#idk what else tk tag as

[lucid-daydreaming-art]

hey guys can you credit @unoriginal-and-dumb if you use his design specifically for infected/kasper

i mean also just for anything in general they do but please please credit them like genuinely i dont care if youre like “ohh i dont want them to see im shy and embarrassed” I DONT GIVE A FUCK its so much more important to them for you to actually link back to their account cause if not then people start crediting the wrong artist for stuff and that literally could lose them money in the long run when they open commissions again because people will not know that its their account they need to be going to if they liked the design and wanted to commission the artist. like genuinely ur putting a dent in their career by not linking back to them. same goes for me but their art style is the more favored art style so i kind of feel like its more dire in regards to their situation than mine. just for the love of god please please credit them do not be scared to do that thats not a suggestion thats a straight up demand

[alchemiclee]

I really hate when people say this. if I dont record, I cant "enjoy it in the moment" because I dissociate out of my damn mind and then have no memory of it! recording helps ground me and keep me focused in the moment! let me do what I need to in order to enjoy things you soggy potato 😭

plus, as a photographer/aspiring videographer who hasn't had the luck to become friends with bands and work with them, IM DOING A THING I ENJOY AS WELL, SO SHUT UP LMAO. I enjoy doing video and photos MORE than standing in a crowded, overwhelming room watching people do stuff on a stage. THATS LIYERALLY ME LIVING IN THE MOMENT DOING A THING I ENJOY!!!!! WHY IS THAT WRONG?!

[thethingost]

im going to be ill.

[thetroublemagnets]

TK: In my defense, Buck was the one with the idea to steal the fire truck.

Buck: Hey, it was for a good reason! And I wasn't the one who got shot on scene by a kid!

TK: Well, I didn't get struck by lightning!

Buck: And I didn't almost drown in corn!

Eddie: We should never ever let them work together again.

Marjan: Agreed.

[caracello]

dubbing him 🧨 anyways he makesme want to cry so bad can you please god please just ccan you just chill out and come to one of whizz's shows or dsomething. i don't even know what happened like i rarely thought about this boy and then i was like aw he'd probably get attached to whizz bc the way they interact with the world around them is more like him than 🌃 is anf then i died a million times.

[honeydew-sillies]

hi

just wanted to say, all of your attention to my lil color post is extremely flustering i mean flattering

i'm so glad to be doing well on my job of inspiring people /silly

your username is adorable btw you seem adorable too

i'd smooch your cheek if you were comfy with it but if you're not i hope you'll accept an air kiss

remember to drink plenty of water and have a good weekend 💓🌸

Oh you are so so sweet thank you!! I'm glad the attention wasn't annoying, I worry about that a bit.

And thank you!! Not sure why I adopted it but I started using honeydew as a username for alt accs and I just kind of stuck to it.

No kisses pretty please but I will accept a hug!! Again you are super sweet thank you for leaving this ask :D

[normaltothemax]

“What, this?” He looks at the literal pole that’s sticking out of his chest before offering a shrug. “Nah, this’s fine. Just a flesh wound. Nothin’ serious.” The suit would heal him. Eventually. Didn’t mean that it wasn’t going to hurt like a bitch, in the meantime.

[nancys-braids]

hey yall. long time no see. wrote for the first time in like two months. have an unedited snippet <3

thanks for the tags - @ironheartwriter @heartstringsduet @nisbanisba @eclectic-sassycoweyes @emsprovisions + thank you to everyone else who has tagged me lately!

He pulled out his phone once they pulled into the fire house, sending a quick text to Carlos.  hey babe has nancy talked to you lately?  He slipped his phone back into his pocket, knowing Carlos would get back to him when he could, but he tended to get sucked into cases at work and forget about things, like eating, drinking, or responding to his husband.  Nancy ran up to the bunk room immediately after parking the ambulance. She just seemed different to him. Like her spark was missing. She always radiated this sense of brightness, like she was the human form of a ray of sunshine. Leaving smiles and laughter no matter where she went. But not lately, you could see it on her face, crestfallen and full of sorrow.  TK stayed back as he watched her walk up the stairs. He looked down at his hands, pulling at his fingers, one of those things he did when he wanted so badly to fix something, but not knowing how to help.  He sulked over to the fridge and grabbed a can of diet coke. He almost grabbed two. A habit of his, since they usually both had one after a long stretch of calls.  He sat at the bar in the kitchen, a million racing thoughts running in his mind, on how he could fix his best friend. He felt a buzz in his pocket and was met with the icon of his other best friend, who he was so fortunate to be married to.  No, what’s up? Everything okay?  He wasn’t sure how to respond.

