#if you see mistakes no you don’t i doodled a good 80% of this at 5am on a work day

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proud practicer of Caine nepotism

ALLL POMNI DESIGN CREDS -> @weedsmokingbfs . ooo hypnosis that makes you follow it for more based takes🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀🌀

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aot characters at uni headcanons :) (because i am miserable at uni and wanna romanticise things)

eren

how did this guy get to uni? i guess we’ll never know. i guess we’ll never know

if it’s zoom, he’s most definitely causing chaos

i’m talking spamming the chat for whatever reason

“haha funny meme”

pretending he’s frozen when the prof (levi) calls on him

“jaeger, i can still see you blinking.” “IM NOT BLINKING ITS JUST A GLITCH- oh- shi-“ *goes back to silence and ‘frozen’ state*

and if it’s in perso, he’s still causing chaos.

“PROFESSOR CAN I ASK A QUESTION?” “yes, you can.” “where’s joe?” “who’s joe?” “JOE MAMA!!!!!!!”  “10% off your first assessment.”

im wheezing

*corrects the spelling mistakes on the slides like the petty girlboss he is*

his major? probably something really really really vague

like

is there a bachelor of edginess?

no? okay well probably studying something in humanities / science

does he study?

lmaoooo…..do pigs fly?

but does he somehow get a perfect gpa?

yeah

cause hes the main character, duh

if you don’t count the 10% professor levi deducted because of the joe mama joke

i dont really have anything else to say about him

but i would hate to have him in my class

mikasa

you know that really well dressed, quiet girl that always catches your eye in your lectures?

ladies, bros, and non-binary hoes, may i introduce mikasa ackerman?

she picks her electives so they match up with eren’s 🥺 

and in those classes

hoooo boy

she’s basically a mum

or a dog mum

keeping eren on a leash, if you will

honestly i see her doing a liberal arts degree, with a major in literary studies (i headcanon her as a lit student im sorry ahh she just has that vibe)

like eren, she has a perfect/almost perfect grades

and that’s because she actually STUDIES

like i said, shes really quiet and reserved & basically talks to no one except eren

but damn is she a boy magnet

*cough* JEAN *splutter* 

armin

he’s most definitely a geography student. dont @ me. i dont take constructive criticism. nor do i take criticism in general.

he’s either the teacher’s pet or hated by the teacher because he keeps correcting them

there is no in between 

like mikasa, studies 24/7

unlike mikasa, either does realllly really well or really really bad

he’s a polarising figure okay

and maybe his results are cause he doodles in his textbooks half the time

it’s not even a textbook at this point it’s a fkn sketchbook (lmao my partner’s maths book in high school was filled with the most amazing intricate doodles and basically no maths but he somehow got high 80s so uh) but yeah thats how i see it

daydreamer :D

especially in grades

wears a cardigan

soft boi incarnate 

goes out of his way to help confused freshmen 

cause he’s wholesome like that

#welovearminclub

sasha

FOOD SCIENCE MAJOR I REPEAT FOOD SCIENCE MAJOR

“i study food. and by study, i mean eat.”

mediocre grades at best

im sorry T_T i love her but i can’t see her being bothered at uni

messes around with connie half the time

or tries to at least

poor connie is trying to study

she is that one kid who brings a whole ass meal into class and eats it very loudly

“okay so if we look at the chemical structure of ca-“ *slurp slurp, BITCH*

there are food stains all over her textbooks and the notes connie forced her to take

connie

okay but he had no idea what he wanted to do in uni

so he just did what sasha was doing

food science buddies :D

much to sasha’s chagrin, his grades are better than hers

because he’s actually STUDYING

and idk NOT EATING DURING CLASS

they aren’t perfect grades but they��re good

he’s pretty quiet in class

he’s just tryna pass

and control sasha

idk which one’s harder

i envy the man tho

jean

commerce. major. or smth to do with business

he is so goddamn cocky im sorry it drives me insane

well dressed rich boi vibes

to his credit, he studies really hard and his grades are really good :)

he chooses electives so that they measure up with marco’s :D

i dont have much to say about him

simps for mikasa and mikasa only

loyal frat boi ig???

marco

music major PLSSS

i see him either being the nerdy boy wearing sweaters that plays ukelele/ acoustic guitar on the stairs (surrounded by fangirls)

or the boy with the kazoo that won’t quit (still surround by fangirls cause who doesnt love a kazoo?)

or both :D

when he sees jean sadly listening to ‘glimpse of us’ while thinking about mikasa 

he decides to jump in w a little bit of musical zang. cause he’s supportive

please see https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g82qI-jdRw4 for reference

you won’t regret it

it isn’t a rick roll i promise

like armin, a vvv sweet boy

will help any of his classmates in need :D 

basically stuck to jean like glue

historia

she’s a double major of law and political science

we love a girlboss academic queen

QUEEN? did ya see what i did there???

cmonnn laugh

SUCH a model student and shes so helpful and sweet aaa

everyone loves her

its impossible to hate her

soft girl mixed w light academia aesthetic :D

she is an angel incarnate 

perfect grades perfect social life perfect everything 

also a perfect girlfriend

*stares pointedly at ymir*

ymir

studying criminology because it has similar units to law

and someone in particular is doing law

you catch my drift?

she really doesn’t wanna go to class but will go if historia is going

*historia*ns will say theyre just friends

but we all know better :D

she doesn’t talk to anyone unless its historia

and shes got such a resting bitch face that no one dares approach her

even the professor is scared to call on her

she gets mediocre grades, but they improve when historia forces her to study

hanji

hanji my beloved <333

she’s a professor

the crackhead professor everyone likes

probably chemistry / physics / human bio

something sciency

100% will use her students for her experiments

with consent ofc 

it’s the 21st century after all

veryyyyy disorganised

will 1000000% forget she had class 

turns up 15 minutes late and fuming at the lack of organisation

“WHO THE FUCK IS RUNNING THIS CLASS?” 

“you are, professor”

“oh.”

i love her sm

i hate all sciences but i would study it if she was teaching it

levi

you know shota aizawa from mha?

yeah

that. he’s that guy

he does not fucking want to be there

what does he teach? probably politics or something to do w humanities

he calls his students ‘brats’

but affectionately

right?????? RIGHT????

his dead eyes scares all of the students so much that no one dares say anything

even when he’s asking  them questions

all silent

except for eren

who he tells to shut up 24/7

“class is cancelled because i don’t want to be here. go home, brats.”

if you dare fail his class…just write your will okay?

erwin

10000% a history teacher aHHHH

(totally not biased because i love history)

he’s so passionate about what he does! 

he definitely does re-enactments of battles with help from his students

kinda like rengoku’s spin on a history teacher

is really enthusiastic! 

all of the students love him

some love him a lil toooo much

cmon, you see it too right?

takes students under his wing

just

a ball of sunshine

best professor ever

ahhhh it makes me so happy thinking about it

reiner

first, i would like to establish that we love reiner in this household

and if you don’t agree, LEAVE

seriously tho the guy needs a hug, therapy and cookies

i headcanon him as a humanities and psychology student!

he just wants to learn about the world and make it a better place okay ):

i could also see him as training to be a psychologist

the therapist-type of psychologist that is (clinical psychologist for all you fancy smartpants out there)

studies very very hard!

he throws himself into his work 100000%

all or nothing

speaking of which

he’s all about taking care of his education and his physical fitness too!

soft gymbro reiner

the nice gymbro that drinks respect women juice daily

yeah we stan him :D

probably really popular amongst the ladies and the gays but is too clueless to recognise it

annie

okay first, she’s definitely doing criminology

with the aim of going into the police force

(where i live, you have to do a degree in crim before working as a police - i think :D)

cmon she is canonically in the military police

there is no way she wouldn’t do it in uni

she never ever ever turns up to class

she just doesn’t like people okay

she would much rather be curled up in her dorm with her noise-cancelling headphones

doing her classes online

but if she’s on zoom

camera off, mike off

catch berty dragging her grumpy ass to exams

“ANNIE, YOU HAVE TO ATTEND EXAMS IN PERSON”

*camera cuts to annie who isn’t even planning to do exams at all*

she doesn’t study much

she’s really passive about uni and she doesn’t really care

but she does really well, she has a talent for crim :’)

girlboss incarnate

bertholdt

he is doing a very very very broad humanities degree

our aimless lil boi :’(

managed to do a few crim units to match with annie

( a simp)

always shows up to class

perfect attendance

10/10

but thats only because he hopes that annie will be there

which she never is

really quiet but sweet

mediocre to good grades but nothing out of the ordinary

he’s kinda the boy next door vibes

always wears the same blue sweater

pieck

mommy

mommy? i mean sorry mommy

sorry it just keeps slipping out

thats what she said 

aNYWAYS

she is a very homely and sweet honours student!

like reiner, probably a psych student

cottagecore aesthetic. i dont make the rules.

shes still a student but everyone thinks she’s a professor cause she’s so talented and smart and- adulty?

she has her life together, on the surface

but uh

yeahhhhhhh if you catch her in her natural habitat, her hair is all askew, notes are everywhere and shes crouched on all fours scribbling away at her work

porco

immediate rich daddy boy’s vibes im sorry

“MY FATHER SHALL HEAR ABOUT THIS!” - porco malfoy 2k22

most definitely studying humanities w/ a major in international law and political science

gee i sure hope he doesn’t run into reiner in the humanities building

THAT would make for some drama

and we don’t like drama in this household!

no, that isn’t popcorn in my hands you see

100% the chaddiest chad to ever chad at the university of chad

IM SORRY OKAY I DONT KNOW HOW TO FEEL ABOUT PORCO

TAKE THIS HEADCANON OR LEAVE IT

BECAUSE I SURE AINT TAKING CRITICISM

zeke

i wanna put a forewarning that i have a thing against zeke so proceed w warning

he just gives me bad vibes okay ;-;

he is that professor who wears a trench coat to every single class

even if it’s summer

black. trenchcoat.

his response to every criticism aimed at him? “no bitches?”

i cant fault him for that

like i said, he’s a professor

of political science probs

very very charismatic

the classes he teachers are like a cult fr

they really realllly admire him

alot

like alot alot

okay i think that’s all i can do :’) cause the only other marley person i know well enough to headcanon is colt and im still sad about how he died :(

i hope you enjoyed ! likes/reblogs/shares/comments are appreciated :) lemme know who you want me to do next in the replies xx

might do a part two hehe! i hope you enjoyed :) reblogs (w credit), likes and comments appreciated and encouraged x

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notebook #13!!! she’s a little grimy (i guess that’s what i get for throwing it around everywhere), and she has about 80 pages of wide-ruled composition paper; i started February 1 and ended August 31, so... yeah, definitely not a page a day with this one. extra doodles and insights into how i ‘journal’ below the read more!

my bnha star wars au!! the posed picture on the right is ref’d off a panel of depa & caleb, but otherwise, it’s all idle doodling. i think i reflect my bad posture in all my doodles btw. poor sorahiko and nana... they deserve to stand up straight and proud..

Toshinori on the bottom left corner, pushing his forefingers together and looking anxiously at Nana: “I think Torino-sensei’s mad at me.”

Nana, bumping her fist against Toshinori’s shoulder: “Don’t worry about it. I’ll handle him.”

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billboard and postage stamp found through clicking frantically at the smithsonian’s open-access archive. “the woods” by san fermin has an insane breakdown that just rattles your eardrums. sandshrew community day was VERY nice to experience.

(left comic, fastest heroes in the east!au)

Sorahiko: “Pro-heroes are a dime a dozen. What you’re looking to do - to follow Endeavor’s footsteps? You don’t need power. You need a different motivation.”

Hawks: “What was yours?”

Sorahiko: “... My best friend.”

(right comic, some wildly indulgent Dimensional Babysitter Torino AU)

Toshinori: “Er, Torino-sensei, can your apartment hold the five of us?”

Sorahiko: “Not seeing any alternatives, Toshinori.”

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read! read what you can, and jot down notes so you aren’t just skimming blankly at the passages! re-reading the witches by roald dahl was like taking a sip of honeyed tea. i can’t believe i totally just accepted the visual horror as a kid.

*3/23 was the most recent leak night in which vestige!Nana was present. It’s now September. Tick-tock, Horikoshi-sensei!!!

garbo drafting for the “Never Love an Anchor” PMV started MONTHSSS before I just committed to putting it on csp. You can see some panels got shifted, trashed, or retained (the “But try as I might, I could not bring myself to hold you” was a very strong mental image).

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my pokemon: unbound playthrough... it’s stalled... but I remember doodling my team comps at the end of every session as an attempt to stay invested.

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i visited edinburgh, scotland!!! quite possibly the highlight of my life so far, because it was almost entirely my own responsibility to get myself places (and survive without... necessities...). not sure how @thisauthorisscreaming​ bullied me into hiking arthur’s seat my first morning there, but. yeah that happened.

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nobody judge me!! i keep making bishops in maplestory cause they have the least amount of attacks, and they all look the same cause i’m a sucker for that hairstyle!! ah, that tera burning event is certainly winding down now. i guess i’ll be back in winter.

rasolnikov (versalian/proto-bishop/totally just a lore-insert, not really a character i was dedicated to getting to lvl200+), jean moreau (victorian islander/bishop/my baby to whom i dedicated an entire made-up story in my head about re: romancing von leon + defeating the black mage), and shuzenji (maple islander/bishop/my latest tera-burned character who is now technically my main, as he has a LOT of money invested in his progress)

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i really just inserted this picture here because i wanted to show that i use that trick of papering over my OG mistakes HAHA (weeps)

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anachronism updated, so of course i reread the whole thing and fawned over one of my favorite chapters (was there EVER a gran torino more self-sacrificing?), nana versus torino. and now i have references at hand for the gym uniforms!!! man he looks good in it.

