And do not fear to reach out to people if you need help or just need to talk about your writing.

15. What are your creative goals for 2025?

I’m gonna finish Flight Risk and Used to be Young and write more Elucien one shots (or even longer fics). And I’m gonna work more on the world building for my original fantasy novel.

No pressure tags: @bonecarversbestie @olenvasynyt @jadedbug and whoever wants to join the fun.

[oncominggstorm]

FINALLLLY back home from what turned out to be a pretty disappointing day.

We DID go to an arcade for a little bit at the end tho, and I won this pikachu!:

Me & him are gonna watch pokemon together 👍

[lemonynuggets]

I might take a little social media break soon, I need to focus on some big events coming up on my life and I feel like it’d just be good for my health in general

I’ll still be on discord a lot tho (I love talking to my friends yayy) so if you wanna talk to me for any reason you can find me there!! Waos!!!!

So uhh bye in around a week I guess!!

[why-the-heck-not]

the pure embarrassment of sending a ”oops I fucked up & will send this assignment a couple days too late sorry abt that”-email :’) noooooo

[bugtoonz]

guys real quick i just wanted to say thank you so much for all the support for my art !!! i’ve been getting super nice and encouraging comments in my replies and asks, but i haven’t been great at noticing/acknowledging all of them because of Busy Life Stuff™️. to be completely honest, i haven’t been active on social media in a super long time, so dealing with online interactions is a very new thing to me. that being said, moving forward i’m going to make more of an effort to reply to all of your kind words. sorry to anyone i haven’t properly gotten back to in the past. just know that all of y’all’s interactions have made my brief time in the knd fandom so far super welcoming and fun :D

[lesbianlenas]

ok i know u r all DYING to hear abt my topic for my 60 pg paper basically i had originally wanted to write abt creating a separate standard for women who have been abused killing their husbands other than self defense bc self defense has an imminence requirement that leads many women to be convicted of first degree murder for killing their abusive husbands. but someone in my journal wrote that last yr and even tho i could make a different argument i just felt like there was no way i wasn’t going to be preempted so i was like ok nvm. and there was a whole bunch of other ideas i came up w that were also preempted. but anyway i was really upset abt the first one being preempted but it came to me like a vision that i could write abt postpartum psychosis instead which is a somewhat similar issue in that the law doesn’t consider it bc it is an issue specific to women which leads to women being convicted of first degree murder & even getting the death penalty for killing their children while suffering from that. so i am going to write abt creating a specific standard for that other than the insanity defense which isn’t good enough and no one in my journal has ever written abt that & i haven’t seen any other articles written that make the exact argument i want to make so we are good 👍

[night-triumphantt]

~💖 @cashweasel

[marchingbandtshirt]

Does anyone know if there’s a type of phenomenon where you’re trying to fall asleep and then randomly you get an extremely vivid (like, almost palpable) auditory hallucination. for the past few nights it’s been a loud boom like a heavy branch falling on the roof but I also remember it being a bell ringing, a trumpet, my parents talking in the other room, a train, our cat yowling or moving around the house, and someone screaming outside once