idk who to even tag anymore but no pressure tags to

@captain-gillian @pelorsdyke @reyesstrand @ameriicansrequiems @literateowl @welcometololaland @your-catfish-friend @sugdenlovesdingle @bonheur-cafe @pimento-playing-hopscotch @alrightbuckaroo @honeybee-taskforce @carlos-in-glasses @terramous

[stormblessed95]

jm literally said get out of your fucking dreams and delusions to jikkrs when he rebuked the you are more pretty comment, idk what else do you want , like that is equivlent to tae saying get out of your dreams or smthing years ago to a tk comment on weverse, i dont know what more proof you need?!!

Lmfao?! The mental gymnastics this one took is so funny, I had to share.

Hey, for now, I mostly just tag these posts as "antis" or "Jikook antis" but I want something more fun and that can encompass everything kinda hateful. So that it's easier for people to block that tag if they don't want to see those kinds of posts. Like @marengogo uses "the collesesum" and @bangtannism uses "the gallows" those are so fun! If anyone has any ideas I could use going forward, please share 💜💜

[tellmegoodbye]

Thank you @heartstringsduet for tagging me!

Tagging some people below, but idk who's already done this, so if you want to join in consider yourself tagged by me!

Tagging: @herefortarlos @strandnreyes @bonheur-cafe @paperstorm @carlos-tk

@literateowl @ironheartwriter @emsprovisions @sapphic--kiwi @certifiedflower @lightningboltreader

@lemonlyman-dotcom @carlos-in-glasses @thisbuildinghasfeelings @firstprince-history-huh @morganaspendragonss

@eclectic-sassycoweyes @whatsintheboxmh @reasonandfaithinharmony @guardian-angle22 @kiwichaeng

+ open tag

[scoliosisgoblin]

Peter is not ready for them lmao

Ever draw someone’s YB sona before?

uhh do you mean their ynsona or their version of yb?

cause I've drawn @bennydunbar 's ynsona quite a bit I think. outside of that, no? I don't remember drawing anyone else's Ynsona and I haven't drawn a different version of Peter outside of my two versions, human (?) and canon

[fifthrideroftheapocalypse]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

thanks for the tag @lemonlyman-dotcom !!

1. How many works do you have an AO3? 19

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 29,507

3. What fandoms do you write for? 911 Lone Star, 911, The Old Guard, Shadowhunters, RWRB

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

victories, defined | a 911 Season 7 coda to the medal ceremony. Tommy confronts Gerrard (i dont really like this one tbh)

hitchcokian | a 911 season 7 coda. buck calls Tommy right after he runs into Kim. (this one is okay, but i fear i wasted the title "hitchcockian" on this when it would be cool do a genre-bending thing. idk)

echoes | 911 Lone Star Season 1. Carlos waits in the hospital after TK is shot and really talks to the 126 for the first time.

why | 911 Lone Star. the silliest thing i've ever written, and it's all @lemonlyman-dotcom's fault. Carlos buys Lou II pajamas and then realizes he has to put the pajamas ... on Lou II and regrets every decision that led him there.

halted beginnings | 911 Lone Star. post-engagement. Carlos is in love. But he's forgotten about something.

5. Do you respond to comments? I do, although I think im kinda behind on doing so? I do forget to sometimes.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? i think it's a tie between halted beginnings (linked above) and fundamental. they are essentially sister stories, with fundamental being the meta-verison of halted beginnings. they both tackle Carlos forgetting about Iris when he says yes to TK's proposal. halted beginnings is more of a character introspection into how, in the moment, Carlos might have forgotten about Iris. fundamental takes the meta-approach that Carlos/Iris were never planned from the beginning and is written as if Carlos, the character from season 1-3, knows someone else is rewriting his history (the writer, or "Tim," as I called him in the annotations lol). Both fics end on a heavy note, with Carlos either putting off telling TK (halted beginnings) or a rewritten version of Carlos taking over Seasons 1-3 Carlos (fundamental).

7. What is the fic your wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably "why" (linked above). TK and Lou II in matching pajamas ... couldn't be better!

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I haven't, and I hope it stays that way.

