#im nervous about this lol

[inkskinned]

probably time for this story i guess but when i was a kid there was a summer that my brother was really into making smoothies and milkshakes. part of this was that we didn't have AC and couldn't afford to run fans all day so it was kind of important to get good at making Cool Down Concoctions.

we also had a patch of mint, and he had two impressionable little sisters who had the attitude of "fuck it, might as well."

at one point, for fun, this 16 year old boy with a dream in his eye and scientific fervor in heart just wanted to see how far one could push the idea of "vanilla mint smoothie". how much vanilla extract and how much mint can go into a blender before it truly is inedible.

the answer is 3 cups of vanilla extract, 1/2 cup milk alternative, and about 50 sprigs (not leaves, whole spring) of mint. add ice and the courage of a child. idk, it was summer and we were bored.

the word i would use to describe the feeling of drinking it would maybe be "violent" or perhaps, like. "triangular." my nose felt pristine. inhaling following the first sip was like trying to sculpt a new face. i was ensconced in a mesh of horror. it was something beyond taste. for years after, i assumed those commercials that said "this is how it feels to chew five gum" were referencing the exact experience of this singular viscous smoothie.

what's worse is that we knew our mother would hate that we wasted so much vanilla extract. so we had to make it worth it. we had to actually finish the drink. it wasn't "wasting" it if we actually drank it, right? we huddled around outside in the blistering sun, gagging and passing around a single green potion, shivering with disgust. each sip was transcendent, but in a sort of non-euclidean way. i think this is where i lost my binary gender. it eroded certain parts of me in an acidic gut ecology collapse.

here's the thing about love and trust: the next day my brother made a different shake, and i drank it without complaint. it's been like 15 years. he's now a genuinely skilled cook. sometimes one of the three of us will fuck up in the kitchen or find something horrible or make a terrible smoothie mistake and then we pass it to each other, single potion bottle, and we say try it it's delicious. it always smells disgusting. and then, cerimonious, we drink it together. because that's what family does.

[ganondoodle]

(totk rewritten)

finally, all the arm and spirit abilities- for the first half of the game (rauru) and for the second half with the shiekah arm replacing links arms instead and the spirit abilities gained through ganondorf

(please excuse my handwriting and sometimes repeated info on the first two, i lost motivation/patience at the end and couldnt get myself to basically redo it all from scratch just to make it a bit more cleaner)

note, the camera rune is unconnected to the arm, its the shiekah stone copy link has (zelda carries the one from botw, a copy was attempted to be made for link but it lacks all runes except the camera, the map and its teleportation, and journal/archive)

note for the heal effects of some spirit abilities- im also reworking the healing system, making it more like the older games, so healing isnt as easy and much more restricted, thus making those effects of spirit abilities more valuable ( lil potion icon on the d pad will act a little bit like in skyward sword, opens your limited selection of healing items and if chosen link switches to holding it and letting you consume it with -a- while walking around in real time- to avoid more pausing and mass healing on regular items while in menu)

additional note, the automatic recharging of the magic meter depending on the environment gives you a reliable but less abusable way of using abilities and allows for even more creative dungeon/challenge design by using it effectively- it works by absorbing magic from its surroundings, so if its an area with little magic it recharges slower, if its a very spiritual or healthy place it will recharge faster, it can be used to make things more challenging and also as subtle storytelling (example, theres a graveyard with the magic energy around being off the charts, even if there are no spirits to see, it could hint at the people buried not having died peacefully, no matter what their gravestone says...)

the usage of magic and how much the different abilities cost also allows for a much more dynamic fighting style for players to choose and try out, balancing them all out with their cost instead of a fixed timer, and the recharging beign affected by the environment perhaps forcing players that favor high cost magic abilities to use the lower cost ones for example, or not being able to charge one up bc the enemy is too fast and doesnt give you enough time to charge it

about half of the small overworld dungeons (not shrines) are also locked/inaccessible for the first half and new quests appear as the second half commences- together with the additional changes raurus return brings with it (sonau buildings, enemies being mostly cosntructs that he summoned etc) and whole set of new abilities giving you a fresh new way to play while (hopefully) not making you feel too restricted for the first half

... making these detailed concepts took me longer than id like to admit q-q

[limesquares]

the boy(?)s are fighting 😳

[amourninghost]

This is Spaceghost! So-called because he needed to be quickly and easily addressed as an emergent issue for those with the displeasure of meeting him. The device he created appears to anchor his consciousness (and part of his physical body) to an extradimensional superposition.

(Lore on the scene ripper under the cut)

The scene-ripper (a play on seam ripper, since the blade seems to be fashioned after one) can tear a hole in reality. It can alter the structure of a reality, or simply traverse through it to a more desirable universal position depending on the dexterity and control of the operator (so pilot dib).