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@shoichee​ I hope this meets your expectations✨ (Bc I refuse to tolerate any more bullying today. Also- Matchup under the cut)

First, I just want to say- I’m sorry. (but not really). I know our love for Hayama runs deep but the moment you choose violence with him, that’s it for you. RIP. It was nice knowing you 😔 But, remember when we first spoke and I asked you if you shipped yourself with Imayoshi and you refused to answer my question? Well- [Insert ‘Surprise shawty’ tik tok audio]

Best Match: Imayoshi Shoichi

Your subconscious knew what it was doing when you picked out your URL. The moment you said you related to Dazai and then proceeded to talk about socioeconomic issues revolving around globalization while we simultaneously talked about dumb stuff I knew there were only a few guys that could handle your energy and Imayoshi hands down tops that list

Even though Hanamiya out of all people might say Imayoshi doesn’t have the best personality, I actually think you two can balance each other out and understand each other in a way other people may not be able to

Honestly, right off the bat, y’all will probably bond over some form of teasing. Whether it’s making some remark aimed directly at the other, or one of you takes a jab at someone else and the other happens to overhear, it will be the start of a beautiful relationship

Gemini and Leo’s have really good chemistry so it’s no surprise you’ll manage to get along, regardless of your- argumentative natures.

You two are like the two sides of the same coin. While he presents himself as a kind and easy going person, speaking politely to others- until he inevitable shows them his real personality- you, on the other hand, can come off a little cold and critical, scaring people off when you first meet them even though you’re genuinely kind and easy going once you start to talk to them

If you guys meet purely by chance, maybe you’re in the same class, you’re introduced because of a mutual friend, or because one of you overheard the other, the moment you hear how the other carries themselves in a conversation will automatically peek your interest. 

Have you ever seen that meme where they’re like “oh you wanna kiss me so bad”? yea, that’s you two. I can see you getting into the most amusing squabble, just trying to throw the other one off, Imayoshi smirking if and when one of his comments goes right over your head

You’re both pretty smart (I spent a solid hour trying to double check this and still failed but I’m like 80% sure his IQ is pretty up there) so I can see you two meeting because of that too

Scenario: 

Imayoshi is just minding his business, checking the updated class rankings posted in the hall across your classroom. Why? He doesn’t know, if he’s being honest. It’s not like anyone could ever surpass him, he’s been at the top of his class each time since his firs- What’s this? He got bumped down? Who the hell are you? Wait no, he knows who you are. He’s heard your name before countless times, mostly followed by your voice as it traveled throughout the hallways, your laugh bubbling out of your small frame soon after in reply to whichever friend had just made a funny remark. Funny. You didn’t seem all that smart at first glance, could he have actually... made a mistake? His gaze flickers to the other side of the hall where he immediately found you, eyes wide and a small smile adorning your features as you listened to your classmate speak. A low hum escapes him as he analyzes your appearance once more. He notices the way your makeup highlighted your already attractive features, the small accessories added to your uniform making you look put together and stylish. Maybe he had underestimated you, he though as he saw you take your turn to speak, your answer leaving your classmate open mouthed with a baffled expression. He felt the slight tug on his lips, the beginning of a small smirk forming on his face as you smiled widely at the response you had gotten.  However, the amusement only lasted a split second, his features falling in disbelief when you turned around, tripping over your own feet and falling face first into the open classroom door. “What are you staring at?” Someone, probably Sato, asks as he strolls up beside him. “Nothing” he sighs, adjusting his glasses on his face. Is it really nothing though? a small voice inside him asks just as a series of curse words and noises fall from your lips, eliciting his own to quirk up into an amused, lopsided smile. Even if it is “nothing” for now, don’t be surprised when both of you “coincidentally” find yourselves bumping into each other more often from now on as he tries to figure you out.

I can see him realizing he has feelings for you while you two are hanging out. Maybe you two will be studying after you asked him to tutor you in math since it’s his best subject, or well, attempting to study at least as you’re nearing half an hour of your 5 minute snack break. He’ll probably be doodling in his notebook while you scroll through Instagram, and it’s not until he looks up to see you so focused on whatever was on the other side of the screen, your fingers quickly tapping away as a smile pulled at your lips that he asks what you’re doing. Without a second thought, you absentmindedly tell him about whatever argument you’re getting into in the comments section under a random photo you came across before you’re back to focusing on the matter at hand. 

His whole trademark is that he’s good at analyzing people, and as a Gemini, he is not an exception to his own skills. He’ll suddenly come to the realization that, while he enjoys pushing people’s buttons, he enjoys the thought of you two being a team even more. While you can be loud and social, making and laughing at jokes, you also know when to get serious and get stuff done, something that that he would appreciate considering he likes respectful and considerate girls.

The problem now is- he may be aware of his feelings...but are you?

He’ll probably try out multiple ways to hint at his feelings towards you but they’ll just go right over your head. In your mind, you can’t see anyone having any romantic feelings towards you and sure he may be acting a little weird, but you’d probably just shrug it off as it being all in your imagination.

Meanwhile the whole time Imayoshi is just standing there like- Is she serious? No one can be this oblivious???? but yet  ✨here you are✨

Now it’s his turn to be frustrated by your conversations because you’re just not getting it? So he decides to try something more straight forward. Girls like pickup lines, right?

He could literally see the moment your brain stopped working. Your face flushed red as a nervous giggle bubbled out of you. All common sense left your body as you made finger guns at him, giving him a slight nod before turning around and walking quickly out the room

it would take you a few minutes to collect yourself, strolling back in the room 30 minutes later, leaning against the same spot you left him moments prior and giving him a pickup line of your own. *queue Imayoshi’s mischievous smirk* “Oh? Is that so?” (he’s such a little shit he’ll probably pretend like he didn’t say anything first to get back at you)

I can see this going back and forth for a while until he finally asks you out on a date, but this time he’ll make sure to do it in a way that will prevent you from escaping and leaving him alone and confused again

Your PDA is most likely kept to a minimum, partly because of your Venus in Virgo and partly because he doesn’t like spontaneity. Your outward relationship will consist of hand holding and pecks but that doesn’t mean your private life remains the same, just because you’re dating now doesn’t mean you’re suddenly immune to his habits or him to yours

You say you want to spend some quality time together? “How about a movie night?” he asks, his smile deceiving you long enough to trap you in his arms as a scary movie plays in his blacked out bedroom. “I don’t like scary movies” you whine, your body pressing into his and a pout pulling at your lips as he “innocently” chuckles, “Oh really? I must have forgotten”

You say you’re a bit cynical about relationships but I think it’s because your Neptune, Pluto and Lilith are ruled by air signs. This means you enjoy spontaneity and creativity in what you do and therefore always gravitate to doing things in which your outcome depends on yourself and not other people. Imayoshi is the kind of person that respects other people’s needs as we can see when he allows Aomine to skip practice if that’s what works for him. This will help you maintain a healthy balance in your relationship, allowing you to be able to feel more at ease and not trapped or like you have to be a certain way with one another

You decide to keep pursuing dancing? He’s proud of you, and will not hesitate to show off and boast about your achievements to the rest of the team

You had a rough week and you want to spend the whole day gaming with headphones on? It’s fine he’ll take the opportunity to relax and go fishing

On the other hand, you want to go shopping? Suddenly he’ll find himself walking hand in hand with you as you and his sister stop at every single store only to leave with more bags that you can carry. 

At first, you would insist you could both take care of yourselves at the mall, but he soon found out that you two should not be left alone. She might be his sister but she’s younger and impressionable and she looks up to you? And you can be a bit scatterbrained so you lose track of her time so you always end up bringing her back really late, along with an armful of shopping bags that he’ll only have to go back and return within the week because being hasty runs in his family and his sister didn’t pay much attention to how much money she was spending

Overall- I think that what really makes you a good match is your ability to communicate with one another. Both of you are pretty honest and straightforward (although your executions are vastly different) which will help you navigate through any obstacles in your relationship

You keep each other on your toes and bring fun into your relationship while also settling down, talking about serious stuff and getting genuine advice from one another when you need it the most. The balance you maintain allowing a stable foundation for the relationship to grow and blossom. He did something hasty? It’s okay, you know exactly what to do to fix it. Someone keeps hitting on you insistently? He’s already walked over to intimidate him to go away. You want to spend quality time together but he wants to go fishing? There you are by his side, scribbling in your notebook and reciting your poetry to him as he listens carefully with a small smile on his face that you’ll definitely not tease him about later. You need help with your math again? he’ll tutor you in exchange for you making him a bento with his favorite meal. Until he learns that you somehow burned half the rice and left the other half uncooked. Perfect balance of give and take. 

Bonus: Takao Kazunari

You are literally the girl version of Takao omg. (I literally JUST got your message about being the new Takao too smh I know I’m slow but let me finish this first)

You two are so alike and you would make the most chaotic duo but as much as I want to ship you two, I can just see you two being really good friends so I feel the need to include him in this

Midorima would be so done with your shit, he’d probably see you two together and immediately turn around and start walking the other way because he just KNOWS you’re bound to gang up and bully him

The first time you saw is lucky item you probably burst out laughing and thought he was joking until you saw his face flush red

After that, every time you ask about it he just grumbles out his answer, still salty about your initial reaction

Takao never fails to remind you either, trying to hold back his laugh whenever you try to make it up to Midorima but he ends up ignoring you, or you somehow just manage to make it worse

When it’s just you and Takao, you could be minding your business when suddenly one of you makes ONE singular little comment and that just sets off the other, adding onto it until both of you are crying with laughter

Honestly, the only time I can see you taking one another seriously is when you’re having discourse

He’s an optimistic person while you’re a realist which can set off some very interesting discussions between the two of you, your argumentative nature leading both of you to talk about anything and everything as you challenge the other’s ideologies

If you decide to try out a relationship, it’ll be filled with excitement and adrenaline, both of you needing very little persuasion to try out new things

You’ll be his partner in crime and he’ll be yours. You want to mess a bit with your younger neighbors? Why not? You want to go check out the new mall a few town’s over because they have a store you’ve been wanting to check out for months? He’s your man.

While the relationship is fun, you both can get a little ahead of yourselves, going with the flow and getting sucked into your own world; you’ll need someone to ground you

Usually, this role can be plaid by Midorima but it proves to be a bit problematic when he’s nowhere in sight

The amount of times you two have lost track of time or gotten caught up in something because you ran into some friends or even met new people and got lost in conversation, by this point Midorima has probably given up trying to keep track of your whereabouts when you’re together

I wouldn’t be surprised if you two ended up making your own language. He’s good with kids and bad at being quiet while you enjoy making new words and trying out sound effects which he would without a doubt find amusing. You’d probably go as far as to make children believe they’re actual words, could you imagine Midorima’s face when he goes over to Takao’s house and his younger sister starts talking to him in the made up words you taught her

Ultimately while your personalities are very alike, you tend to clash at the wrong points and it would take you working together to compromise to make a romantic relationship work

Both of you surround yourself by others, often finding yourself in the middle of everything, your personality constantly making other people gravitate towards you. This can prove conflicting when you’re together as now you’d have to learn how to share the spotlight, so to say

While you love fashion and makeup and shopping, the poor man just wants to enjoy his trading cards

Although you should use it to your advantage and make him drive you around in Princess Mia’s Midorima’s carriage.

Your might also find yourself more often than not at a crossroads, your realist point of view conflicting with his positivity which can lead to arguments between you two

Overall- a relationship with you would be exciting. There would never be a dull moment and you’d constantly encourage the other to have new experiences and make the most of your time. But moving into a more romantic territory would mean that you’d have to learn how to prioritize things in your life, knowing when to buckle down and get things down and how to successfully come to terms with and work out your differences. 

Sidenote: I meant to make these a little longer but my brain cell only has so much KNB knowledge stored in her small little filing cabinet that may or may not be a single folder covered in dust and stuffed in some corner

[bonfire-at-the-crossroads]

The poo-house is nearly complete now.

The guys have been working full-throttle through the first Irish heat wave EVER. (You can’t get anyone to believe that it isn’t really all that HOT, as it’s only about 75 to 80 degrees - but folks here are not used to actual warmth and daylight. They are ending up in the ER with third degree sunburns and drowning themselves in loughs.)

We’ve managed to keep the lads supplied with all necessary materials - driving all over the country and maxing out my credit cards, buying lumber, floor boards and wood for the ceiling.

Today I drive to Sligo and (hopefully) pick up the completed glass panels for the missing windows. I wanted to support the elderly guy who did the glass for the schoolhouse, by placing the order with him - this was a mistake. He has promised completion for three weeks now, and actually went away on vacation for a week in the middle - he is dithery, ineffectual, and lies to me outright. I can’t understand how this is acceptable in a business situation, but that’s life here in the fast lane…

The floors were laid yesterday. Ray’s Architectural Salvage quoted me £3600 for reclaimed pitch-pine, €2300 for reclaimed pine flooring - and I bought new pine 6 x 1’s from McHales Lumber in Sligo for €360. They are not completely dry or seasoned, so I told Pat to nail the fuck out of them and let them shrink up over time. They are rough and delightful.