9. Do you write smut? not really

10. Do you write crossovers? No, but I would like to

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? no. but open to that if anyone wanted to translate

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nooooooo, but I would love to collaborate on something!!!! Idk how to find a person to collaborate with though lol

16. What are your writing strengths? i really don't know ... someone else tell me. i feel like i always want to make people feel like they are in the room with the character, and i thiiiiiink i do that. or at least im getting better at it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? plotting, finishing wips lol

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I don't do it, but I definitely could be better at adding in there.

19. First fandom you wrote for? for this question I'll take into account my past fan fic writing life, which was a long time ago. Angel

20. Favorite fics you've written?

In no particular order:

large popcorn with a bag of m&ms | an Old Guard fic I wrote in 2021 that I really want to turn into a longer series. It's Nile-centric and about how she misses her real family while adjusting to her new immortal life.

peace | a 911 Lone Star fic that is actually pretty angsty too, haha. it's very short, but I was stretching some more poetic writing muscles I hadnt used in a long time. This is Carlos, after the breakup

Staring at ghosts | my newest one, 911, bucktommy. It's a wip, but I really love the first chapter, and I'm really excited about the rest of it I have outlined and partly written. Buck and Tommy are still in the fairly early stages of their relationship, and Buck doesn't really know how to open up when he starts having dreams about the lightning strike.

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no pressure tagging: @rmd-writes @welcometololaland @reyesstrand @bonheur-cafe @paperstorm

@alrightbuckaroo @carlos-tk @carlos-in-glasses

[bonny-kookoo]

Jungkook: Unsettled 🔞

In which Jungkook just can't go on like this.

Tags/Warnings: still angsty af wtf, idol!Jungkook, flashback, smut with feelings, why do I torture myself with this, sensual smut oop, mentioned size difference, it's not smut-focused though

!This belongs to 'Restless' but can be read on his own. Some things might not make sense though lol.

Length: Idk man, mid?

A/N: I like suffering.

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He knows it's wrong.

He knows that even if you tell him it won't, it will definitely change something between you both. If not for you, then definitely for him. Because the way you touch him makes him delusional, makes him think that this might be some romantic movie where at the end of all this, you'll confess your love and live happily ever after.

But that's not what's going to happen.

And he's painfully aware of this.

You're friends, and that alone could already cause chaos if found out by the public. You? A random person he'd met years ago, who's neither a celebrity nor involved in the scene at all? You're no fit for him, from a professional standpoint. Nothing visually outstanding, no groundbreaking achievements in life, just a normal person.

No fit for him. He knows this.

And yet he's given in, and there's no backing out now. His hands are already underneath your shirt, exploring your warm skin he hopefully soon will get to see as well. It's like he's taking the first hit of a drug he knows he's already doomed to instantly become addicted to.

He can't stop.

Not when every time he let's himself go with you, he feels as if he's thrown into a different dimension, like a lucid dream where time doesn't matter, and feelings swallow him whole. You're the cause of his heartache, and yet he chooses you over anything else that would hurt less.

"I can't-" it's something he says often, especially to you. You're sure there's thoughts jn his head that he's not comfortable enough to share with you, and it enables your delusions of him possibly devoting himself to you like someone buying an addict their drugs. It's wrong, on every level, but understandable, because no one likes tk watch pain unfold like that.

He's slow this time, seems to drag it out. You're both naked, very much so, but he's more focused on you than anything else it seems. His inked hand between your legs cramps up after a while, so he instead falls onto his stomach before dragging you closer by your thighs. You laugh for a second at the anger on his face as he has to push the sheets away from your entrance.

He's loosing this, whatever it is. Himself, you, everything- he's loosing control over this entire situation.

The company doesn't know how involved he is with you. If they did, he'd surely get more than just a scolding, he knows the consequences from the things that had happened to other members in the past. Namjoon's girlfriend being slapped with an NDA and consequential breakup resulting from it, Jin's constant fights because he never breaks and never backs down. He protects, he's bold, he's chosen to fight for his partner as much as he has to.

But Jungkook isn't Jin. He's scared, of the consequences, of what would happen to you. Or maybe it's simply possessiveness? Selfishness? Maybe he just can't stand the thought of you being with someone else.

Your first wave of pleasure hits you surprisingly softly, making him part from you before he wipes his mouth with his inked arm. There's a tiny artwork in between all of them. Small, random, even to you- but that's because he will probably never confess that it's for you.

