#i'm so happy for her bro

[m4rs-ex3]

7x04 // chasing shadows

LISTEN TO ME. RAYLA DOESN'T DESERVE THIS! ... this isn't right. you know that. i know you do.

[zivazivc]

Like a completely normal adult person, after watching the new trolls movie, I obsessively started putting together the brothers' backstory, the deeper reasons for their separation as well as how that all took place without disregarding the fact that they were trapped in the troll tree, which of course evolved into a fic in (forever) progress... yeah

Anyway, even though they aren't actively in the story much, i needed to design the parents, so uh meet Rosiepuff's daughter, Tulip, and her husband Branch.

I designed them based on the brothers' adult looks and in Tulip's case also on her mom's.

bonus baby branch:

[tunamayuuu]

Q !! Yumeno

nayhida reference if you squint hard enough

[ellenent]

Mushroom Peach 🍄 this is a DTIYS I'm hosting on twitter and instagram celebrating 3k and 2k followers with prizes! feel free to join too! <3

[akiiame-blog]

I LOVE Clementine with all my heart. I’d die for her. I’d kill for her. I’d give her anything she wanted.

What ends up being her first word, do you know?

Her first word is one that's expected from the child of Super Mario ☺️

She's such a daddy's girl ❤️

[akarionekamp]

Tryna find my artstyle 😢 i'm not sure what to call this, a character study?? A doodle dump? idk i'm just happy i'm not in art block

[skipblebee]

And I love you love you love you, no it's not so hard to tell And I love you love you love you, is it obvious to everyone else?

Petrigrof fluff for the soul because I NEED it before the finale

[cienie-isengardu]

Khaos Reigns and the matter of Lin Kuei

Warning: rant not spoiler free!

I said it before and I will say it again: Netherrealm Studio does not utilize the plot of Lin Kuei brothers to its fullest potential. And by brothers I don’t just mean Bi-Han and Kuai Liang. Mind you, their Khaos Reigns’ strained relationship comes back to Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) mess, so it’s not that there is no sense in how they interact. I’m frustrated by it but my frustration is not directed at characters itself but at NRS that does all in their power to *not* give us the heartbreaking story of shattered brotherhood - and it says a lot that we have much more wholesome relationship between Bi-Han/Noob and Sektor or Kuai Liang and Cyrax than we have with brothers themselves.

This is however not the most frustrating thing about the Lin Kuei brothers plot for me but how the previous game established Smoke and Kuai Liang as the “true brothers” and then Khaos Reigns ignores Tomas even more than the last time. And let’s be honest here: last time Tomas already was shoved hardy to the background.

The thing about Khaos Reigns that killed the most my enthusiasm is not actually Bi-Han/Noob & Kuai Liang subplot (as frankly, I did except the worst), nor even how NRS handled Noob after “mending his mind”. I’m fully disappointed and absolutely frustrated how the new part of Liu Kang’s timeline is heavily centered at Lin Kuei and TOMAS IS NOT THERE AT ALL. Everyone, including Scorpion, totally ignore his existence during the meeting before the mission to Chaosrealm.

The scene I’m talking about went like this:

Kitana: Which is why you believe we need Sektor. Liu Kang: As Lin Kuei, she and Cyrax are trained for this type of mission. And they have the benefit of being with us, here. I can send them immediately, under Scorpion’s command -- Scorpion: I want neither’s help. I will go alone.  Liu Kang: That would be unwise.

See? Not for the first time we hear that Lin Kuei were trained since childhood for that kind of mission, so Kuai Liang and Sektor are natural choice, sure, but no one even for a moment thought about including Tomas - whose BIO specifically said he “chose to make the Lin Kuei’s mission his own. But as he lacked his brothers' innate supernatural abilities, he set out to master practical magic. Having done so, he now joins them in Earthrealm's defense."

There is a reasonable excuse or two to leave him behind I can make out of my head within seconds. For example, as a backup plan if the mission has failed, so there is someone to command Shirai Ryu  during battle. Or leaving Smoke behind to keep Harumi and/or their clan safe, as Scorpion can’t trust there won’t be another attack of Lin Kuei. But apparently even for a second it did not cross Kuai Liang’s mind to take Tomas - his trusted, loyal brother -  with himself, as counterargument to taking Cyrax and Sektor on a deadly mission. That Kuai Liang did not trust his former comrades makes absolutely sense, but this is why Smoke’s presence could be a good preventive measure. Scorpion did not ever utter any wish to have Tomas there at his side. Instead, Kuai Liang wanted to go alone (a mindset actually shared with Bi-Han!) and we got the Lin Kuei storyline with Tomas BEING THE ONLY ONE (EX)LIN KUEI NOT INCLUDED AT ALL.

Remember when the fandom was so angry at Bi-Han for not considering Tomas to be true Lin Kuei ("Mind your place, Tomas. Father may have taken you in, made you one of us... but your blood will never be Lin Kuei.”)? One year later, this exact scene on one hand actually backs up Sub-Zero’s claim, as even Kuai Liang does not consider Tomas to have at his side in a dire situation and opting to go alone. Which is why NRS should in my opinion allow *any* character to excuse the lack of Smoke at Mileena’s palace or why Liu Kang couldn’t teleport him there to aid Scorpion in his mission.