He made the device while trapped in a nightmare dimension, as no one was there to help him escape it. It was more out of desperation. The scope was useless on its own; he needed to find a way to control the jumps... so he had to work with what he had at his disposal. Which was, luckily or unluckily, a world full of fucked up impossible technology.

He was trapped there for a long time, being hunted down and tortured intermittently while trying to engineer the scene ripper. His work was made easier by the fact he wasn't the only one wanting to leave. Most of the work was done for him, he just needed to understand it and apply it. And scavenge all the parts... and eventually use untested technology on himself.

Point of no return shit was easier to fall into than to step into. It was a lot like putting his arm in a nuclear generator surrounded by a bear trap. When he was able to check on the status of his arm, he found the matter of his hand to be inscrutable. There was a void where his wrist should have been visible on the underside of the gauntlet and a sharp blade manifesting from the darkness. He could no longer remove it... but it did work.

The scope itself also received upgrades more closely tying its functionality to the ripper and operator, but none so costly as that of the gauntlet.

[alpacacare-archive]

good lord

[gold0kapi]

“Welcome back, LT”

Just a guy helping his buddy onto a ledge, that’s all your honour >_>

[goldencuffs]

fake dating au chapter twenty-one

after all this time, here it is: chapter twenty-one of in the absence of a king

part one and part two because it was too long to post in one go

thank you so much to everyone who continued to care about this fic. your support means everything 💖

[tomasobbin]

I would like to contribute to the punkflower tag considering i have been lurking for quite a bit !!

So enjoy friends

[charmac]

DomBottom x SubTop

Yup, Mac actually fucks Dennis

[pitchbat]

cute headcanon i came up with hehe

reapers body temps are naturally cold, and grow colder the longer they’ve been a reaper. so UT is fucking frozen

demons have naturally high body temps, since they came from hell (a very hot place) but also so they can blend in more with humans when they’re serving someone for a contract (like sebastian)

UT would fucking steal seb’s body heat any chance he gets😭😭 when they cuddle he literally engulfs him and seb just has to deal with it

[shepscapades]

R u gonna submit your dbhc hermits to artfight?

!!! Maybe, actually! Since I have a bit of time off this summer i was thinking about doing art fight for the first time (< said like the littlest most nervous guy ever)

[nerdykorgi]

some fanart of Werewalker Hunter from the amazing fic "The Golden Brother" by @captainmera

I love this fic so much, its so much fun to read and the writing is so good i just askncfhtuydbavhurejfdb

Mera does such a good job at writing each character and im very excited to see where the story goes :D

also sketch of Hunter in the mindscape with Caleb, artemis, and the selkiedomus

i am a sucker for dad Caleb content and this fic gives me life i swear to titan he makes me feral

Anyways I hope you like it Mera! (ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ ♥

...

They also have a really cool comic called "In Blood We Rise" and its rlly cool and u should rlly go read it 👀

[madderruz]

Something is very wrong with Lewis Smith's new body.

Cover art and ending art for my post-canon semi-continuation fic With You At The End

This fic is COMPLETE.

[arowyn-m]

[Color-coding this for comparison between S1 & S2 teaser releases]

So as far as Arcane S2 trailer promo goes we have

S2 announcement (2 years before S2)

Arcane S2: First Look (January 2024)

Annecy Vi scene (June 2024) <- note*

Arcane S2 Teaser (June 2024) <- note*

Arcane: Stealth Mission (July 2024)

Additional trailer?

Final trailer?

I looked back at the Arcane S1 trailers and their respective release dates/styles of release, and so far it looks pretty similar to the release trajectory of promo last time.

Arcane announcement (2 years before S1)

Arcane first look (May 2021)

Arcane: A Score to Settle (June 2021)

Arcane Trailer (September 2021)

Final Trailer (October 2021)

*The only major difference between these chronological releases is the Vi scene that was shown at Annecy (which may or may not be the scene comparable to A Score to Settle) and the extra teaser trailer we’ve gotten.

I believe they chose to release an additional teaser specifically because it would wake up the fandom a little and make us all more likely to purchase the dvd’s, vinyls, artbooks etc. but that’s besides the point—

Anyway it looks like in September we’re likely to get a trailer about 2.5 minutes long with a lot of strong voicelines and out of context shots from every act. The emphasis of Arcane shots in the Geeked Week preview would support this, so it’s really not news to anyone but it’s interesting to see the stats laid out.

In late October, we’ll probably get a final trailer of about the same length but it’ll be edited more like a chronological setting the stage for what to expect from the season. I will (probably) not be watching this trailer in particular lmao

[quinn-pop]

uhh. i accidentally made another comic. future au strikes back

(pt 1/3)

a question - 1 2 3

[skunkes]

^_^