When he had it done he'd laughed to himself, because it had hurt. Badly so. But it could never compare to what he feels with every kiss you grant him. What he feels whenever he wonders when you'll find someone better.

He sucks and bites his marks into your skin angrily at that, desperate as his mind unravels scenario after scenario of you squirming like this for another man, another woman. It doesn't matter to him.

He wants you. And he wants you to want him too.

Your hands run over his arms like he's made of glass, and he doesn't know why that makes him feel funny. You always treat him so delicately even though he's anything but. He's a man, muscles toned, body towering over you, and yet you're always so gentle.

When you help him tie his hair to get it out his face, you never pull the hairtie too close to his scalp, because you now it gives him a headache. You don't use perfume but a softer scent that smells like flowers and vanilla because it makes him nauseous if something smells too strong. You know him, so so well, and it hurts, because he knows if you were his, he'd get to feel these things all the time.

The moment he pushes himself inside you, he knows he won't last long this time. Not because of the agonizingly long foreplay, or the whimpers of pleasure falling from your lips, but because he simply can't go on like this.

He's made his choice. And tonight, he will be selfish one last time.

For real.

He's slow, sensual, tastes your skin to imprint it into his mind. He'd taken a picture of you with his dog last time, sneakily so, because you don't like having images taken. His phone could be hacked any second of the day, exposing him and you in the process.

You're not worried for yourself. But for him.

At a certain point, you hold onto him a little tighter than usual, and your warm arms barely reaching over his back break him like a rotten tree.

"I love you."

It's muffled into your skin, barely distinguishable from the creaking of the bed and his kisses close to your ear, but you hear it, and it freezes your blood. "Jungk-"

"I can't do this." he breaks, keeping his momentum, desperate as his angry tears dampen your shoulder. "I don't want this anymore.!" he presses out in frustration.

He says all of this, and yet he still continues.

It's like how he won't wash his clothes until you've hugged a different shirt of his so he can keep a trace of you whenever you're gone. Or how he rather hugs his blankets after you've slept over just to at least pretend for a second that you're there.

His orgasm is bittersweet. Unsatisfying because of himself punishing his own body. He's not allowing himself to enjoy any of it.

You leave after catching your breath, light of his bathroom bleeding into the bedroom, showing the mess that's on his sheets, equal to what's going on inside of him. He can hear you get ready again, washing yourself before you walk out-

Still naked?

"Come on, you'll catch a cold like that." you quietly say, pulling at his hand to drag him into the bathroom as well. He's like a child, stubborn, doesn't want it to end yet. He doesn't care if his thoughts are disgusting, but he doesn't want to wash anything off. He wants to stay like this, with you, forever. Have you ever held his hand before? He can't remember.

Why are you holding it now when he want to let you go?

While he's busy showering in shame, you pull the sheets off and search in his closet for new ones. It's a little odd for you to do this, but it feels right at the same time. You don't like seeing him hurt like this. Maybe tonight is just a bad night for him.

You've always been like that. Expecting the worst, hoping for the bad. That way, you rarely ever get disappointed in the outcome.

When he's back out you're at least wearing panties, back turned towards him as you zip the blanket covers shut. "I'm sorry." he apologizes quietly, watching you simply hum at that.

You're not sure what he's sorry for. Meeting you? Letting you in? Befriending you? Fucking you? Or maybe just breaking your heart?

It doesn't matter, because he himself doesn't know it either.

"I'm sorry too." you say suddenly, and he watches your bare back move around as you put the sheets in the hamper close by. "I shouldn't have agreed in the first place." you mumble, and he sighs, picking up his discarded shirt before he pulls it over your head.

"you'll catch a cold like this." he copies your words, and you push your lips together in a straight line while he helps your arms through the designated holes of the shirt.

"Do you regret it?" you wonder, looking down from his apartment window.

"no." he answers far too quickly. "I just feel... Guilty. Every time." he confesses.

"how so?" you wonder. This is oddly the most you've talked in weeks. Months even.

"I feel like I'm wasting your time." Jungkook somberly explains. "Time you could spend meeting someone who's going to be good to you. Treat you well." he offers.

"Honestly, you're right. It was wasted time." you nod. "But I was happy, you know? At least for a moment."

His eyes sting again. He doesn't want this.