The old arched window went in over the stone, and looks brilliant. The antique slates are PERFECT, and the added roof along the back stone wall is a great solution to firming up the entire building. Pat had thrown up some sheets of bent galvanized metal to shunt rainwater away from the wall - but this was stupid and careless - we had a serious chat, and it’s now being handled in a way that is harmonious with the quality and integrity of the structure itself.

He has provided a fabulous old door from his shed-horde, and Dermott cut dipsy-doodles into the ends of the fascia along the roofline - a nod to the shape of the corbels of the schoolhouse itself. He then doubled-down on WHIMSY, and cut two peculiar shapes to cover the joins at the peak. When I asked him what they were about, he shrugged and said “maybe they’re hobbits?” Alrighty then. This has allowed me insight to who Dermott may be on the inside (I asked about the tattoo he has on his right forearm. “It says “I am not here to just take up space” - in Irish. My mom always used to tell me that.”) I said that she must have been a very wise woman.

Little Pat got stung by a spider day before yesterday. He and Pat asked me what I thought about his wrist yesterday morning - and Pat kept saying “it’s just poison ivy.” The poor kids forearm was swollen and hard as a rock - “you are going to see a doctor RIGHT NOW” I told him. “This is blood poisoning, and I’m calling the clinic “ I did, explained the situation - and gawd-bless the Manorhamilton health center - they saw him within the hour. Antihistamines, cellulitis, and arm in a sling. It can turn to sepsis in a heartbeat - so crisis averted thanks to the good doctors who got on top of it in time.

Apparently on top of providing endless pitchers of ice water, cold beers at the end of the days, and snacks - I’m also the designated mommy? Weird. But OK?

The fireplace will be the icing on the cake. It is completely lovely and will be the heart of the building. It has yet to be installed, and I told Pat that he has only two things to achieve - “Don’t burn the house down. Keep me from freezing in the winter” He promised to do both.

It is a building beyond all my happiest hopes. It is so much better than anything I had in my head, or in my humble sketches. I do believe that even though the work has been SO hard, that the guys are actually enjoying the making of it? Dermott and his completely unnecessary little cut-outs yesterday - let me see through the heavy labor and into the spirit of its builders. They are heroes, and I hope to do them honor by filling the space they made for me with beauty and love.

I am the proud recipient of their great gift.

[innerclouds]

Questions to really go deep

1. Do you have more friends or acquaintances? No.

2. What emotion are you most afraid of feeling/ displaying? Depends on who’s company I’m keeping.

3. Have you ever experienced a “glitch in the matrix” moment? Deja vu? Constantly. Probably just signs of a stroke coming down the line.

4. Favorite term you discovered on Urban dictionary. I don't browse it so none?

5. What’s a subject you could talk about for hours? Politics.

6. What’s the difference between a type and a preference? I am not getting into this, this is a trap question.

7. What secretly scares you about society? I'd say but I'd be labeled for "wrong think" on this platform. Not that I haven't been already.

8. How bad is your FOMO? What is a FOMO?

9. What’s your spirit animal? Depends on the quiz thing I've taken, it's always different.

10. How well do you perform in school? About average.

11. What are your good habits? What are your bad habits? Washing hands. Biting nails.

12. What personal trait are you most proud of? I can doodle gud I guess.

13. What does your driving say about you? Paranoid.

14. What do you think is the weirdest/ creepiest societal norm? Man that's a long list. Again, it would get me labeled for "wrong think".

15. Favorite sound effect? None.

16. You have the power to divide the world by 2 to 4 groups of people, how do you divide them? With a battle axe.

17. What popular saying or quote pisses you have? The heck is a quote piss?

18. Are you cooperative or a contrarian? Yes.

19. Something a lot of people like that you HATE. Again, I probably shouldn't say.

20. There’s a website that rates and reviews your performance as a lover. What would the reviews for you say? 10/10.

21. What was “the incident” that happened at your high school or college? Which one? There were a lot of those.

22. Has there been a time where you wanted to speak up about something but held your tongue anyways? Gee I dunno.

23. A big risk you took that paid off. Short list.

24. A big risk you took that did not work out. Long list.

25. What’s your favorite historical event to research? Black plague. Actually did something for that as a subject for school once, it was entertaining.

26. How do you work your way into someone’s heart? Rib cage with a bone saw.

27. What food combinations do you enjoy that other people find weird? Not sure.

28. Have you ever had an encounter with law enforcement? How’d it turn out? With a rent-a-cop. About as well as you’d expect.

29. What book made you appreciate reading? All of them.

30. Are you toxic? Are you afraid to admit it? Oh no, I am absolutely toxic and I own it. Some say I'm hitler 2.0 because *gasp* I have differing opinions and tend to rely on facts and evidence. The horror!

31. Dumbest thing you’ve done in a foreign country? Haven't been in any of those. Unless Utah counts, in which, I went to Utah counts as dumbest thing.

32. What do you think is an unfair double standard between men and women? This is another trap question, especially with how it's worded, that I refuse to get into because it'll take hours and I simply cannot be arsed.

33. What’s your personal heaven? Full of eggrolls.

34. What is something that everyone should experience in their lifetime? Conflict.

35. How often do you change your mind on something you thought you were concrete on? Not often, but if you present solid evidence it will help sway me.

36. Is it easier for you to love or hate? What do you think this says about you? I'm an emotional sponge so both. Probably says a lot.

37. You have doubts about the person you’re romantically involved with, how does this get resolved? Don't have any doubts but if I did I would expect by talking it out.

38. Has there been a time where you thought you were helping someone but were actually enabling their worst habits? Possibly.

39. “Charlie” is short for “Charles” but both have the same amount of letters. What are your thoughts? I don't care.

40. To the person you’re asking these questions to: what is the best and worst things about them? Them being them is the best thing about them. Need more days off, heh.

41. Do you surround yourself with people that bring the best or worst out of you? The former.

42. What will inevitably lead to human extinction? Humans themselves, unfortunately it's taking far too long.

43. Is it better for someone to have a wide range of superficial knowledge or deep knowledge about a few things? Yes.

44. What if there were no professionals in any given subject, but everyone knew a little bit about everything? Okay?

45. How can we judge ourselves by our intentions yet judge others by their actions? This can lead to very murky waters and I'm starting to wonder if the OP has a personal slant on these questions, as far as I'm concerned actions speak and intentions are just intentions until they are actions.

46. Can we ever believe someone when they say their intentions are different from their actions? So that basically confirms it. Thanks for playing.

47. What if you could tell if someone’s intentions were truly transparent upon first meeting them? OP, stop it.

48. What is the biggest waste of human potential? That is an extremely long list, but somewhere around the top five? I'd say social media.

49. Would things get better or worse if humans focused on what was going well rather than what’s going wrong? Maybe, maybe not.

50. What benefits does art provide society? Does art hurt society in any way? Art will always benefit society and no, art does not hurt it at all.

51. When did you screw everything up, but no one ever found out it was you? Can't recall doing any of that.

52. How sneaky were you when you were younger? Or was it something recent that you messed up and got away with? See above.

53. What would you name your boat if you had one? Leaky.

54. What’s the worst commercial you’ve recently seen? Why is it so bad? The gillette commercial, you know the one, for obvious reasons.

55. What’s the closest thing to real magic? Love.

56. What is the craziest thing one of your teachers has done? Halloween, dressed as an escaped crazy person with actual chains, dragging them down the halls and scaring the crap out of anyone unfortunate enough to cross his path.

57. On a scale of 1-10, how strict are/were your parents? 7.

58. Who was your worst teacher? Why? Don't recall.

59. Who was your favorite teacher? Why? Either PE teacher and another down the line. They both understood.

60. Which would you pick: being world-class attractive, a genius or famous for doing something great? None of the above, fame is overrated.

61. What paper that you’ve written are you most proud of? See school subject on the black plague.

62. What would you do if you were invisible for a day? You mean I've not been invisible my entire life?

63. What actions in your life will have the longest reaching consequences? Rather not mention.

64. You’re the first human to interact with an alien and it’s non-hostile. What do you do? Too shy and quiet to make a proper first contact, probably doom our species to abrupt extinction as a result due to a misunderstanding.

65. Are you afraid? Who isn't?

66. To the person you’re asking these questions to: date, marry or kill? First two.

67. To the person you’re asking these questions to: where did you meet them? Next to a campfire outside a snowy tavern in the woods.

68. Can you describe your first high experience? Confusing.

69. Nice Wat?

70. Can you describe your worst drunk experience? Never again.

71. Post the 17th picture from your gallery. What gallery?

72. What was your favorite place you’ve been employed? What was your least favorite? None. Theater.

73. Do you value charm or intelligence more? Big meaty brains.

74. What worries you most about your mistakes? All of it.

75. What personal prisons have you built out of fears? Yes.

76. What is the most important thing you could do right now in your personal life? Long list.

77. If you could ask one person, alive or dead, only one question, who would you ask and what would you ask? I wouldn't ask anything.

78. What is your number one goal for the next six months? Improve.

79. If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich? Shitposting.

80. Who or what do you think of when you think of love? Bae.

81. When you help someone do you ever think, “What’s in it for me?” No.

82. What’s the difference between settling for things and accepting the way things are? Virtually none.

83. How many of your friends would you trust with your life? One.

84. Is it better to have loved and lost or to have never loved at all? Depends.

85. Who do you dream about? Naked butlers.

86. What has been the most terrifying moment of your life thus far? Near car accident.

87. Are ghost or aliens real? In a manner, probably. Most likely.

88. Have you ever broken a bone? No.

89. What’s something you’re embarrassed to admit to try? Vegan meals.

90. Is your nationality a part of your identity? No.

91. Do you find your eye color unique? It can be.

92. Is there a song you enjoy from a genre that you don’t listen to? Multiple.

93. What is your sexuality? Triggering to some.

94. Is the person you’re asking these questions to an introvert, extrovert or an ambivert? Former.

95. What’s the sweetest thing you’ve done for someone? Roses.

96. What’s the worst thing you’ve done to someone? Something I can never forgive myself of.

97. When was the last time you’ve felt jealous? Why? Been a while.

98. Do you still think about your first love? No.

99. Would you want to live in the country you want to go on vacation to the most? Yes and no, they need to clean up their problems first.

[prxschxo]

[ JORDAN CONNOR, 24 , MALE , HE/HIM ] welcome to the du pont institute for the young & gifted, [ PRESTON CHAO ]. you have been accepted as a [ SCHOLARSHIP ] student from [ USA  ], going into your [ SENIOR YEAR ] and majoring in [ SPORTS MEDICINE ]. your peers at the institute say that you are [ +STRONG WILLED  & +CHARMING ], but being [ -HOT HEADED & -BOLD] may be the reason why the police are asking about you. did you think they wouldn’t find out that you were michael’s [ EX-BEST FRIEND ]? [ DUCKIE, 23, SHE/HER, CST ]

Get ready for a muse! Much different than Gabe I am positive that Preston will be fun because he gets in a lot of drama. I really love Preston and I’m sure you will too !! Please feel free to message me if you want any plots or connections!

GENERAL

Name: Preston Morgans

Age: 24

Place of birth: Northchester, New York

Spoken languages: English, learning ASL, chinese

Sexual orientation: heterosexual

Occupation: Student

Eye color: Brown

Hair color: Black

Height: 6′4′’

Scars: Chest after car accident

Tattoos: back of both hands; rose on one and wolf on the other.

FAVOURITE

Color: any of the colors that associate with fall; brownish-reds, deep oranges

Entertainment: watching 80′s movies, cooking, listening to crime podcasts, parties

Pastime: beer pong, movies, flirting, reading

Drink: peach soda and double shot espresso

G E N E R A L -

-To be born under a wealthy man might be a blessing to many but for Preston he’d consider it a curse. He is the product of an affair and lives uncomfortably under the roof of a huge secret.

-His mother had become a young cleaning lady for Bruce Langston; leader and CEO of the economical department in the city. He is a huge deal and any scandal can lead him to lose his position, apparently he didn’t care about that when the man had sex and impregnated Preston’s mother despite having a wife. Once she found out she was pregnant Preston’s mother made absolutely sure that she used that for her advantage and so she became a live in maid, had her life paid for and when it came to her child everything that Preston would need would be taken care of. Even if it meant that Preston would forever be casted into the shadows of the family like an ugly scar. 

- This was agreed upon after Bruce’s wife found out and bitterly accepted so her husband would keep his title and money. That was all that the woman carred about after all; not having to give up her rich and lavis lifestyle. But that didn’t mean she was at all accepting of the boy especially when just a few weeks later she became pregnant herself and now there would be two babies under the household that would have to know they were different.

- And the wicked mother she was. She purposely spoiled Preston’s half sibling making sure they had everything. Preston was set for live but they still lived as middle class people so no suspicions were made. Preston always knew he was never going to be treated equally and that was why in his teen years the boy began to rebel in hopes to get caught by his father. 

- Bruce hated the fact that Preston was all just a huge stick in his life. And didn’t exactly treat him all too kindly, even though living in the house was nice Preston was treated just as the secret bastard. Even to his half sibling that was born two years after him they were close, little diana not letting her parents hatred come between her and her only brother. 

-it was sad, the only other person preston loved more than anything and they had to act like they didn’t like each other. but it didn’t stop his young sister from taking care of him and any moment they were able to have together they made sure they had fun. all until they were in public and had to act like they had no relations at all. how hard it was for preston and diana to at like they hated each other but it was what was forced upon them. 

