#it took so long but I am really proud

[ratb4stard3]

⌚️🍏 Something isn’t Right, He holds himself all Wrong… 🔬🧪

⚠️ I am SO excited about this CowardlyGhostBros (™️) collab with @cowardlykrow 🎉🍾 SO MUCH SO that there are closeups under the cut. Look at these guys, man!! 🚨🗣️

[mushroominaforest]

A painting I did of my friend! (Acrylic on wood)

[shiftingstarswc]

Shifting Stars - Abilities

All characters have access to abilities (other than kits, who are too young). Each ability type has 36 levels, and every 4th level unlocks a unique perk. Everyone starts out with 0 levels total.

There is no limit to how many levels you can have in each ability, but they must be bought with EXP. The more abilities you have, the more expensive they are to unlock. EXP is gained from hunting, fighting, marking borders, completing quests, etc.

There are five main abilities: Strength, Agility, Vitality, Awareness, and Medicine.

Strength

Strength represents your character's physical power. Strong warriors are very respected in the Clans as they use their skill to defend their Clan from predators and in battle. Some cats who focus on strength instead enjoy exploring beyond the Clan territories in order to fight powerful creatures.

Cats with high strength deal more damage and are more likely to wound their enemies. They also tend to be larger than other cats.

Agility

Agility represents your character's speed and reflexes. Agile cats are swift and graceful. Higher agility makes it easier to chase and hunt down prey, so it's a useful skill for any wild cat to have. In battle, a warrior will be better at dodging attacks from their enemies.

Cats with high agility move faster and take less fall damage. The 4th level of Agility grants you the leap skill, which allows you to jump farther.

Vitality

Vitality represents your character's resilience and overall healthiness. Cats with higher vitality will last longer in battles since they have higher health. They're also helpful in raids since they can hold lots of items without being slowed down.

Cats with high vitality can withstand more damage than others, heal from wounds and sickness without needing herbs, and carry more items.

Awareness

Awareness represents your character's intelligence and perception. Cats with a higher awareness level are likely very creative and clever. These cats may make good deputies or medics due to their ability to strategize and adapt to new situations.

Cats with high awareness can craft new items and are better at tracking down prey. The 1st level of Awareness allows you to view scent trails that can be followed to find mobs or other players.

Medicine

Medicine represents your character's herbal knowledge and healing skills. Any cat can learn how to heal, regardless of rank, but, as with any skill, it takes dedication. Healing is an honorable skill for any cat to have, especially in the wild where sickness and injury are common. Some also believe their skill makes it easier to commune with spirits.

Cats with high medicine skill are good at locating and using herbs to cure others' ailments. Medicine also unlocks the ability to revive downed players during raid or battle events.

Clan Abilities

Each Clan (and Outsider rank) has their own line of abilities. However, unlike the main 5 abilities, Clan abilities only have 8 levels instead of 36, and cannot be bought with levels. Instead, they can only be upgraded by completing specific quests.

[arsene-fixates]

Happy Valentines <3

Close-ups under the cut ^_^

[why-to-not-have-monster-kids]

Derp and Troll! Please show us the couple! We need serotonin 😔🏳‍🌈

[dawnthefluffyduck]

hey that's not supposed to be out there (uploaded wrong version at first haha whoops)

[soleilzing]

Vierapril | Victory

It was different once she was actually gone.

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We are having a normal one thanks to this prompt list!

[feline-evil]

☮ KAZUHIRA

Plain version :3

[ironicsoap]

the urge to post my dragon turnarounds on all socials immediately after i finish them is STRONG i let my demons win with flicker .. but im also terrified of screwing up this launch 😩 i dont want ppl to be sick of seeing soapdragon by the time they've released.. its always really scary putting in these insane amount of hours on a model and not knowing if your efforts are going to pay off

[sillyfreakx5]

my experiences of making sure my transids dont get unhealthy!!! :3

TWs:// grooming, CSA, being vaguely self destructive

It may come as no surprise to many of you that I am very passionate and positive about transids. I love them!!! This love for transids, and the associated community as a whole, has had a strange effect- despite being quite a self destructive person, I do my best to make sure that none of my transids end up being unhealthy.

This is... a strange thing to balance, so I thought I'd share some of my thoughts and processes!!! :3

First of all, I am transgroomed. I feel as if I should have been groomed, I want to be groomed, and at this point I also identify as being groomed. Now, my desire to keep this identity healthy comes very much in conflict with the fact that I have a bad habit of seeking out predators online, and starclan, that is NOT something that's good for my mental health XD.