"I'm glad." he simply says, unable to get anything else out as his throat closes.

"I heard it, by the way." you tell him. "your 'I love you'." you say. He sighs.

"I didn't mean to.." he shapely admits. "but I couldn't hold it in. I.. Wanted to say it at least once to you."

"hmm." you hum. "I love you too." you tilt your head to the side, hugging yourself while he stands next to you with a bit of distance. "felt nice saying that. You know, at least once."

He nods. It's true- at least you've said it once. And he feels a bit lighter knowing that he shares the pain, as harsh as it sounds.

"imagine what would happen if the people down there knew what we'd been up to this past year." you chuckle, watching the people small like ants down on the ground. "I wonder this every time I leave, you know? Whenever I walk past someone. What would they do if they knew?" you softly say, and suddenly, his tears dry before they can fall.

They don't know.

They don't know.

"But they don't know." he says out loud.

"they don't." you repeat.

Slowly, with the company of his dog's tapping feet in the living room somewhere and the cars down beneath your feet, he walks behind you, pulls you into his front, his arms around you.

"you'll get hurt, Jungkook." you remind him.

"nothing can hurt me more than not having you." he simply says, resting his forehead in the crook of your neck.

"is that your post-nut-clarity speaking?" you joke, and he pinches your sides at that, earning a laugh from you as you squirm in his arms, his dog eagerly barking at the excitement suddenly bubbling.

"no, that's ny poor heart scolding you!" he responds, turning you around in his embrace, still not letting you go.

"oh no. Is there anything I can do to fix it?" you wonder.

"stay the night?" he asks with hopeful eyes.

"just tonight? Easy." you nod.

"no, forever." he adds, gaze a bit mor serious. "for as long as we can."

You know you can't say yes. You know there is no forever for you.

And yet you lean in, kiss his lips.

"okay."

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[meruz]

hi im putting all my asks in one post again. these are from like the past month and a half approx? some digimon thoughts some tmnt thoughts some art musings u know the usual

@waywardistics YAYY thank you so much for ordering! I'm glad it got to you & that you are enjoying it!

this is kind of a missive to everyone who ordered but: I am very nervous about pre-orders whenever I do them... nervous that not very many people will order, nervous that there will be supply chain or production dilemmas and I won't be able to get copies out to people in a timely fashion, nervous about having people's money but having an indeterminate amt of time where i have not yet "held up my part of the bargain" etc etc SO. THANK U GUYS...FOR ORDERING and being patient and im so glad it got to y'all

@seanonthemoon (idk why i cant tag u BUT) interesting... i gotta be honest I don't think abt the crests that much. i agree that they're very much like heres the "girl" crest heres the "nerd boy" crest etc to the point that it becomes almost meaningless. but i think what makes them even more meaningless to me, and is probably the reason they kind of designated girl/boy crests etc is that i think like the digivices they're toys and merchandise more than they are actual narrative tools LOL. I wouldve loved something with cody and mimi! theyre both so deeply empathetic and sensitive.. theres a lot they share but i think because they look so different on the surface it would make it difficult to market that merch...booo capitalism boooo toy marketing its all sexist bullshit at least here in the u.s. idk if japan is that different though.

I'm actually a little frustrated with how often 02 and 02 related media squanders cody in general lol. he feels like a parallel of izzy, joe, and TK(season 1 tk) while also being kind of none of those and suffering through lackluster characterization as a result... and then once ken joins the team it feels a little redundant. there's a couple cody-centric eps of 02 I remember really liking but then i think abt how he's been used since in like post-series content and 02:the beginning where they made him type on the computer even though obviously that's yoleis thing but because he had nothing else to do and aghh... my blood boils. i feel like the youngest but most serious anime achetype even at its bare bones is actually rly interesting idk why they don't play it up. UM. Once again my opinion is that he should be taller LOL and maybe they should play up his kendo martial arts honorable training stuff more idk. tallest + youngest + most serious just seems like a recipe for success for me. well. theres still time. and theres always fanfic.

THIS IS SO NICE TO SAY and not the first time someone has said it but i appreciate it everytime because i really admire the mm art style so much. It's like part of why I got really into the movie because I really recognized my own artistic sensibilities and aspirations in the way they stylized everything.