- This led to a few rebellious streaks in his life growing up, hanging out in the poor sections of town, dealing with boys who were not part of the Langston Aesthetic and even getting in a lot of trouble by fighting. This only caused more of a hate for him in the household but as long as he was only seen as the maids boy to the town he got away with it. This family secret was deep. So much so when it came to schooling and his mother’s push that Bruce send Preston to the same schools as his other child, daisy, there was a fake scholarship created in the company that Preston was put under. No one suspected a thing and didn’t have to question why the Langston’s were paying for some no-good maid’s son.

- while in school Preston found the life of underground fighting. Getting bets and fighting in a ring with no rules. Due to his size and build he trained and soon became a top competitor. He was getting the spotlight and loved it, plus there was no better way to get a rush and release his anger then fighting in a ring. 

MEETING MICHAEL VALMONT- 

-Preston always had a hard time setting in with the fact he was a burden and shadow to his father and would lash out. He didn’t know why Michael liked him so much but once Michael found out Preston’s secret he took him under his wing and they practically became brothers. 

-always close, preston didn’t exactly agree with everything Michael did and the two would fight but after a few hours it would be brushed under the rug and forgotten. Except for the final straw. 

-Michael started dating a girl and Preston was instantly drawn to her. Falling for her hard and quick. It wasn’t until Preston and the girl started to hook up that Michael ended their friendship and threatened preston’s secret which meant Preston had to stop seeing the girl and he was down a best friend. this has always been hard on the boy and even after trying to fix it with michael the two would only end up fighting again.  

PERSONALITY &&. HEADCANONS  -

-  Being the literal mistake in the chaotic family Preston is a bit of a bitter person. Eye rolling, stubborn, hot headed, and quick to defend himself.

- He’s had no one to stick up for him at home and he learned to do this on his own; he is hated at home and only has been told to never speak of his family ties, even being forced by his half brother to never speak to him in public. This makes him pushed away. The tall boy in the back of crowds; out of the spotlight. Preston is not allowed to be seen. Not wanted and that affects the way he is motivated to show off his actual skills.

-his mother has been his biggest teacher and he has an everlasting respect for woman because of it. He will find himself too ashamed to ever mistreat a girl in fear of his mother finding out. 

-As much as preston respects girls, he really loves to hook up with them too, not that he wont show them a good time but if he finds his chance with someone he takes it. 

- If he was allowed he’d want to be in art, he’s been a lover of arts since he was a child and he is very good at it but of course he is far too self contentious on being forced down. Preston isn’t even allowed to use his size to play sports and as a result he sneaks off to other cities to fight at night. It’s not safe and he uses a fake name but people cheer for him. They see him it’s the only time he feels at peace… even if that peace is dangerous, illegal, and leaves him in bruises that lead his mother to worry.

-  He loves to party; going out and living the life away from that home of his where he is seen as a burden. It’s fun unless his brother is around and the whole time he just gets hard glares to not embarrass him.

-  Find him sketching in his books, doodling along the pages or in sketchbooks in the halls of courtyards. Don’t be surprised if you become his muse. He loves drawing people.

-  Anger; he’s quick to it no matter how much he doesn’t want to be. He just has been pushed to the side so much that he takes things seriously and any insult will trigger him. Sorry if he fights you, he just finds it easier than anything else. -  Aside from being a hot head though he has taken interest in girls and as most boys do tries to test out his flirtatious ways as much as he can. He might not be the best flirt, as he has been told his scowl and serious attitude seems to drive a pretty girl away at times but he still tries.

C O N N E C T I O N S -

Muse: preston seen this girl around and every time he just... feels something. She makes him happy and even though it might sound creepy... he gets caught more then once sketching her; Fallon Kingsley 

I’ll scratch your back you scratch mine: They don’t really get a long but always help each other out when they need it: Alice

Crush; they are always one moment from hooking up and yet it always ends with one of them pulling away with a nervous smile, could be the girl that ended michael and preston’s friendship; daisy

You annoy the hell out of me; always butting heads and yet they hang around the same people; Alice 

you’re weird but I kinda like you: preston finds him awkward but nice so he still talks to him from time to time; Hugo

Party buddies/wingmen: Preston is a terrible flirt and at least he’s got; cristian

Friends: just close, eats lunch with, drinks peach mixers at parties;  william

Rivals: this person is more than annoying, Preston can’t be in the same room with them without fighting with this person; 

hookup, fwb, one night stands, exes; analyn (he was her first time)

the little sibling he never got; she was one of michael’s ex’s when Preston and Michael were still friends, Preston hated that Michael would brag about sleeping with the girl and preston never felt Michael treated her right, he found she was a good girl and deserved to be treated much better. He still is very protective of her and thinks she’s too good for dupont. soshanna 

his cash cow; The girl has been a past hook up but now, the only thing she hooks up with preston for is the percentage she gets off his winnings. She tells him where to fight, who he’s fighting, and how to win... and preston hands over some of the money he makes. it’s a good thing they have just... don’t tell her they are friends, she denies it every thime.; Sabina

Preston’s half-brother (or sister): this person got everything from his father that he didn’t and it’s all because his father could, and did, show them off to the world. Preston can’t hate his half-sibling but just once he wants to have his father view him as more than just the “maid’s son”. they are close though, and when they are alone they treat each other like the close siblings they with they could be; diana langston

should be girl: her and preston have a strange relationship. they are close but in a way that hurts him every time. They were a strong thing in high school and he got every attached to her, to this day he would do anything for her... which includes being her booty call every time her and her boyfriend break up. He wants nothing but to keep her happy but he knows that she and her boyfriend will always get back together and he would be stuck waiting for the call to drop everything and go to her when she was crying over her boyfriend; Maddy

the girl who changed it all: she was dating michael, and at this time preston and Michael were still at brother status, best friends no matter how much they fought. But when she came into the picture Preston fell head over heels for her and she had her eyes on Preston as well. They snuck around for the whole time saying they just hung out at the gym or were studying. When Michael found out he and preston fought so bad it ruined their friendship for good and even though Michael was no saint he was greedy and knowing preston loved this girl he wanted the boy to suffer. So to make sure of that he told preston that if he still saw his ex he would tell everyone how much more of a relation he has to the towns big bad political CEO. and no one could know that preston was his son. so preston tried to stay away... only to keep hooking up with her on the down low; 

the secret high school hookup: she stole his crayons when they were young and that sparked a feud between them. but a heated feud that had its breaks when the two seemed to be alone... he kissed her in the slide and that opened them up to years of secretly hooking up in high school just for the fun of it. they still act like they hate each other but the door is always open for good memories in between the times they are saying they hate each other; Calla

[magma-paint]

Tutorial Tuesdays--Getting Started

Tutorial Tuesdays is a new block on my blog in which I give art advice and tutorials for anyone looking to improve their art. But before we get into the good stuff, a quick obligatory background.

I know it’s tempting to look at my art and the art of people you look up to and come to the conclusion you’ll never get to that level no matter how hard you try, but it is possible to get to that level. You just gotta practice regularly and before you know it you’ll have it down-pat.

These posts will be pretty long, so to save Dashboard space, I’ll put the meat of things under a Keep Reading link so you can visit them in full. Alright, with that out of the way, are ya ready kids? Let’s go get some art tools!

I only say this because I’ve seen people make fantastic things with very limited materials and people with some of the finest tools but don’t use them to their full capacity. Again, it’s not what you use, but how you use it. When I talk about art tools, I’m mostly going off of what I use since those are the tools I’ve worked with a lot.

Pencils. Your most basic writing and drawing tool. For sketching and drawing, I use a 0.7 mm mechanical pencil with a good eraser. It’s quick, it’s convenient, and I often stick it in my ponytail when I’m not using it so I have easy access to it. They’re also pretty cheap. For commissions and grayscale shading, I use drawing pencils that come in various hardnesses. The hardness of your pencil will be noted by a number and a letter. A pencil with an H stamped on it will be harder, won’t smudge very easily, and has a very light load when the graphite is on the paper. A pencil stamped with a B will be softer, smudges very easily, and has a darker streak on the paper. The number on the pencil following the letter lets you know how hard or soft it is (4H is a very hard pencil, 8B is a very soft pencil). Your typical No. 2 pencils from school are in the HB category, which is middle of the road. You can find them individually at art stores or in packs. Walmart in my town offers a package of 6 drawing pencils bundled with two animation colored pencils, two markers, and an eraser for about $9. Pretty good deal. Speaking of...

Erasers. A pink rubber eraser will do you just fine, though make sure your pencil has a nice one on it for finer details and while you’re drawing. You can use a kneadable eraser if you have one, they’re squishy, you can mold them to how you see fit and they don’t leave any crumbs to clean up, but I’m not quite fond of them.

Markers and ink pens. Let me tell you, once you use a pen like one of these, you’ll never go back to ballpoint, which often has far too many broken lines to be practical to use and make your lineart look like trash. I use a Fine Tip Sharpie Pen, preferably in the no-bleed variety so the lineart doesn’t sink into the opposite side of the page. Recently I’ve been using Brush and Bullet tip Prismacolor Scholar markers for comics and good drawings. They’re a bit erratic to use at first, but it takes practice.

Colored pencils. Now these are my go-to for coloring since they give a wide range of color, combinations, and effects. For best results, I stick with Crayola or Cra-Z Art since the color tend to remain consistent from box to box and you can get a big box of them for a pretty good price. Prismacolors would be nice, but they’re pretty expensive and I don’t quite like the feel.

Sharpeners. Electric ones you can just keep at home, but for on the go I recommend a small manual one you can throw in your bag. Bonus if you get one that has a shavings catch so you don’t have shavings making a mess of your space.

Ruler/straight edge. You’ll want one of these for comic panels, perspective guidelines, and, well, straight lines, though in some cases you might want to practice making straight lines without the use of it. I use a metal one, but a plastic will do you good as well.

And now, the most important thing of all, your drawing canvas!

For starters, I recommend you get yourself a good sketchbook. Nothing too fancy, just one of those spiral-bound ones ideal for sketching. For your really good art, copy paper will work just fine. Really any kind of paper (or even cardboard!) will work but I implore you to avoid using loose-leaf notebook paper. I cannot tell you how much it hurts to see something so beautifully drawn wasted on lined paper. Not saying you can’t doodle in your notebook and show off something silly you sketched, but if you’d count a drawing as your magnum opus, your drawing probably deserved being on blank paper where it can shine.

I was considering making this an entry for Digital Art tutorials, but I’ll put these here just in case.

I do a lot of digital art using my HP laptop built with a touch screen. It can’t stream for sh1t but it runs single player Steam games alright and I use it for homework a lot. Before this, I had a desktop computer and used a mouse. I would like to own a Wacom tablet in the future, but until then this setup is nice enough. Remember, it’s about how you use your tools, not the quality of tools at your disposal.

Now this is a scanner that’s used only for pictures/documents. You can’t print or fax anything with it, but it’s good for just pictures. I own an HP printer/scanner combo, but it is pretty finicky and no longer prints. Alternately, you can just use your cell-phone camera to take pictures of your finished piece, but I do not recommend doing so for comics unless you’re giving previews of one panel.

For my programs, these are the three that I use:

Good for doodles, already on your computer (probably), and I use this program to make authentic looking Homestuck drawings (like, you could mistake it for being an actual panel in Homestuck).

My primary art program. Operates much like Paint Tool SAI and photoshop. Very good for general art and comics.

Still learning this one, but it’s just like Medibang and is equipped with tools for animation.

And yes, these three programs are downloadable for free. I do want to try out Clip Studio Paint EX, but the cheapest I can get it is $80 when it goes on sale during the holidays. Normally, it costs $250.

Next time, we go over some drawing basics and some tips that will save your sanity while sketching. Stay tuned!

[milesgonzalomorales]

1-50 for studyblr (all or nothing motherfucker ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°))

I owe you my life anon I wanted to answer these 

What year are you?Third-year as of summer 2018

What’s your major/what do you think you want to major in?Double major in Political Science and History

If applicable, what is your thesis about?                                                        n/a

Do you think you picked the right major?                                                      For sure. At first I was uncertain in my choice bc I switched quite a bit in my first/second year bw English and History, but then I realized that English classes were making me dislike my relationship w/ literature. I love my poli sci and history classes 

Ultimate educational goals?                                                                                 Getting my PhD in International Relations but i have no job to pay for it 

Career goals?                                                                                                         Working with an international organization like the UN or the IMF

Do you think your goals are realistic?                                                                 Certainly. They may be difficult to reach, but they are within my grasp so long as I keep working towards them. 

What classes are you taking right now?                                                             Canadian government/politics, introductory political theory and a comparative history class on race relations in the US and SA                                      

Favorite class out of everything you’ve ever taken and why?                          Introduction to international relations parts 1 and 2, I took them both in my second year back to back (one in the fall, the other in the winter) while I was still in the political science minor. I loved this class for several reasons. First, the content was so interesting that reading the textbook was never a chore and I was always in the first row of the lecture hall ready 15 minutes before classes even started. Another reason I liked this class was bc I had a really good experience with the ta who was my tut. leader in both semesters - there is only one other ta that I’ve had who has been that phenomenal in their teaching. This ta along with another prof have been really influential in my learning and I don’t think thank you will ever be enough for what they both did.  It was actually through these classes that I decided to major in poli sci bc I loved it so much. 

Least favorite class ever and why?                                                                       An Ancient Greek history class bc it was at night and the prof had us read exclusively from a sourebook and his slides sucked.                                