On another hand, the Khaos Reigns is about Lin Kuei more than ever while Tomas has barely few speaking lines and is totally removed from Lin Kuei brotherhood storyline. This was the perfect opportunity to add Smoke into the main group and expand our understanding of the relationship and history of characters. And hey, Bi-Han and Tomas too were once brothers and it would be really nice, if their brotherhood got some focus too, instead of excluding Smoke from it completely. Which again, adds a new layer to how hypocritical Kuai Liang was in the first game, with all the declaration how he and Tomas may not share a blood but they were brothers, when Scorpion A) has never once(?) mention Smoke through the new storyline nor B) even for a moment considered how Bi-Han’s death - his choice to not save their brother - could affect Tomas who, as intro dialogues imply, wished Scorpion and Sub-Zero could reconcile.  I understand why NRS put the focus on blood brothers, but it is the studio’s own choice to add Tomas to said brotherhood in the first place and by excluding him, they paint Scorpion as very self-centered and selfish man that is so focused on himself and his anger at Bi-Han, he literally gives no fucks about Tomas’ feelings on the matter. Which is… a surprising choice to say at least. 

We literally could have all Lin Kuei main heroes interacting on the same mission. A chance that most likely won’t happen too soon, if ever again.

So, yeah, I’m disappointed in that regard, as Tomas and Bi-Han once again got the short end of the stick from all the available Lin Kuei characters. With the one difference that Bi-Han, whatever presented as a good or bad person, brings some weight and impact on the storyline and other heroes. Tomas though? He could be cut away and his absence would change literally nothing.

[spotaus]

Posting this pre-emptively since I might doodle in the meantime- Happy new years eve y'all!

And my shenanigans? The ones I mentioned? Got my hair dyed! N is going to need a new upgrade in her aesthetic in the coming year and I'm going to enjoy my new vibes <3

[neo-zone]

I did joke about the custody battle back before the release, but after watching how it actually went down, I can't help but feel really really bad for Yi-kyung. Even after her sacrifice, Yi-su couldn't even safely escape and away from her piece of shit deadbeat dad

And do I need to tell about how much they did her dirty since season 2 and even worse now in season 3? Not even mention of her in the epilogue? Did they just let her corpse rotting to bones in the sewer tunnel? She died while some of those annoying selfish nameless survivors could live for the next day?

#SeoYikyungDeservedBetter

[misty-wisp]

happy birthday to the bestie @sirenspells!!!! here's a redraw of an old piece of hers :3c sunako my beloved

siren tysm for being my friend and sticking by me <3 ily /p

[antigonesghosts]

Talk to me about Cynthia Houston’s high school years

Omg hi thank you for asking!

Disclaimer first of all that I'm not American so definitely not an expert BUT!

Unfortunately her school experience was probably extremely difficult for her- but I think despite this she did very well. She was probably in a sex-segregated school, and because of this I imagine she used much of her free time to teach herself the things they wouldn't teach her.

I imagine her as someone who was very passionate about her own education and the issues around her and maybe even led a strike or protest against sex-segregation within her school. She was always I think quite politically minded but as the years went on her own opinion was pushed aside in favour of her job.

I like to think she had at least one teacher who helped her and encouraged her to go to college- maybe a history teacher who saw her potential, and I think her parents were fairly absent in her life and this teacher filled that role in part.

She probably wasn't very popular- I don't see her as having very many friends ever in her life to be honest- but I do believe she had one very close friend with whom her relationship creeped on romantic.

She was probably friends with this person all through high school, and saw it very much as a relationship while the other girl (let's call her Betty) was in denial about her own sexuality, so when Cynthia decided to go to college, it probably imploded from there. This relationship was probably very intense regardless and she was in my mind Cynthia's only proper close friend at this time while Betty was fairly popular.

All this being said I don't think she let her loneliness affect her and instead channelled this into her schoolwork. I also think she would take part in sports- probably running.

I think she was probably always very sure of herself and very direct in her personality, but she was likely less intense when she was younger- maybe a little more nerdy? And I don't think she knew what career she wanted for herself either- she just knew she wanted one. Either way, she always knew what kind of life she wanted for herself- one where she had power and respect that she had earned.

[momochimchim]

My gurl Takomi and some other neat designs 💕

[merevide]

caved and watched the first 5 episodes of hotd and rn all i gotta say is i wouldn't even wish the fate of being a high ranking offical's daughter/wife in the GoT universe onto my worst enemy godddd

[caobabonobo]

I was bored at school and I started sketching Scumbug, and in the end I liked the result so much that I decided to finish the drawing. And GOD I'm happy about it, because I really love her a lot (I actually love her whole family with all my being) and I really love everything about her character, especially the design, and I really love experimenting with colors to find the color palette of her and color it. And in conclusion I want to say that Scumbug really is very cute and tender and I hope there are more fanarts of her :D

[silverselfshippingchaos]

every now and then I rewatch the part of the h&l live concert in which they performed all the character themes and

absolutely wild how it's h.iroto, the mean quiet scary biker dude, who has a theme that sounds like this