UM And i feel like since watching the movie and looking at all the concept art and making my own art i do feel like its only become more obvious how much my own art is lacking LOL LIKE when you see something that feels so similar I think the differences only become more stark. those artists are definitely on a different level than me. But it's nice to hear people say it doesn't look so different from their pov. thank u ^^

thank u!!!!!!! i love mundanity and naturalism... there's something so beautiful abt it to me lol... I feel like my anatomy needs work actually but ive been feeling better abt it this year so it's good to hear! thank you!

DLKGDSGDLALSNDF WAS IT TOO FAR..?? firstly, yeah I was thinking late teen/young adult ages for both of them ie 18-19ish, definitely not the age the kids are in the movie lol.

but also they arent DOING anything in that pic it is literally just a confrontation + some innuendo... I think teens should be allowed some less than subtle innuendo.. its like one of the top 3 classically teen pastimes...

this is such a funny ask to get because i feel like i haven't been able to do thin lineart until like. this past year or two maybe LOL. UM having a line-centric art job helped I think. I started on craig of the creek back in 2022 and thats a show where we spend a lot of time inking so I had a job where I was constantly moderating my line weight 40 hours a week every week for over a year. disappointingly, much of improvement is simply horrendous amounts of practice.

Here's a tip though: I think a lot of thin lineart boils down to confidence. I think instinctively we read thick, bold, fast lines as confident but theres actually a lot of obscuring you can do with a thick line. if you're not sure whether the nose on the face or a browline should be a little more left or a little more down you can hide that with a thick line and pretend its a shadow. or hide it with a bunch of quick lines and the eye can kind of approximate where looks best among the mass.. whereas a thin line is rly singular and stark and hides nothing, it needs to be precise. so anytime i know i want thin lineart i spend a LOT of time sketching, making sure i know exactly where i want my lines to go. so im not second guessing by the time im inking...

ok thats kind of a broad tip lol... here's one thats more applicable: IF POSSIBLE, lower your pressure sensitivity on your device. most devices have some way to edit your pressure sensitivity curve. I use a surface pro at home and this is what my pressure curve looks like most of the time.

When I work on a wacom it looks even more like a reverse L shape LOL. I'm naturally a really heavy-handed artist and I use a "light" or "hard" pressure curve to compensate for how hard I'm always pressing on the pen lol. if you're like me and you struggle with going too hard with the ink too fast... this will probably help a lot!

SFHASLDFH I LOVE THIS ASK this is like the type of question a person gets asked when chalk drawing on the sidewalk at recess LOL. but i understand because I've been struggling also for like. months. I think I'm finally starting to nail it down though so here's some of my observations.

[feel free to save this img but **please do not re-post it or share broadly**. my biggest fear in the world is to spend 30 min on some notes and become a widely proliferated art tutorial im not even kidding. i made it low contrast and difficult to read on purpose.]

my other tip is to just look at and study a lot of reference because that's all ive been doing. the tmnt are really cartoony so its difficult to use like actual anatomical reference unless ur going for that look BUT theres been so many adaptions in so many different styles that there's a real treasure trove of stuff to look at for how to simplify, stylize, and dissect these characters while keeping the recognizable essence. so theres lots to pull from.

If you want to expand further, it's also good to have 5) something sci-fi 6)something fantasy 7)something mundane/slice of life. a bedroom is a really good go-to. And of course some bgs can be two or more of these things at once.

I've definitely answered asks abt bg tips before but here's one specifically for if you want to do bg design for a job:

Your portfolio should probably have at least one of each of the following 1) an interior 2) an exterior 3) a cityscape 4) a nature scene. Just to cover kind of the basics of what you'd be asked to draw on any given project.

I actually feel like I don't have that many cityscrapes in my portfolio... this is something I'm gonna try to work on in the coming year LOL. OH ALSO. This is a very basic tip and people will tell you it all the time but its worth repeating: look up portfolio websites of artists who have the job you want. An easy way to do this is to go onto imdb for any cartoon or movie you like and to find the names listed as "bg/background designer" or whatever then just google that name +"art" or "animation" most artists have some public facing internet presence so it's not hard. spend time studying their work and hold those images in your head! it's a good way to get a good idea of what "industry standard" looks like and comparing ur own art to it... I know people sometimes get bummed comparing their art to others but if you can keep your head up lol.. it'll help you figure out what you need to work on!

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ok thats all i have to say sorry for typing so much. happy new year everybody who read this far LMAO!!!!!