Current favorite class and why?                                                                          Canadian government, I’m learning a lot of cool stuff about my country that high-school teachers never did justice to. Also the prof is really enthusiastic and it’s contagious. 

Current least favorite class and why?                                                                 Political theory… it’s not that I hate it, but some of the texts are really difficult to read at times. Lectures are fun though, the prof really knows how to keep an audience engaged.                                                                                   

Favorite STEM field?                                                                                            I took an anthropology class in first year and loved it, the tutorials were really interesting bc we actually got to handle bone material!! It was nothing like humanities tutorials where you discuss and debate. A fun experience overall and I loved learning about the science parts too even if it was a little complicated sometimes…                      

Favorite humanities subject?                                                                               Political science, hands down. 

Class that you’ve always wanted to take but never had the chance?              I want to take a class on ethnic conflict and security, but it’s a 4th year class and i don’t have the prereqs (yet!) 

Do you use caffeine and if so how much daily?                                                 Never, unless Coffee Crisp counts 

What’s your preferred method of taking in caffeine?                                         ^ see above answer                                                                          

Have you ever tried study drugs?                                                                        Nope, not a huge fan of supplements like that.  

Are you a homework-in-the-morning kind of person?                                       Homework whenever I can type of person                         

Do you listen to music while you study?                                                            Used to, but now it distracts more than anything so I’ll put on some ambient noises or just work silently. 

Crowded area or quiet place?                                                                               Quiet place, but one that has people in it so I feel obligated to work 

What’s your preferred writing implement?                                                          bic gelocity 0.7 black and blue pens. i cannot write w/o them but they run out so fast.                         

Do you need to work out before you can study well?                                        work out??? haven’t heard that term in years 

Describe your perfect study environment.                                                          Idk the specifics, but good lighting, nice temperature, a rolling chair and a high desk i guess? 

Are you procrastinating right now?                                                                     Not really, I have time before assignment deadlines roll in. 

What was the last thing you procrastinated?                                                     Reading Thomas Hobbes Leviathan, the language was too complex and I shied away from it 

Are you a perfectionist?                                                                                        Not really, you make a mistake and you move on, I find that studyblr aesthetic notes are counterproductive 

Do you like easy classes or do you feel bad if you’re not working hard?       I don’t think there is such thing as ‘easy’ classes, it depends on what an individual’s strengths and weaknesses are. That being said, I had a light course load for a first year class where the prof felt bad for assigning us 10 pages of reading a week when another prof was assigning 80-100.    

Are you a good test taker?                                                                                    Most of the time, but with essays, I need to write outlines or I lose my train of thought and get frustrated and anxious about the time and my argument. 

What are you the proudest of out of all the assignments you’ve ever had?   A paper I did for my critical writing for history class 2 semesters ago, I contacted that professor regularly and was in her office all the time working with her to keep making it better and when I saw my final grade of 38/40, I cried with happiness. 

Do you talk to your teachers/professors a lot?                                                  Oh yeah, I’m that student who stays after class, spends half the time at office hours, asks questions during class, you name it. Professors are people too, just really accomplished people. Also they’re pretty cool and they want to see you succeed. 

Describe your favorite teacher/professor and why you like them.                   Okay again not a prof, but this person is training to become a prof and i truly hope he’s successful for several reasons. He has a lot of cool book recs both academic/non-academic, calls out the bullcrap that is academic writing, genuinely goes above the paygrade to make sure that students succeed and most importantly, is enthusiastic about the content himself. (press f to pay respects) 

Describe your least favorite teacher/professor and why you dislike them.     Hnghhhh there was these 2 profs who taught intro ir part 1 and one of those guys was an absolute loser, he constantly made holocaust jokes and other tasteless comments and when i went to talk to him about my final paper, he told me that i’d look like someone who might like to write mine about is/s like ://. never told that prof anything about my academic interests so shut your mouth 

Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher/professor?                         A few times, but I don’t think I could do it. I’d be one of those rambling profs who never end up finishing their scheduled content. 

Most profound thing ever said to you by a teacher/professor?                         Not a prof, but a ta once said that my ideas were worthy of respect and that i shouldn’t feel the need to apologize for contributions (ta: you are valid me: holy fuck i’d die for you) 

Best feedback you’ve ever gotten on something academic?                            Best feedback I’ve ever gotten was on a paper I wrote for my ir class in the first semester where i had a lot of pitfalls in my argumentation style so when i wrote one the next semester w/ the same ta marking it, i got a better mark bc i incorporated that feedback. 

Worst study habit and how are you working on it?                                            My worst habit is lacking discipline and I’m working on it by trying to stick to schedules so I can fall back into routine and ultimately be on top of things 

Are you an in-class fidgeter?                                                                                moment of silence for all the pens i’ve dropped while twirling them/taking them apart. 

How’s your handwriting?                                                                                      pretty neat, not to brag. but apparently my f’s are jumping off the lines practically. 

Write “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” and post a photo.         sorry, too late for that I’m headed to sleep soon. 

Neat or messy notes?                                                                                            A weird combo?? Like messy enough that you have arrows sticking out from all corners and sometimes things are disorganized, but the writing itself is usually very neat unless i’m tired. 

A lot of notes or the bare minimum?                                                                   A lot, for me, the slides are the skeleton and the meat comes from the prof’s mouth. 

Post a photo/scan of your notes from your favorite class.                               I think I uploaded them to my side blog?? anyway it’s late now so can’t do that 

Are you a doodler?                                                                                                I used to be, but I cut the habit bc sometimes I miss key info if I’m not paying attention. 

Post a photo of your doodles if you have any.                                                    lol i used to post a lot under the tag naailah draws 

Do you have pre-test rituals and what are they?                                                Making sure I have more pens than I’ll ever need and checking the ink refills to ensure there’s enough. 

Are you a tangent-question asker?                                                                      Yup, there’s no such thing as a dumb question. Unless it’s answered on the syllabus. That’s a dumb q. 

Do you make jokes in class?                                                                                Sometimes. I’ve cracked some awful puns in my comparative poli class once and the prof’s mic picked up on it bc i sit at the front so you have a room of 200 or so students hearing me laugh about poverty and i swear it sounds bad but it was not as bad w/ context. 

How many hours do you spend on academics per day?                                   A lot… most of my time is spent on studying/procrastinating on it 

What’s something more important to you than school?                                    Life after school and making a real impact in the world, whether it’s small-scale or large. 

[mintyoongiskookie]

combat boots and milkshakes | pt. 1

Member: Jungkook x Reader

Genre: Angst, Fluff? Eventual smut, Biker!Jungkook, Single Mom!Reader, kinda getting 80′s vibes from this

Word Count: 1,742, there’ll probably be a shit ton of mistakes in this.

A/N: Sorry for not posting. It’ll be a while until I do again.

      “Hey kid, how about a milkshake?”

      An excited squeal came from your son Malachi’s mouth. This was a tradition of your’s when celebrating a good Friday. You had just picked him up from his school, still in your waitress uniform, and were walking him back to your car. He had told you beforehand that he got an A+ on his test, which you didn’t know was possible since he was in second grade, but he deserved a treat nonetheless. You opened the passenger door of your beat up pick-up for him, sighing at the fact that you still couldn’t splurge any money on a car seat. Looking up at the grey skies and listening to the creaky sound of the rusty door closing, you closed your eyes momentarily, thinking of what a life your son could’ve had. A 3-story house, like his friend Sean? A car seat, better food, better clothes? A father?

      You shook the last thought away and walked around the car, remembering Malachi’s voice in your head.

      “It’s okay Ma, I don’t think a dad could make me love you any more than I already do.”

      The truck roared to life, the puttering of the exhaust pipe begging to be checked up on. The wheel felt loose and distant under your hands, but you kept your eyes on the road as you drove back through the small town to return to the small 50′s style diner. As trees painted dark green across the road, your attention was brought to a banner you must’ve missed going into work that morning.

       “BIKERS EAT FREE THIS WEEKEND”

      That’s right, you thought, they’re coming through town on Saturday. Guess I’ll be working overtime. This was a tradition for your town, and all of the bikers that passed through it. They would come, they would eat, possible stay over a night at the motel, and leave. And every year, Malachi would beg you to come along to meet the Bikers, saying that he’ll be doing that someday. You had mixed emotions on that. You told yourself that it’d be good for him, getting out to see the world, having a good time. But one part of you didn’t want to let go. He was too good for this dirty world, too innocent. You know you’d have to let him go someday, but you were dreading it. Watching him grow up broke your heart, and he’s only seven. Granted, a mature one, but it still hurt you to think about him leaving the nest.

      As soon as the truck came to a stop, Malachi eagerly unbuckled his seat belt and ran into the diner. A smile spread across your lips as you shut your door, pocketing your keys in your apron. The crowd of high schoolers had already arrived, seeing them wave to your son as he sat down on one of the stools nearest to the counter. You ruffled your hair as you passed him, tossing a sucker to occupy him in the meanwhile. As you washed your hands in the kitchen, one of your coworkers Jin sat next to Malachi to play doodle wars on some napkins with him.

      “Honestly Jin, keep this up and you’ll replace me in his life.”

      “Ma, don’t say that!” You chuckled as your son pouted at your words, coming back out of the kitchen to him with a milkshake in hand.

      “Here you are sir. Extra cherries, just as you like it. And thank you for keeping him busy Jin.” You slid back into the kitchen after smiling at the two boys, going back to work on all the new orders.

      Fridays were killers.

      You entered your home with a sleeping boy in your arms, looking at your watch to check the time. 11:03.

      With a sigh, you tucked Malachi into his bed, pulling the dinosaur covers up to his chin and tucking his Teddy Bear into his arms. With the switch of a nightlight and a kiss on his forehead, you were quietly closing the door to his room. Untying your apron and walking over to the couch, you kicked off your shoes and grabbed a bottle of vodka. The sound of your lighter echoed in the small and silent house, smoke from the cigarette perched between your lips curing and dancing around in the air. Who’s to say that you don’t deserve a reward for today?

      You woke up to the sound of your alarm clock going off in the other room, noticing that you must’ve dozed off on the couch. With a strangled huff, you pushed yourself off of the couch that seemed unusually inviting at the moment. Looking in the mirror, you touched up some of your mascara and lipstick before quietly knowing on Malachi’s room.

      “Hey kiddo, it’s time to get up if you wanna see the Bikers this morning.” In a matter of seconds the door was swung open, and the bot bolted into the bathroom to clean up with a grin. Today might not be so bad.

      After you both had cleaned up, you followed an ecstatic Malachi to the truck, your steps heavy and eyelids droopy.

      “What’s got you so riled up this morning?”

      “I wanna see if there’s anyone I remember from last year Ma! Maybe we’ll both meet someone!” Maybe. Both. Not likely, kid.

      “Ah, of course. Maybe someone will even drive you around on the back of they bike, huh?”

      You smiled sleepily as you turned over the ignition and backed out of the driveway, looking up at the grey sky again. You can’t seem to remember the last time it was blue.

      Parking the truck, you walked back into the familiar restaurant, the smell of coffee and bacon hitting your nose as soon as the door opened. Of course, Malachi headed straight to Jin, and you went into the back kitchen to grab your notepan.

      “Long night?” You could hear Jin’s voice ask through the window from the counter.

      “You know it.” Your heart felt heavy for some reason today, and your stomach felt like a maze. You blamed it on the slight hangover, but even that part of you knew that somethings else was the cause of your state today.

      No long after you finished your first cup of coffee, the roaring of engines could be heard in the distance. Checking your watch, you chuckled as you clicked your pen. Right on time.

      Malachi looked up from his small plate of pancakes and whipped his chair around to the entrance, where the rows and rows of motorcycles could be seen pulling into the parking lot. Even from behind, you could tell that his face brightened up as he saw one of the men he met last year. What was his name again? Jim? Josh? Jake? Whatever, he’ll remember.

      “Jimin!” That’s it. The name fell from your son’s mouth as soon as the man with orange hair came through the doors. he was clad in a black leather jacket and jeans that hugged his legs in all the right ways, especially when he squatted down to capture your son in a hug. 

      There was going to be a lot of chatting going on between you and the other waitresses today.

      “Hey Malachi!” You smiled from your spot of wiping down the counter as the man carried your son to one of the stools. “A pleasure to meet with you again as well, Ms. (L/N).” His lips turned up into a smirk, his eyes meeting yours as he rested his chin on the palm of his hand.

      “Oh please Jimin, just call me (Y/N), there’s no need for formalities.” You ignored the blush on your cheeks as you pulled out your notepad to scribble down his order. “Breakfast this morning?”

      His laugh floated in the air as his hand moved down to ruffle Malachi’s hair. “I’ll have an order of eggs and hashbrowns, a side of bacon, and a strawberry milkshake.”

      “I never thought I’d live to see the day that a biker would drink a strawberry milkshake.” You chuckled as you slid the note into the kitchen to Jin, as you moved to get the many other people’s orders.

      You looked up from your writing as you heard the sound of the bell over the door ring. You almost didn’t notice him.

      Under the pink and purple florescent lights, he looked ethereal. He was clad in all black, leather gloves covering his rough hands, a leather jacket spread over his wide shoulders, black denim jeans gripping his thighs and heavy combat boots thudding with every step. His raven hair was parted just off centered, the tips of his bangs dancing with his long eyelashes. And his eyes.

      Oh, those eyes.

      The eyes that would make any girl drop what they’re doing and run to him.

      You almost forgot about your customers.