So, I simply decided to not view this behaviour as a transgroomed identity. (Now, keep in mind, my goal wasn't to be mentally healthy, it was for transids to not be unhealthy.) While I still view my past predator-seeking as connected in a multitude of ways to being transgroomed, I do not view or label any of my current self destructive antics as a transgroomed activity, nor as transgroomed transitioning, while in the midst of doing it.

While this is something that was done primarily out of stubbornly not wanting my transids to wind up being something I regret, I do believe it might provide some actual, albeit minor, benefits. See, an identity is a powerful thing. Taking on an identity means making something inherently part of yourself, for better or for worse. And if a behaviour is part of that identity, then that behaviour becomes part of yourself. That's kind of a sure fire way to make sure a behaviour sticks. Great, if the behaviour is something positive, not so great if the behaviour is intentionally harming yourself. While my self destructive behaviours are already part of my identity in a different way (sob), I would think that this is probably sound advice for others- if you can, try to avoid making being self destructive part of your identity.

However, there's something I did with my transgroomed identity that I do think will actually positively affect my mental health (yay!).

I... started moving away from it.

See, I've had a fixation on grooming for quite a while now. Since I've found the radqueer community I could use the transgroomed label as a way to embrace and reclaim that, in moments making it a neutral or even positive experience. However, recently, as my birthday approaches, I have been feeling worse and worse about my age. (While I am a staunch believer in that grooming is primarily a manipulation technique and can occur at any age, I do still have strong associations with CSA, and related to all that I've got a whole complicated jumble of feelings about being more desirable + valid the younger I am). Focusing on wanting to be groomed is only making my dysphoria worse, and making me want to do impulsive things to get as much harm in before I get "too old".

Therefore, I made the move to focus more on the transabused side of my experience. It's a suitable replacement for most of my experiences, and the transgroomed label can still exist, just... in the background. Abuse itself doesn't have any major connotations with age, so whenever dysphoria and this feeling of having to get harmed "before I grow too old" kicks in I can tell myself that you can be abused regardless of age, and that I have plenty of time left. Weirdly enough that genuinely helps, and can even stall self destructive impulses. (Gotta hack your brain somehow! XD)

The last example was my choice to not identify as transtrauma. While I did definitely desire trauma, from my knowledge of myself I was prettyyy sure that focusing on that desire and making it part of my identity would only make it worse. So, I just... didn't actively identifty as such. I took comfort in knowing I wasn't alone in my desires, but then left said desires to the side and tried to avoid actively ruminating on them.

While I can't do A B testing, after a couple months I do believe that to have been the right choice. I still desire worse trauma and get excited whenever i get a new possibly trauma related symptom, but it's not as huge a part of my life as it could have been. I'm comfortable with it being an identity-less desire that ebbs and flows with time.

While, again, this was mostly an act of stubbornness based on wanting transids to be pure and not unhealthy for me, I do hope this can be helpful for someone who genuinely wants to keep their transids healthy for healthyness' sake!

TLDR; TIPS ON KEEPING TRANSIDS HEALTHY -if possible, try to avoid making being self destructive part of your identity. or anything that you don't want to be really. (unless specifically in a way that you intend to change it / turn it into something positive.) -if focusing on a certain transid is causing you problems, you can shift focus to a slightly different transid (eg., focusing on being transgroomed worsened dysphoria about my age, changed primary transharmed identity to be transabused where age isn't in the equation) -even if a transid fits you definition-wise you don't have to identify as it, especially if you have reason to believe it might be unhealthy for you. -in general don't be afraid to drop transids, identity and life circumstances are fluid

I suppose the conclusion is that if you want to keep your transids healthy, think through what + how you identify!!! transids can be a great tool for improving your mental health, but, like anything, can occasionally become maladaptive. I recommend analysing your experiences with transids, seeing what works well and what doesn't- even if you're self destructive and find it hard to care about being mentally healthy, having that knowledge and understanding of yourself is really, really beneficial!!!