[strandnreyes]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

@rmd-writes @welcometololaland @three-drink-amy thanks for providing me with procrastination material <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

58

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

957,577. with the unpublished words of meet you after dark, I'll be very close to 1,000,000. I'm almost certain I'll hit it by the end of the year (at least that's my goal)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

911 Lone Star

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

anchor up to me, love (this being my top fic by kudos is so shocking to me lol it's just a 3x05 coda that I think I wrote the day after the episode aired, I really didn't think it was that special)

pushing boundaries

haunted by the ghost of you

one single thread

yours for the weekend

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes, I try to respond to them all! That being said, I've very behind right now but I promise I'll get back to you!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

hold on - This is probably the only 'unhappy' ending I have, but it's more so just unresolved because it's a 3x01 coda written before any of the other episodes in that arc aired. and 3x01 is not a happy episode lol

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

they pretty much all do in general so I don't think I could pick one specifically that stands out

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really, but it has happened a few times

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, but usually incorporated within a story, not as a standalone. I think the only PWP fic I wrote is when push comes to shove. and even that has some plot

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

No crossovers

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

As far as I'm aware, no

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I don't think so

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not officially

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Carlos and TK <3

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

idk if I can call this a WIP, but there's always been an idea in my mind about writing a fic inspired by the book Carlos was writing in as if you were a mythical thing. it's a 1970s camp counselor slasher murder mystery style fic that I wrote a little bit of for this prompt fill, but I don't know if a full au will ever come out of it. shame because the playlist and moodbord would slap

16. What are your writing strengths?

world building, banter, angst that feels like a punch in the gut, giving the happy ending room to breathe

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

smut I feel like. need to learn new ways to say the same exact thing

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I think it makes total sense and feels authentic for it to be there every once in a while for non-crucial story details if a character speaks another language

19. First fandom you wrote for?

911 Lone Star

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

I'm going to go with your first string. I think that has my most full-fledged character arcs and full circle storyline. It's my longest fic and I never really got sick of writing it, which is a pretty good indicator that I enjoyed it

no pressure tagging @reyesstrand @carlos-in-glasses @theghostofashton @orchidscript @freneticfloetry + anyone else!

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you @alrightbuckaroo and @strandnreyes for the tag! I'm finally writing again so here’s something I wrote today (for a later chapter instead of the one I'm supposed to be working on, but oh well!)

“One of my favorites was how he learned to play guitar from you and his uncles on Saturday mornings.” TK swears Gabriel looks misty-eyed for just a second before he abandons the case of sodas he was opening and walks toward the living room, calling over his shoulder for TK to follow.  “I wish you could’ve seen him back then,” Gabriel says, kneeling by the TV cabinet and pushing through the rows of photo albums lined up on the shelves. “I know we have a picture here somewhere. He was so sweet, only about four years old with his little ‘cowboy ge-tar’ toy, trying to join in with me and his tíos. The strings were just rubber bands, but we’d clap for him like he was playing ‘Stairway to Heaven.’” Gabriel keeps searching, setting aside random albums that don’t contain what he’s looking for and TK joins him on the floor, casually flipping through a few even though he doesn’t know most of the people in them.  “Ah, here it is!” Gabriel exclaims, passing TK the album.  “Oh my god,” TK gasps, looking at the picture of Carlos wearing a cowboy hat and boots with a plaid shirt tucked into his jeans, holding up a plastic guitar and cheesing for the camera. “He was adorable.”  Gabriel flips the page, revealing a photo taken that same day of Carlos sitting on his lap, their outfits nearly identical, as well as a few of Carlos sitting on the porch with everyone on his own tiny stool, strumming his strings like he’s joining in on whatever song they’re playing. “Of course, when he got a little older, we bought him a real guitar and taught him to actually play,” Gabriel explains with a chuckle as TK keeps flipping through the album, finding pictures of little Carlos riding a horse, baking cookies with his mom and sleeping in the backseat of a car with a stuffed koala in his arms. When TK turns the next page, a loose picture falls out and he picks it up, staring curiously at it.  “Is this you, Gabriel?” he asks, eyes roaming over the photo of a man in his late twenties, standing in the middle of Washington Square Park with a guitar slung over his back.

I’m late and haven’t been on much today so idk who has done this already but I’ll tag @welcometololaland and @chaotictarlos on the off chance you haven’t and want to! And then I’ll start making my way through what everyone else has shared! 💛