      “Thank you both, I’ll be back with your coffee in a bit.” You adverted your eyes to avoid getting caught under his gaze, eyes focused on the coffeemaker behind the counter and your head telling yourself to not trip.

      “Ah, Jungkook. I was starting to think you wouldn’t show.” Jimin’s voice bounced around in your head. Jungkook, you thought. “Allow me to introduce these two. This is Malachi, a soon-to-be member, and his beautiful mother, (Y/N) (L/N).” You laughed as you heard a quiet ew come from Malachi, and turned to face the three men. 

      “Nice to meet you, Jungkook.”

      “As to you, Miss.” His voice was as smooth as honey, flowing from his mouth in soothing waves. You didn’t plan for this much to happen. You were just here for the tips.

      “Nice to meet ya sir!” Malachi held his hand out to the man, grinning even wider when he shook it.

       “Nice to meet you as well, Malachi.” You walked off to deliver the two waiting men their coffee, and took a few more orders to turn in to the kitchen. Taking a deep breath, you made your way back to Jungkook.

      “I’m sorry for the wait, but what can I get you?”

      “It’s fine baby, and for starters can I get -”

      Holy fuck he called me baby what is happening-

      “-a chocolate milkshake?”

      “Of course, just one minute.”

      Today will definitely be a good day.

[esoteric-champagne]

Two: B is for Beautiful

Story: “A, You’re Adorable” (title under debate)

Fandom: Voltron Legendary Defender

Chapter: 2/???

Story progress: super-beta read (would it be “alpha”, then?)

Word count: 1030 words

High school AU featuring Klance bc I am trying to suck myself from one black hole to another. One small censored curse later on. Comments and feedback would be much appreciated, thank you!

Hey, beautiful, did you fall from heaven? Because that explains how you messed up your face!

Keith was not an artist. His scrap paper was full of stick figures and St. Peter’s crosses (because the idiots in the school didn’t know how to draw actual satanic crosses, those would pass enough for people to leave Keith alone). Oh, and the one he had scribbled out because he would not be caught dead with a stick figure drawing of- of- he didn’t dare think about it again. It was blocked out especially because he shared the next class with Lance.

Despite his lack of talent, Keith had chosen to take Art I during his sophomore year because it was the most easygoing Arts course. The unofficial title of the class was “Art for noobs who barely know how to pick up a pencil”. Now he and Lance were in Art III, which was still easy and less focused than other Art courses.

It was clear why Keith was in the class (his anatomy had evidently improved little over the course of two years), but why was Lance? He would absolutely be able to Cupid Shuffle his way through Dance, get away with performing “We Are Number One” in Singing, or maybe even dramatically jazz hand in and out of Musical Theater. Well, you see, Keith had absolutely no idea why Lance had switched from Theater to Art after his freshman year. Maybe Lance didn’t even know. He hadn’t let his stock of theater memes go stale, however. He had even found some 2007-style ones just for Keith to half-smile at.

It seemed that on this particular Monday no one felt like working (read: babysitting and stopping everyone, themselves included, from launching out the window), because the teacher halfheartedly gave them a sheet of printer paper each and let them do whatever.

Lance noticed the scrap paper Keith had hastily stuffed into his notebook and pulled it out. “Hey, what’s this?”

“Don’t-” he grabbed at it, but the Cuban whisked it away without gathering attention.

“Awww, are these stick figures holding hands?” Lance cooed, magically seeing through the scribbles on top of the drawing.

Keith covered his face. He had though this guy’s vision had been trained to interpret “Loss”, not reveal what was under chicken scratch. Curse Maria and her tendency to hide secret Spanish messages under scrawls! She was a lovable little girl, but she seemed to have taught Lance how to see under every scribble.

“No, they’re- they’re arm wrestling!” Keith squeezed a lie out of his brain, which was taking a vacation on Gooey Circa-80s Chick Flick Island at that exact moment.

“Arm wrestling?” Lance snickered. “I thought you weren’t ready to try difficult poses yet. Hey, is this Lo-”

“Loss? Yeah, sure. Whatever you say,” the Korean tilted his head and squinted at the paper. “How can you tell all the time? It’s just a bunch of lines I did while practicing crosshatching.”

“It takes a certain skill to see something so beautiful,” Lance gestured grandly with his pencil. “But of course, I know something more beautiful than Loss.”

“If you say ‘me’ or ‘dat boi’ I swear-”

“You, babe,” Lance wiggled his eyebrows.

For a split second as he was caught off guard, Keith was as red as the Korean flag. Then he stifled his stupid gushy marshmallow core and managed to pull a straight face. Or, as straight as his gay thoughts would let him be. Shut up, that was a good meme. “That was worse than if you’d said ‘dat boi’.”

Lance flashed him a cheeky grin. “Think it’ll work on the ladies?”

“Oh, Lance, I’m so flattered to have you compare me to a dying nonsensical meme,” Keith mimped, clasping his hands and fake-swooning in a falsetto.

“Hold that pose! I’ll draw you,” he laughed.

“No way,” Keith sat up and tied his hair back. “I have to finish today’s assignment.”

Lance put his hands up. “Guess I’ll die without a good reference.”

There was absolutely nothing interesting to draw. Doing a study of a metal ruler was bland. There was no action in Art class, unlike the cheap K-drama the rest of high school could yield. He needed his eraser to rub out his mistakes.

Lance sat mostly still, doodling Voltron. Keith blew his bangs out of his face. It was worth a try. Maybe his abysmal art skills could handle it.

He was holding up pretty well until the Cuban lifted his head. “Take a picture; it’ll last longer.”

“Get back to work.”

Lance began smiling. Keith had fortunately saved the face for last. His lips subconsciously quirked up as he started on Lance’s mouth. His meager talent disappointed him only slightly. Whatever. It wasn’t being graded on content or skill. He didn’t have to replicate the accurate and detailed doodle forming on his table partner’s paper.

“Good drawing,” Lance commented. “Of course, the subject makes it better.”

“Thanks. Yours is… neat.”

Neat was the lamest vague word ever. Lines were neat. Shading was neat. A perfect drawing from memory of Voltron was not neat. Neat was one step of slang from natty, and natty was even worse than unironically using “radical” in a non-meme context.

“Thank you.”

Keith began doodling on the square of the paper, fabricating something for Lance to be drawing. Two stick figures on a bench so disproportionate it was practically a torii gate; a bespectacled pigeon; the gays from that ASDF episode; “Loss” hidden in a scribbled Stonehenge. He didn’t spend too much time thinking “what would Lance do”, so whatever came to mind appeared in slightly askew perspective.

“Do you think Space Dad likes the public librarian? He goes there a lot for a Physics teacher who’s been to space,” Lance mused.

“Maybe he actually reads from time to time, unlike you.”

“I will have you know, I memorized the entire Bee Movie script over the summer,” Lance clapped a hand to his chest. “She is pretty, though.”

“How old is she?” Keith rolled his eyes.

Lance stood and handed in both their papers just as the bell brought everyone out of their art-block-fueled misery.

[bryozoans]

@reaverofworlds First of all: Bruh. Your tags make my day ten times better. Forreal. I love seeing you talk on the tags of my posts. Second, thank you for liking my art and actually voicing it. That’s rare to see these days. I really, really appreciate it. Third, you’ve got a great attitude towards your art. Art is hard. It takes a long time and a lot of effort and focusing on shit you don’t want to do because you just want to draw all those cool ideas and it feels like there’s never any pay off. You can do it. It’s not impossible. Keep that idea in your head and that want to be better in your heart and you’ll go places. Fourth, the FUCK you mean someday you’ll be good as me? Look at this. You’re going to tell me THIS is below my skill? THIS? This one too? How about this? This one? I look at your art and I see shit that I can’t do, even on a good art day. I see stunning attention to detail and nuance. That Mephiles piece made me die, the inkwork and detail was so fabulously done. Your art has volume and interesting shapework. I’m interested in your work from fandoms I’m not even in, because it’s so nice to look at. Many of your pieces have dynamism and a movement which I long to put in my own work.  I appreciate that you value my art and see me as being a positive influence on you, but shit, do not sell yourself short!!! We all have our differences and our strengths and weaknesses. You may not always be happy with your work, and you may think that everyone else is leagues ahead of you, but know that other people are looking at what you do, and they don’t have those little doubtful voices that you hear, and they can’t see those little mistakes and flaws you beat yourself up over in every piece. It’s something I’m still working on myself. I know we can both overcome it someday.  Realize how far you’ve come. Want to see one of the first times I ever drew Shadow? I bet you do~

My god. Lookit those shrimpy legs. Those nonexistant hips. What are arms. Some swollen gross eyebrows. His wrists are losing circulation those rings are so tight. Somehow I think I was better at drawing Shadow’s shoes back then, though, and I was actually at least comprehending muscle tone and details. Sometimes old art fucks with you like that. And as the time stamp so helpfully states, I drew this in August of 2015. A little over two years ago.  I copied the style of the actual Sonic anatomy for a while because that’s what I thought I wanted to emulate. Turns out, I really hated the fact Sonic characters had no necks. Which for a long time, turned out abominations like this:

(Ignore the lopsided face and the arms that look like I ripped off some alien design from a B horror movie. And wow, look! This is an even earlier drawing than the previous!) I drew like this for a long time. I have a two inch thick stack of loose printer papers scrawled on with Bic mechanical pencils to prove it. In that two inch thick stack, about eighty percent of it is Sonic drawings. And out of that 80 percent of Sonic, about ninety five percent has never even touched the face of this blog or the eyes of anyone except those who managed to glance me in the middle of math class in highschool. Because a lot of those drawings were dumb repetitive practice, or stupid idea doodles, or just art vomit.  And two years and a hell of a persistent Sonic art drive later, here we are. You see how far I’ve come. Two years is a long time, but not really. I’ve improved a lot. So much. I’m still learning, I’m still struggling, but everyone always is.  I see your art, and honestly, you have so much potential. I cannot wait to see what you create in two years, three years, five. I can’t wait until I see what I make in five years. I’m excited, because even though I still get discouraged, and I still feel like I’m not reaching my potential, I know I’m going to be better.  Someday, you’re going to look at your art and think “Fuck, this is so bad, I wish.....” But then you’re going to stop, and you’re going to think of what you did in the past, what you’ve accomplished, what you still have to work on. You’ll smile a little, and think “Maybe it’s not so bad.” Someday, you’re going to actually believe there is no secret contest where everyone’s art is graded on a scale of goodness instead of trying to cram that ideology down your own throat constantly. Someday, we’re both going to see each other’s art and appreciate the skill without needing to compare ourselves to it all the time. It’s hard, but not impossible. You have great potential and a concrete start. And I am no part of that creative equation except for whatever my art inspires within you. You probably didn’t want a rambly support fest call out post, but that’s what you get for being nice to me. Keep being creative. I’m excited to see what comes from you next.

[liammaherart]

Some starter art tips for Art Goblins!

A kind fellow on Twitter asked for some starting art tips! and i’m always happy to help!

First a little heads up, this isn’t a be all end all tips guide there are plenty of other things that you can do to get better but these are most important to my Goblin person. These Tips are in no order of importance just as they come to me.

• Think and Draw everything as if it is made out of 3D shapes, before you start drawing anything try and learn to draw regular 3D shapes in various perspectives (I.E. An eyeball is a sphere with the eyelids being thin rectangles covering it)

• DRAW FROM LIFE!!! I can’t stress this enough, drawing anything from fantasy to anime to straight up realism you gotta learn the rules before you break them, Also look at human skulls however possible (graverobber fandom i’m looking at you!) as it helps you learn how to place things upon a face.

• Perspective and size comparison, in many cases things look flat in non shaded drawings simply because the perspective is off, comparison helps keep everything you are drawing the right size the best way to do that? start with one thing as a reference then draw everything else in size relation to it, i’m not the best at perspective but it is super important!

• Try to draw with long confident lines instead of doing many quick short lines, this wont come straight away so try your best to practice it! practice by painting circles with only one stroke (harder than you think friendo!)

Painting

• Paint from life! just like drawing from life painting from life is just as important, that doesn’t mean from photos though try to get out there and paint from what you see, use it to learn values and their relationships (values are super important in realism painting and just in general)

(i don’t have many painting tips because i don’t want to flood this with them)

General Tips 

• USE JEALOUSY! everyone gets jealous at other artists but never let it discourage you, use it to fuel your growth and steal their powers and if you like their artstyle alot learn from them! adapt it to be your artstyle, never be afraid to ask another artist how they do it! they will be so happy to help you because you look up to them!

• Don’t worry about mistakes Art is like 80% hating what you have done but dont be discouraged because it will mean everything when you get it right, Don’t be afraid to ask yourself or others for critiques on good or ‘bad’ works, It will show you what your flaws are and will allow you to focus on working on that!

• Work on multiple artworks/ studies/ doodles at once, Your silly little artist eyes get used to what you are drawing and in some cases it will look wildly different when you come back to it and continuing will cause mistakes to compound up, So take a break from once piece and go draw or do something else then return to the old piece and you will see what the problems are.

• You can improve and draw regardless of if it is digital or traditional, it isnt the tools that will take you farther, keep a sketchbook or notepad with a pen or pencil wherever you go, it will also help you to learn from life drawing too!

• Always do a doodle or drawing everyday, no matter the medium JUST DO IT! (bad memes) 

• Every piece doesn’t have to be a masterpiece, as long as you take something away from the piece it was worth it, even if you didn’t, you tried and that more than i can say than alot of other people!