[rebornofstars]

* I know I’m technically a focus on art but I also want to chat as writer—what’s one of your favorite troupes that you rarely write whether it’s because you feel you can’t do it justice or just because you don’t? Me personally I am an AVID fan of mind bending/un-reality fics, but I can never write them to a satisfactory level. They’re so fun to read especially when they’re multi-chapter and you’ve gotta theorize on wtf is going on!!! It’s quirky and fun!!!! No one knows what’s going on and I ADORE that type of confusion. Learning to write is fun but I’m not at that level yet and I’m excited for when I can GGHRAAAHHH!!!!

OH BOY. oh boy. hello there thank you so much for the ask i absolutely love it. this took me a while to respond to because i had to get my thoughts in order 😅 i like a good never-say-never attitude, but there are many many things i write that are not as good as the blurry versions of themselves rotating around the inside of my head! the potential, u know? i can never do the potential justice. somehow i don't think that will ever change.

one thing i definitely struggle with is long-term character development - whether it's romantic, like a slow burn, or platonic or just in terms of narrative structure, whatever. i can't seem to get it happening to my satisfaction. i am so comfortable collecting snapshots of specific points of a character's journey, but when i try to slowly allow them to grow and change, it always feels cheap idk 😬😭 i'm also not so good at writing stories which span a longer period of time and/or have timeskips. it's mostly due to lack of practice with longer stories, and i'm working on improving!

in terms of more specific tropes or genres, though.... mysteries. i can never figure out how heavy or subtle the foreshadowing should be. comedy is also hard, although i've been practicing that one and i think i'm slowly getting the hang of a few different styles that are more humourous. and sometimes i read, like, Feist and Wurts' Empire trilogy, or Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind, and realise all over again i have a looooong way yet to go when it comes to introducing worldbuilding into a story naturally and intuitively. also, this might be silly, because the LU fic i'm most known for is literally about this, but reveals? i'm not so confident i can live up to the hype or satisfactorily fulfill the tension i've built. i hope my cursebreaker readers are not going to be disappointed by the payoff/reveal i have planned 🤞🤞😁

that being said, though, i keep writing all of those tropes and genres anyway, and it's really an honour to have the space and encouragement to be giving it a shot. i'm so grateful that all my recurring readers have put their trust in me and my ability to deliver a good story. throughout my childhood writing has always been a very solitary endeavour for me and i cannot express how much fun i've been having on ao3 over the last year, and tumblr the last few months. i've never had a fandom community like this before 💕 and i like to think that while i'm still growing my skills, i also have the potential inside me for anything, if i give it a good shot and keep at it. i think we all do.

i'm very sorry for all of this word vomit 😁 i guess, to chat as a writer, all i can say is i also LOVE reality bending stories, and they're SO FUN and you're SO RIGHT, and i don't have so much one problem writing as i do a lot of smaller more general ones, because i like to throw myself into my problems head-first, and i believe that you too have a million potentials inside you if you keep at it, and i for one am very, very excited to see where you go. i guess this whole answer was a gesture of enouragement, in the end. 🤩🥰

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

I hope you had fun at the convention!!! If you feel comfortable could we see an image of your zhongli cosplay? (With the face blurred or something) I totally understand if not though and I really liked your spear! :) -💜

thank you!!! it was really fun, if a liiittle crowded!! a bunch of people asked to take pictures, which was very surprising but very fun!!

this pic's not the most flattering, but it's the only one i've got on hand right now- also yes i am short shhhhh <33

[that-was-anticlimactic]

all fluttering and dancing in the breeze

🍃written for @nobamaki-bigbang🍃

“Great! Okay, so I’m assuming we all know how to play baseball, right?” Maki asked.

Everyone was nodding, and Nobara was about to scoff and say duh, was about to proudly announce that she was actually a fantastic baseball player. But…

But then she glanced at Maki—sweet, gorgeous, Maki with a determined fire blazing in her eyes—and she had an idea. A terrible, devious, but quite possibly genius idea.

“Um, actually,” she spoke up, much louder than necessary, “actually, I, uh… I don’t know how to play baseball.” She fluttered her eyelids and smiled shyly, grabbing a strand of her hair and twirling it around her fingers as if she were the epitome of innocence.

[or: nobara pretends that she doesn't know how to play baseball so she can spend time/flirt with maki]

🍃11,157 words | nobamaki🍃

🍃art on tumblr here & here🍃

🍃art on twitter here & here🍃

[radlegowaffle]

love bluh bluh bluh

[thatonegae]

My first ever drawing using only refrences.

[emerson-grimes-apologist]

Crunkly old man.