#it was a fun warmup

[rotoa]

Tyler Scott Drabble

Prompt: If you could go back in time to change one event, would you do it? Why, or why not? Word Count: 811

Tyler Scott had a gift.

Maybe it wasn't a rare gift, or anything particularly interesting, but it made her feel abnormal - special, even. And she lived for that validation. It was hard not to, when you've had an entirely normal life in a city of freaks.

Everyone had some sort of sob story. Normalcy was a myth in a city running rampant with fear and chaos. No, correction; Normalcy was chaos.

So Tyler wasn't special. Not really. But she was the type to roll with the punches, throwing out a witty comment here and there to cope. That wouldn't stop her from acting like hot shit, though, if she could help it. Did that mean antagonizing the GCPD and Bats to an irritating, but not threat-level degree to feel like she was important? Yeah. Dangerous, reckless, stupid - but she was desperate for the thrills.

So imagine her surprise when something truly strange happened.

Tyler makes portals. A fairly average gift, teleportation was. Maybe it wasn't super common - she certainly wasn't well-versed in the statuses of other metahumans - but it definitely wasn't unique as far as comic-level superpowers went. Even outside of Gotham, there were speedsters, aliens, gods- She heard about it all over the internet forums she scoured with a relentless fervor.

It was terrifying.

It was cool.

She'd spoken loosely about her abilities on the aforementioned forums, and the speculation was absolutely insane. An ability like portals was entirely dependent on how her power bent the fabric of reality to link two points together. Did it fold reality, creating warp points on the world map, or was there potential to go deeper? Could she fold spacetime itself, creating the potential for interdimensional- or time-travel?

There was so much she hadn't considered. The common denominator was always her blood, but the potential was seemingly infinite. It got her thinking.

And thinking.

And thinking.

Until she remembered something. And she wondered.

Was it possible to change something so small but so significant?

-o-

It was her twelfth birthday. She remembered it clearly, remembered the date overlapping with her parents' wedding. She wasn't upset. Her parents hadn't been able to wed until then, so it was a wonderful occasion. She even got presents, too, alongside her parents! It was a win-win.

But.

Tyler had wanted to cut the cake. Her mother had laughed, her voice full of mirth, and relented.

There was an accident.

Blood spilled.

It would have been fine - it was a small cut, a slip of the hand, Tyler would have been fine-

If she hadn't begun falling. If time hadn't shifted around her, accommodating her sudden travel through reality. Searching, searching, searching for a place to plop her down, another waypoint to send her to-

She was eventually spat back out of the portal, rising from the warp point like rising from a puddle of ink or paint. She was fine, thankfully - the wound was already closing. (Did she have a minor healing factor? It would make sense, given her blood has to be the source of her transportation-) But there were stares.

Everyone had seen her use her power.

And there was fear in their eyes.

She wasn't a superhero, after all. With her disposition, she was more a liability than anything. It made sense. She wasn't mad. She understood.

And yet, it still hurt.

-o-

Tyler wondered idly, staring at her open palm - she had no destination that day, so reality spat her back out. But what would happen if she tried to slide through the cracks in reality made by her own power?

Would she and her younger self trade places?

Would a younger Tyler inhabit a modern gotham? Or worse, would they mentally trade places? Would there be a way back?

Questions, questions, questions.

Tyler bit the nail of her thumb. A nervous habit, meant to help her focus her chaotic thoughts. She wanted to try. She really, really wanted to see how far her warping and portals went.

But she could not deny that she feared the inability to return. She was unhinged, but she was not fearless. Right now, she was capable - well-versed in her power, as well as she could be on vigilantism as practice and rampant theorizing. If her twelve-year-old self was shot forward in time, it could lead to all sorts of questions, and chaos, and-

The thought was too much.

It was a huge personal risk. One she was not willing to take. If she could use it to send someone else barreling through time, she would in a heartbeat. But Tyler had no one she could use, much less anyone she could trust with that kind of knowledge.

Tyler was alone.

Tyler filed away that line of thinking for a later date. She promised herself she wouldn't return to it unless absolutely necessary.

It was enough.

For now.

[zillychu]

[astrophysician]

ALT guardian of a good future 🤍✨

edit: forgot my commission info again :/

[cinnamnt]

sure south park you can make and manage calls i don’t even care anymore

[kumzorg]

toro loaf

[ahhrenata]

the screencaps that inspired these doodles

[soldrawss]

Huntlow doodle dump including 3 different aus so yeah enjoy

[synesthete-sylke]

hi hi :3

dunno if you've done this b4 but i saw u looking for pairs to doodle sooo

can you do Gem and Grian? :D

👉👈 no pressure... i love ur art its cuteee

have a good week!

antlers are a great place to perch and annoy your friends :bb

[malacandrax]

young Halsin as Jack 🍃💚 - Legend 1985 screencap redraw!

[asmodeauxx]

"How can I help you in this wonderful new loop?"

GIF version below;

[shevr]

workout mix

[arolegos]

warmup :3

[sunnibits]

decided to join in on @quezify’s eggtober again this year as a little art warmup and I actually ended up really enjoying it!! it’s obviously way outside of my usual comfort zone so I’m very happy that I was able to create an end result that I’m proud of :)

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[iizuumi]

Do you want my soul in exchange for more shirtless Soshiro? I'll give it to you, just say the word!!

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[heretherebeturtles-comic]

I just found your comic today and holy crap Nickelodeon should be hiring you

Also quick question, do you have tips for lineart? I know the general rules of thicker lines for borders and stuff you want people to focus on, but I can never get it to look organic. Your lines are literally the kind I’m shooting for lol

Anyway keep cooking 🫡

I always suffer my way through lineart lol. It is my least favourite part of the creative process, but I'll try my best to show how I do it o7.

For this comic in particular, I have been trying to keep the lineart a thin and consistent (ish) weight. The lines are thicker and darker where the shadows lie or wherever the character's weight falls.

When mimicking the Rise cartoon I follow the animation style of having solid closed lines. My personal line style has more gaps between lines. I enjoy how both look tbh

The thicker borders start to happen once depth comes into play. Objects closer to the "camera" have thicker borders and more details within that border. Objects further away get thinner lines with fewer details.

I don't have it down to a perfect science and it's bound to change the more I do comics, but I hope this was helpful!