• If you think you are stuck in an artist ‘slump’ it happens i’ve been there, wanna know the trick to get out of it? go get inspired outside inside WHEREVER take inspiration from a friggin chicken or just do fanart BUT MOST OF ALL! if you are in a slump and don’t know what to do, do studies!

• and finally, if you are worried people will be upset or angry because you didn’t paint or draw a flavor of the month character or whatever and instead you did studies, people are happy to see your studies as they can learn from it too and will be just as excited to see the studies, your journey is just as important as the destination!

Thanks for reading and i hope i helped and inspired starter artists, i’d love to field any other question you have, critique works or just chat, please follow me so i can follow back artists and if you need to talk message me here or email me at liam.maher2003@hotmail.com

Keep Painting you disgusting little Art Goblins.

[aprylarro]

The Materials I use (Volume 1)

This is some information about the materials I use for drafting my comics or just usual doodling in.

I’ll have all the materials linked to where I normally get them or websites that you can order from (so Amazon or the original brand if possible.) at the bottom of the post.

(also sorry for all the long information and reading.)

This is the overall materials I use. (I’ll explain the bird plush in a second....)

The Notebook I use...

The reason I use a graph notebook is because it’s easier for me to draw lines and boxes. And also gives a easier time for me to draft something quickly because the graph is there for me and I don’t have to pull out a ruler for every little thing.

I usually buy the notebook from Office Depot or Office Max. The notebook generally sells for around $4 for 80 pages inside. The size of notebook I use is 11in x 9in. 

Pros & Cons

I guess my only issue is that the graph lines are pretty thick and that the notebook doesn’t lay flat due to the type of binding it is (saddle stitch binding). I do appreciate though the cover material is a type of plastic giving it better endurance and the pages are a nice enough thickness that the markers I usually use don’t bleed onto the next page. I also like the hole punches on the side so if you’re done using it or completed the notebook you can easily store it in a binder.

Types of pens I use...

The type of pens I use are usually with the brands, Tombow, Sakura Pigma Micron, and Prismacolor Premier. (Very basic brands I’m sorry. OTL) I usually practice with brush pens because I am use to it for when I ink comics in general. Also the brushes give a good practice for controlling line thickness and pressure. Now the only one that isn’t a brush pen is the Tombow. Right now the Tombow I have is a calligraphy pen size. (sorry, the size isn’t labelled on the pen itself so I forgot what size it is. OTL)

I normally don’t use extremely thin or thin pens in general unless I need fine details. (like a pattern on a shirt for example.) Now I also don’t usually use dip pens because I haven’t completely studied on them, but I do know some beginner ones that’ll I’ll mention in a later post of some sort.

I usually buy these markers from: (this is individual cost)

Prismacolor Premier ($4) and Sakura Pigma Micron ($3-ish): Michaels 

The Tombow Calligraphy pen ($3 for this pen): Local art stores or Asels

Pros & Cons: I am planning to make a post about my personal pros and cons with each brand/pen it’s just for right now I just think it’ll be nice to share what I generally use. 

I would mention other brands like Copic or Staedtler, but I don’t normally use it for comic making/drafting because they are not in my inventory at this very moment. I do like Staedtler 0.3mm 4 pack set all black. I usually use Staedtler for when I am writing something in bubbles or having to create fine details. (Except right now it’s being replaced with the Tombow pen.) Copic inking pens are nice, but I haven’t had enough practice with them to be honest, so I don’t want to suggest something that I haven’t really practiced with yet. Also since they are a bit pricey I normally don’t purchase them.

The drafting stuff I use...

I use a 0.5mm mechanical pencil. The Rilakkuma (relax bear) pencil is my blue lead drafting pencil. While the other is just normal lead. I have a big eraser for big mistakes. Yep....that’s about it. Sorry I don’t know how to talk about pencils and such because....yeah sorry. OTL (also the wooden pencils I had in the overall photo isn’t mentioned because I realized I haven’t really practiced/used them enough to say much about it. OTL)

I got the blue lead from a store called Asels since it usally cost around $2-ish dollars or so. (maybe even a little less.)

THE MOST USEFUL TOOL BECAUSE I CAN’T DRAW CIRCLES FOR THE LIFE OF ME.

Okay, so this nice tool is called a “helix angle and circle protractor”, I like it very much because when I try to make certain angles or circles I can’t normally free hand it. So this lovely thing is very convenient to pack and just have by my side. I got this protractor from a art store called Asels. I don’t remember how much I payed for it since it was a long time ago (as you can see by the severe damage it has endured.), but online it seems to be going around for $5-ish dollars.

Okay this is optional but I thought it would be nice to mention...

Okay so the reason I have a stuff animal in the overall photo is because I use it to relax and think about my process. As in it’s basically a stress ball...except I pet it a lot...and don’t squeeze. The bird is basically the size of a hand. Great for tossing if you’re trying to think and need to fidget with something. While the bear (Rilakkuma) is around a foot (12in) and a couple of inches. I pretty much put in on my lap (like a cat or dog) or place it on my desk and use it as a pillow if I get sleepy during my drawing process. I know it’s odd, but it helps me relax so umm yeah. >///////<

Links for the materials I use:

Notebook:

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/289199/Office-Depot-Brand-Composition-Book-7/

Pens:

Sakura Brush Pen (I linked the search page so you can have the overall choice of how many you need.): https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords=sakura+pigma+micron+brush+pen&sprefix=sakura+pig%2Coffice-products%2C194&crid=30SG6EH7P85C0

Prismacolor Premier (This is the original set I purchased.): https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Illustration-Markers-Assorted/dp/B0038D97AA

Tombow: https://tombowusa.com/fudenosuke-brush-pen-fine-tip-black.html?gclid=CjwKEAjwytLKBRCX547gve7EsE4SJAD3IZV6nSpLHqzAvpFsqf4gNqJIkxAAjptY5pSbcYRqlZt_fRoCYbnw_wcB

Pencil lead:

Blue lead (I again just linked to the search page so you can decided how much you would like to purchase.): https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_9?url=search-alias%3Doffice-products&field-keywords=blue+lead+0.5&sprefix=blue+lead%2Coffice-products%2C188&crid=1GJY0I05K3JS9

Protractor Tool:

https://www.amazon.com/Helix-Angle-Circle-Maker-36002/dp/B0044S5CZM/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_229_bs_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=2HCAFSWNDT1DKJC59K2V

Stuff Animals (if you were curious...>///<)

The bird is from a plush series called Tori-Dango. I originally bought it from Hot Topic, but I can’t find the link so here is this link instead: https://otakumode.com/shop/5742d77af0bdf90d25355483/Tori-dango-Plush-Collection 

Rilakkuma (laying down) So I purchased him from a Austin, Texas shop called Toy Joy for a little less than $30 dollars or so. I’ve had him for like around 4 years or so and his still in great shape. Except I’ve never ordered them from online so I’ll link places that seem okay.: 

The one I have:

https://www.japanla.com/products/rilakkuma-laying-down-plush-usa

Another type that is smaller and probably more covienent to bring around, but I don’t have this one so I pretty much know nothing about it. (sorry):

http://www.hottopic.com/product/san-x-rilakkuma-laying-down-plush/10587404.html

[nicchiketto]

30K Celebration: This Or That?

Missed yesterday’s Favorite Things About Me? Click HERE!

1.      Lace or velvet? Velvet, and I’m not saying that just because I love red velvet cake….though that may have something to do with it.

2.      Paperbacks or hard covers? Paperbacks. That way, I can bend it if I need to while reading.

3.      Forest or beach? I prefer beaches; they feel safer to me. Sort of ironic because I can barely swim.

4.      Thunderstorm or sunny? Thunderstorms. Bright sunshine hurts my eyes.

5.      Vanilla or honey scented? That’s…that’s hard! Maybe vanilla? I really like the smell of honey, though…

6.      Hair up or hair down? I almost always wear my hair down, unless my hair refuses to cooperate. I’d love to tie my hair in twin tails, but I just can’t do nice looking ponytails.

7.      Moon or sun? 100% in support of the moon. And no, it’s not a phase.

8.      Romantic love or platonic love? I think both are really important, but platonic love needs to come first in a relationship, I think.

9.      Coffee or tea? I’m more of a tea person, but I do drink the occasional sweetened mocha.

10.   Comedy or horror movie? Horror movies seem really…fake to me. They also make me really paranoid. So, I’d say comedies.

11.   Chokers or necklaces? I’ve always liked chokers, but I actually wear neither.

12.   Sunrise or sunset? Sunset! It’s often more colorful.

13.   Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate is where it’s at! Truthfully though, vanilla ice cream can be great when added to other things in my opinion.

14.   Flannel or sweaters? Flannel, because I just have that flannel aesthetic.

15.   Mermaids or fairies? I’m going to go with mermaids. I’ve always wanted to be able to explore the sea and swim without fear I’m going to drown. Being able to breathe down there would be so cool.

16.   Books or movies? For some reason, most movies don’t capture my attention that well! I’d say books.

17.   Roses, daisies or lilies? Hmmm…. I’d probably go with roses. I’m a sucker for roses.

18.   Heavy sleeper or light sleeper? I am a light sleeper. It takes me about two to three hours to fall asleep. It…sucks.

19.   Silent or white noise? If by white noise you mean fan (which I assume you do), white noise. My noisemaker helps me sleep significantly better.

20.   Single pillow or many pillows? I have seven pillows on and around my bed. And no, that’s not because people with more pillows are often more depressed. Or maybe it is? Dunno. I just love pillows!

21.   Scented candles or incense? Willing to say I go NUTS in candle stores, scented candles.

22.   Blueberry or strawberry? Strawberry! It’s always been my favorite. It’s also my sister’s favorite…or was, until she became allergic to them.

23.   Poetry or short stories? Poetry. I prefer my stories long! Speaking of stories, I’m doing camp NANOWRIMO this month. Wish me luck!

24.   Sunny days outside or rainy days inside? Rainy days inside. It’s less depressing to be inside when it’s rainy. Also, we don’t get a ton of sun around here.

25.   Coke or Pepsi? I hate to be controversial here, but I prefer coke. Pepsi is a little too sweet for my own personal tastes.

26.   Stay in or go out on the weekends? I’m definitely a stay in kind of gal. My weekends are for recuperating from weekly stress.

27.   Hugs or kisses? My s/o and I much prefer hugging. We have only kissed a few times. Truth be told, I don’t think either of us really know how.

28.   Museums or zoos? I prefer zoos. Animals are cool. Also, museums are usually more expensive.

29.   Dimples or collarbones? Collarbones! My collarbone is literally the best thing ever and I love it.

30.   Cactuses or roses? I’m such a cactus. I’m not even going to lie. Also, cactuses are really cool and usually small. Like me.

31.   Dress for comfort or for style? Comfort. As long as I feel good, I don’t usually care what others think

32.   Erasing or crossing out things? I like to erase things, but I often cannot since I prefer writing in pen.

33.   Eat all day or sleep all day? Sleep all day. I am in a constant state of tired.

34.   Earth tones or pastels? Pastels. I’m cliché like that.

35.   Lemon or lime? I guess I’d have to go with lemons, though life never gave me any.

36.   Cloud watching or stargazing? As much as I prefer stargazing, it’s often really cloudy where I live. So, most of the time I watch clouds.

37.��  Kneesocks or thigh-highs? What kind of question is this? Kneesocks, duh!

38.   History or mythology? While I love reading about history, mythology is way cooler.

39.   Dark chocolate or milk chocolate? Milk chocolate. I am a wuss who doesn’t like healthier things.

40.   Sweaters or hoodies? Willing to say I’m wearing a hoodie right now, hoodies.

41.   Serious or light hearted? The weird thing is, I’m kind of both. It really depends on how comfortable I am around you (as well as my mood)

42.   Early bird or night owl? Night owl. Being up early is….not fun for me.

43.   Long hair or short hair? Everyone prefers me with short hair. I prefer keeping it long.

44.   Cuddly or hands off? Overly cuddly. I need my affection.

45.   Cherry or blue raspberry? I’m going to go with blue raspberry. It reminds me of one of my OCs. It’s also cool because it doesn’t exist in nature. Like, who came up with blue raspberry flavoring? What does it taste like? Blue? Nobody knows.

46.   Pro or anti marshmallow? …people are anti marshmallow?

47.   Strawberry or mint? I love mint! Especially if it’s mint chip.

48.   Neat handwriting or messy handwriting? My handwriting is atrocious. Yes, I can write nicely. I just don’t care enough to slow down and do so.

49.   Waffles or pancakes? Pancakes! …because reasons.

50.   Orange juice or lemonade? I used to hate orange juice. I’m okay with it now, but I still love lemonade more.

51.   Closed mouth smile or open mouth smile? For the longest time, I tried smiling with my mouth closed. Turns out I prefer smiling with my mouth open. Plus, you get to see my lil pointy teeth when I do!

52.   Aliens or ghosts? Aliens! Ghosts actually terrify me ._.

53.   Vampires or werewolves? Vampires. Seriously, have you seen girls with sharp teeth? Literally the best.

54.   Ok or okay? Usually I use ok. Sometimes I don’t. And that’s okay. It really depends on the context.

55.   Glass half empty or glass half full? I’m trying to become a glass half full person, but I’m definitely a glass half empty person. I’m pessimistic.

56.   Dolls or stuffed animals? Stuffed animals are far better for cuddling.

57.   Hot showers or cold showers? Always hot showers. I shower when I’m cold, so I need hot water to warm myself up.

58.   Astrology or MBTI? I generally lean towards MTBTI, since my astrological sign changed when they added that one extra sign. I still consider myself an Aquarius (though I don’t really take either MBTI or astrology seriously; it’s just fun stuff to consider). As for my MBTI type, I’m an INTP.

59.   Times New Roman or Calibri? Calibri. It has a nice name. Times New Romance…did I just type Times new Romance? Nice job, me.

60.   Digital art or traditional art? While I doodle all day in my binder, I prefer to draw on my tablet. That way, I can erase my mistakes.

61.   Starry Night or Mona Lisa? Starry Night ftw

62.   Nutella or peanut butter? You can hate me all you want, but I like peanut butter better. I guess I’m not huge into hazel nuts (which are in Nutella).

63.   John Cena or Rickroll? I can’t rickroll on my trumpet, so clearly the John Cena theme. No, really. It’s pretty easy to play, actually.

64.   Windows or Mac? I come from a long family of Windows users. I have been born into my place already.

65.   Hard pretzels or soft pretzels? I like my pretzels like me; soft. I do like hard pretzels, though. Just not as much.

66.   Goldfish or Cheez-its? I love goldfish, to be quite honest. They’re always so happy.

67.   Peaches or plums? I haven’t had a plum in ages, so I’d have to say peaches. I’ll have to try one again sometime soon.

68.   Piercings or tattoos? It depends on the person they’re on.

69.   Jumping in leaves or jumping in puddles? I jump in puddles a lot, to be honest. Do I immediately regret it afterwards? You bet.

70.   Visual learner or auditory learner? I’m actually neither! I am a tactile learner-I have to be doing things to actually understand anything. This is because I space out very, very easily.

71.   Shipping or casually being in fandoms? Actually, I’m neither. I like to stay as far away from fandoms as possible. Most of the things I like have very trashy fandoms. Even looking at fan art sometimes is a struggle for me. Come on, I just wanted fan art without THAT. Is that too much to ask?!?

72.   Singing or dancing? I can’t do either, but I sing a lot.

73.   Deep space or deep sea? Deep sea! Have you seen some of the creatures down there? They’re rad.

74.   Board games or video games? Definitely video games. Board games usually require other people to play with you.

75.   Wine or beer? Neither. My medicines are very reactive, so I avoid drinking.

76.   Facial hair or clean shaven? I generally prefer clean shaven guys, but some people can really rock facial hair.

77.   Sausage or bacon? I prefer sausage. In all due honesty, I’m not huge into bacon. Yes, I said it. Sue me.

78.   Snakes or sharks? I think both are really, really cool. If I had to pick, I’d say snakes…but not by much.

79.   Evening shower or morning shower? I shower at night. It’s a great way to calm down and relax.

80.   Glasses or contacts? Have you seen people with glasses? Best.

81.   Hardwood or carpet? Carpet isn’t cold on my feet, so definitely carpet.

82.   Fiction or nonfiction? I prefer fiction. If I am to read, I want to immerse myself in a land of fantasy.

83.   Jello or pudding? Pudding! I associate pudding with marching band trips, so I prefer pudding.

84.   Early morning studying or right before the test studying? I usually cram study five minutes before a test. I have trouble remembering things, so studying is usually pointless for me.

85.   Long nails or short nails? Due to my nervous habits, I often claw at my face. Having long nails doesn’t help with that.

86.   Love letters or serenades? I love to sing to my sweetheart, who claims I have a good voice. I think this is an attempt to make me feel better about it lol

87.   Long hugs or short ones? Long hugs. I love hugs. Hugs are the best.

88.   Chamomile or lavender? I like lavender better, personally. It’s also more soothing to me.

89.   Little spoon or big spoon? I am such a little spoon. Unfortunately, I am the little spoon that likes being the big spoon, but cannot.

90.   Texting or calling? I prefer texting. Calling people isn’t fun. It makes me uncomfortable.

91.   One episode per week or marathoning? Neither, really. I prefer to watch a couple each day and finish it in three or so days. I also like to take huge breaks before starting new series, especially anime.

92.   Glitter or jazz hands? Okay, I like jazz hands. Glitter is cool, but I already have glitter in my life. I need jazz hands. Oh, and more cowbell.

93.   Cake or pie? I prefer pie. I have no real reason for this. Cake’s okay, it’s just sometimes a bit dry. Maybe it’s my love for berries that makes pies more appealing. Or maybe it’s because the word pie is amazing.

94.   Bowling or skating? Definitely bowling. I have skated (and ice skated) a couple times. All of them were disasters; I am too uncoordinated.

95.   Pizza or pasta? Why must you make me choose? I love both! If I really had to, I’d maybe say pasta (since it’s a lot more versatile). That doesn’t mean I would give up pizza, though.

96.   Nail polish or eyeshadow? Nail polish doesn’t usually get in my eyes, so nail polish.

97.   Movies in the theater or at home? At home. That way, I can multitask.

98.   Eggnog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate! Eggnog is just okay, if you ask me. It’s also a seasonal thing-hot chocolate is usually all winter.

99.   Hoods or hats? Hoods. I don’t look good in hats.

100.  Private confessions or public anon confessions? You tell me! I’ll be doing confessions in a few days as well.

[cvntycatt]

Drabble Prompts

This is a list with roughly 370 prompts. Maybe more. I’ll probably add more as I think of some and please send me some ideas if you’d like. Lots of these I found while scavenging the internet and it’s been awhile so I can’t source all of them but I can source here as where I got lots of the phrases. 

Anyone can use this, obviously. I’m just posting it because I thought it might be interesting to see if others have some ideas and because why not? 

Anyway. Here you go. 370+ prompts. Most will be one word and others will be phrases. 

Note: Ignore the fact that some words are bolded and some aren't. :)

Enjoy!

1. Bullet

2. Lesson

3. Wind

4. Resurface 

5. Winter

6. Cruelty

7. Uncle

8. Happiest 

9. Impact

10. Stalked

11. Immortality

12. College

13. Sauna

14. Carnivore

15. Clutch

16. Wednesday

17. Cavity

18. Engaged

19. Saint

20. Sinner

21. Vacation

22. Outcome

23. Replacement 

24. House With A Picket Fence

25. Smallest

26. Revealing

27. Mistake

28. Abusive

29. Melodramatic

30. Paranoia

31. Surprise

32. Parade

33. Overindulge 

34. Point

35. Mainstream 

36. Antagonistic 

37. Book

38. Sustainability 

39. Hair

40. Exchange

41. Morning

42. Fairy

43. Subjective 

44. Ring

45. Lunch

46. Discipline 

47. Applause 

48. VCR

49. Sailing

50. Sensitive

51. Street

52. Coupon

53. Pattern

54. Hypocrisy

55. Emergency

56. Majestic

57. Wound

58. Girlfriend

59. Camp

60. Health

61. Pregnancy

62. Flag

63. Tyranny

64. Idiot

65. Loan

66. Snow

67. Film

68. Graveyard Shift

69. Booklet

70. Love

71. Genius

72. Perfection

73. Tomorrow

74. Motto

75. Likelihood

76. Uninformed

77. Yellow

78. Shaking

79. Dark

80. City

81. Disposal

82. Profanity

83. Punk

84. Fresh

85. Protocol

86. Distinguishing

87. Hate

88. Letters to the Stars

89. Conspiracy

90. Speech

91. Pain

92. Birthday

93. Skeleton

94. Wartime

95. Anomaly

96. Trust

97. Factory

98. Variety

99. Curtain

100. Heating

101. Suspicious

102. Irony

103. Kleptomaniac

104. Convict

105. Riot

106. Waste

107. Human

108. Naughty

109. Pin up

110. Nuisance

111. Paranoid

112. Plea

113. Dominant

114. Letter

115. Green

116. Award

117. Acceptance

118. Cut

119. Forfeit

120. Space

121. Railroad

122. Offensive

123. Abject

124. Survival

125. Eventually

126. Despicable

127. Loser

128. Champion

129. Fussy

130. River

131. Fear

132. Sleep

133. Underground

134. Threat

135. Hidden

136. Ashamed

137. Mob

138. Joint

139. Leisure

140. Luck

141. Passport

142. Illegal

143. Liar

144. Oxygen

145. Homework

146. Death

147. Impulsive

148. Disarm

149. Double

150. Abundant

151. Tender

152. 1987

153. Feather

154. Ribbon

155. Staccato

156. Asphyxiate

157. Freckles

158. 3:28 A.M.

159. Spider

160. Ballet Shoes

161. Letters to the Moon

162. Letters to the Sun

163. Silhouette

164. Heartbeat

165. Breathless

166. Timid

167. Will of Fire

168. Mirage

169. Walk This Way

170. Let You Down

171. Feels Like Home

172. Yin-Yang

173. Strobe Light

174. Reincarnation

175. Yield

176. Wand

177. Debauchery

178. Inhale. Exhale.

179. Requited

180. Return

181. Carpe diem

182. Tea Cup

183. Euphoria

184. Green Eyes

185. Maiden Name

186. Sweet Tooth

187. Kerosene

188. Don’t Go

189. Empty Threat

190. Wall

191. Door

192. Open

193. Close

194. Hanger

195. Like Glass

196. Childhood

197. Tell the Truth

198. Traitor

199. Illness

200. Murderer

201. Casino

202. Piercing

203. Lily

204. Lunacy

205. Rosary

206. Vanilla

207. Dark Horse

208. Blink

209. Red Lipstick

210. Demons

211. Tool

212. Ocean

213. Stench

214. Firefly

215. November

216. Riddle

217. Batteries

218. Teenager

219. Are You Serious?

220. One Night Stand

221. Shipment

222. Set Sail

223. A Spoonful of Sugar Makes The Lies Go Down

224. Devoting

225. Doe Eyes

226. Welcome to Hell

227. See You in Hell

228. Go Down Fighting

229. All I Believe In

230. Stars

231. Quaint

232. The Day After Tomorrow

233. Legen - Wait For It - dary

234. Patient Zero

235. Zero

236. Doodles in the Rain

237. Forbidden

238. Touching the Clouds

239. Sunburn

240. Kisses on Your Shoulders

241. Goodnight

242. Video Game

243. Comfort

244. Don’t Wait Up

245. Graveyard

246. Parasite

247. Trust Me

248. You’ll Be Safe Here

249. Queen

250. King

251. Princess

252. Prince

253. I Owe You

254. Wolf

255. Grin

256. Russian Roulette

257. Mercy

258. Noise

259. Error

260. Summer Haze

261. Winter Fling

262. All That Glitters

263. Rusty

264. Curiosity Killed The Cat

265. Satisfaction Brought Me Back

266. Smell the Roses

267. Healing

268. She Found Me In The Bookstore

269. Computer

270. Write to Me

271. Dying To Know

272. Trivial

273. Reality Leaves A Horrible Taste Sometimes

274. Distant Relative

275. One Foot in the Water

276. Rumpled Sheets

277. Message In A Bottle

278. He’s No Saint

279. Meaning of the Word Lie

280. Morphine

281. Plastic Chairs

282. Kitten Heels

283. Stitches

284. Almost

285. Fire Fuck

286. Because I Wanted You To Be

287. After All This Time?

288. Flash A Smile

289. He Has A New Camera

290. Be Polite

291. A Thousand Memories

292. Fair Enough

293. The Other Side

294. Skeletons In The Closet

295. Never Too Late

296. You Are My Music

297. The Morning and Evening Star

298. Bubble Gum

299. Silk Scarf

300. Prologue

301. Epilogue

302. One More Step and You’ll Fall

303. Bricks

304. Costume Party

305. Burning Sensation

306. Mischief Managed

307. Hero By Definition

308. A Little Dance, A Little Romance, That’s How She Rolls

309. Like A Moth To A Flame

310. What A Snake!

311. He Said, She Said

312. Citrus

313. Wheat Fields

314. You Ever Wonder...?

315. Gone With The Wind

316. Breathe Again

317. Backstabber

318. Sweet Emotion

319. Hello Darkness My Old Friend

320. Whatever You Want To Believe Dear

321. A Dance With The Devil

322. Lacrimosa (latin for Weeping)

323. Ace of Spades

324. They Kept Their Promises

325. Break me

326. Interlaced Fingers

327. We Wasted Time Throwing Rocks At The Stars 

328. Just Look Down

329. Don’t Even Blink

330. If Rivers Could Speak

331. What Do You Think They Said?

332. That Little Envelope

333. Poor Unfortunate Soul

334. The Little Death

335. Shake On It

336. Feels So Damn Good

337. The Sky Is Dancing

338. Homely

339. Keep Me Company?

340. Endlessly, She Said

341. Kiss and Control

342. Role Play

343. Discussions

344. Details, Details

345. Tape Recorder

346. Time is what a Tragedy Feels Like

347. Sweetheart, You Are Sadly Mistaken

348. Horror Movies

349. Play Date

350. I Caught Myself

351. As You Wish

352. Endings Without Stories

353. Runs In The Family

354. Louder Than Thunder

355. Thank God I’m Pretty

356. Red and Black

357. Promise

358. Grave

359. A Stolen Ring

360. Penis Flytrap

361. Bridesmaid

362. Sandpaper

363. Dried Flowers

364. Learning French

365. Loose Necktie

366. Smell The Roses

367. All Dolled Up

368. Little Owl

369. Sleep, Sweetie

370. Dancing With A Liar

371. Let The Flames Begin

372. They Kept Their Promises

373. Love is Candy Crush

374. S/He’s Your Problem Now